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The Silent Polyglot Episode ENGSUB Workplace Drama, AFR
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00:00:05I'm Annie Smith, a junior translator at White Global Trading Co. Lou De.
00:00:09I've been here for three years and make $24,000 a year.
00:00:13Pretty ordinary, right? But in fact, I'm fluent in eight languages.
00:00:17English, German, French, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, Arabic, and Italian.
00:00:23Nobody knows that.
00:00:24My father was a diplomat, and mother was simultaneous instructor.
00:00:27Five years ago, they died in a car accident.
00:00:30I've never wanted to show off because of these skills.
00:00:33I just want to keep my head down and be a small, unassuming translator.
00:00:36Let's welcome Mr. White to the stage.
00:00:41Everyone have worked hard over the past year.
00:00:43Thank you for your dedication.
00:00:46In the new year, we will...
00:00:49It's been ten minutes, and I'm down here counting how many times he says thank you
00:00:53while he's giving the speech.
00:00:56Annie, you better win the lucky draw later.
00:00:59If you do, dinner's on me.
00:01:02Sure, why not? That's my everyday life.
00:01:05Elon is my only friend at work.
00:01:08She doesn't know I speak eight languages, but she does know one thing.
00:01:14Also, I have another one.
00:01:18Everyone here, who speaks German, will earn 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.
00:01:44I 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.
00:01:54Charlotte, majoring in German, French, and Spanish, is the head of translator team.
00:02:00She got promoted in just three months, and has been riding that high ever since.
00:02:07Anyway, 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.
00:02:19A 70% raise.
00:02:21The German translation team consists of four people, plus Charlotte.
00:02:24Only five people would get it.
00:02:25What did that have to do with me?
00:02:27Nothing.
00:02:28Really.
00:02:28Nothing.
00:02:33Ann!
00:02:34Stay right there!
00:02:35I'm coming over right now!
00:02:38Annie?
00:02:40Why didn't you raise your hand just now?
00:02:42Raise my hand for what?
00:02:45You definitely understood that German, right?
00:02:4770%.
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.
00:02:55I don't speak German.
00:02:58Who are you trying to fool?
00:02:59Your French is already that good.
00:03:01You're expecting me to believe you don't understand German.
00:03:03Are you kidding me?
00:03:04I really don't understand German.
00:03:07Ann, that crappy place you rent barely have working heating.
00:03:11Sometimes, 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?
00:03:16Lynn caught me reading a French book in the pantry last year.
00:03:18I told her I'd studied a little bit French.
00:03:22She'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. Keep pretending. I'm done.
00:03:38But Annie, I'm telling you.
00:03:40You're gonna suffer with that kind of personality sooner or later.
00:03:45Alright.
00:03:51Good job, right?
00:03:53Clearly, it's only the people from the German team who are the German team.
00:03:56That means, that I love the main team of the main team.
00:04:00But everyone will just think that I'm a motivated guy.
00:04:05Very brilliant, Mr. White.
00:04:08APROS, we will be in the next week for the project of Crown Bell Group?
00:04:14Scarlet, she speaks best in German.
00:04:18I heard that President Anderson from Crown Bell is very difficult.
00:04:22Let's see, he has the entire U.S. from Meridian on the Sprengsraum.
00:04:26That should not be a problem. Scarlet comes with clear.
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.
00:04:50Annie, send me the proofread version of last week's contract tomorrow.
00:04:55Yes, 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.
00:05:08And I had corrected 47 mistakes in the original translation.
00:05:11The original translator was Scarlet, but my name would never appear on the proofread version.
00:05:16It would only show Translation Department on the surface.
00:05:20Scarlet never knew her translations had been corrected by me.
00:05:23She thought she was the top.
00:05:26Annie, did you hear?
00:05:28Hear what?
00:05:29Scarlet is going to handle the Crown Well International next week.
00:05:32I heard.
00:05:33Do you know President Anderson of Crown Well?
00:05:40Who?
00:05:44Louis Anderson.
00:05:4532 years old.
00:05:46President of Crown Well International Commerce Group lead in.
00:05:49He 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?
00:06:00You don't think Scarlet can handle him?
00:06:03Even if she can't, that's not my business.
00:06:08Annie, seriously.
00:06:09You're way too good at putting up with things.
00:06:11Julian 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.
00:06:16It 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.
00:06:38It 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.
00:06:51Not bad was actually good enough for me.
00:07:00Annie, organize these materials for me.
00:07:02I need them for Crownwell's project next week.
00:07:04This is background 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?
00:07:17She 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.
00:07:33You're only responsible for basic food feeding.
00:07:35A major project like this isn't something you get to be part of.
00:07:38I know.
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?
00:07:51I'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.
00:08:05What 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.
00:08:23An annual salary of $24,000.
00:08:26In this city, after rent and utilities, there isn't much left.
00:08:36Hello?
00:08:37Hello.
00:08:38Am 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.
00:08:52Mrs. 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 the Monday morning.
00:09:07I wasn't told to attend, but my desk was right next to the meeting room.
00:09:11I 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.
00:09:19This time, we're discussing a supply chain partnership for the Middle East market.
00:09:22Anything involving Arabic will be handled by their side.
00:09:25We 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, Starless 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 German has one fatal habit.
00:09:41She relies too much on literal translation,
00:09:42and often this is the level of formality required in 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,
00:09:51never mind.
00:09:52Not my business.
00:09:54Finished sorting everything?
00:09:56Yes.
00:09:57I 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.
00:10:04All 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!
00:10:14Scarlet!
00:10:14He rarely came down here in person.
00:10:17Scarlet!
00:10:18Crown 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.
00:10:27No problem.
00:10:28Good.
00:10:28Bring someone with you tomorrow for on-site interpretation support.
00:10:31I'll take Zack.
00:10:33His German is decent too.
00:10:34Zack is still on leave.
00:10:39Annie!
00:10:39You come with me tomorrow.
00:10:41Me?
00:10:41I only speak Spanish.
00:10:43You'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.
00:10:50She's more than enough as an assistant.
00:10:52I got dragged into Crown Willian's business negotiation.
00:10:55As an assistant and a note taker.
00:10:57Someone who can serve coffee at the same time.
00:10:59I sent Elan a message.
00:11:01I will go to Crown Well tomorrow.
00:11:03Scarlet is taking you?
00:11:04Doesn't she always sit down on you?
00:11:06As the errand girl.
00:11:07You...
00:11:08You just agreed to that?
00:11:09What else am I supposed to do?
00:11:11Annie!
00:11:23Are you from White Global?
00:11:24Yes.
00:11:25I'm Scarlet, team leader of the translation department.
00:11:28This is my assistant, Annie.
00:11:29Oh, she called me assistant.
00:11:31I didn't correct her.
00:11:35Please wait.
00:11:35President Alexandring is still in a meeting.
00:11:39Scarlet reapplied her lipstick twice
00:11:40and 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.
00:11:47Don't speak unless you're asked.
00:11:48Got it?
00:11:48Got it.
00:11:49Also, when you address Mr. Anderson,
00:11:52be formal and respectful.
00:11:54Don't let your eyes wander.
00:11:56People at his level hate unprofessional behavior.
00:11:59Okay.
00:12:02Miss Scarlet?
00:12:03President Anderson will see you now.
00:12:06President Anderson will see you now.
00:12:1632 years old.
00:12:17About six foot one.
00:12:19Gray suit.
00:12:19No tie.
00:12:20The top button of his shirt was undone.
00:12:22His face was cold.
00:12:23Not the kind of cold people put on to look cool.
00:12:25He was genuinely cold.
00:12:26Sit.
00:12:29Two 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 episode, that you have given us before yesterday,
00:12:43was a high price on the standards of 2000, 2001.
00:12:47We have now 2024.
00:12:49What should that mean?
00:12:50He spoke very fast.
00:12:52Every word was sharp.
00:12:53She understood him.
00:12:54But she clearly didn't expect him to open like that.
00:13:02I mean...
00:13:03I have asked in German.
00:13:05So please answer in German.
00:13:07I don't want to spend time with subtitles.
00:13:11That was only a first end.
00:13:14We will update the data.
00:13:16Update?
00:13:17Has anyone in your key in the new software
00:13:19for the import of the EGN in the near future,
00:13:21in 2014?
00:13:22The changes in Article D3 and 7
00:13:24represent directly 15% of your support players.
00:13:26Did you know that?
00:13:28She didn't know.
00:13:30But I did.
00:13:31Because that policy change was mentioned in the background materials.
00:13:34I have specifically marked it in the summary.
00:13:37But Scarlett obviously hadn't read it carefully.
00:13:42I have to do that first.
00:13:44I have to do that first.
00:13:45To do that first.
00:13:47I have to do that first.
00:13:47Have you not prepared before you come here?
00:13:50Yes.
00:13:51You have the wrong German language used.
00:13:55For the first time I said nothing.
00:13:57For the second time I did not.
00:13:58For the second time...
00:13:59For the third time...
00:14:00Do you know what is in business life
00:14:02when you use the wrong form constantly?
00:14:05It means either that you don't respect them
00:14:07or that you don't respect them.
00:14:09What is this?
00:14:11The legal director beside Anderson
00:14:13gave a slight shake of his head.
00:14:15The meaning was obvious.
00:14:17This negotiation was about to fall through.
00:14:33Your hand is above the keyboard.
00:14:35Two voices were speaking in my head.
00:14:37It's none of your concern.
00:14:38You're just here to fetch coffee and serve drinks.
00:14:40This is Whitworth did Global's biggest deal of the year.
00:14:42If we lose it, they'll probably be layoffs by the end of the year.
00:14:45And junior translators like me will be first on the chopping block.
00:14:58President Anderson, please give us five minutes.
00:15:14And you are?
00:15:16I'm Annie.
00:15:18Junior Translator at Whitmore Global.
00:15:21Junior Translator?
00:15:22Yes.
00:15:23The one who always takes notes beside and serves coffee.
00:15:29Five minutes.
00:15:33The new three are the standard for 60 of 6 to 8.
00:15:38The two of these are the two.
00:15:40Our task is to be low and back to about five percent.
00:15:43Five percent.
00:15:44Explain the right.
00:15:47The White Global is about a budget in the VA.
00:16:03where did you learn german i lived in berlin for a while your honor if it's a very precise
00:16:09thank you and you said you were the junior level yes your five minutes are up but i can give
00:16:14you
00:16:14ten more on one condition from here on you need the negotiation she can't i said she leads
00:16:24or you can leave right now scarlet should i take over
00:16:32then let's restart from the first part of the proposal this wasn't because i had prepared in
00:16:36advance while sorting that 50 pages materials i for scarlet i had memorized every word plus i grew
00:16:41up in a diplomatic family the basics of international trade are as natural to me as breathing
00:16:45up in the us mark when i can't tell you about the price but only about tailing and we will
00:16:50see that we will be able to help you speak arabic too a little the japanese lieferstand is six
00:16:59percent günstere aber die lieferzeit ist instabil wie entscheiden sie die erschreckende
00:17:02japanische angesichts nummer light jpk t 0427 ich würde nicht das mirigste aber doch wählen
00:17:09sondern die leusung mit dem langsten gesendter der sko
00:17:13the framework works i'll have my legal team follow up with you on the details
00:17:18the hand was warm and strong and the grip was just right
00:17:22annie right yes you're wasted in the junior level
00:17:30you lied to everyone what you said you only spoke spanish
00:17:41i do mainly work in spanish what you did in there today that's what you call mainly working
00:17:45in spanish your german is better than mine where did that arab come from it's not even
00:17:49on your resume scarlet the project was saved wasn't it you did this on purpose you hid
00:17:57your skill just waiting for a chance like this to show off what do you think will happen just
00:18:02because you impressed louie anderson once when we're back at the company you're still just
00:18:07that junior translator annie just you wait suddenly i felt a little tired how did the negotiation go did
00:18:22scarlet crash and burn the project was saved how was it saved wasn't she wait was it you
00:18:27i'll tell you when i get back annie you finally made a move
00:18:33standing at the exit of the underground garage i felt the autumn wind blowing in it was a bit cold
00:18:39i didn't want to show off i really didn't but i didn't want to lose my job either
00:18:53mr white annie spoke out of turn during negotiation and completely ignored the
00:18:57company hierarchy was the project saved yes but that was and that's all that matters
00:19:01the crown will deal is worth 40 million dollars if it had fallen through yesterday the entire
00:19:06translation department could have packed up
00:19:10one 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 you can get by i heard you handled the entire negotiation in german without any problem
00:19:26at crownwell and you even used arabic my german just everyday level do you know if the company
00:19:30hired a multi-language translator like you the starting salary would be at least 96 000 a year
00:19:34i have no issues with my current salary fine come to the meeting room at two this afternoon
00:19:39we need you involved in the follow-up coordination for the crown well project mr wood i'm the one in
00:19:45charge of the crown well project we'll remain in charge but annie will be involved in the
00:19:48coordination that's mr white's decision happy now annie scarlett i just you just what you think
00:19:59because you showed up once yesterday you're on the same level as me now that's not what i meant
00:20:03i've been here for seven years i worked my way up from intern to department leader and you
00:20:07a liar who's been hiding everything
00:20:13just you wait
00:20:18annie 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 well project team
00:20:25okay but your position will remain junior and salary will stay the same we'll evaluate it again
00:20:29after the project ends got it crown well supply chain project is divided into three stages
00:20:34the preliminary framework was already discussed yesterday next comes the translation of the
00:20:37detailed terms and contract documents all files will need english spanish and german versions
00:20:42annie can you handle all three language versions at the same time yes three languages since she
00:20:46joined this company she has only ever worked as a spanish translator we don't even know her actual
00:20:49german level what if something goes wrong yesterday's negotiation showed exactly what her level is
00:20:54any other questions
00:20:58it took me two hours to finish the english version and another hour and a half to finish the spanish
00:21:03version
00:21:06you're translating that fast aren't you afraid of making mistakes nope you'd better pray you don't make any
00:21:18both the speed and quality excited expectations annie what exactly have you been doing for the past three
00:21:31years
00:21:31hello annie it was louis anderson this is louis anderson from crown well mr wood gave me your number mr
00:21:38anderson what can i do for you i read the 62 pages you translated today was there any problem no
00:21:44problem
00:21:44at all it's the most accurate german business translation i've seen in the past three years thank you you're not
00:21:50someone who belongs in a junior position that is my current position i know that's why i'm curious
00:21:55crown well has an internal meeting tomorrow afternoon it involves partner selection for the middle
00:21:59eastern market i need an arabic speaking interpreter there this should go through the company i know
00:22:04but i'm asking you directly would you like to come okay i will
00:22:10annie maybe you're going to be exposed after all i knew this day would come eventually
00:22:14but i just didn't expect it to come this soon
00:22:20they were from a construction materials group in the uae the man leading the meeting looked about 50
00:22:24wearing a white robe with a siri expression a young arab woman sat beside him should be his interpreter
00:22:29you're here today i may need you to do an interpretation between eric and english
00:22:34okay if charlotte were here she would probably ask where did your ablik even come from the answer is i
00:22:39lived in cairo for a year and a half during that time my roommate was even an egyptian diplomat's
00:22:43daughter
00:22:49standard procedure 15 minutes past
00:22:59i lowered my head and hyped as if i were taking notes then i turned my laptop slightly so lowey
00:23:03anderson
00:23:03could see this one line in english they said they want to push the price down by 20 work they'll
00:23:06switch to suppliers louie anderson's eyes stayed on the screen for one second his expression didn't
00:23:12change at all but it's in the negotiation that followed his strategy clearly shifted
00:23:16let's cut the chase our final offer is 10 below the current market price take your lead
00:23:25your abhishek is excellent not that good just the daily level you heard what he said to his
00:23:30interpreter just now then you warned me i just thought the information might be useful for
00:23:34the negotiation without that warning from you this deal would have cost us at least eight million
00:23:38dollars today annie how many languages do you speak german french japanese korean spanish arabic
00:23:43and italian eight in total plus english and you're a junior level translator at white global
00:23:47do you think that makes sense it was my choice would you be interested in coming crownwell i can
00:23:52start you at four hundred thousand dollars a year if you're willing to head the international
00:23:55business department there's no upper limit mr anderson thank you for the offer i'm not planning
00:23:59to change jobs for now for now for now you can change your mind to any ground only one line
00:24:04of text lowey anderson and a phone number it didn't even say president crownwell international
00:24:08this kind of card is usually given to people who already need to know who you are
00:24:19what are you doing i i i was passing by until your computer was still on it was off when
00:24:25i left
00:24:25you went to crownwell again today louie anderson asked you to go didn't he it was needed for the
00:24:29project coordination what kind of project needs you to interpret arabic you never said you were that
00:24:33good at arabic what else are you high starlet what did you see on my computer
00:24:37i didn't see anything she opened my personal folder what was inside some translation exercises
00:24:44casual translations in french japanese and korean things i did when i was bored if she saw those
00:24:52annie what exactly did you do at crownwell today scarlet was losing her mind in the office all
00:24:56afternoon she went through your computer you know why are you reporting her report what i don't have
00:25:01proof you are way too forget it i heard something today do you want to know go on there's something
00:25:06going on between scarlet and alice wood what do you mean i handle reimbursed reforms in advance
00:25:09over the past six months early has gone along with alice wood to talk about work 17 times every single
00:25:13time i was at that hotel on the west side of the city think about that that has nothing to
00:25:16do with
00:25:17me how does it have nothing to do with you alice wood made scarlet department leader because of that
00:25:20relationship the message basically said the company found some employees failed to truthfully fill in
00:25:30personal skills during onboarding all staff must update profiles within a week concealment or
00:25:36qualification will be dealt with as a violation of company regulations this email is answered straight to
00:25:43you of course i knew when scarlet went through my computer she found those multilingual translation
00:25:48exercises she must have gone to alex wood
00:25:54annie did you see that email so what are you planning to update your profile i'm still thinking
00:26:00about it i suggest you do it soon if they find out you hid something that'll be a very serious
00:26:08matter
00:26:09thank you for the reminder scarlet
00:26:16it had a pure black background with handwritten words on the back
00:26:22i never noticed it before it hasn't come to that yet
00:26:29there are two things to discuss today first the crownwell project has finished the initial handover
00:26:35mr anderson is very satisfied with our translation work bonuses for this project will be issued next month
00:26:44second regarding the update of employee profiles
00:26:52mr white i have a question go ahead if an employee deliberately hides their skills and causes the
00:26:59company to make the mistakes in allocation human resources does that count as a violation
00:27:10then let me give an example say an employee only lists spanish on her profile but in fact she is
00:27:14fluent in multiple languages the company assigns her position and salary according on the standard for
00:27:18a spanish translator and she never raises any objection over three years without knowing the
00:27:22truth the company loses out on a huge amount of usable human resources this kind of behavior enough
00:27:30scarlet get to the point the person you're talking about is me right
00:27:35so what yes i only listed spanish on my profile because the position i applied for was junior spanish
00:27:42translator i have never made a mistake during the work
00:27:46as for the other languages as for the other languages you hid your ability you let the company
00:27:51spend high salaries hiring people for the german french and arabic teams when you alone could
00:27:55do all of their jobs isn't that damaging the company's interests if i alone can replace all of them
00:28:00then where does that leave you solid this has nothing to do with my place it does
00:28:04because what you're really worried about isn't the company's interests
00:28:08it's the fact that you found out i'm more capable than you and now your position doesn't feel so
00:28:13secure anymore i'll say it again not listing on my profile does not mean hiding the skills section
00:28:20does not say all skills must be listed i chose to show only the skills required for the job i
00:28:25applied for
00:28:26that is my right
00:28:31fine then let me ask another question mr white the bonus for the crown well project is distributed
00:28:36among the team members right yes annie was added to the team later on a temporary basis the part she
00:28:41took in was just translation handover she wasn't on the original team list so when the bonus is
00:28:46distributed she shouldn't receive the full amount that was a vicious move she stopped attacking me over the
00:28:52hidden skills issue because she knew she couldn't win that fight so she switched to mund money instead
00:29:00well scarlet does have a point annie joined halfway through louie anderson specifically requested me
00:29:08mr anderson what brings you here i came to deliver the contract i heard your meeting the door wasn't fully
00:29:15closed the core negotiation of this project was completed by annie on the day we first met she
00:29:19saved the entire conversation in the final five minutes during the meeting with the uae client she
00:29:23used arabic to win me eight million dollars in profit margin how your company distributes bonuses
00:29:27your business but i suggest you figure out who really is the key person in this project
00:29:38one more thing there is a clause in this contract from now on all translation handover work for crown
00:29:43with will be handled by annie if she is no longer at white global this contract automatically becomes void
00:29:53i'm sorry mr anderson you mean i've made myself very clear this contract is worth eighty million
00:29:59dollars a year the handover translator is annie if you replace her the contract is void
00:30:07eighty million annie mr white starting today you are no longer on the junior level then which level i'm in
00:30:15deputy director of the translation department as for your salary you'll discuss it privately mr white
00:30:21she's only been here for three years i've been here for seven scarlet sit down
00:30:30the translation department was in an uproar she actually speaks eight languages she stayed in the junior
00:30:37level for three years how did that happen didn't you hear louie anderson's contract he specifically asked for
00:30:43her eighty million scarlet's face looks amazing i mean the color
00:30:52that line in french you understood it i did what did you think
00:30:58i'm thinking about it take your time
00:31:05annie let's have a chat
00:31:09you hit for three years and now everything is out in the open do you really think your life here
00:31:14will
00:31:14be easy from now on are you threatening me i'm reminding you do you think becoming deputy director
00:31:20solves everything the translation department's connections client relationships and internal
00:31:24resources are all in my hands you're a newcomer who just got promoted you won't be able to handle
00:31:28any of it what are you trying to say give me your position you can keep working as the handover
00:31:33translator and take your project bonus
00:31:35i'll manage the department and you handle the business we both get what we want what if i don't want
00:31:39to
00:31:40then i'll let you know ability isn't the only thing that matters in reality
00:31:50it tasted awful scarlet was right ability isn't the only thing that matters
00:31:55but there is one thing she's wrong about thinking she was the only one who had the connection
00:32:02on monday something major happened at white global the company had received a new project
00:32:07a fashion brand from leon france it required a full set of french to english brand translation and market
00:32:13localization services alex wood had brought this project back through an old client
00:32:19the amount was not huge but it mattered a lot for the company's brand expansion
00:32:23the problem was one of the two translators on the french team had just resigned last month
00:32:29the other was on maternity leave there's no one left on the french team what are we supposed to do
00:32:35with this project annie what level is your french it works what do you mean by that can you handle
00:32:43high-end french brand localization yes good then you're taking this project
00:32:51the director of the french side personally called brian white after looked through
00:32:57is your translator french the language feels incredibly authentic yes we have a dedicated french
00:33:03translation team
00:33:09annie the french side is extremely satisfied they've added another project the full translation
00:33:15of their product manuals it's worth three million dollars okay i'll approve your project bonus for
00:33:21this month separately thank you mr white
00:33:27please note everyone project assignments in the translation should follow department procedures
00:33:31no one should skip the leader and take projects directly
00:33:46annie do you really speak eight languages yes do you know how rare someone like you is in the
00:33:51translation industry i know then why did you forget it there's something i should tell you scarlet has a
00:34:00real problem with you she's brought it up with me several times already i know you better be careful
00:34:06she has certain connections in the company mr wood about you and scarlet what about us
00:34:15nothing
00:34:21annie scarlet and i don't have the kind of relationship you might be thinking of
00:34:25she got promoted to team lead because she had been here long enough and knew the business well
00:34:29that's all
00:34:32i thought of the 17 hotel reinforcing things elan had mentioned human nature really is an interesting thing
00:34:41the way people looked at me was strange it wasn't admiration or envy it was more like
00:34:47avoidance something happened what happened scarlet reported you to brian white reported me for what
00:34:53she said you privately leaked white global's internal pricing strategy to crownweck while you were
00:34:57translating for them that's a false accusation i know but she has evidence what evidence she said
00:35:03she found a file on your computer screenshots of a chat between you and louie anderson's assistant
00:35:08frank young the chat mentions white global's internal pricing there is no such file on my
00:35:13computer she says there is and she already showed it to brian white brian wants you in his office
00:35:18tomorrow morning to explain yourself that so-called chat record it's fake i sneaked a look at it the
00:35:25chat time was last wednesday at 2 p.m but you were at the department meeting last wednesday afternoon
00:35:30everyone can prove it then how did she she edited the time in the chat photoshopped it but she forgot
00:35:36one thing there's a battery indicator in the top right corner of the screenshot that battery display
00:35:40doesn't match your phone model you use a samsung that screenshot is from an iphone
00:35:46ellen i need you to do me a favor name it you're in administration can you pull the attendance records
00:35:53and meeting room usage records from last wednesday afternoon yes pull them also scarlet's reimbursement
00:35:58records the 17 hotel ones do you have them i do are you finally going to use them not to
00:36:03attack her
00:36:04but to protect myself if she comes after me i need brian white to know her credibility has problem got
00:36:09it
00:36:20every file had a time stamp and sending record my real chat history with frank young was all on teams
00:36:26with server backups scarlet could fake screenshots but she couldn't change server data
00:36:41i heard you were reported news travels fast frank told me do you need help no i can handle it
00:36:49myself
00:36:49are you sure yes fine if you can't handle it just tell me
00:36:58it won't
00:37:06annie scarlet reported that you privately leaked our pricing strategy to crownwell while you were
00:37:11translating for them these screenshots are the evidence she provided is there anything you want
00:37:16to say it was exactly as aline had described my profile picture my name a conversation with frank
00:37:21young the content did involve white global pricing but the wording was extremely unnatural like it had
00:37:27been made up by someone who didn't understand formal business conversation these screenshots are fake
00:37:33of course you would say that i can prove it
00:37:37this is my full chat history with frank young it has server backups and time stamps please compare them
00:37:45the times don't match the screenshot scarlet provided show that the conversation happened
00:37:50last wednesday at 2 p.m but the team's record show that annie and frank young had no conversation at
00:37:56that time she could have deleted teams has server backups even if an employee deletes the chat on their
00:38:00eye the server still keeps it also from 2 p.m to 4 p.m last wednesday i was attending
00:38:04the department
00:38:05meeting in the company the attendance and meeting room booking records can prove it one more thing
00:38:09this screenshot is from an ios interface i use android scarlet your phone is an iphone isn't it
00:38:14that proves nothing maybe you change phone i've been here for three years
00:38:18the device binding records from it show i have never used an iphone
00:38:27scarlet where did these screenshots come from i i found them on her computer after you went through my
00:38:33computer last week i reset the password these screenshots were never on my computer
00:38:40you never saw these snapshots on my computer because they never existed in the first place
00:38:46you made them yourself
00:38:49scarlet do you have anything else to explain
00:38:53mr wood say something scarlet you went too far this time
00:38:59faking evidence to falsely accuse a colleague is a serious violation scarlet your position as
00:39:04the department leader is revoked immediately mr white also your year-end performance rating will
00:39:07be downgraded by one level if anything like this happens again your employment will be terminated
00:39:11immediately annie are you happy now scarlet from beginning to end you were the one causing trouble
00:39:15for me i never went after you first because your very existence is a quotation you speak eight
00:39:20language and you hit it for three years you made my seven years of hard work look like a joke
00:39:26on the surface no one in the translation department said much but the group chat had completely blown up
00:39:32she should have been removed ages ago her translation skills were just average she only got there through
00:39:38connections you guys didn't know every translation she submitted had been corrected by annie what i am
00:39:45serious i have seen the proof peating records then how many has annie corrected over the past three years
00:39:49a conservative estimate over a hundred
00:40:01excuse me which one of you is annie me hello i am victoria hayes a producer at harbor light media
00:40:10we are preparing a large-scale international documentary project and we need a multi-linguished
00:40:15translation consultant how did you find me industry recommendation the crown
00:40:19well project and the french brand project you worked on recently have attracted some attention
00:40:23in the field harbor light media a top teen production company mrs hayes what kind of project
00:40:28is it exactly a documentary about the straight of the role and global trade we need simultaneous
00:40:32interpretation and subtitle proof feeding across five languages english french italian spanish and arabic
00:40:38we contacted three translation companies but none of them could provide one person who covers all five
00:40:43languages then someone told me that white global has a girl who speaks eight languages who told you
00:40:49that louie anderson he is one of the investors in this project louie anderson again what is the
00:40:54consulting fee for this project fifty thousand dollars a month the estimated period is three months
00:40:58150 000 that is about six years of my salary at white global if you take it you will need
00:41:05to travel
00:41:05for two months the middle east and europe
00:41:13a bank account in zurich a property in munich and a small apartment in the 16th compartment of paris
00:41:21the total value was close to 10 million dollars language was the thing my parents loved most in their lives
00:41:26my mother used to say language is the best bridge my father said if you can understand a person in
00:41:34their mother tongue you can understand their heart they carved the languages of the world into my blood
00:41:40then they left so i hid those languages away along with my memories of them because every time i speak
00:41:46one of those languages i remember what they looked like when they were by my side teaching it to me
00:41:50german was in berlin my dad taught it to me while taking me for ice cream in front of the
00:41:56bransberg gate
00:41:57french was in paris my mother read maupus so to me in the original french by the san
00:42:03arabic was in cairo the three of us were on a boat on the nile
00:42:08my father counted the stars while teaching me how to say wahid ethwan flatha every language was a memory
00:42:15and i didn't want to open those memories but i
00:42:23has mrs hayes from harbor light reached out to you she has why did you introduce this to me because
00:42:29you need to step out of it you do not know me i know your parents were diplomats i know
00:42:36your background
00:42:37you investigated me before i decide who to work with i learn about them annie your parents were
00:42:44remarkable people you do not need to lock yourself in a corner just to escape their shadow go take a
00:42:52look at harbor lights project the strait of jurada the bridge between europe and africa maybe you should
00:42:56see it for yourself maybe he was right mr white i need to take two months off for what a
00:43:12documentary
00:43:12project wants me as a translation sultan i need to travel to the middle east and europe two months
00:43:17what about crownwell's project i have already completed all the translation drafts for crownwell's
00:43:21second phase the third phase will not start until three months later are you resigning i will come back
00:43:27fine i will approve two months for you thank you
00:43:33scarlet scarlet had placed and transferred to administration as a clerk the old shine was gone
00:43:37you are going on a business trip for how long two months you know when i joined the white seven
00:43:43years ago i only spoke one language too later i learned french and spanish while working here i went
00:43:49from intern to the department leader i thought i had worked really hard you did work hard but without
00:43:55doing anything you were already above me eight languages what gives you the right my parents
00:44:00they paid for it with their lives
00:44:05that was the last time we spoke in this building at the airport i unexpectedly ran into someone
00:44:10louie anderson he was wearing casual clothes it was the first time i had ever seen him out of a
00:44:15suit
00:44:15annie what are you doing here crownwell has business in dubai what a coincidence yeah what a coincidence
00:44:25business class is pretty empty why are you sitting here i bought an economy ticket
00:44:31about the inheritance your parents left you you even know about that the law firm has worked with us
00:44:37before attorney wills once mentioned a client who refused to inherit an estate the industry is only
00:44:41so big so the whole world knows not the whole world just me caring about it i turned to look
00:44:45at him and
00:44:46my heart skipped a beat the sunlight in dubai was completely different from back home dry fierce almost
00:44:51as if it could burn straight through your shadow so you are annie the one who speaks eight languages yes
00:44:55let's do a test translate a section for me first martin handed me an arabic interview outline
00:45:00okay i'm annie smith a junior translator at white global trading co i've been here three years and
00:45:05make 24 000 a year finally she is the one she is better than those three translation companies
00:45:12combined martin she has not even given us a quote yet no need it's her the first stop was the
00:45:19antique
00:45:19market in old dubai the documentary was going to cover how the strait of hormas connects global trade
00:45:24there was a persian carpet shop here that had been open for 40 years and the owner was a third
00:45:29generation iranian merchant in the middle of the jitter arabe shayfa can that almona
00:45:34have a caliura i want to say kina fiqa aada sawida
00:45:47in casa blanca i interview the historian in french the detroit of blot lort is not
00:45:53simply a passage maritain but a form of dialogue the person excited man is
00:45:59He said, on the street of Jorali, shipping and trade are a way of having a dialogue.
00:46:04People may come from different backgrounds and speak different languages, but their hearts are connected.
00:46:08My voice, but their hearts, was a little halsey, because my father had said almost the exact same thing.
00:46:14Okay.
00:46:15That night, the team had dinner at the hotel.
00:46:19Annie, Mr. Anderson asked whether your work went smoothly today?
00:46:22It went smoothly. No need to worry about me.
00:46:24Mr. Anderson asked me to tell you that he is in the office on the 58th floor of this hotel.
00:46:28If you need anything, contact him anytime.
00:46:33Hello?
00:46:35Have you eaten?
00:46:37I am eating now.
00:46:38The food here may not really suit our taste.
00:46:40If you want something else...
00:46:42Mr. Anderson, why are you telling me this?
00:46:45Because I care about you.
00:46:46I do not need your concern, thank you.
00:46:48Okay. No more concern. Good night.
00:46:51Over the next few weeks, we went a lot of places.
00:46:53On the flight from Istanbul to Cairo, I received an email.
00:46:56Sender, Scarlett. Subject, no subject.
00:46:59After you left, they laid off the French team and the German team, because Brian White said you alone would
00:47:04enough.
00:47:04Seven people lost their jobs because of you.
00:47:07Are you happy now?
00:47:08I looked at the email and deleted it.
00:47:11Do not believe, Scarlett.
00:47:12The French and German teams were cut because they were already at the bottom in performance.
00:47:15It has nothing to do with you.
00:47:16She is just trying to mess with you.
00:47:18I know.
00:47:19Are you okay?
00:47:19I am fine.
00:47:24Cairo.
00:47:25The third stop of the documentary.
00:47:27I lived here for a while.
00:47:31When the plane landed, I looked out at that familiar city, and my heart started beating a little faster.
00:47:36In Cairo, the team was filming a section about the history of trade between the Middle East and Europe.
00:47:42They needed Arabic interpretation.
00:47:55Or IrzLED ist gibt einen private Insammer in Cairo?
00:47:58Der Besitzer dieser Seitzung war ein Diplopat.
00:48:00Er ist vor fünf Jahren verschrieben.
00:48:02Seine Tauter erhält die Seitzung als Erbe, ist jedoch nie erstehn.
00:48:11Michael Smith
00:48:14Michael Smith
00:48:16That was my father's name
00:48:20After the interview
00:48:21I sat alone on the streets of Cairo
00:48:24I looked up at the sky
00:48:25It was grey
00:48:28I still remember the pistachio
00:48:30Flavor ice cream that year
00:48:36Hello?
00:48:37You arrived in Cairo?
00:48:38Yes
00:48:41What happened?
00:48:42Your voice sounds off
00:48:44Nothing
00:48:45I flew to Cairo this afternoon
00:48:47If you have time
00:48:48Why do you always show up wherever I am?
00:48:50Because Victoria has your itinerary
00:48:52She is running a project I invested in
00:48:54So I have the right to see you
00:48:55That is called stalking
00:48:57That is called paying attention
00:49:02There is a difference
00:49:03The next afternoon
00:49:05Louie Geranderson went with me
00:49:06To a private warehouse
00:49:08On the outskirts of Cairo
00:49:09It was not big
00:49:10But the temperature and humidity
00:49:12Were carefully controlled
00:49:13The kind of place used
00:49:14Specifically to store antiques
00:49:18After the manager opened the door
00:49:20I saw three full shelves
00:49:24Every piece had a handwritten tag
00:49:26Hanging on it
00:49:28It was my father's handwriting
00:49:30An 18th century style
00:49:32Meissen porcelain vase
00:49:35Purchased at the Grand Bazaar
00:49:36In Istanbul
00:49:382008
00:49:39With Annie
00:49:412008
00:49:42I was eight years old
00:49:44In Istanbul with my dad
00:49:45He took me to the Grand Bazaar
00:49:47I kept asking for Turkish ice cream
00:49:48And he said we would go
00:49:50After looking at that little stall
00:49:51That stall was selling
00:49:52These old porcelain pieces
00:49:54I did not remember any of it
00:49:55But my dad did
00:49:56For three years
00:49:58I hid everything about them away
00:49:59The languages
00:50:00The inheritance
00:50:01The memories
00:50:02I thought as long as I did not touch any of it
00:50:04I could pretend they had never left
00:50:06But they had always been with me
00:50:09Your father was an extraordinary man
00:50:13I know
00:50:15Then you should become someone extraordinary too
00:50:17Instead of hiding yourself in a position far below your level
00:50:24That night
00:50:25I called Attorney Wills
00:50:27Attorney Wills
00:50:28I will handle the inheritance
00:50:29Miss Smith
00:50:30Finally
00:50:31Donate the Xur accounts and the properties
00:50:33According to the original plan
00:50:34But I am keeping the porcelain collection in Cairo
00:50:36Understood
00:50:37That is wonderful
00:50:38I will arrange it right away
00:50:39One more thing
00:50:39Go ahead
00:50:40Did my father leave any letter or document for me?
00:50:43Not a legal document
00:50:44Something personal
00:50:45Yes
00:50:46A letter
00:50:46He noted that it should be given to you
00:50:48When you came to collect the antiques
00:50:49Send it to me
00:50:51Attorney Wills sent the letter to my hotel
00:50:53I sat in my room
00:50:55For ten minutes
00:50:56Before finally working up the courage to open the letter
00:50:59The letter was not long
00:51:00Annie
00:51:01When you see this letter
00:51:02Your mother and I should no longer be by your side
00:51:04Knowing your personality
00:51:05I guess you will probably run away for a while
00:51:07You may seal away the memories connected to us
00:51:10Along with all those languages
00:51:11Maybe it is because every language is tied to us
00:51:14One sentence in German
00:51:15Will remind you of landscape in Berlin
00:51:16One sentence in Arabic
00:51:18Will remind you of the stars in Cairo
00:51:20But Annie
00:51:20Language is not a chain
00:51:22Language is wings
00:51:23Your mother spent her life building bridges
00:51:25I spent mine planting seeds
00:51:26You are that bridge of seed
00:51:27Don't shrink yourself into the dark
00:51:29You are exceptional
00:51:29You are smart
00:51:30Gifted
00:51:31And you should do what you are really good at
00:51:32Trying to plant seeds in your own way
00:51:34You are a pride
00:51:34Mom and dad will always love you
00:51:36There was a water stain on the paper
00:51:37I did not know whether he left it when he wrote the letter
00:51:40Or whether I had just left it
00:51:41My dad was right
00:51:42Language is not a chain
00:51:44It is wings
00:51:48In Madrid
00:51:49I interviewed a flamenco dancer in Spanish
00:51:51Every language has its own rhythm
00:51:54Once your body remembers it
00:51:55You will never forget it
00:51:57She says every language has its own rhythm
00:51:59I wrote that sentence down in my translation notes
00:52:02The final stop was Venice
00:52:04Omar
00:52:05The Arab old bookseller
00:52:07He had his own antique bookshop
00:52:09In the best spot on the busiest square in Venice
00:52:12He was in his 60s and had lived in Italy for 30 years
00:52:15And the story of him moved me the most
00:52:18I came to Italy when I was 24 years old and I didn't even know a word of the local
00:52:21language
00:52:21I lost my road
00:52:23I couldn't understand anything
00:52:24I couldn't read anything and I was not able to ask any suggestions
00:52:30What happened after that?
00:52:33Then I had the last 10 years to speak Italian
00:52:35And over the last 10 years to make sure that everyone on that road would call me Mr. Omar
00:52:46Keep this part
00:52:48Original audio with subtitles
00:52:53Annie
00:52:54Your translation almost made me cry
00:52:56In Venice I completed the final three interviews in Italian
00:53:00Two months, two continents and eight languages
00:53:03My dad was right
00:53:05Language is not a chain
00:53:06It is Wings
00:53:12The day I came back
00:53:14It was late December
00:53:16New York's winter was cold
00:53:18But the air carried a familiar scent
00:53:22Annie
00:53:22The director position in the translation department is open
00:53:26I want you to take it
00:53:30What is the salary?
00:53:32$200,000
00:53:33Okay
00:53:34And just like that, in less than half a year
00:53:37I went from a junior role to the director of the translation department
00:53:42On the day I officially took the role
00:53:44I stood in the meeting room
00:53:45And made a speech to the people in the translation department
00:53:51I know many of you have questions about me
00:53:55Why does someone who hid for three years suddenly get to become director?
00:53:59I am not going to explain
00:54:00From today on, results will do the talking
00:54:02I will personally proofread everyone's translation drafts
00:54:05I have only one standard
00:54:06Accuracy
00:54:07If you cannot do it, I will teach you
00:54:09If you still cannot do it after that, you will be replaced
00:54:15Translation is not a word game
00:54:16One wrong number in a trade contract can mean tens of millions in losses
00:54:21Strictness is the bare minimum
00:54:26Hello?
00:54:27Director Smith, congratulations on the promotion
00:54:29Thank you
00:54:30$200,000?
00:54:31Mm-hmm
00:54:31I offered $400,000 before
00:54:33I know
00:54:34Still not considering it?
00:54:35Not for now, but thank you for all your help
00:54:37The offer of the Harborlight Media Project that day in Cairo
00:54:40You don't need to thank me
00:54:41Those weren't favors
00:54:42Then what were they?
00:54:43Things I wanted to do
00:54:44Are you free this weekend?
00:54:46For what?
00:54:48Dinner
00:54:48No work, no projects
00:54:50Okay
00:54:51He was driving a very ordinary gray sedan
00:54:53Not the kind of luxury car I had imagined
00:54:55Your car doesn't really match your status
00:54:57Cars are for driving, not for showing off
00:54:59I'm taking you to a Japanese restaurant
00:55:01It only has eight seats
00:55:04You're paying?
00:55:05Obviously
00:55:07This place has the best sashimi in the whole city
00:55:09How do you know?
00:55:10I've tried every Japanese restaurant in the city
00:55:14This man
00:55:16Annie, I'm going to be direct
00:55:17Since that day in Cairo
00:55:19Or maybe even earlier
00:55:20Since the first time you spoke German at Crownwell
00:55:22I
00:55:23You what?
00:55:24I knew you were someone I didn't want to miss
00:55:26Right now
00:55:27You're the only person in my mind
00:55:30You really are way too
00:55:31Too what?
00:55:32Too direct
00:55:33You don't like it?
00:55:34I didn't say I didn't like it
00:55:38That night
00:55:39He drove me home
00:55:40Downstairs
00:55:40He said
00:55:41I'm flying to South Korea
00:55:42For a business trip tomorrow
00:55:44How long?
00:55:45A week
00:55:46Okay
00:55:46Will you miss me?
00:55:49No
00:55:50Liar
00:55:52Maybe a little
00:56:01Over the next three months
00:56:03Many things happened at once
00:56:05The Crownwell project successfully completed its third phase
00:56:09And White Global brought in nearly 80 million dollars in revenue from it
00:56:14When Brian White reviewed the monthly report
00:56:16He said to Alex Wood
00:56:17You should have put Annie on it from the start
00:56:22After Scarlett resigned from White Global
00:56:24She became a director at a small translation company
00:56:26Three months later
00:56:27That company faced
00:56:29Had its mass tariff compensation claim
00:56:31A German contract
00:56:32Had its tariff glosses mistranslated
00:56:34Causing the client to lose 20 million dollars
00:56:37That translation was done by Scarlett herself
00:56:39Her problem with German honoratis
00:56:42Had finally been exposed on a bigger stage
00:56:44When the news reached White Global
00:56:46Some people started mocking her in the group chat
00:56:49I only said one thing
00:56:50Stop talking about it
00:56:53Everyone has to take responsibility for their own choices
00:57:05Hello?
00:57:06Annie?
00:57:07It's Uncle George, your father's old colleague
00:57:10Uncle George?
00:57:11I saw you on TV
00:57:12Translation consultant
00:57:14In five languages
00:57:15Annie, your parents must be so proud of you in heaven
00:57:17Uncle George, how did you see
00:57:18You look exactly like Michael
00:57:20And you're Arabic
00:57:21That Cairo accent of your father's
00:57:22I recognized it the moment I heard it
00:57:24Annie
00:57:25Before your father passed away
00:57:27He said something to me
00:57:28What did he say?
00:57:30Annie will become a better bridge than I ever was
00:57:33That night, Louis Anderson came back from South Korea
00:57:35And went straight to my building
00:57:38Come out
00:57:39For what?
00:57:41I want to take a walk with you
00:57:45The street was cold
00:57:46And the streetlights stretched our shadows
00:57:48Long across the pavement
00:57:50I watched the documentary
00:57:52How was it?
00:57:54Not good enough for your translation
00:57:55The director was average
00:57:57Don't say that about Martin
00:57:58But your parts were excellent
00:58:00You weren't just translating in the interview
00:58:02You were carrying the emotion across
00:58:05My father once said
00:58:06If you understand someone's mother tongue
00:58:08You can understand their heart
00:58:09You did that
00:58:12We walked for a long time
00:58:13Until we reached a river
00:58:15Annie
00:58:16Yeah?
00:58:17Crownwell is setting up an international cultural exchange department next year
00:58:20We'll focus on cross-cultural projects
00:58:21Documentaries
00:58:22Publishing
00:58:23Exhibitions
00:58:23Forums
00:58:24I need someone to lead it
00:58:24You're trying to poach me again
00:58:26I'm not poaching you
00:58:27I'm building a position for you
00:58:29What do you mean?
00:58:30You're not meant to be just a translator
00:58:32Translation is a tool
00:58:33And you should use that tool to do something bigger
00:58:35Your father's porcelain collection could become an exhibition about the history of global trade
00:58:39Use your eight languages to tell that story to the world
00:58:40What's the salary?
00:58:42Name your price
00:58:43You don't think I'm taking advantage of you?
00:58:45Then let me take advantage of you
00:58:46What?
00:58:47Be my girlfriend
00:58:48No salary needed
00:58:51Louie!
00:58:52I'm joking
00:58:52One million dollars a year plus project dividends
00:58:54But the girlfriend part is serious too
00:58:57The streetlight fell across his face
00:58:59Softening cold lines he usually carried
00:59:04Two days later
00:59:05I gave him my answer
00:59:06I said yes to both
00:59:08Brian White personally locked me to the entrance
00:59:11Annie, you are the most underestimated employee in White Global's history
00:59:14Mr. White, you also gave me the opportunity
00:59:18You earned that opportunity yourself
00:59:21Speaking of which, what I said in German at the annual meeting
00:59:24The 70% raise?
00:59:25You understood it back then, didn't you?
00:59:28I did
00:59:29Then why didn't you...
00:59:30Forget it
00:59:31I wish you all the best
00:59:32Thank you
00:59:34Three years
00:59:35A $24,000 salary
00:59:37A junior level position
00:59:39I had repaid what needed to be repaid
00:59:41It was time to start over
00:59:48Crownwell's International Cultural Exchange Department
00:59:51Was officially established
00:59:52I became its first director
00:59:54The first project is an international touring exhibition
00:59:57The core exhibits are the 40 Blubber antiques
01:00:00My father collected from around the world
01:00:04The exhibition will open simultaneously in five cities
01:00:07Berlin, Cairo, Istanbul, Paris, and New York
01:00:12I'll personally translate the narration for each city into the local language
01:00:16On opening day, more than 300 people came to the New York venue
01:00:20Uncle George stood in the exhibition hall
01:00:22Looking at my father's handwritten labels on the Portland pieces
01:00:25Tears streaming down his face
01:00:28Michael, your daughter made it
01:00:34Annie, how about turning this exhibition into a second season of the documentary?
01:00:40We can talk about it
01:00:42I told you
01:00:43You were never just a translator
01:00:47Louie Anderson stood in the corner of the exhibition hall
01:00:49Staying away from the front
01:00:50He was wearing a black suit
01:00:51Hands in my pockets
01:00:52Watching me give interviews under the spotlight
01:00:54That look in his eyes
01:00:55You are someone I didn't want to miss
01:01:03Mrs. Smith
01:01:04You are fluent in eight languages
01:01:06But I heard you spent three years as a junior translator at a trading company
01:01:09Making only $24,000 a year
01:01:13Yes
01:01:14Why did you hide your abilities?
01:01:17Because I was running away
01:01:19Every language was tied to memories of my parents
01:01:22I thought if I hid them away it would stop hurting
01:01:25But later I realized that languages do not disappear just because you refuse to speak them
01:01:29They stay in your blood
01:01:30Waiting for you to speak
01:01:31What finally made you decide to speak up?
01:01:35A letter
01:01:37My father wrote it
01:01:38He said if I have the ability to make a difference
01:01:40I should use it
01:01:41On the second day of the exhibition
01:01:43Someone unexpected showed up
01:01:46Scarlett
01:01:48What are you doing here?
01:01:50I saw it on the news
01:01:52Your father collected these?
01:01:54Yes
01:01:56They are beautiful
01:01:58Annie, I owe you an apology
01:02:00You do not have to
01:02:01Let me speak
01:02:03I was jealous of you
01:02:04I had been jealous since the first time you opened your mouth and spoke German
01:02:08It took me seven years to climb up to Team Leader
01:02:10But you were already above me without even trying
01:02:12I could not accept that
01:02:13So you chose to frame me
01:02:15Yes
01:02:16And then I paid the price
01:02:18After I left White Global
01:02:19That German contract at the translation company
01:02:21You heard about it, right?
01:02:22I did
01:02:24Because you used to correct my work
01:02:25I never knew what my real level was
01:02:26Once you were not there anymore
01:02:27I finally realized
01:02:28Scarlett, your hard work was real
01:02:30Those seven years of German were not wasted either
01:02:32You just chose the wrong direction at certain moments
01:02:33You don't hate me?
01:02:35No
01:02:37The forged screenshots are in the past now
01:02:40You really are different from before
01:02:42Back then I could not even face myself
01:02:45The exhibition is wonderful
01:02:46Your father must be very happy
01:02:52The exhibition ran for two months across five cities
01:02:55With more than 120,000 visitors in total
01:03:06After the closing ceremony, Louis Anderson found me on the hotel terrace
01:03:11Tired?
01:03:13A little
01:03:13Five cities, two months
01:03:15You handled all the narration translation work across every language by yourself
01:03:19I am used to it
01:03:20Do not get used to carrying everything alone
01:03:24This is not a proposal, so don't be nervous
01:03:28It's custom made
01:03:29Because you said your father once told you that you were the bridge
01:03:34This
01:03:34There is a line engraved on the bridge
01:03:37It has the word bridge engraved in nine languages
01:03:40The ninth language is Russian
01:03:41I studied for three months just to learn one word
01:03:45The Cairo night wind swept across the terrace
01:03:47In the distance, the banks of the Nile were bright with lights
01:03:53Louis Anderson, you really are
01:03:54What?
01:03:57Too good at this
01:04:00Only with you
01:04:08Five years later, Crownwell's international cultural exchange department
01:04:11Had become an industry benchmark
01:04:12It ran more than 20 cross-cultural projects every year
01:04:15With revenue exceeding 200 million
01:04:18Revenue is up another 30% this year
01:04:21Your salary should be adjusted this year
01:04:22To how much?
01:04:24You tell me
01:04:26One dollar
01:04:29Seriously?
01:04:30Put the rest into a scholarship
01:04:31To support young people studying languages
01:04:33Name it after my parents
01:04:35The Michael Smith and Evelyn Shen language scholarship
01:04:38How do you know my mother's name?
01:04:40I am your husband
01:04:41How could I not know your mother's name?
01:04:44Outside the window was the skyline of the whole city
01:04:46It was no longer that rental apartment with the broken heating
01:04:49But sometimes I still think of that window
01:04:51And the nights when I crouched there eating soup
01:04:53Back then, I was fluent in eight languages
01:04:56Made $2,000 a year
01:04:57And rejected a $10 million inheritance
01:04:59I hid myself in the deepest corner
01:05:01Thinking that as long as I stayed silent
01:05:03It would not hurt
01:05:04In his letter, my father wrote
01:05:05Be brave enough to be yourself
01:05:08It took me a long time to understand that
01:05:12But luckily
01:05:13I did it
01:05:14You see, me and I walk before you
01:05:18You think, human to trust me
01:05:18And the last thing I found
01:05:18So here
01:05:18You're my son
01:05:18Just leave you
01:05:18You have to trust me
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