Tomorrow Never Dies Page #6

She laughs. His hand goes beneath the sheets.

BOND:

And what do you call these? The Gang

of Two?

JENNY WU:

(smacking his hand, laughing:)

Stop it!

BOND:

I was just getting to the interesting part!

JENNY WU:

We've already done the interesting

part. Do you forget?

BOND:

Remind me.

He moves to roll on top of her, but she pushes him off, teasing:

JENNY WU:

Sakwa!

BOND:

Is that Mandarin, or Cantonese?

JENNY WU:

Mandarin. You jerk.

(tousling his hair)

I'm late. I have to get dressed.

She hops off the bed, leaving frame. Bond settles back on the

headboard, ready to enjoy the view... When his CELL PHONE RINGS.

BOND:

(lightly)

Hello -

(catching himself)

Hello.

INT. M'S ANTEROOM - MI-6.

MONEYPENNY, at her desk.

MONEYPENNY:

Hello, James. I hope I'm

interrupting something important.

INT. OFFICE - (INTERCUT AS NECESSARY)

(Jenny has a leg on the bed, pulling on a full Victoria's Secret

outfit:
Nylons, garter/suspenders, bustier, etc.)

BOND:

Not at all, Moneypenny. I was just

brushing up on a little Chinese.

(In the background, Jenny insists "I am not little.")

MONEYPENNY:

I'm sure she is, James. But I'm

afraid you'll have to 'kiss off' the

rest of your lessons this afternoon.

BOND:

(mock chagrin)

Moneypenny... Here I was, finally

getting a feel for a new tongue -

MONEYPENNY:

Four o'clock. M will meet you in the

conference room.

Bond watches with amusement as Jenny Wu slips a Graduation-type gown

over the lingerie. No dress.

BOND:

4:
30. It may take me a little longer

to wrap things up here.

MONEYPENNY:

Four o'clock. Don't be late.

BOND:

(hanging up:
)

Tsi tien, Chien-penny.

ON MONEYPENNY:

MONEYPENNY:

Ah, James. You always were a cunning

linguist... Au revoir, mon cher.

Moneypenny hangs up, looks up, and blanches: M is standing there.

MONEYPENNY:

Don't ask.

M:

Don't tell.

(walking away)

I don't want to know.

INT. HALLWAY - OUTSIDE JENNY'S OFFICE - OXFORD -

Bond and Jenny Wu emerge from the office. (She's still in the gown.)

They pass a flock of young students:

STUDENT:

Good afternoon, Professor Wu.

JENNY WU:

Good afternoon.

(then to Bond)

Are you sure you can't stay for the

lecture?

BOND:

I can't. But I did enjoy the dress

rehearsal.

She gives him a wry glance, opens a door to a lecture hall.

JENNY WU:

Tsi tien, Mr. Bond.

BOND:

Tsi tien, Professor Wu.

She exits; Bond walks off, passing underneath a WALL MOUNTED TV SET.

ON THE TV SET - The HNN Globe Logo - The Harmsway News Network -

spins into view, followed by:

HNN ANCHOR:

You're watching HNN, the Harmsway 24

hour news network. Coming up:

(mortise shot of:)

Valentin Zukofsky's stunning victory in

the Ukrainian Presidential elections...

(mortise shot of:)

Live coverage of the latest HNN

communications satellite launch from

Xichang (shi-chung) China... And -

(mortise shot of:)

A special report on the situation in

Hong Kong, since the Chinese take-

over from Great Britain.

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