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Well, it's the wildest goose there is. Risk money. Very speculative. Except, Ed, in certain situations, it's not, see? I thought I had a prospect here. Well, I make the haul up and this lousy soandso tells me his situation has changedall his capital's gonna be tied up in expansion plans of his own. Thank you, mother! Pop goes another bubble! It's only the biggest business opportunity since Henry Ford and I can't seem to interest a soul!
That right.
It's called dry cleaning. You heard me right, brother, 'dry cleaning' wash without water, no suds, no tumble, no stress on the clothes. It's all done with chemicals, friend, and your garments end up crisp and fresh. And here's the capper: no shrinkage.
Huh.
That's right! Dry cleaningremember the name. It's going to revolutionize the laundry industry, and those that get in early are gonna bear the fruit away. All I need is $10,000 to open my first store, then I use its cash flow to finance another, and so on leap frog, bootstrap myself a whole chain. Well, me and a partner. Cleanliness, friend. There's money in it. There's a future. There's room to grow... Say, that's looking pretty good. Let's see it with the hairpiece on...
...Ed Crane. Remember? Today?
Sorry, friend, I, uh, you got me at a disadvantage.
I'm, uh, I'mthe barber.
Jesus! The barber! I'll be a sonofagun. Why didn't you say so? 'Coursethe barber.
...I didn't recognize you without the smock. Did Idamndid I leave something at the shop?
No. I might be interested in that, uh, business proposition
You got the dough?!
I can get it, yeah.
Come in, come in, siddown over there. Coffee?
No. Itell me
Sure.
What's involved, aside from putting up the money? What're you looking for the partner to do?
Do? Hell, nothing. Well, you'll want to keep tabs on your investment, of course, but I'm looking for a silent partner. I've done the research, I've contacted the vendors, the deal is set. I'm just looking for venture capital, friend. Disappear if you want, check in whenever you likeI want the dough; I don't take attendance.
And how do we share
Fiftyfifty, straight down the line. You and me. Finance and expertise. Soyou've got the dough then, do ya?
I'll have it in a week.
Well, I'll be damned. The barber! And I thought this trip was a bust. Well...
...it just goes to show, when one door slams shut, another one opens. Here's to ya, uh...
Ed.
...Was that a pass?
Maybe.
You're out of line, mister.
No problem!
Way out of line.
Right! Strictly business.
Yeah.
...You bring a check?
Cash.
Cash?!
...Usually we do this kind of thing with a bank draft. But cashthat's fineit's all the same in the end dough's dough, huh?
Sure.
I got the paperwork here. Partnership papers here, they reflect our agreement: fiftyfifty on the net, I supply professional services, you supply the capital. I'll give you a receipt on the dough there, huh?
Yeah.
Pretty straightforward, but I don't know if you wanna show this stuff to a lawyer
It's OK.
Yeah, screw 'em, huh? Pay 'em to tangle it up and then you pay 'em to untangle it, what's the point?
...Just a second here, I'll give you a receipt on the, uh... Whoa, Nellie... Oh, by the way, we didn't talk about this, I, uh, I think I'm gonna call the place Tolliver's, after me, you know, I didn't think you were much interested in, uh
That'll be fine.
Yeah, good. Lemme just, uh...
...Yeah, that's it. As per our discussion.
Uhhuh.
Well, there it is. Writ large in legal escriture, next step is
Look, uh... Creighton...
...You're not gonna screw me on this?
*Screw* youJesus! Take it to a lawyer! No, I insist! This is *dry* cleaning, this is not some flyby night thing here! I must say, I've been an entrepreneur for thirteen years and I've never
All right.
And I've never been askedLook, you want the dough back? You know who I am! You
OK.
...You are ze fahzer?
No. Uh... family friend.
I speak to you on ze phone, non? You have a special interest in music?
Uhhuh.
Ah yes, a music lover.
Well, I don't pretend to be an expert.
Ah.
...Mm.
Well? How'd she do?
Ze girl?... She seems like a very nice girl. She *plays*, monsieur, like a very nice girl. Ztinks. Very nice girl. However, ztinks.
I don't understand.
Is not so hard to understand. Her playing, very polite.
Did she make mistakes?
Mistake, no, it says Eflat, she plays Eflat. Pingping. Hit the right note, always. Very proper.
I don't understand, no mistakes, she's just a kidI thought you taught the, uh, the
Ah, but that is just what I cannot teach. I cannot teach her to have a soul. Look, monsieur, play the piano, is not about the fingers. *Done* with the fingers, yes. But the music, she is inside. Inside, monsieur...
...she can go up there.
Well, look, I don't claim to be an expert
Then you listen to me, for I am expert. That girl, she give me a headache. She cannot play. Nice girl. Very clever hands. Nice girl. Someday, I think, maybe, she make a very good typist.
...You don't like the music out there?
It's OK, I guess. No, I don't really. I'm not big on music, ordinarily.
Hello, Rachel.
I'm so sorry... I was sorry to hear.
Yeah. Thanks.
He was deaf when he wrote this.
Who?
Beethoven. He created it, and yet he never actually heard it. I suppose he heard it all in his head, somehow.
Hi, Mr Crane.
Hello, Birdy. I thought that was very good.
Oh, in there? I messed up a little bit in the scherzo. I guess, if nobody noticed, it's OK. Mr Crane, this is Tony, a friend of mine. Tony, Mr Crane.
Hello, Tony.
Hello, Mr Crane.
Hello, Birdy.
We haven't seen you since... I'm terribly sorry.
Yeah.
We've certainly missed you.
Birdy, I've been doing a lot of thinking. There are a lot of things that haven't worked out for me. Life has dealt me some bum cards...
...or maybe I just haven't played 'em right, I don't know. But you're
Pop doesn't like people smoking in here.
Sure... Sure, it's his house.
That's what he keeps telling me.
Anyway, uh... my point is you're young. A kid really, your whole life ahead of you. But it's not too soon to start thinking... to start making opportunities for yourself. Before it all washes away.
Well, sure, I guess. Pop says so too. I work pretty hard at school.
That's swell. However, the music, if you want to pursue it, well, the lessons from Mrs Swan, they'll only take you so far. There's this guy in San Francisco, I've made inquiries, everybody says he's the best. Trained lots of people who've gone on to have big concert careers, symphony orchestras, the works. His name is Jacques Carcanogues. I'm not sure I'm pronouncing it right. Anyway, he's a Frenchman.
Boy.
You've got talent, anyone could see that. And he's the best. If he thinks a student has talent, he'll take 'em on for next to nothing. You're a cinch to be accepted, I could cover the cost of the lessons, like I said, it's pretty modest