Beidiao screenwriter Wei Fei (played by Wang Chuanjun) has always dreamed of becoming a pure literature writer, but because of his livelihood, he has no intention of devoting himself to creation. Father Lao Wei (played by Xu Chaoying) came to Beijing to help his son, but he could only make a lot of jokes out of help. The father and son, who hadn't seen each other for many years, gradually understood each other under the brief run-in in Beijing and the encouragement and support of friends, and Wei Fei also retained his persistence in his dream.

北漂编剧卫飞（王传君 饰）一直梦想成为纯文学作家，但奈于生计随波逐流无心潜心创作。父亲老卫（徐朝英 饰）来京助儿子一臂之力，却只能帮倒忙闹出不少笑话。多年未见的父子在北京短暂的磨合及朋友的鼓励支持下，逐渐彼此理解，卫飞也由此留住了对自己梦想的那一份坚持。

夢想成為下一個海明威的衞飛是個鬱鬱不得志的作家兼編劇，眼見同儕紛紛闖出一番事業，自己卻總是等不到葡萄成熟時。一部由他編劇的科幻電影原本宣告難產，經重新剪接後即將迎來盛大首映，衞飛以為終能擺脫懷才不遇，一嘗成功滋味。同時，父親在老家清拆祖屋時意外發現一個造工精緻的古董盤子，鑑定後發現可能是價值連城的宋代汝瓷……難道幸運女神終於降臨家門？繼《平原上的夏洛克》後，導演徐磊再次拍攝由農村走進大城市的故事，以獨有的幽默風格捕捉荒誕人生。