FADE IN
Act 1
INT. STUDIO - 14:00
Smartphone ringing, PETER takes the call.
CALLER (from phone): Mr Cheung, this is "Fat Boy".
PETER: Yes...How's my red coupe?
FAT BOY (from phone): The good news is that the refixed air-conditioning system is working well but the bad news is that we found the battery dead.
PETER: Is that right?
FAT BOY: We thought the battery was Okay too. But when we test-drove your coupe hours ago, it suddenly went dead under the rain...
PETER: Oh dear...
FAT BOY: There was an emergency... it was all fixed now...but you've to pay more for the repair...
PETER: Okay!
Act 2
INT. CAR REPAIRER - 14:30
The Fat Boy is showing Peter the replaced parts in a corner.
FAT BOY: The malfunctioned compressor, the old condenser and the thermal expansion valve...
PETER: I see.
FAT BOY: It was fortunate that we managed to find the only available compressor in town. Your coupe is too old.
Peter's nodding.
FAT BOY (Cont'd): Still, we've to make some adaptions to the connected parts...Fortunately, they work...
Fat Boy then goes to Peter's red coupe to show him the new battery as a TECNICIAN looks on.
PETER (V.O.): It would be very embarrassing for me if the battery went dead while I was driving the coupe under the rain...
Getting inside the coupe together, Fat Boy starts up the coupe and then the air conditioning.
FAT BOY: It's very cool now.
PETER: Yes.
PETER (V.O.): It's like what I felt when I first turned it on in 1989.
Having settled the bill, Peter thanks Fat Boy and the Technician before driving away his red coupe happily.
MONTAGE OF PETER'S CAR-REPAIRING EXPERIENCE
A. Yuen Long, 1976 -1980. Peter (22-26) brings a Ford Capri to a car-repairing facility.
B. Later. Peter searches for and engages multiple car parts providers.
C. Later. Peter takes some spare parts to the car-repairing facility.
END MONTAGE
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Apart from not getting good discounts, I wasted a lot of time doing that.
Recalling.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Then, I began to buy brand new cars, wanting to save the car-repairing troubles.
Pausing
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): After the initial trouble-free years, I had to bring them to the respective brands' authorized car-repairing facilities again.
Driving.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): I'd to make prior appointments in locations not that convenient to me.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): They provided one-stop service, but the examination fees and repair costs were often the highest I could get.
Driving.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): The last time I frequented the authorized car-repairers was a few years ago.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): When the genuine parts were out of stock, there wasn't much they could do.
Driving.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): The car-repairer I've been using provides one-stop service. They'd endeaour to source substitute spare parts for my old cars.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): The bill isn't cheaper than those authorised repairers as I'm often persuaded to replace parts that are still functional.
Act 3
INT. STUDIO - 18:00
Having input the prompt: "CarCare Express" in an AI art generator, Peter sees a cubist image appearing.
PETER (V.O.): My car-care need is such that I find one-stop service convenient, effective and efficient.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Frequenting a micro-sized enterprise, my old cars and me get personalized attention.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): It's also my small way to help maintain jobs for skilled technicians and non-electric car repair facilities.
Peter smiles.
FADE OUT
THE END
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