故事背景以19世纪朝鲜半岛的商界而展开，描述了其中最具影响力的一位红顶商人－林尚沃的发迹传奇。林尚沃从小就深受父亲影响，立志成为译官（使节团的专属翻译），却由于遭受苦难而选择成为了商人，在这之后他不但成为了朝鲜的首富，还破天荒的被皇帝任命为三品官；他的一生充满了传奇，数度在生死交关、商团破产间徘徊，却仍旧矢志贯彻自己的信念。他至今仍然被韩国人民所缅怀，但是并不只是因为他成就了很大的财富，而是他懂得并且实践一个做生意的人所必须遵守的道理－商道。
玛雅，一位女同艺术家，遇见并疯狂地爱上了一位女孩：性感时尚达人贾思敏。童话般的爱情就此展开，直到玛雅发现贾思敏的与一个秘密的糖爸爸的恋情
JEON stated that ”with The Painter I want to create a different type of mise-en-scene within the frame of genre – a unique and highly stylized film with the vision I have become known for.” The project will star YOO Joon-sang, who is known for his performance in HONG Sangsoo’s films such as Hahaha (2009), The Day He Arrives (2011) and In Another Country (2012), as a painter wit...