Poetically Narrated

FADE IN.

INT. OFFICE - DAY

PETER is led to an office, waiting. A framed Chinese calligraphy catches his eyes.

PETER (V.O.)

Ah! "Moving forward" !

Quite good Chinese

calligraphy. Who

wrote it?

Peter examines the red seal.

PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd)

Oh, my host!

FLASHBACK

INT. CONSULTATION ROOM - DAY

Peter chats with his DOCTOR (49).

DOCTOR

You're always on the

go. Let me recite you

a poem:

手把青秧插滿田,

低頭便見水中天;

心底清靜方為道,

退步原來是何前.

Peter nods.

PETER (V.O.)

What a wise poem!

"The paddy field is

filled with seedlings

from my hand. When

I lower my head, I

see the sky on the

water. To have inner

peace should be the

way. Stepping back

is actually moving

forward."

DOCTOR

You need to let go...

Peter nods.

END FLASHBACK

Peter 's HOST (40s) comes in.

PETER

(Pointing at the calligraphy)

I like that. The other

day, my doctor gave

me a doze of medicine...

Peter then recites: 手把青秧插滿田, 低頭便見水中天; 心底清靜方為道, 退步原來是何前.

HOST

(Delighted)

That's good! Many of

my friends have faced

setbacks recently. The

insightful poem should

be thought-provoking.

After nodding, the host chats with Peter.

EXT. ROAD - NIGHT

Walking, Peter lowers his head and surfs the web with his phone.

PETER (V.O.)

Okay, here's a link to

the poem.

Peter taps the icon: Send.

PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd)

But for the calligraphy,

I wouldn't mention the

lesson in life as

poetically narrated.

If one is engaging

and constructive,

one thing can easily

lead to another.

Pausing.

PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd)

After my retirement

from civil service,

there's no progress

in Hong Kong regarding

what I championed.

In the mainland, however,

my concept was picked

up, and my counterparts

endeavour to try.

Pausing.

PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd)

Just then, I've found

a potential success

story to prove my

concept in establishing

an IP-based capital

market in the Greater

Bay Area. The conditions

are ripe now, and we

will move forward. I

feel excited!

Sensing his arrival at a traffic light crossing, Peter stops. Looking up, he sees the green man.

FADE OUT. The End

#PoeticallyNarrated