SUPER: WEEKS AGO
INT. KOREAN RESTAURANT - NIGHT
A PAIR OF HANDS are folded in the lap.
MIMI sits at the table.
She's DRESSED TO KILL.
Across from her is Jack.
A WAITRESS is standing by.
                            JACK
                        (to waitress)
                I want tofu with spicy ketchup.
                          (to MIMI)
                What do you want?
                            MIMI
                          (to him)
                I want breakup.
Jack's and the waitress' jaws DROP on the table.
                         WAITRESS
                           (nods)
                Whenever you're ready--
She FLEES the scene.
                            JACK
                        (in Mandarin)
                You wanna be with him...
                            MIMI
                        (in Mandarin)
                Every day.
                            JACK
                       (in Mandarin)
                Why?
                            MIMI
                        (in Mandarin)
                Jack, I don't care if your father
                is a top government official. It
                doesn't matter to me if you have
                two master's degrees. And I don't
                even care if you are the next Jack Ma--
He RAISES his eyes.
                            MIMI
                        (in Mandarin)
                When I was with him... I was free.
He FREEZES like a puppet.
                            MIMI
                        (in Mandarin)
                I want my existence back.
She GETS UP.
NODS to him.
                            MIMI
                        (in Mandarin)
                Thank you. Take care.
INT. TABLE TENNIS CLUB, FOUNTAIN VALLEY - NIGHT
MOMO's lips touch MIMI's left ear.
                           MOMO
                         (whispers)
                Where's the tiger mama I used
                to know?!
SLOW MOTION:
Suddenly, she HUGS him tight.
He HUGS her tight.
Her lips TOUCH his right ear.
                            MIMI
                     (whispers in tears)
                Tiger mama is desperate for
                her tiger papa. MOMO, I missed
                you so bad. I want you by my
                side...
END SLOW MOTION.
INT. JACK'S WHITE TESLA SUV - NIGHT
Holding her iPhone and ping-pong bag, MIMI hops in.
Jack LEANS IN to kiss her.
She TURNS AWAY.
                            MIMI
                        (in Mandarin)
                I have philemaphobia--
                            JACK
                        (in Mandarin)
                Kissing phobia? No wonder.
                I thought you're just shy.
                            MIMI
                       (in Mandarin)
                I never kissed anyone.
INT. MIMI'S ROOM - NIGHT
Her mother's face appears on the iPhone.
                      MIMI'S MOTHER
                        (in Mandarin)
                MIMI, have you eaten yet?
MIMI grins.
                            MIMI
                   (whispers in Mandarin)
                Ma, tomorrow he'll be mine
                forever...
                      MIMI'S MOTHER
                       (in Mandarin)
                Huh? Who?
MIMI covers her shy smile.
                            MIMI
                   (whispers in Mandarin)
                The one and only future son
                in law of yours!
                      MIMI'S MOTHER
                Aiya...
                            MIMI
                         (whispers)
                I will ask him at the beach--
                      MIMI'S MOTHER
                        (in Mandarin)
                Fuiyoh... That's too fast--
                            MIMI
                        (in Mandarin)
                Don't worry, ma. I already know
                the answer. But he must confess.
                Or kiss.
                      MIMI'S MOTHER
                        (in Mandarin)
                MIMI, we don't always get what
                we want. Things can go wrong--
                            MIMI
                       (in Mandarin)
                I've never lost, ma. Nobody
                can stop me.
                      MIMI'S MOTHER
                        (in Mandarin)
                What a cocky princess...
MIMI laughs.
                            MIMI
                        (in Mandarin)
                Genuine arrogance is better
                than fake humility, ma. Your
                princess will bring her prince
                home tomorrow.
INT. MOMO'S GARAGE - DAY
MOMO and MIMI stand face to face.
                           MOMO
                To achieve the possible, we
                must attempt the impossible.
                I know it costs money, and
                money is power. But money is
                actually the weakest form of
                power.
                            MIMI
                What is the strongest power?
                           MOMO
                Freedom.
                            MIMI
                That's why governments
                build prisons?
                           MOMO
                Creative minds like ours take
                freedom. Without it, we don't
                exist.
                            MIMI
                And there's no fear in freedom?
                           MOMO
                           (nods)
                Money is just a tool. Freedom
                is the goal. It's the only condition
                for our happiness.
INT. AIRBNB MIMI'S ROOM - DAWN
MIMI wakes up in her cami pajamas.
Sits on her bed.
Stretching and yawning.
INT. AIRBNB FAMILY ROOM
She steps out.
Finds MOMO sleeping on the couch.
His BLANKET is on the floor.
SMILING, she tucks him in.
INT. AIRBNB FAMILY ROOM - DAY
MOMO steps out of his room.
                         MIMI (O.S.)
                Ohayo...
His eyeballs ROLL UP and DOWN.
And UP again.
MIMI's face shines like the sun in the morning.
Wearing her red YUKATA.
And her PING-PONG SHOES.
EXT. MISSION DRIVE, SOLVANG - DAY
In her yukata, MIMI walks around downtown with MOMO.
Eating ice cream.
Shopping.
HAND IN HAND, crossing the street.
People smile and WAVE to her.
INT. HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN MUSEUM, SOLVANG
MOMO and MIMI enter together.
Smiling, read a book together.
She becomes the center of attention for VISITORS.
EXT. GAS AND FOOD MART - NIGHT
MOMO opens MIMI's door.
Smiling, offers her a hand.
Smiling, she takes his hand.
He wraps his arm around her waist.
HAND IN HAND, they walk inside.
INT. MOMO'S CAR - NIGHT
He's sleeping in his reclined seat.
She's WATCHING and smiling.
In slow motion, BRINGS her face closer.
Her lips TOUCH his right eye.
EXT. MIMI'S PORCH - NIGHT
MOMO carries sleeping MIMI in her yukata.
INT. MIMI'S ROOM
She's asleep in bed.
On the floor, MOMO's watching the sleeping beauty and smiling.
In slow motion, BRINGS his face closer.
His lips TOUCH her right eye.
INT. JAPANESE RESTAURANT, LOS ANGELES - NIGHT
MOMO and MIMI eat ramen.
Three smiling waitresses in yukata come up.
Give MIMI a nod.
Sing "Happy Birthday" in Japanese to her.
Singing along, MOMO smiles to her.
It's all SMILES and BLUSHES on her face.
                            MIMI
                They're beautiful...
                           MOMO
                Happy birthday, tanjoubiÂ
                omedetou, shengri kuaile,
                MIMI...
                            MIMI
                You remembered...
                           MOMO
                           (smiles)
                What is it about you that I
                don't remember?
She turns away.
SMILING SHYLY.
                           MOMO
                Welcome to the club, MIMI.
                Now you're a young adult.
                            MIMI
                Young adult?
He nods.
                           MOMO
                         (whispers)
                In America, as a young adult,
                you can drink alcohol, go to
                strip clubs, and last but not least...
Frowning, she BRINGS her face closer.
                           MOMO
                         (whispers)
                Watch adult movies, legally!
They're both GRINNING and BLUSHING.
                            MIMI
                MOMO, you're flirting with
                me...
                           MOMO
                No I'm not.
                            MIMI
                     (points to his nose)
                Yes you are.
                           MOMO
                     (points to her lips)
                Yes you are--
                            MIMI
                No I'm not.
They STARE at each other.
Pointing to each other's face, they chuckle together.
INT. MIMI'S ROOM - NIGHT
Her mother's onscreen.
RED-FACED.
                      MIMI'S MOTHER
                        (in Mandarin)
                Where in the world does a mother
                let her child spend the night with
                a stranger?! Only in America?!
                            MIMI
                        (in Mandarin)
                Ma, we will have two separate
                rooms. I am a young adult now
                and he is not a stranger--
                      MIMI'S MOTHER
                       (in Mandarin)
                Are you crazy?! You just met
                last month--
                            MIMI
                        (in Mandarin)
                Ma, I may be spoiled but I am
                not like that.
                      MIMI'S MOTHER
                       (in Mandarin)
                I don't know what to say any-
                more.
                      (shakes her head)
                            MIMI
                       (half-whispers
                        in Mandarin)
                I trust his heart, ma. Like you
                trust papa's heart...
The mother falls silent.
Takes a long breather.
                      MIMI'S MOTHER
                        (in Mandarin)
                You take good care, okay. Don't
                forget to eat enough.
                            MIMI
                        (in Mandarin)
                I will, ma. So will he.
(Episode 12 or the finale will be back this weekend)
