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00:00:05I'm Annie Smith, a junior translator at White Global Trading Co. Lou Di.
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 insurder.
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.
00:00:44Thank you for your dedication.
00:00:46In the new year, we will...
00:00:49It's been ten minutes.
00:00:51And 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.
00:00:59If you do, finish on me.
00:01:02Sure, why 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.
00:01:11But she does know one thing.
00:01:14Also, I have another one.
00:01:18Everyone here, who speaks German, will earn a 70% of Gehandserröhung.
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.
00:01:55Starlet, 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.
00:02:19A 70% raise.
00:02:20The German translation team consists of four people, plus Starlet.
00:02:24Only five people would get it.
00:02:25What did that have to do with me?
00:02:27Nothing.
00:02:28Really, nothing.
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 expect 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?
00:03:16Elin caught me reading a French book in the pantry last year.
00:03:19I 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.
00:03:37I'm done.
00:03:38But Annie, I'm telling you.
00:03:40You're gonna suffer with that kind of personality sooner or later.
00:03:44All right.
00:03:51Good luck, isn't it?
00:03:53You can only understand the people from the German team.
00:03:56It means that only gives the core team a change.
00:04:00Others will just think that I think I'm a motivator.
00:04:05Very brilliant, Mr. White.
00:04:08Apros.
00:04:09Wen scherben wir nächste Woche für das Projekt der Crownbell Group?
00:04:14Scarlet.
00:04:15Sie spricht am besten Deutsch.
00:04:18Ich habe gehört, dass Präsident Anderson von Crownbell ziemlich schwierig ist.
00:04:22Letztes Mal hat er das gesamte Übersetzungsgrund von Meridian aus dem Sprengsraum hinlang gefrogen.
00:04:26Das sollte kein Problem sein.
00:04:28Scarlet kommt damit klar.
00:04:33Leute, auf Andersonville sollten wir diesmal nicht mitmehen.
00:04:36Sie 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.
00:04:50Annie, 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.
00:05:12The original translator was Scarlet.
00:05:13But 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 Crownwell International next week.
00:05:32I heard.
00:05:33Do you know President Anderson of Crownwell?
00:05:40Who?
00:05:44Louis Anderson.
00:05:4532 years old.
00:05:46President of Crownwell 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.
00:06:07Annie, 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.
00:06:38It 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. I 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. You'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.
00:07:38Hmm.
00:07:45I heard everything in the pantry. Who 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, and 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?
00:08:09I 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 for $1,000.
00:08:26In this city, after rent and utilities, there isn't much left.
00:08:36Hello?
00:08:37Hello. Am 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. I don't want any of it. Donate everything.
00:08:52Mrs. Smith, there is a sum in your parents' account in Zurich.
00:08:54I don't want it. Attorney 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.
00:09:18This time we're discussing a supply chain partnership for the Middle East market.
00:09:22Anything involving Arabic will be handled by their side.
00:09:25We only need to cover the German communication.
00:09:26Can you handle that?
00:09:27Of course. I 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
00:09:42and often misses 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. Not my business.
00:09:54Finished sorting everything?
00:09:56Yes.
00:09:57I made her a summary classified by project type,
00:09:59cooperation history, and key personnel.
00:10:01I also marked a change of the carrot 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, 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. No problem.
00:10:28Good.
00:10:28Bring someone with you tomorrow for on-site interpretation support.
00:10:32I'll take Zach.
00:10:33His German is decent too.
00:10:34Zach is still on leave.
00:10:39Annie! You come with me tomorrow.
00:10:41Me? I only speak Spanish.
00:10:43You'll just take notes and serve coffee.
00:10:45I'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 Lillian'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 Elin a message.
00:11:01I will go to Crown Lill 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.
00:11:27This 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 and adjusted her hair three separate times in just these 15 minutes.
00:11:44Annie, when we go in, just sit on the side and take notes.
00:11:46Don't speak unless you're asked.
00:11:48Got it?
00:11:48Got it.
00:11:49Also, when you address Mr. Anderson, be formal and respectful.
00:11:54Don't let your eyes wander.
00:11:56People at his level hate unprofessional behavior.
00:11:59Okay.
00:12:02Miss Scarlet, President 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.
00:12:50He spoke so 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.
00:13:04I have asked in German.
00:13:05Also, please answer in German.
00:13:07I don't want to waste time.
00:13:11That was just a first time.
00:13:13We will update the data.
00:13:16Update.
00:13:17Update?
00:13:18She 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 Scarlet obviously hadn't read it carefully.
00:13:42I have to do it internally.
00:13:44I have to do it internally.
00:13:47Have you not prepared before you come here?
00:13:50Yes.
00:13:51You have used three times the wrong German language.
00:13:55For the first time I said nothing.
00:13:57For the second time I did not.
00:13:58For the third time?
00:14:00Do you know what is in the business life when you use the wrong form constantly?
00:14:05It means either that you don't respect me or that you don't know your truth.
00:14:09What is this?
00:14:11The legal director beside Anderson gave a slight shake of his head.
00:14:15The meaning was obvious.
00:14:17This negotiation was about to fall through.
00:14:25Mr. President Anderson, I pray for forgiveness.
00:14:28If this is the evil of White Glover, I will feel like I'm going to share it with another partner.
00:14:33My hands froze 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.
00:14:58Mr. President Anderson, please 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.
00:15:23The one who always takes notes beside and serves coffee.
00:15:29Five minutes.
00:15:34The new three.
00:15:35The standard for six to eight.
00:15:37The standard for six to eight.
00:15:38The two.
00:15:39The eight.
00:15:40The two.
00:15:40The two.
00:15:40The three.
00:15:43The zero.
00:15:44The two.
00:15:45The three.
00:15:47The 10.
00:15:47The white global is about a pop in the US that passed by the last four rounds of COVID.
00:15:52The three.
00:15:53The 3% cost of due diligence from the HSUs buy into costs.
00:15:56The 10% of the documents have been compensated.
00:15:56The nice contribution to health وélsz.
00:15:59Jackson's legal director lowered his head and flipped through the files, as if he was checking whether I was right.
00:16:04Where 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.
00:16:17From here on, you meet the negotiation.
00:16:21She can't...
00:16:21I said she leads.
00:16:24Or you can lead right now.
00:16:28Scarlet?
00:16:29Should 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 I had for Scarlet, I had memorized every word.
00:16:41Plus, I grew up in a diplomatic family.
00:16:42The basics of international trade are as natural to me as breathing.
00:16:46Auf dem Neustmarkt, wenn ein Kunde lange nicht über den Preis spricht, sondern nur über Tellingen, wie würden Sie damit
00:16:50umgehen?
00:16:54You speak Arabic, too?
00:16:56A little.
00:16:57Der japanische Lieferstand ist 6% günstiger, aber die Lieferzeit ist instabil. Wie entscheiden Sie?
00:17:02Die erschriechene japanische Angosuznummer leidt JPRKT 0427.
00:17:06Ich würde nicht das nierigste Aubergang wählen, sondern die Läusung mit dem kleinsten Gesamtereskop.
00:17:14The 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.
00:17:41I 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.
00:17:48Where did that Arab come from?
00:17:49It's not even on your resume.
00:17:53Scarlet, the project was saved, wasn't it?
00:17:55You did this on purpose.
00:17:56You hid your skills just waiting for a chance like this to show off.
00:18:01What do you think will happen just because you impressed Louis Anderson once?
00:18:05When 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.
00:18:21How did the negotiation go?
00:18:22Did Scarlet crash and burn?
00:18:23The project was saved.
00:18:25How was it saved?
00:18:26Wasn't she...
00:18:26Wait, was it you?
00:18:28I'll tell you when I get back.
00:18:29Annie, you finally made a move!
00:18:33Standing at the exit of the underground garage, I felt the autumn wind blowing in.
00:18:38It 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?
00:19:00Yes, but that was...
00:19:00And that's all that matters.
00:19:02The Crown Will deal is worth $40 million.
00:19:04If it had fallen through yesterday, the entire translation department could have packed up.
00:19:10One look at her face, and I knew this wasn't over.
00:19:19Annie, how good is your German exactly?
00:19:21I can get by.
00:19:23You 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.
00:19:54Happy now, Annie?
00:19:56Scarlet, I just...
00:19:57You just what?
00:19:59You think because you showed up once yesterday, you're on the same level as me now?
00:20:02That's not what I meant.
00:20:03I've been here for seven years.
00:20:05I worked my way up from intern to department leader.
00:20:07And you?
00:20:07A liar who's been hiding everything.
00:20:13Just you wait.
00:20:17Annie, Mr. Anderson specifically requested you as the translator for the follow-up coordination.
00:20:22Starting today, you'll be temporarily transferred to the Crown Will project team.
00:20:25Okay.
00:20:26But your position will remain junior, and salary will stay the same.
00:20:29We'll evaluate it again after the project ends.
00:20:30Got it.
00:20:31Crown Will 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.
00:20:42Annie, can you handle all three language versions at the same time?
00:20:44Yes.
00:20:45Three languages?
00:20:46Since 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, and another hour and a half to finish the Spanish
00:21:03version.
00:21:06You're translating that fast?
00:21:08Aren't you afraid of making mistakes?
00:21:09Nope.
00:21:10You'd better pray you don't make any.
00:21:18Both the speed and quality cited expectations.
00:21:21Annie, what exactly have you been doing for the past three years?
00:21:32Hello?
00:21:32Annie?
00:21:33It was Louis Anderson.
00:21:35This is Louis Anderson from Crown Well.
00:21:37Mr. 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.
00:21:52That 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.
00:22:20They 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 Scarlet were here, she would probably ask, where did your ablick 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.
00:22:47Chris, this valid option is lowered.
00:22:49Standard procedure.
00:22:5115 minutes passed.
00:22:57I lowered my head in height, as if I were picking notes.
00:23:01Then I turned my laptop slightly so Louie Anderson could see the strong line in English.
00:23:05They said they want to push the price down by 20 work.
00:23:06They'll switch to suppliers.
00:23:07Louie Anderson's eyes stayed on the screen for one second.
00:23:11His 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 Abhishek is excellent.
00:23:27Not that good.
00:23:28Just 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?
00:23:41German, French, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, Arabic, and Italian.
00:23:44Eight in total, plus English.
00:23:45Mm-hmm.
00:23:46And you're a junior level translator at White Global.
00:23:48Mm-hmm.
00:23:48Do you think that makes sense?
00:23:49It was my choice.
00:23:50Would 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.
00:23:59I'm not planning to change jobs for now.
00:24:00For now?
00:24:01For now.
00:24:02You 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.
00:24:08This 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?
00:24:27Louie Anderson asked you to go, didn't he?
00:24:29It 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?
00:24:35What 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.
00:24:50If she saw those...
00:24:52Annie, what exactly did you do at Crownwell today?
00:24:55Scarlett was losing her mind in the office all afternoon.
00:24:57She went through your computer.
00:24:58You know?
00:24:59Why are you reporting her?
00:25:00Report what?
00:25:00I don't have proof.
00:25:01You are way too...
00:25:02Forget it.
00:25:03I heard something today.
00:25:04Do 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 reverse performance and adsense.
00:25:10Over the past six months, Scarlett has gone out alone with Alex Wood to talk about work
00:25:1217 times.
00:25:13Every single time I was at that hotel on the website of the city.
00:25:15Think 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 Carlett to partner later because of that relationship.
00:25:26The message basically said the company found some employees failed to truthfully fill in personal
00:25:31skills 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.
00:25:41This email was entered straight to you.
00:25:43Of course I knew.
00:25:45When Scarlett went through my computer, she found those multilangual translation exercises.
00:25:49She must have gone to Alex Wood.
00:25:53Annie, did you see that email?
00:25:57So what?
00:25:58Are you planning to update your profile?
00:26:00I'm still thinking about it.
00:26:02I suggest you do it soon.
00:26:04If 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.
00:26:52Mr. 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
00:27:00in allocating human resources, does 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.
00:27:16The 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.
00:27:37I only listed Spanish on my profile because the position I applied for was junior Spanish translator.
00:27:43I have never made a mistake during the work.
00:27:46As for the other languages...
00:27:48As 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.
00:28:08It'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.
00:28:23I chose to show only the skills required for the job I applied for.
00:28:26That is my right.
00:28:31Fine.
00:28:31Then let me ask another question.
00:28:33Mr. White, the bonus for the Crownwell project is distributed among the team members, right?
00:28:38Yes.
00:28:38Annie was added to the team later on a temporary basis.
00:28:41The 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.
00:28:49That 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.
00:29:00Well, Scarlett does have a point.
00:29:02Annie joined halfway through.
00:29:04Louie Anderson specifically requested me.
00:29:08Mr. Anderson, what brings you here?
00:29:11I came to deliver the contract.
00:29:13I heard your meeting.
00:29:14The 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 bonuses is your business.
00:29:27But I suggest you figure out who really is the key person in this project.
00:29:38One more thing.
00:29:39There is a clause in this contract.
00:29:40From now on, all translation handover work for Crown With will be handled by Annie.
00:29:45If she is no longer at White Global, this contract automatically becomes void.
00:29:53Mr. Anderson, you mean, I'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.
00:30:09Annie.
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.
00:30:21Mr. White!
00:30:22She's only been here for three years.
00:30:23I've been here for seven.
00:30:25Scarlett, sit down.
00:30:27Tu mérites mieux que ça.
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?
00:30:38How did that happen?
00:30:40Didn't you hear Louis Anderson's contract?
00:30:41He specifically asked for her.
00:30:43$80 million.
00:30:46Scarlett's face looks amazing.
00:30:48I mean, the color.
00:30:52That line in French.
00:30:53You understood it?
00:30:54I did.
00:30:55What did you think?
00:30:58I'm thinking about it.
00:31:01Take your time.
00:31:05Annie, let's have a chat.
00:31:09You hid for three years, and now everything is out in the lopen.
00:31:12Do you really think your life here will be easy from now on?
00:31:16Are you threatening me?
00:31:17I'm reminding you.
00:31:18Do you think becoming Deputy Director solves everything?
00:31:21The Translation Department's connections, client relationships, and internal resources are all in my hands.
00:31:26You'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.
00:31:39What 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.
00:31:52Scarlett 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.
00:32:10It 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.
00:32:19The amount was not huge, but it mattered a lot for the company's brand expansion.
00:32:24The 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?
00:32:41It works.
00:32:42What do you mean by that?
00:32:43Can you handle high-end French brand localization?
00:32:45Yes.
00:32:46Good.
00:32:47Then you're taking this project.
00:32:51The director of the French side personally called Brian White after looked through.
00:32:58Is your translator French?
00:32:59The language feels incredibly authentic.
00:33:02Yes.
00:33:03We 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.
00:33:19Okay.
00:33:19I'll approve your project bonus for this month separately.
00:33:23Thank you, Mr. White.
00:33:27Please note everyone.
00:33:28Project assignments in the translation should follow department procedures.
00:33:31No one should skip the leader and take projects directly.
00:33:46Do you know how rare someone like you is in the translation industry?
00:33:53I know.
00:33:54Then why did you...
00:33:57Forget it.
00:33:57There's something I should tell you.
00:33:59Scarlet has a real problem with you.
00:34:01She's brought it up with me several times already.
00:34:03I know.
00:34:04You better be careful.
00:34:06She has certain connections in the company.
00:34:10Mr. Wood, about you and Scarlet?
00:34:13What 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 reinforcing claims Elan had mentioned.
00:34:36Human nature really is an interesting thing.
00:34:41The way people looked at me was strange.
00:34:44It wasn't admiration or envy.
00:34:45It was more like avoidance.
00:34:48Something happened.
00:34:49What happened?
00:34:51Scarlet reported you to Brian White.
00:34:52Reported me for what?
00:34:53She said you privately leagered 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.
00:35:01But 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 Louis Anderson's assistant, Frank Young.
00:35:09The chat mentions White Global's internal pricing.
00:35:12There 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 2 p.m.
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.
00:35:37There's a battery indicator in the top right corner of the screenshot.
00:35:39That battery display doesn't match your phone model.
00:35:42You use a Samsung.
00:35:43That screenshot is from an iPhone.
00:35:47Ellen, 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.
00:35:56Pull them.
00:35:57Also, Scarlet'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 a problem.
00:36:09Got it.
00:36:20Every file had a timestamp and sending record.
00:36:23My real chat history with Frank Young was all on Teams, with server backups.
00:36:29Scarlet could fake screenshots, but 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.
00:36:50Are you sure?
00:36:52Yes.
00:36:53Fine.
00:36:54If you can't handle it, just tell me.
00:36:58It won't.
00:37:04Annie.
00:37:06Scarlet reported that you privately leaked our pricing strategy to Crown Well while you
00:37:11were translating for them.
00:37:12These screenshots are the evidence she provided.
00:37:15Is there anything you want to say?
00:37:17It was exactly as Aline had described.
00:37:18My profile picture, my name, a conversation with Frank Young.
00:37:22The content did involve White Global's pricing, but the wording was extremely unnatural, like
00:37:27it 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.
00:37:35I can prove it.
00:37:37This is my full chat history with Frank Young.
00:37:40It has server backups and timestamps.
00:37:43Please compare them.
00:37:45The times don't match.
00:37:47The screenshots Scarlet 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.
00:38:02Also, from 2pm to 4pm last Wednesday, I was attending the department meeting in the company.
00:38:06The attendance and meeting room booking records can prove it.
00:38:08One more thing.
00:38:09This screenshot is from an iOS interface.
00:38:11I use Android.
00:38:12Scarlet, your phone is an iPhone, isn't it?
00:38:14That proves nothing.
00:38:16Maybe you changed phones.
00:38:17I've been here for 3 years.
00:38:19The device binding records from IT show I have never used an iPhone.
00:38:27Scarlet, where did these screenshots come from?
00:38:29I...
00:38:30I found them on her computer.
00:38:32After you went through my computer last week, I reset the password.
00:38:37These 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.
00:38:56Scarlet, you went too far this time.
00:38:59Faking evidence to falsely accuse a colleague is a serious violation.
00:39:02Scarlet, 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?
00:39:13Scarlet, from beginning to end, you were the one causing trouble for me.
00:39:15I never went after you first.
00:39:17Because your very existence is a quotation.
00:39:19You speak 8 language and you hid it for 3 years.
00:39:21You made my 7 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.
00:39:33She should have been removed ages ago.
00:39:35Her translation skills were just average.
00:39:37She only got there through connections.
00:39:39You guys didn't know?
00:39:40Every 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 3 years?
00:39:50A conservative estimate?
00:39:51Over 100.
00:40:01Excuse me.
00:40:03Which one of you is Annie?
00:40:05Me.
00:40:06Hello.
00:40:07I am Victoria Hayes, a producer at Harbor Light Media.
00:40:10We are preparing a large-scale international documentary project,
00:40:14and we need a multi-linguished translation consultant.
00:40:16How did you find me?
00:40:18Industry recommendation.
00:40:19The Crownwell project and the French brand project you worked on recently
00:40:22have attracted some attention in the field.
00:40:24Harbor Light Media, a top-team production company.
00:40:27Mrs. Hayes, what kind of project is it exactly?
00:40:29A documentary about the Strait of Garou 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,
00:40:41but none of them could provide one person who covers all five languages.
00:40:44Then someone told me that White Global has a girl who speaks eight languages.
00:40:49Who told you that?
00:40:50Louis Anderson.
00:40:51He is one of the investors in this project.
00:40:52Louis Anderson again.
00:40:54What is the consulting fee for this project?
00:40:55$50,000 a month.
00:40:57The estimated period is three months.
00:40:59$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, a 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,
00:41:28Language is the best bridge.
00:41:31My father said,
00:41:33If you can understand a person in their mother tongue,
00:41:35you can understand their 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,
00:41:43along with my memories of them.
00:41:45Because every time I speak one of those languages,
00:41:47I remember what they looked like when they were by my side teaching it to me.
00:41:51German was in Berlin.
00:41:52My dad taught it to me,
00:41:54while taking me for ice cream in front of the Bransberg gate.
00:41:57And French 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,
00:42:11Wahid, Ethwan, Flatha.
00:42:13Every language was a memory.
00:42:15And I didn't want to open those memories.
00:42:17But I...
00:42:23Has 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.
00:42:38You investigated me?
00:42:39Before I decide who to work with,
00:42:41I learn about them.
00:42:43Annie,
00:42:43your parents were remarkable people.
00:42:46You 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,
00:42:54the bridge between Europe and Africa.
00:42:56Maybe you should see it for yourself.
00:43:03Maybe he was right.
00:43:07Mr. White,
00:43:08I need to take two months off.
00:43:11For 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.
00:43:33Scarlett?
00:43:34Scarlett had placed and transferred to administration as a clerk.
00:43:36The old shine was gone.
00:43:38You are going on a business trip?
00:43:39Mm-hmm.
00:43:40For how long?
00:43:41Two months.
00:43:42You know,
00:43:42when I joined the White seven years ago,
00:43:44I only spoke one language, too.
00:43:47Later,
00:43:47I 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,
00:43:56you were already above me.
00:43:57Eight languages.
00:43:58What gives you the right?
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,
00:44:08I unexpectedly ran into someone.
00:44:10Louie 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.
00:44:20Yeah.
00:44:21What a coincidence.
00:44:26Business class is pretty empty.
00:44:27Why are you sitting here?
00:44:28I bought an economy ticket.
00:44:31About the inheritance,
00:44:33your 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
00:44:38who refused to inherit in the state.
00:44:40The industry is only so big.
00:44:41So the whole world knows?
00:44:43Not the whole world.
00:44:43Just me caring about it.
00:44:45I turned to look at him,
00:44:46and my heart skipped a beat.
00:44:47The sunlight in Dubai was completely different from back home.
00:44:50Dry, fierce,
00:44:51almost as if it could burn straight through your shadow.
00:44:53So you are Annie,
00:44:54the one who speaks eight languages?
00:44:55Yes.
00:44:56Let's do a test.
00:44:56Translate a section for me first.
00:44:58Martin handed me an Arabic interview outline.
00:45:00Okay, I'm Annie Smith,
00:45:02a junior translator at White Global Trading Co.
00:45:03I've been here three years
00:45:05and make $24,000 a year.
00:45:07Finally, she is the one.
00:45:09She is better than those three translation companies combined.
00:45:13Martin,
00:45:14she has not even given us a quote yet.
00:45:15No need.
00:45:17It's her.
00:45:18The first stop was the antique market in Old Dubai.
00:45:20The documentary was going to cover
00:45:22how the Strait of Hormos connects global trade.
00:45:24There was a Persian carpet shop here
00:45:26that had been open for 40 years,
00:45:28and the owner was a third-generation Iranian merchant.
00:45:31You're a Muslim.
00:45:32You've seen the Arab people
00:45:33as you know in the river.
00:45:35Oh, you're looking at the river.
00:45:39You've seen the river in the river.
00:45:41You've seen the river.
00:45:41You're beautiful.
00:45:48In Casablanca,
00:45:49I interviewed a historian in French.
00:45:51Le détruit de Blolort
00:45:52n'est pas simplement un passage maritain,
00:45:54mais une forme de dialogue.
00:45:55Les personnes excidentement
00:45:56écoutent Jorce à Zartru,
00:45:57bien qu'elles parlent de Valdena Ferriand,
00:45:59Valota, Comar et Inetofet.
00:46:00He said,
00:46:00on the Strait of Jowalli,
00:46:02shipping and trade
00:46:02are a way of having a dialogue.
00:46:04People may come from different backgrounds
00:46:05and speak different languages,
00:46:07but their hearts are connected.
00:46:08My voice,
00:46:09but their hearts
00:46:09was a little halsey
00:46:10because my father
00:46:11had said
00:46:11almost the exact same thing.
00:46:14Okay.
00:46:15That night,
00:46:16the team had dinner
00:46:17at the hotel.
00:46:19Annie,
00:46:20Mr. Anderson asked
00:46:20whether your work
00:46:21went smoothly today?
00:46:22It went smoothly.
00:46:23No need to worry about me.
00:46:24Mr. Anderson asked me
00:46:25to tell you
00:46:26that he is in the office
00:46:27on the 58th floor
00:46:27of this hotel.
00:46:28If you need anything,
00:46:29contact him anytime.
00:46:33Hello?
00:46:35Have you eaten?
00:46:36I am eating now.
00:46:38The food here
00:46:38may not really suit our taste.
00:46:40If you want something else.
00:46:42Mr. Anderson,
00:46:43why are you telling me this?
00:46:45Because I care about you.
00:46:46I do not need your concern.
00:46:48Okay.
00:46:49No more concern.
00:46:50Good night.
00:46:51Over the next few weeks,
00:46:52we went a lot of places.
00:46:53On the flight from Istanbul to Cairo,
00:46:55I received an email.
00:46:56Sender, Scarlet.
00:46:57Subject, no subject.
00:46:59After you left,
00:47:00they laid off the French team
00:47:01and the German team
00:47:02because Brian White
00:47:03said you alone would enough.
00:47:04Seven people lost their jobs
00:47:06because of you.
00:47:07Are you happy now?
00:47:08I looked at the email
00:47:09and deleted it.
00:47:11Do not believe, Scarlet.
00:47:12The French and German teams
00:47:13were cut because they were
00:47:14already at the bottom
00:47:14in performance.
00:47:15It has nothing to do with you.
00:47:16She is just trying
00:47:17to mess with you.
00:47:18I know.
00:47:19Are you okay?
00:47:20I am fine.
00:47:25Cairo.
00:47:25The third stop
00:47:26of the documentary.
00:47:27I lived here for a while.
00:47:31When the plane landed,
00:47:32I looked out
00:47:33at that familiar city
00:47:34and my heart
00:47:34started beating
00:47:35a little faster.
00:47:36In Cairo,
00:47:37the team was filming
00:47:38a section
00:47:38about the history
00:47:39of trade
00:47:40between the Middle East
00:47:41and Europe.
00:47:42They needed
00:47:43Arabic interpretation.
00:47:55As it was,
00:47:56as it was,
00:47:56it was a number of
00:47:57on Cairo,
00:47:58the owner of this
00:47:59season was a Diplopate.
00:48:00He died five years ago.
00:48:02His daughter
00:48:03erhält the season
00:48:03as a possession
00:48:04of its own,
00:48:04it's not yet.
00:48:07Have you seen
00:48:08a series of Diplomacy?
00:48:11me michael smith
00:48:14michael smith
00:48:15that was my father's name
00:48:20after the interview i sat alone on the streets of cairo
00:48:23i looked up at the sky it was gray
00:48:28i still remembered the pistachio flavor ice cream that year
00:48:36hello you arrived in cairo
00:48:38yes
00:48:41what happened your voice sounds off
00:48:44nothing
00:48:45i flew to cairo this afternoon if 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 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
00:49:05luigi anderson went with me to a private warehouse on the outskirts of cairo it was not big but the
00:49:11temperature and humidity were carefully controlled the 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 purchased at the grand bazaar in istanbul 2008 with annie
00:49:45he took me to the grand bazaar i kept asking for turkish ice cream and he said we would go
00:49:50after looking at that little stall that stall was selling these old porcelain pieces i did not remember any of
00:49:55it but my dad did for three years i hid everything about them away the languages the inheritance the memories
00:50:02i thought as long as i did not touch any of it i could pretend they had never left but
00:50:07they 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
00:50:31donate 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 that is wonderful i 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 something personal
00:50:45yes a 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
00:50:55for 10 minutes before 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 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
00:51:10along with all those languages
00:51:11maybe it is because every language is tied to us
00:51:14one 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
00:51:25i 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, gifted
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
00:51:51she 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 in the best spot on the busiest square in venice
00:52:11he 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 left for the road
00:52:23i couldn't understand anything
00:52:24i couldn't read anything and i was not able to ask any instructions
00:52:27i had to manage the gestures and speak with people
00:52:29i thought i was a fool
00:52:32what happened after that?
00:52:33then i had 10 years ago to speak Italian and over 10 years ago to make sure that everyone
00:52:37in that road would call me sir 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
00:53:01two continents
00:53:02and 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?
00:53:32two hundred thousand dollars
00:53:33okay and just like that in less than half a year i went from a junior role to the director
00:53:39of the translation department
00:53:42on the day i officially took the role i stood in the meeting room and made a speech to the
00:53:46people 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
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 can mean tens of millions in losses
00:54:21strictness is the bare minimum
00:54:26hello
00:54:26director smith
00:54:28congratulations on the promotion
00:54:29thank you
00:54:30two hundred thousand dollars
00:54:31i offered four hundred thousand before
00:54:33i know
00:54:34still not considering it
00:54:35not for now
00:54:36but thank you for all your help
00:54:37the offer the harbor light 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
00:54:49no 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
00:55:04you'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 he said
00:55:41i'm flying to south korea for 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 any on it from the start
00:56:22after 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
00:56:31a german contract had its tariff glosses mistranslated
00:56:34causing the client to lose 20 million dollars
00:56:37that 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
00:56:46some 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
00:57:06it's uncle george your father's old colleague
00:57:10uncle george
00:57:11i saw you on tv
00:57:12translation consultant in 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 that cairo accent of your father's
00:57:22i recognized it the moment i heard it
00:57:24annie before your father passed away
00:57:27he said something to me
00:57:28what did he say
00:57:29annie will become a better bridge than i ever was
00:57:33that night louie 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 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
00:57:57don't say that about martin
00:57:59but 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 until 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 crossword cultural projects documentaries publishing exhibitions forums i need someone to lead it
00:58:25you'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 can 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
00:58:41name 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
00:58:49no salary needed
00:58:51louie
00:58:51i'm joking
00:58:52one million dollars a year plus project dividends
00:58:55but 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 walked 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 percent raise
00:59:25you understood it back then didn't you
00:59:28i did
00:59:29then why didn't you forget 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 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 porlin pieces
01:00:25tears streaming down his face
01:00:28michael
01:00:29your 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 you are fluent in eight languages but i heard you spent three years as a junior
01:01:08translator at a trading company making only twenty four thousand dollars 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
01:01:46scarlet
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 but 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 that german contract at the translation company you 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 i finally realized
01:02:28starlet 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 forge 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 your father must be very happy
01:02:52the exhibition ran for two months across five cities with 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
01:03:33this
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
01:03:42i studied for three months just to learn one word
01:03:45the cairo night wind swept across the terrace
01:03:47in the distance
01:03:48the banks of the nile were bright with lights
01:03:53really 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 had become an industry denmark
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 percent 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 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
01:04:40i'm 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 and the nights when i crouched there eating soup
01:04:53back then i was fluent in eight languages made three thousand dollars a year and rejected a ten million dollar
01:04:59inheritance
01:04:59i hid myself in the deepest corner thinking that as long as i stayed silent it 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
01:05:12i did it
01:05:14you
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