A Golden Joke in the Conference Room

The Office (US) mockumentary style. Dunder Mifflin conference room, mid-afternoon, harsh fluorescent lighting, cheap office chairs, whiteboard at the front. Handheld documentary camera, slightly unsteady, with sudden reframes and quick zooms toward whoever is reacting. Michael Scott stands at the whiteboard, overly excited, marker in hand, badly drawn diagram behind him. The staff sit around the table looking exhausted. Stanley Hudson sits at the far end, glasses on, head down over a folded crossword puzzle, completely disengaged. DIALOGUE: MICHAEL (loud, proud): "Okay everybody, listen up. Large language models. L-L-Ms. This is the future of the paper industry." Beat. Nobody reacts. Camera pushes in slowly on Stanley — he does not look up, does not blink, keeps filling in his crossword. MICHAEL: "Which is why corporate is giving a bonus to whoever—" Instant snap zoom to Stanley. His head lifts. He takes off his glasses. Dead serious. STANLEY: "I'm listening." MICHAEL (waving him off): "—anyway. Moving on. Next topic. Prompt engineering." Snap zoom back to Stanley. He immediately puts his glasses back on, lowers his head, and returns to the crossword as if nothing happened. Cut to Jim, who slowly turns his head and looks directly into the camera lens with a flat, knowing expression. Hold for two seconds. STYLE: single-camera sitcom shot like a documentary crew is present, natural performances, no laugh track, muted office color palette, slightly soft consumer-camera look, characters occasionally glancing at the lens.