Ming Jingtai

Ming Jingtai is a character role-played by Ming.
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==General Description==
Ming Jingtai is a co-founder and leader of The Besties, and formerly a co-founder and leader of Gulag Gang. He is Chinese, though relatively disconnected from his cultural roots, as he doesn't know his parents and is adopted by Fingle Dan.
On July 28, 2022, after serving 4 years in jail, Ming made his way out of prison and began to reconnect with his old friends.
Ming is most well-known for his impeccable getaway driving routes, and also his effortless shooting skills when in combat. His vast map knowledge and sharp instincts are supplementary skills that label Ming as one of the best criminals within the city of Los Santos. His renowned reputation as as one of the best criminals commonly designates him as part of high tier criminal activities, helping those around him to evade the PD at the highest level. 
==Background==
Ming was a part of the Dark Web and Founder of the infamous Grape Gang , which were the predecessors to the South Side Ballas, the powerful East Side Ballas and the current Ballas.
Before returning to Los Santos in July 2022, Ming was known to roll with Chang Gang, and Curtis Swoleroid. He also had a close relationship with Vinny Vanish who helped to supply him with guns and drugs. 
On October 17th, 2023, Ming Jingtai and other members of GG organized and executed an illegal scheme, what they called "The Market”. The goal of this scheme was to work alongside Speedy, who would manufacture guns, and traffic them in large quantities for him. Eventually, after many months, the PD launched an investigation into the scheme and were able to charge Ming with multiple crimes. Upon trial, Ming was found guilty of all his charges, which included: multiple counts of criminal possession of firearm and weapons trafficking. Ming Jingtai sentenced to 5 years in prison for his crimes.
After his sentence, Ming returned to the newly reopened Los Santos, and found himself reunited with one of his old gang members, 4Head. Together they befriended other new arrivals to the rebuilding city like Fanny (who was known as Emily at the time) and Dez. Fanny began referring to the group as the 'Besties', and together, the Besties began committing petty crimes and running scam schemes to make ends meet.
==Personality==
Ming possesses a positive reputation with most due to his laidback nature and generally helpful disposition. Though he's relatively well-known for being "down horrendous" and more often than not plays silent support to 4Head's wild money-making schemes, Ming's endless patience and quick wit make him a popular figure in Los Santos, especially when a helping hand is needed. He's also known for his silver tongue and deflecting skills, more often than not being able to dodge the blame for his mishaps. However Ming is known to get fired up when provoked, and can become a direct contrast of his usual easygoing self. Ming holds a lot of pride in himself, and can become aggrieved when this is directly challenged. 
==Relationships==
Fan "Fanny" Fan
 Ming and Fanny met during Fanny's first day in the city of LS, when her awful attempts at driving a manual rental ended with her saying, "I can’t even go backwards..." thus summoning the counter-steering king Ming. Within moments of agreeing to teach her to drive, Fanny had referred to Ming as a “handsome young fellow” and offered up her number, kickstarting their endless "will they, won't they?" flirtationship. Though the two are besties, Fanny is often referred to by outsiders as "Ming's girl" (and has jokingly called herself his girlfriend on numerous occasions), while Ming suffers the consequences of Fanny's psychotic jealousy, notably resulting in fits of rage aimed at innocents like Tatiana "Tati" Donatacci, who once made the grave mistake of complimenting Ming to Fanny's face.
Ming is often noticeably reserved about Fanny in front of guy friends like Marty and JP, frequently censoring himself and certain topics until the two are alone. When one-on-one with Fanny, Ming tends to be more openly flirtatious, dispensing condoms and discussing his lewd magazine stash with her. This, among other Fannyisms Ming has adopted like the word, "Slay!" has resulted in 4head claiming that Ming has "changed" and "gone soft as baby shit." Ming has agreed with this assessment of himself: "That's because I'm just, you know—I've changed. Know what I mean?" 
While Ming has yet to explicitly confess his feelings to Fanny, he's made plenty of suggestive remarks about liking her: 
*He introduced his bed to AK as "the place where me and Fanny sleep."
*When prompted by Lovemore over whether Fanny is "his bae" shortly thereafter, Ming responded with a "yeah."
* On the subject of whether Ming likes women, he said, "I like women. Woman. Woman," while lying next to Fanny in the hospital.
*"Am I single? I might be, but, you know, I got my eyes on this one person."
*When Fanny asked for the last letter of Ming's crush's government name, he answered, "N."
*Similarly, when 4Head referred to Fanny as "[Ming's] girlfriend" in front of the duo, neither denied it;
*This followed on the heels of an interaction with Bobby Brown, Chodie, and Zolo, where Zolo asked Ming if the girl he was with was his "shawty," and Ming told him it was.
Fanny is a frequent onlooker in moments of group conflict, though she's noticeably more protective of Ming than others, especially during his spats with 4head. When 4head once called Ming "a little bitch" for allowing Ray to receive commission from their sewer tour venture, Fanny threatened him with violence unless he took it back. When Ming retaliated by calling 4head a "dumb bitch, fucking idiot, moron," Fanny said nothing. During a conversation with AK, Fanny defended her possessive treatment of Ming by claiming that he "doesn't know that [he and Fanny are together] yet." In a completely different conversation with AK and Lovemore, Ming confirmed that Fanny is "his bae."
Ming and Fanny's go-to catchphrase is a callback to common Dezisms: "Mmm, perfect!" followed by, "Mmm, exactly!"
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Aubrey "4Head" Webster
“Oh, so now all of a sudden you trust Fanny more than you trust me? All of a sudden you meet this girl a week ago, me and you have known each other for six years—six years, six years I’ve known you!—and now all of a sudden you trust Fanny more than you trust me? You’re fuckin’ weird!”
Following an early release from prison for the murder of Deputy Han Velsing, old GG gang members 4head and Ming reunited with new dreams of generating wealth and climbing the criminal ladders of Los Santos. This time, they had the aim of raising enough money for a "Besties' House," along with unofficial gang members Dez and Fanny. Despite putting up an aloof front with Ming, 4Head has a special soft spot for his former gang leader, frequently citing their "six-seven-eight-year friendship" when feeling jealous of Ming and Fanny's relationship. 
4Head and Ming most often butt heads over matters of business, namely when 4Head feels Ming's passive, laissez-faire attitude forces 4Head to be the bad guy to avoid getting fucked over by others. Ming insists that he's proactive where it counts. The two can often be found bickering over who came up with what idea, who generated more money on any given day, and who's most useless.
Dezmond "Dez" Wright
According to Ming, he's like Dez's caretaker. After a mistaken robbery by Ming and company during a routine Gruppe 6 run, however, Dez has made his good-natured disapproval of Ming known, frequently throwing Ming under the bus in group settings and referring to him as "a devious liar—the devil!" In moments of bickering between 4head and Ming, Dez can be relied upon to take 4head's side almost every time. 
Ming is known among the Besties Gang for his near-perfect Dez impression, which consists of a deep, grizzled old man voice and grumbled taglines like, "Damn Grime workers!" and, "Mmm, goddammit!"
==Criminal Record ==
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{| class="article-table mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width: 100%"	Criminal Record of Ming Jingtai
* (1x) First Degree Speeding
* (1x) Attempted Murder of a Government Employee
* (1x) Resisting Arrest
* (1x) Possession of Dirty Money in the First Degree
* (1x) Accomplice Money Laundering	 	
==Trivia == 
* Ming is known to have created most of the 4-wheeled escape routes in the city.
*Ming almost always accepts a job, no matter how ridiculous it is.
*Ming is one of few drivers in the city to have mastered the art of counter-steering.
*His signature escape is known as the "Ming Special", done at the construction site.
*Ming was the first person to be sentenced with the 9's (in 1.0).
*Ming is close friends with Julian Santorno. The duo are respected as OGs and freely hangout with different gangs and crews in the city.
*Despite the rocky history between Gulag Gang and Chang Gang, Ming is considered a respected, OG friend to many core Chang Gang members.
*Ming's 2nd favorite gang behind GG is The Venus Fly Traps.
*Ming once put down 4 Hydra Gang members in 40 seconds during war.
*Fanny's first two songs were dedicated to Ming.
*When asked what he sees himself doing in 5 years, he replied “Oh maybe a nice home in the southside” in reference to Fannys song for him
== Fears ==
* Tow Truck drivers
* Small talk
==Quotes==
*"I bought crypto...I've made a dollar."
*“Oh god Fanny…”
*"What the word?"
*"Fuck allat"
*"What's good man?"
==Clips==
Ming saves Mr.K after he shot a clown, while having weed on him
==Gallery==
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