Strictly Business

You tell me what that is.

You stay right there. I'll be back.

- Hi, Bernice.

- Miss Olivia.

Hey, you be a good girl.

I'll see you after work.

- Okay.

- Bye-bye.

Bye.

Bobby, get up.

Eight-thirty?

Get out of here. Go on.

Go on. Get.

Look at you.

Hey, look at your friend there.

Ma, why didn't you even

wake me up?

I should body-slam him.

Hey, man, can...?

- Good morning, Donna.

- Good morning, Mr. Tinsdale.

- These are for you.

- Thank you.

- Have a nice day.

Waymon.

- David.

- Donna.

Drake, Gearson & Burke,

may I help you?

- What was that all about?

- No big deal.

- I thought you two were an item.

- She just couldn't cut it, that's all.

Yeah, right.

Sheila, good morning.

Have my presentation materials

come up from the mailroom?

- Not yet.

- Not yet? Call the mailroom.

How about the conference room?

Have they got chairs?

The audio-visual.

Have they set up the projector?

Waymon, will you relax?

I've taken care of everything.

This is the biggest deal

of my career.

I'm aware of that. Why do you think

I've been here since 6:30 this morning?

- Get going. Atwell is waiting.

- Thank you.

- Good luck.

- Won't need it.

Oh, are you okay?

Can I help you with something?

I fell for you, babe.

How about lunch this afternoon?

You've got to be kidding.

How about dinner tonight?

Okay, lunch tomorrow?

How about a frank right now?

Slice of pizza?

Well, well, well.

Hey, hey.

- What happened last night?

- Don't know about you...

...brothers like me

gotta work in the morning.

- You see I'm in the house.

- Yeah, but you late in the house.

- Hey, but I'm in here.

- I don't see how you do it, man.

Stay out all night long

and come in here and be up all day.

Me, I gotta be home by 12 midnight

if I gotta face Monroe in the morning.

Hey, as far as I'm concerned...

...Monroe can get the bozac,

you know what I'm saying?

Johnson, you wouldn't happen to be

just getting here at 9:15?

No, homey, I was on time.

You didn't see me.

I was back there getting busy.

What kind of fool

do you take me for?

- Well...

- Watch it.

I am not one of your tack-head cronies.

I'm the boss.

The head nigga in charge.

Now, you get

your late ass to work, pronto.

Don't forget that package

for Mr. Tinsdale.

It was supposed to be on his desk

first thing.

Guess who had to take the heat

over that?

But no more, Johnson.

No more.

- Homey don't play that.

- You watch too much TV, man.

No, I'm serious, man.

Monroe don't play no games.

Yeah, well, neither do I.

I'm tired of this punk sh*t, man.

I came here to be a real-estate broker,

not no damn mail boy.

- I'm moving up.

- Up where?

Upstairs. Land of suit and ties.

Power lunches,

more girls than you can stand.

I'm getting paid in full.

Waymon Tinsdale's supposed

to help you get there?

- That's right. Because that's my boy.

- Your boy? Man, don't make me laugh.

Your boy

was supposed to help you...

...get in that training program

two years ago.

You ain't

but a late-in-the-house dreamer.

- You ain't going nowhere.

- Yeah, that's what you think.

Boy just don't know

when he got it good, do he?

Gentlemen, real estate

in New York City is at an all-time low.

Overbuilding and the soft economy...

...have caused a record number

of foreclosures...

...in New York in the last year.

Now, the good news

is that the opportunities for cash buyers...

...with the ability to wait out

this temporary market correction...

...never been better.

Gentlemen, if you please.

We believe the Savoy Tower property...

...is the most spectacular opportunity

of its kind in New York today.

There isn't a foreclosure property

of this size in the city...

...with a better return on investment.

And Mr. Atwell and the First Manhattan Bank

are prepared to negotiate...

...around-the-clock to close the deal

this week.

That is, if you're prepared

to make an offer now.

We've reviewed

your proposal carefully...

...and we're extremely interested.

However, before we can make

a formal offer...

...we need detailed

15-year financial projections.

Fifteen years?

Yes. If the figures

meet our requirement...

...we're prepared

to close the deal immediately.

I understand.

You'll have the projections

by Wednesday.

If you have a minute, I'd like you

to meet our president, Mr. Drake.

Excuse me.

One of the unique features

of this property...

Terrific, Waymon.

Don't let them move.

I'm on my way.

As I was saying...

- Excuse me, David.

We'll have to continue this later.

Something important has come up.

Listen, why don't you

reschedule with Peg, huh?

Sure.

Okay, I...

- Hey, Bobby.

- Gary.

Doing up here

fronting in that weak-ass suit?

Better get your Dr. Doolittle ass

upstairs before Monroe busts you.

What are you talking about?

I'm out of the mailroom.

I'm in the training program now.

You?

Training program?

What is this, the Twilight Zone?

I've been trying to get in that program

since I started this gig.

- How you get in?

- David Barnes.

He liked my initiative.

Initiative? What initiative?

Hey, why you jumping

all over me, man?

It's not my fault that I'm in

and you're not.

Yeah, you're right.

Hey, man, congrats.

Like I always said:

"If you wanna make a power move,

you gotta have a hook-up. "

You go for yours.

I'll damn sure go for mine.

Wednesday. Wednesday.

- Perfect.

- I had a good teacher.

The presentation was excellent.

But I'm concerned

about those projections.

Don't be. The guy was taking advantage

of the soft market.

He closed two foreclosure deals

in Los Angeles last month.

This property is a steal.

And he knows it. Trust me.

Cafe 43.

Yeah. Yes, he is.

Sure. No problem.

Listen, Mr. Atwell needs

to call his office.

- He's at Table 6.

- Okay.

Closing this deal is important

to the bank and to you.

Yes, I know.

Excuse me.

Mr. Atwell, there's a call for you.

I think you owe me

an explanation, missy.

Coming half an hour late

in the middle of the lunch rush.

There must have been 100 people

at that audition.

- Audition?

- Yes.

If you had your priorities straight

you would have been here on time.

I tried to get here on time.

Really, I did.

I don't care.

if you would have left earlier...

...then I wouldn't be here

trying to be manager and hostess.

Okay, you're right. I'm sorry.

It'll never, ever happen again.

Oh, I know it won't happen again

since I will have to fire you, missy.

Oh, come on, Russ.

You know how much I need this job.

It's too late for begging, missy.

You're over.

Missy? I have a name.

- Use it.

- Lower your voice.

I will do whatever the hell

I wanna do...

...because I've had it with you

and this trifling job.

I don't need this sh*t.

It's not my career, unlike yourself,

Mr. Professional-Ass-Kisser.

You're fired!

Get out.

With pleasure.

Thanks.

Miss.

Is something wrong, sir?

Hm? Uh...

No. We're ready to order. Thank you.

I don't look like a broker to you?

That goes to show

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