Chris?
- Who?
- You know, my manager.
- I'm sorry. Have fun.
- Yeah.
- Hey, Michelle. Good to see you, babe.
Hey, how's it going?
Hey, Ray, what's up, man?
How's it going?
Hey.
- Where's Sophie?
- Hang on.
Hang on. God, she's here. Please don't
let her through. Don't let her through.
We cannot let her talk to Cora.
She's gonna ruin everything.
- Who?
- Sophie. She hates the song.
- She hates the song you wrote?
- Yes. She hates it.
But she wrote the song.
Why does she hate it?
We had a little disagreement.
Hi there, Soph, how are you?
- Hey, Sophie.
- Good evening.
So you brought something,
did you, Sophie?
Yes. My mother told me,
"Never go to a party empty-handed"...
...so I went to the Zen Eatery and got
a selection of cookies. No, thank you.
Nirvana Nougat.
Hey. It's my favorite writers.
Hi, C. How are you?
We brought you some cookies,
from all of us.
Thank you. Derek.
Cora, I really wanted to talk to you...
About the fact that
we're gonna have to leave early...
...to finish this song
which has become important to us...
...in both an artistic and spiritual sense.
You can't leave yet.
Come see the house.
I wanna show you the roof. It's upstairs.
Do you know...? Well...
Cora, I definitely see how much
you've thought about the song and...
Great roof. In a very interesting place
as well, right at the top...
- Sophie was about to say something.
- Was she? I don't think she was. No.
She looks like she's about
to say something, then just... clams up.
What I wanted to say is that I appreciate
you're bringing thought to the music...
...but I really and honestly feel
that we're pandering.
Which means trying to make others like
you, which I think is a really nice thing.
I do a lot of it. "Just going out
pandering, be back soon."
The song is about the struggle,
you know, to show your true feelings.
And your very confident sexual display...
...is, you know, a total contradiction
of the fear and insecurity.
No, I don't think so.
And my fans really love it when I dance.
- You're a wonderful dancer.
- That's a fair point.
- My last CD only went to number two.
- But in this case, if you trust us...
And Shakira is breathing down my neck.
So I wanna dance.
You shall dance.
But thank you for your honesty, Sophie.
I cherish your passion.
- Well, thank you.
- Timberlake's here. Wants to say hi.
Nice to see you, C. Talk to you later.
And I'm looking forward
to the new last verse.
- Cora, wait.
- It's over.
It was a very nice try,
but you have hit the karmic wall.
With no help from you. You just
stood there. Talk about pandering.
I did not pander. I just told her
what she wanted to hear.
- I'm gonna go tell her the truth.
- You just did.
Are you gonna use flash cards this time?
You're stubborn.
And you're not stubborn enough
to stand up for what's good.
I mean, I just don't wanna see you
do what you did on your solo album.
Yes, yes, yes.
I bought it. The last copy.
All right, well, I insist
on paying you back immediately.
9.99, right? Do you have a penny?
You were trying so hard to get a hit
that it wasn't you.
The songs were soulless.
I agree. But ours has soul, so...
But not if we ruin it. And you know that.
Why are you so scared to care?
Because it won't matter.
Because behind
all her Buddhism-in-a-thong philosophy...
...what she cares about
is seats filled and units sold.
Nothing's gonna make her your pal...
...any more than years with Colin
made him mine.
Because in the end, it's all just business.
- What is?
- All of it. Everything.
That's why they call it
the music business.
It's a good thing.
I wish everything in life was that clear.
I want something from you,
you want something from me.
No false promises or expectations.
Well.
Congratulations on your feel-good song.
Can I get you a drink?
There's plenty of time.
We have the night, part of the morning...
...teeniest little bit of the afternoon.
I can't read it.