Take one, mark.
Let us know when you're ready.
What this new product offers is community.
Safe, secure community,
enriched with the integrated interactions with the cherished family
of Waystars movie and TV characters.
I'm convinced that the Living Plus real estate brand can bring
the cruise ship experience to dry land and provide
a significant boost to the earnings of our parks division.
- I couldn't be more excited. - Can I stop you there?
Sorry, can we maybe do just one more?
The thought was just maybe a touch more upbeat.
That was the thought, was it?
Just be good to get it as good as it can be.
You think we should get it as good as it can be?
Could you maybe sound more excited when you say the word excited?
OK, sorry, he's a little shiny.
Angela, are you nearby? Just a little shine. Thank you.
Can you please stop buzzing around me?
God, you're fucking useless. The lot of youse.
You're as bad as my fucking idiot kids.
That's bullshit. Sorry, Ken.
That's fine. That's a Valentine's card.
- Can we watch it again, actually? - Absolutely.
Good to see you, dad.
SUCCESSION
- Hey! - Hey!
- So? - So, what?
What, you came 3 000 kilometers and you can't come another 20 meters?
I'm just stopping at a convenient location to refuel.
And there's no reason for me to get off the plane.
Bye!
Hey.
- Hi. - Hi.
Tired interior?
Don't criticize my jet interior. It hurts.
- So? - Nothing, nothing.
Just thought I'd check in.
You know, the whole product launch investor thing.
- Living Plus. - Yeah.
- Why are you doing this bullshit? - Well, it's on the calendar.
And if we decided to cancel the product launch,
it would look like we were just minding the shop until you came in.
Well, you are, right?
I don't need it. It's fucking land cruises.
Living Plus.
- Living Plus... - Yeah.
No, it's land cruises.
Hey, you know how shitty and heart-breaking it is
being locked up on a cruise?
How about that, but you also get to stay
in the same fucking place the whole time?
I'm not gonna pursue, so why would you announce?
- Well, that's presumptuous. - Okay. So here's my situation.
The deal is going through with velocity.
And lots of it, lots of you, I really like.
But lots of it I also really hate.
Lots of rooms I never want to go into, okay?
So if there's someone on the inside who understands all that,
but also gets me, that could be of value.
We're buddies. Can we just talk?
No, maybe I hate you.
You can't hate me. You don't know me well enough.
Maybe I love my brothers very much.
By the way, did they mention that they went totally fucking mental on me
up above Andalsnes?
Totally unprofessional, totally dumb.
Look, you spoke, I listened,
but I gotta go now. I think my... My flight's leaving.
Yeah. Start the engines.
Well, you keep me looped.
- My girl on the inside. - Fuck you, my boy on the outside.
You know, I'm gonna tell my brothers everything you said.
Cool. Do that. Nothing to hide, nothing I wouldn't tell them myself.
- Enjoy LA. - Bye.
- Hey. - Hey, hey, morning.
Thanks to everybody for finding time.
Our CEOs wanted to give us a sensitive, in-person update
on negotiations, correct?
Correct. Yeah, thanks for being here, guys.
I know everybody's swamped with investor day
and we've got the product launch.
So I'll make this brief, but...
I'm sorry, Shiv.
Overall, very excited.
Super excited.
Just questions
about Matsson's full understanding of the whole business.
We're pleased with the offer we extracted. The price is great.
I mean, you knocked it out of the park, guys.
- Thanks. - Hear, hear.
As we're preparing our board recommendation,
we wanted to share some confidential context with this senior group.
Long story short, Matsson exhibited some,
what you'd call, erratic behavior that made us concerned.
Well, what exactly happened?
We were pushing him gently on what we wanted,
how much, and then he fucking... How would you describe it?
I would describe it as a meltdown, human Chernobyl.
But, like, specifically...
Specifically, he was, like, shouting about how, you know,
we didn't know what a good deal was
and how he didn't even especially want the deal.
He didn't want the deal?
Yeah, like his senior leadership team liked it,
but, you know, we better take what was on the table.
But that smells like a negotiating tactic to me,
'cause he made the offer.
Maybe. It wasn't really coherent. He was sort of, like, saying
that he was stringing us along and that he could pull the deal.
So, what are you suggesting?
Can we recommend a deal with a person of this character,
given everything else and so on?
Tweets, drug rumors, 50% in stock.
That means we are exposed.
Shall I go? Okay. It's a worry.
It's a concern. I think we should monitor it closely.
I don't think it hurts. I mean, he's a genius.
Nobody minds a genius acting weird.
Honestly, it probably kind of adds to the mystique.
And we know that his bank and legal team are right now progressing
in a very professional manner. What's the worry?
- His reputation is priced in. - Absolutely.
Good. Yeah, okay. We feel covered.
Just letting you guys know and we should move ahead.
- Thank you for keeping us informed. - Thanks, guys.
Thanks, Frank.
Big day tomorrow. Big product launch.
Hi.
Sorry. We didn't mention. We were hoping to keep things dry.
Yeah?
- Yeah. - Yeah.
I think vanity stopped us. Maybe we were proud of the deal
from raising it earlier, so...
Yeah. Sure.
- What? - I know you.
- What? - I fucking know you.
- What? - What?
- Yeah, what? - What?
Fucking hell. Boys, you're not good at this. Hey, Dad?
Shiv spilled chocolate milk in the Range Rover.
Yeah? You're trying to fuck the deal.
No. We're not. We're not trying to fuck the deal.
But you failed to mention this very fucking interesting incident,
even as a bit of gossip?
Shiv...
- Yeah? - No.
No? I'm wrong?
Go on. Lie to me. Lie to my face.
We're not sure about the deal.
Thanks, Fuckface. Excellent.
Great. Throw me under the fucking... Great. Nice.
Shiv, the plan was to tell you. Honestly, we were protecting you.
Thanks so much. Yeah, don't get mud on my confirmation dress.
Thanks so fucking much.
Well, it did go nuts on the mountain, Shiv. He was talking shit about Dad.
The plan was always we were getting out, clean,
doing Pierce, buying Pierce together. What the fuck happened?
Shiv, maybe we can keep it and Pierce,
all of us.
Man, you are fucking cocksuckers.
Shiv, we're... I'm sorry. I mean, we're sorry. We are.
We wouldn't have dicked you over. We wanted to keep you clean.
Should we like... Can we do the huggy thing?
- Sure. - Yeah?
Yeah.
I am sorry.
Sorry.
Cool? Sorry.
I have an appointment that I can't reschedule, so...
Okay, sure.
- You're in here. - We all set?
I think so. Invested relations in 20?
Yeah. Thanks.
I want to give you a little preview of tonight's selection.
- Hey, hey. - Sorry.
You okay?
I'm fine. We had this room booked.
Okay, right. I'll leave you to it. I thought the room was empty for...
- You're really okay? - Yeah, fine.
Sure?
Yes. I'm just very busy.
And I have found I am too busy, what with my dad.
And so Sarah has sometimes found me somewhere
so that I can have a moment to cry.
- Yeah. - You're scheduling your grief?
Just fuck off, yeah?
Come on. Shiv.
Come on.
It's okay. It's okay.
It's okay.
Sadly, my sons Kendall and Roman Roy are too tied up
with important company business to join us at this year's investment day.
We're not gonna keep that in? Let's keep that in.
Does it feel cheesy to alternate or should we do block one, block two?
No, it's fine. It's whatever.
What do you think on a... Thank you.
What do you think on Mattson if Operation Fruit Loop doesn't fly?
Muster a share block. Board, convince he's a value destroyer.
Regulatory shit. Hope the price runs away. I don't know. Something.
Tellis says he doesn't have juice past 192.
Well, something about this all does depress me.
Do you think it's the speech written specifically
for our late father or the fact we're planning
to warehouse the elderly and keep them
drunk on content while we suck them dollar dry?
I think it's the '90s pitch.
Personalized longevity programs. What is that?
Is that something?
- Can we see drafts, J? - Yeah.
Give me the double click on longevity
so I can see everything. Infinite brain box.
I can ask Joy Palmer if the fucking Kalispitron director
can come on board and make everything more confusing and loud.
- Is that now, Joy? - Yeah, that's now.
Alright, sprinkle some sugar. Full of confidence.
Gotta up our velocity, man.
Even she should be able to come up with a mega hit
from a couple extra content bill.
Just break the log jam. Get the franchise pump-pumping.
Yeah, fuck yeah. I'm gonna love bomb that stuck-up bitch.
- Shoot it to the moon, Rome. - Will do.
New space cowboys in town.
Who wants to fuck? I'm ready to fuck.
Who ready for Fuckywood?
Hello.
- Roman Roy. - 'Tis I.
- Hey. - How are you? Good to see you.
We'd all like to offer our sincere condolences.
Thank you. That's very nice. Refused.
I have all the condolences I need. Tummy full. Shall we?
Well, it just hasn't hit you yet.
I'm sure it will, but you'll be okay. It takes time.
Okay. Well, many, many thanks. Many, many, many, many, many.
You'll be fine.
And it's very exciting about the deal. What's he like?
Lukas? Great. Flakey. Really druggy.
Odd. Not focused.
Honestly, few issues. I'm sure I can fix it.
So I can't stand still. I have thoughts.
Well, of course. Everybody does.
- What was that? - Little Groucho Marx.
- Yeah, yeah, yeah. - Inside cinema.
So I just sort of wanted to just get it out of the way.
Kalispitron? I just want to know who's getting fired for that shit show.
I mean, I can certainly loop you in, but it's complicated.
Shall we just sidebar that?
That particular situation has lots of big personalities.
Big personalities. I can't see that happening again.
No, I've been taking it very seriously.
Good. Okay. Well, look, I'm going to turn on the money hose for you, okay?
We want to back you. We just want to hear
that you're confident that we can get the hit machine pumping.
Absolutely. I mean, there is one thing that we have been concerned about.
Okay. Hit me. I'm ready. Let's do it.
The rightward lean from ATN.
Lots of people are concerned about Democratic institutions.
Yeah. Got it.
Well, you want me to say more things.
We're getting a lot of questions about ATN's favorable coverage on Mencken.
Isn't there something you can do to signal a distance?
Mencken's IP, just like anything. I don't like him. You don't like him.
But it's all in terms of talent. The company, we have values here.
I get it. And I love the values.
It's an incredibly evolved, ruthlessly segregated city
you built on this geological fault here.
- Let's get real. - Look, we're trying.
I feel like you're not really listening to me.
I'm saying I'm going to just dump a ton of money on you.
And all we want is to get the hit pump pumping.
You understand, right?
Balance between streaming, theatrical, franchise creation,
international marketing. Yeah?
Yeah. You can trust me. I got it. Very exciting.
All right.
You know, Joy, I get it.
You're thinking, "What the fuck does this guy know about anything?"
"He's not his dad. He can't do it. Roman's track record is bullshit."
I'm sure you are where you are for a very good reason.
I could just fire you.
That's a funny joke? I could.
I'm not saying I am. I'm just saying I could.
Although maybe I should.
Oh no, I said it! Now I feel like I got to commit.
Our tent pole is bullshit and out of control and you're not going to fix it.
So I'm calling it. I'm sorry. We're done.
- Are you... - Yeah, I am.
What I mean to say is the company wishes to terminate your employment.
HR will be in touch to start the termination process.
We wish you the best of luck on all your future endeavors.
This is a mistake.
Okay.
Hey, Jade. Let's get Lana and Hugo
on analyst double check, who's confirmed.
And let's get Raj prime to throw some softballs.
And I think Shiv can just say this and this and maybe this.
Give that to Roman. Just let him know. Okay?
Yeah, I can let them know.
And in terms of lighting cues, just so we can brief Kush and the AV team,
what are you thinking, Ken?
Could we build me a Living Plus house?
As in?
Small.
Plywood. Basic brickwork. Nothing crazy.
I could walk through it. ATN on here.
Face aging on the wall here.
Maybe clouds appear above the house. What do you think?
We can definitely check with the team. Denny?
It's certainly an exciting vision, but...
Don't say no, Denny. Don't say no.
- This is for tomorrow? - Hollywood though, right?
We need a house. Practical build.
Here's the rule. Okay? No one can say no.
Yes, Kendall. Thank you, Kendall. For the cool new rule.
Thank you, Kendall. For the cool new rule.
Hey! Good pep talk?
Yeah. Good. Good. Full of joy. I kind of turned into a... whatever.
I'll catch you up in a bit.
I've been looking through the launch deck.
I have a big thought.
Would you excuse me for a moment? Thank you.
- Hey. - Hey.
Enjoying the investor reception? Sorry, I don't want to cramp your style.
No, no.
I'm sure you're keen to get amongst it.
- It? - Yeah.
The vaginas of the cheerful women who aren't tall enough to be models.
Nah, I'm good.
Okay. So who do you like?
Yeah? Can I guess?
Could do.
Is that what you've been doing? Going around
and just like saying things to people?
The leggy blondes? The tan models?
Like leaning in, saying hi? "Hey, I'm Tom."
If I was going to say something from the heart,
I would say I'm sorry.
- You're sorry? - Yeah, I'm sorry.
Sorry for fucking you up.
You should be so lucky. You hardly scratched the surface.
I was fucked up long before I met you.
What, with TK?
Yeah. Yeah, with TK.
Washington situation.
You were the one after the one. The actual one.
And that's always hard.
- I think I got my chisel in on you. - Hardly a scratch.
But you, I mean, I don't know the whole story for you.
- I just twisted your heart right up. - Yeah, I guess.
Mary.
Mary? Tom, please. I did a number on you. Mary?
You didn't have a taste of the dark meat before you met me.
No, I'd had my times.
You want to play bitey?
- Bitey? - We never played bitey?
No.
Okay. Well, you bite me, I bite you. See who can take it.
- Okay, sure. - Give me your arm.
So, first one to stop, loses.
- Bitey. - Bitey.
- Ready? - Yeah, I guess.
Is that all you got?
- Motherfucker! - Bitey.
- You okay? - Yeah.
Tom Wambsgans finally made me feel something.
Nice.
So, I've been through the material and I have a pitch.
Unbelievable growth. Price rocket.
Drive the price, we make the deal impossible.
So all you need is unbelievable growth.
All right, Dr. Sarcasm, did we ask you to squeak?
Stand easy there, pitch wall.
If we can drive above 192, no one thinks Matsson has the juice.
- Okay, so he has to walk. - Chase him out on price?
I think we can get a tech valuation for a real estate proposition on this.
Living Plus?
Can I just say, I think it's hard
to make houses seem like tech, because we've had houses for a while.
Just we need to make analysts look at the company differently.
I'm telling you, this is the killer app.
Maximize your physical potential. Live...
- Well, not forever. - Why not forever?
Well, sure. If not forever, live more forever.
Pitchbot, is it dope?
It's kind of dope.
Like a robot, please, Pitchbot.
It's kind of dope.
- Oh my God, you're fired. - We can push this to the moon.
But we don't have the numbers, right?
- These are the old numbers. - We'll have the numbers.
So then, where's our go-to?
I guess the sweet spot would be right after they get fucking delicious,
and just before they get fucking stupid.
Great. Go find Jess and what we talked about, getting the edit.
- Robot out! - Beat it, scrub.
You know, I like it. I mean, I'm not crazy myself about dying.
I know, right? It's bullshit.
It was kind of not... There was very... You know.
I just didn't see it coming with Dad.
- Yeah. It's very un-dad. - Very un-dad.
So I think people would be very intrigued
if there was another way through the whole situation.
- You mean life? - Life.
Death, yeah.
I mean get loaded onto a chip and fired up someone's ass.
Float around as a gas, live in a tortoise. I don't know.
There's gotta be ways through. Death feels very one-size-fits-all.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
- Roman? - Yeah?
- I wanna talk to you. - I wanna... Okay.
The fuck is that?
- I'm on a schedule, so what is this? - What happened?
- With what? - With Joy.
She's not picking up. She's got outside counsel.
- What the fuck happened? - I fired her. So?
You cannot fire a studio executive without speaking to legal
and HR and having someone else present.
Right, right. Except I can because I did.
What precisely did you say?
Because now we are open to litigation and ridicule
and now we have to think of how to frame an apology.
Fucking Christ. I didn't fire her, okay?
I said that she was fired to her. That's all.
What the fuck does that mean?
It means she's not gonna be on the fucking street, okay?
We'll kick her up to International.
Or she walks and takes a fat fucking producer deal.
You can work on the sweep up, okay?
Joy has a lot of relationships. She has a lot of friends.
And you are a weak monarch in a dangerous interregnum.
And I think you need to reconsider.
This is something that Dad would have done and you know it.
Well, maybe. But you're not your dad.
Okay.
- You're in a more complicated position. - I'm what's left.
- Gerri, here's the fucking thing. - What?
You hauling me out of things, telling me to reconsider good calls
and using the F word freely, it feels disrespectful.
I need you to believe that I am as good as my dad. Can you do that?
Can you do that?
Say it or believe it?
You don't treat me with sufficient respect and that's a problem.
- Well, maybe I'll fire you too. - Sure. I'm not on the kill list.
- So? - So, Matsson will be very angry.
- Fuck Matsson. I don't care. - Be serious. You're minding shop.
Roman. No, no, no, Roman.
You cannot win against the money.
The money is going to wash you away. Your dad knew.
Tech is coming. We are over. Make your accommodation.
This is a simple business decision. You are not good at your job.
Maybe Dad did know.
Maybe I'm firing you for a list of failures I choose
not to outline right now, but including a failure to close off our liabilities,
vis-a-vis claims against Waystar Cruises in a timely manner.
That'll play nicely. Let's do that.
I am good at my job.
Shall we get started on the paperwork?
You want to do it yourself or do you want me to get somebody a bit sharper?
Bye.
You fucking asshole!
I think we can push. Push it.
Hey, this is juicy as fuck, Roman. We're going to work through the night.
Are you okay to show face at the reception?
The party? Sure.
After the thing, because I got the big eye on.
The ball is looking fat, bro. I can see everything.
Good. Good. Good.
So, I think you should know... I think we should let Joy go.
- Okay. Yeah? - Yeah.
Right now it's kind of all about the moves,
so, dude, that's baller for me.
- Yeah? - Yeah.
Let's put an end to Joy. Death to Joy.
Gerri told me that was a bad move and I should roll that back.
- So I fired Gerri. - Fuck off.
You fired Gerri? Shiv's godmother Gerri?
Yeah, but we may need to roll back on that.
You may need to smooth over, whatever.
Fuck it, bro! Why not?
Drop her in the end zone. I mean, look at you.
Who are you going to fire next?
Fire Frank, fire Karl, fucking eat Greg, and fire me, man.
- You're on fire. - It feels big.
Put on the dad goggles, right? It's nothing. Nothing.
Dynamic Waystar duo shake up their senior leadership team, grumble quote,
grumble quote, caveat.
Some are saying these two young turks might just have what it takes
to turn things around.
Nice?
- Nice. - Very nice.
What do you think about the election party?
Your dad's party? You think maybe I should host?
Who's that? Striking Viking?
Yeah.
Let me ask you one thing.
- You're all in on Matsson, huh? - Yeah.
I guess. Your brothers hate me, and you hate me,
and you'll fire me, so yeah.
I don't entirely know what to do.
Regarding Matsson?
Yeah.
- Well, we have a connection. - You have a connection?
Yeah. What?
Because you want to suck him off,
you think that I must want to fuck him?
That we're all going to live together in a big old Matsson house,
fucking each other and singing Matsson songs?
Still keeping all your options open, honey. Yeah?
You should be careful with that.
Truth bombs from the phony man.
I think I want you. I think I would like this back.
Well, then you shouldn't have betrayed me.
Phony.
If I try to say it, if I try to say the truth,
it's that when I met you, all my life,
I've been thinking a little bit about money,
and how to get money, and how to keep money.
And you didn't ask me in.
Shiv, you kept me out.
And I always agreed to all the compartments,
but it seemed to me that I was going to be caught
between you and your dad.
And I really, really love my career, and my money,
and, you know, the suits, and my watches.
Yeah, sure, I know. I like nice things, I do.
And if you think that's shallow, why don't you throw out all your stuff
for love?
Throw out your necklaces and your jewels
for a date at a three star Italian.
Come and live with me in a trailer park.
Yeah? Are you coming?
Well, I'd follow you anywhere for love, Tom Wambsgans.
I'm convinced that the Living Plus real estate brand
can bring the cruise ship experience to dry land
and provide a significant boost to the earnings...
Okay, you can stop it.
We wanted to say double the earnings
instead of a significant boost.
Well, I'm not sure that I can do that.
But I bet you can.
Well, I can talk to the sound editor,
but without those words, without him saying...
You can build it from other bits.
Yeah, I don't know if I can.
Well, yeah, you can. I need you to.
It's just that technically I don't think that I can do that.
Look, that's enough, okay?
Just fucking make it happen.
- Make it happen, okay? - Okay.
Or I get in trouble. And I don't want to get in trouble.
I want to get in the good books.
So, you help me get in the good books.
Understand, Mr. Snippy Snip?
What if we doubled that?
What is that? Can we double it?
You know the specific business better than me,
but on units, if we go optimistic...
- Go explosive, Pete. - I guess.
The first wave being Florida, Colorado, Arizona, 500.
- Could that be 1 000? - I suppose, yeah.
And then the five and 10 year projections?
It needs to be super credible, Pete. It's got to be credible.
New products and services, machine learning on the marketing,
plus repackaging health data to third parties.
Easily, easily grow that to 3% per month.
What does that do to CAGR?
- Does it make it bigger, Pete? - It makes it a lot better.
What? 50% per year, five years with 10x revenue?
Can I talk to Karl?
What is the biggest headline number that's credible?
The thing is, numbers aren't just numbers.
- They're numbers. - You're talking gibberish, Pete.
No, I'm just kidding. I'm kidding. I'm fucking with you.
Pete, if it feels scary, it's because the potential is scary, Pete.
Sure. No. Good.
Hey, I need you to be comfortable,
because the analysts, they're going to get into us on this.
Are you confident? Are you confident, Pete?
I think we can make the argument. We can make the argument.
Great. Fuck yeah!
Hey, Lukas. Hey, sweetie.
Hey.
So, look, I figured that I should mention
we are going to be pushing Living Plus.
I don't like real estate.
It's not scalable, and I don't want the hassle of unwinding.
- Is there any way you can stop it? - No.
No, I can't. I mean, like how?
I don't know. You can turn off the lights or bomb threat.
Look, I am being very generous telling you stuff
because I feel like it's appropriate given where we're at,
but I'm not about to start dropping stage weights on people's heads.
- Let me have a think about it. - Okay. Bye.
Good morning.
- How we doing? - Good.
The house. In the end, the guys couldn't achieve everything.
This won't be just this, will it?
Well, no. We're throwing something over it. We can do it with light.
You did the clouds?
- Yeah. - Can I see them?
John! Hit on the clouds.
Hold the work.
Guys, that's not the clouds. It's not the clouds at all.
I told you I saw it in Berlin.
We were in touch with them, but...
Just let me think.
What do you think, man? It still fits? The words?
The words? The words, yes.
Where did those fun little numbers, where did that come from?
- From up here. - From up there.
- Hey, projections, right? - Sure.
I'm kidding. No, we have it. Pete has it.
- Yeah? - It's all good. Yeah.
Hockey stick, we're pushing to the moon, right, Rome?
To the moon.
- Hello. - What do you think about the words?
Yeah, the words are good. The words are okay.
- Yeah? - Yeah.
What about the numbers?
Yeah.
I mean, I get the idea, but, you know, those are big numbers.
I'm worried, Rome. He's got that gleam in his eye.
That'll be okay.
Jesus Christ, Rome, this is not good.
It's going to be very fucking messy.
You're out of control, he's out of control, and this is going down.
Should we pull the plug on today?
It's fine. It's a decent play, I think.
Sure. Made up numbers and shooting to the moon and imaginary clouds.
- Dude, come on. - No, I know.
I think it's high risk, but I think, you know, we have to back it.
You know he could do anything up there,
and then you're a part of it.
Like, he has harebrained schemes.
I love him, but it cracks under pressure,
and I think we should protect him. We should stop this.
- Roman's here. - Hey, man! Come on in!
- Hey, hey. - Hi, how are you?
- Yeah, good. - Cool digs.
Flight jacket. For the launch.
- For the launch? - You want to run it?
Should we run it? I'm not doing the clouds. I decided.
- Because they weren't clouds. - Don't need them.
We're just going to do an acoustic set. Ken and Rome unplugged.
Heads up, I've gone even bigger in Colorado.
- Numbers get crazy good. - Yeah. Okay.
Dude, it's enough to make you lose your faith in capitalism.
- Like, you could say anything. - I'll bet.
- I made you one. - A jacket?
- Yeah, yeah, yeah. That's for you. - Yeah?
- Co-pilots. That's the idea. - Yeah, okay. I got you.
You got the pages?
In that case, I should talk a little bit. I just...
What?
I think that... I don't know. Maybe...
Maybe, like, we shouldn't do it
or like, maybe postpone.
Don't. Hey, man, it's okay. It's not...
Shit. Maybe we just dump it on fucking Ray.
Look, it's his division.
But maybe not do the whole...
This is the idea, though.
I know. Maybe I just worry that I can't sell it.
So, do we pull it?
- You think it's nuts? - No, no.
I mean, pitching fucking playhouses and living forever
and doubling up the fucking numbers...
It's time. It's big swing time. We have to.
I know. I just, maybe I just worry that it's...
They're your words.
You got the words. You got the fucking skills.
And I just might, you know... It's your vision, this whole thing,
and I've sort of been... I might fuck it.
Oh, man!
We could also rain check this, do this some other time
and see if something else comes up.
Hi. It's time.
- It's time? - Yep.
Great. It's gonna be great. It is.
You're gonna kill it. I read the thing
and I know you and this is gonna be, you know...
Good luck. Break that leg.
- Karl wants to... - Hey, Karl.
- Hi. Just to say good luck, huh? - Thanks, man.
Just to get some visibility, if that's okay,
'cause I just heard that more tweaks have been made in my arena.
It's cool.
- If I could just take a quick peek. - Karl, man, it's not a good time.
Then if you could just talk me through it.
Just so I'm comfortable in my own mind that I got your back.
It is all good, Karl, okay? It's all good.
- Just a second. Hang on. - It's not a good time, Karl.
Really? Well, listen to me.
I took a lot of shit from your dad because we've been through the mill,
but I've been a CFO at major public companies for over two decades.
And I know a thing or two about a thing or two.
And if you fuck up his deal,
or you try to stand up numbers that I am not comfortable with,
I swear to God...
Hey, easy.
CEO, CFO.
What, you gonna fire your chief financial officer a week in?
Your dad just gone?
You'd be fucking toast. You have my dick in your hand, Ken.
But I've got yours in mine. So let's get real.
If you say anything that I don't like up there,
or make me look foolish, I'll fucking squeal.
Good luck. Good luck to you, buddy.
We'll be there every step of the way,
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and all the expert analysis America has come to depend on.
Four years ago, election night coverage drew
71.4 million viewers across a dozen networks
according to Nielsen.
And fully half of them were due to ATN.
How's he doing?
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... so this election promises to be a very good year for America,
for democracy, and for ATN ad revenue,
and for you, our shareholders.
Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome co-CEO, Kendall Roy.
Okay. Thank you. Hey, yeah.
Big shoes. Big, big shoes.
Big, big shoes. Big, big shoes.
Big shoes. Big hat. Big nervous breakdown.
Okay. It says here on my words
that I'm glad to be here and you know I kind of am.
So thanks prompter.
Don't talk to the teleprompter, amateur.
- Why is that bad? - You don't do that.
I was up at something like this. I was disrupting our annual meeting
and now I'm CEO. Co-CEO.
And you know I just want to say thank you.
I want to thank the whole Waystar family
who have offered us so much love and support
over these last few tough days. We're so grateful. Thank you.
It means a lot.
Isn't that right, dad?
- No! - Oh my God. My fucking God!
This is all new.
We had our differences. But it is good to see you.
- Let's get on with it. - Yeah, for sure.
- Strangest double act ever. - I'll say.
- He never changes. - Fucking amateur hour.
Wake me up when it's over.
I don't know if I can watch this.
She said while watching the fuck out of it and getting turned on.
I can hear how wet you are. It's gross.
Jesus, Ken. Keep it fucking white.
You don't even have to worry about your speech.
You just go on and mop up all the blood.
Today I want to share with you
an extraordinary product that my father was working on to the very end.
It's an exciting new vision we call Living Plus.
Yeah!
Living Plus.
Look the world's tough. It's getting tougher.
What our incredible new product offers is a sanctuary.
It's a place where it doesn't feel you or your mom or dad
are surviving life.
It's somewhere you're really living. Living Plus.
Now rebranded "Kendall goes woo woo".
If I cringe any harder I might become a fossil.
Our brand turboed Living Plus real estate communities
are going to guarantee three absolute essentials.
One, total peace of mind, discrete community protection,
and enhanced home monitoring.
You'll have your keys, but you won't need them.
Crime-free, hassle-free, and respectful.
Two. Fun.
This is good. Is that you? Very good.
Fun is what we're all about at Waystar,
by a lot of metrics, the leading entertainment brand in the world.
So hyper local news,
movie themed events, advanced screenings,
ATN debate and discussions, multimedia events
from cooking to premium access sports.
We're talking integrated everyday character IP life enhancement.
Maybe a director will swing by with a rough cut.
Stars certainly will. Movies, shows, rides,
experiences to enjoy at home
or with the family who will not want to stop visiting.
We can even tell them you're out if you need a break.
We think that security plus entertainment
is a pretty unbeatable offer, right?
Well, one more thing. How about I told you
it was all going to last forever?
Okay, now we're leaving planet Earth.
I'm glad you're not strapped in.
Well, I can't. I can't. Not quite yet.
We're not there yet. But our central extraordinary offer
is health and happiness.
Because here's what makes this amazing new product
almost irresistible.
Our incredible links with tech and pharmaceutical companies
which mean privileged access to life enhancement
and extension therapies
that right now are the preserve of tech billionaires.
But we're going to deliver them at home, at scale,
targeted and supported.
- Hi! - I don't like it.
Can you stop it?
You don't want to make prison camps for granny?
What's the game?
He's running the bullshit unicycle,
but maybe someone could put a stick in the spokes.
Do we have anything behind me?
Nothing behind you. The screen will just be black,
but that's good because then it's all about you.
We can get a light on you.
I would hope I'm being spotlit.
My dad, he'd been around a little bit.
He was conservative on these matters
and in terms of earnings growth he has this to say.
I'm convinced that the Living Plus real estate brand
can bring the cruise ship experience to dry land
and double the earnings of our parks division.
Double the earnings.
Okay. That's not fucking cool.
Well, it's really well edited.
Can we really do it?
Are people who subscribe to Living Plus support
really gonna live 10, 20, 30, 40, 50 years more?
Is it worth it? Living Plus is going to be a premium product.
Is it worth it?
Well if you ask me would I take an extra year
right now with my dad? Say the unsaid?
That would be priceless.
Yeah, I miss you, dad. I love you, dad.
- General buzz is... - What? How is it?
Really good. People are liking it.
They're liking it.
Fuck, fuck, fuck!
- Doderick Macht Frei. - That's a very nasty joke.
That's a holocaust joke.
From our acquirer. So we might need to strategize.
Hold the Q&A. Can we let him know?
Can we let Kendall know?
Because he's about to face jump into a buzzsaw.
This is kind of good for you because your presentation not great.
And so now no one will be watching.
Detailed financials I will leave to Karl Muller,
our legendary CFO. There he is. Round of applause.
But any questions with a broader overview?
Yeah, Raj.
Good to see you guys.
Hi. Congratulations on a great presentation.
I just want to know how you feel about Lukas Matsson's response,
his tweet right now?
Sorry, I'm catching up.
He's tweeted the words Doderick Macht Frei,
which is from the...
Yeah, I know what it's from. Give me a sec.
Okay. What's your response?
Well, I'm not gonna fave it.
Everybody knows here knows we're looking at a deal with Lukas
and you know I have so much time and respect for what he's built.
Now personally I wouldn't have said that and sincere apologies
for any offense caused.
You know he's very European.
And if and when we complete the deal
and he gets into the incredible opportunity this product presents,
I think he'll be tweeting something different.
Maybe you're giving this too much attention than it deserves?
Just back off? No?
No, no, he's handling himself very well.
He's smart but we don't always come across as we intend
on social media.
And one of the things about Living Plus actually is that we see it going beyond.
It's kind of like social media, but it's better.
It's physical social media, in the real world.
I think people are hungry for that connection. I know I am.
Any more questions? No? That's my time.
It's been so fun sharing this with you. It's been so fun.
How am I supposed to follow this? He just promised them eternal life.
Thank you guys and thank you, dad.
Is it Tom?
ATN chair, Tom Wambsgans.
- I'm here cheering you on. - Thanks, buddy.
- Warmed them up for you. - Thanks, Ken.
- Go Tom! - Launched it. Launched that shit!
And you are an ATN citizen, and you are an ATN citizen
and I'm an ATN citizen.
Yeah!
- Knew you could do it! - Proud of you.
Thanks, guys. Thanks for being here. How we doing?
- Memestock frothing. - Yada yada on the reels.
Good vibes with sell. Bloomberg has positive snaps coming.
- Seeing some movement. - The king is dead.
Long live the king, kings and queen.
Long live the kings and queen.
The motherfucker deleted it. He deleted the tweet.
- Really? - Here you go, man.
See anything? Nothing to see.
That's fucking right. Now we're talking.
Climb down. Price rocket.
- Houston we have fucking liftoff. - Great work, boss man.
I was here cheering you on.
He's special. I know special and he is special.
Houston we have special. We have special.
I don't even remember it. It's kind of a blur.
Just like walking on the moon.
Yeah, walking on the moon.
I want to make what I think is a fairly historic announcement.
I'm convinced that Roman Roy has a micro dick
and always gets it wrong.
I want to make what I think is a fairly historic announcement.
I'm convinced that Roman Roy has a micro dick
and always gets it wrong.
I want to make what I think is a fairly historic announcement.
I'm convinced that Roman Roy has a micro dick
and always gets it wrong.
I want to make what I think is a fairly historic announcement.
I think, if we're thinking of hosting, I can't get into any of our shit.
I think it has to be strictly party and strategy.
Yeah. Entirely.
I can't help it if I find strategy sexy though.
I do.