本片演绎了一个才子和两个佳人的浪漫爱情故事。 元朝，繁华的都市扬州，才气过人又淳朴善良的书生张天生怀抱年轻人的凌云壮志来到扬州，遇到了西厢剧社的当家花旦曹燕燕并一见倾心。张天生此番投奔的东湖剧社资金雄厚，又有一个神秘的编剧不倒翁王钟支持，称霸扬州，是西厢剧社的死对头。王钟赏识张天生的才干，二人意气相投，却不料王钟是个男扮女妆的美娇娘，更不料张生对她也心生情愫。她二人谁是真命情人？张天生该为谁舍命，为谁偷生？一场传奇浪漫的情仇故事由此展开……
Lee-ith dreams of becoming a cool indie rock musician. Because of his complete disregard for his studies, his mother sends him to a new school, one that's accepting male students for the first time this year. Attending a school with girls for the first time, he sets himself a strict rule to keep love from ruining friendship. He immediately clashes with studious Putter who ends up being his roommate. However, as he and his roommate grow closer, he finds himself challenged to follow his own rule.
为了出人头地而挣扎的前摔角神童准备隐退，直到遇见一位老朋友之后重新燃起热情。
慧琳（杨怡 饰）和师妹惠瑜（乐瞳 饰）准备出家为尼，但尚未举行仪式，庵堂主持重病，为了替主持筹钱治病，姐妹两人结识了钱庄少东杜振峰（马国明 饰）。杜振峰答应帮助主持治病，但提出了一个苛刻的条件，那就是要求慧琳到自己的府上作侍女打工还债。 杜振峰系纨绔子弟，常常在外惹是生非，所幸慧琳武功高强，前者惹下的麻烦，总是后者帮他圆场。尽管平日里两人总是互相看不顺眼，又屡屡产生矛盾，可是久而久之，竟然生出一股别样的情愫来。杜振峰有幸进入官场成为了一名知县，以为就此可以平步青云，哪知道官场中的黑暗和罪恶深不见底，杜振峰虽然正直，却依旧不能幸免。
上世纪七十年代三个年轻人在部队这个大熔炉里锻炼成长的故事。
