Mr. CHONG CHI MAN, a Hong Kong film magnate who, after a long absence, returns to Hong Kong with plans to produce a new film. His old friends all gather around him, each hoping to benefit from Mr. CHONG's new project. Mr. CHONG arranges for a group of these friends to visit him and to spend a few days in his grand old house situated on one of the isolated island in Hong Kong. This group of friends each carries different objectives on this trip.