A penniless man called Henry Adams was given a 1,000,000 bank-note, because two gentlemen had a bet on whether he could survive without turning the note into cash.It turned out that the bank-note brought him overnight fame and reputation.People all regarded him as "that eccentric millionaire".No one dared to charge him or doubt him,and all the nobles wanted to be acquainted with him.So he managed to live a deluxe life and even captured the heart of the daughter of a noble family.But everything changed to the opposite after the bank-note was hidden by a noble who envied him.People thought he was a cheat. Dramatically,when the hidden note was found again,people immediately rushed to buy the stock he had "bought".
Finally,the two gentlemen came back and the bet came to an end.Henry gained his own wealth from the stock.In the last scene,he, together with his future wife,drove along the broad road towards their new life happily.