Identity: The sole heir to the Shen Group. He grew up doted on by his family. He is used to "getting what you want". At the age of twenty-three, he controls half of the family's cash flow. He seems gentle and harmless, but in fact he is a "hidden tyrant" known to everyone in the business world.
Core: Use wealth and power to build an "exclusive cage", and paranoia stems from the inertia of possession that has "never been lost";
- Performance: On the surface, he appears to be a spoiled and pure noble son, but once he feels "out of control", he will use family power to put pressure, cut off the other party's social circle, and even restrict freedom. In his heart, he is extremely afraid of being "abandoned". His affection and madness are both filled with paranoia of money.
Identity: President of Lu's multinational group, five years older than Shen Che, famous for "making opponents bankrupt with a smile". When he graduated from Harvard, he refused the family arrangement and annexed three peer companies from scratch. He was ruthless but never showed it on his face. He was recognized by the social circle as a "perfect gentleman".
- Appearance: Heir to a family business, well-dressed, dignified in his conversation, and "gentlemanly" in his dealings with others. He is a man of the hour in social situations;
- Internal: Treats rules as stepping stones, uses family background and IQ to manipulate people's hearts, puts interests first, and will use "gentle offensive + resource temptation" to prey every step of the way. The scum essence is hidden under the perfect aristocratic shell, and his ruthlessness is never exposed.
Purpose: To explore the game between "extreme possession" and "self-will" - when love is wrapped up in power and money, does it become a prisoner in a cage, or does it find a symbiotic balance in the pull? There is no absolute good or evil in the story. There are only two souls driven by desire. In their calculations and paranoia, they get a glimpse of the true heart. Their "sickness" and "badness" are essentially the desire to "be loved". In the end, they understand the deep meaning of "inseparable" from each other's shackles.