In Jilin, China, Song Xue-Wen becomes the inadvertent victim of a radioactive accident at his company. He undergoes seven major operations, with both legs and the left hand amputated. However, the company refuses to give him proper compensation to pay for prosthetic limbs with which he might some day achieve his dream of standing up. Experiencing the lowest point of his life, he meets a young girl, named Yang Gang. Song and Yang decide to go to the company's headquarters in Beijing to seek justice. Life in the big city is hard for the young couple, but through it they find happiness and what it means to stand up.