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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.
00:00:33I just want to keep my head down and be a small, unassuming translator.
00:00:36Let's welcome Mr. White to the stage.
00:00:40Everyone have worked hard over the past year.
00:00:43Thank you for your dedication.
00:00:46In the new year, we will...
00:00:49It'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, then 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.
00:02:00She got promoted in just three months.
00:02:02And has been riding that high ever since.
00:02:05Mm-hmm.
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.
00:02:18A 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.
00:02:27Really.
00:02:28Nothing.
00:02:33Anne!
00:02:34Stay right there!
00:02:34I'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?
00:02:44You 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 meaning.
00:02:54I don't speak German.
00:02:57Who are you trying to fool?
00:02:59Your French is already that good.
00:03:01You're expecting 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?
00:03:15Elyne 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.
00:03:31What 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?
00:03:53Only people from the German team can understand it.
00:03:56That means that I only give the core team a change of change.
00:04:00Others will just think that I'm a motivator of Ray.
00:04:04Very brilliant, Mr. White.
00:04:07Apros.
00:04:09Wen schäden wir nächste Woche für das Projekt der Crown Bell Group?
00:04:14Scarlet.
00:04:15Sie spricht am besten Deutsch.
00:04:18Ich habe gehört, dass Präsident Anderson von Crown Bell ziemlich schwierig ist.
00:04:22Letztes Mal hat er das gesamte Übersetzungsgrund von Meridian aus dem Sprengsraum hinlang befrogen.
00:04:26Das sollte kein Problem sein.
00:04:28Scarlet kommt damit klar.
00:04:33Leute, auf Anis-Nivelle sollten wir diesmal nicht mitmehen.
00:04:35Sie könnten das Meeting ruinieren.
00:04:39They didn't know I could understand them.
00:04:41They thought I was just a small translator.
00:04:45But that's only to be expected.
00:04:47I 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 place 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 Scarlet, but my name would never appear on the proofread version.
00:05:16It would only show translation department on the surface.
00:05:19Scarlet 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 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.
00:05:46President of Crownwell International Commerce Group lead 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?
00:05:59Annie, you don't think Scarlet 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.
00:06:11Louis 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 Wood casually dumped 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 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?
00:07:16She 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.
00:07:45I 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.
00:09:04The translation department had a meeting on the Monday morning.
00:09:07I wasn't told to attend.
00:09:08But 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 German has one fatal habit.
00:09:41She 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.
00:09:53Finished 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 care of 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!
00:10:39You 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.
00:10:50She's more than enough as an assistant.
00:10:52I got dragged into Crown Willian's business negotiation.
00:10:54As an assistant and a note taker.
00:10:57Someone 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?
00:11:05As the Aaron girl.
00:11:07You...
00:11:07You just agreed to that?
00:11:09What else am I supposed to do?
00:11:10Annie!
00:11:11Annie!
00:11:22Are you from White Global?
00:11:24Yes.
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
00:11:40and adjusted her hair three separate times
00:11:42in just these 15 minutes.
00:11:44Annie, when we go in,
00:11:45just 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,
00:11:52be formal and respectful.
00:11:54Don't let your eyes wander.
00:11:55People at his level hate unprofessional behavior.
00:11:59Okay.
00:12:02Miss Scarlet,
00:12:03President Anderson will see you now.
00:12:1632 years old,
00:12:17about six foot one,
00:12:18gray suit,
00:12:19no 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
00:12:31and a lady who looked very, very young.
00:12:33A translation device
00:12:34sat in front of her.
00:12:39In the last outfit,
00:12:40that you have given us
00:12:41yesterday,
00:12:42was a direct tarifingale
00:12:44on the standards of 2000,
00:12:462001.
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.
00:12:54But she clearly didn't expect him to open my bag.
00:13:02I mean...
00:13:03I have asked German,
00:13:04so please answer them in German.
00:13:07I don't want to spend time with over time.
00:13:11That was only a first end.
00:13:13We will update the data.
00:13:16Update?
00:13:17Have someone in your queue
00:13:18with the new software
00:13:19for the import of the EG
00:13:20in the near future of 2020?
00:13:21Are you concerned about the changes
00:13:22in Artikel D3 and 7
00:13:24are directly 15% of your A-Bot-Spieler?
00:13:26Do you know that?
00:13:27She didn't know.
00:13:30But I did.
00:13:31Because that policy change
00:13:32was mentioned in the background materials.
00:13:34I had specifically marked it in the summary.
00:13:37But Scarlet obviously
00:13:38hadn't read it carefully.
00:13:41Did you...
00:13:42I have to do it first in the internal.
00:13:47Do you have to do it again?
00:13:48Do you not have to ready
00:13:48to open it before you get here to come in?
00:13:51Is it?
00:13:51Do you have used the wrong Czech trademark?
00:13:54For the first time I didn't want to say anything.
00:13:56For the second time I didn't want to say anything.
00:13:58For the third time?
00:14:00Do you know what is needed
00:14:01to use theigence market
00:14:02when you use the wrong format constantly?
00:14:05It means that you don't respect me
00:14:07or that I don't know authenticity.
00:14:09What kind of thing is that?
00:14:11The legal director beside Anderson gave a slight shake of his head. The meaning was obvious.
00:14:17This negotiation was about to fall through.
00:14:33My hands froze above the keyboard. Two voices were speaking in my head. It's none of your concern. You're just
00:14:38here to fetch coffee and serve drinks.
00:14:39This is Whitworth in Global's biggest deal of the year. If we lose it, they'll probably be layoffs by the
00:14:44end of the year. And junior translators like me will be first on the chopping block.
00:14:58President Anderson, give us five minutes.
00:15:13And you are?
00:15:16I'm Annie. Junior Translator at Whitmore Global.
00:15:20Junior Translator?
00:15:22Yes. The one who always takes notes beside and serves coffee.
00:15:28Five minutes.
00:15:53Five minutes.
00:15:55The one who always takes notes.
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. But I can give you ten more. On one condition. From here on, you meet
00:16:18the negotiation.
00:16:20She can't.
00:16:21I said she leads.
00:16:23Or you can lead 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.
00:16:45On the US market.
00:16:47If a customer doesn't talk about the price, but only about tailings, how would they do that?
00:16:50How would they do that?
00:16:51I would agree with that.
00:16:52The first part of the proposal.
00:16:54You speak Arabic too?
00:16:56A little.
00:16:57The Japanese delivery is 6% cheaper, but the delivery is not stable. How do you decide?
00:17:01The Japanese delivery number is JPKT-0427.
00:17:06I would not choose the lowest option, but the lowest option.
00:17:11To the score.
00:17:13The framework works.
00:17:15I'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?
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!
00:17:52Scarlett, 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 Louie 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? Did Scarlett crash and burn?
00:18:23The project was saved.
00:18:25How was it saved? Wasn't she- wait, was it you?
00:18:27I'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.
00:19:04If 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!
00:19:44I'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?!
00:19:58You 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.
00:20:21Starting today, you'll be temporarily transferred to the Crown Will project team.
00:20:25Okay.
00:20:26But 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?
00:20:58It took me two hours to finish the English version,
00:21:01and another hour and a half to finish the Spanish version.
00:21:06You're translating that fast?
00:21:07Aren't you afraid of making mistakes?
00:21:09Nope.
00:21:09You better pray you don't make any.
00:21:18Both the speed and quality excited expectations.
00:21:21Annie, what exactly have you been doing for the past three years?
00:21:31Hello?
00:21:32Annie?
00:21:33It was Louie Anderson.
00:21:34This is Louie Anderson from Crown Well.
00:21:36Mr. Wood gave me your number.
00:21:38Mr. Anderson, what can I do for you?
00:21:40I read the 62 pages you translated today.
00:21:42Was there any problem?
00:21:43No problem at all.
00:21:44It's the most accurate German business translation I've seen in the past three years.
00:21:49You're not someone who belongs in a junior position.
00:21:51That is my current position.
00:21:53I know.
00:21:54That's why I'm curious.
00:21:55Crown Well has an internal meeting tomorrow afternoon.
00:21:57It involves partner selection for the Middle Eastern market.
00:22:00I need an Arabic speaking interpreter there.
00:22:01This should go through the company.
00:22:03I know.
00:22:04But I'm asking you directly.
00:22:05Would you like to come?
00:22:07Okay, I will.
00:22:10Annie, maybe you're going to be exposed after all.
00:22:12I knew this day would come eventually.
00:22:14But I just didn't expect it to come this soon.
00:22:19They were from a construction materials group in the UAE.
00:22:22The man leading the meeting looked about 50, wearing a white robe with a Siri expression.
00:22:26A young Arab woman sat beside him should be his interpreter.
00:22:29You're here.
00:22:31Today, I may need you to do an interpretation between Eric and English.
00:22:34Okay.
00:22:35If Charlotte were here, she would probably ask, where did your ablik even come from?
00:22:38The answer is, I lived in Cairo for a year and a half.
00:22:40During that time, my roommate was even an Egyptian diplomat's daughter.
00:22:47Grass.
00:22:49Standard procedure.
00:22:5015 minutes passed.
00:22:59I lowered my head and typed, as if I were taking notes.
00:23:01Then I turned my laptop slightly so Louie Anderson could see this one line in English.
00:23:04They said they want to push the price down by 20 work, they'll switch to suppliers.
00:23:07Louie Anderson's eyes stayed on the screen for one second.
00:23:10His expression didn't change at all.
00:23:12But it's in the negotiation that followed, his strategy clearly shifted.
00:23:16Let's cut the chase.
00:23:17Our final offer is 10% below the current market price.
00:23:19Take your lead.
00:23:25Your Abishik is excellent.
00:23:27Not that good.
00:23:27Just the daily level.
00:23:29You heard what he said to his interpreter just now?
00:23:31Then you warned me.
00:23:32I just thought the information might be useful for the negotiation.
00:23:35Without that warning from you, this deal would have cost us at least $8 million today.
00:23:38Annie, how many languages do you speak?
00:23:40German, French, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, Arabic, and Italian.
00:23:44Eight in total, plus English.
00:23:45Mm-hmm.
00:23:45And you're a junior level translator at Light Global.
00:23:47Mm-hmm.
00:23:48Do you think that makes sense?
00:23:49It was my choice.
00:23:49Would you be interested in coming to Crownwell?
00:23:51I can start you at $400,000 a year.
00:23:53If you're willing to head the International Business Department, there's no upper limit.
00:23:56Mm-hmm.
00:23:57Mr. Anderson, thank you for the offer.
00:23:58I'm not planning to change jobs for now.
00:24:00For now?
00:24:01For now.
00:24:01You can change your mind to any ground.
00:24:03Only one line of text, Loey Anderson, and a phone number.
00:24:05It didn't even say President Crownwell International.
00:24:07This kind of card is usually given to people who already need to know who you are.
00:24:19What are you doing?
00:24:21I-I-I was passing by and saw your computer was still on.
00:24:24It was off when I left.
00:24:25You went to Crownwell again today?
00:24:27Louis Anderson asked you to go, didn't he?
00:24:28It was needed for the project coordination.
00:24:30What kind of project needs you to interpret Arabic?
00:24:32You never said you were that good at Arabic.
00:24:33What else are you hiding, Scarlett?
00:24:34What did you see on my computer?
00:24:37I didn't see anything.
00:24:38She had opened my personal folder.
00:24:41What was inside?
00:24:42Some translation exercises.
00:24:44Casual translations in French, Japanese, and Korean.
00:24:47Things I did when I was bored.
00:24:49If she saw those...
00:24:52Annie, what exactly did you do at Crownwell today?
00:24:54Scarlett was losing her mind in the office all afternoon.
00:24:57She went through your computer.
00:24:58You know? Why are you reporting her?
00:25:00Report what? I don't have proof.
00:25:01You are way too...
00:25:02Forget it. I heard something today. Do you want to know?
00:25:05Go on.
00:25:05There's something going on between Scarlett and Alice Wood.
00:25:07What do you mean?
00:25:08I handle reimbursement forms and admins.
00:25:09Over the past six months, Scarlett has gone on alone with Alex Wood to talk about work 17 times.
00:25:13Every single time I was at that hotel on the one side of the city. Think about that.
00:25:16That has nothing to do with me.
00:25:17How does that have nothing to do with you?
00:25:18Alex Wood made Scarlett department leader because of that relationship.
00:25:26The message basically said the company found some employees failed to truthfully fill in personal skills during onboarding.
00:25:32All staff must update profiles within a week.
00:25:35Concealment or classification will be dealt with as a violation of company regulations.
00:25:40This email is answered straight to you.
00:25:43Of course I knew.
00:25:44When Scarlett went through my computer, she found those multilingual translation exercises.
00:25:49She must have gone to Alex Wood.
00:25:53Annie, did you see that email?
00:25:56So what?
00:25:57Are you planning to update your profile?
00:25:59I'm still thinking about it.
00:26:01I suggest you do it soon.
00:26:03If they find out you hid something, that'll be a very serious matter.
00:26:09Thank you for the reminder, Scarlett.
00:26:16It had a pure black background with handwritten words on the back.
00:26:22I never noticed it before.
00:26:24It hasn't come to that yet.
00:26:29There are two things to discuss today.
00:26:31First, the Crownwell project has finished the initial handover.
00:26:35Mr. Anderson is very satisfied with our translation work.
00:26:39Bonuses for this project will be issued next month.
00:26:44Second, regarding the update of employee profiles.
00:26:51Mr. White, I have a question.
00:26:54Go ahead.
00:26:56If an employee deliberately hides their skills and causes the company to make the mistakes in allocation human resources,
00:27:02does that count as a violation?
00:27:10Then let me give an example.
00:27:11Say an employee only lists Spanish on her profile, but in fact she is fluent in multiple languages.
00:27:15The company assigns her position and salary according on the standard for a Spanish translator,
00:27:19and she never raises any objection.
00:27:20Over three years without knowing the truth,
00:27:22the company loses out on a huge amount of usable human resources.
00:27:25This kind of behavior.
00:27:26Enough.
00:27:30Scarlett, get to the point.
00:27:32The person you're talking about is me, right?
00:27:35So what?
00:27:36Yes.
00:27:36I only listed Spanish on my profile because the position I applied for was junior Spanish translator.
00:27:42I have never made a mistake during the work.
00:27:46As for the other languages...
00:27:47As for the other languages, you hid your ability.
00:27:50You let the company spend high salaries hiring people for the German, French, and Arabic teams
00:27:54when you alone could do all of their jobs.
00:27:56Isn't that damaging the company's interests?
00:27:58If I alone can replace all of them, then where does that leave you, Scarlett?
00:28:01This has nothing to do with my place!
00:28:03It does.
00:28:04Because what you're really worried about isn't the company's interests.
00:28:07It's the fact that you found out I'm more capable than you.
00:28:11And now your position doesn't feel so secure anymore.
00:28:14You...
00:28:15I'll say it again.
00:28:17Not listing on my profile does not mean hiding.
00:28:19The skills section does not say all skills must be listed.
00:28:22I chose to show only the skills required for the job I applied for.
00:28:26That is my right.
00:28:30That is my right.
00:28:31Fine. Then let me ask another question.
00:28:33Mr. White, the bonus for the Crown Well Project is distributed among the team members, right?
00:28:37Yes.
00:28:38Annie was added to the team later on a temporary basis.
00:28:40The part she took in was just translation handover.
00:28:43She wasn't on the original team list.
00:28:45So when the bonus is distributed, she shouldn't receive the full amount.
00:28:48That was a vicious move.
00:28:50She stopped attacking me over the hidden skills issue because she knew she couldn't win that fight.
00:28:54So she switched to Mund... money instead.
00:28:59Well...
00:29:01Scarlet does have a point. Annie joined halfway through.
00:29:03Louie Anderson specifically requested me.
00:29:08Mr. Anderson!
00:29:09What brings you here?
00:29:11I came to deliver the contract.
00:29:12I heard your meeting. The door wasn't fully closed.
00:29:15The core negotiation of this project was completed by Annie.
00:29:18On the day we first met, she saved the entire conversation in the final five minutes.
00:29:21During the meeting with the UAE client, she used Arabic to win me $8 million in profit margin.
00:29:25How your company distributes bonus is your business.
00:29:27But I suggest you figure out who really is the key person in this project.
00:29:37One more thing. There is a clause in this contract.
00:29:40From now on, all translation handover work for Crown With will be handled by Annie.
00:29:44If she is no longer at White Global, this contract automatically becomes void.
00:29:53Mr. Anderson, you mean...
00:29:54I've made myself very clear.
00:29:56This contract is worth $80 million a year.
00:30:00The handover translator is Annie.
00:30:02If you replace her, the contract is void.
00:30:07$80 million.
00:30:08Annie.
00:30:09Mr. White?
00:30:10Starting today, you are no longer on the junior level.
00:30:13Then which level I'm in?
00:30:14Deputy Director of the Translation Department.
00:30:17As for your salary, you'll discuss it privately.
00:30:20Mr. White! She's only been here for three years! I've been here for seven!
00:30:24Scarlet, sit down.
00:30:27You deserve nothing.
00:30:30The translation department was in an uproar.
00:30:33She actually speaks eight languages.
00:30:36She stayed in the junior level for three years? How did that happen?
00:30:39Didn't you hear Louis Anderson's contract?
00:30:41He specifically asked for her.
00:30:44$80 million!
00:30:46Scarlet's face looks amazing.
00:30:48I mean the color.
00:30:52That line in French. You understood it?
00:30:54I did.
00:30:55What did you think?
00:30:58I'm thinking about it.
00:31:00Take your time.
00:31:04Annie, let's have a chat.
00:31:08You hid for three years, and now everything is out in the open.
00:31:12Do you really think your life here will be easy from now on?
00:31:15Are you threatening me? I'm reminding you.
00:31:18Do you think becoming deputy director solves everything?
00:31:20The translation department's connections, client relationships, and internal resources are all in my hands.
00:31:25You're a newcomer who just got promoted.
00:31:27You won't be able to handle any of it.
00:31:29What are you trying to say?
00:31:30Give me your position.
00:31:31You can keep working as the handover translator, and take your project bonus.
00:31:35I'll manage the department, and you handle the business.
00:31:37We both get what we want.
00:31:38What if I don't want to?
00:31:40Then I'll let you know, ability isn't the only thing that matters in reality.
00:31:50It tasted awful.
00:31:51Scarlett was right.
00:31:53Ability isn't the only thing that matters.
00:31:55But there is one thing she's wrong about.
00:31:57Thinking she was the only one who had the connection.
00:32:02On Monday, something major happened at White Global.
00:32:05The company had received a new project, a fashion brand from Lyon, France.
00:32:09It required a full set of French to English brand translation and market localization services.
00:32:15Alex Wood had brought this project back through an old client.
00:32:18The 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.
00:32:32There's no one left on the French team.
00:32:34What are we supposed to do with this project?
00:32:38Annie, what level is your French?
00:32:40It works.
00:32:42What do you mean by that?
00:32:42Can you handle high-end French brand localization?
00:32:45Yes.
00:32:46Good. 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?
00:32:59The language feels incredibly authentic.
00:33:01Yes. We have a dedicated French translation team.
00:33:09Annie, the French side is extremely satisfied.
00:33:13They've added another project, the full translation of their product manuals.
00:33:16It's worth $3 million.
00:33:18Okay.
00:33:20I'll approve your project bonus for this month separately.
00:33:22Thank you, Mr. White.
00:33:26Please 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?
00:33:48Yes.
00:33:49Do you know how rare someone like you is in the translation industry?
00:33:53I know.
00:33:54Then why did you...
00:33:56Forget it. There's something I should tell you.
00:33:59Scarlet has a real problem with you.
00:34:00She's brought it up with me several times already.
00:34:02I know.
00:34:04You better be careful.
00:34:06She has certain connections in the company.
00:34:10Mr. Wood, about you and Scarlet?
00:34:12What about us?
00:34:15Nothing.
00:34:21Annie, Scarlet and I don't have the kind of relationship you might be thinking of.
00:34:24She 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 reimbursement claims Elan had mentioned.
00:34:36Human nature really is an interesting thing.
00:34:41The way people looked at me was strange.
00:34:43It wasn't admiration or envy.
00:34:45It was more like avoidance.
00:34:48Something happened.
00:34:49What happened?
00:34:50Scarlet reported you to Brian White.
00:34:52Reported me for what?
00:34:53She said you privately leakered White Global's internal pricing strategy to Crownweck while you were translating for them.
00:34:58That's a false accusation.
00:35:00I know.
00:35:00But she has evidence.
00:35:02What evidence?
00:35:03She said she found a file on your computer.
00:35:05Screenshots of a chat between you and Ruby Anderson's assistant, Frank Young.
00:35:09The chat mentions White Global's internal pricing.
00:35:11There is no such file on my computer.
00:35:14She says there is.
00:35:15And she already showed it to Brian White.
00:35:17Brian wants you in his office tomorrow morning to explain yourself.
00:35:21That so-called chat record?
00:35:23It's fake.
00:35:24I sneaked a look at it.
00:35:25The chat time was last Wednesday at 2pm.
00:35:27But you were at the department meeting last Wednesday afternoon.
00:35:30Everyone can prove it.
00:35:31Then how did she...
00:35:32She edited the time in the chat.
00:35:34Photoshopped it.
00:35:35But she forgot one thing.
00:35:36There's a battery indicator in the top right corner of the screenshot.
00:35:39That battery display doesn't match your phone model.
00:35:41You use a Samsung.
00:35:43That screenshot is from an iPhone.
00:35:46Ellen, I need you to do me a favor.
00:35:48Name it.
00:35:49You're in administration.
00:35:51Can you pull the attendance records and meeting room usage records from last Wednesday afternoon?
00:35:56Yes, pull them.
00:35:57Also, Scarlett's reimbursement records.
00:35:59The 17 hotel ones.
00:36:00Do you have them?
00:36:01I do.
00:36:02Are you finally going to use them?
00:36:03Not to attack her, but to protect myself.
00:36:05If she comes after me, I need Brian White to know her credibility has problem.
00:36:09Got it.
00:36:13I need you.
00:36:15I need you.
00:36:17I need you.
00:36:20Every file had a timestamp and sending record.
00:36:23My real chat history with Frank Young was all on Teams.
00:36:26With server backups.
00:36:29Scarlett could fake screenshots.
00:36:30But she couldn't change server data.
00:36:41I heard you were recorded.
00:36:43News travels fast.
00:36:45Frank told me.
00:36:46Do you need help?
00:36:47No.
00:36:48I can handle it myself.
00:36:49Are you sure?
00:36:52Yes.
00:36:53Fine.
00:36:54If you can't handle it, just tell me.
00:36:58It won't.
00:36:59No.
00:37:04It won't.
00:37:06Scarlett reported that you privately leaked our pricing strategy to Crown Well while you were translating for them.
00:37:12These screenshots are the evidence she provided.
00:37:15Is there anything you want to say?
00:37:16It was exactly as Aline had described.
00:37:18My profile picture.
00:37:19My name.
00:37:20A conversation with Frank Young.
00:37:22The content did involve White Global pricing.
00:37:24But the wording was extremely unnatural.
00:37:26Like it had been made up by someone who didn't understand formal business conversation.
00:37:30These screenshots are fake.
00:37:33Of course you would say that.
00:37:34I can prove it.
00:37:37This is my full chat history with Frank Young.
00:37:39It has server backups and time stamps.
00:37:42Please compare them.
00:37:44The times don't match.
00:37:47The screenshots Scarlett provided show that the conversation happened last Wednesday at 2pm.
00:37:51But the team's record show that Annie and Frank Young had no conversation at that time.
00:37:56She could have deleted Teams has server backups.
00:37:58Even if an employee deletes the chat on their eye, the server still keeps it.
00:38:01Also, from 2pm to 4pm last Wednesday, I was attending the department meeting in the company.
00:38:05The attendance and meeting room booking records can prove it.
00:38:07One more thing.
00:38:08This screenshot is from an iOS interface.
00:38:11I use Android.
00:38:12Scarlett, your phone is an iPhone, isn't it?
00:38:14That proves nothing.
00:38:15Maybe you changed phones.
00:38:17I've been here for 3 years.
00:38:19The device finding records from IT show.
00:38:21I have never used an iPhone.
00:38:27Scarlett, where did these screenshots come from?
00:38:29I...
00:38:30I found them on her computer after you went through my computer last week.
00:38:34I reset the password.
00:38:36These screenshots were never on my computer.
00:38:40You never saw these snapshots on my computer because they never existed in the first place.
00:38:45You made them yourself.
00:38:49Scarlett, do you have anything else to explain?
00:38:53Mr. Wood, say something.
00:38:56Scarlett, you went too far this time.
00:38:59Faking evidence to falsely accuse a colleague is a serious violation.
00:39:02Scarlett, your position as the department leader is revoked immediately.
00:39:05Mr. White?
00:39:05Also, your year-end performance rating will be downgraded by one level.
00:39:08If anything like this happens again, your employment will be terminated immediately.
00:39:11Annie, are you happy now?
00:39:12Scarlett, from beginning to end, you were the one causing trouble for me.
00:39:15I never went after you first.
00:39:16Because your very existence is a quotation.
00:39:19You speak eight language and you hit it for three years.
00:39:21You made my seven years of hard work look like a joke.
00:39:26On the surface, no one in the translation department said much.
00:39:30But the group chat had completely blown up.
00:39:32She should have been removed ages ago.
00:39:34Her translation skills were just average.
00:39:37She only got there through connections.
00:39:38You guys didn't know?
00:39:39Every translation she submitted had been corrected by Annie.
00:39:43What?
00:39:44I am serious.
00:39:45I have seen the proof peating records.
00:39:47Then how many has Annie corrected over the past three years?
00:39:49A conservative estimate?
00:39:51Over a hundred.
00:40:01Excuse me.
00:40:02Which one of you is Annie?
00:40:04Me.
00:40:05Hello.
00:40:06I 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
00:40:14translation consultant.
00:40:16How did you find me?
00:40:17Industry recommendation.
00:40:19The Crownwell project and the French brand project you worked on recently have attracted
00:40:22some attention in the field.
00:40:23Harbor Light Media.
00:40:25A top team production company.
00:40:26Mrs. Hayes, what kind of project is it exactly?
00:40:28A documentary about the Strait of Garouille and global trade.
00:40:31We need simultaneous interpretation and subtitle proof feeding across five languages.
00:40:35English, French, Italian, Spanish and Arabic.
00:40:38We contacted three translation companies, but none of them could provide one person who
00:40:42covers all five languages.
00:40:44Then someone told me that White Global has a girl who speaks eight languages.
00:40:48Who told you that?
00:40:49Louis Anderson.
00:40:50He is one of the investors in this project.
00:40:52Louis Anderson again.
00:40:53What is the consulting fee for this project?
00:40:55$50,000 a month.
00:40:57The estimated period is three months.
00:40:58$150,000.
00:41:00That is about six years of my salary at White Global.
00:41:02If you take it, you will need to travel for two months, the Middle East and Europe.
00:41:13A bank account in Zurich.
00:41:15A property in Munich.
00:41:17And a small apartment in the 16th compartment of Paris.
00:41:20The total value was close to $10 million.
00:41:23Language was the thing my parents loved most in their lives.
00:41:26My mother used to say, language is the best bridge.
00:41:31My father said, if you can understand a person in their mother tongue, you can understand
00:41:35their heart.
00:41:37They carved the languages of the world into my blood.
00:41:40Then they left.
00:41:41So I hid those languages away, along with my memories of them.
00:41:45Because every time I speak one of those languages, I remember what they looked like
00:41:48when they were by my side teaching it to me.
00:41:50German was in Berlin.
00:41:52My dad taught it to me, while taking me for ice cream in front of the Bransberg Gate.
00:41:57French was in Paris.
00:41:59My mother read Malpouseau to me in the original French by the San.
00:42:03Arabic was in Cairo.
00:42:05The 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, Flaka.
00:42:13Every language was a memory.
00:42:15And I didn't want to open those memories, but I...
00:42:22Has Mrs. Hayes from Harbor Light reached out to you?
00:42:26She has.
00:42:27Why did you introduce this to me?
00:42:29Because you need to step out of it.
00:42:31You do not know me.
00:42:33I know your parents were diplomats.
00:42:35I know your background.
00:42:37You investigated me?
00:42:39Before I decide who to work with, I learn about them.
00:42:42Annie, your parents were remarkable people.
00:42:45You do not need to lock yourself in a corner just to escape their shadow.
00:42:51Go take a look at Harbor Light's project.
00:42:53The Strait of Jurada, the bridge between Europe and Africa.
00:42:56Maybe you should see it for yourself.
00:43:02Maybe he was right.
00:43:07Mr. White, I need to take two months off.
00:43:10For what?
00:43:11A documentary project wants me as a translation sultan.
00:43:14I need to travel to the Middle East and Europe.
00:43:16Two months?
00:43:17What about Crownwell's project?
00:43:19I have already completed all the translation drafts for Crownwell's second phase.
00:43:22The third phase will not start until three months later.
00:43:24Are you resigning?
00:43:25I will come back.
00:43:27Fine.
00:43:28I will approve two months for you.
00:43:33Scarlet?
00:43:34Scarlet had been transferred to administration as a clerk.
00:43:36The old shine was gone.
00:43:37You are going on a business trip?
00:43:39Mm-hmm.
00:43:40For how long?
00:43:41Two months.
00:43:42You know, when I joined the White seven years ago, I only spoke one language, too.
00:43:47Later, I learned French and Spanish while working here.
00:43:49I went from intern to the department leader.
00:43:52I thought I had worked really hard.
00:43:54You did work hard.
00:43:55But without doing anything, you were already above me.
00:43:57Eight languages!
00:43:58What gives you the rights?
00:43:59My parents.
00:44:00They paid for it with their lives.
00:44:05That was the last time we spoke in this building.
00:44:07At the airport, I unexpectedly ran into someone.
00:44:10Louis Anderson!
00:44:11He was wearing casual clothes.
00:44:13It was the first time I had ever seen him out of a suit.
00:44:15Annie?
00:44:16What are you doing here?
00:44:17Crownwell has business in Dubai.
00:44:19What a coincidence.
00:44:19Yeah.
00:44:21What a coincidence.
00:44:25Business class is pretty empty.
00:44:27Why are you sitting here?
00:44:28I bought an economy ticket.
00:44:31About the inheritance your parents left you.
00:44:34You even know about that?
00:44:35The law firm has worked with us before.
00:44:37Attorney Wills once mentioned a client who refused to inherit an estate.
00:44:40The industry is only so big.
00:44:41So the whole world knows?
00:44:42Not the whole world.
00:44:43Just me caring about it.
00:44:44I turned to look at him, and my heart skipped a beat.
00:44:47The sunlight in Dubai was completely different from back home.
00:44:49Dry, fierce.
00:44:50Almost as if it could burn straight through your shadow.
00:44:53So you are Annie?
00:44:53The one who speaks eight languages?
00:44:55Yes.
00:44:55Let's do a test.
00:44:56Translate a section for me first.
00:44:58Martin handed me an Arabic interview outline.
00:45:00Okay.
00:45:00I'm Annie Smith, a junior translator at White Global Trading Co.
00:45:03I've been here three years and make $24,000 a year.
00:45:07Finally, she is the one.
00:45:09She is better than those three translation companies combined.
00:45:12Martin, she has not even given us a quote yet.
00:45:15No need.
00:45:17It's her.
00:45:17The first stop was the antique market in Old Dubai.
00:45:20The documentary was going to cover how the Strait of Hormos connects global trade.
00:45:24There was a Persian carpet shop here that had been open for 40 years.
00:45:27And the owner was a third-generation Iranian merchant.
00:45:30You're from?
00:45:31Did you see the Arab people that you know about it?
00:45:34Yes.
00:45:35You're looking at the street.
00:45:59He said on the street of Gurali shipping and trade are a way of having a dialogue.
00:46:04People may come from different backgrounds and speak different languages.
00:46:06but their hearts are connected my voice that their hearts was a little halcy
00:46:10because my father had said almost the exact same thing okay that night the
00:46:16team had dinner at the hotel and mr. Anderson asked whether your work went
00:46:21smoothly today it went smoothly no need to worry about mr. Anderson asked me to
00:46:25tell you that he is in the office on the 58th floor of this hotel if you need
00:46:29anything contact him anytime hello have you eaten i am eating now the food here may not really suit
00:46:39our taste if you want something else mr. Anderson why are you telling me this because i care about
00:46:45you i do not need your concern thank you okay no more concern good night over the next few weeks
00:46:51we went a lot of places on the flight from istanbul to cairo i received an email sender scarlet subject
00:46:57no subject after you left they laid off the french team and the german team because brian white said
00:47:03you alone would enough seven people lost their jobs because of you are you happy now i looked at the
00:47:09email and deleted it do not believe scarlet the french and german teams were cut because they
00:47:13were already at the bottom in performance it has nothing to do with you she is just trying to mess
00:47:17with you i know are you okay i'm fine
00:47:24kairo the third stop of the documentary i lived here for a while
00:47:30when the plane landed i looked out at that familiar city and my heart started beating a little faster
00:47:35in kairo the team was filming a section about the history of trade between the middle east and europe
00:47:42they needed arabica they needed arabic interpretation
00:47:54our act is given and provide in sammler in kaira
00:47:57their besitzer dieser seison war ein diplomat er ist vor fünf jahren verstorben seine taute erhält die seison als erbe
00:48:04ist er doch nie er stehen
00:48:11schmie michael smith
00:48:14michael smith
00:48:15michael smith
00:48:16that was my father's name
00:48:20after the interview i sat alone on the streets of kairo
00:48:24i looked up at the sky it was gray
00:48:28i still remember the pistachio flavor ice cream that year
00:48:36hello
00:48:36you arrived in kairo
00:48:38yes
00:48:41what happened
00:48:42your voice sounds off
00:48:44nothing
00:48:45i flew to kairo 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 so
00:48:54i have the right to see it
00:48:55that is called stalking
00:48:57that is called paying attention
00:49:02there is a difference
00:49:03the next afternoon
00:49:04louisier anderson went with me
00:49:06to a private warehouse on the outskirts of kairo
00:49:09it was not big
00:49:10but the temperature and humidity were carefully controlled
00:49:13the kind of place used specifically to store antiques
00:49:18after the manager opened the door i saw three full shelves
00:49:24every piece had a handwritten tag hanging on it
00:49:28it was my father's handwriting
00:49:30an 18th century style meissen porcelain vase
00:49:34purchased at the grand bazaar in istanbul 2008
00:49:39with annie
00:49:412008
00:49:42i was eight years old in istanbul with my dad
00:49:45he took me to the grand bazaar
00:49:46i kept asking for turkish ice cream
00:49:48and he said we would go after looking at that little stall
00:49:51that stall was selling these old porcelain pieces
00:49:53i did not remember any of it
00:49:55but my dad did
00:49:56for three years i 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
00:50:12i 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
00:50:30donate the zur accounts and the properties according 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
00:50:45a letter
00:50:46he noted that it should be given to you when 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
00:50:54for ten minutes before finally working up the courage to open the letter
00:50:58the letter was not long
00:51:00annie
00:51:01when you see this letter your mother and i should no longer be by your side
00:51:04knowing your personality i guess you will probably run away for a while
00:51:07you may seal away the memories connected to us
00:51:09along with all those languages
00:51:11maybe it is because every language is tied to us
00:51:13one sentence in german will remind you of landscape in berlin
00:51:16one sentence in arabic will remind you of the stars in cairo
00:51:19but annie
00:51:20language is not a chain
00:51:22language is wings
00:51:23your mother spent her life building bridges
00:51:24i spent mine planting seeds
00:51:26you are that bridge and seed
00:51:27don't shrink yourself into the dark you are exceptional you are smart gifted
00:51:30and you should do what you are really good at
00:51:32trying to plant seeds in your own way
00:51:33you 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 or whether i had just left it
00:51:41my dad was right
00:51:42language is not a chain
00:51:43it is wings
00:51:48in madrid
00:51:49i interviewed a flamenco dancer in spanish
00:51:51she says every language has its own rhythm
00:51:59i wrote that sentence down in my translation notes
00:52:01the final stop was venice
00:52:04omar
00:52:05the arab old bookseller
00:52:06he had his own antique bookshop in the best spot on the busiest square in venice
00:52:11he was in his sixties and had lived in italy for thirty 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 me on the road
00:52:22i couldn't understand anything
00:52:24i couldn't read anything
00:52:25and i was not able to ask any indications
00:52:26i had to manage the gestures and speak with people
00:52:29they thought i was a fool
00:52:31what happened after that?
00:52:33then i had 10 years ago to speak Italian and over the last 10 years to make sure that
00:52:36everyone on that road would call me Mr. Omar
00:52:40the language is not only for tradition
00:52:42it is the way in which it is to respect
00:52:46keep this part original 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
00:53:13it was late december
00:53:16new york's winter was cold
00:53:18but the air carried a familiar scent
00:53:21Annie
00:53:22the director position in the translation department is open
00:53:25i want you to take it
00:53:29what is the salary?
00:53:32two hundred thousand dollars
00:53:33okay
00:53:34and just like that
00:53:35in less than half a year
00:53:36i went from a junior role
00:53:38to the director of the translation department
00:53:42on the day i officially took the role
00:53:43i 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
00:53:57suddenly get to become director?
00:53:59i am not going to explain
00:54:00from today on
00:54:01results 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
00:54:08i will teach you
00:54:09if you still cannot do it after that
00:54:11you will be replaced
00:54:12that is strict
00:54:15translation is not a word game
00:54:16one wrong number in a trade contract
00:54:18can mean tens of millions in losses
00:54:20strictness is the bare minimum
00:54:26hello?
00:54:27director smith
00:54:27congratulations on the promotion
00:54:29thank you
00:54:29two hundred thousand dollars?
00:54:31mhm
00:54:31i offered four hundred thousand before
00:54:33i know
00:54:34still not considering it?
00:54:35not for now
00:54:35but thank you for all your help
00:54:37the offer
00:54:37the harbor light media project
00:54:38that day in cairo
00:54:39you don't need to thank me
00:54:40those weren't favors
00:54:41then what were they?
00:54:43things i wanted to do
00:54:43are you free this weekend?
00:54:46for what?
00:54:48dinner
00:54:48no work
00:54:49no projects
00:54:50no 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
00:54:58not for showing off
00:54:59i'm taking you to a japanese restaurant
00:55:01it only has eight seats
00:55:32you're paying?
00:55:32you 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 he said
00:55:41i'm flying to south korea for a business dress tomorrow
00:55:44how long?
00:55:45a week
00:55:45okay
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
00:56:08and 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 any on it from the start
00:56:21after scarlet resigned from white global
00:56:24she became a director at a small translation company
00:56:26three months later
00:56:27that company face had its mass tariff compensation claim
00:56:30a german contract had its tariff glosses mistranslated
00:56:34causing the client to lose 20 million dollars
00:56:36that translation was done by scarlet herself
00:56:39her problem with germich honoratis had finally been exposed on a bigger stage
00:56:44when the news reached white global
00:56:45some 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
00:57:05annie
00:57:06it's uncle george your father's old colleague
00:57:10uncle george
00:57:11i saw you on tv
00:57:12translation consultant
00:57:13five languages
00:57:14annie 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 your arabic that cairo accent of your father's i recognized it the moment i heard it
00:57:24annie before your father passed away he said something to me
00:57:28what did he say
00:57:29annie will become a better bridge than i ever was
00:57:32that night louie anderson came back from south korea and went straight to my building
00:57:38come out
00:57:39for what
00:57:40i want to take a walk with you
00:57:45the street was cold
00:57:46and the street lights stretched our shadows long 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
00:57:56don'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 if you understand someone's mother tongue
00:58:07you can understand their heart
00:58:09you did that
00:58:11we walked for a long time until we reached a river
00:58:15annie
00:58:16yeah
00:58:16crownwell is setting up an international cultural exchange department next year
00:58:20we'll focus on crossword cultural projects documentaries publishing exhibitions forums
00:58:23i need someone to lead it
00:58:24you're trying to poach me again
00:58:25i'm not poaching you
00:58:26i'm building a position for you
00:58:29what do you mean
00:58:30you're not meant to be just a translator
00:58:31translation is a tool
00:58:33and you should use that tool to do something bigger
00:58:35your father's porcelain collection can become an exhibition about the history of global trade
00:58:38use your eight languages to tell that story to the world
00:58:40what's the salary
00:58:41name your price
00:58:43you don't think i'm taking advantage of you
00:58:44then let me take advantage of you
00:58:46what
00:58:47be my girlfriend
00:58:48no salary needed
00:58:51louie
00:58:51i'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 softening 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 walked me to the entrance
00:59:11annie
00:59:11you are the most underestimated employee in white global's history
00:59:14mr white
00:59:15you also gave me the opportunity
00:59:17you earned that opportunity yourself
00:59:21speaking of which
00:59:22what i said in german at the annual meeting
00:59:23the 70 percent raise
00:59:25you understood it back then didn't you
00:59:28i did
00:59:28then why didn't you
00:59:30forget it
00:59:31i wish you all the best
00:59:32thank you
00:59:33three years
00:59:35three years
00:59:36a twenty four thousand dollar salary
00:59:37a junior level position
00:59:38i had repaid what needed to be repaid
00:59:41it was time to start over
00:59:48crownwell's international cultural exchange department was 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 my 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
01:00:28your 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
01:00:46louie anderson stood in the corner of the exhibition hall staying 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 twenty four thousand dollars a year
01:01:13yes
01:01:14why did you hide your abilities
01:01:16because 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
01:01:36my 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
01:01:42someone unexpected showed up
01:01:46scarlet
01:01:48what are you doing here
01:01:50i saw it on the news
01:01:52your father collected these
01:01:53yes
01:01:55they are beautiful
01:01:58annie i owe you an apology
01:02:00you do not have to
01:02:01let me speak
01:02:02i 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
01:02:17after i left white global that 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 i never knew what my real level was
01:02:26once you were not there anymore
01:02:27i finally realized starlet your hard work was real
01:02:29those seven years of german were not wasted either
01:02:31you 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
01:02:41back then i could not even face myself
01:02:45the exhibition is wonderful
01:02:46your father must be very happy
01:02:51the exhibition ran for two months across five cities
01:02:55with more than 120 000 visitors in total
01:03:06after the closing ceremony
01:03:08louis anderson found me on the hotel terrace
01:03:11tired
01:03:13a little
01:03:13five cities
01:03:14two 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
01:03:33this
01:03:34there is a line engraved on the bridge
01:03:37it has the word bridge engraved in nine languages
01:03:39the ninth language is russian
01:03:41i studied for three months just to learn one word
01:03:44the cairo night wind swept across the terrace
01:03:47in the distance
01:03:48the banks of the nile were bright with lights
01:03:52louis anderson you really are
01:03:54what
01:03:57too good at this
01:04:00only with you
01:04:07five years later crownwell's international cultural exchange department had become an industry
01:04:12denmark
01:04:12it ran more than 20 cross-cultural projects every year
01:04:15with revenue exceeding 200 million
01:04:17revenue is up another 30 percent this year
01:04:20your salary should be adjusted this year
01:04:22to how much
01:04:24you tell me
01:04:26one dollar
01:04:29seriously
01:04:29put the rest into a scholarship to support young people studying languages
01:04:33name it after my parents
01:04:35the michael smith and evelyn chen language scholarship
01:04:38how do you know my mother's name
01:04:39i'm your husband
01:04:40how could i not know your mother's name
01:04:43outside 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 two thousand dollars a year
01:04:57and rejected a ten million dollar inheritance
01:04:59i hid myself in the deepest corner
01:05:01thinking that as long as i stayed silent it would not hurt
01:05:03in his letter my father wrote
01:05:05be brave enough to be yourself
01:05:08it took me a long time to understand that
01:05:11but luckily
01:05:13i did it
01:05:14you
01:05:17you
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