Zhang Weiguo is a small-time actor in the Peking Opera Troupe who was content with his life until his father's death. He starts to make changes in his life that lead him astray, but with the guidance of his friends and family, Zhang Weiguo comes back to figure out the true meaning of life.

　本剧讲述了知足常乐的京剧团道具师傅张卫国（黄磊 饰）做了大半辈子的京剧，虽然过着特别普通的生活，却深信自己是“皇家的后裔”。在一次参加剧团师兄弟的聚会上，一群各自失意的中年男人开始各种浮夸的自我包装和互相攀比，带着这种包装回到生活的张卫国，经历了以为自己暴富，却又一夜负债，在一系列 大喜大悲和鸡飞狗跳之后，最终卸下伪装，直面真实的自己的故事。