Liam Lui (Ken Leung) is a Chinese-American whose acting career is going nowhere in Los Angeles. He journeys to Shanghai, intending to sell the house he inherited from his grandmother and meets Micki (Kelly Hu), a beautiful Chinese woman. Against the advice of his buddy (Joel Moore), Liam decides he should move to Shanghai and embrace his roots. He must figure out where he really belongs and decide between Micki and Adelaide (Hayden Panettiere), his girl in California.