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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.
00:15:33The new three of the three of the standard for around 6 of 6,8 set of HSKs.
00:15:39The articles of Behrens are 3.
00:15:40Our deadline is 5.
00:15:43Five minutes.
00:15:43Five minutes.
00:15:44Explain your line.
00:16:03where did you learn german i lived in berlin for a while your honorifics are very precise
00:16:09thank you and you said you were the junior level yes your five minutes are up but i can give
00:16:14you
00:16:14ten more on one condition from here on you need the negotiation she can't i said she leads
00:16:24or you can leave right now scarlet should i take over
00:16:32then let's restart from the first part of the proposal this wasn't because i had prepared in
00:16:36advance while sorting that 50 pages materials i for scarlet i had memorized every word plus i grew
00:16:41up in a diplomatic family the basics of international trade are as natural to me as breathing
00:16:45off in the news mark when i can't say long and it's about in price spree sondern nur über
00:16:49tailing and we wouldn't be able to do that you speak arabic too a little the japanese lieferstand
00:16:58is six percent günstiger aber die lieferzeit ist instabil wie entscheiden sie die erschreckende
00:17:02japanische angesichts nummer light jpk t 0427 ich würde nicht das mirigste aber doch wählen sondern die
00:17:09leusung mit dem kleinsten gesendteres group the framework works i'll have my legal team follow
00:17:16up with you on the details the hand was warm and strong and the grip was just right
00:17:22annie right yes you're wasted in the junior level
00:17:30you lied to everyone what you said you only spoke spanish
00:17:40i do mainly work in spanish what you did in there today that's what you call mainly working in
00:17:45spanish your german is better than mine where did that arab come from it's not even on your resume
00:17:53scarlett the project was saved wasn't it you did this on purpose you hid your skills just
00:17:58waiting for a chance like this to show off what do you think will happen just because you impressed
00:18:03louie anderson once when we're back at the company you're still just that junior translator annie
00:18:09just you wait
00:18:17suddenly i felt a little tired
00:18:21how did the negotiation go did scarlett crash and burn the project was saved
00:18:25how was it saved wasn't she wait was it you i'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 it was a bit cold
00:18:39i didn't want to show off i really didn't but i didn't want to lose my job either
00:18:53mr white annie spoke out of turn during negotiation and completely ignored the company hierarchy
00:18:58was the project saved yes but that was and that's all that matters the crown will deal is worth 40
00:19:03million dollars if 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
00:19:18annie how good is your german exactly
00:19:21i can get by you can get by i heard you handled the entire negotiation in german
00:19:26without any problem at crownwell and you even used arabic my german just everyday level do you know
00:19:30if the company hired a multi-language translator like you the starting salary would be at least 96
00:19:33thousand dollars a year i have no issues with my current salary fine come to the meeting room at
00:19:38two this afternoon we need you involved in the follow-up coordination for the crown well project
00:19:43mr wood i'm the one in charge of the crown well project we'll remain in charge but annie will be
00:19:47involved in the coordination that's mr white's decision
00:20:02that's not what i meant i've been here for seven years i worked my way up from
00:20:06intern to department leader and you a liar who's been hiding everything
00:20:13just you wait
00:20:18annie mr anderson specifically requested you as the translator for the follow-up coordination
00:20:22starting today you'll be temporarily transferred to the crown well project team okay but your
00:20:26position will remain junior and salary will stay the same we'll evaluate it again after the project
00:20:30ends got it crown well supply chain project is divided into three stages the preliminary framework
00:20:35was already discussed yesterday next comes the translation of the detailed terms and contract
00:20:38documents all files will need english spanish and german versions annie can you handle all three
00:20:43language versions at the same time yes three languages since she joined this company she has
00:20:47only ever worked as a spanish translator we don't even know her actual german level what if something
00:20:50goes wrong yesterday's negotiation showed exactly what her level is any other questions
00:20:58it took me two hours to finish the english version and another hour and a half to finish the spanish
00:21:03version
00:21:06you're translating that fast aren't you afraid of making mistakes nope you'd better pray you don't make any
00:21:18both the speed and quality excited expectations annie what exactly have you been doing for the past three years
00:21:32hello annie it was louis anderson this is louis anderson from crown well mr wood gave me your number mr
00:21:38anderson what can i do for you i read the 62 pages you translated today was there any problem no
00:21:44problem at
00:21:44all it's the most accurate german business translation i've seen in the past three years
00:21:48thank you you're not someone who belongs in a junior position that is my current position i know
00:21:54that's why i'm curious crown well has an internal meeting tomorrow afternoon it involves partner
00:21:58selection for the middle eastern market i need an arabic speaking interpreter there this should go
00:22:02through the company i know but i'm asking you directly would you like to come okay i will
00:22:10annie maybe you're going to be exposed after all i knew this day would come eventually
00:22:14but i just didn't expect it to come this soon
00:22:20they were from a construction materials group in the uae the man leading the meeting looked about 50
00:22:24wearing a white robe with a siri expression a young arab woman sat beside him should be his
00:22:28interpreter you're here today i may need you to do an interpretation between eric and english
00:22:34okay if starlet were here she would probably ask where did your ablik even come from the answer is i
00:22:39lived in cairo for a year and a half during that time my roommate was even an egyptian diplomat's
00:22:43daughter
00:22:47grass this valid scene is lowered standard procedure 15 minutes past
00:22:59i lowered my head in height as if i were taking notes then i turned my laptop slightly so louie
00:23:03anderson
00:23:03could see this one line in english they said they want to push the price down by 20 work they'll
00:23:06switch to suppliers louie anderson's eyes stayed on the screen for one second
00:23:11his expression didn't change at all but in the negotiation that followed his strategy clearly
00:23:15shifted let's cut the chase our final offer is 10 below the current market price take your lead
00:23:25your abishik is excellent not that good just the daily level you heard what he said to his
00:23:30interpreter just now then you warned me i just thought the information might be useful for the
00:23:34negotiation without that warning from you this deal would have cost us at least eight million
00:23:38dollars today annie how many languages do you speak german french japanese korean spanish arabic and
00:23:43italian eight in total plus english and you're a junior level translator at white global do you
00:23:48think that makes sense it was my choice would you be interested in coming to crownwell i can start you
00:23:52at four hundred thousand dollars a year if you're willing to head the international business department
00:23:55there's no upper limit mr anderson thank you for the offer i'm not planning to change jobs for now
00:24:00for now for now you can change your mind to any ground only one line of text lowey anderson and
00:24:05a
00:24:05phone number it didn't even say president crownwell international this kind of card is usually given
00:24:09to people who already need to know who you are
00:24:19what are you doing i i was passing by and saw your computer was still on it was off when
00:24:25i left
00:24:25you went to crownwell again today louie anderson asked you to go didn't he it was needed for the
00:24:29project coordination what kind of project needs you to interpret arabic you never said you were that
00:24:33good at arabic what else are you hiding what did you see on my computer i didn't see anything she
00:24:39opened
00:24:40my personal folder what was inside some translation exercises casual translations in french japanese
00:24:46and korean things i did when i was bored if she saw those annie what exactly did you do at
00:24:54crownwell
00:24:54today scarlet was losing her mind in the office all afternoon she went through your computer you know
00:24:58why are you reporting her report what i don't have proof you are way too forget it i heard something
00:25:04today do you want to know go on there's something going on between scarlet and alicewood what do you
00:25:08mean that has nothing to do with me how does that have nothing to do with you alexwood made carlet
00:25:19department leader 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 all staff must update profiles within a week concealment or classification
00:25:37will be dealt with as a violation of company regulations this email is entered straight to you
00:25:43of course i knew when scarlet went through my computer she found those multi-language translation exercises
00:25:49she must have gone to alexwood
00:25:54annie did you see that email
00:25:57so what are you planning to update your profile i'm still thinking about it i suggest you do it soon
00:26:04if they find out you hid something that'll be a very serious matter thank you for the reminder scarlet
00:26:16it had a pure black background with handwritten words on the back
00:26:22i never noticed it before it hasn't come to that yet
00:26:29there are two things to discuss today first the crownwell project has finished the initial handover
00:26:35mr anderson is very satisfied with our translation work bonuses for this project will be issued next month
00:26:44second regarding the update of employee profiles
00:26:51mr white i have a question go ahead if an employee deliberately hides their skills and causes the
00:26:59company to make the mistakes in allocation human resources does that count as a violation
00:27:10then let me give an example say an employee only lists spanish on her profile but in fact
00:27:14she is fluent in multiple languages the company assigns her position and salary according on the standard
00:27:18for a spanish translator and she never raises any objection over three years without knowing the truth
00:27:22the company loses out on a huge amount of usable human resources this kind of behavior enough
00:27:30scarlet get to the point the person you're talking about is me right so what yes i only listed spanish
00:27:38on my profile because the position i applied for was junior spanish translator i have never made a
00:27:44mistake during the work as for the other languages as for the other languages you hid your ability you let
00:27:51the company spend high salaries hiring people for the german french and arabic teams when you alone could
00:27:55do all of their jobs isn't that damaging the company's interests if i alone can replace all of
00:28:00them then where does that leave you starlet this has nothing to do with my place it does because what
00:28:05you're really worried about isn't the company's interests it's the fact that you found out i'm more
00:28:10capable than you and now your position doesn't feel so secure anymore you i'll say it again not listing
00:28:17on my profile does not mean hiding the 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 that is my right
00:28:31fine then let me ask another question mr white the bonus for the crownwell project is distributed
00:28:36among the team members right yes annie was added to the team later on a temporary basis the part
00:28:41she took in was just translation handover she wasn't on the original team list so when the bonus is
00:28:46distributed she shouldn't receive the full amount that was a vicious move she stopped attacking me
00:28:51over the hidden skills issue because she knew she couldn't win that fight so she switched to mund money
00:28:56instead well scarlet does have a point annie joined halfway through louie anderson specifically requested me
00:29:09i came to deliver the contract i heard your meeting the door wasn't fully closed the core negotiation of
00:29:17this project was completed by annie on the day we first met she saved the entire conversation in the
00:29:21final five minutes during the meeting with the uae client she used arabic to win me eight million
00:29:24dollars in profit margin how your company distributes bonus is your business but i suggest you figure out
00:29:28who really is the key person in this project one more thing there is a clause in this contract from
00:29:40now on all translation handover work for crown with will be handled by annie if she is no longer at
00:29:46white
00:29:46global this contract automatically becomes void mr anderson you mean i've made myself very clear
00:29:56this contract is worth eighty million dollars a year the handover translator is annie if you replace
00:30:03her the contract is void eighty million annie mr white starting today you are no longer on the junior
00:30:13level then which level i'm in deputy director of the translation department as for your salary
00:30:19we'll discuss it privately mr white she's only been here for three years i've been here for seven
00:30:24scarlet sit down the translation department was in an uproar she actually speaks eight languages
00:30:35she stayed in the junior level for three years how did that happen didn't you hear louis anderson's
00:30:41contract he specifically asked for her eighty million scarlet's face looks amazing i mean the color
00:30:52that line in french you understood it i did what did you think i'm thinking about it take your time
00:31:05annie let's have a chat
00:31:09you hid for three years and now everything is out in the lopin do you really think your life here
00:31:14will be
00:31:14easy from now on are you threatening me i'm reminding you do you think becoming deputy director
00:31:20solves everything the translation department's connections client relationships and internal
00:31:24resources are all in my hands you're a newcomer who just got promoted you won't be able to handle any
00:31:29of
00:31:29it what are you trying to say give me your position you can keep working as the handover translator and
00:31:34take your project bonus i'll manage the department and you handle the business we both get what we want
00:31:38what if i don't want to then i'll let you know ability isn't the only thing that matters in reality
00:31:50it tasted awful scarlet was right ability isn't the only thing that matters but there is one thing
00:31:56she's wrong about thinking she was the only one who had the connection
00:32:03on monday something major happened at white global the company had received a new project
00:32:07a fashion brand from neon france it required a full set of french to english brand translation
00:32:12and market localization services alex wood had brought this project back through an old client
00:32:19the amount was not huge but it mattered a lot for the company's brand expansion
00:32:24the problem was one of the two translators on the french team had just resigned last month
00:32:29the other was on maternity leave there's no one left on the french team what are we supposed
00:32:35to do with this project annie what level is your french it works what do you mean by that can
00:32:43you
00:32:43handle high-end french brand localization yes good then you're taking this project
00:32:51the director of the french side personally called brian white after looked through
00:32:57is your translator french the language feels incredibly authentic yes we have a dedicated
00:33:03french translation team
00:33:09annie the french side is extremely satisfied they've added another project the full translation
00:33:15of their product manuals it's worth three million dollars okay i'll approve your project bonus for
00:33:21this month separately thank you mr white
00:33:27please note everyone project assignments in the translation should follow department procedures no one should
00:33:31skip the leader and take projects directly
00:33:46annie do you really speak eight languages yes do you know how rare someone like you is in the translation
00:33:52industry i know then why did you forget it there's something i should tell you scarlet has a real problem
00:34:00with you she's brought it up with me several times already i know you better be careful
00:34:06she has certain connections in the company mr wood about you and scarlet what about us nothing
00:34:21annie scarlet and i don't have the kind of relationship you might be thinking of
00:34:25she got promoted to team lead because she had been here long enough and knew the business well
00:34:29that's all
00:34:32i thought of the 17 hotel reinforcing claims elan had mentioned human nature really is an interesting thing
00:34:41the way people looked at me was strange it wasn't admiration or envy it was more like avoidance
00:34:48something happened what happened scarlet reported you to brian white reported me for what she said
00:34:54you privately leaked white global's internal pricing strategy to crownweck while you were translating for
00:34:58them that's a false accusation i know but she has evidence what evidence she said she found a file on
00:35:04your
00:35:04computer screenshots of a chat between you and louie anderson's assistant frank young the chat mentions
00:35:10white global's internal pricing there is no such file on my computer she says there is and she already
00:35:16showed it to brian white brian wants you in his office tomorrow morning to explain yourself
00:35:21that so-called chat record is fake i sneaked a look at it the chat time was last wednesday at
00:35:272 p.m
00:35:27but you were at the department meeting last wednesday afternoon everyone can prove it then how did
00:35:32she she edited the time in the chat photoshopped it but she forgot one thing there's a battery
00:35:37indicator in the top right corner of the screenshot that battery display doesn't match your phone model
00:35:42you use a samsung that screenshot is from an iphone
00:35:47ellen i need you to do me a favor name it you're in administration can you pull the attendance records
00:35:53and meeting room usage records from last wednesday afternoon yes pull them also scarlet's reimbursement
00:35:58records the 17 hotel ones do you have them i do are you finally going to use them not to
00:36:03attack her
00:36:04but to protect myself if she comes after me i need brian white to know her credibility has problem got
00:36:09it
00:36:09that's why i don't want to do it i don't want to do it every file had a timestamp and
00:36:22sending record
00:36:23my real chat history with frank young was all on teams with server backups scarlet could fake screenshots
00:36:30but she couldn't change server data
00:36:41i heard you were reported news travels fast frank told me do you need help no i can handle it
00:36:49myself
00:36:49are you sure yes fine if you can't handle it just tell me
00:36:58it won't
00:37:06annie scarlet reported that you privately leaked our pricing strategy to crownwell while you were
00:37:11translating for them these screenshots are the evidence she provided is there anything you want
00:37:16to say it was exactly as elene had described my profile picture my name a conversation with frank young
00:37:22the content did involve white global pricing but the wording was extremely unnatural like it had been
00:37:27made up by someone who didn't understand formal business conversation these screenshots are fake
00:37:33of course you would say that i can prove it
00:37:37this is my full chat history with frank young it has server backups and time stamps please compare them
00:37:45the times don't match the screenshot scarlet provided show that the conversation happened
00:37:50last wednesday at 2 p.m but the team's record show that annie and frank young had no conversation at
00:37:56that
00:37:56time she could have deleted teams has server backups even if an employee deletes the chat on their eye the
00:38:00server still keeps it also from 2 p.m to 4 p.m last wednesday i was attending the department
00:38:05meeting in the
00:38:05company the attendance and meeting room booking records can prove it one more thing this screenshot is from an
00:38:10ios interface i use android scarlet your phone is an iphone isn't it that proves nothing maybe you
00:38:16change phone i've been here for three years the device binding records from it show i have never used an
00:38:23iphone
00:38:27scarlet where did these screenshots come from i i found them on her computer after you went through my
00:38:33computer last week i reset the password these screenshots were never on my computer
00:38:41you 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 mr wood say something scarlet you went too far this time
00:38:59faking evidence to falsely accuse a colleague is a serious violation scarlet your position as the
00:39:04department leader is revoked immediately mr white also your year-end performance rating will be downgraded by one
00:39:08level if anything like this happens again your employment will be terminated immediately annie are
00:39:12you happy now scarlet from beginning to end you were the one causing trouble for me i never went after
00:39:16you first because your very existence is a quotation you speak eight language and you hit it for three
00:39:21years you made my seven years of hard work look like a joke
00:39:26on the surface no one in the translation department said much but the group chat had completely blown up
00:39:32she should have been removed ages ago her translation skills were just average she only got there through
00:39:38connections you guys didn't know every translation she submitted had been corrected by annie
00:39:43what i am serious i have seen the proof peating records then how many has annie corrected over the past
00:39:49three years a conservative estimate over a hundred
00:40:01excuse me which one of you is annie me hello i am victoria hayes a producer at harbor light media
00:40:10we are preparing a large-scale international documentary project and we need a multi-linguished
00:40:15translation consultant how did you find me industry recommendation the crownwell project and the
00:40:20french brand project you worked on recently have attracted some attention in the field harbor light
00:40:24media a top team production company mrs hayes what kind of project is it exactly a documentary about
00:40:29the strait of the role and global trade we need simultaneous interpretation and subtitle proof
00:40:34feeding across five languages english french italian spanish and arabic we contacted three translation
00:40:40companies but none of them could provide one person who covers all five languages then someone told me
00:40:46that white global has a girl who speaks eight languages who told you that louie anderson he is one
00:40:51of the investors in this project louie anderson again what is the consulting fee for this project
00:40:55fifty thousand dollars a month the estimated period is three months one hundred and fifty thousand dollars
00:41:00that is about six years of my salary at white global if you take it you will need to travel
00:41:05for two
00:41:06months the middle east and europe a bank account in zurich a property in munich and a small apartment in
00:41:18the 16th compartment of paris the total value was close to 10 million dollars language was the thing my
00:41:24parents loved most in their lives my mother used to say language is the best bridge my father said if
00:41:33you
00:41:33can understand a person in their mother tongue you can understand their heart they carved the languages
00:41:38of the world into my blood then they left so i hid those languages away along with my memories of
00:41:45them
00:41:45because every time i speak one of those languages i remember what they looked like when they were by my
00:41:49side teaching it to me german was in berlin my dad taught it to me while taking me for ice
00:41:55cream in front
00:41:55of the bransberg gate french was in paris my mother read maupus so to me in the original french by
00:42:02the san
00:42:03arabic was in cairo the three of us were on a boat on the nile
00:42:08my father counted the stars while teaching me how to say wahid ethwan flatha
00:42:13every language was a memory and i didn't want to open those memories but i
00:42:23has mrs hayes from harbor light reached out to you she has why did you introduce this to me
00:42:29because you need to step out of it you do not know me i know your parents were diplomats i
00:42:35know
00:42:36your background you investigated me before i decide who to work with i learn about them
00:42:43annie your parents were remarkable people you do not need to lock yourself in a corner just to escape
00:42:49their shadow go take a look at harbor lights project the strait of jurada the bridge between
00:42:55europe and africa maybe you should see it for yourself
00:43:03maybe he was right
00:43:07mr white i need to take two months off
00:43:10for what a documentary project wants me as a translation sultan i need to travel to the
00:43:15middle east and europe two months what about crownwell's project i have already completed
00:43:20all the translation drafts for crownwell's second phase the third phase will not start until three
00:43:23months later are you resigning i will come back fine i will approve two months for you thank you
00:43:33scarlet scarlet had placed and transferred to administration as a clerk the old shine was
00:43:37gone you are going on a business trip mm-hmm for how long two months you know when i joined
00:43:43the
00:43:43white seven years ago i only spoke one language too later i learned french and spanish while working
00:43:49here i went from intern to the department leader i thought i had worked really hard you did work hard
00:43:55but without doing anything you were already above me eight languages what gives you the right
00:43:59my parents they paid for it with their lives
00:44:05that was the last time we spoke in this building at the airport i unexpectedly ran into someone
00:44:10louie anderson he was wearing casual clothes it was the first time i had ever seen him out of a
00:44:15suit
00:44:15annie what are you doing here crownwell has business in dubai which one a coincidence yeah what a coincidence
00:44:25business class is pretty empty why are you sitting here
00:44:28i bought an economy ticket about the inheritance your parents left you you even know about that
00:44:35the law firm has worked with us before attorney wills once mentioned a client who refused to inherit
00:44:39in the state the industry is only so big so the whole world knows not the whole world just me
00:44:44caring about it i turned to look at him and my heart skipped a beat the sunlight in dubai was
00:44:48completely different from back home dry fierce almost as if it could burn straight through your shadow
00:44:52so you are annie the one who speaks eight languages yes let's do a test translate a section for me
00:44:57first martin handed me an arabic interview outline okay i'm annie smith a junior translator at white
00:45:03global trading co i've been here three years and make 24 000 a year finally she is the one she
00:45:09is
00:45:10better than those three translation companies combined martin she has not even given us a quote yet no need
00:45:17it's her the first stop was the antique market in old dubai the documentary was going to cover how the
00:45:22strait of hormas connects global trade there was a persian carpet shop here that had been open for 40
00:45:27years and the owner was a third generation iranian merchant in the middle of the jeter arabe
00:45:33shaifaka anna ta almona hafi al-kaliura aywa kinta saikina fika al-qara sawida
00:45:47in casablanca i interviewed a historian in french
00:45:59he said on the strait of jawali shipping and trade are a way of having a dialogue people may come
00:46:05from
00:46:05different backgrounds and speak different languages but their hearts are connected my voice but their
00:46:09hearts was a little halsea because my father had said almost the exact same thing okay that night the
00:46:16team had dinner at the hotel annie mr anderson asked whether your work went smoothly today it
00:46:22went smoothly no need to worry about me mr anderson asked me to tell you that he is in the
00:46:26office on
00:46:27the 58th floor of this hotel if you need anything contact him anytime hello have you eaten i am eating
00:46:37now the food here may not really suit our taste if you want something else mr anderson why are you
00:46:44telling me this because i care about you i do not need your concern thank you okay no more concern
00:46:50good night over the next few weeks we went a lot of places on the flight from istanbul to cairo
00:46:55i
00:46:55received an email sender scarlet subject no subject after you left they laid off the french team and
00:47:01the german team because brian white said you alone would enough seven people lost their jobs because of
00:47:06you are you happy now i looked at the email and deleted it do not believe scarlet the french and
00:47:12german
00:47:13teams were cut because they were already at the bottom in performance it has nothing to do with
00:47:16you she is just trying to mess with you i know are you okay i'm fine
00:47:25cairo the third stop of the documentary i lived here for a while
00:47:31when the plane landed i looked out at that familiar city and my heart started beating a little faster in
00:47:36kairo the team was filming a section about the history of trade between the middle east and europe
00:47:42they needed arabic interpretation
00:47:52how did he get a little bit of the country in kaira
00:47:55is it then and provide in samuel in kaira is it that the owner of this island was a diplomat
00:48:00is for five years ago he was killed a daughter and he's a savior of the nation
00:48:24I still remember the pistachio flavor ice cream that year
00:48:36hello you arrived in Cairo yes what happened your voice sounds off nothing I flew to Cairo this
00:48:46afternoon if you have time why do you always show up wherever I am because Victoria has your
00:48:51itinerary she is running a project I invested in so I have the right to see that is called stalking
00:48:57that is called paying attention
00:49:02there is a difference the next afternoon Louieger Anderson went with me to a private warehouse on
00:49:08the outskirts of Cairo it was not big but 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 it was my father's handwriting an 18th century style
00:49:32my sin porcelain vase purchased at the Grand Bazaar in Istanbul 2008 with Annie 2008 I was eight years
00:49:43old in Istanbul with my dad he took me to the Grand Bazaar I kept asking for Turkish ice cream
00:49:48and he
00:49:49said we would go after looking at that little stall that stall was selling these old porcelain
00:49:53pieces I did not remember any of it but my dad did for three years I hid everything about them
00:49:59away the languages the inheritance the memories I thought as long as I did not touch any of it
00:50:04I could pretend they had never left but they had always been with me your father was an extraordinary
00:50:11now I know then you should become someone extraordinary too instead of hiding yourself
00:50:19in a position far below your level
00:50:24that night I called attorney wills attorney wills I will handle the inheritance miss smith
00:50:30finally donate the zur accounts and the properties according to the original plan
00:50:34but I am keeping the porcelain collection in Cairo understood that is wonderful I will arrange it
00:50:38right away one more thing go ahead did my father leave any letter or document for me
00:50:43not a legal document something personal yes a letter he noted that it should be given to you
00:50:48when you came to collect the antiques send it to me attorney wills sent the letter to my hotel
00:50:53I sat in my room for 10 minutes before finally working up the courage to open the letter
00:50:59the letter was not long Annie when you see this letter your mother and I should no longer be by
00:51:03your side knowing your personality I guess you will probably run away for a while you may seal
00:51:08away the memories connected to us along with all those languages maybe it is because every language
00:51:13is tied to us one sentence in German will remind you of landscape in Berlin one sentence in Arabic
00:51:18will remind you of the stars in Cairo but Annie language is not a chain language is wings your mother
00:51:24spent her life building bridges I spent mine planting seeds you are that bridge of seed don't shrink
00:51:28yourself into the dark you are exceptional you are smart gifted and you should do what you are really good
00:51:32at trying to plant seeds in your own way you are pride mom and dad will always love you there
00:51:36was a
00:51:37water stain on the paper I did not know whether he left it when he wrote the letter or whether
00:51:40I had
00:51:41just left it my dad was right language is not a chain it is wings in Madrid I interviewed a
00:51:50flamenco
00:51:50dancer in Spanish
00:51:51cada idioma tiene su propio ritmo una vez que tu cuerpo lo memoriza nunca lo olvidarás
00:51:57she says every language has its own rhythm I wrote that sentence down in my translation notes
00:52:02the final stop was Venice Omar the Arab old bookseller he had his own antique bookshop in the best spot
00:52:10on the
00:52:10busiest square in Venice he was in his 60s and had lived in Italy for 30 years and the story
00:52:16of him
00:52:17moved me the most I came to Italy 24 years old and I didn't even know a word of the
00:52:21local language I lost on the road
00:52:23I couldn't understand anything I couldn't read anything and I was not able to ask any indications I had to
00:52:27manage the gestures and talk
00:52:28attentively with people I thought I was a fool
00:52:30ha ha ha ha ha ha what happened after that
00:52:33after 10 years I learned Italian and over 10 years I learned that everyone in that road
00:52:37called Mr. Omar Omar
00:52:40La Lunga non serve solo a tradizione è il modo in cui si fa rispettere
00:52:46keep this part original audio with subtitles
00:52:53Annie
00:52:54that 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 language is not a chain it is wings
00:53:12the day I came back it was late December
00:53:17New York's winter was cold but the air carried a familiar scent
00:53:22Annie the 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
00:53:37I went from a junior role to the director of the translation department
00:53:42on the day I officially took the role
00:53:44I stood in the meeting room and made a speech to the people in the translation department
00:53:51I know many of you have questions about me
00:53:55why does someone who hid for three years suddenly get to become director
00:53:59I am not going to explain
00:54:00from today on results will do the talking
00:54:02I will personally proofread everyone's translation drafts
00:54:05I have only one standard
00:54:06accuracy
00:54:07if you cannot do it
00:54:08I will teach you
00:54:09if you still cannot do it after that
00:54:11you will be replaced
00:54:15translation is not a word game
00:54:16one wrong number in a trade contract can mean tens of millions in losses
00:54:21strictness is the bare minimum
00:54:26hello
00:54:26director smith congratulations on the promotion
00:54:29thank you
00:54:30two hundred thousand dollars
00:54:31mm-hmm
00:54:32I 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
00:54:47dinner
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?
00:55:11I'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
00:55:42for a business trip tomorrow
00:55:44how long?
00:55:45a week
00:55:46okay
00:55:47will 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
00:56:06successfully completed
00:56:08its third phase
00:56:09and White Global
00:56:10brought in nearly
00:56:1180 million dollars
00:56:12in revenue from it
00:56:14when Brian White
00:56:15reviewed the monthly report
00:56:16he said to Alex Wood
00:56:17you should have put Annie on it
00:56:19from the start
00:56:22after Scarlet resigned
00:56:23from White Global
00:56:24she became a director
00:56:25at a small translation company
00:56:26three months later
00:56:27that company face
00:56:29had its mass tariff
00:56:29compensation claim
00:56:31a German contract
00:56:32had its tariff glosses
00:56:33mistranslated
00:56:34causing the client
00:56:35to lose 20 million dollars
00:56:37that translation
00:56:38was done by Scarlet herself
00:56:39her problem
00:56:41with German honoratis
00:56:42had finally been exposed
00:56:43on a bigger stage
00:56:44when the news reached
00:56:45White Global
00:56:46some people started
00:56:47mocking her
00:56:47in the group chat
00:56:49I only said one thing
00:56:50stop talking about it
00:56:53everyone has to take
00:56:55responsibility
00:56:55for their own choices
00:57:05hello
00:57:06Annie
00:57:06it's Uncle George
00:57:08your father's old colleague
00:57:10Uncle George
00:57:11I saw you on TV
00:57:12translation consultant
00:57:14in five languages
00:57:15Annie
00:57:15your parents must be
00:57:16so proud of you
00:57:17in heaven
00:57:17Uncle George
00:57:18how did you see
00:57:18you look exactly
00:57:20like Michael
00:57:20and you're Arabic
00:57:21that Cairo accent
00:57:22of your father's
00:57:22I recognized it
00:57:23the moment I heard it
00:57:24Annie
00:57:25before your father
00:57:26passed away
00:57:27he said something to me
00:57:28what did he say
00:57:29Annie will become
00:57:30a better bridge
00:57:31than I ever was
00:57:33that night
00:57:33Louis Anderson
00:57:34came back from
00:57:35South Korea
00:57:35and went straight
00:57:36to my building
00:57:38come out
00:57:39for what
00:57:41I want to take
00:57:41a walk with you
00:57:45the street was cold
00:57:46and the street light
00:57:47stretched our shadows
00:57:48long across the pavement
00:57:50I watched the documentary
00:57:52how was it
00:57:54not good enough
00:57:55for your translation
00:57:55the director was average
00:57:57don't say that
00:57:58about Martin
00:57:59but your parts
00:57:59were excellent
00:58:00you weren't just
00:58:01translating in the interview
00:58:02you were carrying
00:58:03the emotion across
00:58:05my father once said
00:58:06if you understand
00:58:07someone's mother tongue
00:58:08you can understand
00:58:08their heart
00:58:09you did that
00:58:12we walked for a long time
00:58:13until we reached a river
00:58:15Annie
00:58:16yeah
00:58:17Crownwell is setting up
00:58:18an international
00:58:18cultural exchange
00:58:19department next year
00:58:20we'll focus on
00:58:20crossword cultural projects
00:58:22documentaries
00:58:22publishing
00:58:23exhibitions
00:58:23forums
00:58:24I need someone to lead it
00:58:24you're trying to
00:58:25poach me again
00:58:26I'm not poaching you
00:58:27I'm building a position
00:58:28for you
00:58:29what do you mean
00:58:30you're not meant to be
00:58:31just a translator
00:58:32translation is a tool
00:58:33and you should use
00:58:34that tool to do
00:58:34something bigger
00:58:35your father's porcelain
00:58:36collection could become
00:58:37an exhibition about
00:58:38the history of global trade
00:58:39use your eight languages
00:58:39to tell that story
00:58:40to the world
00:58:40what's the salary
00:58:41name your price
00:58:43you don't think
00:58:44I'm taking advantage
00:58:44of you
00:58:45then let me take
00:58:46advantage 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
00:58:54plus project dividends
00:58:55but the girlfriend part
00:58:56is serious too
00:58:57the street light
00:58:58fell across his face
00:58:59softening cold lines
00:59:00he 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
00:59:09personally locked me
00:59:10to the entrance
00:59:11Annie
00:59:12you are the most
00:59:12underestimated employee
00:59:13in White Global's history
00:59:14Mr. White
00:59:15you also gave me
00:59:16the opportunity
00:59:18you earned that
00:59:18opportunity yourself
00:59:21speaking of which
00:59:22what I said in German
00:59:23at the annual meeting
00:59:24the 70% raise
00:59:25you understood it
00:59:26back then didn't you
00:59:28I did
00:59:29then why didn't you
00:59:30forget it
00:59:31I wish you all the best
00:59:32thank you
00:59:34three years
00:59:35a $24,000 salary
00:59:37a junior level position
00:59:39I had repaid
00:59:40what needed to be repaid
00:59:41it was time to start over
00:59:48Crownwell's international
00:59:50cultural exchange department
00:59:51was officially established
00:59:52I became its first director
00:59:54the first project
00:59:56is an international
00:59:56touring exhibition
00:59:57the core exhibits
00:59:58are the 40 blubber antiques
01:00:00my father collected
01:00:01from around the world
01:00:04the exhibition will open
01:00:06simultaneously in five cities
01:00:07Berlin, Cairo, Istanbul, Paris
01:00:09and New York
01:00:12I'll personally translate
01:00:13the narration for each city
01:00:14into the local language
01:00:16on opening day
01:00:17more than 300 people
01:00:19came to the New York venue
01:00:20Uncle George stood
01:00:21in the exhibition hall
01:00:22looking at my father's
01:00:24handwritten labels
01:00:24on the Portland pieces
01:00:25tears streaming down his face
01:00:28Michael
01:00:29your daughter made it
01:00:34Annie
01:00:35how about turning this exhibition
01:00:36into a second season
01:00:37of the documentary
01:00:40we can talk about it
01:00:41I told you
01:00:43you were never just a translator
01:00:46Louis Anderson
01:00:47stood in the corner
01:00:48of 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
01:00:53under the spotlight
01:00:54that look in his eyes
01:00:55you are someone
01:00:56I didn't want to miss
01:01:03Mrs. Smith
01:01:04you are fluent in eight languages
01:01:06but I heard you spent
01:01:07three years as a junior translator
01:01:08at a trading company
01:01:09making only $24,000 a year
01:01:13yes
01:01:14why did you hide your abilities?
01:01:17because I was running away
01:01:19every language was tied
01:01:20to memories of my parents
01:01:22I thought if I hid them away
01:01:23it would stop hurting
01:01:25but later I realized
01:01:26that languages do not disappear
01:01:27just 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
01:01:33to speak up?
01:01:35a letter
01:01:37my father wrote it
01:01:38he said if I have the ability
01:01:39to make a difference
01:01:40I should use it
01:01:41on the second day
01:01:42of 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
01:01:58I 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
01:02:05since the first time
01:02:06you opened your mouth
01:02:06and spoke German
01:02:08it took me seven years
01:02:09to climb up to team leader
01:02:10but you were already above me
01:02:11without even trying
01:02:12I could not accept that
01:02:13so you chose to frame me
01:02:15yes
01:02:16and then I paid the price
01:02:18after I left White Global
01:02:19that German contract
01:02:20at the translation company
01:02:21you heard about it, right?
01:02:22I did
01:02:24because you used to correct my work
01:02:25I never knew what my real level was
01:02:26once you were not there anymore
01:02:27I finally realized
01:02:28Scarlet, your hard work was real
01:02:30those seven years of German
01:02:31were not wasted either
01:02:32you just chose the wrong direction
01:02:33at certain moments
01:02:33you don't hate me?
01:02:35no
01:02:37the forged screenshots
01:02:38are in the past now
01:02:40you really are different
01:02:41from before
01:02:42back then
01:02:42I could not even face myself
01:02:45the exhibition is wonderful
01:02:46your father must be very happy
01:02:52the exhibition ran for two months
01:02:54across 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
01:03:15two months
01:03:15you handled all the narration translation work
01:03:17across 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
01:03:25so don't be nervous
01:03:28it's custom made
01:03:29because you said your father once told you
01:03:31that you were the bridge
01:03:34this
01:03:34there is a line engraved on the bridge
01:03:37it has the word bridge
01:03:38engraved in nine languages
01:03:40the ninth language is Russian
01:03:42I studied for three months
01:03:43just to learn one word
01:03:45the Cairo night wind
01:03:46swept across the terrace
01:03:47in the distance
01:03:48the banks of the Nile
01:03:50were bright with lights
01:03:53Louis Anderson
01:03:53you really are
01:03:54what?
01:03:57too good at this
01:04:00only with you
01:04:08five years later
01:04:09Crownwell's international cultural exchange department
01:04:11had 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% this year
01:04:21your salary should be adjusted this year
01:04:22to how much?
01:04:24you tell me
01:04:26one dollar
01:04:29seriously?
01:04:30put the rest into a scholarship
01:04:31to support young people studying languages
01:04:33name it after my parents
01:04:35the Michael Smith and Evelyn Chen language scholarship
01:04:38how do you know my mother's name?
01:04:40I am your husband
01:04:41how could I not know your mother's name?
01:04:44outside the window was the skyline of the whole city
01:04:46it was no longer that rental apartment
01:04:48with 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
01:04:54I was fluent in eight languages
01:04:56made $2,000 a year
01:04:57and rejected a $10 million inheritance
01:04:59I hid myself in the deepest corner
01:05:01thinking that as long as I stayed silent
01:05:03it would not hurt
01:05:04in his letter my father wrote
01:05:05be brave enough to be yourself
01:05:08it took me a long time to understand that
01:05:12but luckily
01:05:13I did it
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