Whoopee Cushion Summit — The Boardroom Betrayal

A 10-second 16:9 classic sitcom set piece: a boardroom summit destroyed by whoopee cushions, one executive at a time. The scene opens on the glass-walled boardroom, mahogany table, twelve executives in suits, a pie chart glowing on the screen, the city skyline behind the glass; the CEO stands: this quarter's numbers are serious. 0-3s: The CFO sits — a long whoopee blast echoes through the room; he freezes, red-faced, the pie chart presenter faltering mid-sentence, a junior analyst biting her lip. 3-7s: One by one, each executive sits and each cushion fires, the room becoming a symphony of rubber honks — the general counsel's dignified squeak, the VP's double-blast, the intern crying with laughter behind her laptop — cutaway close-ups of mortified faces, ties being adjusted, throats cleared. 7-10s: The CEO stands to restore order, glares around the table, sits back down on his own cushion — the blast is so long the pie chart advances a slide on its own; a beat of silence, and everyone gives up and laughs. The intern's silent laughter shakes her shoulders as the general counsel attempts a dignified throat-clear that comes out as a squeak. The camera pushes past the pie chart — now showing a slide titled Q4 PROJECTIONS (REDACTED) — to the CEO's reddening face. Subject and craft: twelve executives in suits, CEO, CFO, intern, mahogany table, pie chart screen, glass walls, city skyline. Camera: locked-off wide like a sitcom, cutaway close-ups of mortified faces, one slow push on the CEO. Lighting: cold corporate lighting, daylight through glass. Mood: dignified chaos. Style: classic multi-cam sitcom, comedic timing, photorealistic.