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00:0012 weeks will be the toughest of your life Lord Sugar is on the hunt for the
00:05next big thing this is an opportunity of a lifetime battling for his backing
00:12some of Britain's brightest prospects come on boys get up your life depends on
00:18it and then hit him it's a deal worth fighting for I can sense a bit of
00:22friction absolutely Daniels that on you no 20 candidates never been kicked in
00:29the bulls by a goat to be honest with you oh 12 tough tasks this is a complete and
00:36utter joke just jump straight in one life-changing opportunity you're fired
00:42you're fired you've completely messed it up you're fired
00:53previously on The Apprentice I want you to create a campaign for a new bottled
00:59water action I want some movement look tough and rough Karishma's campaign
01:04packed a punch I really like that was electric the logo is north h2o while
01:11Connor's team struggled to stay afloat what are you doing now well it's just
01:15Ratha drinking the water again but we've already got that and in the boardroom the
01:20logo looks like a road sign on the m6 Roxanne you have a lot to answer to was
01:25filtered out you're fired I think everybody is on thin ice there's no room
01:30for hiding
01:379am
01:53hello good morning could you ask the candidates to meet me out there in the garden yeah yes okay
02:03yeah
02:04bye
02:07no chickas dances
02:08no chickas dances
02:10stop it
02:11oh no
02:12no
02:13why would you do nothing
02:14i've not even got my nice pajamas on
02:19do you need brush IT?
02:21no
02:33Good morning. I guess you're surprised to see me but in the world of business you have to be ready
02:39at a moment's notice. Now your next task sounds simple. I want you to make a bunch of money
02:45out of flowers. Now the UK spends over two billion pounds a year on flowers so this is a market
02:53in
02:53full bloom as it were. You're going to create bouquets to sell to the public and I've arranged
03:00for each team to meet a corporate client who are looking to place a bespoke order. The team that
03:07makes the most profit will win and on the losing team at least one of you will be fired. Now
03:13I'm
03:13going to mix up the teams a bit. Karishma, Lawrence and Priyash swap with Rajan, Levi and Rothner.
03:29So everything clear? Yes. Good. Well I'll see you in the boardroom in a couple of days time.
03:38Teams have two days to turn petals into profit. Okay welcome to the team
03:43Rothner, Rajan and Levi. Thank you. Glad to be here. Nice. First job. Is anyone interested in putting
03:51themselves forward as PM? Choose a chief florist. Well I just did it and I need a minute to gather
03:58myself. My hand is blooming in the sky like a flower and I see no one else's hand. I didn't
04:05mind
04:06doing it but if you're up for it. I'm up for it only because I haven't had a chance. I
04:10like flowers, I like good
04:10things but I also want to just be do something I haven't done before. So this is an amazing
04:15challenge. I want to push myself completely in a new place and thrive there. So I'm my PM.
04:20That's my PM. Do it. I'm excited to be the project manager for this task. This is not my
04:28remit. I've never done flowers before but I want to show Lord Sugar that I can
04:31absolutely excel at anything I put my head to. What is your strategy? That's my question.
04:36Let's get there in a second. Let me move. All right we're kids.
04:42Across the hall. I've arranged flowers before so I'd feel pretty confident leading this team.
04:48Already running the rest. Does anybody have a preference on what flowers we want to do?
04:53Ross now. From my experience if we do go for country garden that is usually a lot cheaper
05:00to buy than higher end things like roses. I think the garden ones personally I wouldn't
05:04ever purchase because I just think I could grow them in my own garden. In my personal opinion
05:08I feel like they look a bit like an old style. I totally get it but the good thing I
05:12would
05:12say about country garden is I know that in the flower market it's a bit cheaper to buy not
05:16to sound cheap but it's a profit task right so at the end of the day that's my priority but
05:20I just need you all to believe in it. Amazing? Okay brilliant.
05:26Rothra was really keen on the country garden theme but if you don't arrange them right they
05:31can look like a bunch of weeds picked up from the garden. If they look cheap they sell cheap
05:36and this is a profit task. Do you know what type of colour is?
05:39Country garden is pastel colours like lilacs, baby pink, create like a relaxed vibe.
05:44We're bringing the outdoors inside. Yeah nice.
05:49I was leaning towards tropical flowers. I like the vibrancy of it.
05:53Debating a direction for their bouquet.
05:55We are talking bold, bright, just like all of us.
05:58Vanessa's team.
06:00I do love the tropical idea however I feel like in the market it may be a little bit isolating.
06:05Whereas a classic flower you can really sell that to anyone being like you want to give a gift or
06:09you
06:09want to show your loved one you love them. It appeals to everyone for a reason.
06:12Also if they're being imported the cost price might be a little bit higher.
06:16I 100% get you. I still am leaning towards the tropical flowers.
06:20I think we can kind of evoke the feeling of if you don't get to travel this year you can
06:23travel with your flowers.
06:25It's time to like get the vibrancy out and I probably will go for tropical flowers.
06:28Is that okay everyone? Yeah.
06:30Sounds good.
06:30We have to be very cautious because bold can be brilliant but bold can be extremely risky.
06:38Next.
06:39So if we could now decide on a team split.
06:43Choose who will focus on flowers.
06:45I'll be on the bouquet team with Andrea, Harry and Megan.
06:48And who will woo the client.
06:51And then the corporate team.
06:52Can I get somebody that's happy to be a sub team leader on that side?
06:55I don't mind putting myself up for sub team looking at the previous market task.
06:59Yeah.
06:59I thoroughly enjoyed it and I've done a very good job there.
07:02I mean I was sub team leader two tasks ago for the corporate.
07:06I'm happy to do it again.
07:07Didn't you get a really good negotiation on the one with the corporate?
07:09I did yes correct.
07:10You did you did too.
07:11Yes I think that you'd be able to do that.
07:12You absolutely smashed that.
07:13Yeah.
07:14So I think it's best for Roger to be a sub team leader.
07:17I'm more than happy.
07:17Brilliant.
07:20She's definitely made a mistake there.
07:21I think I'm one of the strongest sellers in the group.
07:23However I think me and Raj will lead this one and get the deal done.
07:28Obviously pricing is really important.
07:30I obviously want to make sure that you negotiate a really good price.
07:33Okay.
07:33Try and go as high as you can.
07:35Happy?
07:35Perfect.
07:36Amazing.
07:39Corporate side I'm going to put Lawrence, Dan and Priyash.
07:43Arranging her bunch.
07:44With Lawrence as the sub team lead.
07:46Project manager Vanessa.
07:49I put a lot of trust into you.
07:50You're going to please the corporate client and make sure you understand
07:53everything they want.
07:54Just understand their vibe.
07:55We're going to go in there.
07:56We're going to listen about the business.
07:57We're going to establish what they want.
07:59We're going to discuss the types of flowers that we could add into that installation.
08:02We're then going to see how we can match the two together once we've listened to them.
08:05We're then going to decide in a price.
08:07We're going to push for as much as we can without over promising.
08:10Yeah.
08:10And then we're going to get a clear idea of exactly what they're expecting.
08:13Awesome.
08:14Please, please, please do not go there and oversell, overdo, over promise.
08:19One thing I just don't like.
08:21Yes.
08:21What we're not going to do at any point is offer perfection.
08:24Yeah.
08:24Because if there is one leaf out of place and we've offered perfection, someone's going home.
08:29Team Alpha!
08:30Team Alpha!
08:31Let's get it, guys.
08:3511am.
08:36Teams divide.
08:41Well, I mean, being sub-team leader this week, I mean, hopefully I can bring some fresh ideas.
08:46We hope so, too, mate.
08:48Well, what I do know is I've got the right suit for the job.
08:51Yay!
08:52I love it.
08:54Central London.
08:56Hi.
08:57How are you?
08:57Nice to meet you.
08:58Nice to meet you.
09:00At a floral studio...
09:02So, I hold my foliage, so I go filler, flower, flower.
09:07OK.
09:08Yeah?
09:09After a crash course in bouquet building...
09:11As you can see, you've got none of your same flowers touching each other.
09:16That's amazing, yeah.
09:16Yeah.
09:17Looking for ways to keep down costs...
09:20Obviously, we're going for pastels.
09:21As we can see, certain flowers are a little bit more, but filler flowers, luckily, aren't too expensive.
09:27Project manager, Rothner.
09:30Guys, do you like this?
09:31Hydrations.
09:34Hydrangeas.
09:35Hydrangeas.
09:35So, that is very nice.
09:37We'd have to see how much they are, though.
09:39Hydrangea.
09:40That's £1.75.
09:41That would be our most expensive item there.
09:43Yeah.
09:43But then it'll bulk it out already.
09:45Yeah, OK.
09:46And then I would like to add a bit of foliage, just to bulk it up a bit with the
09:50leaves.
09:50Eucalyptus is 30p.
09:52It's really cheap.
09:53I definitely want quite a lot of them.
09:55Adding extra foliage usually is cheaper, and it's a profit task.
09:59I, ideally, don't want each bouquet to be any more than about £8.
10:02I'm just slightly worried we have too many fillers and not enough, like, actual flower.
10:06Can we take maybe one of them or one of them out and add another flower?
10:09I actually agree with you.
10:10But I just would rather have a bit more greenery.
10:14I think, at the moment, we're being a bit too price-focused.
10:17As much as we want to use things that are a bit cheaper to make a profit,
10:21we've also got to use things that are pretty and people are going to want to buy.
10:25I'm just a bit concerned that, at the moment, it just looks a bit flat.
10:28OK, so, what are we thinking?
10:30It still looks quite thin on the ground.
10:32I just think this looks really nice.
10:36Across town...
10:37Right, guys, what I want us to do is look for the bright tropical colours,
10:41just to make it really fun.
10:43Selecting stems for their bold bouquets...
10:45I was thinking even if we have one or two premium flowers...
10:50Team Tropical.
10:52This is a premium one, to be fair, but the colour is gorgeous.
10:56That is quite expensive.
10:58Anthurium is £2.
10:59I'm happy with that.
11:00Chico Leafs.
11:02They give me tropical vibes.
11:04OK, cool.
11:04We have the veronicas.
11:06I've got one, two, three, four veronicas.
11:07I like the shape.
11:08The shape?
11:09That's quite cute.
11:10It looks very tropical, but it's not full for me.
11:12Yeah.
11:13There seems to be not enough big flowers.
11:16Can I get one more, please?
11:17I think this yellow is not the right yellow.
11:19Yeah, if we say, for example, this yellow...
11:21That is £1.75 a flower.
11:24I think for £1.75 it's quite expensive.
11:26I like the colour.
11:26Yeah.
11:27Can I get two more of them?
11:28Yellow ones?
11:29Yeah.
11:30Yeah.
11:31It was a little bit like bringing kids to the shop
11:34and just telling them to throw in whatever flowers they like.
11:36I think our cost price is extremely high,
11:38so I'm extremely worried about our margins.
11:40Girls, look at this quickly.
11:42Do you see the vision?
11:43Can it work?
11:44Can we sell it as tropical?
11:45Yeah.
11:46So that's roughly £16.
11:47OK, is this what you envisioned?
11:49Yeah.
11:52West London.
11:53I can smell your fragrance already.
11:55It's beautiful.
11:56Absolutely amazing.
11:57Oh, good.
11:58Pitching flowers for an event hosted by fragrance brand Connock.
12:02This is our English countryside fragrance.
12:04The main thing to understand about it is that it's elegant
12:07and says British luxury.
12:09Absolutely.
12:10Salesman Rajan.
12:12I think we've got a fantastic idea of how we can make this
12:15really special for you.
12:16OK.
12:16My vision for you, if it's capturing your guests on the way in,
12:21then potentially an arch, it's the wow shot as they're coming in.
12:24With a lovely kind of like an archway,
12:26it would be a fantastic kind of backdrop.
12:28We could really capture the essence of your brand.
12:31You know, people can hold your fragrance under the arch,
12:34the colours we can entwine with your branding already.
12:38I love that idea.
12:39Now, in terms of costs, for the full arch it would be £3,000.
12:43It's a little bit above our budget.
12:45Is there anything you can do?
12:46Perhaps.
12:47What we could do, we could have foliage around the bottom.
12:50Yeah.
12:50And then the flowers coming over.
12:51That could then bring the price down.
12:53With that being said, I think the best price I could really go to
12:56would be £2,200.
12:58We still might need to come down about that one.
13:00Yeah, just a little bit.
13:01If we could shake on £2,000.
13:03OK.
13:04We could shake on £2,000.
13:05OK.
13:06Amazing.
13:08I'm happy with how the meeting went.
13:09You know, Kieran was a little bit disruptive.
13:11Felt like I had it under wraps.
13:13So, yeah, a little bit disappointed there.
13:16But overall, I think, you know, we secured a good price.
13:19In terms of the price, I think we've done pretty well.
13:22I cannot skimp on the really expensive flowers.
13:24Yeah.
13:24It's not so important.
13:26I mean, they're an English countryside brand.
13:28It's less rather than more.
13:29Yeah.
13:31Across town...
13:32What we want to do is create a floral installation,
13:35something high-fashion, opulent, a show-stopping piece.
13:40Yeah, yeah.
13:40Hoping to stage a sale with a West End show...
13:43Something that we were thinking about was a flower wool.
13:46It could be, like, two double horns.
13:48I would just bring it back to as long as it feels high-fashion and glamorous.
13:52PR man, Lawrence.
13:55We know that what we're going to offer is that glamour and that sort of high-class element.
14:00We were looking for this about £3,500.
14:03We've done this before and we would expect to pay about £750 for a flower installation.
14:08Right.
14:09I don't think £750 is kind of where we were looking at.
14:14I don't want to promise perfection.
14:16If we want to stick with the premium flowers, we are looking about the £2,000 mark.
14:20Or we can slightly dampen down the quality of the flowers.
14:22We can get that to about £1,500.
14:25I don't think we can sacrifice on quality.
14:27As long as it's quality, as long as it's show-stopping, the final price would be £1,500.
14:32Brilliant. Thank you so much.
14:34Thank you so much.
14:35The client was really clear with their brief.
14:38They wanted something that was show-stopping, glamorous.
14:40And Lawrence, interestingly, thought he'd go in and offer the client something that wasn't perfection.
14:45That didn't really feel like a proper negotiation and almost risked them the deal.
14:50I know we've obviously had to promise show-stopping.
14:52I don't know about you fellas, but I'm not a florist.
14:54I'm not going to be delivering the best of the best.
14:584pm.
14:59Next, for Vanessa.
15:00How many do you think we should be making tomorrow?
15:03I want to go around the 40 to 50.
15:07Decide how many posies to push to the public.
15:11I would want to be a little bit more adventurous and, like, just be brave enough to go for 60,
15:15maybe 10 more.
15:16Sell them for £50 each. That could be £500 more.
15:19There's a huge risk to get 10 more. We don't know what the market's going to be like tomorrow.
15:22There's a lot of what-ifs.
15:23I would push for 60. I don't know if it's...
15:26I do agree.
15:27You know, it's a PM decision, but if we've got more, we sell more.
15:31It's a risk though, isn't it? None of us are floral experts. We don't know how long it's going to
15:35take.
15:35It's a lot of waste if we get it wrong.
15:37Yeah.
15:38So, I'm going to take a massive risk. Let's go for 60 bouquets.
15:45So, I think the safest option, we're not super experienced, so I would say that we should aim to make
15:5145.
15:52For Rossner, flower order firmed up...
15:55Hi, Rajen. How are you? How's things?
15:58..a chance to check in.
16:01We managed to secure a price of £2,000.
16:06OK. Perfect.
16:07That's great.
16:07We've pitched to them a flower arch.
16:11They want to go with, like, a lovely English garden meadow.
16:14Yep.
16:14And, like, foliage and, like, wild kind of, like...
16:17Cheap, cheap, cheap. Yeah, cheap, cheap, cheap.
16:20Lots of greenery, you said, yeah?
16:22Yeah.
16:22Yeah, lots of greenery and with, like, sprinkles of, like, flowers.
16:26OK, brilliant. Bye.
16:27Thank you very much. Bye.
16:29I'm quite happy that they've decided on a lot of green foliage
16:32because I think we've... Yeah.
16:33..you know, that's the cheapest.
16:34I think I understand what they're going for.
16:36They're basically, what, something like this on an arch.
16:39Yeah.
16:42So, we've ended up with a flower wall.
16:45They were tough negotiators.
16:47Touching base with her team.
16:48They started with 750.
16:50We've walked away with 1,500.
16:53Project manager, Vanessa.
16:55What type of vibe are we looking at?
16:57They wanted show-stopping, opulent,
17:00but something to do with the devil wears Prada.
17:02And something to do with fashion, so, you know,
17:04it has to look nice.
17:05One thing to mention as well, Dan suggested, like,
17:07the devil horns and then, you know,
17:09people could take the picture in between it, but...
17:11we're happy to leave the sort of creative aspect to you.
17:14OK, cool.
17:15I'll just be very clear again.
17:16The most important thing is that they wanted quality.
17:20That's the clear brief we've got.
17:22They don't want us skimping on anything.
17:24OK, awesome.
17:26Yeah, I mean, I'm a little bit nervous about that,
17:28because I did say we should be definitely transparent
17:31and not over-promised, but show-stopping, opulent.
17:35They obviously have a very, very...
17:37They've got briefs that that needs to be hit, basically.
17:39I think because Dan obviously spoke about the devil horns,
17:42and it sounded like an idea that they were into,
17:44it's a safe bet to go with that.
17:48These two greenery we're going to need quite a bit of,
17:50so... So, do you want 100 of that?
17:51100 of these? Yeah, I think so.
17:53I just think we're going a bit too stingy on the flowers.
17:55Oh, wait, OK.
17:56We have sold this for £2,000.
17:58OK, now let's just add the entire total up.
18:00Yeah. And the total is...?
18:02£219.70.
18:04If you've sold a flower installation for £2,000,
18:07the average florist will spend about £500 on flowers.
18:11Well, this team have only spent £220.
18:14I'm worried they haven't ordered enough.
18:16We've got so much for Leo.
18:17OK, hopefully it will look good.
18:226pm.
18:22I think that they'll love that.
18:24And it's a show-stopper.
18:26Design's done.
18:27I'm hoping that we can absolutely smash this out of the park.
18:29Sorry, not hoping.
18:30We are going to smash this out of the park.
18:31Let's go!
18:31Let's go!
18:32Let's go, everyone.
18:35Tomorrow, pedal pedals to pull in a profit.
18:436am.
18:45West London.
18:46Wow!
18:46Wow!
18:48Today, teams must transform flowers...
18:50Right, let's get some aprons on.
18:52Let's get work.
18:52Yeah.
18:53...into bunches of cash.
18:55My whole aim going into this was keep costs low.
18:58Filling in her followers, project manager Rosner.
19:02I hope the flowers meet your expectations.
19:05Yeah.
19:05We've got 45 bouquets to make.
19:07Costing-wise, per bouquet, how much did you say, Andrea?
19:09Oh, so the actual flowers was £8.95 per bouquet.
19:12And then the arch was £219.70.
19:16That's really good.
19:16So, obviously, we spent £219 on the arch, which is really cheap.
19:20How many flowers did you order?
19:21410.
19:22OK.
19:24A little bit concerned about the amount of flowers they actually ordered.
19:28We negotiated a £2,000 price for this archway.
19:31The customers are expecting big things.
19:33We'll have to just try and improvise as best as we can.
19:36Because it's mainly foliage, I think try and get as much of the foliage done as possible
19:40because you're going for that whimsical, enchanted kind of vibe.
19:45Downstairs.
19:46So, this was our final bouquet.
19:47We ordered for 60 bouquets.
19:49Setting out her vision.
19:51With this, you need to move incredibly fast.
19:53We're trying to make, what, 60 of them?
19:55Vanessa.
19:57However, the clarity is the corporate client for me personally
20:00because that is a guaranteed money right there.
20:02Cool.
20:02So, we have actually designed something for you guys.
20:04This is what we have.
20:06We decided to go with some horns, which are made up of...
20:10Coronations and roses.
20:11Coronations and red roses.
20:13And then, what we have in the sky, we're going to have the hindrangers as clouds.
20:16Yeah.
20:17The only thing to note in the corporate team is precision and density around the horns.
20:21So, they're clearly horns.
20:22Otherwise, it'll just look like a mess.
20:25My issue with the flower wall design is that the corporate client might find it a bit too gimmicky.
20:29So, they might think of it as a Halloween element to it.
20:31But that's the design that the team have come up with.
20:34And that's what we have to go with.
20:35So, Karishma, Dan and Priya, you're going to work on the flower wall.
20:39And Lawrence will be moving over to bouquets.
20:41I will be floating in between both.
20:43So, I'm picking up anything that's like, doesn't look right.
20:45But let's get going.
20:50Don't worry too much about the length.
20:51But you want it to be a decent level so that they're sticking out, okay?
20:559am.
20:56Each of them will look a bit different.
20:57But as long as, to your eye, it looks nice, okay?
21:00Yes.
21:00While Rothner's team race ahead.
21:02So far, we've got 12 bouquets done.
21:04I just want to get as many done as possible.
21:07Ideally, we want it to kind of end up looking like this.
21:09Focusing on finesse.
21:11Raised in line to make it look messy.
21:13Yeah, of course.
21:14We just have to be very careful.
21:15Team Tropical.
21:18How about my first attempt?
21:21Yeah, I'm going to help you just rearrange it,
21:23because if you look at the height...
21:24Okay.
21:25When you're doing it, it's also nice to kind of turn it around
21:27so you have an equal spread of flowers.
21:29Also, just ask each other.
21:30Is that fine, guys?
21:33Yeah, I do think that one sticks out like a bit of a sore thumb.
21:37How are you guys doing? Are you guys okay?
21:38Yeah, we're just about May 4.
21:40Yeah, okay, we need to speed things up, guys.
21:42We've got to get going.
21:45Over half an hour into making the flowers,
21:47the team have only managed to produce four bouquets.
21:50But they don't seem very panicked at all.
21:52I wouldn't have been taking it easy.
21:54I would be running at 100 miles an hour.
21:56The most important part as well
21:58was having that play around with it at the end.
22:00Yeah, the finesse.
22:01Yeah.
22:04I find it is quite therapeutic, to be fair.
22:06Yeah.
22:07Short on flowers to fill their arch,
22:09I've been excited so far.
22:11It's good.
22:11The more we put on, the better it's going to look.
22:13Yeah.
22:14The other team.
22:16Oh, no.
22:17That snapped off.
22:19I keep breaking these,
22:20and I'm putting them into moss.
22:22Rape fiddly.
22:24Remember, time is all the essence.
22:27Careful.
22:28Well, so we don't lose any flowers and whatnot.
22:30Yeah, I'm just...
22:31I've spilt some.
22:42Right, done.
22:50They only ordered just over £200 worth of flowers for their whole arch,
22:54and most of that is foliage, so every stem counts.
22:58They're all so heavy-handed, though.
23:00They're dropping them, they're stepping on them, they're breaking them.
23:03I mean, at this rate, they're really not going to have enough to fill this arch.
23:07It really needs packing out with flowers.
23:10You know, for £2,000, it needs to be packed with the flowers.
23:13Yeah.
23:16You start doing the scenery first.
23:18Yeah.
23:18So, like, around here.
23:20Yeah.
23:20And then in the gaps, we're going to put the birds of paradise.
23:22OK.
23:23Leading on her team's devilish design...
23:26If you stand here...
23:27Yeah.
23:27..the tail needs to start about here.
23:29Karishma.
23:31Yeah.
23:31We've done enough blue at the top, so now let's concentrate at the bottom
23:34to fill in the green.
23:35I don't want there to be much green shine at the bottom.
23:37Quickly, sorry, Karishma.
23:39Yeah?
23:39The blue was supposed to only go in the sky.
23:41I think you have enough.
23:42Well, then we're going to...
23:43I'm just using this to cover the green.
23:44I'm going to come and support you.
23:46I feel like I need to be here right now.
23:47OK, cool.
23:48We need to focus the flowers a little bit more lower,
23:51just, and then spread it out sporadic,
23:53so make sure the bottom is covered.
23:55Yeah.
23:56Guys, make sure you're pushing them in.
23:57There's two falling out of my hands.
23:58And be mindful.
23:59Something like the tail shouldn't be covered.
24:02OK.
24:03Guys, spread them out.
24:04Spread them out.
24:04Come on, faster.
24:06These all need...
24:06All these flowers need to be on.
24:08Yeah.
24:09Don't cut them too short.
24:10Don't cut them too short!
24:13Yeah, it's very stressful.
24:14It is very stressful.
24:15And I'm a bit more stressed because Vanessa's so stressed.
24:17Her stress is rubbing off on me.
24:19I think Vanessa needs to calm down.
24:20Maybe she should be on the bouquet team and not on our team.
24:23You know the too many cooks mess up the broth or whatever it is?
24:26That's what's happening today.
24:28I shouldn't be able to see the ends coming out of here.
24:30It's not...
24:31That's not good enough.
24:35Mid-morning.
24:36We've hit the quantity and let's put it into bucket and let's go.
24:39I love that.
24:40Let's do that.
24:41We've got 24 here.
24:43Two people can be working the back to finish some more.
24:45My main focus now is getting out because now we're just costing ourselves time.
24:48Yeah, but we need to start moving stuff.
24:49Yeah, let's get everything going.
24:51While half of each team pack up their corporate orders.
24:54Oh, the castle.
24:55The castle.
24:56The castle.
24:56No wait.
24:57It's bending.
24:58It's bending.
24:58Stop, stop, stop.
24:59Play down.
25:00The rest head off to market.
25:02Let's go.
25:03Off we go.
25:04Come on.
25:05So my strategy out there is to try and sell for as high as we possibly can.
25:10I think we'll be good.
25:11Yeah, go on.
25:12They're 49.99.
25:13All right, let's do 49.99.
25:15And I'm confident we're going to sell these.
25:19Battersea Power Station.
25:21Oh, it's so busy.
25:23Base for both teams to flog their flowers.
25:25Megan, do you want to get on the chalkboard?
25:28Yeah.
25:28And write down the price.
25:29Put down 49.99 for now.
25:32Giving their budget bouquets a premium price tag.
25:35Ladies and gentlemen, go and get your flowers!
25:38Rothner's country garden crew.
25:42Hello, can I introduce you some fresh flowers?
25:44These are hydrogens, so they're like pink, gorgeous.
25:48Fresh flowers to treat yourself or your loved ones?
25:51Just a special deal for you.
25:53Really so beautiful.
25:54What are you thinking?
25:5649.99.
25:56It's a little too high for me.
25:58Okay.
25:58Could maybe, like, put a few in your hair.
26:01No.
26:02Can I interest you in fresh bouquet flowers?
26:05These are tough crowd, Awe.
26:07Hello, I see smiles up there.
26:10Why don't you come over and treat yourself?
26:13This is tough, tough, tough.
26:14Are we, like, scaring people away at this point?
26:18I'm quite concerned just because the momentum isn't there.
26:21I didn't listen to Kira when he mentioned the 49.99.
26:23I think now I'm going to be mindful of what he is saying
26:25and just kind of take back the rein a little bit
26:28and make sure that I stick to the pricing strategy
26:29that I feel is best.
26:31Yeah, so I think 49.99 is just a little bit expensive.
26:34So I think we should just go in and try and sell it for £40.
26:38What do you think?
26:38Change it on the board.
26:40Change it on the board.
26:40£40 it is, okay?
26:44Across the shopping centre...
26:46We have tropical flowers here.
26:48One day only.
26:49Make your day!
26:51For the other team...
26:52We're selling them today.
26:53£49 a bunch.
26:55Go on then, I will be your first customer.
26:56First customer.
26:58Thank you so much.
26:59Business is blooming.
27:01Our hint of summer bouquet is centred around the anthurium
27:04in Italian bright red flower.
27:06Would you like to proceed?
27:07Yeah.
27:07Brilliant.
27:08Now you sold it to us.
27:09Guys!
27:10We've got tropical flowers!
27:12This is our stunning showstopper.
27:15Let's buy them for her.
27:16Let's make her happy.
27:17Look how happy she is already.
27:18This is my favourite.
27:19You're happy with this one?
27:20Yeah.
27:21Perfect.
27:21Give me one moment, sir.
27:22We have another sale.
27:23You can imagine them just like this
27:26in your living room, sitting room.
27:27Would you like to seal the deal?
27:28Yeah?
27:29Perfect.
27:30Could I ask and be super cheeky?
27:31Could I ask for a 50p tip just to make my day?
27:33Go on then.
27:34Brilliant.
27:35Thank you very much, sir.
27:35Take care.
27:38The team are performing their heart out.
27:40You know, everyone is giving their best.
27:42I think Connor and I naturally are more sort of salesy people,
27:45but I can't fault the effort.
27:47We've just got to shift as many as we can.
27:48They are really lovely.
27:49What type of flowers are they?
27:51Um, so they are tropical bouquet.
27:54Exactly what it says on the tin.
27:57West London.
27:59Oh, be careful.
28:00One sec, one sec, one sec.
28:01Put the knot on, then it's held in place.
28:03Delivering on yesterday's promises to the fragrance brand.
28:06Hello.
28:07Hi, guys.
28:07How are you doing?
28:07Lovely to see you, Amanda.
28:08Lovely to see you.
28:09How are you?
28:09Catherine.
28:10Rajan's corporate crew.
28:13Here is what we've created for you.
28:15What do you think?
28:16Okay.
28:16Ooh, let's have a look.
28:18The overall vibe, you've nailed it.
28:20It's nice that it feels natural,
28:22but I was definitely expecting more flowers
28:25based on our conversation.
28:27But we just thought, you know what?
28:29Why not just put a little bit less flowers here
28:31and work up towards more of the built-up flowers.
28:33So it's like the middle.
28:34So it's like the blooming.
28:35I don't know.
28:35£2,000 is pushing it.
28:37I would be happier with a little bit less.
28:40What colour sun?
28:41So I'm thinking...
28:42What do you think, Amanda?
28:43£1,500.
28:44£1,500?
28:45Yes.
28:45We didn't know if you wanted to have some bouquets for your guests.
28:49There's obviously eight people.
28:50What about if we say £1,800 including the bouquets?
28:54I think, and then we will be very happy.
28:57Thank you very much.
28:59Thank you so much.
29:01Thank you so much.
29:02I'm feeling pretty chuffed with what we've achieved.
29:05I mean, we did give them the bouquets of flowers, a goodwill gesture,
29:08but in the grand scheme of things, it's cost us £40 cost price.
29:12So I think we firefighted very well there.
29:14At least we got a sale.
29:15Yeah.
29:16Let's go make that £200 bag.
29:17Yeah, that's what it means.
29:18Yeah.
29:18Let's go.
29:19Let's go.
29:22Across town...
29:23It's stuck, it's stuck, it's stuck, it's stuck, it's stuck, it's stuck.
29:27...showcasing their vibrant vision...
29:29Do you mean we'll move the flowers?
29:30No, don't step on them, please.
29:33Vanessa's team.
29:36They look more like wings.
29:38Hello.
29:38Hello.
29:39Reggie.
29:40Hi, guys.
29:40How are you?
29:42So, we thought, what can we do to re-symbolise Devil as Prada?
29:45So we've gone with the horns.
29:47Prius, do you want to demonstrate?
29:48Yeah, of course.
29:49What was your first impression?
29:52Um, okay.
29:55Um...
29:55Do we think those readers' horns?
29:57I think it definitely gives some symbolism of Devil.
30:01Yeah, for sure.
30:02And then with the tail coming out of the back, so...
30:04I did say inspiration from high fashion.
30:07Okay.
30:07Can you talk me through which elements you feel are high fashion here?
30:11Um, with high fashion, I definitely didn't get that passed on,
30:14but I think with the bright colours, you really can't walk past this and miss it.
30:17For me, this clashes.
30:19It's just not this show and it's not this brief.
30:21So we can't honour that original quote.
30:24So, um, yeah, if possible, if you do, like, I know we said 1,500,
30:28are we able to get to the 1,200 mark?
30:30Look, we'll recognise the labour and the time and can offer you £1,000 for it.
30:34Ultimately, this isn't something that we're going to use.
30:38I'm a little bit disappointed because I definitely mentioned to the boys,
30:41do not over-promise and understand exactly what they're looking for,
30:44and that was completely ignored.
30:48Well, unfortunately...
30:49Yeah, that was...
30:49They could have literally said, do you know what,
30:52we're not willing to pay for anything.
30:53I think to lose out of 500 is...
30:56I have to be able to take it.
31:00Mid-afternoon.
31:01All right, team, let's huddle.
31:02Are we saying it's best to just flog it all at 30 quid?
31:06Otherwise, we're going to be left with a load of flowers.
31:09Still pruning back prices...
31:11As long as we sell them for around 20 quid minimum,
31:14we're making profit.
31:16Rothner's sales squad.
31:18This is my special one I make myself.
31:21Look how beautiful they are, it's the biggest one I could find.
31:23That's stunning.
31:25How much?
31:26They're £30 today.
31:27Yes, we'll have them, thank you.
31:28Amazing, right, OK.
31:30So the price is £30 for them, please.
31:33And that will be £30.
31:35£30?
31:36Yeah.
31:37Why don't you meet me in the middle and do £27.50?
31:39Yeah, £27.50, amazing.
31:42The least I can do is £25 today.
31:44OK, got it.
31:45OK, deal, perfect.
31:46How about two for £20 each?
31:49Oh, you drive a hard bargain.
31:51All right, fine.
31:52Down to £20.
31:54Yeah, great.
31:54Like that.
31:55We've got a bunch of flowers for you for £20.
31:57So, yeah, so two for £40.
31:59Thanks so much.
32:02It's going really good, we're making quite a few sales now.
32:04My only worry is, are we going a bit too low sometimes?
32:07But I think the most important thing is just trying to sell it.
32:09Because if we take a lot of stuff home, then we're just not going to make any money at all
32:12and we're not going to get any profit.
32:14The best that I can do today from £30 is £20.
32:18£80?
32:19£19 and we'll shake on it.
32:21OK, OK.
32:22Perfect.
32:22Shaking it, perfect.
32:26On the other team.
32:27All right, guys.
32:28I think we're doing really well.
32:29Yeah.
32:30We're starting to really get these sales coming through.
32:32Rethinking roles.
32:34We have six bouquets left.
32:35Do we think at least one of us should focus on bouquet creation now?
32:39I do think that's a good idea.
32:40Lawrence.
32:42I'm going to put you two guys onto making some bouquets.
32:45Yeah.
32:45OK, so do you want the two girls to just stay there and just bang, bang, bang?
32:48Yeah, we will focus on the sales.
32:50If you guys can make them and really throw them together.
32:52Cool, let's go.
32:53People are going to enjoy watching you make them.
32:55I can see this in your living room, in your kitchen area.
32:58They're tropical.
32:59It's a flash of summer.
33:00Can I run around?
33:01Can I make more?
33:01No, make more.
33:02We don't have any, so.
33:04Could I ask for a 50p tip for the smile?
33:06OK.
33:07Thank you so much.
33:08Now, so £25.85.
33:10Perfect.
33:12And then the wonderful Pasha is going to hand you a fresh bouquet.
33:15Thank you so much.
33:16Have a lovely rest of your day.
33:17Sorry, I have this nice couple that have been waiting for some time.
33:20Give us a sec.
33:23I think the excitement of the selling and the market has got to Lawrence.
33:27No one else is making bouquets apart from me and Krishma.
33:30The boys are sort of out there trying to sell, which is fine, but we're running out of bouquets.
33:34We don't have any made and it doesn't look great.
33:37Could you as well just tidy up just a tiny bit just so it doesn't look quite so messy?
33:43Hello, ladies.
33:465pm.
33:47Corporate orders fulfilled.
33:49They're absolutely beautiful, these.
33:51They are stunning.
33:53For both teams.
33:54How about we do £50?
33:56Yeah?
33:56Yeah.
33:56A chance to flog leftover flowers to trade.
34:00We've been selling these at £40 for bouquet.
34:03I'll take them all for £40.
34:05We'll shake on that.
34:08Fresh and freshly packed.
34:10Bouquets you'll never see again.
34:1120 minutes till sales must cease.
34:15Last bunch of flowers.
34:17Fresh out of stock.
34:19Right, guys, we are officially out over this side.
34:22For Rothner's team.
34:23We've got a few leaves left if you want to bunch them together.
34:25A plan to flog foliage.
34:28Sell them for whatever you can.
34:30Let's do it.
34:30Make it a little cute bunch, please.
34:32Amazing.
34:33A few pictures.
34:34Put it in the shower, the hot stain comes up.
34:37They've sold out but there's still so many people here who want to buy flowers.
34:42Clearly, they just didn't make enough.
34:45They could have sold an awful lot more bouquets for a higher price.
34:49What a missed opportunity.
34:5110 minutes to go.
34:52Down to £21 in total?
34:54Yeah, that's good.
34:54For both teams, a final push.
34:56I love one of mine pays for the flowers.
34:58I want to try and get some sales out.
35:00I understand that but we just need to make them up as quickly as possible.
35:03So we're selling it for £2.50, is that okay?
35:06Right, we're charging you £2 today.
35:08Can I get three cheers for our last customers of the day?
35:10Yay!
35:12Yay!
35:14See you later, thank you so much.
35:21Trading over.
35:22We managed to sell absolutely everything out.
35:24Yeah.
35:25So good work, guys.
35:26Let's hope it was enough.
35:28I'm a little bit apprehensive that we obviously dropped the price quite low.
35:32That could come back and bite me but that still made a profit every single bouquet sold.
35:35So I feel quite proud.
35:37Listen guys, I know people are keen to try and sell more.
35:39But actually you getting behind and actually doing it drew more sales in.
35:43We have some expensive stock left over.
35:45My only fear.
35:46Yeah.
35:47My biggest concern was that we wouldn't be able to make 60 bouquets and sell 60 bouquets.
35:51I'm feeling extremely apprehensive.
35:53We have too much excess stock and I think it's going to really affect our bottom line.
35:56Oh, there's so many beautiful flowers.
35:59Tonight, profits processed.
36:02Tomorrow, for one team, the sweet smell of success.
36:14Krishma, how are you feeling this morning?
36:16I feel like no one's immune from being thrown under the bus big time.
36:19We needed more bouquets.
36:21So like, me and Krishma were focusing a lot on making bouquets.
36:23So yeah, I'm a little bit worried.
36:27I don't know about you lot, but I'm feeling very confident.
36:29My flowers are fire.
36:30We were hearing that your flowers are pretty dull and boring.
36:33Look, in the boardroom today, it's all going to be weeded out.
36:35Yeah.
36:43Going into the boardroom, I'm actually pretty confident.
36:45I really got a chance to show everybody that I'm a worthy enough candidate.
36:49I did what I was asked to do by a PM.
36:51Of course, I have doubts in my mind about decisions I've made,
36:54but ultimately, I'll stand by them.
36:56I know I could have performed better, but win or lose, I'm not going anywhere.
37:04You can go through to the boardroom now.
37:18So, let's see how you went in this War of the Roses.
37:24We'll start with Eclipse.
37:28Rostner, you became the project manager of Eclipse, is that right?
37:33Yes.
37:33So, I actually really wanted Country Garden just because it's a profit task.
37:38And I knew that filler flowers and foliage would be my main focus for this task.
37:42Yeah.
37:43This is a typical bouquet of yours, yeah?
37:45Yes.
37:47Oh, thank you.
37:49My pleasure.
37:50Thank you so much.
37:52So, this, no disrespect, is the cheaper end of the market, some of this stuff, yeah?
37:59Yeah, I knew that because I've worked with eucalyptus before and I know that they're great filler flowers that make
38:04a bouquet look a lot bigger than they are and you could actually charge a lot more for it.
38:09Yeah.
38:09Rothner was really keen that it looked substantial but didn't cost very much.
38:14Yeah.
38:15Hmm.
38:16Okay.
38:16And you don't think that's a little bit dull, no?
38:19It's like that Keir Starmer would buy his wife on her birthday.
38:23It's a bit boring, is it?
38:24Boring, yeah.
38:25Yeah.
38:25I think it looks a beautiful bouquet and I would buy it and have it in my own.
38:29Thanks, Adrian.
38:30Um, so you spent £400, I heard, on this, which came out at £8.88 per bouquet, right?
38:40Were you involved in making them up, Keir?
38:43And I heard you were a bit unstable in flower arranging.
38:48Yeah, I spilt some flowers a few times.
38:51You spilt them, you stepped on them, you broke them, you had the touch of an elephant.
38:56And they were quite flimsy, so they kept snapping.
38:59But we got there in the end.
39:00You had all the finesse of an airport baggage holder, I was told.
39:04Yeah.
39:05You did.
39:06Yeah.
39:07Megan, what were you doing in this task?
39:09I was making the bouquets, Lord Sugar.
39:11Right, and I understood that you had difficulty in pronouncing the names of some of the flowers.
39:17Yeah, it wasn't my strongest area, I must admit.
39:20Yeah, not hydrangeas, hydrogens.
39:22Oh, yeah, she said that.
39:24Sorry about that.
39:25Well, thank God you wasn't selling fuchsias.
39:28Yeah.
39:28Yeah.
39:29Moving on, the corporate team.
39:32I led the sub-team.
39:33So we went to meet the client in the morning.
39:35This is the client that does the fragrances?
39:38Correct, yeah.
39:38Conic, they were called.
39:39Right, so you started negotiating with the client, and I think you went in at something like three and a
39:44half grand, didn't you?
39:45Three thousand.
39:47Three thousand.
39:48Yeah, so I went into the pitch with three.
39:49For that money, forget a flower arch, you need marble arch.
39:52Yeah.
39:53I think the client saw that too.
39:55Yeah.
39:55So I wanted to go in high, knowing that they would bring me down, and I got them up to
40:00two thousand.
40:01Right.
40:01We then presented the arch to the client, and they then proceeded on to say that, you know, they think
40:06that the two thousand pounds was a bit excessive on their end.
40:09And then Andrea came out with a great idea.
40:11Luckily, we had some of the bouquets that the other team prepared for us.
40:15We then shook on eighteen hundred pounds, including the bouquets.
40:18I have to say, I thought it looked good.
40:20Oh, thank you.
40:21Right, now, what about the actual bouquets?
40:24Who was out selling them?
40:25It was myself.
40:27Harry and Meghan.
40:28Yep, and Kieran.
40:29I've got some figures here.
40:3049.99.
40:32Yeah, so on the way there, Kieran was quite confident.
40:34Having looked at the bouquet, he can push for 49.99.
40:37Now, for me...
40:37Did you ever sell one at that price?
40:38No, we didn't.
40:39We then went to 40, didn't sell one.
40:41People were, like, avoiding us like the plague.
40:43We were pretty worried at the beginning because we started so high and we were like, we're not going to
40:47sell any of these.
40:48But then we actually were selling them like hotcakes.
40:50They were flying off the shelves.
40:52All right.
40:53Okay.
40:53Let's move on to the other team, Alpha, right?
40:58Now, Vanessa, you put yourself forward as a project manager.
41:03Yeah.
41:03Yeah.
41:04I wanted to try something new.
41:06You wanted to prove yourself.
41:07I guess so, yeah.
41:08I just quite...
41:08I like trying new things.
41:09You went for the tropical thing, yeah?
41:12Because I really wanted to push boundaries.
41:14I don't think it's the stuff that you see every day.
41:16Okay.
41:18And this would be your bouquet.
41:20Yeah.
41:21This is the typical, like, tropical flower.
41:24Yeah.
41:25Expensive.
41:26Yeah.
41:26Yeah.
41:27So this is not a cheap bunch.
41:29It's not.
41:29They went for the stuff you find in the garden that you normally run your lawnmower over to get rid
41:35of.
41:35Yes.
41:36They're very bright, very colourful.
41:39But from what I can see, you spent a hell of a lot of money on them.
41:43How many are we going to make?
41:44So, initially, I wanted to make 40 to 50.
41:47Sorry, 45.
41:48And the team convinced me that we should go for the 60.
41:5160.
41:51Because they believed that they could sell.
41:52But because we ended up only making four bouquets in an hour, we had to end up making a majority
41:58of our bouquets at the stall itself.
42:00Which meant two man down for selling.
42:03So, how many did you make?
42:06I believe there was 20 made by the end.
42:09What were you doing?
42:10Growing them from seeds or what?
42:11Yeah.
42:11It was quite painful to watch.
42:13There wasn't that much organisation, was there?
42:15But Vanessa was trying to go between.
42:16I really was trying.
42:17But anyway, your client that you were going to pitch to is the theatre, right?
42:25And currently running the Devil Wears Prada.
42:29Is that right?
42:29Yeah.
42:30What did they want?
42:31They kept using the word show-stopping and opulent.
42:34And high-end fashion, I think, is what they wanted, yeah?
42:38Yeah.
42:38But didn't they want something to do with the devil horns and things like that?
42:41Yeah.
42:42And we did put that in the final design.
42:44We suggested that, Dan, I believe.
42:46We'll give them pretty much free reign to do what we liked.
42:49Okay.
42:50And how much did you end up agreeing?
42:51We started off at 3,000.
42:53They said 750.
42:55It was...
42:56I understood I was being low-balled, but we doubled that 750 to 1,500.
43:00Right.
43:01Okay.
43:02What did the client think when they saw the wall?
43:07So, yeah.
43:08I've got a picture of it.
43:10I mean, it don't look great, does it, this wall?
43:12It looks like Elton John's QR code.
43:16Yeah.
43:18Explain to me where the horns are.
43:22It's the two red things at the top.
43:23These two things here, you say?
43:25Yeah.
43:26Really?
43:27Anyway, what did they say financially?
43:30Because you'd agreed 1,500 pounds.
43:33So, they were saying essentially that they can't use it.
43:36They're not happy with it, but they're willing to offer us.
43:40Essentially, we got down to 1,000.
43:43Okay.
43:43I mean, we still more than doubled our money on it.
43:47Yeah.
43:48All right.
43:48Let's move on a little bit here now.
43:50What about the main bulk of your bouquets then?
43:54We sold out of the bouquets that we brought with us,
43:57and then myself and Karishma were pretty much making bouquets on the spot.
44:01We had a severe amount of excess stock.
44:04Mmm.
44:06Right.
44:07Well, the last thing we need to do is to read out the results.
44:13So, Tim, tell me what Alpha spent.
44:16Yes, the team spent a lot.
44:18It came to a total of 1,436 pounds and 25 pence.
44:23Right.
44:24And what were their sales?
44:25Their total sales were 2,000 pounds and 84 pence.
44:29That gave them a total profit of 564 pounds and 59 pence.
44:33Profitable, anyway.
44:36So, Karen, same question to you.
44:39Well, Eclipse spent a lot less, 620 pounds and 50 pence,
44:45and they also sold a lot more, 2,792.50,
44:51giving them a good profit of 2,172 pounds.
44:59Good.
44:59So, well done.
45:01You won.
45:01Off you go.
45:02Thank you very much.
45:03Thank you very much.
45:04Well done, guys.
45:13Thank you very much.
45:19Thank you very much.
45:19Well, unfortunately, you lost.
45:23i would take a leaf out of a gardener's book and would say it's time to remove the dead heads
45:32off you go thank you
45:42oh hey get in we nailed it honestly i am so so proud those numbers compared to the other team
45:51as well then it was so small i obviously think out all the tasks we've done and out of all
45:55the pms
45:56that was such a clear plan everything was perfect i think it was amazing big win big win you smashed
46:09ultimately the the failure of the task comes down to not knowing the full brief from the
46:13corporate client because when they asked me about high fashion i didn't have a response for it
46:17i looked silly with all due respect when i opened the call i think that information is being said
46:23i believe that as sub team leader lawrence needs to take some ownership because when it comes down to
46:28it we missed what the client wanted completely he was the leader of that group so something has to
46:32come from there even if we got the full 1500 pounds we'd have still lost and i think really the
46:38failure
46:38of this task is because the price of the flowers 16 pounds cost to make a bouquet of flowers that's
46:43a lot
46:44money i mean literally all the profit from this task has come from the corporate team so if i get
46:49sent home i can walk away with my head held high but i'd be pissed off i did want to
46:53keep the price
46:54low every single time i kind of brought it up it was it looks cheap let's go for x y
46:57and z let's go
46:57for xyz honestly i don't think the biggest fault was in the pricing strategy we came there with so much
47:03excess stock that was left over at the end vanessa was easily swayed by karishma who wanted to go
47:08with the 60 units and didn't listen to the practical advice and the worries that i had about excess
47:12stock i mean essentially we can go around around around this table so let's just go in there and all
47:16the best
47:27yes can you send the candidates in place
47:40well if i was a condolence card i'd be telling you sorry for your terrible loss
47:48because it was a terrible loss you got whacked by 1600 pounds you spent 962
47:57pounds 50 on all the materials to make your bouquets your takings on the bouquets were 950
48:06pounds 84 so you made a loss of 11 pounds 66 just on the bouquets alone i think what we
48:15were doing is
48:15finding flowers originally that were aesthetic and nice yeah which is what me and pasha were doing is
48:20trying to make a bouquet that was presentable they were panicking away they were a little sugar
48:24it's like buying flowers at a garage on mother's day morning you know panicking it was quite clear
48:29they were just throwing flowers to make a bouquet look pretty they focused on pretty but didn't
48:35focus on profit that's a very good point yeah and even worse still out of the 962 pounds that you
48:43spent at the end you threw some stock away didn't you a huge amount of stock so we had enough
48:48to make
48:4960 we only made 43 bouquets which is my biggest concern here 272 pounds of excess stock laid over
48:56so i wanted to go for 60 because i thought we would have made more before we entered the market
49:02but
49:02because we were under so much pressure to make bouquets while we were there they missed half the
49:06clients that we could have got if me and pasha were also selling yeah but anyway moving on the corporate
49:12team you spent 473 pounds on that bloody stupid wall it was more like the hanging gardens of bethnal
49:20green just for your reference after you left they chucked it out that's how good it was yeah right
49:27so who was who who built the wall um dan priesh myself and chris dan and priesh yeah bill and
49:35ben
49:35the flower pot men um they're not at one point any of them say this is not what the client's
49:41looking
49:41for we did at one point give the idea of the i think dan gave the ideas to the client
49:45with the two
49:46devil horns and the tail and they didn't say no to the idea you know that wall was a disaster
49:52um and the negotiation for it was ridiculous i am i understand lord sugar i mean we we doubled from
50:00where we were it's not perfect i will hold my hands up to that doubled but you didn't get it
50:04did you
50:04we when you finally when you finally turn up with that um thing they only give you a thousand
50:10quid don't they um so where do you think the failure of this task lays with them i think ultimately
50:15on the other side here partly because we we did make a profit on our on our particular product
50:20although it was bad we did make where do you think it lays connor i do you think it lies
50:24with us
50:25i do think it lies i think it lies who are you for then do you think i think ultimately
50:29vanessa you made
50:30the decision on the bouquet and then i do think karishma you ultimately influenced
50:34vanessa to go up higher i don't think 160 pounds on an extra 10 broke the camel's back
50:38i don't think that was a point of failure i think it's okay to say karishma also did that but
50:43you
50:43guys still took very long to make it right well vanessa who are you bringing back into this boardroom
50:50i'd have to definitely bring somebody back from both sides and this side i'm gonna have to bring
50:54pasha back and i can give the reasons after i'm happy to do that and i think on this side
50:59um i'm gonna
51:00have to lawrence i think you being the sub leader could have definitely pushed it out a bit more
51:05right okay the rest of you go back to the house thank you
51:19right um well i'm going to talk to tim who was with you all of the time baroness brady knows
51:27you
51:27uh and um at least one of you is going to be leaving the process today okay yeah thank you
51:44well what do you have to say tim you were with them i'm slightly confused with vanessa one why
51:49she's brought in pasha pasha did well throughout this task she was really enthusiastic and everything
51:55that was signed off with regards to the flowers was vanessa's fault they lost this by spending too
52:00much on flowers and not thinking about how they're going to make it back and what about our friend
52:04lawrence here the disappointing thing for me about lawrence is that he says look we made money but he
52:11actually left a lot of money on the table he disappointed the client and his flower wall ended
52:15up in the bin yeah okay yes could you send the three of them in please
52:33right well um vanessa um tell me why did you bring her back in here so the reason why i
52:39brought pasha
52:40back was because um she was key at instrument in me picking the flowers even once we picked me picking
52:46the flowers no sorry as in the team picking the flowers she was pushing for the more expensive ones
52:50when i picked the cheaper alternative she was saying no i completely disagree and i am shocked that i'm
52:55sat here honestly i think vanessa is just coming up with excuses honestly to back herself there was no
53:02strategy no decision at all lawrence in this particular task there was certain artistry about it
53:10that i don't think you took the ambiance of the theater into account you sold something the client
53:18didn't want i mean lord sugar i still doubled our money i mean it's disappointing who should be fired
53:23then um i think ultimately it is vanessa i think what a lot of thing is obviously i put myself
53:29in this
53:29position to lead this thing with when i have no experience on it no price no costing strategy let me
53:35just
53:36finish what i'm saying i put myself in a position to be the pm of this task i couldn't easily
53:39do this
53:40thing where a lot of people are doing waiting for the perfect task i wanted to challenge myself
53:43as something i've never done well i do tell people don't get involved in running something which
53:48you've got no experience honestly if i didn't put my hand up nobody would have put their hand up
53:52it's easy for a lot of people to hide behind the person who puts themselves who should be fired then
53:56in all honesty i think we're halfway through the process passion has not put herself forward for
54:00anything but she jumps on the back of a lot of things if it sounds good she's happy to go
54:04with it
54:04and if it doesn't work out i've pulled my weight in every single task i've been a backbone of
54:08pretty much every task i've done what i've been told to do to the best of my ability we can
54:13all say
54:14what we've done from task one to now each and every single task i've also put myself out there i
54:19never
54:19ever stay silent i'm not a background person i'm not a background person either who do you think should
54:24be fired i think vanessa should be fired honestly in the market i was making bouquets i took that
54:29initiative because we didn't have enough bouquets i told you to do the bouquets yeah but from the
54:35minute we got there i was doing bouquets and selling as well the issue is that flowers you
54:39guys didn't make enough you weren't helping us in the morning making them i helped you do a few and
54:43i went over to the other side because i had to be in between both there was no leadership just
54:47one
54:48thing i want to add i i did work across both teams as well and on both days i had
54:52a clear strategy
54:53neither of the days did the strategy fall apart i do have to say like i have learned my lessons
54:58from
54:58this right listen i think i've heard enough i'm going to conclude here um pasha i um don't quite
55:07understand vanessa's uh choosing you to come back here yeah but um your team was responsible for
55:16making the bouquets and buying the flowers and it's quite clear that far too much was spent there
55:23there was no cost strategy yeah i don't want to hear any more from anybody sorry
55:29lawrence you completely and utterly lost the plot you didn't realize this was a very artistic type of
55:36thing that these people wanted and you made them a very ugly wall
55:44vanessa i don't think you led this team very well at all in fact i think far too much money
55:51was spent on
55:52in the flowers and also the manufacturing of the bouquets was a joke complete and utter joke
56:01and and on that basis
56:04vanessa vanessa you're fired thank you very much good luck good luck
56:14thanks
56:18lawrence
56:19lawrence you'll stay in this process
56:23pasha you'll stay in the process also thank you simply because i i can't see what you did wrong
56:29in this task me neither it doesn't mean that i haven't got my eyes on you okay go back to
56:36the
56:36house thank you lord sugar bang is ready to
56:42what's the decision there's only one decision we could make
56:47i took a big risk and put myself for something i've never done before and i'm not regretful about
56:52that i think i'm an amazing person and i think i'll definitely go far in life
56:56i think vanessa's coming back i've got a feeling well what was she like in the ball
57:00then she held herself very well she was composed but she didn't take account she didn't take
57:04accountability was laurence and pasha shocked that they were brought back yeah i was quite surprised
57:09with who vanessa picked but i have no idea who's coming back or which way this will go but i
57:13don't
57:13see any more flowers ever again yes who else is coming is it just you
57:25you look like you've been through it mate what happened it was pretty brutal to be honest with
57:34you i mean i do feel like i've used the life up there like i didn't get any grilling in
57:40there
57:40he literally was saying to vanessa i don't understand why pasha is sat here if anyone is
57:45in that position as project manager if you're bringing back the wrong people lord sugar's gonna
57:49see right through you he knows like he knows everything now 14 candidates remain the search
57:59for lord sugar's next business partner continues next time i'm sending you to el guana in egypt
58:17and in the boardroom one of the worst performances
58:23in the history of this process a one-way ticket you are fired
58:29well we've sent flowers of commiserations over to bbc 2 angela talks to vanessa join them for unfinished
58:35business this and everything across the bbc is made possible because we're funded by you thank you
58:42you
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