New Year Wishes

1. FADE IN.

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3. Act 1

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5. INT. BEDROOM - 00:15

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7. Ignoring phone notifications, PETER goes to bed.

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9. PETER (V.O.): I believe they're New Year wishes after the countdown.

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11. Peter pulls a quilt.

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13. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Any new year is just another going-on.

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15. INT. STUDY - 10:00

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17. Tapping iMovie on screen, Peter checks his movie projects and finds My Very Best Wishes.

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19. PETER (V.O.): I've shot some video clips for this.

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21. Pausing.

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23. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): How significant are wishes?

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25. Peter edits a project.

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27. Act 2

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29. INT. SITTING ROOM - 11:30

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31. Peter is checking a lengthy mail.

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33. PETER (V.O.): It's from my Australian friend.

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35. Reading.

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37. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Since 2001, he has been sharing his family stories for the past year with me and wishing me and my family well on Chinese New Year day.

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39. Pausing.

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41. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): In 2000, I gave him some advice about his family and he has been updating me.

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43. Reading.

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45. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Great to know how his family has developed from one stage to another.

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47. Recalling.

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49. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): He and his family visited us and I reciprocated.

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51. Pausing.

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53. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): He loves cars much more than I do. He maintains his 60-year old Jaguar E convertible and contributes to car magazines.

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55. INT. DINING ROOM - 12:00

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57. Peter and his WIFE are having fried turnip cakes and chicken congee.

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59. PETER (V.O.): My late first mother-in-law used to prepare them for us when we did our New Year visits.

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61. Pausing.

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63. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): My son will pay us a visit soon and we'd have another round.

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65. Later. Peter, SON and his wife are having fried turnip cakes and chicken congee again.

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67. SON: May the New Year bless Dad & Mom with health, wealth and happiness.

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69. Son gets red packets.

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71. PETER: With health, wealth and happiness etc follow.

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73. Later, Peter sees his son off.

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75. EXT. ROADS - 18:30

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77. Peter is driving his wife and KAJI, the family pet.

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79. PETER : Despite the pandemic, I still think it right to pay New Year visits.

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81. Pausing.

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83. PETER (Cont'd): Our families' senior members are getting very old.

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85. His wife nods.

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87. PETER: Last year, we didn't pay any New Year visits.

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89. His wife doesn't respond.

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91. PETER (V.O.): My second mother-in-law passed away in Jan 2021.

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93. Pausing.

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95. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Traditional culture is that unlucky ones should avoid mingling with others during festive times.

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97. Thinking.

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99. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Health trumps all. We shouldn't let sickness make us realise the value of health.

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101. Peter drives on.

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103. Act 3

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105. INT. BEDROOM - 23:30

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107. Peter is checking phone notifications.

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109. PETER (V.O.): More New Year wishes to me and my family.

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111. Peter replies with his My Very Good Wishes music video.

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113. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Fantastic things can happen. It all starts with a wish.

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115. Pausing.

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117. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): But the way to make a wish happen is to begin doing.

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119. Peter goes to bed.

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121. FADE OUT

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123. THE END