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00:08One billion?
00:10I hit one billion!
00:13Sarah!
00:14I gotta tell Sarah!
00:15Seven years, three jobs, 16 hours a day.
00:18I sold everything just to give her the life she wanted.
00:21Now it's all worth it.
00:22Where's your man?
00:23Always working.
00:24For what?
00:24Buying me a necklace three months.
00:26Can't even afford half.
00:27Touched?
00:27Disgusted.
00:30Don't stop, Brody.
00:32What he can't dream of, you give without trying.
00:37The mutt?
00:38Look at you.
00:39Covered in grease.
00:41Smell like a landfill.
00:42Sarah, I have something to tell you.
00:44What now?
00:45Wait a little longer?
00:46Next month?
00:47Got it yesterday.
00:49Three hundred grand.
00:50I sold everything for you.
00:51My watch, my coat, the only thing my dad left me-
00:54What, want a medal?
00:55The more you talk, the sicker I feel.
00:59Your whole month doesn't cover my dinner.
01:01Your everything can't buy one bottle from my cellar.
01:04Here, buy something that doesn't stink.
01:06Sarah!
01:06Stop!
01:07You've been on your knees so long, I forgot you could stand.
01:10Just look at this, one look-
01:11Shut up!
01:11Whatever that is, you have nothing worth staying for.
01:14We're not the same species.
01:16Know your place.
01:22You said I have nothing worth staying for.
01:24One billion dollars.
01:26Enough?
01:31I need to open an account.
01:32Sir, this is Whitmore Private Bank.
01:34The minimum deposit threshold is five million dollars.
01:36For regular savings, you can try the chase across the street.
01:41Please, please wait.
01:43I'll get the manager right away.
01:47Did you even read the report?
01:49Three months.
01:49Three months and we gut them clean.
01:51All you gotta do is sign.
01:52Enough!
01:53Are you insane?
01:53That's clients' pension money.
01:55So what?
01:56You're fired!
01:57Now!
01:58Security!
02:01Waiting for that room?
02:02Don't bother.
02:03These clowns can't even manage their own money.
02:05I heard your pitch.
02:06Three months to gut them clean.
02:07What, you got a problem with that?
02:12No, you're exactly who I need.
02:13Only someone like you knows how to deal with scum.
02:16Set up a shadow fund.
02:17You're the face.
02:18Everyone knows you.
02:19I don't exist.
02:21Who's the target?
02:22Brody Ashford.
02:23The Ashford family.
02:24You have a billion dollars.
02:25Could buy his company outright and tell him to his face.
02:28Why hide behind the curtain?
02:29No.
02:30I want him to lose everything.
02:32Without knowing who did it.
02:33I want a front road seat.
02:35Watch him lose everything with my own eyes.
02:37Throughout all of it, he needs to see me as a nobody.
02:39That's the only way he won't suspect a thing.
02:41And he'll drown willingly in his own pride.
02:43When do we start?
02:44The moment you got fired.
02:46Step one.
02:46Snap his cash flow in half.
02:57Mr. Victor.
02:58Welcome.
02:59Mr. Ashford is waiting in the VIP lounge.
03:05Morning, boss.
03:08Pray in the cage.
03:09Door's wide open.
03:10He walked right in.
03:18Fish it out.
03:19Don't scratch the paint.
03:20This car costs more than 10 lifetimes of your salary.
03:26Wait.
03:27I know you.
03:28Oh, holy shit.
03:30Sarah's little mutt?
03:32Parking cars now?
03:33Car will be ready, sir.
03:34You know, Sarah's living in my hillside villa now.
03:37First thing she does every morning is laugh at how she wasted seven years on you.
03:43Enjoy it.
03:44You won't be laughing much longer.
03:57You won't be laughing much longer.
04:01You won't be laughing much longer.
04:02You won't be laughing much longer.
04:02You won't be laughing much longer.
04:02You won't be laughing much longer.
04:02You won't be laughing much longer.
04:02You won't be laughing much longer.
04:07You won't be laughing much longer.
04:10You won't be laughing much longer.
04:13You won't be laughing much longer.
04:15You think a little video is going to do something?
04:17Meridian Capital might care.
04:19Potential partner humiliating staff in public?
04:22How's that look to investors?
04:24A front desk girl threatening me.
04:27Not threatening. Documenting. Leave.
04:31Remember what you just said.
04:32You're going to regret it.
04:40You shouldn't have done that.
04:41He'll remember your face.
04:44He already did. So what?
04:47This girl. She's different.
04:58Your hands are still shaking.
05:00Not scared. Pissed.
05:02How'd you know he's been talking to Meridian Capital?
05:04Front desk wouldn't have that info.
05:05I'm not just front desk. I help accounting Reckonel bills on night shifts.
05:08Last week the VIP lounge booking had three Marion names on it charged to Ashford's tab.
05:11Wasn't hard to guess.
05:12How long you been working here?
05:13Two years. Front desk. Night audit.
05:15Sometimes hauling tables for the banquet hall. Whatever needs doing.
05:17Why not leave?
05:21My mom's hospital bills.
05:23This hotel has the best medical coverage around.
05:25I leave. Her chemo stops.
05:26So today you pointed a phone at a guy who could get you fired.
05:28Some things you gotta do.
05:30Otherwise, what's the point?
05:32Thanks for the towel.
05:34Maya.
05:35Yeah?
05:35Next time you go up against someone like that, don't do it alone.
05:45Boss.
05:45Look into someone.
05:47Maya.
05:48Front desk.
05:48Pull her personnel file.
05:50Family background.
05:51Her mother's medical records.
05:52All of it.
05:53Protection or elimination?
05:54Protection.
05:55Anyone touches her I wanna know first.
05:56Copy.
05:57The only person in this building with a spin makes three grand a month at the front desk.
06:04How big's the gap?
06:0680 mil.
06:06His old man's real estate projects have been bleeding out.
06:09They're robbing Peter to pay Paul.
06:10Brody's hotel investment fund is their last lifeline.
06:12So we feed him.
06:13Bridge loan.
06:1490 mil.
06:15Interest rate's so low he'll think it's Christmas.
06:17But the default clause, you wrote it?
06:18My favorite part.
06:19Two consecutive quarters of negative cash float and control transfers automatically.
06:23At his burn rate, six months.
06:25Tops.
06:26Not fast enough.
06:27I want three months.
06:28Then we gotta make him burn faster.
06:29What's his biggest weakness?
06:30Vanity.
06:31Give him a dollar, he'll spend 10 showing it off.
06:33Tomorrow, you deliver it personally.
06:36Remember, you're the predator, not the salesman.
06:39Make him feel like he's the one begging.
06:42Understood.
06:48Did you make an appointment?
06:5090 million.
06:51Bridge loan.
06:522% annual.
06:54You got 48 hours to decide.
06:572%?
06:59This is, this is way too good.
07:01My boss sees potential in your hotel portfolio.
07:04But his patience has limits.
07:0648 hours, then this offer disappears.
07:08Wait!
07:08I'll sign right now.
07:12Smart choice.
07:21Pick whatever you want.
07:2290 mil just hit the account.
07:24I'm feeling generous.
07:26What about that McLaren?
07:27You said it was too pricey last time.
07:30Babe, nothing's too pricey when you're with me.
07:373 days ago, Victor closed the acquisition of this dealership.
07:40The name on the contract is the Shadow Fund.
07:42Brody will never know whose store he just walked into.
07:44Mr. Ashfield, welcome!
07:46The McLaren Cena you reserved is ready for viewing.
07:49Look.
07:49Your ex.
07:50Upgraded from mechanic to janitor.
07:54Don't look at him.
07:55I don't want today's mood ruined.
08:00Go ahead.
08:02The more you spend, the harder you fall.
08:05How much is this one?
08:07The Shaitan Purse Bay.
08:08Fully specced.
08:093.8 million.
08:11Ride it up.
08:11Woo!
08:16Oh my god, that's...
08:17That's the Oberian crap!
08:19I didn't touch it!
08:20It fell on its own!
08:21Ma'am, this piece is valued at 5 million dollars.
08:24You will be held responsible.
08:26Brody!
08:285 million?
08:29Fine.
08:30Add it to the Chiron.
08:31Put it all on one card.
08:33You hear that?
08:335 mil plus 3.8 didn't even blink.
08:36This is the world you'll never touch.
08:46Freeze it.
08:49Done.
08:50Balance wiped.
09:01What's the holo?
09:04Sir, insufficient funds.
09:06What?
09:07Swipe it again.
09:07I've already swiped it twice, sir.
09:12No way.
09:1390 million?
09:14How the...
09:17The big boss himself.
09:19Probably saw my black card and came to greet the VIP.
09:21Shhh.
09:22Shhh.
09:24Mr. Ashfield.
09:25Welcome.
09:26So sorry to keep you waiting.
09:27Your janitor over there has been an eye soul the whole time.
09:29Can you get him out of my sight?
09:31How about you get that card to work first?
09:32A fucking janitor talking to me?
09:38What do you mean the account's frozen?
09:39I'm Brody fucking Ashfield.
09:41You better...
09:41Shhh.
09:46It's you.
09:50You did this?
09:51You...
09:52Mr. Ashford.
09:52He's just our janitor.
09:54What's he got to do with your accounts?
09:55Stop messing around and settle your bill.
09:57A janitor?
09:58How the hell could he freeze 90 million dollars of my accounts?
10:02You're right.
10:03It's got nothing to do with this loser.
10:07Get me the CFO!
10:09Right now!
10:15Security to the showroom floor.
10:21Mr. Ashford, 5 million for the art piece plus 3.8 for the car.
10:268.8 million total.
10:28How do you plan to settle that?
10:29Brody!
10:33Stay here.
10:34I'll go outside and make some calls to sort this out.
10:37Mr. Ashford.
10:38No one leaves until this is settled.
10:41She broke it!
10:42She smashed the damn thing!
10:44It has nothing to do with me!
10:51He'll come back.
10:52He's just making a call.
10:55Ma'am, Mr. Ashland's vehicle has already left the parking lot.
11:04Chris!
11:05You gotta help me!
11:06We were together seven years!
11:07You can't just stand there and watch!
11:08Seven years?
11:09A month ago you told me those seven years were worth nothing.
11:11I said stupid things!
11:12I was wrong!
11:13Chris, please!
11:14Your boyfriend dutched you here.
11:168.8 mil under your name.
11:18How is any of that my problem?
11:23Boss, what do we do?
11:26Give her a choice.
11:35Can't pay?
11:36Then work it off.
11:38Sign the repayment plan.
11:40Garnaged monthly from your wages.
11:42Can't keep up?
11:42The lawyers will do the math.
11:46Broby ran back to daddy.
11:48Probably begging for backup right now.
11:50Let him.
11:50How much does the old man have left?
11:5230 mil max.
11:53And it's all tied up in the hotel fund.
11:55He pulls it to save Brody.
11:56The fund collapses.
11:57He'll pull it.
11:58Cause Brody's his only son.
12:00How are you so sure?
12:02This ain't revenge.
12:03This is just the beginning.
12:1590 million.
12:17Burned through in three days.
12:18Dad, something went wrong with that loan.
12:20The accounts got frozen out of nowhere.
12:22It's gotta be a bank glitch.
12:26You didn't just burn the loan.
12:28You smashed five million worth of art in their showroom.
12:31Then ditched your girlfriend and ran.
12:34I thought I could handle-
12:36Handle?!
12:36You can't even spell the word!
12:46I've got 30 million left.
12:48It was supposed to be the last line of defense for the hotel fund.
12:52Dad.
12:53Shut up.
12:54Let me finish.
12:55I'm giving you this money.
12:57You throw a party at the Apex Crown.
12:59Black tie.
13:00Top shelf.
13:01Wall Street money.
13:02Hedge funds.
13:03Family offices.
13:04Everyone.
13:04One goal.
13:05Get them to pour cash into our fund.
13:07I won't let you down.
13:09You'd better not.
13:10Because this is the Ashford family's last card.
13:13We play it right.
13:13We survive.
13:15We don't.
13:15We're done.
13:1930 million.
13:21Don't disappoint me again.
13:28Book me the ballroom at the Apex Crown.
13:29The biggest one.
13:30Full buyout.
13:31Chris.
13:32Just you wait.
13:33That valet uniform of yours ain't even good enough to shine shoes on my red carpet.
13:53Hey.
13:55Black.
13:56No sugar.
13:57Guess you'd drink this kind.
13:58Good guess.
14:01You work nights every day?
14:04Pretty much.
14:05Days too.
14:06When do you sleep?
14:09Doesn't matter.
14:11You know you've got dark circles, right?
14:13So do you.
14:14Night on it plus front desk.
14:16One person doing two jobs.
14:17Dark circles come with a package.
14:20Chris, you ever feel like everyone in this place is just putting on a show?
14:22What do you mean?
14:23The guests during the day, wearing suits worth tensing each other's asses.
14:26Turn around and stabbling in, smiling out.
14:28None of it's real.
14:29What about you?
14:30Are you real?
14:32I don't know.
14:33But at least I'm not acting.
14:46Something important?
14:48Nothing more important than this coffee.
14:52See you tomorrow.
14:54See you tomorrow.
14:55Maya.
14:56Maya.
14:57Yeah?
14:58Good coffee.
15:12Thank you all for being here tonight.
15:14The Ashford family has always been the backbone of this city.
15:17Tonight, we witness the start of a new era.
15:23Not going in?
15:25Valleys don't belong on the floor.
15:27Two weeks ago, he ran out on a bill.
15:29Now he's standing up there like the savior.
15:33The world ain't fair.
15:35It will be.
15:47Everyone!
15:48Let me introduce someone.
15:50This guy is my girlfriend's ex-boyfriend.
15:53Used to be a grease monkey.
15:54Now he parks cars at my hotel.
15:56See, that's life.
15:57Some people are born at the top,
15:59and some are born to smell exhaust pus.
16:03Your biggest achievement in life
16:05was keeping Sarah's bed warm for seven years.
16:08Thanks for breaking her in for me.
16:10Enjoy your party, Mr. Ashford.
16:20Hold it together.
16:21One last move on the board.
16:33Still here?
16:34One last car to fetch.
16:36What Ashford said up there tonight?
16:38Doesn't matter.
16:40I think it does.
16:41It doesn't matter to you.
16:43It matters to me.
16:45Nobody deserves to be treated like that.
16:48No matter what uniform they wear.
16:56Still here?
16:57Party's over.
16:58Dog goes back to its kennel.
17:00Oh, who's this?
17:00New girlfriend?
17:02Taste still sucks.
17:03The last one came to me.
17:04This one?
17:04She's worth about minimum wage.
17:06Shut up.
17:06You're drunk.
17:08Oh?
17:08Front desk girl grew some balls again?
17:10Come here.
17:10Let me see how much you're worth.
17:21Touch her again.
17:22I'll break every finger on that hand.
17:24We clear?
17:27You're done.
17:29You're fucking done!
17:31Just you wait.
17:33Tomorrow?
17:34Tomorrow you'll find out what happens when you cross me.
17:40You just...
17:41Go home, Maya.
17:43Stay safe.
17:54You're just nothing.
17:58You're fucked.
18:03Go home, Maya.
18:05Get your hands off the floor.
18:06You're fucked.
18:06You're fucked.
18:07I said tomorrow.
18:09But I couldn't wait.
18:11What do you want?
18:12Last night?
18:13Pinning me against me?
18:14against that pillar? You look pretty tough. How about now? What did you think you were?
18:32A fucking valet putting hands on me? Boss, final acquisition agreement is going through
18:38the system. 24 hours left. Do not blow your clover. Move out there and they'll move out and it's
18:44offshore. Remember your place, you're dirt.
19:0224 hours.
19:19Oh my god.
19:24I'm fine. Your face is covered in blood and you're telling me you're fine? Brody did this?
19:32Why didn't you fight back? Last night you could have snapped his wrist.
19:36Why did you just stand here and take it? Some things I can't do right now. What does
19:42that mean? You know what? That day on the driveway when you stopped him, I thought, I thought
19:49you were the kind of man who'd never bow. I thought you were just broke. Turns out you
19:55don't even have the guts to stand up for yourself. Don't tell me to stay safe anymore. You can't
20:03even protect yourself.
20:33I'm going to kill myself.
20:35boss all paperwork's been finalized as of now you are the majority creditor and controlling
20:40shareholder of the apex crown this hotel is yours the ashbird fund the old man pulled the last 30
20:48mil for brody's gala funds a hollow shell default clause triggered automatically control of everything
20:52commercial real estate hotel equity offshore accounts all locked under us do they know not
20:57yet system won't notify them till morning don't let the system notify them then how do you want
21:02them notified I'll tell them myself in front of everyone copy that I'll get everything ready
21:44you
22:16For you. Hugo Boss Couture. For the gala.
22:22Not enough.
22:25Then what do you want to wear?
22:27Something that makes them remember every step I take walking in.
22:31I know a guy. Old tailor on Savile Road in London. Dresses Middle Eastern royalty. Three days turnout. But the
22:39price?
22:40How much?
22:421.2 million.
22:44Order it.
22:47Victor.
22:48What?
22:49The gala. How many men are you bringing?
22:53How many do you want?
22:54Enough so nobody in that room dares stand up.
22:57I've been waiting for you to say that since day one.
22:59Dad, the gala guest list is confirmed. 300 plus. All big fish. This time...
23:03Sit down. The fund's control has been taken.
23:06What?
23:06That bridge loan. The default clause. Two consecutive quarters of negative cash flow. Control transferred automatically. Hotel, real estate, offshore
23:13accounts all frozen.
23:18Who? Who? Who the fuck took it?
23:21A company called the Shadow Fund. Agent's name is Victor.
23:26Victor? The one who gave me the loan?
23:29The contract you fucking signed!
23:37The contract you fucking signed!
23:44What? That money falls from the sky? 90 MIG. Two percent interest. You've never even taken a loan shark's money
23:52and you signed that?
23:53Is the charity gala still on? What?
23:57The gala. 300 guests confirmed. If we cancel now, all of Wall Street will know the Aschams are in trouble.
24:03Creditors, suppliers, partners, they'll circle like sharks.
24:07Then what do we do?
24:08The gala goes on. We use it to buy time.
24:11Buy time how?
24:12They've got controlling shares, but we still have operational authority. The staff still answers to us.
24:18If we pull in new capital at the gala, we've got leverage to negotiate.
24:22But we need a move they won't see coming.
24:25What move?
24:26Spread the word. The Shadow Fund's new owner is planning mass layoffs after the gala.
24:32Create panic. Get the workers to strike.
24:35A strike?
24:37If the hotel shuts down, the Shadow Fund's shares become worthless paper.
24:40No operation, no revenue, no revenue. They come to us to negotiate.
24:43Then we use the new capital to buy control back.
24:45I know a few floor-gruvenviters. Grease their palms, let them stir things up with the staff.
24:48Don't screw this up.
24:49I won't. This time I'll bury the Shadow Fund and whoever's behind it.
25:01Shadow Fund. Who the hell are you people?
25:09You heard? The new owner's gonna cut half the staff.
25:12Who said that?
25:13Floor supervisor told us. Said they'll start right after the gala.
25:15Eight years I've been here. They want to cut me? Screw that.
25:19Exactly! We all walk out together. See how they throw their fancy gala then.
25:26No official notice. No HR email. All the rumors trace back to the floor supervisors.
25:38Young Ashford said...
25:41...staff don't show up on gala night. He'll handle the rest. Five grand each.
25:45What if the new owner investigated?
25:47Investigate what? Workers walked out on their own. Nothing to do with us. Don't be a pussy.
25:56Brody's paying off floor supervisors to get workers to strike on gala night. I got it on tape.
25:59You followed them?
26:00I heard the rumors. Something felt off. So I checked.
26:02Maya, this is dangerous. If they find out...
26:04I know. But I can't watch this hotel go down. There are hundreds of people here who depend on this
26:08job. Just like me.
26:09Take it. Give it to management or whoever can use it. I don't care how. Just don't let them win.
26:16What I said that night in the parking lot? Maybe I was wrong.
26:22Don't let them win.
26:34320 seats. Full house.
26:37Tonight, everyone remembers what happens in this room.
26:41Ladies and gentlemen, first let me tell you what the name Ashford means to this city.
26:45Forty years ago, my father built the Ashford Empire from nothing, one brick at a time, starting from a single
26:51office.
26:51This hotel, the Apex Crown, is the monument to his life's work.
26:55Recently, some of you may have heard rumors, people saying the Ashfords are in trouble.
27:00I'm standing here tonight to tell you personally, rumors are just rumors.
27:04The Ashford family does not fall.
27:06Tonight's gala isn't just about charity.
27:08It's proof we're still standing.
27:20Thank you, Mr. Brody Ashford, for that wonderful speech.
27:24Now, for the most important moment of the evening, we are honored to announce the true controlling partner of the
27:32Apex Crown will make their first public appearance tonight.
27:47Wait.
27:49What?
27:50Isn't the host talking about us?
27:52I didn't arrange this segment.
27:55Let us welcome, with a round of applause, the true controlling partner of the Apex Crown.
28:06Ready?
28:07Been ready since the night they left me on the parking lot floor.
28:10We'll clear the way.
28:27No.
28:28That's not possible.
28:43My name is Chris.
28:45Three months ago, I stood at the entrance of this hotel in a valet uniform.
28:50The valet?
28:51The valet.
28:52Someone made me shine his shoes.
28:54Someone called me a bottom feeder.
28:56Someone told 300 people I was born to smell exhaust.
29:01Brody, do you remember every word you said?
29:04I do.
29:05Every single one.
29:07This is the controlling share transfer confirmation for the Apex Crown.
29:11As of today, every brick, every light, every table in this hotel belongs to me.
29:17Mr. Ashford, this is your family's complete debt ledger and equity transfer agreement.
29:23You set this up from the very beginning.
29:25It wasn't a setup.
29:26Your son walked in on his own.
29:27I just opened the door.
29:30Impossible!
29:30You're a valet!
29:31You're a fucking valet!
29:32The man standing before me is the sole controller of the Shadow Fund.
29:36Net worth?
29:37One billion dollars.
29:39And you, from the day you signed that contract, you became nothing.
29:53Mr. Chris, business matters can be discussed privately.
29:56There's no need for all this.
29:57Show him the full version.
29:58Mr. Ashford, this is your family's financial trail over the past three years.
30:02Mispropriation of client trust funds, fabricated offshore transactions, and fraudulent filings
30:06with the SEC.
30:08How?
30:10How did you get these?
30:12The bridge loan agreement your son signed included a due diligence authorization clause.
30:16He didn't even flip past the first page.
30:23How dare you hit my father!
30:27I didn't hit your father.
30:29I hit a fraud.
30:32Victor, the screen.
30:33Young Ashford said, as long as over 30% of staff don't show up on gala night, he'll handle
30:38the rest.
30:38Five grand each.
30:41This recording was made by one of your hotel's own staff, at the risk of losing her job.
30:44She didn't do it for anyone.
30:45She did it for every person in this hotel who depends on this paycheck to feed their
30:48family.
30:51Victor, the files we submitted to the federal prosecutor yesterday, they received them?
30:55Confirmed receive.
30:57Everyone, you came tonight because you believed in the Ashford name.
31:00Now, see what's really behind it.
31:11That's fabricated!
31:13All of it!
31:14He's framing us!
31:16This document is the original financial statement Asham Group submitted to the SEC over the past
31:21three years.
31:22The highlighted sections are fabricated.
31:24Every fake transaction traces back to Mr. Ashford Sr.'s personal signature.
31:28Brody, those documents your father signed, you've seen them too, right?
31:32I-I didn't know about any of that!
31:35You didn't know?
31:44That's...
31:45You recorded!
31:47Appendix C of the bridge loan you signed.
31:49Clause 7.
31:50Party A authorizes party B to conduct security monitoring of all borrower premises.
31:54You authorized it yourself.
31:57Mr. Ashford, still want to sit down and talk?
32:04Federal Bureau of Investigation, Mr. Ashford, Mr. Brody Ashford, you are under investigation
32:09for securities fraud, misappropriation of trust funds, and money laundering.
32:13Please cooperate.
32:22Forty years.
32:24Brick by brick.
32:25All gone.
32:27Don't touch me!
32:28Do you know who I am?
32:28I'm Brody Ashford!
32:30Let go!
32:30Let go!
32:31Let go of me!
32:33This is a setup!
32:34He framed me!
32:39Chris!
32:40You won't get away with this!
32:42You're just a valet!
32:43A fucking valet!
32:45No.
32:46I'm the man you signed everything away to.
32:48No!
32:51Gatto Fund.
32:52From the very beginning, it was just you from the first day I walked into this hotel.
33:05It's over, boss.
33:19It's over, boss.
33:24boss takes over, first thing he does is fire everyone. I won't. Twenty percent of the Apex
33:31Crown's equity goes into an employee stock ownership plan for every staff member with
33:35over one year of service. My legal team is already drafting the ESOP. You're not just
33:40workers. Starting today, you're shareholders of this hotel. I'm not standing here tonight
33:47because I'm smart or because I'm rich. I'm here because one person, when nobody else
33:51knew the truth, risked her job to expose the Ashford's plot to sabotage this hotel from
33:56the inside. She didn't do it for me. She didn't do it for any reward. She did it for every
34:00single person in this building who depends on this paycheck to survive. Maya. Stand up.
34:13Starting today, Maya is the Executive Vice President of the Apex Crown.
34:33You said you don't act.
34:37You sure acted for three months.
35:08Chris, I know I made mistakes. I know I hurt you, but we were together seven years. Seven years
35:13has to mean something. You have everything now. Money, the hotel, power. You need someone
35:20by your side. I can be that person. Give me one chance. Just one.
35:26Do you remember what you said the night you walked out? They can done with you. Wake up,
35:31Chris. You were never enough. You were right. I wasn't enough for you. But now, you're not
35:38enough for me either. Chris, don't go. Please. Crawl back to your gutter.
35:55Mr. Chris, could I have just two minutes? We're very interested in the Shadow Fund's portfolio.
35:59Talk to Victor. Mr. Chris, regarding a partnership on the hotel sector, talk to Victor.
36:27You should be downstairs. 300 people waiting to shake your hand.
36:32I'm not here to shake hands. Three months, you wore a valet uniform, got your shoes shined for
36:37someone else, got beaten up, got roasted by the whole internet, got told off by me,
36:41got told you had no spine. Why didn't you tell me that night? One sentence would have been enough.
36:49Just, I have my reasons. That's all you needed to say. I told you you wouldn't have said what you
36:53said. What? You said nobody deserves to be treated like that no matter what uniform they wear.
36:58That night, I almost gave up. That sentence got me through the last 24 hours.
37:03Maya, what I win back isn't some empire.
37:08It's the right to stand next to you.
37:13Then from now on, no more acting.
37:17No more acting.
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