JOHN HOPPER
SCREENPLAY
BY
GILBERT MBEH
FADE IN
INT. UNKNOWN BUILDING – CONFERENCE ROOM –
DAY
Conference room. A group of
men in suits seats around the long table.
BIG MONEY, POWER.
Open files in front of each
of the men. All eyes focus on the large 32-inch Plasma TV suspended at the end
of the table. There is a man standing next to the screen with a remote control,
his name Gilbert.
He presses it.
John Hopper photo fills the
screen.
GILBERT
His name’s John Hopper, what you see here
is his most recent photo. He has been our
worse nightmare for the last eight months.
People go to him for advice or favors;
he likes to fufil the needs of those who
simply ask for help--- unlike people
like us, swollen with pride.
MEETING
CHAIR
What do we know about him?
GILBERT
Well, at age nineteen, he constructed
his very own satellite, sent it to
space, and now he can access the
internet where-ever he is and how he
please, cost free. A small majority
of his friends are from foreign countries.
He is also the proud owner of a three-year
old schnauzer. After high school, he spent
most of his time designing web pages,
writing peotry, and composing music.
MEETING
CHAIR
How do we find him?
GILBERT
As far as we know, he is an
adventurer of sorts, people watch him
come and go like a swift summer breeze.
He felt in love with the clouds, but it's
never everlasting. Listen Chairman;
Hopper is the kind of guy you go to
war with, and definitely not the guy
you wanna go to war against.
MEETING
CHAIR
What do you mean
Gilbert?
GILBERT
What I mean? We’ve
got to bring him
in….
MEETING
CHAIR
You mean join him!?
GILBERT
Unfortunately we can’t beat him sir.
So far, he has been the architect
of all what has kept all of us
in this room puzzled for the last
eight months. He is a guy who
understands that change would
not occur, without the acceptance
of all qualities, beleifs, and
aspects that the change will bring.
MEETING CHAIR
(With a stern voice)
What else can we do?
GILBERT
Nothing.
The entire board recapitulates over the whole
discussion, then.
MEETING CHAIR
How do you find him?
Gilbert smiles at the meeting chair, as he does.
FADE OUT.
