I have just been told that a friend of mine
is backstage and is here to talk to me.
So whoever you are, please come out and talk to me.
[MUSIC - FITZ AND THE TANTRUMS, "THE WALKER" Hey, ey, ey, ey,
oh, here we go.
Feel it in my soul.
Really mean it, mean it, so go.
Gotta feel it.
It takes control.
Really mean it, mean it.
What's been going on with you?
Well, nothing.
You know, I'm getting ready to go on vacation and stuff.
What are you doing for vacation?
I'm going to Africa to start building--
[APPLAUSE]
--the campus.
Yep.
I'm going to look at where I'm going to build my campus
to save the mountain gorillas.
I'm going to miss you.
I'm going to miss--
--on the weekends.
I know.
We see each other on the weekends.
I know.
We're neighbors.
Last time I had a metal detector and a kid strapped to my back.
Yes.
We were looking for treasure.
What-- let's go to break.
We have 40 seconds left.
Because I don't know what else to ask him.
And are you-- can you-- he'll tell me after this.
Maybe after this.
We'll go to break.
All right.
I don't know what we're drawing out.
This better be good.
All right.
We're back with the very mysterious Ashton Kutcher.
And now, all of a sudden, a chair came out.
And he said he doesn't know what's going on.
So are we both getting surprised by something?
I don't know.
Well, maybe I know something.
OK, what?
What do you know?
OK.
So, you know I have this like tech investment
fund with Guy Oseary.
Yes.
It's called, Sound Ventures.
And we invest in high tech companies.
Right?
Right.
So, Guy's here.
That's who the chair's for.
So maybe Guy should come out.
Guy, come on out.
Is Guy there?
[MUSIC - U2, "BEAUTIFUL DAY"] It's a beautiful day.
Sky falls, you feel it.
It's a beautiful day.
Don't let it get away.
You're on the road.
Just for those of you who don't know.
Guy is a very close friend of mine
who just happens to manage Madonna, and U2, and Amy
Schumer, and everybody in the world.
And cool guy, great guy, smart guy,
and their business partners.
He's got a side gig working with me.
Yes.
So we do this thing called, Sound Ventures.
And we invest in tech companies.
And so, we found this very interesting tech company
called, Ripple, that we're going to invest in.
Right?
OK.
What is Ripple?
So, Ripple, is basically a platform
to allow people to transfer money from bank account
to bank account, person to person,
really securely, really simply, really quickly.
OK?
Uh huh.
So, we found this company.
We thought it was really, really interesting.
And it runs on this stuff called XRP, which is a cryptocurrency.
But basically, it's just a way to get value
from here to there.
OK?
So, we're meeting with these folks and they're
explaining to us--
the people who run it is this guy, Chris Larson, and a guy
named, Brad Garlinghouse.
And they run it.
And they're talking about the ethic
of this company and this platform
and how they actually really care
about being an ethical company and giving
a portion of this platform away to people that
are doing good in the world.
Mm hmm.
So it was around the exact same time
that I ran into you on the beach.
And you told me about this amazing birthday gift
that you got from Porsche.
And you explained to me that if you were doing this,
that what you would be working on is that project.
Right?
Yeah.
I would be saving the gorillas.
Yes.
You would be saving the gorillas.
And everybody knows about this thing.
But you never ask anyone for anything, ever.
And you said, at some point, I'm going
to need some help with this.
And I said, you are asking me for help?
You never ask anyone for help, ever.
And at the same time, you called him.
It was on your birthday.
You called me on your birthday.
I was like, wow, she is calling me on her birthday.
Is everything OK?
And you wanted to share with me this incredible story,
the gift of a lifetime that Porsche gave you.
And I promised you on that call that I'd be there to help you.
And we are brothers and we're here to help you.
And so we talked to Chris and Brad and we said,
there's this amazing human being.
And all they ever do is think about other people they
can give to.
Whether it's in New Orleans.
Whether it's in Montecito.
Whether it's the people that come here.
Or the people out there.
You're always thinking about everyone else.
And we wanted to show you that people are thinking about you.
So, on behalf of Ripple, we'd like to give you $4 million.
[CROWD CHEERING]
[APPLAUSE]
Now, usually people come out with the big giant check.
And do the, like, big giant check thing.
But we can actually transfer it into Rwandan francs
right now, right here.
And all we have to do is push this button
and it's in your account.
Do you want to push it?
Or do you want me to put it?
I would like to push it.
I'd like to push it real good.
Bingo.
Done.
Congratulations.
It's yours.
Oh my god.
We love you.
I love you.
We all love you.
I love you.
Have a great vacation.
All right.
Oh my god.
That was the most amazing thing.
Thank you.
I love you both so much.
You know that.
And I love Ripple.
Thank you.
Thank you, Ripple, for doing this.
And now, everybody knows how to-- you can just
send money easily like that.
What a great thing.
Thank you so much.
I love you both.
And I thank Mark Wahlberg.
And you guys.
And have a wonderful weekend.
I'll see you-- or I'll see you tomorrow.
I don't know what day it is.
Have a great vacation.
Yeah.
Be kind to one another.
Bye.
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