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Marketing is everywhere, except in our profession.

We need to change our focus.

We need to become a luxury product.

-Wait, you don't have anything? -Nothing.

-Did you miss me? -No.

I want you to get in some companies using any excuse.

Good afternoon. I have a meeting.

Three girls. Karin, Luna and Magali.

Same way a bottle of water can cost seventy...

sex could cost what? Fifteen, twenty, thirty thousand.

Yuri.

Yuri.

Yuri!

We're here.

-Where? -At your house.

I think I drank too much.

I noticed. You even laughed at my uncle's jokes.

It was funny.

You're sick...

No, I really thought they were funny, what can I do?

Thank you so much. I owe you one more.

Don't worry, it was a pleasure.

You don't owe me anything.

-I mean now that you mention it... -What?

So, I always pretend to be your boyfriend.

And I wanted you to pretend to be my girlfriend.

How?

There's a reunion of my former school, 10 years after graduation.

I'd like you to come with me.

It may sound a little boring, we'll stay a little, drink something...

Yuri...

I will find it fun.

Really?

Sure.

Thank you.

All right.

-Bye then. -Goodbye.

In the days that followed I took pleasure in something...

I never thought could give me pleasure: Accounting.

Increasingly, customers seem willing to pay our new price.

We were attaining what seemed impossible.

To become a luxury product.

An almost unattainable object of desire.

Whose check is this from?

Mine. From a client yesterday.

And we were starting to make real money.

Seven thousand?

The guy was so rich, I increased the price a little.

Man!

But Karin, of course, was not happy yet.

We can earn more.

How? I never made so much money.

But you managed to charge a client 7,000.

While all the others paid six.

Should we increase to seven, then?

No. One thousand won't matter to these guys.

-Eight thousand? -No.

What then? Fifteen? Twenty?

If it's too expensive, we lose customers.

But we lose money if it's too cheap.

-We gotta find a middle ground. -The problem is that..

there's always someone who'd pay more.

But there's no way out.

Maybe there's a way.

We won't charge anything.

You know Radiohead?

They released an album on the Internet.

No price tag. Buyers determined how much they were willing to pay.

A penny or a hundred dollars. Anything.

But they were millionaires, they could lose money.

But they didn't. They made more money.

Some people paid ten cents.

But most were embarrassed to pay so little.

People paid more than a CD at the store.

So, they made more than if they had a fixed price.

Really?

Just say it, I'm playing now.

You can't play, Ariel.

I can't play?

You should see my teacher.

Talk to me.

I'll go straight to the point. I want 6,000 per call.

Livia, that's one thing we have in common...

I too want 6,000 per call.

I'm serious, I don't make enough.

My love, if you want more, remove your clothes for a magazine.

You know I'm not that kind.

Then you have to get naked in a reality show.

Karin doesn't do any of that.

-She doesn't make 6,000. -She does.

-Does not. -Everyone is saying she does.

People just talk too much.

They can't use their vocal cords.

Look, I'm not going to make less than that lady.

Karin is old. I'm prettier, skinnier, younger than she is.

I won't earn less. It doesn't make any sense.

Don't frown that pretty face. We'll think of something, okay?

Come back later, I'll think of something. I promise.

Thank you.

Shalom.

Namastê.

-The fridge is wobbling. -Come on, my penguin!

Sorry.

No, that's it, Oscar. I've had it.

There's never cold water. You don't put it back in the fridge.

You leave the phone off the base, battery is always dead.

You never lock the house when you leave.

You put the DVDs in the wrong box.

You write on my books in colored pens.

And incredibly, I'm still a good person.

And now you kill my penguin!

Does it have to be now? I'll replace it.

You leave it for later, you never do it.

Many people do without a penguin.

-And do well, I assure you. -Go, go.

I'm going.

Who's this girl you are taking to the BBQ?

I told you, my girlfriend.

-Who? I don't know her. -I met her not too long ago.

And what is wrong with her for dating you?

She has a mustache, a beard? She's got two teeth?

-Two teeth and three tons. -Keep teasing.

Will she be your girlfriend after coming out of coma?

You're so funny.

I mean it. I need to know who she is.

I need to be prepared for when I face the beast.

I wanna see you say that when you come face to face with her.

You can't be dating this girl.

What can I do? I didn't want it, but she's in love.

Are you serious?

-Where did you meet her? -Around, during a night out.

I see.

Hold on.

I can buy another just like it. But it's not the same.

No one'll bring your penguin back. You'll pay for parking.

And what if they don't have another one?

You can then find another place to live.

What's wrong with this thing?

-You are not serious. -I am.

-Because of a penguin? -Exactly.

-A fake one. -Because of a penguin...

I can't believe it! We are stuck, Oscar!

See? You said you'd kick me out. Look, the gods were against you.

It can't be. I don't deserve this.

I can't stand you in my house anymore.

Now I'm stuck with you in an elevator.

Thank you.

-Did you hear about Karin? -Is she dead?

Why do you always think people died?

He says that about everyone.

What's up with Karin?

Karin is charging 6,000 per call.

Good Lord! 6,000?

-Ale pimped her for 300. -Three hundred.

-And who's pimping her now? -No one.

The same number of people who pay what she asks, right?

No one.

Now, I have a girl that'll be worth more than 6,000.

People will line up waiting to pay.

-Really? Who's she, Camilo? -Tabata.

You know Tabata, right?

Next month's cover of two magazines...

and she will be dancing in one of those live programs.

Very well, Camilo. Congrats.

-Thanks. -All set? Let's play?

-Let's go. -Pimp style?

Pimp style.

-Is this going to take long? -Take it easy, Luna.

This is not a gas chamber. It's just an elevator.

I know it has a limited amount of oxygen.

But I think we still have a few hours before we feel ill.

Shut up.

Hi.

What?

What what?

-I can't believe it. -What?

Let me know when he gets back.

Can't you repeat aloud what he's saying?

What did he say?

They have to replace a part and the technician doesn't have it.

He went to look somewhere. It will take a while.

I hate tight places.

Don't take deep breaths. We have to save oxygen.

And there we were, in that cubicle, with nothing to do.

To pass the time, Oscar talked nonstop. About every subject.

Two bodies never actually touch. Look how interesting...

the farthest an atom stays from another is a distance...

of a hundred-millionth of a centimeter of each other.

In the last three million years the human brain tripled in size.

And the mother told her son: "Johnny, you are adopted".

The son was desperate and said: "But I look like dad!"

"But your dad is adopted too".

While Oscar talked, Karin and Magali acted.

And the new strategy was showing results.

We used to charge 6,000 per call.

And now that we don't mention the price anymore...

customers were paying more.

How much do I write? 10,000 is okay?

Whatever amount you want...

What's up?

-Let's go in? -Wait, she'll be here soon.

She'll meet you inside.

Luna, I'm here waiting at the barbecue.

Well, you must be on your way, maybe turning the corner now.

No, you're not.

Well, you're likely to hear this message after you arrive...

in that case, pretend you didn't hear anything, okay?

It's you now. No.

Well, I'm going in.

See you inside. Kisses.

-Let's go? -Let's go.

Hi. How are you?

-What's up? -Hi, how are you?

Element, 3rd B.

Yuri, 3rd B.

Nobody knows your name was Yuri.

-So what? -What do you mean so what?

I said my nickname. Say yours too.

One.

Two for me.

Have you played with Angelita Two Minutes?

Don't ever. She had so many plastic surgeries...

injected so much stuff her facial muscles won't move.

She has only one expression.

Never know if she's bluffing or not.

Someone explain that stupid name.

She said she would make any guy have an orgasm in two minutes.

Weighing 286 pounds?

Before she put on the weight, when she was still a call girl.

I bet 500.

I pay your 500, and I add...

Gisele.

-I'm out. -Me too.

Will you pay or not?

I'll pay.

I pay with Susana...

and I still add Pietra.

-What Pietra? Pietra Fried Egg? -No, Pietra GG.

Pietra GG, I'll buy. And I add...

Thalma.

Wonderful, wonderful. I always wanted to pimp Giselle.

Winning is so good.

If one day you have the chance, I recommend it.

What an annoying bro.

So, one more?

That's not possible, Francisco. He is taking too long.

Do me a favor.

Give me the technician's number, and I'll call him.

Wait.

Say it.

Thanks.

Mine never works in the elevator.

Neither does mine.

Luna, don't puff!

You're doing all the talking. And wasting oxygen.

Boredom kills faster than lack of air.

-Tell me a story. -Me? No, you tell me.

No, I already talked for hours. It's your turn.

You really talked too much already.

-I had a dream... -No, not dreams.

Why is it that women like to talk about dreams?

-Why? What is the problem? -Dreams are boring.

I'd rather say something real that happened.

Like how you started.

How I started what?

Your profession.

No, that's a long story.

We have all the time in the world.

Okay. I already told you where I worked before?

At a bank, my daughter? A bank?

My father was upset when I got the job.

The salary is nice, dad.

So what? Money doesn't bring happiness.

Not for the poor, of course.

You deserve much more than being a slave in a bank.

If I had your brains...

-With sugar? -Nothing.

Thank you.

Soon enough I had my boss admiration.

And the customers.

Is Maria Clara here, please?

She went out for lunch. But you can talk to Samantha.

-No, thank you. I'd rather wait. -All right.

The bank had hired people to come up with fees.

You had to come up with a name...

that didn't make sense, but sounded credible.

And that customers would pay blindly.

I made up some. Each one of only $2.99 reais per month.

You are a smart girl.

I was the youngest assistant manager

in the south region of São Paulo.

And I had a great customer portfolio.

They liked to go to the office just to talk to me.

So, these are the benefits you can have.

They paid great commissions. And they trusted me a lot.

I want my investment statements to go to my office, is that okay?

Sure.

You know. I don't want my wife to know how much I have.

Sure, I understand perfectly.

But some people were jealous of my sudden success.

Look at Maria Clara, she thinks she's all that.

And they plotted against me.

The office environment was heavy.

I think Maria Clara will be kicked out.

And my boss was pressured to fire me.

Sit down, please.

-Are you going to fire me? -No, of course not.

You're the best worker I have in the bank.

Thank goodness. I thought...

-But I'll have to transfer you. -Transfer me?

Yes, but don't worry. You'll like the Deposit Checking Dept.

Wait a minute. Let me call the doorman.

Mr. Francisco, any news?

-What? -What?

-The technician what? -Speak up!

Mr. Francisco? Hello?

-What happened? -I can't hear anything.

Mr. Francisco?

Hello?

Let me fix your shirt.

What you said on the phone, about the amount...

Do I choose? Any amount?

Any amount.

Could it be... 50 cents?

It could be 50 cents.

Then it could be 50,000.

Then I have a proposition for you.

-But it's blank. -Yes, it's blank.

Instead of writing the amount I want in the check...

I'll put the amount I want... on the account.

Then you can write the amount you want on the check.

If there's enough money on the account... you keep it all.

But if there's less, one penny less, the check will bounce...

You won't have anything.

OLIVE OIL

Hello, Luna? Aren't you coming?

I'm waiting for you.

You said you were coming. I showed your picture to everyone.

You need to show up. I'm out here waiting. See you.

So you are here?

-I am. -Everyone is asking:

Where's the Olive oil, the extra virgin?

I shag more women in a week than you in a lifetime!

Easy please, I come in peace. I'm the Friend Element.

Did you see Gustavo?

He's the same, can't stop talking.

Telling the same stories of ten years ago.

About the trip he made to Asia.

Really?

Funny, everyone looks the same.

Ball was eating all the food.

Rafinha is still the hottest, and Kiko still the same clown.

People don't change.

So? Let's go in?

No, I'll wait here. She'll be here soon.

I'll wait for you inside.

Vivi.

Yasmin.

Barbara.

Sharon.

This guy is crazy!

I love the crazy ones. Especially when they have money.

Karin, I think we could write as much as we want here.

I'm thinking 30,000. What do you think?

-Thirty thousand? -Isn't it enough?

He could have deposited 50 cents.

Didn't you say 50 cents?

But I also said 50,000.

Where is Luna at a time like this?

I don't know. I called her. She didn't answer.

Mr. Francisco?

Hello?

Hello?

I'm hungry.

Order a pizza.

-I must have chocolate here. -The minty one?

Give me a piece.

Go on...

Where was I?

Deposit Checking Dept.

The Deposit Checking Department was awful.

And I was miserable.

How much do you make a month?

Crap. Almost nothing.

Wanna know how much I make?

No, don't even. You won't convince me.

I made in 20 minutes what you can't make in 20 days.

How can you have sex with a stranger?

You get used to it. Human beings get used to anything.

Even spending the whole day stamping, locked up in a bank.

Please, I'd freeze the first time.

The first time is really more complicated.

-But first time is only once. -But I don't have the guts.

Maria Clara!

-See that girl overthere? -What about her?

-She too had no guts. -She's on your team?

Forget it. It's not for me.

I didn't last long in the Deposit Checking Dept.

Shortly after, I learned of an opening in another bank.

I had to start from scratch and make a new customer base.

But it is not easy to get new customers. So I had an idea.

Hello, Mr. Henrique? Hi, this is Maria Clara...

I was the assistant manager of bank Astra. How are you?

Well, now I'm at Copa Banking now.

I called all my old customers to see if they would transfer to me.

All right, Mr. Henrique. Well, anything just call me.

I'll be waiting.

No one did.

-There's a bug. -What bug?

Look at it there!

-It's just a tiny little thing! -There! Kill it, Oscar! There.

Meanwhile, Karin and Magali...

were still trying to decide what to do with the blank check.

If we write too little I'll regret it forever.

It's better than writing too high...

-and end up with nothing. -Karin? Food is here.

I'll be right back.

Look. A raise of 12% in his company's shares this month.

He's got a lot of money.

Yes, but he just got divorced. Not a lot of money now.

He must be having fun...

imagining us looking at this blank check...

without knowing what to write.

He can laugh. As long as he pays well.

"Like the sped arrow...

the neglected opportunity never returns." See?

We cannot miss this chance.

"A bird in hand is worth two in the bush".

I swear! I'm serious! It's written here.

Something happened for sure.

-It did. She ditched you. -Shut your mouth!

It happens, Yuri, I too got stood up.

Everyone's been thru that.

Just go in. I'll go later. I'll wait a little longer.

Dude, forget it. Let's enjoy the party.

-I'm not in the mood. -Come on, everyone is there.

We haven't seen them in so long, man!

Our class, Yuri. Everyone together after how many years?

Gilson, Alex, Vasquinho... everybody's there.

Come on! Cheer up, my man. Let's drink, talk, laugh.

I'm too embarrassed to go back in there.

Come on. Just because she stood you up?

I told everyone she was in love with me and she didn't even come...

So what? You need a vodka.

All right then...

There's my friend, the Olive I know.

Something must have happened. It's not possible.

Relax, nobody believed you had a girl like that.

-What? -What is what?

Darn it!

-Where are you going? -After her.

I top Natasha with...

Joyce.

I'll go for it.

One day your luck will change.

Sometimes only after the game's over.

-You swear the bug is out? -I swear.

It went through that little hole there.

Really?

Luna, please. Go on with the story.

All right.

Well, I was at a new place full of rich people but few clients.

I was not happy.

Believe me, I've never seen anyone whining like you.

You think I like grumbling? It's just complicated.

Okay, but you don't need to spend your free time thinking about it.

Much less my free time.

All right, okay, no more of that.

-Tell me about that guy you met. -I really wanted to talk to you.

He is a catch. But his cousin is so much more.

Really?

And we are going out tomorrow. The three of us.

I was thinking, you wanna come with us?

I don't know, I'm moody.

One more reason why. You need to unwind.

All right!

She was right. I needed to unwind.

-He thinks you're gorgeous. -And I did unwind.

The next day, I woke up happy. It had been a good night.

-Good morning. -Good morning.

You look great.

Not everything in life is work.

Come in.

Actually I just came to give you this.

-What's that? -Your share.

What do you mean?

Take it. What you were most afraid of is gone.

You had your first call.

-Won't you take that? -It's not working.

Yes?

What?

-Really? -What?

-It's fixed! -Fixed?

-It's fixed! -It's fixed?

-What? -What?

Why didn't you say that before? Intercom is fixed.

What did you buzz in here for?

A guest?

A young man?

Ask if he can fix an elevator, if not, send him away.

-What? -Who is Yuri?

My boyfriend.

Boyfriend?

My fake boyfriend.

He pretends to be my boyfriend for my parents.

For what?

What do you mean for what? So they think I have a normal life.

Who's in the elevator with her?

Oscar.

-He lives here? -Yes, he lives with her.

If the check bounces, the worst thing is I had sex for free, right?

A lot of women do that every day. It's normal.

I'll write 30,000 and that's it.

Do you agree?

I don't know...

I'd write less.

But it's your decision, you got the check.

I thought you liked to take risks.

-Come on, is this guy really rich? -Very.

So let's gamble.

Write down 80,000.

Eighty thousand?

Yes. If the stakes are high, let's go for it.

Write it down. 80,000. Let's see what happens!

What?

Easy. I don't know. Eighty thousand...

Eighty thousand is too much. Thirty is good.

Deposit is made.

Will it clear?

It's got to... It's got to...

-What's this? -My little saint.

I'll put it upside down.

If there's no money, it will stay like that for a month.

-Are you blackmailing the saint? -No, Karin. I'm just...

-Torturing it? -Negotiating.

There's none of that. It won't change anything.

The money is already on your account. Or not.

Yes, Yuri. He's just a friend.

He's in bad shape, and I'm helping. You'd do the same thing.

Okay, we'll talk later. See you.

That fake boyfriend of yours is truly jealous.

I don't know what's gotten into him.

Let me finish the story.

My girlfriend set me up my first call. And I didn't know.

Some friend, huh?

At least she paid me in full.

And how do you know?

I don't know, and it doesn't matter.

We argued. I thought it was really wrong what she did.

Next day, I decided to return the dirty money.

I was adamant, and went to her house.

Didn't want that money weighing in my purse another minute.

But then I thought. Besides lying to me...

deceiving me, she'd still keep the money?

She would get paid for deceiving me? No. No way.

I went home determined to keep the money.

And since I would keep the money, and I already had my first call...

Why do you want to quit? Sit down, let's talk.

I started working in a massage parlor.

But all the girls there had several clients.

I didn't have any.

Had to start from scratch, get my own portfolio of clients.

Then I had an idea.

I called all my old customers that I knew had enough money...

beginning with those...

who demanded the statement be sent to the office.

Hello, Mr. Henrique? This is Maria Clara.

I was the assistant manager at Astra bank. How are you?

I said I was working elsewhere under another name...

and asked them to visit me.

All right. I'll be waiting.

They all went.

How are you?

Is Luna here?

Luna had to leave. Joyce can help you.

No, I can wait.

It's up to you.

In which nightclub you worked to have so many clients?

So, dad.

I quit.

I left the bank.

You are a good person, my daughter.

I always knew. Banks are not for you.

-Black, right? -Thanks.

And that's how I started. Happy now?

Oscar?

Oscar?

What?

It's working!

What? Aren't you happy?

Aren't you?

I can't believe you found her with another.

It sucks, right? At least I smacked his face.

And what did she say?

She didn't say anything. She said it was just a friend.

But she was kissing him?

-They were not kissing. -No?

What do you mean? What were they doing?

They were there, together...

Together?

Yes, I was here alone, and she was with a guy.

You broke up then?

I don't know. I don't know what to do.

Forget it. I told you, they don't deserve our suffering.

Two.

Five thousand.

That's the worst bluff I've ever seen in my life.

Then go for it.

I won't go for it. Unless you really bet big.

Yes, it will be fun to see you lose.

Five thousand is not enough for you?

No, it's not, sorry.

-What is it then? -That girl of magazine covers...

-What's her name? Talita? -Tabatha.

Tabatha.

You want me to bet Tabatha?

Now that luck has changed you don't have the guts.

-My luck hasn't changed. -Then go for it.

You'd cover with whom?

With Tais the blonde, and Siena.

Tais the blonde and Siena for Tabatha?

Who do you want, Camilo?

Tais, the blonde...

and Livia.

Livia?

Livia.

Deal.

So?

Easy. I refreshed it less than a minute ago.

Refresh it again!

Why does it get so slow when we need it the most?

So?

-I'm glad I never doubted you! -You tramp.

Luna, I thought of Psycho and that shower scene.

-I don't care. -Tell me the end of the story.

-I bought a new penguin. -You broke my old penguin.

-This is better than the old one. -They are identical.

Course not. The old one looked like a hypocrite.

Shut up, Oscar.

-Hi, Yuri. -Hi, Luna.

There's a little gift for you in your lobby.

-Sorry about today. -All right. I'm fine.

It wasn't my fault, it was the darn elevator.

I assure you it was far worse for me than for you.

I believe it.

Don't get upset.

I promise next time I'll use the stairs.

Okay.

Kisses.

Six hundred reais?

How can a champagne cost 600 dollars?

I don't know, but I know I'm worth 30,000.

Do you think I deserve all that?

There are all kinds of crazy people.

True, we have to take advantage of it.

So, did you think of something?

I'm full of ideas to pump up my career.

Camilo will love to hear that.

Which Camilo?

Your new booker.

Pimp style?

Pimp Style.

-Holy crap, Ariel! -Don't scream.

I lost eight girls today, I have a headache.

We were a good team.

We were.

Beer?

Please.

Luna, please, tell me the end of the story.

I said no, Oscar! You shouldn't have slept.

I was tired, you spoke softly, slowly...

Now it's my fault.

-Tell me. -No, you will never know.

And don't slam the door.

Surprise!

-Look what we brought to celebrate. -Wonderful, celebrate what?

-You won't believe it. -Tell me.

Hello.

Magali had the year's most profitable call.

-Thirty thousand. -How much?

-Thirty thousand. -Let's celebrate!

Let's get drunker than drunk! 30,000!

No, it needs to be cold first.

Here.

Man!

It's the guy who gave me the check!

Take it.

Hi, Magali.

I'm just calling because I saw the check cleared.

Yes, it did.

-Thirty thousand. -Thank you!

No problem. You deserve it.

I was just curious. Why didn't you make it bigger?

Bigger? Why? Is there money left in the account?

Of course.

I can't believe it. How much? Tell me.

Fifty cents.

Or 50,000. You really wanna know?

No! I don't wanna know!