Character Relationship Map: Teaching Sucks!

Characters

• Teacher Lam Hiu Fung (played by Jan Lam Hoi-Fung) — protagonist

  A teacher who begins his career hoping to teach and remains at the college for years, though he later admits he has stopped teaching and is earning a living with a small team. He is drawn into a quest...

• Teacher Wong (played by Anthony Wong Chau-Sang) — supporting

  A colleague and close friend of Teacher Lam Hiu Fung. During Lam's difficult period, Wong invites him along to a gathering, drawing him into an event that becomes troubling when police arrive. The sum...

• Mr. Shi (played by Cheung Tat-Ming) — supporting

  A potential guide to a career in tutoring who offers Teacher Lam Hiu Fung a route into the tutorial business. He asks whether Lam can bring students to lessons and promises to make him a leading tutor...

• Principal (played by Lo Hung) — minor

  The Principal warns Teacher Lam Hiu Fung at the start of his career that the college expects teachers to handle several subjects as well as an extracurricular activity. This warning establishes the de...

• Lai Yiu Fai (played by Andy Tsang Tak-Wah) — minor

  A student of Teacher Lam Hiu Fung who is short-sighted and cannot clearly read the blackboard. He is afraid to tell his father because his father has been out of work. After learning of the problem, L...

Canonical Relationships

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

• Teacher Lam Hiu Fung → Lai Yiu Fai (Professional Teacher And Student) — Lam responds to Lai's eyesight problem with practical help, showing concern for him as a student.

  After learning that Lai Yiu Fai cannot read the blackboard clearly and is afraid to tell his father, Lam takes him to have his eyes checked and helps...

• Teacher Lam Hiu Fung → Mr. Shi (Professional Tutoring Mentor) — Shi offers Lam a career opportunity in tutoring, while Lam seeks to learn from his approach.

  Mr. Shi offers Lam a possible route into tutoring and promises to make him a leading tutor. Lam says he has sincerity and tries to learn from Shi's te...

• Teacher Lam Hiu Fung → Principal (Professional Teacher And Principal) — The principal sets out the demanding expectations Lam faces as a teacher.

  At the beginning of Lam's career, the principal warns him that the college expects teachers to handle several subjects and an extracurricular activity...

Story Dynamics

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

• Teacher Lam Hiu Fung → Teacher Wong (Social Close Friend) — Wong's invitation draws Lam into a gathering that leads to a police inspection and makes Lam confront his choices.

  The plot describes Teacher Wong as Lam's close friend and says Wong invites him to a gathering.

Story Analysis

Lam moves between dissatisfaction with teaching, questionable choices, and moments of care, while the final exchange leaves a family-related meeting unresolved.

Plot Progression

1. A Career Under Strain — Lam begins teaching after hearing the principal's account of the college's demands. Three years later, he describes the routine as boring and admits he has stopped teaching while leading a small team...
2. The Gathering and Inspection — Wong invites Lam to a gathering, where Lam initially says he wants to go home and mark homework. After the organizer assigns him to deal with two girls, a police inspection prompts an officer to chall...
3. A Possible Teaching Pivot — Lam considers whether he can change careers but says teaching is all he has done for years. Shi offers him a tutoring path, and Lam says he has sincerity and tries to learn Shi's style.
4. Care for a Student — A parent explains Lai Yiu Fai's eyesight problem and his fear of telling his father. Lam takes Lai to have his eyes checked and helps him get glasses, while another parent criticizes a teacher for for...
5. A Prize and an Unfinished Meeting — Lam wins a supermarket prize but misses the television he wanted and gives his chance to another woman. In the final exchange, he identifies himself as Dor's father after hearing that Dor's teacher wa...