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00:00:04I'm Annie Smith, a junior translator at White Global Trading Co. Lou Did.
00:00:08I've been here for three years and make $24,000 a year.
00:00:13Pretty ordinary, right?
00:00:14But in fact, I'm fluent in eight languages.
00:00:17English, German, French, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, Arabic, and Italian.
00:00:22Nobody knows that.
00:00:24My father was a diplomat and mother was simultaneous and sort of.
00:00:27Five years ago, they died in a car accident.
00:00:30I've never wanted to show off because of these skills.
00:00:32I just want to keep my head down and be a small, unassuming translator.
00:00:36Let's welcome Mr. White to the stage.
00:00:40Everyone have worked hard over the past year.
00:00:43Thank you for your dedication.
00:00:46In the new year, we will...
00:00:48It's been ten minutes.
00:00:50And I'm down here counting how many times he says thank you while he's giving the speech.
00:00:56Annie, you better win the lucky draw later.
00:00:58If you do, it's on me.
00:01:02Sure.
00:01:03Why not?
00:01:04That's my everyday life.
00:01:05Elon is my only friend at work.
00:01:08She doesn't know I speak eight languages.
00:01:10But she does know one thing.
00:01:14Also, I have another note.
00:01:17Everyone here, who speaks German, receives a 70% Gehanserröhung.
00:01:2670%.
00:01:27My salary would go from $24,000 to $4,800.
00:01:31But it has nothing to do with me.
00:01:33I told myself, it has nothing to do with me.
00:01:40Annie, did you understand that?
00:01:42No.
00:01:43I don't speak German.
00:01:46Right, of course.
00:01:47You only have a certificate in Spanish.
00:01:49What could you possibly understand?
00:01:52Poor thing.
00:01:54Scarlett, majoring in German, French, and Spanish, is the head of translator team.
00:01:59She got promoted in just three months.
00:02:02And has been riding that high ever since.
00:02:05Mm-hmm.
00:02:06Anyway, the raise has nothing to do with you.
00:02:10Just keep doing the basic work.
00:02:13Oh, and remember to translate the annual meeting press replaced tonight.
00:02:17I didn't say anything.
00:02:18A 70% raise.
00:02:20The German translation team consists of four people, plus Scarlett.
00:02:23Only five people would get it.
00:02:25What did that have to do with me?
00:02:27Nothing.
00:02:28Really, nothing.
00:02:33Anne, stay right there.
00:02:34I'm coming over right now.
00:02:39Annie, why didn't you raise your hand just now?
00:02:42Raise my hand for what?
00:02:44You definitely understood that German, right?
00:02:4670%?
00:02:48You only make 24,000 a year.
00:02:50After the raise, that's 4,800 a year.
00:02:53No, I didn't get the meeting.
00:02:54I don't speak German.
00:02:57Who are you trying to fool?
00:02:59Your French is already that good.
00:03:00You expect me to believe you don't understand German.
00:03:02Are you kidding me?
00:03:04I really don't understand German.
00:03:06Anne, that crappy place you rent barely have working heating.
00:03:10Sometimes you even can't bring yourself to go when we go out for a drink on Friday.
00:03:14Can't you stand up for yourself for once?
00:03:16Ellen caught me reading a French book in the pantry last year.
00:03:18I told her I'd studied a little bit French.
00:03:21She's been holding it in for almost a year.
00:03:24I don't want to expose.
00:03:30Oh my God, Annie, what are you afraid of?
00:03:35Fine.
00:03:36Keep pretending.
00:03:37I'm done.
00:03:38But Annie, I'm telling you.
00:03:39You're going to suffer with that kind of personality sooner or later.
00:03:44All right.
00:03:51Good luck, isn't it?
00:03:53You can only understand the people from the German team.
00:03:56That means that I only give the core team a change of change.
00:03:59All right.
00:04:23You're just going to think that I'm going to do a motivator.
00:04:39They didn't know I could understand them. They thought I was just a small translator.
00:04:45But that's only to be expected. I haven't shown what I'm capable of either.
00:04:49Annie, send me the proofread version of last week's contract tomorrow.
00:04:54Yes, Mr. White.
00:05:01I placed the proofread contract on Brian White's desk the next day.
00:05:05It was a 30,000-word Spanish contract, and I had corrected 47 mistakes in the original translation.
00:05:11The original translator was Scarlett, but my name would never appear on the proofread version.
00:05:16It would only show translation department on the surface.
00:05:19Scarlett never knew her translations had been corrected by me.
00:05:23She thought she was the top.
00:05:26Annie, did you hear?
00:05:27Hear what? Scarlett is going to handle the Crownwell International next week.
00:05:32I heard.
00:05:33Do you know President Anderson of Crownwell?
00:05:39Who?
00:05:44Louis Anderson.
00:05:4532 years old, President of Crownwell International Commerce Group leading in.
00:05:48He ranked 98th on last year's global wealth rankings.
00:05:51They say he's fluent in five languages, but notorious for his bad temper.
00:05:54He even chewed out the entire Meridian's translation team and drove them out of the meeting room.
00:05:58What does that have to do with me?
00:05:59You don't think Scarlett can handle him?
00:06:03Even if she can't, that's not my business.
00:06:07Annie, seriously.
00:06:09You're way too good at putting up with things.
00:06:11Boone left.
00:06:12She doesn't get it.
00:06:13I'm not putting up with it.
00:06:14I just don't want to get involved.
00:06:15It was an Eric supplier quotation.
00:06:18Technically, it should have gone to someone on the Eric group.
00:06:21But the Eric team is out of the office today, so Alex would casually dump it on me.
00:06:25Annie, didn't you say you took a little Arabic course in college?
00:06:28Just do a rough translation.
00:06:29Sure.
00:06:30I did tell him I'd taken a little Arabic.
00:06:32But in fact, I lived in Saudi Arabia for two years.
00:06:35Arabic is basically my fourth native language.
00:06:37It took me 15 minutes to finish the translation.
00:06:40I left two tiny mistakes in proposal just to pretend the work of someone who had only taken a little
00:06:45Arabic.
00:06:50Not bad was actually good enough for me.
00:06:59Annie, organize these materials for me.
00:07:02I need them for Crownwell's project next week.
00:07:04This is...
00:07:04Background materials on Crownwell International Commerce Group Loa, all in Spanish.
00:07:09About 50 pages.
00:07:10This isn't my job.
00:07:11How is it not?
00:07:12You're in the translation department, and I'm your leader.
00:07:14Is there a problem with me assigning you work?
00:07:16She had been promoted to team leader last month, so of course was at the peak of her arrogance.
00:07:22Fine.
00:07:25Oh, and there's a department meeting tomorrow.
00:07:27We'll be discussing the handover plan for the Crownwell project.
00:07:30You don't need to attend.
00:07:32I know.
00:07:32You're only responsible for basic proofreading.
00:07:35A major project like this isn't something you get to be part of.
00:07:38I know.
00:07:38Hm.
00:07:45I heard everything in the pantry.
00:07:47Who does she think she is talking to you like that?
00:07:48What does she mean by not something you get to be part of?
00:07:50I'm used to it.
00:07:52Can't you just clap back for once?
00:07:53And then what?
00:07:54She's the boss.
00:07:57If you showed everyone what you can really do, what kind of boss would she even be?
00:08:03I don't want to.
00:08:04What exactly are you afraid of, Annie?
00:08:07What am I afraid of?
00:08:08I don't know either.
00:08:10Maybe I'm afraid of being noticed.
00:08:12Afraid that people will dig into my past and will look at me with pity.
00:08:16Or maybe I'm just too tired to care.
00:08:22An annual salary of 24 for $1,000.
00:08:26In this city, after rent and utilities, there isn't much left.
00:08:36Hello?
00:08:37Hello.
00:08:37Am I speaking with Miss Annie Smith?
00:08:39Yes.
00:08:40This is Attorney Wills from Kirkland and Ellis Law Firm.
00:08:43There are some documents regarding the settlement of the overseas assets left by your parents.
00:08:47And we need you to sign in person.
00:08:49I've said this before.
00:08:50I don't want any of it.
00:08:51Donate everything.
00:08:51Mrs. Smith, there is a sum in your parents' account in Zurich.
00:08:54I don't want it.
00:08:55Attorney Wills, thank you, but please stop calling me.
00:09:04The Translation Department had a meeting on a Monday morning.
00:09:07I wasn't told to attend, but my desk was right next to the meeting room.
00:09:10I could hear every word through that glass wall.
00:09:13Louis Anderson is fluent in German and French.
00:09:15There are also someone who can speak Mandarin and Japanese in his team.
00:09:18This time we're discussing a supply chain partnership for the Middle East market.
00:09:22Anything involving Arabic will be handled by their side.
00:09:24We only need to cover the German communication.
00:09:26Can you handle that?
00:09:27Of course.
00:09:28I studied in Germany for three years.
00:09:29The business negotiation like this is exactly in my comfort zone.
00:09:32To be fair, Charlotte's German is decent.
00:09:34Daily conversation is indeed a piece of cake for her.
00:09:37But I've reviewed her previous translations.
00:09:39Her business journey has one fatal habit.
00:09:40She relies too much on literal translation and often misses the level of formality required
00:09:44in German business correspondence.
00:09:46In everyday conversation, that's not a big deal.
00:09:48But if the person she faced is extremely sensitive to details, never mind.
00:09:52Not my business.
00:09:54Finish sorting everything?
00:09:56Yes.
00:09:56I made her a summary classified by project type, cooperation history, and key personnel.
00:10:01I also marked the changes of tariff policies and the risk points.
00:10:03All she had to do was a glance through and she was exactly to expect.
00:10:06It'll do.
00:10:11Scarlet!
00:10:13Scarlet!
00:10:14He rarely came down here in person.
00:10:17Scarlet, Crown will move the schedule up.
00:10:20Anderson will be here tomorrow afternoon.
00:10:21Are you ready?
00:10:22Moved up?
00:10:25I've gone through all the materials.
00:10:26No problem.
00:10:27Good.
00:10:28Bring someone with you tomorrow for on-site interpretation support.
00:10:31I'll take Zach.
00:10:32His German is decent too.
00:10:34Zach is still on leave.
00:10:38Annie, you come with me tomorrow.
00:10:40Me?
00:10:41I only speak Spanish.
00:10:42You'll just take notes and serve coffee.
00:10:44I'll handle the professional part.
00:10:47Her?
00:10:48Don't worry, Mr. White.
00:10:49She's more than enough as an assistant.
00:10:51I got dragged into Crown Willian's business negotiation as an assistant and a note-taker.
00:10:56Someone who can serve coffee at the same time.
00:10:59I sent Elin a message.
00:11:01I will go to Crown Will tomorrow.
00:11:02Scarlet is taking you?
00:11:04Doesn't she always sit down on you as the Aaron girl?
00:11:07You just agreed to that?
00:11:09What else am I supposed to do?
00:11:10Annie!
00:11:22Are you from White Global?
00:11:23Yes.
00:11:24I'm Scarlet, team leader of the translation department.
00:11:27This is my assistant, Annie.
00:11:29Oh, she called me assistant.
00:11:31I didn't correct her.
00:11:34Please wait.
00:11:35President Alexandring is still in a meeting.
00:11:38Scarlet reapplied her lipstick twice and adjusted her hair three separate times in just these 15 minutes.
00:11:44Annie, when we go in, just sit on the side and take notes.
00:11:46Don't speak unless you're asked.
00:11:48Got it?
00:11:48Got it.
00:11:49Also, when you address Mr. Anderson, be formal and respectful.
00:11:53Don't let your eyes wander.
00:11:55People at his level hate unprofessional behavior.
00:11:59Okay.
00:12:01Miss Scarlet, President Anderson will see you now.
00:12:1632 years old, about 6 foot 1, gray suit, no tie.
00:12:20The top button of his shirt was undone.
00:12:21His face was cold.
00:12:22Not the kind of cold people put on to look cool.
00:12:24He was genuinely cold.
00:12:26Sit.
00:12:28Two other people were sitting next to him.
00:12:30The legal director and a lady who looked very, very young.
00:12:33A translation device sat in front of her.
00:12:39In the last outfit, that you were given to us yesterday, was a three-tarif angle on the standards of
00:12:452000, 2001.
00:12:47We have now 2024.
00:12:48What does that mean?
00:12:50He spoke for a fast.
00:12:52Every word was sharp.
00:12:53She understood him, but she clearly didn't expect him to open like that.
00:13:02I mean...
00:13:03I mean...
00:13:03I have asked on German, so please answer them on German.
00:13:06I don't want to spend time with over-satting.
00:13:08I don't want to spend time with over-satting.
00:13:11That was only a first end-up.
00:13:13We will update the data.
00:13:16Update.
00:13:17Update.
00:13:17Have you ever been in your team with the new sort of value for the import of the EGU in
00:13:20the
00:13:20near-satting for 2020?
00:13:22Are you aware of that?
00:13:22The changes in Article D3 and 7 are directly 15% of your A-Bots-Spielers.
00:13:26Did you know that?
00:13:27She didn't know.
00:13:29But I did.
00:13:31Because that policy change was mentioned in the background materials.
00:13:34I had specifically marked it in the summary.
00:13:37But Scarlet obviously hadn't read it carefully.
00:13:41Die, das...
00:13:42Ich muss das erstmal intern effettieren.
00:13:47Haben Sie sich überhaupt nicht vorbereitet, bevor Sie hierher kommen, Sist?
00:13:51Sie haben dreierl die falsche Deutsch-Bereignisse verwendet.
00:13:54Beim ersten Mal habe ich nichts gesagt.
00:13:57Beim zweiten Mal auch nicht.
00:13:58Beim dritten Mal...
00:14:00Wissen Sie, was es im Geschäftsleid benötet, wenn man ständig die falsche Ansturform benutzt?
00:14:05Es bedeutet entweder, dass Sie mich nicht respektieren, oder dass Sie Ihre Führigkeit nicht ausweisen.
00:14:09Welches ist das?
00:14:11The legal director beside Anderson gave a slight shake of his head.
00:14:15The meaning was obvious.
00:14:17This negotiation was about to fall through.
00:14:25Herr Präsident Anderson, ich wette vielmals um Entschuldung.
00:14:28Wenn das das Liebe von White Glover ist, werde ich in Erwengung fühlen, zu einem anderen Partner zu shaken.
00:14:33Meine Hand sind über die Kabel.
00:14:35Zwei Vögel sprechen in meinem Kopf.
00:14:36Es ist keine von Ihrer Begriffe.
00:14:38Sie sind nur hier, um Koffe und trinken zu haben.
00:14:40Das ist Witwerp mit Global's größten Deal des Jahres.
00:14:42Wenn wir es verlieren, werden es wahrscheinlich am Ende des Jahres geschehen.
00:14:44Und jüngere Translators wie ich werden, werden erst auf dem Shopping-Blob.
00:14:58Präsident Anderson, geben Sie uns bitte noch fünf Minuten.
00:15:14Und Sie sind?
00:15:16Ich bin Annie, Junior Translator at Whitmore Global.
00:15:21Junior Translator?
00:15:22Ja.
00:15:23Der, der immer noch die Nöte bezieht und koffe macht.
00:15:29Fünf Minuten.
00:15:33Die neue drei erfettet den Standard für irgendein Sechtinger von sechs auf acht Stelle HSKs.
00:15:39Artikel dieser Behringer 2 zeigen unsere Tachträglichen Berlog und er kommen bald fünf Prozent.
00:15:43Und zwölf Prozent erklären die Nöte bezieht.
00:15:46Der White Global über einen Sollbaus in den W.E. hüht, das von den Vorlingsschaffen der Freie Hande kommt für
00:15:51Fierschens, werden etwa drei Prozent der durch die Erkreisung des HS-Bogenverdüsten Kostenschärbungen kompensiert.
00:15:56Die nette Auswirkung entheizt um zwölf Prozent.
00:15:58Louis Anderson's Legal Director lowered his head and flipped through the files, as if he was checking whether I was
00:16:03right.
00:16:03Where did you learn German?
00:16:05I lived in Berlin for a while.
00:16:07Your honorifics are very precise.
00:16:10And you said you were the junior level?
00:16:11Yes.
00:16:12Your five minutes are up.
00:16:13But I can give you ten more.
00:16:15On one condition.
00:16:16From here on, you meet the negotiation.
00:16:20She can't-
00:16:21I said she leads.
00:16:23Or you can leave right now.
00:16:28Scarlett, should I take over?
00:16:32Then let's restart from the first part of the proposal.
00:16:34This wasn't because I had prepared in advance.
00:16:36While sorting that 50 pages materials like for Scarlett, I had memorized every word.
00:16:40Plus, I grew up in a diplomatic family.
00:16:42The basics of international trade are as natural to me as breathing.
00:16:45Auf dem Neustmarkt, wenn ein Kunde lange nicht über den Preis spriegt, sondern nur über Tellungen, wie würden Sie damit
00:16:50umgehen?
00:16:54You speak Arabic, too?
00:16:56A little.
00:16:57The Japanese supply chain is 6% cheaper, but the supply chain is unstable.
00:17:01How do you decide?
00:17:01The Japanese supply chain is J.P.K.T. 0427.
00:17:06I would not choose the lowest option, but the lowest option with the lowest option.
00:17:13The framework works.
00:17:15I'll have my legal team follow up with you on the details.
00:17:18The candle is warm and strong.
00:17:20And the grip was just right.
00:17:22Annie, right?
00:17:23Yes.
00:17:24You're wasted in the junior level.
00:17:30You lied to everyone!
00:17:33What?
00:17:34You said you only spoke Spanish.
00:17:40I do mainly work in Spanish.
00:17:43What you did in there today, that's what you call mainly working in Spanish?
00:17:46Your German is better than mine.
00:17:47Where did that Arab come from?
00:17:49It's not even on your resume.
00:17:52Scarlet, the project was saved, wasn't it?
00:17:54You did this on purpose!
00:17:56You hid your skills just waiting for a chance like this to show off!
00:18:01What do you think will happen just because you impressed Louis Anderson once?
00:18:04When we're back at the company, you're still just that junior translator.
00:18:08Annie, just you wait.
00:18:17Suddenly, I felt a little tired.
00:18:20How did the negotiation go?
00:18:22Did Scarlet crash and burn?
00:18:23The project was saved.
00:18:25How was it saved?
00:18:26Wasn't she...
00:18:26Wait, was it you?
00:18:28I'll tell you when I get back.
00:18:29Annie, you finally made a move!
00:18:33Standing at the exit of the underground garage, I felt the autumn wind blowing in.
00:18:37It was a bit cold.
00:18:39I didn't want to show off.
00:18:41I really didn't.
00:18:42But I didn't want to lose my job either.
00:18:53Mr. White, Annie spoke out of turn during negotiation and completely ignored the company hierarchy.
00:18:58Was the project saved?
00:18:59Yes, but that was...
00:19:00Then that's all that matters.
00:19:01The Crown Will deal is worth $40 million.
00:19:03If it had fallen through yesterday, the entire translation department could have packed up.
00:19:09One look at her face, and I knew this wasn't over.
00:19:18Annie, how good is your German exactly?
00:19:21I can get by.
00:19:22You can get by?
00:19:23I heard you handled the entire negotiation in German without any problem at Crown Will, and you even used Arabic?
00:19:28My German just everyday level?
00:19:29Do you know if the company hired a multi-language translator like you, the starting salary would be at least
00:19:33$96,000 a year?
00:19:34I have no issues with my current salary.
00:19:36Fine.
00:19:37Come to the meeting room at 2 this afternoon.
00:19:39We need you involved in the follow-up coordination for the Crown Will project.
00:19:43Mr. Wood, I'm the one in charge of the Crown Will project.
00:19:46We'll remain in charge, but Annie will be involved in the coordination.
00:19:48That's Mr. White's decision.
00:19:53Happy now, Annie?
00:19:56Scarlet, I just...
00:19:57You just what?
00:19:59You think because you showed up once yesterday, you're on the same level as me now?
00:20:02That's not what I meant.
00:20:03I've been here for seven years.
00:20:05I worked my way up from intern to department leader.
00:20:07And you?
00:20:07A liar who's been hiding everything.
00:20:13Just you wait.
00:20:17Annie, Mr. Anderson specifically requested you as the translator for the follow-up coordination.
00:20:22Starting today, you'll be temporarily transferred to the Crown Will project team.
00:20:25Okay.
00:20:25But your position will remain junior, and salary will stay the same.
00:20:28We'll evaluate it again after the project ends.
00:20:30Got it.
00:20:31Crown Will's supply chain project is divided into three stages.
00:20:34The preliminary framework was already discussed yesterday.
00:20:36Next comes the translation of the detailed terms and contract documents.
00:20:39All files will need English, Spanish, and German versions.
00:20:41Annie, can you handle all three language versions at the same time?
00:20:44Yes.
00:20:45Three languages?
00:20:45Since she joined this company, she has only ever worked as a Spanish translator.
00:20:48We don't even know her actual German level.
00:20:50What if something goes wrong?
00:20:51Yesterday's negotiation showed exactly what her level is.
00:20:54Any other questions?
00:20:56The English version, and another hour and a half to finish the Spanish version.
00:21:03Nope.
00:21:03You'd better pray you don't make any.
00:21:12Both the speed and quality excited expectations.
00:21:15Annie, what exactly have you been doing for the past three years?
00:21:25Hello?
00:21:26Annie?
00:21:27It was Louie Anderson.
00:21:28This is Louie Anderson from Crownwell.
00:21:30Mr. Wood gave me your number.
00:21:32Mr. Anderson, what can I do for you?
00:21:33I read the 62 pages you translated today.
00:21:36Was there any problem?
00:21:37No problem at all.
00:21:38It's the most accurate German business translation I've seen in the past three years.
00:21:44You're not someone who belongs in a junior position.
00:21:45That is my current position.
00:21:47I know.
00:21:48That's why I'm curious.
00:21:49Crownwell has an internal meeting tomorrow afternoon.
00:21:51It involves partner selection for the Middle Eastern market.
00:21:54I need an Arabic-speaking interpreter there.
00:21:55This should go through the company.
00:21:57I know.
00:21:57But I'm asking you directly.
00:21:59Would you like to come?
00:22:01Okay, I will.
00:22:04Annie, maybe you're going to be exposed after all.
00:22:06I knew this day would come eventually.
00:22:08But I just didn't expect it to come this soon.
00:22:13They were from a construction materials group in the UAE.
00:22:16The man leading the meeting looked about 50, wearing a white robe with a Siri expression.
00:22:20A young Arab woman sat beside him should be his interpreter.
00:22:23You're here.
00:22:24Today I may need you to do an interpretation between Eric and English.
00:22:28Okay.
00:22:29If Charlotte were here, she would probably ask, where did your ablic even come from?
00:22:32The answer is I lived in Cairo for a year and a half.
00:22:34During that time, my roommate was even an Egyptian diplomat's daughter.
00:22:41Press.
00:22:42This file of us, Ms. Lloyd.
00:22:43Standard procedure.
00:22:4415 minutes passed.
00:22:51I lowered my head in height, as if I were picking notes.
00:22:55Then I turned my laptop slightly so Louie Anderson could see this one line as he wished.
00:22:58They said they want to push the price down by 20 work.
00:23:00They'll switch to suppliers.
00:23:01Louie Anderson's eyes stayed on the screen for one second.
00:23:04His expression didn't change at all.
00:23:06But it's in the negotiation that followed, his strategy clearly shifted.
00:23:10Let's cut the chase.
00:23:11Our final offer is 10% below the current market price.
00:23:13Take your lead.
00:23:19Your abhishek is excellent.
00:23:21Not that good.
00:23:21Just the daily level.
00:23:23You heard what he said to his interpreter just now?
00:23:25Then you warned me.
00:23:26I just thought the information might be useful for the negotiation.
00:23:29Without that warning from you, this deal would have cost us at least $8 million today.
00:23:32Annie, how many languages do you speak?
00:23:34German, French, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, Arabic, and Italian.
00:23:38Eight in total, plus English.
00:23:39Mm-hmm.
00:23:39And you're a junior level translator at White Global.
00:23:41Mm-hmm.
00:23:42Do you think that makes sense?
00:23:43It was my choice.
00:23:44Would you be interested in coming to Crownwell?
00:23:45I can start you at $400,000 a year.
00:23:47If you're willing to head the International Business Department, there's no upper limit.
00:23:51Mr. Anderson, thank you for the offer.
00:23:52I'm not planning to change jobs for now.
00:23:54For now?
00:23:55For now.
00:23:55You can change your mind to any ground.
00:23:57Only one line of text, Loey Anderson, and a phone number.
00:23:59It didn't even say President Crownwell International.
00:24:01This kind of card is usually given to people who already need to know who you are.
00:24:13What are you doing?
00:24:15I-I-I was passing by and saw your computer was still on.
00:24:18It was off when I left.
00:24:19You went to Crownwell again today?
00:24:21Louie Anderson asked you to go, didn't he?
00:24:22It was needed for the project coordination.
00:24:24What kind of project needs you to interpret Arabic?
00:24:26You never said you were that good at Arabic.
00:24:27What else are you hiding, Scarlett?
00:24:28What did you see on my computer?
00:24:31I didn't see anything.
00:24:33She had opened my personal folder.
00:24:35What was inside?
00:24:36Some translation exercises.
00:24:38Casual translations in French, Japanese, and Korean.
00:24:41Things I did when I was bored.
00:24:43If she saw those...
00:24:46Annie, what exactly did you do at Crownwell today?
00:24:48Scarlett was losing her mind in the office all afternoon.
00:24:51She went through your computer.
00:24:52You know?
00:24:52Why are you reporting her?
00:24:54Report what?
00:24:54I don't have proof.
00:24:55You are way too...
00:24:56Forget it.
00:24:57I heard something today.
00:24:58Do you want to know?
00:24:58Go on.
00:24:59There's something going on between Scarlett and Alex Wood.
00:25:01What do you mean?
00:25:02I handle reimbursed reforms and admin.
00:25:03Over the past six months,
00:25:04Scarlett has gone on loan with Alex Wood
00:25:05to talk about work 17 times.
00:25:07Every single time I was at that hotel
00:25:08on the west side of the street,
00:25:09think about that.
00:25:10That has nothing to do with me.
00:25:11How does that have nothing to do with you?
00:25:12Alex Wood made Scarlett department leader
00:25:13because of that relationship.
00:25:20The message basically said
00:25:21the company found some employees
00:25:23failed to truthfully fill in personal skills
00:25:25during onboarding.
00:25:26All staff must update profiles within a week.
00:25:29Concealment or falsification
00:25:31will be dealt with
00:25:31as a violation of company regulations.
00:25:34This email is emailed straight to you.
00:25:37Of course I knew.
00:25:38When Scarlett went through my computer,
00:25:40she found those multilingual translation exercises.
00:25:43She must have gone to Alex Wood.
00:25:47Annie,
00:25:48did you see that email?
00:25:50So what?
00:25:51Are you planning to update your profile?
00:25:53I'm still thinking about it.
00:25:56I suggest you do it soon.
00:25:57If they find out you hid something,
00:26:00that'll be a very serious matter.
00:26:03Thank you for the reminder, Scarlett.
00:26:10It had a pure black background
00:26:12with handwritten words on the back.
00:26:16I never noticed it before.
00:26:18It hasn't come to that yet.
00:26:23There are two things to discuss today.
00:26:25First,
00:26:26the Crownwell project
00:26:27has finished the initial handover.
00:26:29Mr. Anderson is very satisfied
00:26:31with our translation work.
00:26:33Bonuses for this project
00:26:34will be issued next month.
00:26:38Second,
00:26:39regarding the update of employee profiles.
00:26:45Mr. White,
00:26:46I have a question.
00:26:48Go ahead.
00:26:50If an employee deliberately hides their skills
00:26:52and causes the company
00:26:53to make the mistakes
00:26:54in allocating human resources,
00:26:56does that count as a violation?
00:27:04Then let me give an example.
00:27:05Say an employee only lists Spanish on her profile,
00:27:08but in fact she is fluent in multiple languages.
00:27:09The company assigns her position and salary
00:27:11according on the standard for a Spanish translator,
00:27:13and she never raises any objections.
00:27:14Over three years without knowing the truth,
00:27:16the company loses out
00:27:17on a huge amount of usable human resources.
00:27:19This kind of behavior.
00:27:20Enough.
00:27:24Scarlet,
00:27:25get to the point.
00:27:26The person you're talking about is me, right?
00:27:29So what?
00:27:30Yes.
00:27:30I only listed Spanish on my profile
00:27:33because the position I applied for
00:27:34was junior Spanish translator.
00:27:36I have never made a mistake during the work.
00:27:40As for the other languages...
00:27:41As for the other languages,
00:27:43you hid your ability.
00:27:44You let the company spend high salaries
00:27:46hiring people for the German,
00:27:47French, and Arabic teams
00:27:48when you alone could do all of their jobs.
00:27:50Isn't that damaging the company's interests?
00:27:52If I alone can replace all of them,
00:27:54then where does that leave you, Scarlet?
00:27:55This has nothing to do with my place.
00:27:57It does.
00:27:58Because what you're really worried about
00:28:00isn't the company's interests.
00:28:02It's the fact that you found out
00:28:03I'm more capable than you.
00:28:05And now your position doesn't feel so secure anymore.
00:28:08You...
00:28:09I'll say it again.
00:28:10Not listing on my profile
00:28:12does not mean hiding.
00:28:13The skills section does not say
00:28:15all skills must be listed.
00:28:16I chose to show only the skills required
00:28:18for the job I applied for.
00:28:20That is my right.
00:28:24Fine.
00:28:25Then let me ask another question.
00:28:26Mr. White,
00:28:27the bonus for the Crownwell project
00:28:29is distributed among the team members, right?
00:28:31Yes.
00:28:32Annie was added to the team
00:28:33later on a temporary basis.
00:28:34The part she took in
00:28:35was just translation handover.
00:28:37She wasn't on the original team list.
00:28:39So when the bonus is distributed,
00:28:40she shouldn't receive the full amount.
00:28:42That was a vicious move.
00:28:44She stopped attacking me
00:28:45over the hidden skills issue
00:28:46because she knew she couldn't win that fight.
00:28:48So she switched to mund money instead.
00:28:52Well,
00:28:54Scarlet does have a point.
00:28:56Annie joined halfway through.
00:28:58Louie Anderson specifically requested me.
00:29:02Mr. Anderson,
00:29:03what brings you here?
00:29:05I came to deliver the contract.
00:29:07I heard your meeting.
00:29:08The door wasn't fully closed.
00:29:09The core negotiation of this project
00:29:11was completed by Annie.
00:29:12On the day we first met,
00:29:13she saved the entire conversation
00:29:14in the final five minutes.
00:29:15During the meeting with the UAE client,
00:29:17she used Arabic to win me
00:29:17$8 million in profit margin.
00:29:19How your company distributes bonuses
00:29:21is your business.
00:29:21But I suggest you figure out
00:29:22who really is
00:29:24the key person
00:29:25in this project.
00:29:31One more thing.
00:29:32There is a clause in this contract.
00:29:34From now on,
00:29:35all translation handover work
00:29:36for Crown With
00:29:37will be handled by Annie.
00:29:38If she is no longer
00:29:39at White Global,
00:29:40this contract automatically
00:29:42becomes void.
00:29:47Mr. Anderson,
00:29:48you mean,
00:29:48I've made myself very clear.
00:29:50This contract
00:29:51is worth
00:29:52$80 million a year.
00:29:54The handover translator
00:29:55is Annie.
00:29:56If you replace her,
00:29:58the contract is void.
00:30:01$80 million.
00:30:02Annie.
00:30:03Mr. White.
00:30:04Starting today,
00:30:05you are no longer
00:30:06on the junior level.
00:30:07Then which level I'm in?
00:30:08Deputy Director
00:30:09of the Translation Department.
00:30:11As for your salary,
00:30:13you'll discuss it privately.
00:30:14Mr. White.
00:30:15She's only been here
00:30:16for three years.
00:30:17I've been here for seven.
00:30:18Scarlett,
00:30:19sit down.
00:30:21You deserve nothing.
00:30:24The Translation Department
00:30:25was in an uproar.
00:30:27She actually speaks
00:30:29eight languages.
00:30:30She stayed in the junior level
00:30:31for three years?
00:30:32How did that happen?
00:30:33Didn't you hear
00:30:34Louis Anderson's contract?
00:30:35He specifically asked for her.
00:30:38$80 million.
00:30:39Scarlett's face
00:30:40looks amazing.
00:30:42I mean, the color.
00:30:45That line in French,
00:30:47you understood it?
00:30:48I did.
00:30:49What did you think?
00:30:52I'm thinking about it.
00:30:55Take your time.
00:30:58Annie,
00:30:59let's have a chat.
00:31:02You hid for three years,
00:31:04and now everything
00:31:05is out in the low-open.
00:31:06Do you really think
00:31:07your life here
00:31:07will be easy from now on?
00:31:09Are you threatening me?
00:31:11I'm reminding you.
00:31:12Do you think
00:31:12becoming Deputy Director
00:31:13solves everything?
00:31:14The Translation Department's
00:31:16connections,
00:31:16client relationships,
00:31:17and internal resources
00:31:18are all in my hands.
00:31:19You're a newcomer
00:31:20who just got promoted.
00:31:21You won't be able
00:31:22to handle any of it.
00:31:23What are you trying to say?
00:31:24Give me your position.
00:31:25You can keep working
00:31:26as the Handover Translator
00:31:27and take your project bonus.
00:31:29I'll manage the department
00:31:30and you handle the business.
00:31:31We both get what we want.
00:31:32What if I don't want to?
00:31:34Then I'll let you know
00:31:35ability isn't the only thing
00:31:36that matters in reality.
00:31:44It tasted awful.
00:31:45Scarlett was right.
00:31:47Ability isn't the only thing
00:31:48that matters.
00:31:49But there is one thing
00:31:50she's wrong about.
00:31:51Thinking she was the only one
00:31:52who had the connection.
00:31:56On Monday,
00:31:57something major happened
00:31:58at White Global.
00:31:59The company had received
00:32:00a new project,
00:32:01a fashion brand
00:32:02from Lyon, France.
00:32:03It required a full set
00:32:05of French to English
00:32:05brand translation
00:32:06and market localization services.
00:32:09Alex Wood had brought
00:32:10this project back
00:32:11through an old client.
00:32:12The amount was not huge,
00:32:14but it mattered a lot
00:32:16for the company's
00:32:16brand expansion.
00:32:18The problem was,
00:32:19one of the two translators
00:32:20on the French team
00:32:21had just resigned last month.
00:32:23The other was
00:32:24on maternity leave.
00:32:26There's no one left
00:32:26on the French team.
00:32:28What are we supposed
00:32:28to do with this project?
00:32:31Annie,
00:32:32what level is your French?
00:32:34It works.
00:32:36What do you mean by that?
00:32:37Can you handle
00:32:37high-end French brand
00:32:38localization?
00:32:39Yes.
00:32:40Good.
00:32:41Then you're taking
00:32:42this project.
00:32:45The director of the French side
00:32:46personally called
00:32:47Brian White
00:32:48after looked through.
00:32:51Is your translator French?
00:32:53The language feels
00:32:54incredibly authentic.
00:32:56Yes.
00:32:56We have a dedicated
00:32:57French translation team.
00:33:03Annie,
00:33:04the French side
00:33:05is extremely satisfied.
00:33:06They've added another project,
00:33:08the full translation
00:33:09of their product manuals.
00:33:10It's worth $3 million.
00:33:12Okay.
00:33:13I'll approve your project bonus
00:33:15for this month separately.
00:33:16Thank you, Mr. White.
00:33:21Please note, everyone,
00:33:22project assignments
00:33:23in the translation
00:33:23should follow
00:33:24departmental procedures.
00:33:25No one should skip the leader
00:33:26and take projects directly.
00:33:40Annie,
00:33:40do you really speak
00:33:41eight languages?
00:33:42Yes.
00:33:43Do you know how rare
00:33:44someone like you is
00:33:45in the translation industry?
00:33:47I know.
00:33:48Then why did you...
00:33:50Forget it.
00:33:51There's something
00:33:52I should tell you.
00:33:53Scarlet has a real problem
00:33:54with you.
00:33:54She's brought it up
00:33:55with me several times already.
00:33:56I know.
00:33:58You better be careful.
00:34:00She has certain
00:34:02connections in the company.
00:34:04Mr. Wood,
00:34:05about you and Scarlet?
00:34:06What about us?
00:34:09Nothing.
00:34:15Annie, Scarlet and I
00:34:16don't have the kind
00:34:16of relationship
00:34:17you might be thinking of.
00:34:18She got promoted
00:34:19to team lead
00:34:20because she had been here
00:34:20long enough
00:34:21and knew the business well.
00:34:23That's all.
00:34:26I thought of the 17
00:34:27hotel reinforcing claims
00:34:28Elon had mentioned.
00:34:30Human nature
00:34:30really is
00:34:31an interesting thing.
00:34:35The way people
00:34:36looked at me
00:34:36was strange.
00:34:37It wasn't admiration
00:34:38or envy.
00:34:39It was more like
00:34:41avoidance.
00:34:42Something happened.
00:34:43What happened?
00:34:44Scarlet reported you
00:34:45to Brian White.
00:34:46Reported me for what?
00:34:47She said you privately
00:34:48leakered White Global's
00:34:49internal pricing strategy
00:34:50to Crownweck
00:34:51while you were
00:34:51translating for them.
00:34:52That's a false accusation.
00:34:54I know.
00:34:54But she has evidence.
00:34:56What evidence?
00:34:57She said she found
00:34:58a file on your computer.
00:34:59Screenshots of a chat
00:35:00between you and
00:35:01Rudy Anderson's assistant,
00:35:02Frank Young.
00:35:03The chat mentions
00:35:04White Global's
00:35:04internal pricing.
00:35:05There is no such file
00:35:07on my computer.
00:35:08She says there is.
00:35:09And she already
00:35:10showed it to Brian White.
00:35:11Brian wants you
00:35:11in his office
00:35:12tomorrow morning
00:35:12to explain yourself.
00:35:15That so-called
00:35:16chat record?
00:35:17It's fake.
00:35:18I sneaked a look at it.
00:35:19The chat time
00:35:20was last Wednesday
00:35:20at 2 p.m.
00:35:21But you were
00:35:22at the department meeting
00:35:23last Wednesday afternoon.
00:35:24Everyone can prove it.
00:35:25Then how did she...
00:35:26She edited the time
00:35:27in the chat.
00:35:28Photoshopped it.
00:35:29But she forgot
00:35:30one thing.
00:35:30There's a battery indicator
00:35:32in the top right corner
00:35:32of the screenshot.
00:35:33That battery display
00:35:34doesn't match
00:35:34your phone model.
00:35:35You use a Samsung.
00:35:37That screenshot
00:35:37is from an iPhone.
00:35:40Ellen, I need you
00:35:41to do me a favor.
00:35:42Name it.
00:35:43You're in administration.
00:35:45Can you pull
00:35:45the attendance records
00:35:47and meeting room usage
00:35:48records from last
00:35:49Wednesday afternoon?
00:35:50Yes.
00:35:50Pull them.
00:35:51Also, Scarlett's
00:35:52reimbursement records,
00:35:53the 17 hotel ones.
00:35:54Do you have them?
00:35:55I do.
00:35:56Are you finally
00:35:56going to use them?
00:35:57Not to attack her,
00:35:58but to protect myself.
00:35:59If she comes after me,
00:36:00I need Brian White
00:36:01to know her credibility
00:36:02has a problem.
00:36:02Got it.
00:36:14Every file
00:36:15had a timestamp
00:36:16and sending record.
00:36:17My real chat history
00:36:18with Frank Young
00:36:19was all on Teams
00:36:20with server backups.
00:36:23Scarlett can fake screenshots,
00:36:25but she couldn't
00:36:25change server data.
00:36:35I heard you were reported.
00:36:37News travels fast.
00:36:39Frank told me.
00:36:40Do you need help?
00:36:41No.
00:36:42I can handle it myself.
00:36:43Are you sure?
00:36:46Yes.
00:36:47Fine.
00:36:48If you can't handle it,
00:36:49just tell me.
00:36:52It won't.
00:36:58Annie.
00:37:00Scarlett reported that
00:37:01you privately leaked
00:37:03our pricing strategy
00:37:03to Crownwell
00:37:04while you were translating
00:37:05for them.
00:37:06These screenshots
00:37:07are the evidence
00:37:08she provided.
00:37:09Is there anything
00:37:09you want to say?
00:37:10It was exactly
00:37:11as Aline had described.
00:37:12My profile picture,
00:37:13my name,
00:37:14a conversation
00:37:15with Frank Young.
00:37:16The content did involve
00:37:17White Global's pricing,
00:37:18but the wording
00:37:19was extremely unnatural,
00:37:20like it had been made up
00:37:21by someone who didn't
00:37:22understand formal
00:37:23business conversation.
00:37:24These screenshots
00:37:25are fake.
00:37:27Of course you
00:37:27would say that.
00:37:28I can prove it.
00:37:31This is my full
00:37:32chat history
00:37:33with Frank Young.
00:37:34It has server backups
00:37:35and timestamps.
00:37:36Please compare them.
00:37:38The times don't match.
00:37:41The screenshots
00:37:42Scarlett provided
00:37:42show that the conversation
00:37:43happened last Wednesday
00:37:44at 2 p.m.,
00:37:45but the team's record
00:37:46show that Annie
00:37:47and Frank Young
00:37:48had no conversation
00:37:49at that time.
00:37:50She could have deleted
00:37:51Teams has server backups.
00:37:52Even if an employee
00:37:53deletes the chat
00:37:54on their eye,
00:37:54the server still keeps it.
00:37:55Also,
00:37:56from 2 p.m.
00:37:56to 4 p.m.
00:37:57last Wednesday,
00:37:57I was attending
00:37:58the department meeting
00:37:59in the company.
00:37:59The attendance
00:38:00and meeting room
00:38:00booking records
00:38:01can prove it.
00:38:01One more thing.
00:38:02This screenshot
00:38:03is from an iOS interface.
00:38:05I use Android.
00:38:06Scarlett,
00:38:07your phone is an iPhone,
00:38:08isn't it?
00:38:08That proves nothing.
00:38:09Maybe you changed phones.
00:38:10I've been here
00:38:11for three years.
00:38:13The device binding records
00:38:14from IT show
00:38:15I have never used
00:38:16an iPhone.
00:38:21Scarlett,
00:38:22where did these
00:38:22screenshots come from?
00:38:23I found them
00:38:25on her computer.
00:38:26After you went
00:38:26through my computer
00:38:27last week,
00:38:28I reset the password.
00:38:30These screenshots
00:38:31were never
00:38:32on my computer.
00:38:34You never saw
00:38:35these snapshots
00:38:36on my computer
00:38:37because they never
00:38:38existed in the first place.
00:38:39You made them yourself.
00:38:43Scarlett,
00:38:44do you have anything
00:38:44else to explain?
00:38:47Mr. Wood,
00:38:48say something.
00:38:50Scarlett,
00:38:50you went too far
00:38:51this time.
00:38:53Faking evidence
00:38:54to falsely accuse
00:38:54a colleague
00:38:55is a serious violation.
00:38:56Scarlett,
00:38:57your position
00:38:57as the department leader
00:38:58is revoked immediately.
00:38:59Mr. White?
00:38:59Also,
00:39:00your year-end performance rating
00:39:00will be downgraded
00:39:01by one level.
00:39:02If anything like this
00:39:03happens again,
00:39:03your employment
00:39:04will be terminated immediately.
00:39:05Annie,
00:39:05are you happy now?
00:39:06Scarlett,
00:39:07from beginning to end,
00:39:08you were the one
00:39:08causing trouble for me.
00:39:09I never went after you first.
00:39:10Because your very existence
00:39:12is a quotation.
00:39:13You speak eight language
00:39:14and you hid it
00:39:14for three years.
00:39:15You made my seven years
00:39:16of hard work
00:39:17look like a joke.
00:39:20On the surface,
00:39:21no one in the translation
00:39:22department said much.
00:39:24But the group chat
00:39:25had completely blown up.
00:39:26She should have been
00:39:27removed ages ago.
00:39:28Her translation skills
00:39:29were just average.
00:39:30She only got there
00:39:31through connections.
00:39:32You guys didn't know?
00:39:33Every translation
00:39:34she submitted
00:39:35had been corrected
00:39:36by Annie.
00:39:37What?
00:39:38I am serious.
00:39:39I have seen
00:39:40the proof peating records.
00:39:41Then how many
00:39:42has Annie corrected
00:39:42over the past three years?
00:39:43A conservative estimate?
00:39:45Over a hundred.
00:39:55Excuse me.
00:39:56Which one of you
00:39:57is Annie?
00:39:58Me.
00:39:59Hello.
00:40:00I am Victoria Hayes,
00:40:02a producer
00:40:03at Harbor Light Media.
00:40:04We are preparing
00:40:05a large-scale
00:40:06international documentary
00:40:07project and we need
00:40:08a multi-linguished
00:40:08translation consultant.
00:40:10How did you find me?
00:40:11Industry recommendation.
00:40:13The Crownwell project
00:40:14and the French brand project
00:40:15you worked on recently
00:40:15have attracted some
00:40:16attention in the field.
00:40:17Harbor Light Media,
00:40:19a top-team production company.
00:40:20Mrs. Hayes,
00:40:21what kind of project
00:40:22is it exactly?
00:40:22A documentary about
00:40:23the Strait of Garou
00:40:24and global trade.
00:40:25We need simultaneous
00:40:26interpretation and
00:40:27subtitle proof-feeding
00:40:28across five languages,
00:40:29English, French,
00:40:30Italian, Spanish,
00:40:31and Arabic.
00:40:32We contacted
00:40:33three translation companies,
00:40:34but none of them
00:40:35could provide one person
00:40:36who covers all five languages.
00:40:38Then someone told me
00:40:39that White Global
00:40:40has a girl
00:40:41who speaks eight languages.
00:40:42Who told you that?
00:40:43Louis Anderson.
00:40:44He is one of the investors
00:40:45in this project.
00:40:46Louis Anderson again.
00:40:47What is the consulting fee
00:40:48for this project?
00:40:49$50,000 a month.
00:40:51The estimated period
00:40:52is three months.
00:40:52$150,000.
00:40:54That is about six years
00:40:55of my salary
00:40:56at White Global.
00:40:56If you take it,
00:40:58you will need to travel
00:40:59for two months,
00:41:00the Middle East
00:41:01and Europe.
00:41:07A bank account in Zurich,
00:41:09a property in Munich,
00:41:11and a small apartment
00:41:12in the 16th compartment
00:41:13of Paris.
00:41:14The total value
00:41:15was close to $10,000,000.
00:41:17Language was the thing
00:41:18my parents loved most
00:41:19in their lives.
00:41:20My mother used to say,
00:41:22language is the best bridge.
00:41:25My father said,
00:41:26if you can understand
00:41:27a person in their mother tongue,
00:41:28you can understand their heart.
00:41:31They carved the languages
00:41:32of the world into my blood.
00:41:34Then they left.
00:41:35So I hid those languages away,
00:41:37along with my memories of them.
00:41:39Because every time
00:41:40I speak one of those languages,
00:41:41I remember what they looked like
00:41:42when they were by my side
00:41:43teaching it to me.
00:41:44German was in Berlin.
00:41:46My dad taught it to me
00:41:47while taking me for ice cream
00:41:49in front of the Bransberg Gate.
00:41:51French was in Paris.
00:41:53My mother read Malpussaud to me
00:41:55in the original French
00:41:55by the San.
00:41:57Arabic was in Cairo.
00:41:59The three of us
00:41:59were on a boat on the Nile.
00:42:02My father counted the stars
00:42:04while teaching me
00:42:04how to say
00:42:05Wahid,
00:42:06Ethwan,
00:42:07Flatha.
00:42:07Every language was a memory.
00:42:09And I didn't want to
00:42:09open those memories.
00:42:11But I...
00:42:16Has Mrs. Hayes
00:42:17from Harbor Light
00:42:18reached out to you?
00:42:20She has.
00:42:21Why did you introduce this to me?
00:42:23Because you need to
00:42:24step out of it.
00:42:25You do not know me.
00:42:27I know your parents
00:42:28were diplomats.
00:42:29I know your background.
00:42:31You investigated me?
00:42:33Before I decide
00:42:34who to work with,
00:42:35I learn about them.
00:42:37Annie,
00:42:37your parents
00:42:38were remarkable people.
00:42:39You do not need
00:42:40to lock yourself
00:42:41in a corner
00:42:42just to escape
00:42:42their shadow.
00:42:45Go take a look
00:42:45at Harbor Light's project.
00:42:47The Strait of Jurada,
00:42:48the bridge between
00:42:49Europe and Africa.
00:42:50Maybe you should
00:42:50see it for yourself.
00:42:56Maybe he was right.
00:43:01Mr. White,
00:43:02I need to take
00:43:03two months off.
00:43:04For what?
00:43:05A documentary project
00:43:06wants me as a translation
00:43:07sultan.
00:43:08I need to travel
00:43:08to the Middle East
00:43:09and Europe.
00:43:10Two months?
00:43:11What about
00:43:11Crownwell's project?
00:43:13I have already
00:43:13completed all the
00:43:14translation drafts
00:43:14for Crownwell's
00:43:15second phase.
00:43:16The third phase
00:43:16will not start
00:43:17until three months later.
00:43:18Are you resigning?
00:43:19I will come back.
00:43:21Fine.
00:43:22I will approve
00:43:23two months for you.
00:43:27Scarlet?
00:43:28Scarlet had
00:43:28been transferred
00:43:29to administration
00:43:29as a clerk.
00:43:30The old shine
00:43:31was gone.
00:43:31You are going
00:43:32on a business trip?
00:43:33Mm-hmm.
00:43:34For how long?
00:43:35Two months.
00:43:36You know,
00:43:36when I joined
00:43:36the White
00:43:37seven years ago,
00:43:38I only spoke
00:43:38one language, too.
00:43:41Later,
00:43:41I learned French
00:43:42and Spanish
00:43:42while working here.
00:43:43I went from intern
00:43:44to the department leader.
00:43:46I thought I had
00:43:47worked really hard.
00:43:48You did work hard.
00:43:48But without doing anything,
00:43:50you were already above me.
00:43:51Eight languages.
00:43:52What gives you the right?
00:43:53My parents.
00:43:54They paid for it
00:43:55with their lives.
00:43:59That was the last time
00:44:00we spoke in this building.
00:44:01At the airport,
00:44:02I unexpectedly
00:44:03ran into someone.
00:44:04Louie Anderson.
00:44:05He was wearing
00:44:06casual clothes.
00:44:07It was the first time
00:44:08I had ever seen him
00:44:08out of a suit.
00:44:09Annie?
00:44:10What are you doing here?
00:44:11Crownwell has business
00:44:12in Dubai.
00:44:13What a coincidence.
00:44:14Yeah.
00:44:15What a coincidence.
00:44:19Business class is pretty empty.
00:44:21Why are you sitting here?
00:44:22I bought an economy ticket.
00:44:25About the inheritance
00:44:26your parents left you.
00:44:28You even know about that?
00:44:29The law firm
00:44:30has worked with us before.
00:44:31Attorney Wills once mentioned
00:44:32a client who refused
00:44:33to inherit in this state.
00:44:34The industry is only so big.
00:44:35So the whole world knows?
00:44:36Not the whole world.
00:44:37Just me caring about it.
00:44:38I turned to look at him
00:44:39and my heart skipped a beat.
00:44:41The sunlight in Dubai
00:44:42was completely different
00:44:42from back home.
00:44:43Dry, fierce,
00:44:44almost as if it could burn
00:44:45straight through your shadow.
00:44:46So you are Annie?
00:44:47The one who speaks
00:44:48eight languages?
00:44:49Yes.
00:44:49Let's do a test.
00:44:50Translate a section
00:44:51for me first.
00:44:52Martin handed me
00:44:52an Arabic interview outline.
00:44:54Okay, I'm Annie Smith,
00:44:55a junior translator
00:44:56at White Global Trading Co.
00:44:57I've been here three years
00:44:58and make $24,000 a year.
00:45:01Finally, she is the one.
00:45:03She is better than those
00:45:04three translation companies combined.
00:45:07Martin, she has not even
00:45:08given us a quote yet.
00:45:10No need.
00:45:11It's her.
00:45:11The first stop
00:45:12was the antique market
00:45:13in Old Dubai.
00:45:14The documentary
00:45:15was going to cover
00:45:16how the Strait of Hormos
00:45:17connects global trade.
00:45:18There was a Persian
00:45:19carpet shop here
00:45:20that had been open
00:45:20for 40 years
00:45:21and the owner
00:45:22was a third generation
00:45:23Iranian merchant.
00:45:24You're from here.
00:45:25You've seen the Arab
00:45:26like you're learning
00:45:27in the river.
00:45:28Oh, you're watching
00:45:30the river.
00:45:33You've seen the river
00:45:34in the river.
00:45:35You're beautiful.
00:45:42In Casablanca,
00:45:42I interviewed
00:45:43a historian in French.
00:45:45The detroit of Bloelort
00:45:46is not just a maritime passage
00:45:48but a form of dialogue.
00:45:49People are excited
00:45:49to hear George's
00:45:50as a true
00:45:51even if she speaks
00:45:51of the water
00:45:52and the water
00:45:52and the water
00:45:53and the water
00:45:53and the water.
00:45:53He said,
00:45:55On the Strait of Jurali,
00:45:56shipping and trade
00:45:56are a way of having a dialogue.
00:45:58People may come
00:45:58from different backgrounds
00:45:59and speak different languages
00:46:00but their hearts are connected.
00:46:02My voice,
00:46:03but their hearts
00:46:03was a little halseyed
00:46:04because my father had said
00:46:05almost the exact same thing.
00:46:08Okay.
00:46:09That night,
00:46:10the team had dinner
00:46:11at the hotel.
00:46:13Annie,
00:46:13Mr. Anderson asked
00:46:14whether your work
00:46:15went smoothly today?
00:46:16It went smoothly.
00:46:17No need to worry about me.
00:46:18Mr. Anderson asked me
00:46:19to tell you
00:46:20that he is in the office
00:46:20on the 58th floor
00:46:21of this hotel.
00:46:22If you need anything,
00:46:23contact him anytime.
00:46:27Hello?
00:46:29Have you eaten?
00:46:30I am eating now.
00:46:32The food here
00:46:32may not really suit our taste.
00:46:34If you want something else.
00:46:36Mr. Anderson,
00:46:37why are you telling me this?
00:46:39Because I care about you.
00:46:40I do not need your concern.
00:46:42Okay.
00:46:43No more concern.
00:46:44Good night.
00:46:44Over the next few weeks,
00:46:45we went a lot of places.
00:46:47On the flight
00:46:47from Istanbul to Cairo,
00:46:48I received an email.
00:46:50Sender, Scarlet.
00:46:51Subject, no subject.
00:46:52After you left,
00:46:53they laid off
00:46:54the French team
00:46:55and the German team
00:46:55because Brian White
00:46:56said you alone would enough.
00:46:58Seven people
00:46:59lost their jobs
00:46:59because of you.
00:47:00Are you happy now?
00:47:02I looked at the email
00:47:03and deleted it.
00:47:04Do not believe, Scarlet.
00:47:06The French and German teams
00:47:07were cut because they were
00:47:08already at the bottom
00:47:08in performance.
00:47:09It has nothing to do with you.
00:47:10She is just trying
00:47:11to mess with you.
00:47:12I know.
00:47:12Are you okay?
00:47:13I'm fine.
00:47:18Cairo.
00:47:19The third stop
00:47:20of the documentary.
00:47:21I lived here for a while.
00:47:24When the plane landed,
00:47:26I looked out
00:47:26at that familiar city
00:47:27and my heart started
00:47:29beating a little faster.
00:47:29In Cairo,
00:47:31the team was filming
00:47:32a section
00:47:32about the history
00:47:33of trade
00:47:33between the Middle East
00:47:35and Europe.
00:47:36They needed
00:47:36Arabic interpretation.
00:47:44I was like, I said,
00:47:49I was like, I don't know.
00:47:51The owner of this saison was a diplomat. He died five years ago. His tauter holds the saison as a
00:47:58heir, but he has never been given to him.
00:48:05Michael Smith. That was my father's name.
00:48:14After the interview, I sat alone on the streets of Cairo.
00:48:17I looked up at the sky. It was gray. I still remember the pistachio-flavor ice cream that year.
00:48:30Hello?
00:48:31You arrived in Cairo?
00:48:32Yes.
00:48:35What happened? Your voice sounds off.
00:48:38Nothing.
00:48:39I flew to Cairo this afternoon. If you have time-
00:48:42Why do you always show up wherever I am?
00:48:44Because Victoria has your itinerary. She is running a project I invested in, so I have the right to see
00:48:49you.
00:48:49That is called stalking.
00:48:51That is called paying attention.
00:48:56There is a difference. The next afternoon, Luigi Anderson went with me to a private warehouse on the outskirts of
00:49:02Cairo.
00:49:03It was not big, but the temperature and humidity were carefully controlled. The kind of place used specifically to store
00:49:09antiques.
00:49:12After the manager opened the door, I saw three full shelves.
00:49:18Every piece had a handwritten tag hanging on it.
00:49:22It was my father's handwriting.
00:49:24An 18th century style Meissen porcelain vase.
00:49:29Purchased at the Grand Bazaar in Istanbul, 2008.
00:49:33With Annie.
00:49:352008.
00:49:36I was eight years old, in Istanbul with my dad.
00:49:39He took me to the Grand Bazaar.
00:49:41I kept asking for Turkish ice cream, and he said we would go after looking at that little stall.
00:49:45That stall was selling these old porcelain pieces.
00:49:48I did not remember any of it.
00:49:49But my dad did.
00:49:51For three years, I hid everything about them away.
00:49:53The languages, the inheritance, the memories.
00:49:56I thought as long as I did not touch any of it, I could pretend they had never left.
00:50:00But they had always been with me.
00:50:03Your father was an extraordinary man.
00:50:06I know.
00:50:09Then you should become someone extraordinary too.
00:50:11Instead of hiding yourself in a position far below your level.
00:50:18That night, I called Attorney Wills.
00:50:21Attorney Wills, I will handle the inheritance.
00:50:23Miss Smith, finally.
00:50:25Donate the Xur accounts and the properties according to the original plan.
00:50:28But I am keeping the porcelain collection in Cairo.
00:50:30Understood. That is wonderful. I will arrange it right away.
00:50:33One more thing.
00:50:34Go ahead.
00:50:34Did my father leave any letter or document for me?
00:50:37Not a legal document. Something personal.
00:50:39Yes. A letter.
00:50:40He noted that it should be given to you when you came to collect the antiques.
00:50:43Send it to me.
00:50:45Attorney Wills sent the letter to my hotel.
00:50:47I sat in my room for ten minutes before finally working up the courage to open the letter.
00:50:52The letter was not long.
00:50:54Annie, when you see this letter, your mother and I should no longer be by your side.
00:50:58Knowing your personality, I guess you will probably run away for a while.
00:51:01You may seal away the memories connected to us.
00:51:04Along with all those languages.
00:51:05Maybe it is because every language is tied to us.
00:51:08One sentence in German will remind you of landscape in Berlin.
00:51:10One sentence in Arabic will remind you of the stars in Cairo.
00:51:14But Annie, language is not a chain. Language is wings.
00:51:17Your mother spent her life building bridges. I spent mine planting seeds.
00:51:20You are that rigid seed.
00:51:21Don't shrink yourself into the dark.
00:51:23You are exceptional.
00:51:24You are smart, gifted, and you should do what you are really good at.
00:51:26Trying to plant seeds in your own way.
00:51:28You are a pride. Mom and Dad will always love you.
00:51:30There was a water stain on the paper.
00:51:31I did not know whether he left it when he wrote the letter or whether I had just left it.
00:51:35My dad was right. Language is not a chain. It is wings.
00:51:42In Madrid, I interviewed a flamenco dancer in Spanish.
00:51:45Each language has its own rhythm. Once your body remembers it, you will never forget it.
00:51:51She says every language has its own rhythm.
00:51:53I wrote that sentence down in my translation notes.
00:51:56The final stop was Venice.
00:51:58Omar, the Arab old bookseller.
00:52:01He had his own antique bookshop in the best spot on the busiest square in Venice.
00:52:06He was in his 60s and had lived in Italy for 30 years.
00:52:09And the story of him moved me the most.
00:52:12I arrived in Italy at 24 years and I didn't even know a word of the local language.
00:52:15I lost myself on the road.
00:52:17I couldn't understand anything. I couldn't read anything.
00:52:19I couldn't even ask any suggestions.
00:52:21I had to manage the gestures and speak with people.
00:52:23They thought I was a fool.
00:52:25What happened after that?
00:52:27After 10 years I learned Italian.
00:52:29And over the 10 years I learned that everyone in that road
00:52:31they called me Mr. Omar.
00:52:34La Lunga non serve solo a tradizione.
00:52:36E' il modo in cui si fa rispettere.
00:52:40Keep this part.
00:52:42Original audio with subtitles.
00:52:47Annie.
00:52:48Your translation almost made me cry.
00:52:51In Venice I completed the final three interviews in Italian.
00:52:54Two months, two continents, and eight languages.
00:52:58My dad was right. Language is not a chain. It is wings.
00:53:06The day I came back, it was late December.
00:53:10New York's winter was cold, but the air carried a familiar scent.
00:53:15Annie, the director position in the translation department is open.
00:53:19Mm-hmm.
00:53:20I want you to take it.
00:53:24What is the salary?
00:53:26Two hundred thousand dollars.
00:53:27Okay.
00:53:28And just like that, in less than half a year, I went from a junior role to the director of
00:53:33the translation department.
00:53:36On the day I officially took the role, I stood in the meeting room and made a speech to the
00:53:40people in the translation department.
00:53:45I know many of you have questions about me.
00:53:49Why does someone who hid for three years suddenly get to become director?
00:53:53I am not going to explain.
00:53:54From today on, results will do the talking.
00:53:56I will personally proofread everyone's translation drafts.
00:53:59I have only one standard, accuracy.
00:54:01If you cannot do it, I will teach you.
00:54:03If you still cannot do it after that, you will be replaced.
00:54:06That is strict.
00:54:09Translation is not a word game.
00:54:10One wrong number in a trade contract can mean tens of millions in losses.
00:54:14Strictness is the bare minimum.
00:54:20Hello?
00:54:21Director Smith, congratulations on the promotion.
00:54:24Two hundred thousand dollars?
00:54:25Mm-hmm.
00:54:25I offered four hundred thousand before.
00:54:27I know.
00:54:28Still not considering it?
00:54:29Not for now.
00:54:30But thank you for all your help.
00:54:31The offer of the Harborlight Media Project that day in Cairo.
00:54:34You don't need to thank me.
00:54:35Those weren't favors.
00:54:36Then what were they?
00:54:37Things I wanted to do.
00:54:38Are you free this weekend?
00:54:40For what?
00:54:41Dinner.
00:54:42No work, no projects.
00:54:44Okay.
00:54:45He was driving a very ordinary gray sedan.
00:54:48Not the kind of luxury car I had imagined.
00:54:50Your car doesn't really match your status.
00:54:51Cars are for driving, not for showing off.
00:54:53I'm taking you to a Japanese restaurant.
00:54:55It only has eight seats.
00:54:57You're paying?
00:54:59Obviously.
00:55:01This place has the best sashimi in the whole city.
00:55:03How do you know?
00:55:04I've tried every Japanese restaurant in the city.
00:55:08This man.
00:55:10Annie, I'm going to be direct.
00:55:11Since that day in Cairo, or maybe even earlier, since the first time you spoke German at Crownwell, I...
00:55:17You what?
00:55:17I knew you were someone I didn't want to miss.
00:55:20Right now, you're the only person in my mind.
00:55:23You really are way too...
00:55:25Too what?
00:55:26Too direct.
00:55:27You don't like it?
00:55:28I didn't say I didn't like it.
00:55:32That night, he drove me home.
00:55:34Downstairs, he said...
00:55:35I'm flying to South Korea for a business trip tomorrow.
00:55:38How long?
00:55:39A week.
00:55:40Okay.
00:55:41Will you miss me?
00:55:43No.
00:55:44Liar.
00:55:46Maybe a little.
00:55:55Over the next three months, many things happened at once.
00:55:59The Crownwell project successfully completed its third phase.
00:56:03And White Global brought in nearly 80 million dollars in revenue from it.
00:56:08When Brian White reviewed the monthly report, he said to Alex Wood...
00:56:12You should have put Annie on it from the start.
00:56:15After Scarlett resigned from White Global, she became a director at a small translation company.
00:56:21Three months later, that company faced its mass tariff of compensation claim.
00:56:25A German contract had its tariff glosses mistranslated, causing the client to lose 20 million dollars.
00:56:31That translation was done by Scarlett herself.
00:56:34Her problem with German honoratis had finally been exposed on a bigger stage.
00:56:38When the news reached White Global, some people started mocking her in the group chat.
00:56:43I only said one thing.
00:56:44Stop talking about it.
00:56:47Everyone has to take responsibility for their own choices.
00:56:59Hello?
00:57:00Annie?
00:57:00It's Uncle George, your father's old colleague.
00:57:04Uncle George?
00:57:05I saw you on TV.
00:57:07Translation consultant in five languages.
00:57:09Annie, your parents must be so proud of you in heaven.
00:57:11Uncle George, how did you see...
00:57:12You look exactly like Michael.
00:57:14And your Arabic, that Cairo accent of your father's, I recognized it the moment I heard it.
00:57:18Annie, before your father passed away, he said something to me.
00:57:22What did he say?
00:57:23Annie will become a better bridge than I ever was.
00:57:26That night, Louis Anderson came back from South Korea and went straight to my building.
00:57:31To come out?
00:57:33For what?
00:57:35I want to take a walk with you.
00:57:39The street was cold, and the street light stretched our shadows long across the pavement.
00:57:44I watched the documentary.
00:57:46How was it?
00:57:48Not good enough for your translation, the director was average.
00:57:51Don't say that about Martin.
00:57:52But your parts were excellent.
00:57:54You weren't just translating in the interview, you were carrying the emotion across.
00:57:59my father once said if you understand someone's mother tongue you can understand their heart
00:58:02you did that we walked for a long time until we reached a river
00:58:09annie yeah crownwell is setting up an international cultural exchange department next year we'll
00:58:14focus on crossword cultural projects documentaries publishing exhibitions forums i need someone to
00:58:18lead it you're trying to poach me again i'm not poaching you i'm building a position for you
00:58:23what do you mean you're not meant to be just a translator translation is a tool
00:58:27and you should use that tool to do something bigger your father's porcelain collection could
00:58:31become an exhibition about the history of global trade use your eight languages to tell that story
00:58:34to the world what's the salary name your price you don't think i'm taking advantage of you
00:58:38then let me take advantage of you what be my girlfriend no salary needed
00:58:45louie i'm joking one million dollars a year plus project dividends but the girlfriend part is
00:58:49serious too the street light fell across his face softening cold lines he usually carried
00:58:58two days later i gave him my answer i said yes to both brian white personally locked me to the
00:59:04entrance annie you are the most underestimated employee in white global's history mr white you
00:59:09also gave me the opportunity you earned that opportunity yourself speaking of which what i said in
00:59:16german at the annual meeting the 70 raise you understood it back then didn't you i did then why
00:59:23didn't you forget it i wish you all the best thank you three years a 24 000 salary a junior
00:59:32level
00:59:32position i had repaid what needed to be repaid it was time to start over
00:59:42crownwell's international cultural exchange department was officially established i became its first
00:59:47director the first project is an international touring exhibition the core exhibits are the 40
00:59:53blubber antiques my father collected from around the world
00:59:58the exhibition will open simultaneously in five cities berlin cairo istanbul paris and new york
01:00:06i'll personally translate the narration for each city into the local language
01:00:10on opening day more than 300 people came to the new york venue
01:00:14uncle george stood in the exhibition hall looking at my father's handwritten labels on the
01:00:18pieces tears streaming down his face michael your daughter made it
01:00:28annie how about turning this exhibition into a second season of the documentary
01:00:34we can talk about it i told you you were never just a translator
01:00:40louie anderson stood in the corner of the exhibition hall staying away from the front
01:00:44he was wearing a black suit hands in my pockets watching me give interviews under the spotlight
01:00:48that look in his eyes you are someone i didn't want to miss
01:00:57mrs smith you are fluent in eight languages but i heard you spent three years as a junior
01:01:01translator at a trading company making only twenty four thousand dollars a year
01:01:07yes
01:01:08why did you hide your abilities
01:01:10because i was running away
01:01:13every language was tied to memories of my parents
01:01:16i thought if i hid them away it would stop hurting
01:01:19but later i realized that languages do not disappear just because you refuse to speak them
01:01:23they stay in your blood waiting for you to speak
01:01:25what finally made you decide to speak up
01:01:29a letter
01:01:30my father wrote it
01:01:32he said if i have the ability to make a difference
01:01:34i should use it
01:01:35on the second day of the exhibition
01:01:36someone unexpected showed up
01:01:40scarlet
01:01:42what are you doing here
01:01:44i saw it on the news
01:01:46your father collected these
01:01:47yes
01:01:49they are beautiful
01:01:52annie i owe you an apology
01:01:54you do not have to
01:01:55let me speak
01:01:56i was jealous of you
01:01:58i had been jealous since the first time you opened your mouth and spoke german
01:02:02it took me seven years to climb up to team leader but you were already above me without even trying
01:02:06i could not accept that
01:02:07so you chose to frame me
01:02:09yes
01:02:10and then i paid the price
01:02:11after i left white global that german contract at the translation company you heard about it right
01:02:16i did
01:02:18because you used to correct my work i never knew what my real level was
01:02:20once you were not there anymore i finally realized
01:02:22starlet your hard work was real
01:02:23those seven years of german were not wasted either
01:02:25you just chose the wrong direction at certain moments
01:02:27you don't hate me
01:02:29no
01:02:31the forged screenshots are in the past now
01:02:34you really are different from before
01:02:35back then i could not even face myself
01:02:38the exhibition is wonderful your father must be very happy
01:02:45the exhibition ran for two months across five cities with more than 120 000 visitors in total
01:03:00after the closing ceremony louis anderson found me on the hotel terrace
01:03:13i am used to it
01:03:14do not get used to carrying everything alone
01:03:18this is not a proposal so don't be nervous
01:03:22it's custom made
01:03:23because you said your father once told you that you were the bridge
01:03:27this
01:03:28there is a line engraved on the bridge
01:03:31it has the word bridge engraved in nine languages
01:03:33the ninth language is russian
01:03:36i studied for three months just to learn one word
01:03:38the cairo night wind swept across the terrace
01:03:41in the distance
01:03:42the banks of the nile were bright with lights
01:03:46louis anderson you really are
01:03:48what
01:03:51too good at this
01:03:54only with you
01:04:01five years later crownwell's international cultural exchange department had become an industry benchmark
01:04:06it ran more than 20 cross-cultural projects every year
01:04:09with revenue exceeding 200 million
01:04:11revenue is up another 30 percent this year
01:04:14your salary should be adjusted this year
01:04:16to how much
01:04:18you tell me
01:04:20one dollar
01:04:23seriously
01:04:23put the rest into a scholarship to support young people studying languages
01:04:27name it after my parents
01:04:29the michael smith and evelyn shen language scholarship
01:04:31how do you know my mother's name
01:04:33i am your husband
01:04:34how could i not know your mother's name
01:04:37outside the window was the skyline of the whole city
01:04:40it was no longer that rental apartment with the broken heating
01:04:42but sometimes i still think of that window
01:04:45and the nights when i crouched there eating soup
01:04:47back then i was fluent in eight languages
01:04:49made two thousand dollars a year
01:04:51and rejected a ten million dollar inheritance
01:04:53i hid myself in the deepest corner
01:04:55thinking that as long as i stayed silent
01:04:57it would not hurt
01:04:57in his letter my father wrote
01:04:59be brave enough to be yourself
01:05:02it took me a long time to understand that
01:05:05but luckily i did it
01:05:08but luckily i did it
01:05:08i finished my family
01:05:11and i didn't suffer
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