Film Version
Main actors: John Doe, Jane Doe
Main scenes: Circular overpass, Jane Doe's home
(Circular Overpass)
(Aerial camera view) As night falls, the entire city gradually gets lost in the glow of neon lights.
(John Doe enters) A man stands on the circular overpass, blankly staring at the vehicles coming and going below. (Close-up of face) (Jane Doe enters) A woman on the other side of the overpass notices this lingering man and approaches him.
She asks: Do you need a place to stay? (Looking at a 45-degree angle)
John Doe turns his head and looks at her for a moment, without saying anything. (The scene shifts from the cigarette in John Doe's mouth to the vehicles below the overpass.)
Jane Doe looks around, confirming that there is no one nearby, and suddenly whispers: Do you want special services?
John Doe is surprised (the scene pauses on a distant Viagra billboard) (freeze frame), he turns around and seriously examines Jane Doe in front of him. She is not very pretty, but she has a good figure with curves. (Highlighting Jane Doe's body) (Slowly zooming in)
John Doe thinks for a while and asks: How much for the whole night?
Jane Doe replies: One hundred dollars.
John Doe asks again: Hotel?
Jane Doe replies: No, I have my own place. What do you say? Want to do it or not?
John Doe looks at Jane Doe several times and says: Eighty dollars?
Jane Doe thinks for a moment: Okay, eighty dollars it is.
John Doe throws away the cigarette butt and leaves the overpass with Jane Doe. (The scene pauses on the cigarette butt) (Pedestrians around move slower) (Cigarette goes out) (Cut to the backs of John Doe and Jane Doe) (Freeze frame)
(Scene transitions to Jane Doe's home)
(John Doe examines the house) The house is small, but very clean.
Jane Doe pours a cup of tea for John Doe (John Doe's gaze lingers on a photo on the wall) and says: You can take a shower first.
John Doe glances at Jane Doe, remains silent, and doesn't move.
Jane Doe thinks for a moment and suddenly understands: You can undress in the bathroom, I only earn what belongs to me.
John Doe walks into the bathroom. (Sound of running water)
Jane Doe takes off her clothes and climbs into the bed. (Her gaze lingers on the photo John Doe had looked at earlier)
(Sound of water turning off) John Doe comes out of the bathroom, drying his head with a towel, and asks: Aren't you going to wash?
Jane Doe replies: I already washed this afternoon.
John Doe takes off all his clothes and lies down on the bed.
(Due to sexual content, this part is omitted)
(The camera shifts to the window) (John Doe's panting sound and Jane Doe's moaning sound)
Both John Doe and Jane Doe lie flat on the bed, exhausted. John Doe lights a cigarette.
Jane Doe stares at the cigarette in John Doe's mouth and suddenly says: Can you give me one?
John Doe is surprised: What?
(Jane Doe makes a smoking gesture) Cigarette.
John Doe takes one from his pack, gives it to Jane Doe, and lights it for her. (The scene freezes on a photo on the wall) (In the photo, Jane Doe is lighting a cigarette for a man)
(Below is the dialogue between John Doe and Jane Doe on the bed)
John Doe: There's a question I'm not sure if I should ask.
Jane Doe: Go ahead and ask.
John Doe: I don't think you're a promiscuous woman, why did you choose this line of work?
Jane Doe: ...
John Doe: If you don't want to say, it's fine.
Jane Doe: It's not that, I just don't know how to put it.
John Doe: I know it's impolite, but I didn't mean to offend you.
Jane Doe: It's okay. Many people asked me when I first started this job, but I never told them. After such a long time, no one asks anymore, and now I actually want to tell someone. I used to be with two men. They were completely different in personality, appearance, and background, but they both did the same two things. They both said they loved me, and in the end, they both left me. One day, I was drinking in a bar and got drugged by a man. That man gave me some money before leaving. I needed to survive, and since I had no other skills, I decided to go all the way and became a prostitute.
John Doe: ...I'm sorry, I didn't know you've been through so much.
Jane Doe: It doesn't matter, it's all in the past, and I'm happy now.
John Doe: Do you hate them?
Jane Doe: I did hate them, but later I understood. They have the right to live the life they want. According to my nature, I wouldn't be able to spend my whole life with them anyway, we would eventually break up. Moreover, none of us owe each other anything.
John Doe: Have you seen them again?
Jane Doe: I met the first one once. He was holding a girl's hand shopping, saw me, greeted me, and then walked away as if we'd never met... What about you?
John Doe: What?
Jane Doe: I'm asking about your life. Of course, you don't have to answer if you're not comfortable.
John Doe: I'm similar to you. I used to have a woman, and I loved her very much, wanting to spend my whole life with her. But one day, she suddenly left without even leaving a note. About a month later, she called me, saying she was in Canada, asking me to forget her and find a girl who loves me to live together.
Jane Doe: Did she love you?
John Doe: I don't know, maybe she did. But what does loving me matter? In the end, she still left me.
Jane Doe: Are you looking for someone now?
John Doe: Yes, and more than one. But either I like her and she doesn't like me, or she likes me and I don't like her. The longest relationship I had lasted three months. Before she left, she said I was crazy and a pervert. Maybe it's true, being with them feels like being with some men, I have no feelings at all.
Jane Doe: Then why did you decide to hire a prostitute?
John Doe: I'm still young, and I have a lot of energy that needs to be released by finding a woman. But I don't want to get involved in too many troubles, so...
Jane Doe: Prostitution?
John Doe: ...
Jane Doe: Sorry, I always speak directly.
John Doe: It's okay, what you said is the truth, I am indeed prostituting.
Jane Doe: Let's talk about something else. Where do you work?
John Doe: I work as a purchaser in a big hotel in City A. This time, I came here to buy ingredients.
Jane Doe: ...
John Doe: Don't worry, the money I gave you is hard-earned, not public funds.
Jane Doe: That's not what I meant. I just find you very interesting.
John Doe: Thank you.
Jane Doe: You're welcome.
John Doe: ...
Jane Doe: ...
(Unknowingly, it's dawn)
John Doe: I should go.
Jane Doe: Are you leaving?
John Doe: Yes, I don't want to bother you anymore. Rest well.
John Doe grabs his shirt, takes out 200 dollars from the pocket, and hands it to Jane Doe. (Jane Doe looks at it)
Jane Doe: Forget it. You are the first person in years who listened to my heartaches. I didn't see you as a customer, really.
I'm very grateful for what you said last night, I can't accept this money.
John Doe smiles, gently places the money in Jane Doe's hand, and says: You are also the first person in years who listened to my heartaches. I am very grateful to you. This money has no other meaning, it's a form of compensation for you. Jane Doe doesn't say anything, clutching the money in her hand. (Close-up of her hand)
John Doe silently dresses, walks to the door, turns around and smiles at Jane Doe: Bye! Then he turns and walks out of Jane Doe's home.
Jane Doe thoughtfully looks at the money in her hand and cries. (Background music starts playing)
John Doe walks out of the residential building where Jane Doe lives, looks back, and sees a pot of white flowers blooming outside Jane Doe's window. (Close-up of the flower) (Rustling sound of leaves moved by the wind)
He bitterly laughs, hails a taxi. John Doe gazes out the window, his eyes fixed on the huge clock on the Elite Building... (The clock points to exactly eight o'clock) (The camera slowly moves away from the clock) (Background music plays: sound of waves crashing against rocks) (The camera pulls further away) (The sound gets quieter) (Suddenly the camera switches to the pot of flowers outside Jane Doe's window) (A gust of wind blows) (A petal is blown off) (The petal slowly, slowly drifts to the ground)
(Freeze frame) (Theme song starts playing)
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