Actors:
Ming: an overseas student studying Economics. He hates his major and doesn’t’t like the life he is having . He feels very upset about the school life, and feels nervous and confused about his future.
Gang: an overseas student studying Arts, he loves his major, and he has unrealistic confidence about his future. He has dreams but without competence to achieve them.
The story main line:
Ming was one of millions of overseas students. Influenced by family pressure, he had to choose a major that he was absolutely not interested. He feels bored about the school life. Right now he cannot undertake the pressure anymore, and he had to find something to distract his attention.
One day he saw on a piece of throwaway that actors were wanted for a short film, he decided to participate in this short film. When he met Gang (director), they had a nice chat. After Ming read the script, he found that this was an idiotic story with ridiculous logic. But he still wanted to continue doing this short film, he just wanted to do something, something that could take him out of the melancholy life and it didn’t matter what it was.
Then they started to shot first scene at a KTV (Karaoke Singing place), an unpredictable accident happened. Gang found his girlfriend was dating with another guy (Qiang) just next door. This was a big shock for Gang, because he loved and trusted his girlfriend so much, he was so frustrated that he even wanted to give up shotting this film. But Ming didn’t want to abandon this film, he suggested that they could rebuild the script and let Qiang be the main actor, Ming then substituted for Gang being the director. They believed by this way they can firstly revenge Gang during the shot, secondly they can move one and finish the film.
In the end of story, this film was finished. Gang had achieved his goals. However Ming went back to his normal life, he wanted to be a participant in the beginning, but in the end he was still a spectator.
This short film is trying to express this kind of depression emotion for students. By dramatic story, this film expresses the nervous and perplexed of students about their life and future.
Scene 1
Qiang came back from the bathroom, continued flirting with the actresses. At this time, Gang rushed into the room with some other guys accidentally.
Qiang: What the fuck is happening? What the fuch are you doing?
Gang: You, son of a bitch, how dare you flirting with this girl!
Qiang: Stop! You, stopping beating! We are shotting a film! Stop right now!
Gang: What the hell are you talking? I can’t hear a thing!
Qiang: We are shotting a film, shotting a film!
Gang: Shotting a film? What a fucking film you are shotting!
Qiang try to explain what are they doing, but Gang did not delieve. Gang kept punch him, in the end they put a bag on his head.
The film name, actor, and so on
Scene 2
In this scene, Qiang personate a rich guy who is entry a party, and he try to molest a girl, the girl slapped Qiang in the face.
(School party)
Gang: Your posture is wrong, look at me, lower your eyelevel, and hold tightly the stick. Remember in pool, it’s all about the angles.
The girl adjusted her posture
Gang: This is all wrong, I shall teach you this. (then he moved closer and grasped the girl’s waist. He was trying to pretend he was helping, but he was really taking advantage of the girl.
The girl struggled to free herself from Gang
Girl：You pervert! (Then hit hard on Gang’s face)
(Ming called out: cut!)
Ming: (instructing the girl) your hit is unprofessional, if you don’t do it with great force, how could you let your audience know you are trying to hit him but not just touching him?
(Repeat shotting the scene so many times and in the end, Ming’s voice over: what? You are asking what the heck we are doing. We are shotting a film, just shotting a film, nothing else…)
Scene 3
Ming: Me, a temporary director, trying to fill my empty and depressed life, with such a shitty script, with such a bunch of shitty guys.
Ming hold a notebook, he make every tick after the achievement.
1。Hit his face.
2。Stand on under the burning sun.
3。Qiang Refused by a girl.
4。Qiang Punched by Ming at Ktv.
Scene 4
The down stair of the apartment
Burning sun.
Ming: yes, just hold on with this posture, that’s exactly what I want.
Qiang hold the flower and looked up the window of girl. The girl closed the window. 1-2 hours after all flowers were burning. Qiang was burning as well.
Scene 5
In the school, Qiang tried to date with a girl by refused.
He tried to buy a lunch for a girl by refused.
He tried to send a girl home by refused.
Scene 6
The last one tick.
Ming: Next scene, it’s the girl’s birthday, you guys are going to the Karaoke to celebrate. You guys, drink and laugh, I don’t care what you are laughing at. Gang and the girl, you guys are trying to make out.
After they shot this scene, Qiang feel that the actress are interested in him, and he try to talk with director and find the way date with her.
Gang: Hi director, do you think the girl is interested in me?
Ming: (whispering to Gang) I guess you could be right.
Gang: (laugh with treacherously) Can I ask for a favour? Can you help me out for this?
Ming: Alright buddy, we are leaving. And we are handing over this girl to you now.
Gang laughed again innocently.
After this conversation
Ming gives Gang a call
Ming: Everything went smoothly, it’s your show time now.
One week ago
Scene 7
Ming: Going to class, going home, have dinner, watch TV, looking for part-time job (switching between scenes of Ming’s life) these are all I have done during my study in this foreign country. I don’t know what exactly I am doing every day, but I know this is not I want, I have to stop, I have to find a thing to make me stop this life.
At this moment, I have found something to do. (Ming find a a piece of throwaway and he gives Gang a call)
Scene 8
Gang: How do you think? Isn’t my script well-written? (then Ming got too drunk and fell).
Ming: Actually I didn’t tell him then that this is the worst story I have ever seen. I didn’t tell him because I didn’t want to destroy it, because it was the only thing I can do.
They stared to prepare everything and stared to shot.
Scene 9
XXX KTV
Ming comes to the KTV, and celebrates the girl birthday. During the shot, they drink and laugh, they look like so happy.
Gang: Cut! Not elegant, not elegant enough. Didn’t you say you have experience in acting?
Ming: Exactly, I have participated in a drama production in primary school.
Gang: alright alright. I have enough. Let’s try to have another shot, elegant you understand? You are the “elegance-man” from now on.
Come on, elegance.
At this moment, Ming is attracted by another window.
Ming: Come on, come on and see!
Inside of this room, Gang’s girlfriend date with a guy(which he is Qiang) Gang try to rush into the room, and Ming stopped him.
The day after
Scene 10
Ming didn’t want to abandon this film, he suggested that they could rebuild the script and let Qiang be the main actor, Ming then substituted for Gang being the director
Gang: I had enough, I am not doing this anymore. Buddy, sorry I have to do this to you. (Smoking)
Ming: … I am wordless. (silence for a few seconds)
Ming: Are you sure you want to end here?
Gang: I am so sorry, I am not in the mood to do this anymore.
Ming: What about your girl friend?
Gang: …. (silence) no idea, I have no idea indeed.
Ming: What about this, I become the director now, and you try to look at it from the positive side. This is just part of our life, and you have to deal with it and move on. I promise to solve your problem.
Gang: (look at Ming suspiciously, and took a deep breath.)
Right now the story connect with scene 1
Scene 11
Gang’s home
Gang: come on and wake up.
Qiang: (waked up slowly)
Gang: have you get it?
Qiang: sorry mate we are making a film, really. If you don’t believe you can give my director a call.
Gang: Really? Making a film? By you? Are you sure you are not from the primary school’s drama society? Let me make it clearly to you, you were making out with our girl, do you want to refresh your memory again?
Qiang: Brother I promise I haven’t made out with your girl. We were really just making a film, how can I let you believe?
Gang: (frustrated) what a fuck are you talking about? What bloody film are you making? Making a film or making out with my girl? (and started as if he wanted to hit Qiang).
Ming: Our film lost in the competition without suspense. Gang and Yi went back together again. Everything went back as before, and I went back to my normal life too. The whole thing ended ridiculously, as its ridiculous start. I still have no idea what I have done with the whole thing. I realise, I have always wanted to be a participant in life, and however I always ended up as a spectator.
Interview (Overseas student, what are they true feeling about overseas life)
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