Christmas Incorporated (2015) - full transcript

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by VaVooM

So as you can see on my resume,

I got an internship
right out of school...

Wait...

You aren't currently employed?

No.

No, my entire division was
downsized a few months ago.

We're only interested
in hiring candidates

who are currently employed.

Why would I be looking for a
job if I already had a job?

Well if you have a job and
are looking for a job,



then you are looking
for the right job,

not just a job.

We only hire first
string top performers.

First string top performers
are never unemployed.

So you're telling me despite my
qualifications and experience,

you won't employ me
because I'm unemployed?

Exactly.

Miss Vance?

Riley, it's a
pleasure to meet you.

Come this way.

So as you can see I was
awarded an internship

right out of school and I
turned that opportunity into

a full time position as
Executive Assistant to

the VP Of Visual Merchandising
and Brand Development...



We have dozens of applicants
with an Ivy League education.

I'm sure you understand.

I understand completely, but
I have plenty of experience.

Yes, but I need someone
with the right experience.

Quitters never win,
winners never quit.

Yeah William Young,
Young Incorporated.

He burns through assistants.

They're holding open
interviews today,

they need someone ASAP!

Thanks for the hot tip!

Did you get that big job?

Not yet, but I just got
a hot tip on a job

working for William Young.

Who's William Young?

Young Incorporated?

You've never heard of him?

Your father probably has.

Alvin pick up the
phone, it's Riley!

What's the news
from the big city?

Young Incorporated, go...

Great company.

Build, buy, and sell American.

In all the financial papers
for the last few months.

William Young is the son
of the late Thomas Young

and recently inherited control

of his fathers'
corporate empire.

Well I'm on my way to interview

to be William Young's
assistant right now.

That's a fantastic opportunity.

I mean, it's a
company in transition

and where there's
problems, there's profits.

Your father and I
are rooting for you!

Get out there and show them

what the Vances are made of.

Thanks for the pep talk, guys.

I miss you both.

I'll be home for Christmas
before you know it.

Okay.

Hi...

I'll just put that there.

Alright.

Hi!

Hello, I'm Riley Vance,

I'm here to interview for
the assistant position.

Well I can't guarantee you'll be
seen before we fill the position

but you're welcome to wait.

Thank you.

I'll take my chances.

I wish this Christmas
will be extra special.

Katharine H!

Two minutes and
forty five seconds.

Spencer T!

Georgina K.

Almost five minutes.

No.

Riley V!

Riley V.

Riley V going once!

Riley V going twice!

I'm here, I'm here!

I'm sorry about that,

I was distracted by
the speed interviews.

People were coming in and out
of here so fast you'd think

your office had a
revolving door.

Have a seat.

My name is Amanda Sage, I'm
Senior Advisor to Mr. Young.

It's a pleasure to
meet you, Ms. Sage.

You have an impressive resume.

I do?

I mean, I'm glad you think so.

Tell me, why did you
fix the star topper

on our Christmas tree?

You saw that?

I didn't think anybody noticed.

I noticed.

Well the Star Topper is the
focal point of the tree,

and if the focal point is off,

then Christmas chaos
is sure to ensue.

I'm just kidding, but,
I, I do love Christmas,

and I think it's a magical time,
when anything is possible,

decorating is a must, because
it's part of the magic,

attention to detail,
striving for perfection

and making sure things
are done right,

those are things that
I aspire to every day.

Tell me what you see.

Well there is a discrepancy
between the details page

and the summary page, and
all of your holdings but one

are in the black.

I would have thought
that financial analysis

was outside of your skill set.

Well I have a lot of what I
call "off the job experience."

My father has been, an
entrepreneur my whole life,

he's taught me most of what I
know about the business world.

No family business to take over?

No...

No, I'm hoping to make
my own mark on the world.

You remind me of
my younger self,

a young girl about the same age
as you are who was once seated

across the desk from the
founder of this company

hoping for an opportunity
just like you are.

William needs somebody like
that not just by his side

but on his side and my
instincts are telling me

you're that person.

If William agrees,
the job is yours.

Let's go get a few minutes
with him right now.

Riley Vanarden?

Ms. Sage, there's something
I need to tell you...

Tell them they'll have to wait
until after the New Year.

Make sure this goes
out overnight.

While under the guidance
of Thomas Young,

the Young Brand stood
for unrivaled quality,

excellence, and
the indefatigable

American can do spirit.

The Junior Mr. Young, gross,
has a pair of big shoes

to fill taking over
for his late father.

Will he chart his own course,
one that stretches beyond

the shadow cast by his
father's financial empire,

or will the company suffer
from his inexperience?

The only thing worse than
being talked about,

is not being talked about.

I want to...

Have the freedom
to be my own man

and escape the media's portrayal
as "Junior Mr. Young."

You surrendered that
right at birth, my friend.

Can we just talk
about the factory.

Can we delay the shutdown
until the new year?

No, closing the factory
now is the right decision.

It protects our bottom line

and just gets it off our
books during fiscal quarter.

Shutting down the
flagship of Young Inc

registers not only as a
failure but a symbolic failure

under my watch, and people,
I need a win in my debut.

It is a win, it's a win
for the shareholders,

it's a win for breaking
away from traditions.

It's a symbolic gesture
under your new leadership.

Mr. Young?

Dover is a town known for its
good, hard working people,

Have you been to the factory
to evaluate it first hand?

I haven't been there
since I was a young kid.

Then, with all due respect,

how do you know for certain
that it can't be saved?

Who are you?

Who is she?

This is Riley,
your new assistant.

Isn't that my decision?

Exactly, that's why I
wanted her to meet you.

You're on.

Okay, Riley.

Say you're me, what's
my first move?

I would visit the factory.

Talk to the work force.

Spend time on the factory floor.

Let your critics know
that you're willing to

roll up your sleeves and do
the hard work to compensate for

whatever perceived
inexperience you may have.

Closing the factory demonstrates
that you're capable

of making the tough decisions
to run this company.

Tough decisions absolutely,

but it may not be
the right decision.

You're not gonna take advice

from someone who just walked
off the street, are you?

No, no of course not.

That's why we should
get her off the street

before somebody else does.

You're hired.

Amanda, send Riley
to Dover immediately

and have her set up for my trip.

Can you pack your bags and be on
Huntley Airstrip in two hours?

Yes, I will be there
ready to travel.

Welcome to the family
business, Riley.

Thank you.

Let's go.

You were very
impressive in there.

Thanks
Ms. Sage.

I consider us lucky to have you.

I'll drop by HR and
make things official.

Was there something you
needed to tell me earlier?

It can wait.

Have a good trip.

Hi, Mom.

Merry Christmas!

The good news is I got the job.

That's fantastic,
congratulations.

I knew you could do it.

She got the job.

Couldn't be more proud
of you, good job honey!

But the bad news is,

They think I'm somebody else.

I don't understand.

They think you're someone else,

How could you be anybody
other than who you are?

Well when they called me
in they called "Riley V."

Of course I am Riley V

but there must have been
another Riley V there

who stepped out or got
tired of waiting because...

Well they interviewed
me off of her resume,

hired me on the spot, but I
think they think I'm her.

But you're not her, you're you.

I know I'm me.

Did you explain that to them?

I was afraid they would fire me.

You need to go in there right
now and tell them the truth.

They'll look foolish for
hiring the wrong person.

Well then convince them they
hired the right person!

Well that's what I'm planning
to do, I'm already on the job,

they're sending me to
Dover, New Hampshire.

The town needs the toy
factory to stay open

in order to survive, and,
well, I think I can help,

but I can't help
if I'm not there.

Riley...

Mom, I need you to trust me on
this, there's much more at stake

than my job, I need
to see this through

and I don't think I'm
doing anything wrong,

but if I am, at least I'm doing
it for the right reasons.

Hi!

Hi there.

I'm Riley Vance, I'm
Mr. Young's assistant.

I'm Piper.

It's a pleasure to meet you.

Is Mr. Young
with you?

You're a few days too early.

Mr. Young prefers
to drive.

Shoot.

Really?

Mayor Keegan hired me
to drive him into town.

We heard he was arriving today,

and wanted to extend
the proper welcome.

Aw, well you can drive me
into town if you want,

I'd love to get a feel for
the place before I settle in.

Why not?

Let me get your bags.

Thank you.

Everyone owes their
living, in some way,

to Mr. Young and
the toy factory.

People here are trying to
enjoy the Christmas season

but everyone's a
little bit nervous.

If the factory closes
and people lose their jobs,

well there won't be much
cause for celebration.

I know all too well
what that feels like.

My dad lost his job
when I was young.

But he bounced back.

He started his own company.

It's like stepping into
a Norman Rockwell painting.

Small town living at its finest.

Everyone knows
everyone else's name,

and if you come across
someone you don't know,

the general rule is to just
say "Hi" and introduce yourself.

They're just setting up
for the Winter Carnival now.

In my hometown we
have a Winter Parade,

Santa Claus, his reindeers,
carolers, the works.

Well we have a
Christmas Carolvan.

What is a Christmas Carolvan?

It's hard to describe to someone
without it sounding cheesy,

but I promise, you can't help
but feel the Christmas spirit

once you see it
with your own eyes.

I can't wait.

Thank you.

I have more than one job.

A real go-getter.

Do you think that
there's any chance

your boss will keep
the factory open?

Honestly I don't know.

I've been his assistant
for less than a day,

but this is the
season of miracles.

And based on my first
glance of the town,

I don't see how he
couldn't be overwhelmed

with Christmas Spirit
once he spends time here.

I'm gonna ride instead of fly,

a nice long road trip
will give me time

to wrap my head around
what needs to be done.

I'll tell Riley.

This trip will be good for you.

Give you a chance to
prove that you're not just

Thomas Young's son,
you're Mr. Young now.

I'm not terribly
thrilled about visiting

this close to Christmas, and
risk of being exposed to

an insufferable amount
of Christmas cheer.

Hundreds of jobs are
depending on your decision,

not to mention the livelihood
of their families, the town.

Do yourself a favor, and them,

Don't come off like a Scrooge.

Blah Humbug!

Drive safe.

Thank you.

Hello...

Excuse me...

I'm sorry, I'm Martin
Keegan, the Town Mayor.

Hi, Mr. Mayor,
I'm Riley Vance.

Well, a pleasure to
meet you, Miss Vance.

Piper told me you're Mr.
Young's assistant, right?

Yes!

Okay, here is my private
cell number, if you call

I will personally answer it,
at any time of day or night.

If I can be of any assistance
to you or Mr. Young in any way

while you're in town, please
don't hesitate to let me know.

Where is Mr. Young
staying?

I've booked him into
a suite at the hotel.

We can do much better than that.

Let me pull some strings.

I know some people who
would be more than willing

to rent out their place,
nicest house in town,

fit for someone of
Mr. Young's stature.

I want to do everything
I can to make Dover feel

just like home for him,
you know, while he's here.

Thank you!

Okay.

Pleasure!

Okay!

Watch your step here.

Thanks.

No, no, no, no you're
going to love the hotel.

The staff are going to
wait on you hand and foot.

Here we go, that's
it, that's good.

I thought you said they were
willing to rent out their house.

Willing to take
one for the team,

or in this case, the town.

Everyone okay in there?

Good.

Can I lend you a hand with that?

I think I've got it
but thanks for the offer.

I'm Rebecca Neston
with the Dover Citizen.

I'd love to speak
to Mr. Young,

get his personal opinion
on closing the factory.

But, he's not closing...

Okay, do you have a, card?

Well I will talk
to Mr. Young

about getting you some
face time with him.

Thank you.

What did she want?

An interview with my boss.

I would steer clear of her.

She's a barracuda, more about
making news than reporting it.

Thanks for the warning.

A little Christmas cheer
should do the trick.

William Young.

Mr. Young,
it's Riley.

I wanted to get
your E.T.A.

GPS says I'm two hours out.

Great.

I think you are going to
love the house I rented for you.

And I'll be here when you arrive
to help you get settled in.

Great, thank you.

Okay he is due any minute.

We're ready for him.

You don't think that this
is just a little bit much?

There is nothing I wouldn't
do to help this town, hmm?

Okay people, now,

When Mr. Young arrives, I
want you to make him feel

as much at home as possible,

as if he'd lived
here all his life,

a welcoming he
will never forget.

Are you with me?

Afternoon.

Officer.

I pulled you over to
give you a warning.

Noticed your New York tags.

You're driving a little fast.

See, we like everyone to be safe
when they come through our town.

Yes, I completely
understand, sir.

Good.

Just need to see your license
and registration for the record.

Of course.

You know, unfortunately
it appears

I have misplaced
my identification.

I'm sorry to hear that.

Gonna to have to take you in

until you can prove
your identity.

Excuse me?

Yeah, it's the law.

I'm sure it is.

Listen officer...

Sheriff.

Sheriff, of course.

I'm William Young,
The Young Toy Factory.

I'm sure you've seen my photo.

So you want to do
this the easy way,

or the hard way?

Okay.

Yeah, there we go.

Just this way.

He's not answering.
It's like he vanished.

We'll give him a
few more minutes.

Okay people, come on,
let's liven up here, huh?

We only got one chance to make
a good first impression on him.

Mayor Keegan.

What!?

Okay, right.

I found Mr. Young.

We're need to take a ride.

Piper start the car.

Everyone you stay put, and
we'll be right back, okay?

Where are we going?

I'll tell you in the car.

Just tell me now.

He's in jail.

Jail!?

What?

All right, Mr.
Young, you are free to go.

Enjoy your stay in the town.

It's a beautiful place to be
during the Christmas Season.

Well, thanks for the
hospitality fellas.

We need to talk.

Merry Christmas to you.

Thank you very much.

This is our ride.

Mr. Young, I'm terribly
sorry about what happened...

Get us outta here.

Mr. Young, this is Piper, I
hired her to drive us around

while we're in town.

It's a pleasure to
meet you, Mr. Young.

New York City, step on it.

Seriously?

Mr. Young is just
being funny.

At least I think he
is, aren't you?

What's with all this?

I thought the house could
use some Christmas Spirit,

make it feel more like home.

You don't like it?

Like it, no I hate it.

What do you have
against Christmas?

Look, I've fired people
for less than this,

do you want to get fired?

Do you want to fire me?

I mean I could understand
for doing something wrong

but not for doing
something nice.

Not to mention I just
bailed you out of jail.

You didn't bail me out of jail,
I didn't need to be bailed out

I just needed to
prove my identity.

Okay wait, am I seriously fired?

Because if I am, I'm leaving
all of these decorations up

for you to deal with.

No, no, I'm not
firing you, look,

I'm just exhausted and there's
still a lot of work to do, okay?

I don't celebrate Christmas.

Can you please take them down?

Fine.

Thank you.

Bedroom?

Well this isn't gonna
be good for business,

this isn't going to
be good for anybody.

Hi...

I'm sorry, one second.

Good morning, Amanda.

You're in town for
less than 24 hours

and you make the front
page of the local paper?

I thought all publicity
was good publicity.

Try telling that to
the shareholders.

Look, it's the local
paper, it's no big deal.

If it stayed local, it
wouldn't be a big deal.

The story was picked up
by all the NYC tabloids.

Honestly, William, the
entire point of the trip

was to promote a solid
image of leadership.

It was a minor incident.

Look, I know you didn't
do anything wrong

other than misplace
your license.

People are going to see that
headline and assume you did.

Good bye.

Cream?

What's that?

Cream, for your coffee?

Yes, thank you.

Just doing my job.

So you saw the headline?

I did.

And how do you think
I should respond?

By doing the job
you came here to do.

Right.

Okay, well then,
let's get to work.

You look just like
your father William.

I met him during the very
first day that I worked here.

He went out of his way to
talk to me when he found out

that I was the newest employee.

And he gave me a piece of advice

that I have never forgotten.

He said, "Never present
problems without solutions."

Now that is great advice,
from a great man.

Universally considered a great
man, unless he was your father.

Well this is our factory,
we're one big happy family.

We want to feel like
you're part of that family

as long as you're with us and
I'm hoping that you and I

are gonna be able to
work out a solution

to keep this whole
family together.

So I'd like to walk you
through the production line,

from the start to the finish.

That way you get a sense
of how a toy is made

and let's you meet
some of our workers.

Alright, why don't
we start over here?

Obviously, our painting station.

Our problem is simple, our costs
are up, our sales are down.

We just lost a major contract
with a brick and mortar chain

six months ago.

Has there been any progress
with other sales channels?

Well we've been trying to
break in to the online space,

but so far, none of the majors
are willing to negotiate

a rate of commission for us
that makes any kind of sense

with our price point.

Okay.

And they're saying that our
toys are "too traditional."

What about effort
towards new products?

Well, so far we
don't have anything

beyond the concept phase.

We just don't have the
resources to put into

the research and development
for a new product line.

Well what we need to do is take
what may appear to be a weakness

about our product, and
market it as a strength.

Any suggestions you have, we are
more than happy to take them.

I had one of these
when I was a kid.

Sorry.

I'm just, I'm feeling nostalgic,

My dad got me one of these
for Christmas one year

and I loved it so much
until the batteries died.

I love you.

Unfortunately, every
toy has it's time...

Excuse me I'm gonna
have to take this.

Did you ever get one of these?

It was the gift on Christmas
morning that year.

What's your name?

Cute.

Wait, don't move.

Get that eyelash.

Make a wish.

I'm hungry!

I've got it!

I present to you the
Christmas Wishing Bear...

That's Jeffrey the bear.

Not anymore.

It is now a Christmas
Wishing Bear!

Everybody needs a
miracle in their life,

a little bit of Christmas magic.

So we enable people to give
each other a Christmas Wish.

We'll re-program
the voice chips,

so he's not complaining about
being hungry or tired anymore,

instead he'll offer
hope, a wish!

A Christmas wish.

So does he grant multiple
wishes or just one wish?

That is open for discussion.

I think the solution creates
more problems than it solves.

I mean how do we
get this all done

and distributed in
the time we have?

How does a $10 item turn
the entire factory around?

And how do we get kids
to be interested in this

when it's so close to Christmas?

But it isn't just for kids.

I think adults
would love it too.

And that gives us
a bigger market.

Well it's obsolete merchandise,
already written down

so anything that we make
would be pure cash flow.

If we were able to sell
the entire inventory,

let's just say that would do
wonders for our bottom line.

I could have a merchant website
up by the end of the day.

And we could reach out and
get the entire town involved,

you know have them send
out emails, tweets,

get the word out.

We wouldn't have to spend
anything on advertising

except for our time.

Maybe we could look
at re-branding

some of our other products.

What do you
say, Mr. Young?

Do we have your blessing?

I still think it seems
like an impossible task.

Nothing is impossible
at Christmas time.

All right.

Prove me wrong.

Joe!

I love it.

I'm going to buy fifty of these

and give them as gifts
to all my constituents.

Well that is a great start

but I need you to get
the entire town on it.

Spread the word, email, tweet,
shout it from the rooftops,

send carrier pigeons, just
do everything you can.

Think of it as our own grass
roots Kickstarter campaign.

Consider it done.

I'm gonna reach out
to my dad, as well.

He's got relationships
with buyers and sellers

all over the world
through his online store.

So who knows, maybe we'll be
able to sell off all the old...

...vintage inventory.

With any luck, we'll pull
off a Christmas Miracle.

I certainly hope so!

Give me a few of these.

There you go, okay.

Thank you!

Piper, I have
another job for you.

I need to get these to anyone
willing to spread the word.

And please tell them to forward
the link to everybody they know.

Don't worry.

I'll get the word out.

Like Santa around the
globe on Christmas Eve.

Well, thank you!

Hi!

Unfortunately nothing
here has changed at all.

All the books are still
completely upside down.

I wish I could do something,
I really do but honestly,

they would need a miracle.

I guess it's just a
matter of timing.

I can go through the motions,
keep up appearances here,

protect the company image.

Okay.

Yeah, bye bye.

Is this seat taken?

Oh my, you look like you
got the weight of the world

on your shoulders.

Not the world, just the town.

I'm trying to come up with a
way to save the toy factory.

I find the most complex
problems are often solved

with the simplest solutions.

That's a nice sentiment Santa,

but this is no easy task.

I said simple,
I didn't say easy.

You've got your work cut out
for you but you're not alone,

you've got a whole
town behind you

they're all hoping and
wishing for the same miracle.

Believe me, that's
a powerful thing.

More powerful than
you might realize.

That's real Christmas magic.

If you can help William
find his Christmas spirit,

he'll genuinely do
the right thing.

Remember, this is Christmas
time, it's a season of miracles.

Sorry.

Hi!

Hi.

So the Mayor was wondering if
you would be willing to make an

announcement to the town about
our plan to save the factory.

Help get the word out.

I'm not quite sure I'm
the best candidate for the job,

I mean I'm an outsider
to these people, right?

You'll be great.

Who better than Mr. Young
himself to spread the word?

Evening Mr. Young.

Hello.

It's good to see you again.

Riley, I want to apologize again

for what happened the other day.

Our Sheriff is a little
bit too by the book.

We had every intention of giving
you a proper welcome but, well,

I never intended for it to
turn into such a disaster.

I'm sure your heart was
in the right place, sir.

It was.

So we'd like to make up for it

by making you our guest of
honor at the Winter Carnival.

Now if you'd be so kind as
to follow me, Mr. Young

the entire town is so looking
forward to meeting you.

It would mean the world to us.

Mr. Young, come on.

Hello everyone!

I would rather be
facing a firing squad

than this much Christmas cheer.

Welcome to the one
hundred and fourteenth

Winter Carnival celebration!

Are we feeling good tonight?

Alright.

Now I'd like to say a few
words before we get started.

Our town owes a great
deal to the Young family.

Their factory has kept this town
thriving for over fifty years.

Here representing them and
our guest of honor tonight,

William Young himself.

Good evening everyone.

Are you going to keep
the factory open?

Yeah!

Good question, we
have a plan in place,

but we will need all of your
help to make it happen.

How is that going to
keep the factory open?

A Christmas Wish, a Christmas
Wish to Save a Town.

It's a fantastic plan.

Now if each and every one
of you spread the word

to five people that you
know outside of town,

and they in turn spread the
word to another five people,

well word will spread
like wildfire, right?

Are we gonna do it?

Are we gonna do it?

I'm sorry.

I thought this would
go over better.

Well it's not your fault.

I feel like it is.

Is there anything I can do?

No.

Just enjoy the carnival.

Hello William.

Hello Santa, hi.

Wait, how do you know my name?

There isn't a person in
town who doesn't recognize

William Young when they see him.

Tell that to the Sheriff.

Yeah, well maybe one.

No offense Santa, but this
doesn't exactly seem like

a good location to be
collecting donations,

there's no one around.

You're not exactly no one.

Out of everyone in the
entire town, at the moment,

you have the most to give.

I'm embarrassed to say that
I don't have any cash on me,

everything is
plastic these days.

How terribly true.

You can give when you're ready.

Okay.

Good night Santa.

Good night.

Morning!

I lost track of you last
night at the Winter Carnival.

How'd you end up?

Can an overindulgence
in Christmas cheer

give you a hangover?

In my experience, it should
be quite the opposite.

Why do you treat Christmas

like it's your own
personal kryptonite?

You know, I think this town
is my own personal Kryptonite.

If you're committed to
keeping the factory up

and running like
you say you are,

you just need to prove that
you're invested in the town.

And what do you suggest?

Since you asked, I have
made a list of activities

to get you out and about,
connect with the town,

show that you can fit in,
be one of the regular folks.

It will go a long way in helping
us tailor the public image

of you and the company.

Comin' at ya!

This wasn't on my list.

That's exactly why I picked it.

We need to get you doing
things with visibility.

Renting an entire
skating rink for a night

is more like in-visibilty.

Baby steps, okay?

Speaking of baby steps...

Get out here, let's go.

Okay.

This is fine.

Winter sports were a big
part of my family growing up.

I played hockey in both
high school and college,

could have gone pro.

Why didn't you?

Because I was groomed to take
over the family business

from the day I was born.

There really wasn't
another option as far

as my dad was concerned.

Do you ever regret it, not
following your own path?

I can't help but wonder "what
if" every now and then, yeah.

In one way or another, we're
all trying to keep the

"what if's" of our past
from defining us.

Hold on, is this your
first time on skates?

First time since I was five.

So I think it's probably best
if I just keep a safe distance,

not risk losing any teeth.

Nonsense.

We came here to skate,
and you will skate.

Plus you're covered under
the company dental plan,

so it's fine.

Thanks for the
vote of no confidence.

It's okay, come here,
I'll have you skating

on your own before
you even realize it.

Ballet lessons.

That was my mother's
weapon of choice

to keep me busy after school.

I much preferred hanging
out with my dad,

helping get his startup
off the ground.

He's an entrepreneur
and he always said,

you can do anything you want

as long as you work
hard enough at it.

My dad though, something always
seemed to go wrong right before

he has the chance
to grab the brass ring.

Don't look now, but
you're skating by yourself.

Oh my god.

I guess all those ballet lessons
finally paid dividends, huh?

Or you are just an
incredible skating coach.

Maybe.

Okay, ready for a triple axle?

Right.

Don't go too fast!

Let me see you fly, girl!

How do I stop?

You never do.

You just go flying
into the boards.

I will have a triple
vanilla espresso,

dry, extra hot, and
for the lady, a,

Peppermint mocha,
extra peppermint.

Really?

Am I wrong?

No.

He's smooth!

Thanks, Piper.

How did you do that?

Just one of my talents, I guess.

I don't know, I can read people.

I may not have the business
savvy that my dad had,

but I can read
just about anyone.

Okay.

How about Piper over there?

Piper...

She's hard working.

We all know that.

Okay.

She's making up for a
lack of self confidence.

She's in a rut,

but she's digging herself out
with everything she's got.

Maybe because of a
break up with a guy.

So every time a girl's in a
rut it's because of a guy?

No.

Not you.

Me what?

You're not in a rut
because of a guy.

You're just too smart.

Funny.

I mean it.

You know what I need to
do before I ever do it.

Amanda doesn't even know that

and she's known me
since I was a baby.

So I'm just too smart
and that's my problem?

No, your problem is that you're
not a CFO or a CEO or a VP.

You don't have the
luxury of being born

into one of those positions.

People like you usually get
fired before you ever make it

to middle management.

And I was just
starting to like you.

I know, but if
you let me finish,

I was going to say
that people like you

are the ones that succeed.

The breakouts.

You can't make it in
corporate America,

so you carve out your own niche,

breaking away from the norm and
creating something special.

Good save.

You better mean that.

I do mean it.

I promise.

You are something
special, Riley.

Here are your drinks.

Told you she was a barracuda.

Yes.

Yes you did.

So what's your story?

I'm the big city girl who
follows the small town boy

to his small town and
when he dumps her,

she stays around.

Big city?

Chi-town.

Chicago.

Home of the White Sox, deep
dish pizza and Al Capone!

Anyways, I fell in love with
this place at first sight

and I just...

Everyone was so welcoming,
I couldn't bear to leave.

Especially after my
first Christmas here.

And the boyfriend?

He moved back to Chicago.

Typical, right?

We need to talk.

Are you following me now?

I have an offer for you,
full access to Mr. Young

for one no holds
barred interview.

In exchange for what?

In exchange for you backing off

of him with the
snarky headlines.

I need him to get
some positive press.

If you want to get him
some positive press,

I suggest you get him to
do something positive.

You're attacking the one
man who can save this town.

No, I'm not.

I've seen his type before,

they talk the talk but
they don't walk the walk.

You're wrong about William.

He is a spoiled rich kid
who has earned nothing.

He was born into money.

He's gonna to put his
money where his mouth is.

Oh really, can I
quote you on that?

No.

No quote.

So even you don't believe that.

William doesn't care about
this factory or this town.

Like me, he knows
this tired old town

lost its luster a long time ago.

Then why are you still here?

Well I'm not gonna
be for much longer.

Your boss is the biggest thing
that's ever happened here

and he's my ticket
to the big time.

My first article on him blew up.

And because of it, I have
several other job prospects

that are gonna get me
out of here for good.

So if you don't mind,
have a nice day.

Thank you ladies.

Hi there!

Hi!

What are you doing here?

I just wanted to make
myself a little special meal.

You cook?

I am not without skills, okay?

Alright, let's see.

Chicken, Ritz Crackers,
cream of mushroom soup,

What exactly are you cooking?

Little special family recipe.

You're gonna mix
all of that together?

Yes.

Is it edible?

I'll have you know I intend
to make you eat those words.

Why don't you join
me for dinner?

Come on, there's enough for two.

At least let me defend my
family's honor in the kitchen.

Sure, why not?

Great.

Trust me, it is going to
be sinfully scrumptious.

We'll see about that.

A little dish called
Chicken on the Ritz.

Something my grandmother
made for me as a boy.

I get it now!

Ritz Crackers,
chicken on the Ritz.

It's ritzy.

"An elegant dish"
she used to say.

She taught me how to cook before
I left for boarding school.

You must have been a
hit with the ladies,

a girl loves a guy who
knows how to cook.

I may have been,

if I didn't go to an all
boys boarding school.

But all my friends
seemed to like it.

They would come by every
week for Sunday dinner,

sometimes some of
the teachers too.

No way, so popular.

I know, it was party time.

There's a bottle of
white wine in the fridge,

would you grab it for us?

Yeah.

Alright.

Okay, alright I had my doubts,
but I have to admit,

it tastes pretty good.

I've been proven wrong.

My hat is off to the chef.

My grandmother's culinary
honor remains in tact.

I get the sense you
two were pretty close.

Yeah, yeah.

She was the best person
I've ever known.

She was smart and caring and she
was always delighted to see you.

You sort of remind me of her.

Just what every
girl is dying to hear,

that she reminds a
guy of his grandmother.

Okay, well...

To clarify, I meant you
remind me of her,

More like her...

Her character, not that you
present a grandmother demeanor

in any way shape or
form whatsoever, so...

Yeah, nice save.

Yeah, thanks.

So do you have any other
hidden talents besides cooking

I should know about?

Well I guess you'll
just have to wait and see.

Are you the mystery woman?

What?

No.

Of course not.

I was just joking but you
lost your cool way too fast,

you are the mystery woman!

It wasn't a date.

He was just making
himself dinner

and invited me to eat with him.

He made dinner for you?

No man makes dinner for women
without an ulterior motive.

It is not like that.

Well, like it or not,

you went out on a first
date with your boss.

Okay, can you stop saying
that because it's not a date

unless you call it a date
and it wasn't a date.

You really like him.

I've lost my mind.

I mean you'd have to be crazy

to be attracted to a
successful good looking man.

Hi!

We're putting these out
to everybody you know.

Amanda Sage.

Hey, Amanda, listen I'm
gonna have to extend my trip

by a couple days.

I need some more time
with the factory decision.

You've had a change of heart?

The heart is
definitely involved.

Let me push some things
around on your schedule,

I'll make it work.

Bye.

Run this down to Benjamin.

I'd like to squeeze a
hiring announcement

into the company newsletter
before distribution.

Mr. Young!

How would you like to
participate in our Secret Santa?

I don't know what that is.

Well, every employee that
wants to participate

puts their name in the hat.

You pick a name out of the hat,

you buy that person a
gift but it's a secret,

so you become the Secret Santa
for whoever's name you pick.

It's voluntary.

Yeah, yeah I'll do it.

Sure.

Great!

Emily Lamb.

Which one is she?

Emily!

Come over here!

This is Mr. Young.

Pleasure to meet you Emily.

Nice to meet you too, sir.

Emily is our youngest
employee at 17.

She comes here every
day after school.

I'm trying to save
up for college.

Fantastic.

Hey!

Hi Piper.

I got your message
telling me to meet you here.

Is it about the headline,

because to clarify despite
what the papers claim,

I know that it wasn't a date.

No, it is not
about the headline.

Never mind.

But since you brought it up,

no it most certainly
was not a date.

It was just good food
and good company.

Yeah, good food
and good company.

Yeah, yeah.

Well I'm glad we
could clear that up.

Not that it needed clearing up.

No, exactly.

So, then, why are we here?

Right.

I need your help.

With some gift shopping.

Christmas shopping!?

Gift shopping.

Here we go.

Emily Lamb is the only
name on this piece of paper.

That's because Emily Lamb is the
only person I need to shop for.

Who is Emily Lamb?

She works at the factory.

I pulled her name
at the Secret Santa.

I'm sorry it's just kinda funny.

The guy who doesn't
celebrate Christmas

is being forced to go
Christmas shopping.

For the last time, I
said gift shopping.

Okay.

Gift shopping.

But about your whole
non-believer status?

I think you would feel
unburdened if you just told me

why you don't
celebrate Christmas.

I doubt it.

I'm serious, it'll be
like I am sharing half

of that burden with you.

And how is that exactly?

I don't follow.

Right now you have
100% of it bottled up,

contained inside of you.

But by telling me, you
will let go of 50% of it and

be left with half of the burden
you are currently carrying.

Do you follow?

Are you sure your
math is correct?

Well, actually with me, it's
probably more than 50%,

because I have been told
I'm very empathetic.

I don't think
you're pathetic at all.

Are you trying to be punny?

Okay, but what if you think my
non celebratory logic is stupid?

I will be sure to tell you.

Okay.

My mother died before I
was old enough to know her.

My grandmother became more
of a parent in my life

and she made Christmas
very special.

Everything she did, it was the
closest thing to magic that I've

ever experienced and when
she died, that magic faded.

What about your dad?

He was too busy
running his empire.

He never really let me be a kid.

You know, I spent countless
amounts of holidays

after my grandmother's
death completely alone.

I'm sorry.

As I get older, Christmas
just ends up reminding me

how much I miss my grandmother.

And it ends up becoming
something I try to survive

rather than celebrate.

But don't you think she'd
want you to be happy

at Christmas time?

Yeah, I know she would be.

But I haven't managed to
find a way to do that yet, so.

Well, you can consider me

your own personal
Christmas cheerleader.

I know I will turn you
around on Christmas.

Is that a threat?

It's a fact.

Eventually I will wear you down.

This just got interesting.

Good morning
Mr. Young!

I'm sorry...

Morning
Mr. Mayor.

Beautiful morning, isn't it?

Indeed it is.

Can I have a word with you?

Sure.

You know what I love
most about this town?

What's that?

It's magic.

Magic?

Yeah, let me prove it to you.

If I lived in any other town
in the world I'm unemployable.

But in this town, I'm the Mayor.

Forgive me, no offense,

but that doesn't exactly
strike me as a selling point.

What I'm saying is, is
this is a special town.

It's so special that everyone
who lives here is special too.

That's it's magic.

And I'd like to share a little
bit of that magic with you

by inviting you to ride with
us on the Christmas Carolvan.

The Christmas Carolvan?

It's an old unique tradition.

You've never heard about this?

Can't say that I have, sir.

That's funny, cause your
grandmother helped start it.

Really?

Yeah.

You see, at the end
of a factory day,

a dozen workers decided to jump
on the back of a flatbed truck

and go Christmas Caroling.

And every year since then,
the Carolers and the truck

have made their appearance,

it's been getting bigger
and better every year.

Your grandmother was one of
the original "Christmas Dozen"

as we've come to call them.

Christmas Dozen?

I have it on solid authority
from a local historian.

She put it all together.

In order to cheer
up her grandson

who was feeling a little
down at Christmas time.

That's...

That's funny, I don't
remember that.

I'd be very honored if
you'd ride with us tonight.

Can I bring a friend?

Riley?

Yes.

You two have been spending
a lot of time together, hmm?

We're not dating or anything,

I mean that would
be unprofessional.

Mr. Young, you don't strike
me as someone who plays

by anyone else's rules
other than your own.

That's what I like about you.

Thank you, sir.

This evening, I'll see you?

I'll be there will bells on.

Ha-ha!

Great!

Thank you.

Yes!

Not such a scrooge after all.

Hello?

Hi Mom.

In order to have a
peaceful holiday season,

I'm willing to
overlook the argument

we had the other day.

Mom, please I told
you I had to do this.

I know, but you're my daughter
and I'll always worry about you.

It's my job.

But I know you're an
adult and as an adult

you're responsible for
your own decisions.

Thanks Mom.

That is very, well,
it's very adult of you.

You always had your
father's sense of humor.

Anyway, I'm glad you called,
I sent you and dad a link

to the factory website and
I need you to forward it

to everyone you know.

Yeah, yeah, yeah we already did.

I bought ten to
give away as gifts.

One to keep for myself
and your father

even put up on the store site.

That's great.

Alright Mom, I'm gonna
call you later, okay?

Right now I need to see
a man about a sleigh

and eight tiny reindeer.

Clever.

Hi.

Hi!

How do you feel about kids?

If you mean do I want to
have children of my own some

day, well I guess that depends
on the woman I end up marrying.

Okay well thank you for
your forthcoming answer

but I specifically
meant reading to them.

I'd like to set up
a meet and greet

at the local school
to have you read

The Night Before Christmas
to the Kindergarten class.

You know my grandmother
actually taught me how to read

with The Night Before Christmas.

Imagine that.

So wait...

Was that a yes?

Because it sounded
like a yes to me.

That is a yes, I will do it.

Great, because we are
heading over there right now.

How did you know I
was gonna say yes?

And don't forget
your copy of the book!

He sprang to his sleigh
and to his team gave a whistle,

and away they all flew
like the down of a thistle.

But I heard him exclaim,
ere he drove out of sight...

Happy Christmas to all,
and to all a good night!

Hello boys and girls,
ladies and gentleman.

I heard someone reading
my favorite story.

Well hello Santa!

Hello William, it looks
like you got a room full

of very good little
girls and boys.

I am certain that we do.

And I'm looking forward to
visiting each and every one

of your homes on Christmas Eve.

Now I have a secret
I want you all to know.

When the Elves at the North
Pole are running behind on their

Christmas list, we catch up on
toys from the Young Toy Factory.

The Elves refer to
Dover as Toy Town.

The Young Toy Factory is
just as important to Santa

as it is to the town.

Thank you Santa, I
will keep that in mind.

I've got some candy
canes here for my friends.

There you go dears.

Did you arrange for Santa
to make an appearance?

No, I thought maybe you did.

Hello, Vance Industries.

Hi, Vance Industries.

The one and only.

Great. Is Riley there?

No, she's not home right...

I mean she's not in
the office today.

I've stood here before
my grandmother must have

brought me along during
one of my father's trips

to the factory.

It must have been the
year my mother died.

You know I gotta admit,
I feel more at home here

than I ever have
in New York city.

It reminds me of my home town.

Oh, yeah?

Where is that?

Not far from here,
town called Exeter.

Did you...

Did you leave anybody
special behind

when you moved to the big city?

You mean besides my mom and dad?

No.

None of the guys I
dated were keepers.

Maybe I wasn't the keeper.

Oh come on, you're
totally a keeper.

Yet none of my relationships
lasted past Thanksgiving.

Never had that special someone
to share Christmas with.

Well Riley I must say that
there is one last thing

that would help me feel
more at home at this place.

Okay, what's that?

Christmas decorations.

I can't believe it, I am
not falling for that!

It is a trick, like
Lucy with the football.

I'm serious and I know you
kept them, didn't you?

I did.

I hid them in the garage.

Okay.

I know what you're doing.

What do you mean?

What are you talking about?

Way to keep your cool.

You made me drop an ornament!

I just think that
you've had enough.

You're cut off,
give me your keys.

You can't cut me off
from Christmas ornaments!

I know, you're addicted.

It looks great!

Yeah.

When was the last time
you had your eyes checked?

So what are your
Christmas plans?

Going home to see the folks.

We have a whole
schedule every year.

Christmas Eve Dinner, the
opening of a single present,

Midnight mass,
all the flourishes.

How about you?

To be determined.

I usually go someplace warm.

Pick a random spot on the map

in a last minute effort
to surprise myself.

You go by yourself.

Yes and it is rather peaceful.

It sounds pretty lonely.

Well I may be alone,
but I'm never lonely.

Not this year.

You can't be alone on
Christmas, I will not allow it.

You can come home with me,

there's an extra room
over the garage,

it's like its own apartment,

my mother will love having
someone to fuss over.

She'll treat you just like
you're part of the family.

Sorry.

Hello?

Yeah.

Yeah, we can be right there.

Okay.

What's wrong?

Sales have hit a brick wall.

We were doing great, the wishes
were selling like hotcakes

and then suddenly
everything flatlined.

How close were we?

Just a little over halfway.

I've been calling everybody,
doing everything I possibly can

to get the word out there to
try to meet our sales goal...

Sorry for the late notice.

This is Rebecca Neston, she
works at the local paper.

She wants to publish a story
to help us get the word out.

This is
Mr. Young.

She knows a lot of
people outside the town.

Who's Riley Vanarden?

What did you say?

I said, who is Riley Vanarden?

Because you're Riley Vance.

Please don't do this.

Not now.

You thought that you
hired Riley Vanarden,

but really you hired Riley
Vance and you'll notice that

there's a significant
difference in the two resume's.

One is more Ivy League when
the other's more, bush league.

What is this about?

It was a mistake.

What do you mean a mistake?

What is this?

A simple mix up.

The resume's got
switched in my interview,

I know I should have told you,
and I wanted to tell you, but...

Riley, I trusted you with
details of my personal life

I have never trusted
anyone else with before.

Do you know how
difficult that is for me?

Yeah, I know.

I know you did, but
you can still trust me.

I can't trust you.

I invested in this factory,

in this town and more
importantly in you.

I never lied about who I was.

I'm sorry.

Could we have Miss
Neston escorted

off the property please?

I have every right to
report on this story.

I don't allow Grinches
in my factory, not ever.

It's fine.

Mr. Young, I
apologize.

I was just anxious to
get the word out.

Regardless of what is true about

Miss Riley's experience or her
name, she has a good heart.

Without her, we would
have been sunk,

but now at least we got a chance
of keeping this factory open

so I hope you're gonna
not let that slip away.

Vance Industries.

Yeah.

Mr. Young.

Hi.

Heard what happened.

Mind if I sit down?

Of course not, yeah.

I never get tired of this view.

It's hardly The Grand Canyon.

To me it is.

Because it was from this very
bench that I first saw my wife.

Never forget it.

I was sixteen and she was
this vision disappearing

into the Grocery Mart
with her mother.

It was right over there.

Grocery store's gone,
but she isn't.

Well, I'm very glad that
your life worked out

all Norman Rockwell,
but that's not my life.

It could be.

I've seen the way
you look at her.

I know that look.

I had it right here.

I nearly got frostbite
waiting for her to come out.

But I had to.

Why's that?

She was like the sun.

Her beautiful smile just
warmed me right up.

And when she finally came
out, I went straight up to her,

started talking, I didn't
know what I was saying,

but I just kept talking, and
we've been talking ever since.

That's a nice story,

but I'm having trouble seeing
how that relates to me.

Riley, she pretended to be
somebody that she wasn't.

And who would that be?

A kind, caring person who
wanted to save this town

and just maybe
Christmas for you?

Maybe she's not the
one who's pretending.

Who do you want
to be, Mr. Young?

The man you are here

or the man you are
when you're with her?

Take it from me,
the bench is cold.

Talk to her.

So it's true.

We hired the wrong girl?

You hired the girl that
impressed you in that room,

no matter what her name

or background or
resume would suggest.

I didn't even have a resume
when your father hired me.

I just, I wish that she
would have come clean,

that she would have trusted
me enough to tell the truth.

It's very difficult for
me to let people close.

And yet somehow,
this one got close.

Amanda, I've never had a woman
challenge me like this before,

you know?

I mean you know what it's
like when people find out

my net worth,
they can't see past it.

Riley's never seen
things that way.

She's always seen
me for who I am.

What's this?

Riley Vance's home address.

This one's for you Grandma.

I'm sorry to ruin Christmas.

Honey, you can never
ruin Christmas.

Christmas is bigger
than all of us.

No one thing going wrong
could ever possibly ruin it.

Don't worry.

Hey, you had a good ride,

you took the hit so
the town could thrive.

Nothing but good
can come from that.

No, you were right Mom, I should
have come clean from the start.

I take no joy in being right.

I wish I had been wrong.

I would have rather
it that I was wrong.

The door.

Be right back, sweetie.

Hi.

Merry Christmas!

Riley...

Mom, Dad, this is William Young.

It's a pleasure to meet you.

It's a pleasure to meet you.

Sir, how you doing?

Good, you?

Good.

Riley, can we talk?

Sure.

I wanted to tell Amanda
about the mix up

but before I could I was
in the conference room

and the you hired me

and I really felt like I
could save the toy factory,

so I was afraid if I
told you at that point...

Look, it doesn't matter.

I understand.

I know we're close to Christmas

but could you please come
back to Dover tomorrow?

Let's finish what we started.

Last box and we're outta here.

Okay.

What's going on?

We sold off the
last of the inventory.

That's fantastic!

This all happened last night?

Yep.

And William offered to make
the last delivery himself.

See you later.

You made it!

You did this.

I decided to do some last
minute Christmas shopping.

It's a good thing that you did.

This town is important
to my family.

It's important to me.

But this was all your idea.

I just provided the funds
and that part is easy.

Just buying time for everyone
to have a nice Christmas.

We can formulate a long term
solution in the New Year

but for now we need to
keep this factory open.

It's iconic, it's the flagship
operation of Young Incorporated.

We can meet with all the
online majors in January

and open up those new sales
channels but in the meantime,

what's most important,

is delivering all these toys.

So what do you say?

Wanna come along for the ride?

I wouldn't miss
it for the world.

Perfect, let's get you to work.

Can you help me with this box?

You know it's a good
thing too because...

Because Comet has a cold

and we can use all the
extra hooves on deck

if you know what I mean?

You know, my father felt
that blood was stronger

than performance, choosing
to leave me the company

over far more
qualified individuals.

You shouldn't
underestimate yourself.

Well what I'm saying is,
at the end of the day,

I want to do
everything that I can

to earn what my father left me.

But I don't want to do it, and
I can't do it without you.

You're overqualified
to be my assistant.

What I want to do is set you up
with your own consultant firm.

We'll provide you
the start up funds,

but it will be entirely
owned and operated by you.

It will be your baby.

My hope is that you will
want to continue the work

that you've done for the
Toy Factory for several other

Young Enterprises that
need restructuring.

- I'm floored.
- So is the car.

Okay, thanks.

It's gonna be hours until
the wreckers can get here.

No need.

I got this.

Try starting it now.

Okay.

Do you have any other hidden
talents besides auto repair

that I should be aware of?

You'll have to wait and see!

Ho-ho-ho-ho-ho!

There you go dear.

Thank you Santa, thank you!

And one for you too.

Madison hasn't looked this happy
since before she broke her leg.

Well, I'm glad I could help,
even if it's just a little.

My goodness,

I love giving out presents
at Christmas time!

You like getting presents?

Ho-ho-ho-ho!

Wonderful!

Ho-ho-ho-ho!

It's Christmas Eve!

It's exciting isn't it?

Can you feel it in the air?

Like someone somewhere turned
all of the Christmas lights

all over the world on
at the exact same time.

Feels like Christmas Eve should.

Like magic.

We did it, didn't we?

You did it.

You saved Christmas
for an entire town.

It was a team effort, I was
just the Christmas cheerleader.

Maybe we can just chalk
it up to a happy accident.

There was no
accident to speak of.

I'm sorry that I betrayed you.

Please, you've apologized
like a hundred times already.

I just don't know how
all this happened.

Kept digging myself
deeper and deeper.

Hey, it was for a good cause.

I'm not talking
about the factory.

I'm talking about you.

I just wanted to be around you
all the time, it felt right.

And I thought maybe I
might be lucky enough

to spend Christmas
with you this year.

And I wanted to tell you
but things got messed up.

Thank you, though, for
everything you've done for me

and for letting me
finish what I started.

Actually you're not finished.

You're coming back
to work for me

and I will not take no
for an answer.

Well in that case Mr. Young,
I accept the offer.

Excellent, so we'll just have
to approve your resume

and then we'll be in business.

Listen, I wanted to thank you

for getting Christmas
back to me as well.

Well, it's tough to shop for
the guy who has everything.

Well I don't quite
have everything,

I don't have you.

Riley, nobody has ever talked
to me the way that you do.

Nobody's ever made me
feel the way that you do.

When I'm with you, I don't
feel like William Young,

I feel like me.

I want to be the man that
I am when you're around.

I want you Riley.

RIP-FIXES-SYNC
by VaVooM