Holidaze

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(man) Mel, Mr. Dajian

is holding for Shanghai.

(woman) GREAT. PUT HIM THROUGH

AND GET ME MR. GROSSMAN

IN BERLIN RIGHT AFTER. THANKS.

(speaking Mandarin)

(Bluetooth chirps)

(beep)

JEN? HEY.

SPOKE TO KARL.

I HAD HIM SWITCH US

TO THE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON

FLIGHT.

FIVE DAYS IN THE BAHAMAS.

(siren wailing in distance)

YOU IN?

EXCELLENT. ALL RIGHT.

I'LL SEE YOU TONIGHT.

(resumes speaking Mandarin)

(continues speaking Mandarin)

(cell phone chimes and beeps)

(speaking German)

(man) THERE'S NO WAY

THEY'RE GONNA GIVE HER

THE INTERNATIONAL POSITION.

BECAUSE SOONER OR LATER,

SHE'S GONNA DRINK

THE MARRIAGE AND BABY PUNCH,

AND YOU CAN'T HACK THAT GIG

AND A FAMILY:

OVERSEAS 300 DAYS A YEAR.

NOT HAPPENING.

(pen cap clicks)

MS. GERARD!

THE PROJECTED NUMBERS SEPARATED

BY QUARTERLY COMPARISONS.

DOMESTIC PROFIT BY REGION.

YOU'RE A LIFE-SAVER, KARL.

HOW MUCH TIME DO I HAVE?

THEY'RE IN THE BOARDROOM NOW,

AND YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES.

OH, AND YOUR MOM CALLED...

AGAIN.

WONDERING IF YOU'RE COMING HOME

FOR THANKSGIVING.

SHE'S WORKING AT THE CAFE.

WE'LL CALL HER AT HOME.

YOU'LL GET VOICEMAIL.

IT'S DIALING.

DON'T JUDGE ME, KARL.

HAVE YOU EVER BEEN

TO A GERARD FAMILY THANKSGIVING?

I DON'T THINK SO.

(voicemail beeps)

HEY, MOM, IT'S ME.

UH, YES, I AM COMING HOME.

SORRY I MISSED YOU.

I WILL SEE YOU TOMORROW.

OKAY, LOVE YOU. BYE.

(receiver clatters)

(telephone ringing in distance)

YOU ARE A TERRIBLE DAUGHTER.

LOVE YOU. MEAN IT.

WHAT THE SAVE NOW CUSTOMER

WANTS IN THEIR MEGA STORE

IS CONVENIENCE.

MARK TWAIN ONCE SAID, "LIFE HAS

ONE PRINCIPLE OBJECTIVE--

"TO MAKE YOU DO

PARTICULAR THINGS

YOU PARTICULARLY

DON'T WANT TO DO."

(laughter)

WHICH IS WHY PEOPLE

SHOP WITH US.

UPON COMPLETION,

THE STREETSVILLE MEGA STORE

WILL BE OUR MOST PROFITABLE,

WITH COMPANY PROFITS EXPECTED

TO EXCEED 8%

WITHIN THE FIRST QUARTER

THE FIRST YEAR.

(laughter)

WHAT ABOUT THEIR CITY COUNCIL?

OUR DEAL WAS SUPPOSED TO BE

APPROVED A MONTH AGO.

I'M FROM STREETSVILLE, DEAN.

I KNOW THESE PEOPLE.

A FEW STILL AREN'T SOLD

ON THE BENEFITS:

OF A SAVE NOW MEGA STORE,

HOWEVER, THE MAYOR HAS SIGNED

A STIPULATION:

AGREEING TO NEGOTIATE

IN GOOD FAITH.

I FEEL CONFIDEN THAT A RESOLUTION

WILL BE PASSED:

AT TOMORROW'S HEARING,

AND I'M GOING THERE PERSONALLY

TO MAKE SURE THAT IT DOES.

THERE'S A LOT RIDING

ON THIS ONE.

STREETSVILLE WILL BE

OUR 100th STORE.

INVESTORS WILL BE WATCHING

VERY CLOSELY.

WE'VE ALREADY ANNOUNCED

A CEREMONIAL GROUNDBREAKING,

MASSIVE MEDIA BLITZ--

"SMALL TOWN GIVES THANKS

TO SAVE NOW ON THANKSGIVING."

WHETHER THEY LIKE IT OR NOT.

THERE SHE IS. "THE HAMMER."

(chuckles)

YOU'RE MY ACE IN THE HOLE,

GERARD.

WE NEED THAT VOTE

TO GO OUR WAY.

THIS TOWN NEEDS:

ONE OF THEIR OWN

TO SELL THEM ON THE IDEA,

AND THAT'S YOU.

GENIUS.

(staff members murmuring)

EVERYONE IN HERE

WOULD SELL THEIR OWN MOTHER

FOR THAT INTERNATIONAL JOB.

YOU PULL THIS OFF,

IT'S AS GOOD AS YOURS.

I KNOW.

(indistinct conversations)

OH! HEY.

HEY. (chuckles)

HEY, YOU KNOW THA ONE FRIEND EVERYONE HAS

WHO, EVEN ON YOUR CUTEST DAY,

ALWAYS SHOWS UP LOOKING HOTTER?

YEAH. WHY? IS SHE HERE?

YES. WELCOME.

YOU'RE GIVING ME SOME

SERIOUS JLo IN THOSE PANTS.

OOH, WAIT.

"SELENA" OR "GIGLI"?

FLY GIRL.

OH.

HELLO, LADY.

MWAH.

TO US IN THE BAHAMAS IN A WEEK.

I DON'T LIKE THE COLD,

AND CRANBERRY SAUCE

FREAKS ME OUT.

(laughter)

(clink)

MY MOM IS GOING TO CRY.

I KNOW IT.

YOU HAVEN'T TOLD

YOUR MOTHER YET?

I TOLD HER--NO.

KIND OF. I MEAN, I DIDN'T--

I TOLD HER I WAS COMING HOME.

I DIDN'T SAY THAT IT WAS,

YOU KNOW, FOR THANKSGIVING.

AS A SHRINK,

I THINK YOU SHOULD KNOW

YOU'RE A TERRIBLE DAUGHTER.

MM?

YOU NEED SERIOUS HELP.

LOOK, I JUST DON'T BUY

THAT WOMEN CAN HAVE IT ALL.

I THINK THEY HAVE

TO MAKE A CHOICE.

I MADE MY CHOICE.

I CHOSE CAREER OVER MARRIAGE.

NOW YOU ARE LOOKING

AT A SUCCESSFUL, INDEPENDEN WOMAN

WHO CHERISHES THE FREEDOM

TO SPEND TIME WITH WHOMEVER

SHE WANTS.

SPEAKING OF WHOMEVER

SHE WANTS...

WHO IS THAT PIECE

OF "YES"?

THAT'S DEREK.

HE OWNS THIS PLACE,

LIVES IN MY BUILDING.

WE'VE... HUNG OUT.

UH, WELL, DON'T LOOK NOW.

HERE COMES:

YOUR RICH, TALL

BOOTY CALL.

SO... HOW GOES LIFE

AS A CORPORATE SHARK?

VICIOUS. HOW GOES LIFE

OF A FIVE STAR CHEF?

DELICIOUS.

LET'S LEAVE THEM ALONE.

LET'S GO OUT SOMETIME

FOR A CHANGE.

ANYTHING YOU WANT.

MOVIE. PARIS.

ICE SKATING? THE RINK

JUST OPENED FOR THE SEASON.

WE COULD GO DOWN.

NO, I DON'T DO ICE SKATING.

I PREFER MY FEET FIRMLY PLANTED

UNDERNEATH ME.

WHAT A COINCIDENCE.

I PREFER MY FEET FIRMLY PLANTED

UNDERNEATH YOU AS WELL.

(sighs) THAT WAS HORRIBLE.

TERRIBLE, YEAH.

WHOO!

I SAY WE TRY IT AGAIN.

UH-HUH. VERY FUNNY.

AND THEN I SHALL MAKE YOU

SOME BREAKFAST IN THE MORNING.

(cell phone vibrating)

NO. WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS.

AAH! AND I DON'T DO SLEEPOVERS,

AND I DON'T DO BREAKFAST.

OH, COME ON.

EVERYBODY EATS.

THAT'S WHAT CELERY IS FOR

IN THE BLOODY MARY.

YOU DON'T DO ICE SKATING.

YOU DON'T DO BREAKFAST.

WHAT DO YOU DO?

HELLO? (whispers) GO.

(normal voice) UH, YEAH.

I'M HERE.

OKAY, GOT IT. I NEED TO BE

IN STREETSVILLE BY 1:00.

(woman)

LIFE HAS ITS UPS AND DOWNS

SOME LOST AND NEVER FOUND

TURMOIL ON COMMON GROUNDS

WE LEARN TO TAKE I AS IT COMES

SO MUCH FOR SITTING STILL

WE BEND IT TO OUR WILL

AND OUT HERE:

THEY PORTRAY:

OUR PERFECT PLACE

AROUND HERE:

AROUND HERE:

AROUND HERE:

YOU KNOW THESE STREETS,

THESE SMILING FACES

AND HERE WE ARE.

AROUND HERE:

(clanging)

NICE. VERY SUBTLE. HELLO?

OH! THERE'S MY GIRL!

HI.

SO HAPPY TO SEE YOU.

OH! THAT'S A TIGHT ONE.

JEEZ, LOUISE. WHEN WAS

THE LAST TIME YOU ATE?

I'M GONNA MAKE YOU

A HAM SANDWICH.

ACTUALLY,

I'M NOT DOING MEAT.

WELL, I'M NOT ASKING YOU

TO DO IT.

(sighs)

IT'S CHILLY.

HOW ABOUT SOME TEA, THEN?

WHAT'S IN VOGUE

IN THE BIG CITY NOW?

CHAI? POMEGRANATE?

WE'VE GO A NICE, NEW GREEN GINGER.

YOU WANNA TRY THAT?

YEAH, SURE.

YOU KNOW, MOM,

ONCE THE NEW SAVE NOW OPENS,

YOU'LL HAVE OVER 50 KINDS OF TEA

TO CHOOSE FROM.

WHAT ON EARTH WOULD I NEED

50 KINDS OF TEA FOR?

I DON'T KNOW. OPTIONS, MAYBE.

(water running)

NO.

IF WE DON'T BUY OUR TEA

FROM THE CHANG FAMILY,

HOW WILL I KNOW IF THEIR SON

PASSED THE BAR:

OR THAT LYNN'S MOTHER PERFECTED

HER ALMOND COOKIE RECIPE?

(under breath)

IT'S CALLED TWITTER.

(indistinct conversations)

GREAT. THANKS.

SO THAT'S WHY YOU'RE HERE?

THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING

LATER?

IT'S ONE OF THE REASONS,

YES.

ARE YOU HERE ALONE,

OR DID YOU BRING SOME

OF THOSE LAWYERS WITH YOU?

BECAUSE I CAN SET EXTRA PLACES

AT THANKSGIVING IF YOU WANT.

THAT'S FUNNY, MOM.

WELL, I'LL TAKE MY DAUGHTER

ANY WAY I CAN GET HER.

YOU ARE STAYING FOR

THANKSGIVING, THOUGH, RIGHT?

(clanging)

COULD THAT THING BE

ANY MORE...

(door closes)

CARTER.

HEY.

(sighs)

YOU LOOK...

(claps hands)

YOU, TOO. YEAH.

(exhales)

HOW'S CHICAGO?

CRAZY.

BUSY. CRAZY BUSY.

I FORGOT SOMETHING BACK

AT THE JOB SITE. I...

OKAY.

GOOD TO SEE YOU, THOUGH.

YOU, TOO.

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