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00:00This is not about a job anymore. I'm the investor and you are going to make me some money.
00:09Heading to London, 16 potential business partners all keen to kick-start a company.
00:17I'm not looking for a friend. If I want a friend, I'll get a dog. I'm looking for a partner.
00:24This is about me investing £250,000 into a business with one of you.
00:31On offer, a 50-50 deal with the nation's most demanding investor.
00:36I'm going to tell you what, you've thrown the gauntlet down and I expect you to win.
00:41Willing to bankroll new business in tough times, Lord Sugar is on the hunt for one winning partnership.
00:48Basic business principles went right down the drain on this thing.
00:52You should have all known better.
00:54Start the car!
00:55It's a deal worth fighting for.
00:57It's a same thing happening again. We have an opinion and you just don't like it.
01:0116 candidates.
01:03You don't have to teach me how to suck eggs. I know how to ask all that. I'm in a rush.
01:06Guys, if you want it, buy it!
01:0812 tough weeks.
01:10Bloody hell.
01:12One life-changing opportunity.
01:14You're fired. You're fired. This is my boardroom and, by the way, this is my money. You're fired.
01:22You're fired.
01:28Previously on The Apprentice.
01:31This task is all about you starting a business from scratch.
01:35Madam, would you like a mop, would you?
01:37Both teams set up stall in Essex.
01:40Five pounds only if you buy off me now!
01:44Can I borrow you for a good second?
01:46Nick's team had a hit on its hands.
01:48SXD love tan.
01:50It goes unevenly. It's no streaks.
01:52There you go, madam. Thank you very much.
01:54Cheers.
01:55But failed to keep supplies topped up.
01:57Now what do we do?
01:59They've got no more tan.
02:01We've got 21 MP3 players. We've got ten of the fake tan.
02:05Jade bought a pile of mixed products.
02:08Well, I think it's whatever you think, a mixture of the other stuff.
02:10That's a nice strategy, is it?
02:12But her prices got squeezed.
02:15The last five are five enough.
02:17Everything is half price.
02:20In the boardroom, the tan took gold.
02:23Nearly a thousand pounds.
02:25Well done.
02:26Well done.
02:27Jade's discounts cost her dear.
02:30It was a bad decision.
02:32Tom's head for figures kept him safe.
02:35It's quite clear that you shouldn't be sitting in the boardroom here today.
02:39I know the Azar caused a problem.
02:41You're the team leader.
02:42You could have shut him down.
02:43But Azar's number was up.
02:45Azar, you're fired.
02:48He became the seventh casualty of the boardroom.
02:52Now nine remain to fight for the chance to become Lord Sugar's business partner.
03:156am.
03:23Morning.
03:24Good morning.
03:25Lord Sugar would like you to meet him at Waterloo station.
03:28The cars will be outside in 15 minutes.
03:33Guys, we're getting here to have 15 minutes.
03:35And we're going to Waterloo.
03:37Waterloo?
03:38Waterloo.
03:39Waterloo.
03:40Waterloo.
03:41Waterloo.
03:42Yeah.
03:43Maybe the train will go through from there.
03:45Waterloo.
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04:06Waterloo.
04:07Waterloo.
04:08Two in a row, Stirling, isn't it?
04:13Yeah.
04:13You've won five out of seven, Nick.
04:15Yeah.
04:16As of you, haven't you?
04:17Yes.
04:17Five out of seven.
04:18I'll carry on the you've won.
04:19Four of you?
04:20Three.
04:22It's nice.
04:29Waterloo.
04:32Named after Wellington's famous victory for the candidates,
04:36the start of their next battle.
04:43And underneath the arches, in high definition, Lord Sugar.
04:48Good morning, ladies and gentlemen.
04:50I'm sorry I can't be with you today
04:52because I've got some urgent business to attend to.
04:55You might be wondering what you're doing standing there in a tunnel.
05:00Look around you because this is an example
05:03of what you're going to be selling next.
05:05Next, you're going to organise the sale of urban art tomorrow night
05:10in two of London's cutting-edge galleries.
05:15You're going to pick two artists to represent.
05:18And it's very simple.
05:19The team that makes the most commission will win
05:22and in the losing team, one of you will be fired.
05:25So I'll see you back in the boardroom in a couple of days.
05:30Good luck.
05:30The urban art market.
05:41With some pieces fetching hundreds of thousands,
05:44it's made street artists like Banksy bankable.
05:49Teams must choose two artists, then sell their work to the public
05:53and a high-end corporate client laid on by Lord Sugar.
05:58What do you think?
05:59First...
06:00Very interesting task.
06:01Yeah.
06:01Shall we start with PM?
06:02Both teams need leaders.
06:04I really want to put myself forward.
06:06Yeah, I would also like to put myself forward.
06:08I've worked with a couple of artists before
06:10and doing their exhibition spaces.
06:12Also, working on the night as well with the catering or whatever else.
06:15I know they push a lot of drink, get everyone in the mood,
06:17get everyone happy, you know.
06:18So these ideas I've kind of accustomed to.
06:23Vote for Gabby.
06:23I vote for Gabby.
06:24Just a creative sign.
06:26Yeah, I'll...
06:27Well, that's done then.
06:28That's three months.
06:29That's Gabby, yeah.
06:29Good.
06:30OK.
06:31On the other team...
06:33I'll put myself up.
06:34I've got a good interest in this kind of market.
06:37I know a lot...
06:38Well, I know a little bit about graffiti.
06:39A bid from winebroker Tom.
06:42I understand, obviously, the art and the technicalities
06:44of how graffiti is produced.
06:46So I can tell the difference between
06:48what a good quality graffiti piece is
06:49and what a bad quality graffiti piece is.
06:51You guys, you might not be able to read it.
06:53I've kind of got a good knowledge of how to read the words,
06:55what they've written.
06:56The music to my ears is this, Tom.
06:57If you want to be PM, then that's fantastic.
06:59So, Tom, most of this stuff I've seen is names.
07:02Yeah.
07:03I take it that's not where the money is.
07:04The money's in the pictures, is it?
07:06But it has to be something that's got a message behind it,
07:08something that's got a bit of history behind it
07:09because one of the reasons that Banksy is so famous
07:12that you might not be aware of
07:13is because no-one knows his identity.
07:14No-one's ever seen him, no-one knows what his name is.
07:17Next, for both teams, meet the artists
07:20and a game plan from project manager Gabrielle.
07:23Please, you know, show enthusiasm, show that, you know,
07:27listen to what they say, show your dedication
07:28because, at the end of the day, they will be picking us to represent them.
07:32Let's go.
07:32Fantastic.
07:35With five artists to see, the team's split.
07:39See you later, Tom.
07:39Have a good day, yeah?
07:40I'll be on the phone.
07:41See you later, Tom.
07:42Half stay in London, the rest head to Bristol.
07:47On Gabrielle's team, Nick and Ricky.
07:49I think we are looking quite corporate.
07:52I've done mine.
07:53It's professional and we are an agent.
07:55We're offering a professional service.
07:57But I also want them to think
07:58that we're offering a personable professional service.
08:01I think we should take off our title.
08:03Run that past Gabby.
08:04Yeah.
08:08Heading west for the other team, Jade and Adam.
08:12Tom said that no-one knows Banksy's head, didn't he?
08:14That is the whole mystery of Banksy,
08:17is the fact that no-one knows him.
08:19I thought you meant no one knew he's.
08:20No, no one knows him.
08:21Yeah.
08:22But it's like the stick, innit?
08:27Bristol.
08:28Birthplace of Banksy.
08:31Hotbed of urban art.
08:32Oh, yeah?
08:33Look at this.
08:34Wow.
08:35Hi, nice to meet you, Jade Nash.
08:37Hello, Jade.
08:38First stop for Tom's talent spotters,
08:40anti-establishment artist, SPQR.
08:44To be honest with you, I do appreciate it.
08:46And I love that.
08:47It gets your mind going, doesn't it?
08:50Keep your brainwashed.
08:51Maybe that's...
08:53I love this.
08:53...about the media and everything else.
08:55Your opinions and your ideas.
08:58I know nothing at all about urban art.
09:00So my strategy with the artists today
09:01is give them my unbiased, unique opinion, really,
09:05of how I interpret their art.
09:07To me, that means kids aren't kids for long enough anymore.
09:10Yeah, yeah.
09:23London.
09:25Project manager Tom's first call.
09:29His team's corporate client.
09:31Car giant Renault.
09:33Nice to meet you, Tom.
09:34Nice to meet you, Tony.
09:36An art purchase from them
09:37could set their commissions racing.
09:39Yeah, but we're going to be looking for two artists
09:41that are up and coming.
09:43From, obviously, my knowledge,
09:44you very much focus on, you know, cool,
09:46you know, joie de vivre.
09:47Now, for me, that works hand-in-hand with urban art.
09:50Yeah, that's bang on trend.
09:51Definitely.
09:53I think what we're really keen to get across
09:55is we are French car manufacturers,
09:57so Frenchness is definitely the first box you have to tick.
09:59Brilliant, OK.
10:00It's about sexiness, it's about innovation.
10:02So, from a briefing perspective,
10:03this is definitely the key elements we want to tackle.
10:06I've got an idea of mine for budget.
10:09We're thinking around about the £5,000 mark.
10:12£5,000 mark.
10:13On balance, I think Tom did a good job.
10:16Clearly knows what he's talking about.
10:17I sense that Tom is going to be a very strong leader on this task.
10:22Pull the left hand over and come to reception, please.
10:25For the other team, Beef Eater Gin.
10:28Hi, I'm Gabrielle.
10:30Out to buy eye-catching art for its distillery.
10:33What we're really looking for, you know,
10:34just think about people coming into this distillery,
10:36they see this piece of art and they go,
10:38this is fantastic, this says everything about this brand,
10:40it says everything about London,
10:42it's a mixture of contemporary, because it's about urban art,
10:46but it's also saying something about the tremendous history
10:49and heritage that we have in the brand.
10:51That's what we are hopefully trying to come across later on today.
10:56Someone quite unique, someone that you'll remember,
10:59someone that is individual with a bit of a twist.
11:02I think we've got a feel for what you're all about
11:03based on what you've said, which is really valuable and what we've seen.
11:06We're actually going to visit some artists today
11:07that aren't up and coming.
11:09Now, if you could actually get on that train
11:10with that particular artist,
11:11that would be something that you actually would be at the beginning of.
11:14I'm really concerned about how that went,
11:16because they have missed vital questions about the size, about location,
11:20perhaps the most vital of all is, what's your budget?
11:24Do you have any other questions for us?
11:26No, I think that's it.
11:33Hi, Nathan.
11:34Hi, I'm Stephen.
11:35Next stop for Gabrielle's team, artist Nathan Bowen.
11:40Wow, looks really unbelievable, to be honest.
11:43I guess you've been doing this a while, Nathan, have you?
11:44I used to be a builder, so I used to do a lot of artwork and building sites.
11:48No way.
11:48So I wanted to combine, like, the artwork with the building site,
11:52so I came up with these characters,
11:54and with these characters, instead of doing the builders,
11:57I thought I'd do the Queen's World Guards.
11:59The beef heaters and that, yeah?
12:01Yeah, exactly.
12:01Do you mind me asking, like,
12:02how much would someone pay for one of your pieces like that?
12:06£500 in the gallery.
12:07Nathan seems to be the ideal candidate to pitch to the Gin Distillery,
12:11because he's very much into London,
12:14his images are there of Union Jacks.
12:16Nathan, I mean, the bottom line is, from our side,
12:18we absolutely love this.
12:20It's fantastic.
12:23That guy up there, his teeth are coming out.
12:26These work for graffiti,
12:27but you wouldn't put that on your bedroom wall, would you?
12:29No.
12:30Your client's not going to buy one of them.
12:32Let's carry on, shall we?
12:33Yeah.
12:33On the streets of Bristol, the rest of Gabrielle's team.
12:39Look at the one up there.
12:40And a different take on Nathan Bowen's art.
12:43You would see some crazy workman alien peeing
12:47on another crazy workman alien selling well in London.
12:52I wouldn't pay for that.
12:54I think that's awful.
12:58Should we carry on?
13:04First appointment for Ricky and Nick.
13:06Nick.
13:07Nice to meet you.
13:07Nick, how do you have a copy?
13:08I'm Ricky.
13:08Ricky.
13:09Very cool.
13:10Wow.
13:11Copyright.
13:12An urban artist with a painter's touch.
13:15I love this stuff.
13:16What kind of prices would these go for at a gallery?
13:19The smallest paintings, they start around 150 quid.
13:23The biggest ones like this, they're 2,750, I think.
13:26Yeah.
13:27You had an exhibition in London before, earlier this year.
13:30How did that work out?
13:31I had 50 paintings and they all sold.
13:34Amazing.
13:35So how long was the exhibition?
13:36Did you just do an evening exhibition?
13:36One day, yeah.
13:37A one-day exhibition?
13:39Fantastic.
13:40What do you think?
13:41I thought it was really good.
13:42I really like the different textures.
13:43I think there's a lot of detail in there.
13:44It's a really good talking point.
13:45I think they're lovely.
13:49Shoreditch, East London.
13:54Hi there, how are you?
13:56How are you doing?
13:56You all right?
13:57I'm good, I'm good.
13:57It's lovely to meet you.
13:58It's Laura.
13:58I'm too.
13:59Nice to meet you.
13:59I'm Tom.
14:00Nice to meet you.
14:01Next, for Laura and graffiti enthusiast Tom, the artist known as Pure Evil.
14:07What sort of prices do you, with these items in here, go for?
14:10That's a print that's £150.
14:12You know, in a frame, that's £210.
14:15What attracts me to street art, and I have a few bits in my house, is traditional kind of street art.
14:19Spray paints.
14:21Myself, I'm a big fan of, obviously, Space Invader from France.
14:25I think it's absolutely excellent.
14:26Bank's evil.
14:27So when he went to California, who did he kind of take inspiration from?
14:30Because obviously he had people like Shepard Fairey over on the, obviously, west coast of his Andre de Giant and Nia Bay, which has obviously become huge.
14:36And it's absolutely mammoth.
14:38I think that Tom's knowledge of the edgy urban art scene has gone pretty well for Phoenix.
14:43But I don't really think that they have set out to demonstrate to the artist that they are the people to sell his work.
14:52Right. See you later.
14:56I think he liked us.
14:57I think he liked us. I think he'll definitely be impressed with your knowledge.
15:00I think that he might be my first choice.
15:07Here you go, ladies.
15:09Hot on their heels, Gabrielle's team.
15:12I am the artist known as Poo Evil.
15:14Yeah.
15:15How are you doing?
15:16Hi, I'm Gabrielle.
15:17Lovely to meet you.
15:17Lovely to meet you, too.
15:18Hi, Jenna. Nice to meet you.
15:19You all right?
15:20Nothing's what it seems.
15:22Everything, you know, scratches the surface and you find the story beneath it.
15:26It's, um, I like, I like to be drawn, you know, that, that caught my attention.
15:31And then when you get into it, it really draws you in to see, you know, other parts and you get different stories.
15:36Gabrielle's arty side really comes to the fore in tasks like this.
15:39She's very engaging.
15:41She talks to the artists on their own level.
15:44It's all like icons, really.
15:45Yeah.
15:46Yeah.
15:46I kind of feel a bit drawn, too, like, come over and...
15:49Yeah, I'm looking.
15:49I really look at it.
15:50Yeah.
15:51I really like that.
15:52I love this.
15:53That's what you're seeing, exactly.
15:53I really love this.
15:56Wow.
15:58Yeah, so welcome.
15:59Oh, this is amazing.
16:00This is so different to anything we've seen today.
16:04Really, really cool.
16:05Tom's team in Bristol meet their final artist of the day, copyright.
16:10Oh, I love the ones on the skateboard.
16:12That is really unique, isn't it?
16:15Not much experience of art, but I've looked at a lot of paintings there.
16:18And I've actually connected with quite a few of the artists and my interpretations of their work.
16:23But this, to me, is the best thing I've seen all day.
16:26To me, it's very hypnotising, really.
16:29You know, you could look at it for hours and get several different meanings for it, really.
16:33But, you know, it's very good.
16:38It's really unusual.
16:39I just haven't seen anything.
16:41This is the only thing that's really stood out for me today.
16:43It's great.
16:44It's fantastic.
16:44I love it.
16:44In comparison to the other one.
16:46Back in London...
16:51If you'd like a drink, help yourselves over here.
16:53There's wine, beer, cider, whatever you like.
16:56Thank you very much, Dave.
16:57Next, for Gabrielle's team, the poster-sized paintings of James Jessop.
17:02Right, this is your work, I mean...
17:04Yep.
17:05Just wow.
17:06Almost gobsmacked, to be honest.
17:08Let's work with text mostly in there, sort of like New York subway-rooted graffiti-style text,
17:12and then throw it in the mix with some other stuff.
17:15If I was to speak to people about art, about your art in particular,
17:19what would you be really important to?
17:21What's the most important thing you'd like me to say, think?
17:23I'm obsessed, so, like, to paint.
17:26It's just, I couldn't live without it, and so to get the energy going and that,
17:29perhaps a few beers in the evening now as well, to relax a bit as well, or...
17:34James, people who buy your art, are they connoisseurs, or...?
17:38Yeah, I mean, I've just sold three paintings recently to a collector in Los Angeles.
17:42So he took two for £15,000 last week.
17:48I think he was very interesting.
17:50He represents everything that art all about.
17:51I mean, Van Gogh chopped off his ear, if you find out loud, and he was, you know,
17:54that's the bottom line.
17:55These people are what I think art all about, nutcases.
17:58You've got a bit of genius in them, they can draw stuff like that.
18:02Finally, for Tom and Laura.
18:04Hi.
18:06How you doing?
18:06I'm Tom.
18:07Nice to meet you.
18:08Hi, nice to meet you.
18:08I'm James Jessop.
18:09Well, it's my studio.
18:10Thanks so much for inviting us.
18:11All right.
18:14So this is my latest piece.
18:15I'm very proud of the horror.
18:17That's what you said.
18:20This painting's called Subway Fiction.
18:23It's like, if I could go back to 1982 in, like, the TARDIS and spray a whole train,
18:28this is what I would do.
18:31There's that, and there's that.
18:32There's a Dracula on here.
18:33How much would you fetch for a piece like this?
18:37I mean, my record for this size canvas exactly is, like, £10,000.
18:42You said £10,000?
18:43Yeah, yeah.
18:44I'm a little bit concerned that it might be an acquired taste.
18:50I don't think it's a risk I want to take, and I don't think that it suits my taste to
18:55the degree that I want to curate it.
18:567pm.
19:02Tomorrow, both teams get East London galleries to sell from.
19:07Tonight, a quick look.
19:09Guys, this is fantastic.
19:11Guys, our own exhibition space.
19:14I like it.
19:14Well, I think it's a fabulous space.
19:17Last job of the day.
19:19Pick two artists.
19:21How you doing, guys?
19:22I'm putting forward Pure Evil as one option to go with, and now the rest is up to you.
19:28We lean in towards copyright.
19:30Do you feel you could do copyright?
19:31Go on to the corporate one.
19:33No, we can't make this.
19:34Guys, we've got your copyright.
19:35That's the one you go with.
19:36That would be away from the corporate.
19:37We'll make the decision of corporate because we've seen it.
19:39Okay, bye.
19:41Cheers.
19:42Gabby, my point is that we've seen the distiller.
19:44So you can't make a decision based on what they've seen through their eyes.
19:47What would you do?
19:49So I would go with Nathan and Pure Evil on that basis.
19:51I would go with Nathan and Pure Evil.
19:52I completely agree.
19:53I'm going with Nathan and Pure Evil.
19:55Hello, Jade speaking.
19:56Can I ask...
19:57What were your thoughts?
19:58Copyright was my favourite, and I think it was Adam's favourite as well.
20:02Okay.
20:02I'm pretty much going to go with copyright from your end.
20:06Pure Evil is going to have to be a must.
20:08Yeah.
20:09Yeah.
20:10Okay, all right.
20:11Cheers, guys.
20:11With both teams going for Pure Evil, the artist must decide.
20:18Fingers crossed.
20:23Hello.
20:24Is that Pure Evil?
20:25Yes, it is.
20:26How are you doing?
20:27It's Tom from earlier.
20:28I'm just giving you a call, really, just to see what your thoughts are on, you know, exhibiting with us.
20:32Well, I think I'm going to go with Sterling.
20:37Oh, it's really disappointing.
20:40Really disappointing.
20:43As a team, I thought your enthusiasm for the artwork is probably going to help to actually sell it.
20:49Love me.
20:49Thank you for your evil, and I'll see you tomorrow.
20:52Take care.
20:52Bye.
20:52Bye.
20:53Bye.
20:53Bye.
20:53First choice gone, and no plan B.
21:00Um, frustrating.
21:07That's a joke, of course.
21:08I don't need to call the other team.
21:16I don't want to know.
21:18How are you getting on, guys?
21:20You all right, mate.
21:20Um, just keep it short.
21:22Pure Evil said no.
21:23I really...
21:23Are you joking?
21:25So, what was your gut instinct?
21:27Um, SPQR.
21:29It was...
21:30It's...
21:31It's really about...
21:33What would you say?
21:34What was his main...
21:35Tom, I mean, the guy was quite controversial, like...
21:38What do you mean?
21:39Um, for different things, like subliminal messages and advertising.
21:44Um, I don't know.
21:45It's hard.
21:47It's a no-win situation for us, because we've lost Pure Evil.
21:51So, I'm going to go for Broke.
21:53I'm going to go for Javis Jessup.
21:55If we just sell one of his pieces, get the right sort of person down, the right collector,
21:58we can win it.
22:00Okay.
22:01Good job.
22:01Yeah.
22:02Good luck.
22:03Great.
22:03Let's go.
22:03Get ready for tomorrow as well, yeah.
22:04Well done.
22:05For Gabrielle, Pure Evil and Nathan Bowen.
22:12For Tom, Copyright and James Jessup.
22:17Let's go on.
22:22I'm not very happy, to be honest with you.
22:24I'm not happy at all.
22:26At the end of the day, like, having expertise, having knowledge, having rapport with people
22:29obviously counts for nothing, which doesn't make any sense to me.
22:32I actually think he's mental for going with them.
22:37Brick Lane.
22:51Brick Lane.
22:51Centre of the East End Urban Art Market.
22:55Today, teams must set up their galleries.
22:58Wow.
22:59Oh, wow, this is really nice.
23:00Welcome.
23:01Tonight, they must sell to the public, collectors and Lord Sugar's corporate clients.
23:06Welcome to our gallery.
23:10On Gabrielle's team, first glimpse of the work for Ricky and Nick.
23:14And then really quickly on Nathan, these are obviously the larger two pieces.
23:19Including chosen artist for the gin company, Nathan Bowen.
23:23His idea is just taking, you know, the traditional, say, Beefeater or, you know, Queen's Guard
23:30and doing a bit of a twist and bringing it to, you know, the modern age.
23:36Yes, I did see a number of pieces of art.
23:38There was one piece that I looked at, I didn't know who it was at the time.
23:41I just thought that's not the message we want to give to a corporate client.
23:44And I found out today that that is Nathan. That's Nathan's art.
23:48Cool, look at that.
23:53At the other gallery, first chance for the team to size up its collection.
23:59Yeah.
24:01I personally think that James Jessop's art is a bit of a risk.
24:06The size of the artwork is massive. It's colossal.
24:10How would you fit that in your front room? I don't know.
24:12I just hope that the people coming in tonight have got big wallets and even bigger front rooms.
24:16Yeah, yeah, perfect. Cheers.
24:19To win over potential buyers and her corporate client, Gabrielle plans to get Nathan drawing live during the show.
24:26Yeah, head height, that's fine. Yeah, OK.
24:28All right, perfect. All right, good stuff. Thanks again, Nathan.
24:32En route to the gallery, a brainwave from Stephen.
24:36Hi, hello.
24:37Hey, guys, how are you?
24:38What I want to do is just talk to you very quickly about an idea I've had that I've got to bring to the table so you know, OK?
24:44OK.
24:45To create this illusion of edginess, of criminality, of something that nobody sees, like Banksy, maybe Nathan does his live art out the back.
24:54Nobody actually sees Nathan.
24:59I'm not 100% keen on it.
25:01I personally would back Nick on that one. It doesn't feel like live art if you can't see it happening.
25:06It's way outside the box. It's way outside the box.
25:09I do love the idea, but, yeah, I'm going to set the original plan and get him to do it live.
25:15OK, Gabrielle, thank you very much for loving the idea, but not enough to take on one.
25:19All right, then. See you later, guys. Take care. Bye.
25:21I love the idea. That doesn't make sense to me, but I'm not going to go over it.
25:24Just say Stephen, I don't like the idea.
25:25Mid-afternoon.
25:29Pick the box up.
25:31On-site for Tom's team, copyright...
25:34What's this one here called?
25:36Forever Love 13.
25:38..and James Jessop.
25:40We'll start at nine, and then we'll do this one on offer for six.
25:45It can go down for six.
25:47Nine and it can go down to six?
25:48Yeah.
25:525pm.
25:54Five hours to sell urban art.
25:57Oh, I think it looks really good.
26:00Earning a 40% commission on every sale, the team that makes the most will win.
26:05We are open now, guys.
26:06How are you, girls?
26:07Nice to meet you.
26:08Nice to meet you.
26:09I'm Adam.
26:10Anything you need, just give me a shower.
26:12Hi, guys.
26:13With his gallery filling up, priority for project manager Tom, seller Jessop.
26:18Oh, yeah, as soon as I walked in, that was the one that caught my eye.
26:21The Green Monster.
26:22It's a great piece.
26:23People can relate to it.
26:24People have seen it a million times before, I suppose.
26:26And you've got a nice space behind your office desk?
26:29In their office, yeah.
26:31Ticket price on the big green monster, £10,000.
26:36I mean, the prices at the moment, obviously headline prices, but obviously the artist is
26:39there, so, you know, if there's something that took your fancy.
26:41Also, what he said is if you wanted to take any of the smaller pieces, there's room for
26:45negotiation if you took more than one piece.
26:48You know, it is a lot of money, and I think with those sort of items, people really need
26:51to, you know, talk themselves into it in a way.
26:53There's only so much we can do, because I think, you know, paying £10,000 for a painting
26:57is a big arse, but, you know, we've had interest in a couple of his stuff, so, yeah, hopefully
27:01we can sell one by the end of the evening.
27:03How long are you going to stay around for?
27:04I've been here for another hour.
27:05OK, all right, well, I'll try and catch you on a little bit longer.
27:07What's your name against me? Ian.
27:08Ian, nice for you, Tom.
27:09Cheers, Tom.
27:10OK, nice.
27:13In Gabrielle's gallery...
27:15All right, guys, anything you like in particular?
27:17It's not really.
27:18No? Nothing?
27:19Hunting for commissions.
27:21Sales manager, Stephen.
27:22Do you want to take that away with you?
27:23I'll think about it for now.
27:25Take it away?
27:27Have a think.
27:28Yeah?
27:31On the other team...
27:32So, can I tempt you in this one?
27:34Yeah, I like this piece, sir.
27:36...raising interest, keenly priced copyrights.
27:39Sold on that for you.
27:40Thanks a lot.
27:42Let me put that on there.
27:44I think the artists appreciate my naivety and my innocence and my unbiasedness.
27:48I haven't got...
27:49Exactly, exactly.
27:50Yeah.
27:51That's what it's about, isn't it?
27:52Yeah, I hope so.
27:53I interpret it as.
27:54Yeah.
27:55There appears to be two of something.
27:56You're not always the same.
27:58That was my interpretation.
27:59Right.
28:00Which one do you want, sweetheart?
28:02The bottom one.
28:03The bottom one.
28:04Starting to shift pictures, market trader Adam.
28:07Yeah, I can do you that as a print or I can do it in the frame.
28:10On the print yourself, just print.
28:11Yeah.
28:12Do you want one of those?
28:13Yes, please.
28:14One of the questions we were asked today whilst, which medium does he use?
28:19Now, a medium to me is someone who's used to contact the other side.
28:22Great.
28:23Good stuff.
28:24Well, if you need anything or if you think you want to go ahead with the purchase, I'll
28:26just be in the area.
28:27Just grab me again, okay?
28:28No, thank you.
28:29Don't bother.
28:30We'll let you have what you think about it.
28:31Trying the soft sell, bridal shop owner, Nora.
28:34How are you doing?
28:35Yeah, yeah.
28:36Enjoying it?
28:37Yeah, it's all right, yeah.
28:38Good stuff, good stuff.
28:39Had you heard of them?
28:40It's not usually how I work.
28:41It's very different sales.
28:46How are you getting on?
28:47Are you enjoying it?
28:48Yeah, yeah.
28:50Good.
28:51We have a chat, sort of test the water, let them have a look around.
28:55Before you know it, Adam's on them.
28:57I'll give you that for 180.
28:59Adam's on a roll again, which is good.
29:02You're going to get me shot, you lot.
29:03You're going to get me shot.
29:04I've agreed it.
29:0565?
29:06Yeah, yeah.
29:07Okay.
29:08Yeah, deal.
29:10Copyright's selling very, very, very well.
29:13That's a sort of bread and butter stuff.
29:15750 pounds, please.
29:17It only needs one sale of a Jessup to really bring the house down.
29:22I'd want to leave my home.
29:23Yeah, we want to see it in front of the telly.
29:26I'm jealous you've got it all big enough to actually look up.
29:29It would fit perfectly on our tummy breast.
29:32It would just work.
29:33The dimensions of it would fit perfectly.
29:35It would work.
29:36Are they going to take it?
29:38Maybe they like it.
29:39Maybe.
29:40They like it.
29:44Drawing attention at Gabrielle's gallery, Nathan's live show.
29:49But at £500 a pop, his pictures are staying put.
29:54For pure evil.
29:55You'll do two of these for 250 if you buy them together.
29:57Okay.
29:58That's fine.
29:59That's fine.
30:00Brilliant.
30:01Sales look good.
30:02We've got 1,200 for this piece.
30:03Yeah.
30:041,200 again for the other Dali.
30:05Yes.
30:06That's 2,400.
30:07Well done.
30:08Well done.
30:09And the larger piece is 1,800.
30:10The JFK's nightmare.
30:11Right.
30:12So that's 4,200.
30:13I'm looking to spend about £3,000.
30:16About £3,000.
30:17Well, you wouldn't be able to get all three pieces for £3,000.
30:20Well, let's do the two then for two.
30:23I'll agree with you now, 20% off the figures and that brings us down to £3,360.
30:29Or maybe we can go back down to two.
30:30Yeah.
30:31I mean, it's not a big deal.
30:32What I'd happily do, I'd offer you all three pieces, a couple more drinks for 3,200.
30:39Do it at 3-1 and you've got a deal.
30:44£3,100 is yours.
30:46At just over £3,000, the biggest deal so far.
30:52Still stalking a monster sale, Tom.
30:55So what's it going to take for us to pack shut this green monster and where else do you live?
31:01Just in North London.
31:03There's a few others that I'm looking at before that one.
31:05That's kind of how many glasses of wine before I go for that one.
31:08What would it take?
31:09I don't know.
31:10At a minute, I don't know.
31:11It's one of those kind of weighing out options.
31:178.30pm.
31:20For the car company client, a warm welcome.
31:23Wine, beer.
31:24Hi.
31:25Bless you.
31:26How you doing?
31:27You good?
31:28Oh, hi.
31:29Nice to meet you.
31:30I'm Julien.
31:31So you made it okay?
31:32Yes.
31:33Keen to drive a sale, Tom wheels out copyrights women.
31:35I think it creates quite a striking impact.
31:38And his best showroom sales pitch.
31:41Now, obviously, your company is, you know, sexy.
31:44It's all about elegance and design and chic.
31:46And I feel that a lot of his designs encompass that.
31:51At Gabrielle's gallery, for the gin company, no drinks at the door.
31:58Hello.
31:59Nice to see you again.
32:00Great to see you guys.
32:01Great to see you.
32:02Hi.
32:03Nice to see you.
32:04Great.
32:05Well, hopefully, you see, we're really constantly thinking about what you like and what you think
32:13about Nathan.
32:14So this is the, because nobody's really explained to us so far.
32:19So you've selected Nathan, how?
32:22Yes.
32:23Well, basically, Nathan's what we had in mind when we thought about specifically.
32:27Because we spoke to Nathan yesterday.
32:28I think you have.
32:29He was very, very passionate about London.
32:31And tonight, we've given real direction with the art there.
32:34And I think a lot of the images in there coincide quite hopefully with what we saw in distillery yesterday.
32:40Which is quite cool.
32:42I've just witnessed a masterclass in how not to treat a corporate client.
32:47Do you want a glass of wine or have you?
32:48Well, we were hoping for a gin and tonic.
32:50I wish.
32:53You invite them to an event.
32:55When they turn up, you ignore them.
32:57You don't introduce them to the rest of your team.
32:59And you forget to say goodbye when they are leaving.
33:02It's a complete and utter ridiculous chain of events.
33:12No.
33:1430 minutes to go.
33:17Time to slash prices and get Nathan's graffiti off the wall.
33:22525.
33:23Would you do a deal?
33:25No.
33:26No.
33:27A set of four knocked down to less than half price.
33:32Ten minutes to go.
33:33The only way we can negotiate on the price is if you take more than one of the items.
33:37If you were to take it tonight, I might be able to give you up to 10% off.
33:42And still no takers for the giant Jessops.
33:47If you want it, buy it.
33:48Can we do the shirt before the time was up?
33:50£90.
33:53Yep, yep, we've got one.
33:54We've got one.
33:54OK, for yourself, one second.
33:56Thank you very much, everyone.
33:59Tonight, back to the house.
34:05Tomorrow, in the boardroom, the full picture.
34:08Today, back to the house.
34:14Today, back to the house.
34:18Today, back to the house.
34:24Now, you can go to the house.
34:26It's like an old house, but you can go to the house.
34:31Now, you know what it means for the house.
34:35You can go through to the boardroom now.
35:03Afternoon.
35:04So, graffiti artists, the irony will be that the writing will be on the wall for one of you today.
35:18I'll start off with Phoenix. Who was the project manager?
35:23That was myself, Lord Sugar, yeah.
35:25As soon as the task was set, I obviously let the others know that I had good knowledge about this scene.
35:31Good team leader, then?
35:34Yes, it's a bit of a no-brainer.
35:35You're happy with your team?
35:37Yeah.
35:39How was you, Adam? You're in the fruit and veg business. How did you feel in this task?
35:44I was certainly out of my comfort zone.
35:46Not looking for the Turner Prize, then, no?
35:49Not yet.
35:50You never know.
35:50You're like the turnip prize, then.
35:52You never know.
35:53The first I'd actually heard of Urban Out was when I went to Waterloo Station and looked around.
35:58You are the prime example of what this task is all about.
36:02Throw you into something you don't know, and I want to see how you react.
36:05You see, this is what it's all about.
36:07Of course, yeah.
36:07Who was it that you actually wanted to represent?
36:13We wanted copyright from Bristol and Pure Evil from London.
36:16And who did you get?
36:17We got copyright. We didn't get Pure Evil, so we had to change our strategy.
36:21Why didn't you get Pure Evil?
36:23Maybe I went in with the wrong tack.
36:26What do you think?
36:27Partially lack of enthusiasm, lack of a real desire to represent him.
36:31That is the point, is it not?
36:33Here I am, I'm the vendor, I'm the artist, and I have to entrust a group of people to represent me.
36:41And I get that by meeting them, first of all, and seeing whether they have the same enthusiasm about my work as I do.
36:47Maybe I was too interested in about him trying to find out some information.
36:50Maybe I was too interested in trying to put over yourself as an expert rather than appreciating their work.
36:58And what did you do then?
36:59We felt that we'd go for the high-risk strategy and take on James Jessop, who's worked sell from in between £8,000 to £10,000.
37:05Because if we could sell one of those...
37:07Risky strategy, no?
37:08It was high-risk. Once strategy A went out the window, I decided to roll the dice and go with James.
37:16Right. Sterling.
37:18Gabrielle, you were the project manager, is that right?
37:21I was, yes.
37:22A good project manager or not?
37:25Yeah, I think she motivated all of us.
37:27Yeah, I thought Gabrielle did a good job.
37:31Can you tell me how you split the team up?
37:33I sent Nick and Ricky to Bristol, and myself, Stephen and Jenna stayed here in London.
37:41Was there a strategy of how to talk to artists?
37:43We wanted to be as passionate as we could and ensure that we would represent them in the best way possible.
37:48Very, very polite.
37:49You formed, you flattered, you listened, you couldn't have bestowed your enthusiasm on more grateful subjects, I don't think.
37:58So, you got pure evil, right?
38:01Yes.
38:01They didn't.
38:02Who went off to speak to the alcohol company?
38:06That was myself, Stephen and Jenna.
38:10Did you have something in mind for them when you chose one of your artists?
38:14Yes.
38:15We'd taken a brief from the gin distillery and with Nathan felt that he was the best answer to what they were looking for.
38:22Did they give you an indication what their budget was?
38:24No, I didn't ask.
38:25I did, no, no, no, I didn't ask, but I didn't ask on purpose.
38:29I did end up going down the route of asking.
38:31You didn't ask on purpose?
38:32Yes, and I will explain why.
38:34If we can obtain the piece of art for them, they're willing to pay any price.
38:39Hold on, they're not willing to pay any price.
38:41No, but.
38:42You've got to understand, you've got to ask the people, what kind of ballpark are we talking here?
38:47How much have you got in your budget for this?
38:49I mean, they're a company.
38:50I didn't ask them on the budget, I did ask them where I was.
38:52You didn't know whether they had 500 quid to spend or 50,000 to spend, you didn't know?
38:58That's correct, we didn't know.
38:59No, the question wasn't asked by the London team, unfortunately.
39:02Here you are going off finding out a piece like this for 500 quid.
39:07Their budget was actually 10,000 pounds.
39:11That's news to me, actually, to be honest.
39:12News to you?
39:13Yeah, that is.
39:18Let's find out what went on as far as the money was concerned, shall we?
39:22Karen, the gin company, did they buy anything in the end?
39:29Well, I don't think it'll come as any shock that, no, they didn't order a commission from you.
39:35So, zero?
39:36Zero.
39:40Nick, the car company.
39:41Well, they've placed order for 5,000 pounds, generating a commission of 2,000 pounds.
39:49So, you actually pulled something off there with the car company.
39:53And so, what about the gallery sales?
39:55Well, total gallery sales reached 5,980 pounds, giving a commission of 2,442 pounds.
40:04Total commission, 4,442 pounds for your team.
40:11Karen, what was your gallery sales?
40:15Gallery sales were 11,630, which meant a total amount of commission of 4,000, 579 pounds and 65 pence.
40:28So, that's 137 pounds difference.
40:41Well, there's a treat going.
40:45They'll be doing some action painting on a giant canvas.
40:50Don't look for a corporate to buy it off there, will you?
40:52No, I'll see you on the next house.
40:55Okay, all right.
41:12A loss is a loss, I'm afraid.
41:14And you know the process.
41:16One of you will be leaving today.
41:18I'll see you later on.
41:19I'll see you later on.
41:49And that's purely because people buy from people.
41:51It's bottom line.
41:53We won.
41:54And I did lead them to victory.
41:55And I did lead all of the team to the next task.
42:00Bring it on.
42:01And hopefully, next one will win as well.
42:03Teams.
42:03And I'll see you later on.
42:05No!
42:06You're lost.
42:06All right, we're here.
42:06We're here.
42:07I can't believe that we've lost again. It's ridiculous.
42:24We had £12,000 paintings on our wall.
42:28That was my strategy and we didn't get pure evil, so, yeah, it's my fault, both of them.
42:32Simple as that, really.
42:34Between the two teams, it was very, very close themselves.
42:36You know, it's gutting that we lost.
42:38I think I have to take some responsibility. I went for the high-risk strategy.
42:42I think the failure of this task lies with Tom, unfortunately.
42:45The fact that he's brought a canvas big enough to make a boxing ring out of
42:50shows that he's still a bit wet behind the ears, unfortunately.
42:53Could you send the candidates in, please?
43:09You can go through to the boardroom now.
43:11Right, well, Tom and your team, you lost by £130.
43:28Where do you think you could have taken a lot more money?
43:31I think, in hindsight, now we realise that James Jessop was too risky a strategy.
43:38It was almost like we only had the one artist there.
43:40You sold none of his stuff for you, did you?
43:42Yeah. The problem was it was too big a prize tag for a one-night event.
43:46Do you think you led this task very well?
43:48I think I did a good job, but I think there's definitely, you know, problems with, obviously,
43:54the way that I, you know, approach some of the artists.
43:57I kind of put all my eggs in one basket with Pure Evil.
43:59I mean, just from my knowledge of the scene, I felt that he was probably the best option for us out there.
44:04You didn't really have a contingency plan.
44:07I mean, to add insult to injury, they got Pure Evil.
44:11Yeah.
44:12They took over £10,000 on his stuff.
44:14Really?
44:14The loss of Pure Evil was a big mistake.
44:20You've now got to think about the second artist you want to represent.
44:24How did you go about choosing it?
44:26I went about finding a little bit more information about the options we had in Bristol
44:29and asking these guys honest opinion.
44:32I think Adam will admit he was going into it a bit blind.
44:34Completely.
44:35So I was relying on Jay's opinion.
44:36Now, obviously, when he phoned back when he lost Pure Evil,
44:39he said, can you just go over some and tell me what you think?
44:42But, you know, it's up to you.
44:43It was kind of, it was really tricky to decide which one to go on.
44:46I think it's difficult for it to be up to me.
44:48Our favourite was.
44:49The problem here is losing Pure Evil and substituting it with something else.
44:53But, you know, that was actually, at that time, it was out of our control
44:55because he made a decision.
44:57So that was it.
44:58Our number one was this.
44:58What did you say about SPQR?
45:00They said it was too controversial.
45:02That's why they didn't want to go with SPQR.
45:03That was our opinion.
45:04Is it fair to say that, in the end, you called it to go with James?
45:10Yeah.
45:10The thing with going with James is if we sell one of his items for £8,000 or £10,000,
45:14that's the aim of our evening, to sell one of those pieces.
45:16And if we do, we're going to more than likely win this.
45:18You took a gamble.
45:19I took a gamble.
45:19I think you said you rolled the dice on it.
45:22I did, yeah.
45:23I've done things like that before.
45:25There's nothing wrong with that because if they work, you know,
45:28then you're home and dry.
45:29But why didn't it work?
45:31I think probably because they were so big.
45:33I think it did limit our market.
45:35And people did come in and say, it's really great, but my house won't fit that.
45:38I think as a project manager and with a person with the most knowledge,
45:41I felt that, you know, it was a decision I had to make and I took the risk.
45:44But I feel that, you know, we still could have sold a little bit more on the night in the gallery.
45:49It was only we lost by £150.
45:51Taking the corporate deal away, you've got £5,900 worth of sales,
45:56of which Adam sold £2,480 worth, OK?
46:01Jade, £1,500, and you with £1,200 worth.
46:04So, Laura, you've got your own shop.
46:07You're in business.
46:08Yes.
46:08And you only sold £750 worth.
46:11I can't really pinpoint what went wrong.
46:14All I can say was...
46:15Maybe you're just not a good salesperson.
46:17Well, I would...
46:17Maybe you're just not a good businessperson.
46:19I would honestly like to say that that is the wrong judgment.
46:22I do not question my sales ability.
46:23I cannot take away anything from Adam.
46:25He did a fantastic job, but you'll probably admit that a lot of it was probably blagging.
46:29Like, between us all, we were just sort of coming away with...
46:32No, no, I'm not saying that that's not meant to be an insult, but, I mean, I just felt...
46:35He sort of blagged it.
46:36You reckon he was blagging some of his sales?
46:37What I'm just trying to say is I didn't know much about this, and I'm obviously not as good a blagger.
46:41You mean, he sold £2,480 worth?
46:43Yes.
46:43You sold £700?
46:45Yes.
46:45You know, you say you're out of your comfort zone.
46:47You couldn't get anybody more out of his comfort zone than him.
46:50Listen...
46:51I mean, he's a fruit and veg man.
46:53He's managed it.
46:54I think during the course of the past eight weeks has shown that he can adapt.
46:57He started off like a bit of a nutter, but, you know, has really actually moulded his way into the process.
47:03So, on this particular task, then, who do you think is responsible for the failure?
47:08Who do you think should leave him?
47:09Lord Sugar, it's a really difficult one, but I think the major decision was the fact that we went with James.
47:15If you were there, surely you sensibly would have seen, these are 12 foot tall.
47:19Do you know what I mean?
47:20Who's going to fit them in the house?
47:21Serious art collectors aren't bothered by size.
47:24Well, they actually were...
47:24Well, most of the people in there were, though.
47:26Well, maybe we missed them.
47:27Maybe we all missed them.
47:28I mean, the thing is, is that you're limiting your market with 12 foot higher paintings.
47:32That's the bottom line.
47:34Yes, that's a fair comment.
47:38Tom, who are you bringing back in this boardroom?
47:41I'm going to bring back Jade and Laura.
47:42Jade and Laura?
47:45Yeah.
47:47Not bringing back Adam is a correct decision.
47:51Yeah.
47:52Adam, I'll see you on the next task.
47:54Go back to the house, OK?
47:59I'm going to have a chat to Nick and Karen.
48:03I'll call you back in shortly.
48:12Laura, is she one of those that suddenly breaks out and talks here?
48:18When she's in a corner, Alan, in the boardroom, then she comes alive.
48:22The only time when I saw Tom in deep trouble was that he had lost pure evil.
48:29He didn't have a backup plan.
48:32Jade, why didn't she say, don't take the gamble?
48:37Is she indecisive?
48:39Is she just standing back, letting someone else make the big decisions?
48:43Could you send the three of them in, please?
48:51Lord Sugar, we'll see you now.
48:52I've got to find out who is responsible for the lack of success in this task.
49:08I have to say, in taking the time on reading some of the applications here,
49:15Laura claims Sows is her best skill.
49:19Yes.
49:19These are your words, yeah?
49:20Yes.
49:21I am a very good salesperson, and I now do not question my sales ability.
49:26I mean, for a direct sales company that I worked for, I was top salesperson in the UK.
49:30I managed to lead my team to be in the top ten in Europe.
49:35I mean, I am a good salesperson.
49:37I just didn't work smart last night.
49:39You know, the fact of the matter is that you weren't the best salesperson on the day, right?
49:46And yet that's one of the things that you say you're best at doing.
49:50I think with regards to this task, I've only worked with Laura twice, but unfortunately,
49:53I think she may have taken a bit of a back seat.
49:55Obviously, I was there as project manager and had a certain amount of knowledge, but, I mean,
49:58if it was me and it was a task where someone else was an expert, I'd still try and get to grips with it as much as possible.
50:02I still want to have my own input.
50:03And I think in sales, I know everyone goes on about James, okay, we have big pieces, we need to sell one big one,
50:07but it's not like we sold out of copyrights work.
50:09We still had 50% of his stuff left.
50:11If Laura had sold £300 more, we wouldn't have lost.
50:13One more print.
50:14Listen, I think it's very easy to point the finger at myself now, to be honest with you guys,
50:19and I think it's quite unfair for you to say I took a back seat, Tom.
50:22Lord Sugar's always said that somebody who's an expert in it would lead the way.
50:26Tom led the way, but I still was involved in the conversations.
50:29I was still involved.
50:30Anyway, what's Jade doing back in here, Tom?
50:32I relied on Jade, really, as part of my other sub-team, to give me some kind of objective feedback,
50:37and I felt that what she came back with from Bristol was good.
50:40We went with copyright, that was absolutely fantastic.
50:42But once the tables had turned and we lost pure evil, what I wanted people to do is once...
50:45No, I think at the beginning...
50:47Do you feel your objective about SPQR?
50:49No, well, no.
50:49Or when you just got negatives?
50:50Do you know what?
50:51Regarding that side, okay, I didn't push maybe SPQR as much as I could or...
50:55I didn't want you to push him.
50:56Of course.
50:56I wanted you to be objective.
50:58Do you remember last week, Jade, you were sitting here in this similar position,
51:01but actually you was in Tom's place?
51:03Yep, yep.
51:04And you were very indecisive into who you were going to bring back in.
51:07Is that you?
51:08No, it's not me.
51:09Is that you?
51:09I can make a decision.
51:10Is that you in this case here also?
51:11No, of course it wasn't.
51:12We had made a decision first of all, and I really pushed for what I knew I thought I could sell,
51:16and it did sell.
51:17So we were very decisive on that.
51:19At least when I'm project manager, I'll make decisions.
51:21I'm not turning around to everyone and getting a democratic vote and going,
51:23oh, well, three people said this and two people said that, so I got counteracted.
51:27So you stand by what your decisions are?
51:28Yeah, and every time I stand by them.
51:30So you accept that that can sometimes be deadly then, right?
51:34Yeah.
51:36So you're saying you're impulsive then?
51:37You're going to stick, it's your way or no other way, that's it.
51:40You make the decision, it's done.
51:41No, I definitely strategise.
51:42I don't take any decisions lightly.
51:44I try to look at the revenue and the costs at each decision
51:46and try and project what I think is a reasonable amount of money we can make from any decision I make.
51:51You know, I've only been out of university for two years
51:53and I already run a company with a multi-million pound turnover,
51:55so there's a lot of responsibility.
51:57You do?
51:58You're here for the right reasons, though?
51:59I'm here for completely the right reasons.
52:01So I don't want to waste a seat here.
52:03I don't want to waste space for somebody.
52:05You know, to me, this is not a game.
52:07No, not at all.
52:08You understand what I mean?
52:09This is a serious opportunity for someone to get a quarter of a million pound investment
52:14with me in a 50-50 company so we can go forward.
52:19Out of the three of you then, Tom, who's responsible then, you think?
52:23Unfortunately, it comes down to sales.
52:25I needed people on that sales floor who could generate as much money as possible
52:28and unfortunately, Laura was about 40% less than me.
52:32She was a third of what Adam did and she was half of what Jade did.
52:35That's a big discrepancy in my book.
52:37But obviously, Adam's a fantastic salesperson.
52:39And then on the other hand, I think Jade didn't quite help me enough
52:42as a sub-team leader.
52:44I think that she should have been a little bit more objective.
52:46She should have found out more information about the artist and the sales prices.
52:49I've heard that a lot of information.
52:49Let's look at the nuts and bolts of it.
52:51If I didn't have you or you, me and Adam would have still made the same money we did.
52:55No, Adam would not have chose this one.
52:56I was the one who selected them.
52:58I was the one that really got involved in their artwork.
52:59Adam sold the most in and I.
53:01I secured the commercial contracts.
53:02No, no, of course. We had to secure...
53:04I sold a grand and a half, which is more than what you did.
53:06Well, I did 6,200 because I did the car company.
53:09Yeah, but I got the guy to display the artwork for them and chose it.
53:14So that was a team effort.
53:15Actually, I think I performed well.
53:17I put my neck out there.
53:18I think if it's between the two of you, it should be Laura.
53:20We needed 200 pound more sales, so it should be Laura.
53:24Because actually, I saw she was a bit unenthusiastic towards the end of the night.
53:27Well, it's completely unfair.
53:29And I have performed consistently across the board in this eight-week period on sales.
53:34And it was just a five-hour period.
53:36I think it's not a true reflection.
53:37I've put my hands up and said, right, I didn't have the right strategy in the night.
53:40But that does not mean I'm a good salesperson.
53:43No, I'm not saying you're not a good salesperson.
53:45But obviously, if we'd have sold one more, we would have won.
53:47If we had the right artist, we would have won.
53:49Well, if you didn't choose the one with the 12-foot paintings, we might have done it.
53:52Well, that wasn't done to me.
53:53No, but you were there as well.
53:55You need to be accountable for things.
53:56All I can really put forward is the fact that I know and I am confident within myself.
54:01I've got the talent, the ambition and the determination to go through this process.
54:05And as far as I'm concerned, yes, last night it was a bit of a nightmare for myself.
54:09And I'm devastated that I didn't do more sales.
54:12But it doesn't mean that I can't.
54:14It would have been an absolute travesty if I was to go home today.
54:17You are a great talker.
54:18You are a great talker.
54:19I tell you what, if there was a price for talking, and I don't know whether it's talking too late, you know.
54:25Well, I hope not.
54:29Laura, who do you think should be fired?
54:31Tom.
54:32Tom cost us pure evil.
54:34And if we'd had pure evil, I don't think we'd be in this position today.
54:40Tom, on this task alone,
54:44two massive, big flaws.
54:47The loss of pure evil and the choosing of James.
54:54Those decisions caused the fact that you didn't sell as much as the other people did.
55:00Jade, stretching beyond this task a little bit is my worry and concern about your indecisiveness in not pushing forward one of the other people from Bristol.
55:12That, I think, was another big error.
55:14Tom, what with your existing business out there and my concern about you taking the space of someone else and these two errors.
55:30I can assure you I'm here for you.
55:32Yeah, I don't want to hear any more.
55:36Laura, you think you're a good salesperson.
55:39You're certainly a very good talker.
55:41I am.
55:41I'm not totally convinced that you should remain in the process.
55:47So, Laura, you're fired.
55:53Take care.
55:54The thing that tipped the balance here, Tom, was you took the risk.
56:13You're stuck by your decisions.
56:14You gambled.
56:15On this occasion, the gamble didn't come off.
56:18Go back to the house, you two.
56:20I'll see you on the next task.
56:21I'm feeling pretty gutted at this point.
56:51At the moment, especially since I am so confident in my own sales ability, and I can't believe that's what sent me home.
57:06I think any one of them could go.
57:08Any one of the three.
57:09Any one of the three?
57:12Tom is very switched on.
57:14Unfortunately, in this case, he made the wrong decisions.
57:16Heyo.
57:17Hi.
57:17Well done.
57:18Oh, my God.
57:19Tell me that.
57:20Yay.
57:21Hi.
57:22Well done, man.
57:23Good to see you, Matt.
57:24Well done, mate.
57:25How are you?
57:26Aw, it's so horrible for Laura to guide.
57:33Yeah.
57:34The reason he kept me in was just because I said, you know, I made big decisions and I stuck by them.
57:37Unfortunately, it didn't work this time, but, you know, it's getting down to the last few people, so it's always going to be competitive.
57:41Serious, yeah.
57:42Serious, yeah.
57:45In the fight for Lord Sugar's quarter-million-pound investment, eight candidates remain.
57:55Next time...
57:56We're going to create a new image for English sparkling wine.
58:00Plenty of product testing...
58:02Is this World Christmas cake?
58:04Yes.
58:05Are you happy to leave here without seeing an English sparkling wine?
58:08Yes.
58:09...and caulking campaigns.
58:11Action!
58:13Cheers!
58:14Great.
58:15Very good to have you there.
58:16But in the boardroom, someone's fizz goes flat.
58:19Who's responsible for that piece of rubbish there?
58:21I don't know what you were thinking.
58:23You're fired.
58:24So Laura is out of the picture and over on BBC Two now.
58:30Switch for The Apprentice, you're fired.
58:32Later here on BBC One, when a high-flying career is over in your 30s, what do you do?
58:37Former England cricket captain Michael Vaughan talks to sporting heroes after the final whistle.
58:43That's at 10.45.
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