Suyin Zhang is the deuteragonist of the 2018 film The Meg. She is an oceanographer aboard the research vessel Mana and the daughter Dr. Minway Zhang and the mother of Meiying Zhang.
Background[]
Suyin was born in China in 1982 as one of two children, to visionary entrepreneur Minway Zhang and his wife. As a young girl, Suyin idolized her father and shaped herself up to be like him when she grew up. However, Minway was tough on his daughter and her brother Jiuming Zhang, treating them rather harshly.
After graduating, Suyin followed in her father's footsteps and decided to pursue a profession in marine biology. In her early career, she studied shark anatomy and eventually began working for her father's company as an oceanographer. At some point, Suyin got married and had a daughter, named Meiying; who she loved and cared for deeply.
One day, her husband was caught cheating on her; with his pilates instructor, causing the two to separate. After the divorce, Suyin took legal custody of the child and raised her as a single parent, often bringing Meiying with her to her workplace at the institute. Despite her father's pleas, Suyin is unable to move on from the marriage and struggles to recover.
Personality[]
Appearances[]
The Meg[]
Suyin worked as a researcher in marine biology at Mana One, an underwater station managed by her father. She managed to impress Jack Morris, the station's financier with a mother whale named Lucy and her young which she brought with sound echoes. Suyin witnesses the underwater incident during an expedition and when her father decides to ask former rescue diver Jonas Taylor for help, she hesitates.
When the latter brings back Lori, The Wall; but not Toshi, Suyin accuses him of having abandoned him. But she later apologizes to him and thanks him for saving two of the members of the expedition. During a meeting, Suyin describes the Meg; who attacked the submarine and who surfaced just after. She was immediately alerted by the cries of her daughter Meying who saw the Meg through the glass of the station. She also sees the baby whale being savagely devoured by the giant shark and hides this shocking view from her daughter's eyes.
When Jonas wants to kill the Meg, Suyin intervenes by proposing a non-lethal solution, which Jonas sarcastically asks for them or for the shark. She and the team go to sea, where the Meg has destroyed several boats and Suyin is horrified at the sight of human corpses. Later, she decides to go to a cage to be able to put the Meg to sleep with an injection. She succeeds, but her helmet breaks underwater and she faints. She is fortunately saved by Jonas.
When Suyin wakes up, she is in a bed on the boat and thanks Jonas for saving her. She is happy to see the corpse of the shark. However, the real Meg jumps on the boat, overturns it and kills The Wall and Dr. Heller. She finds her injured father in the water and Jonas says he needs to be treated quickly. Upon returning to the station, Zhang compliments one last time, expresses his last wishes to Suyin before dying from his injuries. The latter mourns the death of her father and informs Meiying of it.
In the evening, Suyin is comforted by Jonas and tells him that it is important to think about those who are saved. Morris gives a short speech about the elimination of the Meg and the fallen before leaving Mana One. However, he fails to kill the Meg before dying, and Suyin and the team learn that Morris never warned anyone about the Meg. They also learn that the shark will attack Sanya Bay and Suyin is ready to follow Jonas for the next step.
Suyin embarks in a small submarine just like Jonas to take charge of the Meg. They manage to drive the shark away from the bay together and the latter fails to kill Suyin. It is then distracted by Jonas who kills it by tearing its belly and planting a lance in its eye. The few survivors including Suyin then go on a wedding boat to celebrate their victory and the Meg's death.
Meg 2: The Trench[]
Sometime afterwards Suyin and Jonas had gotten married. However, Suyin died sometime in 2021. Although the exact cause of her death was never stated, it is possible that she had died from illness or perhaps one of her dives had gone wrong. After her passing, Jonas and her brother, Jiuming assume custody of Meiying, looking after her in Suyin's absence. CategoryChinese characters