WeCrashed (2022) s01e04 Episode Script

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You want me to get crazier?
Yeah, sure. Let's play around with it.
Give me a few minutes.
Take your time.
-But not too much time, huh?
-'Kay.
Can you go back to what you were saying
about changing the world?
Our mission is to elevate
the world's consciousness. Period.
And how do you do that?
That's a great question.
By living proactively and with purpose.
By being a student of life, for life.
And by doing that,
it just becomes a matter of--
By doing this,
we elevate ourselves and then the world.
The world.
How do your investors feel about that?
Usually, a company's mission is
to make money.
Yes. When you have the intention,
changing the world with what you do,
when you have meaning
behind your work,
success will follow.
Adam, we're ready.
And, yes, the money will follow too.
Mrs. Neumann…
out of the shot, please.
You must be a proud papa.
Thirty-four cities, 87,000 members.
I don't think you wanted us to invest.
Yeah, no, I saw the Instagram posts
of all the members
getting white girl wasted at the day care.
-Day camp?
-Summer camp.
Summer camp. That's it.
Excellent use of the resources
we've provided them,
everybody getting wasted on our dime.
So, I just want to get
the corporate structure right in my head.
The wife, she works there, right?
Or she doesn't work there. What's the--
She's always lurking.
She helps him manifest things.
Right.
-Are you taking the piss out of me?
-Little bit.
We've invested a lot of money
in these guys.
What's their burn rate again?
-Gonna do 400 million this year.
-No, no.
Don't fucking finger me, Bruce.
I'm not asking you,
"What are they gonna make?"
I'm asking you,
"What are they gonna spend?"
I don't know if they covered this
at Stanford Business School.
It's a little thing called profit.
You see, if you spend more than you make,
then there's no "profit."
They really drilled it into us at Harvard.
You went to Harvard?
You never mentioned that before.
Okay, let me elucidate.
So, if you had a lemonade stand,
for example…
All right, look, they will get there.
…but the lemons cost more
than the lemonade,
-They will get there.
-…and then you insist on
giving the lemonade away at a discount
like WeWork are giving away
their memberships--
They will get there.
How are they gonna get there, Bruce?
Tell me that.
We've seen this movie before, haven't we?
Haven't we?
So what's different this time?
Adam. That's what's different.
This guy?
What happens when he burns through
all the money that he's raised?
Are you gonna give him more?
We're not there yet, okay?
Okay.
Hey, this is incredible.
August and Ollie,
your father is like a rock star.
He was so excited for you to see it.
Did you get the frame that I sent?
I did. I did.
He was always such a hard worker.
A little businessman.
He sat his mother down and informed her
he would start paying rent
-when he was ten years old.
-Ten years old, I know.
And now, he's on magazine covers
and has an amazing wife
and four beautiful children.
When he gets home,
please tell him how proud I am.
I will. Actually, Abba, he just arrived.
Yeah, he just walked through the door.
Honey, come say hi to your dad.
Here he is.
-Abba!
-Hey!
Did you get the magazine?
I have it right here.
I already showed all the nurses.
Bet you did, I bet you did.
Hello.
Okay, we've got to go to dinner.
Okay? So, we'll do it again
next week. Okay?
-Okay. Okay. Bye-bye.
-Abba, bye.
-Bye, bye, bye. Bye.
-Bye, bye, bye. Bye-bye.
-I don't like it when you get involved.
-He's trying.
Enough. Enough. Enough.
Your inner child's activated tonight.
I've got to go to work.
Adam. Adam, what are you--
-It's Saturday night. We're gonna--
-Look, I got to go. I'm sorry. Okay?
Bye, bye, bye, bye, bye, bye.
We're going to open 40 new locations
and two million square feet
by the end of the year!
Javi, what--
What was that look you just gave Connor?
I don't think that's possible.
Not possible?
We're on pace to open eight new locations
by the end of the year.
And that would be our best year yet.
Since 1987, Starbucks has opened,
on average, two stores a day.
Yeah, we're not Starbucks.
I agree. I agree.
We should be bigger than Starbucks.
Adam. Landlords get coffee.
They don't all get coworking space.
Not in Columbus, Ohio.
You know, they say
that if they're gonna do a land grab--
They say--
They say the same things they've said
since we tried to open
our very first location.
I don't care if it's Columbus, Ohio,
or Mars. You understand?
It's your job to make it happen.
Maybe you missed the sign.
-I'm working my ass off for you.
-All right, all right.
Plus, I left my sister's wedding
to come here.
Go back to your sister's wedding.
You'll be doing me a favor.
Who wants to be
the new head of leasing?
You can't do worse than Javi.
Why are we
not growing faster?
Because landlords think
your business model is bullshit.
Bro, we lease office space.
We hang a few Edison light bulbs
and a neon sign,
and then we act like
we're changing the world.
This is what you really think?
And you pay us shit money to do it.
Bro, I work seven days a week for you.
I'm supposed to be all rah-rah
about your insane expansion plan
because there's free kombucha on tap?
-Fuck this.
-Javi, Javi, Javi, Javi, Javi.
Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait.
I've been under a lot of pressure
this week.
I can't afford to lose you.
Yeah. Life's too short, man.
What if I gave you a 10% raise?
Not worth it.
What if I double your salary?
It looks like you're thinking it over.
Why don't we continue this discussion
over drinks and a meal?
The Wagyu was flown in
this morning from Japan.
Javi, have I convinced you to stay?
Javi, Javi, come.
Come, come, come, come, come, come.
Yes, come. Okay, sit, sit.
And that-- And that is how you do it.
If a landlord says no, double the rent.
If that doesn't work,
double the lease terms.
Invite them to discuss it over a meal.
Whatever it takes, blow their minds.
They're blind!
And it's your job to make them see.
Lehayim!
Well, I just don't get it,
what you're trying to do.
-Don't get it.
-Okay.
-What if we went higher on the rent?
-How much higher?
Your business model
scares the shit out of me.
What if we increase
the length of the lease?
I don't know.
What happens if there's another recession?
Wow.
Average commercial lease is five years.
We'll guarantee ten.
Are you shittin' me?
You're asking for $90 per square foot?
How about I offer you 130?
Could we get a second order
of the osetra caviar?
I got it.
That was Adam.
We want the whole building.
The whole building?
You know, I have other tenants.
We'll buy them out of their leases.
This is your new business model.
You're going to hurt yourself.
Oh, God. Oh, God. Fuck.
We are on track to lose over 400 million
this year.
Perfect. Lesley, do you know
who else lost money?
Amazon, Uber, Twitter, Spotify, Snapchat.
-Have you heard of those?
-Yes.
Okay. Phil!
Get me a Chinese chicken salad
from Fred's.
It's the cost of rapid growth.
Why does it have to be rapid?
Extra slivered almonds.
These aren't one-off growth expenses.
These are 20-year leases.
We're looking at layoffs.
You don't wanna have to fire people,
right?
And get salads for Miguel and Lesley!
Extra slivered almonds!
Relax, relax.
We'll cut expenses,
scale back on amenities.
The free bagels, the fruit water--
We're not in the red
because of cantaloupe.
I'm sorry.
What she's trying to say, Adam,
is it's not sustainable.
I know what to do.
We need more money.
We need more money?
No-- But, Adam, that's not the point.
Money is always the point.
Okay. Phil!
Adam, is that you?
Yes, it is, baba ghanoush.
-Adam.
-Hey!
-What?
-What happened?
It's for the school
costume party fundraiser.
You're late. We gotta get ready.
Oh, shit. I forgot. I can't. I can't.
-You can't?
-I can't. I can't.
-What?
-I have to meet Bruce. It's an emergency.
-No, Adam.
-Yes.
Adam, no.
I've been planning this for months.
I am on the organizing committee.
-Give them 25 grand.
-No, I already gave them 25 grand.
That's how I got on
the organizing committee!
Then give them 50.
Sweetie, we're a team.
-And we're going to do this together.
-I've got to go. I'm sorry. You look…
You know, it's part of a larger vision.
…disturbing.
Okay, bye, bye, bye, bye, bye.
Have fun!
There's a line.
Fire marshal came a half hour ago.
They're at capacity.
Maybe we overdid it.
-Hi.
-Hi.
-Elishia.
-Rebekah. You look amazing.
Thanks. Wow, you're really
getting the stink eye from that one.
Never mind, that's just her face.
God, I hope they let us in soon.
I'm starving.
It takes some getting used to
with coming to these things alone.
Who did you use?
-I'm sorry, I don't--
-For the divorce.
I'm not.
-Oh, I'm so sorry. I didn't--
-No. It's fine.
I just-- I thought I saw a familiar look
in the eyes, but I was--
No. No, no, no.
Actually, we're pretty good.
Good. Good, good. Yeah.
It's-- 'Cause divorce can make you mean.
It's like I want him to die,
but I don't want my kids to be sad.
So, like, I'm in a real pickle,
and it just makes me miserable.
Okay, this isn't a popular thing
to say nowadays, apparently,
but… I think that misery's a choice.
You know,
negative feelings come up, absolutely,
but when they come through the door,
you can lovingly choose
to ask them to leave.
Wow.
I weirdly needed to hear that.
You a therapist or…
No, no.
I'm just a serious student of life.
I like that.
Most people roll their eyes.
I'm not rolling my eyes.
No eye-rolling here.
Holy shit!
Make it colder.
Colder!
Negative 292.
I'm raising a new round,
and I'm giving Benchmark first crack.
-Adam.
-It's a crucial time for us, Bruce.
Adam, I'm not gonna give you
more money. Okay?
This is the part where you figure it out.
You act like you're doing us a favor.
I'm giving you an opportunity here, Bruce.
You need to learn the fundamentals.
Good business practices.
Sustainable growth.
Who says our growth
isn't sustainable, Bruce?
-Christ.
-No, no, no. Another minute!
Look, I see the numbers.
I know what you're doing.
Blitzscaling, okay?
Buying market share at all costs is
no way to run a business.
In the new economy,
it's exactly how you run a business.
I can't feel my balls.
That means it's working.
How's the back?
The same.
Adam… focus on what's in front of you.
We at Benchmark,
we don't see ourselves as just the money.
We like to think of ourselves
as bringing something more to the table.
Experience, financial discipline,
maybe even a little wisdom.
We're not speculators.
We don't blitzscale.
We're not SoftBank.
Think about what I said.
Definitely will, Bruce. Definitely will.
-Hello?
-Damian.
Set a meeting for me
with Masayoshi Son at SoftBank.
Are you saying "soff"?
"Soffbank," one word?
Sof-tah! Tah, tah, tah.
How do you not know SoftBank?
-Hey, Adam.
-Phil, put me on a plane to Tokyo.
Adam,
I just checked Masa's Instagram.
-He's not in Tokyo. He's in India.
-What? India?
-Yeah, India for Startup India.
-Startup India?
Get me an invite and a speaking slot.
The conference is happening
as we speak. The schedule is set.
Tell him the founder CEO
of the fastest-growing company
in a 14-trillion-dollar asset class
is willing to come speak
at their shitty conference.
-And, Phil?
-Yes?
Get me everything you can
on Masayoshi Son.
Where he grew up,
how he grew up, biographical information.
Everything and anything. You understand?
And listen to me, both of you.
Put me on a plane to India, immediately.
Where in India?
I don't know where in India.
Figure it out!
Ayn Rand. But isn't there, like,
a lot of anti-feminist stuff in there?
Oh, please, no.
You know, I think people just love
to hate powerful women.
That's not untrue.
I'm sorry. I'm getting a call
from my husband. Do you mind?
-No, no. Take, take.
-Can I just have a-- Thank you.
Hi, love.
No, we haven't. There was a fire marshal,
and he said we couldn't. It was a--
-Wait, what?
-I said I'm headed to India.
Just-- Just for a few days.
I'm in the car to the airport now.
We need funding.
There's an investor there.
An important one.
That's great, love.
No, it's wonderf--
Okay, okay, Adam, but, come--
Remember, it's not about the numbers.
It's about the mission.
-Okay, love you, motek.
-That's what keeps WeWork intentional.
Hello?
All right.
All right. Love you too.
I'm sorry. Thank you.
There's just some really exciting stuff
happening for Adam at WeWork.
Well, I'm not surprised,
with you in his corner.
You're sweet.
No, I mean it. He's so lucky.
Gosh, it must make all the difference
to have a supportive partner.
I mean, Marc, he could not handle it.
It sounds like he really gave in
to his shadow self.
He gave in to his assistant, Cece.
I don't wanna talk about him anymore.
Help me.
I actually know a book
that's about recovering from shadow self.
Fucking assholes.
He's a fucking asshole. Sorry.
-I need that book.
-Okay, it's called Oceans of Grace.
-Oceans of Grace.
-It's really good.
Phil, for Startup India,
I need a plus-one.
Ingrid.
I'm gonna drop Harlow Moon off
at school tomorrow.
Did I do something wrong?
All right, sweetie, have a wonderful day.
I love you so much. Bye.
-Bye, Mommy.
-Bye.
Here, here, here.
Have an amazing day.
Learn so much. I love you.
Rebekah.
Elishia, hi.
We never run into each other at drop-off.
And now?
-I know. It must be the universe.
-Yes!
Speaking of which,
I read half of Ocean of Grace.
-Oh, my God, I loved it.
-Do you love it?
It's so good, right?
You need to read Inner Goddess next.
One second. What's that?
-Inner Goddess.
-Inner--
-Blow your mind.
-I have my own guru now.
Thank you.
Rebekah. I got the jade egg.
I'm wearing it right now.
-That's great, Nicole.
-Tell Gwyneth.
Okay.
-She's fine. She just got the jade egg.
-The what?
It's a stone carved
into the shape of an egg that you…
Well, it's meant to strengthen
the pelvic muscles.
And she wants you to tell Gwyneth Paltrow?
Gwyneth is my cousin,
and they know each other from school.
Great. Well, she can wait for the reunion
and tell Gwyneth Paltrow herself.
Do you wanna get a tea?
-I do, but I have to get to work.
-Of course. I understand.
But maybe
we could do, like, a drink tonight?
I'm free.
After raising our Series B
at a $36 million post-money valuation…
Coral reefs all around the world
are struggling to survive.
Our patented technology--
…in a matter of months.
A scalable cloud-native monitoring tool.
-S.
-A.
-A.
-S.
Software as a service.
-Abba!
-Adam. Hey.
Hey. Hey, hey, hey.
It's good to see you.
This is fantastic.
Well, I love to make an entrance,
you know.
Listen, I'm so thrilled you invited me.
Really.
Let's grab a bite. Okay?
-Okay.
-Grab a bite.
You won't believe my room.
I have my own piano and a private butler
who unpacked my clothes.
And the mini-bar is not mini.
It's the size of my refrigerator at home.
The room, it's nothing.
I got you a private tour at the Taj Mahal.
Well, the thing I'm most excited about is
hearing my son speak.
Ladies and gentlemen,
the founder CEO of WeWork,
Mr. Adam Neumann.
When I was seven years old,
my parents divorced.
I was devastated, of course.
My sister and I lived with my mother.
We moved 13 times before I turned 18.
Thirteen times.
That's 13 new schools,
13 terrifying first days, 13 moving days,
knowing I had to start all over again.
New friends, new rules, new bullies.
My dad, he wasn't around much.
Money was so tight,
and I was so worried about our finances,
I started paying my mother rent
when I was ten years old.
We finally settled on the kibbutz.
And, I have to say,
it was the first place
that I ever truly felt that I belonged.
All of the kids lived together
in one dorm.
We all ate in the same cafeteria,
and for the first time in my life,
I felt a part of something.
When I moved to New York in my 20s,
I had the opposite experience.
I felt I had moved
to the loneliest place in the world.
All of these people
living so close together
but utterly apart.
Separate. Disconnected.
I thought to myself,
"There must be another way."
WeWork isn't a desk company.
It's not even a shared workspace company.
It is a revolution, a community.
And to be honest,
it's everything I've been searching for
my entire life.
It's been an amazing journey.
I forged incredible new relationships
and repaired old ones.
My father is actually here today.
We're closer now
than-- than we've ever been before.
Abba, wave.
Abba, wave. Wave, Abba. Wave.
Yeah. Yeah.
We are on a mission to end loneliness.
Let me tell you how.
Pretty sure I remember you smiling
once or twice as a kid.
Abba, I don't blame you. Okay?
I believe suffering is a choice.
Then why did you bring me here to hear it?
Or was I just a prop?
It wasn't about you.
Excuse me.
Mr. Neumann.
Your presentation spoke to me.
I appreciate that.
Masayoshi Son.
Adam. Adam Neumann.
Adam. How do you feel about your growth?
Our growth? Unsatisfied.
We should be
three times the size of Amazon.
Good.
Once you get a sense of accomplishment,
growth stops.
But Amazon is a tech company.
Low cost,
infinite potential for expansion.
The potential for expansion
with WeWork is also infinite.
How is a coworking space company "tech"?
Come see WeWork and I'll show you.
Next time I'm in New York.
Perfect. Pleasure.
Pleasure.
-Who was that?
-My audience.
You've really lived.
What?
The acting, the India, the Wall Street.
Yeah, well, you know,
I'm trying to, I don't know,
use all of that
to help build the soul of the company.
Do companies have souls?
Well, ours does.
It does. You're gonna come by,
and you'll see for yourself. Okay?
I mean,
how did you even know about this place?
You know, Adam and I used to come here
in the old days.
Well, too bad, Adam.
This is our place now.
-Thank you. Cheers.
-Cheers.
Oh, my God.
Look at those two idiots.
It's like they want you so much
in the beginning, right?
Like they need you. It's intoxicating.
-It ends in disappointment!
-Not always. Stop it.
Listen, I warned you
that the divorce made me a mean bitch.
And angry. And, yeah, bitter.
A little bit bitter.
That's really sad.
I'm sorry. It is.
Yeah, because you still believe in love.
No, because you are brilliant,
beautiful, and you're so kind.
And I'm intuitive.
And you are gonna have
whatever and whoever you want.
You're a supernova.
Cheers to you.
And the sky's the limit.
-To me.
-To you.
-To me!
-To you!
To you!
Good morning, Phil.
Is he ali-- Okay. Good.
-Ingrid, a little help, please.
-I wanna be barefoot like Daddy!
Hi. Your daughter's refusing
to wear shoes. How's India?
-You're back? What?
-Let's go, kids. Come on.
-Where-- Why aren't you home?
-One more kiss. Let's go.
Mrs. Neumann,
are you taking Harlow to school?
What? No.
SAAS? What is SAAS?
Software as a service.
Space as a service.
Pretty sure it's "software."
And now it's "space."
It's our pivot into tech.
Masa's Vision Fund invests
in tech companies.
Are you--
Masayoshi Son is investing in us?
Not yet. But he will.
Susan, I want you to hire engineers.
What kind?
All of the kinds.
Adam, you were supposed to be
getting us funding.
But now you're telling us to spend more?
Miguel, we spend to grow.
We spend to grow.
You understand?
Now is not the time to think small.
The moment you are satisfied,
growth stops.
Adam, when you hired me,
you asked me
to come build tomorrow with you.
I'm sorry, this is not how you do that.
Well, Lesley, this is WeWork's future.
If you can't see it,
you're welcome to leave.
Susan, engineers.
Okay. Okay. Damian!
Damian!
-Damian!
-Yeah?
Offer Wired magazine an exclusive look
inside WeWork Labs.
-Okay?
-Okay.
Adam, what is WeWork Labs?
-Hello?
-I'm in New York.
I'll be at your office in 15 minutes.
Perfect. Perfect. See you soon.
See you soon, Masa.
Phil!
Attention! Attention!
A very important tour is about to begin.
And we need to help him understand--
to feel that special WeWork energy.
That spirit.
And everyone gets 100 shares, okay?
Okay, I'll need to move
a few of you around, so bear with me.
You, you, you, you. What's your name?
Brian.
-What?
-Brian.
Brian? Brian. And--
And what department are you in?
I don't work here.
-Phil.
-Yeah?
He works here now.
-Hi, Brian.
-Sit here.
-Okay.
-Sit.
You, stand, please.
And you're laughing.
Laughter from the gut.
From the gut.
Phil.
No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.
This is not a mental hospital.
Phil, show them how to laugh, please.
Like Phil laughs. Go.
And you two, you can be a couple.
Are you dating?
You should be. You'd make a great couple.
Show me your face of love.
Throuple. You're a throuple. Here. Here.
No, no, no. Sit here. Lounge, lay.
Chess. Phil, coffee for all.
And everyone, please listen to me.
Very important tour.
And we will activate this space
with energy, with compassion.
Do what you love.
Lehayim! Yes.
-Cheers. Please.
-Cheers!
-Phil, time.
-Three minutes.
We need someone dancing.
One minute.
Spirited energy.
Love, passion, creativity.
Foosball.
The winner gets another 100 shares.
But, please, what's your name?
-Holly.
-Come with me now, Holly, please.
Okay. Here.
Stand, stand, stand here. You're the--
His office called. He had to reschedule.
Energy's great in here.
You want to see it?
Yes. Yes.
What?
I could make do with that.
What do I write back?
"New phone. Who's this?"
Shut up.
The numbers are not pretty, guys.
See? There's no accounting voodoo
that's gonna fix this.
You can't spend more on rent,
commit us to longer lease terms--
-And membership discounts.
-Exactly.
We could sit here all day.
It's not gonna change the math.
You have to talk to Adam.
Maybe we just go over the numbers
one more time.
The numbers don't change.
That's not how this works.
Miguel, we-- we have to do something.
Yeah, but we have to spend to grow.
That is not a plan.
That is a bumper sticker.
Yeah, well, we're--
we're not stopping our growth, so--
What the fuck are you doing?
If you're a visual learner,
I thought this might help explain things.
Okay. Somebody just pitch me
something, guys.
Come on. We're-- We're spending
thousands of dollars on your services, so…
pitch.
That's not really our role.
Layoffs.
Fuck you, Matthew.
Sorry to offend
your delicate sensibilities,
but if he's too afraid
to talk to his cofounder…
Fuck you, Matthew.
…and we just keep spending and spending
like drunken sailors,
then there's not a lot of options here.
Ergo, layoffs.
Nobody is getting laid off.
If Adam heard you saying that,
he'd fire you.
So, pitch me something.
48,000 square feet,
right on Hollywood Boulevard…
Masa's on his way.
Activate the space!
Get into positions.
The positions I showed you before.
That's what "activate the space" means.
Rescheduled.
Hey.
How was your day?
Arlington build-out, 4.9 million.
Denver build-out, 6.3 million.
San Diego build-out, 8.2 million.
-Member acquisition costs for Arlington--
-How-- How long do we have?
Well, we're looking at--
What do you think, John? I think that--
I'll take this one, geniuses.
We're bleeding out,
and we need a transfusion of cash, stat,
or we're gonna flatline.
Or we chop off a limb.
How long do we have?
Just tell me what year and what quarter.
It's not years, Miguel.
We're-- We're talking months.
Activate the space! Activate the space!
Adam, we need to talk.
Adam, we talked about
this time might be coming,
and it's-- It seems to be here. I mean--
Adam, the company is
at a critical juncture.
You have two options.
One, you close 12 locations immediately.
That's not going to happen.
Two, you shut down
all nonessential operations.
That includes WeWork Labs.
Absolutely not.
Well, those are your options.
-Richard--
-You're-- You're too soft on him, Bruce.
Those are your options. Period.
-Hi. Welcome to WeWork.
-Hi, Rebekah.
Oh, my God. You look amazing.
I'm so excited to finally see it.
Good. So, I was thinking
I'd give you a quick tour…
-Yes, please.
-…then we walk to Little Prince.
Him? He's going to tell me my options
in my conference room in our company?
You're telling me what my options are?
This is where we are, yeah.
-Listen to me.
-Adam, look at me.
It's been four months since India.
Masa's just not coming.
Look at all of this.
It actually reminds me
of the early days of my company.
-Does it?
-Yeah.
That's so gratifying to hear.
And here is Adam.
Hi. Sorry to interrupt.
-Hey, love.
-Motek!
Hi. I just wanted to introduce you
to my friend.
-Elishia Kennedy. Wow.
-Yes.
-Big fan of your company, Ms. Kennedy.
-Wow.
Do you have any idea
how many recruiters we've gone through
trying to lure you over here?
To what miracle do we owe
the honor of your presence?
Well, Adam, this is my new friend,
Elishia, I've been telling you about.
She came to see me.
And, you know, I was showing her--
Of course. Of course,
she came to see my magical wife.
Of course. Of course.
But now that you're here,
you can't help but feel it, hey?
-Just a bit. A tiny little bit.
-More than a little bit.
-It's amazing. It's-- This is amazing.
-Okay, great. Yes, it's amazing.
But like I said
to all of those recruiters,
I have a job at my own company.
The very successful one.
Maybe you should offer him a job.
But I am not offering her a job.
Oh, well, then what do you--
What are you asking me?
Are you lonely?
-I'm sorry. Adam…
-What?
I'm-- I'm just-- just asking
if-- if you're lonely.
-Adam, it's--
-No, no, no. It's just a question. It--
Everyone's lonely.
It's a-- This is a lonely world.
I agree. I do.
And that is why
I wasn't offering you a job.
I'm offering you a mission
to reach billions,
to create a global community
that will bring happiness and connectivity
to people around the globe.
You understand?
And to make the world
a little less lonely.
Right here, right now.
His best and worst quality
is never taking "no" for an answer.
And I haven't heard a "no" yet.
Don't you have to
run that by your board?
I am the board.
-I will think about that.
-Yes.
We should go. We have a reservation.
Is Adam for real?
I wouldn't be with him if he wasn't.
Where were we?
You were telling me my options.
You gave me two.
I'll take number three.
I just got fired.
Me too.
To rock a rhyme, that's right on time
-It's Tricky, Tricky, Tricky
-Here we go!
It's tricky to rock a rhyme
To rock a rhyme that's right on time
You just fired 7% of the company
but decided to spend thousands of dollars
on Run-DMC?
A very normal part of our growth phase.
Besides, we can afford it now.
And everybody needs a morale boost.
Everybody needs a job!
Lesley, you were
one of our first employees,
so I've always felt
a certain affection for you.
But if anyone else were
to speak to me that way, they'd be fired.
Be careful. There are limits.
-I'm going up.
-Be careful?
And you, you're just along for the ride.
And in the city it's a pity
'Cause we just can't hide
Tinted windows don't mean nothin'
They know who's inside
It's tricky to rock a rhyme
To rock a rhyme that's right on time
It's tricky
Tricky, tricky, tricky, tricky
Fuck this.
Harlow Moon, wanna say
what you're thankful for?
I'm thankful for my friends
and Froggy the frog.
-Cool.
-And I am grateful for Elishia Kennedy.
I landed her. Yeah.
-Oh, she didn't tell me.
-Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Good, yeah? Yeah.
-Well, that-- Yeah.
-That's-- Wow.
She said she was busy at work.
She didn't say she was leaving her company
to join WeWork. That's huge.
She said your passion for the company
was a big reason
for wanting to make the change,
so thank you.
I'm making her Chief Brand Officer.
Yes. Yes.
Daddy, Mommy didn't say
what she's grateful for.
Please, Rivka,
say what you're thankful for.
Starving here.
Everyone start, please.
I've lost my appetite.
-I get one night a week of meat.
-I know.
One night a week.
I can't help it if it turns my stomach
watching you ingest an animal's fear.
It's a chicken, okay? It's a chicken.
It doesn't have fear.
It's a living creature. Living creatures…
-Definitely no fear.
-…have fear and powerlessness.
All living creatures have fear
and powerlessness.
Sometimes people forget that.
Do you mind-- Excuse me.
But-- But you did not say
what you're grateful for.
Here. Take this.
Don't tell your mother.
I am.
Okay. Cheers.
Hi. You've reached Elishia Kennedy.
I'm not available to answer the phone…
I'll get you a pizza too.
-No.
-Yes, I am.
It's Masa. He's here.
-Now?
-Now!
Masa. Masa. Thank you for making the time.
How long do you have?
Twelve minutes.
Twelve minutes. I can't wait
to show you the future of work.
Come. Come. So good to have you here.
I call it "space as a service."
We're building data systems
to connect communities around the world--
You don't wear shoes?
No.
You're crazy.
Ride with me.
We currently have
one million square feet of WeWork space--
I don't want to see your deck.
I don't look for companies.
I look for founders.
I was born in a tiny province in Japan
to Korean immigrants.
We adopted a Japanese surname,
but it didn't matter.
Everyone knew we were outsiders.
When I was 16,
I moved to the United States,
and it was no different.
I have faced great discrimination
in my life…
and great loneliness.
But you know all this.
That's why you gave the speech you gave
at Startup India.
Well, I--
When you hit an obstacle, do not mourn it.
Because it provides growth opportunities.
Rivka, why are you sitting in the dark?
I wanted to catch you before you got high.
Our first date…
there were so many red flags.
You saw me.
You looked across the table,
and you saw me, right?
Elishia asked me if you were for real.
I told her yes.
But I didn't tell her
how many nights I lie in bed alone,
wondering if I made you up.
Where are you?
'Cause you're not here.
You're my life.
This family is my life, and we're yours.
Do you understand that?
Nothing is more important than us.
I understand. I understand. I do.
And I'm here.
Uh-huh.
Why won't you look at me?
Why won't you talk to me?
Why won't you touch me?
-Why won't you look at our children?
-Rivka. Rivka, please. Please.
-Listen. Listen, let me explain.
-I can't, Adam. I can't.
-Take a look. Look.
-No, I don't want to.
-Please. Look. Look.
-What? What is this?
It's Masa's investment in WeWork.
And us.
I manifested it.
Oh, no, no, no,
no, no, no, no, no, no.
It's for you, okay? It's for you.
It's always been for you.
Hey.