Re-Modeled (2012) s01e01 Episode Script
A Latte To Learn
Super-agent, Paul Fisher, is a legend in the modeling world.
And now he's taking on the biggest challenge of his life.
The Network.
By linking together hundreds of modeling agencies, The Network can actually change the way the modeling industries operates.
Every week, Paul takes on struggling modeling agencies in The Network.
How are the numbers? They're not good.
She lost 16 models! Narrator: He'll expose their flaws That's not a model.
That's not a model.
That's a scam to pay the rent.
No more models! Narrator: And challenge them like never before.
You're lucky that I'm here today.
You know who the [Bleep.]
I am? This is how you've destroyed my [Bleep.]
ing reputation.
Sit there and [Bleep.]
ing learn! Narrator: The agencies will be transformed.
Welcome to your new agency.
Oh, my God! Fisher: Take a look at some of your new models.
Ok? Narrator: And so will the lives of some regular kids with big dreams.
Megan.
Paul Fisher.
You're going to New York fashion week.
Aah! Narrator: Paul and his team will hand pick a select few aspiring models from his network of agencies with one goal in mind: Make them famous.
Fisher: Andy Hilfiger.
We confirmed you for a show.
Oh, my God! We'd love to use you at Paul Mitchell.
Aah! Narrator: Tonight, Paul takes on a small agency with big problems.
This agency has lost 16 models.
And it's not funny! And that pisses me off! Narrator: And 4 new models are sent to New York fashion week.
My biggest dream is just to have a huge career in the modeling industry.
Narrator: Will their careers be launched, or will they crash and burn? I thought they were coming in to tell me I had booked a show.
Naomi Campbell, Stephanie Seymour, Carre Otis.
The list goes on and on.
Most supermodels aren't discovered in New York.
They come from small towns all over the world, but the New York agencies steal them away, make all the money, and get all the credit.
That's why I created The Network.
My goal is to link together small-town agencies, make them over, and create the next generation of supermodels.
But if you want to join the network, there's one rule.
You have to do things my way.
The Network can actually change the way the modeling industry operates.
And if I can teach each agency how to discover one star every single year, my agencies will make a ton of money and when my agencies make money, The Network makes money.
Singer: be a rock star [Telephone rings.]
The Network.
Joseph, I'm two minutes away.
Gather the staff.
Ok, bye.
Joseph: When Paul calls a morning meeting, we all jump.
You don't want to be late when Paul comes in unless you want your ass handed to you in public.
Paul's gonna be here in two minutes.
Morning meeting.
Grab all your stuff, ok? Show's on right now? Come on.
Paul's a legend in the business.
He's discovered some of the biggest stars ever, and I respect him for that.
But you gotta be on your toes.
He can be nice one second and [Bleep.]
crazy the next.
Singer: light a fire, light a fire Paul seems to intimidate everyone he comes across, but not me so much.
Hey, guys.
All: Morning! Good morning, good morning.
Put that down there, Joseph.
Ok.
We know what's coming up, right? New York fashion week.
I got 50 agencies in The Network that represent over 14,000 models.
Now I have to find the 4 best new faces to bring to New York fashion week.
We're here to create stars, guys.
And we have 3 new faces that have the potential to be huge stars.
The first Meghan from Albuquerque.
17 years old.
5' 10", a killer! Not only has she never walked down a runway ever before, she's never done a modeling job ever before.
We found Meghan a week ago working at kiva juice.
The minute I saw Meghan, I knew it.
Meghan is gonna become a huge star.
I think when the biggest designers in the world see this kid Marc Jacobs, Zac Posen I think they're gonna lose their mind over this kid.
Next Mexico city bombshell Mariana.
5' 10".
People are freaking out about this little kid.
She's a huge star in Mexico.
Now it's time to break her here in the states.
She walks into a casting, Paul, and she nails it.
5 seconds my job as the new faces director is to launch as many of our new models as possible.
Mariana is incredible.
She reminds me of a baby Gisele.
Fisher: She's gonna kill New York fashion week.
Amazing, amazing kid.
I trained JT, and JT went on to work with some of the biggest stars in the world of modeling.
NextBobby ray.
16 years old.
Zeus.
Woman: This kid I mean, he's 6' 2", Portland, Oregon.
All-American, beautiful.
He might be new, but the world is about to find out about Bobby ray.
That's 3, guys.
Wow.
Great job.
Who else? I have a girl.
This is Annelise.
I love this girl.
She's so edgy, rock-and-roll cool.
She's covered in tattoos, has a gap in her teeth.
She's just a very editorial kind of girl.
Annelise was scouted in a shopping mall.
And as soon as I saw her picture, I knew that she was the kind of girl that I wanted to work on and that could really generate buzz.
And I think we need one girl like this to come with us.
Jt? I'm not 100% on board with her.
She may not be as fresh for our brand.
I disagree.
I think she's great.
I'm not sold.
I'm gonna tell you straight out I'm not sold.
Fashion is about taking risks.
Olga, if you're passionate about this kid, you got me.
I'll be passionate about this kid.
I want to take her.
I want to take a chance on her.
Ok, done.
Olga is one of the most powerful agents in the world.
She has spent the last 14 years working at the top agencies.
I trust her more than I trust anybody in the modeling industry.
These 4 kids it's our job to make them famous very quickly.
I've got an incredible feeling about these 4 new faces.
They're the right height, the right age.
They're perfect for New York.
Fashion week craves brand-new faces, and we've got some killers.
So, here's what's going down.
Olga, JT you guys are going to New York City.
Anna, Joseph we're going to the arquette agency in Minneapolis.
Not only are they losing money every single day, they're losing models every single day.
All right, guys, get to work.
Anna, Joseph, come with me.
Let's go.
Bye.
Fisher: I allowed this agency to sign on with us for one reason: Brita, the owner.
She's found some really great faces.
The arquette agency may not be the biggest.
It may not be the best, but I believe in Brita.
So I've gotta fix this agency.
But here's the issue.
This agency and Brita has lost 16 models in 6 months.
That's insane.
How do you lose 16 models? Are you blind? Woman: All right, steel casting I need a total of 10.
They have to be 24 plus.
See what we can do.
I've owned arquette for 2 1/2 years.
Arquette means everything to me.
My models, my babies, are my world.
We gotta call 10 of our models to come in for a casting.
Last year, I had a booker, and he kind of just stole all my models.
It devastated me, and we're still struggling.
So, we don't know if the doors will be open or not.
I'll tell you which ones I think would be good, and then you guys can just go from there.
Ok.
Brita's been the primary person that's taught me everything that I know.
I love Brita, and so I've been wanting to see her succeed, but right now, it feels like we're just treading water.
I can send you an e-mail with the details of today's bookings, but you gotta try to make both of them.
Brita has been dealt some pretty bad hands, but models get stolen all the time.
So Brita needs to let that go.
Fisher: Let's go check it out, guys.
Come on.
This is the modeling industry.
Models get stolen every single day.
Brita needs to get over it and move on! If you can't deal with the heat, get the hell out of the kitchen.
This is a little dreary.
Wow.
"Arquette and associates.
" Nothing about a modeling and talent agency.
Joseph, make a note.
The sign looked like it was a dentist's office.
I could have gotten my [Bleep.]
fangs cleaned.
Make a note, Joseph.
Hi.
Hi there.
It's about image.
It's about credibility.
Young people don't want to think they're walking into a dental office.
When they're trying to make their dreams come true and become famous models.
The image has gotta be upgraded immediately.
Woman: Brita, The Network's here.
I'm hoping Paul can help me figure out what we can do.
To keep the agency afloat.
First of all, to The Network this is one of the most important markets, even though you've gone through some challenges, but we're here to help you become the number-one agency in this city.
This is a very important market for The Network because major clients are here: Target, Aveda.
It's important that we control this market, and it's Brita's job to do just that.
Your position here? I'm a booking agent.
You're a booking agent.
Great.
Any other experience in our industry as an agent? As an agent? No.
Ok.
What do you do here? I'm a booking intern.
What's an editorial booking? I have no idea.
An advertising booking? Booking for an advertisement? Not exactly.
Brita had a booker walk off with 16 models.
I think that she didn't want to give any of us the knowledge of exactly what to do because she didn't want that situation to happen again.
I've been here for 5 minutes, and you know what I've realized? You don't know the modeling industry.
Brita has dropped the ball.
She has stopped teaching her staff.
They know nothing.
Actually, the know less than less than nothing.
Nothing.
They know nothing.
Where's your "GQ" magazine? Why is it not sitting on your desk? Where's "details" magazine? Where's "GQ" magazine? Where is it? In the orange box.
It's in the orange scrapbook box.
[Laughter.]
I don't find it funny! She lost 16 models.
16 models.
And that pisses me off! It's my company, too.
I know how much money she's making here.
Actually, I know how much money she's losing here! I'm pissed off! I'm begging you to help me help her.
Hi, guys.
So, welcome to New York, everybody.
You guys excited? Yeah.
Olga: It's day one, and these models are coming into New York for fashion week for the first time.
Fashion week is a huge deal for a new model, and Joe and I really want to make them understand how important this is for their career.
Before you guys got here, I sent all your pictures to all these casting directors.
So, now they've seen your pictures.
They tell me they want to see, and it's specifically on request.
Ok.
I'm Meghan.
I'm 17 years old.
I'm a senior in High School, and I'm from Albuquerque, new Mexico.
Man: Come here, please.
You want some granola? Mm-hmm.
I'm definitely a normal 17-year-old.
You have to eat all that? Yes.
One whole cup? Yes.
Growing up, my dad was like he's my best friend.
So it's important to me to make my dad proud.
And since I was 10 years old, I've had this big old dream of having this big compound for my entire family.
I think since we're so close, I would love to be with them every single day.
I mean, that's my biggest dream is just to take care of my family.
It's important that you guys bring your game.
When you walk into a casting, you have 5 seconds to sell yourself.
I'm Bobby ray.
I'm 16 years old, and I'm from Portland, Oregon.
So, I'm just kind of your typical guy.
I'm gonna be a sophomore in High School.
I play football and basketball.
Modeling is actually pretty cool, but I feel really guilty for ditching my football team and all my friends back in Oregon, but for this opportunity, I have in New York right now, I couldn't miss out on this.
Get out there and break a leg.
Olga: Most people think fashion week is just one week full of shows, and that's totally wrong.
First, you have to send the models' cards out.
Then they have to go to castings.
And the last thing they do is hopefully get confirmed and walk the show.
It can literally take you from obscurity to being known in the fashion industry around the world.
Bye, guys.
Let's go.
Woman: Thank you.
Bye-bye.
Why am I pissed off? You cannot have people not know their [Bleep.]
.
You gotta know editorial.
The only way to fix these things, look underneath the hood.
I know going in, Brita's faced a lot of challenges.
Bookers have come in and stolen 16 models, so she doesn't trust anybody.
But I don't know how you can steal models.
If they're signed to exclusive contracts, you can't steal 'em.
I want to look at your contracts.
I want to see what kind of contracts we're signing to these kids.
Who's he? Kevin.
What kind of contract? Exclusive.
An exclusive contract.
Yes.
Joseph, I want to see his exclusive contract.
Peter.
What kind of contract? Exclusive.
Exclusive contract.
William, exclusive.
Not exclusive.
Brandon, non-exclusive.
Non-exclusive.
Non-exclusive.
Non-exclusive.
Exclusive.
Non-exclusive.
She's exclusive.
So, now we have something to talk about.
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10.
My Minneapolis agency only has 10 models signed under exclusive contract? This is terrible.
Here's what we have at this agency.
10 models.
Actually Actually what, Brita? Kelly and Lolita Kelly and Lolita and William yeah, what? Those 3 are non-exclusive.
Someone needs to buy this woman a dictionary so she can learn what "exclusive" means.
Brita, I want to meet some of these models that will not sign exclusive contracts.
There is a new [Bleep.]
sheriff in town.
Singer: we love the style singer: lookin' good, girl Hey.
Let me call you right back.
So, the kids here at fashion week are going out to meet every major casting director.
They're seeing the people from Calvin Klein to Marc Jacobs to diesel and now Douglas Hannant.
He's a major high-fashion designer in New York.
It's so important that my kids are able to create a buzz here during fashion week.
Good.
I'm Meghan.
Meghan, nice to meet you.
If I can have you stand in this corner right here.
This is overwhelming, like, this is so surreal.
Before I met Paul, I was working at a juice bar, and now I'm here in New York City.
Big opportunities like this don't come hardly ever.
Man: You walk for us, please? Nick, have her put on this little blue dress for me.
Just stick a little dress on for me ok.
If you don't mind and take some photos.
Woman: This is nice.
I'm thinking that's a nice shape.
Good.
All right.
We're gonna have you stand in this far corner right here.
My name is Mariana Vallon.
I'm from Mexico.
And I'm 20 years old.
My parents didn't have much money.
So, success is not just about me.
I really want to give something back to my family.
Do me a favor.
You can hang out for one second.
I'm gonna have you slip on yeah.
Ok, thank you.
Oh, that looks cute on you.
Looks so cute.
You know what, can I have you do a favor for me? Can you walk for her? Step to the side one time.
Watch her walk one time.
Just watch her one time.
You want me to watch her walk? Really? Cool.
That's awesome.
So, there's just an ease that we're looking for.
Can you do that for me, please? Imagine your boyfriend's at the end of the runway.
There we go! Ha ha! I hate going up next to Mariana, because her walk is flawless.
I think for me to walk in as a rookie, she has a better chance.
Thank you! Thank you, guys.
All right.
She's good, actually.
I like her a lot.
Hello.
How you doing? Very good.
How are you? Ok, all right.
I'm Annelise.
I'm from Sarasota, Florida.
I'm 21 years old, and I am a server in my small town.
When I was younger, I definitely did not see myself as a pretty girl.
I always thought I was an ugly duckling.
I was always teased about my gap.
And it wasn't really until High School that I realized that I wasn't so much ugly, I was just more of a unique, different-looking girl.
This is a dream come true, and it's all I want to do.
Sweetheart, wait a second.
Come here for one second.
Come here one second.
Can you walk again for me and then walk like you walk down the street? Yeah.
You look like you're a scared cat.
You're like You're killing me there.
I know I do have a harder walk than others.
We want to sell clothing.
We don't want people frightened of you.
You know what I mean? I'm not trying to scare anyone.
Really? That's the first time I'd ever heard that.
I was just very thrown off by it.
All right, that's enough.
Thank you.
Thank you so much.
Cool.
It's a shame, actually.
I like her look.
He was so mean.
Like, what did he say? You look like a scared cat right now.
We're trying to sell clothes not scare people.
Wow.
And before I could even walk again, he was like, "ok, that's enough.
" I know this industry's hard.
I know I'm gonna come across some mean people, but I guess I was really shocked.
I wasn't expecting that kind of reaction out of him.
Fisher: Let's bring in the first model.
My team and I are here in Minneapolis with the arquette agency, and first things first.
I gotta meet with these models and figure out why won't they sign exclusive contracts? How many agencies in this city are you with? Do you have a boyfriend? I actually do.
If your boyfriend had 4 girlfriends, do you think he'd put a lot of time and energy into you? Here's my next question.
How does somebody want to really push you when they know that 4 or 5 other people are out there pushing you? 'Cause if it was me, you wouldn't be on the top of my list.
Straight up, and I've represented the biggest stars in the world.
If you're with 6 or 7 different agencies, who picks your portfolio? Who do you trust? Who's guiding your career? You have 6 different chiefs making a bowl of chili! You're gonna come out with goulash.
How do you choose which job you take? Is it the first cat that calls you? That's the rule, yeah.
Who made this rule? I want to meet him.
I want to kick their ass.
You're not gonna sign exclusive, thank you very much, get the [Bleep.]
out of here.
Bye.
There's no way she can make any money.
When she's sharing her models with the competition.
What I really need to see is Brita's exclusive models.
So I can figure out who the hell's making any money inside this agency.
What's your name? Otto.
You found Otto? Yeah.
Great eye.
Great eye.
Brian.
He has a bit of an eye.
This kid he found has a little bit of potential.
Do you have any pictures? I don't.
Have you gone on a casting yet? Yes.
When you go to a casting, what do you give to them? You just walk in like you're cool? Somewhat.
Yeah, you can say that.
He should be walking in with something to hand to us.
Are we clear? Yeah.
Completely, right? Yeah.
Do you have photographs? No, not yet.
I finally get to see the models that Brita actually has under an exclusive contract, and these models are completely unprepared.
Where's your arquette here? I don't have an arquette book, actually.
Ok, what about an arquette card? I don't have an arquette card.
You're doing them a disservice.
He's coming in on castings.
He's leaving [Bleep.]
.
After Brita lost her 16 models, Brita has dropped the ball.
No portfolio, no composite, no photographs.
Your competition has composites.
Our boys aren't even leaving [Bleep.]
.
We're gonna look and feel like IMG when I'm done with this place.
Translation: There's gonna be a lot of screaming, yelling, and crying before Paul leaves.
We saw kids come in here with agency books that aren't ours.
Why are these portfolios empty? And so there's one.
There's two They're all empty.
I've sent out numerous e-mails and called them to let them know to come pick up their books, and they all failed to do so.
What are you doing wrong? We've got 6 kids under exclusive contracts.
No, but it ain't funny, though, Brita.
It's not funny.
It's my reputation.
It's my name.
[Bleep.]
When I come in tomorrow, I want to see a "vogue" sitting right here.
I want to see a "GQ" on that desk.
Study the [Bleep.]
, or get out of this business! Joseph, get the car.
I'm begging you.
Want this [Bleep.]
.
Prove to me that you want this [Bleep.]
.
That's our homework? Read a magazine? Ok.
Ok.
We are taking the lashes for Brita's actions and Brita's lack of being a business leader.
So we're waiting for her to shape it up.
Fisher: This is terrible.
I'm trying to explain to Brita and her staff how important this market is to us.
And this woman Brita is sitting there With a latte in her hand like so nonchalant.
I wanted to rip it out of her hands.
She's sitting there with a latte.
She's got a latte to learn.
She's got a latte to learn.
That's cute, but I'm pissed off, Joseph.
It's gonna be a really great day.
You're meeting with Maurelio from MTC casting.
Maurelio at MTC casting he's a huge casting director booking a number of shows here at fashion week, including Custo Barcelona, which is a pretty big show.
You guys look great.
Good luck.
The other casting didn't go so well, but I'm ready for the next one.
I have pretty high hopes for it.
Man: How are you? I'm good.
How are you? Good.
Thank you.
Nice to meet you.
Nice to meet you.
I really want at least a show or two.
If I don't get any shows, that's obviously gonna suck.
Feel like come down here, miss school, miss football, not to end up with anything.
She said she was worried about her walk.
I think she looks ok.
Mariana I definitely think has a smoother walk than me, and she glides like an angel.
She is absolutely gorgeous when she walks.
How did it go? Good.
Good.
Man: Let's see the next people.
Hi.
How are you? Thank you.
Thank you, Annelise.
You want to bring next girl back he didn't say much to me at all, really.
Didn't you notice how was, quick I and out? When I saw Bobby in there [Indistinct.]
, I noticed they were doing more walks and stuff and more pictures, which kind of made me feel tossed to the side, like, not even bother.
Hmm.
Who cares? It's on to the next.
Bobby: I feel so bad for Annelise right now.
Annelise might not be doing that well just because it's not the right year for fashion for her.
Fashion changes every year.
Fisher: I left last night very frustrated, so I had a plan.
The first thing that we have to fix is the base of the business.
And the base of the business is giving knowledge to the team.
That's step number one.
Step number two, make them understand that without signing exclusive contracts to their models, they don't have anything in the first place.
Hi there.
I think one of our goals here that we must accomplish if we're gonna dominate this particular market is to sign kids under exclusive contracts.
If we don't make this shift, then we'll never be able to take that next step.
What's gonna make arquette stand out, it's gonna be the only agency in town that actually signs exclusive contracts to all their models.
Brian, what happens when there's that red rope that you can't get into? Don't you want to get into it even more? Of course.
Of course he does.
Joseph: Anne Marie is here.
Give me 30 seconds.
Ok.
I have a great model that I want you to meet, and I think she can make you a lot of money.
Me and my team went out, and we found one of the most beautiful models around here called Anne Marie.
She has a tremendous amount of potential.
It's gonna be your guys' job to sign her to an exclusive contract.
This model could become one of your best working models.
How do we convince her to sign an exclusive contract? The most important thing that a model must understand is that you could place her all over the country.
Her current agencies can't do that.
It was kind of a breath of fresh air to have a sense of direction and an outline on "hey, this is what it takes and this is what you need.
" Do your magic with this kid.
Bring her in.
Hello! Hi.
How are you? Good.
Brian.
Anne Marie.
Nice to meet you, Anne Marie.
Thank you.
Brita.
It's nice to meet you.
Gorgeous.
Thank you.
Thank you.
You're very beautiful, and I absolutely love you.
Thank you.
Thanks.
Ha ha ha! Fisher: Brita was the dorm room sister.
"I love you, I love you, I love you!" That works for 32 seconds.
I would love to be your agent.
The only issue that we would have is obviously you're not getting any younger and you need to go out and build your career as a model.
Does that make sense? Right.
"You're not getting any younger"? What kind of a pitch is that? If I'm Anne Marie, I'm running out the door.
I would love to be your agent, the only issue that we would have is obviously you're not getting any younger and you need to go out and build your career as a model.
Fisher: "You're not getting any younger"? Did she actually just say that? What kind of a pitch was that? What are your goals right now? I would definitely love to do high fashion.
I'd like to do runway.
I'd like to do on-camera stuff.
What's lucky is that arquette is part of this network, and we have resources all around the world.
And because we have these resources, we can teach you about the industry in different markets but at the same time, we can also present you in the best light possible.
I put Brita and Brian to a test to see if they could sign a model to an exclusive contract.
I'm waiting to see if they can close the deal.
I would ask for you to give us a shot and sign an exclusive with us, and I think that you will be quite pleased.
That's something that I would really like to do.
I would like to go exclusive with you guys.
It was great to meet you.
Nice to meet you.
Brian is the closer.
Brian actually said, "are you willing to sign an exclusive contract with us?" Great job.
Great job.
Thanks.
That's the first of many.
So, Brian, just give me a few minutes alone with Brita.
The good thing about this agency is Brian! I'm totally impressed with this guy.
Brita, on the other hand, dropping the ball on everything.
I was surprised when I got here.
I've been watching, and I'm frustrated.
I mean, I've been out every night scouting for new faces.
And trying to find new faces to bring in.
But we haven't booked one person.
But we haven't booked.
No, we haven't.
You know that I spoke to target and Ken Burk and he didn't even know who arquette was? Ok, well Brita, you have kids that have been here since january.
Sweetie, they don't even know what editorial is.
Yeah.
What are you gonna say? "You know what, Paul.
"I'm not teaching them.
I don't really know.
I don't have any models.
All my models left me.
" I gotta break through that shell.
I gotta get inside of her head.
Then I can fix the business.
But without fixing her, this business is doomed.
I saw you last night sitting there with that latte in your hand.
And I'm trying to figure out Have you had it.
Are you done? Are you burnt out? Have you given up? I'm really tired, because I'm constantly having to deal with the major issues of, like, the models leaving or having to fire a booker and dealing with all of that.
But have you given up? I've just taken a lot of beatings, you know.
I just, umI Oh! God I know I'm alone.
And you don't have to be.
You have a team of people that I think will take a bullet for you.
The fact is, Brita is not alone.
Her business is such a mess, she just doesn't know where to begin to fix it.
She just needs some help.
Let me help you.
Please, let me help you.
Yeah.
Are we willing to realize that the things that we've been doing aren't exactly correct? Absolutely.
Yeah.
With every fiber of her being, she actually cares about this business.
That's a starting place.
As long as I know she cares, as long as I know she's passionate, we can fix this place.
I want you to consider for a moment bringing in a partner.
Brian.
Empower him.
Give him the power.
Show him that you trust him.
'Cause aren't you tired of doing it by yourself? Yeah.
You think about this thing tonight for Brian, ok? Ok.
Give me a hug.
Singer: got those heels real high hanging with the girls no, we won't be shy we don't show no cares dj get the party Joe.
Hey! I'm meeting up with JT, because he thinks there's a problem with one of our kids and he wants to meet up right away.
So, let's talk about Annelise.
I really believe in this girl.
You believe in her.
And only a handful of people are gonna get her, but if they do, she could be really great.
The girl has been out on so many castings.
She's not getting the response.
I say keep her for at least a couple more days.
I disagree.
Annelise is not getting the buzz or the attention that we were hoping for, and I don't think that she's ready for fashion week.
She's not getting the response.
We need to make a decision and send her home.
I'm keeping her here.
Should we call Paul? When JT says he wants to send Annelise home, I really don't agree with him.
I fought for her to be here.
I want her to stay and stick it out.
Fisher, on telephone: Ok, it's me.
You know what, Paul, I just quickly want to give you a status report.
Me and Joe are kind of in a debate about Annelise.
Yeah.
He wants her to go.
I think, Paul, she should go home.
I think we should put her on a plane and send her home.
Maybe not everyone agrees with me, but I really believe in this girl so I kind of want to see what happens.
What are we gonna do? You know what, Paul, me and Joe are kind of in a debate about Annelise.
Yeah.
He wants her to go.
I think, Paul, she should go home.
I think we should put her on a plane and send her home.
What are we gonna do? We keep pushing, we keep pushing, we keep pushing.
And she's getting nothing.
She's getting no requests.
It was a mistake to send this kid to New York in the first place.
I said it from day one.
At this time of her career, keeping her in New York is gonna destroy her confidence.
Olga, JT, send her home.
I think Annelise still has the potential, but at the end of the day, Paul's the boss, so we have to let him make the final call.
So, Paul's right.
We all have a different eye.
Having to tell Annelise she has to go home is probably the toughest part of my job, and it's gonna be hard for me to do.
You lost 16 models, and you're gonna get a second chance.
Joseph! Bring me special K.
Now that I've gotten through to Brita and I know that she cares, it's time to see if she can actually convince one of the models that left her agency to come home.
I've arranged a meeting with a model the agency lost 6 months ago.
Her name is Kayla.
I want to see Brita fight for this agency.
You know who's this? Hi.
Kayla is a plus-size model.
I was the one who first discovered Kayla, and I put a lot of time and money into developing and getting her ready to be a professional model.
I've known you for quite some time.
So, I mean I've loved you from the start, but then there's also the business side of it.
You know, it wasn't necessarily my intention to be like, "oh, I don't want to work with you anymore," but it was one of those things where I was approached by a larger agency.
But because there's 500 other girls that they're taking care of, where does that leave you? You're just a number, and if you're not working at that point in time, they shelve you.
Right.
I like to be checked in with, whether it's via e-mail or via phone.
I went 3 months without hearing from them.
And I think that's a little bit concerning.
I mean, here at arquette, the roster's way smaller.
We're able to be, like, "ok, what are we doing for Kayla today?" And then again the next day and the next day and the next day.
You need one person to manage everything "ok, this is her schedule" and deal with all of that crap.
I do need to have a plan.
Here at arquette, we're really focused on not only just looking at the local market.
We've gotten much stronger with having The Network behind us.
Short-term, definitely get you started in L.
A.
Definitely plans for you to go actually to New York.
So, what are you thinking? Um I want to do what's right in the end.
I would love to work with you, 'cause I think that you really do believe in me.
I'm really excited that moving forward, we have the opportunity to do this over again.
I want you to be the one to help me through it and guide me.
Thank you.
To have a model like Kayla back on the roster for arquette, it means everything to this agency, because it pushes our agency closer to number one in this town.
I'm excited to work with you.
I'm feeling a lot of beautiful energy in here right now.
Singer: I don't know where I'm going, girl I don't know where I've been all I know is Hey! How are you? Come in.
Hi, sweetie.
Annelise is not getting enough response or any callbacks to keep her in New York at this time.
So, unfortunately, we have to send her home.
How you doing? Good.
Yeah? Yeah.
I just wanted to kind of go over stuff with you.
Yeah.
I'm just so happy that you came out here and you got the chance to meet some of the biggest casting directors in New York.
You're definitely a special girl.
You have a definite special look.
If we don't get a confirmation by a certain time and this is every girl in the business there's no point in staying here.
I think we've all collectively decided that it's time to kind of send you home.
So, we're gonna put you on a plane today.
Ok.
That's just the process and everything, but I'm so happy that you came.
Me, too.
And The Network is behind you 100%.
I just want you to know that.
Ok.
Ok? Give us a hug.
Bye.
Thanks.
The truth is, very few people make it.
It's a tough business and a tough reality.
See you later.
Ok.
I believed in Annelise from the beginning, and I still do.
When I believe in someone, I stick to my guns because I think that it takes time and not everyone sees it right away.
I'm the type of agent that does not give up.
I don't care how many doors get slammed in her face now.
Eventually, they're gonna catch on and they'll see what I see.
[Phone ringing.]
Woman: Hello.
Ha ha! Hey, mom.
So I just got the news.
I'm coming home.
Oh! Are you ok? Yeah.
You know, maybe there's something bigger.
There is something bigger.
You are an incredibly beautiful person inside and out, Annie, in every way.
That's not just a mom speech.
I'm definitely crushed I'm going home, but I gave it everything I had.
That's all I can do.
When I woke up this morning, I was feeling great.
Just kind of got crushed.
[Sniffs.]
Think about what we talked about today in regards to Brian.
You need a right hand.
Mm-hmm.
And I need your keys.
Ok.
I need you to trust me.
Yeah.
The staff has shown their commitment.
Now it's my turn.
If we're gonna turn this into the number-one modeling agency in Minneapolis, we must make it look and feel and act like a top modeling agency.
The last few days have been very difficult, very painful.
Yes.
But the last year has even been more painful.
You've lost 16 models in the last year.
It's time to change.
Let me now show you the future of arquette.
Making over an agency is much more than just making over an office.
Joseph and Anna and my team have been out scouring Minneapolis for brand-new faces.
Look at the "a"s! These are your new models.
Oh, my God! Ha ha! Brita: Oh, my gosh.
It's amazing.
They were just all so beautiful.
They're just perfect.
Those are your new faces right there.
What do you guys think? Brian: They're gorgeous.
Marija: Oh, my gosh.
Those are our models.
I'm excited.
Guess what.
Every single one of these kids has agreed to sign an exclusive contract with your agency.
Obviously, we only have 6 models signed with us right now.
We simply had to have an army ready to go.
It means that we have a second chance.
It's a blessing.
Fisher: You guys, you got stars, you got exclusive contracts, do not let me down.
You won't be let down.
Yep.
There's more things I need to show you.
Oh, my God.
Oh, my God.
Oh, wow! Yeah, right! What? Oh, my God, I love it! Oh, my God! No, really.
Yeah, right.
I'm speechless.
It looks completely different.
Hey, Brita.
Look.
Waiting room.
Before, the waiting room area was two chairs and a pile of magazines, but now we've got more space for more talent than just two people to come in at a time.
Fisher: Check out your new comp card wall.
Hey, look at the comp cards! The comp card wall now is fabulous.
The printouts that are like floppy, we have actual comp cards.
Fisher: Every one of your kids are getting new portfolios.
Oh, these are so pretty! Keep going, guys.
It was just so cool to go around all the corners and see every little bit and piece.
Oh, my God, I love it.
Ha ha ha! Ha ha ha! Brita: When I walked into my new office, I was so excited.
Oh, my gosh.
It's so beautiful.
It's so amazing.
Come sit here, Brian.
Come sit here for me, sweetheart.
Brian, this is your desk, Brian.
Remember the thing I asked you? Yes.
Have you made a decision? I have.
Brian, I want you to be a partner in this company with me.
Yeah? What? Really? Yes.
Really? Yes.
Yes! Really? Yes, really.
I was really, really shocked.
I had no idea.
I didn't see it coming.
This change is so positive.
There's so much collaboration and potential.
That could just make us such an amazing company.
You have something special here.
Make me proud of you, ok? Oh, yeah.
It's been a struggle, but Paul cares about us.
And to have that fresh start and to have a team that's behind me and to have it be like a real functioning office, it's amazing.
Joseph, make sure the car's warm for me.
You guys, off to the next agency.
See you later.
This is why I love my job making people's dreams come true.
I think arquette has a tremendous amount of potential.
Mission accomplished.
Welcome home! Narrator: This season on "remodeled" One model makes an agency.
Woman: All I've ever dreamed about is being in magazines, being on billboards.
I need to see your models.
I'm 28.
Bring in the next person, please.
Kris Kringle? Holy moley! Everyone's scrambling to get that last booking.
I'm not 100% sure yet.
A kid can work one day and make $150,000 in one day I met you 2 weeks ago, and now I'm here in New York City living up a dream.
Modeling school or modeling agency? Can't have both.
What is this place? I'm lost.
Can you maybe help me out? They've never seen anything like Joseph before.
You want to know the truth? No kids that are 5' 7" can become real models.
Sometimes your mouth is a little bit of a[Bleep.]
.
You're right.
I'm a [Bleep.]
.
You're lucky that I'm here today.
You know who the [Bleep.]
I am? That's not a model.
That's not a model.
This is how you destroy my [Bleep.]
ing patience.
You have [Bleep.]
booked a modeling job.
So sit there and [Bleep.]
ing learn! I don't know if I'm getting through to this woman.
Who should only represent people that we can actually make their dreams come true.
You excited about fashion week? And they're going to be seen by "seventeen" magazine.
I got it! I got it! Aah! Oh, my God! Perfect.
This is a lot of the campaign.
This is it.
Welcome to your new agency.
Oh, look at that! Take a look at some of your new models.
Oh, my God! Yes! We are kick-starting your fashion division.
Oh, my gosh! Stunning.
Welcome to The Network, you guys.
Joseph, go get my car.
Go get my car.
And now he's taking on the biggest challenge of his life.
The Network.
By linking together hundreds of modeling agencies, The Network can actually change the way the modeling industries operates.
Every week, Paul takes on struggling modeling agencies in The Network.
How are the numbers? They're not good.
She lost 16 models! Narrator: He'll expose their flaws That's not a model.
That's not a model.
That's a scam to pay the rent.
No more models! Narrator: And challenge them like never before.
You're lucky that I'm here today.
You know who the [Bleep.]
I am? This is how you've destroyed my [Bleep.]
ing reputation.
Sit there and [Bleep.]
ing learn! Narrator: The agencies will be transformed.
Welcome to your new agency.
Oh, my God! Fisher: Take a look at some of your new models.
Ok? Narrator: And so will the lives of some regular kids with big dreams.
Megan.
Paul Fisher.
You're going to New York fashion week.
Aah! Narrator: Paul and his team will hand pick a select few aspiring models from his network of agencies with one goal in mind: Make them famous.
Fisher: Andy Hilfiger.
We confirmed you for a show.
Oh, my God! We'd love to use you at Paul Mitchell.
Aah! Narrator: Tonight, Paul takes on a small agency with big problems.
This agency has lost 16 models.
And it's not funny! And that pisses me off! Narrator: And 4 new models are sent to New York fashion week.
My biggest dream is just to have a huge career in the modeling industry.
Narrator: Will their careers be launched, or will they crash and burn? I thought they were coming in to tell me I had booked a show.
Naomi Campbell, Stephanie Seymour, Carre Otis.
The list goes on and on.
Most supermodels aren't discovered in New York.
They come from small towns all over the world, but the New York agencies steal them away, make all the money, and get all the credit.
That's why I created The Network.
My goal is to link together small-town agencies, make them over, and create the next generation of supermodels.
But if you want to join the network, there's one rule.
You have to do things my way.
The Network can actually change the way the modeling industry operates.
And if I can teach each agency how to discover one star every single year, my agencies will make a ton of money and when my agencies make money, The Network makes money.
Singer: be a rock star [Telephone rings.]
The Network.
Joseph, I'm two minutes away.
Gather the staff.
Ok, bye.
Joseph: When Paul calls a morning meeting, we all jump.
You don't want to be late when Paul comes in unless you want your ass handed to you in public.
Paul's gonna be here in two minutes.
Morning meeting.
Grab all your stuff, ok? Show's on right now? Come on.
Paul's a legend in the business.
He's discovered some of the biggest stars ever, and I respect him for that.
But you gotta be on your toes.
He can be nice one second and [Bleep.]
crazy the next.
Singer: light a fire, light a fire Paul seems to intimidate everyone he comes across, but not me so much.
Hey, guys.
All: Morning! Good morning, good morning.
Put that down there, Joseph.
Ok.
We know what's coming up, right? New York fashion week.
I got 50 agencies in The Network that represent over 14,000 models.
Now I have to find the 4 best new faces to bring to New York fashion week.
We're here to create stars, guys.
And we have 3 new faces that have the potential to be huge stars.
The first Meghan from Albuquerque.
17 years old.
5' 10", a killer! Not only has she never walked down a runway ever before, she's never done a modeling job ever before.
We found Meghan a week ago working at kiva juice.
The minute I saw Meghan, I knew it.
Meghan is gonna become a huge star.
I think when the biggest designers in the world see this kid Marc Jacobs, Zac Posen I think they're gonna lose their mind over this kid.
Next Mexico city bombshell Mariana.
5' 10".
People are freaking out about this little kid.
She's a huge star in Mexico.
Now it's time to break her here in the states.
She walks into a casting, Paul, and she nails it.
5 seconds my job as the new faces director is to launch as many of our new models as possible.
Mariana is incredible.
She reminds me of a baby Gisele.
Fisher: She's gonna kill New York fashion week.
Amazing, amazing kid.
I trained JT, and JT went on to work with some of the biggest stars in the world of modeling.
NextBobby ray.
16 years old.
Zeus.
Woman: This kid I mean, he's 6' 2", Portland, Oregon.
All-American, beautiful.
He might be new, but the world is about to find out about Bobby ray.
That's 3, guys.
Wow.
Great job.
Who else? I have a girl.
This is Annelise.
I love this girl.
She's so edgy, rock-and-roll cool.
She's covered in tattoos, has a gap in her teeth.
She's just a very editorial kind of girl.
Annelise was scouted in a shopping mall.
And as soon as I saw her picture, I knew that she was the kind of girl that I wanted to work on and that could really generate buzz.
And I think we need one girl like this to come with us.
Jt? I'm not 100% on board with her.
She may not be as fresh for our brand.
I disagree.
I think she's great.
I'm not sold.
I'm gonna tell you straight out I'm not sold.
Fashion is about taking risks.
Olga, if you're passionate about this kid, you got me.
I'll be passionate about this kid.
I want to take her.
I want to take a chance on her.
Ok, done.
Olga is one of the most powerful agents in the world.
She has spent the last 14 years working at the top agencies.
I trust her more than I trust anybody in the modeling industry.
These 4 kids it's our job to make them famous very quickly.
I've got an incredible feeling about these 4 new faces.
They're the right height, the right age.
They're perfect for New York.
Fashion week craves brand-new faces, and we've got some killers.
So, here's what's going down.
Olga, JT you guys are going to New York City.
Anna, Joseph we're going to the arquette agency in Minneapolis.
Not only are they losing money every single day, they're losing models every single day.
All right, guys, get to work.
Anna, Joseph, come with me.
Let's go.
Bye.
Fisher: I allowed this agency to sign on with us for one reason: Brita, the owner.
She's found some really great faces.
The arquette agency may not be the biggest.
It may not be the best, but I believe in Brita.
So I've gotta fix this agency.
But here's the issue.
This agency and Brita has lost 16 models in 6 months.
That's insane.
How do you lose 16 models? Are you blind? Woman: All right, steel casting I need a total of 10.
They have to be 24 plus.
See what we can do.
I've owned arquette for 2 1/2 years.
Arquette means everything to me.
My models, my babies, are my world.
We gotta call 10 of our models to come in for a casting.
Last year, I had a booker, and he kind of just stole all my models.
It devastated me, and we're still struggling.
So, we don't know if the doors will be open or not.
I'll tell you which ones I think would be good, and then you guys can just go from there.
Ok.
Brita's been the primary person that's taught me everything that I know.
I love Brita, and so I've been wanting to see her succeed, but right now, it feels like we're just treading water.
I can send you an e-mail with the details of today's bookings, but you gotta try to make both of them.
Brita has been dealt some pretty bad hands, but models get stolen all the time.
So Brita needs to let that go.
Fisher: Let's go check it out, guys.
Come on.
This is the modeling industry.
Models get stolen every single day.
Brita needs to get over it and move on! If you can't deal with the heat, get the hell out of the kitchen.
This is a little dreary.
Wow.
"Arquette and associates.
" Nothing about a modeling and talent agency.
Joseph, make a note.
The sign looked like it was a dentist's office.
I could have gotten my [Bleep.]
fangs cleaned.
Make a note, Joseph.
Hi.
Hi there.
It's about image.
It's about credibility.
Young people don't want to think they're walking into a dental office.
When they're trying to make their dreams come true and become famous models.
The image has gotta be upgraded immediately.
Woman: Brita, The Network's here.
I'm hoping Paul can help me figure out what we can do.
To keep the agency afloat.
First of all, to The Network this is one of the most important markets, even though you've gone through some challenges, but we're here to help you become the number-one agency in this city.
This is a very important market for The Network because major clients are here: Target, Aveda.
It's important that we control this market, and it's Brita's job to do just that.
Your position here? I'm a booking agent.
You're a booking agent.
Great.
Any other experience in our industry as an agent? As an agent? No.
Ok.
What do you do here? I'm a booking intern.
What's an editorial booking? I have no idea.
An advertising booking? Booking for an advertisement? Not exactly.
Brita had a booker walk off with 16 models.
I think that she didn't want to give any of us the knowledge of exactly what to do because she didn't want that situation to happen again.
I've been here for 5 minutes, and you know what I've realized? You don't know the modeling industry.
Brita has dropped the ball.
She has stopped teaching her staff.
They know nothing.
Actually, the know less than less than nothing.
Nothing.
They know nothing.
Where's your "GQ" magazine? Why is it not sitting on your desk? Where's "details" magazine? Where's "GQ" magazine? Where is it? In the orange box.
It's in the orange scrapbook box.
[Laughter.]
I don't find it funny! She lost 16 models.
16 models.
And that pisses me off! It's my company, too.
I know how much money she's making here.
Actually, I know how much money she's losing here! I'm pissed off! I'm begging you to help me help her.
Hi, guys.
So, welcome to New York, everybody.
You guys excited? Yeah.
Olga: It's day one, and these models are coming into New York for fashion week for the first time.
Fashion week is a huge deal for a new model, and Joe and I really want to make them understand how important this is for their career.
Before you guys got here, I sent all your pictures to all these casting directors.
So, now they've seen your pictures.
They tell me they want to see, and it's specifically on request.
Ok.
I'm Meghan.
I'm 17 years old.
I'm a senior in High School, and I'm from Albuquerque, new Mexico.
Man: Come here, please.
You want some granola? Mm-hmm.
I'm definitely a normal 17-year-old.
You have to eat all that? Yes.
One whole cup? Yes.
Growing up, my dad was like he's my best friend.
So it's important to me to make my dad proud.
And since I was 10 years old, I've had this big old dream of having this big compound for my entire family.
I think since we're so close, I would love to be with them every single day.
I mean, that's my biggest dream is just to take care of my family.
It's important that you guys bring your game.
When you walk into a casting, you have 5 seconds to sell yourself.
I'm Bobby ray.
I'm 16 years old, and I'm from Portland, Oregon.
So, I'm just kind of your typical guy.
I'm gonna be a sophomore in High School.
I play football and basketball.
Modeling is actually pretty cool, but I feel really guilty for ditching my football team and all my friends back in Oregon, but for this opportunity, I have in New York right now, I couldn't miss out on this.
Get out there and break a leg.
Olga: Most people think fashion week is just one week full of shows, and that's totally wrong.
First, you have to send the models' cards out.
Then they have to go to castings.
And the last thing they do is hopefully get confirmed and walk the show.
It can literally take you from obscurity to being known in the fashion industry around the world.
Bye, guys.
Let's go.
Woman: Thank you.
Bye-bye.
Why am I pissed off? You cannot have people not know their [Bleep.]
.
You gotta know editorial.
The only way to fix these things, look underneath the hood.
I know going in, Brita's faced a lot of challenges.
Bookers have come in and stolen 16 models, so she doesn't trust anybody.
But I don't know how you can steal models.
If they're signed to exclusive contracts, you can't steal 'em.
I want to look at your contracts.
I want to see what kind of contracts we're signing to these kids.
Who's he? Kevin.
What kind of contract? Exclusive.
An exclusive contract.
Yes.
Joseph, I want to see his exclusive contract.
Peter.
What kind of contract? Exclusive.
Exclusive contract.
William, exclusive.
Not exclusive.
Brandon, non-exclusive.
Non-exclusive.
Non-exclusive.
Non-exclusive.
Exclusive.
Non-exclusive.
She's exclusive.
So, now we have something to talk about.
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10.
My Minneapolis agency only has 10 models signed under exclusive contract? This is terrible.
Here's what we have at this agency.
10 models.
Actually Actually what, Brita? Kelly and Lolita Kelly and Lolita and William yeah, what? Those 3 are non-exclusive.
Someone needs to buy this woman a dictionary so she can learn what "exclusive" means.
Brita, I want to meet some of these models that will not sign exclusive contracts.
There is a new [Bleep.]
sheriff in town.
Singer: we love the style singer: lookin' good, girl Hey.
Let me call you right back.
So, the kids here at fashion week are going out to meet every major casting director.
They're seeing the people from Calvin Klein to Marc Jacobs to diesel and now Douglas Hannant.
He's a major high-fashion designer in New York.
It's so important that my kids are able to create a buzz here during fashion week.
Good.
I'm Meghan.
Meghan, nice to meet you.
If I can have you stand in this corner right here.
This is overwhelming, like, this is so surreal.
Before I met Paul, I was working at a juice bar, and now I'm here in New York City.
Big opportunities like this don't come hardly ever.
Man: You walk for us, please? Nick, have her put on this little blue dress for me.
Just stick a little dress on for me ok.
If you don't mind and take some photos.
Woman: This is nice.
I'm thinking that's a nice shape.
Good.
All right.
We're gonna have you stand in this far corner right here.
My name is Mariana Vallon.
I'm from Mexico.
And I'm 20 years old.
My parents didn't have much money.
So, success is not just about me.
I really want to give something back to my family.
Do me a favor.
You can hang out for one second.
I'm gonna have you slip on yeah.
Ok, thank you.
Oh, that looks cute on you.
Looks so cute.
You know what, can I have you do a favor for me? Can you walk for her? Step to the side one time.
Watch her walk one time.
Just watch her one time.
You want me to watch her walk? Really? Cool.
That's awesome.
So, there's just an ease that we're looking for.
Can you do that for me, please? Imagine your boyfriend's at the end of the runway.
There we go! Ha ha! I hate going up next to Mariana, because her walk is flawless.
I think for me to walk in as a rookie, she has a better chance.
Thank you! Thank you, guys.
All right.
She's good, actually.
I like her a lot.
Hello.
How you doing? Very good.
How are you? Ok, all right.
I'm Annelise.
I'm from Sarasota, Florida.
I'm 21 years old, and I am a server in my small town.
When I was younger, I definitely did not see myself as a pretty girl.
I always thought I was an ugly duckling.
I was always teased about my gap.
And it wasn't really until High School that I realized that I wasn't so much ugly, I was just more of a unique, different-looking girl.
This is a dream come true, and it's all I want to do.
Sweetheart, wait a second.
Come here for one second.
Come here one second.
Can you walk again for me and then walk like you walk down the street? Yeah.
You look like you're a scared cat.
You're like You're killing me there.
I know I do have a harder walk than others.
We want to sell clothing.
We don't want people frightened of you.
You know what I mean? I'm not trying to scare anyone.
Really? That's the first time I'd ever heard that.
I was just very thrown off by it.
All right, that's enough.
Thank you.
Thank you so much.
Cool.
It's a shame, actually.
I like her look.
He was so mean.
Like, what did he say? You look like a scared cat right now.
We're trying to sell clothes not scare people.
Wow.
And before I could even walk again, he was like, "ok, that's enough.
" I know this industry's hard.
I know I'm gonna come across some mean people, but I guess I was really shocked.
I wasn't expecting that kind of reaction out of him.
Fisher: Let's bring in the first model.
My team and I are here in Minneapolis with the arquette agency, and first things first.
I gotta meet with these models and figure out why won't they sign exclusive contracts? How many agencies in this city are you with? Do you have a boyfriend? I actually do.
If your boyfriend had 4 girlfriends, do you think he'd put a lot of time and energy into you? Here's my next question.
How does somebody want to really push you when they know that 4 or 5 other people are out there pushing you? 'Cause if it was me, you wouldn't be on the top of my list.
Straight up, and I've represented the biggest stars in the world.
If you're with 6 or 7 different agencies, who picks your portfolio? Who do you trust? Who's guiding your career? You have 6 different chiefs making a bowl of chili! You're gonna come out with goulash.
How do you choose which job you take? Is it the first cat that calls you? That's the rule, yeah.
Who made this rule? I want to meet him.
I want to kick their ass.
You're not gonna sign exclusive, thank you very much, get the [Bleep.]
out of here.
Bye.
There's no way she can make any money.
When she's sharing her models with the competition.
What I really need to see is Brita's exclusive models.
So I can figure out who the hell's making any money inside this agency.
What's your name? Otto.
You found Otto? Yeah.
Great eye.
Great eye.
Brian.
He has a bit of an eye.
This kid he found has a little bit of potential.
Do you have any pictures? I don't.
Have you gone on a casting yet? Yes.
When you go to a casting, what do you give to them? You just walk in like you're cool? Somewhat.
Yeah, you can say that.
He should be walking in with something to hand to us.
Are we clear? Yeah.
Completely, right? Yeah.
Do you have photographs? No, not yet.
I finally get to see the models that Brita actually has under an exclusive contract, and these models are completely unprepared.
Where's your arquette here? I don't have an arquette book, actually.
Ok, what about an arquette card? I don't have an arquette card.
You're doing them a disservice.
He's coming in on castings.
He's leaving [Bleep.]
.
After Brita lost her 16 models, Brita has dropped the ball.
No portfolio, no composite, no photographs.
Your competition has composites.
Our boys aren't even leaving [Bleep.]
.
We're gonna look and feel like IMG when I'm done with this place.
Translation: There's gonna be a lot of screaming, yelling, and crying before Paul leaves.
We saw kids come in here with agency books that aren't ours.
Why are these portfolios empty? And so there's one.
There's two They're all empty.
I've sent out numerous e-mails and called them to let them know to come pick up their books, and they all failed to do so.
What are you doing wrong? We've got 6 kids under exclusive contracts.
No, but it ain't funny, though, Brita.
It's not funny.
It's my reputation.
It's my name.
[Bleep.]
When I come in tomorrow, I want to see a "vogue" sitting right here.
I want to see a "GQ" on that desk.
Study the [Bleep.]
, or get out of this business! Joseph, get the car.
I'm begging you.
Want this [Bleep.]
.
Prove to me that you want this [Bleep.]
.
That's our homework? Read a magazine? Ok.
Ok.
We are taking the lashes for Brita's actions and Brita's lack of being a business leader.
So we're waiting for her to shape it up.
Fisher: This is terrible.
I'm trying to explain to Brita and her staff how important this market is to us.
And this woman Brita is sitting there With a latte in her hand like so nonchalant.
I wanted to rip it out of her hands.
She's sitting there with a latte.
She's got a latte to learn.
She's got a latte to learn.
That's cute, but I'm pissed off, Joseph.
It's gonna be a really great day.
You're meeting with Maurelio from MTC casting.
Maurelio at MTC casting he's a huge casting director booking a number of shows here at fashion week, including Custo Barcelona, which is a pretty big show.
You guys look great.
Good luck.
The other casting didn't go so well, but I'm ready for the next one.
I have pretty high hopes for it.
Man: How are you? I'm good.
How are you? Good.
Thank you.
Nice to meet you.
Nice to meet you.
I really want at least a show or two.
If I don't get any shows, that's obviously gonna suck.
Feel like come down here, miss school, miss football, not to end up with anything.
She said she was worried about her walk.
I think she looks ok.
Mariana I definitely think has a smoother walk than me, and she glides like an angel.
She is absolutely gorgeous when she walks.
How did it go? Good.
Good.
Man: Let's see the next people.
Hi.
How are you? Thank you.
Thank you, Annelise.
You want to bring next girl back he didn't say much to me at all, really.
Didn't you notice how was, quick I and out? When I saw Bobby in there [Indistinct.]
, I noticed they were doing more walks and stuff and more pictures, which kind of made me feel tossed to the side, like, not even bother.
Hmm.
Who cares? It's on to the next.
Bobby: I feel so bad for Annelise right now.
Annelise might not be doing that well just because it's not the right year for fashion for her.
Fashion changes every year.
Fisher: I left last night very frustrated, so I had a plan.
The first thing that we have to fix is the base of the business.
And the base of the business is giving knowledge to the team.
That's step number one.
Step number two, make them understand that without signing exclusive contracts to their models, they don't have anything in the first place.
Hi there.
I think one of our goals here that we must accomplish if we're gonna dominate this particular market is to sign kids under exclusive contracts.
If we don't make this shift, then we'll never be able to take that next step.
What's gonna make arquette stand out, it's gonna be the only agency in town that actually signs exclusive contracts to all their models.
Brian, what happens when there's that red rope that you can't get into? Don't you want to get into it even more? Of course.
Of course he does.
Joseph: Anne Marie is here.
Give me 30 seconds.
Ok.
I have a great model that I want you to meet, and I think she can make you a lot of money.
Me and my team went out, and we found one of the most beautiful models around here called Anne Marie.
She has a tremendous amount of potential.
It's gonna be your guys' job to sign her to an exclusive contract.
This model could become one of your best working models.
How do we convince her to sign an exclusive contract? The most important thing that a model must understand is that you could place her all over the country.
Her current agencies can't do that.
It was kind of a breath of fresh air to have a sense of direction and an outline on "hey, this is what it takes and this is what you need.
" Do your magic with this kid.
Bring her in.
Hello! Hi.
How are you? Good.
Brian.
Anne Marie.
Nice to meet you, Anne Marie.
Thank you.
Brita.
It's nice to meet you.
Gorgeous.
Thank you.
Thank you.
You're very beautiful, and I absolutely love you.
Thank you.
Thanks.
Ha ha ha! Fisher: Brita was the dorm room sister.
"I love you, I love you, I love you!" That works for 32 seconds.
I would love to be your agent.
The only issue that we would have is obviously you're not getting any younger and you need to go out and build your career as a model.
Does that make sense? Right.
"You're not getting any younger"? What kind of a pitch is that? If I'm Anne Marie, I'm running out the door.
I would love to be your agent, the only issue that we would have is obviously you're not getting any younger and you need to go out and build your career as a model.
Fisher: "You're not getting any younger"? Did she actually just say that? What kind of a pitch was that? What are your goals right now? I would definitely love to do high fashion.
I'd like to do runway.
I'd like to do on-camera stuff.
What's lucky is that arquette is part of this network, and we have resources all around the world.
And because we have these resources, we can teach you about the industry in different markets but at the same time, we can also present you in the best light possible.
I put Brita and Brian to a test to see if they could sign a model to an exclusive contract.
I'm waiting to see if they can close the deal.
I would ask for you to give us a shot and sign an exclusive with us, and I think that you will be quite pleased.
That's something that I would really like to do.
I would like to go exclusive with you guys.
It was great to meet you.
Nice to meet you.
Brian is the closer.
Brian actually said, "are you willing to sign an exclusive contract with us?" Great job.
Great job.
Thanks.
That's the first of many.
So, Brian, just give me a few minutes alone with Brita.
The good thing about this agency is Brian! I'm totally impressed with this guy.
Brita, on the other hand, dropping the ball on everything.
I was surprised when I got here.
I've been watching, and I'm frustrated.
I mean, I've been out every night scouting for new faces.
And trying to find new faces to bring in.
But we haven't booked one person.
But we haven't booked.
No, we haven't.
You know that I spoke to target and Ken Burk and he didn't even know who arquette was? Ok, well Brita, you have kids that have been here since january.
Sweetie, they don't even know what editorial is.
Yeah.
What are you gonna say? "You know what, Paul.
"I'm not teaching them.
I don't really know.
I don't have any models.
All my models left me.
" I gotta break through that shell.
I gotta get inside of her head.
Then I can fix the business.
But without fixing her, this business is doomed.
I saw you last night sitting there with that latte in your hand.
And I'm trying to figure out Have you had it.
Are you done? Are you burnt out? Have you given up? I'm really tired, because I'm constantly having to deal with the major issues of, like, the models leaving or having to fire a booker and dealing with all of that.
But have you given up? I've just taken a lot of beatings, you know.
I just, umI Oh! God I know I'm alone.
And you don't have to be.
You have a team of people that I think will take a bullet for you.
The fact is, Brita is not alone.
Her business is such a mess, she just doesn't know where to begin to fix it.
She just needs some help.
Let me help you.
Please, let me help you.
Yeah.
Are we willing to realize that the things that we've been doing aren't exactly correct? Absolutely.
Yeah.
With every fiber of her being, she actually cares about this business.
That's a starting place.
As long as I know she cares, as long as I know she's passionate, we can fix this place.
I want you to consider for a moment bringing in a partner.
Brian.
Empower him.
Give him the power.
Show him that you trust him.
'Cause aren't you tired of doing it by yourself? Yeah.
You think about this thing tonight for Brian, ok? Ok.
Give me a hug.
Singer: got those heels real high hanging with the girls no, we won't be shy we don't show no cares dj get the party Joe.
Hey! I'm meeting up with JT, because he thinks there's a problem with one of our kids and he wants to meet up right away.
So, let's talk about Annelise.
I really believe in this girl.
You believe in her.
And only a handful of people are gonna get her, but if they do, she could be really great.
The girl has been out on so many castings.
She's not getting the response.
I say keep her for at least a couple more days.
I disagree.
Annelise is not getting the buzz or the attention that we were hoping for, and I don't think that she's ready for fashion week.
She's not getting the response.
We need to make a decision and send her home.
I'm keeping her here.
Should we call Paul? When JT says he wants to send Annelise home, I really don't agree with him.
I fought for her to be here.
I want her to stay and stick it out.
Fisher, on telephone: Ok, it's me.
You know what, Paul, I just quickly want to give you a status report.
Me and Joe are kind of in a debate about Annelise.
Yeah.
He wants her to go.
I think, Paul, she should go home.
I think we should put her on a plane and send her home.
Maybe not everyone agrees with me, but I really believe in this girl so I kind of want to see what happens.
What are we gonna do? You know what, Paul, me and Joe are kind of in a debate about Annelise.
Yeah.
He wants her to go.
I think, Paul, she should go home.
I think we should put her on a plane and send her home.
What are we gonna do? We keep pushing, we keep pushing, we keep pushing.
And she's getting nothing.
She's getting no requests.
It was a mistake to send this kid to New York in the first place.
I said it from day one.
At this time of her career, keeping her in New York is gonna destroy her confidence.
Olga, JT, send her home.
I think Annelise still has the potential, but at the end of the day, Paul's the boss, so we have to let him make the final call.
So, Paul's right.
We all have a different eye.
Having to tell Annelise she has to go home is probably the toughest part of my job, and it's gonna be hard for me to do.
You lost 16 models, and you're gonna get a second chance.
Joseph! Bring me special K.
Now that I've gotten through to Brita and I know that she cares, it's time to see if she can actually convince one of the models that left her agency to come home.
I've arranged a meeting with a model the agency lost 6 months ago.
Her name is Kayla.
I want to see Brita fight for this agency.
You know who's this? Hi.
Kayla is a plus-size model.
I was the one who first discovered Kayla, and I put a lot of time and money into developing and getting her ready to be a professional model.
I've known you for quite some time.
So, I mean I've loved you from the start, but then there's also the business side of it.
You know, it wasn't necessarily my intention to be like, "oh, I don't want to work with you anymore," but it was one of those things where I was approached by a larger agency.
But because there's 500 other girls that they're taking care of, where does that leave you? You're just a number, and if you're not working at that point in time, they shelve you.
Right.
I like to be checked in with, whether it's via e-mail or via phone.
I went 3 months without hearing from them.
And I think that's a little bit concerning.
I mean, here at arquette, the roster's way smaller.
We're able to be, like, "ok, what are we doing for Kayla today?" And then again the next day and the next day and the next day.
You need one person to manage everything "ok, this is her schedule" and deal with all of that crap.
I do need to have a plan.
Here at arquette, we're really focused on not only just looking at the local market.
We've gotten much stronger with having The Network behind us.
Short-term, definitely get you started in L.
A.
Definitely plans for you to go actually to New York.
So, what are you thinking? Um I want to do what's right in the end.
I would love to work with you, 'cause I think that you really do believe in me.
I'm really excited that moving forward, we have the opportunity to do this over again.
I want you to be the one to help me through it and guide me.
Thank you.
To have a model like Kayla back on the roster for arquette, it means everything to this agency, because it pushes our agency closer to number one in this town.
I'm excited to work with you.
I'm feeling a lot of beautiful energy in here right now.
Singer: I don't know where I'm going, girl I don't know where I've been all I know is Hey! How are you? Come in.
Hi, sweetie.
Annelise is not getting enough response or any callbacks to keep her in New York at this time.
So, unfortunately, we have to send her home.
How you doing? Good.
Yeah? Yeah.
I just wanted to kind of go over stuff with you.
Yeah.
I'm just so happy that you came out here and you got the chance to meet some of the biggest casting directors in New York.
You're definitely a special girl.
You have a definite special look.
If we don't get a confirmation by a certain time and this is every girl in the business there's no point in staying here.
I think we've all collectively decided that it's time to kind of send you home.
So, we're gonna put you on a plane today.
Ok.
That's just the process and everything, but I'm so happy that you came.
Me, too.
And The Network is behind you 100%.
I just want you to know that.
Ok.
Ok? Give us a hug.
Bye.
Thanks.
The truth is, very few people make it.
It's a tough business and a tough reality.
See you later.
Ok.
I believed in Annelise from the beginning, and I still do.
When I believe in someone, I stick to my guns because I think that it takes time and not everyone sees it right away.
I'm the type of agent that does not give up.
I don't care how many doors get slammed in her face now.
Eventually, they're gonna catch on and they'll see what I see.
[Phone ringing.]
Woman: Hello.
Ha ha! Hey, mom.
So I just got the news.
I'm coming home.
Oh! Are you ok? Yeah.
You know, maybe there's something bigger.
There is something bigger.
You are an incredibly beautiful person inside and out, Annie, in every way.
That's not just a mom speech.
I'm definitely crushed I'm going home, but I gave it everything I had.
That's all I can do.
When I woke up this morning, I was feeling great.
Just kind of got crushed.
[Sniffs.]
Think about what we talked about today in regards to Brian.
You need a right hand.
Mm-hmm.
And I need your keys.
Ok.
I need you to trust me.
Yeah.
The staff has shown their commitment.
Now it's my turn.
If we're gonna turn this into the number-one modeling agency in Minneapolis, we must make it look and feel and act like a top modeling agency.
The last few days have been very difficult, very painful.
Yes.
But the last year has even been more painful.
You've lost 16 models in the last year.
It's time to change.
Let me now show you the future of arquette.
Making over an agency is much more than just making over an office.
Joseph and Anna and my team have been out scouring Minneapolis for brand-new faces.
Look at the "a"s! These are your new models.
Oh, my God! Ha ha! Brita: Oh, my gosh.
It's amazing.
They were just all so beautiful.
They're just perfect.
Those are your new faces right there.
What do you guys think? Brian: They're gorgeous.
Marija: Oh, my gosh.
Those are our models.
I'm excited.
Guess what.
Every single one of these kids has agreed to sign an exclusive contract with your agency.
Obviously, we only have 6 models signed with us right now.
We simply had to have an army ready to go.
It means that we have a second chance.
It's a blessing.
Fisher: You guys, you got stars, you got exclusive contracts, do not let me down.
You won't be let down.
Yep.
There's more things I need to show you.
Oh, my God.
Oh, my God.
Oh, wow! Yeah, right! What? Oh, my God, I love it! Oh, my God! No, really.
Yeah, right.
I'm speechless.
It looks completely different.
Hey, Brita.
Look.
Waiting room.
Before, the waiting room area was two chairs and a pile of magazines, but now we've got more space for more talent than just two people to come in at a time.
Fisher: Check out your new comp card wall.
Hey, look at the comp cards! The comp card wall now is fabulous.
The printouts that are like floppy, we have actual comp cards.
Fisher: Every one of your kids are getting new portfolios.
Oh, these are so pretty! Keep going, guys.
It was just so cool to go around all the corners and see every little bit and piece.
Oh, my God, I love it.
Ha ha ha! Ha ha ha! Brita: When I walked into my new office, I was so excited.
Oh, my gosh.
It's so beautiful.
It's so amazing.
Come sit here, Brian.
Come sit here for me, sweetheart.
Brian, this is your desk, Brian.
Remember the thing I asked you? Yes.
Have you made a decision? I have.
Brian, I want you to be a partner in this company with me.
Yeah? What? Really? Yes.
Really? Yes.
Yes! Really? Yes, really.
I was really, really shocked.
I had no idea.
I didn't see it coming.
This change is so positive.
There's so much collaboration and potential.
That could just make us such an amazing company.
You have something special here.
Make me proud of you, ok? Oh, yeah.
It's been a struggle, but Paul cares about us.
And to have that fresh start and to have a team that's behind me and to have it be like a real functioning office, it's amazing.
Joseph, make sure the car's warm for me.
You guys, off to the next agency.
See you later.
This is why I love my job making people's dreams come true.
I think arquette has a tremendous amount of potential.
Mission accomplished.
Welcome home! Narrator: This season on "remodeled" One model makes an agency.
Woman: All I've ever dreamed about is being in magazines, being on billboards.
I need to see your models.
I'm 28.
Bring in the next person, please.
Kris Kringle? Holy moley! Everyone's scrambling to get that last booking.
I'm not 100% sure yet.
A kid can work one day and make $150,000 in one day I met you 2 weeks ago, and now I'm here in New York City living up a dream.
Modeling school or modeling agency? Can't have both.
What is this place? I'm lost.
Can you maybe help me out? They've never seen anything like Joseph before.
You want to know the truth? No kids that are 5' 7" can become real models.
Sometimes your mouth is a little bit of a[Bleep.]
.
You're right.
I'm a [Bleep.]
.
You're lucky that I'm here today.
You know who the [Bleep.]
I am? That's not a model.
That's not a model.
This is how you destroy my [Bleep.]
ing patience.
You have [Bleep.]
booked a modeling job.
So sit there and [Bleep.]
ing learn! I don't know if I'm getting through to this woman.
Who should only represent people that we can actually make their dreams come true.
You excited about fashion week? And they're going to be seen by "seventeen" magazine.
I got it! I got it! Aah! Oh, my God! Perfect.
This is a lot of the campaign.
This is it.
Welcome to your new agency.
Oh, look at that! Take a look at some of your new models.
Oh, my God! Yes! We are kick-starting your fashion division.
Oh, my gosh! Stunning.
Welcome to The Network, you guys.
Joseph, go get my car.
Go get my car.