故事发生在葡萄牙的海边，一个电影剧组正在这里翻拍罗杰·柯曼的名作《世界末日》，新版本的电影在拍摄过程中却遇到了各种困难。导演不知道为何没有了资金来源，电影面临被迫停拍的命运。导演试图联系到在洛衫机的制片人，以便可以对所有人员有一个交代，但是不知为何却找不到人。他费劲心思希望可以改变不得不停拍的命运，然而，世事总不如人所料，他感到十分无奈。该片情节很简单，但是却耐人寻味，整个电影都沉迷在一种神秘的意蕴中。

民国初年，小镇青年陆展为寻失踪父亲，闯入大上海意外卷入盗门试炼，从此踏上与他父亲一样背负千斤重担，守护万千中华国宝的护宝之路。武丁青铜爵、曜变天目盏、敦煌宝藏……承载了中华文明的瑰宝一个个都变成洋人们的目标，还有国际掮客、买办组织、不法商人、军阀势力参与倒卖国宝。就连盗门内部，也是暗流涌动，纷争不断。在陆展到来之前，为追十二生肖兽首，盗门前辈几乎全军覆没。盗门试炼，实为诞生新的“盗门八将”，传承护宝之路。

There are few families in history who have accumulated more wealth, collected more art and given away more money than the Gettys. With unique access to the family’s inner world, this programme unearths the lasting cultural impact of three generations. The late patriarch J. Paul Getty, founder of the Getty Oil Company and art collector, made the family incredibly wealthy and was once described as the richest living man in America. On his death, he left the largest endowment in history to an art museum, and the billion dollar gift shook the international art market to its foundation. This endowment also gave birth to the Getty Centre in Los Angeles which is now the wealthiest institution of its kind in the world. Grandson Mark Getty, who himself became the founder of the multi-billion pound media empire Getty Images, tells the story of his family and their cultural legacy. With input from other Getty family members, the programme follows three generations of this art-hungry dynasty and hears stories of personal milestones, art scandals, philanthropy and the kidnapping of grandson Paul Getty III in 1973.