Amidst the 1990s wave of heading south to find work, Northern youth Lin Weiguo boards a bus bound for Guangdong, only to mistakenly board a illegal scalper bus. Scalper Zhao Jinshui and his gang invent all sorts of pretexts, extorting layers of fees like 'file fees' and 'toilet fees', leaving the migrant workers on the full bus in bitter misery. To protect Xiu'er, a girl he met by chance who is saving money to cure her father's illness, Lin Weiguo endures and bides his time, dealing with them with wisdom and courage, and finally steps up at the critical moment to awaken the silent passengers to unite and fight back. Through wind and snow all the way, see how ordinary people protect their hard-earned money and dignity.