Set in a remote mountainous region of southern China, the film is about a Hani tribe girl, Ruoma (Li Min) who dreams of seeing the outside world. Ruoma lives with her grandma and sells roasted corn in a market for fifty cents an ear. Beautifully attired in Hani ethnic clothing, she by chance catches the eye of a penniless photographer, Aming (Yang Zhigang). They soon becoming friends and he gets the idea of making money by having her pose with tourists beside a famous World Heritage site. Charging ten yuan per photo, they hope to make some money. Ruoma does her job well, sweetly smiling with the tourists while dreaming of going to the big city and riding in a glass elevator. She also falls in love with Aming.

雲南省で祖母（リー・ツイ）と暮らす少数民族“ハニ族”の美しい娘ルマオ（リー・ミン）は、市場で焼きとうもろこしを売っていた。ある日、彼女にカメラマンのアミン（ヤン・チーカン）が声をかける。彼は観光客相手に美しい棚田を背景に、民族衣装を身に付けたルマオの写真を撮らせる商売をしようと彼女に持ちかける。