一个老头走进一家古玩店，看中一盒拼图，和卖家一番讨价还价，卖家假装极不情愿地将拼图卖给了老头。老头开车回家，一路上天色陡变、黑云压城，回到家中，就打雷下雨了。老头点亮了房灯，打开了唱片，在温暖舒适的房间里拼拼图，沉浸其中，妙趣不可言。可是，随着拼图的逐步完成，一个惊人的事实浮现眼前……

这是一个关于没法适应生活环境的天才男孩的故事。尽管出生在一个贫穷且缺乏教育的家庭，他仍然努力去取得成功。小小年纪的他 却要做出人生中最艰难的决定——长大后干什么。　　The story of a misfit and extremely bright little boy, after he finds out he's a genius, he struggles to succeed despite the ignorance and poverty of his family. And being only an 8-year-old boy, he has to anticipate the most difficult decision of his life What does he want to be when he grows up