Official evaluating candidates at police training.
Mr. Tang is a minister within the collaborationist political structure and a member of Watanabe's inner circle. Ms. Jiang unsuccessfully attempts to assassinate him, while Ms. Fang later helps carry out his assassination. His death intensifies the conflict surrounding the occupation and contributes to the authorities' suspicion of their own personnel.
The protagonist, a low-ranking Tang dynasty inspector forced into an impossible mission to transport fresh lychees from Lingnan to Chang'an for Yang Guifei's birthday. After discovering his superior's deception, he travels south, collaborates with merchants and locals to develop preservation techniques, and eventually mobilizes imperial resources. He witnesses the human cost of the mission, confronts corrupt officials, and is ultimately exiled after the capital falls.
Rival spiritual practitioner using unorthodox methods.
Officer conducting routine interrogations.
Protagonist and former TV personality who faces a career blackball following a viral scandal, ultimately deciding to direct and star in a low-budget indie film about an alien superhero.
A struggling music promoter who has supported musicians for years but earned little. He doubts rock music is profitable, clashes with Hu Liang over the band's direction, and later takes money from a property developer and cancels the band's show.
Zhuge is a member of the displaced Wuyin Clan who brings Circle back after finding her at Jingshi Hall. Although the clan initially doubts his judgment, he helps investigate her mysterious mark and the empty weapon box. During the attack near Kaifeng, he orders the group to flee and tries to preserve the clan's surviving forces.
A struggling mechanic burdened by gambling debts, Liu accepts work from Lao Wan involving an unregistered car and becomes entangled in a kidnapping scheme. After discovering Chi Chi is involved, he tries to protect her and find her father. He takes her to the hospital and ultimately insists on going to a dangerous meeting to save her.
A construction-company owner and the mastermind identified by captured suspects as responsible for the robberies. He evades arrest and later lives under the identity of Zhiqiang Mo with his wife and young daughter. When confronted by Shouyue, he admits his involvement and eventually prepares to leave with his family, while whether he will escape or face justice remains unresolved.
An honest factory fitter accidentally transferred to corporate headquarters due to a clerical error. Renamed Johnny by HR, he navigates office life with practical manufacturing instincts. Unintentionally perceived as an executive insider, he is rapidly promoted. Though he unknowingly signs layoff orders, he later exposes corporate corruption and bribery at the annual gala, securing justice and a promotion for himself.
Da Hai is Li Yangduo's former love and now a real-estate businessman. He visits Old Lee during the holiday with gifts, but their reunion is strained when Old Lee challenges his account of a fatal construction accident and remains suspicious of him. Old Lee also tells Li Yangduo that Da Hai is unsuitable, making him a source of conflict between father and daughter.
Dong Chengpeng has 73 screen credits in a career dating back to 2009. Their work spans 8 cinematic universes — most prominently Johnny Keep Walking! / Make Zhonghe Great Again Collection with 2 titles. Signature works include Diors Man, The Lychee Road, 屌丝男士2. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.
Universe traveler — spans 8 universes
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