A Hologram for the King Page #3

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I'm sure.

Okay.

Thank you, Maha.

You don't know how to pay for college?

Sell the house.

How long does it take to

sell this f***ing house?

- Ruby, I can't change the real estate...

- Bullshit!

Just sell it,

for Christ's sakes.

Then pay for your daughter's education.

College is your thing.

- Welcome to the Hyatt Jeddah.

- Good night, guys. See you in the morning.

- Hello?

- Hi, Alan. I've got Eric Randall for you.

- Okay, great.

- What do you mean he didn't show up?

Well, he got stuck

in Jeddah.

It's tomorrow now,

but we'll be fine, I'm sure.

Okay, but don't forget to call me

first thing after that meeting.

- I've got Mike Winston on the other line.

- Oh, put him through.

Hello, Kitty.

Hey, Dad. I hope your trip

is going well.

Is it hot over there?

A little dusty?

That's a joke.

I'm a joker.

Everything is fine here.

Not totally fine.

Mom called last night

and wanted to do what

she always wants to do...

blame you for everything.

But I'm fine missing

a semester or two of college.

I'm so sorry, Kitty.

It's actually doing me good.

Dad. It's okay.

I can use the break to rack up some

extra tip money. I'm good at this.

Yeah, but don't get used to it.

You're going to college.

Listen, Dad. I trust you.

Don't listen to Mom.

She said, "What's he doing in the desert?

His problems are here."

I told her that

you know what you're doing.

And then she gets on me

for taking your side.

She says I'm like you,

can't see the big picture, lacking ambition.

The usual bullshit.

Maybe just

prove her wrong, Dad.

Prove her wrong.

- Front desk.

- This is Alan Clay.

Is it possible for me

to get a beer or something?

I'm sorry, sir,

but consuming alcohol

is strictly prohibited

in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Ah, yes, of course.

- How about a Diet Coke?

- Diet Pepsi?

Sure, okay.

Thanks.

- Hello?

- Hey, Dad. It's Alan.

Alan? You sound like

you're on the moon.

No, I'm in Saudi Arabia.

Oh, what are you doing

in Saudi Arabia?

Well, it's actually

pretty interesting, Dad.

I'm here with Relyand,

and we're pitching a new

IT system to the king.

We have this remarkable

teleconferencing equipment

and we're presenting

to the king himself.

It's a three-dimensional

holographic meeting...

Know what I'm watching

on TV here, Alan?

No, what are you watching?

I'm watching this thing

on how a gigantic bridge

in Oakland, California,

is being built in China.

Can you imagine that?

They're building

our goddamn bridges.

I got to say, Alan,

when you took Schwinn over there to China

and sacked 900

of our homeland people,

I could see

the rest of it coming.

Makes sense if you're some

shitass bloodthirsty executive

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