As the scene opens, the young man is dressed in a fairy-like costume. He tells us that he has been a fan of opera since he was a teenager, and that the performance he saw at the opera was one of the best he's ever seen. He praises the new singer, Shu-yun, for his performance. The young man asks the ring foreman at the bar where he works if he can have a drink with him, and the man says that he'll buy him a drink. He's shocked by the young singer's performance, and he wants to know what's going on between him and his father. He wants to get to know his father better, and wants to ask him something about getting to know him better