市长李高成（王庆祥 饰）从中央党校结业回来，准备担任市委主要领导工作，但他做梦也没想到迎接他的将是上千名纺织工人市府大请愿。六年前，他曾是中阳纺织厂的厂长，如今的中阳在改革大潮中濒临破产倒闭。他通过深入调查走访得知，中阳集团现任领导班子存在严重腐败问题，而自己的妻子（左羚 饰）和弟弟也卷入其中。为堵住他的嘴，在家务农的弟弟成了娱乐城的老总，这一切都是中阳现领导班子的精心策划。更令他震惊的是这一切关系网的总根子竟然是省委副书记严阵（王振荣 饰），李高成陷入了两难抉择。怎么办？一边是党和国家的利益，一边是自家亲情，苦思良久，他终于下定了决心......

Li Gaocheng is the mayor of the city of Haizhou. One day, workers at the textile factory of which he used to be chief are in uproar. Indeed, the workers accuse the new managers of the factory are stealing money allocated to the plant. Initially, Li can't believe the men he selected are corrupt, but later he finds out more and more evidence are against them. Soon after, Li discovers the most senior backer of this scheme is the person who selected him as the mayor as well as his wife is involved in this conspiracy...