Hi, Today Im
going to explain a Chinese film called
“The Shy Guy”. Spoilers ahead!!
A fictional country named the Daughter’s kingdom
is ruled by women. Men are given no rights,
no respect, and are expected to be quiet
and submissive. In Daughter’s kingdom,
the gender roles are changed, so much so that
men are catcalled and harassed in the streets.
The ones who retaliate against the
absolute law are sent to a rehabilitation
center and taught to respect women.
In such a world, a couple gives birth to
their son named Ming. His mother is disappointed
to have birthed someone who won’t be of any use
to the family. Throughout his life, Ming
is compared to his non-existent sister.
He is denied good education and health facilities
because his mother wishes to save money if she
ever gets pregnant with a daughter.
As time passes, Ming grows resentful of
the entire female gender and starts a rebellious
organization of his own. He and his friends Chan
and Zheng conspire every day to end the rule
of women but all they can do is talk since
anyone who acts on such urges is punished.
One afternoon, they are with a new addition
to the group, discussing their role in the
world as men. As always, Ming speaks against
the matriarchal society. Suddenly, the guys notice
that the new man smells of flowers. If a guy puts
effort to look presentable, it means he is doing
so to please a woman. Ming suspects the new man is
a spy and his assumption turns out to be true.
Suddenly, their hideout is raided and the police
arrest them. Ming’s mother arrives at the scene
and reveals that she was the one who reported him,
having found out about the organization.
Following that, the guys are taken to the
highly secured rehabilitation center. It has
more than a hundred women guards who keep
an eye on the men at all times. The place
is surrounded by high walls, barbed wire,
and an automatic main entrance. Any man who tries
to escape will have their manhood taken away.
The leader of the place is the ruthless grand
instructor. In a monthly meeting, she introduces
a rookie teacher named Mina. The staff of the
rehabilitation center is divided into two groups
working under the grand instructor; first are
the guards who are responsible to punish and
discipline men. Second, are the teachers who are
partnered with an individual man and are tasked
to teach them how to please a woman.
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The new batch of men is brought to a room to take
their clothes off. Ming and his friends get ready
to run away but another man does it before them.
After seeing him getting tased to the
ground, they simply step back.
Then, they are forcefully made to take a shower
and wear clothes to look more presentable to
women. The grand instructor tells them about
the curriculum they will have to learn in the
next month. If they are unable to pass the
final test or try to create trouble, they
will be given a special serum called the cancer
liquid. It forcefully turns men submissive and
makes them act womanly. If given a larger dose,
it completely transforms a man into a woman.
Before the classes start, the men are paired with
their respective teachers. Ming is partnered with
the new girl Mina. He refuses to respect her but
since Mina is a rookie, she lets it slide.
When no one is looking, she shows him the
picture of her brother, inquiring if he has
seen him around. Ming doesn’t know the guy but
says that he doesn’t tell on his own people.
The lessons finally begin starting the
next day. The first lesson teaches the
men how to take a perfect picture of
their partner. For the second one,
they are taught how to find out what their
girl wants without her saying it. The third
lesson is about how to notice the small
changes the girls make in their appearance.
With the three holy grails of pleasing a
woman, they will be considered a useful man.
During practice, Mina again asks Ming about her
brother. A flashback shows us that he was treated
like trash by his mother. He was frequently
insulted and belittled. Because of this,
he hated every woman except his sister.
One day, he saved her from the bullies in
the street by pushing them away. When his
mother found out he had attacked a woman,
she called the police and got him arrested.
He was sent to the rehabilitation center, hence,
Mina is in here to look for her brother. When it
gets dark, everyone is sent to their respective
rooms. Ming and his group are devising a plan to
escape when they notice an opening to a tunnel
under the table in their room. However, they are
joined by a snitch named Jisan so they decide
to explore the tunnel when he is asleep.
Somewhere else, Mina asks her roommate Tei
tei about the guys who were denied rehabilitation
because they were too disobedient. She finds out
that all of such men have been given the cancer
serum that turns them woman-like in nature.
They are kept in the basement prison and
will be there for the rest of their lives.
When everyone is asleep, Mina goes to the basement
and sees several men inside the cells. However,
her brother is missing. Suddenly, a loud noise
is heard and Ming comes out of a hole in the
wall. He spreads his arm thinking that he has
escaped only to find out he is inside a cell.
Mina sees him but she doesn’t report the
act to the grand instructor. She then goes
to the filing room and finds out that her
brother escaped from the prison a while ago.
She also gets her hands on a poem he wrote
about men’s suffering. What Mina doesn’t
realize is that Tei tei is spying on her.
The following morning, Mina tells Ming that she is
leaving her job now that she knows her brother is
not here. Ming is surprised to see a woman being
so compassionate. Suddenly, Tei tei comes in with
the grand instructor and finds the poem on Mina.
She is about to be punished when Ming claims that
he wrote the poem and she just confiscated it.
As a result, he is tased but he bears the pain
for her. Later that day, Mina comes to meet
and thanks him for what he did. Ming hands her
the poem that he had hidden in his pockets.
At midnight, Ming picks the lock of his
cell and comes outside with his friends.
They go to the main gate and are seconds away
from escaping when the women block their way.
It turns out that their roommate told the
grand instructor about their absence.
Tei tei suggests they use the cancer serum on
the guys but Mina suggests a better option. If
they use force to discipline the guys, people will
question their rehabilitation program. Hence, she
asks for the last chance to try to change Ming.
If she doesn’t succeed, she promises to stay as
the rehabilitation guard for her entire life.
The following day, Mina hands the rule book to
Ming and asks him to memorize everything. When he
still refuses, she slaps him across the face. She
is scared for him because his failure will turn
him into a woman and imprison him for life.
On finding out that Mina cares about
him, he agrees to make an effort to pass.
In the following montage, we see Mina teaching
him how to take good pictures. One evening,
she invites him to eat with her. Tei Tei
sees this and is outraged by a man getting
the same level of respect as a woman.
She takes a picture of them and shows it to
the grand instructor. Mina is called into
her office and asked to explain herself.
She lies and claims that she is trying to make
Ming fall in love with her so she can mend him
easily. The grand instructor buys her words
but not Tei Tei. She records the conversation
and gives the tape to Ming later.
After listening to it, he believes
that Mina is only using him to make him
submissive. He refuses to talk to her and
goes back to being a rebel. He dresses as he
wants to and makes his friends do the same.
As a result, all three of them are
signed up for the cancer serum program
and Mina is punished. Her failure means she
will have to stay as a guard her entire life.
She is also made to take a liquid called the iron
blood that does strange things to her body.
Following the cancer serum treatment, the
guys lose their minds. Fortunately for Ming,
the side effects do not affect
him as they do to his friends.
Mina comes to him and reveals that she
is in love with him. She also explains
that there is a serum called iron blood that
makes women more powerful. It is an antidote
for the cancer serum and if given to his
friends, they will return to normal.
Having said that, Mina lies that
the instructor has kicked her out.
The two share a tearful goodbye and promise
to meet each other outside one day.
When she is no longer in his view,
Mina falls to the ground in pain.
Her body starts changing because of the
medication she was given as punishment.
For the next few days, Ming studies hard so he can
excel on the final test. That way, he can get to
the grand instructor’s room and find the antidote
to save his friends. Meanwhile, his friends hit
on him as the effect of the treatment.
Then, the day of the test finally comes.
For the first round, the guys are let into
a room with different items. They have to
choose one of the items which they think
women will like the most. Ming’s friend
picks up a diamond ring and hands it to him.
When evaluation starts, the ring gets Ming through
the first round. Similarly, the guy with perfume
and a dress also passes. The first in the class
is Jisan who picked a set of earrings.
For the second round, they are given a
scenario of a couple spending the day together.
They have to tell how many times the girlfriend
was mad at the boyfriend in the scenario. Ming
writes four but the guard nearby gestures that
zero is the right answer. Ming trusts
her and passes this round as well.
For the third and final round, only he
and Jisan are left. They have to inspect
Tei tei closely for ten seconds. After that,
she goes to the back of a room and returns
with very minimal changes in her appearance.
The guys have to tell what is different.
Jisan goes first and takes a close look at her
face. He confidently claims that she added a
bit of foundation and blush to her face. Then, it
is Ming’s turn but he sees no difference at all.
He looks at the guard who helped him
earlier, hoping to get a hint.
She simply shows him the poem that he
had given to Mina long ago. Suddenly,
Ming comes to a realization. The manly guard is
none other than Mina who was given the iron blood.
It is a type of medicine that turns women manly,
in contrast to what the cancer serum does.
Looking at Tei tei, he confidently claims that she
is not Tei tei at all. The grand instructor takes
her wig off and reveals the answer is correct.
Ming finally gets first place, defeating Jisan.
To receive his present, he is invited to
the grand instructor’s room at night. She
seductively asks him to pour them a drink. Ming
takes this chance to slip a pill into her glass.
A while later, she falls unconscious, and
Ming excitedly opens the safe. However,
the serums are nowhere to be found.
The instructor wakes up, revealing that
she knew about his plan. He is about to be
arrested when Mina makes him run outside.
A fight ensues between Mina and the guards.
Amidst it, the instructor is hit by an iron
blood syringe that will turn her manly. Before
she can take the antidote, Ming stops her.
It is then revealed that the
instructor also used to be a man.
He was like Ming and wanted to introduce men’s
rights to the world. However, he was locked and
beaten which caused him to change into a woman
using several doses of the iron blood serum.
The instructor finally sees herself
in Ming and allows him to escape.
In the last scene, she drops him, his friends,
and Mina outside the facility. The movie ends
as she watches them walk away.
Thank You .
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