"There's something here!" "Well?" "Let's break through." "There he is!" "Where's the money?" "How much is the debt?" "THE JEWEL" "Thanks." "Many of you know me and know I'm always in a hurry." "I've always been in a hurry, I was even born 2 months early, so I'll keep my speech short." "Leda's story speaks for me." "I like to consider Leda a company that first and foremost creates jobs for residents, affluence for many families, optimism, and trust." "But this company of mine wouldn't be as ready as it is to expand into new markets, into the East, into a Europe freed from Communism, if, along with its products, it didn't have values." "What the fuck, dammit!" "Come in, Schianchi." " How'd you know it was me..." " You handle problems every day." "And every night." " "Liquidity problems resurface"." " It means we can't pay our suppliers." "Yes, I know how to read." "Why haven't I read anything about a solution?" "There's no solution." "We need to come up with one." "How much do we need?" "For us, values come before money." "Our bank has always put ethics before profits." " Excuse me, there's an urgent call." " Take a message, I'll call later." "It's Mr. Botta, the CFO." "Excuse me, Eminence." "It's a work-related call." " Very important." " Go ahead." "Mr. Botta!" "Yes." "Tomorrow?" "That would be atypical, we usually wait until the money is deposited..." "No, I'm not saying..." "Yes, I remember." "Don't get upset, please." "Send Schianchi and we'll sort it out." "It's best if we speak in person." "Don't worry, please." "Goodbye." "A degree in Business and Economics." " Mr. Rastelli..." " It took me a while." "But I finally got my degree." "Senator Crusco was there too, you should've seen them." " I was busy here." " Problems?" "No problems, just everyday work." " What about the suppliers?" " All settled." "Ernesto, this is what I've always liked about you." "You never bring up problems, and if you do, you always have a solution." " I'll give you a ride home." " Thanks, but I'll walk." " It's only 234 steps away." " See you tomorrow." " Good night." " Good night." "Magnaghi!" "Congratulations, welcome to the upper floors." "Thanks." "How are you?" "Nervous?" " He's expecting me..." " Go ahead." "He's never here but his desk's dirty?" "Mr. Matteo is in London with the team." "See what this says?" "Cured meat factory." "My grandfather had a cured meat factory." "Cured meat." "What do we produce today?" "Milk, yoghurt, fruit juice, snacks, sweets, biscuits..." "Have I forgotten anything?" " Butter?" " Values." "We produce values, surplus values." "I took a cured meat factory and turned it into this!" "Seven years ago, you asked if you could write your thesis on our distribution strategy." "Here, in this room." "Your hair was a bit longer, you wore a maroon jacket." "A student at Bocconi University, a local boy." "And I agreed to it." "Look at you now, you're our marketing director." "All right, get to work." "Call Senator Crusco for me." " You're married, right?" " Yes." " Where's your wife from?" " Here, she's from here too." "Good." "He fakes the defender out, the ball is incredibly kicked out by Zizinho." "20 billion Lira down the drain." "A sure-fire goal, but bad aim by the young Brazilian prodigy who was bought by Rastelli this summer." "Lombardy Savings Bank, our offices are open from 9:00-13:00..." "The game can still go either way, it's a real battle." "Did you call me?" " What were you doing?" " Watching the game." "Want to watch it here?" "Here?" "Close the door." "He's mispositioned, he kicks the ball and scores a goal!" "An incredible goal!" "Amazing goal by Zizinho." "Mr. Rastelli must be in seventh heaven." "I want to thank the coach for trusting me and the fans for embracing me." "I'm new to the team but they've made me feel at home." "He's not worth 20 billion." " Good morning, sir." " Hello, Franco." " How are things?" " Great, wonderful." "Another dream come true." " A real beast, 500 horsepower." " Impressive." " Drive slowly!" " Sure!" "Mr. Botta, can I help you?" "LUXURY DEALERSHIP:" "LAMBORGHINI 405 MILLION LIRA" " Yes?" " Remember the missing 405 million?" " I know what happened to it." " It's about time!" "Already there?" "That toy of yours really is fast!" "Park it in the other garage, don't let your mom see it." "She'll worry about you driving it on the highway." "Don't forget, bye." " What about that 405 million?" " Nothing." "Wait." "A good white wine to serve with swordfish?" "Depends on how it's cooked." "The end of Communism, the death of ideologies, such sepulchral scenes have surfaced..." "It's a continental Renaissance!" "Rastelli, I'm glad you followed my advice." "One must go toward the rising sun to see the dawn of the new century." "Believe me, the new frontier is there, it's on the rise!" "These lands present themselves to us as lands for missions, and you're in the position of the missionary." "You are the pilgrim father of our economy." "You are faced with multitudinous people and markets!" "Post-Soviet Russia, Poland post..." "Our beloved Pope's Poland." "All hungry for new products." "Children, the ones that haven't been eaten by Communists, thirst for milk they've never had." "And girls..." "Forgive me Father, forgive me ladies, those Eastern girls..." "I am indebtedly grateful for the favour you're doing me." "After the long-life milk law, it's the least I can do!" "Plus, why keep this plane sitting around?" "What a luxurious plane!" "The Monsignor had told me, but I never imagined..." "Just a toy, you should see the new one I plan to buy." "Like I've always said:" "You and I will do great things together." " Have a good trip, Senator." " "Ad maiora"." "Or rather, "ad astra"." "I know your company makes many mouths water." "Think it over, Rastelli." "And remember, you're the ambassador of "Made in Italy"." " Augusta, what do you think?" " The champagne's chilled." " It's an excellent offer." " Almost too generous." "Too generous?" "The company's a real gem." " More like a fake one." " Your sister's not wrong." " We're undercapitalised." " It's normal, all food companies are." " Kraft isn't." " What do Americans know about milk?" "Nothing, that's why they're offering us 700 billion Lira to sell." "The company is charging ahead and expanding." "Amanzio, we should quit while we're ahead." "Don't you understand?" "There's no profit in milk." "I've been saying it for 30 years:" "Milk has no profit margin." "Milk has no profit margin, milk has no profit margin!" "You're the only person I can count on even on Sundays." "Did you go to Mass, Ernestino?" "No." "Everyone is telling me to sell, even my spiritual advisor." " Sell." " I don't want to." "Then don't sell." "It's not that easy, my sister has already decided." "Buy out her shares." "I don't know, they say we're undercapitalised." "That's why you must increase capital." "I don't have sufficient liquid assets." "If I have to bring in someone else, I may as well sell." "I'm not talking about external involvement." "Then what are you talking about?" " Where's the honorary degree?" " It seemed too showy." "Where'll we get the money?" "A bank robbery?" "Get listed on the stock exchange." "We'll have the value of our shares over-estimated." "Our capital will come from the market." "Stock market..." "How are you, Eminence?" "He's a puppet." "I know he's your friend but how many votes will he get us?" "A toast to the pretty ladies!" "We lost votes in the South." "Mr. Rastelli is not a politician but a great business man, he's setting an example." " Where are we going?" " Paris!" "When you decide to start advertising, remember I was the first..." "LEDA SOARS" "Mr. Botta, good morning." "Or may I call you Ernesto?" "I'm Laura Aliprandi." "My uncle didn't inform you..." "As of today, I'll work with you." "What's this about?" "There's no way around it, Ernesto." "I'm getting older." " I don't need anybody." " At least give her a chance." "You said no women in the company, why now, why my office?" "True, Ernesto... but I promised my sister when I bought her shares." " It was a small surcharge." " Surcharge?" "An extra clause, a quid pro quo." "How long will this quid pro quo be in my office?" "It's only temporary." "Teach her the ropes so she'll be ready for the job market." "Can I do anything, Ernesto?" "Call me Mr. Botta." "Can I do anything, Mr. Botta?" "Hello?" "No." "The balance sheet available is consolidated, tell him that." "I'd rather not waste my time with ridiculous questions like this one." "Thanks." "I need six copies." " Excuse me?" " Do you know what a photocopier is?" "Here are the copies." "Enjoy them, I won't do it again." "You have secretaries for copies, coffee, faxes, and toner." "I have a BSc in Business, an MSc in MA, and I worked for Morgan Stanley." "I'm not trying to impress you, that would be useless," "I'm just asking you to give me a chance." "Mergers and Acquisition." " What?" " Say it fully next time." "Can you handle that?" "30% fruit, fibre from grains and fruit to keep the system regular." "Energising and antioxidant vitamins, royal jelly for an elevated energy allotment." "Sorry, I wasn't informed of the meeting." "As I said:" "Royal jelly for an elevated energy allotment, maltodextrin for slow-released energy." "It's distinguished by its quality and freshness, but above all, by its thirst-quenching nature." " That's the commercial description." " Very good." "Now let's try it." "The gross margin is low and we must increase EBIT, but perhaps we shouldn't overassess the capital gain on football players." "How dare you interfere in these matters!" "How dare you even think!" "You'd better piss off now before I really lose my patience." "Get out!" "It could've been worse, he threw a letter opener at Adorni." "Are you all right?" "I'll make sure to eliminate all blunt objects from the office." " Was it something important?" " It's adularia." "It was..." "In theory it's for luck in love." "Does it work?" "No." "Isn't that a dishwasher?" "Yes, but then what would I do?" "Uncle, I wanted to speak to you." "Go ahead." "During this time with your company, I've come up with some ideas." "I was thinking... we could focus on a strategy for diversifying the product which would spread out and minimise the risk." "With milk's profit margin, producing only that..." "We don't only produce milk, but also fruit juice, snacks..." "Baked goods, sweets..." "I know." "But we have problems with liquidity every month." "If we venture into new markets, we could get more funding." "Laura, I grew up during the war... people stopped buying gems and clothing, but they never stopped buying milk." "If you want to stick with the core business, there are other ways to reinforce it, like a good acquisition strategy." "Sorry, but I don't think your management is capable of this." " You don't like Ernesto?" " He tried to kill me today." "Apart from that, do you get along?" "Are you a Capricorn?" "I should've known!" "I'm trying to quit." "The bank's offer is good." " What films are available?" " I have no idea." " You don't like movies?" " No." "What do you do when not working?" "I think you should start smoking again." "Sorry, I took a sedative before leaving." " For the flight..." " Doesn't seem like it." " Ativan makes me talkative." " So I see." "This is an 8 hour flight, we may as well talk about something!" "You think?" "Chatting won't cost you a thing." "That happens when the supply exceeds the demand." "What did he say?" "Where the hell is this bank?" "Here, this is the bank." "How do you say "board of directors"?" "Let's go." "Where are you going?" "It's 48 floors!" "Will you be using that on me?" "What did you order?" " Nothing." " We should celebrate." "Well?" "We did good, didn't we?" "Do you realise what you almost agreed to?" "It's called teamwork:" "Good cop and bad cop." "I'm sure you can figure out which of us was the bad cop." "To us!" "Imagine, that bank was founded by Rockefeller!" "At age 18, Rockefeller was a deadbeat." "One day he found an apple and cleaned it off, he sold it for 50 cents." "With that money he bought two 25-cent apples and sold them for a dollar." "He used that to buy 4 apples and sold them for 2 dollars... and at age 19, he inherited 100 billion from his grandma." "Good night." "Good night." "LEDA RISES 7%" "Leda, good morning." "Come in." " Good morning." " Good morning, captain." " Rastelli says you have a gift for me." " Yes, hold on." "Enjoy!" " Something for your wife too." " That wasn't necessary." " Morning, sir!" " Not all of us are sirs here." "I'm still an accountant." "It's late." " How do I look?" " Great." " Is Rastelli here?" " Of course, come on." "Long live Leda!" "Hooray!" "Well..." "Get to work now." "I'm joking." "Sleep over." " No, I can't." " It wasn't a question." " I hate being watched while sleeping." " I won't watch you." "I sleep on my side." " Do you have earplugs?" " For you or me?" "For you." "Why?" "Do you talk in your sleep or snore?" "I grind my teeth." "For real." "What are we?" " What is this?" " I don't know." "But your uncle mustn't know about it." "Does my uncle's opinion really worry you?" "Everybody here?" "We're here to discuss the issue with the eastern market." " The downfall..." " Let's not exaggerate." "There's always some loss with new investments." "Product analysis reveal that perhaps there was an assessment error." "Russia is craving all things western, but only in terms of cars, clothing, watches, luxury items essentially." "Russians are very loyal to their dietary traditions." "Damn Communists!" "So what's our strategy?" "Let's terminate our campaign in Russia." "Or?" "What if we relaunch?" "We'll flood supermarkets, buy the best spots on shelves, we'll advertise everywhere." "That requires a huge investment, we don't have the capital right now." "What do you mean we don't have it?" " I saw the balance sheet..." " We're done talking about products." "Thanks, go take a coffee break." " We can find the capital." " How?" "Sell some of your shares, you don't need 51%." "35% or 30% would be fine." "You'll get new money to invest and maintain control." "I'd feel safer with 51%." "Not one single modern-day tycoon has 51%..." "Tycoon?" "I'm not a "tycoon"." "This is an Italian company, I'll keep my 51%!" " How long have you been here?" " 678 litres of milk!" "You counted them?" "Listen, Magnaghi," "I said we don't have the capital right now." "What's important is for things to add up in the end, the boss always makes sure things add up." "It'll sort itself out in Russia too." "Aren't you happy?" "The deal was made." "I heard Russians were hungry for capitalism, but I didn't realise they were this hungry." "Everything will be fine, you'll see." "If I were to terminate the Russian campaign?" "Russia is like heaven... hard to get in, impossible to get out." "Goodbye, Yashenko." "In any case, thanks for everything." "Don't be discouraged, sir." "It's a different culture, a so-called clash of civilisations." "Actually, your culture is just like Italian culture:" "Everyone wants a slice, so the plate remains empty." "But you could have a full stomach if you want." "Colleagues, there are three of them... and three of us." "Call it destiny..." " But I'm married." " What a drag!" "It's on the house." "The house is in no condition to make that offer." "Everything can change," " Like with horses." " What horses?" "Lipizzaners, those white dressage horses used in Vienna..." "Yashenko, I don't know what you're talking about." "When they're born they are black." "With time, they change and become white." "Here, it can happen to anything... even to money." "Fine... it's on me." "I'm in." "I want the brunette." "Or did you want her?" " I'll take the blonde then." " No, it's not that." "If the boss returns and we're gone..." "A man must be brave when it comes to his vices." "Well, how did it go?" "Russian is like heaven." "The liquidity problem has temporarily resurfaced." "I told you before it became obvious." "In fact, you told me and I..." "You followed my advice, but not to a T." "Rastelli, to be part of the Premier League of capitalism, you must play with three strikers, use the trio:" "A newspaper, a football team, and a bank." "Well I don't have a bank." "You lack the financial dispenser for surplus liquid assets." "Exactly." "I was thinking you'd like one of my men as bank president..." "Schianchi, for example, would be qualified..." "I'd like to... and I would." "If I could, but I can't." "Times have changed, and rather quickly, you know." "In the Second Republic, I'm in the second row." " Speak to someone in the first row." " That would be God." "Or he who speaks for Him." " Were the Russian girls fun at least?" " Please..." " Was it really that bad?" " We should pull out of there." "And sell that damn football team." "He'd never do that, it's important to him, like his 51%." "But he'll drag us down." "Your uncle always finds a way to rise up." "Come." " Mr. Rastelli." " Good morning, Mr. Pieri." "For us, funding your company is a duty." "We're here to support Italian entrepreneurial activity, sound activity, of course." "Sound in its guidelines, principals..." "Of course, Leda is all that." "Right now it's facing a seasonal problem, a momentary difficulty." "Leda is a jewel." "Right, plus our children are friends..." "But I must pose, or rather propose, one condition." "Yes?" "You must use part of the credit received for a purchase, something that could become a good deal for you." "It's a company that's in difficulty, like yours is, but it too, could potentially become a jewel." "I have two options:" "Either I appoint Pieri as its temporary receiver, but that would be a pity, or you can buy it and relaunch it." "I'm sure you know it, it was..." "is a leading company in its field, tourism." "It belongs to my good friend Mazzapuoti." "You were right." "Diversify, remember?" " It took me a while to understand." " What can I say, uncle?" " Thanks." " Thank me through your work." "You're the right person, you have new ideas." "Plus, you already know Milan." "You don't mind moving, do you?" "No, it's no problem." "Enjoy the job then, President." "Here." "Heavens!" "If the other resorts are like this, we're doomed." " No work talk, we're on vacation." " What vacation?" " The sea's full of seaweed." " And jellyfish." "The cocktails are gross." "But we get to spend 7 days together, all expenses paid." "Rastelli turned a cured meat factory into a huge business." "If he's dabbling in tourism, there must be a reason." "I don't understand his reasons any more." "What's there to understand?" "We're on a free vacation!" "What more could you want?" "Nothing..." " I'm done so..." " So you're ready." "Ready." "What the hell do you know about tourism?" "If you need anything, you know where to find me." "It's tourmaline, the stone of power." "The boss should keep it." "Yes?" "Pass me the call." "Speaking." "Yes, get to the point." "Get to the point!" "I know that." "I know that as well." "I'd rather not have a useless conversation again, thanks." "Told you she'd only be temporary, happy now?" "The Swiss want a higher margin on bonds and double the commission." " That's out of the question." " Yes, tell them." "One, two, three, four, five, six." "Here it is, take a look." "This will be my office, the entire floor." "Or perhaps an entire building, there are two." "Why do we need two buildings?" "Good morning." "Thanks." " My 3:00 appointment?" " It's confirmed." "There's a problem in Malindi." "The Minister left a 12,000 Dollar tab." "The agency sent their drafts." "Let's see..." ""We take you everywhere"." " Can I have a coffee?" " The coffee machine's down." " There are no coffee pods." " Why weren't they purchased?" "There was..." "There is no money, or so I hear." " Leda, good morning." " Laura Aliprandi." "Hello, ma'am." " Can I speak to the boss?" " Mr. Botta isn't in." " I meant my uncle." " Right away." "Carla, give this to the accounts office right away please." "Very well." "Excuse me!" "Shouldn't all funding be approved by Mr. Botta first?" "It's urgent, Botta is away till Friday, we can't wait for him." "Thieves!" "Thieves!" "Good morning." " What's going on?" " Welcome back, I have great news." "The American banks will meet us halfway." "I'm still negotiating, they want due diligence!" "I finalised it, without due diligence." " They always said no to me." " They changed strategy." "And you gave in." "Do you know what My Milk is?" " A can with a hole in the bottom." " Relax, we'll have a sea of bonds." "We'll fill in all the holes and we'll start anew." "I'm not done yet." "I don't know when I'll be home." "No, I'm not tense." "Actually yes, now I am." "Can we talk later?" "Tomorrow, bye." " Need anything?" " No thanks, you're free to go." "I'm in no hurry, I always work late anyway." "Now you've become the last to leave the office..." "Piss off, I'm trying to balance the books." "Sorry." "Bear with me..." " I'm tense." " No worries." "Accounting fraud is no longer a crime, right?" "I knew you'd still be in the office." "No, I'm at home." "I'm working, old habits die hard." "Do you ever come back here?" "Sure, tomorrow night is good." "See you tomorrow, bye." " Sorry for having bothered you." " No bother." "I heard you've been working late recently." "It's been a while but you haven't changed." "You expected me to have a facelift?" "I was referring to your impatience." "You were dying to see me..." "Here I am." "Here I am again." "Actually, I asked if you ever came back here." "What's the difference?" "There is a difference." "A difference of 10 million, for example." "Bali, Overtour Village Hotel, the purchase was listed as 20 million in Leda's balance sheet, but Overtour's contract registered in Zurich only mentions 10 million." "Leda transfers 20, there's a fake contract for 20, a real contract for 10." "You pocket the difference and split it with the broker and seller." "What's the difference?" "A difference of 10 fucking million!" "5 million for you, you stole 5 million from your uncle and me." "You?" "What do you have to do with it?" "Is your name Rastelli?" "Are you on the board of directors?" " How many Leda shares do you have?" " I'm the boss, I don't need any." "No, of course not." "Leave them to my uncle and cousin." "Let them ruin us all." "Leda would have fewer problems if everyone didn't steal." "What?" "Everyone knows Leda's on the verge of bankruptcy." "It has been for years, Senator Crusco can't save it this time." "My uncle's ruined this time, you'll be too if you don't save up." " That's what I'm doing." " I won't steal from my company." "Your company?" "Give back that money, yours and your accomplices' share." "You have one week, or I'll tell your uncle." "You think he doesn't know?" "You think he isn't doing the same?" " Hi." " Hi." "Your town, Pirm, is near the Urals, so it's still part of Russia," "Russia in Asia or..." "Speaking of which, did I tell you the joke about..." "Irina!" " Did I tell you the joke about..." " I'm Irina, she's Svetlana." "Same thing." "Heard the joke about two Italians in Moscow?" "Well?" "What did Rastelli want?" "He promoted me." "What?" "Sales director of the group." "That sounds wonderful..." "What does it mean?" "15,000 Euros a month." "Where we make young, fresh, fragrant wines..." "Thanks, Pierluigi." "I'll call you next week." "Thank you, goodbye." "Yes, I see no obstacles." "It's a good idea to invest and this company seems like a good choice." "But?" "We strongly advise you don't put your name on it." "Word gets around in this field." "If something should happen, the Law would confiscate everything, everything that's in your name." "But if this property is in someone else's name..." "Let's create an ad hoc firm." "In whose name?" "You'd still need a figurehead." "Find someone you can trust completely, someone you can count on." "Is it not functioning any more?" "I'm not functioning any more." "You'll bury us all, I'm sure of that." "This time they'll bury me, you, and everyone." "This time it'll all collapse." "It can't be worse than the other times." "We can pull through, right?" "It's different this time, we have no more friends." " They abandoned us." " But why?" "We've handed out money left and right, to Parties, newspapers, our banker friends." "We even donated money to American banks!" "We're alone, and in today's world those who are alone sink." "Having an idea, a vision, no longer suffices." "I may have aged, but I'm still the same man, but that means nothing in today's world." "Are you going to give up?" " Don't declare bankruptcy!" " I have no other choice." "If only we had more time..." "How much time?" " How much time do you need?" " It's over." " A month?" " A month..." "In one month we could find new partners and convince them..." " Discover a new product..." " Sure." "But banks want a guaranty even for an extra month." "How can we do that?" "We have nothing left to give." "There's no more money left." "We'll make it up." "What?" "If there's no money, we'll make it up." "How can you be sure they won't notice?" "Nobody has the expertise and guts to examine us." "It's not worth it for anyone to notice anything." " So we're safe." " For a bit." " We'll put back that money for real." " Sure." " We'll sort it out in a month." " Yes." "What is it?" "This is no joke." "This is a serious criminal act." "Only you and I are in this room, we'll either be saved or we'll sink together," "I bet we'll be saved." "It's a high interest rate loan, but it allows us to relaunch the sections that were failing and invest while maintaining liquidity and being fully market-ready." "Speaking of which, I invite you to read page two of the brief, what credit rating agencies say about us." ""Leda demonstrates an atypical financial stability for companies in its field and it possesses 3.9 billion American dollars at "IM Bank" located in the Cayman Islands where taxation costs for operations are optimised..." "Excuse me..." "I was wondering, if you had one million Euros, would you take out a loan to buy a car?" "Did you learn this riddle at Bocconi University?" " Thanks, goodbye." " Goodbye." "...Investors have appreciated the profits." "Our information reveals that nearly 50,000 savers have decided to invest in Leda shares and bonds." "Thanks to continuous investment and acquisitions, the Rastelli group is now looking with increasing interest at foreign markets." "A slow day on the Milan Stock Exchange..." "Yes..." "Call the director of IM Bank in the Cayman Islands." "Filippo, what are you doing here?" "Nothing." "You and I need to talk." " About what?" " What do you think?" "About why you're sitting here at 4:00 AM staring at nothing." "Or why you always come home from work angry and depressed." "What else should we talk about?" "I was thinking about my dad, I remembered something." "Once in middle school, I copied an essay and got caught." "My dad was so upset, know what he did?" " He grounded you?" " No, worse." "He didn't leave the house for 3 days." "Understand?" "He was ashamed." "Good morning." " Where's the assistant prosecutor?" " Do you have an appointment?" "No." "Then you'll have to wait." "Carla!" "Mr. Magnaghi isn't here today?" " Did you call him?" " No." "Go away now, all of you." " Ma'am, you're in shock." " Go away, I don't want you here." " Let's go." " Okay." "My condolences, ma'am." "Furthermore, we've established net worth covenants that must be respected." " The risk is on our shoulders alone." " It's a parachute." "In the event of your insolvency." "I don't understand." "The bond is worth 420 million Euros." "But we only collect 130 of it." "20 of which is our commission." "The remaining 290?" "It will be used to underwrite Wisdom Bank bonds, upon which we'll develop a derivates operation, and they will be sold by our bank itself." ""Abyss"..." "Who called it that?" "I did, there wasn't time to discuss." " I imagine in Delaware they won't mind." " In fact..." "As a result of "Abyss", we can finance your group turning your debts with us into credits for your company." "The funds you give us will be assets on the balance sheet?" "Exactly." "What's your commission?" "We'll credit your fake Cayman account via the Felix fund, then transfer it to an ad hoc offshore company in Luxembourg co-partnered by a company in Singapore headed by Barry Meinsfield, my brother-in-law, who is partnered by AsiaFinance, rib of Leda Plus," "thus of Overtour and of Leda." "Mr. Rastelli, a famous comedian's blog raised a question:" "Why are you going further into debt if your balance sheet shows you have 4 billion Euros?" "With that liquidity, wouldn't it be better to settle your debts?" "I'm not a comedian and I won't reply with a joke." "Ours is a serious company." "We need liquidity in order to snatch any market opportunities." " Thank you." " You're welcome." "Yes, but some investment funds..." "Thanks." "Some investment funds and several merchant banks urge people to sell their Leda stocks." "It's a move by those wretched financial analysts to lower our stock quote so they can buy cheaper shares." "We've reported them to The Stock Exchange Commission." "And the rumours connecting your sales director's suicide with the supposed balance sheet irregularities?" "Nonsense, Mr. Magnaghi had personal problems, it doesn't seem polite to mention them." "Folks please, respect and dignity." "We have nothing else to say, thank you." "We shouldn't have stopped giving gifts to the press." "Damn reporters!" "If a business man has a 10,000 Euro debt, it's his problem." "A 100,000 Euro debt, it's the bank's problem." "A 10 million Euro debt, it's the State's problem." "Yes, speaking." "Absolutely not." "Zizinho is a fundamental player, the symbol of our team." "Actually, we're renegotiating his contract for 4 more years." "Yes, write it down." "Write that he's non-transferrable." "Can you spell it?" "Pay attention, you southerners never know how to spell." "I have to hang up now, goodbye." "You may wait in here." "THE HOLY BIBLE" "Is it normal to make us wait so long?" "Dad?" "Remember to laugh at his jokes." "The Prime Minister will see you now." "This way." "Good day." "I can't believe it!" "I can't believe you let them dupe you!" "10 minutes of football talk and that's it?" "You made me look like an asshole." "You heard me, I declared Zizinho non-transferrable and you sold him out to that snake with nothing in return?" " Are you nuts?" " Know why I brought you with me?" "Yes, only because I'm his daughter's friend." "Exactly, you got it." " Where are you going?" " I'll call a taxi." "Follow him, he doesn't even know how to call a taxi." "Get in, come on." " You never give up, do you?" " Never." "Gentlemen, I feel rather embarrassed." "There comes a point when you must put all your cards on the table." "I give up." "Upon putting these cards on the table, all of them, what do we have?" "At the moment I cannot estimate the debt, but..." " It's quite large." " I don't understand." "The balance sheet shows 3.9 billion Euros in liquid assets, why not settle the debt?" "What can I tell you?" "I trusted my managers and my son..." "You can understand, right?" "You are all fathers... with children who..." "Well," "I realised that our foreign bank account, the one that served as guaranty is simply... fake." " That's very serious!" " Very serious, I know." " If only I'd noticed before..." " What do you expect from us?" "FIAT's in worse shape than us, as is Telecom." "Why should we be the only ones to sink?" "The only option is to resort to temporary receivership." "Temporary receivership?" "Will I still be in charge?" " Leda, good evening." " Destroy everything." " Boss?" " Get rid of all documents." "It's over." " I'll come pick you up 8:00." " Let's make it 7:00." " Very well." " Good night." "DELETE" " What are you doing?" " Working, piss off." "INDUSTRIAL RECOVERY AND COMPANY REVIVAL PLAN" "Call the airport, please." "I'll need the Bombardier in an hour or so." "It's been sealed off?" "Never mind then, good night." "Amanzio, where are we going?" "To see the Black Madonna of Czestochowa in the Pope's land..." " Now?" "But it's Christmas." " Come on, it's late." "It'll be cold, you'll get sick..." "We'll never pull it off." "Take it and bury it in the garden." "All of it." "No, bury means to dig a hole and put something in it." " Let me go!" " Calm down!" "I am calm, let go!" "Miss, calm down please!" "Come on, move." "Let go." "Not now folks, please." "Not now!" "Where's the money?" "I wish you and your families a slow and painful death." "When are we going to see the Black Madonna?" "I don't know." "Pretend she has become white... like those horses." "What horses?" "Lipizzaners!" "Those dressage horses." "I don't understand." "Merry Christmas, President." "Merry Christmas, Yashenko." "Welcome, ma'am." "Thanks." "Shame on you!" "Thieves!" "Those certainly were golden years, weren't they?" "THE JEWEL" "In recent years, the supremacy of finance over the actual economy has resulted in serious fraud against savers." "Despite warnings and numerous financial crashes involving major companies throughout the world, the value of financial packages in the marketplace today is at least ten times superior to that of goods and services." "INDUSTRIAL RECOVERY AND COMPANY REVIVAL PLAN" "The characters and situations in this movie are fictional but they were inspired by real events."