Day 105 of 150

Day 105: Honest About a Bad Idea

In Yekaterinburg, a man excitedly tells his old friend, a financial analyst, about the business he wants to start.

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Dialogue

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  1. A

    Всё, Костя, я созрел: увольняюсь и открываю бизнес. Носки с подогревом, через интернет.

    That's it, Kostya, I'm ready: I'm quitting and starting a business. Heated socks, sold online.

  2. B

    Носки с подогревом... Смело. А греются они от чего, от батареек?

    Heated socks... Bold. And what heats them, batteries?

  3. A

    От батареек. У нас полгода зима, каждый второй мёрзнет, за сезон окупится!

    Batteries. Winter here lasts half the year, every other person is freezing, it'll pay for itself in one season!

  4. B

    Как бы тебе помягче... Я не говорю, что идея плохая, но на маркетплейсах таких носков уже сотни.

    How can I put this gently... I'm not saying it's a bad idea, but there are already hundreds of socks like that on the marketplaces.

  5. A

    Пусть сотни, а мои будут лучше. Я готов вложить все сбережения, и квартиру, если надо, заложу.

    So what if there are hundreds, mine will be better. I'm ready to put in all my savings, and I'll mortgage the flat if I have to.

  6. B

    Вот тут стоп. Вложил бы ты половину, я бы промолчал, но квартира под носки, извини, это уже не риск, а авантюра.

    Hold it right there. If you were putting in half, I'd keep quiet, but your flat for socks, sorry, that's not a risk any more, it's a gamble.

  7. A

    Ты же друг, я думал, ты меня поддержишь. А ты скептик хуже налоговой.

    You're my friend, I thought you'd back me. And you're more of a sceptic than the tax office.

  8. B

    Потому и говорю честно, что друг. Закажи для начала сто пар: если за месяц разлетятся, я сам вложусь.

    I'm being honest precisely because I'm your friend. Order a hundred pairs to start with: if they sell out within a month, I'll invest myself.

  9. A

    А не разлетятся, так хоть вся родня до пенсии в тёплых носках проходит. Ладно, уговорил, начну с сотни.

    And if they don't, at least the whole family will have warm feet until they retire. All right, you've talked me into it, I'll start with a hundred.

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