In 1983, in Liuwan Village, Chen Jianghe was dumped by his fiancée after she took away 260 yuan, leaving him with only a broken boat and an injured-winged cormorant. While the whole village waited to make a joke of him, he used the cormorant "Treading Waves" to master the fish paths, made a comeback relying on his fishing skills and fresh fish to support his younger sister's continued studies. Facing malicious harassment and illegal fishing, he guarded the river bend, led three villages to develop fish farming, and helped the villagers shake off poverty. Xu Qiuyue, who accompanied him, also walked into his heart. A broken boat and an injured bird propped up a new life in Liuwan Village.