Wei Cheng


 * "Your operation causes problems for me. I want to expand into Blaine County, but your business and your temperament prevent me from making inroads."
 * ― Wei Cheng to Trevor Philips in Bury the Hatchet

Wei Cheng (Traditional

Chinese: 陳偉, Simplified Chinese: 陈伟) is a character in the Grand Theft Auto series, appearing as a supporting character and the tertiary antagonist in Grand Theft Auto V

Background
Cheng is a Chinese-born mobster from Yangshan who leads the powerful Los Santos Triads gang, which primarily deals in gunrunning and meth manufacturing. By 2013, his operation has grown heavily, and he seeks to expand his business into Blaine County, through collaboration with an already functioning group there.

Wei is father to at least three children: Tao, Georgina, and an unnamed son. Wei is also related to Mr. Cheng, the CEO of Cheng Family Holdings, the family's legal front, though their relation whether they are brothers or brothers-in-law remains unknown.

As Wei establishes shop in San Andreas, he grooms Tao to be his successor, albeit with little success; while Georgina is Vice President of their legitimate business.

Personality
Wei is very different from his son, Tao. He is shown to be cruel and extremely bloodthirsty, stopping at nothing to ensure the Triads are the dominant gang in Los Santos. He has gone as far as having Michael De Santa hunted down in North Yankton and sentenced to being slaughtered for his alleged "lover" Trevor's actions with the O'Neils, which were one of the Triad's business partners. Despite his cruelty, he attempted to peacefully make business with Trevor, but seeing that he was an insufficient business partner, attempted to cut ties with him, but a hostility occurred after Trevor destroyed the O'Neil's meth lab and killed a large majority of them after being replaced as a business partner by them.

Trivia

 * In the official traditional Chinese version, his name is 陳偉 in Chinese. But his surname "陳" is possibly a translation error of the Chinese version, because "陳" pronounces "Chen" instead of "Cheng" in Mandarin Chinese, and “程" is more likely the correct surname, which is a Chinese surname and pronounced "Cheng", then his correct full name would be “程偉 ”.