Making It in Marbella (2024) s01e05 Episode Script

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MAKING IT IN MARBELLA
-Hot, isn't it?
-Yeah.
But it's nice to chill here with you.
-Yeah.
-Long day.
Hey, do you have to move out now?
-Yes, I do.
-When? Soon?
-In two weeks.
-Yeah.
But do you have a new place?
No.
-No?
-No.
What are you going to do?
-Wing it?
-I don't know.
-No?
-We'll see.
You can stay at my place
as long as I have one.
That's so sweet. We'll see.
What's up with you?
Well
For one thing,
I haven't found my vibe in Marbella.
I find it rather superficial here.
You don't really feel appreciated,
so it's hard to motivate yourself
But what do you want?
-To make money.
-Just that?
It's one of the important things.
Be happy, enjoy life.
I haven't got a listing yet,
and I don't really know why.
I know my potential and what I can do,
and that I am an asset to a company.
So then, who cares?
At some point, you have to adapt.
It's give and take.
And if you have a goal,
money in this case,
then this is a pretty good way to get it.
I would just say, "Who cares?"
Do anything to get there.
The thought behind this meeting
with Miah and Robert is
to get me started making money
and find out what my role in Homerun is.
I hope to get some listings from Robert,
which he promised.
There he is.
Speak of the devil.
We have the same outfit.
I don't know
if I can trust Robert and Miah.
It's difficult
when you can't trust anyone yet,
and I know that, in general,
many realtors are very focused
on making money for themselves.
-What are you talking about?
-All good?
-I'm fine.
-We were mostly talking about you.
-Okay?
-Yeah.
We were discussing
how to help you as much as possible.
And if the two of us
are trying to find solutions, it's good.
-Because that isn't common.
-No.
So that's a compliment to you.
-I mean, we're really trying.
-Yeah.
You need to get started.
We are working on a combination
where you can help with Miah's daily work
While you also try to find listings.
To sell or rentals?
-Rentals. But you can still sell.
-Exactly.
If you meet someone
who wants to sell, perfect.
Miah will help with the sale.
So, in your case,
you get the best of both worlds.
Or neither of them, it feels like.
I'm not here to be an assistant.
I like you and I'd love to help you,
but as co-list in that case.
It makes no sense to me.
I'm the only one with a realtor license,
and I'm supposed to be an assistant?
Your experience
is still from another country.
I wasn't a chef or a cop.
I've been a realtor.
But how it is here,
it's a bit different in Spain.
But I'm here to make money for real.
And I really want that.
Do I have to dance
to show how much I want to be here?
If we present you
with a way for you to help us
We're presenting a solution for you.
I don't know if it's a good deal.
It might be good for you.
Everyone just thinks of themselves here.
I appreciate you trying, but it feels
For me, it would be
as easy to let you go as to take you in.
And I could have nothing to do with you,
as you're at rentals.
This is the only sensible solution
that I see for you right now.
If you think that's not enough,
then I'm sorry, we have nothing for you.
No.
-There are other firms, then.
-Yeah.
It's not like I'm totally new,
making demands.
You're new in Marbella.
You're new to Homerun.
You applied to Homerun.
We didn't headhunt you.
Okay.
I'm feeling pretty confused.
I didn't expect this at all.
I'm surprised, totally caught off guard.
It doesn't feel like they're using
my talents and existing skills.
-What's the plan?
-That's what I'm wondering.
Really, he belongs to your team.
I can't find new rentals just like that.
There must be some rental he can take.
Yes, I can fix that,
but I'd have to take it from the girls.
But why isn't there
We have a lot of listings.
He doesn't need all of them at once,
but he could get a few to start with.
Then, how you want to share them,
that's up to you to decide.
I'm so fed up with her.
She has opinions
on how we work in rentals,
even though she is not involved.
But what's going on here?
I mean, Miah, what are we doing?
-No, what I want
-Seriously, I can't take it.
I just want to know, Robban,
why wouldn't he be allowed on rentals?
-I mean, you
-But, seriously
I'm trying to keep my cool, but I can't.
Seriously, Robban, are you kidding me?
He's so damn disrespectful.
If Eric could just
put his damn foot down and tell him off,
we wouldn't have this issue with Robert.
Eric is the only one Robert listens to.
Ever since you started,
I've received a lot of feedback about you,
and I always had your back.
Sure, but my results for the company
and my business mindset
But it shouldn't replace morals.
We can't work like that.
It's not like I only do bad things.
-But that's my point.
-No.
Doing two good things
won't compensate for a mistake.
Common sense and manners is one thing.
Money is another.
-I don't have a problem
-Robert.
Don't fuck up again. Please.
I believe in you,
so don't disappoint me again.
Because I really want you to succeed,
and I'll do my utmost to see you succeed.
From now on, you're in control.
You're the one deciding your destiny.
We're starting over. Let's do this.
So
Yeah.
My mood has probably
been a bit volatile lately.
That's probably because
I've been taking on too much.
Okay, here we are.
-Yeah.
-The Homerun building.
Now we are stepping it up a bit.
It's next level.
One prerequisite for becoming the biggest
is to have offices in symbolic places.
It's a top location.
-It's an incredibly beautiful building.
-For sure.
When this is done,
it's going to be fantastic.
I assume it's as nice on the inside.
-I'd almost say that it is nicer.
-Oh, sweet.
Oh wow!
The office is important.
It's the clients' first impression.
Clients should say, "I want this!"
-I'll take it.
-At any cost.
This is version 2.0 of Homerun.
Some of the walls were already here,
so we'll keep those.
That allows us to open the office on time.
A building with three floors
in the best location
It feels really amazing.
When we were there, we came in this way.
-This will be closed off.
-Good.
-Hello.
-Hi, darling.
Hi.
VANESSA
DAMLA'S FRIEND
-Is it packing chaos?
-The packing chaos is happening.
It's the third time I've moved
in half a year.
But why do you have to move again?
I don't know. Robert said so.
First he said that
the owner wants his apartment back,
and then he said
that the owner's relative is moving in.
Really?
I stayed with a friend
for two months before I got this job.
Robert said, "I have an apartment,
stay as long as you want."
"When it's time to renovate,
the owner will want it back,
but you can stay for a year."
Now he contacted me and said,
"You have to move."
I can't stand talking about Robert, okay?
To hell with him.
How is that going now?
Is it better or is it still a mess?
I mean, drama and so on?
It's stressful, for sure.
It's really stressful to always
feel like you have to prove yourself.
I'm always having to be on my toes.
And that's unfair,
because I don't deserve it.
Never mind, I'm over it.
I'm tired of Robert.
I don't even want to hear his name again.
It screams "male ego" loud and clear.
It's sad. I kind of feel sorry for him.
That's the crazy part.
Everyone who knows me thinks,
"How did Damla end up in all this?"
Because this isn't something
that I usually have in my life.
The truth always comes out,
and it will this time too.
It always does.
I want him out of my life
as much as possible.
-Kisses.
-Goodbye. Love you.
Kisses. Love you.
This is who Robert is. He fights a lot.
He has vendettas,
he forms groups, he conspires.
Mom would be ashamed
if I did half the things he's done.
I dislike him. I can't help it.
Before, I still liked him,
I felt sorry for him.
-Yeah.
-I had empathy.
You've had it.
Now I'm like,
"Eat shit, you son of a bitch."
-Is this okay?
-Yes.
Thanks. Do you have other milk?
Lactose-free?
No lactose.
You have to check.
I got cream the other day.
"This is vegan."
-Yummy.
-It wasn't!
Oh? I was like, yum, cream.
-Thank you.
-And it contained lactose.
Tell me.
-What are you feeling?
-I got frustrated.
Robert and Miah sat down with me.
They say they want to help,
but I don't trust anyone.
I kind of want to trust Miah.
Miah sees my potential.
But then they say,
"Well, you can be my assistant."
And I was like,
"Okay, that's not what I came here to be."
Energy-wise,
I don't feel this is right for me.
I'm not motivated,
but I want to give it a shot.
I think that people like us
need emotional support.
That doesn't exist here.
Everybody is very corporate,
and we aren't corporate.
We are spiritual, creative, whatever.
Yeah, it feels like it has to do
with competition as well.
I think it is, excuse me,
a dick-measuring competition for the guys,
but they compete with the girls.
And not all guys. Just one.
What about
Jennifer being against you, is that
Jennifer has no reason
to be jealous or envious of me.
No.
She makes decisions. She runs everything.
There's no reason.
I mean
No.
That Roger guy who just joined,
he seems great.
He wants to sit down with everyone.
A new perspective without being involved
in all the drama that's happened before.
We'll see what comes out of it.
Something has to happen.
-Get it?
-Yeah.
Hello!
-Hi. I'm glad you could make it.
-What's up?
We must solve
any conflicts in the company.
I will speak to everyone,
but my first priority is Miah and Robert.
-Hey!
-Hi, Roger!
When it comes to this conflict,
it's really difficult.
If I listen to Miah and Robert
and take a bit of both stories
and decide how to move forward,
they won't need to have that dialogue.
I'm meeting everyone here
to get to know them.
We already know each other,
so there's no need for that, but
But I think it would be valuable to hear
How do you like it at Homerun?
I love my job.
But right now, I feel like it's a lot.
What I think the company is missing
a bit more management.
Lately, I may have felt a bit unmotivated.
-It's been quite a lot with Robert.
-Right.
I have a vision for the company,
and I want to help,
but I've met with a lot of resistance.
There's a lot of pushing and shoving.
An incredible amount, sometimes.
They don't like
the way that I've walked all over people.
He can be really rude, unpleasant.
And I'm trying to ignore it
-That's where we clash.
-I see.
I'm the new kid in the block,
mixing things up.
Some who have worked for him
feel that they've been treated badly.
No matter how much she dislikes
that I push ahead and take up space,
I've made her money.
It's been pretty tough.
He shouldn't have contact with people,
or colleagues, in that way.
He's made almost
every person in the company cry.
She's not involved.
And I haven't received that feedback.
She hasn't made any decisions,
as she hasn't been here.
That's not strange. She has four kids
What have I gotten myself into?
Internal conflicts
Eric told me that there are
ongoing conflicts in the company.
But the fact that it's on this level
is a bit more than I had expected.
The fact that you have
joined the company is going to help a lot.
I think you should create
a new management group.
-Oh?
-From scratch.
Where there's you, Eric, Jennifer and me,
the people
who want the company to succeed.
-It's been great, Roger.
-Likewise.
-Speak soon.
-Yes, bye.
Take care.
-Thanks.
-Thank you.
Take care.
I don't think
Roger will take anyone's side.
But he will definitely
side with what's best for the company.
The working culture in Homerun,
at the moment, feels quite uneven.
I think that makes us lose quality
and efficiency.
I'm going to change
quite a lot at Homerun.
Regarding the management group,
I can talk about it at the end.
I'm still mainly sitting here observing.
But I've decided that it's probably time
to mix things up a bit.
There's been conflicts
about the management group,
who should be in it and who shouldn't.
I will keep working the way I do,
and I will obviously be on the new board.
I have total faith that
he will make something good of this.
This is a first step.
And someone here
will be a little disappointed.
Things will change for the better,
but it will be a bit awkward at first.