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Ralph Breaks the Internet · 2018 — Chapter 10 of 21 · 3'30" · B1

Spamley Pitches Loot Hunting, Explained: I got a guy

With no steering wheel and no money, Ralph and Vanellope are stuck until a pop-up salesman shows up. He offers them a way to earn cash - loot hunting, where players grab rare items and sell them to the highest bidder. The catch is the job he has in mind: "it is wicked dangerous."

What happens

Ralph comforts Vanellope, then admits they need money - but video game characters have none. A pop-up salesman takes them to his website and explains loot hunting: players enter other games, grab the most coveted items, and sell them to the highest bidder. He has a client who wants a car from Slaughter Race, a game that is wicked dangerous.

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step into my parlormoolaI got a guyat your own risk

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Phrase of the scene

I got a guy

I know someone who can get it done

The spam dealer claims he knows a contact who can supply the rare item.

Need a hard-to-get ticket? I got a guy.

Also in this scene

  • step into my parlor

    进我的地盘吧（常带别有用心）

  • moola

    slang for money

  • at your own risk

    you accept the consequences if something goes wrong

Everything marked in this scene

30 notes across 77 lines

Phrase · A2what's going onHey, kid. What's going on? What's wrong?
Phrase · A2what's wrongHey, kid. What's going on? What's wrong?
Phrase · B2blow one's chanceand we blew our chance to get it. We blew it!
Phrase · B1calm downHey, hey, hey, calm down.
Soundcalm down

elision

Hey, hey, hey, calm down.
Phrase · B1all one has to doNow look, all we got to do...
Grammar · B2all we got to do

all one has to do

Now look, all we got to do...
Phrase · B1figure out a way to do somethingis figure out a way to earn a little bit of moola.
Phrase · B2moola

slang for money

Ralph suggests earning some cash, and Vanellope reminds him they have none.

is figure out a way to earn a little bit of moola.
Soundfigure out

flap

is figure out a way to earn a little bit of moola.
Slang · B2moolais figure out a way to earn a little bit of moola.
Phrase · B2back off- Back off, pop-up! - (GROANING)
SoundBack off

liaison

- Back off, pop-up! - (GROANING)
Phrase · B2a pop-up blockerPOP-UP BLOCKER: Right this way, miss.
Phrase · A2thank goodnessOoh! There he is! Oh, thank goodness you're still here!
Phrase · B2an ample carriageYou got an ample carriage there, buster. (CHUCKLES)
Phrase · B1close to the edgeSorry. You're getting close to the edge.
Phrase · C1step into my parlorAll right, step into my parlor.
Phrase · B1not to worryI know what you're thinking, not to worry.
Phrase · B1a bit of a messAnyway, I know it's a bit of a mess...
Grammar · B1If I can just find

if-clause

If I can just find that... Gord!
Phrase · B2low-dollar itemsNow, those there are some of your more commonplace, low-dollar items.
Phrase · B2the highest bidderand they sell them on my website to the highest bidder. Ha-ha?
Grammar · B2to the highest bidder

to

and they sell them on my website to the highest bidder. Ha-ha?
Phrase · C1a buttload of somethingwe need like a buttload of money.
Grammar · B2we need like a buttload of money

like

we need like a buttload of money.
Slang · C1buttloadwe need like a buttload of money.
Phrase · B2wicked dangerousHowever, it is wicked dangerous.
Phrase · B2no problemoWe'll get you that car, no problemo.
Phrase · C1enter at your own riskSlaughter Race! Enter at your own risk.

Spamley Pitches Loot Hunting, explained

What's really going on

The scene is the movie's business pitch, and it is played for satire. The problem is simple - no money - and the solution comes from advertising, where a cheerful salesman offers to turn games into a marketplace. His explanation of loot hunting is a joke about how online economies really work: players go into games to harvest rare items and sell them to the highest bidder. Ralph's answer to the danger is pure bravado, and the sign on the door says the rest: "Enter at your own risk." The comedy is that everyone treats a wild, dangerous trade as a normal errand, and the two friends walk straight into it because they have run out of options. What starts as a favor for a friend becomes a job hunt in someone else's economy.

Theme

MoneyThe friends have to earn cash they don't have, and a salesman turns games into a marketplace.
FriendshipRalph takes on a dangerous job to save Vanellope's game, not for himself.

What you'll learn

  • Notice how "figure out" changes the exchange.
  • Listen for the attitude carried by "figure out".
  • Try the phrase in a comparable conversation.

Listen for

  • calm down — elision
  • figure out — flap
  • Back off — liaison
There's only one steering wheel in the whole Internet...

The stakes: a single rare part exists, and they have already let it slip away.

We came here to save your game, and that's what we're gonna do.

Ralph's reassurance that the mission is still on, even after a setback.

We're video game characters, Ralph. We don't have moola.

The blunt problem: in this world, a game character has no money at all.

Welcome to the exciting world of loot hunting.

The salesman's pitch, framing a shady trade as an exciting opportunity.

However, it is wicked dangerous.

The warning that the job he is offering could get them killed.

Questions about this scene

What problem are Ralph and Vanellope facing?

They have no steering wheel and no money: they blew their chance to buy the only one, and as game characters they have no cash to try again.

What is loot hunting?

It is entering other games, harvesting the most coveted items, and selling them on Spamley's website to the highest bidder to earn money.

What does "moola" mean here?

It is slang for money. The characters say they do not have moola, meaning they have no cash to buy the part.

What job does the salesman offer them?

A client wants a car from the game Slaughter Race. The salesman warns that the game is wicked dangerous, but the friends agree to go.

Why do they accept a dangerous job?

They need a lot of money to fix Vanellope's game, and this is the only way they have to earn it quickly, so they take the risk.

Ralph Breaks the Internet · 21 chapters

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Up next · Chapter 11mess with the bullStealing Shank's Car in Slaughter Race
Chapter 1riddle me thisRiddles on the RooftopChapter 2agree to disagreeThe Arcade Gets Wi-FiChapter 3go out of businessRalph Breaks Sugar RushChapter 4That's the stuffVanellope Asks Who She IsChapter 5beggars can't be choosersFelix and Calhoun Adopt the RacersChapter 6on the houseRalph Mishears eBayChapter 7Not on my watchRalph and Vanellope Enter the InternetChapter 8put Humpty Dumpty together againKnowsMore Finishes Your SentencesChapter 9going once, going twiceRalph and Vanellope Win the AuctionWatching · Chapter 10I got a guySpamley Pitches Loot HuntingChapter 11mess with the bullStealing Shank's Car in Slaughter RaceChapter 12go viralShank Offers to Make Them ViralChapter 13saturate the marketYesss Explains Hearts Are MoneyChapter 14like shoes and socksRalph and Vanellope Say GoodbyeChapter 15the million-dollar questionThe Princesses Vet VanellopeChapter 16bring out the worst in someoneRalph Reads the CommentsChapter 17a kick in the faceVanellope Wants a New HomeChapter 18keep a low profileBuying a Virus in the DarknetChapter 19an empty gestureRalph's Clones Chase VanellopeChapter 20hold someone backRalph Says Let Her GoChapter 21don't be a strangerRalph and Vanellope Say Goodbye
Chapter 10 of 21 · about 42 min to go