“l’ll just stick with the teriyaki.” from the film “In Good Company.” Carter asks Dan to meet him for lunch. Dan thinks he is getting fired. Ideal for Adult Males in their 20s-40s. 1-2 Mins.
Written By: Paul Weitz
DAN and CARTER:
Dan is sitting at a table alone in a sushi restuarent, waiting
Carter:
Sorry, Dan.
Thanks for joining me
for lunch.
You like sushi?
Dan:
l’ll just stick
with the teriyaki.
Carter:
You should try some.
The spicy tuna here is money.
Come here. Get that.
Get that.
Yeah, go fishing, man.
(Dan tries the fish sushi)
Yeah.
[Dan is grunting from eating the sushin]
Carter
Yeah.
So l wanted to talk to you,
[Dan is still grunting from disgust]
Carter:
because, uh
Dan:
This is raw.
Carter:
…an increase
in ad pages is…
Well, it’s really
only part of the equation
in terms of achieving
the bottom line
my bosses want me to hit.
Understand, Teddy K.
is making cuts
across the board here.
ln point of fact,
l have to cut
$500,000 of salary
from the sales team
immediately.
Dan:
l don’t make
that much money, Carter.
Carter:
l know how much
you make, Dan.
Dan:
Well,
l wish you’d told me
that l was fired
before l ate
the goddamn fish. (gets up to leave)
Carter:
Oh, Dan! Dan! Dan!
[clearing throat]l’m–l’m not letting you
go here.
DanL
You’re not?
Carter:
No.
You are an excellent salesma
You ran a good team.
l think
that you have the potential
to be an awesome wingman here.
An awesome wingman?
[Dan is laughing]
Dan:
B-But, Carter,
l definitely see
the benefit for you
in having an awesome wingman.
But what is
the benefit for me
at this point in my career
of being an awesome wingman?
Carter:
Well,
one benefit at this point
in your career
is that you get
to keep your job.
That’s a pretty good benefit,
don’t you think?
