3. Corruption pitfalls
Video 6 – Soccer buddies
Script of the video
Scene 1
| Time: | Morning |
| Location: | Soccer field |
| Character(s): | Tommy (senior relationship officer of a bank), Chung (manufacturer) |
| (Positioned near the goal post, Tommy sprints forward to intercept a ball, passing it to Chung who sends it flying with a powerful kick.) | |
| Tommy: | (VO) My name is Tommy. I’m a senior relationship officer at a bank. Soccer is my favorite pastime. The man kicking the ball is Chung, a soccer buddy that I met at the soccer club. He is a manufacturer of household products. |
| Tommy: | To the right… to the left... a little more... Okay! |
| (Tommy and Chung walk to the bench at the field side.) | |
| Chung: | Impressive! You’re as fit as the day you joined the club. You could take on an entire team alone. |
| Tommy: | Stop kidding. I’m getting too old even to run. That's why I'm playing the goalkeeper. |
| (Tommy and Chung rest on a bench. They take a drink from their water bottles. Chung pats on Tommy’s leg.) | |
| Chung: | I recently ordered a batch of new machines. I was thinking of applying for a hire-purchase loan from your bank. |
| Tommy: | Impressive. You must be expanding. |
| Chung: | Not at all. I’m just replacing some old machines. Even soccer players need to be replaced sometimes. |
| Tommy: | No problem. So how much are you borrowing? |
| Chung: | Around a million dollars. |
| Tommy: | Send me all the information and I’ll set it up for you a.s.a.p. |
| Chung: | Sorry to trouble you. |
| Tommy: | What trouble? We’re friends, don’t mention it. |
Scene 2
| Time: | Afternoon |
| Location: | Bank office |
| Character(s): | Tommy |
| (As Tommy examines the documents, he makes an alarming discovery.) | |
| Tommy: | (mumbles to himself) Chung manufactures household products. What does he need these machines for? |
| (Tommy inspects the invoice provided by Chung again. He quickly makes a phone call.) | |
| Tommy: | (mumbles to himself) Chung’s factory has never dealt with this equipment company before… A million dollars? Is this equipment really worth a million dollars? |
| Tommy: | (to the phone) Hello, Chung. This is Tommy. There seems to be a problem with the invoice you provided. Why don’t you come to the bank?... Lunch? Well... |
Scene 3
| Time: | Afternoon |
| Location: | Restaurant |
| Character(s): | Tommy, Chung |
| (Tommy and Chung sit opposite each other with documents laid out between them on the table. Tommy looks serious. Chung appears uneasy.) | |
| Tommy: | I read over your factory’s financial report and the invoice from the equipment company. Something doesn’t add up. |
| Chung: | Really? Is there a problem with the invoice? (takes the invoice) No, I don’t see a problem. |
| Tommy: | Are you sure? I checked out the equipment company. It can’t possibly produce a million dollars worth of products. Also, your factory doesn’t even use those machines. |
| Chung: | I... |
| Tommy: | Be honest with me. Is this a fake invoice? |
| Chung: | Tommy, listen to me. I honestly invested a lot of money in the factory recently. But now I just need to borrow some money to cover overhead costs. Can’t you just help me by turning a blind eye? I’ll repay the loan to the bank afterwards and everything will be fine. |
| Tommy: | (feeling sorry for Chung) You tried to pull a bank scam. It’s against the law! |
| (Chung takes out fifty grand and a gold watch from his briefcase and offers them to Tommy.) | |
| Chung: | This is just a small token. Call it whatever you like. We’ve been friends for over a decade. Help me out here. |
| Tommy: | What do you think you’re doing? |
| (Tommy leaves immediately.) | |
| Chung: | Wait, Tommy... Wait, wait, Tommy! Wait, Tommy! |