The Very Private Life of Mister Sim Page #2

- My husband just came back, I have to go.

- But I thought you were in your shop, quest...

- Hello, it's Poppy. I'm not disturbing?

- Not at all, not at all, I'm happy.

- Would you come over for dinner tomorrow evening?

Wait, I... I'm checking if... I'm available...

- Well, tomorrow, OK.

- Great!

I want your trip to be "clean". Our product is eco-friendly,

our advertisement shall be as well.

- Simple as ABC. Audrey?

- The one who will come back with the lowest gas consumption...

... will have a 1000 euros bonus.

It's the "cleanliness contract".

Absolutely. You are not racing, you are here to deliver the good news :

Thanks to BioBuccal, a revolution is taking place

in the world of oral health.

Let me say, "BioBuccal, sink your teeth in your future".

I got you a first appointment at a dentist in Villefranche,

and then it's up to you.

- Ah? And everyone gets a first appointment, like this?

- No.

in 100 meters, turn right.

Mister Sim, come in, we were expecting you.

I'm Poppy's mother.

I'm glad you came!

You OK? I'm going to introduce you to my uncle. You remember?

- Samuel, this is Franois.

- Hello.

- Franois Sim, you know, I met him at the airport.

- Yes, yes.

My friends, dinner is ready!

And you, in which field are you working?

I was working in leisure articles, for kids. Toys.

- You know, I was working in a library,

I know children quite well...

- You are quite good at this!

- Well, it's my job... Because with 3% interest in a capital venture, it's OK...

But, but... 3% in a capital venture... It's without the interests, right?

- You don't work in finance, right?

- No.

These days, I'm in the toothbrush.

- The toothbrush?

- Yes, I'm taking care of a brand new product,

it's an eco-friendly toothbrush, a revolution for the market,

a great technological progress.

And you have faith in the technological progress

of a toothbrush?

- Well... Yes.

- OK. You do what in the company?

- I'm in sales. I'm actually going on a business trip soon.

You're a peddler.

(in french:
colporteur)

Cole Porter, you mean the musician?

Sorry?

Don't you know Cole Porter? Night and Day, I Get a Kick Out of You,

Near to me or far, I think of you...

I think of you, Night and Day... Right.

- It's me. The kid.

- Ah yes, of course.

- And him?

- Donald Crowhurst, the British navigator.

- Do you know?

- No... Well, I know Cole Porter.

This was taken on October 29th, 1968 in Portsmouth.

My parents were fond of sailing, and they took me to

the departure of the first round-the-world solo race.

- Donald Crowhurst was among the 10 competitors.

- Ah, OK.

This was the day before departure. He would never come back.

- He sank?

- He probably jumped out of the boat after 243 days on the sea.

For years, I collected everything about him.

I was obsessed with him.

Donald Crowhurst was an engineer, specialized in electronics.

He was sailing as an amateur.

Every other competitors were experimented sailors.

These are from a documentary

the BBC made about him at the time.

He wanted to prove his family he could cross the globe.

He found a sponsor, which was unusual for the time,

to help build a state-of-the-art boat, the Teignmouth Electron.

but from the very beginning, things looked bad.

but, under pressure from the sponsor, the spectators, the press...

He went for it.

Every competitors passed him by,

and he stayed there, in the middle of the ocean...

The BBC gave him a camera,

so that he could keep a diary...

... Here, he says he feels like a fool in the ocean...

He couldn't come back.

He took too much money from the sponsor,

and he had to finish the race.

He knew that if he continued until Cape Horn,

he would sink along with his boat.

So he stayed like this for weeks, drifting away,

Back home, his wife was very worried.

At the time, there was no satellites...

Then he had a simple idea to escape the trap.

Lying. Lying and sending false positions.

He started pretending he was leading the race,

while actually he was far behind.

- Oh... sorry.

- No, it's OK !

- Am I disturbing? Are you OK?

- Ah, it's great !

I just wanted to say, I will leave now.

We couldn't see each other a lot, so I wanted to make a kiss.

- Maybe you can take me home?

- Sure.

- But, excuse me, but what happened to him?

- After?

- He became mad.

- His idea didn't save him?

- I don't know when I can give it back.

- I'm not in a hurry.

And it will give us an opportunity to meet again.

... And I visit the country... And plus I make a video diary.

- Aren't you afraid you'll get bored?

To get bored? No, no...

I like Provence... And I can make pauses.

My ex-wife and my daughter live in Clermont : I can visit them.

- What do you think?

- Me? I don't know...

- I was wondering, how did you come to my house?

- With my car.

- My own car. Not a 3008, unfortunately.

Now that I think of it, I could have driven home with it. It's stupid.

- I'm stupid, I could think of it too...

- You are stupid indeed ! In a way.

- You didn't understand? - What?

- Why I invited you tonight?

She wanted me to bang her mum !

I really didn't get it ! She wanted me to do her mother, damn !

Lise! How come you are online at this time, question mark?

I was at a dinner tonight, I met someone (Poppy),

he's about 30...

Unbelievable.

I was a cougar on this one.

What about your evening?

I attended my writing class.

I'm writing these days. I just finished a short story.

Wanna read?

Ah? What is it about?

- It's called "the nettle pit".

- Ah, what a b*tch.

You don't have the right to do this to me.

What a funny title !

Lino and Franois were childhood friends.

Lino was a charming man, caring and curious,

while my husband was... He was...

It was 2 years ago, in Provence.

The kind of holiday where everyone gets bored but hides it.

Dad ! You look at me?

- Dad? Can I jump as well?

- Come on, be serious...

Antoine, come see here.

You see the sedimentary layers, here?

It means we are in an ancient chalky tidal reservoir.

This is from the cretaceous period.

Scratch the soil, see if you can find some rocks.

- This is great. What do you understand from that?

- The sea was here at that time?

Was it because of boredom or cowardice?

Franois could never share anything with his daughter.

How could he notice that she was growing up?

- Dad, can I ask a question? - Of course honey.

- Why is grass green? - Aaah, yes, why is it green?...

- That's because... Eeeh... Little wizards get out, with green paint...

They go at night, when grass is grey, and they...

Franois, you look at me?

What I will remember from this day : my husband,

unable to help a child in need.

- If you knew...

- I understood right there that I didn't love this man anymore.

- But did I ever love him?

Look! We were not joking! They are great!

Come, come! Here we are.

OK, so, let's assign the cars to the drivers.

Leyla, you are here.

Jean-Do, this one is yours.

Franois, this is yours... And yours is here. OK?

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