World famous film director Don Tyler Donald Sutherland is surrounded by hundreds of costumed extras in Chinas fantastic Forbidden City when a creative drought hits and he has no idea where to put the camera. Tossed off the picture by his studio boss Paul Mazursky, Tylers depression is only relieved by his unlikely friendship with downonhisluck cameraman YoYo Ge You. Knowing hes not well, Tyler asks his friend to plan a comedy funeral for him where people leave feeling happy, as they do at Chinese funerals of the elderly. When Tyler eventually falls into a coma, YoYo begins the task of granting Tylers last wish. However, when the costs of his spectacular funeral spin wildly out of control, can YoYo hold it all together by selling prime ad space at this unique event to be televised around the world? And more importantly for YoYo, can he convince Tylers lovely assistant Lucy Rosamund Kwan that he isnt just selling Tyler out to the highest bidder? Thats the world of BIG