Scene #1

Time:      Night

Location:       Restaurant

Character(s):       Keung (Food supplier), Wah (Head chef)

(Keung and Wah just finished playing Mahjong)

Wah:      (Giving 500 dollars to Keung) Here’s $500. I still owe you 5. Plus the $3000, pay you next week?

Keung:   Don’t worry about it man! Take your time.

Wah:      When will you deliver our goods? Especially the lobsters and geoducks. It’s Friday now, if we don’t get that delivery, we’ll lose a lot of business.

Keung:   You’ll get it all tomorrow! Sorry man.

Wah:      I don’t mean to nag you about it. I could ignore it if it happened once in a while but recently it’s been like this every week.

Keung:   (Sigh) It’s the flights. They’re late here late there. I’ll check it, okay?

Scene #2

Time:      Night

Location:       Outside the restaurant

Character(s):       Keung (Food supplier), Ho (Assistant chef)

Keung:   How come your supervisor is complaining so much?

(Keung gives Ho some cash)

Ho: (Checked with the cash) Hey we agreed that it was 5%!

Keung:   All my costs have gone up recently!

Ho: Then just inflate the prices on the invoice! Take some lobsters for yourself. Wah lets me receive and check the invoices. Do whatever, but don’t cut my share.

Scene #3

Time:      Day

Location:       Kitchen

Character(s):       Wah (Head chef), Ho (Assistant chef), worker

Ho: (mumbles to himself) Losbters, scallops, geoducks…

(Wah comes into the kitchen)

Ho: Hey! Wah! All good.

Worker: Here.

(Wah signs the receipts without checking and leaves the kitchen with Ho)

Scene #4

Time:      Day

Location:       Backstreet

Character(s):       Wah (Head chef), Ho (Assistant chef)

(Wah stands and speaks without a word)

Ho: Wah, don’t be upset by what I’m saying. But Keung’s supplies aren’t worth this much! I know this best, I inspect it all. But you say ok so that’s it? I get it. We’ve worked with Keung for many years, we know each other so well and that’s really good. But Keung is getting even more greedy!

Wah:      (Looks up) What’s your idea?

Ho: We could set up our own business.

Wah:      And the network?

Ho: My elder brother’s got it. He’s a seafood wholesaler. His stuff is better than Keung’s in both quality and price!

(Ho comes across to Wah)

Ho: So Wah. Are you interested in joining us? Then we could supply the seafood to the restaurant. Guarantee the food quality! Look I’m just a junior. How about this? You talk to my brother? It’s best to be your own boss – you do what you want. You can earn a lot more money. You have more money to give your daughter right?

(Wah without a word…)