It drizzles in the back-alley of Hong Kong's vibrant night scene. Chang-in receives critical information from an anonymous man. Not long after, he stares at a typical two-story townhouse in the suburbs of Korea. He can't believe there is a piece of antique china worth a fortune from the Ming Dynasty in that town house. He is a fake novelist, who was once a college professor and now smuggles cultural properties. He lays a few schemes to get hold of the china and carries one out successfully -- entering the house where he gets to live with two eccentric women. Yeon-ju, contrary to her breathtaking beauty, is a young widow who curses a lot. She interferes with Chang-in's schemes with or without intention. Her daughter Sung-ah is a child actor who has become rather hideous as she has grown up and demanded plastic surgery. She and her neighbors become suspicious of the new neighbor/writer Chang-in, who plays tricks on the two women, in an effort to find the treasure, to no avail. As time passes, he feels more pressured by those who seek to buy the china from him. The treasure hunt becomes a more complicated and puzzling journey than he had imagined.
