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AN IVI SERIES

ANDREASYAN BROTHERS FILM COMPANY

LIZA MORYAK

ANNA GLAUBE

OLGA SMIRNOVA

CASTING DIRECTOR SVETLANA YERSHOVA

PRODUCTION DESIGNER OLGA TSYBA

COMPOSERS ARTEM KAZAKU, MARK DORBSKIY

EDITING DIRECTOR GEORGIY ISAAKYAN

CREATOR ELENA NOSIKOVA

SCREENWRITERS ELENA NOSIKOVA, YERZIA YERTLES

CINEMATOGRAPHER ANATOLIY SIMCHENKO

IVI CREATIVE PRODUCERS RENAT SHAYAKHMETOV, MARGARITA FILCHINA

IVI EXECUTIVE PRODUCER GALINA LAZAREVA

IVI LINE PRODUCER IRINA DZHGANDZHGAVA

CREATIVE PRODUCERS GAIK ASATRYAN, ANDREY GAVRILOV, GOGA MAMADZHANYAN

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER ILYA SHUVALOV

PRODUCERS SARIK ANDREASYAN, GEVOND ANDREASYAN

DIRECTOR SARIK ANDREASYAN

ART OF SEDUCTION EPISODE 4

Lilith believed she was created equal to Adam.

With a rebellious spirit, she defied her husband.

Who is Lilith?

A free woman or a demon of lust and desire?

Our business became profitable through blackmail.

Who would’ve thought we’d become victims of blackmail ourselves.

I need you to make this man cheat on his fiancée.

Why do you need this?

That’s none of your concern!

Either you get me proof of his physical betrayal,

or your hard drive goes public.

No need to remind you of the consequences.

Actually, I will.

Bankruptcy, prison, torture, and even death.

That’s the best-case scenario.

Any more questions?

Where did you come from, perfect Andrey?

Not a single slip-up.

A week of surveillance and research—nothing!

What first seemed like just another case in our business

now threatens to be its final chapter.

Damn.

Beautiful.

So, this is your gallery?

Almost.

My husband gave it to me for our tenth anniversary.

IRADA

I once dreamed of being a gallerist,

but I got married and had children almost every year.

How many kids do you have?

Six.

Innokentiy focuses on his career, I raise the kids.

Now that they’re older, he gifted me this gallery.

Why did you come to me?

Happy wives don’t come to me— only the opposite.

He’s cheating on me.

-Are you sure? -Absolutely.

Why do you think so?

When I noticed indirect signs of cheating,

I asked him directly—

Did I miss something in ten years of maternity leave?

What did he say?

He bought me a gallery.

-A guilty man is a generous man. -Right.

I need a divorce on favorable terms.

I have to support the kids.

No need to send photos. There are plenty online.

But we require full payment upfront.

Of course.

We have an exhibition coming up. Please, come by.

Thank you, I’d love to.

The client: owner of a high-end design agency.

His business is doing exceptionally well.

Experts say designers fall into four categories.

The first type: Pablo Picasso—

an egoist of such magnitude

that his opinion of others

can be described as “indifference in cubism.”

He despises anyone who doesn’t grasp the nuances of art

and believes design has more meaning than the contents of his fridge.

The second type: Albert Einstein—

so intelligent that his motto is:

“No formulas, no work— no fish in the pond.”

If something doesn’t work,

he just rewrites the equation and tries again

until he catches that elusive quantum fish.

The third type: Captain Hook—

the pirate designer,

for whom the phrase “why create when you can steal”

has become a way of life.

His main tools aren’t sketches but deception and cunning.

He masterfully steals ideas and presents them as his own.

Our client belongs to the fourth type of designer.

David Copperfield— a master magician and storyteller.

He skillfully lures the most high-end clients,

convincing them that he alone can create their perfect design.

Of course, his services cost as much as an airplane wing.

A fantastic storyteller with a gift for persuasion!

Every trick is timed to the millisecond

and executed by his team’s hard work.

He just conducts the orchestra, waving his baton like a maestro.

Hello! I was told you’d be coming.

INNOKENTIY

I’m very excited about our partnership.

We’ve prepared some test sketches. Take a look.

The final cost of our services is listed on the last page.

Of course, with your personal discount applied.

Yes, he is undeniably a creative person.

If not talented in art,

then certainly gifted in selling the results of his work.

Well, this one is about 30,000 euros, and that one—50.

How much?!

My kids can draw better than that!

Maybe I should open a design agency?

I’ll start drawing logos.

If your kids do it, sure. If you do it, absolutely not.

Why not?

I’m afraid there’d be too many phallic symbols.

Pretty sure Moscow Metro doesn’t need a giant phallus for a logo.

Actually,

that’s the perfect image of the Moscow subway at rush hour.

Girls, sorry to interrupt,

but do we have a plan for tricking this Copperfield designer?

Creative men are Sofia’s specialty. Let her figure it out.

What? You literally just said…

You’re more into artists, I’m more into…symbols.

His wife's organizing an exhibition. He’ll be there.

Here’s the invitation.

Oh my God.

It’s a myth that men only cheat with women their wives don’t know.

Women believe that.

Meanwhile, their husband sleeps with their best friend in the kitchen.

We didn’t believe in myths. We created our own.

Dear, do you remember Anastasia,

the one who married a Frenchman and moved to France?

-Honestly, not really. -Doesn’t matter.

This is her daughter.

I happened to meet her at the gallery.

Sofia.

Innokentiy!

I know who you are.

Everyone in our circle knows who you are.

Are you a designer?

No. I’m a theater director.

Graduated from an academy in Paris, and now, finally,

I’ve returned to the cultural capital of the world.

In that, you’re alike.

Why?

You consider Moscow the cultural capital of the world.

I’m staging my first big play here.

Sofia truly understood the needs of creative men.

Though I’d put it differently— neurotic men.

What play are you staging?

I’m holding an open rehearsal.

If you’d like, you can come.

Will you come?

Your wife won’t let you?

This is your child too, by the way!

I know!

Urgent business trip?

You never worked a day

until I asked you to watch the kids.

Do I ask you to visit your own son that often?

Hello?

Hello?

Mikhail Anatolyevich, my nanny canceled again.

Can I leave early?

Children are each parent's responsibility.

You’ve been letting me down a lot lately.

Quit.

-I wasn’t… -I get it all.

But there are circumstances…

I get it all too!

But if you fire me now instead of just giving me sick leave,

your wife will find out about your special bedroom preferences.

Why, you little…! How do you know?

You taught me yourself— a producer must know everything…

and even more.

Lights off!

Spotlight!

Now, pluie.

-What? -Rain.

Rain?

I can only imagine how much it costs to create that effect.

You’re about to find out.

Bravo! That’s incredible.

It’s brilliant, creative, and surprisingly simple.

Most importantly, very cheap.

Innokentiy, like a true Copperfield,

naturally admired the ability to create illusions.

Especially when it’s cheap and simple.

Thank you.

Rehearsal is over, thank you!

Bravo!

So…

Hard to choose between two perfect options?

I think your fiancée would prefer this one.

It’s more refined.

Personally, I like it more.

Let’s go with this one.

Thank you for your advice.

Andrey?

I need you to make this man cheat on his fiancée.

ANDREY

Andrey, we met at the legal forum, didn’t we?

Do you remember me?

I’m sorry, but I don’t.

My name is Anfisa.

I also run a law firm, though not as big as yours.

Nice to meet you.

You mostly worked in Europe. I wasn’t expecting to see you here.

Things change. Now this is home.

Andrey was perfect.

Not a single flaw.

The hook—his professional life.

He was literally married to his work.

Maybe that’s why a successful, intelligent man

was still truly unmarried.

All his time was dedicated to work.

While his partners hit the club with models after a deal,

he stayed in the office studying documents.

-Thank you. -Andrey, excuse me!

I’m having some issues in my company right now,

and I need help of a more experienced specialist.

Could you help me?

Yes, of course, no problem.

Here’s my business card. Send me an email outlining the issue,

and I’ll take a look.

We’ll figure something out.

But for now, excuse me, I have to go.

Take care! Goodbye.

Milena was cleaning up the mess in the meantime.

A mother figure is the most important in anyone’s life.

She’s the fertile soil,

giving us strength and foundation for the years ahead.

But how do you nurture others when you’re running on empty?

Give it back! It’s mine!

-Hey! -You?

Of course, it’s me!

You asked me to come!

Dad!

He’s my kid too!

Can you keep an eye on them too?

There’s no such thing as "other people’s kids"!

Hey, tigers! What’s the game? Football? Basketball?

Let’s go!

Don’t wreck my apartment, troublemakers!

Dad!

You weren’t supposed to come!

Well, here I am.

How could I not come see my son?

Dad!

Oh! Hey there.

Are you kidding me?

I came to spend time with the kid and help you out.

All three of you?

It’s all or nothing.

What do you call this?

If there weren’t kids here, I’d call it a gang-bang.

-What’s that? -Nothing!

Feed the kids! No sweets for anyone!

Put the youngest to bed early!

Make sure they all brush their teeth! Got it?

Yeah.

Oh, screw you all.

And where are you going with that slit?

Earning money to feed your kids.

Hey, I’m not judging. Times are tough.

Good thing I don’t wear makeup.

Or I’d have to redo it all over again.

Sophia, you look stunning!

You don’t need makeup.

Thank you.

Men like Innokentiy

spend years chasing the natural, creating the artificial.

Hello?

What?

What happened?

Grandma...

Innokentiy assumed that the young theater director

invited him to rehearsal for a reason.

Most likely, he thought she wanted ideas, sketches, creativity.

He never expected her to ask him to drive her

to her suddenly ill grandmother in the village.

Grandma refuses to leave the village no matter what.

Thank you for agreeing to give me a ride.

Don’t mention it!

Sophia, I’m glad to offer you a man’s support.

Innokentiy…

I spent my whole childhood here before moving to France.

Grandma!

Granny!

You barely ate anything! Come on now!

Eat up! You must be exhausted from the road.

Grandma, they called me and said you were dying!

Not in your lifetime!

Just had a little heart flutter.

Laid down for a bit, and it passed.

Thank you.

I see you’re not eating at all, blue-head.

Why’s that?

Grandma, he’s a famous designer. A businessman.

Maybe we should head back?

Where do you think you go this late? It’s almost night!

No way! You’ll rest, get some sleep, and leave fresh in the morning.

What do you think?

Milena didn’t move away, did she?

Where would she even go, really? Still hanging around.

Still painting?

What else would she be doing?

No mosquitoes here?

They won’t bite you, don’t worry.

They don’t like blue blood.

That’s right. You left, I stayed.

All that city bustle never interested me.

Are these your paintings?

Of course.

I have plainair sessions here every day.

Plainair?

Plein air.

Well, pardon my French.

-The richness of colors in painting... -Yeah, I know.

Of course you do.

It’s really beautiful.

It’s a completely different life.

So simple, meaningful, without all an artificial "creativity."

Yeah, I also grew up in a very simple, rural environment.

Judging by the color of your hair, I wouldn’t have guessed.

Never would’ve thought.

Of course, we knew where and how he grew up.

Shall we go?

Where?

For a swim in the river...

At night…

Well, the last time I did that, I was 16.

Me too.

First, youth turns you into a creative, neurotic person.

You achieve success.

LET'S REMEMBER OUR YOUTH

And then memories of that very youth

take everything away from you.

Looks like I forgot my swimsuit!

Why would we need those?

You can swim in your underwear.

I’m not wearing underwear.

We’re swimming naked.

We found Innokentiy’s main trigger.

Sofia and Milena are different,

but both are his type.

Of course, he would love to have such opposite women

in the same bed.

Who’s that?

My wife, that’s who, damn it!

Don’t worry, dear, he’s practically divorced!

Put the camera away! Let’s talk!

Right after we settle the divorce details.

Until now, no one could accuse us

of letting personal matters interfere with business.

Well, not all of us, anyway.

As you’ve gathered from my email, the company is in crisis.

For the first time, I don’t know whether to take a risk or wait.

It happens.

Believe me, I’ve been in this situation many times myself.

I have a few ideas on how to solve your problem.

My secretary prepared this. Take a look.

I’m sure it will help.

That was fast!

Andrey, thank you so much. I didn’t expect it. I was hoping…

Sorry! I need to answer, or they won’t leave me alone.

Yes, Pasha! I’m listening!

Pasha, is it really that hard to arrange a simple trip?

Fine.

Find someone who can handle it.

Got it.

Alright, I’ll do it myself.

Andrey, let me organize everything.

Pasha, I’ll call you back.

Sorry, what?

-I’ll take care of it. -What do you mean?

You helped me, so I’ll return the favor.

I’d be happy to.

I’ve been organizing international tours for a long time.

Anfisa, you surprise me.

If you can find time for it…

I have time for it.

Let’s meet and discuss everything in detail.

By the way, I heard there’s a nice café not far from here.

Alright. Sounds good.

See you soon.

Have a good day!

Gotcha, babe.

Damn, maybe we did the wrong thing?

Oh, not your emotional swings again.

He seems like a decent guy, that blue-haired one.

Milena, uncertainty is the worst punishment in life.

Although, in your case, uncertainty is a lifestyle.

Who’s that?

Damn, it’s Stepan!

These buns are amazing!

They’re fresh. With cinnamon.

Stepan, I didn’t ask for this.

It’s for the kids. The boys will love it.

You eat too, go on!

You act all fancy, but eat those buns like a champ.

Damn! I knew you’ll start coming by now.

I’m not here for you.

You’re here for the kids, I get it.

I actually came to ask about Sofia, but here she is.

I like her.

I’m into her.

What’s wrong?

Milena, you’re my friend, but you suck at being one!

You good?

You’re just the same!

Friends like you bolt at the first sign of trouble!

But you’d make a good wife. You’d raise good kids.

What the hell are you doing?

Whatever I damn well want.

Enough!

Get the hell out of my house!

Alright, fine! I’m going!

Sofia, don’t eat everything! Leave some for the kids!

Our flaws become strengths

the moment we accept them.

Milena.

Flaw—emotional instability

and codependent attachment.

I’m with you, no matter what happens to our business or this Andrey guy!

Sofia—autistic traits,

which lead to detachment from reality.

As for my flaw—

I’m not telling. That’s the flaw.