A NEW LIFE
Was everything alright, Mr Ricardo?
- Yes, Everything's fine. Look, how old are you, Fred?
- I'm almost 17. - Do you study?
- Yes, I'll have 2 more years and then I'll finish high school!
I got this summer job just to pay school supplies.
- Very well. Do you wanna go to college?
- I'm not sure yet. I like sports. Maybe I'll take some course related to physical education.
- So many questions? - I'm sorry. I didn't wanna make this sound like an questioning, but...
... I'm helping your uncle & Miguel to evaluate this business, so it's normal for me to have some curiosity about who works here.
BBA will make the credit for their account and I'll be managing it.
That's why I need to know everything. - Ok... but... what will happen to the staff, when the school gets purchased?
- The staff will have to assume more responsibility, but... in return, you'll have further future guarantees.
- As you may see, I've analyzed the business to its depth and I've actually visited the school, to see the facilities and the equipments with my own eyes.
I honestly think that it's a good investment.
- How much will it cost us?
- I've an idea about the price you'll offer to Rolando and I'm almost sure that he'll accept it.
Actually, he's not in the position to refuse whatever it is...
I was speaking to him and he seemed to be a despondent man...
- But, we want it to be a fair price, Ricardo. We don't wanna take advantage of anybody's situation.
- Miguel... I wouldn't do that...
But, from what I could understand, he wants to sell it really quickly, so if we speed up the process, I think you may open the school... this summer yet.
- Yeah. The sooner, the better, right?
- You'll need to attract a lot of customers...
- Advertisement!... And that's another investment.
- Yeah, but the school is already well known on its location. Why don't you speak with the boy who's working there? Fred.
I think he's the right person to help you on this department.
- We already spoke about this and we were thinking about keeping him.. He seems to be a hard working and trustful person...
- Yes, Ricardo! You may do the proposal. We'll go on with it!
- Great! I think this business is full of possibilities.
- Ricardo already sent the proposal to Rolando.
- And?
- You're 'sweet tooth'...
- I couldn't resist...
What do you think about the price?
- I don't know... It seems fair to me...
And with the money we'll get from the indemnity, we won't even need to ask for the credit at BBA.
- Miguel, you already know my opinion on this...
- And I understand you... I swear... I do!
But I feel like... there's some kind of fairness... in the fact that the indemnity is exactly the amount of money we need to start a new life...
I wanna look only forward, Paulo... To what we may have, one day... I don't wanna give any reasons for anybody to denigrate our image.
Before you reject the indemnity's money, I ask you to think well...
Al right?
- Yes.
My opinion is still the same, Miguel. Jaques should pay for what he has done.
- But, at the same time, I don't wanna compromise our future...
- Thank you!... I know how hard it is for you to make this deal with him...
- You can't imagine how much!...
But, I want you to know that I'll keep on fighting for what I believe in!
- I'm not asking you to do the opposite.
- I'm doing this because I love you...
- I know... I know...
- Please... don't disappoint me...
- I promise!
- Rolando? I'm here!
- I've many things that I should have told you, but I never knew how to do it. So, I'll try it!
I've always been a very private person... And that's why it's so hard for me to relate with other people...
And that's why I'm telling you, by a letter, what I should have told you face to face...
Don't get upset with me. But this way, it's easier for me and I'm less ashamed.
When you came to work with me, I didn't trust anybody. I knew everyone, with no exceptions, would disappoint me.
But, then I meet you and you've shown me that I can still have hope!
You are a great friend, Fred!
Thank you for show me that better days are about to come!
That's the search I'm gonna do, now.
I know somewhere on this world I will find the happiness I deserve...
I just want you to promise me two things: You won't stop to study...
... And you won't stop believing in people.
If you'll have to regret about something... Regret only the things you didn't do!
A big hug!
- Hey, Fred! We're here!
- What's wrong?
- Rolando left... - How?
- He packed his bags and said he won't return...
- Did he sell the school to my uncle?
- The purchase papers are on the desk and he wrote me this letter... But I don't know any thing about the sale...
I spent all morning thinking about what am I gonna do, but nothing has come to my mind...
- Don't worry, Fred! I'm sure that my uncle & Paulo will buy the school and they'll change everything for the better!
- But, everything was so fast... I was still getting used to the idea that Rolando would go away...
- I never thought it would be like this...
- Come on, don't worry. Everything is gonna be alright!
- And we're here to help you.
- Yep! Don't face this as an ending... but as a new beginning!
- I spoke to Rolando and he told me that he already signed the contract.
The diving school is yours!
The deed is already scheduled, but it's nothing special.
- We have our own business!
- And let me tell you, I think it's a very good business!
- Is there anything else we need to do?
- No. I'll take care of the rest. I'll give the document to the bank so they can unlock the money for the new company.
When you get your indemnity, you can use it to down in the loan or you can keep the money to yourself. That's up to you.
- Well, if that's the case... then, it's done!... Ricardo, thank you for everything!
- You're welcome!... I wish you all the best! - Thank you!
Let's hope for the best!
- Now you'll have to work hard!... Things will work out!
- Send kisses to everyone at your house! - Ok, see you!
- See you!
I'm kinda... Oh, pal... a bit nervous, aren't you nervous?
- I am really nervous, yep!
We're about to begin a new stage in our lives!
- A New Life!
- You know what? I have a good stored wine, they gave it to me in LusoJet, a few years ago. I was keeping it for a special occasion...
- I guess this... is a special occasion!
- Yeah, tell us to stop when you think we're exceed the limits! - Ok, tell me your ideas!
- We think the school should turn into a place that people who like Sesimbra and the beach, would like to get to know!
- Yeah, they need to identify the diving school as a cool spot!
- Yep! There's no need for a lot of changes. People just need to think about the school as a nice place to be.
Where they can buy things they're interested in...
- For instance, you have sandals & bikinis but nobody knows that you sell these stuff! - Exactly!
And you could also suggest to Paulo & Miguel to buy one of those vintage machines... to make juice!
- That would be cool!
- And some snacks or something to eat...
- Yeah, but we don't have a kitchen here...
- That's not a problem! We can sell those previously cooked snacks, as they sell on the beach! People will love to buy these kind of foods, after their dives!
- Yeah! That's a relly good idea!
- We have more ideas, Fred. You could suggest... the school could be open by night with music! A mix between bar and store!
This way, people could come here to get to know it, schedule their dives, listen to good music, have some drinks...
- They don't have any place like this around here, where people of our age can come to have fun!
- I'll definitely suggest these ideas to Paulo & Miguel!
- If you show them this list of ideas, I'm sure they'll think you're an indispensable employee!
- I can't wait to show these ideas to Paulo & Miguel!
These ideas have a lot of potential!
- You know, sometimes, the best defense is a good offense!
- I'm not following you...
- I always heard my mother saying that, when we wanna sell an idea to someone, we must do a little concretion of this idea!
- But, how can we do this, here at the school?
- I know what Duarte means!
We can do something for the school right now!
- Yeah! We can have some music... and we should do something else for the people who come here to the port...
- I know what we can do! A few weeks ago, Rolando asked me to do some flyers, but we never got the chance to deliver them.
- Flyers about what?
- Each flyer gives you a discount on a dive baptism or here at the store.
- Sure! This is good enough to attract people here!
- Me & Maria can go to the beach to deliver the flyers!
- And I'll take care of the music!
- Let's work? - Let's go!
- Let's hope for the best!
It can't get worse than it is now! I'm sure!
Go to the beach!
- Can we schedule our dive baptism for tomorrow? - Yeah! Sure!
- It's our dating anniversary!
- Tell me your names!...
- It's impressive how small things can do a huge of difference! Look at this?
- So? The flyers?
- They ran out really fast! The people are curious to see what the diving school has to offer them!
- Wow! Did we came to the right place?
- Hello! - How are you, Fred?
- I'm glad you came! I have something for you.
- What is it?
- Rolando signed the purchase contract before he left. -Oh, yeah, we know it.
- And... what's happening here?
- We've been delivering some flyers on the beach!
- Excuse me, do you know who can give me further info about the dives?
- That boy over ther, Fred! He'll help you! - Thank you!
- I have a list with some ideas, do you wanna see it? - Sure! - Let's go!
- Carlota? - I uncle!
- I can't remember the last time I saw you! How are you? - I'm fine!
- See you! - Hi, Miguel! How are you?
- Excuse me.
This is the paper Rolando left for you. - May I?
- I think everything's right!
- Fred, these ideas seem really good, but first we need to know which equipment the school has, before we make any change.
- We'd like to make a structural makeover.
- Yeah, we'd like to create a more sophisticated environment.
- Exactly. We wanna create a new environment, so people can see that this space has a different look, you know?
- We don't need to do a lot. Just... to organize all the stuff... to rearrange the furniture... I guess...
What do you think?
- May I be honest? - Sure! You must!
- August is ending... and so is summer...
My and my friends had the idea of bringing all the people here!
- Yep, from what we saw so far, it's working out!
- In just one hour I've scheduled a lot of dives and I've sold 2 bikinis and 1 pair of sandals.
That's more than all the previous weeks I worked here...
- Then, what's your idea, tell us.
- Why don't you leave it as it is until the end of this month, to see how things unfold...
After that, you can make the makeover!
- Yeah, no problem for us. The makeover wouldn't be right away. So, yes!
- Thank you! I believe you'll get good results! - I hope so!
- See you! - See you! - See you!
- Do you want me to be honest?
This office looks much more like an warehouse than anything else!
The makeover will have to start from here! What do you think?
- Yes... Yes, we can start the makeover from here... - What's wrong, Miguel?
- Do you think we'll manage to stand here long?
- Yes. I honestly do! We've already changed a huge part of our lives... And we need sun & beach. This is our business, now!
What's wrong? Tell me!
What's happening?
- Paulo, I'm afraid things don't work out.
- Listen...
I'm also afraid... I'm really afraid... But, damn it! Now we're together! That's what matters, right?
- Sure!
- Here it is! Thank you and good evening!
Maria... I sold two more pairs of slippers! Fred is making a lot of money, today!
- We should have had this idea a long time ago!
- Last time we were here in Sesimbra, things didn't go very well. Do you remember?
- Yeah, but Rolando was always depressed... And that was a bad vibration to the school.
- Rolando is complicated... But I don't forget that he was the one who saved you, Duarte.
He was always very down... But on that day, he did what he had to do!
- Yeah, that's true!
- Ronaldo paid too much attention to what people thought about him!
- He already had a past, a background, Duarte... What's why he was like that...
- And he was a victim of himself...
- Do you wanna come here, please?
- Is there something wrong?
Do you want me to work with you?
- Yes, we'd like to keep the school open at night, after the summer. And you could work with Fred.
- I trust you, kid, and I think you could be responsible for the school's chill out area.
- You could put some music, help Fred with the sales... - But Maria & Carlota are also doing pretty well...
And Maria needs this job much more than me. - Yeah, Duarte. We thought about it, too.
The girls could be taking care of everything at the store, while Fred do the dives.
- That means that we're all going to be working here?
- Yep! We'd like to keep on with the whole team until the end of the summer. And after that, we'll decide what to do next...
- Good evening! - Good evening!
- Have you been at the beach all this time? - Yes, at the diving school! - And we have some news!
The new owners are offering jobs to Duarte, Maria & Carlota.
- At least, until the end of the summer.
- My uncle wants us to boost the school with visibility!
- And I can work there until the beginning of my classes at the school.
- Are you being serious?
- Yes. Why? Don't you think that it'll be awesome?
- Well, we managed to make a good money today, Paulo!
- I still think that it'd be even better if we had drinks and further water sports equipments to sell. But, that's ok.
- We can't take the credits from the kids, ah?
They proved us that with good ideas, hard work and imagination, it's possible to change a situation that seemed lost!
- Yeah... And from tomorrow on, they'll be 'the new image' of this school. They're young, beautiful, full of life...
In the end of the day, they're exactly what this diving school needs, right?
- You're talking like an old man!
- No, I'm not an old man...
... But one day, I'll be... Will you still like me, then?
- If you'll keep up with all of your style...
- Oh, Miguel, Miguel... Who would tell that we would become the owners of a diving school!
- True!... Who would tell...
I just hope we have made the right choice...
- Why? Do you have doubts?
Answer me, Miguel. Do you have doubts about the step we've made?
- No, No, I don't have doubts. I just don't have your certainty. That's all.
- As usual. I'm the certainties guy and you're the doubts guy. Just like the day we met! Somethings doesn't change!
- I just think you're being too optimistic. - I'm being optimistic, because I can be optimistic, Miguel!
Look around and see what the kids have done for this school today! This school has a future! Believe it!
- That's true. They wanted and they got us impressed...
- Fred has a great energy, Duarte has a fantastic power for initiative! I honestly think we have an awesome team working with us!
- Look, we have a lot of dives scheduled for this week. And all of the requests were done today... - Miguel!
Stop! Stop worrying! Relax Let the things unfold..
- Paulo, I'm also afraid... that Sesimbra people don't accept us well...
- Stop being afraid! Stop!
The locals had problems with Rolando, not with the school!
They don't have problems with the school YET! But they may have one day!
You know that things may change suddenly!
- Can you once in your life stoo being pessimistic? Miguel, please!
See things as they are! Accept things as they are! Damn it! Relax!
- I can't relax while I'm betting my life in this school! I can't, Paulo!
... Ok, I am... overreacting...
I'm sorry...
- I don't know if that's a good idea.
- Oh, mother... - It's gonna be great to work at the school until the end of the summer.
- Paulo & Miguel really liked our help!
- We managed to get a lot of new customers to the school with our own ideas.
- Hey, our kids are real entrepreneurs! Can't you see?
- Yes, yes, I can see!
I wanna know: Paulo & Miguel will pay your work, right?
- Of course! - Obviously! No one works for free nowadays, not even the kids!
- Do I have to remember you that the school was not doing well. Rolando could barely pay to Fred!
I wanna know if Paulo & Miguel will manage to pay for your work!
- Rolando was Rolando. The owners are different, now! Then, things will be different, Ana!
- Of course, Mrs Ana! Trust it! My uncle & Paulo are really willing to make it work!
And it'll be a success with our help!
- That's it! That's it! Positive thinking! Great! I'm glad you kinds are committed to something!
- You are busy... - Very well.
Very well, but that adventure will be over by the end of the summer.
After that... you'll return to school!
- Yes, mother. Don't worry. Our goals are very well set!
- Even mine, Mother!