Shanghai Memories by Vanessa Chang, Anne Yien, and Jackie Lin SHANGHAI MEMORIES an Interactive Drama Live Action Freeform Role Playing Scenario written by Vanessa Chang, Anne Yien and Jackie Lin Written as an assignment in English Conversation One, an English as a Foreign Language course taught for freshmen by Brian David Phillips in the Department of English at National Chengchi University, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China, Spring Semester, 1996 - Copyright 1996 by Vanessa Chang, Anne Yien, and Jackie Lin. Richie Lee , 45, male , Chinese. Background : Public : You are the most powerful leader of the underworld in Shiang-Hai. Everyone knows that you ever had a love affair with Eyre-Yiang. Although you had separated with her for a long time, you still love her and want to retrieve her. Private : There is a deal between Joseph and you : You'll help him to get the insurance payment by stealing the rugy. And he promises to share the payment with you. However, you want to monopolize the money. Medusa Stone , 27, female, American. Background : Public: You work for Brian as a secretary since you are 22. You love your boss, but he doesn't know this. And you're willing to do everything for your boss even if you have to sacrifice yourself. Private: You know the ambiguous amour between Eyre-Yiang and Brian through investigation. And a painful experience that you can never forget ----You've been raped by the jeweler, Josephe, when your boss sent you to disscuss some business affairs with him two months ago. Louis Roberts , 32, female, American. Background : Public : You are the wife of Joseph. Joseph married you just out of your father's property. But you still love him very much. As everyone knows, you are a jealous woman. Despite of this, you are still a good mother and wife. Private : You know that your husband has a crush on a show-girl in Parliment. And you're very angry and cannot stand your husband's betrayal. Adale Issac, 25, Female, English in China. Background: Public: Yousymbol 145 \f "Times New Roman"re the daughter of a minister from England. When you were a little girl, you came to China with your father and became the neighbor of Eyre-Yiang. Now you are the assistant of Richie. Private: YOU ARE THE KILLER!!! You and Eyre-Yiang are lovers.You know that Eyresymbol 145 \f "Times New Roman"s father owes much money to Joseph, and he prisons her gather and imposes her to be Briansymbol 146 \f "Times New Roman"s mistress as a business spy on sly. Because you want to protect Eyre from Josephsymbol 145 \f "Times New Roman"s control, you kill him. Brian Reeves, 36, Male,American. Background: Public: Yousymbol 145 \f "Times New Roman"re a charming, rich, and gentle buinessman. You run a trade company and the Pauliment Night Club in Shiang-Hai. Eyre-Yiang is your mistress,and you love her deeply though you have a wife in the U.S. Yousymbol 146 \f "Times New Roman"ll do anything you can to please Eyre. Private: You hate Joseph because since you were classmates from elementary school to college, you competed eith other. And he was always superior to you. Until now, he is still an opponentof you in business. You swear that one day, you will defeat him. ·¨·R¡A(Eyre Yiang),23 years old,female Background: 1.Public-- You are the most popular show-girl in Parliment night club,famous for your beauty and accomplishment.Because your father owes much money to Joseph you have no choice but work in the night club. 2.Private-- Because of your beauty,lots of men want to chase you.You ever had a love affair with §õ(c)_ (Richie Lee),who is the most powerful leader in Shiang-Hai(¤W(r)ü).Now, you are the mistress of Brian,who is the boss of Parliment.Actually,you are a business spy sent by Joseph.Although you can't stand Joseph,because of your father's debt you have no choice.And you are a lesbian;your lover is Adale. Clue 1: Adale 1-- Eyre showed you a letter from Kiuus worned Eyre to keep distance from her hunsband and she wound not let anyoneshare her hunsband with her. Eyre 1-- Whenever you meet Brain at his office, you can feel the hostility from Medusa. Brain 1-- Everytime when you mention your business opponet, Joseph, Medusa always shows a despised expression. Louis 1-- You find an ols man, who is Eyre's father, in the cellar of your house. And he told you that he was kidnapped by your hunsbasnd. Richie 1-- When Eyre and you were a couple, you've known that Adale is a very close friend of Eyre. You can feel the unusual relationship between them. ANNOUNCE 1 : Louis' threaten letter to Eyre .........How dare you this shameless woman seduce my hunsband! I know Joseph is now a little bit fond of you. But you'll never get him. He's forever mine-- live or dead........ Clue 2: Adale 2-- You know a secret plan of Richie Lee:He wants to monopolize the insurance payment even he has to end Joseph's life. Louis 2-- After your husband's death,you read his diary and found that he intended to get the insurance payment by making a false steal.And his partner is Richie Lee.So you suspect that maybe Richie Lee is involved in your husband's murder. Medusa 2-- You happend to see Eyre Yiang walk out of Brian's office dastardly.you feel strange because Brian was not in his office at that time. Richie Lee 2-- Adale gave you a resignation letter without explaining her reason.She doesn't come to work and you can't find her during these days.It seems that she has some unknown secrets. Brian 2-- Once when Medusa was drunk,she told something really shocked you:She was raped by Joseph few months ago.And she said that she will take a blood revenge. Eyre Yiang 2-- On the day before Joseph was murdered,Adale came to you and said,"Don't worry about your father.Everything will be allright." ANNOUNCE 2: JOSEPH'S DIARY Fri. November 20 .....I cannot help having a crush on Eyre. Her beautiful shadow is always on my mind. Oh! Suffer!.......... .....It seems that Louis has found the secret. She cried and yelled at me. She must hate me now.......... ......The finance problem of company is getting worse and worse. I can hardly bear in these days. No! I can't bear my foe, Brian, waiting to see my failure and tease me....... x...†YOU ARE THE KILLER!!!the ruby and So you kill him.JosephdiscussParliamentYlovers. Yousometimes want toMale, AmericanbusinessmanParliamentmistress, andUSeachopponent ofYangold, female Parliamentclub, famousaccomplishment. Becausebeauty, lotsyou. YouBrian, whoParliment. Actually, youJoseph. AlthoughJoseph, becausechoice. Andlesbian; your Louiswarnedhusbandanyone sharehusbandOvertimeopponentoldhusbandhusbanddeath, yousteal. AndhappenedYangdastardly youreason. Shedays. Itdrunk, sheago. AndYangfather. Everything SHIANG HAI MEMORIES OF 1945 NOTE: dEAR bRIAN: We 2just correct some typo and decide to change the killer. We think it will be more reasonable.As you know that we creat the story by ourselves.So we're sorry for that if there is any mistake. FINALLY, we've made it. We wish you have a nice SUMMER VACATION !!! GROUP 3 84501034 JACKIE LIN 84501032 ANNE YIANG 84501018 VANESSA CHANG ~ THE END ~ Richie Lee , 45, male , Chinese. Background : Public : You are the most powerful leader of the underworld in Shiang-Hai. Everyone knows that you ever had a love affair with Eyre-Yiang. Although you had separated with her for a long time, you still love her and want to retrieve her. Private : There is a deal between Joseph and you : You'll help him to get the insurance payment by stealing the rugy. And he promises to share the payment with you. However, you want to monopolize the money. Medusa Stone , 27, female, American. Background : Public: You work for Brian as a secretary aince you are 22. You love your boss, but he doesn't know this. And you're willing to do everything for your boss even if you have to sacrifice yourself. Private: You know the ambiguous amour between Eyre-Yiang and Brian through investigation. And a painful experience that you can never forget ----You've been raped by the jeweler, Josephe, when your boss sent you to disscuss some business affairs with him two months ago. Louis Roberts , 32, female, American. Background : Public : You are the wife of Joseph. Joseph married you just out of your father's property. But you still love him very much. As everyone knows, you are a jealous woman. Despite of this, you are atill a good mother and wife. Private : You know that your husband has a crush on a show-girl in Parliment. And you're very angry and asnnot stand your husband's betrayal. Adale Issac, 25, Female, English in China. Background: Public: Yousymbol 145 \f "Times New Roman"rethe daughter of a minister from England. When you were a littlw girl, you came to China with your father and became the neighbor of Eyre-Yiang. Now you are the assistant of Richie. Private: YOU ARE THE KILLER!!! You and Eyre-Yiang are lovers.You know that Eyresymbol 145 \f "Times New Roman"s father owes much money to Joseph, and he prisons her gather and imposes her to be Briansymbol 146 \f "Times New Roman"s mistress as a business spy on sly. Because you want to protect Eyre from Josephsymbol 145 \f "Times New Roman"s control, you kill him. Brian Reeves, 36, Male,American. Background: Public: Yousymbol 145 \f "Times New Roman"re a charming, rich, and gentle buinessman. You run a trade company and the Pauliment Night Club in Shiang-Hai. Eyre-Yiang is your mistress,and you love her deeply though you have a wife in the U.S. Yousymbol 146 \f "Times New Roman"ll do anything you can to please Eyre. Private: You hate Joseph because since you were classmates from elementary school to college, you competed eith other. And he was always superior to you. Until now, he is still an opponentof you in business. You swear that one day, you will defeat him. ·¨·R¡A(Eyre Yiang),23 years old,female Background: 1.Public-- You are the most popular show-girl in Parliment night club,famous for your beauty and accomplishment.Because your father owes much money to Joseph you have no choice but work in the night club. 2.Private-- Because of your beauty,lots of men want to chase you.You ever had a love affair with §õ(c)_ (Richie Lee),who is the most powerful leader in Shiang-Hai(¤W(r)ü).Now, you are the mistress of Brian,who is the boss of Parliment.Actually,you are a business spy sent by Joseph.Although you can't stand Joseph,because of your father's debt you have no choice.And you are a lesbian;your lover is Adale. Clue 1: Adale 1-- Eyre showed you a letter from Kiuus worned Eyre to keep distance from her hunsband and she wound not let anyoneshare her hunsband with her. Eyre 1-- Whenever you meet Brain at his office, you can feel the hostility from Medusa. Brain 1-- Everytime when you mention your business opponet, Joseph, Medusa always shows a despised expression. Louis 1-- You find an ols man, who is Eyre's father, in the cellar of your house. And he told you that he was kidnapped by your hunsbasnd. Richie 2-- When Eyre and you were a couple, you've known that Adale is a very close friend of Eyre. You can feel the unusual relationship between them. ANNOUNCE 1 : Louis' threaten letter to Eyre .........How dare you this shameless woman seduce my hunsband! I know Joseph is now a little bit fond of you. But you'll never get him. He's forever mine-- live or dead........ Clue 2: Adale 2-- You know a secret plan of Richie Lee:He wants to monopolize the insurance payment even he has to end Joseph's life. Louis 2-- After your husband's death,you read his diary and found that he intended to get the insurance payment by making a false steal.And his partner is Richie Lee.So you suspect that maybe Richie Lee is involved in your husband's murder. Medusa 2-- You happend to see Eyre Yiang walk out of Brian's office dastardly.you feel strange because Brian was not in his office at that time. Richie Lee 2-- Adale gave you a resignation letter without explaining her reason.She doesn't come to work and you can't find her during these days.It seems that she has some unknown secrets. Brian 2-- Once when Medusa was drunk,she told something really shocked you:She was raped by Joseph few months ago.And she said that she will take a blood revenge. Eyre Yiang 2-- On the day before Joseph was murdered,Adale came to you and said,"Don't worry about your father.Everything will be allright." ANNOUNCE 2: JOSEPH'S DIARY Fri. November 20 .....I cannot help having a crush on Eyre. Her beautiful shadow is always on my mind. Oh! Suffer!.......... .....It seems that Louis has found the secret. She cried and yelled at me. She must hate me now.......... ......The finance problem of company is getting worse and worse. I can hardly bear in these days. No! I can't bear my foe, Brian, waiting to see my failure and tease me....... x...† work for Brian as a secretary soman. Despite of this, you are sent. And you're very angry and ca e1round : Public : You are the most powerful leader of the underworld in Shiang-Hai.