Brightest Star Page #3

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A DOUBLE-KING, JOLIE/PITT-STYLE,

TAKE UP THE WHOLE ROOM,

EVERYONE'S IN IT ALL THE TIME.

-REALLY? GRANDMA'S FEATHER BED?

NINE FEET HIGH:

AND SIX FEET WIDE

[ MUMBLES ]

-[ CHUCKLES ]

-[ CLEARS THROAT ]

ARE YOU OKAY?

IS THIS -- IS THIS AWKWARD?

-NO.

-IT'S BECAUSE

WE WERE FRIENDS FIRST.

IT'S BETTER TO BE FRIENDS FIRST.

-WELL, SO FAR, YOU HAVE MADE

A VERY CONVINCING ARGUMENT.

-HMM.

-[ CHUCKLES ]

WHAT?

-N-NOTHING.

I-I JUST --

I KNEW THE FIRST TIME I SAW YOU.

-[ CHUCKLES ]

STOP IT.

-I'M SERIOUS.

-I KNOW.

-YOU DO?

-I DO.

I JUST ALWAYS KNEW.

-SO, WHEN DID YOU FIRST START,

YOU KNOW, DOING ART?

-UH, I WAS LIKE 5 OR 6, I THINK,

AND I GOT THOSE OIL PASTELS --

YOU KNOW,

THE ONES THAT YOU CAN SMEAR.

-YEAH. I THINK SO.

-YEAH -- AND I DISCOVERED

A SPOT BEHIND A DOOR

WHERE ONLY I EVER LOOKED,

AND I JUST --

I STARTED SMEARING.

-WHAT COLOR WAS IT?

-I DON'T KNOW --

I MEAN, IT WAS

EVERYTHING, REALLY.

LIKE ALL COLORS.

-IF WE WERE A COLOR,

WHAT COLOR WOULD WE BE?

-UM...

GREEN.

-MM-HMM.

-BUT NOT LIKE A FOREST.

LIKE A SPRING GREEN.

-NO, NO.

DEFINITELY A SPRING GREEN.

-YES.

AND WITH A HINT OF CRIMSON.

-I LIKE THAT.

- HI, HELLO, GOOD MORNING

IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN

I HAD A DREAM LAST NIGH ABOUT A DEAR, OLD FRIEND

-I THOUGHT YOU ALREADY

PICKED OUT YOUR --

-IT DOESN'T WORK.

-I CAN MAKE YOU CHEESY EGGS.

-[ Chuckling ] NO.

-I CAN MAKE YOU PANCAKES.

-[ LAUGHS ] I DON'T HAVE TIME.

-I CAN GET YOU A BANANA.

-I HAVE TO GO.

-WAIT, WAIT, WAIT.

YOU'RE GONNA BE AMAZING.

- KIND HEARTS...

-MM

-I HAVE TO GO.

- ...MAKE LIFE WORTH LIVING

-WE, US, WORK ON THE PINNACLE

OF CAPITALISM.

WE'RE THE TITANS OF INDUSTRY,

THE WET DREAM OF COMMERCE.

TODAY, WE WILL MANUFACTURE

ALMOST 400 SANDWICHES --

RAW MATERIAL -- AM I RIGHT? --

CONSTRUCTED FOR PURCHASED

PRODUCTS FOR SALE,

PURCHASING CONSUMED

BY CUSTOMERS?

-[ SPEAKING SPANISH ]

-[ SPEAKING SPANISH ]

-HEY, JUST LET ME FINISH.

-SORRY. UH, 42.

-THANK YOU.

-WAIT.

-THANK YOU, SIR.

HAVE A VERY GOOD DAY.

-YOU RUINED IT.

THAT SANDWICH WAS TWO SECONDS

AWAY FROM PERFECTION.

-[ SPEAKING SPANISH ]

-YOU CRY A BABY PESO.

-OKAY -- STOP, OKAY?

[ SPEAKS SPANISH ]

-ALL RIGHT.

[ HORN HONKS ]

[ ELEVATOR BELL DINGS ]

HELLO. I'VE GOT A DELIVERY

FOR CHARLOTTE CATES.

SHOULD I JUST BRING IT IN?

-UH, I'LL TRY HER.

[ ELEVATOR BELL DINGS ]

UH, SHE'S NOT AT HER DESK.

-OH, I CAN TAKE IT TO HER.

I KNOW WHAT SHE LOOKS LIKE.

-SORRY.

-SHE'S MY GIRLFRIEND.

-YOU CAN LEAVE IT WITH ME.

-OKAY.

WELL, DON'T LET IT SI OR IT WILL GET SOGGY.

[ KEYBOARD CLACKING ]

I'VE TRIED TO BE A GOOD LEADER,

TO ENRICH YOUR LIVES

WITH CULTURE:

WHILE PROVIDING THE SECURITY

NECESSARY TO ENJOY IT.

YOU ARE MY PEOPLE.

I LOVE YOU.

BUT TONIGHT WE STAND

ACROSS THE APEX OF OUR HISTORY.

WE BALANCE ON THE VERY FULCRUM

OF OUR SURVIVAL.

TONIGHT, WE DECLARE WAR

ON OUR ARCHENEMIES,

THE EVIL AZTEC.

MAY OUR CHILDREN FORGIVE US.

WE HAVEN'T SEEN

ANDY AND KATE IN A WHILE.

I'M GONNA GIVE THEM

A CALL TOMORROW.

-THIS WEEKEND ISN'T GOOD FOR ME.

YOU SHOULD --

YOU SHOULD JUST SEE THEM.

-I DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM

WITHOUT YOU.

-YOU CAN DO THINGS WITHOUT ME.

I MEAN, YOU KNOW HOW BUSY I AM.

YOU -- YOU CAN'T LET ME

HOLD YOU BACK.

-[ SCOFFS ]

HOLD ME BACK FROM WHAT?

-FROM WHATEVER IT IS

THAT YOU WANT TO DO

THAT WILL MAKE YOU HAPPY.

-WHAT YOU'RE DOING

MAKES YOU HAPPY?

-[ SIGHS ]

-ABOUT AS FAR FROM REAL AR AS YOU CAN GET.

-FORGET IT.

-I'M SORRY. IS THIS ABOUT A JOB?

-I KNOW THAT THERE IS SO MUCH

YOU'RE INTERESTED IN.

YOU JUST -- YOU HAVE TO FIND

A WAY TO PURSUE THAT SOMETHING

AND MAKE A LIFE OF IT.

-I'M NOT WORRIED.

YOU SHOULDN'T BE.

-JUST FANTASIZE.

TAKE AWAY ANY LIMITATIONS.

YOU CAN DO WHATEVER YOU WANT,

ANY JOB.

WHAT IS IT?

-THIS IS POINTLESS.

-NO. IT'S A START.

-UH...I DON'T KNOW.

ALL I KNOW RIGHT NOW

IS THAT I WANT TO BE WITH YOU.

-[ SIGHS ]

-OKAY?

-AND WE'VE GOT TWO MEN ON,

TWO STRIKES,

AND HERE COMES THE PITCH

RIGHT DOWN THE MIDDLE,

RIGHT THROUGH -- OH, OH!

[ CROWD CHEERING ]

- CAN'T LET GO,

CAN'T LET GO-O-O-O

CAN'T LET GO,

CAN'T LET GO-O-O-O

CAN'T LET GO,

CAN'T LET GO-O-O-O

LOOK OUT THE WINDOW, DEAR

IT'S LATE

THE SUN WILL SOON BE HERE

ANY MINUTE NOW:

THE DOOR MIGHT CLOSE

MIGHT CLOSE, MIGHT CLOSE

ANY MINUTE NOW,

THE DOOR MIGHT CLOSE

AND WE'LL NEVER KNOW

OH, OH, OH, OH, OH

CAN'T LET GO,

CAN'T LET GO-O-O-O

CAN'T LET GO,

CAN'T LET GO-O-O-O

CAN'T LET GO,

CAN'T LET GO-O-O-O

CAN'T LET GO,

CAN'T LET GO-O-O-O

-WE'RE GOING TO

TALK THIS THROUGH.

-THERE IS NOTHING

TO TALK THROUGH.

-IT'S NOT OVER.

-DID YOU LOOK FOR

A REAL JOB TODAY?

-I-I DID SOME THINKING,

YOU KNOW?

I THINK I CAME UP WITH

A REALLY GOOD PLAN.

-REALLY?

-YEAH.

UH, WELL, YOU KNOW, IT'S

A LITTLE NEBULOUS AT THE MOMENT,

BUT...CAN WE JUS TALK ABOUT THIS LIKE ADULTS?

-ADULTS?

-YES.

-I ASKED YOU TO LEAVE.

-IF I LEAVE, THEN IT'S OVER.

-PLEASE DON'T.

-WHAT OTHER GUY WOULD DO THIS

FOR YOU?! I MEAN, TELL ME.

I-I-I'M TRYING TO STOP YOU

FROM MAKING:

THE BIGGEST MISTAKE

OF YOUR LIFE.

-I DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER WAY

TO SAY IT.

JUST PLEASE GO.

-THEY'RE HERE -- WAITING FOR YOU

IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM.

-[ CLEARS THROAT ]

[ SIGHS ]

JEFF, YOU WANT TO START US OFF?

-THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING.

THIS IS AN EXCITING TIME

FOR MARKOVIC INTERNATIONAL.

AS WE ALL KNOW, NEW REVENUE

IS A KEY TO SUCCESS

FOR ANY BUSINESS,

BUT THE KEY TO NEW REVENUE,

NEW MARKETS,

WE CAN INCREASE OUR PROFIT...

[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]

-OKAY, WELL, I'LL -- THANK YOU.

-THANK YOU.

-I'LL ASK...

-HEY.

-...WHEN YOU GET BACK

TO THE OFFICE:

IF YOU CAN MAKE:

AN APPOINTMENT WITH ME.

-ALL WITH YOUR HANDS.

YEAH, YOU JUST SCOOP IT UP.

I MEAN, IT MAKES SENSE,

CONSIDERING IT IS ETHIOPIAN.

-RIGHT.

-THREE STOPS INTO BROOKLYN

ON FULTON STREET.

-HI.

-HEY. HOW ARE YOU?

-FINE, THANKS.

UH, THESE NEED TO BE

REVIEWED AND SIGNED.

-JEFF.

-RIGHT.

CAN I GET YOU ANYTHING?

COFFEE, WATER?

-NO, THANK YOU.

-I THINK WE'RE ALL GOOD HERE,

JEFF, THANKS.

-OKAY.

BUZZ ME IF YOU NEED ANYTHING.

-THEY SENT YOU ALL THE WAY

OVER HERE TO BRING ME THOSE?

THAT'S A POOR ALLOCATION

OF YOUR SKILLS.

-WHAT IS THIS?

-YOU ALWAYS WANTED ME

TO ACT ON MY POTENTIAL.

-[ SCOFFS ] YEAH --

HIRING MY COMPANY,

MY TEAM SPECIFICALLY?

-YOU DON'T DESERVE IT?

-WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

-WE WERE LEGITIMATELY INTERESTED

IN BRANCHING OUT.

-NICE OFFICE.

-THANKS.

IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU.

-THIS WON'T WORK.

MY -- MY FRIENDS

THINK YOU'RE PSYCHOTIC.

MY PARENTS WANT YOU BANNED --

-I'M SORRY.

YOU KNOW I'M NOT A PSYCHO,

AND CLEARLY:

I'M IN A GOOD PLACE NOW.

-LOOK,

THIS DOESN'T CHANGE ANYTHING.

-IT MIGHT.

-IT WON'T.

I SHOULD GO.

-W-WHAT ABOUT -- WHAT ABOUT YOU?

-WHAT ABOUT ME?

-ARE YOU HAPPY?

IS THIS --

IS THIS WHAT YOU WANT?

-THIS ISN'T ABOUT ME.

-CHARLOTTE --

-I GOT TO GO.

-WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO DO?!

-JUST SHOW UP ON TIME!

THAT'S ALL I ASK!

-ARE YOU MY MOTHER?!

AM I IN HIGH SCHOOL?!

-I JUST ASKED!

WHEN YOU WANT ME

TO BE SOMEWHERE, I'M THERE!

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