In the early years of the Republic of China, the land of China was brutally invaded and humiliated by the Japanese, who fought and surrendered. The carrot-and-stick policy achieved good results. The Japanese entrust the swindler Chen Shaoqing to give twenty boxes of gold to the warlord Wang Dashuai. News spread immediately in Shanghai and Lin Xiaodong, the head of the Shanghai Tang gang, goes after the gold. Another man, Qian Mian Gui Lian, also wants the gold and goes to Lin Xiaodong's casino to inquire about the news. Qian Mian Gui Lian makes a fortune from Inspector Tang. Lin Xiaodong learns about it and gets him arrested. In prison, Qian Mian Gui Lian meets Shi Fo, and the news of twenty boxes of gold attracts the desires of all parties. They begin to plan how to outwit each other and become the final winner. This strategy-filled film brings together charming young and mature women. It can be called the schemes of the beauties of the Republic of China!