Your Big Break

Seek
by Leo Li (Yo-Chung Lee)

This story is an adventurous story about a college student,Richard, find some ancient envelopes by chance while cleaning his deceased grandfather's house. Every envelope included an old and incomplete cloth.Richard detects those clothes are all part of a map, and there's an conspicuous emblem ---VOC (Vereenigde Oost-Indische Compagnie).
Richard is curious about his grandfather and family,he decides to seek the target on the map finally.

1.INT. Classroom -Day

Everyone is ready to get home after finally bell.

John
Hey,buddy.We'll have a football game later, would you come to join us?

Richard
Thanks,but I have to help my parents to clean my grandfather.You know, he just pass away and lefted lots of thing for us... maybe some parts is not for us.

John
Oh... I'm sorry, If you need somebody, just call me, but I hope is not today!

Richard
It's OK, I can handle these.See you,All Blacks!

2.INT. Grandfather's house -Day

Richard and his dad moves a sofa just now

Richard's Dad
Son, would you please clean up your grandfather's room?

Richard
Sure... easier than this.
(Richard go to the room.)

In the room, Richard picks up books on the floor.Suddenly, an old envelope drops to the floor.Richard opens it carefully and there's an incomplete cloth in it.Richard takes the cloth to the desk, doubting what it is.Soon Richard find another 4 same old envelopes on the bookshelf,below the bed ,within a book and in a bedside cupboard.However, there's one special envelope because a golden pearl included.

Richard
Looks like a puzzle...
(Richard begins to put togetther. )

Richard seeks those clothes are all parts of a map,the map is including a hole and an conspicuous emblem ---VOC.

Richard looks the small hole and the golden pearl onthe right hand, he combines pearl and hole.

Richard
Is that a treasure TARGET ? Why grandfather had this ?
(Richard calls John)

3.EXT. a football field - Day

John is taking a rest.The mobile phone rings .

John
Hey, buddy, you say you won't call me,don't you?

Richard
Nevermind. I found something interesting, would you want to go with me on sunday?

John
But I.....

Richard
Lunch ,I'll treat.

John
Sure! Why not?

4.EXT a waterfall - Day

Richard and John stand on land above the waterfall and wondering.

John
You sure is this place?

Richard
AH... I have google twice before leaving
(Richard look down for a moment)

Richard
Maybe we should jump.

John
What? NO,no,no....you just pay me a lunch.

Richard
It's ok, we have played bungie jumping...
(Richard pulls John's arm )

John
Wait! We have no rope this time...
(Richard pulls John jumping together)

John
NO !!!

Richard and John fall into a small lake but soon they are taken to a hole by water.

(Richard climbs up the floor and breathes deeply)

Richard
John! John! Where are you?

(John climbs up the floor after Richard's calling,choking and having a bad caugh soon.)

John
I want three free meal !

Richard
Sorry, I'll give you ten for free.

John
No! I was almost drowned for one.Ten will call the end of the world !

Richard
Look!
(Richard seems to find something, and John turns on the lighter.)

There's an ancient sailing boat in front of them.Richard cautiously approached the boat and find a shabby V.O.C. flag .

Richard
We did it! Here's the right target on the map!

John
( low-spirited )
You'd better pray that there's a priceless treasure on this boat, or else I'd love to burn this map.

Both of two enter the cabin.Everything decayed in the cabin but an exquisite iron box on the desk.

Richard notices the iron box is incongruous with the desk,obviously someone put it on later.

Richard
Give me the light, please.

John lights the box.Richard opens the iron box and there are one letter and a golden pearl in it.Richard take the letter and read it for a while. Richard put the letter back to the box,and both of two leave the boat.

5.EXT. car-DAY

John drives embarrassingly. Richard is silent next to him,looking out of the windows and thinking deeply.

6.EXT.forest -DAY

Car pass the forest.

An Aside (Grandfather)
My little boy, I believe that you have find what I left for you,it's not easy to find, right?

7.EXT. a bay -DAY

Driving car on the road.

An Aside (Grandfather)
Did you have fun for this trip?

8.EXT. champaign -Day

Driving car on the road.

An Aside (Grandfather)
Keep in mind ,always stay young and adventurous spirit.When you feel upset in growing, just look around the land.

(3 or 4 landscape in NZ. )

God! This land never grow old, like the golden pearl,virtuous in silent, shine in rolling.

(Sports, HAKA ,fishing scenes)

8.EXT. Richard's home -Dusk

John
OK, time to say goodbye and... you owe me 10.

Richard
Got it. Oh, I found a new map from the iron box, would you want to...John! Hey,John!

(John run away to the car as soon as possible. )

End
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Leo , LI
A college student
major in information and communications
interested in filmmaking, cook.
Blog:
http://www.wretch.cc/blog/bestcoldjoke