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The play starts on opening night for Max Bialystock’s latest play, and latest flop, Funny Boy. Max is devastated as he recounts his previous failures and vows to return as “The King of Broadway”. The next morning, his accountant, Leo Bloom, arrives at Max’s office to audit his books. Just as Leo’s dream of being a producer slips out, one of Max’s “Investors” arrives and Leo is forced into a bathroom. They play one of their sex games and Max persuades a check from her, before finally, she leaves. After a short panic attack, Leo finds a problem in Max’s books that lets him pocket $2000. Max convinces Leo to hide the problem and that's when the idea comes out. You could make more money with a flop than a hit. Max puts together a plan but Leo refuses.
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