ALL practice basic forehand.
Little MIMI included.
Her mother walks around.
WATCHING.
SUPER: SUMMER 2016
INT. ARENA - SHANGHAI AMERICAN SCHOOL - DAY
A venue full of TEEN SPECTATORS.
Red, white, black, brown, and yellow.
A huge sign above reads:
"HIGH SCHOOL CHAMPIONSHIP 2016"
A PING-PONG TABLE in the center of the court.
A TEENAGE GIRL in a school cheerleader outfit emerges with a paddle.
BOYS go crazy.
                         SOME BOYS
                MIMI...!! I love you!!
                        OTHER BOYS
                Will you be my girlfriend?!!
She SMILES and BOWS to the audience.
BOYS go crazier.
GIRLS look at each other.
ROLL their eyes.
SUPER: SUMMER 2018
INT. SHANGHAI UNIVERSITY OFFICE - DAY
QUIET. EMPTY.
MIMI's mother sits at the table.
In front of A MAN IN BLACK, 50s.
                       MAN IN BLACK
                        (in Mandarin)
                Missus Li, we are proud to have
                MIMI in our school. She is an
                amazing student and athlete.
                However, the leadership has
                chosen to drop her from the
                table tennis team.
