01x02 - A Colorful Tomorrow

[bunniefuu]

(ALL APPLAUDING)

I loved the song you played!
It's so beautiful!

-Thanks.
-Is it new?

Yeah. I wrote it this week.

By the way, are you in love?

No, sometimes this happens
out of the blue, right?

Music can be only words and rhymes.

Right.

Your boyfriend keeps looking.

What boyfriend?

Vitão. Isn't he your boyfriend?

No, we used to date,
but we've already broken up.

Okay. I thought you were beginning

a relationship because of
that passionate kiss.

Don't even try to understand.
It's hard to end a relationship.

Now, your girlfriend is beautiful,
you know?

Clara?

-Clara.
-She's not my girlfriend,

we're just friends.

Jeez, I've seen you before, right?

Equipe High School,
capoeira classes, tenth grade?

-Yes! You changed a lot!
-Bro, I can't believe it. You're right.

Your hair is very long!

Yeah, I know,
I let it grow over the past few years.

You're... the same, actually.

Thanks. I guess.

Jeez, what a small world, right?

Are you with Ana?

Yeah... We've been together
for about three years now.

A lot of comings and goings, more goings.

-Ouch.
-Yeah.

But what do you do for a living?

I'm an actor.

Oh, that's cool!

Where can I see your work?

Man, actually, in my last audition,

I competed for the role with Chay,
but he got it.

They thought I was too much
of a leading actor for the role, you know?

Yes, Chay really doesn't look
like a leading actor.

We've never had anything,
we just work together...

Nothing?

We just work together.

You're wasting time, you know?
Because she's beautiful.

Way to go. Where do you guys work?

It's... At a multi... national.
At a multinational!

What area?

Multinationalism.

Is it a profession? Like diplomacy?

Yeah. Like diplomacy. Exactly.

But I feel it's a matter of time,
you know?

I feel it's happening soon.

Yes! You have to believe!

Next week, I have an audition
that can change my life.

I'm gonna be a pirate.

You're perfect for it. Are you nervous?

No, I'm not. I got it.

Yeah, actually, I'm really nervous.

I'd tell you to be yourself.

But, for this,
you must be someone else.

So, don't be yourself. Be a pirate.

Are you sure you wanna be a diplomat?

Excuse me?

Because I think you're very talented.

Haven't you ever thought
about investing in it?

I see music as a hobby.

I think it's difficult
to make a living out of it, right?

It's hard, but it's not impossible.
Look at these people here.

But these people here can dedicate
themselves to music

without having to work
and help at home, right?

Yes, that's right.

And my parents need me a lot.

They work hard to afford my staying
in São Paulo, college, and everything.

I understand.

My mother wants me to be a judge.

Kind of mean, right?

No. Why?

Having someone choosing
what you're gonna do

or giving away your dream, I don't know.

No. I choose what I do.

And she's right, I can save money

with this job, pay my bills,
and have music as a hobby.

I'm happy about this.

But that's enough about me.

What do you want to do
with all your success?

I'll keep doing what I'm doing.

Yeah? You won't move forward?

Like, I don't know...
Won't you sign with a label?

They came to see us,
but I don't want to sign with them.

I'm happy doing things my way.

And now there's a lot of room
for independent artists.

You can find a lot of people
who appreciate your music

and you don't have to be Roberto Carlos.

-You know?
-That makes sense.

Yeah.

IT'S ALL RIGHT

(ALARM RINGING)

(ALL LAUGHING)

(PHONE BEEPS)

Good morning, Rubel, Rubél!

Your PJs are looking good today.
I like it.

I need these contracts revised by...

By the end of the day.
I got here early today.

You did. And you're looking good.

I like that.
Keep it up and you can go a long way.

Let's go, boss.

(PHONE RINGING)

Hi. Yes. Sure. Pedro.

Toni wants to see you in his office.

Let's go.

What's up, my man?
How was the soirée, bro?

Man, it was amazing!
I played and sang in front of everyone.

I'm aware.

And did you listen to my song?

Man, I didn't have time.

But what about Ana?
Did you talk to her about the offer?

Man, I didn't have time.

It's not easy.
We're still getting to know each other.

When are you two meeting again?

She invited me to the studio today,
but I have to work, right?

Your job... Your only job is bringing
this girl to the label.

Wear your best outfit,
fix your hair and go to her place now!

Okay.

ANA: Serjão, for God's sake, just say it!

So, ladies... There's this house, right?
Which is the studio, right?

ANA: And?

It's a cool place,
where you live and work,

and you have this pretty dog,
Butter, right?

Serjão?

-Cut the crap, tell us.
-Gita, what does he have to say?

I'd rather he gives us the news.

Are we gonna lose the house?

No, not yet.

Well, the bad news is
the owner decided to sell the house.

Now, the good news is
you have priority to buy it. Look.

What are those zeros?

I've never seen so many zeros in my life!

We don't have that kind of money, Serjão!

If it's too expensive, we can handle it.
Find another place.

Trust your buddy. Hey...

Serjão, we trust you, but you know how
difficult it was for us to find this house

and build a studio from scratch.

A studio is not a house, right?
You can't set this up anywhere.

We don't have money
to set this whole thing up again.

My dear friends, let me tell you...

If you don't make an offer by next week,

unfortunately, another buyer will come up,

and you'll lose your house.

black cats mean good luck

This is the sound mixer.

The mics and keyboards are there,
and here is Rita Lee.

Yes, but your enthusiasm doesn't live up
to this wonderful studio of yours.

What's going on?

The owner wants to sell the house.

But why don't you buy it?

Will you lend me the money?

(IN SPANISH) I don't have any.

(IN SPANISH) Neither do I.

But you can bring the studio
somewhere else.

No, you don't understand
what this studio means to us.

Everything in here is the way we like it.
We did it our way.

But can they terminate
the contract all of a sudden?

If they're doing it, I guess they can.

I can help you with this, if you want it.

I'm sorry for being like this.

It's just...
My head is messed up with this news.

I'm still trying to understand.
Do you still think I'm cool?

Let's see what happens next, right?
Why don't we get out of here?

I wanna take you to my favorite spot
in São Paulo. Shall we?

Let's go.

Now?

PEDRO: This is the thinking bench.

Whenever I have to make a decision,
or just do some thinking, I come here.

Can I borrow it? Because I need it.

-It's big, right?
-Yeah.

Look, so many little windows!

I wonder what those people are doing.

How many people...

At 4:47?

It's not the time.

I don't know.
There's no right time for this.

I think it's better at night,
people are at home, I don't know.

I think this is a good time!

Why?

Post-afternoon nap, before that thing...

You have a point.

(SINGING)

I've seen those guys back in the...

Where?

I forgot, but I've seen them somewhere.

I think your bench of thought is
defective, you know?

I haven't thought about anything so far.

Ana, have you ever thought
about signing with a label?

Don't you think this would help you
to buy the house?

It would,
but the problem is the rest of it.

Do you think a label is something nice?

Yeah! They have nice hallways
and records on the wall.

What?

Labels, right?
The classics were made at labels.

Thriller, by Michael Jackson,
was made at a label.

Yes, but I have a studio at home, right?

At least, I used to.

We release everything
for free on the internet.

Times have changed, Pedro.

By the way, why don't we record your song?

We can produce it, and you can use
our studio while we still have it.

PEDRO: I don't know
if I'm ready to record a song.

ANA: You were born ready.

PEDRO: Can I think about it?

ANA: Okay, but just until tomorrow.

PEDRO: Okay.

(CELL PHONE RINGING)

PEDRO: You can answer it.

No, it's no big deal.

Listen, we're going to Parque do Povo
this weekend, wanna come along?

Let's agree that look
on your face is not allowed?

That's the only look I have!

So, let's think about that too.

Okay!

FEIO: Get something into your head,
you can't compare Gaston with Scar.

Gaston is no match for Scar.

LUCAS: I get it. But the movie quality

can't be determined
by the villain quality.

Sure it can.
A real bad villain makes great movies.

For example, Star Wars without Darth Vader
is just a toy advertisement.

LUCAS: Tell me a scene
from Lion King that's

as good as the dance
from Beauty and the Beast.

"Hakuna Matata!"

You'll have this same argument tomorrow,
so let me share a dilemma with you.

Ana invited me to record at her studio.

Man, this is great, but why are you
saying this like it's a problem?

Because it is.

Toni gave me the mission to convince
Ana to sign with his label.

And, in exchange, he'll sign with me.

This smells like blackmail, right?

Wait, have you told Ana
you work at the label?

No.

Do you think she wants to sign
with a label?

No.

Do you think signing with a label
will be good for her?

Probably not.

Do you really think
this guy believes in your music?

I don't think so.

Pedro, I'm gonna ask you a question,

with all due respect to the rat
of Ratatouille, which is amazing...

Are you a man or a mouse?

PRESIDENT

Pedro! Come on in!

Excuse me.

Man, I was listening to your song,
and here's the thing, you're talented.

Thanks, Toni.

But you have to increase your fanbase.

Numbers, market, you know how it works.

Just like Ana Caetano.

By the way, how are things going?

So, Toni, it's not gonna happen.

Ana doesn't want to sign with a label.
She was crystal clear.

She has a lot of stuff to deal with.

It seems the owner of the house
wants to sell the studio.

She's distracted.

Is she going to lose the studio?

I don't know. They are trying to fix this,
but it's a complicated moment.

A complicated moment is
all we need now, Pedro.

It's your contract.

It's your career at stake.

I thought about it too,
and I can't accept your offer.

Why not, Pedro?

I don't want to lie to Ana.

I never told you to lie to her,
I just asked you to convince Ana.

It's dishonest trying to convince Ana

of something that will actually
be good for me.

No, it's good for her and for you,
it's good for me, for everyone, Pedro.

If you really wanna release my music,

it's gotta be because you believe in it,
not because of some favor exchange.

Do you know who you're talking to, Pedro?

I'm your boss, and what you're doing
right now is wasting

the opportunity
of becoming an artist, Pedro.

You're not my only opportunity
of becoming an artist.

I think you were right not accepting it,
but you have to tell Ana right away.

I'm gonna lose this job, bro.
My mother will k*ll me.

Stop it. You're competent,
you're friends with the musicians.

He knows it's important having you around.

Keep your friends close
and your enemies even closer!

Do you think I'm throwing my career away?

Hey! Look at me.

Don't freak out! Take a deep breath.

You took a stand, man.

You stopped being a coward.
Now you have to keep this attitude.

(CELL PHONE RINGING)

Hi, Mom.

I have a bad feeling, son. Are you okay?

It's all right,
it can't get any better, Mom.

My friend's daughter just lost her job.

Be careful, okay?
You have a bright future ahead.

(PHONE BEEPS)

CLARA: How was the audition?

Actually, I haven't had the guts
to send the video yet.

I don't think it's good enough, you know.

Look who's coming over there,

it's Captain Mendonça Moreira
to steal your treasure.

Hey.

Jeez, sorry, my mind was somewhere else.

Look, I think you need
to believe in yourself.

There's a pirate inside you,
and he doesn't need a hat or makeup.

Do you think so?

You're weird.

Why?

You're like this, kind of...

I'm like this?

-Yeah.
-Is this a bad thing?

No, I like weird men. It's charming.

Hey, Agnes, for God's sake,
my head is already a mess, stop it.

I'm not hitting on you, silly!

But what about Ana and the matters
of the heart? How's everything?

Why?

Come on, Pedro, stop being sly, right?

Clearly, you have a thing for her,
and she has a thing for you.

We like each other,
but I don't know,

it's messy, she's with Vitão...

She's not with Vitão.

Do you take me for a fool, Agnes?

They were hooking up with each other
last week at the soirée.

They hook up with each other
from time to time,

but they're not together.

Like making plans and everything.

They are not what they used to be,
you know?

ANA: (SINGING) Like a trophy
In the middle of that stuff

You left me in a thong

Poor me, I'm a romantic

PEDRO: That's a good one...

(SINGING) Baby, you make

(BOTH SINGING) My mouth water

ANA: That's old, you know? It's...

(SINGING) What a mess, you see
My world map has a Z

People who know me don't want

PEDRO: I don't know it.

ANA: She sings with João Gilberto.
She's wearing that beautiful white outfit.

Go, your turn.

PEDRO: I don't know more.

ANA: Of course you do!

PEDRO: I can't remember.

ANA: Your mind is somewhere else,
what happened?

PEDRO: Nothing.

ANA: You're in love with Clara.

PEDRO: I don't fall in love.

ANA: So, it's that diplomacy thing you do.

PEDRO: It's not.

ANA: You miss Minas Gerais.

PEDRO: (SINGING) I miss

ANA: Say it!

PEDRO: Why don't we record my song?

-ANA: Yeah?
-Are you in?

-ANA: I'm in!
-Up for it?

-ANA: I am!
-Let's do this.

ANA: Let's do this!

PEDRO: Hey, sound check...
From the top, okay? One, two, three...

(SINGING) Look into my eyes
And say everything you have to say

Everyone knows
You can't hide

If there's something between us
We'd better work it out

Better late than never
I've been watching you and hoping

For you to notice me

I wonder what you think

About us being so distant

What do you need to see

That we're alike

Is that how you imagined it?

Yes, do you want more reverb?

PEDRO: What?

Reverb!

-What's this?
-Pedro, have you sung in the bathroom?

On the fire escape?
It's kind of like this.

Like a... Like a little echo, right?

Yeah, I like it. Crank it up.

Let's do it.

From the chorus.

Cute.

What?

Nothing.

-I thought it was with me.
-ANA: No.

Let's do this. One, two, three.

(SINGING) I wonder what you think

About us being so distant

What do you need to see
That we're...

Carrot cake with chocolate.

Gita, I love you, man! Oh, my God!

I've never been treated so well like this,
not even at my grandma's.

You're talking with a full mouth, guys.

Guys, it's so good!

Yes, it is.

(CELL PHONE RINGING)

Hi, Serjão.

What did he want?

They made an offer for the house.
We have two days to match it.

(VOCALIZING)

Hey, who's my favorite female singer?

What are we gonna do, my friend?

I don't know.

Where are we gonna get this money?

I'm totally broke.

I'm half broke.

How about we make an offer
to the label guys?

And sell everything we did with such care
to those people we don't even know?

I think we're adults now, Aninha.

I think we have to talk to those men from
the label and confront them without fear.

We have to trust we won't be
played by them.

Yes.

Pedro, can you meet at the thinking bench?

I think I'll have to talk to the label.
There's no other way.

Man, Agnes and Gita like you.
They always have your back.

I think that if they say
it could be a good idea,

it won't hurt to listen to the offer.

This thing about being
an adult is difficult, right?

It is!

I miss how things used to be.

I wonder if we're doing things wrong.

I don't know, but I have this feeling.

Ana, can I tell you something?

Again?

Has anyone written a song for you?

Yes, why?

Because I wrote a song that's not for you,
it's about you, but...

Is it for me?

It's for you.

(LAUGHING)

Very good.
I don't know whether to laugh or cry.

Is it good or bad crying?

In this case, it's good crying.

Okay, but just don't cry
and drool because it's disgusting.

(LAUGHING)

I thought you were gonna say something
less weird when we kiss.

Are we going to kiss?

It's not... It's not what I meant,
what I wanted to tell you, it's...

LUCAS: My God, we're there!

We're getting there.

I have chills.
This song isn't even mine.

It's yours, it's ours,
it's everyone's. Come on!

All set. You just press the button
and release it to the world.

Okay, before doing it,

I wanted to thank
you all for supporting me.

For believing in me and,

even if this doesn't work out,
it was worth it...

Pedro, press the button.

Press it!

(EXCLAIMS)

Done!

Ta-da!