The Very Private Life of Mister Sim

- There is a bar? - Yes, indeed.

Here you are. Your seat is here.

- Thank you. - Have a nice trip!

It's the first time I'm upgraded to Premium!

My lucky day!

You were at the Lookea club too?

Ah, Lookea! I guess you don't know...

Ah, it's, it's... It's perfect.

When you are a family, with toddlers...

They take care of everything, we are really at ease...

You feel really safe there.

- You have little children? - No.

I have a 13 years old daughter.

Lucie. But this time, I was alone.

And, Lookea... It's not for lonely people.

That's why it feels so good to have a real conversation with someone!

Of course, you think "why is he going alone in Lookea"?

What happened is, my wife Caroline bought the trip on Internet...

... like 10 months ago,

and she left me one month later.

and I warned her, I said "take an cancellation insurance".

"you never know, just in case".

She didn't want.

And after that, I lost my job...

Depression, etc....

But I'm much better now.

And thanks to this stopover in Brindisi, I will visit my dad,

who is living down there, in the Apulia area.

I haven't seen him in 2 years.

Do you remember where you were when Jean Poperen died?

Jean Poperen?

I remember.

Because it's exactly the day I met Caroline.

You, I don't know, but I really liked Jean Poperen.

- He was number 3 in the organisation of the Socialist Party ! - Ah, yes...

With the colleagues, we were going to Leon de Bruxelles at noon...

Because we liked it, and by the way, Leon, it's not only the mussels!

People are like "Mussels, mussels", but no, there are other things.

their menu is extensive, they have salads, fries of course,

Whatever. Colleagues go at one table, I'm going to another one,

and they ask Caroline to join them.

But no! She comes to MY table.

One of the best moments of my life.

- Can I? - Yes.

Sim. François Sim. Like the card.

She was very pretty.

She had a voice... like a sour patch candy. Very pretty.

I work in HR, on the other side.

I'm very sensitive to voices.

She was HR director in an insurance company.

- But I want to become a writer. - Ah... It's good.

But she did not.

These things happen slowly. One day, you realize... Ah, can we have 2 glass of champaign?

Since it's free on Premium...

Your friend doesn't look good...

- What's happening to him? - Well, I think he's dead.

- Not at all, we were chatting... - Yes, He is.

Do you think it's linked with what I was saying?

- No. - Because, to be "boring to death", it's not a legend...

It comes from somewhere...

Your trip was good?

Well, I will prepare your room. I'll be back.

Where does she live now, Caroline?

- Clermont. - So, you often drive between Bourg-en-Bresse and Clermont.

Sometimes, yes.

And you take the A75, until Tournus?

I was sure. It's not the best way.

You have to leave Bourg-en-Bresse by the north.

Here you go. You take the D979 until Viriat.

This way, you drive around Macon.

- And, around the airport, you will take the N489... - Ah...

- Then you go to Tarrar, and you are on the highway... - Sure.

- You pass by Gresolles... - Are we going to have lunch?

No... I'm a bit tired...

But you can go.

It's not too busy at this time, it's gonna be OK.

Say, can you pass by the apartment in Roanne, pick up a folder for me?

Sure. Why do you keep this place, empty and useless?

It's a brown folder. It's called "My Flower of Evil".

You may actually read it.

Then you'll understand why you were born.

Now, I'm 3 hours early. You don't want to have a coffee?

- No, thanks, I'm afraid of the traffic jams. We were lucky... - Yes, sure.

Excuse me. Am I wrong, or you are stalking me?

- Ah, no, not particularly... - No?

- So... What were you doing? - What I was doing? Well...

I was working for a department store, and I left.

And now, I'm better. I feel like things will get better.

And you? I saw you record stuff... Advertisement?

So... I record sounds in airports so that businessmen can pretend they are on a business trip to their wives.

I make cheating easy.

I provide alibis.

You don't have problems with that?

No. But Samuel thinks like you.

- Your husband? - No, My uncle. I like him a lot.

It's for me. I have to go.

- I take the same one. - Really?

- My name is Poppy. - François Sim. Like the card.

- You know, I'm in a big depression since 6 months. - Really?

People who are not depressed are a bit stupid anyway, right?

- Do you have someone to talk with? - Not really.

Well... I have 70 friends on Facebook!

70...

Can I help you? Are you looking for something?

- Could I borrow your mobile phone? - Of course.

I have to make a call and my battery is empty.

- Can't catch it... Here you go. - Thank you very much, very kind.

- You can call, I took the code away. - This is the iPhone 4?

Ah no, no... This is the 5.

- I'm the man you stole the phone from. - Yes.

I wanted to ask, if people call, can you give my home number?

- especially a young woman called Poppy. - Yes, yes. Sure.

Well thank you. It's very k...

- Poppy? - François, it's Gabriel. Still at home? Are you free tomorrow?

- Tomorrow, sure... - I need to talk to you about toothbrushes.

4 salesmen go all around France : Bretagne, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, Nord-Pas-De-Calais, Pays Basque.

And Audrey found our motto : "IP009, sink your teeth in your future".

"sink your teeth", ha ha...

Gabriel told me you were a great salesman, serious, motivated...

We thought about you for the 4th salesman. You would have a 3008 black crossover, with a panoramic roof...

- And a GoPro HD camera. - In order to make a video diary.

It's 1000 euros by mission, with a percentage on commands of course.

- And I would go where? Nord-Pas-De-Calais? - Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur!

And Alain had a stroke of genius when he created the IP005, the eco-friendly toothbrush!

pine tree handle, 100% european, with a boar hairs brush.

- Aren't you afraid people will hate the pig's hairs? - Not at all.

For conservatives, we also have the IP007, plastic handle but removable head.

I leave you to guys it, I have to make a call.

And here is the jewel of the crown.

IP009. Removable head. Hazel wood handle.

Therefore more supple.

You wanna try?

Come on, go ahead, it's brand new!

You will see, it's something...

- Ah yes... - See? How comfortable?...

She spends some time on this website, I managed to contact her.

I design fancy jewelry.

Aren't you working this afternoon, question mark?

Well there is not much people today at the shop, with this weather.

And you? Are you alone?

With my daughter. Locked in her room. You know that, you and your teenagers, dot.

Exactly. How is your daughter? Lucie, right?

She's OK. She got her period for the first time 2 days ago. We celebrated at the restaurant together, exclamation mark.

Does her father know?

Her father? He's so uptight, I feel like he's stuck in last century.

- My husband just came back, I have to go. - But I thought you were in your shop, quest...

- Hello, it's Poppy. I'm not disturbing? - Not at all, not at all, I'm happy.

Would you come over for dinner tomorrow evening?

Wait, I... I'm checking if... I'm available...

- Well, tomorrow, OK. - Great!

I want your trip to be "clean". Our product is eco-friendly, our advertisement shall be as well.

- Simple as ABC. Audrey? - The one who will come back with the lowest gas consumption...

... will have a 1000 euros bonus.

It's the "cleanliness contract".

Absolutely. You are not racing, you are here to deliver the good news :

Thanks to BioBuccal, a revolution is taking place in the world of oral health.

Let me say, "BioBuccal, sink your teeth in your future".

I got you a first appointment at a dentist in Villefranche, and then it's up to you .

- Ah? And everyone gets a first appointment, like this? - No.

in 100 meters, turn right.

Mister Sim, come in, we were expecting you.

I'm Poppy's mother.

I'm glad you came!

You OK? I'm going to introduce you to my uncle. You remember?

- Samuel, this is François. - Hello.

- François Sim, you know, I met him at the airport. - Yes, yes.

My friends, dinner is ready!

And you, in which field are you working?

I was working in leisure articles, for kids. Toys.

- You know, I was working in a library, I know children quite well...

- You are quite good at this! - Well, it's my job... Because with 3% interest in a capital venture, it's OK...

But, but... 3% in a capital venture... It's without the interests, right?

- You don't work in finance, right? - No.

These days, I'm in the toothbrush.

- The toothbrush? - Yes, I'm taking care of a brand new product,

it's an eco-friendly toothbrush, a revolution for the market, a great technological progress.

And you have faith in the technological progress of a toothbrush?

- Well... Yes. - OK. You do what in the company?

I'm in sales. I'm actually going on a business trip soon.

You're a peddler.

Cole Porter, you mean the musician?

Sorry?

Don't you know Cole Porter? Night and Day, I Get a Kick Out of You, Near to me or far, I think of you...

I think of you, Night and Day ... Right.

- It's me. The kid. - Ah yes, of course.

- And him? - Donald Crowhurst, the British navigator.

- Do you know? - No... Well, I know Cole Porter.

This was taken on October 29th, 1968 in Portsmouth.

My parents were fond of sailing, and they took me to the departure of the first round-the-world solo race.

- Donald Crowhurst was among the 10 competitors. - Ah, OK.

This was the day before departure. He would never come back.

- He sank? - He probably jumped out of the boat after 243 days on the sea.

For years, I collected everything about him.

I was obsessed with him.

Donald Crowhurst was an engineer, specialized in electronics.

He was sailing as an amateur.

Every other competitors were experimented sailors.

These are from a documentary the BBC made about him at the time.

He wanted to prove his family he could cross the globe.

He found a sponsor, which was unusual for the time,