FADE IN.
Act 1
INT. STUDY - 09:20
PETER receives a price alert.
PETER (V.O.): Oh, the stock price of 0511.HK has gone to its record low in 30 years?
Peter taps the Hang Seng HK App on his smartphone screen.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): I bought the stock as the media company's late CEO was a philanthropist.
Recalling.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): His Foundation has made the Shaw Auditorium at HKUST possible. That's admirable.
Peter checks his investment history of the stock.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): On Oct 18 this year, I bought my first lot at HK$6, and then at lower prices on Nov 16, 17 and 19...
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Let me offer to buy at HK$5. It can't go that low.
Act 2
INT. STUDY - 09:43
Hearing: Ding! Peter checks the phone message and sees: Order fully fulfilled..
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): OMG! What's happening to the media company?
Peter checks the stock's performance via Yahoo!Finance.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Around Feb 2000, investors were willing to pay as high as HK$85.250 for one share. It started strong.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Anything wrong with its revenue streams now?
FLASHBACK
INT. CONFERENCE ROOM, LAW REFORM COMMISSION - NIGHT (1990)
Peter is having a discussion with an expatriate GENTLEMAN.
PETER: Do you think if Hong Kong should introduce a law to protect the creativity of performers?
GENTLEMAN: Definitely not. They're directed. They act like puppets. They don't deserve any copyright-related rights.
RETURN TO PRESENT
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): The gentleman was a TVB manager. I did recommend some performer protection as a law reform option. It enhanced performer's bargaining power somewhat.
FLASHBACK
INT. TVB STUDIO - 07:30 (1990s)
Before the "Good Morning Hong Kong" backdrop, Peter (30s) is being interviewed by ANCHORS live.
INT. LIFT LOBBY, QUEENSWAY GOVERNMENT OFFICES - 09:00
Seeing Peter waiting. SOMEONE can't control his outburst.
SOMEONE: I just saw you on TV .
Peter nods and smiles.
RETURN TO PRESENT
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): It was a popular news programme. I shared some observations as a part-time international law lecturer. I was quite autonomous and wasn't paid.
Thinking.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Anything wrong with the media company's value propositions? Who's the person in charge now?
Peter researches with his smartphone.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Oh, is he in charge now? He's quite a creative person. I engaged him a few times while he was with the Hong Kong Performing Artistes Guild.
Thinking.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): My wife has been a great supporter of TVB dramas, whether new or old.
Peter reads a commentary on his smartphone.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): A potential competitor turned to e-commerce and its worth is now four times larger than the media company.
Thinking.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Like any drama, now is the-dark-night-of-the-soul beat for the media company.
Act 3
INT. STUDY - CONTINOUS
Peter checks the stock's financial graphics on his smartphone.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): For a going concern, once its value has gone rock bottom, the other way is up.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): I've had negative gains but I believe they would turn positive before long.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Drama doesn't happen by itself. The media company creates it and I associate with it.
DAYDREAMING SEQUENCE
A. After performing at the Shaw Auditorium at night, Peter receives a stock price alert.
B. Peter checks the message and sees the stock price of 0511.HK has gone to its record high...
END DAYDREAMING SEQUENCE
. FADE OUT
THE END
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