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Hi!

They'll be a couple of minutes.

Right.

- Is that OK with you?

- Yeah.

Max, are you coming?

Just a minute.

How are you?

Do you have a novel?

No.

People aren't buying this kind

of thing at the moment.

They want blockbusters -

big narratives.

Do you have a novel?

No.

SHORT STORIES:

a Mikhail Segal film

like the way they redesigned it.

It used to be...

Used to be a...

FIX-IT-ALL

like the way they redesigned it.

It used to be a kids cafe.

Excuse me a moment.

Hi!

Whew! Traffic...

You got here all right?

Bumper-to-bumper at the park

like the way they redesigned it.

A kids cafe, remember?

- No, I don't.

- The place to come for ice cream.

Served in silver goblets.

Nothing like that for kids now.

- A play center at the supermall.

- Not the same.

Are you ready to order?

- A capuccino.

- Americana. What desserts do you have?

- Try Elegy.

- Elegy?

- Have you ever had

our Fruit Delight? - No.

It's like Elegy,

but without the fruit.

I'll think about it.

Do you have ice cream

in silver goblets?

Sure, 30 rubles a scoop.

Same or different? Avors.

I'll have an espresso and

one scoop of ice cream, please.

Excuse me...!

- You said later.

- He said he'd think about it.

I'll have the Elegy...

Could I have a look at it first?

So, the only difference is the the fruit?

Elegy is flavored with liquor.

The Delight, then.

What did you order?

Delight.

Nice place, isn't it? Modern.

It's the only place around

with an European vibe.

Wrong vibe can really

kill the conversation, right?

You are very thorough. Like it.

Good organization

always pays off in the end.

A friends mom recommended you.

You're a trendsetter.

We want it to be really special.

Can imagine the offers you had.

Ghastly, most of it.

We want something different.

And we'd like to plan it all out.

Yes, you're clearly

a modern couple.

You've chosen this

modern place...

Do you mind if we

move over there?

Why did we move?

We're going to talk for a while,

so ambience is important.

If you stayed there,

what would you see?

- The window.

- Right. And what's beyond?

- A store.

- Which store?

Fix-It-All".

And buses running

up and down the street.

- Not very feng shui, is it?

- Right.

Now, you see a bookcase.

Sunlight falling across the room.

A completely different experience.

Feng shui is pretty cool!

Back when worked

in Moscow...

You used to work

in Moscow?

We're across the street

from Fix-It-All...

Please meet Oleg.

- Hello!

- Hi!

Here's to health and prosperity

To you and your posterity!

Of course, it's not set in stone.

The most important thing

for us is knowing exactly

what is going to

happen when.

Like recently,

at my friend's wedding-

at first, everything

was great,

but then the mc sang

something utterly...

Out of the question.

That's way outside

Oleg's vocabulary.

Could play jazz.

Jazz is cool, classy,

but not cringe-making.

We'd go with an accordion

if it there's a place for it.

We could cope with that.

We just want to be prepared.

Have it all planned

to the minute. Let's start.

Oleg, stay close.

I've just the person for you.

A great singer who does jazz

and the rest!

Hi! Can you come to the

cogwheel factory?

Opposite fix-it-all"?

You can? Great.

Have you chosen a venue?

We've been thinking

about Poultry.

Modern place. I've done

weddings there before.

Takes about 100 guests.

- We'll kickoff at 3 pm.

- Why?

Because of the poplars.

They cast a shadow.

When you step out of the limo...

You want the photos to turn

out well, don't you? - Of course!

The sun will be over the river.

So, it's best you

arrive from Lenin street.

It's gonna look

Perfect at 3.

The sun is still up high

enough to clear the poplars.

Amazing. We didn't think of that.

Nothing is too small.

Planning pays off.

The old school take things for granted.

Then - shock horror!

All the faces in their photos are in shadow!

The main thing...

The main thing is predictable

emotions - from start to finish.

in the limo. Parents meet them.

The groom's mother has

the traditional wedding loaf.

The bride's mother,

the cup of grain.

The fathers have

champagne and glasses.

By the way, we should

discuss which grain.

Traditionally, people

used to throw wheat,

"but in Europe, rice is "in"

don't know... Rice?

The guests arrive first. They form

a circle.

The newlyweds enter to Mendelssohn.

The music stops. Start my speech.

"On your joyful wedding day

You begin a brand new life."

Wild applause for

the happy couple!

This day, a wonderful

thing came to pass.

Her Majesty Love brought

together two tender hearts.

Two worlds have fused

into one - a family is born"

"3.15. "the bride..."

"A goddess beneath the

iridescent cloud of her veil,"

with flowers and smiles that

tend her where'er she goes.

Her thoughts are butterflies

in fresh morning dew -

"they hardly seem to disturb

the bliss of her happiness."

And what would be doing?

It depends what you're feeling.

What feelings might have?

- Well, you might be anxious...

- That's the last thing want.

Anxious about the wedding? No.

But maybe awestruck.

Makes sense.

After all, it is my wedding...

Being a bit anxious is natural.

- Makes sense.

- What's next?

"Applause for the bride!"

Now, the groom."

A celestial being!

Exuding the unattainable.

The manly aura of gentility!"

Applause for the groom!

"And with their union,

a tender galaxy is born!"

- How do react?

- Just be yourself.

No. We want to know exactly.

Then do this.

Again, please.

"Smile as if saying

"You're too kind,"

"then look down.

As if saying, "Yes, that's me,"

"but I'm not a show-off."

We'll rehearse it at home.

I'll see to that.

Let's move on.

Let's go over the key points.

A toast for the parents.

Push-ups on knuckles.

Balloons. Gifts.

Are you okay with that?

Push-ups?

It's 4.44. The starters

are finished.

Your guests

Are growing restless.

Announce two contests -

for women and men.

First, a balloon blowing contest.

" Sell it as "fill them up all

with your best wishes."

The men go for it -

their balloons pop,

sell it as a salvo

for the happy couple!"

But... push-ups?

- They start doing push-ups...

- Who?

The men, of course.

You announce a

push-up contest?

Well... At this point,

Somehow, the men never

need to be asked.

How are you with poetry?

This time, it is a game.

All together now!

In rhyme!

You two would like to be, guess,

together for a lifetime?

Yes!

But tell me now:
At times of stress

Will you support each other.. 7.

Yes!

There's something I'd like

to know:
Do you adore each other?

Yes!

Then may you be together

forever and no less.

Yes!

That's much better.

So. At 5111...

The lighting of

the family hearth.

There's no real hearth,

of course. We'll use candles.

- Want to try?

- Of course.

the light is falling.

Everyone's in the mood

for poetry after push-ups.

Our ancestors had a tradition of

bringing fire to the newlyweds' home.

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