FADE IN.
Act 1
INT. STUDY - 16:30
Having done two screenshots, PETER attaches them to a What'sApp message.
PETER (V.O.): After the closing of the stock market today, I've something concrete to report to my accountant friend.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Days ago, my friend shared with me an expert's article on how to build a stock portfolio from scratch.
Peter counts the days on the smartphone calendar.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): On the 20th day of my stock investment project, I had lunch with her and her husband who is also an accountant. They remarked that I dared to take risk.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Today is my 24th day of my project execution. I didn't have a plan. I just do it. Today, the stock market is down.
Act 2
FLASHBACK
INT. SITTING ROOM - 10:00 (Earlier)
Smartphone in hand, Peter is checking his Watch List and Investment List.
PETER (V.O.): My portfolio is a diversified one, from yield stocks to growth ones. I've also bought stocks based on my sentiment.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Days ago, I bought shares of KMB. My late Dad was its employee. And today, I've ordered to buy a lot of Star Ferry shares.
Hearing Ding! Peter checks the message.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Done! As an elderly, I've been taking free ferry rides.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): If the market is rising, my day's gain will increase automatically. As I mean to invest, I won't to take my profits until the bear market has turned to a bull one.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): If the market is falling, I'll buy more shares at lower prices than I previously paid, averaging down the overall prices of my purchase of the relevant stocks.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): That's how I turn a threat into an opportunity. I did that with Alibaba. I didn't know how low it could go in the volatile market.
Recalling.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): My wife was smart to sell her Alibaba lots yesterday. She'd use the profit to pay for a new iPad Mini.
Checking screen mini-graphs.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): The market is rising now. Let me go swimming and see how much I'd gain in about an hour.
EXT. CLUB SWIMMING POOL - 11:30-12:30 (Earlier)
Cloudy. A few souls. Peter swims leisurely.
PETER (V.O.): Swimming in a pool is so safe.
Later, Peter enters a bathroom.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Days ago, while bathing in the beach bathroom, I stepped on a loosened metal drain grill and cut my foot.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): I recall, at home, I opened a small box of Band-Aids and used one adhesive bandage. But when I needed a replacement, I couldn't find the box.
Getting his smartphone, Peter checks the Yahoo! Finance App.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Oh, my daily gain has become negative. The rising market has taken a downturn.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): But my half-day loss decrease just a little on my total gain.
INT. STUDY/KITCHEN - LATER (Earlier)
Peter is searching for something.
PETER (V.O.): I still can't find the Band-Aid. Let me have some pineapple to cheer me up.
Opening the fridge, Peter sees the Band-Aid box inside.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Oh dear, I've become obsessed with my stock investing project.
Having applied the adhesive bandage to his foot wound, Peter checks his What'sApp messages.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Oh, my accountant friend shared with me something. It was last week! I've been so preoccupied with my stock project.
RETURN TO PRESENT
Act 3
INT. STUDY - 17:00
Peter checks the Hang Seng index on his smartphone screen.
PETER (V.O.): Today, it's 118.49 points (0.45%) down.
Recalling.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): I've learned to accept huge losses that financial advisers and fund managers had done for me.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Since my retirement, I've hated to see the balance of my bank accounts, as they keep going down.
Peter checks his investment summary.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): My today's gain is 0.09%. It isn't much; but it's great.
Peter smiles.
FADE OUT
THE END
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