Industry (2020) s01e04 Episode Script

1
Listen up!
Guys, it's payrolls
tomorrow. Can we make sure
we're not taking lunch
off the desk, please.
If the labor market
somehow contrives to give us
eight years of Trump, I
don't know what I'll do.
Probably nothing.
I've built an indicators monitor.
Weekly jobless claims,
credit card arrears,
Google searches for vacancies,
are all rolling over.
Good edge.
I'll circulate it. It's
a finger in the air,
- but definitely something.
- I like it. Cool.
Oh, hey, uh, HR's been in touch.
They're having some issues
with your Tier 2 visa.
- I'm gonna look into it.
- I can do that.
No, let let me do it.
Unless you wanna go home?
Because I can arrange that.
I know you're going to hate this.
- Oh, please don't sing.
- Oh, I wasn't going to.
Happy birthday to you ♪
Happy birthday to you ♪
- Happy birthday dear Harper ♪
- Dear Harpsichord ♪
Happy birthday to you ♪
And many more ♪
I can't look at a birthday candle
without thinking about Robert Herrick.
Nobody knows who that is.
Who the fuck is Robert Herrick?
Don't worry about your visa.
You're the right kind of immigrant.
Happy birthday.
We're living in an era
of woke capitalism, right?
I'm Nike. I pretend to
care about Black people.
You pretend to hate
capitalism and buy my trainers.
- "Nike-ee."
- Nike, but
So do you, like, pre-rehearse
these little nuggets?
Oh, my gosh.
- Yeah.
- What is this Blue Peter thing?
I was gonna give it to her at work,
but I knew people like
you would judge me.
I would judge you, but I'm trying to be
- less egocentric now.
- Right.
Everyone, this is the last of it.
Can I keep this for the wank bank?
I actually wrote a paper on
the moral case for capitalism.
That must've been short.
No. It was 8,000 words.
All right, birthday
girl gets two. Enjoy.
That's top tier ski wear, that is.
How many left?
Uh one.
This is like that scene in Notting Hill
where they try and work out
What, with With the
brownies? Okay, well
Hey, so, I'm not trying to be a Luddite,
and I know you'll hardly ever use it,
but I think it's kinda
nice to see the future
in tiny little boxes.
Ooh, I think I like her
Like her, like her ♪
All my friends are getting married!
Okay, well, yeah, there you go.
Who can argue with that?
I know today's hard for you.
I know you must be
thinking about your brother.
It's personalized,
so you better like it.
- Can't return it, 'cause
- Yeah, it's yours now
You guys call this "seshing"?
Uh, yeah, It's like, um
- a session.
- Why?
It's, like, as big a cultural touchstone
as, I guess, anything.
I won't bend ♪
You're hurting so much ♪
and I I use that
term in a nongendered way.
Dude, I I get it. Thanks.
Okay. Um. Enjoy the kitchen.
I'll watch.
My boyfriend's filled our apartment
with these cheese plants.
The brochure said we should name them.
They pulled out names
from a hat at his work.
- Sorry if I'm interrupting.
- Interrupting what?
It's an IPA.
You feel ♪
No pain ♪
In the sweet surrender ♪
The light warms again ♪
You're hurting so much
I need you to ♪
Harper, I've booked us an Uber.
Nah, we're gonna have one more.
We've only got that
student drive tomorrow.
Are you sure, Harper?
Nothing good ever happens past 2 a.m.
Everything good happens past 2 a.m.
This music sounds like
a fucking car alarm.
Yeah, Thatcher tried to ban it,
so you're dancing on her grave.
All right, yeah, can you come for one?
Yeah, okay, no, two Yeah, two's fine.
Um, yeah, mate, same postcode.
Can I have one K on tick?
And a couple round ones?
Ta. Cheers. See you in a bit.
I'm changing the music.
The tyranny of choice.
Got Gus on the desk now, which is good.
- So got a got a mate.
- Great.
It's nice to be working
with him, you know?
- Is it nice?
- He gets me, and, uh
And he looks after me,
and I look after him.
Yasmin fucking offered
me a place to live,
and, like, that was really fucking cool.
Like, she didn't have to do that.
Is that a fucking joke, is that a joke?
about myself, you know, like,
about myself. Like, I can
- Yeah. Bonjour.
- What do you do at work?
- At my desk?
- Mmm.
Uh, they won't let me on the phones.
I'm not taking it
personally at the moment.
- Right.
- I'm just sort of going with it.
Have you ever had K? Ket? Ketamine?
It sort of makes you feel a little
bit legless, a little bit wobbly.
I mean, you've never had
any before so, like
You get like a new perspective
To be honest, I literally
can't see anything.
Got to do it in style.
If it's your debut,
it's your first time
You look like fucking Elton John.
- We're like different people.
- Who are you talking about?
I hope you're overwhelmed.
- Yeah, like
- I'm just saying, I'd be overwhelmed.
- You don't wanna talk about it!
- Yeah, man, I'm just, um
- No, not really.
- I get it.
Goldman Sachs? It's Robert Spearing.
That's what I'm saying, bro, like
- I mean
- Honestly?
- Yes!
- Fifty fucking thousand quid.
I'll have five cents.
I don't know, my friends are,
like, cool and nice, whatever.
- I mean, I'm just so focused
- I'm with you there.
- on work right now, like
- Me too.
I don't eat
I don't sleep ♪
I do nothing
But think of you ♪
I don't eat
I don't sleep ♪
I do nothing
But think of you ♪
You keep me under your spell
You keep me under your spell ♪
You keep me under your spell ♪
Uh, stop. No, stop.
- I'm sorry.
- It's fine.
No, I'm sorry.
You know
- You can tell I want to
- It's fine.
It's not a good idea anyway.
You know, it's just
with me and Yasmin,
with with whatever's
happening there.
I didn't know that anything
was happening there.
Dad and I really hope
you're going to make it
back for Thanksgiving.
Oh, I saw on Instagram that
Todd's got rid of his little ho.
I'm not saying reach
out, but maybe reach out.
Okay, bye.
People are missing the move.
Gregory, you smell like a brewery, mate.
No, I think that's Robert.
Robert, you smell like a brewery, mate.
I think it's Greg.
Harper, it's Duncan
Hixe in middle office.
Can you call me as soon as you get this
in order to discuss something urgent?
The market is backstopped like
Harper, you coming?
But you can't go to the drive.
Harper, you can't represent us
like this in this condition.
It was a chance to represent
the firm in front of Sara.
Remember, this place
is bigger than one desk.
I mean, I want to,
but that's on tomorrow.
Yeah, wing it.
At minimum find a replacement.
And please, take a shower.
He's so bear-ish.
It'll be good for your internal profile.
They're, like, a component of
the 360s they do pre-RIF day.
What is it?
It's like a corporate
spiel for college kids.
Yas, go. It's not like
you're on the phones,
and you're a great advert for the firm.
Or maybe you could go, Tash?
Actually, that would
require you to speak.
I love you. I love my gift.
You weren't in your room this morning.
Yeah, Rob kept me up.
Fine. But I've booked us spin.
And I've already paid for you, so.
There's a pungent smell
of wine in this area,
which hitherto was absent.
On your bike, Yas. Sell the firm.
Come on, Kenny.
This is Bloomberg Daybreak.
I'm Alix Steel. It is 7:30 a.m. on
- Duncan?
- Yeah?
reports the worst month since 2013
- Harper.
- Ah! The elusive Harper.
Hi, sorry, sorry, crazy
morning. How can I help?
Forwarded you a time stamp
on a mismatched trade.
- Allerton Capital.
- What's the issue?
There's a discrepancy on the notional.
Graduates have done this
before, so I just need to check.
Did you buy the right
currency? You booked 50 quid,
Allerton are confirming
50 dollars. Which is it?
Sterling. Uh, quid.
Allerton's confirmation
says it's a dollar amount.
It definitely wasn't.
Call the client. I'm sure he'll rectify.
It's probably their mistake.
If it's yours, I need to know ASAP.
Do I need to tell my manager?
Is this, uh, a serious issue?
Absolutely you should.
Not telling him is not acceptable.
Okay. I'll I'll fix it.
Listen, if anyone wants me,
fucking I.M. me. Stop ringing my line!
No, exactly. I was just
going to flag that
I'm not gonna hold your hand.
Contrary to popular
belief, I am not God!
A load of our economists
clamoring over each other
to be wrong on the
direction of Europe
- Allerton Capital.
- It's Harper from Pierpoint.
Um, I was hoping to speak with Aubrey.
- Putting you through.
- Aubrey speaking.
How is your wife coping
with the sleep apnea?
It's less about how she's coping,
more about how I'm coping.
Just checking, you got my Bloomie
with our NFP preview?
Yeah, I don't really read
those, but appreciate the flag.
Sure. Um, while I have you,
that cable ticket that we did,
middle office is saying
that you booked 50 dollars.
Well, that's because I did.
No, you booked 50 sterling.
Are we seriously having
this conversation?
We can pull the tapes on the trade
and listen to the audio,
but it would mark a first
in my 20-year career.
Does Daria know you're calling me?
I I'm really sorry.
This is clearly a
brain fry. Um, I must have misbooked it.
C Could you amend it on your end?
With the rate where it is?
Why would I eat that for
you? I'm no philanthropist.
Is that all?
Um Aubrey, I
- I'm sure that we can
- No, I'm sure.
I'm willing to lay
this ridiculous request
at the feet of your inexperience,
but if you push me on this,
it will legitimately damage
my relationship with your superiors,
and then you'll have
a real problem. Thanks.
Rish, where's street on the
NFP print at 1:30 please?
Uh, consensus is plus
250. We're at plus 150.
Cassandra, you still think
we're grinding to a halt?
Strong and black, just like me.
How late did you go last night?
Sorry, I can't do this right now.
- Sure.
- Hey.
Do you have anything stronger?
Uh, globalization of trade is
How many?
Take two and you'll feel like
you're inventing Facebook.
Duncan, client did buy 50 quid.
He's refusing to amend
it on his end. He's lying.
Ah. Okay. Well, let's pull the tapes.
All voice trading's recorded.
Oh, yeah. Oh, I put in extraordinary
Is there another option?
No. Look, he shouldn't have run you over
just because you're young.
Amend the trade in the
system to 50 dollars,
and see what the loss is.
flew them in on a helicopter.
Isn't that wild? Oh,
no, no. I don't give a
Okay, I imagine it's quite a hit,
but sell now and at
least we've contained it.
Harper?
Is it done? What does it say?
It says it's all squared away.
Good. I was dreading the team meet.
You we we were slow on this one.
When is your meet?
1:30. Just after nonfarm payrolls.
Now, you're sure it's done?
- It's done.
- Good.
See, no two days are the same,
'cause the market is always dynamic.
And here we're taught
to think like owners.
You manage to make it sound
like a socialist enterprise.
We're on a very aggressive
image rehabilitation drive,
so you might want to put your tie on.
Excuse me.
Don't ask.
I can imagine.
What did you guys get up to?
Ah, um
Yeah, I really put her in the locker.
Yeah, well, now I'm having
to deal with the fallout, so.
Photoshop.
I doubt they've ever even
been in the same room.
Look how much they like each other.
It feels weird to be in
a position of power here.
So, what are you gonna do with it?
- Hi!
- Hi!
- Nice to meet you. Having a good day? Hi.
- Hi.
All I know is I fucked up
and the loss is at 50k right now.
Why don't you just tell Eric?
We have had two of the
best P&L days of the year.
I can't just put my hands up
and say that I wiped it out.
Yeah, Eric will flip,
but you risk your job
if you don't come clean.
Why did you make me stay up all night?
I didn't make you do anything!
Look, you're his project.
You're allowed to make one mistake.
No, no, actually I'm not.
I'm not allowed to make any mistakes.
People like you are
allowed to make mistakes.
What the fuck does that mean?
Mistakes are a privilege.
Okay, yeah, well, the
loss is hypothetical.
- In the book? It's live, right?
- Yeah. So?
Well, then, it's not crystallized.
So, surely it can still swing
to the upside or the downside?
If the NFP's under 150k
at 1:30 this afternoon
That's a fucking punt.
No, there's less chance
of a Fed rate hike,
which is bad for the dollar.
Sterling surges against dollar,
and my loss is totally offset.
Look, just tell Eric, all right?
You're not thinking properly.
The street's looking for 250k.
You don't know what the
fuck you're talking about.
So why don't you stick to whatever it is
that you're good at, and
I'll just I'll be fine.
If you wanna fucking talk
about last night, talk about it.
Otherwise, let's just put a pin in it.
Dude Please.
I'm moving all kinds of
size today. I am the flow.
Yeah, he who talks about his
conquests exaggerates them.
This is the first time
I've been on the floor for the data
since the evangelists invaded Iraq.
Normally have a lunch.
Yours is incredibly antisocial.
Things slowing down then?
Published on the whispers
about a new bubble in tech,
interest for Kaspar.
Rishi!
Happy to call Usman to
run him through the note.
Won't be necessary.
Kaspar tells me he's already
opened a dialogue with Robert.
Maybe we could do dual coverage
Let's not overdo it, Augustus.
Or I could just back Robert up?
Can't imagine you want
to be subordinate to him?
If you have any questions about it,
- just let me know.
- Yeah, sure.
- Cheers mate, thanks.
- Can I have the note?
What is it? Why are you ignoring me?
Grow up. I have a girlfriend.
I had interviews at Morgan Stanley,
Nomura, Barclays, and
I can count on one hand
the amount of times I was
interviewed by a woman,
until I got to Pierpoint.
It was really important for me to see
people like me in positions
of responsibility
I was just curious, why are
there no women on the board?
Uh, we've actually just hired
our first female president.
That's more like a figurehead.
Like, what's it really like
being a woman in this environment?
Not dissimilar to being a man.
You know, there's always banter.
"Banter" sounds like a euphemism.
Well, you have to have a sense of humor.
And men have been hiding
behind theirs for years.
Well, you can either stand
on the sidelines and comment,
or you could join us and
try and affect change.
I think Yasmin is very
capable of navigating
these things herself. But ultimately
Ultimately, you come here
because it's one of the few workplaces
where nobody cares where you're from.
There are many potential
role models here,
and you could be one of them.
I'll have four sugars.
Bit of a bastard behind
the eyes. Hungover.
You haven't covered that risk.
Your P&L on that trade
is minus 50 thousand.
You're not authorized.
I have to level with you. Um,
I'm still working on the client.
- So you lied to me?
- No, you misunderstood.
I'm just softening them up a bit.
Um, it's their error. I
just need a little more time.
I'm not gonna be held responsible
for your lack of responsibility.
I'm empowered to report
this. It's literally my job.
- I just need until 1:30 p.m.
- That would be gross negligence.
- Well, is it illegal?
- No.
- Is it unethical?
- That's muddier.
Well, so we've established
that it's not black and white then
That's not the point.
Look, this is on me.
You can be ignorant.
- Our conversations
- They happened.
I don't care about the electronic trail
or the audio trail
either. It's the principle.
Let's be pragmatic.
Having me in your debt makes sense.
I could help you with
a move to front office,
I could get you facetime with an MD,
help you with a lateral
move, whatever you need.
You wanna get me a job?
Do you even know how
long I've worked here?
You're the one facing disciplinary,
but if you wanna keep insulting me,
I'm happy to stay here for a bit longer.
No?
- Just fucking help me!
- Don't
do that. This is a workplace.
We're colleagues.
I'm I'm not getting emotional.
I'm barely four months into my career.
I I'm just asking,
colleague to colleague.
Please, Duncan.
1:30 is the absolute limit.
After that, it becomes
our managers' problems.
Are we cunts?
You know what I mean, you know, like
were we that cunty when we did these?
Surely you knew we entered
a career that connoted,
you know
cunty-ness.
Yeah, but I didn't think that
cuntishness was a prerequisite.
I don't need you to speak for me.
I wasn't.
Yeah, well, in my experience,
anyone that calls themselves
a "male feminist" is usually
the villain of the piece.
Yeah, well, I never made that claim.
You know, just, it wasn't all right.
Thanks.
We used to play this
game when I was at school.
Sports days, prize-givings,
stuff like that.
We'd rate the dads
talk about which ones we'd snog.
Do you think they're
doing that about us?
I reckon I could fuck
anyone I want in here.
Not anyone, Robert.
Oh shite, it's her again.
Lure them in young, work them to death!
Fucking murderers! Party of Davos!
Security!
She just went charging in!
Don't don't move.
We can't miss the flow.
Save me, Rishi, save me!
Eric, don't make my job tougher.
We We'll continue this on the move.
The ways people degrade
themselves to get a promotion.
All right, come on.
Harper, no client is
worth being burned alive.
Get. Come on.
- Excuse me, sorry.
- Hey!
Mate, glad I'm not running
position into this print.
Harpsichord, anything granular to watch?
Uh employment rate.
No shit.
Sorry. I'm looking at wage growth too.
What?
I've just spoken to Aubrey at Allerton.
Why did you lie to me?
You're middle office. You
shouldn't be calling clients.
You made a mistake.
So what the fuck do
you think you're doing?
Fifteen seconds to the
print. It's gonna be soft.
Then we're clear.
No, Harper. You can't
trade your way out of this!
That is unacceptable. It's reckless.
This is where we are now.
- Harper!
- Just wait.
The announcement's coming in five.
Big miss on the number.
Plus 120 versus street at plus 250.
What did I say?
Told you.
Okay. Pull up the
trade input loss sheet.
I shouldn't be doing this.
It's already done.
Execute anywhere within ten grand,
and you might get away with this.
This move's one-way traffic.
The print is soft. I'm running it.
Harper. Don't fuck around.
Cover that risk now.
Harper!
There's a reason I'm
sat here. Bear with me.
Ivor's buying dollars.
It's fucking Ivor, man!
Storb now too!
First move's always wrong.
Fucking hell, Eric, Ivor
is lighting us up, mate.
Of course he is. He trades with me.
Harper, I am gonna come over
your hoot and broadcast this
if you do not execute at this level now.
It'll come back.
- Fucking punch it!
- Fucking wait!
I'm not messing around!
- All good?
- Absolutely. Of course.
Where are you gonna find 140,000 dollars
before the close?
Harper!
Harper! Come collect your winnings.
You won!
Won what?
Traders payroll
sweepstake at 250 big ones.
Lucky bitch.
I entered your prediction
for you. You owe me a pint.
Greg, you've done
something selfless there.
Somebody should make a note, no?
Yeah, I'll tell my blog.
Probably leave it out as
it's so out of character.
Hi. Hi. It's Harper.
Can I run something by you
in person in person
It has to be in person, um,
it needs to be pre
4:30, before the close.
Are you okay?
I've never had anyone hate me before.
I need to have a shower.
Do you fancy a bevvy after work?
I have plans with Seb.
You didn't fuck anyone, did you?
So there are gonna be
some very, very happy MDs
and some pretty miserable ones.
I think a ton of people got
whiplashed on this NFP print.
Do you think the payroll data
considers Instagram models?
Fuck! I've got another
engagement drinks tonight.
Hopefully if I go, they won't
invite me to the wedding.
Yes, there are few things
more common than a wedding.
Like what?
Richard Branson. Skiing
in France. Airline pajamas.
What's wrong with marriage?
Please tell me you're wiser than that.
Well, it's legal now. So it's an option.
You must be thinking about doing
the honorable thing soon, Theo?
Yeah, yeah. I mean,
there's no rush. But
I love her, so I guess it's inevitable.
You're far too young. Went
to Jaspar Conran's wedding.
- Suffice to say it was a party.
- Did you actually go, though?
Or is that just another part
of your life you're lying about?
No time like the present. Yeah.
You ever speak to me like that again,
I'll put you in the fucking ground.
Sorry.
Rishi, Pierpoint
Look both ways, you twat!
Hail.
- Hail.
- Hail.
I cry your worships' mercy.
I shall desire you of more acquaintance,
good Master Cobweb.
If I cut my finger, I
shall make bold with you.
Your name, honest gentleman?
Peaseblossom.
I pray you, commend me to
Mistress Squash, your mother,
and Master Peascod, your father.
Come on.
I shall desire you of
more acquaintance too,
Good Master Peaseblossom.
Your name, I beseech you, sir?
- Mustardseed.
- Which one's your niece?
Good Master Mustardseed,
I know your patience well.
That same cowardly, giant-like
Thanks for taking the time to see me.
I promise your kindred
Every child on that stage is doomed.
I wish my sister wasn't too
proud to take my money and
drag her out of this shithole.
It seems fine.
Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, it's fine.
Did me all right, didn't it?
But then I'm not everybody, am I?
Some Labour MP sent his
kids here for "credibility,"
ended up hanging himself
with an orange in his mouth.
Or was that Michael Hutchence?
that, when he waked,
of force she must be eyed.
I have a really
commercial idea I needed
to put in front of you
- pre the close
- Shh.
but not this the man.
The NFP turnaround is pure positioning.
We have a really competitive
short dollar yen option.
I've priced it especially for you.
The rate is locked,
but you'll need to execute pre-close.
being o'er shoes in blood
plunge in the deep
and kill me too.
The sun was not so true unto the day
I once had a Lehman saleswoman
follow me into the toilet
and try and flog me some MBS.
I'll believe as soon this
whole Earth may be bored
So it's a vanilla currency
option that will lose me money.
So either you think I'm
stupid, or you're stupid.
And I know you're not stupid.
The only real currency you ever have
as a salesperson is honesty.
a murderer look, so dead, so grim.
So are you going to tell
me why you're really here?
and so should I,
pierced through the heart
- with your stern cruelty.
- I made a mistake.
Yet you, the murderer
I misbooked something,
and made it worse.
- Have you told your boss?
- No.
Well, tell your boss.
It's the only option.
Shut the fuck up!
What's this to my Lysander?
Where is he? Ah, good Demetrius
I thought
with your normal
receptiveness to my thinking
I had rather give his
carcass to my hounds.
What are you doing here, Harper?
drivest me past the
bounds of maiden's
Clear your head, take
a second, come clean.
Henceforth be never
Whatever the consequences,
you'll feel relief.
Oh, once tell true, tell
true even for my sake.
And I'm willing to forget
about this little intrusion.
looked upon him being awake
Don't ever put a price on your dignity.
thou killed him
sleeping? O brave touch.
Could not a worm, an adder, do so much?
Lead him to my bower.
The moon methinks
looks with a watery eye,
and when she weeps,
weeps every little flower.
You always put so much
pressure on yourself.
You know how you get.
Mom, you don't understand.
No matter what I do now,
they're going to fire me.
Uh I don't know about that.
I'm so fucking stupid.
I don't know why I
thought I could do this.
Harper?
Harper!
I really don't know
what you want me to say.
Uh, tell you what,
can I get another?
Seb, this is Robert, he's a colleague.
I've heard a lot about
you. You all right?
Hey, man. I didn't think
- Yas spoke about me at work.
- Oh, she does.
Sit down, man.
Ah, no, it's all right, don't worry.
You got, um You got
some shit in your hair.
Oh yeah, um It's just paint.
Yeah, no, I didn't mean
you had actual, like
you know, actual feces in your hair.
Do you want, uh do you want a pint?
Um No, I'm all right.
Actually, um, I can get my own.
- Uh, nice one.
- I'll get myself one.
I hooked up with one of the students.
- When?
- Just now.
What happened?
He went down on me.
And when I came in his mouth
hard
he looked up at me and he said
"You taste like a hangover."
That is the least convincing thing
I've ever heard in my life.
Hmm.
I'm gonna take these off and
slip them into your pocket.
You're going to put them on
your face and send me a photo.
Because that's all you're good for.
Okay?
What the fuck.
I got s-s-stammers
And no manners ♪
All right?
Oceanic cinematic ♪
I reach out
For something bigger than free ♪
You lick it and you stick it ♪
And it's kinda like the taste
Of everything ♪
Isn't that your best
mate from the prospectus?
Emaciated, kinda wasted
Can't remember ♪
I've never met her.
Somewhere in Tucson ♪
I watched for one or two songs
Then I left ♪
Enjoy your evening.
I give two cents
And a dollar ♪
For all the paranoia I forget ♪
Well boredom is a killer ♪
For me the sealer dealer
Now you're dead ♪
You paid your debt ♪
You're playing dead ♪
Doors opening.
Doors closing.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, I'll
meet you straight after.
Can we talk somewhere private?
You've been so fair to me.
And the opportunities
that you've given me
If I wanted a story, I'd
read Moby Dick. What's up?
I misbooked a trade.
How much?
Hundred and forty thousand dollars.
I called your college today.
We needed a hard copy of
your credentials for the visa.
So I called them.
You realize this makes you
the most under-qualified
person I've ever hired?
When I was a summer analyst at Salomon,
my boss
looked like Newman from Seinfeld.
But like Newman if
he was a linebacker.
He once said to me
"I used to think
if there was such a
thing as reincarnation,
I wanted to come back as
the president or pope
or a .400 baseball hitter.
But now I want to come
back as the bond market.
Because it intimidates everybody."
People like us
born at the bottom.
Where would you put
our percentage chance
of ever making that top quintile?
It's about three percent.
That's intimidating. We
intimidate people here.
Why is that?
Because hunger is not a birthright.
Your qualifications don't
have to be a problem for you.
Because they don't have
to be problem for me.
You understand what I'm saying?
What was the final P&L?
Two hundred k.
No, no. It was a 140k loss.
Profit, 200k profit.
I executed for you pre-close.
Nicole at Mallon Mercer.
It's a hell of a spread she ate.
What did you do?
I went to watch her
niece perform Shakespeare.
You You just coined jargon
for good client service.
I would have never known.
But there are generally
two times to tell me
when you've fucked up.
The moment it's fucked,
or the moment it's un-fucked. Clear?
Clear.
That was the thing with Newman.
He knew from day one he could trust me.
So I trusted him.
He wasn't big on compliments, but
I heard him compliment me once.
What did he say?
"That little chink's a born salesman."