Anna's First Meeting with Christian Grey | Fifty Shades of Grey

Ms. Kavanaugh? Yeah. May I take her coat? Oh, yeah. Um... I'm sorry. Uh, she's... Okay, so... Mr. Gray will see you now. Okay. This way, please. Okay. Great. Ms. Kavanaugh? Are you all right? Christian Gray. I'm Anastasia Steele. Um, Ms. Kavanaugh has the flu, so she asked me to come. I see. So you're studying journalism as well? No, English Lit. Um... Ms. Kavanaugh? Yes? Ms. Kavanaugh? Kate's my roommate. As I said, I only have ten minutes. Please, have a seat, Mr. Steele. Ready? Whenever you are. Okay. Um... So this is for the special graduation issue on the student newspaper? Yes. I'm giving the commencement address at this time. You are? I mean... Um... I know. Um... You are very young to have amassed such an empire. To what do you owe... To what do I owe my success? Yes. Seriously? Yes. Business is about people, and I've always been good at people. I motivate some, one. what incentivizes them, what inspires them. Maybe you're just lucky. I've always found that the harder I work, the more luck I seem to have. The key to my success has been in identifying talented individuals and harnessing their efforts. So you're a control freak? Oh, I exercise control in all things, Miss Steele. Okay. Your company is involved primarily in the telecommunications sector, yet you also invest in numerous agricultural projects, including several in Africa. Is that something that you feel passionate about, leading the world's poor? It's smart business. You don't agree? I don't know enough about it. I just wonder if perhaps your heart might be a bit bigger than you want to let on. There's some people who say that I don't have a heart. I don't. Why would they say that? Because they know me well. Go on. Do you have any interests outside of work? I enjoy various physical pursuits. You're unmarried? Oh, you were adopted at age four. It's a matter of public record. I'm sorry, I didn't... Do you have an actual question, Miss Steele? Yeah. Are you gay? It's written here, I'm just... No, Anastasia, I'm not gay. I apologize. Mr. Gray, Kate can be a little... Intrusive? Curious. What about you? Why don't you ask me something that you want to know? Earlier you said that there are some people who know you well. Why do I get the feeling that that is not true? Mr. Gray, your next meeting is in the conference room. Cancel it, please. We're not finished yet. Yes, sir. No, I'm not leaving. I can go, it's fine. I would like to know more about you. There's really not much to know about me. You said you're an English major? Tell me, was it Charlotte Bronte, Jane Austen, or Thomas Hardy who first made you fall in love with literature? Hardy. I would have guessed Jane Austen. What are your plans after you graduate? I'm just trying to get through finals right now. And then? And then I was planning on moving here to Seattle with Kate. We offer a nice little internship program. I don't think I'd fit in here. You're lucky. I am. I hope you got everything you needed. I think you need me to answer more questions. Anastasia. Christian.