Glengarry Glen Ross Page #14

Pause.

ROMA:

That was a great sale, Shelly.

Pause.

LEVENE:

Ah, f***. Leads! Leads!

Williamson!

(Williamson sticks

his head out of the office)

Send me out! Send me out!

WILLIAMSON:

The leads are coming.

LEVENE:

Get 'em to me!

WILLIAMSON:

I talked to Murray and Mitch an

hour ago. They're coming in, you

understand they're a bit upset over

this morning's...

LEVENE:

Did you tell 'em my sale?

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WILLIAMSON:

How could I tell 'em your sale? Eh?

I don't have a tel...I'll tell 'em

your sale when they bring in the

leads. Alright? Shelly. Alright?

We had a little... You closed a

deal. You made a good sale. Fine.

LEVENE:

It's better than a good sale. It's

a...

WILLIAMSON:

Look:
I have a lot of things on my

mind, they're coming in, alright,

they're very upset, I'm trying to

make some sense...

LEVENE:

All that I'm telling you: that one

thing you can tell them it's a

remarkable sale.

WILLIAMSON:

The only thing remarkable is who

you made it to.

LEVENE:

What does that f***ing mean?

WILLIAMSON:

That if the sale sticks, it will be

a miracle.

LEVENE:

Why should the sale not stick?

Hey, f*** you. That's what I'm

saying. You have no idea of your

job. A man's his job and you're

f***ed at yours. You hear what I'm

saying to you? Your "end of month

board..." You can't run an office.

I don't care. You don't know what

it is, you don't have the sense,

you don't have the balls. You ever

been on a sit? Ever? Has this

cocksucker ever been...you ever sit

down with a cust...

WILLIAMSON:

I were you, I'd calm down, Shelly.

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LEVENE:

Would you? Would you...? Or

you're gonna what, fire me?

WILLIAMSON:

It's not impossible.

LEVENE:

On an eighty-thousand dollar day?

And it ain't even noon.

ROMA:

You closed 'em today?

LEVENE:

Yes. I did. This morning.

(to Williamson)

What I'm saying to you: things can

change. You see? This is where

you f*** up, because this is

something you don't know. You

can't look down the road. And see

what's coming. Might be someone

else, John. It might be someone

new, eh? Someone new. And you

can't look back. 'Cause you don't

know history. You ask them. When

we were at Rio Rancho, who was top

man? A month...? Two months...?

Eight months in twelve for three

years in a row. You know what that

means? You know what that means?

Is that luck? Is that some, some,

some purloined leads? That's skill.

That's talent, that's, that's...

ROMA:

...yes...

LEVENE:

...and you don't remember. 'Cause

you weren't around. That's cold

calling. Walk up to the door. I

don't even know their name. I'm

selling something they don't even

want. You talk about soft sell...

before we had a name for it...before

we called it anything, we did it.

ROMA:

That's right, Shel.

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LEVENE:

And, and, and, I did it. And I put

a kid through school.

She...and...Cold calling, fella.

Door to door. But you don't know.

You don't know. You never heard of

a streak. You never heard of

"marshaling your sales force..."

What are you, you're a secretary,

John. F*** you. That's my message

for you. F*** you and kiss my ass.

You don't like it, I'll go talk to

Jerry Graff. Period. F*** you.

Put me on the board. And I want

three worthwhile leads today and I

don't want any bullshit about them

and I want 'em close together

'cause I'm going to hit them all

today. That's all I have to say to

you.

ROMA:

He's right, Williamson.

Williamson goes into a side office. Pause.

LEVENE:

It's not right. I'm sorry, and

I'll tell you who's to blame is

Mitch and Murray.

Roma sees something outside the window.

ROMA:

(sotto)

Oh, Christ.

LEVENE:

The hell with him. We'll go to

lunch, the leads won't be up for...

ROMA:

You're a client. I just sold you

five waterfront Glengarry Farms. I

rub my head, throw me the cue

"Kenilworth."

LEVENE:

What is it?

ROMA:

Kenilw...

Lingk enters the office.

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ROMA:

(to Levene)

I own the property, my mother owns

the property, I put her into it.

I'm going to show you on the plats.

You look when you get home A-3

through A-14 and 26 through 30.

You take your time and if you still

feel.

LEVENE:

No, Mr. Roma. I don't need the

time, I've made a lot of investments

in the last...

LINGK:

I've got to talk to you.

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