Already Tomorrow in Hong Kong Page #5

You know, they said

it was 120 for both.

- 80.

- -No?

- 80.

-She's tough.

We're gonna walk away

empty handed.

That's the thing about

negotiating,

you have to be okay

to walk away.

Okay.

We'll buy it here

for 120.

How do you do that?

You gotta work on

your negotiation skills.

I'm terrible.

Like, if they say 125,

that really means,

like, 10.

160, 160.

-No, not selling.

-160? 170.

- 180.

150, you're screwing

this whole thing up.

Whoo!

-No.

-It feels like the Batmobile.

Wow.

160. Do you want it?

-160?

-Yeah!

Yah!

There's some

cute little trinkets.

Wait, this is...

This is moos like Jagger.

Wait, this is mine,

too.

-You designed this?

-Yes, I did.

Where did you--

where did you get these?

-What are these doing here?

-Very cute.

-Yeah, they are very cute.

I designed them.

-He's totally ripping me off.

-Well, um--

do I call the police?

You can take it

as a compliment.

You know you've made it

when you've been ripped off

in China.

They're cute. Cute.

It's a deal?

-Very cheap.

-They're very cheap.

-Yeah, real cheap.

-Very good.

Okay.

Yeah, you're right.

It's a silver lining.

-Hey man,

do you have the lady ba-ba?

-Okay, thank you.

-Thank you.

-'Cause I can't find

that anywhere.

We're not gonna

support that.

All right.

This is the place.

Yum.

Really looking forward

to this fresh crap.

Hmm?

Oh.

- Don't worry about that.

This is great.

- Thank you.

Oh, my god.

-I love this.

-Told you.

I know.

I was really hesitant first,

but this is--

this is really good.

Mm, it's really good.

-I can see that you like it.

-Mm-hmm.

-You know how I can tell?

-How?

Because you have it

all over your face.

-Did I get it?

-No. Other side.

-Other side.

-Did I get it?

No. Here.

Hold on.

It's been driving me crazy.

I think I got it.

There you go.

-Thank you.

-Yeah.

-I'm sorry.

I'm a messy eater.

Hey, to eat politely

is not to eat at all.

Oh, is that another

Josh quote?

-It is.

-Hmm.

Yours truly.

So, do you come here often?

Ah, it sounds like

you're hitting on me.

I used to.

-Not so much anymore.

-Yeah, why not?

I don't know, um, Sam doesn't

really like it that much.

-Sam is your--

-oh, sorry, Sam,

she's, um,

that's my girlfriend.

Sorry. Yeah.

- Yeah.

-Samantha.

-Not her kind of place?

-No, not really.

She likes, um,

more like,

Sushi and French places

-with ceilings

and comfortable, seats...

-Air conditioning?

Yeah, air conditioning.

Expensive bills.

Sounds like

a delicate flower.

No, no.

She's um--

she's tough as nails,

actually.

How?

She grew up in China,

not-- not poor, but,

kinda poor,

but she managed to--

make her way through college

on a--

on a full scholarship

to u penn.

-That's really impressive.

-Yeah, she's worked really hard

to get to where she's at.

What does she do?

She's a banker.

-Hmm.

-Yeah.

Okay.

And how did she take

you quitting your job?

Oh, you know...

Uh-oh.

-Not so good, huh?

-Yeah.

Like--

for someone like her

who's worked so hard

for every opportunity,

I think it's difficult

for her to understand

why someone would just

throw it all away.

-Well, you're not throwing

it away, technically.

-Yeah. I know I'm not.

But--

it's an ongoing discussion.

I guess.

All right.

I've had a couple beers,

I'm gonna say something

i usually probably

wouldn't have.

-So please

don't be offended.

-Okay.

I just think

it's a little weird

that she doesn't

understand

why you want

to write, or--

or why she doesn't come

to one of your favorite

restaurants.

Well, do you and Greg

agree on everything?

No, we don't,

but you know,

we've been together

long enough

where we've kind

of ironed out

those important things.

"Those things,"

meaning what?

You know,

it's not just about

likes, or dislikes.

It's about supporting

each other through

your goals and dreams.

She supports me.

I don't want to give you

the wrong impression

that she doesn't

support me.

It's--

hat's another thing

i can't seem to get used to.

What?

Oh.

You get to a place

where you don't even notice.

I can't imagine

not noticing.

Sorry.

Should we get out

of here?

Hey, so-- I'm--

I'm really sorry

about before.

I didn't realize

that you and Sam

were so serious.

We've only been going out

for two years.

-Two years is a long time.

-It's not that long.

It's long enough

for the two of you

to hit

milestones together.

I guess.

Did you guys do the whole

meet-the-parents thing?

She's met mine,

yeah.

But, you haven't met hers?

They don't know I exist.

It's complicated.

They're not crazy about

their daughter dating a gweilo.

But, no, I mean, things--

things are good with us.

Overall.

She's got a lot

that she wants to accomplish

career-wise.

Neither one of us

is really ready

to settle down yet.

Plus,

she's a little younger.

How much younger

is a little younger?

- Does it really matter?

Josh.

Which birthday

was she celebrating

when we first met?

-24th.

-24th.

Yeah. I'm not

that much older, okay.

-Ooh, so typical.

-What?

I-- you're-- you're

practically

a decade older,

but that's okay.

So, it's not like I'm one

of these 60-year-old guys

chasing

around 20-year-olds.

Yeah, not yet.

But how do you think

it all starts?

Okay,

what is the right age

that I should

be dating, then?

Let's see--

I would say

if you're 35,

late twenties,

early thirties,

hmm.

How old are you again?

That has nothing

to do with this

conversation.

Just-- just curious.

How old are you?

-I'm 30.

-Oh.

How age-appropriate.

Do you know anything

about cantonese opera?

Nope.

Are they any good?

- I don't know.

These are your people.

This is your

cultural heritage.

-You should know this.

-I don't know anything

about Chinese opera.

Well,

from one starving

artist to another,

I should probably

tip her.

Aw, that's very

nice of you.

Thank you.

It's kind of catchy.

Yeah, it's grown on me.

So, when are you gonna

take your own advice

drop the Teddy bears,

and open up a clothing

boutique, huh?

I don't know.

I think I may stick with

singing animals for a while.

-Really?

-Yeah.

You know, for a long time

i held fashion in

such a high regard,

but it was actually

much more difficult

constructing

a three dimensional toy

than it is a piece

of clothing.

Huh.

I just don't think

that I appreciated it

because I didn't really

spend a lot of time

in the factories,

-but now I do.

-Huh.

-Because last year,

you were kind of--

-what? Above it all?

Hmm. Yeah.

- Shut up.

Well, you know,

i used to dream of like,

seeing my designs

at Bergdorf's and barneys,

but, now I get to see it

at every Wal-Mart,

and drug store chain

in the country.

Hmm.

They buy quantity.

Exactly.

This one time,

i was at walgreens,

I saw this father buying

one of my toys

-for his daughter--

-uh-huh.

It actually, like,

brought a little tear

to my eye.

I know,

it's super cheesy, but--

it's not cheesy,

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