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Howard's showroom is busy with a rapper and his crew when the collectors arrive looking for money. Howard stays cheerful, insisting everything is under control and that they are "on the same page," then gets on the phone to Arno, who will not take his call. Someone takes a watch worth $20,000.
It's in Your Best Interest
Deducted From the Hundred Grand
Howard's showroom is full of visitors, including the rapper Ca$h Out and his crew, when the collectors arrive. Howard tries to keep the mood light, promises that everything is under control, and tells the men they are on the same page. He calls Arno for help and gets no answer, and before the scene ends a watch is taken from him.
The scene shows Howard doing what he does best and worst: performing calm while everything falls apart. He has guests in the showroom, a deal he is convinced is minutes away, and a group of men waiting for money, and he tries to handle all three at once. His line about the men being "on the same page" is pure confidence trick; nothing in the room is agreed, and the caller on the other end will not even speak to him. When the watch is taken, Howard does not fight — he immediately turns the loss into an accounting entry that benefits him. The scene is a portrait of a man who can turn any disaster into a negotiating position, which is both his gift and the reason he is never out of trouble.
A1–C2 es la escala MCER. Las tarjetas por encima del nivel elegido se atenúan y la reproducción no se pausa en ellas.
“I'm literally minutes away from closing the biggest deal of my goddamn life, and when I do, you're gonna be embarrassed.”
A threat dressed as a victory speech; the countdown is the man's whole personality.
Informal
“It's not a fucking soap opera. Listen. Enough.”
Cut the drama down to size: name the performance, then end it.
Informal
“I think it's in your best interest that you find some time for you and I.”
A threat dressed as advice: do this because it works out best for you.
Formal
“He knows you're calling. He doesn't want to deal with you anymore.”
Two short sentences that close every door: he knows, and he is done with you.
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Capítulo 1 de 14 · quedan unos 44 min
Siguiente · 02so extraLa escena: Howard and Dinah Fight Then Make UpBecause Howard owes money and has not paid. They arrive during business hours and make clear that they are not leaving until he deals with them.
It means something is good for you, and it is often used to make a demand sound like advice. Howard uses the phrase while pressuring the other man to meet.
Because he needs the guests and the collectors to believe he is in control. Admitting trouble would hurt the deal he is trying to close and the image he is protecting.
As payment, or part payment, against what he owes. Howard does not stop them; instead he turns around and asks for the value to be deducted from the larger sum.
Howard leaves a message for Arno demanding a callback, and a watch worth $20,000 has been taken from him, which he insists must come off the hundred grand.
