The Target

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TARGE:

No, that's not rudeness, Tsao,

that's corporate ethics.

So, my morning?

MOSCOW, 2020

The alarm goes off at 7:30.

Vivaldi's Four Seasons, January.

Then a contrast shower.

The water's very cold or very hot.

Then 5 drops of ginseng,

fern shoots, and a glass

of pure spring water.

What's spring water?

No, it's not from an artesian

well. It's different.

"Spring" in Chinese?

You should know that.

It's spelled the same

as the season.

No, it's simpler: a natural

underground source of pure water.

In a word, a spring.

No, not a metal spring,

a water spring.

Look it up in the dictionary.

So, a glass of pure spring water.

After that, at 7:45,

I have breakfast.

What do I eat for breakfast?

Steamed oats, ribwort seeds...

Yes. and Altai honey.

I believe in ribwort and I've been

using it for almost 8 years.

What?

Green tea?

I stopped drinking green tea

in the morning long ago.

I drink only hot water.

By the way, I recommend it.

So, only hot water.

I'll answer your questions about

the quotas for rare-earth metals

on my way to work.

Right now, I'm going to eat.

Maybe you'll take it off

a bit earlier today?

That mask has kept you silent

in the morning for two years.

What, you're unsatisfied

with the results?

No, I'm satisfied.

In two years you haven't

aged one bit.

I do it because everyone does it.

You know that.

Listen...

I really want everything back.

I want it all to be

the way it was then.

Sure, things break.

But they can be put back together.

It's possible.

- Like a mirror?

- I love you.

Always. I did then, and I do now.

I'm afraid to talk

about this in the morning.

I love you too.

You didn't sleep well?

I slept fine.

Listen, I think it's great.

At last you've found

someone to talk to.

But I'm not married

to a Chinese journalist.

Besides, he's the one

who found me.

It's strange that the Chinese

are writing a book about you.

It's not strange at all.

China has a billion readers.

And after all

I'm King of the Mountain.

The King of the Mountain.

You've read Lao Tzu:

"Governing is like conducting

an orchestra of mosquitoes."

A Russian quotation? Here's one:

"All miserable people

are miserable in the same way,

but all happy people

are happy in their own way."

In my own way, Tsao,

I am certainly happy.

MINISTRY OF NATURAL RESOURCES

OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION

Tsao, I'm glad you've touched on

the ethical aspect of our work.

If I hadn't given it thought,

I wouldn't be who I am now.

Who am I? Guan Shan,

King of the Mountain.

CHELISHCHEV VIKTOR GEORGIEVICH

Good morning.

It needs to say "Timbuktu 2020".

Let them suggest something else.

That's all for today.

Look, there's one thing that

can change everything. Seriously.

Only a contrast shower.

You're being evasive because

you don't love me anymore.

I can't hear you!

That's why you haven't been able

to conceive for two years already.

I can't hear you!

We'll become who we were 8 years

ago. This is for real, Zoya.

What will help?

A Spa?

Ayurveda? Shamans?

Don't be surprised.

We'll need to go for two days.

Everything's been arranged for me.

This will definitely help.

Will it help me conceive?

It will help with everything.

And what kind of place is it?

You'll see.

- But what is it?

- You'll see.

Listen...

- What?

- Have you been there?

No.

Is it a dangerous place?

No, it's not dangerous.

Everything's extremely

simple there.

- Two days and that's it.

- What's it?

You won't need the mask anymore.

How much?

Seventy-four.

You don't change.

Will you touch me?

May I?

Better not.

You already touched me

in the shower.

- How much?

- Sixty-nine.

I still don't believe it.

What don't you believe?

That it's possible to make

a metering device like this.

I'm not going to argue about it.

The people working on it

are smarter than we are.

There's nothing in the world

that can't be quantified.

Do I have to wear a hat?

Good evening viewers and friends!

Welcome to the Moscow Hippodrome!

Today I'm happy because I managed

not only to persuade my shy sister,

Zoya, to join us, but her husband,

the famous Viktor Chelishchev.

For those who have fallen

from the moon,

we are here at

The Onward Russia Derby.

I hope those of you back from work,

and those tired from idling,

are ready to release their pent-up

energy over the next 90 minutes.

Tonight's jackpot is over

thirty-four million rubles!

It's quite impressive!

Viktor, long time no see!

It's been almost a week,

but it seems like ages!

I'm happy to introduce

our second couple.

Andrey is a dispatcher at

a nuclear power plant,

and his charming wife, Katya,

is a postal clerk.

It's so symbolic that

two of our contestants

work in areas

vital to our homeland:

natural resources

and nuclear energy.

This brings to mind

a tricky question:

Do we need natural resources if we

have nuclear energy and vice versa?

I think we need one and the other.

That's a terrific answer!

Tonight, fast horses are more

important than nuclear reactions.

No less than twelve thermonuclear

reactions will be controlled by

the experienced hands

and legs of these jockeys!

I'm already trembling

and you should be too!

Place your bets!

The jackpot is snowballing!

Andrey!

Are you ready?

Ready. We're betting

five thousand on Rubin.

That's a risky bet!

Rubin is 16 to 20.

Zoya and Viktor, which

nuclear reaction have you picked?

We decided to bet on Razgon

to win or place.

That's an even riskier bet!

Just insane!

Eighty million people

are playing in our derby.

That's more than 365,000 bets

for a total of 800,000,000 rubles.

It's quite impressive!

Ladies and gentlemen, don't forget,

you can't lower your bets,

you can only raise them!

Ready? Set!

Go!

This is the button.

Andrey, tell me,

- Do you love your wife?

- Absolutely.

Who'll be doing the betting?

Who'll be taking the risk?

- I think Katya.

- A matriarchy?

I trust my wife completely.

That's why we live in harmony.

"Horses be nimble.

Horses be quick,

Horses jump over

the candlestick."

Andrey. Katya. Your horse

has a commanding lead!

Oh, look, I've jinxed it.

My God! Razgon finishes second.

Congratulations!

Andrey and Katya, you've lost!

Wow, my head is spinning!

Viktor and Zoya, congratulations!

You've won 50,000 rubles.

What will you spend it on?

I decided to give half to Andrey.

Let's give Viktor

a round of applause.

Is that a lot of money for you?

It's all we had.

What, you've lost

your life savings?

Six months ago we sold

my mother's apartment,

and we were hoping... Well...

What will you say to Katya

when you leave the TV studio?

I'll tell her she did

the right thing.

As for the money,

we'll earn it back.

That's the power of true love.

Love stands above money!

Viktor, Zoya, here's the man

you should thank tonight.

This is Nikolai Trofimov.

- Were you riding Razgon?

- Yes.

- Are you a professional jockey?

- No, I'm still an amateur.

Nikolai is a Lt. Colonel

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