FADE IN:
INT. SLEEPING ROOM - DAY
Wearing a Beatles' T-shirt, PETER wakes up. KAJI, his pet, comes close, licking Peter's lips and nose.
PETER (V.O.)
Today is Duanwu festival -
a public holiday. The maid is
on leave and won't prepare
any breakfast.
Picking up his iPad and pressing YouTube, Peter sees some recommended videos.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd)
The Who Beatles Medley 82?
Peter taps it and a colour video clip begins to play. After hearing the introductory rock-and-roll riff, a basist sings: Well she was just seventeen, you know what I mean...
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd)
This cover version of the
Beatles' classic is pretty
good. The bassist plays
with a pick. Are they going
to sing a Who number?
As the stage performance on screen is about to end, Peter sees the lead singer swinging the microphone cable while the lead guitarist attempting to break the rhythm guitar.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd)
These are the Who's
auto-destructive art on
live set. I see! It's the Who
covering the Beatles song!
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd)
Apart from love songs, I
write trilingual songs to
mark festivals. Not many
people have heard and
seen my Duanwu Festival
music-video, as it's only
relevant a day in a year.
FLASHBACK
INT. STUDY - DAY (2017)
Ding! Ding! Checking incoming messages, Peter sees Duanwu Festival greetings.
PETER (V.O.)
How nice it is for me to
receive these! I should
reciprocate with a festive
song.
Peter picks up his guitar.
PETER (V.O) (Cont'd)
Let me try with the
Cantonese lyrics first.
The scene: 五月五係
端午...
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd)
The challenge. Although
we don't send rice
dumplings as gifts,
we send greetings. And
so: 冇糭都有情...
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd)
A higher challenge. There's
Duanwu on the 5th of May
of the traditional Chinese
calendar every year ie
五月五又係端午, I wish
world peace 世界要和平...
Peter jots down the lyrics in his phone Notes.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd)
The heart of the song.
Everlasting emotional
connection is possible,
no matter where my
friends are: 溫馨長在,
就算是在天涯!
Peter presses his phone's voice memos icon to record.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd)
The first part of the Chorus,
would be the English lyrics.
I believe our role is common.
Let's row our dragon boats,
celebrate the festival,
playing our to achieve our
goals.
Strumming chords, Peter sings.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd) In the latter part of the Chorus,
I'd return to the Cantonese
lyrics with 開心過節, 普通得
特別 ie open our hearts to
celebrate the festival, we
can have extraordinary out
of ordinary.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd)
Further, our style, character
and passion ie 有風情,
有個性,又有激情 all count.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd)
Thus a casual greeting
means a lot! 淡淡問候
不算輕 !
Accompanied by his guitar fingerings, Peter sings and records the whole song.
END FLASHBACK
In YouTube, Peter types Peter Kam Fai Cheung. Several of his music videos appear on screen.
PETER (V.O.)(Cont'd)
Yes, this's it.
Peter watches his own music video. We hear indistinctly: 五月五係端午,冇糭都有情.五月五又係端午, 世界要和平, 溫馨長在, 就算是在天涯! Let's row our dragon boats, celebrate the festival, playing our role to achieve our goals.開心過節, 普通得特別, 有風情,有個性,又有激情.淡淡問候不算輕 !
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd) Although I'm rather weak
in writing putonghua lyrics,
I love this one!
Ding! Ding! Peter checks phone message notifications.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd)
Duanwu Greetings...
Yes, 淡淡問候不算輕 !
Copying and pasting the link of his music video, Peter replies.
Ding! Peter sees the message: Very special, can I circulate it to my friends?
Peter types: Thanks for the appreciation. Of course!
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd)
My music stuff is auto-
creative art at home. Who
would cover my festive
songs decades later?
FADE OUT. The End