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when the going's rough

Good morning, Mr President.

Good morning, Dr Herrhausen.

Look at that self-assurance.

They do this every day.

would never rise again

without their ritual.

Not only make sure that the sun rises

for their own people every day,

they also make sure it rises for the entire world.

We need new loans,

BURWELL: Ladies and gentlemen...

..debt cancellation within the global framework of powers...

..is a sign of weakness.

We must stop Mexico from dying.

A signal to losers.

Nobody wants to listen.

Well, we all know international transactions were formerly used

to finance world trade.

This context is much more casual today than it's ever been before.

Because today money is traded as a commodity.

that, in the end, we will know

who is an advocate of the free market

and who are the enemies.

Thank you.

Very good.

Uh, this is Roger Burwell from the American Bankers Association

of the Department of Commerce.

And this is Alfred... I know Mr Herrhausen.

Although I don't exactly know if you're here as the bank spokesman

or the Secretary of the Treasury.

And you both have something

Dr Herrhausen is here as a friend among friends.

Dr Kissinger.

It's so nice to see you, Henry.

By the way, friends,

what are the chances that the Soviet Union will collapse?

I think it would be a mistake to bet on it.

That is what I think too.

The Russians are bankrupt.

Oh, that has nothing to do with the collapse

of the Soviet Union.

Then why are you negotiating with Moscow for afterwards?

That's what you're up to, right?

Well, it's certainly no bank secret that we work for the future.

Their nuclear weapons are intact,

and our mutual enemies are not hibernating.

Well,

they may not be in hibernation, but they might be in cohabitation.

You never know with the Russians, do you?

I do.

If relationships were set in stone,

it wouldn't be necessary to shape the future, would it?

May I roughly quote Dr Kohl?

as Goebbels did.

Nice to see you, gentlemen.

MAN: Let me welcome on stage our next speaker, Dr Kissinger.

Enjoy.

That arrogant arsehole really believes he can mess with us.

It was a miracle, a black miracle.

Everybody was trying to find a bottom.

Dr Herrhausen, it is like a prophecy.

You warned us about this very scenario.

Well, to a certain extent, it was predictable,

but it was also avoidable.

Dr Herrhausen, you kept warning us about this very scenario.

Well... This has to be the bottom.

..we must say what we think, and then we must do what we say.

And we must also be what we do.

Avoidable...

This addiction to making money fast has weakened

reliable and proven structure.

With a cool head as usual.

Prudent banking. I will submit various proposals to the board

in order to protect our customers' money during this crisis.

(PHONE RINGS)

Stop.

(KNOCKING TABLE IN APPROVAL)

(SCREAMS)

Futures and options.

(LAUGHTER)

(TAPPING ON TABLE)

(DISTANT GUNFIRE AND SHOUTING)

(DISTANT GUNFIRE)

(CLATTERING)

That... That was our last radio, right?

Huh?

I'm just saying it's going to take a while to get a new one.

are too slow.

We're the ones getting the money here, OK?

Why isn't that enough?

You know, the day will come.

What day?

When the RAF can be proud of the RAF again.

we all need more patience, huh?

Patience!

Yeah.

(SCOFFS)

(PROTESTERS SHOUT)

The loan is approved. How much?

Couldn't hear it. Shit.

What else do we have?

(CLEARS THROAT)

Wow. (CHUCKLES)

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