Character Relationship Map: Mahjong

Characters

• Luen-Luen (played by Lawrence Ko Yu-Luen) — protagonist

  Luen-Luen is a newcomer to the youth gang who becomes involved in its schemes while developing genuine concern for Marthe. He helps protect her from exploitation, is kidnapped with her, escapes alongs...

• Hong Kong (played by Chang Chen) — supporting

  Hong Kong is a new employee and member of the gang, introduced through its social circle. He successfully flirts with Alison and later sleeps with Angela, but his relationships bring conflict rather t...

• Red Fish (played by Tang Tsung-sheng) — supporting

  Red Fish is the missing tycoon's son and the leader of the youth gang searching for opportunities through deception and manipulation. He plans to exploit Angela, confronts his father, and organizes th...

• Marthe (played by Virginie Ledoyen) — supporting

  Marthe is a young French woman who comes to Taipei searching for Marcus after their romantic relationship collapses. She rejects pressure to enter prostitution, survives a kidnapping with Luen-Luen, a...

• Red Fish's Father (played by Chang Kuo-Chu) — supporting

  Red Fish's Father has disappeared after owing an enormous debt to the underworld and hides in a remote refuge rather than return to business. When confronted by his son, he explains that money no long...

• Luen-Luen's Father (played by Ko I-chen) — supporting
• Little Buddha (played by Wang Chi-tsan) — supporting

  Little Buddha is the gang's eccentric fourth member, known for presenting himself as an extraordinarily accurate soothsayer. His superstitions become credible because the gang secretly makes his predi...

• Angela (played by Carrie Ng Ka-Lai) — minor

  Angela is an elegant middle-aged woman whom Red Fish mistakes for the woman who ruined his family years earlier. He uses Hong Kong and Little Buddha to manipulate her, but she is actually unrelated to...

Canonical Relationships

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

• Red Fish's Father → Red Fish (father)
• Luen-Luen's Father → Luen-Luen (father)
• Hong Kong → Marthe (Power Gang Custodian) — Hong Kong participates in controlling Marthe's living situation for the gang's benefit.

  Hong Kong is part of the gang that arranges for Marthe to live at their house while claiming to familiarize her with the city.

• Hong Kong → Angela (Romantic Sexual Relationship) — Their affair becomes entangled with the gang's manipulation and Little Buddha's prophecy.

  Hong Kong spends the night with Angela, and she insists on kissing him on the lips. He later returns to her home and discovers her with two friends.

• Luen-Luen → Marthe (Romantic Interest) — Their relationship develops from guarded assistance into mutual romantic commitment.

  Luen-Luen shelters Marthe after learning that she is being drawn into prostitution. Later, he realizes that she needs him, searches for her through Ta...

Story Dynamics

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

• Marthe → Little Buddha (Conflict Gang Opponent) — Marthe's independence conflicts with the gang's attempt to control her.

  Marthe rejects the gang's plan to involve her in prostitution and later escapes after being kidnapped by the gangsters connected to their conflict.

• Little Buddha → Angela (Conflict Manipulator) — He exploits Angela's beliefs to support the gang's financial scheme.

  Little Buddha makes false claims about the feng shui of Angela's house and later convinces her that spirits inhabit it.

• Luen-Luen → Little Buddha (Alliance Gang Teammate) — Their gang bond persists, but Luen-Luen ultimately begins separating from the group.

  Luen-Luen is part of the gang that follows Little Buddha's schemes. Near the end, Little Buddha recruits replacements and yells at Luen-Luen for seemi...

• Luen-Luen → Hong Kong (Alliance Gang Teammate) — They are fellow gang members whose loyalty becomes strained by the gang's treatment of Marthe.

  Luen-Luen arrives with Hong Kong as a newcomer to the gang, and both participate in the gang's dealings involving Marthe and Angela.

• Hong Kong → Little Buddha (Alliance Gang Teammate) — They cooperate within the gang's schemes and share belief in its prophetic performance.

  Hong Kong belongs to the same youth gang as Little Buddha. Little Buddha later interprets Hong Kong's kiss with Angela as confirmation of his prophecy...

Story Analysis

A young gang member moves from collective manipulation and emotional confusion toward personal loyalty and genuine love.

Plot Progression

1. A Gang Built on Prophecy — Hong Kong and Luen-Luen enter a world where gang schemes are presented as supernatural predictions. Marthe's arrival at Hard Rock introduces emotional and financial tensions among the group.
2. Shelter with a Hidden Price — The gang offers Marthe protection while secretly planning to profit from her. Luen-Luen becomes increasingly uneasy as Marthe's autonomy conflicts with the gang's collective behavior.
3. False Prophecies and Betrayals — Little Buddha manipulates Angela through staged feng shui predictions, while Hong Kong's affairs expose the gang's shallow loyalties. Marthe rejects prostitution and Luen-Luen begins openly protecting...
4. Hostages and the Dead — Luen-Luen and Marthe are kidnapped but escape and help neutralize the kidnappers. Their confrontation with Winston ends in the discovery of two corpses and a collapse of the gang's immediate purpose.
5. Leaving the Gang Behind — The consequences of the gang's schemes destroy Hong Kong's confidence and expose the mistaken identity behind the revenge plot. Luen-Luen rejects passivity, searches for Marthe, and reunites with her.