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In this video, we will explain Man in Love.
This movie tells the story of a debt collector who falls in love with one of the debtors' daughters.
Can he win her heart and leave his dark world behind?
Let's find out in Man in Love.
Man in Love begins by showing a man at the temple.
The man named Zhang Meng-cheng and his members were collecting debts from a monk.
Ah Cheng's way of collecting debt was brutal.
He even challenged the monk to die together.
The monk then asked to extend the debt term because his family needed medical expenses.
But unexpectedly, after Ah Cheng heard the monk's explanation,
he gave him money to buy medicine and supplements for his family.
This action is apparently not the first time.
At another shop, Ah Cheng collects debts and messes up the shop.
But after that, he gave money to the shop owner after knowing the difficulties he was experiencing.
Although Ah Cheng and his men were ruthless,
they apparently had great conscience and sympathy.
The shopkeepers looked happy and waved at Ah Cheng as he left.
The scene shifts to the office where Ah Cheng works.
He works for a middle-aged woman called Sister Cai.
Sister Cai asks why Ah Cheng's deposit is always lacking.
He explained that the debtors had many problems.
Whether it's their grandmother's illness or other circumstances.
Sister Cai understands even though she says that he makes her dizzy.
She finally gives him a new task
to collect the debt of an old man who is being treated at the hospital.
At the hospital, Ah Cheng looks for the old man's room. Arriving in front of the room,
he was stunned and almost speechless when facing the old man's daughter.
The beautiful girl's name is Hao Ting.
Ah Cheng returns to focus on his main goal and collects the debt.
Hao Ting responded curtly, making Ah Cheng and his men threaten them;
after she responded kindly and signed the loan agreement,
Ah Cheng gave the old man fruits.
He then gave Hao Ting a phone number and told her to call him if anything happened.
Ah Cheng apparently didn't just leave.
The next day he watched Hao Ting at work.
He waited for her to come home from work and take her out to eat.
At that time,
Ah Cheng advised Hao Ting to accompany the men to earn money so that she could pay off her father's debt.
Ah Cheng kept saying silly things to get Hao Ting's attention, who ignored him.
The scene moves to show Ah Cheng's family life.
That morning Ah Cheng woke up after being kicked by his niece.
He lives with his older brother along with his wife and child.
Ah Cheng's older brother owns a hairdressing business.
Meanwhile, his brother's wife is a housewife who is constantly nagging Ah Cheng.
His father is a bus driver who often argues but actually cares a lot about each other.
Ah Cheng's efforts to approach Hao Ting did not stop that night.
He came back to her at work and
even took a lot of queue numbers so he could talk to her.
Hao Ting refuses to see Ah Cheng and calls the manager to kick him out.
Seeing the manager holding Hao Ting's shoulder,
Ah Cheng got angry and beat him up.
Hao Ting reported the incident to the police station.
However, the police thought the incident was just a misunderstanding, especially since there were
no demands from the manager. After hearing Hao Ting's report that Ah Cheng was following her,
the police advised her to pay off the debt immediately. She left the police station,
and Ah Cheng followed her again. At home, Ah Cheng looks engrossed in drawing and writing on paper.
He again asked to meet Hao Ting and, this time, gave her the paper he had made earlier. The paper
apparently contained a date schedule, and later after each date, he asked her to fill out a box.
Later, after all the boxes are full, Hao Ting's father's debt is considered paid off.
But Hao Ting refused the offer and instead doused Ah Cheng with a drink.
The doctor told Hao Ting about her father's medical bills at the hospital. She felt
pressured because her salary was not enough to pay for the treatment, and she had so much debt.
Even when trying to borrow money from her other relative, she faced many rejections.
This situation finally made her decide to accept Ah Cheng's offer. After confirming that their next
date would only be eating together and travelling, she stamped her finger on the paper. Despite
initially refusing and wanting more on a date with Hao Ting, Ah Cheng had little choice but to agree.
Their first date was at a bar. Even though Hao Ting looked uncomfortable, she managed to hold
on until the date was over. After that, Ah Cheng continued to show concern for her.
From delivering drinks to food to her office. Ah Cheng's life seems to have changed.
One of them is he no longer goes to brothels to play with women. He then came to his brother's
barbershop to change his haircut to be more presentable. Ah Cheng's attention was shown to Hao
Ting's father. He secretly came to the hospital to help treat and even bathe Hao Ting's father.
When Hao Ting came to the hospital and saw that Ah Cheng was already cleaning her father's body,
her heart melted. She realised that Ah Cheng was not as bad as she had previously thought.
A few days later, Ah Cheng finds his men secretly collecting debts from a shop without knowing by
him. He is angry and helps the shop owner beat up his men. Unfortunately, at that time, Hao Ting was
passing by and saw the commotion in the shop. She thought Ah Cheng did this brutal act to collect
debts, and she heard the people gathered to say that Ah Cheng was a cruel person who used violence
to collect debts. Ah Cheng does not accept the actions of his men and complains to Sister Cai.
But Sister Cai doesn't care and warns him that the company only has one rule to get their money back.
She then reminded him that she was funding his brother's haircut business.
Ah Cheng feels angry and threatens Sister Cai not to disturb his family,
even though it is true that she is in control of him.
At the hospital, Hao Ting panicked to see her father's bed empty. She remembered Ah
Cheng and his men's threats to collect the debt and assumed that her father had been kidnapped.
She looked for her father everywhere until she found Ah Cheng taking her father for a walk.
She was panicking and didn't listen to Ah Cheng's explanation that he was only inviting her father
to get some fresh air. In the end, Hao Ting asked Ah Cheng to leave her and her father
and asked him not to look for her anymore. Ah Cheng was confused about the request.
Then he expressed his love for Hao Ting, which she ignored and keep pushed him away. Hao Ting's
refusal made Ah Cheng frantic. He got drunk again and went to the brothel to hire a woman.
Chaos ensues when he forces a woman to say she loves him,
and he says he will buy her love for tonight only. The woman refused and said even though
she said she loved him, he knew it was fake. So that his actions would be in vain. Ah Cheng
felt increasingly hopeless and returned to the hospital. Upon entering the infirmary, he was
stunned to see that Hao Ting's father's bed was empty. Apparently, that night, Hao Ting's father
passed away. Hao Ting was sad at her father's funeral because no relative came to the funeral.
Ah Cheng intends to help by renting out a room to pray for Hao Ting's father and asking all his
men to come to mourn. Moreover, the shop owner that Hao Ting had previously seen even came.
She wondered why the shop owner had come to visit at Ah Cheng's request after destroying
the shop. The shop owner then explained that Ah Cheng did not damage and beat up in his shop,
but someone else. Even he came to help. The explanation made Hao Ting feel guilty,
and she came to Ah Cheng to thank him. After that incident, Hao Ting and Ah Cheng's relationship
improved again. One day, Hao Ting called Ah Cheng, and they talked. She then expressed her love for
him and even kissed him. The day passed until one night while together, Hao Ting told Ah Cheng she
was planning to start a beverage business, but even though the preparations were well done,
she didn't have the money to start. The next day, Ah Cheng and his men were seen fighting
again when collecting debts. Ah Cheng was stabbed and beaten badly. Apparently, it was Ah Cheng and
Hao Ting's 99th day of relationship. Hao Ting had been waiting for Ah Cheng to celebrate together.
But when Ah Cheng came, he was covered in blood. While being cared for by Hao Ting, he expressed
his desire to not be a debt collector anymore and would start a beverage business with her. The
next day Ah Cheng actually told Sister Cai about his plan. After not working as a debt collector,
Ah Cheng is confused about finding money when he hears that there is a shop that can be rented
out. The shop's location would be perfect for him to start a beverage business with Hao Ting.
Finally, Ah Cheng returned to Sister Cai, and she offered him to join the business. Ah Cheng
had to give up all the money he had. He promised to buy a shop for Hao Ting to start a business.
Hao Ting is happy, and Ah Cheng explains that he will get money from the business he is running
and severance pay from the company. He even plans to marry her after their business runs smoothly.
The days after, Ah Cheng took all of his money and Hao Ting's savings to a casino. Sister Cai
is apparently a God of Gambling and will bet all of Ah Cheng's money on gambling games.
On the other hand, Hao Ting met the shop owner to sign the lease. She was worried because Ah Cheng
didn't come with the money either. On the other side of the casino, Sister Cai wins all the games.
Just when Ah Cheng was sure that everything was going well, suddenly a group of robbers came and
took all their money. Sister Cai runs away when Ah Cheng is beaten. It finds out that the robber
is actually Sister Cai's subordinate. That fact caught Ah Cheng off guard, making him easily hit
from behind and fall. Ah Cheng comes to Hao Ting covered in blood. She asks where their money is,
and he says that all their money was lost due to gambling losses. Ah Cheng's words grew harsher as
he said that he had only used her to pay off her debts all this time. Hao Ting gets angry and slaps
Ah Cheng, telling him not to see her again. Hao Ting's departure made Ah Cheng very sad. He had
apparently said all that so that she would leave him and he would no longer be a burden to her.
That night, Ah Cheng made such a fuss that he was eventually imprisoned.
6 months later, Ah Cheng is released from prison and looks for Sister Cai.
On the other hand, Sister Cai had already accumulated a lot of money and was preparing
for the mayoral candidacy when Ah Cheng looked for her in the office. He entered and destroyed
Sister Cai's office and threatened to blow up the office if she didn't return the money. He explains
that the money doesn't belong to him and that he has an aneurysm caused by a head injury. Ah Cheng
got his money back and went to Hao Ting. But she refused the money and insisted on leaving him.
Ah Cheng, who tried to restrain Hao Ting, was slapped, which caused the aneurysm to relapse.
He was in excruciating pain and leaned onto Hao Ting's shoulder but was pushed to the ground.
After returning home, Ah Cheng got other news. His father had a mental breakdown after his departure.
To his older brother, Ah Cheng said he would leave the house to not trouble them all.
Before leaving, Ah Cheng followed Hao Ting, having dinner with her friends. He cried from a distance,
seeing Hao Ting, who looked happy. Then he walked away. But in the middle of the road, Ah Cheng
suddenly experienced a severe nosebleed until he finally passed out. He goes to the hospital, but
he keeps trying to leave. To a nurse, he asked who brought him to the hospital, and the nurse said,
Hao Ting Wu. The scene returned to the previous night when Hao Ting saw Ah Cheng watching her
from a distance. She followed Ah Cheng, who was walking away when he suddenly fell unconscious.
She takes him to the hospital. But when Hao Ting returned to the hospital, Ah Cheng had
apparently left. She chased after him, and a flashback scene in Hao Ting's memory showed
that she already knew about Ah Cheng's illness, and she regretted what she did to him. Hao Ting
arrived at the bus station when she saw Ah Cheng. She hugged him, who was crying while smiling.
She then took him home. Hao Ting takes care of and looks after the sick Ah Cheng at home.
She then took him to the hospital for treatment. Ah Cheng apparently had to be hospitalized, and
Hao Ting continued to faithfully accompany him. One day, Hao Ting entertained Ah Cheng by reading
a book on the top of the hospital building. Ah Cheng, who already looks seriously ill,
reveals his feelings for Hao Ting and how he has loved her since the first time he met her.
Back in the infirmary, Hao Ting became even sadder seeing Ah Cheng's peaceful sleeping face.
She then asked him to marry, as he had promised. She cries, holds Ah Cheng's hand
and says she loves him. After that night, Ah Cheng never woke up again and died.
On the day of his funeral, everyone felt lost. Including Ah Cheng's father,
who remembered Ah Cheng's words to be a father to Hao Ting. Ah Cheng's father looked at Hao Ting,
smiling sadly before getting into the car. Man in Love ends when Hao Ting invites Ah Cheng's father
to have dinner together in the new year. He asked where Ah Cheng was, and Hao Ting asked him to be
patient, waiting for Ah Cheng to return. At home, Ah Cheng's older brother gets a gift that Ah Cheng
had prepared before he died. He cries, remembering Ah Cheng's kindness and concern. On the bus,
Hao Ting was on her way home and was crying alone. The moral that can be learned from this movie is
not to judge someone negatively. Even if the person looks vile, like a debt collector.