Speed-the-Plow. David MametЧитать онлайн книгу.
And what I do is “owe you.”
FOX: No, no, Bob. Bullshit. . . The times you've . . .
GOULD: I'm just doing my job.
FOX: No, I know, I know . . . and I know at times, that it was difficult for you . . .
GOULD: No.
FOX: I, and I hesitate to ask it, to ask for the credit. . .
GOULD: . . . Don't have to ask it.
FOX: ‘Cause I know, anybody was to come in here, exploit you . . . this thing . . .
GOULD: . . . Forget. . .
FOX: . . . your new “position,” all, I even hesitate . . .
GOULD: Don't hesitate about a goddamn thing, forget it, Charl: You Brought Me Gold. You're gonna be co-producer. What the fuck are you talkin‘ about . . .?
FOX: I just, I wanted to say . . .
GOULD (simultaneously with “say"): I'm grateful to you, pal. For this n'for all that you've been, over the years. . .
FOX: Now . .. you know . . .
GOULD: Hey, hey, hey (GOULD checks his watch.) Let's go make some money. (He rises.)
FOX: I, I need a cuppa coffee . ..
GOULD: You get it in Ross's office. Here's how we play it: we get in . . .
FOX: . . . yes . . .
GOULD: We get in, get out and we give it to him in one sentence. Let me talk, no disrespect. . .
FOX: No.
GOULD: But it's courtesy . . .
FOX: I understand.
GOULD: One sentence. “Doug Brown, Buddy Film.” (Phone rings. Into phone:) Whoever it is, we'll be with Mr. Rrr . . . (Pause.) Yes? Put him on . . . Hello: Richard. . . . Yes . . .? Yes, well, how long will you bbb . . . (Pause.) I see . . . Absolutely. (Pause.) No problem whatsoever . . . you'll be back by then . . .? (Pause.) Absolutely so. Thank you. (He hangs up. Pause. To FOX: ) Ross just got called to New York. He's going on the Gulfstream, turn around and come right back. So we got pushed to tomorrow morning, ten o'clock.
FOX (pause): Aha. (Pause.)
GOULD: No help for it.
FOX: I've got, Douggie only gave me until. . .
GOULD: . . . I'm sorry . . .
FOX: Doug Brown only gave me until ten tomorrow morn . . .
GOULD: No, I know, we've only got ‘til ten to tie . . .
FOX: We got to come up with a Pay or Play to tie him to this thing by ten o'clock to . . .
GOULD: No problem. Ross'll be back for tomorrow morning, if he doesn't. . .
FOX: . . . if he doesn't. . .
GOULD: . . . yes . . .
FOX: . . . then . . .
GOULD: . . . Then we'll raise him on the phone . . .
FOX: . . . I'm saying . . .
GOULD: Wherever he is, we'll pull him out of it . . .
FOX: Wherever he is.
GOULD: Yup.
FOX: Because I only got the option until ten o'clock tomorrow. Doug Brown told me . . .
GOULD: Yeah. I'm saying. Ten o'clock tomorrow. Ross: he'll be here, one chance in a quillion he isn't, then we go Condition Red, we get him on the . . .
FOX: . . . because . . .
GOULD: Yeah, yeah, yeah, I'm with you.
FOX: Be . . .
GOULD: . . . You understand . . . I wanted to do . . .
FOX: . . . I understand . . .
GOULD: I wanted to do it in person . . .
FOX: Yes.
GOULD: . . . ‘Cause you're gonna be the Bringer of Good News . . .
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