There is no archetype for the story of Jiu Gan Ruomou.
The song "酒干干倘卖无" is the original theme song of the movie "Hitchhiker's Error" (搭错車). The movie tells the story of Uncle Mute, a retired Taiwanese veteran who makes his living by buying empty wine bottles and picking up rags. on a winter morning in 1958, Uncle Mute picks up an abandoned baby girl in an alleyway of a high-class residential area and names her Mei. For this, his wife clashed with him and left home.
The mute uncle is both a father and a mother, raising the abandoned baby named Ah Mei (Liu Ruiqi) with great difficulty. Because of the beautiful music played by her mute uncle, May has a special understanding of music since she was a child.
After graduating from high school, Ah Mei went to work as a singer in a restaurant, and after she had the chance to meet composer Shi Junmai, her singing skills improved greatly and she was targeted by Yu Guangtai, the owner of an entertainment company.
In order to improve the life of her mute uncle, Mei was lured by Yu Guangtai to sign a contract to perform in Southeast Asia, but she did not want to be controlled by him as a cash cow, and she was unable to visit her mute uncle when he was seriously ill, and she could only send her feelings of guilt and longing to him on stage.
Expanded Information
"Wrong Car" Main Characters:
1. Mute Uncle
Actor Sun Yue
A retired Taiwanese veteran, a mute, known as Mute Uncle, makes a living by purchasing empty bottles of wine and picking up rags. His wife clashes with him and leaves home after he retrieves an abandoned baby girl, Mei. As a father and a mother, the father and daughter depend on each other. After his daughter becomes a singer, she doesn't come home very often and is bedridden because she misses her beloved daughter.
2. May
Actress Rachel Liu
An abandoned baby girl who was picked up and adopted by her mute uncle. After graduating from high school, she works as a singer in a restaurant and is helped by a young composer, Tim Kwan Mai. Later, she signs a contract with an entertainment company owner and travels to Southeast Asia to perform. After returning from the performance, she became a red star and could not meet her aging father.