Character Relationship Map: Men at Work 2

Characters

• Jorrit (played by Jim Bakkum) — protagonist

  Jorrit is a builder who works with Bas and Thijs but resists emotional and family responsibility. He travels to Miami with Bas to help establish his father's strip club, takes control of its image and...

• Bas (played by Martijn Fischer) — supporting

  Bas is Jorrit's construction-company colleague and friend who accompanies him to Miami to transform the unfinished venue into a profitable club. He feels marginalized when Jorrit assigns him less glam...

• Thijs (played by Juvat Westendorp) — supporting

  Thijs works with Jorrit and Bas at the construction company, whose finances are already under pressure. His expensive relationship adds to the group's financial difficulties during the club venture, w...

• Lola (played by Eva van de Wijdeven) — supporting

  Lola is an independent-minded woman who refuses to give anyone false hope and becomes romantically involved with Jorrit. She uses her contacts to find dancers and performers for the Miami club, helpin...

• Angie (played by Maaike Martens) — supporting

  Angie helps Jorrit and Bas develop the unfinished Miami venue into a viable club. She doubts that builders alone can attract wealthy customers and pushes Jorrit to create a stronger act, providing pra...

• Vlogster (played by Isadora Cruz) — supporting

  Vlogster promotes the club after it becomes crowded, publicly highlighting its apparent success. This attention briefly supports Jorrit and Bas's business effort, but the celebration is soon undermine...

Canonical Relationships

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

• Vlogster → Lola (Professional Publicity Contact) — Publicity amplifies the entertainment venture that Lola helped assemble.

  The Vlogster promotes the club after Lola has helped provide dancers and performers for its entertainment program.

• Vlogster → Bas (Professional Promoter) — The promotion temporarily increases attention around Bas's struggling operation.

  The Vlogster promotes the crowded club during the period when Bas is involved in managing its financial and operational problems.

• Vlogster → Jorrit (Professional Promoter) — The Vlogster provides publicity that boosts the club's visibility.

  The Vlogster promotes the club after it becomes crowded, publicizing the success of the venture led by Jorrit and the group.

• Jorrit → Lola (Romantic Interest) — Their involvement creates emotional and interpersonal complications within the group.

  Jorrit becomes involved with Lola, whose independent attitude and refusal to give false hope complicate the situation.

• Jorrit → Thijs (Professional Coworker) — Their work connection is affected by the venture's growing expenses.

  Jorrit works with Thijs at a construction company, and Thijs's expensive relationship later adds to the group's financial pressure.

• Bas → Thijs (Professional Coworker) — They share a workplace and participate in the same financial crisis.

  Bas and Thijs work with Jorrit at the construction company before the group becomes involved with the Miami club.

Story Dynamics

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

• Lola → Bas (Social Group Associates) — They are connected through the club's performers and financial obligations.

  Lola helps supply performers for the club, while Bas is responsible for handling the resulting payment crisis.

• Lola → Angie (Alliance Club Collaborators) — Their separate contributions support the club's entertainment operation.

  Angie helps develop the club's act, while Lola uses her contacts to find dancers and performers for the same venue.

• Bas → Angie (Alliance Project Supporters) — Angie contributes to the joint effort involving Bas and Jorrit.

  Angie helps Jorrit and Bas attempt to turn the unfinished venue into a profitable club.

• Jorrit → Angie (Alliance Advisor And Supporter) — Angie supports the venture while challenging Jorrit to improve its entertainment.

  Angie helps Jorrit and Bas with the club and encourages Jorrit to develop a better act.

• Jorrit → Bas (Alliance Teammate) — They are business partners whose cooperation drives the club project.

  Jorrit works with Bas at the construction company and persuades him to travel to Miami to help establish the club.

Story Analysis

A financially pressured construction team attempts to build a Miami club while ambition, loyalty, romance, and unpaid obligations pull them apart.

Plot Progression

1. Debt Before Departure — Jorrit resists emotional responsibility while struggling with family duties and financial pressure at the construction company. The building owner's threat creates the immediate need for a new opportu...
2. The Miami Gamble — News of the Miami strip club gives Jorrit a chance to prove himself, and he brings Bas into the venture. They arrive at an unfinished venue and begin building a business from limited resources.
3. Success Splits the Team — Angie challenges the club's entertainment while Lola recruits performers. As the operation develops, Jorrit seeks control and becomes involved with Lola, worsening his conflict with Bas.
4. Crowds and Unpaid Debts — The crowded club and Vlogster promotion create a brief sense of success. That celebration collapses when performers demand payment, competing offers appear, and Jorrit leaves for the airport after rec...