Paranoia
2
I'm not gonna make excuses.
I asked for this.
All of it.
And I did it to become s
omeone else.
I wanted more.
We belong to a generation that watched
our future get stolen out from under us.
The American Dream our parents knew
has been hijacked by men
who are willing to lie, cheat and steal
Used to be if you got good grades,
you got into the right school,
got the right job.
And after 15 years of hard work,
you get your name on the door.
But that world is gone.
People always tell you
be careful what you wish for.
The lights always looked brighter
across the river.
Hey, come on!
Hey, I'm coming. Chill.
Don't worry, it's covered, Scout.
- Nothing's covered, Dad.
- Where you going?
I'm going to the club with Kev.
- Which one?
- Why? You think you might know it?
Well, I have been known to frequent
discotheques in my heyday.
They don't call them that
anymore, but that's good.
Hey, don't let him smoke. He hides
cigars under that cushion there.
Don't smoke!
What's the matter? You jealous?
Oh, yes.
Club Rise, baby.
What took you so long?
Why don't you do yourself a favor
and lift the rope?
And how is that
doing me a favor?
Consider it an investment.
Come Monday, my boy and I
will be making so much money,
you'll be begging us to come back
to this flavor of the month of yours.
Look, no hipsters
and no virgins.
Virgin?
He's not a virgin.
I just watched him get laid outside.
I watched it,
I literally saw him get laid.
- Adam, come on.
- I saw him with my own eyes.
I'm going to be back.
Are you nervous yet?
Nervous? About what?
On Monday we pitch our product
to Nicolas freaking Wyatt, that's what.
Kevin, we've been working on that pitch
for four months. It's genius.
The only thing
who Wyatt's gonna fire
for not promoting us sooner.
to pay our bills
and eat in the same month?
Oh, get ready
'cause it's happening.
You always say it's happening,
and then I end up paying for the cab.
This time's different.
This pitch,
Promise you.
But I'm still paying for the cab, right?
- Yeah.
- Got you.
It's not me.
Hello?
Yeah, I'll be right there.
Sir, can you turn around? We need
to go to Saint Joe's Hospital.
Adam, he's doing great.
He's up to his old tricks.
We cleared out
the mucus, and he's fine.
But he must use
the oxygen more,
and he has to call us
at the onset of congestion.
- Yeah, he knows.
- Wants to do it his own way, huh?
Yeah.
- You can take him home.
- All right. Thanks.
As you can see, Mr. Cassidy,
the last two procedures
were not covered by insurance.
What do you mean?
I have extended coverage.
You did.
Wyatt Corp terminated it.
They can't do that. I have it.
I need to have it.
Unfortunately, they can.
A lot of our companies
are doing it now, cutbacks.
I don't have 40 grand.
We can help with a payment plan,
or a medical loan.
I'm really sorry.
Yeah. I'll figure something out.
We did everything we could.
We work for Wyatt Corp,
one of the top tech companies
on the planet.
When they hired us,
we were going to take over the world.
Six years in,
we were still just lowly cubicle drones,
watching our bosses take home
obscene bonuses...
...while we were stuck
with entry-level salaries.
We'd waited long enough.
It was our turn.
Our time to shine.
You all right?
Yeah. We're gonna kill it.
Yeah, well, if things go south,
just stay cool. All right?
Yeah.
Mr. Wyatt is ready.
Stay cool.
Good morning.
We are all in the business
of connecting people.
This water's not hot enough.
I'm sorry, Mr. Wyatt.
I'll take care of it.
It should be boiling.
Uh... We're in the business
of connecting people.
You already said that.
Right. That's what our customers have
always wanted. To stay connected.
Those same customers are now texting
more than they're talking
and tweeting more
than they're meeting.
So, what's changed?
What are we missing?
We don't want to be
connected anymore.
We just want to feel connected
while we isolate.
So, what if...
...a four-inch mobile had
a 60-inch screen?
Well, then it wouldn't be mobile.
With a voice-activated pairing device,
Ethion will allow users
across any monitor in the home.
Pick up.
Ethion 3.0 gives you the power
Is he pitching me software?
Sir, we see a unique opportunity to take
Ethion from a run-of-the-mill phone...
This is a re-branding meeting.
Where's the disconnect?
Well, sir, I believe the disconnect is
between you and the consumers.
You didn't hire us to sit around
and watch you make tea, did you?
Tell me, why did I hire you?
Because we know
what a younger generation wants.
Which is?
A phone that doesn't just look new
a phone that is new,
a phone that changes the way we live.
You know, you're right.
I have lost touch with your generation.
What was your name again?
I'm Adam Cassidy.
How old are you?
Twenty-seven.
When I was two years younger
than you are now,
I was pioneering
digital cellular technology
while my colleagues were still pissing
around with electronic pulses.
I had vision.
But you have all the technological
advantage imaginable
and what do you bring me?
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