
Norman
NORMAN:
Okay, my idea is, we find someonelike a Jo Wilf, or an Arthur Taub
and we get them to buy about
$300 million of debt
and then pay 80-90 cents on the dollar.
And let's say it's Jo Wilf,
he walks away with $30-40 million.
This is good.
I've thought it through, I know.
I just got to find someone
who can actually do this.
I take my seven percent.
You set it up, you get a finder's fee...
It's a lot of money.
And everybody wins.
Isn't this the scale?
The kind of deal that
Jo Wilf is looking for right now?
Yeah...
Yes, but I don't have direct contact
with Wilf. You know that, right?
Yeah, but you have friends there. Don't you?
I mean, this is your circle, right?
- Yeah.
- Yeah.
Yeah. Bill Kavish. You know him?
He works for Wilf. He is a friend.
- Yeah.
- Do you know his name?
- Maybe.
- You know his family.
You remember him?
He got into some kind of trouble.
Oh, yeah.
He was caught taking some money.
I don't know exactly
what happened there, but...
He was fired.
His wife left him.
Kids turned their backs on him.
He died alone and penniless.
- Bill is his youngest son.
- Introduce me to Bill.
I can give you his e-mail,
but I prefer not to send
a formal introduction, you know?
We represent clients
that do business with them...
I don't want to look like
I'm asking him for a favor.
Can I say that we're related?
- Can I say that I'm your uncle?
- No.
No. No. Don't make it a family thing.
It doesn't sound good.
Uh...
It might not be a good idea
to mention my name.
Okay, you can say you know me.
Yeah, but please don't tell him
you got his address from me.
- Okay?
- Yeah.
Look, I'm sorry I can't be more helpful.
It's tough.
You're like a drowning man
trying to wave at an ocean liner.
Jo Wilf is an ocean liner.
He doesn't see any of us. (CHUCKLES)
But I'm a good swimmer.
- Yeah.
- Don't forget that.
As long as my head is above water...
(KISSES)
Good morning, Bill.
Norman Oppenheimer.
What the f*ck? Are you stalking me now?
No, I just need
a couple of minutes of your time.
I know you're busy.
Philip Cohen might have mentioned me.
No. This is my private time.
Please respect that. Call the office.
Does Philip know you're here?
- How did you even find me?
- It's just a business opportunity.
Look, I wouldn't be here
if it wasn't time-sensitive. Let me explain.
- Give me one minute.
- No.
A very high official...
I can't mention his name right now.
Made me an offer
to sell his country's tax receivables
on the dollar...
Excuse me. I have to leave.
This is unacceptable, please.
Bill. Bill, no, I wouldn't be doing this
if I didn't think it was worth Jo's time.
Good things come in surprising ways.
You never know.
You never know, right?
I mean, what, worse comes to worse,
he kicks me out the door.
he kicks me out the door.
It is my job to keep people like you away.
Don't you get that?
- Yes.
- So please, respect my position.
Stop.
Please.
I'm sorry. I don't know what else to say.
So I'll tell my partners
that we had a good conversation.
And we'll see what happens. Okay?
Thank you, Bill.
NORMAN:
It's not just about this one deal.It's about connecting to people
at the level of Wilf or Taub.
PHILIP:
If only it were that easy.NORMAN:
Look,I'm meeting a very high Israeli official
at a conference later today.
All I need is to get my Israeli
in a room with one of these guys.
PHILIP:
I don't know if he would get involved
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