01x05 - Episode 5

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Hello, this is Saygin Yalçin.

PREVIOUSLY

Could you help me with the search?

It has to work.

It's my last chance.

I called Firas.

This b now has my listing.

I'll find Sarah and confront her.

First of all,

she came to my party uninvited,

and she's making herself comfortable.

Then I find out

that she's stolen my listing.

So I confronted her directly.

I've got to say,

there are two things I find crazy.

First, that you are here,

at my private party.

It's a private party.

I didn't expect you to show up.

Second, Firas called to tell me

that I lost the listing

and that he's giving it to you.

Clearly something happened

in the background with the owner.

I knew she wouldn't be happy.

That's how I would feel, too,

if I lost the biggest listing of my life.

HAS LIVED IN MILAN, BERLIN,

PARIS, TEL AVIV AND L. A.

But that doesn't change the fact

that it's self-inflicted.

-I thought I'd join you.

-Yes.

In the front row.

-First of all, Edwin invited me.

-Yes. Let me say something.

Yes.

I was hoping Edwin would stand up for me.

I thought the whole point of this party,

since you said

that you invited other realtors

-I also know one of them.

-I thought this was for The Palm villa.

My logical conclusion was

EDWIN

EXPECTED A BUSINESS EVEN

that I'd take Sarah and this

would become a surprise moment.

This is a private party with my friends,

which includes some agents.

-Realtor friends also means friends.

-Yes.

Yes.

So typical of men. He thinks he can bring

an archenemy to the boat

and suddenly they'll make up.

Yes. That was probably

my masculine mindset.

From my end, I'm sorry.

Okay.

I had expected much more

from Edwin at that moment.

The way it went left me speechless.

You had no idea about the floor plan.

I thought that was crazy.

Seriously, I expected a lot from you.

What do you mean about floor plan?

We were talking about numbers.

You had no idea where the kitchen was.

-And there are two of them.

-No.

Where's the kitchen?

Where can I envision that?

Unfortunately, I don't know.

-How big was the property?

-I'll give you the brochure.

That's why I met Nicole. That's true.

Okay.

Do you even know what you're doing?

We met in the desert, at the Hidden Café.

I thought it was great

that it all came out.

I could talk to Nicole.

-That's why you betrayed me?

-I told her what happened.

The fact is, you can't handle clients.

You lost the listing and I'm the one

who can't handle clients?

I think she wanted to embarrass Valeria.

Firas is unhappy with you, not with me.

-Do you think, ladies

-She just interrupts.

Do you think that maybe

we can somehow find a way

for all of us to sell

this listing together?

My goal is to sell something.

But Sarah is not a team player.

-We had a team building exercise.

-I brought the buyer. How come

-Just hang on.

-Sarah, you interrupt me a lot.

It was just a butting of heads.

"You did this wrong. You did that wrong."

Let her finish speaking,

then you can talk.

Exactly.

Edwin brought me along.

I hoped I could hide "behind his back,"

metaphorically speaking.

Or just support me for a change.

-Maybe just say that I'm right.

-Yes.

But not much came from Edwin.

I tried to intervene.

PREFERS TO STAY OUT OF THE DRAMA

But as we saw, it didn't really work.

Sarah, this is about you betraying me.

That's a fact.

Let's be honest, Valeria.

You broke the first rule

of being a realtor.

-Be professional and prepared.

-No.

-This is a 60 million euro villa

-No.

and you sure as hell didn't even know

where the kitchen was!

Being louder does not automatically mean

she's right.

Stop with the whole "betraying" thing.

-That's bull

-Why are you shouting?

I won't let myself be deceived.

Seriously. That's not what this is about.

LOUISA

LIVES FOR THE DRAMA

Now you've crossed a line with Valeria.

Thank goodness.

-It's about a professional image.

-Okay, Sarah.

-Selling a villa

-Edwin, please leave, both of you.

-Yes! Get the Jet Ski. Get me out of here.

-Take Sarah with you.

I kicked them off the boat.

Nice, Valeria. In the middle of the sea.

Thanks for leaving.

-Thanks anyway for the party.

-Yes, thank you.

-I hope we can sort this out.

-Yes. Thank you.

I just had to get out of her sight.

Bye. We have nothing more

to say to each other.

Unfortunately, a Jet Ski

wasn't available just then.

So I went downstairs.

And I stayed there.

Great.

EDWIN AND SARAH REMAINED

EXCLUDED FROM THE PARTY.

THEY COULD NOT LEAVE THE EVEN

UNTIL THE YACHT DOCKED.

She's also dressed like a fish.

She could've become

a millionaire overnight.

-Yes.

-And she didn't even know the floor plan.

She should swim away.

Did she actually understand that?

VALERIA'S APARTMEN

THE MORNING AFTER

Yes, the morning after.

VALERIA

DOESN'T LIKE HAVING THESE FEELINGS

I had to let everything sink in

and realize what had happened.

I just feel really betrayed and

I looked like such a complete idiot.

But Sarah has the listing now?

Yes.

That's tough.

I don't know whose "fault" it is.

HAS LIVED IN BERLIN,

CANNES AND MUNICH

On the one hand, it's wrong

that Sarah did that behind Valeria's back.

On the other hand,

real estate is a tough game.

If not her, someone else would've done

the same if the customer is not convinced.

I had the biggest listing

in our entire team.

She just took it away from me.

Now I don't have the listing.

I want justice, you know?

She stabbed me in the back.

That's what this is about.

I won't let this b get me down.

This b can really

Oh. No.

-A sweet little colleague of mine.

-One of many.

I'm off to the office.

I'm curious if she's there.

Don't be too nice.

Okay.

The mood in the office

was very depressing.

Sarah gave me the cold shoulder a bit.

Because of what happened

the day before, of course.

EDWIN HAS BEEN WORKING

WITH SARAH FOR NEARLY 2 YEARS

However, I thought she'd put it behind,

at least as far as I was concerned,

because I didn't really blame myself.

-Hi.

-Hello.

LOUISA

CAN SENSE SOMETHING IN THE AIR

The tension in the office was huge.

You could tell that something was brewing.

It was really the calm before the storm.

I'll definitely try to talk to him

because I'm still

a little upset at the moment.

Edwin, do you have a moment to talk?

-Sure. Outside?

-Yes.

-In one of the rooms.

-Okay.

No. Stay.

I want to know what's happening.

That's why I went to the office.

Everyone comes to the office for gossip,

not for work.

I wanted to talk to you again

about the situation on the yacht.

Yes.

SARAH

STILL NEEDS TO TALK

I was still disappointed by Edwin

and felt a certain distance between us.

Because I felt like I was left on my own.

I had the feeling on the yacht

that you abandoned me.

You didn't take any responsibility

for getting me into this situation.

That's not true.

-I said to Valeria that it was my fault

-But not

Also Yes.

-Let me say something.

-Yes.

I thought this party here,

and I want

to apologize right from the start,

I thought the whole point of this party

was The Palm villa.

But seriously, you were silent

when Valeria embarrassed me

You embarrassed each other.

There was absolutely nothing I could do.

I tried to intervene.

After a certain point,

it just doesn't make sense anymore.

He can always talk his way out of it.

It's hard to really grab him

and hold him responsible for this.

In this situation, once again

you two simply created a situation

where you were just bitching

about each other.

But it was about something.

It was not a catfight.

I don't want it to be seen like that.

If you can't step in and protect me

EXPECTS EDWIN NOT TO WORK

WITH VALERIA AND LOUISA

then, sorry, but something is missing.

You know?

And then calling it a catfight

is also degrading, on top of everything.

So

What are you doing?

First of all, huge respect

for getting the villa.

Very cool.

But that doesn't justify

betraying your colleague.

Even if Valeria's on a different team

-Okay. Hang on.

-You've

Edwin, we've talked about this.

There is the rule that you can have

the same listing in different teams.

But if you go with Valeria

to view the villa,

and afterwards you get the listing,

that's a different story.

-Okay. Hang on.

-Just because you

That's absolutely not okay

to make it look as if I betrayed her.

But that's a fact.

That's not the situation.

I would never betray anyone.

I don't need to do that.

At that moment I had the feeling

that he went over

to Valeria's and Louisa's side.

And he was also very comfortable

letting me know about it.

Meeting with the owner,

even though she knew

that Valeria had the listing,

is not the done thing

and it's not the way I do business.

That means he wants to get results

and the money,

but at the same time

he doesn't want to take any responsibility

for the way we got the listing.

I never met the owner

to take the listing from Valeria.

I just told the owner about the viewing.

-Well?

-I met her.

-Yes.

-That's it.

-Okay.

-Giving me the listing was her decision.

That was stupid.

I really couldn't hear anything.

All I could really do was

observe the body language.

I think Edwin defended himself.

Sarah was very angry.

Just like she was on the boat.

Yes, I didn't playact the big guy

in front of Valeria and Louisa.

-Even if you wish I had.

-It's not about that.

It's about being a man

and taking responsibility

for what you've done.

You brought me along.

I didn't know

it was Valeria's private party.

You're keeping all your options open.

That's more like a big guy.

"Hey, we'll talk later.

"I hope you're all doing well."

What the? Be faithful! Be loyal!

No. You're not my wife.

You're not my husband,

but we're still a team.

I just feel like Sarah wished

EDWIN

CANNOT MEET SARAH'S EXPECTATIONS

I would take care of her

as if she were my wife.

That's not the case. She's my colleague.

-No.

-We're a team against the others.

-But those two are also part of the team.

-No.

-That's the issue.

-It's one company,

but as teams, we work against each other.

If I ever needed them,

and I'm thinking long term,

-then I don't want to argue with them.

-You keep all your options open.

Sarah didn't want to understand

that at the end of the day,

for me, it's all about me,

not just always about the team.

I just brought a 60-million villa

into our team.

That doesn't count?

Yes.

Okay. Never mind.

I don't think this is any use

because you want to keep

all your options open.

I think it also has to do

with the fact that they are women.

If I need them both later,

then I want to be able to use them.

Oh, my God, Edwin.

-Okay. Yes.

-Yes.

Okay.

I had enough at that point.

There were too many points

that felt like blows below the belt.

I don't need anyone constantly blaming me

or explaining to me how the world works.

-Bye.

-Bye.

I need some time

because there's a certain arrogance

that I can't really deal with.

SARAH BELIEVED IN HER PARTNER

UNTIL THE END

I don't know where this is coming from.

He always tries very hard

to maintain a certain appearance.

LOUISA

DOUBTS EDWIN'S GOOD INTENTIONS

As if he wants to bring us together.

But he broke us up with that.

-Well, Edwin?

-Well?

Trouble in paradise?

Well.

A bit. But it's okay.

For me the matter's resolved.

Especially since I wasn't

even part of the story.

That's the bad thing about it.

EDWIN WAS NOT AWARE

OF THE CONSEQUENCES OF HIS ACTIONS

I have to justify myself to everyone,

even though I had nothing to do with it.

Only

I did not expect that Louisa

would be waiting for me in the office.

I know you're all b*tches.

So

The yacht party confirmed this to me.

He said it just like that,

"You're all b*tches."

That was a bit sexist.

Don't you think

that you're somehow to blame?

No. It wasn't my intention

to start an argument at the yacht party

or to crash Valeria's private party.

And why are you two arguing now?

Some things I'd like to keep to myself.

Like private parties?

Sarah's accusing me of not supporting her.

I was in a bad mood anyway

EDWIN

TRIGGERED BY LOUISA'S COMMENTS

from that conversation

and now those questions.

That was unnecessary.

Of course I'll take care of the villa.

-I see that. Yes.

-Since it's now being handled by our team.

I'm now speaking for us both

because Sarah is on my team.

So both of you betrayed us.

No.

As I said, I had nothing to do with it.

If something goes bad,

Edwin has nothing to do with it.

BELIEVES SHE CAN SEE

THROUGH EDWIN'S INTENTIONS

But if it's something good

and it's about compliments

or a great listing, then they're a team.

As I understand it,

Sarah did not pressure the owner

to take the listing away from Valeria.

But the buyer's agent normally

doesn't talk to the owner at all.

Or am I wrong?

Yes, that's right. Yes.

Okay, that means you justify it

if it suits you.

I feel bad for Sarah because

she identifies so much with Edwin.

RARELY KEEPS OPINIONS TO HERSELF

But then, he acts as if

he has nothing to do with anything.

You're defending something

that's unprofessional,

saying you want to be professional,

and that the three of us are b*tches,

but you team up with the person

who has the listing.

-That's right.

-Yes.

Yes.

Edwin is an opportunist.

We've all realized that by now.

I want to be successful.

I don't have time

to deal with this sh*t all the time.

For me the issue is now settled.

-Okay.

-Okay?

-Yes.

-Great.

Better concentrate on yourself, Louisa.

You're not my therapist.

This is the moment when I call Valeria

and tell her all the details.

LOUISA

LOVES GOOD GOSSIP

-Hi, sweetie.

-Hi.

-Hi, sweetie.

-And?

-So how are you?

-Good. And you?

Oh well. How did it go for you?

So when I got to the office,

Edwin and Sarah were already there.

The two had a bitter argument.

Unfortunately, they left the room,

so I didn't hear much.

But Sarah especially

did shout a bit at Edwin.

Like she did on the boat.

And then she left in a rage.

He was like,

"You're all three b*tches anyway."

I told him

it was his own fault to an extent.

-Exactly. He caused the whole thing.

-Exactly.

It's good that they fought.

They should do that more.

VALERIA RECEIVES A VOICE MESSAGE

FROM FRIEND AND AGENT CASIMIR.

Are you up? How are you?

How was the weekend?

CASIMIR'S VOICE MESSAGE

Casimir is not a colleague at fäm,

he's from haus & haus.

He's a very sweet, young agent.

I wanted to say

thank you again for the invitation.

I thought he might want

to talk about the party.

That was my first thought.

We had a meeting today.

You probably also have

Monday meetings at fäm.

It was generally about recruitment

of new agents for our agency.

Casimir's message

KNOWS CASIMIR FROM A JOINT DEAL

was different from what I expected.

One of my managers asked me

if you were still at fäm.

I'm supposed to talk you out of fäm,

and so on and so forth.

He asked whether you

were interested in general,

and of course I want to know, too,

whether you would change sides.

He basically wanted

to headhunt me for haus & haus.

That was of course a very opportune moment

when he caught me.

This mixture of disappointment, anger

It was just so up.

Otherwise let me know

if you need anything.

The competition never sleeps. I'd also be

in good hands somewhere else.

That gives me an empowering feeling.

I have my first meeting with Saygin today.

SAYGIN YALÇIN

ENTREPRENEUR IN DUBAI

He's very successful.

He's been in Dubai for a long time.

He's an entrepreneur. He speaks German.

He has one million Instagram followers.

He's someone you can learn a lot from.

MUST CONVINCE SAYGIN OF HER SKILLS

If you wrap him around your finger,

it's really worth it.

I'll show him a pretty exclusive villa.

I tried to suit his taste and I'm excited.

PURCHASE PRICE

29 MILLION EUROS

LIVING SPACE

2,000 SQM

The property is located on Frond I,

opposite Billionaires' Row.

It has a view of the most expensive

and exclusive villas in Dubai.

7 BEDROOMS - 3 LIVING ROOMS

ROOF TERRACE - HOME CINEMA

GYM - PRIVATE BEACH ACCESS

I felt it was a good property

STUDIED COMMUNICATION MANAGEMEN

FOR 4 SEMESTERS

since it's modern.

I knew it had to be something new.

The architectural style is high quality.

I always try to be there

before the client arrives

to check if everything is okay

and arranged as it should be.

The first impression matters.

If I compare now to the time

when I got the warning,

I have definitely improved.

Having Bushido as a coach

and Saygin as a potential client.

WENT TO A CATHOLIC BOARDING SCHOOL

I couldn't have dreamed of this

at the beginning.

Today's viewing is extremely important.

I don't have much time left.

He's a great client.

I only have one chance

to convince someone like him.

-Great to meet you.

-You too.

Of course I have to impress you directly.

The first impression,

this is very beautiful and bright.

This is one of the fronds where

many people build individually, isn't it?

-No standard villas here.

-Exactly. Custom-built.

Opposite you can also see

the Billionaires' Frond. A very nice view.

-That's N, right?

-That's G.

-G? Okay.

-Yes.

Interesting.

Let's go upstairs and I'll show you

one of the master bedrooms.

FINE ITALIAN CALACATTA BIANCO MARBLE

IS A MAIN FEATURE OF THIS VILLA.

CUSTOM-BUILT VILLAS ARE UNIQUE,

TAILOR-MADE LUXURY PROPERTIES.

-A beautiful view.

-Yes.

There's a bit of a slope here.

This is the only villa

that's not built parallel to the sea,

but rather built to the side.

-Which is also why

-You get more sun.

Exactly. And you have

more bedrooms with sea views.

Views and location

are everything in Dubai.

Nice.

Prices have at least tripled

or quadrupled

in the last three, four years.

What I mean is,

how long will this continue?

What will it look like in five years,

ten years?

I think there is definitely still

potential for increasing the value here.

The Palm is not particularly big.

It is practically

the eighth wonder of the world.

It's iconic and very exclusive.

The Palm will remain The Palm.

I wanted to show him

that I know my job well,

that I understand the details.

You're looking at the Billionaires' Frond.

These are good arguments

that it is crisis-proof

and has potential.

It was important to me to be able

to answer all of his questions.

That's why I found out more

about The Palm.

I feel uncomfortable

when I can't answer something.

I couldn't hear you well when you called.

LOUISA

SKIPPED 10TH GRADE

I'm on such a tight deadline, I have

to put everything onto him as a client.

I already saw the ads

about your book last year.

I thought, "What's the best time

to read this? Probably now."

That's why I quickly read his book.

It had like 250 pages.

I read it in one day.

First of all, thank you for informing

yourself, not only about the property,

but also about me.

Very nice. So you know what I do,

what's important to me.

This is definitely very good.

That means you understand me better.

The villa was bait. It's like,

"I have interesting things for you.

I know what you like."

I'll take you to the basement.

PRIVATE BAR & CLUB AREA

PRIVATE GYM - CAR LIFT - GARAGE

Here we come to a very special part

-of the house.

-Is that a gym?

Yes. So here we have a bar area.

The area can be used for small events.

Maybe a party with friends.

Here you also have a billiards table,

a television,

and, as you already said,

a fairly large gym.

THE BASEMENT CAN BE USED

AS AN ENTERTAINMENT AREA

OR GARAGE WITH SPACE FOR 8 CARS.

-That's my car.

-Yes.

There is also an elevator for cars.

-Yes.

-We brought it down with the elevator.

Looks nice, a car in the gym, right?

That's a nice surprise. Excellent.

This is one of my favorite rooms.

I showed him this "Man Cave."

Of course not everyone has that,

a kind of bar-club area and a large gym.

I thought he would appreciate that.

-You do a lot of sports, right?

-Yes.

You appeared on GQ once, didn't you?

Men's Health. GQ, not yet.

Maybe it will happen

if you spend more time here.

I think he's been behind a desk more

in recent years than in the gym.

But to be honest,

I think it's more important for men too.

HAS A THING FOR NERDS

I prefer men

that have more head than biceps.

I wanted to thank you for your time

and for letting me show you this.

-Thank you, Louisa. Have a nice day.

-Thank you.

I don't know what happens next for me.

I'll do anything, try anything.

But Firas gave me the deadline.

LOUISA

STILL HOPING TO STAY AT FÄM

And if he says it's not enough for him

I haven't sold anything yet.

That's why I can imagine

that there isn't much

that can still happen after this.

DOWNTOWN DUBAI

VALERIA'S APARTMEN

I have a little change of plans in mind.

My plan has a very precise focus.

It will be a different kind of date.

If I'm convinced of something,

then I'll find a way.

This is a very special colleague,

a respected colleague.

How quickly can I get him on our side?

Sarah's weak point is Edwin.

If I take Edwin away from her,

I'll take everything away from her.

Today we're in The Maine, an oyster bar.

FINDS STYLE AND CLASS IMPORTAN

Quality. Exactly what we want.

I thought I'd suggest

a few drinks to Edwin.

VALERIA

NEVER GIVES UP

So you can drop your facade

and relax a bit.

-Hi.

-Hello.

-You're looking good.

-Thank you very much.

So are you.

How well does Sarah

have him under control

PLANS A STRIKE AGAINST SARAH

if Edwin agrees to meet so quickly?

And it was not a date.

To make that clear right away.

The dress she was wearing

was definitely not a business dress.

It wasn't intended for that.

I was surprised

that you messaged me today.

Yes? Why?

I don't know why we're meeting today.

I also had trouble concentrating.

EDWIN

HAD HIS EYES AND EARS EVERYWHERE

I hope everything stays in its place.

VALERIA

SEDUCTION ARTIS

If you have female wiles,

you should use them.

Tell me. What brings me here?

I've now had a little time

to calm down a bit.

Neither of us has spoken to the other

since the party.

I heard that you had an argument.

And I just wanted to ask

what happened between you two.

Edwin is a bit pissed at Sarah anyway.

This was an opportune moment for me.

Sarah confronted me

about how I should have been more

supportive of her at the yacht party.

Which I could have done, but I tried

and it just wasn't possible

given the situation.

You tried to mediate.

Looking back, you'd say maybe

it was okay anyway.

At the end of the day

-You know her.

-Yes.

Yes, but I can understand Sarah

and still support her.

I just told her that despite

her being my team partner,

I don't accept every kind of behavior.

So And

it's gotten a bit out of hand

in the office, I would say.

I thought Valeria inviting me

to the meeting was very respectable.

Because, she could have also said,

since I'm on the team with Sarah,

"I don't want to have anything

to do with Edwin anymore."

I wanted to make it clear to her

that I had her back,

but also show her

that I stand up for my own values.

I can't agree with everything

just because it comes from Sarah.

Doesn't work like that.

Edwin refuses to be put under pressure.

VALERIA

LENIENCY IS NOT HER STRENGTH

You have to approach it

with a specific strategy.

Do you think it's okay

that she did that behind my back

without talking to me?

No. I can't give it my full blessing.

Sometimes it's not about

getting an answer right away.

MASTERED THE ART OF MANIPULATION

It's just about finding the right words

to make him aware of something.

To make him realize

that this is harmful for him.

I have to say that I think Sarah

is also trying to manipulate you

into making you something you're not.

That's my impression.

I don't know what happened in the office,

but why should you support her

when you actually have

pretty good instincts?

I'm saying

that Sarah doesn't suit you at all.

Well, in the team,

Sarah doesn't do you justice.

I've never noticed

that she wanted to harm me.

But don't you think

Don't you think what she did

says a lot about her character?

KNOWS HOW TO WRAP MEN AROUND HER FINGER

In that case, I plant a seed that thrives

and grows and develops on its own.

The reason I'm here today,

what I wanted to tell you,

is that I'd like to keep working with you.

-I want to maintain a good relationship.

-It's all about this.

You're the only person

Sarah will listen to.

I want to take you seriously,

but I can only do that

when Sarah comes to her senses.

There will be consequences for her.

VALERIA

CAN ALSO BE DANGEROUS FOR EDWIN

If he continues to allow himself to be

pulled to the wrong side and influenced,

he will also suffer consequences.

I don't want your image to suffer.

But it happens.

She doesn't suit your style.

To me you're a man of style and class.

You're very calm and collected.

You're ahead of what's the expression?

-Your years.

-Definitely.

How old am I?

-How old are you? 26?

-Yes.

-You don't look 26 at all.

-Thanks.

But she acts like she's 26.

You have to handle Edwin with kid gloves.

I made it very clear to her yesterday

that I'm not dependent on her.

When push comes to shove,

I think she understood that too,

then I don't give a sh*t about the team.

USUALLY GETS WHAT SHE WANTS

It's a shame he wasted

so much valuable time to realize this.

But in the end,

it can happen very quickly.

I hope we can continue

to work together professionally.

-It's fun with you. Also the events

-We're not boring.

Definitely not.

If Sarah finds out

EDWIN

IS PLAYING WITH FIRE

that I met with Valeria

without really telling her,

or not telling her at all,

that will add even more heat

to the whole thing.

Here's to the next big deal.

Then you'll be on my team.

I'm looking forward to it.

COMING UP

Let's go our separate ways.

-Because this

-It's probably better.

Cool.

Really?

Yes