Four egocentric friends who run a neighborhood Irish pub in Philadelphia try to find their way through the adult world of work and relations hips. Unfortunately, their warped views and precarious judgments often lead them to trouble, creating a myriad of uncomfortable situations that usually only get worse before they get better. Written by DesertShark25

上世纪90年代初，东北某重工业城市。原钢厂工人陈桂林（王千源 饰）在下岗后，独自拉起了一支乐队，终日奔波在婚丧嫁娶、店铺开业的营生之中，生活勉强维持。他的妻子小菊（张申英 饰）离家出走，转投有钱的假药商人怀抱。如今小菊光鲜回归，不仅要与桂林离婚，还要争夺独生女小元的抚养权。桂林慨叹自己失败的命运，于是一心要将女儿培养成钢琴家。为了得到女儿，他四处筹措买钢琴的钱，甚至和女友淑娴（秦海璐 饰）以及当年钢厂的好哥们夜入学校偷钢琴。
当所有的办法都失败后，桂林偶然翻到一本关于钢琴的俄国文献，于是叫上伙伴们在早已破败的厂房中开始了手工制造钢琴的征途……