Link swoop in so it sounds like one word.
The Gentlemen · 2020 — 第 3 / 15 章 · 2'40" · C1
Mickey Pitches His Weed Empire, Explained：pay top dollar
Mickey walks his buyer Matthew through the hidden machinery of his empire: twelve sites, a thousand estates, and a crop you would never spot under your feet. Matthew calls it spectacular, then warns it will "go bankrupt in ten years" once cannabis is legal, and asks why he should pay top dollar for a business with an expiry date.
あらすじ
Mickey Pearson shows Matthew around the business he wants to sell. His farms are hidden among a thousand country estates, so well concealed that Matthew is standing on one without knowing it. Matthew admires the setup but warns that legalization will bankrupt it within a decade, and asks why he should pay top dollar for it. Mickey answers by inviting him inside to see what half a yard buys.
注目の表現
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このシーンの表現
pay top dollar
pay the highest price
Matthew points out that Mickey still expects top price for a business he just called doomed.
Some buyers still pay top dollar for the old model.
このシーンの他の表現
- swoop in
move in suddenly to take over
- fucking
vulgar intensifier for emphasis
- foreplay
a pun on foreplay and stalling
- such a shame
mock sympathy used as pressure
- green and pleasant land
the classic English countryside image
このシーンのメモ一覧
42 行のセリフに 28 件のメモ
keep one's affairs tidy
And offer my services so they can keep their houses in order.not very concerned about
And they're not too bothered about what I do.noun clause: The clause what I do acts as the object of about, not a question.
And they're not too bothered about what I do.provided that
As long as that cash keeps rolling in each year.keep coming in steadily
As long as that cash keeps rolling in each year.condition clause: As long as introduces the condition under which the whole arrangement holds.
As long as that cash keeps rolling in each year.it requires effort
It takes work, wine, women and disco.The th in them weakens, squeezing find them all together.
Bonne chance trying to find them all.good luck, from French — A French borrowing British speakers use playfully.
Bonne chance trying to find them all.with someone's approval
And that, sir, is with my blessing what you are paying for.a pun on foreplay and stalling
Tired of the pitch, Matthew jokes about foreplay to hurry Mickey to the point.
But enough foreplay, Michael.see someone's growing site Plant here means the marijuana growing site, not a factory.
I wanna see your plant.as hidden as one can make it
as ... as possible: As invisible as possible means to the greatest degree of hiding he can manage.
in fact
As a matter of fact, you are standing on my bush.In American speech the t in matter flaps and of nearly disappears.
As a matter of fact, you are standing on my bush.impressive — Over-the-top spoken praise; keep it out of reports.
It's a spectacular business, Michael.become bankrupt
pay the highest price
Matthew points out that Mickey still expects top price for a business he just called doomed.
And you want me to pay top dollar for it?half a billion in City slang In City slang a yard is a billion, so half a yard is five hundred million.
A nugget under half a yard.half a billion — City-of-London money slang; not for everyday use.
A nugget under half a yard.allow me to show you
'Course it is. Now let me show you the nails.keep going
Carry on, chaps.guys, fellows — Old-fashioned British address among men; casual.
Carry on, chaps.the foundation layer
infinitive as modifier: The infinitive to come modifies superstructure, marking it as the part still to be built.
the nursery-rhyme pig, here the business
「Mickey Pitches His Weed Empire」を読み解く
What's really going on
The scene is a sales pitch, and Mickey knows exactly what he is selling. He does not show a product; he shows a system that is already hidden in plain sight, from "twelve sites" to a thousand estates, and the boast "you are standing on my bush" is both a flex and a warning about how hard he is to find. Matthew is not fooled. He praises the business — "It's a spectacular business, Michael" — and then names its weakness: legalization will make it worthless. That is why he haggles over the price instead of the quality. The power in the scene belongs to the person who can walk away, and both men are trying to look like that person.
Theme
MoneyEverything in the pitch comes down to price: a hidden empire, an expiry date, and a number no one wants to pay.
PowerMickey's leverage is invisibility, and Matthew's is the ability to walk away, so the scene is really a contest of who controls the deal.
このチャプターで学べること
- The empire hides by looking like ordinary countryside.
- Matthew praises the business to weaken Mickey's price.
- Money slang keeps outsiders out of the real number.
- Every compliment here is a negotiating move.
発音のポイント
- swoop in — Link swoop in so it sounds like one word.
- find them all — The th in them weakens, squeezing find them all together.
- matter of — In American speech the t in matter flaps and of nearly disappears.
And that, sir, is with my blessing what you are paying for.Mickey's flourish on the sales pitch: the buyer is not just purchasing a farm but receiving Mickey's approval, which he presents as part of the value.
If you were standing on my bush you wouldn't know it.The boast about concealment: the operation is hidden in plain sight, so even a buyer standing on it cannot tell it exists.
Such a shame it will go bankrupt in ten years when things go legal in the great UK.Matthew's fake sympathy, which is really a threat to the price: he argues the business has a short shelf life, so it should cost less.
It takes work, wine, women and disco.Mickey's joke about the cost of doing business: winning over a lord is not a contract but a campaign of charm and hospitality.
このシーンについての質問
What is Mickey actually selling?
Not a single farm. He is selling the whole hidden system — sites, staff, technology, and the fact that it is nearly impossible to find — which is what Matthew is asked to pay for.
Why does Matthew think the business will fail?
Because cannabis is heading toward legalization in the UK. Once it is legal, he argues, a black-market empire like Mickey's will be worth far less, which is why he pushes back on the price.
Does Matthew accept the asking price?
Not immediately. He calls the deal spectacular and then questions whether he should 'pay top dollar' for something with an expiry date, so the negotiation is still open when they walk inside.
What does "half a yard" mean?
It is London money slang for five hundred million pounds. Mickey says the price is 'a nugget under half a yard,' meaning a little under that figure.
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