Speaker 1: ♪♪ Chris Gardner? Oh, my God. Chris Gardner. How are you? Good morning. Chris Gardner. Chris Gardner. Good to see you again. Chris Gardner. Pleasure. I've been sitting out there for the last half hour trying to come up with a story that would explain my being here dressed like this. And I wanted to come up with a story that would demonstrate qualities that I'm sure you all admire here, like earnestness or diligence and team play to something. And I couldn't think of anything. So the truth is, I was arrested for failure to pay parking tickets. Parking tickets? And I ran all the way here from the Polk station, the police station. What were you doing before you were arrested? I was, uh, painting my apartment.

Speaker 2: Is it dry now?

Speaker 3: I hope so. Jay says you're pretty determined. Oh, he's been waiting outside the front of the building with some 40-pound gizmo for over a month. He said you're smart.

Speaker 2: I like to think so. And you want to learn this business. Yes, sir. I want to learn this business. Have you already started learning on your own? Absolutely. Jay. Yes, sir. How many times have you seen Chris?

Speaker 3: Oh, I don't know.

Speaker 2: One too many, apparently. Was he ever dressed like this? No. No. Jacket and tie. First in your class? In school? High school? Yes, sir. How many in the class?

Speaker 1: Uh, 12. It was a small town. I'll say. But I was also first in my radar class in the Navy, and that was a class of 20. Can I say something? Um, I'm the type of person, if you ask me a question and I don't know the answer, I'm gonna tell you that I don't know. But I bet you what. I know how to find the answer, and I will find the answer. Is that fair enough?

Speaker 2: Chris, what would you say if a guy walked in for an interview without a shirt on? And I hired him. What would you say?

Speaker 1: He must have had on some really nice pants. Chris,

Speaker 3: I don't know how you did it dressed as a garbage man, but you really pulled it off in there.

Speaker 2: Thank you very much, Mr. Twistle. Hey, now you can call me Jay.

Speaker 3: All right, we'll talk to you soon. I'll let you know, Jay. You'll let me know, Jay? What do you mean, you'll let me know, Jay? You'll let me know, Jay. What do you mean? Yeah, I'll give you a call tomorrow sometime.

Speaker 1: What are you talking about? You hounded me for this. You stood here. Listen, there's no salary. No.

Speaker 3: I was not aware of that. My circumstances have changed some, and I need to be certain that I'll be able to... Okay. Tonight, I swear I will fill your spot. You like to the partners? Yes, an ass. Yeah, an ass. All the way. You are a piece of work. Tonight, I swear I will fill your spot.

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