(car engine revs)
(reporters shout)
(cameras flash)
- Who's that?
- You must be new to the "let them eat cake beat."
That is Bruce Wayne.
- Philanthropist. Bibliophile.
True friend of the Library of Metropolis.
Mr. Lex Luther.
(crowd claps)
- Me? Gosh.
Okay.
Nikki.
You're embarrassing me.
Speech, speech. Uh, blah blah blah.
Open bar.
The end.
(crowd chuckles)
The word Philanthropist comes from the Greek.
Meaning a "lover of humanity."
It was coined about 2,500 years ago.
- All right, where am I going, Alfred?
- Go past the elevator.
Do a left.
That's where it must be.
It's in the service corridor in the basement.
Go down the stairs.
- [Lex] Gods and Men. Prometheus went with us,
and he ruined Zeus' plan to destroy mankind
and for that, he was given a thunderbolt.
Choo!
Hm.
That seems unfair.
On a serious note, the Library of Metropolis-
Down the stairs.
It's the only way in, down the stairs.
But, at one time, Dad could not buy them.
No, my father could not afford books growing up,
he had to root through the garbage for yesterday's newspaper
Now you got the kitchens on your right.
Do a left.
Right in front of you, that's where you want to be.
- May I help you Mr. Wayne?
- Uh, I just-
I thought the bathroom was down here. I must of-
That last martini was a,
two too many, I think.
- Men's room is upstairs.
- Great, I'm okay.
I like those shoes.
I can't stay down here, Alfred.
- Go upstairs and socialize.
Some young lady from Metropolis will make you honest.
In your dreams, Alfred.
- Books are knowledge, and knowledge is power
And I am,
heh heh heh no.
I
No, what am I?
All right, what was I saying?
No.
The bittersweet pain among men is having knowledge with no power
because
because that is paradoxical!
And um,
(Lex chuckles)
Thank you for coming.
(crowd claps)
Please drink! Drink.
(jazz music plays)
- Mr. Wayne!
Mr. Wayne!
Clark Kent, Daily Planet.
- Oh my foundation has already issued a statement
in support of uh, books.
- I'm sorry?
- Wow. Pretty girl. Bad habit.
Don't quote me, all right?
- What's your position on the bat vigilante in Gotham?
- Daily Planet?
Wait, do I own this one? Or is that the other guy?
- Civil liberties are being trampled on in your city.
Good people living in fear.
- Don't believe everything you hear, son.
- I've seen it Mr. Wayne.
He thinks he's above the law.
- The Daily Planet criticizing those who think
they're above the laws is a little hypocritical,
wouldn't you say?
Considering every time your hero saves a cat out of a tree
you write a puff piece editorial about an alien who,
if he wanted to, could burn the whole place down.
There wouldn't be a damn thing we could do to stop him.
- Most of the world doesn't share your opinion, Mr. Wayne.
- Maybe it's the, Gotham City in me,
we just have a bad history with freaks dressed like clowns.
- Boys!
(Lex grunts)
Bruce Wayne meets Clark Kent. Hah! I love it.
I love bringing people together! How are we?
- [Bruce] Lex.
- Hello. Good.
Hi. Hello. Lex, it is a pleasure.
Ow!
Wow, that is a good grip!
You should not pick a fight with this person.