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of our next series of cookbooks mr stevens wants to give them a
a trial run and see how they work if they meet their deadlines and price
competitively he'll sign on for for larger deals in the future
we're hoping to optimize our work and drive down costs a little and
the publishing market is in a deep crisis
readership is dropping rapidly which is driving down sales at the same time
production costs are increasing because of foreign rights acquisition
as well as distribution costs as a matter of fact i
i haven't bought many books recently tell me rachel does this crisis also
affect us here at pilgrim certainly
the negative trends of the market are felt throughout the sector
beginning with those who work in it in any case i'm optimistic and i'm sure
this is just a passing crisis and that the
publishing sector will soon recover that's probably what what gary wanted to
talk to me about this morning i saw him and he said that he had
something very important to tell me aha
what why are you making that face no it's it's nothing anne
it's just that it's just that i don't trust gary
he's a latin lover and full of himself he chases all of the pretty girls around
here and you are just his latest victim
look rachel i'm perfectly capable of looking after myself
i only have a working relationship with gary and that's how it's going to stay
sorry anne i i certainly didn't mean to offend you
i'm quite aware that you are an intelligent young woman
who can keep men like gary at a distance in any case i just wanted to warn you
i'm sure you'll agree with me once you get to know him
uh right ann are you ready for your next telephone
call oh yes okay uh you need to get in touch with mr
bradford he's a great author who has worked with
us for years he's um he's quite friendly and he's
quite a wizard at the stove he opened a restaurant a few years ago
but he sold it to move on to writing cookbooks
he knows a thousand tricks in the kitchen and he can make anything taste
great even tomato soup come on stop it gary
i've only had half a sandwich today and hearing about
tasty treats is is driving me crazy i know i know speaking of eating when
are we going to have dinner together you don't know when to quit do you
enough joking around um let me give the kitchen superman a call okay okay
but don't forget to pay him compliments this
guy just eats them up hello good morning this is anne baxter
from pilgrim publishing please may i speak to mr bradford
oh mrs bradford hello i've heard a lot about your husband
he's quite the chef isn't he yes yes i also enjoy cooking but
i'm not in the same league of course well i'm calling to propose a new
cookbook series to mr bradford we're going to be taking it to press
soon okay yes thank you yes i'll hold
good morning mr bradford hello this is anne baxter from pilgrim publishing
first of all congratulations you're a legend around here
but as i was telling your wife i'm calling to see if you're interested in
participating in a new cookbook series that
yes yes i know that you've always spoken to gary reynolds but
but i'm the new colleague who's been assigned to this project
i beg your pardon well excuse me mr bradford but i don't understand
why you consider mr reynolds to be more competent than myself
in any case if you'd like to speak to him
hold on a moment i'll put you through hey mark how are you yeah
i think you upset anne our new intern oh she's a fantastic colleague diligent and
uh hard working yeah let's set up a meeting so you can
meet her you'll be very impressed she's also a great cook
in the meantime i'll send you a detailed outline of the project
okay and we'll see each other tuesday at 10
okay right bye mark well what a pleasant person he is
oh come on anne don't let him get to you mr bradford is just a little
shy with those he doesn't know but you'll see
he's quite a lot of fun once you've met him um
why don't we take a short break how about
a little fun on the telephone i need to relax
and have a good laugh okay but uh who should we call i know
let's call my flatmate alice she's always looking for new boyfriends
and you could pretend to be a friend of jax the other flatmate
saying that you saw a picture of her and that you'd love to meet her okay but
but she isn't going to get angry with me is she no
we'll tell her it was just a joke [Applause]
hello is that alice this is gary and i'm calling because
uh well i'm a little shy and uh i'm a friend of jax and yesterday he
he showed me a picture of you and well i think you're pretty cute hello
could you speak up the line is terrible uh yes uh i'm also having problems uh
this line must be congested uh my name is gary and i'd like to get
to know you a little better what who are you uh
i'm a friend of jax and and yesterday i saw
a picture of you how could that be what picture
don't raise your voice with me alice in the picture there were three people
one was jack one was an ugly girl
and then a very beautiful lady and jack told me it was you uh hold on uh
while i put you through to a friend of mine who doesn't agree with me about the
ugly girl hello who's speaking this is alice
and i urgently need to speak with the other guy
i think his name is gary uh i'm afraid i can't hear you
could you speak up i said i urgently need to speak with gary
oh i'm afraid gary's very busy at the moment
if you'd like an appointment i i can fit you in the beginning of next month
what you are joking aren't you i told you i need to speak with him
immediately alice it's anne
it's a joke and you fell for it completely
and you just get the hell out of me what a stupid joke
okay maybe it was a stupid joke but you bought it
hook line and sinker hi em have you got a moment i just have
to show you a few things alice how many times have i told you to
call before you come and visit me at the office
if my boss finds out i'll be in trouble oh yes i know

of our next series of cookbooks mr stevens wants to give them a

a trial run and see how they work if they meet their deadlines and price

competitively he'll sign on for for larger deals in the future

we're hoping to optimize our work and drive down costs a little and

the publishing market is in a deep crisis

readership is dropping rapidly which is driving down sales at the same time

production costs are increasing because of foreign rights acquisition

as well as distribution costs as a matter of fact i

i haven't bought many books recently tell me rachel does this crisis also

affect us here at pilgrim certainly

the negative trends of the market are felt throughout the sector

beginning with those who work in it in any case i'm optimistic and i'm sure

this is just a passing crisis and that the

publishing sector will soon recover that's probably what what gary wanted to

talk to me about this morning i saw him and he said that he had

something very important to tell me aha

what why are you making that face no it's it's nothing anne

it's just that it's just that i don't trust gary

he's a latin lover and full of himself he chases all of the pretty girls around

here and you are just his latest victim

look rachel i'm perfectly capable of looking after myself

i only have a working relationship with gary and that's how it's going to stay

sorry anne i i certainly didn't mean to offend you

i'm quite aware that you are an intelligent young woman

who can keep men like gary at a distance in any case i just wanted to warn you

i'm sure you'll agree with me once you get to know him

uh right ann are you ready for your next telephone

call oh yes okay uh you need to get in touch with mr

bradford he's a great author who has worked with

us for years he's um he's quite friendly and he's

quite a wizard at the stove he opened a restaurant a few years ago

but he sold it to move on to writing cookbooks

he knows a thousand tricks in the kitchen and he can make anything taste

great even tomato soup come on stop it gary

i've only had half a sandwich today and hearing about

tasty treats is is driving me crazy i know i know speaking of eating when

are we going to have dinner together you don't know when to quit do you

enough joking around um let me give the kitchen superman a call okay okay

but don't forget to pay him compliments this

guy just eats them up hello good morning this is anne baxter

from pilgrim publishing please may i speak to mr bradford

oh mrs bradford hello i've heard a lot about your husband

he's quite the chef isn't he yes yes i also enjoy cooking but

i'm not in the same league of course well i'm calling to propose a new

cookbook series to mr bradford we're going to be taking it to press

soon okay yes thank you yes i'll hold

good morning mr bradford hello this is anne baxter from pilgrim publishing

first of all congratulations you're a legend around here

but as i was telling your wife i'm calling to see if you're interested in

participating in a new cookbook series that

yes yes i know that you've always spoken to gary reynolds but

but i'm the new colleague who's been assigned to this project

i beg your pardon well excuse me mr bradford but i don't understand

why you consider mr reynolds to be more competent than myself

in any case if you'd like to speak to him

hold on a moment i'll put you through hey mark how are you yeah

i think you upset anne our new intern oh she's a fantastic colleague diligent and

uh hard working yeah let's set up a meeting so you can

meet her you'll be very impressed she's also a great cook

in the meantime i'll send you a detailed outline of the project

okay and we'll see each other tuesday at 10

okay right bye mark well what a pleasant person he is

oh come on anne don't let him get to you mr bradford is just a little

shy with those he doesn't know but you'll see

he's quite a lot of fun once you've met him um

why don't we take a short break how about

a little fun on the telephone i need to relax

and have a good laugh okay but uh who should we call i know

let's call my flatmate alice she's always looking for new boyfriends

and you could pretend to be a friend of jax the other flatmate

saying that you saw a picture of her and that you'd love to meet her okay but

but she isn't going to get angry with me is she no

we'll tell her it was just a joke [Applause]

hello is that alice this is gary and i'm calling because

uh well i'm a little shy and uh i'm a friend of jax and yesterday he

he showed me a picture of you and well i think you're pretty cute hello

could you speak up the line is terrible uh yes uh i'm also having problems uh

this line must be congested uh my name is gary and i'd like to get

to know you a little better what who are you uh

i'm a friend of jax and and yesterday i saw

a picture of you how could that be what picture

don't raise your voice with me alice in the picture there were three people

one was jack one was an ugly girl

and then a very beautiful lady and jack told me it was you uh hold on uh

while i put you through to a friend of mine who doesn't agree with me about the

ugly girl hello who's speaking this is alice

and i urgently need to speak with the other guy

i think his name is gary uh i'm afraid i can't hear you

could you speak up i said i urgently need to speak with gary

oh i'm afraid gary's very busy at the moment

if you'd like an appointment i i can fit you in the beginning of next month

what you are joking aren't you i told you i need to speak with him

immediately alice it's anne

it's a joke and you fell for it completely

and you just get the hell out of me what a stupid joke

okay maybe it was a stupid joke but you bought it

hook line and sinker hi em have you got a moment i just have

to show you a few things alice how many times have i told you to

call before you come and visit me at the office

if my boss finds out i'll be in trouble oh yes i know