Ambientada en el barrio chino de la ciudad de Nueva York, una abuela china malhumorada y fumadora empedernida hace todo lo posible en el casino, aterrizando en el lado equivocado de la suerte y en medio de una guerra de pandillas.
A struggling writer can't seem to escape his wife's literary success. When a road trip to a publisher's salon takes an unexpected turn, he has to face his own creative shortcomings and find a way to regain control of his life and work.