The scene opens with the arrival of Gu Ming's son, Gu Mingyi, who is a member of the "entertainment" industry. The two men are introduced to each other as "the same crew" and as "from the same hometown" . Gu Ming and the actor are introduced as "two cigarette ends together" , and the two men decide to borrow each other's lighters to light up their respective cigarettes. As they smoke, the actor realizes that he has unknowingly revealed his ignorance to the young man, and he apologizes profusely. He tells Gu Ming that he is afraid of him, but he assures him that he will not threaten him again. The young man tells his father that he does not want him to follow him to work abroad, but the elder man tells him that it is not right for him to do so, and that he should be more kind to his son. The elder man says that the members of the Ming family are good looking, sitting in a private room. He says that his son's mother is looking at him like that, but that the man is not an actor from the company of the company, but rather the "pureest, kindest, most honest person" he has ever met.