Belgica Page #3

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Ten days? It looks good.

It's very nice. Really.

You can always call me. If anything

changes. Or about something else.

Goodbye, gentlemen.

I'll come with you, Mr Schollaert.

No, it's fine, I can find my own way

out.

Can we do something about that?

What have we got this room for then?

It's ridiculous.

- I thought the exit at the front...

- I thought it was strange from the start.

- I thought it was very strange.

- We'll find a solution.

Oh yeah? How?

Come on, Jo.

Or the Volkswagen?

Yeah, it's from 1989.

But... it's an excellent model.

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

- I can give you 75.

- Come on, buddy.

- 75.

- Be serious, come on.

- 76.

- Come on, be serious.

- You're ripping me off. 77.

- You're ripping me off. Come on.

- 78.

- 100,000. Come on.

No, that's my limit. 78.

Sorry, Frank, but that's my highest offer

for your shares.

- Seeing as it's you.

- I really can't go any higher.

- OK, fine. How shall we do it?

- I can give you 18 now.

Frederic, please.

We're not doing it like that.

Those cars have to be sold first.

I can only give you the rest later.

Agreed?

Hello, Mr Schollaert?

Frank Cannoot here from the Belgica.

I went to see Schollaert.

He knows how to reject something

but not how to solve something.

- What did you say?

- I said:
"Bruno..."

I was allowed to call him Bruno.

"Suppose there are 180 people in

there"

and something happens

and 100 people rush outside in a

panic,

"then the 80 people inside

are covered?"

Do you get my reasoning?

He says:

"OK, I can give you that margin."

- And then?

- Jo, if I say I'll solve something,

- I solve it.

- Is it solved?

- Is it solved?

- Everything for Noah's ark, buddy.

Brilliant!

I say to him:
"You are coming to

the opening, Bruno, aren't you?"

"I don't know, am I invited?"

I say:
"Of course."

"Bruno, we're going to have

a cage full of naked women."

You look really cool.

Really, really cool.

Where is the party? Where is the party?

Where is the party?

Yeah, baby, sure.

Hello, Mother.

I love you. I love you.

It's going to explode.

Take it easy. Don't push.

Hey, no pushing, pal.

Goddammit.

Get out. Go home. Go home.

Calm down. F***.

It's OK.

Grab him, grab him.

Outside! Take him outside!

In the storeroom. In the storeroom.

Inside. In. And you're staying there

till the cops arrive, pal.

- We'll keep him locked in here.

- Right.

Be serious a moment.

You know, really it's...

We don't exactly want to report him.

It's not about that. It really isn't.

I mean...

Everyone can have too much to drink

but what we want

is for him to at least pay for

the damage he caused.

And it's not the first time

he has been here.

We're not doing anything wrong?

Go on.

- We're busy, guys.

- Davy.

- May we...

- No problem.

We're going.

It's not the first time

he has smashed up the place.

He has broken the light before.

I'm now wondering

what we should do about...

I think the man has more reason

to report you.

Locking up people is a criminal

offence.

It's a serious crime.

OK, so we are wrong

and he's allowed to smash up the place?

- We're doing our best to be positive...

- It's against the law.

OK, but what about our safety?

Your safety?

Shouldn't you make sure your place is

in order before you complain?

- We are in order.

- I heard people work here cash in hand.

Those are just rumours

you may have heard.

- I don't know who from but I can...

- I think you should sort that out first.

Otherwise the place will shut at 1 o'clock

and you'll lose your licence.

- Did you hear me?

- Now you are twisting things.

Did you hear me? Licence gone

and the place shut at 1 o'clock.

- And that's it.

- Jo!

We can overlook it for once but...

I get it.

- Do you understand?

- Definitely.

Yeah? Sort it out.

Definitely. You can count on it.

That makes me sick.

I swear, it really...

I really can't stand that.

- Forget it.

- But it's terrible.

- Those cops don't understand us.

- That's why they are cops and we aren't.

- Jesus Christ.

- Don't worry about it.

Apart from that it was fantastic?

It was a brilliant opening.

Hey, Jo!

They're coming from frigging everywhere

to come to the Belgica.?

Hey!

You worked hard.

You should be proud of yourself.

Me too. I'm extremely proud of you.

- Do you know that?

- I'm proud of you too.

- I'm really proud of you.

- Me too. Really.

- You're a hard worker.

- You're a hard worker.

You're a hard worker yourself.

- Fatty.

- Shorty.

- I love you. Do you know that?

- Yeah.

What the f*** is all this?

We can't get them out.

We can't get them to go home.

Rudy. Rudy?

Frankie boy. Are you still awake?

All these people here...

- I love you, Frank, man.

- I love you too.

I love you too, man.

They all come here.

They're not allowed in anywhere else.

You can't blame them. It's fun here.

The problem is, if there are too many

of them the atmosphere changes.

When I collect glasses,

they grab my arse or

put their hand between my legs.

That's their culture.

They treat women differently.

To them you are whores.

When I look at them, I can't blame

them.

Goddammit.

It all went wrong when women were given

the right to vote.

Guys? Guys, hold on a moment.

Hold on, you are all right. May I?

Just a minute.

Look, Jo and I have discussed this.

Listen, the Belgica is a bar

where everyone is welcome.

And it has to stay that way.

Jo wants it to.

It's our DNA, guys.

On the other hand, we are also aware

we have to do something about

internal security.

We're going to make the system,

as it is now with Manu, official.

The problem is that

security is only legally approved

if you use qualified people.

So we have to...

We're going back to school.

Look, there are also walkie-talkies.

So if anything happens in the room

or in the toilets...

You can let Manu, Frank or me know.

We want us to all be jointly

responsible for security.

- Momo will deal with the Moroccans.

- I'll take on the blacks.

Go for it this weekend.?

Yeah... What a meeting. Good?

Full of solutions.

- My brother is going to be a father again.

- Yes, I heard. Great.

Congratulations.

You and him, has that been going on

long?

A while, yes.

Listen, Nikki... I don't want any

trouble.

OK?

Agreed?

Yes, agreed. I get it.

Good morning, gentlemen.

My name is Willy.

Welcome to the security guard

training course.

Those of you with a criminal

record...

may as well leave now.

And save themselves the registration fee.

Couldn't you say that before?

I came all the way from Antwerp.

Sorry, guys.

Right, the rest of us can carry on.

No, Frank, he's does something

strange.

He misses something out, he...

No, you're wrong again.

OK. One, two, three. Hold on.

That'll do.

Hey, Jo wants to say something.

- Have you got lots of lines?

- I haven't got any,

but the director says you can say a lot

when you say nothing.

Boots on or off?

- Shall we eat?

- I've already eaten.

- Why didn't you wait?

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