:55:03
I see no serious way of financing
more than two of these machines -
:55:08
"We're a solid firm,
not a bunch of speculators."
:55:10
I know that by heart now.
:55:14
But it doesn't solve the problem.
:55:17
You have to take risks sometimes.
:55:19
We're not at the races here.
:55:21
I know.
:55:24
But the Americans are getting edgy.
:55:27
We have to tell them something.
:55:29
You're quite right.
Well, Senkenberg?
:55:37
For once in your life,
stop being Senkenberg!
:55:40
Be Napoleon.
Or Blücher, if you prefer.
:55:45
All right.
:55:46
We can take three SE machines,
:55:49
if we mortgage our stocks
and get an ERP credit, and if-
:55:54
lf, if, if!
Of course there are ifs!
:55:56
That's our job.
We're business people, not bookkeepers.
:56:00
I beg your pardon,
but I am a bookkeeper.
:56:03
Sorry. All I meant
was that taking a risk-
:56:20
What did he say?
:56:22
He summed up our negotiations.
:56:25
Didn't he say he was sleepy?
:56:28
He said he was tired,
meaning he's fed up.
:56:33
What do we do?
:56:35
It looks as if we've bitten off
more than we can chew.
:56:39
Maybe this deal
is a bit too big for us after all.
:56:44
That means dropping nylon
:56:48
and giving German women a woven -
:56:50
May I say something?
:56:52
Of course.
:56:54
Go drink a brandy.
Give me half an hour alone here.