The scene opens with Mr. Ming-liang, the owner of the hotel, calling for the name of the young man who has been waiting for him at the door. The young man, named Ling-feng, is an ambassador for China and earns a good living as a result. He is happy and healthy, but he is not happy at all. He feels that he has accepted too much work in the past for the sake of money, and he wonders why he would reject the opportunity to earn money when it is to him. He asks if he should buy a sailboat so that he can go with his friends to the beach, but the man replies that it is time for him to buy a new one, since he has already done so. He then asks if the man has a fever, and the man says that he does, but that he also has a cough. The man then asks where the medicine is, and when the man does not respond, the man calls for the doctor. He wants to go back to his room and sleep, but is interrupted by the sound of a coughing man. He realizes that the man is the man who seduced him, and is therefore responsible for the man's current condition. He