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Decision Makers

Writer's picture: Peter K F Cheung SBSPeter K F Cheung SBS


  1. FADE IN


  2. Act 1

  3.  

  4. INT. BEDROOM - 9:00


  5. Sitting up in bed, PETER scrolls through his Facebook feed and sees a black-and-white image.


  6. PETER (V.O.): Oh, that was the Central Theatre at Queens Road Central. When I was a kid, my Dad and Mom took me there.


  7. Peter continues to scroll.


  8. PETER (V.O) (Cont'd): As a domain name dispute settlement panelist, I've to submit a decision next week, but I'm procrasinating.


  9. Peter continues to scroll.


  10. PETER (V.O): And I haven't done any daily lesson in foreign languages yet.


  11. Tapping the Doulingo app, Peter begins to learn Korean.


  12. PETER (V.O) (Cont'd): And after maintaining my daily streaks, I'd better come up with a better draft of my decision.


  13. Later, Peter opens his laptop and edits a draft decision carefully.


  14. Act 2

  15.  

  16. INT. PUBLIC SWIMMING POOL - 16:00


  17. Crowded. Peter avoids bumping into OTHERS.


  18. PETER (V.O): Perhaps, I'd go swimming in the sea.


  19. Later, Peter queues up for a bathroom vacancy.


  20. PETER (V.O) (Cont'd): On second thought, I'd swim as I wait.


  21. Peter returns to the poolside.


  22. EXT. RIVERSIDE PARK - 18:00


  23. Peter and his WIFE are walking KAJI, the family pet.


  24. PETER (V.O): Since I've revised my decision, I've been thinking how to perfect it.


  25. WIFE: As our babe has already obeyed the call of nature here, let's go home early.


  26. PETER: Yes, we're hosting a New Year dinner gathering with your sisters and cousins.


  27. INT. RESTAURANT - 20:00


  28. Peter, his wife, her SISTERS and COUSINS sit around a table, having dinner.


  29. PETER: I think we'd talk about our March trip to Busan together...


  30. WIFE: I've already sent all the draft itineary...


  31. SISTERS: We'll just follow the young ones...


  32. PETER: Can we have dinner together on the eve of our daughter's wedding?


  33. SISTERS: We can make it...


  34. PETER: Then, we've to make reservation for the party...


  35. COUSIN#1: I once spent seven days in Busan...


  36. Cousin#1 shows Peter some photos and video clips of Busan.


  37. PETER: Wow, you know Busan well! Do you think that's an tourist attraction for all ages.

  38.  

  39. COUSIN#1: I went there alone and enjoyed it....

  40.  

  41. COUSIN#2: I love Busan too...I've seen cherry blossoms there.


  42. PETER: Another highlight of our trip is to see Jinhae Gunhang Je...


  43. COUSIN#2: I visited it once. We can spend a day there; but getting there isn't easy.


  44. PETER: We've already booked a coach good for 20 passengers and a Chinese-speaking tour guide...


  45. Sisters show their thumbs up.


  46. PETER (Cont'd): Should we have dinner in Jinhae or back in Haeundae-gu?


  47. WIFE: Do we have to decide that now?

  48.  

  49. PETER: Our party isn't small, I just want to make the right decision.


  50. COUSIN#1: We can ask the tour guide's opinion...


  51. COUSIN#2: Yes.


  52. WIFE: Let me ask the guide in due course.


  53. PETER (V.O): Perhaps, the most difficult decision is the decision to act.


  54. Pausing.


  55. PETER (V.O) (Cont'd): In the age of information, is ignorance a choice?


  56. Act 3

  57.  

  58. INT. BEDROOM - 23:00

  59.  

  60. Peter inserts an AI drawing titled: "Decision Makers..." to a draft on his laptop.

  61.  

  62. PETER (V.O): In both professional and personal contexts, decision making requires careful cnsideration and thoughtfulness.


  63. Thinking.

  64.  

  65. PETER (V.O) (Cont'd): Decision-makers aren't limited to professionals; they can include relatives and anyone possessing the knowledge and experience to contribute effectively.


  66. Reflecting.

  67.  

  68. PETER (V.O) (Cont'd): More importantly, the quality of my life ultimately depends on the quality of my decisons.


  69. FADE OUT

  70.  

  71. THE ENDD



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