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Hi Jeppe!

Good evening. Good to see you. Congratulations on the leadership position.

Thank you, Simon. After all, I'm just constituted.

Not all of us have a girlfriend who supports us.

I do the housework. That's work, too. Honey?

- Hi Jeppe. - Good to see you.

I just came by with Alma's bag.

How good you look, Jeppe. So you just became the manager of the store.

- It's really impressive. - You are really talented, Jeppe.

And super nice in those clothes.

Energetic!

- Hi Dad. - Hello, Munchkin. Good to see you.

I was just passing by with your bag.

Don't you want to eat with us, Jeppe?

Then you don't have to sit alone in your sad apartment.

It sounds delicious. Unfortunately, I have to move on.

- Simon is so good at cooking. - Unfortunately.

And I'm not sitting in my sad apartment. I speed around.

- Being a boss is hard work. - Constituted.

That's right, Simon. You got me.

- Thanks, Jeppe. - Take care. Good evening.

- Next time, you have to promise. - Yes, then I will taste it.

It's ok to be angry.

Anger is powerlessness that leaves the body.

We are all separated.

We have been split up.

But we are still whole people. And whole men.

I have never experienced anyone who is so bad at salary negotiations.

- It's not exactly my strong point. - I was completely done.

I've always been insanely good. I am driven by money.

Not by passion like those unkempt musicians.

That is why I would rather be chairman. Half the work for double the pay.

When the permanent position is advertised, you get a new salary negotiation.

That is, if the board chooses you.

Is there any news about when the position will be advertised?

It's first when the Finance Act is in place that we will we know our budget.

May I raise a small concern on behalf of the board?

Ticket sales tonight. What do they look like?

They look really good.

Occupancy in the building is currently at a pitiful 22%.

We must do better.

- Well, I only took over last Monday. - That's too many empty seats.

It's not going to happen tonight. It will be a full house.

- Is it sold out? - Yes Yes.

That's fantastic. Well done, Jeppe!

Then I'll be going. My girlfriend is waiting outside. You can greet her.

We are going to some ballyhoo at the Ministry of Culture.

We have to suck up on the civil service.

- It's political bukkake, Jeppe. - Toi toi with that.

Jeppe, this is Isabel. And this is the poor guy who got my job.

Jeppe Nygren. I'm just constituted...

She's completely lost in that phone.

It is the newest. I just bought the most expensive one. Boom.

Women love money and power.

They say they want a caring boyfriend.

But if it sparkles, they become helpless.

If you get the job as permanent boss ...

... I promise you that Regitze will come crawling back.

You mean that?

You can also just replace her with a younger model.

- How old is that model then? - Now that was over the line!

- Pardon. - Come honey.

Hello.

Fischer plays horribly! As if he is still at Det Ny Teater.

That's exactly how I feel about him.

I think I'm in labor.

- You shouldn't give birth until four weeks from now. - I think she will come earlier.

- Well, then it's happening now. - Easy easy.

Sorry. She has gone into labor.

- Are you kidding? - No, maestro.

Fischer, your playing can make anyone go into labor.

Do you think it is hereditary? TI mean, the thing with the clubfoot.

Honey, is everything alright?

Yes I'm fine.

- And what about the child? - It feels good too.

Shall we go?

- Hello Bo. - Yes, hello, Fabio.

- Hello. Or goodbye ... - Goodbye.

- Just a moment, honey. - Okay.

What?

Yes ... So it's goodbye, isn't it?

Yes. Don't you think you can count on playing the solo tonight?

Yes, they probably won't be able to find a replacement for you.

I really hope you win my position.

Yes, yes, I will.

Well, I've got to go back to rehearsal, so off you go ...

... before the kid gets out and hits her head.

Thanks.

That can't be! ... Margit!

- I'm right here, Jeppe. - Have only 25 tickets been sold?

- "Have only 25 sold..." - Margit, that's not for dictation.

- Have only 25 tickets been sold? - Yes.

That's a disaster. What the hell xan we do?

Can't you fill the hall somehow?

Give away the tickets if that's what it takes.

I have promised that we will not play for empty seats.

I could try to distribute tickets in the local area.

Brilliant. Anything you can do will be greatly appreciated.

I want to give you a hug.

- Thank you very much. - Of course. We are a team after all.

Off you go. Give them away, give them away.

Is it Holzgruber you guys are playing tonight?

Yes, "Ein expressionistischer Fiebertraum."

It is very peculiar. It doesn't really reach the audience.

Now, unfortunately, it cannot be "Four seasons" every time.

I was just down in the hall to listen.

Yes, you stood in the corner like a perverted voyeur.

I just didn't know he sounded like that.

There are very few people who can play him properly. I can.

I hear Elin has left.

- She suddenly had to give birth to a child. - What do you think about that?

Every professional musician knows that art and family life are incompatible.

- Are you sad that she has left? - I feel brilliant.

- You look like someone who eats comfort food. - I'm just hungry, right?

Classical musicians burn a lot of calories during such a symphony.

The only romance I need in my life is romanticism.

- Chopin, Mendelssohn, Schumann. - And Paganini?

Not him. I have had a strained relationship with the Italians.

- Howdy. - Hey, boss.

How do you put the cutlery in place?

Do it properly. Otherwise you are fired.

It's nice to see you in the role of boss.

You appear differently.

I just thought of something.

We must have filled the hall tonight. Would you like a couple of tickets?

I'm going out with Mie.

- Is Alma alone with Simon? - She would have been anyway.

Simon looks after Alma, of course.

If you had told me, I could have taken her.

- But you are in here tonight. - I could have taken her with me.

- She needs to go to bed at 21. - Oh, is it that important?

It's like my rule because she's always exhausted, when she com...

- That's my rule. - I don't want to discuss here.

- I don't wanna either... - The tickets - that was nice of you.

Then there are some others who will get them. That's how it has to be.

Breathe in through your nose.

And out through the mouth.

You can be bloody vulnerable.

And when we are here, we are whole men.

Together. And it's damn strong.

Mum? What the hell? What the hell is going on?

Your mother may have broken her hip.

You never answer your phone. I had to call 112. - You know I'm in rehearsals. - You are welcome to drive along.

No, Bo. Do not do that.

- How can you fall over the table? - I guess I got dizzy.

Don't think you're dehydrated? Have you had anything to drink?

I drank a chianti this morning.

Take better care of yourself especially when I'm not home.

- You're never home. - I'm only at home, mother.

- I'm only at home. - That sounds like a punishment.

No, it's not a punishment. It is a fact.

Hello. We need you to stay in the hospital.

For more samples.

What does she say?

We need to look more at mother. Examine more.

Have we ended up in Albania? How far did we drive?

We have no idea what you are saying or why you are here.

Mother ... stays. Okay?

I will find a Dane so we can get a clear message.

We don't play until eight o'clock.

If I have to wear hospital clothes, ask for cerise or navy.

Is there anything else I can do for you?

You can pick up your phone when I call.

Toi toi.

New box.

Toi toi.

What the hell, Bo? You got the blues.

The others are inside. Is it the pressure of playing the principal?

- My mother has been hospitalized. - That was terrible.

- Is she okay? - No, she has been hospitalized.

- Is it something serious? - She has broken her hip.

Uh huh. But can you play?

Oh please! What a stupid question, Jeppe!

Bo?

After the concert you come to my place.

You don't have to sit alone with it. You are welcome to stay overnight.

No thank you. You have to find another sleeping arrangement.

- Did you get those tickets handed out? - Yes Yes.

The local nursing home, the bridge club and then my knitting club.

I'm sorry, Jeppe. I don't know that many people.

Is this the full house?

I'm really sorry, Gertrud.

If you only can grieve over your divorce, then say so now.

I come from the Ministry of Culture.

We have no prospect of a good financial framework ...

... and then you sign off with a mourning march.

With all due respect, Gertrud.

I have just been constituted. I have of course done my ...

You must make the house more popular and draw the audience back.

And preferably some who are younger than this.

Otherwise, you should not apply for the position of permanent manager.

Then there will be no house at all for you to apply for a position.

It's okay if you feel angry.

Men are less educated. We live for a shorter time.

We are more sick and lonely. You kill yourself more often.

Men have less contact with the children after divorces.

Yet your ex-wives say you have all the privileges.

So it's damn okay if you feel angry.

Yes, Frank?

I have reunited with my wife.

She found out, that she missed me.

She simply missed you?

Good luck with it.

Hey, Bo. Hi.

- You said I was welcome. - Yes of course. Come on in.

I could use some company. You have brought a bag.

Two bags.

Moving boxes? You haven't unpacked since the divorce?

There has been so much...

Yeah yeah.

God, how sad it is here.