石岜是个个体户“倒爷”，搓、蹭、侃、倒、玩样样在行。他骗别人，别人也骗他。自从邂逅舞蹈演员于晶后，他决心洗心革面。然而遭到了流氓的敲诈和摧残，从此他一蹶不振，以极端的方式告别了人间。六个月后，妻子为他生下一子，取名石小岜。这似乎是他生命的又一个轮回。

Shi Ba is a self-employed profiteer, skilled in deceiving, bragging, speculating and playing. He deceives others, who fool him too. Encountering a dancer, Yu Jing, he decides to reform himself, turning over a new leaf. However, he meets with gangster’s blackmail and suffers from wrecking. After the setback, he is not able to recover again and dies in an extreme way. Six months later, his wife gives birth to a boy, called Shi Ba junior. This seems to be a samsara of his life.