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-Hi, I'm Pete Cashmore from Mashable.
And you're watching "Leap Year."
-I heard Corvell flew in last night, too.
I wonder if it's related.
-You wonder if the CEO flying in is-- You think it's layoffs?
-Aaron, I know you're afraid of losing your job tomorrow.
We all are.
But for the last five years, we've
talked about starting our own individual businesses,
taking our own risks, making that leap.
-Are we still doing that?
-Yes.
Because you're very pretty and very sweet,
and the sheer terror of the whole thing
is starting to wear off.
And I just need to hear--
-I'm five months pregnant.
-There it is.
-Ta-da.
-Oh, wow.
-What?
-I think I just felt the baby cry.
-That's funny.
I like that.
I'll put that in my suicide note.
-Oh, Aaron, I--
-I know it's not much, but--
-Sweetheart.
-Look.
You and I are still-- I mean, I know we're having a family.
But you and I are still young, right?
I mean, we can still take risks and do crazy things.
-Baby.
-You don't think it's a good idea?
You don't think it's a good idea.
Oh my god.
It's not a good idea.
What am I doing?
I can't do this and then have a baby.
And then what if I can't afford a hospital
and then leave the baby in the woods.
-Aaron!
-Yeah?
-I haven't seen you in five days.
-Yeah.
-And all I've heard is "and now we're invested in."
-Yeah.
-OK.
So what the hell happened last week?
-We all did something really, really stupid.
[MUSIC PLAYING]
-It's in 10 minutes.
-Liv, you can't be--
-Things are happening in 10 minutes.
All hands.
All of them.
That's what she said.
-OK.
But you still can't be in here.
-Why, what's in here?
-Men.
-I've seen them.
They don't impress me, but we've done business together.
-Gross.
Anything I could do to get you to leave?
-You think Jack's right?
-So no, then.
-You think that if we do in fact get fired tomorrow--
if we do get fired that maybe it's a sign that we should
follow our dreams and all that?
-I think-- I think that I can't get fired, Liv.
-Did you get an email about a contest
worth half a million dollars?
-Yeah, it was spam.
-Aaron, I don't think Lisa regrets marrying you.
I don't think you should think that.
-OK.
I didn't.
Now I kinda do.
-Yeah, well, you know, maybe.
Seven minutes.
-OK.
You're going to stand here and watch?
-I think I'll wait outside.
-Yeah, great.
Fantastic.
[MUSIC PLAYING]
-It isn't groups that changed the world.
It's the individuals who go against the group that
turn the wheel of change.
Anybody want to tell me who said that?
-Hemingway?
-No.
-Mark Twain?
-No.
-Sylvia Platt?
-Platt or Plath?
-Plath.
-That's right.
And that's wrong.
-What are you doing?
-I don't know.
-Maybe stopping now.
-Yeah.
-OK.
-It was my personal friend and mentor Glen Cheeky.
I think what Glenn was trying to say was sometimes
we have to blaze a new path, our own path, in order
to make things happen.
Hi.
I'm Andy Corvell.
I'm the founder and CEO of Corvell Corp.
And I'm here today to announce a very special announcement.
-Here we go.
-Thank god I don't have a family.
-Thanks for that.
-I'm sorry.
-Yeah.
-Now first, I'd like to dispel a rumor.
Nobody here is going to be fired.
Nobody's going to be sacked.
Nobody's going to be laid off.
I prefer the term released.
Now for those of you who are fortunate enough
to be released, you'll find a wheel
of change subtly hidden on your desk.
I want to thank you personally for your service.
And I want to wish you the best of luck
in the next chapter of your big adventure.
For those of you who are left behind,
we'll see you bright and early tomorrow morning at Corvell
Corp. Well, good night, good luck,
and don't let life get in the way of living.
[PHONE RINGING]
-You guys should probably go now.
-Mr. Corvell.
-Keep it moving.
-Yup.
-I think I found my wheel.
-It doesn't feel as freeing as I thought it might.
-Well, I guess this is like what you said.
New opportunities.
Right, Jack?
-Yeah.
Aaron.
-Oh god, Aaron.
-Aaron.
-It's locked.
-You think he killed himself?
-Yeah, it looks like it.
Stop it.
Aaron, open the door.
-No.
I hate everything.
-So you found that wheel, huh?
-Yeah.
I'm about a minute away from crushing my skull with it.
It's a really big wheel.
-Aaron, this is being stupid.
-I know, I know.
I'm letting life get in the way of living.
And it's not getting fired, it's being
released into a beautiful world of double-digit unemployment
and a pregnant wife.
It's all really, really exciting.
-Damn it.
-I can't do this.
-Yes, you can.
I'm the screw-up everyone in the family is worried about.
You're Aaron, the younger brother,
the standard I've had to live by ever
since you decided to drop into my life five years in,
all perfect.
-Aw.
-Don't do that.
-What?
That was really sweet.
-Yeah, just don't do that thing.
-If I was perfect, I wouldn't have a giant wheel on my desk.
-Aaron, I did something.
-I don't know what to do with that, Jack.
-I thought this might happen, so I
went ahead and rented an office.
There are five desks, five filing
cabinets, five phone-- no, wait.
There's only one phone.
But the point is, we've got our severance.
We've got our savings.
And we've each wanted to start our own business for years now.
So this is our chance.
Aaron, don't you want to be able to look your son in the eye
when he's 15, and say, Fox McCloud Morrison,
I know it's scary, but if you work hard,
there's no dream you can't attain.
Don't you want to be able to say that to him and mean it?
-How did you know what I was going to name my son.
-The whole office knows.
-Damn it, Olivia.
-You can't give me Fox McCloud and not
expect me to say anything.
You really rented us a whole office?
-Yeah, I did.
But it could be just mine if you guys don't want it.
It's up to you.
-No, I'm in.
Dream chasing, that's cool.
-Yeah, me too.
-Who's the fifth?
-What?
-You said five chairs, five desks.
Who's the fifth?
-Oh.
Bryn.
She just left like five minutes ago.
She's cute computer girl, weird hair, 12-inch platforms.
-OK.
I guess OK.
I'm in.
-Good.
Now let's all go do something really, really stupid.
No?
-Bryn is not that cute.
-What?
-I saw her at the party.
She's not that cute.
-Well, she's not pregnant, so--
-True.
I have put on a lot of weight.
-Yeah.
I mean, a few sit-ups a night would really help.
-I know.
I've been so lazy.
-Just basic exercising.
-Mm-hm.
I need to get on that.
-Hey, look, I'm sorry I didn't tell you about this.
-Look.
I think it's terrifying what you're doing.
And I think it's a huge risk.
-I'm not going to sell the baby, if that's what you're getting
to, I'm not--
-Look.
Could you please, for once, not do what you do?
-OK.
-I think it's a huge risk, what you're doing.
But I'm really proud of you for taking it.
-Yeah?
-I think it's admirable.
-Really?
-Mm-hm.
And you know what else?
-Hm?
-I think you're pretty cute.
-Yeah?
-I'll turn the wheel of whatever with you.
But I'm not naming him Fox.
-OK.
But you do know that he's a member of Team Star
Fox, a pretty key member.
And he is charged with defending their home world of Corneria.
-Ow.
-What?
You OK?
-I think the baby is trying to escape.
-I love you, you know.
-Yeah.
It's because I'm pretty awesome.
-Yeah.
-I love you, too.
Even if you are unemployed.
Let's blaze a path, baby.
-OK.
[MUSIC PLAYING]
-You're my first client-- or can be.
Plus you can help me win half a million dollars.
-I think all of you have the capacity to do great things,
to be leaders in your industry, which
is why I propose a simple contest.
At the end of four months, you will
each present your individual plans to me.
The company I like most will receive $500,000 in funding.
-Guys, we've been getting this email for like a month now.
And you've all been telling me it's a scam.
Why now?
-It's not a scam.
-Fran says it's not a scam.
-My name is Bryn.
-Oh, that makes more sense.
-We're all friends, Bryn.
Even if you're new here, we're all friends.
We care about each other.
And that's stronger than money.
-I'm guessing there's some big life lesson there.
-Yeah.
I'm going to go in that [INAUDIBLE] now.
[MUSIC PLAYING]