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00:00:00I'm Annie Smith, a junior translator at White Global Trading Co. Lou Didd.
00:00:04I've been here for three years and make $24,000 a year.
00:00:08Pretty ordinary, right?
00:00:10But in fact, I'm fluent in eight languages.
00:00:13English, German, French, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, Arabic, and Italian.
00:00:19Nobody knows that.
00:00:21My father was a diplomat and mother was simultaneous in Spurgator.
00:00:25Five years ago, they died in a car accident.
00:00:27I've never wanted to show off because of these skills.
00:00:30I just want to keep my head down and be a small, unassuming translator.
00:00:34Let's welcome Mr. White to the stage.
00:00:39Everyone have worked hard over the past year.
00:00:42Thank you for your dedication.
00:00:45In the new year, we will...
00:00:48It's been ten minutes.
00:00:50And I'm down here counting how many times he says thank you while he's giving the speech.
00:00:56Annie!
00:00:57You'd better win the lucky draw later.
00:00:59If you do, dinner's on me.
00:01:03Sure.
00:01:04Why not?
00:01:04That's my everyday life.
00:01:06Elon is my only friend at work.
00:01:09She doesn't know I speak eight languages.
00:01:12But she does know one thing.
00:01:34But it has nothing to do with me.
00:01:36I told myself, it has nothing to do with me.
00:01:44Annie, did you understand that?
00:01:47No.
00:01:48I don't speak German.
00:01:51Right, of course.
00:01:52You only have a certificate in Spanish.
00:01:54What could you possibly understand?
00:01:57Poor thing.
00:02:00Scarlet, majoring in German, French, and Spanish, is the head of translator team.
00:02:06She got promoted in just three months, and has been riding that high ever since.
00:02:13Anyway, the raise has nothing to do with you.
00:02:17Just keep doing the basic work.
00:02:21Oh, and remember to translate the annual meeting press replace tonight.
00:02:25I didn't say anything.
00:02:26A 70% raise.
00:02:29The German translation team consists of four people, plus Scarlet.
00:02:32Only five people would get it.
00:02:34What did that have to do with me?
00:02:36Nothing.
00:02:37Really.
00:02:37Nothing.
00:02:43Anne!
00:02:43Stay right there!
00:02:44I'm coming over right now!
00:02:48Annie?
00:02:50Why didn't you raise your hand just now?
00:02:52Raise my hand for what?
00:02:55You definitely understood that German, right?
00:02:5770%?
00:02:59You only make $24,000 a year.
00:03:01After the raise, that's $4,800 a year.
00:03:05No, I didn't get the meaning.
00:03:06I don't speak German.
00:03:10Who are you trying to fool?
00:03:11Your French is already that good.
00:03:13You expect me to believe you don't understand German.
00:03:15Are you kidding me?
00:03:17I really don't understand German.
00:03:19Anne, that crappy place you rent barely have working heating.
00:03:24Sometimes, you even can't bring yourself to go when we go out for a drink on Friday.
00:03:27Can't you stand up for yourself for once?
00:03:30Elin caught me reading a French book in the pantry last year.
00:03:32I told her I'd studied a little bit French.
00:03:36She's been holding it in for almost a year.
00:03:39I don't want to expose.
00:03:46Oh my god, Annie.
00:03:47What are you afraid of?
00:03:51Fine.
00:03:52Keep pretending.
00:03:53I'm done.
00:03:54But Annie, I'm telling you.
00:03:56You're gonna suffer with that kind of personality sooner or later!
00:04:01Alright.
00:04:09Guter Schaßzug, oder?
00:04:10Schließlich können das nur die Leute aus dem deutschen Team verstehen.
00:04:14Das bedeutet, dass sich nur dem Kernteam eine Gehens-Erhöhung gibt.
00:04:18Alle anderen werden einfach denken, dass ich eine motivasierisch rehalte.
00:04:23Sehr brillant, Mr. White.
00:04:27Appross, wen schäden wir nächste Woche für das Projekt der Crownville Group?
00:04:34Scarlet.
00:04:35Sie spricht am besten Deutsch.
00:04:38Ich habe gehört, dass Präsident Anderson von Crownville ziemlich schwierig ist.
00:04:42Letztes Mal hat er das gesamte Übersetzerskump von Meridian aus dem Besprengsraum hineingefrogen.
00:04:47Das sollte kein Problem sein.
00:04:49Scarlet kommt damit klar.
00:04:55Leute, auf Arnes Nivelle sollten wir diesmal nicht mitmähen.
00:04:57Sie könnten das Meeting ruinieren.
00:05:02They didn't know I could understand them.
00:05:04They thought I was just a small translator.
00:05:08But that's only to be expected.
00:05:10I haven't shown what I'm capable of either.
00:05:13Annie, send me the proofread version of last week's contract tomorrow.
00:05:18Yes, Mr. White.
00:05:26I placed the proofread contract on Brian White's desk the next day.
00:05:30It was a 30,000-word Spanish contract.
00:05:33And I had corrected 47 mistakes in the original translation.
00:05:37The original translator was Scarlet.
00:05:39But my name would never appear on the proofread version.
00:05:42It would only show translation department on the surface.
00:05:46Scarlet never knew her translations had been corrected by me.
00:05:50She thought she was the top.
00:05:53Annie, did you hear?
00:05:55Hear what?
00:05:56Scarlet is going to handle the Crownwell International next week.
00:05:59I heard.
00:06:01Do you know President Anderson of Crownwell?
00:06:08Who?
00:06:12Louis Anderson.
00:06:1332 years old.
00:06:15President of Crownwell International Commerce Group leadian.
00:06:17He ranked 98th on last year's global wealth rankings.
00:06:20They say he's fluent in five languages, but notorious for his bad temper.
00:06:23He even chewed out the entire Meridian's translation team and drove them out of the meeting room.
00:06:28What does that have to do with me?
00:06:29You don't think Scarlet can handle him?
00:06:33Even if she can't, that's not my business.
00:06:38Annie, seriously.
00:06:40You're way too good at putting up with things.
00:06:42Boone left.
00:06:43She doesn't get it.
00:06:44I'm not putting up with it.
00:06:45I just don't want to get involved.
00:06:47It was an Eric supplier quotation.
00:06:50Technically, it should have gone to someone on the Arab group.
00:06:53But the Arab team is out of the office today, so Alex Wood casually dumped it on me.
00:06:58Annie, didn't you say you took a little Arabic course in college?
00:07:01Just do a rough translation.
00:07:02Sure.
00:07:03I did tell him I'd taken a little Arabic.
00:07:05But in fact, I lived in Saudi Arabia for two years.
00:07:09Arabic is basically my fourth native language.
00:07:11It took me 15 minutes to finish the translation.
00:07:14I left two tiny mistakes in proposal just to pretend the work of someone who had only taken a little
00:07:19Arabic.
00:07:26Not bad was actually good enough for me.
00:07:35Annie, organize these materials for me.
00:07:38I need them for Crownwell's project next week.
00:07:40This is background materials on Crownwell International Commerce Group Loa, all in Spanish.
00:07:46About 50 pages.
00:07:47This isn't my job.
00:07:48How is it not?
00:07:49You're in the translation department, and I'm your leader.
00:07:52Is there a problem with me assigning you work?
00:07:54She had been promoted to team leader last month, so of course was at the peak of her arrogance.
00:08:00Fine.
00:08:03Oh, and there's a department meeting tomorrow.
00:08:06We'll be discussing the handover plan for the Crownwell project.
00:08:09You don't need to attend.
00:08:11I know.
00:08:12You're only responsible for basic proofreading.
00:08:14A major project like this isn't something you get to be part of.
00:08:17I know.
00:08:26I heard everything in the pantry.
00:08:27Who does she think she is talking to you like that?
00:08:29What does she mean by not something you get to be part of?
00:08:32I'm used to it.
00:08:33Can't you just clap back for once?
00:08:35And then what?
00:08:36She's the boss.
00:08:39If you showed everyone what you can really do, what kind of boss would she even be?
00:08:45I don't want to.
00:08:47What exactly are you afraid of, Annie?
00:08:50What am I afraid of?
00:08:51I don't know either.
00:08:53Maybe I'm afraid of being noticed.
00:08:55Afraid that people will dig into my past and will look at me with pity.
00:08:59Or maybe I'm just too tired to care.
00:09:06An annual salary of $24 for $1,000.
00:09:10In this city, after rent and utilities, there isn't much left.
00:09:21Hello?
00:09:22Hello?
00:09:22Am I speaking with Miss Annie Smith?
00:09:24Yes.
00:09:25This is Attorney Wills from Kirkland and Ellis Law Firm.
00:09:28There are some documents regarding the settlement of the overseas assets left by your parents.
00:09:32And we need you to sign in person.
00:09:35I've said this before.
00:09:36I don't want any of it.
00:09:37Donate everything.
00:09:38Mrs. Smith, there is a sum in your parents' account in Zurich.
00:09:40I don't want it.
00:09:41Attorney Wills, thank you, but please stop calling me.
00:09:51The Translation Department had a meeting on the Monday morning.
00:09:54I wasn't told to attend, but my desk was right next to the meeting room.
00:09:58I could hear every word through that glass wall.
00:10:00Louis Anderson is fluent in German and French.
00:10:03There are also someone who can speak Mandarin and Japanese in his team.
00:10:07This time, we're discussing a supply chain partnership for the Middle East market.
00:10:11Anything involving Arabic will be handled by their side.
00:10:14We only need to cover the German communication.
00:10:16Can you handle that?
00:10:17Of course.
00:10:17I studied in Germany for three years.
00:10:19The business negotiation like this is exactly in my comfort zone.
00:10:22To be fair, Scarlett's German is decent.
00:10:24Daily conversation is indeed a piece of cake for her.
00:10:27But I've reviewed her previous translations.
00:10:29Her business, German, has one fatal habit.
00:10:31She relies too much on literal translation and often misses the level of formality required in German business correspondence.
00:10:37In everyday conversation, that's not a big deal.
00:10:40But if the person she faced is extremely sensitive to details, never mind.
00:10:44Not my business.
00:10:46Finished sorting everything?
00:10:48Yes.
00:10:49I made her a summary classified by project type, cooperation history, and key personnel.
00:10:54I also marked the changes of tariff policies and the risk points.
00:10:56All she had to do was a glance through, and she was exactly to expect.
00:10:59It'll do.
00:11:05Scarlett!
00:11:07Scarlett!
00:11:08He rarely came down here in person.
00:11:11Scarlett, Crown will move the schedule up.
00:11:15Anderson will be here tomorrow afternoon.
00:11:16Are you ready?
00:11:17Moved up?
00:11:20I've gone through all the materials.
00:11:22No problem.
00:11:23Good.
00:11:24Bring someone with you tomorrow for on-site interpretation support.
00:11:27I'll take Zach.
00:11:29His German is decent too.
00:11:30Zach is still on leave.
00:11:35Annie!
00:11:36You come with me tomorrow.
00:11:37Me?
00:11:38I only speak Spanish.
00:11:39You'll just take notes and serve coffee.
00:11:42I'll handle the professional part.
00:11:45Her?
00:11:46Don't worry, Mr. White.
00:11:47She's more than enough as an assistant.
00:11:50I got dragged into Crown Willian's business negotiation as an assistant and a note-taker.
00:11:55Someone who can serve coffee at the same time.
00:11:58I sent Elin a message.
00:12:00I will go to Crown Will tomorrow.
00:12:02Scarlett is taking you?
00:12:03Doesn't she always look down on you?
00:12:05As the errand girl.
00:12:07You...
00:12:07You just agreed to that?
00:12:09What else am I supposed to do?
00:12:10Annie!
00:12:22Are you from White Global?
00:12:24Yes.
00:12:25I'm Scarlett, team leader of the translation department.
00:12:28This is my assistant, Annie.
00:12:30Oh, she called me assistant.
00:12:32I didn't correct her.
00:12:36Please wait.
00:12:37President Alexandring is still in a meeting.
00:12:40Scarlett reapplied her lipstick twice and adjusted her hair three separate times in just
00:12:44these 15 minutes.
00:12:46Annie, when we go in, just sit on the side and take notes.
00:12:49Don't speak unless you're asked.
00:12:50Got it?
00:12:51Got it.
00:12:52Also, when you address Mr. Anderson, be formal and respectful.
00:12:57Don't let your eyes wander.
00:12:58People at his level hate unprofessional behavior.
00:13:03Okay.
00:13:06Miss Scarlett, President Anderson will see you now.
00:13:2232 years old, about 6 foot 1, gray suit, no tie.
00:13:26The top button of his shirt was undone.
00:13:28His face was cold.
00:13:29Not the kind of cold people put on to look cool.
00:13:31He was genuinely cold.
00:13:32Sit.
00:13:35Two other people were sitting next to him.
00:13:37The legal director and a lady who looked very, very young.
00:13:40A translation device sat in front of her.
00:13:47In the last outflow, that you have shown us before the style, there were three tariffs
00:13:52on the standards of 2000, 2001.
00:13:56We have now 2024.
00:13:57What should that mean?
00:13:59He spoke for fast.
00:14:01Every word was sharp.
00:14:02She understood him, but she clearly didn't expect him to open like that.
00:14:12I mean...
00:14:13I mean...
00:14:13I have asked on German, so please answer them on German.
00:14:17I don't want to spend time with over-saiting.
00:14:38She didn't know.
00:14:42But I did, because that policy change was mentioned in the background materials.
00:14:46I had specifically marked it in the summary.
00:14:50But Scarlet obviously hadn't read it carefully.
00:14:54The...
00:14:55I have to do it internally.
00:15:00I have read it now.
00:15:05I have to do it.
00:15:27The legal director beside Anderson gave a slight shake of his head.
00:15:32The meaning was obvious.
00:15:34This negotiation was about to fall through.
00:15:43Herr Präsident Anderson, ich bette vielmals um Entschuldung.
00:15:47Wenn das das Nivel von White Glover ist, werde ich in Erwengung fühlen, zu einem anderen
00:15:51Partner zu schelken.
00:15:52Meine Hände sind vor dem Kabel.
00:15:54Zwei Vollen sprechen in meinem Kopf.
00:15:56Es ist nichts von eurem Wissen.
00:15:57Du bist nur hier, um Kaffee zu holen und trinken zu.
00:15:59Das ist Whitwork Did Global's größte Deal des Jahres.
00:16:01Wenn wir es verlieren, werden es wahrscheinlich am Ende des Jahres geschehen.
00:16:04Und junior Translators wie ich werden erst auf dem Kaffee.
00:16:06Das ist das Ding-Blob.
00:16:19Präsident Anderson, geben Sie uns bitte noch fünf Minuten.
00:16:35Und du bist?
00:16:38Ich bin Annie.
00:16:40Junior Translator at Whitmore Global.
00:16:43Junior Translator?
00:16:45Yes.
00:16:47The one who always takes notes beside and serves coffee.
00:16:53Five minutes.
00:16:58Die neue 3 erfeitet den Standard für Irgung Sechtinge von 6 auf 8 Stelle HS-Kates.
00:17:04Artikeln diese Berinser 2 zeigen unsere Taktischen Berlog und Betcomball 5%.
00:17:0912%.
00:17:09Erklären Sie mir bitte in der Richtung.
00:17:12Da White Global über einen Sollbaus in den WE hüht, das von den Vorlingsschaffen der
00:17:17Freine Hand of Comprofifessions werden etwa 3% der durch die Erkreizung des HS-Kogen verdüsten
00:17:22Kostensterbungen kompensiert.
00:17:23Die nette Auswirkung enthält zum 12%.
00:17:25Louis Anderson's legal director lowered his head and flipped through the files, as if he was checking whether I was
00:17:30right.
00:17:31Where did you learn German?
00:17:33I lived in Berlin for a while.
00:17:35Your honorifics are very precise.
00:17:38And you said you were the junior level?
00:17:39Yes.
00:17:40Your five minutes are up.
00:17:42But I can give you ten more, on one condition.
00:17:45From here on, you lead the negotiation.
00:17:50She can't-
00:17:51I said she leads.
00:17:53Or you can leave right now.
00:17:58Scarlett, should I take over?
00:18:02Then let's restart from the first part of the proposal.
00:18:05It wasn't because I had prepared in advance.
00:18:07While sorting that 50 pages materials I for Scarlett, I had memorized every word.
00:18:12Plus, I grew up in a diplomatic family.
00:18:14The basics of international trade are as natural to me as breathing.
00:18:27You speak Arabic too?
00:18:29A little.
00:18:30The Japanese supply chain is 6% cheaper, but the supply chain is unstable.
00:18:34How do you decide?
00:18:34The original Japanese Angosuz number is JPLKT 0427.
00:18:40I would not choose the narrowest Aubersauch, but the supply chain with the smallest risk.
00:18:48The framework works.
00:18:49I'll have my legal team follow up with you on the details.
00:18:53His hand was warm and strong.
00:18:55And the grip was just right.
00:18:57Annie, right?
00:18:58Yes.
00:19:00You're wasted in the junior level.
00:19:06You lied to everyone.
00:19:09What?
00:19:10You said you only spoke Spanish.
00:19:17I do mainly work in Spanish.
00:19:20What you did in there today, that's what you call mainly working in Spanish?
00:19:23Your German is better than mine.
00:19:25Where did that Arab come from?
00:19:26It's not even on your resume.
00:19:30Scarlet, the project was saved, wasn't it?
00:19:33You did this on purpose!
00:19:35You hid your skills just waiting for a chance like this to show off!
00:19:40What do you think will happen just because you impressed Louie Anderson once?
00:19:44When we're back at the company, you're still just that junior translator.
00:19:48Annie, just you wait.
00:19:57Suddenly, I felt a little tired.
00:20:01How did the negotiation go?
00:20:03Did Scarlet crash and burn?
00:20:04The project was saved.
00:20:06How was it saved?
00:20:07Wasn't she...
00:20:08Wait, was it you?
00:20:09I'll tell you when I get back.
00:20:11Annie, you finally made a move!
00:20:15Standing at the exit of the underground garage, I felt the autumn wind blowing in.
00:20:20It was a bit cold.
00:20:22I didn't want to show off.
00:20:24I really didn't.
00:20:25But I didn't want to lose my job either.
00:20:37Mr. White, Annie spoke out of turn during negotiation and completely ignored the company hierarchy.
00:20:42Was the project saved?
00:20:44Yes, but that was...
00:20:45Then that's all that matters.
00:20:46The crown will deal is worth $40 million.
00:20:49If it had fallen through yesterday, the entire translation department could have packed up.
00:20:55One look at her face, and I knew this wasn't over.
00:21:05Annie, how good is your German exactly?
00:21:08I can get by.
00:21:09You can get by?
00:21:10I heard you handled the entire negotiation in German without any problem at Crownwell, and you even used Arabic?
00:21:15My German just everyday level?
00:21:17Do you know if the company hired a multi-language translator like you, the starting salary would be at least
00:21:21$96,000 a year?
00:21:22I have no issues with my current salary.
00:21:25Fine.
00:21:25Come to the meeting room at 2 this afternoon.
00:21:27We need you involved in the follow-up coordination for the Crownwell Project.
00:21:32Mr. Wood!
00:21:33I'm the one in charge of the Crownwell Project!
00:21:35You'll remain in charge, but Annie will be involved in the coordination. That's Mr. White's decision.
00:21:43Happy now, Annie?
00:21:46Scarlet, I just...
00:21:47You just what?!
00:21:49You think because you showed off once yesterday, you're on the same level as me now?!
00:21:53That's not what I meant.
00:21:54I've been here for seven years. I worked my way up from intern to department leader.
00:21:58And you? A liar who's been hiding everything!
00:22:05Just you wait!
00:22:09Annie, Mr. Anderson specifically requested you as the translator for the follow-up coordination.
00:22:14Starting today, you'll be temporarily transferred to the Crownwell Project team.
00:22:17Okay.
00:22:19But your position will remain junior, and salary will stay the same.
00:22:22We'll evaluate it again after the project ends.
00:22:24Got it.
00:22:25Crownwell's supply chain project is divided into three stages.
00:22:28The preliminary framework was already discussed yesterday.
00:22:30Next comes the translation of the detailed terms and contract documents.
00:22:33All files will need English, Spanish, and German versions.
00:22:36Annie, can you handle all three language versions at the same time?
00:22:39Yes.
00:22:39Three languages?!
00:22:40Since she joined this company, she has only ever worked as a Spanish translator.
00:22:43We don't even know her actual German level.
00:22:45What if something goes wrong?
00:22:46Yesterday's negotiation showed exactly what her level is.
00:22:50Any other questions?
00:22:54It took me two hours to finish the English version,
00:22:57and another hour and a half to finish the Spanish version.
00:23:03You're translating that fast?
00:23:04Aren't you afraid of making mistakes?
00:23:06Nope.
00:23:07You'd better pray you don't make any.
00:23:16Both the speed and quality excited expectations.
00:23:19Annie, what exactly have you been doing for the past three years?
00:23:31Hello?
00:23:32Annie?
00:23:32It was Louis Anderson.
00:23:34This is Louis Anderson from Crownwell.
00:23:36Mr. Wood gave me your number.
00:23:38Mr. Anderson, what can I do for you?
00:23:40I read the 62 pages you translated today.
00:23:42Was there any problem?
00:23:44No problem at all.
00:23:45It's the most accurate German business translation I've seen in the past three years.
00:23:50You're not someone who belongs in a junior position.
00:23:53That is my current position.
00:23:54I know.
00:23:55That's why I'm curious.
00:23:57Crownwell has an internal meeting tomorrow afternoon.
00:23:59It involves partner selection for the Middle Eastian market.
00:24:02I need an Arabic speaking interpreter there.
00:24:04This should go through the company.
00:24:06I know.
00:24:06But I'm asking you directly.
00:24:08Would you like to come?
00:24:10Okay, I will.
00:24:13Annie, maybe you're going to be exposed after all.
00:24:16I knew this day would come eventually.
00:24:18But I just didn't expect it to come this soon.
00:24:23They were from a construction materials group in the UAE.
00:24:26The man leading the meeting looked about 50, wearing a white robe with a Siri expression.
00:24:30A young Arab woman sat beside him should be his interpreter.
00:24:34You're here.
00:24:36Today I may need you to do an interpretation between Eric and English.
00:24:40Okay.
00:24:40If Scarlet were here, she would probably ask, where did your ablick even come from?
00:24:44The answer is I lived in Cairo for a year and a half.
00:24:46During that time, my roommate was even an Egyptian diplomat's daughter.
00:24:53Grass.
00:24:54It's valid.
00:24:55I'll see his word.
00:24:56Standard procedure.
00:24:57Fifteen minutes passed.
00:25:06I lowered my head and typed, as if I were taking notes.
00:25:09Then I turned my laptop slightly so Louie Anderson could see this one line in English.
00:25:13They said they want to push the price down by 20 work, they'll switch to suppliers.
00:25:16Louie Anderson's eyes stayed on the screen for one second.
00:25:19His expression didn't change at all.
00:25:21But in the negotiation that followed, his strategy clearly shifted.
00:25:25Let's cut the chase.
00:25:26Our final offer is 10% below the current market price.
00:25:29Take it or leave it.
00:25:35Your Abhishek is excellent.
00:25:37Not that good.
00:25:38Just the daily level.
00:25:39You heard what he said to his interpreter just now.
00:25:41Then you warned me.
00:25:43I just thought the information might be useful for the negotiation.
00:25:46Without that warning from you, this deal would have cost us at least $8 million today.
00:25:50Annie, how many languages do you speak?
00:25:52German, French, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, Arabic, and Italian.
00:25:56Eight in total, plus English.
00:25:57Mm-hmm.
00:25:58And you're a junior level translator at White Global.
00:26:00Mm-hmm.
00:26:00Do you think that makes sense?
00:26:01It was my choice.
00:26:02Would you be interested in coming to Crownwell?
00:26:04I can start you at $400,000 a year.
00:26:06If you're willing to head the International Business Department, there's no upper limit.
00:26:09Mm-hmm.
00:26:11Mr. Anderson, thank you for the offer.
00:26:12I'm not planning to change jobs for now.
00:26:14For now?
00:26:14For now.
00:26:15You can change your mind to any ground.
00:26:17Only one line of text, Loey Anderson, and a phone number.
00:26:19It didn't even say President Crownwell International.
00:26:22This kind of card is usually given to people who already need to know who you are.
00:26:35What are you doing?
00:26:37I-I-I was passing by and saw your computer was still on.
00:26:40It was off when I left.
00:26:41You went to Crownwell again today?
00:26:43Louis Anderson asked you to go, didn't he?
00:26:45It was needed for the project coordination.
00:26:46What kind of project needs you to interpret Arabic?
00:26:48You never said you were that good at Arabic.
00:26:50What else are you hiding?
00:26:51Scarlett, what did you see on my computer?
00:26:55I didn't see anything.
00:26:56She had opened my personal folder.
00:26:58What was inside?
00:27:00Some translation exercises.
00:27:02Casual translations in French, Japanese, and Korean.
00:27:06Things I did when I was bored.
00:27:08If she saw those...
00:27:11Annie, what exactly did you do at Crownwell today?
00:27:13Scarlett was losing her mind in the office all afternoon.
00:27:16She went through your computer.
00:27:17I know.
00:27:17You know? Why aren't you reporting her?
00:27:19Report what? I don't have proof.
00:27:21You are way too...
00:27:22Forget it. I heard something today.
00:27:24Do you want to know?
00:27:25Go on.
00:27:25There's something going on between Scarlett and Alex Wood.
00:27:27What do you mean?
00:27:28I handle reimbursement forms and admins.
00:27:30Over the past six months, Scarlett has gone out alone with Alex Wood to talk about work 17 times.
00:27:34Every single time it was at that hotel on the west side of the city.
00:27:36Think about that.
00:27:37That has nothing to do with me.
00:27:38How does it have nothing to do with you?
00:27:39Alex Wood made Scarlett department leader because of that relationship.
00:27:48The message basically said the company found some employees failed to truthfully fill in personal skills during onboarding.
00:27:54All staff must update profiles within a week.
00:27:58Concealment or falsification will be dealt with as a violation of company regulations.
00:28:04This email is aimed straight to you.
00:28:07Of course I knew.
00:28:08When Scarlett went through my computer, she found those multilingual translation exercises.
00:28:13She must have gone to Alex Wood.
00:28:18Annie, did you see that email?
00:28:21So what?
00:28:23Are you planning to update your profile?
00:28:25I'm still thinking about it.
00:28:27I suggest you do it soon.
00:28:29If they find out you hid something, that'll be a very serious matter.
00:28:35Thank you for the reminder, Scarlett.
00:28:43It had a pure black background with handwritten words on the back.
00:28:50I never noticed it before.
00:28:52It hasn't come to that yet.
00:28:57There are two things to discuss today.
00:28:59First, the Crownwell project has finished the initial handover.
00:29:03Mr. Anderson is very satisfied with our translation work.
00:29:08Bonuses for this project will be issued next month.
00:29:13Second, regarding the update of employee profiles.
00:29:22Mr. White, I have a question.
00:29:25Go ahead.
00:29:26If an employee deliberately hides their skills and causes the company to make the mistakes in allocation human resources,
00:29:33does that count as a violation?
00:29:42Then let me give an example.
00:29:43Say an employee only lists Spanish on her profile, but in fact she is fluent in multiple languages.
00:29:48The company assigns her position and salary according on the standard for a Spanish translator,
00:29:51and she never raises any objection.
00:29:53Over three years, without knowing the truth,
00:29:55the company loses out on a huge amount of usable human resources.
00:29:58This kind of behavior.
00:30:00Enough.
00:30:04Scarlett, get to the point.
00:30:06The person you're talking about is me, right?
00:30:09So what?
00:30:10Yes.
00:30:11I only listed Spanish on my profile because the position I applied for was junior Spanish translator.
00:30:17I have never made a mistake during the work.
00:30:21As for the other languages...
00:30:23As for the other languages, you hid your ability.
00:30:26You let the company spend high salaries hiring people for the German, French, and Arabic teams
00:30:30when you alone could do all of their jobs.
00:30:32Isn't that damaging the company's interests?
00:30:35If I alone can replace all of them, then where does that leave you, Scarlett?
00:30:38This has nothing to do with my place!
00:30:40Yes, it does.
00:30:41Because what you're really worried about isn't the company's interests.
00:30:45It's the fact that you found out I'm more capable than you.
00:30:49And now your position doesn't feel so secure anymore.
00:30:53You...
00:30:53I'll say it again.
00:30:55Not listing on my profile does not mean hiding.
00:30:58The skills section does not say all skills must be listed.
00:31:01I chose to show only the skills required for the job I applied for.
00:31:05That is my right.
00:31:10Fine. Then let me ask another question.
00:31:12Mr. White, the bonus for the Crownwell project is distributed among the team members, right?
00:31:18Yes.
00:31:19Annie was added to the team later on a temporary basis.
00:31:21The part she took in was just translation handover.
00:31:24She wasn't on the original team list.
00:31:26So when the bonus is distributed, she shouldn't receive the full amount.
00:31:30That was a vicious move.
00:31:32She stopped attacking me over the hidden skills issue because she knew she couldn't win that fight.
00:31:36So she switched to Mund money instead.
00:31:41Well...
00:31:43Scarlet does have a point. Annie joined halfway through.
00:31:47Louis Anderson specifically requested me.
00:31:51Mr. Anderson! What brings you here?
00:31:54I came to deliver the contract. I heard your meeting. The door wasn't fully closed.
00:31:59The core negotiation of this project was completed by Annie.
00:32:02On the day we first met, she saved the entire conversation in the final five minutes.
00:32:06During the meeting with the UAE client, she used Arabic to win me $8 million in profit margin.
00:32:10How your company distributes bonus is your business, but I suggest you figure out who really is the key person
00:32:17in this project.
00:32:24One more thing. There is a clause in this contract. From now on, all translation handover work for Crown Width
00:32:30will be handled by Annie.
00:32:31If she is no longer at White Global, this contract automatically becomes void.
00:32:40Mr. Anderson, you mean... I've made myself very clear. This contract is worth $80 million a year. The handover translator
00:32:50is Annie. If you replace her, the contract is void.
00:32:56$80 million.
00:32:58Annie.
00:32:59Mr. White?
00:33:00Starting today, you are no longer on the junior level.
00:33:03Then which level I'm in?
00:33:04Deputy Director of the Translation Department. As for your salary, you'll discuss it privately.
00:33:11Mr. White! She's only been here for three years! I've been here for seven!
00:33:15Scarlet, sit down.
00:33:18You deserve better than that.
00:33:21The translation department was in an uproar.
00:33:25She actually speaks eight languages.
00:33:28She stayed in the junior level for three years? How did that happen?
00:33:32Didn't you hear Louis Anderson's contract? He specifically asked for her.
00:33:37$80 million.
00:33:39Scarlet's face looks amazing. I mean, the color.
00:33:45That line in French, you understood it?
00:33:48I did.
00:33:49What did you think?
00:33:53I'm thinking about it.
00:33:55Take your time.
00:33:59Annie, let's have a chat.
00:34:04You hid for three years, and now everything is out in the lopen.
00:34:08Do you really think your life here will be easy from now on?
00:34:11Are you threatening me?
00:34:13I'm reminding you.
00:34:14Do you think becoming Deputy Director solves everything?
00:34:17The translation department's connections, client relationships, and internal resources are all in my hands.
00:34:22You're a newcomer who just got promoted.
00:34:24You won't be able to handle any of it.
00:34:26What are you trying to say?
00:34:27Give me your position.
00:34:29You can keep working as the handover translator and take your project bonus.
00:34:33I'll manage the department and you handle the business.
00:34:35We both get what we want.
00:34:37What if I don't want to?
00:34:39Then I'll let you know, ability isn't the only thing that matters in reality.
00:34:49It tasted awful.
00:34:51Scarlett was right.
00:34:52Ability isn't the only thing that matters.
00:34:55But there is one thing she's wrong about.
00:34:57Thinking she was the only one who had the connection.
00:35:02On Monday, something major happened at White Global.
00:35:06The company had received a new project, a fashion brand from Lyon, France.
00:35:10It required a full set of French to English brand translation and market localization services.
00:35:16Alex Wood had brought this project back through an old client.
00:35:20The amount was not huge, but it mattered a lot for the company's brand expansion.
00:35:26The problem was, one of the two translators on the French team had just resigned last month.
00:35:32The other was on maternity leave.
00:35:35There's no one left on the French team.
00:35:37What are we supposed to do with this project?
00:35:41Annie, what level is your French?
00:35:44It works.
00:35:45What do you mean by that? Can you handle high-end French brand localization?
00:35:49Yes.
00:35:50Good. Then you're taking this project.
00:35:56The director of the French side personally called Brian White after looked through.
00:36:03Is your translator French? The language feels incredibly authentic.
00:36:07Yes. We have a dedicated French translation team.
00:36:16Annie, the French side is extremely satisfied.
00:36:19They've added another project, the full translation of their product manuals.
00:36:23It's worth $3 million.
00:36:26Okay.
00:36:27I'll approve your project bonus for this month separately.
00:36:30Thank you, Mr. White.
00:36:35Please note everyone, project assignments in the translation should follow department procedures.
00:36:40No one should skip the leader and take projects directly.
00:36:56Annie, do you really speak eight languages?
00:36:59Yes.
00:37:00Do you know how rare someone like you is in the translation industry?
00:37:04I know.
00:37:05Then why did you...
00:37:08Forget it.
00:37:09There is something I should tell you.
00:37:11Scarlet has a real problem with you.
00:37:12She has brought it up with me several times already.
00:37:14I know.
00:37:16You better be careful.
00:37:19She has certain connections in the company.
00:37:23Mr. Wood, about you and Scarlet?
00:37:25What about us?
00:37:28Nothing.
00:37:35Annie, Scarlet and I don't have the kind of relationship you might be thinking of.
00:37:38She got promoted to team lead because she had been here long enough and knew the business well.
00:37:44That's all.
00:37:47I thought of the 17 hotel re-infersant claims Elan had mentioned.
00:37:51Human nature really is an interesting thing.
00:37:57The way people looked at me was strange.
00:37:59It wasn't admiration or envy.
00:38:01It was more like avoidance.
00:38:04Something happened.
00:38:06What happened?
00:38:07Scarlet reported you to Brian White.
00:38:09Reported me for what?
00:38:10She said you privately leakered White Global's internal pricing strategy to Crownweck while you were translating for them.
00:38:15That's a false accusation.
00:38:17I know.
00:38:18But she has evidence.
00:38:20What evidence?
00:38:21She said she found a file on your computer.
00:38:23Screenshots of a chat between you and Louie Anderson's assistant, Frank Young.
00:38:27The chat mentions White Global's internal pricing.
00:38:30There is no such file on my computer.
00:38:32She says there is.
00:38:34And she already showed it to Brian White.
00:38:36Brian wants you in his office tomorrow morning to explain yourself.
00:38:40That so-called chat record?
00:38:42It's fake.
00:38:44I sneaked a look at it.
00:38:45The chat time was last Wednesday at 2pm.
00:38:47But you were at the department meeting last Wednesday afternoon.
00:38:51Everyone can prove it.
00:38:51Then how did she-
00:38:52She edited the time in the chat.
00:38:55Photoshopped it.
00:38:56But she forgot one thing.
00:38:58There's a battery indicator in the top right corner of the screenshot.
00:39:01That battery display doesn't match your phone model.
00:39:03You use a Samsung.
00:39:04That screenshot is from an iPhone.
00:39:08Ellen, I need you to do me a favor.
00:39:10Name it.
00:39:11You're in administration.
00:39:13Can you pull the attendance records and meeting room usage records from last Wednesday afternoon?
00:39:19Yes.
00:39:19Pull them.
00:39:20Also, Scarlett's reimbursement records.
00:39:22The 17 hotel ones.
00:39:23Do you have them?
00:39:24I do.
00:39:25Are you finally going to use them?
00:39:27Not to attack her, but to protect myself.
00:39:29If she comes after me, I need Brian White to know her credibility has problem.
00:39:33Got it.
00:39:45Every file had a timestamp and sending record.
00:39:49My real chat history with Frank Young was all on teams.
00:39:52With server backups.
00:39:55Scarlett could fake screenshots.
00:39:57But she couldn't change server data.
00:40:08I heard you were reported.
00:40:11News travels fast.
00:40:13Frank told me.
00:40:14Do you need help?
00:40:15No.
00:40:16I can handle it myself.
00:40:18Are you sure?
00:40:21Yes.
00:40:22Fine.
00:40:22If you can't handle it, just tell me.
00:40:27It won't.
00:40:29It won't.
00:40:34Annie.
00:40:36Scarlett reported that you privately leaked our pricing strategy to Crown Well while you were translating for them.
00:40:42These screenshots are the evidence she provided.
00:40:45Is there anything you want to say?
00:40:47It was exactly as Aline had described.
00:40:49My profile picture.
00:40:50My name.
00:40:51A conversation with Frank Young.
00:40:53The content did involve White Global's pricing.
00:40:56But the wording was extremely unnatural.
00:40:58Like it had been made up by someone who didn't understand formal business conversation.
00:41:02These screenshots are fake.
00:41:04These screenshots are fake.
00:41:05Of course you would say that.
00:41:07I can prove it.
00:41:10This is my full chat history with Frank Young.
00:41:13It has server backups and timestamps.
00:41:16Please compare them.
00:41:18The times don't match.
00:41:20The screenshots Scarlett provided show that the conversation happened last Wednesday at 2pm.
00:41:25But the team's records show that Annie and Frank Young had no conversation at that time.
00:41:31She could have deleted team test server backups.
00:41:33Even if an employee deletes the chat on their ID, the server still keeps it.
00:41:37Also, from 2pm to 4pm last Wednesday, I was attending the department meeting in the company.
00:41:41The attendance and meeting room booking records can prove it.
00:41:43One more thing.
00:41:44This screenshot is from an iOS interface.
00:41:47I use Android.
00:41:49Scarlett, your phone is an iPhone, isn't it?
00:41:51That proves nothing.
00:41:52Maybe you changed phones.
00:41:53I've been here for three years.
00:41:55The device binding records from IT show I have never used an iPhone.
00:42:05I've been here for three years.
00:42:05Scarlett, where did these screenshots come from?
00:42:07I...
00:42:08I found them on her computer.
00:42:10After you went through my computer last week, I reset the password.
00:42:15These screenshots were never on my computer.
00:42:19You never saw these snapshots on my computer because they never existed in the first place.
00:42:25You made them yourself.
00:42:29Scarlett, do you have anything else to explain?
00:42:33Mr. Wood, say something.
00:42:36Scarlett, you went too far this time.
00:42:40Faking evidence to falsely accuse a colleague is a serious violation.
00:42:43Scarlett, your position as the department leader is revoked immediately.
00:42:46Mr. White...
00:42:47Also, your year-end performance rating will be downgraded by one level.
00:42:50If anything like this happens again, your employment will be terminated immediately.
00:42:53Annie, are you happy now?
00:42:55Scarlett, from beginning to end, you were the one causing trouble for me.
00:42:58I never went after you first.
00:42:59Because your very existence is a protation.
00:43:01You speak eight language and you hid it for three years.
00:43:04You made my seven years of hard work look like a joke!
00:43:09On the surface, no one in the translation department said much.
00:43:13But the group chat had completely blown up.
00:43:16She should have been removed ages ago.
00:43:19Her translation skills were just average.
00:43:21She only got there through connections.
00:43:23You guys didn't know?
00:43:24Every translation she submitted had been corrected by Annie.
00:43:28What?
00:43:29I am serious.
00:43:30I have seen the proof peating records.
00:43:33Then how many has Annie corrected over the past three years?
00:43:35A conservative estimate?
00:43:37Over a hundred.
00:43:48Excuse me.
00:43:49Which one of you is Annie?
00:43:52Me.
00:43:52Hello.
00:43:54I am Victoria Hayes, a producer at Harbor Light Media.
00:43:58We are preparing a large-scale international documentary project
00:44:01and we need a multi-linguished translation consultant.
00:44:05How did you find me?
00:44:06Industry recommendation.
00:44:07The Crownwell project and the French brand project you worked on recently
00:44:11have attracted some attention in the field.
00:44:13Harbor Light Media, a top teen production company.
00:44:16Mrs. Hayes, what kind of project is it exactly?
00:44:18A documentary about the Strait of Garouille and global trade.
00:44:21We need simultaneous interpretation and subtitle proof feeding across five languages.
00:44:26English, French, Italian, Spanish and Arabic.
00:44:29We contacted three translation companies,
00:44:31but none of them could provide one person who covers all five languages.
00:44:36Then someone told me that White Global has a girl who speaks eight languages.
00:44:40Who told you that?
00:44:41Louis Anderson.
00:44:42He is one of the investors in this project.
00:44:44Louis Anderson again.
00:44:45What is the consulting fee for this project?
00:44:47$50,000 a month.
00:44:49The estimated period is three months.
00:44:51$150,000.
00:44:53That is about six years of my salary at White Global.
00:44:56If you take it, you will need to travel for two months.
00:44:59The Middle East and Europe.
00:45:07A bank account in Zurich, a property in Munich, and a small apartment in the 16th compartment of Paris.
00:45:15The total value was close to $10 million.
00:45:18Language was the thing my parents loved most in their lives.
00:45:21My mother used to say,
00:45:23Language is the best bridge.
00:45:26My father said,
00:45:28If you can understand a person in their mother tongue,
00:45:31you can understand their heart.
00:45:33They carved the languages of the world into my blood.
00:45:36Then they left.
00:45:38So I hid those languages away, along with my memories of them.
00:45:42Because every time I speak one of those languages,
00:45:44I remember what they looked like when they were by my side teaching it to me.
00:45:48German was in Berlin.
00:45:50My dad taught it to me,
00:45:52while taking me for ice cream in front of the Brandsberg Gate.
00:45:55French was in Paris.
00:45:57My mother read Maupassou to me in the original French by the San.
00:46:02Arabic was in Cairo.
00:46:04The three of us were on a boat on the Nile.
00:46:08My father counted the stars while teaching me how to say,
00:46:11Wahid, Ethwan, Flatha.
00:46:13Every language was a memory.
00:46:15And I didn't want to open those memories, but I...
00:46:23Has Mrs. Hayes from Harbor Light reached out to you?
00:46:27She has.
00:46:28Why did you introduce this to me?
00:46:30Because you need to step out of it.
00:46:33You do not know me.
00:46:35I know your parents were diplomats.
00:46:37I know your background.
00:46:40You investigated me?
00:46:42Before I decide who to work with,
00:46:43I learn about them.
00:46:46Annie, your parents were remarkable people.
00:46:49You do not need to lock yourself in a corner just to escape their shadow.
00:46:54Go take a look at Harbor Light's project.
00:46:57The Strait of Jurada, the bridge between Europe and Africa.
00:47:00Maybe you should see it for yourself.
00:47:07Maybe he was right.
00:47:12Mr. White, I need to take two months off.
00:47:16For what?
00:47:17A documentary project wants me as a translation sultan.
00:47:20I need to travel to the Middle East and Europe.
00:47:22Two months? What about Crownwell's project?
00:47:25I have already completed all the translation drafts for Crownwell's second phase.
00:47:29The third phase will not start until three months later.
00:47:31Are you resigning?
00:47:31I will come back.
00:47:34Fine. I will approve two months for you.
00:47:41Scarlet?
00:47:41Scarlet?
00:47:42Scarlet had been transferred to administration as a clerk.
00:47:44The old shine was gone.
00:47:46You are going on a business trip?
00:47:47Mm-hmm.
00:47:49For how long?
00:47:50Two months.
00:47:51You know, when I joined the White seven years ago, I only spoke one language, too.
00:47:56Later, I learned French and Spanish while working here.
00:47:58I went from intern to the department leader.
00:48:02I thought I had worked really hard.
00:48:04You did work hard.
00:48:05But without doing anything, you were already above me.
00:48:07Eight languages. What gives you the right?
00:48:09My parents. They paid for it with their lives.
00:48:16That was the last time we spoke in this building.
00:48:18At the airport, I unexpectedly ran into someone.
00:48:22Louis Anderson!
00:48:23He was wearing casual clothes.
00:48:25It was the first time I had ever seen him out of a suit.
00:48:27Annie?
00:48:28What are you doing here?
00:48:30Crownwell has business in Dubai.
00:48:31What a funny coincidence.
00:48:32Yeah. What a coincidence.
00:48:38Business class is pretty empty.
00:48:40Why are you sitting here?
00:48:41I bought an economy ticket.
00:48:45About the inheritance your parents left you.
00:48:47You even know about that?
00:48:49The law firm has worked with us before.
00:48:51Attorney Wills once mentioned a client who refused to inherit an estate.
00:48:54The industry is only so big.
00:48:56So the whole world knows?
00:48:57Not the whole world.
00:48:58Just me caring about it.
00:48:59I turned to look at him, and my heart skipped a beat.
00:49:02The sunlight in Dubai was completely different from back home.
00:49:05Dry, fierce.
00:49:06Almost as if it could burn straight through your shadow.
00:49:08So you are Annie? The one who speaks eight languages?
00:49:11Yes.
00:49:11Let's do a test.
00:49:12Translate a section for me first.
00:49:14Martin handed me an Arabic interview outline.
00:49:16Okay, I'm Annie Smith.
00:49:18A junior translator at White Global Trading Coeliti.
00:49:20I've been here three years and make $24,000 a year.
00:49:24Finally, she is the one.
00:49:25She is better than those three translation companies combined.
00:49:30Martin, she has not even given us a quote yet.
00:49:33No need. It's her.
00:49:35The first stop was the antique market in Old Dubai.
00:49:38The documentary was going to cover how the Strait of Hormos connects global trade.
00:49:42There was a Persian carpet shop here that had been open for 40 years.
00:49:46And the owner was a third generation Iranian merchant.
00:49:49I'm a woman.
00:49:51Do you speak English or do you know it?
00:49:54Do you understand it?
00:49:55Yes, I'm a slave.
00:49:59Are you studying thepack of Willoughby?
00:50:01So to Jamil Aoui.
00:50:08In Casablanca, I interviewed a historian in French.
00:50:12The detroit of Blolort is not just a maritime passage, but a form of dialogue.
00:50:16People are excited to listen to George Azatru,
00:50:18even though they speak of Valdena Ferriand, Barlota, Komar, and Tinetovet.
00:50:21He said, on the street of Giraldi, shipping and trade are a way of having a dialogue.
00:50:26People may come from different backgrounds and speak different languages,
00:50:29but their hearts are connected.
00:50:31My voice, but their hearts, was a little halseyed,
00:50:33because my father had said almost the exact same thing.
00:50:37Okay.
00:50:38That night, the team had dinner at the hotel.
00:50:43Annie, Mr. Anderson asked whether your work went smoothly today?
00:50:46It went smoothly. No need to worry about me.
00:50:48Mr. Anderson asked me to tell you that he is in the office on the 58th floor of this hotel.
00:50:53If you need anything, contact him anytime.
00:50:58Hello?
00:51:00Have you eaten?
00:51:02I am eating now.
00:51:03The food here may not really suit our taste.
00:51:06If you want something else...
00:51:08Mr. Anderson, why are you telling me this?
00:51:11Because I care about you.
00:51:12I do not need your concern, thank you.
00:51:15Okay. No more concern. Good night.
00:51:17Over the next two weeks, we went a lot of places.
00:51:20On the flight from Istanbul to Cairo, I received an email.
00:51:23Sender, Scarlett. Subject, no subject.
00:51:26After you left, they laid off the French team and the German team,
00:51:30because Brian White said you alone would enough.
00:51:32Seven people lost their jobs because of you.
00:51:35Are you happy now?
00:51:37I looked at the email and deleted it.
00:51:39Do not believe, Scarlett.
00:51:41The French and German teams were cut because they were already at the bottom in performance.
00:51:44It has nothing to do with you.
00:51:46She is just trying to mess with you.
00:51:47I know.
00:51:48Are you okay?
00:51:49I am fine.
00:51:54Cairo, the third stop of the documentary.
00:51:57I lived here for a while.
00:52:01When the plane landed, I looked out at that familiar city and my heart started beating a little faster.
00:52:07In Cairo, the team was filming a section about the history of trade between the Middle East and Europe.
00:52:13They needed Arabic interpretation.
00:52:20When the army was in Cairo, they were in the middle of the country and they were in the middle
00:52:26of the country.
00:52:28Is there a provider in Cairo?
00:52:31The owner of this division was a diplomat.
00:52:34He died five years ago.
00:52:36His daughter is held as a heir to the division, but is never been born.
00:52:41Is there any diplomat?
00:52:44I am Michael Smith.
00:52:49Michael Smith.
00:52:51That was my father's name.
00:52:56After the interview, I sat alone on the streets of Cairo.
00:53:00I looked up at the sky.
00:53:01It was gray.
00:53:04I still remembered the pistachio flavor ice cream that year.
00:53:13Hello?
00:53:13You arrived in Cairo?
00:53:15Yes.
00:53:18What happened?
00:53:20Your voice sounds off.
00:53:22Nothing.
00:53:23I flew to Cairo this afternoon.
00:53:25If you have time...
00:53:26Why do you always show up wherever I am?
00:53:28Because Victoria has your itinerary.
00:53:31She is running a project I invested in, so I have the right to see it.
00:53:34That is called stalking.
00:53:36That is called paying attention.
00:53:42There is a difference.
00:53:43The next afternoon, Louie Geranderson went with me to a private warehouse on the outskirts of Cairo.
00:53:49It was not big, but the temperature and humidity were carefully controlled.
00:53:54The kind of place used specifically to store antiques.
00:54:00After the manager opened the door, I saw three full shelves.
00:54:06Every piece had a handwritten tag hanging on it.
00:54:10It was my father's handwriting.
00:54:13An 18th century style Meissen porcelain vase.
00:54:17Purchased at the Grand Bazaar in Istanbul, 2008.
00:54:22With Annie.
00:54:252008.
00:54:26I was eight years old, in Istanbul with my dad.
00:54:29He took me to the Grand Bazaar.
00:54:31I kept asking for Turkish ice cream, and he said we would go after looking at that little stall.
00:54:36That stall was selling these old porcelain pieces.
00:54:39I did not remember any of it.
00:54:40But my dad did.
00:54:42For three years, I hid everything about them away.
00:54:45The languages, the inheritance, the memories.
00:54:48I thought as long as I did not touch any of it, I could pretend they had never left.
00:54:52But they had always been with me.
00:54:55Your father was an extraordinary man.
00:54:59I know.
00:55:02Then you should become someone extraordinary too.
00:55:04Instead of hiding yourself in a position far below your level.
00:55:11That night, I called Attorney Wills.
00:55:14Attorney Wills, I will handle the inheritance.
00:55:16Miss Smith, finally.
00:55:18Donate the Zur accounts and the properties according to the original plan.
00:55:22But I am keeping the porcelain collection in Cairo.
00:55:24Understood. That is wonderful. I will arrange it right away.
00:55:27One more thing.
00:55:28Go ahead.
00:55:28Did my father leave any letter or document for me?
00:55:31Not a legal document. Something personal.
00:55:34Yes. A letter. He noted that it should be given to you when you came to collect the antiques.
00:55:38Send it to me.
00:55:40Attorney Wills sent the letter to my hotel.
00:55:43I sat in my room for ten minutes before finally working up the courage to open the letter.
00:55:48The letter was not long.
00:55:50Annie. When you see this letter, your mother and I should no longer be by your side.
00:55:55Knowing your personality, I guess you will probably run away for a while.
00:55:58You may seal away the memories connected to us.
00:56:01Along with all those languages.
00:56:02Maybe it is because every language is tied to us.
00:56:05One sentence in German will remind you of landscape in Berlin.
00:56:08One sentence in Arabic will remind you of the stars in Cairo.
00:56:12But Annie, language is not a chain.
00:56:14Language is wings.
00:56:16Your mother spent her life building bridges.
00:56:17I spent mine planting seeds.
00:56:19You are that bridge and seed.
00:56:20Don't shrink yourself into the dark.
00:56:22You are exceptional.
00:56:23You are smart, gifted, and you should do what you are really good at.
00:56:25Trying to plant seeds in your own way.
00:56:27You are our pride.
00:56:28Mom and dad will always love you.
00:56:30There was a water stain on the paper.
00:56:31I did not know whether he left it when he wrote the letter or whether I had just left it.
00:56:35My dad was right. Language is not a chain.
00:56:38It is wings.
00:56:42In Madrid, I interviewed a flamenco dancer in Spanish.
00:56:46Each language has its own rhythm.
00:56:49Once your body remembers it, you will never forget it.
00:56:52She says every language has its own rhythm.
00:56:55I wrote that sentence down in my translation notes.
00:56:58The final stop was Venice.
00:57:00Omar, the Arab old bookseller.
00:57:03He had his own antique bookshop in the best spot on the busiest square in Venice.
00:57:08He was in his 60s and had lived in Italy for 30 years.
00:57:13And the story of him moved me the most.
00:57:15I came to Italy for 24 years and I didn't even know a word of the local language.
00:57:19I lost myself on the road.
00:57:21I couldn't understand anything.
00:57:22I couldn't read anything.
00:57:23I couldn't even ask for instructions.
00:57:25I had to manage the gestures and speak with people.
00:57:28They thought I was crazy.
00:57:30What happened after that?
00:57:31I had to learn Italian.
00:57:32Then I had 10 years to learn Italian.
00:57:34And over the 10 years to make sure that everyone on that road would call me Mr. Omar.
00:57:39The language is not only for tradition.
00:57:42It's the way in which you can respect.
00:57:47Keep this part, original audio with subtitles.
00:57:54Annie, your translation almost made me cry.
00:57:58In Venice, I completed the final three interviews in Italian.
00:58:02Two months, two continents, and eight languages.
00:58:06My dad was right.
00:58:07Language is not a chain.
00:58:09It is wings.
00:58:15The day I came back, it was late December.
00:58:19New York's winter was cold, but the air carried a familiar scent.
00:58:25Annie, the director position in the translation department is open.
00:58:30I want you to take it.
00:58:34What is the salary?
00:58:36$200,000.
00:58:37Okay.
00:58:39And just like that, in less than half a year, I went from a junior role to the director of
00:58:44the translation department.
00:58:47On the day I officially took the role, I stood in the meeting room and made a speech to the
00:58:52people in the translation department.
00:58:57I know many of you have questions about me.
00:59:02Why does someone who hid for three years suddenly get to become director?
00:59:06I am not going to explain.
00:59:08From today on, results will do the talking.
00:59:10I will personally proofread everyone's translation drafts.
00:59:13I have only one standard, accuracy.
00:59:15If you cannot do it, I will teach you.
00:59:18If you still cannot do it after that, you will be replaced.
00:59:21That is strict.
00:59:24Translation is not a word game.
00:59:25One wrong number in a trade contract can mean tens of millions in losses.
00:59:30Strictness is the bare minimum.
00:59:32I am not going to explain.
00:59:35Hello?
00:59:36Director Smith, congratulations on the promotion.
00:59:40$200,000?
00:59:41Mmhmm.
00:59:42I offered $400,000 before.
00:59:44I know.
00:59:44Still not considering it?
00:59:46Not for now.
00:59:46But thank you for all your help.
00:59:48The offer, the Harborlight Media Project, that day in Cairo...
00:59:51You don't need to thank me. Those weren't favors.
00:59:53Then what were they?
00:59:54Things I wanted to do.
00:59:55Are you free this weekend?
00:59:57For what?
00:59:59Dinner. No work, no projects.
01:00:02Okay.
01:00:03He was driving a very ordinary gray sedan, not the kind of luxury car I had imagined.
01:00:08Your car doesn't really match your status.
01:00:10Cars are for driving, not for showing off.
01:00:13I'm taking you to a Japanese restaurant. It only has eight seats.
01:00:17You're paying?
01:00:18Obviously.
01:00:21This place has the best sashimi in the whole city.
01:00:23How do you know?
01:00:24I've tried every Japanese restaurant in the city.
01:00:29This man.
01:00:31Annie, I'm going to be direct.
01:00:32Since that day in Cairo, or maybe even earlier, since the first time you spoke German at Crownwell, I...
01:00:38You what?
01:00:39I knew you were someone I didn't want to miss.
01:00:42Right now, you're the only person in my mind.
01:00:46You really are way too...
01:00:48Too what?
01:00:48Too direct.
01:00:49You don't like it?
01:00:51I didn't say I didn't like it.
01:00:55That night, he drove me home.
01:00:57Downstairs, he said...
01:00:58I'm flying to South Korea for a business tryst tomorrow.
01:01:01How long?
01:01:02A week.
01:01:03Okay.
01:01:04Will you miss me?
01:01:06No.
01:01:08Liar.
01:01:10Maybe a little.
01:01:20Over the next three months, many things happened at once.
01:01:24The Crownwell project successfully completed its third phase, and White Global brought in nearly $80 million in revenue from it.
01:01:34When Brian White reviewed the monthly report, he said to Alex Wood...
01:01:38We should have put Annie on it from the start.
01:01:42After Scarlett resigned from White Global, she became a director at a small translation company.
01:01:48Three months later, that company faced had its amassed tariff of compensation claim.
01:01:52A German contract had its tariff clauses mistranslated, causing the client to lose $20 million.
01:01:59That translation was done by Scarlett herself.
01:02:03Her problem with German honoratis had finally been exposed on a bigger stage.
01:02:07When the news reached White Global, some people started mocking her in the group chat.
01:02:12I only said one thing.
01:02:14Stop talking about it.
01:02:17Everyone has to take responsibility for their own choices.
01:02:30Hello?
01:02:31Annie?
01:02:32It's Uncle George, your father's old colleague.
01:02:35Uncle George?
01:02:37I saw you on TV.
01:02:38Translation consultant in five languages.
01:02:41Annie, your parents must be so proud of you in heaven.
01:02:43Uncle George, how did you see...
01:02:45You look exactly like Michael.
01:02:47And your Arabic, that Cairo accent of your father's, I recognized it the moment I heard it.
01:02:51Annie, before your father passed away, he said something to me.
01:02:55What did he say?
01:02:57Annie will become a better bridge than I ever was.
01:03:00That night, Louis Anderson came back from South Korea and went straight to my building.
01:03:06Come out.
01:03:08For what?
01:03:09I want to take a walk with you.
01:03:14The street was cold, and the streetlights stretched our shadows long across the pavement.
01:03:19I watched the documentary.
01:03:22How was it?
01:03:24Not good enough for your translation.
01:03:26The director was average.
01:03:27Don't say that about Martin.
01:03:29But your parts were excellent.
01:03:31You weren't just translating in the interview.
01:03:33You were carrying the emotion across.
01:03:36My father once said, if you understand someone's mother tongue, you can understand their heart.
01:03:41You did that.
01:03:43We walked for a long time until we reached a river.
01:03:47Annie.
01:03:48Yeah?
01:03:49Crownwell is setting up an international cultural exchange department next year.
01:03:52We'll focus on crossword cultural projects, documentaries, publishing, exhibitions, forums.
01:03:57I need someone to lead it.
01:03:57You're trying to poach me again.
01:03:59I'm not poaching you.
01:04:00I'm building a position for you.
01:04:02What do you mean?
01:04:03You're not meant to be just a translator.
01:04:06Translation is a tool, and you should use that tool to do something bigger.
01:04:09Your father's porcelain collection could become an exhibition about the history of global trade.
01:04:13Use your eight languages to tell that story to the world.
01:04:15What's the salary?
01:04:16Name your price.
01:04:18You don't think I'm taking advantage of you?
01:04:20Then let me take advantage of you.
01:04:22What?
01:04:23Be my girlfriend.
01:04:24No salary needed.
01:04:26Louie!
01:04:27I'm joking.
01:04:28One million dollars a year, plus project dividends.
01:04:31But the girlfriend part is serious, too.
01:04:34The streetlight fell across his face, softening cold lines he usually carried.
01:04:41Two days later, I gave him my answer.
01:04:44I said yes to both.
01:04:45Brian White personally walked me to the entrance.
01:04:48Annie, you are the most underestimated employee in White Global's history.
01:04:52Mr. White, you also gave me the opportunity.
01:04:55You earned that opportunity yourself.
01:04:59Speaking of which, what I said in German at the annual meeting.
01:05:02The 70% raise?
01:05:04You understood it back then, didn't you?
01:05:07I did.
01:05:08Then why didn't you?
01:05:09Forget it.
01:05:10I wish you all the best.
01:05:14Three years.
01:05:15A $24,000 salary.
01:05:17A junior level position.
01:05:19I had repaid what needed to be repaid.
01:05:22It was time to start over.
01:05:29Crownwell's International Cultural Exchange Department was officially established.
01:05:34I became its first director.
01:05:35The first project is an international touring exhibition.
01:05:39The core exhibits are the 40 Blubber antiques my father collected from around the world.
01:05:47The exhibition will open simultaneously in five cities.
01:05:50Berlin, Cairo, Istanbul, Paris, and New York.
01:05:55I'll personally translate the narration for each city into the local language.
01:06:00On opening day, more than 300 people came to the New York venue.
01:06:05Uncle George stood in the exhibition hall, looking at my father's handwritten labels on the Portland pieces, tears streaming down
01:06:11his face.
01:06:13Michael, your daughter made it.
01:06:20Annie, how about turning this exhibition into a second season of the documentary?
01:06:26We can talk about it.
01:06:28I told you, you were never just a translator.
01:06:33Louis Anderson stood in the corner of the exhibition hall, staying away from the front.
01:06:37He was wearing a black suit, hands in my pockets, watching me give interviews under the spotlight.
01:06:41That look in his eyes.
01:06:43You are someone I didn't want to miss.
01:06:51Mrs. Smith, you are fluent in eight languages, but I heard you spent three years as a junior translator at
01:06:57a trading company, making only $24,000 a year?
01:07:02Yes.
01:07:03Why did you hide your abilities?
01:07:06Because I was running away.
01:07:08Every language was tied to memories of my parents.
01:07:12I thought if I hid them away, it would stop hurting.
01:07:16But later I realized that languages do not disappear just because you refuse to speak them.
01:07:20They stay in your blood, waiting for you to speak.
01:07:23What finally made you decide to speak up?
01:07:27A letter.
01:07:28My father wrote it.
01:07:29He said if I have the ability to make a difference, I should use it.
01:07:33On the second day of the exhibition, someone unexpected showed up.
01:07:38Scarlet, Scarlet, what are you doing here?
01:07:43I saw it on the news.
01:07:45Your father collected these?
01:07:47Yes.
01:07:49They are beautiful.
01:07:51Annie, I owe you an apology.
01:07:54You do not have to.
01:07:55Let me speak.
01:07:57I was jealous of you.
01:07:58I had been jealous since the first time you opened your mouth and spoke German.
01:08:02It took me seven years to climb up to Team Leader, but you were already above me without even trying.
01:08:07I could not accept that.
01:08:09So you chose to frame me?
01:08:10Yes.
01:08:12And then I paid the price.
01:08:13After I left White Global, that German contract at the translation company, you heard about it, right?
01:08:18I did.
01:08:20Because you used to correct my work, I never knew what my real level was.
01:08:23Once you were not there anymore, I finally realized...
01:08:25Scarlet, your hard work was real.
01:08:27Those seven years of German were not wasted either.
01:08:29You just chose the wrong direction at certain moments.
01:08:31You two don't hate me?
01:08:33No.
01:08:34The forged screenshots are in the past now.
01:08:38You really are different from before.
01:08:40Back then, I could not even face myself.
01:08:43The exhibition is wonderful.
01:08:45Your father must be very happy.
01:08:50The exhibition ran for two months across five cities, with more than 120,000 visitors in total.
01:09:06After the closing ceremony, Louis Anderson found me on the hotel terrace.
01:09:12Tired?
01:09:13A little.
01:09:15Five cities?
01:09:16Two months.
01:09:17You handled all the narration translation work across every language by yourself.
01:09:21I am used to it.
01:09:22Do not get used to carrying everything alone.
01:09:26This is not a proposal, so don't be nervous.
01:09:30It's custom made.
01:09:32Because you said your father once told you that you were the bridge.
01:09:37This...
01:09:37There is a line engraved on the bridge.
01:09:40It has the word bridge engraved in nine languages.
01:09:44The ninth language is Russian.
01:09:46I studied for three months just to learn one word.
01:09:49The Cairo night wind swept across the terrace.
01:09:52In the distance, the banks of the Nile were bright with lights.
01:09:58Louie Anderson, you really are.
01:09:59What?
01:10:02I'm too good at this.
01:10:06Only with you.
01:10:14Five years later, Crownwell's International Cultural Exchange Department had become an industry benchmark.
01:10:19It ran more than 20 cross-cultural projects every year, with revenue exceeding 200 million.
01:10:25Revenue is up another 30% this year.
01:10:27Mm-hmm.
01:10:29Your salary should be adjusted this year.
01:10:31To how much?
01:10:32You tell me.
01:10:34One dollar.
01:10:37Seriously?
01:10:38Put the rest into a scholarship to support young people studying languages.
01:10:43Name it after my parents.
01:10:44The Michael Smith and Evelyn Chen Language Scholarship.
01:10:47How do you know my mother's name?
01:10:49I am your husband.
01:10:50How could I not know your mother's name?
01:10:53Outside the window was the skyline of the whole city.
01:10:56It was no longer that rental apartment with the broken heating.
01:10:59But sometimes, I still think of that window, and the nights when I crouched there eating soup.
01:11:04Back then, I was fluent in eight languages, made $2,000 a year, and rejected a $10 million inheritance.
01:11:11I hid myself in the deepest corner, thinking that as long as I stayed silent, it would not hurt.
01:11:16In his letter, my father wrote,
01:11:18Be brave enough to be yourself.
01:11:20It took me a long time to understand that.
01:11:24But luckily, I did it.
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