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What are you doing? Leave the money, it's not yours!
Be vigilant with those children!
You are right sir, they are pests!
But you know that I lose at least a couple of hundreds of thousands lires every year....
....with these children, you know?!
On Saturdays, when I dry the fountain I always miss 3/4000 lire!
Why, is money the people throw into yours, my friend? [ITALIAN WITH AMERICAN ACCENT]
Of course!!! This is the famous Trevi's Fountain...
...it belongs to my family since several generations...
May I? Knight Official Antonio Trevi
Congratulations! My name is Decio Cavallo!
What?!
- Decio Cavallo! - Ah, ah, I got Cacio Cavallo! [the name of a cheese]
Tell me, friend, is it a good business?
Excellent, excellent!
You know, everyone throws money in the fountain...
...and sometimes I rent it to movies productions...
...they makes movies here
Mmm, excuse me, just a moment, friend...
...but here we must keep the eyes open and vigilant
Would you like to make a small charity for the Red Cross?
With much pleasure! [American accent]
- Thank you - You're welcome
What's that?
- I get paid for the pictures' copyright - How much?
One picture, 100 lires
- Uhh, I took three! - 300 lires!
- Youíre right, friend, I'm sorry... here, one, two, three... - It seems nothing...
...but my fountain is photographed thousands of times every day...
...sum it all up, friend! - Eh, it's about $160 a day...
...it's a really good business!!!
Tell me, friend, who has made this fountain?
- Oh, yes, my great-grand-father... - Great-grand-father?
Yes, he called a sculptor from Switzerland on purpose
wait, friend, here says it's been done by a sculptor named Bernini!
That's it! Since he was from Bern...
...and he was short...
... he was called Bernini [sounds like "the small guy from Bern"]
I see... and tell me, do you need many employees to run this fountain?
- No no, one person is enough - Only one?
- Just close the water, close the fountain, take the money, re-open the fountain... that's it!
Look, I'm an Italian emigrated
Now I definitely left the States
and I want to spend my life in Italy...
... but I'm looking for a good business, you know
- Why don't you buy my fountain? - Is it on sale?
Yes, you know, I must get retired, one day or the other...
...rheumatism, you know, I'm always close to the water
So I will buy it!
How much does the fountain cost, friend?
- Would you pay cash now? - Sure
I'll give it for just 10 millions!
Ok, friend, congratulations!
Come tomorrow to the US consulateÖ
Öand you'll find the contract ready, and money, OK?!!!
- Don't you pay me a deposit? - Which deposit?
What a fool!
What in case I meet in the meanwhile someone else who want to buy it?
...should I wait for you? - Right, how much?
- Half a million - No no, it's too much
- I'll give you 100.000 lires - Are you a fool?
100.000 lires for a so impressive mass of water?!?
Is this the American way to make business?
Pssst, can I come?
[Speaking Tuscan "sophisticated" slang] Excuse me!
Are you Knight Antonio Trevi?
The famous owner of the famous fountain?
Sure I am!
Good! Please, listen to me.
I am here on behalf of a big American movie production...
...that I cannot mention for obvious reasons...
since they are planning to make
an historical movie with the fountain...
you know Americans...
Öspendthrift people...
Öthey would like to buy it!
If you agree, I have the contract in my bag.
- What do you think? - Excuse me, but who are you?
Didn't I introduce myself? I'm sorry!
My name is Mr. Girolamo Scamorza [Another cheese's name]
Dear Scamorza, I'm sorry but
I'm already discussing with this other "Scamorza", you know...
- Decio Cavallo, please! - Right, Cacio Cavallo [a cheese name!!]
- Actually I came first, you know! - Yes
OK, but, if I'm not wrong
you were still negotiating...
...this means that the business is not done yet
- No - What no!? I was just going to pay him a deposit
Really? But you didn't pay yet!
Excellent, I'm going to pay him the double!
- How much were you going to pay him? - 100.000 lires
Wait wait, I didn't agree with that amount!
You didn't agree!? OK, so I'm paying 200.000
Really? So I'm paying him 300.000!
Yes? Ehi, don't be annoying!
I'll pay him 400.000 lires and the business in done!!!
You know what I'm gonna do?
I'll pay him 500.000 lires
and now the business is done! Here you are!
- Really? And what do you say? - What should I say...
...I accept!
Provolone [another cheese name, also means "ingenuous guy"] paid me 500.000...
...and the business is done! No more discussions, good bye!
Did you do the business with him?
- I'm very angry, I'm very angry... - I don't care at all, is that clear?
- Tomorrow at the consulate, right...? - At 12 o'clock!!!
- Wait for me, don't miss it! - Yes yes - Bye Gorgonzola [another cheese name] good bye...
- Take care... see you tomorrow... Goodbye! - Sure
What a good business...!
Ehi boy, leave the money!
We start early here! Go away! Go away!
Ehi, tell me, how many pictures did you make?
[Roman slang] what do you care? It's not your business!
I took 4. Why, who are you?
You have to pay me 400 lires
Are you idiot?! Who are you?
- I'm the owner of the fountain... - Go home, stop it...!
What? Policeman!
- What's happened? - That man refuses to pay me for the pictures
Just a moment, sir, be calm. Who are you?
- I am the new owner of the Trevi Fountain! - Ah, you are the owner...
This means that now we will fix everything, ok?
- Now! - Sure, but let's start going, ok?
Yes, but now! I don't want they get used to it...
Please don't touch me, it's hot...