《Playing Go》mainly explores the status and choices of people under the dramatic social changes at the beginning of the century.Set in a southern city at the beginning of the century, it tells the story of Cui Ye (played by Wang Baoqiang), an ordinary Go teacher who was accidentally involved in a crime and gradually turned to crime. He was pursued by his brother Cui Wei (played by Chen Minghao), a policeman., the story of two brothers who have different paths.