奸臣宇文化以为贪色的皇帝隋炀帝选美为名举办大隋小姐比赛，广征天下美女，实则暗箱操作，收受贿赂，为自己聚敛财富。“不靠谱美女”朱小小（邓家佳 饰）凭借巨额贿金取得冠军，而“小家碧玉”姚盈盈（王子文 饰）徒有倾国倾城之貌，还是被洮汰出局，并被宇文化及劫走。不料隋炀帝接到密报，降旨要封姚盈盈为冠军。宇文化及为掩盖罪责和满足私欲，设计偷龙转凤，老实敦厚的侍卫熊赳赳（涂松岩 饰）和卖咸菜的牛楚楚（李彧 饰）阴差阳错成为宇文化及阴谋中的棋子，被抓人大牢，择日处死。危难关头，姚盈盈和牛妻救出二人。二人在无法摆脱追兵的情况下，跳入万丈寒洞，被封存于千年寒冰之内。千年之后，二人被救出，并机缘巧合，遇到转世为“网络美女作家”的朱小小和都市白领姚盈盈……

华灯初上的大都会上海滩，上海金星地产老板钱寿昌的专车遭到一伙持枪之人的袭击。枪声惊动正在附近大排档吃饭的法租界巡捕房探长钟朗（钟汉良 饰）及其搭档韩非（释小龙 饰），二人顶住火力出手相助，终于击退那伙歹徒，但对方的身手和逃跑时留下的奇怪数字引起钟朗的注意。次日一早，钱老板来到巡捕房致谢，他挖角不成，于是力邀钟朗过几天为他的五十大寿宴席担任保镖。钟朗和韩非拿着歹徒丢落的步枪求助医科大学女教授于胜男（齐芳 饰），进而发现更多疑点，他更断定钱老板隐藏了某些不可告人的事实。不久，寿宴如期在戒备森严的钱府举行，三教九流各路人等纷纷来到，热闹祥和的表象下，杀机慢慢腾起……

The process of being encroached by the persona.

Driving home late at night during a heavy rainstorm, Glen experiences car trouble. Near where his car gets stuck, he spots a house, knocks on the door and is greeted by an oddly friendly middle-aged man, Arthur, and his younger wife, Cyndi. The strange couple pours him a drink, and then more drinks, followed by an unexpected offer that Glen can’t refuse. Elsewhere, a young woman, Katie, is feeling emotionally weighed down by a secret romantic arrangement that feels like a textbook case of gaslighting. And at the same time, in a nondescript research facility, medical professional Julie begins questioning her role in a bizarre experiment, fearing that she’s doing more harm than good.