Kheong moves from a village in Malaysia to Singapore to train as a film projectionist. At the cinema, Kheong meets Lee, who becomes his mentor and teaches him lessons about life, girls, and dancing. Kheong also meets Wei, a young Chinese teacher who is torn between her obligations as a dutiful daughter and her feelings for Kheong. As their affections grow, Kheong and Wei face various obstacles preventing them from being together.