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February 26, 2004 [ view dossier ]
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 There was unrest at Versacorp as well. That night, Nick and Ereka clashed when Ereka asked Nick to research a customer they were going to meet. Nick resented the instructions since he considered himself a master salesman. In fact, Nick said that Ereka telling him how to sell was like someone "telling the Pope how to pray." Well, the next day Nick got his chance. Nick seemed to turn customers off with the hard sell. But he also didn't know what the customers needed. He only knew how many pallets of water he wanted them to buy. Fortunately, Bill jumped in during one meeting and was able to help the customer understand how much money he would save by purchasing Trump Ice.
 On their second and final day of the task, Troy had an epiphany. Instead of just looking for a one-time sale, the team should sell several weeks worth of water to each customer.  Reenergized, Troy worked well with different customers, adapting to the needs of each. Even the team members who worried about his performance were impressed. On the other hand, Versacorp didn't finish the task on a good note. When the time was up, the team had trouble getting the paperwork together for all of their orders. Ereka was frazzled and lost it in front of Carolyn.
 Everyone blew off some steam the night before the task resolution. With the exception of Kwame and Troy who went off to the gym, the teams mingled for a night on the town. There was drinking, dancing, music and a little more drinking. Ereka said that she was ready to "be bad." Amy and Nick rekindled their flirtatious relationship. Amy said that she knew that Nick was into her, but she wasn't so forthcoming about her own feelings, saying that she wasn't sure how she felt about him.  But like all good things, the evening came to an end and the next day, the teams met in the boardroom for another sobering session. Donald asked for reports. George said that he was impressed with Protégé, who pulled in more than $6,000 in sales, with Troy as their star.  For Troy's part, he graciously credited Amy and Heidi. Carolyn couldn't report such happy news since Versacorp barely broke the $4,000 mark. As part of Protégé's reward, Project Manager Heidi chose Troy and Amy to join her on Trump's private helicopter for a tour of Manhattan. Unfortunately for Versacorp, all they would be seeing is the inside of the boardroom again.
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