Basedontrueevents,themoviefollowsthestoryofthreelowclassgangstersfromasmallChineseprovinceastheytraveltoShanghaitoofferanuniquedealtothecitymostpowerfulmobbossRaoulKai(ChristianKangBachini),stealahugeamountofgoldforwhichtheyhaveexclusiveandprovedIntel.ThedealseemstoogoodtobetrueandsoonRaoulfindsoutthatthethreegangstershavebeensentbyhislongtimerivaluncleTong(ShuiRe)inordertodestabilizehisorganizationfromtheinsideandfinallykillhim.WithnoonelefttotrustRaoulmustcountonhisownsurvivalandstrategicalskillsinordertosavehislifeandprotecthisempire.