INTRO100

 

INTRO100

Fireworks shown and then a tilt down to show a wide shot of his house, which shows new years festivities and a table set up for dinner.  The kitchen is seen through an open door.

PREP1-600

 

PREP100

Close up of hands chopping up vegetables.

PREP200

Medium shot of Yao’s back next to a huge pile of vegetables.

PREP300

Medium shot as Yao adds some spices to his dish.  He tastes it and looks pleased.  Then he dumps in the whole container.

PREP400

Close up of hands setting the table for two.

PREP500

Close up of petals being strewn on the ground.

PREP600

Wide shot reveals petals everywhere, tons of lanterns, flowers, other lavish decorations…

PREP700

Medium close up of Yao smoothing his hair in the mirror and adjusting his clothes.  He looks up at pictures of him and Mei on wall.

PREP800

Close up of pictures.

PREP900

Yao smiles and continues grooming.  He changes his hair style repeatedly.  Yao hears a knock on the door.

MEI1-800

 

MEI100

Medium shot as Yao opens the door and Mei (his date) is there smiling. 

 

Mei gives Yao a hug.  He squeezes her too tightly.

MEI200

Wide shot as Yao pulls a chair out for Mei and sits her down and walks inside.

MEI300

Yao brings out the appetizer and also sits down. Fireworks go off.

MEI400

Medium close up of as Mei points out the fireworks to Yao.

MEI500

Close up of Yao, his eyes reflecting the fireworks in the sky.  His face lights up with an idea.                                                

 

Wide shot as he grabs a hanging firework and sticks it on Mei’s plate. 

MEI600

Close up of Mei’s face.  She laughs in a friendly way.

MEI700

Medium shot as Mei tastes the food, looks overwhelmed by the space, smiles with her eyes watering, and pushes the plate out of the way.  She leans in to kiss Yao, but his eye’s have followed the motion of the plate and he doesn’t notice.  He looks worried and he runs in to get the next dish.

MEI800

Close up of Mei’s face looking disappointed.

MAIN1-400

 

MAIN100

MS as he comes out with the main course, grabbing fireworks as he enters and sticks them in the food.

MAIN200

He sets the food on the table and lights the fireworks.

MAIN300

CU of Mei’s face as she looks concerned and eats cautiously and she leans as far away from the dish as possible. 

MAIN400

Seeing her lean away, he goes to get dessert.

CAKE1-1200

 

CAKE100

Medium shot as he runs into the kitchen.  He brings out a cake completely covered in firecrackers.

CAKE200

Close up of Mei’s eyes getting really big and frightened.  Deathly frightened. 

CAKE300

Medium shot of Yao lighting the first firecracker.  She puts her hand on his shoulder in fear and shakes her head.  He nods and points at the cake.  He is oblivious to her fear.

CAKE400

Close up of the fire crackers lighting up the cake in a spiral.

CAKE500

Close up of Mei’s face frozen in fear.

CAKE600

Shot of cake.

CAKE700

Close up of Yao’s excited face.

CAKE800

Shot of Cake.

CAKE900

Cake blows up.

CAKE1000

Medium shot and as the smoke clears, it is revealed that Mei has lost her eyebrows and hair.  She wipes cake off her face and storms out. 

CAKE1200

Yao is left standing, looking pathetic with cake dripping off his face. Transition to black.

SORRY1-400

 

SORRY100

Yao is in front of Mei’s door with a huge pile of flowers.  Because of the flowers, he must ring the doorbell with his foot.

SORRY200

Mei opens the door and looks concerned.

SORRY300

Yao sees her reaction, and tosses all but one rose away and hands it to her.

SORRY400

Mei accepts the flower and she gives him a kiss.