In the late 20th century, ordinary worker Li Mingqi takes up his father’s unfinished dream of flying. His experiment leaves his brother-in-law disabled. With China’s reform and opening up, Li and his wife start a dance hall in an abandoned factory museum, using a hot air balloon to attract foreigners. Yet life on the ground can’t seem to confine a soul with wounded wings. Desperately trying to save his critically ill nephew, he straps on his self