Story Structure — 5 Plot Phases
The Accident's Aftermath
The train accident sets three interconnected stories in motion, leaving Philip stranded and affecting all characters' lives.
Key Events
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Train Accident — Central accident that sets all characters in motion Characters: Philip, Taxi driver, Wong Man-Lok
Location: Train station
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Philip Stranded — Philip gets stuck at a Category 3 film location Characters: Philip, Ding Li
Location: Hotel
Separate Paths
Philip develops a connection with Ding Li while Cindy finds comfort with Anthony, and the taxi driver meets Wong Man-Lok.
Key Events
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Cindy Arrives — Cindy arrives expecting Philip Characters: Cindy
Location: Hong Kong airport
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Cindy Abandoned — Cindy realizes Philip isn't there Characters: Cindy
Location: Hong Kong airport
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Cindy Meets Anthony — Anthony comforts the depressed Cindy Characters: Cindy, Anthony
Location: Hong Kong
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Love Scene — Philip and Ding Li film a graphic love scene Characters: Philip, Ding Li
Location: Hotel
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Comfort Relationship — Anthony and Cindy develop their relationship Characters: Cindy, Anthony
Location: Hong Kong
Tumultuous Relationships
The taxi driver and Wong Man-Lok's relationship becomes complicated, while Philip and Cindy's relationships deepen with others.
Key Events
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Comfort Relationship — Anthony and Cindy develop their relationship Characters: Cindy, Anthony
Location: Hong Kong
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Taxi Driver Meets Hustler — The two hook up outside the train station Characters: Taxi driver, Wong Man-Lok
Location: Train station
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Girlfriend Appears — The taxi driver's girlfriend confronts him Characters: Taxi driver, Taxi driver's girlfriend
Location: Hong Kong
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Tumultuous Relationship — They fight and fume between steamy couplings Characters: Taxi driver, Wong Man-Lok
Location: Various locations
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Philip's Realization — Philip realizes his feelings for Ding Li Characters: Philip, Ding Li
Location: Hotel
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Cindy's Realization — Cindy realizes her feelings for Anthony Characters: Cindy, Anthony
Location: Hong Kong
Revelations and Choices
Characters realize their true feelings and face difficult choices about their relationships.
Key Events
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Cindy's Realization — Cindy realizes her feelings for Anthony Characters: Cindy, Anthony
Location: Hong Kong
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Taxi Driver's Realization — Taxi driver realizes his true feelings Characters: Taxi driver, Wong Man-Lok
Location: Various locations
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Confrontation — Philip and Cindy confront each other Characters: Philip, Cindy
Location: Hong Kong
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Decision Time — The taxi driver must make a choice Characters: Taxi driver, Wong Man-Lok, Taxi driver's girlfriend
Location: Various locations
Resolutions
All characters come to terms with their situations and find resolutions to their complicated relationships.
Key Events
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Decision Time — The taxi driver must make a choice Characters: Taxi driver, Wong Man-Lok, Taxi driver's girlfriend
Location: Various locations
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Resolutions — All characters resolve their relationships Characters: Philip, Cindy, Anthony, Ding Li, Taxi driver, Wong Man-Lok, Taxi driver's girlfriend
Location: Various locations
Three loosely related stories about love, loneliness and desire, held together by one central event (a train accident) that sets these characters in motion. Andrew Lin Hoi is a mainland tour guide who’s stranded in China when the accident happens. He was supposed to pick up his visiting girlfriend Gigi Lai, but instead he gets stuck in a hotel where a Category 3 film is being filmed. There he strikes up a quick connection with the leading lady, who offers him a role in a graphic love scene with her. Meanwhile, Gigi has arrived in HK only to find herself alone with no one to turn to. Depressed and despondent, she takes comfort in the attentions of a lonely older man played by Patrick Tse Yin. The third and most interesting affair occurs between taxi driver Ben Ng and mainland hustler Wong Hei. The two hook up outside the train station and fight and fume in between steamy couplings.
