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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 actually Daniel is 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 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
01:15roughly drinking the water again but we've already got that and in the boardroom
01:19the logo looks like a road sign on the m6 Roxanne you have a lot to answer to was
01:26filtered out you're fired I think everybody is on thin ice there's no room for hiding
01:36nine a.m.
01:53only a path to the government on the way to make that you're doing now
01:59for some of those people آck journalist
02:03Steve for QB
02:04a gun
02:07Jamie
02:15I've not even got my nice pyjamas on.
02:19Do you want me to brush my teeth?
02:21No.
02:21No time, mate.
02:23No.
02:33Good morning.
02:34I guess you're surprised to see me, but in the world of business,
02:38you have to do this.
02:38You have to be ready at a moment's notice.
02:40Now, your next task sounds simple.
02:43I want you to make a bunch of money out of flowers.
02:47Now, the UK spends over £2 billion a year on flowers.
02:52So this is a market in full bloom, as it were.
02:55You're going to create bouquets to sell to the public.
02:59And I've arranged for each team to meet a corporate client
03:03who are looking to place a bespoke order.
03:06The team that makes the most profit will win.
03:09And on the losing team, at least one of you will be fired.
03:13Now, I'm going to mix up the teams a bit.
03:15Karishma, Lawrence and Priesh swap with Rajan, Levi and Rothner.
03:29So, everything clear?
03:31Yes.
03:32Good.
03:33Well, I'll see you in the boardroom in a couple of days' time.
03:38Teams have two days to turn petals into profit.
03:42OK, welcome to the team, Rothner, Rajan and Levi.
03:46Glad to be here.
03:47Nice.
03:48First job...
03:49Is anyone interested in putting the sales forward as PM?
03:53Choose a chief florist.
03:55Well, I just did it, and I need a minute to gather myself.
03:59That was special.
04:00My hand is blooming in the sky like a flower, and I see no one else's hand.
04:04I mean, I was...
04:05I didn't mind doing it, but if you're up for it...
04:07I'm up for it only because I haven't had a chance.
04:09I like flowers.
04:10I like good things.
04:11But I also want to just be...
04:12do something I haven't done before.
04:14So, this is an amazing challenge.
04:15I want to push myself completely in a new place and thrive there.
04:20So, I'm my PM.
04:21That's my PM.
04:23Do it!
04:25I'm excited to be the project manager for this task.
04:28This is not my roommate.
04:29I've never done flowers before, but I want to show Lord Sugar
04:31that I can absolutely excel at anything I put my head to.
04:34What is your strategy?
04:36That's my only question.
04:36Let's get there in a second.
04:39OK.
04:39Let me breathe.
04:40All right, we're kids.
04:43Across the hall...
04:44I've arranged flowers before, so I'd feel pretty confident
04:47leading this team.
04:48Already running the rest.
04:50Does anybody have a preference on what flowers we want to do?
04:54Rossner.
04:56From my experience, if we do go for country garden,
04:59that is usually a lot cheaper to buy than higher-end things like roses.
05:02I think the garden ones, personally, I wouldn't ever purchase
05:05because I just think I could grow them in my own garden.
05:07In my personal opinion, I feel like they look a bit like an old style.
05:10I totally get it, but the good thing I would say about country garden
05:13is I know that in the flower market, it's a bit cheaper to buy,
05:16not to sound cheap, but it's a profit task, right?
05:18Yeah.
05:18So at the end of the day, that's my priority.
05:20But I just need you all to believe in it.
05:22OK.
05:22What happened?
05:23Amazing.
05:23OK, brilliant.
05:26Rothner was really keen on the country garden theme,
05:28but if you don't arrange them right, they can look like a bunch of weeds
05:33picked up from the garden.
05:34If they look cheap, they sell cheap, and this is a profit task.
05:37Do you know what type of colours?
05:39Country garden is pastel colours, like lilacs, baby pink.
05:43Create like a relaxed vibe, OK?
05:44We're bringing the outdoors inside.
05:46Yeah, nice.
05:49I was leaning towards tropical flowers.
05:51I like the vibrancy of it.
05:53Debating a direction for their bouquet...
05:55We are talking bold, bright, just like all of us.
05:59Vanessa's team.
06:00I do love the tropical idea.
06:02However, 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,
06:08being like you want to give a gift or you want to show your loved one you love them.
06:11It 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.
06:17I still am leaning towards the tropical flowers.
06:20I think we can kind of evoke the feeling of,
06:22if you don't get to travel this year, you can travel with your flowers.
06:24It's time to, like, get the vibrancy out
06:26and I probably will go for tropical flowers.
06:28Is that OK for everyone?
06:29Yeah, yeah.
06:30We have to be very cautious because bold can be brilliant,
06:34but bold can be extremely risky.
06:39Next...
06:39So, if we could now decide on a team split...
06:43..choose who will focus on flowers...
06:45I'll be on the bouquet team with Andrea, Harry and Megan.
06:49..and 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.
06:58Looking at the previous market task, I thoroughly enjoyed it
07:01and 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...
07:09I did, yes, correct.
07:10You did, you did too.
07:11Yes, I think that...
07:12You absolutely smashed that.
07:13Yeah.
07:13Yeah.
07:14So, I think it's best for Rajan 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.
07:24However, I think me and Raj will leave 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 prize.
07:33OK.
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, we'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 on 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.
08:13Also, please, please, please, do not go there and oversell, overdo, over-promise.
08:19That's exactly...
08:19That's one 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
08:29home.
08:29Team Alpha!
08:30Team Alpha!
08:31Let's get in, guys!
08:3511am.
08:36Teams divide.
08:41Well, I mean, being sub-team leader this week, I mean, hopefully I can bring some fresh
08:45ideas.
08:46We hope so, too, mate.
08:48But 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.
08:57Hi.
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.
09:22As we can see, certain flowers are a little bit more.
09:24But filler flowers, luckily, aren't too expensive.
09:27Project manager, Rothner.
09:30Guys, do you like this?
09:31It's hydrations.
09:34Hydrangeas.
09:35I absolutely love them.
09:36So, 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.
09:43But then it'll bulk it out already.
09:45Yeah, OK.
09:46And then I would like to add a bit of foliage,
09:48just to bulk it up a bit with the leaves.
09:51Eucalyptus is 30p plus 10.
09:53I definitely want quite a lot of them.
09:55Adding extra foliage usually is cheaper.
09:57Yeah.
09:57And 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
10:04and not enough, like, actual flower.
10:06Can we take maybe one of them or one of them out
10:08and 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
10:23and people are going to want to buy.
10:25I'm just a bit concerned that, at the moment,
10:26it 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
10:39is look for the bright tropical colours,
10:41just to make it really fun.
10:43Selecting stems for their bold bouquets...
10:46I 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 leaves.
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.
11:13There seems to be not enough big flowers.
11:16Can I get one more, please?
11:17I think this yellow is not the right yellow.
11:19It's too bright.
11:20Yeah, 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.
11:27Yeah.
11:27Can I get two more of them?
11:28Yellow ones?
11:29Cool.
11:30Yeah.
11:32It 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.
11:56Yeah, it smells absolutely 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.
12:16My vision for you, if it's capturing your guests on the way in,
12:21then potentially an arch.
12:22It'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.
12:31Yeah.
12:31You know, people can hold your fragrance under the arch.
12:34The colours we can entwine with your, you know,
12:37your branding already.
12:38I love that idea.
12:39Yeah.
12:40Now, 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?
12:47Perhaps.
12:47What we could do, we could have foliage around the bottom.
12:50Yeah.
12:50And then the flowers coming over.
12:52That 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 a bit on that one.
13:00Just 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.
13:18In terms of the price, I think we've done pretty well.
13:22I cannot skimp on the really expensive flowers.
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 wall.
13:46It could be, like, two double horns.
13:48I would just bring it back to as long as it feels high fashion
13:51and glamorous.
13:52PR man, Lawrence.
13:55We know that what we're going to offer is that glamour
13:58and 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
14:06for 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.
14:15If we want to stick with the premium flowers,
14:17we 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.
14:28As long as it's quality, as long as it's show-stopping,
14:31the final price would be £1,500.
14:32Brilliant. Thank 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
14:43something that wasn't perfection.
14:45That didn't really feel like a proper negotiation
14:48and 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. Next for Vanessa.
15:01How 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
15:13and, like, just be brave enough to go for £60, maybe £10 more.
15:16Selling for £50 each, that could be £500 more.
15:19There's a huge risk to get £10 more.
15:20We 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...
15:25I do agree.
15:27You know, it's a PM decision.
15:28But if we've got more, we sell more.
15:31It's a risk, though, isn't it?
15:33None of us are floral experts.
15:34We don't know how long this is going to take.
15:35It's a lot of waste if we get it wrong.
15:37Yeah.
15:38So, I'm going to take a massive risk.
15:41Let's go for 60 bouquets.
15:45So, I think the safest option, we're not super experienced,
15:49so I would say that we should aim to make £45.
15:52For Rossner, flower order firmed up...
15:55Hi, Rajan. 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.
16:06That's great.
16:08We'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.
16:18Yeah, 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.
16:27Bye.
16:27Thank you very much. Bye.
16:29Bye.
16:29Bye.
16:30I'm quite happy that they've decided on a lot of green foliage because I think we know that's the cheapest.
16:35Yeah.
16:35I think I understand what they're going for.
16:36They basically want 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.
16:59Opulent.
17:00But something to do with the devil wears.
17:02And something to do with fashion.
17:03So, you know, it has to look nice.
17:05One thing to mention as well.
17:06Dan suggested, like, the devil horns and then, you know, people who take a picture in between it.
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.
17:25OK, awesome.
17:26Yeah, I mean, I'm a little bit nervous about that.
17:28Because I did say we should be definitely transparent and not over-promised.
17:32But 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 and 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, are we saying 100 of these and 100 of these?
17:53Yeah, I think so.
17:54I just think we're going a bit too sting 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.
18:00And the total is...
18:03£219.70.
18:03It depends.
18:04If you've sold a flower installation for £2,000, the 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.
18:23I think that they'll love that.
18:24And it's a show stopper.
18:26Designs done.
18:27I'm hoping that we can actually smash this out of the park.
18:29Sorry, not hoping, we are going to smash it out of the park.
18:31Let's go.
18:31Let's go.
18:32Let's go, everyone.
18:34Tomorrow, pedal, pedals to pull in a profit.
18:436am.
18:45West London.
18:46Wow.
18:48Today, teams must transform flowers...
18:50Right, let's get some eyebrows done, let's get some 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 would you say, Andrea?
19:09The actual flowers was £8.95 per bouquet.
19:12And then the arch was £219.70.
19:16That's really good.
19:17So, 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.
19:48We ordered for 60 bouquets.
19:49Setting out her vision.
19:51With this, you need to move incredibly fast if we're trying to make, what, 60 of them.
19:55Vanessa.
19:57However, the priority is the corporate client for me personally, because that is a guaranteed money right there.
20:02Cool.
20:02So, we have actually designed something for you guys.
20:05This is what we have.
20:06We decided to go with some horns, which are made up of...
20:11Coronations and roses.
20:11Coronations and red roses.
20:13And then, what we have in the sky, we're going to have the hydrangeas 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. Otherwise, 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.
20:32But that's the design that the team have come up with, and that's what we have to go with.
20:35So, Karishma, Dan, and Priyash, 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, so I'm picking up anything that doesn't look right.
20:45But let's get going.
20:50Don't worry too much about the length, but you want it to be at a decent level
20:53so that they're sticking out, okay?
20:559am.
20:56Each of them will look a bit different, but as long as, to your eye, it looks nice.
20:59Yes.
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.
21:10Focusing on finesse...
21:11It's raised in line to make it look messy.
21:13Yeah.
21:14So you 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, because if you look at the height...
21:24OK.
21:25When you're doing it, it's also nice to kind of turn it around so you have an equal spread of
21:28flowers.
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 OK?
21:38Yeah, we're just about May 4.
21:40Yeah, OK, we need to speed things up, guys.
21:42We've got to get going.
21:45Over half an hour into making the flowers, the team have only managed to produce four organ canes.
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 was having that play around with it at the end.
22:00Yeah, the finesse.
22:01Yeah.
22:04I'm finding this 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 that the wool we put on, the better it's going to look.
22:14Yeah.
22:14...the other team.
22:16Oh, no, that's snapped off.
22:19I keep breaking these, and I'm putting them into moss.
22:22Rape fiddly.
22:24Remember, time is all the essence.
22:27Careful!
22:28So we don't lose any flowers or 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 flower.
23:13More flowers then, yeah.
23:16You start doing the scenery first.
23:18Yeah.
23:18So, like, around here.
23:20And then in the gaps, we're going to put the birds of paradise.
23:22Okay.
23:23Leading on her team's devilish design...
23:26If you stand here...
23:27Yeah.
23:27...the tail needs to start about here.
23:29...Karishma.
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.
23:37Guys, quickly, sorry.
23:38Karishma.
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.
23:47Okay, 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.
23:55Guys, make sure you're pushing them in.
23:57There's two are falling out of my hands.
23:59And be mindful.
24:00Something like the tail shouldn't be covered.
24:02Okay.
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...
24:25the 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.
24:31It's not...
24:31That's not good enough.
24:35Mid-morning.
24:36We've hit the quantity and...
24:38Let's put it into buckets 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, be careful.
24:55Be careful.
24:56Be careful.
24:57No wait, it's bending.
24:58It's bending.
24:58Stop, stop, stop.
24:59Play down.
25:00The rest head off to market.
25:02Let's go!
25:02Let's go!
25:03Off we go!
25:04Come on!
25:06So my strategy out there is to try and sell for as high as we possibly can.
25:10You know what I think would be good?
25:11Yeah, go on.
25:12Go 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.
25:26Megan, do you want to get on the chalkboard?
25:28Yeah.
25:28And write down the price.
25:29Put down 49.99 for now.
25:31Giving their budget bouquets a premium price tag.
25:35Ladies and gentlemen, go and get your flowers!
25:39Rothner'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.
25:53Being so beautiful.
25:55What are you thinking?
25:5649.99.
25:56It's a little too high for me.
25:58OK.
25:58You could maybe, like, put a few in your hair.
26:01No.
26:02Can I interest you in fresh bouquet flowers?
26:05It is a tough crowd out here.
26:08Hello, 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?
26:17Yeah.
26:18I'm quite concerned just because the momentum isn't there.
26:21I did listen to Kieran 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 rain 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
26:36and try and sell it for £40.
26:38What do you think?
26:39Oh, change it on the board.
26:40Change it on the board.
26:40£40 it is, OK?
26:44Across the shopping centre...
26:46We have tropical flowers here.
26:48One day only.
26:49Go ahead.
26:50Major day.
26:51For the other team...
26:52We're selling them today.
26:54£49 a bunch.
26:55Go on then, I will be the first customer.
26:56First customer.
26:58Thank you so much.
26:59Business is blooming.
27:01Our hint of summer bouquet is centred around the anterium
27:04in Italian bright red flower.
27:05Would you like to proceed?
27:07Yeah.
27:07Brilliant.
27:09Guys, we'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 in 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.
27:46We've just got to shift as many as we can.
27:48They are really lovely.
27:50What type of flowers are they?
27:51Um, so they are a tropical bouquet.
27:54Exactly what it says on the tin.
27:58West 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.
28:10Rajan'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 based 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 in the middle.
28:33So 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...
28:40So 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.
28:51What about if we say £1,800 including the bouquets?
28:54I think...
28:55I think that's fair.
28:55And then we will be very happy.
28:58Thank you very much.
28:59Thank you so much.
29:01Thank 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 back.
29:17Yeah, that's right.
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.
29:26That's right.
29:27Showcasing their vibrant vision...
29:29Do you mean I can't move the flowers down?
29:31No, so you don't step on them, please.
29:33..vanessa's team.
29:36They look more like wings.
29:37Oh, hello!
29:39How are you ready?
29:40Hi, guys.
29:40Thank you for the big reveal.
29:42Hiya.
29:42So we thought,
29:43what can we do to re-symbolise Devil Wears Prada?
29:45So we've gone with the horns.
29:47Free us, do you want to demonstrate?
29:48Yeah, of course.
29:49What was your first impression?
29:52Um, okay, um...
29:55Do we think there's reader's 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,
30:16you really can't walk past this and miss it.
30:18For 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 we do...
30:26Like, 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
30:32and 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
30:39because 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...
30:50They could have literally said,
30:51do 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, Tina's Huddle.
31:02Are we saying it's best to just flog it all at £30?
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 minimum, we're making profit.
31:16Rothner's sales squad.
31:18This is my special one I make myself.
31:21Look how beautiful they are.
31:22It's the biggest one I could find.
31:23That's stunning.
31:25How much?
31:25They're £30 today.
31:27Yes.
31:28We'll have them, thank you.
31:28Amazing.
31:29Right.
31:30OK.
31:30So the price is £30 for them, please.
31:33And that will be £30.
31:35£30?
31:36Yeah.
31:36You're bad.
31:37Why don't you meet me and we're going to do £27.50?
31:39Come on.
31:40Yeah, £27.50, amazing.
31:42The least I can do is £25 today.
31:44OK.
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.
31:55We'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.
32:03We'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,
32:11then 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.
32:22We're shaking it.
32:23Perfect.
32:26On the other team...
32:27All right, guys, I think we're doing really well.
32:29Yeah.
32:30We're starting to really get these sales coming through.
32:33Rethinking 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.
32:41Lawrence.
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.
32:52Absolutely.
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 or can I make more?
33:01No, I'll 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.
33:48Corporate 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.
33:57A 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.
34:1220 minutes till sales must cease.
34:15Last bunch of flowers!
34:17Fresh out of stock.
34:19Right, guys.
34:20We are officially out over this side.
34:22For Rothner's team.
34:23We've got a few leaves there.
34:25If you want to bunch them together.
34:26A plan to flog foliage.
34:28Sell them for whatever you can.
34:30Make it a little cute bunch, please.
34:32Amazing.
34:33Pucalyptus.
34:34Put it in the shower, the hot steam 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 standing there for £2.50, is that okay?
35:06Right, we're charging you £2 a lot.
35:08Can I get three cheers for our last customers of the day?
35:12Yay!
35:13Yay!
35:14See you later.
35:15Thank you so much.
35:21Trading over.
35:22We managed to sell absolutely everything out.
35:24Yeah.
35:25So good work, guys.
35:26Let's help it with it now.
35:28I'm a little bit apprehensive that we obviously dropped the price quite low.
35:32That could come back and bite me, but I 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, my 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.
35:57Oh, there's so many beautiful flowers.
36:00Tonight, profits processed.
36:02Tomorrow, for one team, the sweet smell of success.
36:20Yeah.
36:35Yeah.
36:36Yeah.
36:37Yeah.
36:37Yeah.
36:39Yeah.
36:43Yeah.
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, but ultimately, I'll stand by them.
36:56I know I could have performed better, but win or lose, I'm not going anywhere.
37:05You can go through to the boardroom now.
37:18So, let's see how you went in this War of the Roses.
37:24Yes.
37:24We'll start with Eclipse.
37:28Rothner, 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, and I knew
37:39that 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.
37:50So 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
38:03great filler flowers that make a bouquet look a lot bigger than they are, and you could
38:06actually 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?
38:19Something that Keir Starmer would buy his wife on her birthday.
38:23It's a bit boring, is it?
38:24Boring, yeah.
38:25I think it looks a beautiful bouquet, and I would buy it and have it in my own.
38:29Thanks, Adrian.
38:31So, you spent £400, I heard, on this, which came out at £8.88 per bouquet, right?
38:41Were you involved in making them up, Keir, and I heard you were a bit unstable in flower
38:47arranging?
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.
39:06Megan, what were you doing in this task?
39:09I was making the bouquets, Lord Sugar.
39:11Right.
39:11And I understood that you had difficulty in pronouncing the names of some of the flowers.
39:17Yeah.
39:18It was in my strongest area, I must admit.
39:20Yeah.
39:20Not hydrangeas, hydrogens.
39:22Oh, yeah, she did.
39:24Sorry about that.
39:25Well, thank God he 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 who 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
39:44like three and a half grand, didn't you?
39:45Three thousand.
39:47Three thousand pounds.
39:47Three thousand.
39:48Yeah, so I went into the pitch with three...
39:50For that money, forget a flower arch, you need marble arch.
39:52Yeah.
39:53I think the client saw that too.
39:55Yeah.
39:56So, 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
40:06know, they think that the two thousand pounds was a bit excessive on their end, and then
40:10Andrea 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.
40:28And Kieran.
40:29And 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 at the plate.
40:43We were pretty worried at the beginning, because we started so high, and we were like,
40:47we're not going to sell 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.
40:57Right?
40:58Now, Vanessa, you put yourself forward as a project manager.
41:03Yeah.
41:03Yeah.
41:04Yeah.
41:04I wanted to try something new.
41:06You wanted to prove yourself.
41:07I guess so, yeah.
41:08I like trying new things.
41:09You went for the tropical thing, yeah?
41:12Yeah.
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.
41:21Yeah.
41:21Yeah.
41:21This is the typical, like, tropical flower.
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
41:34to get rid of.
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.
41:48So, I bought 45.
41:48And the team convinced me that we should go for the 60.
41:5160.
41:51Because they believed that they could sell.
41:53But because we ended up only making four bouquets in an hour, we had to end up making
41:58a majority of our bouquets at the stall itself, which 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.
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.
42:30So, what did they want?
42:31They kept using the word show-stopping and opulent.
42:34And high-end fashion, I think, is what they wanted.
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 will give them pretty much free reign to do what we liked.
42:49Okay.
42:50How 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.
43:01Right.
43:01Okay.
43:01What did the client think when they saw the wall?
43:04So, yeah.
43:04We put it up and the corporate client was not too pleased.
43:07Um, so...
43:08I mean, I've got a picture of it.
43:10I mean, it doesn't look great, does it, this wall?
43:12It looks like Elton John's QR code.
43:16Yeah.
43:18Um, explain 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 with them, right?
43:33So, they were saying essentially that they can't use it.
43:36Um, they're not happy with it, but they're willing to offer us.
43:40Um, essentially, we got down to 1,000.
43:43Okay.
43:44Yeah.
43:44I mean, we still more than doubled our, 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, uh, 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.
44:05Hmm.
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?
44:26Their total sales were 2,000 pounds and 84 pence.
44:29That gave them a total profit of 564 pounds and 59 pence.
44:34Profitable, anyway.
44:36So, Karen, same question to you.
44:38Well, uh, Eclipse spent a lot less, uh, 620 pounds and 50 pence.
44:45And they also sold a lot more, uh, 2,792.50, giving them a good profit of 2,172 pounds.
44:59Good.
45:00So, well done.
45:01You won.
45:01Off you go.
45:03Thank you very much.
45:04Well done, guys.
45:19Right, well, unfortunately, um, you lost.
45:22I would take a leaf out of the gardeners book and would say it's time to remove the deadheads
45:32off you go thank you
45:46honestly I am so proud those numbers compared to the other team as well
45:52then it was so small I always think out all the tasks we've done and I have all
45:55the PMS that was a such a clear plan everything was done ultimately but the
46:11failure of the task comes down to not knowing the full brief from the corporate
46:14client because when they asked me about high fashion I didn't have a response for
46:17it I looked silly with all due respect when I open the call I think that
46:21information is being said I believe that as sub team leader Lawrence needs to take
46:26some ownership because when it comes down to it you miss what the client wanted
46:29completely he was the leader of that group so something has to come from there
46:33even if we got the full 1500 pounds we'd have still lost and I think really the
46:38failure of this task is because the price of the flowers 16 pounds cost to make a
46:42bouquet of flowers if that's a lot of money I mean literally all the profit from
46:46this task has come from the corporate team so if I get sent home I can walk
46:50away with my head held high but I'd be pissed off I did want to keep the price
46:54low every single time I kind of brought it up it was it looks cheap let's go for
46:57X Y and Z let's go for X Y and Z honestly I don't think the biggest fault was in
47:00the
47:01pricing strategy we came there with so much excess stock that was left over at
47:04the end Vanessa was easily swayed by Karishma who wanted to go with the 60
47:08units and didn't listen to the practical advice and the worries that I had
47:11about excess stock I mean essentially we can go around around around this table
47:14so let's just go in there and all the best
47:27yes sir can you send the candidates in place
47:39well if I was a condolence card I'd be telling you sorry for your terrible loss
47:47because it was a terrible loss you got whacked by 1600 pounds you spent 962 pounds 50 on all the
47:59materials to make your bouquets your takings on the bouquets were 950 pounds 84 so you
48:08made a loss of 11 pounds 66 just on the bouquets alone I think what we were doing
48:15is finding flowers originally that were aesthetic and nice yeah which is what me
48:19and Pasha were doing is trying to make a bouquet that was presentable you were
48:22panicking away they were like buying flowers at a garage on Mother's Day morning
48:27you know panicking it was quite clear they were just throwing flowers to make a bouquet look
48:32pretty they focus on pretty but didn't focus on profit that's a very good point yeah and even
48:40worse still out of the 962 pounds that you spent at the end you threw some stock away didn't you
48:46a huge
48:47amount of stock so we had enough to make 60 we only made 43 bouquets which is my biggest concern
48:52here 272 pounds of excess stock laid over so I wanted to go for 60 because I thought we would
48:59have made more before we entered the market but because we were under so much pressure to make bouquets
49:04while we were there they missed half the clients that we could have got if me and Pasha were also
49:08selling yeah but anyway moving on the corporate team you spent 473 pounds on that bloody stupid wall
49:17it was more like the hanging gardens of bethnal green just for your reference after you left
49:23they chucked it out that's how good it was yeah right so who was who built the wall um dan
49:31priesh myself and dan and priesh yeah bill and ben the flowerpot men um they're not at one point any
49:40of
49:40them say this is not what the client's looking for we did at one point give the idea of the
49:44i think dan
49:44gave the ideas to the client with the two devil horns and the tail and they didn't say no to
49:48the idea
49:49you know that wall was a disaster um and the negotiation for it was ridiculous i am i understand
49:58lord sugar i mean we we doubled from where we were it's not perfect i will hold my hands up
50:03to that
50:03doubled but you didn't get it did you we when you finally turn up with that um thing they only
50:09give
50:10you a thousand quid don't they um so where do you think the failure of this task lays with them
50:15i
50:15think ultimately on the other side here partly because we we did make a profit on our on our
50:19particular product although it was bad we did make where do you think it lays connor i do you think
50:24it
50:24lies with us i do think it lies i think it lies who out of you for then do you
50:28think i think ultimately
50:29vanessa you made the 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 i don't
50:39think
50:39that was a point of failure i think it's okay to say karishma also did that but you guys still
50:44took
50:44very long to make it right well vanessa who are you bringing back into this boardroom i'd have to
50:51definitely bring somebody back from both sides and this side i'm gonna have to bring pasha back
50:55and i can give the reasons after i'm happy to do that and i think on this side um i'm
51:00gonna have to
51:01say 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
51:55was 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 are we 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
52:56sat 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
53:09it that 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
53:35let me just finish what i'm saying i put myself in a position to be the pm of this task
53:39i couldn't easily do this thing where a lot of people are doing waiting for the perfect task
53:42i wanted to challenge myself as something i've never done well i do tell people don't get involved
53:46in running something which you've got no experience honestly if i didn't put my hand up
53:51nobody would have put their hand up it's easy for a lot of people to hide behind the person who
53:55puts themselves to be fired then in all honesty i think we're halfway through the process passion
53:59has not put herself forward for anything but she jumps on the back of a lot of things if it
54:03sounds
54:03good she's happy to go with it and if it doesn't work out i've pulled my weight in every single
54:07task
54:07i've been a backbone of pretty much every task i've done what i've been told to do to the best
54:12of my
54:13ability we can all say what we've done from task one to now each and every single task i've also
54:18put
54:18myself out there i never ever stay silent i'm not a background person i'm not a background person
54:23either who do you think should be fired i think vanessa should be fired honestly in the market
54:27i was making bouquets i took that initiative because we didn't have enough bouquets i told
54:32you to do the bouquets yeah but from the minute i was doing bouquets and selling as well the issue
54:38is
54:39that flowers you guys didn't make enough you weren't helping us in the morning making them i helped you
54:43do a few and i went over to the other side because i had to be in between both there
54:46was no leadership
54:47just one thing i want to add i i did work across both teams as well and on both days
54:51i had a clear
54:52strategy neither of the days did the strategy fall apart i do have to say like i have learned my
54:58lessons from this right listen i think i've heard enough i'm going to conclude here um pasha i um don't
55:07quite understand 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
55:52flowers and also the manufacturing of the bouquets was a joke a complete and utter joke
56:01and and on that basis vanessa you're fired thank you very much good luck good luck
56:17thank you
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 doesn't mean that i haven't got my eyes on you okay go back to the house thank
56:36you
56:36lord sugar baron's ready
56:42what's the right decision there's only one decision you could make
56:47i took a big risk and put myself for something i've never done before and i'm not regretful about that
56:52i think i'm an amazing person and i think i'll definitely go far in life i think vanessa's coming
56:57back i've got a feeling well what was she like in the ballroom she held herself very well she was
57:01composed but she didn't take account of it she didn't take account of it was lawrence and pasha
57:06shocked that they were brought back yeah i was quite surprised with who vanessa picked but i have no
57:11idea who's coming back or which way this will go well i don't want to see any more flowers ever
57:15again
57:21yes you look like you've been through it mate oh what happened it was pretty brutal to be honest
57:34with you i mean i do feel like i've used the life up there like i didn't get any grilling
57:39in there he
57:40literally was saying to vanessa i don't understand why pasha is sat here if anyone is in that position
57:46as project manager if you're bringing back the wrong people lord sugar's going to see right through you
57:51he knows like he knows everything now 14 candidates remain the search for lord sugar's next business
58:01partner continues next time i'm sending you to el guana in egypt
58:11let's go thrills
58:14nicely cooked grills they sent back all the potatoes oh my god and in the boardroom one of the worst
58:22performances in 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
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