text / (United States) Jason Wrightman
translation / Cao Yixin
Under the spotlight, Ryan Bingham stands on the podium.
Ryan: How much does your life weigh?
Ryan paused for a moment to let everyone think about this issue.
Ryan: Imagine you are carrying a backpack... I hope you feel the straps on your shoulders... Do you feel them? (Pause) Now, I hope you all put in everything in your life. Start with small items. In the drawer, on the partition... all the little ornaments and gadgets. Feel the increasing weight. Now, put the bigger things in. Clothes, furnishings on the table, lamps, towels, pillows, etc., and your TV. At this moment, your backpack should be heavy-----put the bigger guy in. Sofa, bed, dining table... everything is stuffed in... even your car... and your house, whether it's a one-bedroom or two-story building, I want you to stuff all these things in .
Ryan paused for another moment, letting everyone feel the weight of the backpack.
Ryan: Now try to walk a few steps.
We can hear people around us chuckle. Ryan is also smiling. Then -------
Inner View Hotel meeting room in the afternoon,
a meeting room that seems to be used either for low-income company lounges or for holding cheap wedding banquets.
Look around this room. The dozens of people inside looked exactly the same as we suspected. Some people are taking notes.
Ryan: It's kind of difficult, isn't it? This is what we let ourselves do every day. We kept adding weight to ourselves until we couldn't move. We don't allow any mistakes-life must keep moving forward.
Someone nodded. Someone started thinking.
Ryan: Now, I want you to burn this backpack. What do you want to take out of it? Photo? The photos are for those who can't remember things. Drink some ginkgo brain juice and burn all the photos. In fact, it is to burn everything, and then imagine that when you wake up tomorrow, you will be relaxed and carefree. (Pauses to emphasize the following) This is also a pleasant thing, right? This is how I started every day.
A snicker passed by the crowd.
Interior Boeing 757
A flight attendant is facing the camera during the day .
Stewardess: Do you want "cancer"? (Note 1) The
camera shot back to Ryan, who was looking at the stewardess.
The face is handsome. But there is no characteristic at all.
Now-he looked confused.
Ryan: What did you say?
Stewardess (same as before): Do you want "cancer"?
Ryan frowned--what the hell was going on?
The stewardess raised a can of soda in her hand.
Stewardess: Canned drinks, sir?
Ryan: Oh...no, thank you.
The stewardess walked towards the side passage. Ryan paused for a moment, and then resumed work.
The lens moves out of the window. The animation titles appear on the clouds in turn: "In the Clouds".
(Dissolved)
Small meeting room with interior view
Ryan sits at a small table during the day . This "Scythe Wielding Grim Reaper" was wearing a suit.
Steve was sitting across from Ryan, and he had just heard the unfortunate news.
Steve (want to confirm): I was fired?
Ryan: No. Dismissal means that you have violated company regulations, of course not because of this. Simply put, this position no longer exists.
Steve: Are you going to take my job?
Ryan: No one wants to take it away, Steve. No one should be condemned. It's just that this position doesn't exist anymore. It has become a thing of the past. But the important thing is that you are still there. You have a future. This is what you should be concerned about. If a person's heart is not strong enough, he has no future.
Steve: Who the fuck are you?
Freeze.
Ryan (narrator): That's a good question. Who the fuck am I? Poor Steve has been working here for seven years.
(Flashback)
Steve is in his cubicle.
Ryan (narrator): Before this, he and I had never had a meeting together.
Steve is in a meeting.
Ryan (narrator): ...or meet in the corridor. In the corridor, Steve passes by with a female colleague.
Ryan (narrator): ...or chat in the lounge.
Steve laughed at the story of a certain colleague.
Ryan (narrator): ...that's because I don't work here. I work for another company, and they lend me to someone else to play the role of Steve’s boss.
Steve's boss-"a big straw bag".
Ryan (narrator): ... his real boss didn't have the guts to fire his own employees. Of course, there are reasons for this. Many people become lunatics when they are fired.
Steve swept the things on the boss's desk to the floor.
Steve tore the file to shreds.
Steve poured the bleach into the communal coffee pot.
Steve stood on the roof, holding an automatic rifle.
(Shot back) Steve tries to understand all of this
during the day in the small meeting room with interior view
.
Steve: What happens next?
Ryan: This requires a process, about a few months, and finally, we will find a suitable job for you.
Ryan handed over a piece of material.
Ryan: I hope you can read this information. look carefully. The answer is inside.
Steve looked suspiciously.
Ryan: Anyone who has built an empire or changed the world has experienced your current situation. It is precisely because they have experienced all of this that they can achieve what they are today.
Steve was moved by these words.
Ryan: Please give me your key card.
Steve: Hmm...
Steve took out the key card from his wallet.
Ryan: Let's take a day off. Pack your personal belongings. Say hello to your colleagues. Tomorrow, leave here, exercise and run. Develop new habits, and soon you will be yourself again.
Steve nodded, got up and left. When he reached the door, he stopped and turned around.
Steve: So, how can I find you?
Ryan: Don't worry. We will contact you soon. This is a new beginning.
Steve nodded and left the room.
Ryan (narrator): I will never see Steve again.
Interior view of the room in the Homestead hotel chain Ruian.
Ryan’s choreography during the day when packing his luggage is almost comparable to Tchaikovsky’s music.
The coat slipped from the hanger... The travel toothbrush folds up like a switchblade... The briefcase is placed on the wheeled trolley case... One hand flicks the light switch without even looking at it. Ryan stands in front of the checkout counter in the
lobby of the Homestead Chain Hotel during the day
.
Counter lady: Do you have a gold membership card for "explorer"?
Ryan smiled... "Me?"
He handed Jin Ka to the camera, and we saw a close-up of Jin Ka. When swiping the card, the information on the screen made the counter lady blush.
Only then did we realize that the number had accumulated to four million. Then it added a few thousand points.
Counter lady: Oh, my goodness... Do you like to live in... Homestead Hotel?
Ryan nodded pretentiously.
The interior view of the "Master of Art" car rental company car rental company during the day
several empty spaces marked "Loyalty Club", Ryan parked the car in one of them. He jumped out of the car, and a man in uniform used a handheld device to scan the car license plate number.
Ryan took out his "Master of Arts Loyalty Club" membership card and brought it upright to the camera so that we could see it clearly.
The membership card was swiped on the handheld device, and we saw that the number had increased by several thousand points.
Interior view of the Albuquerque International Airport terminal.
Automatic glass doors slide open to both sides during the day . Ryan walked into the hall and took a deep breath of pleasant air from the central air conditioner. He arrived.
Ryan (narrator): This is where I live.
Subtitle------"Aviation World"
Ryan quickly walked past those long lines and directly entered the "Great Western Pioneers Platinum Card Special".
Shining close-up shot: Ryan's platinum card swiped through the automatic card reader. If it were a coquettish woman, we would probably hear a groan. Maybe we can't help but yell out.
The digits jumped again. The airport staff noticed this card and immediately cheered up.
Staff: Nice to see you again, Mr. Bingham.
Ryan (narration): When I swipe my card, the system will automatically prompt the receptionist to give me a special greeting.
We see again...
Staff: It's nice to see you again, Mr. Bingham.
Ruian nodded to the staff.
Ryan (Narrator): If my membership card is just a gold card, or a normal card that God doesn’t want to see, I might only hear a "Hello" or get a smile... Maybe.
Ryan continued to touch the button to quickly check in.
Ryan (narrator): Earn loyalty and get some small rewards. It is this kind of mechanical and friendly smile that keeps my world order in order.
A ticket starts printing. Ryan tore it off.
The Albuquerque International Airport security checkpoint and former
Ryan went to the security checkpoint to observe the conditions of each passage. He saw several Asian businessmen and decided to follow suit.
(Cut to)
Ruian passed the security check.
His next action is like a carefully choreographed ballet-put the suitcase handles away, take off your shoes, put your laptop in a separate plastic basket, slide your wallet and watch into a shoe, and board The machine card is inserted into the trouser pocket behind him... His hands are constantly dancing, performing different actions... All this is really pleasing to the eye.
The interior scene of the Compass Club
walked in with the former Ryan and took out his "Compass Club" membership card. There is a holographic anti-counterfeiting mark on the card. A smile immediately appeared on the face of the welcome girl at the Compass Club.
Welcome girl at the Compass Club: Welcome back, Mr. Bingham.
Ryan passed a stack of newspapers and walked towards the buffet table. During the whole journey, his figure was always embedded in a huge window that could see the apron.
Ryan (Narrator): All of this might make you hate travel-circulating air, artificial lighting, fully automatic juicer, mini pizzas stacked on heating lamps. But all this tells me-I'm home.
Accompanied by the narration, Ryan sat on a leather chair, Ryan opened his briefcase, took out his travel log, and browsed. We saw a series of flight schedules, car rental fees, and occupancy records of the Homestead hotel chain. Then, something made him frowned. He took out his cell phone and started dialing...
Interior Assistant's Desk Daytime
Ryan's assistant, Kevin, looked unhappy.
Kevin: Ryan Bingham's office.
Ryan: Help me rent a Dodge Stratus in Kansas City.
Kevin: The cars there are all booked...
Ryan (interrupting him): Have you tried it?
Kevin (already familiar with the road): Yes, I told them that you are a gold member of the "loyalty club" and have been in the club for many years. They are all waiting for you to come in Dodge Fearless.
Ryan: Okay, is there anything else?
Kevin: Your sister Carla called. She is eager to talk to you about your sister's wedding. I told her that you were on the plane, and I didn't know your final destination.
Ryan: Good point.
Kevin: You also have a speech invitation letter from the "Goal Quest" company in Las Vegas.
Ryan paused for a moment.
Ryan: "Goal Quest XX"?
(Flashback)
Ryan is speaking at the conference.
Ryan is using slides to give a presentation. He has an infectious smile on his face.
Ryan (narrator): I will give speeches from time to time. Some inspiring things. But "target search" is different... There, we are mainly talking about Tony Robbins (note 2).
At the same time, at the Compass Club,
Kevin held an invitation card with a huge "XX" pattern printed on it.
Kevin: There is a holographic anti-counterfeiting mark on the invitation letter. They call this the Dows Defense System. There are a large group of billionaires who are yet to be developed.
Ryan: It's just a myth. (Sighs) I'll go...
Kevin: Don't hang up, Craig Gregory is looking for you...
Ryan: Oh... Damn...
(Lens switch)
Interior CTC Craig Gregory The office is
full of sports souvenirs bought in the shop during the day .
Craig Gregory: Are you okay, my trapeze?
Ryan: We will board the plane and fly to the Holy Land in 20 minutes.
Craig Gregory: A large number of people have been laid off in Albuquerque.
Ryan: Just waiting for the suicide statistics report after the weekend.
Craig Gregory: They are lucky.
Ryan froze for a moment - why are these words so harsh.
Craig Gregory: I want you to come back to Omaha this weekend. Let's make a big move. There is a man who wants to change the rules of the game. I hope you can control the whole situation locally.
Ryan: Why did you get me involved? No matter where I go, money will roll in. As long as I plant the seeds, they will grow up on their own.
Craig Gregory: I want to plant seeds immediately.
Ryan: What are you going to say?
Craig Gregory: You will know soon. (Change topic) Today is the first time I'm talking nonsense here in these two weeks. Hallelujah.
Ryan: And still with me, it's really exciting.
Craig Gregory: Oh, my blood is boiling.
Ryan: I have to hang up.
Craig Gregory: Very good, I love to listen to this.
Interior Boeing 767
Ryan sits in a row of seats behind the partition during the day . Located on the left. Close to the channel.
Ryan (narrator): If you want to get to know me, just take the same flight as me. I was sitting by the aisle, you leaned against the window-----I was trapped in it.
We saw a man sitting next to Ryan. Looks like the kind of businessman who rushes between cities. He was talking with Ryan, with a drink in his hand, but we couldn't hear him.
Ryan (narrator): We started chatting, and we didn't involve private life at the beginning. Just talk about our prudent politics and our views on the American service industry.
The businessman and Ryan are talking.
Ryan (Narrator): You recommend me a hotel in Tulsa (Note 3). I recommend a barbecue restaurant in Fort Worth (note 4) for you.
The businessman told a joke.
Ryan (narrator): You told me a joke you find the most funny. Although I knew it a long time ago, I still listened with sincerity.
Ryan burst out laughing.
Encountered unstable air currents. The businessman fastened his seat belt.
Ryan (Narrator): There is nothing that enhances communication more than unstable air currents. Soon you will tell me about your family.
What the businessman was talking about, obviously these things bothered him.
Ryan (narrator): Your wife has just returned to work, but you can't interfere with her because she read a few books in June last year, so she woke up early in the morning and became a feminist.
The man's body is leaning back, his arms are on his chest, and he looks into the distance.
Ryan (narrator): If you make a windfall, you will no longer work, but will spend the rest of your life repairing that old yacht. Rivers and lakes, where is your home.
Aircraft landing
when the aircraft began to taxi, Ryan and businessman at the same time took out their business cards.
Ryan (Narrator): We exchanged business cards and then put it together with another pile of business cards.
"Ding". The dull bell tells us that the plane has landed safely. Ryan and the businessman stood up and opened the luggage rack.
Ryan (Narrator): The friend you make is not only my only friend, but also my best friend.
In the interior terminal area,
Ryan and the businessman walked side by side during the day , and they have become completely strangers now, as if they had never said a word to each other.
Ryan (narrator): Are you sad? it's not true. We are a busy group of people. Here, I am comfortable and contented. I feel like I am an alien, a new species. I live on the margins of journey after journey.
Rui'an and the merchant will be separated soon ------ the car rental office is to the left, and the long-term parking lot is to the right.
They nodded and smiled awkwardly, then parted ways.
Interior, airport, air corridor, daytime
Ryan stood on the pedestrian conveyor belt and the phone rang. He glanced at the caller ID ------stranger. I thought about it.
Ryan (answering the phone): Hello?
Kara: Hi, Ryan.
Ryan cursed "Damn" silently.
(Cut to)
Carla's kitchen at night
Carla, Ryan's sister. Her home is located in a heavily gated community in the Midwestern United States, where there are two hundred upper-middle class families.
Ryan (narrator): Every family will have a person acting as the glue. This person allows the family pedigree to be maintained. My sister Cara is our family's glue.
At this time, Cara is using glue to glue her daughter's school work-a wooden activity sculpture.
Ryan: Hi, Carla.
Carla: How are you?
Ryan: Not bad. How about you? How are the kids?
Kara: Missy is great. Matthew has gone to college. How is Dallas?
Ryan: Every place is similar.
Kara: Very good. So, Ryan...
Ryan (carefully): Huh?
Kara: I didn't want to tell you about it, because I knew your...being in the world...
Ryan rolled his eyes.
Carla: We still have three weeks to prepare for Julie's wedding. There is one thing that really needs your help.
Ryan: Yeah.
Carla: We sent you a gadget, which is a cropped photo of Julie and Jim printed on cardboard, and then everyone took it to take pictures in some interesting places, so that they look like French movies in the photos Dwarf in the house.
Ryan: Why do you do this?
Carla (sighs): Because this is Julie's wedding... She thinks this is very interesting. Need a reason?
Ryan: How is Julie?
Kara: Have you called her? She thinks you are almost evaporating from the world. Your lifestyle isolates yourself.
Ryan: Isolated? There are people all around me.
Kara: Your assistant told me that you are going to Las Vegas.
Ryan: What did he say?
Kara: Can you take a picture in front of the Pyramid of Lux?
Ryan: That place is terrible, no one wants to go there.
Kara: God, Ryan, I didn't want you to live there again. Can't you help take a stupid photo?
Ryan: I will try my best.
Kara: Thank you for your hard work.
Ryan frowned. Kara frowned, too.
Interior view Homestead hotel lounge bar
Ryan was sitting on the sofa in the evening . There was a small table beside the sofa. He flipped through some documents.
Ryan noticed a charming professional woman in a suit ------ Alex. She put a pair of car keys with the "Ives" logo on the table.
Ryan: Are you satisfied with the "Ives" car?
Alex: Satisfied.
Ryan: They are too stingy to calculate mileage. I like "Master of Art".
Alex: "Master of Art" is used too hard. If the mileage of a car exceeds 20,000 miles, I go crazy.
Ryan: There is a new company, "Colonier", which is pretty good.
Alex: They don't provide instant payment. I like to start and stop.
Ryan ("I love you"): I am Ryan.
Alex: Alex.
(Cut to)
Interior view
. Some empty glasses were scattered on the table later in the lounge of the Homestead Chain Hotel . Ryan and Alex are sitting on the same sofa, and the two have spread the contents of their wallets on the table---they are all membership cards.
Ryan: Marriott hotel card? You dare to take this out.
Alex: Although the Homestead hotel chain offers the same price, but better quality food-the Marriott Hotel will send hot cookies when you check in.
Ryan: Can I buy you off with cookies?
Alex: I'll just take the set of Xiao En Xiao Hui.
Ryan: There are actually technical terms about this. It is to mix "artificial" and "comfortable". This is "artificial comfort".
Alex grabbed Ryan's black mileage card.
Alex: Oh my god. I have heard of this, but I have never seen it with my own eyes. this is……?
Ryan: Onyx card. The day I got it, I was very excited.
Alex: That's for sure. I have also accumulated a lot of miles. Sixty thousand miles a year, domestic flights.
Ryan: Awesome.
Alex: Stop comforting me. What is your total mileage?
Ryan (humorously): You and I just met.
Alex: Show off. It surprised me. (Hint) I guess it must be a large number.
Ryan: You have no idea at all.
Alex: Come on...
Ryan: I can only say that I have a goal in my mind, but I haven't reached it yet.
Alex smiled---very well said.
She was very envious of his agate card.
Alex: This card is really sexy.
Ryan: Hope it won't make our relationship cheap.
Alex: Although we are now considered elites, I think we all started from humble beginnings.
Ryan: As far as my loyalty is concerned, there is no distinction between high and low.
Alex stared into Ryan's eyes, secretly promising that he could have sex with her right now.
Interior view of the room at Homestead Hotel Ruian that night
Everything was littered aside, a marathon sex. Ryan and Alex lie on the bed, spread out, face up to the sky, like murder victims.
Ryan: You scream very cool at the towel rack.
Alex: Thank you. I like your performance on the sofa cushion.
Ryan: I was improvising.
Alex: It's a pity that we haven't done it in the closet yet.
Ryan: Do it again.
(Cut to)
Two laptops are placed side by side in
Ryan: I’m in Newark on the 12th, Mendesto on the 13th, and Oklahoma on the 15th.
Alex: Are there no cities in the southwest? I will go to Arizona and New Mexico on the 16th this week.
Ryan: No, but I will go to Florida on the 20th.
Alex: Miami?
Ryan: Fort Lauderdale.
Alex: Small meaning.
Ruian: 40 minutes by car.
They also input each other's schedule into their computer calendar.
Alex: It's time for me to go back to my room so that I can wake up in my bed.
Ryan: All ladies should do this. Ryan sends Alex to her room door
at night in the corridor of the interior hotel
. She flipped the "Do Not Disturb" sign on the doorknob and kissed Ryan goodbye.
The door closed. Ryan smiled to himself. Several sprinklers were splashing with water in the
Homestead hotel chain the next morning
, and one of them was broken.
The
attendant in the lobby of the Homestead Chain Hotel in the interior during the day swiped the card for Ryan. We saw the display on the computer screen: a long string of numbers jumped to-4 968 325.
On-site art master car rental company return place during the day
The receptionist at the drop-off desk swiped the card for Ryan on a handheld device. The number jumps to: 4 968 840. Ryan swiped the card on the automatic card reader
during the day
at the airport check- in counter: 4 971 230.
A waitress in front of the counter noticed this number. She raised her head and glanced at Ryan, and she felt a burst of pleasure.
Interior Business Class
Through the oval porthole of the cabin during the day , Ryan looks out over the scenery of Omaha, Nebraska.
Ryan (narrator): Last year, I spent 322 days on the road.
Interior view of the airport pick-up area
Ryan pulled a suitcase during the day and walked by a couple embracing each other.
Ryan (narrator): This means that I have lived a miserable life at home for forty-three days.
Exterior view Omaha
Ryan Apartment Building During the day, Ryan walked to a converted brick building and rummaged at the bottom of his suitcase for his keys. Finally found. He opened the door.
Interior view of Ruian Apartment Building Elevator During the day,
Ruian pressed his floor number, and a nosy neighbor flashed in.
Neighbor: Ryan?
Ryan (I don't know the name of the other party): Hi...
Neighbor: It's like a few months, busy people, we didn't see you at the summer party.
Ryan: Oh, it's a pity that I didn't participate.
Neighbor: We are preparing to vote on the new landscape. Can the plan be emailed to you? We hope to count the most comprehensive voting results.
Ryan: Good. I am the same as everyone.
Neighbor: Sometimes I forget that you still live here. Why don't you move to a hotel, so you can save a little money.
Ryan (extremely serious): I also considered, but the IRS requires company employees to have a permanent address. Otherwise, they will treat you as a tramp.
Ding! Ryan got to his floor.
Neighbor: Goodbye.
Interior view Omaha
Ryan Apartment Ryan walked into the room during the day and put down the lever box. We saw-----the house was empty...like a snow cave falling to the ground.
Ryan opened the refrigerator ------ Chinese food delivery, pizza box, vodka bottle. The unpleasant smell is not too fresh.
Woman's voice: Hi, neighbor.
Ryan turned around and saw Diana, a beautiful woman about forty with a shy expression.
Ryan: Hi, hello.
They gave a hug—the intimate behavior was enough to show that they had already violated the principle of never having sex with their neighbors.
Diana (handed a package): I signed for you when you were away.
Ryan: Thank you. I hope it didn't trouble you.
Ryan opened it. It was a photo of Julie and her fiance, Jim. It was printed on cardboard and then cut to the shape of a portrait. It was eighteen inches long. Jim stood behind Julie and hugged her.
Diana (to the photo): They look so happy.
Ryan: This is my sister. She is getting married. I haven't met that guy yet.
Diana: Good things happen again and again.
Ryan: Really?
They smiled at each other. Subsequently, Diana intends to leave.
Diana: It's nice to meet you. It feels like you have been away for a long time.
Ryan: Hi, do you want to come and sit at night?
Diana was slightly embarrassed.
Diana: Well, I have a date tonight.
Ryan: Oh, this...is really great.
Diana: Yes, if you want, you can come over and have a drink with us.
Ryan: Okay...but I want to settle down first.
Diana smiled and nodded away. Ryan stared at the cropped photo printed on the cardboard for a long time. He shook his head.
CTC headquarters is
a medium-sized high-rise building in the city's commercial district in the early morning .
CTC company lobby,
Ruian, passing by the front desk early in the morning .
Interior view CTC company corridor
Ruian stopped outside a glass window early in the morning and looked towards the conference room behind the window. Inside, a young girl in a skirt opened a folder, and then turned to the LCD screen to talk to the person on the screen.
Ryan looked confused, and then walked forward.
CTC Shui On Office
does not have any personal belongings early in the morning . table. desk lamp. A stack of letters. Ryan sat in his chair, uncomfortable. Kevin walked in.
Ryan: Where is it?
Kevin handed him the invitation letter of "Goal Quest XX".
Ryan: Really troublesome.
Kevin: They also need you to submit the subject of a training session.
Ryan: What do you think of... "unprepared".
Kevin (misunderstood what he meant): Yes.
Ryan: No, I don't mean you will never prepare...but prepare for nothing.
Kevin (not excited): Oh. Cool enough.
Ryan: What does that girl in the conference room do?
Kevin: This is why everyone is involved. Some kind of "secret" speech.
Ryan: What does the "secret" speech mean?
Craig Gregory (voice-over): Are you ready for the future?
Craig Gregory stood in the doorway.
Kevin: He is unprepared.
Ryan: I...oh...not exactly like that. Seriously, what happened?
Craig Gregory: There is a game changer, Ryan. Hope you are ready.
Interior meeting room during the day
All the employees of the company huddled together, all standing. The assistants and interns looked in through the glass window.
Craig addressed everyone including his own boss.
Craig Gregory: Last summer, we recruited a young girl from Cornell University. She challenged us with a grand idea. My first reaction at the time was, does this kid know who he is? But when I listened to her statement, I was really shocked. So now, let us look at our future together-Natalie Keener.
Natalie stood up.
Natalie: I want to say a word to everyone today, that is...
Natalie clicked on her slide presentation.
Slideshow: "GLOCAL".
Everyone, including Ryan, tried to read the word.
Natalie: Global localization.
Slideshow: "GLOBAL LOCAL".
Natalie: Our global actions must be resolved locally.
Slideshow: Personnel X 250
Natalie: The company sends forty employees out to lay off employees, each at least 250 days a year. This is expensive and inefficient. When I posed this question to Craig Gregory three months ago, he swiftly replied-when you have a solution, this will be the problem. Well, today I stand in front of you and tell you my countermeasures.
She turned around and turned on her monitor. A young man in a suit appeared on the video conference screen.
Natalie: You all know Ted at the reception.
Everyone greeted Ted.
Natalie: Today, I want to fire Ted. (Whispering) Sorry, Ted. I'm sure the people in the human resources department will hire you again this afternoon.
Ted smiled. The people in the meeting room also chuckled. A man said jokingly: "Then let us wait and see."
Natalie: Ted can be an employee of any of our customers in the world. Our information will be delivered in advance. We will prepare a chair for Ted, and our layoff experts will be here waiting for him.
Natalie turned to the screen and began to "fire" Ted. This is really a dry process, without the charm of Ryan.
Natalie: Mr. Ruskin, we are talking today because your position no longer belongs to you.
Ted (looks up from a document): I don't understand. I was fired?
Natalie: It is not easy to accept the phrase "we let you go". Change is always frightening. But remember: (quoting Ryan) anyone who has built an empire or changed the world has experienced your current situation. It is precisely because they have experienced all of this that they can achieve what they are today.
Ryan frowned, tilted his body and said to Craig------
Ryan (softly): That's my fucking word.
Craig Gregory (voice slightly higher): We have programmed this sentence.
Ted: Okay, what happens next?
Natalie: This is just the first step in the process. In the end you will find a new job that satisfies you.
Ted: Yes, but what should I do?
Natalie: I hope you can pick up the material in front of you.
Ted picked up the materials.
Natalie: Take a closer look. The answers you are looking for are all in it. Fill in the necessary information. Before you can figure it out, you will have begun to move towards new opportunities.
Ted looked through the materials pretending to be interested.
Natalie: Ted, now I hope you can go back to your desk and organize your things. Do me a favor, please don't spread this news, for which I am grateful. Panic is not good for anyone.
Ted: I understand.
Natalie: Have a good time, Mr. Ruskin, and hope you will have good luck in the future.
Ted: Thank you.
Ted stood up and left.
Natalie: Let's applaud Ted.
The people applauded and made his jokes silently.
Slideshow: A display graphic made from an animation becomes multiple display graphics, and all the displays are concentrated in the central control room located in the center of the map of the United States.
Natalie: You wake up in Boston in the morning, eat in Dallas at noon, and arrive in San Francisco in the evening. And these money can be saved. Our huge travel budget can be reduced by eighty-five percent... For you flying trapeze, more importantly... You don’t have to spend Christmas Eve at the Tulsa Hotel... There will be no delays due to changes in weather. Time... You can go home now.
Ryan was silent, panic inside.
Gregory Craig interior company CTC office after a moment
Ryan came in.
Ryan: Tell me you are not serious.
Craig Gregory: Before that, everyone in the company was rushing around --- it was because they weren't serious enough about this issue.
Ryan: It's just fooling around... (searching for words) It's too impersonal.
Craig Gregory: Who am I talking to?
Ryan: I have my own way of doing things. And there are reasons why this method is effective.
Craig Gregory: Coca-Cola and IBM have been doing this for many years. As with everything, there will always be a transition period of several months, and then everyone will get used to it.
Ryan: Who did you remove from the list of business trips?
in silence.
Craig Gregory: Don't you understand? No more business trips in the future, Ryan. All people don't have to travel. Ok, deal.
Ryan: The work we do is cruel and desperate, and my way at least makes them feel dignified.
Craig Gregory: Assault head-on instead of plotting, right?
Ryan rolled his eyes.
The door of Craig's office opened and Natalie probed in.
Natalie: You want to see me?
Craig waved her away.
Ryan: Hi, why don't you come in?
Natalie was a little embarrassed, but she still sat on the chair next to Ryan.
Craig Gregory: Natalie, she did well just now.
Natalie: Thank you. How did everyone respond?
Natalie and Ryan looked at each other for a moment.
Ryan (to Natalie): Listen, I admire your...passion. Your idea is also good. But you know very little about the actual situation of our business. Of course, you can use video conversation...but you don't know what people think.
Natalie: Actually, I minored in psychology.
Craig Gregory: Very good.
Ryan (to Natalie): Okay, girl, fire me.
Craig Gregory: Ryan, shut up.
Ryan: Since she wants to program this work, don't you want to know whether she can fire others?
Craig Gregory: She just fired Ted.
Ryan: My dog can fire Ted. (To Natalie) Fire me.
Craig Gregory: Ryan!
Natalie: It's okay, let me try.
Ryan and Natalie sat face to face.
Natalie: Mr. Bingham, I regret to inform you that your position in this company no longer belongs to you.
Ryan: Who are you?
Natalie: I’m Miss Keena, and I’m here today to talk to you about your future.
Ryan: My future? I do not know you. The only person who can fire me is Craig Gregory.
Natalie: Mr. Craig Gregory hired me to handle this for him.
Ryan: What to deal with? Deal with me? It was Mr. Craig Gregory who hired me, and only he has the power to fire me. I want to talk to him.
Ryan stood up. Natalie also stood up.
Natalie: Mr. Bingham...
Ryan: You can't follow me. You are on the other side of the computer screen. remember?
Natalie (depressed): Ryan...
Ryan sits down.
Ryan: Try again. Fire me.
Natalie: I fired you just now.
Ryan: Actually, you didn't do it. Now, fire me.
Craig Gregory: Alright, Ryan.
Natalie (ignoring Craig Gregory): Mr. Bingham, I am here today to tell you that your position no longer belongs to you.
Ryan: Fire me?
Natalie: Yes, you were fired.
Ryan (leave the situation, remind her): Never mention the word dismissal.
Natalie: You can develop freely.
Ryan: Why?
Natalie (jumps out of the role): This is just a simulation scenario. How do I know why?
Ryan: You will never know why. The reason is not important.
Natalie (continue to simulate the scene): The important thing is not to focus on the "why", you should spend some thought on your future.
Ryan: Unless you give me a good reason to fire me, I will spare no effort to sue you.
Natalie: Mr. Bingham, the reason is not important.
Ryan: Oh, so you can fire me for no reason? (To Craig) Now, I have to file a lawsuit.
Craig Gregory: Ryan, we all know what you want to say...
Natalie (still in the scene): We are not targeting you personally, Mr. Bingham.
Ryan stopped.
Ryan: Personal? (Calmly and calmly) This is the thing that concerns me most personally. So, before you try to reform my working methods, I want to find out if you really understand it.
Interior view of CTC's Ruian Office
Ruian looked out of the window during the day and watched a plane set off.
Craig walked in.
Craig Gregory: You use this trick to welcome new colleagues?
Ryan: Am I the only one who understands that this approach will make us disconnect from work?
Craig Gregory: No... it will only make you disconnect from work.
Ryan glanced at him.
Craig Gregory: Hi, don't blame me. Blame the fuel cost. There are insurance premiums and science and technology. (Pause) Look at yourself, Ryan, you're stubborn at such a young age...
Ryan: I'm... not stubborn.
Craig Gregory: I hope you can familiarize her with the environment.
Ryan: How would I understand what is going to happen here? Let Ferguson go.
Craig Gregory: I'm not talking here.
Soon, Ryan understood what Craig meant---take her on a business trip.
Ryan: No.
Craig Gregory: Hi, aren't you pretty confident, don't you think this girl knows nothing about this business...
Ryan: I'm sorry. I just don’t think that remote video is enough for you to reform the entire company.
Craig Gregory: Good point. So, here is your chance. Show her your magic and familiarize her with the whole work situation.
Ryan: I'm not a fucking tour guide.
Craig cupped a hand into a cup, and then sandwiched a folded sticky note between his fingers, arranging it in the shape of a sail.
Craig Gregory (pointing to his hand): This is a ship.
Craig raised the finger of his other hand.
Craig Gregory: This is you.
Ryan thought about this ridiculous metaphor.
Craig Gregory: Do you want to get on the boat?
Ryan: Yes. one person.
Craig Gregory: Ryan, we have already rang the bell. Everyone has to get on the boat. If you want to stay out of business for a while, you can do so. But you can never act alone. (Gets up and leaves) If you want to understand, tell me.
Ryan was restless.
Interior view of Ruian Apartment
Ruian is putting things in the trolley during the day . The boxes are arranged to be practical and organized. When everything was in order, he saw the cardboard portrait.
Ryan tried to put it in the open suitcase. Apparently, it was two inches longer than the suitcase. He changed his angle and still couldn't solve the problem.
Ryan: Hey.
He placed the cardboard portrait in the middle of the suitcase and wanted to close the zipper, but the zipper could not enclose the photo. For a while, it was as if he was attacking the heads of the two figures with a zipper. Still useless.
Frustrated silence.
(Cut to) The
trolley box was dragged forward in the airport. The cardboard portrait of sister Ryan and her fiance's two small heads protruded from the top of the suitcase. The two zippers were concentrated from both sides to one place, and they looked like little men peeking out from the sunroof of a car.
Interior view of Omaha Epley Airport Early in the morning,
Ryan avoided the crowd, dragged his trolley box, and walked towards the automatic ticket gate .
Suddenly, he stopped and saw Natalie saying goodbye to her boyfriend, a handsome man in his twenties. He was indifferent to his intimacy in this public occasion. After a while, the two separated, and Ryan left immediately.
When Natalie saw Ryan, she dragged her huge suitcase towards him. The sound of the suitcase scratching the terrazzo floor made Ryan's back shiver.
She came to Ryan and put her heavy bag on the ground with a bang. Ryan looked at her outfit, then looked up at her.
Natalie: What's wrong?
(Cut to)
a row of trolley cases.
Interior view of the airport suitcase shop Early in the morning,
Ruian pulled out the lever of a suitcase and pushed it back and forth.
Natalie: I really like my suitcase.
Ryan: Yes, that's really a piece of luggage. (Ignoring her look) Do you know how much time you will waste on boarding?
Natalie: I don't know, about five minutes...
Ryan: Thirty-five minutes was wasted each time. I have to travel 270 days a year. This means a total of one hundred and fifty-seven hours... which is seven days. (Pointing to her suitcase) Are you really going to waste a whole week on it?
Interior view of the terminal lobby
Natalie rearranged her new box in the center of the lobby early in the morning . Ryan helped her discard some items.
In the early morning, the airport security checkpoint,
Rui'an, observed various "bad passages", and then spotted a group of Asians.
Ryan: Very good, Asian.
Ryan walked towards them.
Natalie: No kidding.
When they passed the first passage-we saw a family of six.
Ryan: Never line up behind passengers with children. I have never seen anyone who can fold up a stroller in twenty minutes.
The second channel is an old couple.
Ryan: The elderly are even worse. All the parts on their bodies are not working well, and they don't cherish their last time on earth at all.
The third channel-two men from the Middle East.
Ryan: They mean six words: additional random checks.
Ryan and Natalie followed the Asians into the fourth channel.
Ryan: Asian. They have little luggage, pay attention to efficiency, and wear casual leather shoes. God loves them.
Natalie: You are racial discrimination.
Ryan: I am the same as my mother. Prejudice against people. But this is much faster.
After the airport security checkpoint interior moment
Ryan is a belt, he has passed the security check. We heard a beep. It was Natalie, who was looking for the metal object that triggered the alarm. She also forgot to take the laptop out of her bag. What a mess.
During the Boeing 777 flight,
Ryan is carefully reading the in- flight shopping guide. Natalie uses the laptop to process the form file-----sounding loudly... She is hitting the keyboard vigorously. This caught Ryan's attention, and he raised his eyes.
Ryan: Do you have an opinion on it?
Natalie: No. What's wrong?
Ryan: Faz Domino (Note 5) is not as hard as you.
Natalie: I have serious business.
Ryan: What serious things make your typing so exciting?
Natalie: I am drafting a layoff workflow. Questions and answers. Action and response. A table similar to a branch diagram tells you all the steps to dismiss an employee.
Ryan: Who is it for?
Natalie: From a technical point of view, you can put it in the hands of anyone, and they can immediately lay off employees according to this. All the work just needs to follow the steps.
Ryan: Natalie, the purpose of our work, what do you think it is?
Natalie: We help newly unemployed employees overcome mental and physical barriers so that they can find work again... at the same time... reduce the rate of litigation?
Ryan: That's what we publicized. Not what we really want to do.
Natalie: Really, what shall we do?
Ryan: Our work is to make this transitional period bearable-to ferry the wounded hearts across this river of despair, shame and self-doubt, just when they can vaguely see hope When we are on the other side of the light... (frankly) we stopped our boat, pushed them into the water and let them swim on their own, while we rowed the boat, returned to the place where they were banished, and presented our bill to the employer.
Natalie: That's great. Are you rehearsing?
Natalie smiled and continued her work. Ryan had something to say, but swallowed it back.
Inside the airport taxi waiting area during the day
Ryan walked briskly by the slow passengers, and Natalie tried her best to keep up with him.
Ryan's cell phone rang. He looked at the electric display and smiled.
Ryan: Hi, I have been waiting for you to call me.
( Intersection ) In the
meeting room of the
Inner View Hotel, Alex was talking on her mobile phone during the day , and an assistant folded up the portable projector screen behind her.
Alex: I'm in Atlanta. Recommend me a restaurant.
Ryan (smiling): Fatmaz. Don't forget to bring your bib. (To Natalie) You go first, I'll go to the "Master of Art" car rental office to find you.
Ryan walked to the elevator shaft to continue talking. Natalie leaves.
Alex: You didn't call me.
Ryan: Oh, I don't know if it is appropriate to call you...
Alex did not answer. She went to a quiet place.
Alex: Appropriate? Ryan, I'm not the maid you happened to take home during the blizzard. You don't need to think about these things. Next time you worry about etiquette... treat me as yourself... just with a vagina. If you want to call-just call it.
Ryan got excited... this woman is really exciting. Then he regained his calm.
Ryan: When can I see you?
Alex: I'm going from Hartsfield Airport to Dulles Airport. Then transfer at Chicago O’Hare Airport to Standy Ford Airport in Louisville.
Ryan (sympatheticly): Oh...it's a pity.
Alex: Yeah.
Ryan: How long do you stay in O'Hare? Standy Ford can buy coupon tickets...Can you wait for me?
Alex (smiling): Okay, I'll wait for you.
Both sides are happy.
Interior elevator during the day
Ryan and Natalie took the elevator up, holding briefcases in their hands. Natalie's body shook back and forth. Ryan noticed her reaction. Is it nervous? Still excited?
Ding! ------The elevator door opens.
During the day,
Ryan walked towards the girl at the reception desk.
Ryan (to the girl at the front desk): This is Ryan Bingham, from CTC.
The girl at the front desk looked up the name on her computer.
Front desk girl: Who are you going to see this time?
Ryan: Half of your sales team.
The interior windowless conference room
Ryan and Natalie sit side by side at a polyurethane conference table during the day .
Ryan: What you have to do today is to observe and listen. When I mention information, you pass this to them.
Ryan pointed to a stack of documents. It can be seen that Natalie was disappointed that she had no chance to lay off employees.
Natalie: A piece of information is fixed for life, don't you think it's weird too?
Ryan: All important things in life are like this.
A short montage-all kinds of people are being fired.
Ryan: Mr. Johnson... (a new face) Mr. Zambrotta... (a new face) Ms. Chelsea... (a new face) Today is your last day here... (a new face) but more important Yes, it is also the beginning of your new life
Black: Because I am black?
Elderly: ...because I am old?
Young woman: ...because I refuse to have oral sex with Bill Francis?
Natalie wanted to participate in the conversation, but she held it back.
Ryan: This is not the time to blame anyone. It's just that your position no longer belongs to you.
Angry Asian women: Does this make me feel better?
Middle-aged man: How can I explain to my wife?
Another middle-aged man: ...how do you tell the children?
The sobbing bald man: What should I do?
Ryan: I hope you can take the time next week to take a good look at this information.
Ryan nodded to Natalie, and Natalie reluctantly passed the materials to the people we had just met.
Ryan: Fill in the "Skill Combinations" form...and the "Hope and Dream" form... and the "Ideal and Aspirations" tree diagram.
We see the tree diagram of "ideal ambitions".
Ryan (emphasis added): The answer is here.
More information was distributed, Ryan kept repeating...
Ryan: The answer is here. (Another person) The answer...(Another person) The answer...(Another person) is----in----here----.
(Cut to)
Bob, the eyes that were red from crying have no tears, and he stares at the camera angrily.
Bob: What should I tell them?
Bob faces the picture of the children to the camera.
Natalie couldn't hold it anymore.
Natalie: Maybe you underestimated the positive impact of changing jobs on the children.
Ryan looked at Natalie, there must be something wrong with her nerve.
Bob: Positive influence?
Natalie: Yes, there are data that show that children who have suffered minor psychological trauma tend to be self-motivating academically.
Bob: Go and die. Would my children think so?
Natalie got stuck. Ryan immediately took over the conversation.
Ryan: For you, the admiration of your children is very important, isn't it?
Bob: Yes. Of course.
Ryan (bluntly): However, I suspect they have never admired you.
Bob is surprised. He was annoyed.
Bob: Hi! Bastard, shouldn't you comfort me?
Ryan: I am not a psychiatrist, Bob. I'm here to remind you. Do you know why children love athletes?
Bob: Because they can get underwear models.
Ryan: No, that's why we adore athletes. Children love them because they chase their dreams.
Bob: I don't know how to dunk.
Ryan: But you can cook.
Natalie glanced at Ryan-----what the hell did he want to do?
Bob: What did you say?
Ryan picked up Bob's resume.
Ryan: Your resume says that you minored in French culinary arts. Most students will only fry chicken nuggets at KFC. And you can feed yourself when you wipe the tables in Picardo. You worked here after you graduated from college. (Looking up at Bob) How much did they pay you to make you give up your dreams?
Bob (muffledly): 27,000 dollars a year.
Ryan: When are you going to stop and do the things that make you happy again?
Bob shrugged.
Ryan: Do you believe in fate, Bob?
Bob: Destiny?
Ryan: Yes. You know, in the dark, everything we do is what we are destined to do.
Bob: I met my wife at the gas station.
Ryan: Exactly. So I think it is destiny that is telling you what to do, Bob.
Bob raised his head and looked directly into Ryan's eyes.
Ryan: I have seen someone work in the same company for a lifetime. Go to work at that point. It's time to get off work. But they are not happy for a moment. (Pause to strengthen the effect) Not everyone has this opportunity. An opportunity for rebirth. If not for yourself... then do it for the children.
Bob's eyes are wet again. He has changed a person.
Ryan glanced at Natalie and motioned to her to pass the information.
Natalie realized it immediately, and she handed the file to Bob.
In the evening in the lobby of the Homestead Chain Hotel,
a business lady is waiting in line in the ordinary line. Ryan passed by her and walked towards the "Honorary Member" channel. In their respective queues, they are all ranked first.
The woman glanced at Ryan and sighed. Natalie hides behind, she is confused about Ryan's behavior, but she doesn't want to cause conflict.
The counter clerk motioned to Ryan to move forward. Ryan dragged his trolley and walked over, and the woman raised her hand angrily.
Business lady: I have been waiting for ten minutes. He just arrived and jumped in the line.
Counter clerk: We provide priority services to honorary members.
Ryan grabbed a "honorary member" handbook from the counter and handed it to the business lady.
Ryan: You should take a look at this... Their promotion is doing well... The
business lady knocked the booklet in Ryan's hands to the ground.
Business lady: Get out.
Ryan turned his head, looked at the counter attendant, and smiled. The counter clerk swiped his card for him.
The number of mileage cards has increased by several thousand points.
Interior view of the public bathroom of the Homestead hotel chain
Natalie washing her hands in the evening , then stopped and looked at herself in the mirror. After a while, she heard someone crying in a certain compartment. She wanted to step forward to see if the lady was well, and immediately dismissed the idea-----Maybe I fired her.
Natalie took out a tissue, dried her hands, and left.
Interior view of the restaurant at Homestead Hotel in the evening
Natalie sat down at the dining table, obviously a little disturbed.
Ryan: Are you okay?
Natalie (return to normal quickly): It's okay. very good.
At this moment, their dinner was served...very rich. Natalie glanced back and forth, wondering why there were three main dishes and some snacks.
Natalie: Are you hungry?
Ryan: We can reimburse forty dollars per meal. I want to accumulate as many miles as possible.
Natalie: Okay, tell me what's going on here. What does it mean? Do you mean frequent flyer miles?
Ryan looked at Natalie-is she really ready to accept it?
Ryan: Would you like to listen?
Natalie (pretending to be serious): I really want to know
Ryan: If I can save, I won't just spend a coin unless it can help me accumulate miles. I'm not talking about hotel rooms or car rentals, but about network services, music downloads, online florists, and remote operators. all of these. I will shop based on the number of miles they can redeem and compare which is more valuable.
Natalie: So what do you accumulate mileage for? Hawaii? Or southern France?
Ryan: No, it's not like that... Mileage is my goal.
Natalie: So simple? To accumulate miles for mileage?
Ryan: I have a number in my mind, but it hasn't reached it yet.
Natalie: Wow, it's a bit abstract. What is your goal?
Ryan: I don't want to say.
Natalie (joking): Is it a secret?
Ryan: Five million miles.
Natalie: Oh. Five million miles is just a number?
Ryan: Pi is just a number.
Natalie: Well, we all need a hobby.
Ryan glanced at Natalie again-hobby?
Natalie: Oh, hi, I don't despise your hobby. I understand. This sounds pretty cool.
Ryan: I will be the seventh person to reach this mileage. Many people have already walked on the moon.
Natalie: They will organize a grand ceremony for you? Or some other ceremony?
Ryan: You will get a lifetime platinum loyal and honorary membership. You will also see the captain... and then engrave your name on the fuselage.
Natalie (rolling her eyes): Men always like to leave their names in various places...just like children who haven't grown up---need to pee everywhere.
Ryan: Why do you say that?
Natalie: That is actually the fear of death. Just like. Yes, one day you will die.
Ryan: Really, then why do you think unique men are like this?
Natalie: It's very simple-----You can't have children.
Ryan couldn't help laughing.
Natalie: If I have accumulated so many miles, I will find an airport, look at the big screen at the destination, choose a place, and then set off.
This thought made both of them lost in thought.
Ruian Room on the 11th floor of Inner View Hotel
Ruian looked out the window at night . A plane is taking off.
On TV: Airline CEO, Maynard Fincher, standing next to a Boeing 727. He is wearing an old-fashioned short jacket.
Maynard Finch: Hi, this is Maynard Finch. When I said the word "loyalty", what did you think of...?
Ryan looked up.
Ryan: I'm going to find you, Maynard.
Ryan's cell phone rang. He mute the TV and answer the phone.
Ryan: Hello?
Carla: Did you receive the package?
Ryan: Hi, Kara...
(
cross cut) Interior view of Kara’s restaurant at night
Cara spread the bills and health insurance documents on the table, with the phone between his shoulder and head, busy in his hands.
Carla: Someone named Diana signed for it... so I want to confirm if you received it.
Ryan: Yes, I received it.
Carla: Who is Diana?
Ryan: A neighbor. Is there anything I can do, Carla?
Kara: Tammy Johnson. Julie's bridesmaid. She is in St. Louis. Her car is in the shop, so she has to fly...
Ryan: What does it have to do with me?
Carla: She can't afford the offer. The round-trip ticket is one thousand and two hundred dollars. I hate these airlines! I think maybe you can redeem some miles for them?
Ryan: We can think of other ways.
Kara: It's ridiculous, Ryan. This is so sad.
Ryan: Buy her a train ticket. Help her rent a car.
Carla: Is this your ghost idea?
Ryan: Julie doesn't wear chemical fiber clothes. That's her. You don't eat eggs. this is you. It's my style to speak straight, and there is no need to apologize for it.
Carla: Did you take the picture?
Ryan: No... I told you I would "try my best."
Carla: This should be said to Julie.
Ryan: Train tickets. I will pay.
Kara: We all look forward to your visit eagerly.
(Cut to)
Ryan is lying on the
bedside table late at night, Ryan's BlackBerry phone "buzzing". He picked up the phone and glanced at it. It was a text message.
Alex: "I can't sleep. I have been thinking about you."
Ryan replied to the text message: "Me too. Just lie down like this." The
BlackBerry vibrated.
Alex: "Go find someone to do it."
Ryan laughed and replied: "Thank you for your suggestion."
The BlackBerry vibrates.
Alex: "Have a sweet dream about me."
Ryan smiled. He stared at the text message, and after a moment, put down the phone and turned off the light.
Exterior view The
elevator door of the Homestead Chain Hotel opened early in the morning , and Ryan walked out. He looked at his watch, looked around the hall... Then he heard someone talking...
Ryan turned around the corner and found that Natalie was wearing headphones and talking to the computer screen. She is chatting with someone online, we can only hear her side. Ryan decided to eavesdrop for a while.
Natalie (via the Internet): Is it happy to sleep alone in the big bed...? (Sighs) The correct answer is "no". You should say, too lonely (listen to each other) I know you like to sleep with your hands and feet spread out... Yes, I hope you tell the truth. It's just...Oh, you can make it as cold as you want. (Listening to each other) No, I'm fine. Tell me something sweet. (Smiling) Not bad. Do you miss me? (Shrugs) I will be back soon. I don't know how long this kind of work and exercise will last. He's okay...you know, it's hard to make this group of guys accept the change. (Listening to the other person, rolling his eyes) I...I won't answer this question. I don't mean that to him...He is too old.
Ryan frowned. Check your appearance in the mirror.
Natalie (to the computer): It depends on how fast the work progresses. We are ready to take off at any time, no matter what, I will call you... (Lost landing) Well, we will talk tomorrow.
Natalie kissed her fingertip, and then used it to touch the laptop's built-in camera.
When she went offline, Ryan turned the corner.
Natalie: Hi, hello.
Ryan: Good morning.
Natalie: The internet speed in the room is too slow.
Interior view of the lobby of the Homestead Hotel Chain A moment later
in the morning on the way out, Natalie noticed a wedding booth.
Natalie: Do people really hold weddings at the Homestead hotel chain?
Ryan: Yours may be worse.
Natalie: It doesn't matter.
They go out. Natalie looked a little lost.
Ryan: Are you okay?
Natalie: It's okay. I'm very good.
Ryan: Can you do me a small favor?
Outside outdoor parking lot During the day,
Natalie held a camera in her hand and kept directing-----
Natalie: Left, left, then left... an inch to the left... OK.
We saw-----Ryan holding a cardboard portrait of Julie and Jim in his hand.
On the camera display, Julie and Jim seemed to be standing in front of Dallas International Airport.
Natalie: I don't understand.
Ryan: My sister is a weird person. She thought it was funny...like a dwarf.
Natalie: No, I mean... Why did your sister take a fake photo in front of Dallas Airport?
Ryan: She thinks it is a lucky thing to be able to come to Dallas International Airport. This is one of the largest airports in the world-it has its own postal code.
Natalie: Oh. really not bad.
Natalie took a picture.
Ryan: I really don't understand why she wants something to remind her that she has never been to so many places.
Natalie: I think she will definitely regret not coming to this airport.
Ryan: There are more runways here than other airports...it is the seventh largest airport in the world.
Natalie put down the camera.
The view from the plane
passing through the porthole during the day .
Crossing pastures and highways, the sharply contoured white lines and numbers below marked every mile they flew.
Ryan handed Natalie a brochure of "Miles Project". She began to fill in.
Interior bottling company meeting room during the day
A sensitive man in his thirties is crying. Start to howl. Ryan and Natalie looked at him without any reaction.
Natalie glanced at Ryan. She wanted to say something. Ryan stretched out his hand and made a global "take your time" gesture-----"Don't worry".
The man continued to cry. The tears flowed across the river. It's embarrassing.
Natalie became more and more impatient. She is about to speak.
Ryan stretched out his hand again: wait a moment.
Some time passed. Inexplicably, without any explanation, the man got up and left.
Ryan: Sometimes people just need one more second.
Natalie: Please, for God's sake, can I fire the next one?
Ryan thought for a moment.
(Cut to)
A professional woman in her thirties, wearing a fashionable suit, sitting at the conference table.
Natalie sat aside.
Fashionable suit girl: I'm going to be fired, right?
Natalie: We are here to talk to you about your future.
Fashionable suit women: Needless to say so nicely. I have been trained. What compensation can they provide?
Natalie: In this information, you can see a complete package of compensation plans.
Fashionable suit girl: Let's talk about the important point.
Natalie: Three months' salary. Six months of medical protection. There is also the year-round job search service provided by our CTC company.
Fashionable suit women: job search service? really not bad.
Natalie: Generally speaking, every ten thousand dollars of expected salary requires one month of job search time.
Woman in fashionable suit: It seems that I have to spend a long time looking for a job.
Natalie: It may not be...
fashionable suit girl: Oh, you don't have to bother so much. I am full of confidence in my plan.
Natalie (invigorated): Oh, really?
Fashionable suit women: Of course. Can you tell me, is the high tide in the early morning or in the evening?
Natalie: I don't know. Why do you ask about this?
Woman in fashionable suit: There is a beautiful bridge next to my apartment. I need to plan when to jump down.
After speaking, she got up and left. Natalie began to tremble.
During the day,
Natalie rushed out of the gate and sat on the bench in the exterior company garden , looking like a godless person. Ryan is behind her. He put his hand on her shoulder.
Ryan: People always say that. This is just a momentary reaction.
Natalie: Really?
Ryan: Really. People always say crazy things. They will cheer up
Natalie: She looks calm.
Ryan (not confidently): This is a good sign.
Natalie: Wouldn't they really do that?
Ryan: No... they just talk about it.
Natalie: How did you know? Have you followed up?
Ryan: I mean, no, there will surely be nothing good after that, but I don't think you need to worry about it.
Obviously, Natalie was still worried.
Ryan: This is our job. Talk to people when they are most vulnerable, and then let them drift by themselves.
(Cut to)
A photo of Ryan standing on the podium. The headline above is:
"Backpack Theory"
-----Ryan Bingham
interior view of a hotel conference room in the afternoon
Ryan stood in front of a group of people similar to the scene at the beginning of the film.
Ryan: Well, I know this is a bit di
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