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00:00The story starts with a cheerful student named Joe.
00:05Joe is in the third grade of high school and is loved by his classmates because of his bright and friendly personality.
00:12One day, after a school trip to the planetarium, Joe and his classmates were on the bus ride back to school.
00:19When they arrived, Joe got an email saying he had won first place in a national story writing competition.
00:25He was so happy and excited.
00:27But as Joe was about to cross the street, he didn't look carefully and was hit by a car.
00:32Sadly, Joe passed away.
00:34After Joe's funeral, all his friends at school gathered to pray for him.
00:39Losing such a cheerful friend made everyone feel very sad.
00:44A week later, after the school festival, a boy named Pei stood in front of Joe's picture.
00:49Pei was a new student who had only been at the school for a month.
00:52He didn't talk much to others and hadn't made many friends.
00:55Joe was actually Pei's only friend.
00:59As Pei looked at Joe's picture, he remembered the first time they met.
01:03At his old school, Pei was often bullied by other kids.
01:06He never had any friends and felt very alone.
01:10One day, he decided to stand up for himself.
01:12But the fight got him in a big trouble and he was expelled.
01:16A few months later, Pei started fresh at a new school where Joe was a student.
01:20On Pei's first day, he introduced himself to the class and was told to sit in the empty seat next to Joe.
01:27Joe, being his cheerful self, immediately started talking to Pei and introduced himself.
01:33Pei, who wasn't used to kindness, was surprised that someone wanted to be his friend.
01:38But because of all the bullying in his past, Pei felt awkward and told Joe not to act so friendly.
01:44Joe didn't get upset.
01:46He just smiled and changed the topic.
01:48After Joe was gone, Pei went back to being quiet and alone, just like before.
01:53He didn't have any friends at school anymore.
01:56One morning, during class, someone from an art university visited the school to talk about a short film competition.
02:02The competition offered a big prize.
02:05The top 10 winners would get accepted into the university without needing to take a test.
02:10Most students didn't seem interested, but Pei was.
02:13Since his grades weren't great, Pei thought this could be his chance to go to college.
02:18Even though he didn't know anything about making films, he decided to join the competition in secret.
02:23That afternoon, in the cafeteria, the event organizer explained the rules of the competition.
02:28Pei learned that before making a film, he had to write a short story.
02:31The organizer also said that to win, the story needed to touch people's hearts.
02:37And it would be even better if it was based on a true story.
02:40When Pei saw Joe's picture, he got an idea.
02:43He wanted to make a film about Joe.
02:45But since they had only been friends for a month, Pei didn't know much about Joe's life.
02:49So, he started interviewing other students to learn more about him.
02:53At the school library, Pei looked through the yearbook and found Joe's life motto is
02:58Imagination is more important than knowledge.
03:00Reading those words gave Pei the motivation to keep going.
03:04That night at home, Pei sat down to write the story.
03:07He thought about his short memories with Joe and started typing.
03:11But after an hour, he only had written two words.
03:14Feeling stuck, he watched the videos of the interviews with Joe's friends, hoping for inspiration.
03:20Even after hours of trying, Pei only managed to write two more sentences.
03:23Frustration started to take over, and Pei felt like giving up.
03:29Then, Pei remembered that Joe had once talked about a story he wrote.
03:33Luckily, Pei still had Joe's hard drive, which Joe had accidentally left on the bus.
03:38When Pei opened the hard drive, he found Joe's story called Fireworks and Stars.
03:43The story was about a parallel world where there was another version of Joe.
03:46After reading the story, Pei got an idea.
03:50Instead of struggling to write a new story, he decided to use Joe's story for the film.
03:55Pei thought no one would know who the real author was since Joe was no longer around.
03:59He changed the author's name to his own and sent the story to the competition organizers.
04:04The next morning, Pei was thrilled to hear that the story had been accepted.
04:08Now, he had to figure out how to turn the story into a short film.
04:12While thinking about it, a girl named Bokei from another class approached him.
04:17She had heard that Pei wanted to make a film about Joe and offered to help as the camera operator.
04:22At first, Bokei thought the film was meant to honor Joe's memory.
04:26But when she found out that Pei was only making the film to get into college, she felt disappointed.
04:31Bokei believed Pei was using Joe's name for his own benefit.
04:35Before Pei could explain, he was suddenly called to the principal's office.
04:40When Pei met with the principal, he was shocked to see Joe's mom there too.
04:44She had heard about the plan to make a film in memory of her son.
04:47Joe's mom was deeply touched and said she fully supported the project.
04:52As a token of appreciation, she gave Pei a collection of Joe's photos
04:56and even offered to donate 50,000 baht from Joe's life insurance money to help with the film.
05:01Hearing this, Pei started sweating nervously.
05:04What had started as a small idea to get into college had now turned into something much bigger.
05:10When Pei tried to refuse, Joe's mom began crying and begging him to continue.
05:15Feeling guilty and pressured, Pei reluctantly agreed.
05:19That afternoon, during an assembly in the school hall,
05:22the principal announced the special film project to honor Joe,
05:26which would be presented at the graduation ceremony.
05:28While the principal was talking, Bokei came up to Pei and confronted him.
05:32She warned Pei that if he went ahead with the film,
05:35she would tell everyone the truth that Pei wasn't making the film to honor Joe,
05:39but to win the competition and get into college.
05:42With a serious tone, Bokei told Pei it would be better for him to quit before his secret came out.
05:48Her threat left Pei feeling torn and unsure of what to do.
05:52Soon after, the principal called Pei up to the stage.
05:55Pei hesitated but decided to make a speech.
05:58However, instead of telling the truth, Pei told everyone he was Joe's closest friend.
06:04He spoke with enthusiasm, saying the film was inspired by Joe's final story
06:08and promising that it would touch everyone's hearts.
06:12After his speech, Pei overheard Bokei planning to meet Joe's mom to tell her the truth.
06:17Panicking, Pei rushed to stop her.
06:19When he was about to return the money and confess everything,
06:23the sad look on Joe's mom's face made him hesitate.
06:27Not wanting to disappoint her, Pei and Bokei decided to stay quiet.
06:31Later, Joe's mom invited Pei and Bokei to her house.
06:35She welcomed them into Joe's room.
06:38As soon as they entered, Bokei couldn't hold back her tears.
06:41The memories of her late friend made her feel deeply sad.
06:46While everyone was silent, Pei, still unsure about how to make the film, asked Bokei for help.
06:51The next day, Pei didn't just work with Bokei.
06:54He also recruited four students from the audio-visual club.
06:57At first, they didn't want to join, but when Pei promised them a laptop as a reward,
07:02they quickly agreed.
07:03Once the team was complete, they divided tasks that Bokei became the camerawoman,
07:08Pei the director, and the others helped with editing and preparing props for the shoot.
07:12Before starting the filming, they took a group photo as a memory.
07:16After the photo session, Ping, the head of the club, asked who would play Joe's character.
07:21Since Ping looked the most like Joe, Pei casually suggested Ping take the role.
07:26Although he was reluctant at first, Ping eventually agreed and even shaved his head to match Joe's look.
07:32Soon after, Pei read out the first scene of the script.
07:36Since the theme of the film was sports, Bokei suggested that Joe should be shown as a ping-pong player in this scene.
07:42Everyone on the team loved the idea and quickly agreed.
07:46Day by day, they kept filming following the ideas from Joe's story.
07:50From being an astronaut to a spy, they worked hard and finished every scene.
07:55Finally, only the last scene was left.
07:58This scene was about saying goodbye.
07:59During their discussion, Pei suggested filming it at a playground with all of Joe's classmates.
08:06He also proposed using fireworks as a symbol of farewell to make the moment more touching.
08:11The team loved the idea and approved it.
08:14That night, the crew decided to stay overnight at school.
08:18While Pei and Bokei were alone, Bokei started sharing her story.
08:22She told Pei that she and Joe had been best friends since middle school and were very close.
08:26But one day, Bokei accidentally told their classmates about the girl Joe liked.
08:32This made Joe upset and their friendship fell apart.
08:35Sadly, they never spoke again before Joe passed away.
08:39With tears in her eyes, Bokei said she regretted not being able to apologize to Joe.
08:44Pei comforted her and thanked her for helping with the film.
08:48This moment brought them closer as friends.
08:50A few days later, the final school exams began.
08:54Before the exams, Pei sent the film file to the competition organizers using his phone.
09:00When the film received praise, Pei felt more motivated.
09:04But during the exam, Pei skipped it and decided to focus on writing the script for the next scene instead.
09:09A week passed and the exams were finally over.
09:13Pei and his classmates were taking photos for the yearbook.
09:15During the preparations, a boy named Ohm, who rarely came to school because he was often sick, showed up to join them.
09:23Ohm used to sit next to Joe in class.
09:26As they talked, Pei and Ohm shared memories about Joe and realized they had both been close to him.
09:32After school, Ohm invited Pei to his birthday party on Sunday.
09:36When the day came, Pei asked Bokei to go with him to the party.
09:40At the event, Ohm found out that Pei was making a film about Joe.
09:44This reminded Ohm of a story he had written long ago.
09:48When Ohm shared the story, Pei and Bokei were shocked.
09:51It was exactly the same as the story Joe had written.
09:54They realized that Joe had actually stolen Ohm's story.
09:57Ohm then explained that he had late-stage cancer and that Joe had been the first person to read his story.
10:03Ohm shared how when Joe visited his house, Joe was amazed by the story and even suggested that Ohm enter it into a competition, saying it was good enough to win.
10:12But Ohm had been too discouraged, believing he didn't have much time left to live, so he didn't bother entering.
10:19Without telling Ohm, Joe had secretly taken the story.
10:22That night, on the way home in a taxi, Pei and Bokei felt uneasy.
10:28Pei was disappointed to learn that Joe, who everyone thought was kind and honest, had actually stolen someone else's work.
10:34Even though they didn't know why Joe did it, Pei thought stealing was wrong no matter the reason.
10:39He started worrying that if the film was shown at the farewell event, the truth about Joe might come out.
10:45This wouldn't just damage Joe's reputation, but also affect the whole film team.
10:50Bokei shared the same concern, and they both felt troubled.
10:53When Pei got home, he couldn't stop thinking about his film, and whether he should finish it or not.
10:59After a long night of thinking, he made a decision.
11:03The next day at the playground, just before filming, Pei announced that he would change the main character's name in the film.
11:09He decided to rename the character Ohm, even though the character still looked like Joe.
11:14Hearing this, Bokei was upset.
11:17She reminded Pei that they had all agreed the film was supposed to honor Joe.
11:21But Pei stood firm, saying his decision was final.
11:25He even told anyone who disagreed to leave the project.
11:28Bokei felt hurt but stayed silent.
11:31That night, after the playground closed, they prepared to shoot the final scene.
11:36Since they only had one chance to film, Ping suggested Bokei handle the camera.
11:41But Pei insisted on filming it himself, even without Bokei's help.
11:45While waiting, Bokei absentmindedly opened Joe's hard drive.
11:49Looking through old photos of her and Joe from middle school, she couldn't stop her tears.
11:55The filming went smoothly, but later that evening, Pei got news that Ohm's health had worsened and he was in the hospital.
12:02The next night, after the film was edited, Pei and Bokei visited Ohm.
12:06To cheer him up, Pei showed him the finished film on a TV.
12:10Ohm was moved to tears, thanking them for the film, saying it gave him hope to keep fighting.
12:15Hearing this, Pei felt a sense of relief.
12:19However, during their visit, Pei realized that Bokei had taken his hard drive.
12:24He quickly ran after her.
12:26When he caught up, they had a heated argument.
12:29Bokei insisted that the original film about Joe should still be shown, but Pei refused.
12:34The argument escalated until Bokei angrily threw the hard drive onto the road, where it was crushed by a passing car.
12:41Furious, Pei shouted that he never wanted to see Bokei again.
12:45Bokei didn't say a word and quietly walked away, leaving Pei standing there in anger.
12:51When Pei got home, he panicked.
12:54The deadline to submit the film for the competition was the next day at noon, but his hard drive was destroyed.
13:00Desperate, Pei tried to make a new film using photos of Joe.
13:04He worked all night, but the film wasn't finished in time.
13:07Pei missed the competition, and with it, his dream of going to college slipped away.
13:12At school, while his friends celebrated their graduation and prepared to enroll in top universities, Pei felt sad and kept to himself.
13:21During a meeting with Ping, Pei handed over a flash drive containing a simple film for the farewell event.
13:27To Pei's surprise, Ping told him there was a backup copy of the original film on his computer.
13:32Pei felt a wave of relief and thanked Ping deeply.
13:36That evening, as Pei was heading home, he saw the girl Joe liked with another boy, holding hands and looking happy.
13:44The sight made Pei remember the school field trip.
13:47On the trip, before heading back, Joe had received a love confession from the girl he admired.
13:53Joe was overjoyed and couldn't believe he was now in a relationship with her.
13:58At the time, Pei had been resting on a nearby bench and overheard their conversation.
14:02Seeing Joe so happy made Pei smile.
14:07On the bus ride home, Joe told Pei all about his new girlfriend.
14:11Pei was surprised but also touched that Joe, who he had only known for a month, chose to share such exciting news with him first.
14:18It made Pei feel like Joe already considered him a close friend.
14:22Caught up in the moment, Pei shared a video on his phone of his ex-girlfriend and opened up about his past.
14:27The two talked for the rest of the ride, sharing stories about relationships and their feelings.
14:33At school, Joe received an email saying that his story had won the competition, along with a prize of 100,000 baht.
14:41But Joe chose not to take the prize.
14:43It turned out that his real goal in entering the competition was to showcase the work of his best friend, Om.
14:49At that moment, Pei realized he had misunderstood Joe all along.
14:54Thinking about these memories, Pei looked up at the sky and imagined a parallel world where he and Joe were still together.
15:01In his heart, he wished Joe were still alive.
15:04The next day, at the school farewell event, Joe's mom came to watch the film Pei had created.
15:10Before showing the film, Pei gave a short speech.
15:13Wanting the film to be original and not use Om's story, Pei stayed up the previous night, redoing the film.
15:20He made it using photos of Joe and told a simple story about Joe's dreams for the next 10 years.
15:26Although many students were disappointed that the much-anticipated film was just a slideshow presentation,
15:31for Joe's mom, Bokeh, and Joe's close friends, the film carried deep meaning.
15:37The farewell event ended with a heartfelt speech from Bokeh.
15:40A few months passed. One day, Pei started his new job on a film set.
15:46On his first day, he was surprised to see that Bokeh was also working there.
15:50When they met, they caught up and shared how they had been doing.
15:54In that moment, Pei felt grateful.
15:56Even though he couldn't go to college, thanks to Joe, he now felt excited about chasing his new dream.
16:02Pei was determined that one day, he would become a famous director.
16:06As he imagined Joe, standing in front of him, Pei silently thanked Joe for being his friend.
16:13And with that, the film ends.
16:15The moral lesson from this film is never steal someone's work,
16:19or you'll end up with no college, no hard drive, and a very angry camerawoman.
16:23The moral lesson from this film is not equal to Bokeh.
16:28But before we do, we have to do a story and make it clear,
16:30but we have to do a story and make it clear.
16:32But we have to do a story.
16:35Let us know what we will do to do,
16:37and I believe we will be talking about it.
16:39All we have to do and we will do a story.
16:41And we will come back to and wait to do a story.
16:44We will be a story.
16:46I believe we will come back to the story.
16:48We will come back to, and we will come back to the story.
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