How to Make It in America (2010–…): Season 2, Episode 6 - I'm Sorry, Who's Yosi? - full transcript

♪ I need a dollar dollar ♪

- ♪ a dollar, that's what I need ♪
- ♪ Hey hey ♪

♪ Well, I need
a dollar dollar ♪

- ♪ a dollar, that's what I need ♪
- ♪ Hey hey ♪

♪ said I need a dollar dollar ♪

♪ a dollar,
that's what I need ♪

♪ and if I share
with you my story ♪

♪ would you share
your dollar with me? ♪

♪ well, I don't know if
I'm walking on solid ground ♪

♪ and all I want is ♪

♪ for someone to help me ♪



♪ and I need a dollar dollar ♪

♪ a dollar,
that's what I need ♪

♪ and if I share
with you my story ♪

♪ would you share
your dollar with me? ♪

You hungry?

I make really good eggs.

I am, but I should probably

go back to Brooklyn
and change, right?

I mean, it'd be weird if I showed
up in the same clothes as last night.

I guess.

- Are you pouting?
- No.

Mm-mm.

Fuck.

See you at the office.



Oh my God.
All right, I'll see you soon.

Mmm, have a nice ride back.

♪ I hope my dreams ♪

♪ are coming true ♪

♪ every time
I close my eyes. ♪

Oh, I am so hung over.

You missed the best time
last night, Ben.

So what's the deal? What's
going on with those espadrilles?

We'll get them in when
Pham fixes the strap problem.

- They'll still be fucking unwearable.
- I know.

Okay, so...

Gadzooks wants 5500 pieces
shipped for spring.

- 5500?
- Mm-hmm.

5500 units of Crisp?

Yep, and because you guys
have never worked with us before

or had an order of this
size, we want Crisp

to use a manufacturer
that we trust.

Yeah, we'd like for you guys
to use Yosi.

Keep it in the family.

I'm sorry, who's Yosi?

He's Nancy's husband.

I thought you guys knew him.

You're married?

Yes, of course.

He does manufacturing for three
brands in our store already,

so he ships to us
regularly, on time.

- It'll be a piece of cake.
- His flight gets in at 11:00.

- I can set up a meeting this afternoon.
- Perfect.

Yay! You guys are gonna
love Yosi. Right, Nancy?

He is the best.

Yosi- that's
an Israeli name, right?

I think so, yeah.

Are all Israelis Jewish?

I don't know.

That's your motherland
right there.

How you don't know
about your own peoples?

I'm a reconstructionist Jew.

The Upper West Side
is my motherland.

I'm just trying to get
a read on this dude.

You don't think it's a conflict of
interest that he's working with his wife?

Yeah, maybe, but doesn't really
seem like we have a choice, do we?

It's just a little shady to me.

I mean, what if something
were to happen with the order?

Is Yosi gonna have our backs
or his own wife's?

What's gonna happen
with the order?

Shit always happens.

I fucked Nancy last night.

You almost had me.

That's funny.

Hello.

Nilda here?

They moved out last week.

Nilda, one of your buddies
is here.

- Hi.
- Want to come outside?

Come in for a second.

For real?

Ma, this is Tiffany.

She's having problems
with her moms.

Can she stay with us
for a little?

If her mom says okay,
she can stay on the couch.

Come on, ma.

Angelo slept on the couch.
That's the rule in my house.

You said Angelo had
to sleep on the couch

'cause you don't want me
getting pregnant.

Me and Tiffany aren't
getting pregnant.

What? What do you mean
he ain't gonna re-up?

It's not about pregnant.
It's about proper.

I'm closing a major deal
today with Vert America

and you knuckleheads can't
get $500 from a bodega?

That lying motherfucker
said what?

Oh, excuse me.

Cruz is freaking out.

He said some dreads came in,
took everything off the shelves

and poured it out in the aisles-
something about it being anti-Jamaican.

That's bullshit, man.

The dreads told Cruz that they
want to sit down with you.

What do you want me
to tell them?

You tell them I don't
negotiate with terrorists.

Seriously, David,
man the fuck up.

Yeah. No, you can
afford the ring.

I don't know. I guess you
just don't want to marry me.

No, honey, I do know
what I'm talking about.

Yes, I check
your online banking.

Okay, listen, I can't really
talk about this right now.

I have somebody
in my office. Mm-hmm.

Ooh, infuriating.

- Hi.
- Hi.

You look awfully peppy today.

I am, thanks.

I have a story idea for you.

Oh, go.

I went to this dinner party
last night out in Bushwick.

And it was for these fashion guys.
You know the New York Neanderthals?

Okay.

They live in this
huge Victorian.

And they grow their own
grapes and pickles and-

Cool.
What else you got?

So after dinner all of us get
on bikes and we start riding.

No no no no, I'm saying
what other ideas do you have?

That sounds
a little too grungy.

Robin, I think this is
a really great idea for us.

No.

But I do have something else
super fun for you to write.

Sheila Shapiro just opened
a storefront-

a wonderful little caterer in Union Square-
called Noshables.

I want you to go meet her,
give me 500 words on it.

And please, Rachel,
be nice to her.

Don't hostile-face her.

I'm hoping she gives me
a deal on my wedding cake,

if I ever fucking get engaged.

Pussy boy.

Maybe I'll get a desk
like this for our office.

Would you stop fucking
around, Cam? Get up.

Which one of you two
is Ben Epstein?

Hey, Yosi.
It's nice to meet you.

You motherfucker.

You designed my favorite
fucking sweatshirt

and I don't have
the license for Crisp.

You're killing me
with that talent.

Cam, nice to meet you. Nancy
says great things about you.

We love Nancy.

Yeah, everybody loves my wife.

Come on, I'll take you
on a tour.

When I first started working
with Christian Noshables,

he had just left Lee,
not a pot to piss in.

Now he owns
Michael Jackson's house.

People call me a starmaker.

I'm not bragging,

but I've made a lot of people
rich and famous.

No, Enzo, I told you,
use the chain stitch hem, huh?

- Si si.
- Come on, let's go.

I found him working at the
Ferragamo store in Rome 10 years ago,

brought him here
and gave him an opportunity.

Now Enzo is the best tailor
in New York City.

See, that's what
I love to do-

find talented young people
and help them grow.

Maybe there's an opportunity
for you to grow here.

Hey, Peter, hold on.

Okay, so what did you
have in mind?

Well, we start with the
Gadzooks deal and go from there.

But with your talent, I believe
Crisp could do an Ed Hardy.

$150 million in sales,
no rhinestones.

Huh.

Well, how would
the Gadzooks deal work?

I cover all production costs.

You don't go in your
pocket for a dime.

Then we split
the profits 50/50.

And depending on where we
source the loopwheeler cotton,

you should take home
$200,000-250,000 on this one.

Come on, guys.
I want to show you something.

This is the first thing I did
when I bought this building-

I built a basketball court.

I love this game.

I briefly played pro
in Israel-

the best three years
of my life.

- Whoo!
- Thank you.

So here are the terms
for you to review

and here is a little something

to show you how confident I am

about the future
of Crisp-

an advance against
future earnings.

$10,000?

Yosi, would it be cool

if Cam and I just discussed
this and then got back to you?

Oh sure.
You're smart guys.

The ball is in your court.

Thank you.

And my wife is throwing
a birthday party

for me
tomorrow night-

a big one.
I hope you can make it.

- Most definitely, yes.
- Yeah, sure.

♪ Symmetry ♪

♪ nobody cares ♪

♪ when I look around ♪

♪ I can feel it
spinning... ♪

Attention, ladies and gentlemen.

This train will now be running
express to Brooklyn.

Next stop, Borough Hall.

- Let me ask you a question.
- Yeah.

If Kapo okays the contract,
do you think

it'll look desperate
if I cash my advance today?

So now you don't think it's shady to
work with a husband and wife anymore?

I do, but whatever.

Hey, everybody's in bed
with everybody, right?

Yeah.

And I- I was in bed
with Nancy last night.

You said that joke already.

Yeah. And this
morning too, man.

I'm serious.

No, you didn't.

Yeah.

You fucked her?
That's fucked up, Ben.

I know, I know.

Why would you do
something so stupid?

I don't know. I wasn't
thinking, all right?

The one time you decided
to wild out,

it's a woman that we're in
business with. And she's married.

I didn't know
she was married, okay?

We were just-
we were wasted

in the back of the cab
and it happened.

Well, we can't work with Yosi now.
I mean this changes everything.

No no, it doesn't change anything,
'cause it's never ever gonna happen again.

I swear to God, Cam.

This order can make us, man.

Yeah, I get it, okay?

That's why I'm gonna talk to
Nancy and I'm gonna- I'm gonna-

It's all gonna work
out, okay? I promise.

I'm gonna make you real proud
at the event today.

Watch.

I'm feeling real good.

Just don't set no kids on fire.

Yeah, hello.
Who's this?

Everton Thompson of the East
Flatbush Caribbean League.

You might remember me from
your event on Chrystie Street.

How'd you get this number?

Look, I'd like to discuss
Rasta Monsta

and the insensitivities
to the Caribbean community

that you demonstrate
with each sale.

Do you know who I am?

Yes yes yes yes,
I do, brother. That's why-

Look, I think we should
sit down and discuss things

before they
get out of hand, eh?

We ain't discussing shit.

You can go kill yourself, man.

Pretty straightforward.

And this is a good move for
Crispy Crisp World Enterprises

because you guys are spending
nothing out of pocket

to make 5500 hoodies

which, according to this,
would cost around 50 grand.

And is there a provision
in there that says

it's gonna cost us money
if Ben bangs Yosi's wife?

What?
Really?

No. Where do you want
to go to lunch though?

Because we're treating.
Pick someplace expensive.

No no no no.
Gentlemen, no.

Pick a place that has a decent bottle
of Brunello. That's my shit now.

Wow, look how bougie
Cam's getting.

I think I liked him better
when he was Dominican.

Oh, Dominicans can't
enjoy good wine now?

Mr. Kaplan, I'm Special
Agent Bush with the F.B.I.

This is Special Agent Ferguson.

We'd like to ask you
some questions, sir.

You know what? If you guys
could just give me five minutes.

I'm in the middle of a very
important meeting right now.

Unfortunately, we cannot.

Okay, you know what?

Why don't we-?

We could just take this
into the conference room.

I guess I'm going to be
late for that lunch.

Save me some of that
Brunello, all right?

- Mr. Kaplan, please stop talking.
- You're gonna be fine.

Yeah- no, I'm good.
They're just bringing me up for questioning.

- That's it.
- Please stop talking.

You guys, please don't
forget about me. Please.

Oh shit.

Okay okay. All right,
what we have to do-

we have to cash our advance checks
and then we'll just bail him out.

You don't need to be bailed out of
questioning. He'll be home by tonight.

You never knew anybody who
got brought in for questioning?

I don't know.

I do now.

Hey, Tim.

Rich girl!

Please do not gentrify
this neighborhood.

Our drug dealers have a hard enough
time affording cool sneakers as is.

You don't have to worry.
I'm not moving in.

I hope you're not here
to take advantage of me.

I seen a woman rape a man once.

It was in Amsterdam- with some
popsicle sticks and some gaffer's tape.

- It was very traumatizing.
- Hi.

Um, no.

I was wondering if you'd let me

write an article about you
for "Biscuit Magazine."

"Biscuit Magazine"?
What's that?

It's a women's lifestyle
magazine. It's where I work.

I'm sorry to hear that.

Why do you want to write
an article about me?

Well, the magazine says
it wants to be

all about sort of that
handmade, homemade sensibility,

you know,
like D.I.Y. stuff.

And I was like,
"this is it," you know, here

in this really sexy way

which I feel like will like
help sell magazines.

You will help.

I am sexy.

You get an expense account
over at "Biscuit Magazine"?

Yeah, we do.
You want me to-

you want me to buy you a steak
at Luger's First or something?

I got a better idea.

Okay, so how many tattoos do
you think you have at this point?

Oh, I don't know.
Too many.

I kind of have
an addictive personality.

Yeah, your addiction's gonna
put my kids through college.

Really? Don't start
with me, motherfucker.

Oh, I'm so sorry I'm so late.

Hey.

that her harem pants look
like M.C. Hammer pants.

She did not think
this was funny.

She had a total nervous
breakdown, screaming, crying,

literally snot bubbles
coming out of her nose.

It was totally
fucking disgusting.

So I'm sorry.
I'm here.

- How are you?
- I'm good.

- Yeah?
- Yeah.

Listen, for what it's worth,
I thought you were divorced.

Oh really?

Well, I'm not.

Yeah, but are you like
married married,

like monogamous
married or-?

I mean, was last night- was
that- was that a normal thing or-?

Last night was totally
drunk and stupid-

I mean nice, whatever,

but, Ben, I'm married.
I am married married.

Okay, but now I'm gonna be
working with Yosi and-

Yeah, but don't worry about it.

What happened last night has
nothing to do with working with Yosi.

I'm a big girl.
I can handle my shit.

I assume you can do the same?

- Yes.
- Yeah?

Obviously it will never
happen again.

- Of course not.
- Yeah.

I'm the Rasta Monsta,
motherfucker.

I love this shit.

Yeah.

Yo.

- What's up, man?
- How are you doing, man?

All right. Man, I hate
to do this to you,

but Wilfredo's
not skating today.

All day I've been getting
emails and messages,

some guy named Everton
Thompson, telling me,

"Rasta Monsta is a scourge
on all Caribbean people."

There will be
serious ramifications

"on all or any retailers who
support this racist beverage."

Come on, man, the guy's a lunatic.
Don't listen to that stuff.

Is it? 'Cause I got
people here picketing.

- I also got the news here too.
- No Rasta Monsta!

Are you serious? You want me to
have my guy remove them right now?

I'll have him remove them.

Rene, this isn't
the lower east side, you know.

I can't have rastas
threatening my soccer moms.

Come on, man.
Those ain't real dreads.

They're not even real rastas.
They're imposters.

- Come on now.
- Look, Rene,

I feel we can still sell a lot of
product if we roll it out right.

But you gotta clean up this
mess before we buy another can.

I'll clean it up.

Don't worry.
I'll- I'll-

Eddie.

Set up the sit-down.
Wilfredo, we're leaving.

Yo, what happened?

I didn't even get to skate yet.

Yo, Rene, I can't
let my fans down.

They need me.

Yo, hold up.

- You gotta shut your eyes.
- What is this?

- With your hands.
- No.

- So three...
- Come on.

...two, one.

What the shit?

Look at your little
griddle cake jump-off

with the little syrup.
Word up. I like that.

When are you into tattoos?
That's dope as hell.

- Do you like it?
- Yeah, I love it.

- What? It's cool, right?
- Yeah.

I mean if this doesn't give
my story a personal dimension,

I just-
I don't know what will.

Right.
Wow, that's dope.

Is it tender?

Do you think Ben's gonna
like freak out when he hears

that I've written a story
about the Neanderthals?

I mean, he's clearly
not their biggest fan.

Uh, is everything you do
centered on Ben?

What?

I don't know.
I'm just saying like

it seems you have a knack for being
involved with people in his orbit.

I don't think that's true.

Really?

Or is it why we're having
this relationship?

Are we having a relationship?

I mean, we're having something.

And at this point I just really
want to know what the deal is.

Domingo, I love
hanging out with you,

but as far as
like a relationship,

I mean, I'm just not
looking for that. Are you?

No. No.

I just wanted to make sure
we were on the same page.

Cool.

Look, I mean, my store has to
maintain a certain cache of designers

and no offense, but Gadzooks?

No offense to Lulu D,

but Gadzooks bought
5500 hoodies.

You, Missy, bought two.

5500?
That's your price?

No. They're buying
5500 units.

Best believe we're grossing
more than that.

Oh my God, you're such
a happy little sellout.

This is Crisp blowing up
on our own terms.

It's not like they asked us to
put pink polka dots on the hoodies.

Just be careful. Look at
what happened to Zoo York.

They were started off
super cool

and now they're half off
at Marshalls.

Personally I just prefer smaller
brands that feel handmade.

We gotta keep it real
at Lulu D.

Well, I guess it's easy
to keep it real

when you got a millionaire
father to bail you out.

Uh, actually, dick,

I run a successful business.

What makes you think I've ever
taken a penny from my father?

Well, have you?

Of course I have.

Shit, I would too if I could,

but my pops is
the brokest dude I know.

Look, I'm really sorry

we have to end our
business relationship.

Oh good.

I like our new
relationship way better.

Oh, do you?

♪ You coulda come from rema
or you come from jungle ♪

♪ could have come from firehouse
or you come from tower hill ♪

♪ one blood, one blood ♪

♪ one blood ♪

♪ you coulda come from Libya
or you come from 'Merica ♪

♪ coulda come from Europe
or you come from Africa... ♪

Ah, Rene.

Welcome.

Would you like a drink?

I didn't make up
the name Rasta Monsta.

It's a company that I bought to make
a legitimate business for myself-

a business I've worked
very hard to maintain.

Now I respect your concerns,

but it's an energy drink

celebrating the inner strength
of the Jamaican people.

We don't mean
no disrespect by it.

Yeah, well, you know what?
We feel disrespected.

So we need to just come up with
a creative solution, that's all.

If you want me to adjust
the marketing down the road,

we can talk about it
down the road.

Unfortunately,
Rene, we-

we need to remedy the damage

that you're presently doing
in the Caribbean community.

How do you want
to work this out?

You could unwrap
one of those Escalades

and donate it to the East
Flatbush Caribbean League.

- An Escalade?
- Yeah.

And that'll get you to stop?

That and 10% of your
profits each month

donated to our
youth outreach program.

You just picked
the wrong guy to shake down.

You ever heard there's
no such thing as bad press?

Make all the noise you want, you
know. I live for this type of shit.

Make all the noise I want, huh?

- What the fuck is this?
- I think you know what it is.

- I think I don't.
- Marijuana tincture spray.

So now is this the kind of press you
want to get back to your parole officer?

I mean, 'cause if it is,
hey, you know what?

You end up back in jail,
convict.

I got nothing to do with this,

God as my witness.

And if you ever come after
my business again,

there'll be no sit-down.

There'll be a funeral, brother.

- Hey.
- Hey. Hi.

- Happy birthday.
- 50 is the new 30, right?

Oh yes. I'm so glad
you boys came.

Don't you look handsome, Ben?

Yeah, well, you know, I had to
come correct for my man Yosi.

Excuse me just for a second.

Pharrell, I want you to meet
some friends of mine-

my new discovery.
Cam and Ben- Pharrell.

- Nice to meet you.
- How are you doing, man?

- Hey, big fan, man.
- Nice to meet you.

They have
a company named Crisp.

They make really beautiful
hooded sweatshirts and t-shirts.

- What's up, Yosi?
- I think you'll love them.

- Okay. - Yo, love the music, B.B.C.
You're a real inspiration.

I used to work at Barneys and
when B.B.C. first came out-

those full-zip hoodies
changed the game.

Oh man, thank you.
I'm glad you liked it.

This man is a visionary.

"Get your bling
like your Neptune sounds.

Zing zing zing."

Okay.

Good luck with Crisp, man.
I like the name.

- Oh thanks.
- Nice meeting you.

Well, we didn't wrap it,

but I'm glad to say
we want to work with you.

We couldn't ask for a better
production partner,

not that we had a choice.

This is fantastic.

I'm- the best birthday
present so far tonight.

We are going to make

some very cool sweatshirts
and a lot of money, huh?

- We'll toast to that.
- All right.

♪ I've acquired ♪

♪ a kind of madness... ♪

It never gets old, does it?

I used to look at it and
think that it was mocking me.

Like it represented everything
I wanted but I couldn't have.

Tonight I feel
like I got a shot.

♪ Feel that night air ♪

♪ flowing through me ♪

♪ in the night air,
the night air... ♪

You know what my friend's father
told me once a long time ago?

He said, "When you're young

"you have ideas and no money.

"When you're old,

"you have money
and no ideas."

You think that's true?

Damn, Yosi.

Getting kind of deep
on me right now.

Oh no.
It's yes or no.

I guess, yeah.

See?

This is why we need each other.

Together Crisp and Yosi
take over the world, huh?

What do you think?

I think let's do it.

Ha! That's it.

Come on, go get Ben.
We do a shot.

No doubt.
I'll go get him now.

♪ I've got a feeling
inside of me ♪

♪ it's kind of strange
like a stormy sea ♪

♪ I don't know why,
I don't know why ♪

♪ I guess these things
have got to be ♪

♪ I got a new rose,
I got her good ♪

♪ guess I knew
that I always would ♪

♪ I can't stop to mess around ♪

♪ like a brand new
rose in town ♪

♪ see the sun,
see the sun, it shines ♪

♪ don't get too close
or it'll burn your eyes ♪

♪ don't you run away that way ♪

♪ you can come back
another day ♪

♪ I got a new rose,
I got her good ♪

♪ guess I knew
that I always would ♪

♪ I can't stop to mess around ♪

♪ like a brand new
rose in town ♪

♪ I never thought
this could happen to me ♪

♪ I feel so strange,
why should it be? ♪

♪ I don't deserve
somebody this great. ♪