Tales from the Golden Age Page #4

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Go to the airport,

take a quick picture,

retouch it and it's ready to print!

Scanteia must reach the workers

first thing in the morning.

Comrade Secretary, we'll do our best!

If you need us to delay

the trains in the station...

That won't be necessary, I promise.

Comrades...

The motorcade's just been past.

Are they here with the picture?

They should be here by now!

Hurry UP!

Stop knocking!

Be quiet! Are you crazy?

You want to put me in jail?

You promised to stop mouthing off.

Go on!

Take these upstairs and, please,

no more remarks!

Comrades, I propose this one.

It fulfills all requirements.

Yes, but this one's quite good, too.

It's your decision,

but we must get a move on.

We have to get

the presses rolling by 6:30!

We need Party approval!

The Party...

They're here.

May I come in?

Yes, come in.

Come in, then!

Come on!

I didn't want to ruin anything.

You haven't.

Come upstairs with all your photos.

What's wrong now?

They'll tell you.

Be careful. That nephew of yours

has a big mouth.

I've told him to shut up!

I don't want any problems

just before retiring.

- Comrade Costache is watching him!

- Oh, my.

Gentlemen!

Is there a problem?

Perhaps I can help.

The problem is all the photos

are the same.

But we've already made

the Comrade President taller.

Comrade Ceausescu is bare,

while the Comrade d'Estaing

is wearing a hat.

Our President is not bare!

Sorry, I meant bareheaded.

And it's Mr. Giscard d'Estaing!

Sorry, you're right, of course!

But as the Comrade Party Secretary

has noted,

it looks like Comrade Ceausescu

is taking his hat off

to Mr. Giscard d'Estaing.

He's taking his hat off to what

Mr. Vespar J'espaing represents!

- Giscard d'Estaing.

- Right.

A capitalist society.

Why don't we choose another photo?

- They're all the same.

- I'll do the talking!

He's right.

It's a mistake.

Protocol wasn't followed.

We'll have to find a solution

with the pictures we have.

And fast, if not,

we'll miss the train for Suceava.

Comrade Editorial Secretary!

Scanteia must reach our workers

before their morning shift!

That's exactly what I meant.

We'll put a hat on Ceausescu.

Or take Giscard d'Estaing's away.

Ideologically, what is better?

F*** ideology!

Let's just get this sorted!

It'd be quicker to put

a hat on Comrade President's head.

Let's do it!

I'll see the trains wait in the station!

But have the photo on the

front page in half an hour!

Yes, sir!

- Long live the Supreme Commander!

- Stop that!

Yes.

We're being as quick as we can!

Of course!

No, it's not quite ready,

just a few more minutes...

Inform him, yes.

MY respects!

What did he say?

The boss is coming down.

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