FADE IN:
INT. SLEEPING ROOM - DAY
PETER wakes up and checks his phone incoming messages.
PETER (V.O.)
(Surprised)
"Miss my song and lyrics"?
What is my song?
FLASHBACK
INT. RESTAURANT - NIGHT
Dim lighting. Great ambiance. A GENTLEMAN (50s) sits next to Peter among a GROUP.
GENTLEMAN
Would I be receiving your
songs?
PETER
Songs?
GENTLEMAN
Your festive songs!
FLASHBACK UPON FLASHBACK (2014)
INT. MUSIC ROOM - DAY
Surrounded by music stands, guitars, amplifiers, and mobile devices, Peter strums the guitar he is holding and jots down chords in bars.
PETER
Love songs are plentiful.
How would a song make
a difference? How about
festive songs?
END FLASHBACK UPON FLASHBACK
PETER (V.O.)
Since then, I've been writing
them.
PETER
(Hesitating)
Yes...
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd)
But I haven't written any
since last Easter. My
professional work has
driven me away from
song-writing.
RETURN TO PRESENT
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd)
Yes, I've to deliver my
gentleman's promise too.
INT. STUDY - DAY
Peter checks his iPad Mini Setting. He sees: STORAGE FULL.
PETER (V.O.)
(Frustrated)
I've offloaded the iMovie
App. And now I couldn't
even reinstall it. I made
all my music videos with
it.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd)
Let me use my iPhone
to do a short Thank-You
recording first. A good
friend was so kind as to
send me New Year gift
boxes!
Picking up a Fender Strat Sienna guitar near the sofa, Peter puts his iPhone 8 plus against a small stand on top of a VOX mini 5 Rhythm amplifier and positions the phone's front camera at him.
PETER(V.O.) (Cont'd)
The verse of a New Year
song that I composed
around two years ago
has been resonating in
my mind. See if I can
turn it into a jingle.
Peter plays and sings. He touches the "Record" and "Stop" buttons intermittently.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd)
It's really hard to create,
play, sing and produce
a work at one go - even
for a jingle. Let me try
again!
EXT. CAR PARK - DAY
Peter is at the driver seat, waiting. There are red gift boxes of different sizes in the middle row.
PETER (V.O.)
Let me see if the "final"
take is acceptable...
Peter taps a video clip on his phone screen. We hear some music and lyrics.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd)
It's real but raw. That's
my style. Timeliness is
also the key.
Peter adds the video clip to his chats and sends it.
INT. STUDY - DAY
Sitting on the sofa, Peter's black shirt and red scarf match the colour combinations of his Ibanez RG550 SH Red Sparkle. He re-watches the video clip.
PETER (V.O.)
Let me turn the jingle
into a general "Pig Year
Greetings" music video.
The end notes of the
first 8 bars sounds right.
But the sound of the
last Cantonese word lyric
doesn't sound right at
all...
Peter looks out of the window and then up at the ceiling, strumming at the same time.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd)
(Frustrated)
It seems that I've already
exhausted the rhymed
and appropriate Cantonese
words...
Pausing.
PETER(V.O.) (Cont'd)
(Happy)
Oh! Not yet! "豪" (Richness)!
sounds good in context!
Peter plays and sings again. He touches the "Record" and "Stop" buttons intermittently. The rolling camera catches his smiling face.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd)
Let me add my thanks in
Mandarin and Cantonese
at the end of the clip.
Having edited the clip, Peter looks pleased.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd)
That's all I can do with
the time I've got. I won't
let perfect be the enemy
of the good.
EXT. ROAD - NIGHT
Peter is at the passenger seat. ZENO is driving a car with "P' plates. We can hear faint sounds of phone notifications from Peter's pocket.
PETER (V.O.)
The Pig Year is here...
INT. SLEEPING ROOM - NIGHT
Relaxing on the bed back rest, Peter checks his phone messages and responds to them with his "Pig Year Greetings" music video.
PETER (V.O.)(Cont'd)
I've at least created and
delivered something new
in the New Year!
Peter looks content.
INT. SLEEPING ROOM - DAY
Watching KAJI and her PACK LEADER sleeping, Peter thinks.
PETER (V.O.)
Although I've saved the
music video, I should
like to share it with the
public.
Peter exports the Pig Year Greetings music video to YouTube.
INT. STUDY - DAY
Phone notifications. Peter checks and sees one comment: "This is the most fabulous New Year Greetings that I've received..."
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd)
What a kind encouragement
from a good friend!
Peter continues to check other notifications and reciprocates with his Pig Year Greetings.
A beat.
Peter taps the YouTube icon and keys: "Pig Year Greetings". He sees in the search result list a video clip featuring his image holding a guitar.
PETER (V.O.)(Cont'd)
(Surprised)
OMG! My ranking is four
ranks above the one from
world leaders!
Peter smiles.
FADE OUT.
The End