PERHAPS THE MOST POPULARIS RUNNING A FUNERAL HOME,
AND WITH PEOPLE DYINGDAILY
FROM EVERYTHINGFROM HEART ATTACKS
TO COLLAPSINGDURING A STOCK PHOTO SHOOT,
THE FUNERAL BUSINESSHAS NEVER BEEN MORE PROFITABLE.
JUST ASK CANDY BOYD.
SHE'S BEEN RUNNINGBOYD FUNERAL HOME
IN LINWOOD, CALIFORNIA,FOR OVER 15 YEARS,
AND TODAY,I PAID HER A VISIT
WITH AN IDEA TO MAKEHER BUSINESS EVEN BETTER.
UNBEKNOWNST TO CANDY,I WENT BY THE NIGHT BEFORE
IN MY USUAL DISGUISETO SCOPE THINGS OUT,
BUT MY BEARDWAS COMING LOOSE,
SO I WAS TOO AFRAIDTO GO INSIDE,
SO I ENDED UP JUSTCHECKING OUT THEIR WEBSITE
TO LEARN MOREABOUT THE BUSINESS.
SO BASICALLY,YOUR BUSINESS IS DEATH.
- CORRECT. CORRECT.
- AND THAT MUST BEBITTERSWEET FOR YOU.
- I MUST SAY, IT IS.
- BITTER BECAUSE PEOPLE DIE...- RIGHT.
- AND SWEET...- RIGHT.
- BECAUSEYOU'RE MAKING MONEY.
- EXACTLY, EXACTLY.- SO IT'S HARD,
BECAUSE YOU MAYBE GET EXCITEDWHEN SOMEONE DIES.
- RIGHT, EXACTLY.- BECAUSE YOU'RE LIKE,
"I'M GONNA PROFIT FROM THIS..."- RIGHT, EXACTLY, EXACTLY.
- BUT IT'S SAD BECAUSE, "OH..."- EXACTLY, EXACTLY.
- THEY'RE, LIKE, LOSING.
- EXACTLY.- SO IT'S A BALANCE.
- IT'S A BALANCE.
- MONEY WAS CLEARLYIMPORTANT TO MRS. BOYD,
AND I SAW SHE WAS MISSING OUTON SOME PROFITABLE SERVICES
TO OFFER HER CUSTOMERS.
THE PLAN--I WANTED HERTO GIVE PEOPLE
THE OPTIONOF BUYING MORE FRIENDS.
- BUYING MORE FRIENDS?- BASICALLY,
WHEN YOU DIE,YOU WANT TO HAVE
A LOT OF PEOPLECOME TO YOUR FUNERAL,
BECAUSE IT SHOWSTHAT YOU'RE WELL-LIKED.
- CORRECT.- SO I THINK YOU SHOULD
GIVE PEOPLE THE OPTIONOF PAYING FOR ACTORS
TO BE FAMILY OR FRIENDSAT A FUNERAL.
- OH, I SEE, I SEE.- LIKE, TO FILL THE ROOM.
DO YOU UNDERSTAND?- YEAH.
- AND IT COULD BEA VERY PROFITABLE ADD-ON SERVICE
TO OFFER TO PEOPLE.- WELL, I MEAN,
IT IS PRETTY INTERESTING.I DON'T KNOW--
- I'D LOVE TO DEMONSTRATEFOR YOU WHAT IT MIGHT LOOK LIKE.
- OH, SURE. THAT'D BE GREAT.
-AND MAYBE THAT WOULDHELP SELL IT TO YOU.