"When I don't want to spend money, I also use that excuse to reject others, so what they're saying is exactly what I want to say. Actually, I've been under some financial pressure lately. Stephen, let me pick up the tab. I'll get you a young actress who wouldn't mind bedding down for the night for a grand sum of twenty thousand, to keep you company all night long. In exchange, you give up trying to persuade me to invest in your movie, how about that?" Tommy laughed heartily.
Stephen flipped a cigar at Tommy, cursing under his breath, "Thanks for your blunt generosity, dumb*ss."
"You're welcome," Tommy said.
"I'm seriously talking to you about my dream, Tommy. You know I've always dreamed of making movies. I started trying to write sequel scripts for animated films since I was eleven," Stephen said, feigning a kick at Tommy, dissatisfied.
