[The table in front of him is rectangular. He moves a few things aside—oh, here's something smaller that resembles a rectangle with buttons! He leans forward to pick it up.]
[He takes the remote, inspecting it for a second before showing it to Shang Qinghua again. He taps the power button without actually pressing it, more as a demonstration than anything else.]
The first step is to turn on the television. Like this.
[Pressing the power button now! And turning on the TV, presumably. What's playing?]
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Is this it?
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[Moving forward, so he can take a closer look at the remote when he picks it up.]
Most remotes are labeled in some way or another. What do you see written on the buttons?
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It's another language. Some of it is familiar, but . . .
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A demonstration would be better. How do you use it?
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The first step is to turn on the television. Like this.
[Pressing the power button now! And turning on the TV, presumably. What's playing?]
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It's pure static. Maybe the TV is broken. Shang Qinghua cants his head to the side.]
. . . I don't get it!
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It's normally not meant to work like this, I assure you.