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The Social Network · 2010 — Chapter 23 of 23 · 3'20" · B2

Mark Dismantles Eduardo at Facebook, Explained: lawyer up

Eduardo flies to California expecting a meeting and finds a trap instead. The contracts he is handed dilute him to nothing, and the confrontation ends with a flat verdict: "You're not a part of Facebook." What looks like a business discussion is actually a removal, and the parting words turn it into a lawsuit.

What happens

Eduardo gets Mark's e-mail and flies to California for what he thinks is a business meeting. At the office he discovers the real purpose: his stake has been diluted and he is being pushed out. The fight that follows ends with security and the threat of a lawsuit.

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Phrase of the scene

lawyer up

To get a lawyer, often in warning

Eduardo 扔下最后一句 You better lawyer up, asshole，宣告这场翻脸要上法庭。

If they keep pushing this, you should lawyer up.

Also in this scene

  • revenge stunt

    A showy trick done to get even

  • hard to turn down

    Very difficult to refuse

  • diluted down to

    Reduced to a much smaller share

  • set me up

    To arrange a trap for someone

Everything marked in this scene

48 notes across 57 lines

Phrase · B1tell someone to do somethingIn late November, I got the e-mail from Mark telling me to come out for the millionth-member party.
Phrase · B1come out for somethingIn late November, I got the e-mail from Mark telling me to come out for the millionth-member party.
Phrase · B1have to have somethingIt said that we had to have a business meeting.
Phrase · C1pull a stunt

A showy trick done to get even

That Mark and Sean had played some kind of revenge stunt on Case Equity, and that Manningham was so impressed
Phrase · B1so ... that ...That Mark and Sean had played some kind of revenge stunt on Case Equity, and that Manningham was so impressed
Grammar · C1Mark and Sean had played some kind of revenge stunt on Case Equity

past perfect in reported speech: The past perfect marks the stunt as earlier than the report.

That Mark and Sean had played some kind of revenge stunt on Case Equity, and that Manningham was so impressed
Phrase · B2make an offerthat he was now making an investment offer that was hard to turn down.
Phrase · B2hard to turn down

Very difficult to refuse

that he was now making an investment offer that was hard to turn down.
Phrase · B2whether to do somethingI didn't know whether to dress for the party or for the business meeting,
Grammar · B2whether to dress for the party or for the business meeting

whether + infinitive: The infinitive compresses an unresolved choice into one phrase.

I didn't know whether to dress for the party or for the business meeting,
Phrase · B1dress for somethingso I kind of dressed for both.
Phrase · B2be called out for somethingWhat were you called out there for?
Phrase · B2an ambushAn ambush.
SoundAn ambush

liaison

An ambush.
Phrase · A2right over hereMr. Saverin. Hey. Right over here.
Phrase · A2good to see you- Good, good, good, good, good. - Good to see you.
Phrase · B1something to doAt first I thought he was joking. Giving me more contracts to sign.
Phrase · B1as you knowWell, as you know, we had some new investors that have come in.
Phrase · B2new investorsWell, as you know, we had some new investors that have come in.
Phrase · B2be wired in- Mark? - He's wired in.
Soundwired in

liaison

- Mark? - He's wired in.
SoundCall security

liaison

- How about now? Are you still wired in? - Call security.
Phrase · B1come alongYou were told that if new investors came along...
Phrase · C1dilute sharesHow much were your shares diluted? How much were his?
Phrase · C1dilute down to something

Reduced to a much smaller share

What was Mr. Zuckerberg's ownership share diluted down to?
Phrase · B2set someone up

To arrange a trap for someone

- You signed the papers. - You set me up.
Phrase · B2the head of somethingYou're gonna blame me because you were the business head of the company,
Grammar · B2because you were the business head of the company

because-clause: The because-clause is not an excuse but a counter-accusation.

You're gonna blame me because you were the business head of the company,
Phrase · B2make a dealand you made a bad business deal with your own company?
Grammar · B2It won't be like you're not a part of Facebook

future with a like-clause: The future form sets up the reassurance that the next line destroys.

It won't be like you're not a part of Facebook.
Phrase · C1on the masthead- My name's on the masthead. - You might wanna check again.
Phrase · A2check again- My name's on the masthead. - You might wanna check again.
Phrase · C1parade aroundYou think we'd let you parade around in your ridiculous suits, pretending you were running this company?
Phrase · B2pretend to be doing somethingYou think we'd let you parade around in your ridiculous suits, pretending you were running this company?
Grammar · C1pretending you were running this company

participle phrase: The participle adds the pretense to the same act of parading.

You think we'd let you parade around in your ridiculous suits, pretending you were running this company?
Phrase · B1at the cleaner'sSorry, my Prada's at the cleaner's!
Slang · C1douchebagAlong with my hoodie and my fuck-you flip-flops, you pretentious douchebag!
Slang · C1fuck-youAlong with my hoodie and my fuck-you flip-flops, you pretentious douchebag!
Phrase · B2you'll be leaving nowSecurity's here. You'll be leaving now.
Phrase · B1not signing- I'm not signing those papers. - We will get the signature.
Phrase · B1get a signature- I'm not signing those papers. - We will get the signature.
Phrase · C1plant a storyYou... You did it. I knew you did it. You planted that story about the chicken!
Phrase · B2animal cruelty- You had me accused of animal cruelty. - Seriously. What the hell's the chicken?
Slang · B1What the hell- You had me accused of animal cruelty. - Seriously. What the hell's the chicken?
Phrase · B2co-founderAnd I'll bet what you hated the most is that they identified me as a co-founder of Facebook.
Phrase · B2lawyer up

To get a lawyer, often in warning

Which I am. You better lawyer up, asshole.
Soundlawyer up

liaison

Which I am. You better lawyer up, asshole.
Slang · B2assholeWhich I am. You better lawyer up, asshole.

Mark Dismantles Eduardo at Facebook, explained

What's really going on

The scene is a betrayal staged as a formality. Eduardo arrives expecting to be included and is instead handed the paperwork that removes him, and the cruelty is in the calm: to him it feels like a trap, to Mark it is just business. The line, "You're not a part of Facebook," is the film's coldest sentence, because it answers a question about friendship with a fact about equity. Everything before it — the party e-mail, the diluted shares, the repeated questions in the deposition — is there to make that one sentence land. What follows is noise and hurt, but the decision was already made long before the shouting.

Theme

BetrayalEduardo is invited like a partner and removed like a stranger, with the dilution arranged before he arrives.
PowerThe fight is about control: who owns the company, who signs, and who gets to define who is 'a part of Facebook'.

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  • An ambush — liaison
  • wired in — liaison
  • Call security — liaison
  • lawyer up — liaison
You're not a part of Facebook.

The film's coldest line: it answers a question about friendship with a statement about ownership, and does not pretend otherwise.

It won't be like you're not a part of Facebook.

A correction that makes the blow worse: not 'as if', but actually out, said flatly as a matter of fact.

You think we'd let you parade around in your ridiculous suits, pretending you were running this company?

A contemptuous put-down that reduces years of work to a costume and a performance.

And I'll bet what you hated the most is that they identified me as a co-founder of Facebook.

The retort that turns the fight around: his real grievance is credit and recognition, not just money.

Questions about this scene

Why does Eduardo fly to California?

He thinks he is coming for a business meeting and a millionth-member party. Instead the trip is arranged so that he can be shown the new contracts and pushed out.

What does "lawyer up" mean here?

It means to get a lawyer and prepare for a legal fight. Eduardo says it as a threat after being removed, signaling that the dispute is going to court.

Why is Eduardo so angry about the shares?

Because the dilution leaves him with a tiny stake and no real role, even though he was a co-founder and put up the early money. He sees it as a setup rather than a normal business step.

Who actually signed the papers that diluted Eduardo?

He did, using a formula he had approved earlier without understanding how far it could be pushed. Mark's point is that the signature is his, which is exactly what makes the betrayal so clean.

The Social Network · 23 chapters

All chapters →
Chapter 1speak in codeErica Dumps Mark at the BarChapter 2take my mind offMark Builds FacemashChapter 3an awful lot ofMark Crashes Harvard's NetworkChapter 4make an example out ofZuckerberg Faces the Ad BoardChapter 5a no-brainerWinklevoss Twins Pitch Their SiteChapter 6in a stampedeMark Pitches the Facebook IdeaChapter 7off the recordEduardo's Deposition Turns on EmailsChapter 8bounce aroundFacebook Launches Relationship StatusChapter 9give someone the fingerThe Winklevosses Debate Suing MarkChapter 10Facebook meEduardo Recalls Facebook's LaunchChapter 11monetizeMark and Eduardo Argue About MoneyChapter 12the minimum amountMark Answers with Minimum AttentionChapter 13written in inkErica Confronts Mark Over the InternetChapter 14the shoe's on the other footSean Parker Wakes Up at StanfordChapter 15make that callThe Winklevosses Meet President SummersChapter 16a dog in this fightSean Parker Wins Over MarkChapter 17stir the potEduardo's Chicken Deposition StoryChapter 18once-in-a-generationSean Parker Meets Mark in Palo AltoChapter 19at our disposalThe Winklevosses Decide to Sue MarkChapter 20get left behindEduardo Confronts Mark Over SeanChapter 21let bygones be bygonesEduardo Freezes the Company AccountChapter 22in all honestyEduardo Signs Away His SharesWatching · Chapter 23lawyer upMark Dismantles Eduardo at Facebook
That's all 23 chapters of this film