Character Relationship Map: Hello Ghost!

Characters

• Xu Chen-Wei (played by Tseng Jing-hua) — protagonist

  Xu Chen-Wei, known as Ah Wei, is a lonely and despondent young man who repeatedly attempts suicide after experiencing isolation and misfortune. After his latest attempt leaves him hospitalized, he beg...

• Yu Xiao-Yin (played by Ivy Shao) — supporting

  Yu Xiao-Yin is a paramedic who forms a meaningful connection with Ah Wei during his journey to help the four ghosts fulfill their last wishes. Their relationship is part of Ah Wei's renewed appreciati...

• Nagging Ghost (played by Lu Yi-ching) — supporting

  Nagging Ghost is one of the four spirits who appear to Ah Wei after he is hospitalized. The summary identifies one of the ghosts as an elderly woman, though it does not explicitly connect that descrip...

• Crybaby Ghost (played by Tsai Jia-yin) — supporting

  Crybaby Ghost is one of the four spirits who appear to Ah Wei after he is hospitalized. The summary describes one ghost as a melancholic woman, but does not explicitly establish that she is Crybaby Gh...

• Chain-Smoker Ghost / Xu Ying-Jie (played by Chang Tsai-hsing) — supporting

  Chain-Smoker Ghost is one of the four spirits who begin appearing to Ah Wei after his latest suicide attempt. The summary identifies a smoker among the ghosts and says the spirits require Ah Wei's hel...

• Naughty Ghost (played by Hung Chun-hao) — supporting

  Naughty Ghost is one of the four spirits who appear to Ah Wei after his latest suicide attempt. The summary identifies a young boy among the ghosts, although it does not explicitly link that descripti...

• Grandpa Chang (played by Vent Teng) — supporting

  Grandpa Chang is an elderly man to whom Xu Chen-Wei delivers food on Lunar New Year’s Eve. He refuses to believe that he placed an order, then admits that surviving is difficult. His brief encounter w...

• Police (played by Ralf Chiu) — minor

  The police officer stops Xu Chen-Wei after discovering that the identification he presents belongs to a deceased man. Xu cannot explain the discrepancy, and the officer insists that someone come take...

Canonical Relationships

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

• Xu Chen-Wei → Police (Professional Questioned Person And Officer) — The police encounter exposes Xu's isolation and the identity problem that he cannot explain.

  During a traffic stop, Xu gives the police identification belonging to a deceased man. The officer insists that someone come take Xu home, and Xu brea...

Story Dynamics

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

• Xu Chen-Wei → Grandpa Chang (Social Shared Despair) — Their brief encounter connects two people struggling with the difficulty of continuing to live, though the summary gives no further development of their bond.

  Xu delivers food to Grandpa Chang, who says that surviving is difficult. Xu understands the sentiment because he has repeatedly attempted to end his l...

• Xu Chen-Wei → Naughty Ghost (Alliance Reluctant Helper) — Naughty Ghost is among the spirits who rely on Xu to address the dead's unfinished concerns.

  Four ghosts appear and make demands of Xu Chen-Wei, drawing him into the unfinished concerns of the dead. Naughty Ghost is listed as one of the four s...

• Xu Chen-Wei → Crybaby Ghost (Alliance Reluctant Helper) — Crybaby Ghost is one of the spirits who involve Xu in the unresolved concerns of the dead, against his initial reluctance.

  Four ghosts appear and make demands of Xu Chen-Wei, drawing him into the unfinished concerns of the dead. Crybaby Ghost is listed as one of the four s...

• Xu Chen-Wei → Chain-Smoker Ghost / Xu Ying-Jie (Alliance Reluctant Helper) — Xu Ying-Jie pushes Xu to respond during the police encounter and is one of the spirits whose unfinished concerns involve Xu.

  The ghosts make demands of Xu Chen-Wei. During a traffic stop, Chain-Smoker Ghost / Xu Ying-Jie urges him to speak up when the police question him.

• Xu Chen-Wei → Nagging Ghost (Alliance Reluctant Helper) — Nagging Ghost is among the spirits whose unresolved concerns pull Xu into helping the dead, despite his despair and resistance.

  After four ghosts appear, they make demands of Xu Chen-Wei and draw him into the unfinished concerns of the dead. Nagging Ghost is identified in the c...

• Xu Chen-Wei → Yu Xiao-Yin (Social Meaningful Connection) — Their awkward first encounter becomes a more meaningful connection when Xu carries her brother's apology and expression of love to her.

  Xu Chen-Wei meets Yu Xiao-Yin at a speed-dating event, later invites her to dinner, and helps her receive a message from her deceased brother.

Story Analysis

A lonely young man drawn into the unfinished concerns of four ghosts discovers the value of connection while helping a woman receive her deceased brother's message.

Plot Progression

1. An Isolated Holiday — Xu spends Lunar New Year's Eve feeling alone and encounters Grandpa Chang, who speaks of the difficulty of surviving. Xu makes another suicide attempt but is revived.
2. The Spirits' Demands — Four ghosts appear and draw Xu into their unfinished concerns. He also meets Yu at a speed-dating event and helps a boy at an arcade, where a brief moment of warmth interrupts his despair.
3. The Traffic Stop — Police discover that Xu's identification belongs to a deceased man, and he cannot explain why he has it. With no family to call, he breaks down and describes his lifelong isolation.
4. A Message of Love — Xu invites Yu to dinner and tells her he can see dead people. Through him, her deceased brother apologizes, expresses his love, and asks her not to remain sad; helping her gives Xu a reason to believe...