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Well, it's gonna be a big night, right?
I mean, how much are we lookin' at?
I'll give you five a head.
Five a head? Fuck you!
There's Tiki bars in Encino that pay more than that.
We're gonna pull out on you then.
How about I guarantee you 500 heads...
And you fuckin' bump us up to seven?
You pull 500 girls into the club,
I'll give you fuckin' head.
Wait, am I on speaker?
Yeah, my phone's broke. What time is Cole's set?
Oh, yeah, Cole. I got him down at 9:00 pm.
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. Who's goin' on at 11:00?
Uh, uh, Dj Devin playing at 11:00.
Does Dj Devin have 25 kappa Alpha Alpha Omega sluts
coming in a fucking party bus?
'Cause they ain't gonna be there until 11:00.
Yo, be a fuckin' gentleman, Nicky.
Be a gentleman? Fuck you, kid.
11:00. And fix your goddamn phone.
All right, bitch.
Got you, boo! Uh! Prime time!
You know, it's a major night for my boy, all right?
Just, you know, cut loose. Bring whoever.
Bring 'em all, bring 'em all. The girl with the dimples.
See you then.
150 heads.
Nice, man. No thanks.
And the squirrel came scurrying up the tree.
Yo, yo! Get out, I'm drivin'.
What? Get out, I'm drivin'.
Get in, get in, come on.
There he is.
Wearing a leather jacket in the summertime.
Afternoon, gentlemen. Good god.
Five, four, three...
Two... one.
James Reed, Thursdays, social.
You should come out to social.
James Reed is headlining.
How you doin'? Do you like electronic music?
Your nose job looks great.
Do you promise?
James Reed, social, Thursdays. Bring your friends,
bring all your friends. If they look like you, bring 'em all.
Here, here, all you guys.
Girl, you wanna come out on Thursday?
James Reed is deejaying.
Social. Thursdays. I'll take care of you.
Okay.
Here, put your number in my phone.
If you guys bring like a couple friends,
I can get you a free bottle.
It's Cole, by the way. See you Thursday.
I should've gone to college.
This is the San Fernando valley...
That flat stretch of land.
On the other side of the Hollywood hills.
Our greatest contributions to American culture.
Remain the porn industry and ditzy girls...
But we've also got the best Sushi.
In the western hemisphere.
And it's always in a strip mall. Always.
That's my friend Mason's house.
And that's the pool house in the back,
where I've been living since I was 15.
That's where we threw down with some punks from canoga park.
Now I got this awesome scar.
And these are my friends.
Shh.
Yo, yo, the fact is that 99% of all people in this world,
they're lookin' for a party.
Okay, and 1% of people, they are the party.
You gotta fuckin' be that.
You know, your body's 85% water, and I'm thirsty. I'm thirsty.
This isn't some unce-unce, bridge-and-tunnel bullshit.
This is the best dance party in L.A.
And that guy right there...
He's deejaying. I'm deejaying.
Just the side room, though. It's just the side room.
These days, you can invent an app, start a blog,
sell shit online, but if you're a Dj,
all you need is a laptop, some talent, one track.
That track is your ticket to everything.
Man, deejaying, producing... Look, it's hard.
It's a saturated market.
Yeah, 'cause there's not enough actors in L.A.
I'm not an actor. I'm a movie star.
This is gonna be the best...
- The best... - The best...
- The best night... - The best night...
- Best... - Night... -Of...
- Your... - Life.
You're so fucking pretty, Ollie. Like an angel.
Get off me, you smell like shit.
This one's off beachwood.
Four bedrooms, a party deck,
200 square foot dining room.
Perfect for entertaining.
Yo, we can turn the dining room into our office.
Mase, dude, the cheapest place here is six grand.
I mean, you don't have enough money to fix your car.
Hey. With Ollie's drug money... Shut-
and our nights at social blowing up, okay...
We're gonna be out of the valley by the end of this summer.
Okay? And I feel...
Look, I feel really fucking good about Thursday.
I mean, like, so good, like when Jenny haze
put her finger up my asshole, dude. Like that kinda good.
- Dude, that was your finger. - That was your finger.
I'm pretty sure she wasn't even there.
- Jenna haze's fingers. - Listen, believe in me.
Believe 'cause I believe in you.
What's up, kids? Good to see you, bro.
You're lookin' sharp as ever, Paige. Yeah, you too, man.
Hey, you know my boys. Squirrel, Cole, and Mason.
What's up? The young hustlers club. I like it, I like it.
We prefer to be called entrepreneurs, but...
All right. All right. You're an entrepreneur?
My kinda guy.
Yo, Paige, man, you should come
to the new spot, social, on Thursday.
Social? I'll take care of you.
Yeah, take care of me, huh? That's right.
Tell you what, whenever you guys are ready
to start makin' some real loot...
You need to holler at me. You know, bring the boys.
Can you do that? Think about it, huh?
I tell you what, brunch is on me, all right, fellas?
What's he talkin' about, money? What money?
Man, Paige is always recruitin'.
For what? Doesn't he, like, produce porn?
No, he's in real estate, assface.
Can he just, what, get us a house then? No.
We're sittin' here talkin' about houses...
No, no, no. He's like a real estate businessman.
What does that mean? I don't know what that is.
Okay, I'm not exactly sure what he does, but...
He's makin' a lot of money doin' it.
Ooh.
Mason.
I asked you three times to work on that roof yesterday.
The toilet's still broken.
Okay. I'll fuckin' do it later.
Now.
Okay. You too, Cole.
Sorry my dad's such a dick.
Later, pop.
Whoo! Cheers.
Cheers.
All right, this is for you, squirrel.
Yo, I got one, I got one, I got one. I got one.
This moment right here with all you guys...
This is honestly my favorite part of the night.
It's the moment before it starts.
Mason! Mason, where's my five-hundo, bro?
You see the fuckin' line outside?
You can wait to thank me till the end of the night, 'kay?
Hey, you. Do not play any of the songs
on that list, do you understand me?
Save firepower for Mr. Reed.
Whoo-hoo. Hello, beautiful.
You look so fucking important with that list in your hand.
Here you go.
What's up, Devin?
What's up, Cole? How you doin'? I'm good, man.
Good. Yeah. Warming the room up for ya.
It's all good. Thanks, bro.
Hey, buddy. All right, have fun, man.
What a dick.
Yo, Ollie, my main man. How you doin'?
Good, good, good. Look, hook me up with another round.
I'll throw you in a vine, I'll make you famous and shit.
All right, I got you.
You guys let me know if you need anything, all right?
Off the menu.
Hey, bro, bro. I'm boys with your friend.
You know, Ollie. The pretty boy.
Sorry, kid. I'm fuckin' sorry.
Wait, wait. What about this guy?
You know him?
Don't bro me if you don't know me.
This party sucks. L.A.'s dead.
- Hi, Sara. - Hi, Sara.
Hey, Cole. Can you play "drunk in love"?
Absolutely not.
Hey, squirrel. I like your shirt.
Ow! What the hell?
We gotta round up chicks for Paige.
Looks like he's doing fine.
Yeah, those girls are wack.
All right, find me something.
What do you think of this guy?
This guy? Yeah.
I think he's getting paid too much.
What do you think about him?
I think he used to be good.
But now I think he just gives the people what they want.
Hey, do you wanna come sit at my friend's table?
You can drink for free.
Do you promote here?
No. My friends promote here.
Right. I kinda help.
Well, have a nice night. I...
Hey, you're James Reed, right?
Mm.
You smoke?
Yes, I do.
What the fuck is that? What?
Is there tobacco in that?
Yeah. It's a spliff.
A spliff? What are you, French?
No. I'm American.
All right, this is the most important advice you're ever gonna get.
Never mix thc with nicotine. It fogs up the high.
It lasts longer if you mix it.
It's not about making it last longer,
it's about enjoying it.
You spin here regularly?
Yeah.
And they pay you?
Mm-mm. No.
But the drinks are free.
Well, that's nice of 'em.
Do you wanna go to a party?
What, like now?
Yeah. Right now. Should be fun.
Yeah.
You want?
Yeah, sure.
So like, where have you been to spin?
Okay. Tokyo, Berlin, Frankfurt...
Belgium... Dubai, which is in the middle east.
Yeah, it's like Vegas of the middle east.
Ibiza, majorca, Madrid... Paris.
Paris, they got some great music right now.
Yo, you seen Cole?
I can't say I have.
Then what's the plan?
See you in the mornin'.
Whoa, whoa, whoa! Easy.
That painting is worth more than my car.
James?
Mmm?
This painting's alive.
Nah. That's just the pcp talkin'.
Pcp? Ooh.
Well, I've seen many door girls in my day, but this one...
Look... i will go home with you tonight
under two conditions. Yes.
One, you understand that it is pity sex...
And I will never admit to it. Okay.
And two, you shut the fuck up for the rest of the night.
Okay?
Where are those nuts, squirrel?
Where'd you hide your fucking nuts?
- It ain't winter yet. - No.
What are you doing here?
Me and James went to a party. I think.
What are you doing here?
I live here.
Oh, my god. My brain is bleeding.
My blood is going to start coming out of my eyeballs.
You like this homeless puppy I found?
Is he house-broken?
I don't know. Check the rugs.
I can actually smell the whiskey fermenting on your skin.
Oh? You didn't drive home last night, did you?
You used to smell like fermented liquor, too.
Cole, this is Sophie, my role model.
Nice to meet you, Cole.
Nice to meet you.
You were talking a big game last night, kid.
I was?
You were saying how all you need is one track...
You were gonna control peoples' hearts...
You were gonna fly around the world.
I'm not supposed to drink whiskey.
Or take pcp.
Uh...
Do you have any aspirin?
We have tons of aspirin, but I'm not givin' you shit...
Till you play me something.
You have tracks on your phone, right?
Okay. It's not really morning music.
Oh, well, that's okay because it's 12:30.
It's 12:30?
I'm just gonna skip ahead.
It's fun.
Fun?
I am gonna pour myself a drink...
Before this hangover gets real.
Soph, can we get Cole an uber?
Um... i can give him a ride.
I have some errands to run, so...
Great! I'll be here, festering slowly.
You know, James is a snob.
He's really hard on everyone, so...
Don't worry. It's cool.
It's nothing.
Stanford, huh? That's a nice school.
Did you go to college?
No.
I could've gone to college. Mmm.
Could've run track at uc Davis.
Why didn't you?
Well, school's a waste of time.
It can be...
If you're doing something better with your time.
Can't believe you guys just left me
abandoned there with Sara.
Dicks. She did unspeakable things.
This fuckin' beat my ass. I thought I was strong, man.
Girl was supposed to call me later. It's whatever.
Gentlemen...
Your earnings.
Hey, hey.
There it is.
200 bucks? What the fuck is this, man?
We brought in 560 people last night.
We brought in 562.
I thought that was the point of this. We bring in 500 heads...
I'm gonna fuckin' murder that cheese-dick.
Motherfucker!
Look, I just read about this guy, right,
who invented instagram.
He sold it for $400 million.
So? Man, he was 26 years old.
I mean, he spent the next fucking year of his life
flying around the world,
taking pictures of his girlfriend on different beaches.
Kevin systrom. What?
It's Kevin systrom, the guy who invented instagram.
His name is Kevin systrom.
Fuck Kevin systrom.
Dude, I live for Thursdays. The club is my thing.
Yeah, man, I'm not saying we should quit altogether,
but aren't you tired of takin' taxis
back from fuckin' silver lake every night?
I'm tired of taking squirrel's mom's fucking station wagon.
Okay, I'm tired of driving your bum ass around.
I'm fucking tired of you jerking off five feet from my pillow.
Oh, man, you're not gonna get tired of that ever.
You guys wanna make real money?
Or you wanna fuckin' live and die in the valley?
Look, I have an idea.
In my life,
I do not rely on anything that's not concrete.
All this abstract, computerized, digitized,
on paper bullshit.
It's for pussies.
Fuck a diamond, that shit's forever.
Hi, Mrs. Henderson?
Hi, I'm calling from gold star realty solutions.
Hi, my name is Cole. I'm calling from gold star realty solutions.
This is a list of homeowners in the area
that are in the unfortunate position of facing foreclosure.
I was wondering if I could talk to a Mr. Stein?
Mr. steen?
So we're cold-calling people?
No, no, no, no. You are calling people who are in need
with the solution that they're looking for.
When you call these people, you're calling as their friend.
We charge $5,000 to negotiate
their foreclosures with the banks.
Every deal you close... I give you 15%.
Well, that's like six...
$750.
Boom. Good fuckin' math, kid.
Now, to restore your faith in humanity,
let me break you off somethin', real proper like.
Welcome to the kingdom, boys.
Holy shit!
That's like 1,000 bucks, at least.
Smell it. Smell it. Smell it.
Let's do this, let's do this.
Come on, it's a good thing.
So, dad...
Me and Cole, we've been making some money,
and I thought maybe
we could invest in the roof and some floors
and we could have this fuckin' house
ready to sell by winter for sure.
Hello?
Yo, San Fernando! It's James.
What's up, man?
What are you doing Saturday?
Nothin'. Nothin', why?
You wanna make some cash?
Doin' what?
Yes, but Italy, if they could only
pull together some kind of a new philosophy.
I mean, one Americans will watch...
Hey, can you play "drunk in love"?
Uh...
Please.
Yeah, sure, I'll try to work it in.
For you, sir. From James.
What, are you like his secretary now?
His assistant, actually.
What, you look so surprised.
Wow.
Oh, I'm sorry, were you trying to tell her
all about the free drinks you can get her on Thursdays?
What's in there? Rosé?
Here.
Club soda. With cranberry.
Very stealth.
Hey, you know, this party is looking a little stiff, Cole.
So, what are you saying? I need to amp it up?
You could try,
but this crowd doesn't dance before midnight.
Okay.
Rocking a party, step one.
So it's the Dj's job to get the crowd out of their heads
and into their bodies.
So in order to do that, you need, at the very least...
A cursory knowledge of mathematics...
And the broad strokes of ninth grade biology.
For example... The baseline controls
this region of the body right here.
The most important region.
There's always gonna be resistance.
So you gotta be patient.
Look for that one person who's not afraid to just go for it.
Next you want to zero in on their heartbeats.
I like to start 'em off at about 120 beats per minute.
That's equivalent to the heartbeat.
Of a long-distance runner.
You see, bpm is the name of the game.
About 60 bpm.
Dubstep is actually 140 bpm cut to half speed.
It ends up being about 70 bpm.
House is around 110 to 130 bpm.
Not sure how you dance to that.
Once you've locked on to their heart rate,
you start bringing them up song by song.
There's a popular myth that 128 beats per minute is the rate.
That synergizes most with your heartbeat.
That's the magic number.
Once you've gotten your crowd there,
you're controlling their entire circulatory system.
Hey, man, would you mind watching this for me?
Oh, yeah. Sure. Go ahead, man. Thanks, man.
What are you guys doing here?
What do you mean, what am I doin' here?
Think I'm gonna come all the way out here,
pick you up, and not party?
Hey, James, they're with me.
This is Mason, Ollie and squirrel.
How's it goin'? Nice to meet you all.
Actually, you met us before. We promote at social.
On Thursdays.
Listen, we should grab a bite to eat sometime, man.
I'm basically this kid's fuckin' manager,
you know what I mean?
And I think we could use a little bit of advice.
You know what? Just enjoy the party.
We'll talk shop another time.
Nice to meet you, bro.
Hey, Cole, I wanna show you somethin'.
Just be cool.
I'm like the coolest fucking dude ever.
Are you kidding me?
You have a wurlitzer?
Well, that's not bad.
Well, mom taught piano.
Yeah? She still teach?
Maybe.
I wanna show you something.
This is called a buchla. It's a mod synth.
Only a couple of 'em in the world.
Bowie used one of these in "space oddity."
Yes he did.
Holy cow, man!
How do you ever leave this place?
You'd be surprised
at all the distractions that can come up.
You were good out there, you know.
You really know how to work a crowd.
Thanks, man.
You know what?
Let's hear that track of yours again.
You got it with you?
Okay, here's the thing.
The beginning sounds like skrillex's brother made it,
okay. And then right here...
That sounds like early Juan atkins to me,
which is good, but...
You're trying to be too many different people.
I want it to be that way.
I want a lot of switches, I want a lot of transitions.
Yeah. Like big, heavy drops.
Mmm. That's what's crushing it now.
You sound like an asshole.
All that was missing was a hashtag.
"Imitation is suicide." Emerson said that.
'Kay.
Look, you can make people dance and that's half the battle.
Any successful artist, they have this moment...
Where they stop being an admirer
and they find their signature.
You know a secret?
I never go to Sushi on mondays because, fun fact...
All the fish markets are closed.
You guys wanna hear something interesting?
The best Sushi in all of L.A.
Is teru Sushi in fuckin' studio city.
Does this girl look like she eats in the valley?
Okay, the Sushi in the valley
is the best Sushi in the western hemisphere, kid.
And what are you, the valley board of tourism?
Will you excuse us? Mase, chill. Chill.
Relax. Relax. Have a sense of humor, bro.
Did he just say "bro"? Yo, I got a sense of humor.
You wanna hear something fuckin' hilarious?
You're dressed like Hillary Clinton, bro.
Hey! Hey!
Hey!!!
What happened? What was that about?
Sushi.
Sushi?
Fuck. Thanks, squirrel.
Pick a place, man.
Why don't we come here more often, man?
I come here all the time.
Really?
Yeah.
You know, try to clear my head.
Sorry about your gig though.
Whatever.
Yeah.
Oh, Jesus.
Hey. Hey.
Is James home?
Yeah, he should be.
I'll let you in.
Hey, babe.
I was just taking a little nap.
I know.
Hey. What are you doing here?
I can't accept this.
Oh, Christ. Put that back in your pocket.
What do you think, I broke up with you?
No, man.
Your friends, they're gorillas...
But me and you, we're cool.
Is that it?
What is that?
That one right there, what's that loop?
It's a handclap.
Yeah. I know it's a handclap, dipshit,
but what is it? Did you make it?
It's a sample.
Well, ironically,
it's the only live thing in there.
I mean, amongst all this other
synthetic computer-generated garbage...
There's one honest handclap.
Listen, I get it, man.
I've been there before, but...
You're not gonna get anywhere using the same old sounds
that every other laptop Dj's using.
Yeah, but I mean, by definition, like...
All electronic music is computer-generated.
Yeah, but it can be organic.
Instead of that synthetic kick drum...
Instead of that tinny keyboard...
Music.
Sounds have soul.
Build them from scratch. Find new ones.
Get your head out of that laptop and start listening
to what the real fucking world is trying to tell you.
That's your problem. You don't listen.
Hey, Jimmy's on the phone about venetian fields.
What days are we traveling to Vegas, the 20th or the 21st?
What do you think of that track?
It's fine.
See, haters, haters are your target audience.
Oh. Well, lovers know where you sleep.
Which day?
19th. I need a Blackjack day.
Thank you. Hi, Jimmy. Yeah, he says the 19th.
Yeah, we're looking forward to it.
I'll make sure he gets there on time.
Thank you.
Well, you sounded highly professional right now.
Don't patronize me.
I'm gonna take a break.
You can use the space whenever you want.
You are coming with me.
Are you asking or telling?
Hi, I'm calling from gold star realty solutions.
May I speak with Tanya romero?
This is she.
Hi, Tanya, I understand
that your bank's given you a notice of foreclosure.
Yesterday. How did you know that?
Well, we work with the banks to help negotiate...
Shh, shh, shh. Honey, shh.
It sounds like you have a little monster over there.
Yeah, that's my son, Richard.
Richard? That's actually funny.
That's my dad's name.
Cole. Cole, baby, come check this out.
Why don't you let him work?
Are you really able to prevent evictions?
Yeah. Absolutely.
Actually, you know what?
Let me transfer you over to my manager...
And he can talk you through everything.
First name. What?
What is the client's first name?
Tanya. Tanya romero.
Tanya, Paige orel.
I hear we're catching you at a rough time.
Right. Oh, right.
Let me just tell you a little bit about what we do.
All right now. You ready for this?
This is a different kind of crowd. They know their stuff.
Hey, what's up, man? How ya doin'?
This is my boy, Cole.
Look at that!
I don't want to. Come on, I need your voice.
No. I'm not doing it. I'm not doing it.
You're a good singer. I can't sing!
You don't want to help your buddy?
No. No.
Number nine. Number nine.
Synchronicity... is electricity.
That's good. That's good.
That's it?
Yeah, that's it.
That's how you make a track.
That was really, really scary.
Is it? That's the one.
He said, "meet me at the fountain."
I was like, "fountain? We're in Rome!"
There's fountains everywhere! Which fountain?"
Señorita, uno mas, por favor!
Hey, let's wait till Clarissa's.
Clarissa? Who's Clarissa?
Um, you met her like three times.
She just graduated from Stanford?
Oh, the Stanford party. Right.
Come on, they're my friends.
Well, I can be your friend, baby.
Why don't you take Cole? Cole, you should go.
Come on, man. It's Friday night.
What else are you gonna do?
I'm gonna watch cspan until I lose faith in humanity.
But you guys should go.
You can talk about your millennial angst.
Too much validation.
The irony is, if you're gonna be a lawyer...
You're basically handing in essays
for the rest of your life.
Yeah, but at least now I'm getting paid for it.
Cheers to that!
Hey, what do you do?
I'm an assistant.
Oh, yeah? Where at?
A personal assistant, actually.
For a musician.
Oh, for who? I love music.
James Reed. He's a Dj.
Yeah, I don't know him.
I'm gonna get a drink.
I'll come with you. Excuse me.
I think they spent like $200 on cheese.
Yeah, and half the people here don't eat dairy.
I'm gonna find the bathroom.
All right. You sure you're okay?
Yeah, I'm fine.
Hey, that Sophie girl's pretty cute.
Was she our year?
Yeah, for like a minute. She failed out.
What do you mean?
Every guy in our dorm saw her tits.
I never went there personally. Wish I had.
The line's too long.
Hey, let's go over here. Why?
And she's like totally fucking the Dj she works for.
He's like 40 and pays the bills.
Hey, I'd help her buy groceries for a week or two.
Don't.
Hey, when you guys jerk each other off,
do you take turns?
Or is it more of like a simultaneous kinda deal?
Cole, stop. Hey.
You really didn't have to do that.
Fuck those guys.
They wouldn't last two seconds in the real world.
Those guys'll end up running the real world.
Yeah, I know.
Just so you know... I didn't fail out.
I just needed to take some time off.
Now all my friends are graduating...
And I have nothing to show for myself.
Why don't you just go back to school?
I can't afford it.
There's a ton of schools
that are cheaper than Stanford.
Yeah, maybe.
James thinks you're really talented.
Yeah?
Yeah.
He said that?
He said you have an acute sense of assemblage.
Are you?
What the fuck does that mean? Is it French?
Assemblage.
Do you really know what it means?
No. I don't really, either,
but it's a good thing, I think.
I think so, too.
We have got uppers, downers, screamers, laughers,
mdmas, and some fuckin' special k.
We've even got some mints for the kids.
I fuckin' love music festivals.
You know, every hit of ecstasy
is like five years of jail sentence, at least.
All right, rave rule number one, okay?
If anybody gets lost, we have the buddy fuckin' system.
We meet back at the car. Right?
I hate being daddy here, but I gotta do it. That's the rule.
Yeah. Yeah, baby.
Uh, it's my phone.
Yeah! Whoo! Yes!
Yes! Let's go, boys, we're in!
Hey, are you here? I'm at the Ferris wheel.
Come find me.
I love it here.
I gotta go.
Hey, guys, I'll be right back.
Yo. I'll be right back.
Hey, where are you fuckin' goin', man?
Fuck, man! Where are you going?
James got drunk and ditched me.
Are you rolling?
Me? Never.
Stick out your tongue.
Where are you, man? We're at the spot.
Just give him five minutes.
Hi.
Should we get room service?
I want pancakes.
Mmm.
I want a cheeseburger.
A cheeseburger? With bacon.
And fries.
And a side of avocado.
Mmm.
So good.
How's yours? Fucking unbelievable.
Can I try? Yes.
My god, I'm stuffing my face.
I was so hungry.
So good.
Mmm. You have no idea.
I can't believe you fucking did that
to your friends, right?
I mean, she better have been a eight and a half
like on a bad day.
What are you fuckin' smiling...?
You ditched your friends and you're smiling.
It's not fuckin' funny.
If I didn't love you,
if you didn't have such a pretty smile...
I swear to god, I'd fuckin' take you down.
That's the little bit you told me about.
That's the thing about girl face.
I know that face. I know that face.
Hey, it's Sophie. Leave a message.
Gold star realty solutions.
Hi. This is Tanya romero. Is this Cole?
Yeah. Hi, Tanya.
Can you do something for me?
Hello? Cole?
Hello?
You.
What the fuck, man?
You didn't call me at the festival.
I met up with these Ukrainian acrobats.
Cellphone reception was shitty.
Come on, the fight's already started.
So can I get you something to drink?
Yeah, man, whatever you're having.
Well, I'm having Pellegrino 'cause I'm laying off.
Sure, same thing.
Same thing? Yeah, Pellegrino.
All right. Yay!
I'm not really into sports, but there's something
about grown men beatin' the shit out of each other
while their friends watch that really intrigues me.
I'm gonna go get an energy drink.
Anybody want anything?
No, I'm good, man. Thank you.
I tried to call you.
Look, it was inevitable it was gonna happen,
and it happened... So let's just move on.
What?
Is that what you really want?
Anyway... I may or may not have gotten
a little sentimental.
Here you go.
It's actually a self-serving gift.
I was asked to play the pioneer Dj summerfest.
They said I could bring an opener. Are you kidding me?
Then I imagined you up there with your janky rig
in front of all those gyrating tweens,
and... it just didn't sit right.
You better get that track ready.
This, I found on my door yesterday.
Uh-oh.
God. Just awful. Mmm.
I can't even imagine.
Whew.
So, what's the next move?
Mrs. romero, I'm sure you must know
the housing market right now...
It's just brutal.
Now, I brought a record
of our correspondence with your bank.
Now, if you look at this,
you can see that we pushed, but just...
These guys, they just do not wanna work with us.
Where does that leave me?
Yeah, Paige, there's gotta be something we could do.
Okay. Um,
look, there is one thing, I guess.
It's not something that we usually do...
But if you were to sign the deed of your house over to us...
I could offer you a $20,000 rebate
right here on the spot.
You're offering to buy my house for $20,000,
but it's worth $300,000.
Yeah, but that's just a number, right?
I mean, it really doesn't mean anything.
You see, that number doesn't matter
because you're in foreclosure.
See, you could lose your house, get nothing,
or... sign it over to us.
I'll rent it back to you and I'll do it at a lower rate.
What was that?
We just did more for that woman
than any bank ever could.
You just stole her fucking house.
No, no, no, no.
We just made real fuckin' money in there, you got that?
Real fuckin' money. Did you see that chandelier?
I will sell this place for 500, 600 grand easy.
Sell it?
You just said you were gonna rent it back to her.
This guy. You gotta relax, kid.
I'm not talkin' about doin' it overnight, all right?
Fuck, man! Hey, hey, hey, hey. Listen.
Everybody is responsible for themselves.
You got that? You just walked in that house,
you earned yourself a $15,000 bonus.
Now, do you want that money or are you too upset?
Know why the dining experience is sub-par in L.A.?
Because the restaurant staff is biding their time
until they land a sitcom.
They can remember their lines...
But they can't remember my fucking order.
Well, it got a good review online.
Oh, yes, the high-minded people of the Internet hath spoken.
The high-minded people of the Internet
speak highly of you.
Yeah. Shows you how much they know.
Hey.
Another drink?
I can't talk when you're like this.
Oh, like what?
Whoa.
Happy birthday.
I think I'm gonna go.
Wait, wait, wait. Come on.
We're gonna have some cake. It's my birthday.
Happy birthday, man.
Come here, come here, come here.
Yeah.
Take that. Take it, take it, take it.
Thanks.
So, you want a piece with a blueberry on it?
Oh, this is good. Cole?
It's so good, baby. It really is.
You know I hate my birthday.
I got it. Now I hate it, too.
Soph.
All right, you're gonna miss out.
Cole and I are gonna eat this entire thing.
Do what you want. You always do.
Yes. It's a good philosophy.
If everybody did what they wanted...
The world would be a happier place.
You're not happy. You're drunk.
I'm just gonna go. No, no, no, stay.
Apparently this is my birthday party
and we're gonna celebrate.
Sophie, come on, let's have a drink.
Sophie. Get your ass down here!
Is this the part where I go redeem myself?
Come on. Let's get outta here.
Yeah!
Summerfest. Cheers.
It's gonna be a blast, man. You think you're ready?
This could be your big launch, man.
You know, a lotta young Djs got their start at summerfest.
Are you listening to me?
I feel like you're not listening to me.
I gotta piss. I'm not feelin' so hot.
Jesus! You broke the seal too early.
You are so talented.
Wow. You were right.
You really shouldn't drink whiskey.
What's that? Is that your phone?
Hey. Answer your fuckin' phone, Cole!
Who is that?
What the fuck's your problem?
Let's see who the fuck is calling you at 1:00 am.
She probably wants to talk about you.
You ungrateful little shit.
Did you fuck her?
What? Fuck!
Did you fuck her?
Aah! What the fuck was that?!
Four years of mma, emphasis on muay thai.
This is your thing, right? I mean, you like to fight.
Come on, get up.
You don't give a shit about her, man.
What, you think because you went out to Vegas
and you fucked her that you know something I don't?
She loves you, you loser. Oh, I'm a loser?
Says the guy with the drug-dealer friends and no car.
You're all talk, man.
You think you're some musical genius?
Maybe you used to be good...
Now you're just a drunk sell-out...
Collecting a check.
You listen to me, you weasely little cunt.
You don't know a damn thing about me.
The things I walk around with.
What are you, 23 years old?
You haven't even been alive long enough
to understand the meaning of the word "irreparable."
But at some point in your life,
there are gonna be things... That finish you.
And there won't be a damn thing you can do about it.
Why'd you shave it?
Good day, gentlemen.
Dude, why'd you do that, man?
I was just getting used
to fuckin' hangin' out with Burt Reynolds.
You look like you're 10 years old now.
What happened to you?
I don't wanna talk about it.
Fucking depressing in here. Let's get some Sushi.
Nice.
After we eat, I got something special
to show you guys.
Whoa. I'm gonna join 'em.
Sorry about summerfest, man.
I know you would've killed it.
I've been applying for jobs at a few places.
Entry level positions.
Wait, are you recording this?
What, you don't wanna keep working with the group?
I don't know. Do you?
Don't you feel like
there's a lot more we could be doing?
Like, more quality stuff?
Yeah, dude, this is fuckin' temporary.
You think we signed up for a lifetime in real estate?
And it's not temporary.
We've always been those guys.
I mean, Cole...
Are we ever gonna be better than this?
I thought we said Hollywood hills,
not granada hills.
It's a stepping stone, and it gets us all
out of our unsatisfactory respective situations.
Cole, come here, check this shit out.
This right here. It's your studio.
Soundproof the walls.
What do you give to a man who has everything?
Just more of that man.
And this... this is me.
Of course.
You'll all be very happy to know
that there's a central ac unit.
Huh?
What if somebody wants to move out?
Fuckin' move out.
We'll fill it in with some craigslist.
How much? $750.
You got the biggest room, I noticed.
Yeah. Well, it's a finder's fee.
You pay 900, we pay 700. Great.
Okay.
Who is this for? Huh?
You already rented it? Are you crazy? Here you go.
Oh, dude, I forgot the best part.
What are you doing?
Welcome to the dream, bitches.
Get in, the water's warm!
Do a back flip, squirrel!
Get in!
Yeah!
We fuckin' made it. We made it.
Bring it in real quick. Bring it in.
Oh, man.
Can you stop smacking on that...
Dude, I'm fucking dying here.
I'm literally dying.
Hey, what was the name of the blonde chick
that was playing the...
Chicken fights? I think I banged her.
This house is gonna get us arrested, man.
You guys seen what happened in that bathroom?
It's fuckin'
yo, squirrel, what was the name
of that fuckin' blonde chick that I was with?
Yo, this guy was a fuckin' legend last night.
Squirrelly bird, I salute you.
Squirrel. Hey, who was that blonde bitch yesterday?
Remember?
Hey. Wake up. Yo, squirrel.
Oh, fuck. Squirrel. Yo, Cole.
He's fucking gray, dude. What?
He's cold, man. His fuckin' lips...
Squirrel, wake up! Squirrel!
Mase, what's the address? Yo, he's not breathing, guys!
What's the address?! He's not fuckin' breathing!
I don't know. You don't know the fucking...?! Fuck!
Ollie, Ollie, he's not fuckin' breathing, man.
Squirrel, wake up, man. Get him up. Get him up. Get him up.
Let's get him up.
Our friend... he's passed out. He's gray.
What the fuck? What'd you give him last night?
Don't say that shit to me. What'd he take?
I'm never going back to that house.
Paige sends his condolences.
Wow, that's real thoughtful of him. A condolence text.
If you think I'm going back to work for that guy,
you're out of your mind.
Oh, that's great.
Let's throw away the one good job that we have.
We're ruining lives.
Do you realize that?
Hey, listen. Fuck Paige.
We're not going back to work for him, okay...
Because we don't need him. We got our own thing.
What thing?
We got Thursdays. We got the club.
You're gonna book a sitcom, man. I know you are.
You're gonna bring celebs to the club
and Cole's gonna be headlining.
We're gonna Kevin systrom this shit right up.
None of that is real, dude. It is not gonna happen.
Man, I'm not gonna be an actor.
We're not gonna be millionaires.
Stuff just doesn't work like that.
Look, I look around me, man.
What else am I supposed to do?
Look, I'm good at this. You know, I can do this.
I don't wanna be a loser the rest of my life.
And you guys...
You guys can hate me if you want to, but...
I'm not quitting.
Good. That makes perfect sense because you are a fuckin' loser.
You're a conniving, half-blood, disloyal little fucking loser.
Oh, calm yourself.
Hey, if it hadn't been for your pill-popping ass...
Gettin' squirrel fucked up all night...
I think he'd still be sitting right the fuck there.
You trying to put that on me right now?
Oh, fuck, I'm just saying
what everybody else here wants to say...
But they can't do it 'cause they don't have the fuckin'-
hey! Guys! What the fuck?!
Hey, shut the fuck up. Man, come on.
I am so fuckin' done with you.
Fuck him. And fuck Paige, too. You know what?
Those motherfuckers are perfect for each other.
Fucking squirrel.
I can't believe he's gone.
Hey, are you here? I'm at the Ferris wheel.
Come find me.
I love it here.
Hey, are you here? I'm at the Ferris wheel.
Come find me.
I love it here.
I've been applying for jobs at a few places.
You know, entry level positions.
Wait, are you recording this?
Oh, great.
It's my favorite person.
I'm good.
Yeah, I'm not offering you one.
That's okay.
Yeah. I know it's okay.
You fucked my girlfriend and you called me washed up.
Those weren't my exact words.
You twenty-somethings, man, you're all about that.
Sharing your acute observations.
I know I messed up, man.
I'm sorry.
Is that why you came over here?
Mostly.
Well, you look like shit. So do you.
Yeah, well, I actually feel terrific.
Did you know Sophie moved to the valley?
North Hollywood. Is that a real place?
She's making $6 espressos at a vegan cafe
where they only serve fair trade organic.
She's better off without me.
Summerfest is coming up this Saturday.
Man, you really messed up on that one.
I didn't deserve it anyway.
What's wrong with you?
Squirrel died.
It might be my fault.
Oh, come on, man, of course it's not your fault. You don't know that.
It's like, no one thinks they're a bad person...
But I don't think I'm a good one.
Man, you're not even a real person until you're 27.
I haven't made shit in weeks.
Don't let it be years.
Hey.
You okay?
Yeah.
So, like, do you like workin' here?
No?
I mean, the tips are shitty,
and the manager's always hitting on me.
But, you know, if you want some free pie on Thursdays...
I might be able to hook it up.
Oh, shit.
No promises, though, I mean...
All right.
Shit.
What are you doin'?
Hold on, just keep going.
Keep goin'.
- James. - What's up?
Can we talk about summerfest real fast?
I think I have something.
I'm playing summerfest tomorrow.
That's fucking awesome.
Congratulations, man.
What's up, fellas? How ya doin'?
That's my boy Cole. Fellas.
That's my boy Cole. Cole's opening for me.
Nice to meet you. All right.
That's a lot of beating hearts out there.
Think you can handle it?
What's up?
I'm Cole Carter.
I love it here. I love it here.
Wait, are you recording this?
What, you don't wanna keep working with the group?
I don't know. Do you?
Don't you feel like there's a lot more we could be doing?
Like, more quality stuff?
I mean, Cole...
Are we ever gonna be better than this?
I love it here. I love it here.
These days, you can invent an app, start a blog,
sell shit online.
But if you're a Dj,
you're gonna need to start with one track.
And if it's real enough... And honest enough...
And if it's made of everything that's made you...
Where you come from... Who you knew...
Your history...
Then you may have a chance at connecting with everyone else.
And maybe that's your ticket.
To everything.
Don't fuck with me, I'm in a good mood.
I'm here to inquire about a free piece of pie that was advertised.
Oh, well, I believe that offer's only on Thursdays?
But I mean...
I could make an exception, I guess.
This is the best part.
The best part of anything really.
It's the moment before it starts.