Meanwhile in Gill's resort penthouse apartment million-dollar hovel on the Gold Coast the phone rings...
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*Gill walks out of the spa room with views overlooking the ocean. Towel wrapped loosely around his waist.*
Gill: I'll be back soon, pour me another Dom Perignon would you?
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*Gill picks up the phone*
Gill: Hello?
Phone: murble warble farble sporgle?
Gill: Oh, Hi Hugh, how are things going with you?
Phone: borgle spong sugnuffit farnagle blort!!!!! Erfang dingle worbs...
Gill: Hang on a sec my towel is coming loose, let me put you on speaker
Hugh Marks (CEO Nine Entertainment): ...ingly dant *beep* and we are down by 22% since the last time we focused on Richmond.
Gill: Is that good?
Hugh: No you pillock that is not good. It is *smile* terrible. My bonus is now at risk.
Gill: I don't see what you want ...
Hugh: Shut up. I own you and my newspapers own you and you need to fix this. Find something about Richmond that will boost sales and sell advertising in my papers!
Gill: But...
Hugh: Shut up I sad. Fix it or I get one of my investigators to look into you, the au-pairs, the polo pony scandal and your salary!
Gill: *now white as a sheet* Yes Mr Marks. I believe we can find something. In fact I seem to recall that one of the coaches at the Tigers asked for a broken light bulb to be changed and for the hot water in his room to be fixed.
Hugh: That'll do. We need to get them back into the paper and get circulation up again.
Gill: Leave it with me, sir. I'll get one of my team to leak some juicy stuff.
Hugh: You'd better. *hangs up*
Gill: Yes sir, will do, sir. Oh, he's gone.
Gill: *Sits on the chaise lounge*
Gill: *shouts* Eddie! EDDIE!!!
*voice from the spa room* : Yes Gill?
Gill: Bring me my glass would you, I need a drink!
Eddie: *Walks out of the spa room, champagne flutes in hand*
Eddie: Here you go Gill. You OK? You look like you've seen a ghost.
Gill: Just give me my drink will you? And wrap a towel around yourself for God's sake I feel ill enough already I don't need your bits flapping in the breeze making me feel even worse!