:03:02
- I didn't know. Sorry.
- No problem.
:03:07
Thanks for playing along.
I had to sit down for a while.
:03:13
- Tough day?
- Brutal day.
:03:15
- What are you drinking?
- Maker's Mark, on the rocks.
:03:18
- His rocks, mine straight up.
- You got it.
:03:24
My name is Leon,
Leon Ashby.
:03:27
Oh, God. I'm so sorry.
I'm overbearing and rude.
:03:30
Lily.
Lily Finn.
:03:34
- So what do you do?
- It's more like, what don't I do?
:03:38
It's a long story.
:03:40
Well, we're getting drinks.
What happened?
:03:45
My partners and I are trying
to secure start-up capital
:03:48
for a small tech company.
:03:50
We tried the venture
capitalist route,
:03:52
but since the bubble
burst on dot coms...
:03:54
You're a few years off the mark.
A lot of bubbles were burst.
:03:57
Yeah.
:03:59
Optimists that we are,
we thought we'd try our luck
:04:02
with a straight corporate loan.
:04:04
- There you go.
- Thank you.
:04:06
- Oh, no, no, I can get this.
- On me. For the seat.
:04:10
Chin-chin.
:04:20
So we've been meeting
with banks all day.
:04:23
It's amazing how many
ways they can say no
:04:25
without ever actually
saying the word.
:04:28
Typically, a corporate loan
is a fairly simple matter.
:04:32
But you do have to demonstrate
a capacity for gross fund recovery.
:04:37
Let me guess,
:04:39
your bubble didn't burst.
:04:42
No, no, nothing like that.
I work in a bank.
:04:45
Really?
:04:47
I wish we'd met eight hours ago.
:04:55
Good evening, gentlemen.
:04:56
Oh, my partners are here.