FADE IN.
Act 1
INT. STUDY - 07:30-08:30
PETER is checking something with his handheld devices.
PETER (V.O.): I like to re-read anything while my mind is fresh.
EXT. ROADS - LATER
Peter drives his WIFE to work.
PETER (V.O.): I enjoy working as my wife's chauffeur.
INT. STUDY - 10:00-12:00
Peter is working with his devices and on his computer.
PETER (V.O.): I plan to issue an appeal case's skeleton arguments and list of authorities today.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.)(Cont'd): I've told the recipient that I might issue them either today or tomorrow.
Act 2
INT. STUDY - 12:00-15:00
Peter is working frantically.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Finalizing the drafts with equivalent Chinese legal expressions is hard.
Peter uses his phones and computer intermittently.
PETER (V.O.)(Cont'd): Perfecting the look and feel of the papers can be my handicap.
Peter dictates and checks his drafts, doing cut and paste at times.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Fortunately, I'm used to issuing domain name decisions on-line, otherwise the word-processing work would be more taxing.
Reflecting.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Wanting to complete my work target, I can work non-stop for hours.
Before his computer, Peter inserts the files in a draft mail before sending it.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Done! There's another assignment waiting for me to deal with.
INT. SUPER SUPER CONGEE - 15:15-15:45
Peter is enjoying Fish Ball Noodles in Soup and then Rea Bean Sweet Soup.
PETER (V.O.): Let me relax and entertain a few Quorans.
Peter taps the Quora app to see notifications.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Oh, this one is pertinent!
We see on Peter's phone screen: Do you complete an assignment as best as you possibly can or just put in enough effort to complete the job well enough?
PETER (V.O.)(Cont'd): To exercise one's best endeavours or give one's reasonable output can be arbitrary. One's threshold may or may not be acceptable.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.)(Cont'd): We've to do what is objectively required. So my work ethics is not just to meet others' expectations but to exceed them.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.)(Cont'd): To deliver 100% satisfaction is a bare pass, as customers expect that.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.)(Cont'd): If less than 100% is OK, one will never reach 100%.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.)(Cont'd): After one has achieved 100%, it appears that luck is all that left if one wants to deliver more.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.)(Cont'd): I aim to deliver 200% satisfaction to customers. I got the inspiration from the red 200 SX coupe that I bought in 1989.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.)(Cont'd): By 200% satisfaction, I mean I aim to exceed others' expectations by 100%.
INT. CHAMBERS - 16:15 - 17:00
A happy CHAMBERMATE chats with Peter.
CHAMBERMATE: Peter, I've won my appeal! I feel like a very capable lawyer.
PETER: Congratulations! The success rate of such cases has been around 1%!
CHAMBERMATE: In my case, it's 100%. I've only done one.
PETER (V.O.): I've also completed one, but I didn't win. So I've lost 100%...
Act 3
INT. SWIMMING POOL 19:45 - 21.15
Peter swims among the crowd.
PETER (V.O.): I didn't expect I had to work that hard for preparing the paper work of my coming appeal case.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): I didn't complete the assignment as best as I possibly could nor do I just put in reasonable effort.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Apart from doing justice to my clients, I've also had institutional justice in mind. And that's beyond 100%, in my view.
INT. STUDY - 22:30-23:30
The TV is reporting live the George Floyd: Derek Chauvin trial. The defence counsel calls a witness himself and the judge administers the swearing of the witness.
PETER (V.O.): What they have done are beyond my expectations ie above 100%. Counsel and Judges don't do such things in Hong Kong.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Although my mind isn't fresh anymore now, I'd still imagine what would I do if I was the prosecuting counsel or defence counsel, or even the judge.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): That's an example as to how I extract value. And between 100% and 200% satisfaction, I still prefer the latter.
FADE OUT.
THE END

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