Trade Meeting

INT. A BOARDROOM. TWO ROWS OF MEN FACE EACH OTHER. THE DOOR OPENS AND A MAN (CHAIRMAN) WALKS INTO THE SPACE BETWEEN THE TWO ROWS OF TABLES.

CHAIRMAN:
Gentleman. It' an honour to chair the annual meeting of International Trade today and I thank you all for coming. To begin with I believe Mr Weathers has some business to discuss with Mr Carson.

BOTH MEN LAY A BRIEFCASE IN FRONT OF THEM, OPEN IT AND PULL OUT A PILE OF
STICKERS AND AN INTERNATIONAL TRADE 2009 STICKER ALBUM. THEY PICK UP THEIR STICKERS WALK TO THE CENTRE AND STAND BY THE CHAIRMAN. MR CARSON BEGINS TO
GO THROUGH HIS CARDS ONE BY ONE FOR THE BENEFIT OF MR WEATHERS.

WEATHERS:
Got,got...got...got...need...got...need...need...got...got...got...got...got...need...oh need badly. oh oh oh need badly!

CARSON:
Ok then, make an offer.

MR WEATHERS SLOWLY GOES THROUGH HIS OWN CARDS

CARSON:
got...got...got...got...got...got...got...got...need.

WEATHERS:
But that's a silver one. Yours is just a normal one. You know the rules Carson,
silvers are worth two normal ones.

CARSON:
You need it badly.

WEATHERS:
You always were a ruthless bastard.

THEY DO THE SWAP AND RETURN TO THEIR CHAIRS. CARSON IS GREETED WITH A CONGRATULATORY PAT ON THE BACK BY HIS COLLEAGUE. CARSON GIVES HIM A KNOWING LOOK.

CARSON:
Never let them know you need it badly.

END.

This is basically very good.

Want to improve it?

Here's how:

Open with a shot of an office door upon which hangs a sign "International Trade Meeting".

Cut to the board room inside and have the men dressed to show they come from many different nations.

Delete the chairman's speech and go straight into the business with the two men (who don't need names).

Result? A great little sketch!

Sweet. I couldn't tell if it was any good or not, I kinda liked it but wasn't sure if other people would get it. Cheers for the tips once again Roodeye.

Very good, I like it. Nowt else to say.

Yeap! This is good. Well done!