The Breeze & I...

1. FADE IN.

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3. Act 1

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5. INT. SITTING ROOM - DAY

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7. PETER is responding to some Quoran answer requests. We hear an oldie from a internet radio.

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9. PETER (V.O.): I heard the oldie's instrumental music in the 1960s. I don't know it's a song with lyrics. What is its title?

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11. We hear a male singing voice:.. the breeze and I.

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13. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): The Breeze and I!

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15. Surfing the web with his smartphone, Peter taps an icon and we hear a female singing voice.

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17. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): This isn't it.

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19. Peter taps another icon. We hear a male voice singing.

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21. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): It's Bing Crosby song...

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23. Then, we hear Spanish lyrics.

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25. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): The song I heard earlier doesn't have Spanish lyrics. Let me try again.

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27. Act 2

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29. INT. SITTING ROOM - CONTINUOUS

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31. Surfing the web again, Peter taps on a video clip.

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33. PETER (V.O.): I can't resist to watch the gossip story of the late Pearl Au Ka Wai. She was one of my favourite Cantonese actress.

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35. Watching.

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37. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): I didn't know the late tycoon Henry Fok was one of her admirers. He founded the Fok Ying Tung Research Institute. I visited it twice before the pandemic.

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39. Finished watching, Peter taps on another video clip.

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41. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): I want to learn about the gossip story of the late Di Na or Tina Leung. In the 1960s, she was a sexy symbol and was as popular as Bruce Lee.

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43. Watching.

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45. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): While I was working in the Castle Peak Hotel, she had a film set there. My colleagues tried to get a glimpse of her. She had thousands of admirers.

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47. Surfing the web again, Peter taps on a video clip the third time.

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49. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): I don't know why Chow Yun-fat, the actor who played the King in the film Anna and the King, divorced his first wife soon after their marriage.

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51. Watching.

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53. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): In 1998, I invited him to appear in my Department's function and he accepted. My wife volunteered to escort him and his wife to the venue.

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55. Recalling.

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57. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): When I was a primary school pupil, I read lots of gossip stories. My Mum bought tabloids every day.

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59. Peter then taps on a video clip depicting a record. We hear a male voice singing: The breeze and I are saying with a sigh...

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61. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Ah! This is it!

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63. Peter checks the small prints on the record device.

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65. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): The record was released in 1940. The vocal chorus was by Bob Eberly.

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67. Checking a chat group notification, Peter sees an image of an identification card.

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69. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): My sister shares our Mum's journalist identification card, issued on 1 Sept 1955.

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71. Recalling.

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73. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): I was just a little over 1 year old then. My late Dad was a photographer of the Chiu Yin Newspaper.

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75. Recalling.

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77. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): He had all the photography gears. We had a dark room at home.

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79. Checking.

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81. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): The address registered in the journalist identification card was correct.

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83. Pausing.

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85. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Then, my Dad would take me to the harbour-front newspaper office from time to time. President Chiang was kind.

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87. Recalling.

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89. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): I enjoyed watching the Yaumati ferries mooring and feeling the harbour breeze.

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91. Recalling.

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93. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): My Mum would occasionally complain about my

94. Dad's photo sessions with starlets.

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96. Sighing.

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98. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): My Dad passed away 10 years ago. I miss him a lot.

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100. Act 3

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102. EXT. OCEAN CENTRE CAR PARK - NIGHT

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104. Peter, his WIFE and their PET are enjoying the harbour night.

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106. PETER (V.O.): The pre-War building used to house the Chiu Yin Newspaper was long gone.

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108. Peter captures the moments with his handheld devices.

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110. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Gossip stories are more popular than before. I note the large number of views of the online ones.

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112. Pausing.

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114. PETER (V.O.)(Cont'd): I've thought about producing authentic documentaries for willing elderly.

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116. Pausing.

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118. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): But even for myself, mining of interesting stuff takes time. And one's number of heartbeats isn't infinite.

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120. Peter takes a deep breath.

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122. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Yes, the breeze and I are saying with a sigh.

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124. FADE OUT

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126. THE END