Set during the Republican era, the story follows Chen Huai Hai, the owner of an old Shandong tavern as he strives to make a living in Dalian.

Chen Huai Hai used to dig for ginseng in the deep woods of Dong Bei. He experiences a big blow when his children are separated and his wife leaves him. Left with no choice, he moves to Dalian which was under Japanese colonial rule at the time to open up a tavern.

The tavern becomes a place of information where people from all walks of life convene. As a man with strong morals, Chen Huai Hai does what he can to protect his countrymen from the Japanese. He becomes acquainted with Gu San Mei who turns the tavern into a communications station for the Communist party. Under her influence, Chen Huai Hai and his family play a part in the anti-occupation efforts.

Kate (Chippy) returns to Thailand after studying abroad. At the same time her younger brother is accused of murdering Pu's (Aum) sister. She believes that this is a isunderstanding and tries to convince Pu that he needs to look for the real killer. Pu is eager to take revenge from her brother and their entire family.

Wedding planner Xia Ran is in search for her boyfriend who has broken up with her. Young doctor Jin Zhi Hao is tired of his mother's worry about his marriage status. So in an attempt to fulfill each other's wishes they set up an agreement: Xia Ran pretends to be Jin Zhi Hao's girlfriend in exchange for his help to find her boyfriend. Through helping other people find happiness the two slowly fall in love with each other.

Male model Chen Yi Chuan fell in love at first sight with the domineering female Mai Tong. He wants to pursue her but never expected that she woud be so indifferent towards him. Nevertheless, Chen Yi Chuan is not about to give up.

Depicts a youth drama about a first love that is full of excitement through the protagonist, who learns the meaning of family and community.

A crime-action drama about a casino king who is taking risks and trying to get back into the game.

A co-production with USA.

Hoo Joon is a top star while Geun Young is a magazine reporter. For a potential news article, Geun Young decides to attend an opening ceremony for a club. There, she witnesses top star Hoo Joon's violent behavior and she also vomits on him by accident. This leads to Geun Young losing her job. Believing that Hoo Joon was behind her firing, she decides to get him back by demonstrating in front of Hoo Joons management office.

Slowly, she begins to receive media coverage on her demonstration and soon becomes famous as an anti-fan. A PD approaches Geun Young about participating in a reality TV show which revolves around the idea of a top star and their anti-fan living together. Being unemployed, she decides to accept the offer. Meanwhile, Hoo Joon is offered the same reality TV show and accepts to try to improve his image.

Hoo Joon and Geun Young try to give each other a hard time on the reality show, but soon start to fall for one another.

Adapted from the Korean novel of the same name, which was made into a webtoon.