(Venice, Early 2021)
After the 917 team complains about the direction of the company at an awkward company dinner, Alex Olson makes a promise to the team to buckle down and focus on the new season. No more music. No more surfing. No more dicking around. He works and works. There are new graphics, new clothing mock ups, and a new life for the company.
Alex invites everyone to a dinner the following day at an oceanfront restaurant to show them the product. Alex gets there early but unfortunately the team is delayed by a passing thunderstorm. Alex opens his car door only for all the new graphics/catalogs to blow into the ocean. He goes to jump in to save them but a passerby mentions "Mister it's too cold to go in like that..." Alex grabs the wetsuit that's been sitting in the back of his car along with an old surfboard that's on his roof. "These designs aren't getting away!" For safety, he puts on a bluetooth speaker blaring music on the coast so he can hear a way back to shore if the visibility gets too bad.
He runs down the beach, jumps in the water, and starts paddling out. At the same time, the 917 team is seated at the oceanfront restaurant. Max Palmer asks "i wonder where Alex is...his car is out front..." to which Cyrus Bennett looks off in the distance and with a scowl on his face answers "Right there...surfing...listening to music...dicking around...are you fucking kidding me?!?!?" The whole team is disgusted and decides to quit on the spot.
As they walk to their cars, Alex gets back to shore empty handed. He runs up to them. They all ignore him except Nik Stain who looks him in the eyes and mutters "we asked you to take it serious for one day...one day...and you're out here jamming and surfing..." to which Alex responds "NO I WAS WORKING..." to which Nik responds "In the ocean wearing a wetsuit?!?!" Camera stays on Alex speechless and slack jawed as the entire team drives away.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ag1o3koTLWM