Development job offer

MARK MILLER
Excuse me, I wanted to introduce myself. I'm Mark Miller. I'm head of new development at Paragon.

C.J.
C.J. Cregg.

TOBY
Toby Ziegler.

MARK
Oh, it's good to meet you both. C.J., I was wondering if my money buys me a few words alone with you.

TOBY
Throw in a box of chocolates and a pair of nylons, get you a lot more than that.

C.J.
Sure.

C.J. and Mark start to walk off.

TOBY
I'll be over at the bar, drinking a lot, if anyone wants me.

C.J.
Nobody will.

Toby holds up his glass as Mark and C.J. walk through the house.

MARK
I'll come right out and say it, C.J. I'm a big fan.

C.J.
Thank you.

MARK
Yeah. And I think that there's a place for you in our company.

C.J.
Doing what?

MARK
Development.

C.J.
Of what?

MARK
Development of projects.

C.J.
What's that mean?

MARK
You'd be developing feature projects.

C.J.
Movies.

MARK
Yeah.

C.J.
You know what? You want Toby or Sam. I'm not a writer.

MARK
Oh, no, we have writers.

C.J.
Well, I certainly can't direct or act.

MARK
No, you'd just be in development.

C.J.
And what's that?

MARK
Shepherding projects - developing them.

C.J.
I thought a guy writes a movie, and a guy directs a movie.

MARK
Sure.

C.J.
And in between there are designers and technicians and actors.

MARK
Yes.

C.J.
So, tell me what I do again?

MARK
Development.

C.J.
Okay. Well, at the moment I have a pretty good job and I understand what it is, so, uh, I sure appreciate... [spots Sam walking past] Sam! [to Mark] I appreciate it, Mark, I'm sorry, I've got to talk to Sam about a thing the President wants me to... [She
walks away with Sam.] Pretend you're talking to me.

SAM
I am talking to you.

C.J.
Walk me outside.

SAM
Did he offer you a development...?

C.J.
Yes!

SAM
Me, too. Do you know what it is?

C.J.
No.

SAM
Me, neither.