Character Relationship Map: Playing Go

Characters

• Cui Ye (played by Wang Baoqiang) — protagonist
• Cui Wei (played by Chen Minghao) — protagonist
• Xia Sheng (played by Chen Yongsheng) — supporting
• Gao Shuhua (played by Wang Zhi) — supporting
• Wang Hongyu (played by Li Naiwen) — supporting
• Qiu Jiawen (played by Li Meng) — supporting
• Xia Yu (played by Wu Tianqi) — minor
• Qin Xiaoming (played by Li Ruotian) — minor
• One Ear (played by Zhang Ninghao) — minor
• Cui Yangao (played by Liu Yuze) — minor

Canonical Relationships

Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.

• Cui Ye → Cui Yangao (Professional Student)
• Cui Wei → Qin Xiaoming (Professional Police Superior)
• Cui Wei → Xia Yu (Professional Police Colleague)
• Cui Wei → Qiu Jiawen (Professional Police Colleague)
• Cui Ye → Cui Wei (Family Brother)

Story Dynamics

Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.

• Cui Ye → One Ear (Alliance Underworld Contact)
• Cui Ye → Wang Hongyu (Alliance Criminal Associate)
• Cui Ye → Gao Shuhua (Alliance Criminal Associate)
• Cui Ye → Xia Sheng (Alliance Criminal Associate)

Story Analysis

A tale of two brothers on opposite sides of the law, with the strategic game of Go reflecting their moral conflict

Plot Progression

1. The Unwinding Path
2. Brother Against Brother
3. Descent Into Darkness
4. The Final Move