Selling Out

Once the Endicott Group buys Jim Barnes’ company all his dreams will be realized. Jim will be able to say goodbye to demanding customers, complaining employees and all the other headaches that come with running a small business. And he will finally be able to write the novel he has always planned. But most importantly, the sale will enable Jim to leave his materialistic wife for his mercurial, male lover, Robin. Jim is ecstatic as he sits down to close the deal but is devastated when the buyers announce that the payout will be over three years and Jim will have to stay with the company for that time. Jim signs the contract but it will take a herculean effort from him to meet his new bosses overwhelming demands and put up with his employees’ increasing complaints. In addition, Jim will not be financially able to leave his wife until he receives the final payout in three years. This strains his relationship with Robin, who is not happy about this turn of events. "Selling Out" was a top ten finalist in the comedy genre of the 2021 Table Read My Screenplay contest. A WESCREENPLAY reader, who read and worked for William Morris Endeavor and other production companies in Los Angeles, gave the “Selling Out” pilot an overall rating of 95%. “Selling Out” is character driven and written with a small budget in mind, as almost all the filming will be done in three locations.