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00:00:05I'm Annie Smith, a junior translator at White Global Trading Co. Lou Did.
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, and I'm down here counting how many times he says thank you
00:00:53while he's giving the speech.
00:00:56Annie, you better win the lucky draw later.
00:00:59If you do, 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 note.
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.
00:01:54Sorry, majoring in German, French, and Spanish, is the head of translator team.
00:02:00She got promoted in just three months, and has been riding that high ever since.
00:02:07Anyway, the raise has nothing to do with you.
00:02:10Just keep doing the basic work.
00:02:13Oh, and remember to translate the annual meeting press replaced tonight.
00:02:17I didn't say anything.
00:02:19A 70% raise.
00:02:20The German translation team consists of four people, plus Scarlet.
00:02:24Only five people would get it.
00:02:25What did that have to do with me?
00:02:27Nothing.
00:02:28Really.
00:02:28Nothing.
00:02:33Ann!
00:02:34Stay right there!
00:02:35I'm coming over right now!
00:02:38Annie?
00:02:40Why didn't you raise your hand just now?
00:02:42Raise my hand for what?
00:02:45You definitely understood that German, right?
00:02:4770%?
00:02:48You only make 24,000 a year.
00:02:50After the raise, that's $4,800 a year.
00:02:53No, I didn't get the meaning.
00:02:54I 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?
00:03:16Ellen caught me reading a French book in the pantry last year.
00:03:18I told her I'd studied a little bit French.
00:03:22She's been holding it in for almost a year.
00:03:24I don't want to expose.
00:03:30Oh my god, Annie, what are you afraid of?
00:03:35Fine, keep pretending.
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.
00:03:44Alright.
00:03:45Alright.
00:03:46Alright.
00:03:48Alright.
00:03:51Alright.
00:03:52So, let's see.
00:04:03Okay.
00:04:07Okay.
00:04:09Okay.
00:04:09So, let's go.
00:04:10Okay.
00:04:16Okay.
00:04:20Okay.
00:04:22Okay.
00:04:22It's the last time he's been sent to Meridian from the Sprengsraum.
00:04:26That shouldn't be a problem. Scarlet is clear.
00:04:33People, we shouldn't have to do this time with this. They could ruin the meeting.
00:04:39They didn't know I could understand them. They thought I was just a small translator.
00:04:45But that's only to be expected. I haven't shown what I'm capable of either.
00:04:49Annie, 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, and I had corrected 47 mistakes in the original translation.
00:05:11The original translator was Scarlet, but my name would never appear on the proofread version.
00:05:16It would only show translation department on the surface.
00:05:20Scarlet never knew her translations had been corrected by me.
00:05:23She thought she was the top.
00:05:27Annie, 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, President of Crownwell International Commerce Group leading in.
00:05:49He ranked 98th on last year's global wealth rankings.
00:05:51They say he's fluent in five languages, but notorious for his bad temper.
00:05:54He even chewed out the entire Meridian's translation team and drove them out of the meeting room.
00:05:58What does that have to do with me?
00:06:00You don't think Scarlet can handle him?
00:06:03Even if she can't, that's not my business.
00:06:08Annie, seriously.
00:06:09You're way too good at putting up with things.
00:06:11Boolean 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.
00:06:15It was an Arab supplier quotation.
00:06:18Technically, it should have gone to someone on the Arab group.
00:06:21But the Arab 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.
00:07:02I need them for Crownwell's project next week.
00:07:04This is background materials on Crownwell International Commerce Group Loa, all in Spanish.
00:07:09About 50 pages.
00:07:10This isn't my job.
00:07:11How is it not?
00:07:12You're in the translation department, and I'm your leader.
00:07:14Is there a problem with me assigning you work?
00:07:16She had been promoted to team leader last month, so of course was at the peak of her arrogance.
00:07:22Fine.
00:07:25Oh, and there's a department meeting tomorrow.
00:07:27We'll be discussing the handover plan for the Crownwell project.
00:07:30You don't need to attend.
00:07:32I know.
00:07:33You're only responsible for basic food feeding.
00:07:35A major project like this isn't something you get to be part of.
00:07:38I know.
00:07:45I heard everything in the pantry.
00:07:47Who does she think she is talking to you like that?
00:07:48What does she mean by not something you get to be part of?
00:07:51I'm used to it.
00:07:52Can't you just clap back for once, 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.
00:08:05What exactly are you afraid of, Annie?
00:08:07What am I afraid of?
00:08:08I don't know either.
00:08:10Maybe I'm afraid of being noticed.
00:08:12Afraid that people will dig into my past and will look at me with pity.
00:08:16Or maybe I'm just too tired to care.
00:08:22An annual salary of $24,000.
00:08:26In this city, after rent and utilities, there isn't much left.
00:08:36Hello?
00:08:37Hello.
00:08:38Am I speaking with Miss Annie Smith?
00:08:39Yes.
00:08:40This is attorney Wills from Kirkland and Ellis Law Firm.
00:08:43There are some documents regarding the settlement of the overseas assets left by your parents,
00:08:47and we need you to sign in person.
00:08:49I've said this before.
00:08:50I don't want any of it.
00:08:51Donate everything.
00:08:52Mrs. Smith, there is a sum in your parents' account in Zurich.
00:08:54I don't want it.
00:08:55Attorney Wills, thank you, but please stop calling me.
00:09:04The translation department had a meeting on the Monday morning.
00:09:07I wasn't told to attend, but my desk was right next to the meeting room.
00:09:11I could hear every word through that glass wall.
00:09:13Louis Anderson is fluent in German and French.
00:09:15There are also someone who can speak Mandarin and Japanese in his team.
00:09:18This 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.
00:09:28I studied in Germany for three years.
00:09:29The business negotiation like this is exactly in my comfort zone.
00:09:32To be fair, Silas 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.
00:09:52Not 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 the changes of care 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!
00:10:14He 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.
00:10:29Bring someone with you tomorrow for on-site interpretation support.
00:10:31I'll take Zack.
00:10:33His German is decent too.
00:10:34Zack is still on leave.
00:10:39Annie!
00:10:39You come with me tomorrow.
00:10:41Me?
00:10:41I only speak Spanish.
00:10:42You'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 Willian's business negotiation.
00:10:55As an assistant and a note-taker.
00:10:57Someone who can serve coffee at the same time.
00:10:59I sent Elin a message.
00:11:01I will go to Crown Will tomorrow.
00:11:03Scarlet is taking you?
00:11:04Doesn't she always look 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!
00:11:22Are you from White Global?
00:11:24Yes.
00:11:25I'm Scarlet, team leader of the translation department.
00:11:28This is my assistant, Annie.
00:11:29Oh, she called me assistant.
00:11:31I didn't correct her.
00:11:35Please wait.
00:11:35President Alexandring is still in a meeting.
00:11:39Scarlet reapplied her lipstick twice
00:11:40and adjusted her hair three separate times
00:11:42in just these fifteen minutes.
00:11:44Annie, when we go in, just sit on the side and take notes.
00:11:47Don't speak unless you're asked.
00:11:48Got it?
00:11:48Got it.
00:11:49Also, when you address Mr. Anderson,
00:11:52be formal and respectful.
00:11:54Don't let your eyes wander.
00:11:55People at his level hate unprofessional behavior.
00:11:59Okay.
00:12:02Miss Scarlet, President Anderson will see you now.
00:12:16You're welcome.
00:12:1732 years old, about six foot one.
00:12:19Grey suit, no tie.
00:12:20The top button of his shirt was undone.
00:12:22His face was cold.
00:12:23Not the kind of cold people put on to look cool.
00:12:25He was genuinely cold.
00:12:26Sit.
00:12:29Two other people were sitting next to him.
00:12:30The legal director and a lady who looked very, very young.
00:12:33A translation device sat in front of her.
00:12:39In the last outfit, that you have given us before yesterday,
00:12:43there was a high price on the standards of 2000, 2001.
00:12:47We have now 2024.
00:12:49What does that mean?
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.
00:13:00I...
00:13:02I mean...
00:13:03I have asked in German.
00:13:05So, please answer in German.
00:13:07I don't want to waste any time.
00:13:11That was only a first end-prof.
00:13:14We will update the data.
00:13:16Update?
00:13:17Is someone in your key with the new software
00:13:19for the import from the EG in the near future of 2020?
00:13:22The changes in Article D3 and 7
00:13:24represent directly 15% of your support players.
00:13:26Did you know that?
00:13:28She didn't know.
00:13:30But I did.
00:13:31Because that policy change was mentioned in the background materials.
00:13:34I had specifically marked it in the summary.
00:13:37But Scarlett obviously hadn't read it carefully.
00:13:41That's not exactly.
00:13:42I have to...
00:13:43I have to install it internally.
00:13:47Have you prepared yourself before you come here?
00:13:50No.
00:13:51You have used three times the wrong German language.
00:13:55The first time I said nothing.
00:13:57The second time I did not.
00:13:58The third time I did not.
00:14:00The third time I did not.
00:14:00Do you know what is in the business life
00:14:02if you use the wrong form of a constantly.
00:14:11The legal director beside Anderson gave a slight shake of his head. The meaning was obvious. This negotiation was about
00:14:18to fall through.
00:14:25Herr Präsident Anderson, ich wette vielmals um Entschuldung.
00:14:29Wenn das das Nive von White Glover ist, werde ich in Erwengung fühlen, zu einem anderen Partner zu schelten.
00:14:33My hands froze about the keyboard. Two voices were speaking in my head. It's none of your concern. You're just
00:14:38here to fetch coffee and serve drinks.
00:14:40This is Whitworth with Global's biggest deal of the year. If we lose it, they'll probably be layoffs by the
00:14:44end of the year. And junior translators like me will be first on the chopping block.
00:14:58President Anderson, geben Sie uns bitte noch fünf Minuten.
00:15:14And you are?
00:15:16I'm Annie, junior translator at Whitmore Global.
00:15:21Junior translator?
00:15:22Yes. The one who always takes notes beside and serves coffee.
00:15:29Five minutes.
00:15:33Die neue 3 erfettet den Standard für irgendein Sechtinger von sechs auf acht Stelle HSKs. Artikel diese Berenser 2 zeigen
00:15:40unser Tachtischen Berlog und er kommt bald fünf Prozent.
00:15:43Fünf Prozent, erklären Sie mir bitte in der Richtung.
00:15:47Der White Global über einen Sollbaus in den W.E. hüht, das von den Vorlingsschaffen der Freidehande für Komfort für
00:15:52Fierschens, werden etwa drei Prozent der durch die Erkreisung des HS-Bogen verdüsten Kostenschwerung kompensiert.
00:15:56Die nette Auswirkung enthalten zum 12.
00:15:58Louis Anderson's legal director lowered his head and flipped through the files, as if he was checking whether I was
00:16:03right.
00:16:04Where did you learn German?
00:16:05I lived in Berlin for a while.
00:16:07Your honorifices are very precise.
00:16:10And you said you were the junior level?
00:16:11Yes.
00:16:12Your five minutes are up.
00:16:13But I can give you ten more.
00:16:15On one condition.
00:16:17From here on, you meet the negotiation.
00:16:21She can't-
00:16:21I said she leads.
00:16:24Or you can lead right now.
00:16:28Scarlett, should I take over?
00:16:32Then let's restart from the first part of the proposal.
00:16:34This wasn't because I had prepared in advance.
00:16:36While sorting that 50 pages materials I for Scarlett, I had memorized every word.
00:16:41Plus, I grew up in a diplomatic family.
00:16:42The basics of international trade are as natural to me as breathing.
00:16:46Auf dem Neustmarkt.
00:16:47Wenn ein Kuntzer lange nicht über den Preis spreeht, sondern nur über Towingen, wie würden Sie damit umgehen?
00:16:54You speak Arabic too?
00:16:56A little.
00:16:57The Japanese supply chain is 6% cheaper, but the supply chain is unstable.
00:17:01How do you decide?
00:17:01The Japanese supply chain is the Japanese supply chain.
00:17:04The Japanese supply chain is J.P.A.K.T. 0427.
00:17:07I would not choose the nearest option, but the supply chain with the smallest sensoroscope.
00:17:14The framework works.
00:17:15I'll have my legal team follow up with you on the details.
00:17:18The hand was warm and strong, and the grip was just right.
00:17:22Annie, right?
00:17:23Yes.
00:17:24You're wasted in the junior level.
00:17:30You lied to everyone.
00:17:33What?
00:17:34You said you only spoke Spanish.
00:17:40I do mainly work in Spanish.
00:17:43What you did in there today, that's what you call mainly working in Spanish?
00:17:46Your German is better than mine.
00:17:48Where did that Arab come from?
00:17:49It's not even on your resume.
00:17:53Scarlett, the project was saved, wasn't it?
00:17:55You did this on purpose.
00:17:56You hid your skills just waiting for a chance like this to show off.
00:18:01What do you think will happen just because you impressed Louie Anderson once?
00:18:04When we're back at the company, you're still just that junior translator.
00:18:08Annie, just you wait.
00:18:17Suddenly, I felt a little tired.
00:18:21How did the negotiation go?
00:18:22Did Scarlett crash and burn?
00:18:23The project was saved.
00:18:25How was it saved?
00:18:26Wasn't she...
00:18:26Wait, was it you?
00:18:28I'll tell you when I get back.
00:18:29Annie, you finally made a move!
00:18:33Standing at the exit of the underground garage, I felt the autumn wind blowing in.
00:18:37It was a bit cold.
00:18:39I didn't want to show off.
00:18:41I really didn't.
00:18:42But I didn't want to lose my job either.
00:18:53Mr. White, Annie spoke out of turn during negotiation and completely ignored the company hierarchy.
00:18:58Was the project saved?
00:19:00Yes, but that was...
00:19:00Then that's all that matters.
00:19:02The crown will deal is worth $40 million.
00:19:04If it had fallen through yesterday, the entire translation department could have packed up.
00:19:10One look at her face, and I knew this wasn't over.
00:19:18Annie, how good is your German exactly?
00:19:21I can get by.
00:19:23You can get by?
00:19:23I heard you handled the entire negotiation in German without any problem at Crownwell, and you even used Arabic?
00:19:28My German just everyday level?
00:19:29Do you know if the company hired a multi-language translator like you, the starting salary would be at least
00:19:33$96,000 a year?
00:19:34I have no issues with my current salary.
00:19:36Fine.
00:19:37Come to the meeting room at 2 this afternoon.
00:19:39We need you involved in the follow-up coordination for the Crownwell project.
00:19:43Mr. Wood!
00:19:44I'm the one in charge of the Crownwell project!
00:19:46You'll remain in charge, but Annie will be involved in the coordination.
00:19:48That's Mr. White's decision.
00:19:54Happy now, Annie?
00:19:56Scarlet, I just...
00:19:57You just what?!
00:19:59You think because you showed up once yesterday, you're on the same level as me now?
00:20:02That's not what I meant.
00:20:03I've been here for seven years. I worked my way up from intern to department leader.
00:20:07And you?
00:20:08A liar who's been hiding everything.
00:20:13Just you wait.
00:20:17Annie, Mr. Anderson specifically requested you as the translator for the follow-up coordination.
00:20:22Starting today, you'll be temporarily transferred to the Crownwell project team.
00:20:25Okay.
00:20:26But your position will remain junior, and salary will stay the same.
00:20:29We'll evaluate it again after the project ends.
00:20:30Got it.
00:20:31Crownwell's supply chain project is divided into three stages.
00:20:34The preliminary framework was already discussed yesterday.
00:20:36Next comes the translation of the detailed terms and contract documents.
00:20:39All files will need English, Spanish, and German versions.
00:20:42Annie, can you handle all three language versions at the same time?
00:20:44Yes.
00:20:45Three languages?
00:20:46Since she joined this company, she has only ever worked as a Spanish translator.
00:20:48We don't even know her actual German level.
00:20:50What if something goes wrong?
00:20:51Yesterday's negotiation showed exactly what her level is.
00:20:54Any other questions?
00:20:58It took me two hours to finish the English version, and another hour and a half to finish the Spanish
00:21:03version.
00:21:06You're translating that fast? Aren't you afraid of making mistakes?
00:21:09Nope.
00:21:18Both the speed and quality excited expectations.
00:21:21Annie, what exactly have you been doing for the past three years?
00:21:32Hello?
00:21:32Annie?
00:21:33It was Louis Anderson.
00:21:35This is Louis Anderson from Crownwell.
00:21:37Mr. Wood gave me your number.
00:21:38Mr. Anderson, what can I do for you?
00:21:40I read the 62 pages you translated today.
00:21:42Was there any problem?
00:21:43No problem at all.
00:21:44It's the most accurate German business translation I've seen in the past three years.
00:21:49You're not someone who belongs in a junior position.
00:21:52That is my current position.
00:21:53I know.
00:21:54That's why I'm curious.
00:21:55Crownwell has an internal meeting tomorrow afternoon.
00:21:57It involves partner selection for the Middle Eastern market.
00:22:00I need an Arabic speaking interpreter there.
00:22:01This should go through the company.
00:22:03I know.
00:22:04But I'm asking you directly.
00:22:05Would you like to come?
00:22:07Okay, I will.
00:22:10Annie, maybe you're going to be exposed after all.
00:22:13I knew this day would come eventually.
00:22:14But I just didn't expect it to come this soon.
00:22:20They were from a construction materials group in the UAE.
00:22:22The man leading the meeting looked about 50, wearing a white robe with a Siri expression.
00:22:26A young Arab woman sat beside him should be his interpreter.
00:22:29You're here.
00:22:31Today, I may need you to do an interpretation between Eric and English.
00:22:34Okay.
00:22:35If Charlotte were here, she would probably ask, where did your ablet even come from?
00:22:38The answer is, I lived in Cairo for a year and a half.
00:22:40During that time, my roommate was even an Egyptian diplomat's daughter.
00:22:47Cress.
00:22:48Standard procedure.
00:22:51Fifteen minutes passed.
00:22:57I lowered my head in height as if I were taking notes.
00:23:01Then I turned my laptop slightly so Louie Anderson could see this one line in English.
00:23:05They said they want to push the price down by 20 work.
00:23:06They'll switch to suppliers.
00:23:07Louie Anderson's eyes stayed on the screen for one second.
00:23:11His expression didn't change at all.
00:23:13But it's in the negotiation that followed, his strategy clearly shifted.
00:23:16Let's cut the chase.
00:23:17Our final offer is 10% below the current market price.
00:23:19Take your lead.
00:23:25Your Abishik is excellent.
00:23:27Not that good.
00:23:28Just the daily level.
00:23:29You heard what he said to his interpreter just now?
00:23:31Then you warned me.
00:23:32I just thought the information might be useful for the negotiation.
00:23:35Without that warning from you, this deal would have cost us at least $8 million today.
00:23:38Annie, how many languages do you speak?
00:23:40German, French, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, Arabic, and Italian.
00:23:44Eight in total, plus English.
00:23:45Mm-hmm.
00:23:46And you're a junior level translator at White Global.
00:23:48Mm-hmm.
00:23:48Do you think that makes sense?
00:23:49It was my choice.
00:23:50Would you be interested in coming to Crownwell?
00:23:51I can start you at $400,000 a year.
00:23:53If you're willing to head the International Business Department, there's no upper limit.
00:23:57Mr. Anderson, thank you for the offer.
00:23:59I'm not planning to change jobs for now.
00:24:00For now?
00:24:01For now.
00:24:02You can change your mind to any ground.
00:24:03Only one line of text, Louie Anderson, and a phone number.
00:24:05It didn't even say President Crownwell International.
00:24:08This kind of card is usually given to people who already need to know who you are.
00:24:19What are you doing?
00:24:21I-I-I was passing by and saw your computer was still on.
00:24:24It was off when I left.
00:24:25You went to Crownwell again today?
00:24:27Louie Anderson asked you to go, didn't he?
00:24:29It was needed for the project coordination.
00:24:30What kind of project needs you to interpret Arabic?
00:24:32You never said you were that good at Arabic.
00:24:33What else are you hiding, Charlotte?
00:24:35What did you see on my computer?
00:24:37I didn't see anything.
00:24:39She had opened my personal folder.
00:24:41What was inside?
00:24:42Some translation exercises.
00:24:44Casual translations in French, Japanese, and Korean.
00:24:47Things I did when I was bored.
00:24:50If she saw those...
00:24:53Annie, what exactly did you do at Crownwell today?
00:24:55Scarlett was losing her mind in the office all afternoon.
00:24:57She went through your computer.
00:24:58I know.
00:24:58You know?
00:24:59Why are you reporting her?
00:25:00Report what?
00:25:00I don't have proof.
00:25:01You are way too...
00:25:03Forget it.
00:25:03I heard something today.
00:25:04Do you want to know?
00:25:05Go on.
00:25:05There's something going on between Scarlett and Alex Wood.
00:25:07What do you mean?
00:25:08I handle reimbursement forms in admin.
00:25:10Over the past six months, Scarlett has gone alone with Alex Wood to talk about work 17 times.
00:25:13Every single time I was at that hotel on the west side of the city.
00:25:15Think about that.
00:25:16That has nothing to do with me.
00:25:17How does that have nothing to do with you?
00:25:18Alex Wood made Scarlett to partner leader because of that relationship.
00:25:26The message basically said the company found some employees failed to truthfully fill in personal skills during onboarding.
00:25:32All staff must update profiles within a week.
00:25:35Concealment or classification will be dealt with as a violation of company regulations.
00:25:41This email is entered straight to you.
00:25:43Of course I knew.
00:25:44When Scarlett went through my computer, she found those multilingual translation exercises.
00:25:49She must have gone to Alex Wood.
00:25:53Anni, did you see that email?
00:25:57So what?
00:25:58Are you planning to update your profile?
00:25:59I'm still thinking about it.
00:26:02I suggest you do it soon.
00:26:04If they find out you hid something, that'll be a very serious matter.
00:26:09Thank you for the reminder, Scarlett.
00:26:16It had a pure black background with handwritten words on the back.
00:26:22I never noticed it before.
00:26:24It hasn't come to that yet.
00:26:29There are two things to discuss today.
00:26:31First, the Crownwell project has finished the initial handover.
00:26:36Mr. Anderson is very satisfied with our translation work.
00:26:39Bonuses for this project will be issued next month.
00:26:44Second, regarding the update of employee profiles.
00:26:52Mr. White, I have a question.
00:26:55Go ahead.
00:26:56If an employee deliberately hides their skills and causes the company to make the mistakes in
00:27:00allocating human resources, does that count as a violation?
00:27:10Then let me give an example.
00:27:11Say an employee only lists Spanish on her profile, but in fact she is fluent in multiple languages.
00:27:16The company assigns her position and salary according on the standard for a Spanish translator,
00:27:19and she never raises any objections.
00:27:20Over three years without knowing the truth, the company loses out on a huge amount of usable human resources.
00:27:25This kind of behavior.
00:27:26Enough.
00:27:30Scarlett, get to the point. The person you're talking about is me, right?
00:27:35So what?
00:27:36Yes.
00:27:37I only listed Spanish on my profile because the position I applied for was junior Spanish translator.
00:27:43I have never made a mistake during the work.
00:27:46As for the other languages...
00:27:48As for the other languages, you hid your ability.
00:27:50You let the company spend high salaries hiring people for the German, French and Arabic teams when you alone could
00:27:55do all of their jobs.
00:27:56Isn't that damaging the company's interests?
00:27:58If I alone can replace all of them, then where does that leave you, Scarlett?
00:28:01This has nothing to do with my place!
00:28:03It does.
00:28:04Because what you're really worried about isn't the company's interests.
00:28:08It's the fact that you found out I'm more capable than you.
00:28:11And now your position doesn't feel so secure anymore.
00:28:14You...
00:28:15I'll say it again.
00:28:17Not listing on my profile does not mean hiding.
00:28:19The skills section does not say all skills must be listed.
00:28:22I chose to show only the skills required for the job I applied for.
00:28:26That is my right.
00:28:31Fine.
00:28:31Then let me ask another question.
00:28:33Mr. White, the bonus for the Crownwell project is distributed among the team members, right?
00:28:38Yes.
00:28:38Annie was added to the team later on a temporary basis.
00:28:41The part she took in was just translation handover.
00:28:43She wasn't on the original team list.
00:28:45So when the bonus is distributed, she shouldn't receive the full amount.
00:28:49That was a vicious move.
00:28:50She stopped attacking me over the hidden skills issue because she knew she couldn't win that fight.
00:28:54So she switched to MUND money instead.
00:28:59Well...
00:29:01Scarlet does have a point.
00:29:02Annie joined halfway through.
00:29:04Louie Anderson specifically requested me.
00:29:08Mr. Anderson!
00:29:09What brings you here?
00:29:11I came to deliver the contract.
00:29:13I heard your meeting.
00:29:14The door wasn't fully closed.
00:29:15The core negotiation of this project was completed by Annie.
00:29:18On the day we first met, she saved the entire conversation in the final five minutes.
00:29:21During the meeting with the UAE client, she used Arabic to win me $8 million in profit margin.
00:29:25How your company distributes bonus is your business.
00:29:27But I suggest you figure out who really is the key person in this project.
00:29:38One more thing.
00:29:39There is a clause in this contract.
00:29:40From now on, all translation handover work for Crown With will be handled by Annie.
00:29:45If she is no longer at White Global, this contract automatically becomes void.
00:29:53Mr. Anderson, you mean...
00:29:55I've made myself very clear.
00:29:56This contract is worth $80 million a year.
00:30:00The handover translator is Annie.
00:30:02If you replace her, the contract is void.
00:30:07$80 million.
00:30:09Annie!
00:30:09Mr. White?
00:30:10Starting today, you are no longer on the junior level.
00:30:13Then which level I'm in?
00:30:15Deputy Director of the Translation Department.
00:30:18As for your salary, we'll discuss it privately.
00:30:21Mr. White! She's only been here for three years! I've been here for seven!
00:30:24Mr. White!
00:30:25Scarlett, sit down.
00:30:27Mr. White!
00:30:30The Translation Department was in an uproar.
00:30:33Mr. She actually speaks eight languages.
00:30:36Mr. She stayed in the junior level for three years? How did that happen?
00:30:40Mr. Didn't you hear Louis Anderson's contract? He specifically asked for her.
00:30:44$80 million!
00:30:45Mr. Scarlett's face looks amazing. I mean the color.
00:30:50Mr. That line in French. You understood it?
00:30:54Mr. I did.
00:30:55Mr. What did you think?
00:30:57Mr. I'm thinking about it.
00:31:00Mr. 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 lopen.
00:31:12Do you really think your life here will be easy from now on?
00:31:16Are you threatening me? I'm reminding you.
00:31:18Do you think becoming Deputy Director solves everything?
00:31:20Mr. The Translation Department's connections, client relationships, and internal resources are all in my hands.
00:31:26Mr. You're a newcomer who just got promoted. You won't be able to handle any of it.
00:31:29Mr. What are you trying to say?
00:31:30Mr. Give me your position.
00:31:31Mr. You can keep working as the handover translator, and take your project bonus.
00:31:35Mr. I'll manage the department, and you handle the business.
00:31:37Mr. We both get what we want.
00:31:39What if I don't want to?
00:31:40Mr. Then I'll let you know, ability isn't the only thing that matters in reality.
00:31:50Mr. It tasted awful.
00:31:51Mr. Scarlett was right.
00:31:53Mr. Ability isn't the only thing that matters.
00:31:55Mr. But there is one thing she's wrong about.
00:31:57Mr. Thinking she was the only one who had the connection.
00:32:02Mr. On Monday, something major happened at White Global.
00:32:05Mr. The company had received a new project, a fashion brand from Lyon, France.
00:32:09Mr. It required a full set of French to English brand translation and market localization services.
00:32:15Mr. Alex Wood had brought this project back through an old client.
00:32:19Mr. The amount was not huge, but it mattered a lot for the company's brand expansion.
00:32:24Mr. The problem was, one of the two translators on the French team had just resigned last month.
00:32:29Mr. The other was on maternity leave.
00:32:32Mr. There's no one left on the French team.
00:32:34Mr. What are we supposed to do with this project?
00:32:37Mr. Annie, what level is your French?
00:32:40Mr. It works.
00:32:42Mr. What do you mean by that?
00:32:43Mr. Can you handle high-end French brand localization?
00:32:45Mr. Yes.
00:32:46Mr. Good.
00:32:47Mr. Then you're taking this project.
00:32:51Mr. The director of the French side personally called Brian White after looked through.
00:32:57Mr. Is your translator French?
00:32:59Mr. The language feels incredibly authentic.
00:33:02Mr. Yes, we have a dedicated French translation team.
00:33:09Mr. Annie.
00:33:10Mr. Annie, the French side is extremely satisfied.
00:33:13Mr. They've added another project for full translation of their product manuals.
00:33:16Mr. It's worth $3 million.
00:33:19Mr. Okay.
00:33:20Mr. I'll approve your project bonus for this month separately.
00:33:23Mr. Thank you, Mr. White.
00:33:24Mr. Please note everyone, project assignments in the translation should follow department procedures.
00:33:31Mr. No one should skip the leader and take projects directly.
00:33:33Mr. Annie, do you really speak eight languages?
00:33:49Mr. Yes.
00:33:49Mr. Do you know how rare someone like you is in the translation industry?
00:33:53Mr. I know.
00:33:54Mr. Then why did you-
00:33:57Mr. Forget it.
00:33:57There is something I should tell you.
00:33:59Mr. Scarlet has a real problem with you.
00:34:01Mr. She's brought it up with me several times already.
00:34:03Mr. I know.
00:34:04Mr. You better be careful.
00:34:06Mr. She has certain connections in the company.
00:34:10Mr. Wood, about you and Scarlet?
00:34:12Mr. What about us?
00:34:15Mr. Nothing.
00:34:21Mr. Annie, Scarlet and I don't have the kind of relationship you might be thinking of.
00:34:24Mr. She got promoted to team lead because she had been here long enough and knew the business
00:34:28well.
00:34:29Mr. That's all.
00:34:32Mr. I thought of the 17 hotel-reinforcent claims Elan had mentioned.
00:34:36Mr. Human nature really is an interesting thing.
00:34:41Mr. The way people looked at me was strange.
00:34:44Mr. It wasn't admiration or envy.
00:34:46Mr. It was more like avoidance.
00:34:48Mr. Something happened.
00:34:49Mr. What happened?
00:34:51Mr. Scarlet reported you to Brian White.
00:34:53Mr. Reported me for what?
00:34:54Mr. She said you privately leagered White Global's internal pricing strategy to Crownweck while you were translating for them.
00:34:58Mr. That's a false accusation.
00:35:00Mr. I know.
00:35:01Mr. But she has evidence.
00:35:02Mr. What evidence?
00:35:03Mr. She said she found a file on your computer?
00:35:05Mr. Screenshots of a chat between you and Ruby Anderson's assistant?
00:35:08Mr. Frank Young.
00:35:09Mr. The chat mentions White Global's internal pricing.
00:35:12Mr. There is no such file on my computer.
00:35:14Mr. She says there is.
00:35:15Mr. And she already showed it to Brian White.
00:35:17Mr. Brian wants you in his office tomorrow morning to explain yourself.
00:35:21Mr. That so-called chat record?
00:35:23Mr. It's fake.
00:35:24Mr. I sneaked a look at it.
00:35:25Mr. The chat time was last Wednesday at 2pm.
00:35:27Mr. But you were at the department meeting last Wednesday afternoon.
00:35:30Mr. Everyone can prove it.
00:35:31Mr. Then how did she-
00:35:32Mr. She edited the time in the chat.
00:35:34Mr. Photoshopped it.
00:35:35Mr. But she forgot one thing.
00:35:37Mr. There's a battery indicator in the top right corner of the screenshot.
00:35:39Mr. That battery display doesn't match your phone model.
00:35:42Mr. You use a Samsung.
00:35:43Mr. That screenshot is from an iPhone.
00:35:45Mr. Ellen, I need you to do me a favor.
00:35:48Mr. Name it.
00:35:49Mr. You're in administration.
00:35:51Mr. Can you pull the attendance records and meeting room usage records from last Wednesday
00:35:55afternoon?
00:35:56Mr. Yes, pull them.
00:35:57Mr. Also, Scarlett's reimbursement records, the 17 hotel ones.
00:36:00Mr. Do you have them?
00:36:01Mr. I do.
00:36:01Mr. Are you finally going to use them?
00:36:03Mr. Not to attack her, but to protect myself.
00:36:05Mr. If she comes after me, I need Brian White to know her credibility has problem.
00:36:09Mr. Got it.
00:36:20Mr. Every file had a timestamp and sending record.
00:36:23Mr. My real chat history with Frank Young was all on teams, with server backups.
00:36:29Mr. Scarlett could fake screenshots, but she couldn't change server data.
00:36:41Mr. I heard you were recorded.
00:36:43Mr. News travels fast.
00:36:45Mr. Frank told me.
00:36:46Mr. Do you need help?
00:36:47Mr. No.
00:36:48Mr. I can handle it myself.
00:36:50Mr. Are you sure?
00:36:52Mr. Yes.
00:36:53Mr. Fine.
00:36:54Mr. If you can't handle it, just tell me.
00:36:57Mr. It won't.
00:37:04Mr. Annie, Scarlett reported that you privately leaked our pricing strategy to Crownwell while
00:37:10you were translating for them.
00:37:12Mr. These screenshots are the evidence she provided.
00:37:15Mr. Is there anything you want to say?
00:37:17It was exactly as Aline had described.
00:37:18Mr. My profile picture, my name, a conversation with Frank Young.
00:37:22Mr. The content did involve White Global's pricing, but the wording was extremely unnatural.
00:37:26Mr. Like it had been made up by someone who didn't understand formal business conversation.
00:37:30Mr. These screenshots are fake.
00:37:33Mr. Of course you would say that.
00:37:35Mr. I can prove it.
00:37:37Mr. This is my full chat history with Frank Young.
00:37:40Mr. It has server backups and timestamps.
00:37:42Mr. Please compare them.
00:37:45Mr. The times don't match.
00:37:47Mr. The screenshots Scarlett provided show that the conversation happened last Wednesday
00:37:51at 2pm.
00:37:51Mr. But the team's record show that Annie and Frank Young had no conversation at that time.
00:37:56Mr. She could have deleted Teams has server backups.
00:37:58Mr. Even if an employee deletes the chat on their eye, the server still keeps it.
00:38:01Mr. Also, from 2pm to 4pm last Wednesday, I was attending the department meeting in the company.
00:38:06Mr. The attendance and meeting room booking records can prove it.
00:38:08Mr. One more thing.
00:38:09Mr. This screenshot is from an iOS interface.
00:38:11Mr. I use Android.
00:38:12Mr. Scarlett, your phone is an iPhone, isn't it?
00:38:14Mr. That proves nothing.
00:38:15Mr. Maybe you changed phones.
00:38:17Mr. I've been here for three years.
00:38:19Mr. The device binding records from IT show, I have never used an iPhone.
00:38:24Mr. Scarlett, where did these screenshots come from?
00:38:29Mr. I found them on her computer.
00:38:32Mr. After you went through my computer last week, I reset the password.
00:38:37Mr. These screenshots were never on my computer.
00:38:40Mr. You never saw these snapshots on my computer because they never existed in the first place.
00:38:46Mr. You made them yourself.
00:38:49Mr. Scarlett, do you have anything else to explain?
00:38:53Mr. Wood, say something.
00:38:56Mr. Scarlett, you went too far this time.
00:38:59Mr. Faking evidence to falsely accuse a colleague is a serious violation.
00:39:02Mr. Scarlett, your position as the department leader is revoked immediately.
00:39:05Mr. White?
00:39:05Mr. Also, your year-end performance rating will be downgraded by one level.
00:39:08If anything like this happens again, your employment will be terminated immediately.
00:39:11Annie, are you happy now?
00:39:13Mr. Scarlett, from beginning to end, you were the one causing trouble for me.
00:39:15I never went after you first.
00:39:17Mr. Because your very existence is a quotation.
00:39:19Mr. You speak eight language and you hit it for three years.
00:39:21Mr. You made my seven years of hard work look like a joke.
00:39:26Mr. On the surface, no one in the translation department said much.
00:39:30Mr. But the group chat had completely blown up.
00:39:33Mr. She should have been removed ages ago.
00:39:35Mr. Her translation skills were just average.
00:39:37Mr. She only got there through connections.
00:39:39Mr. You guys didn't know?
00:39:40Mr. Every translation she submitted had been corrected by Annie.
00:39:43Mr. What?
00:39:44Mr. I am serious.
00:39:45Mr. I have seen the proof peating records.
00:39:47Mr. Then how many has Annie corrected over the past three years?
00:39:50Mr. A conservative estimate?
00:39:51Over a hundred.
00:39:53Mr. Excuse me.
00:40:03Mr. Which one of you is Annie?
00:40:04Mr. Me.
00:40:06Mr. Hello.
00:40:07Mr. I am Victoria Hayes, a producer at Harbor Light Media.
00:40:10Mr. We are preparing a large-scale international documentary project,
00:40:13and we need a multi-linguished translation consultant.
00:40:16Mr. How did you find me?
00:40:18Mr. Industry recommendation.
00:40:19Mr. The Crownwell project and the French brand project you worked on recently
00:40:22have attracted some attention in the field.
00:40:24Mr. Harbor Light Media, a top-team production company.
00:40:27Mr. Hayes, what kind of project is it exactly?
00:40:29Mr. A documentary about the Strait of Bureau and global trade.
00:40:32Mr. We need simultaneous interpretation and subtitle proof-feeding across five languages,
00:40:35English, French, Italian, Spanish, and Arabic.
00:40:38Mr. We contacted three translation companies, but none of them could provide one person who covers all five languages.
00:40:44Mr. Then someone told me that White Global has a girl who speaks eight languages.
00:40:49Mr. Who told you that?
00:40:50Mr. Louie Anderson. He is one of the investors in this project.
00:40:52Mr. Louie Anderson again. What is the consulting fee for this project?
00:40:55Mr. $50,000 a month. The estimated period is three months.
00:40:59Mr. $150,000. That is about six years of my salary at White Global.
00:41:03Mr. If you take it, you will need to travel for two months, the Middle East and Europe.
00:41:13Mr. A bank account in Zurich, a property in Munich, and a small apartment in the 16th compartment of Paris.
00:41:20The total value was close to $10 million. Language was the thing my parents loved most in their lives.
00:41:26Mr. My mother used to say, language is the best bridge.
00:41:31Mr. My father said, if you can understand a person in their mother tongue, you can understand their heart.
00:41:37Mr. They carved the languages of the world into my blood. Then they left.
00:41:41Mr. So I hid those languages away, along with my memories of them.
00:41:45Mr. Because every time I speak one of those languages, I remember what they looked like when they were by
00:41:49my side teaching it to me.
00:41:50Mr. German was in Berlin. My dad taught it to me, while taking me for ice cream in front of
00:41:56the Bransberg Gate.
00:41:57Mr. French was in Paris. My mother read Malpouseau to me in the original French by the San.
00:42:03Mr. Arabic was in Cairo. The three of us were on a boat on the Nile.
00:42:08Mr. My father counted the stars while teaching me how to say Wahid, Ethwan, Flaka.
00:42:13Mr. Every language was a memory, and I didn't want to open those memories, but I...
00:42:22Mr. Has Mrs. Hayes from Harbor Light reached out to you?
00:42:26Mr. She has. Why did you introduce this to me?
00:42:29Mr. Because you need to step out of it.
00:42:31Mr. You do not know me.
00:42:33Mr. I know your parents were diplomats. I know your background.
00:42:37Mr. You investigated me?
00:42:39Mr. Before I decide who to work with, I learn about them.
00:42:43Mr. Annie, your parents were remarkable people.
00:42:46Mr. You do not need to lock yourself in a corner just to escape their shadow.
00:42:51Mr. Go take a look at Harbor Light's project. The Strait of Jurada, the bridge between Europe and Africa.
00:42:56Mr. Maybe you should see it for yourself.
00:43:03Mr. Maybe he was right.
00:43:07Mr. Mr. White, I need to take two months off.
00:43:10Mr. For what?
00:43:11Mr. A documentary project wants me as a translation sultan. I need to travel to the Middle East and Europe.
00:43:16Mr. Two months? What about Crownwell's project?
00:43:19Mr. I have already completed all the translation drafts for Crownwell's second phase. The third phase will not start until
00:43:23three months later.
00:43:24Mr. Are you resigning?
00:43:25Mr. I will come back.
00:43:27Mr. Fine. I will approve two months for you.
00:43:30Mr. Thank you.
00:43:33Mr. Scarlet?
00:43:34Mr. Scarlet?
00:43:34Mr. Scarlet had been transferred to administration as a clerk. The old shine was gone.
00:43:38Mr. You are going on a business trip?
00:43:39Mr. Mm-hmm.
00:43:40Mr. For how long?
00:43:41Mr. Two months.
00:43:42Mr. You know, when I joined the White seven years ago, I only spoke one language, too.
00:43:47Mr. Later, I learned French and Spanish while working here. I went from intern to the department leader.
00:43:52Mr. I thought I had worked really hard.
00:43:54Mr. You did work hard.
00:43:55Mr. But without doing anything, you were already above me. Eight languages. What gives you the right?
00:43:59Mr. My parents. They paid for it with their lives.
00:44:05Mr. That was the last time we spoke in this building.
00:44:07Mr. At the airport, I unexpectedly ran into someone.
00:44:10Mr. Louis Anderson. He was wearing casual clothes. It was the first time I had ever seen him out of
00:44:15a suit.
00:44:16Mr. Annie?
00:44:16Mr. What are you doing here?
00:44:17Mr. Crownwell has business in Dubai. What a coincidence.
00:44:20Mr. Yeah. What a coincidence.
00:44:23Mr. Business class is pretty empty. Why are you sitting here?
00:44:28Mr. I bought an economy ticket.
00:44:31Mr. About the inheritance your parents left you.
00:44:34Mr. You even know about that?
00:44:35Mr. The law firm has worked with us before.
00:44:37Mr. Attorney Wills once mentioned a client who refused to inherit an estate.
00:44:40Mr. The industry is only so big.
00:44:41Mr. So the whole world knows?
00:44:43Mr. Not the whole world. Just me caring about it.
00:44:45Mr. I turned to look at him, and my heart skipped a beat.
00:44:47Mr. The sunlight in Dubai was completely different from back home.
00:44:50Mr. Dry, fierce. Almost as if it could burn straight through your shadow.
00:44:53Mr. So you are Annie? The one who speaks eight languages?
00:44:55Mr. Yes.
00:44:56Mr. Let's do a test. Translate a section for me first.
00:44:58Mr. Martin handed me an Arabic interview outline.
00:45:00Mr. Okay, I'm Annie Smith, a junior translator at White Global Trading Co.
00:45:03Mr. I've been here three years and make $24,000 a year.
00:45:07Mr. Finally, she is the one.
00:45:09Mr. She is better than those three translation companies combined.
00:45:13Mr. Martin, she has not even given us a quote yet.
00:45:16Mr. No need. It's her.
00:45:18Mr. The first stop was the antique market in Old Dubai.
00:45:20Mr. The documentary was going to cover how the Strait of Hormos connects global trade.
00:45:24Mr. There was a Persian carpet shop here that had been open for 40 years.
00:45:28Mr. And the owner was a third generation Iranian merchant.
00:45:31Mr. You mean?
00:45:31Mr. Do you see the Arab people as if you know them in the streets?
00:45:35Mr. Oh, you're looking at the streets?
00:45:37Mr. In Casablanca, I interviewed a historian in French.
00:45:55Mr. He said, on the Strait of Jorali, shipping and trade are a way of having a dialogue.
00:46:04Mr. People may come from different backgrounds and speak different languages, but their hearts are connected.
00:46:08Mr. My voice that their hearts was a little halcy because my father had said almost the exact same thing.
00:46:14Mr. Okay.
00:46:15Mr. That night, the team had dinner at the hotel.
00:46:19Mr. Andy, Mr. Anderson asked whether your work went smoothly today?
00:46:22It went smoothly.
00:46:23No need to worry about me.
00:46:24Mr. Anderson asked me to tell you that he is in the office on the 58th floor of this hotel.
00:46:28If you need anything, contact him anytime.
00:46:33Hello?
00:46:35Have you eaten?
00:46:36I am eating now.
00:46:38The food here may not really suit our taste.
00:46:40If you want something else...
00:46:42Mr. Anderson, why are you telling me this?
00:46:45Because I care about you.
00:46:46I do not need your concern, thank you.
00:46:48Mr. Okay.
00:46:49No more concern.
00:46:50Good night.
00:46:51Over the next two weeks, we went a lot of places.
00:46:53On the flight from Istanbul to Cairo, I received an email.
00:46:56Sender, Scarlet.
00:46:57Subject, no subject.
00:46:59After you left, they laid off the French team and the German team, because Brian White said you alone would
00:47:04enough.
00:47:04Seven people lost their jobs because of you.
00:47:06Are you happy now?
00:47:08I looked at the email and deleted it.
00:47:11Do not believe Scarlet, the French and German teams were cut because they were already at the bottom in performance.
00:47:15It has nothing to do with you.
00:47:16She is just trying to mess with you.
00:47:18I know.
00:47:19Are you okay?
00:47:20I am fine.
00:47:24Cairo, the third stop of the documentary.
00:47:27I lived here for a while.
00:47:31When the plane landed, I looked out at that familiar city and my heart started beating a little faster.
00:47:36In Cairo, the team was filming a section about the history of trade between the Middle East and Europe.
00:47:42They needed Arabic interpretation.
00:47:48I lived here for a couple of years on the trip.
00:47:52They were thrown out of the country of Africa and in the military, but it was never yet to make
00:47:54the war of the country through the river.
00:47:55The destination was a diplomat.
00:47:58They ended up losing the country in Egypt.
00:47:58I know.
00:47:58The owner of this situation was a diplomat.
00:48:00He was dead past five years.
00:48:02His daughter is getting the property as a heir, but never is left here.
00:48:07When she entered the table, she was arrested.
00:48:08Are you okay?
00:48:08Do you know what you're saying?
00:48:10I'm sorry.
00:48:13Do you know what you'reしょ?
00:48:14to michael smith that was my father's name
00:48:20after the interview i sat alone on the streets of cairo
00:48:23i looked up at the sky it was gray
00:48:28i still remember the pistachio flavor ice cream that year
00:48:36hello you arrived in cairo yes
00:48:41what happened your voice sounds off nothing i flew to cairo this afternoon
00:48:47if you have time why do you always show up wherever i am
00:48:50because victoria has your itinerary she is running a project i invested in so
00:48:54i have the right to see that is called stalking that is called paying attention
00:49:02there is a difference the next afternoon louisier anderson went with me
00:49:06to a private warehouse on the outskirts of cairo it was not big but the
00:49:11temperature and humidity were carefully controlled
00:49:13the kind of place used specifically to store antiques
00:49:18after the manager opened the door i saw three full shelves
00:49:24every piece had a handwritten tag hanging on it
00:49:28it was my father's handwriting an 18th century style meissen porcelain vase
00:49:35purchased at the grand bazaar in istanbul 2008
00:49:39with annie 2008 i was eight years old in istanbul with my dad he took me to the
00:49:46grand bazaar i kept asking for turkish ice cream
00:49:48and he said we would go after looking at that little stall
00:49:51that stall was selling these old porcelain pieces i did not remember any of it
00:49:55but my dad did for three years i hid everything about them away
00:49:59the 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
00:50:09your father was an extraordinary man
00:50:13i know
00:50:15then you should become someone extraordinary too
00:50:18instead of hiding yourself in 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 not a legal
00:50:44document something personal yes a letter he noted that it should be given to you when you came to
00:50:48collect the antiques send it to me attorney wills sent the letter to my hotel i sat in my room
00:50:55for
00:50:5510 minutes before finally working up the courage to open the letter the letter was not long annie when
00:51:01you see this letter your mother and i should no longer be by your side knowing your personality i guess
00:51:06you will probably run away for a while you may seal away the memories connected to us along with
00:51:10all those languages maybe it is because every language is tied to us one sentence in german will
00:51:15remind you of landscape in berlin one sentence in arabic will remind you of the stars in cairo
00:51:19but annie language is not a chain language is wings your mother spent her life building bridges
00:51:25i spent mine planting seeds you are that bridge of seed don't shrink yourself into the dark you are
00:51:29exceptional you are smart gifted and you should do what you are really good at trying to plant seeds
00:51:33in your own way you are pride mom and dad will always love you there was a water stain on
00:51:37the
00:51:37paper i did not know whether he left it when he wrote the letter or whether i had just left
00:51:41it
00:51:41my dad was right language is not a chain it is wings
00:51:48in madrid i interviewed a flamenco dancer in spanish
00:51:51she 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 sixties and had lived in italy for 30 years and the story
00:52:16of him
00:52:17moved me the most i'm arrivato in italy 24 anni non sapone meno una parola della lingua locale
00:52:21mi perdevo per strada non riusciva a capire nulla non potevo leggere nulla non ero neanche in
00:52:26grado di chiedere indicazioni dovevo gestare i gesti e parlare contemplatamente con le persone
00:52:29pensavano che fossi pazzo yeah what happened after that poi ho scordi eci anni in parlare l'italiano e
00:52:35oltre dieci anni a far secchi tutti in quella strada mi chiamassero signor omar la luna non serve solo
00:52:41tradizione e il modo in cui si fa rispettere keep this part original audio with subtitles
00:52:53annie the translation almost made me cry in venice i completed the final three interviews in italian
00:53:00two months two continents and eight languages my dad was right language is not a chain it is wings
00:53:12the day i came back it was late december new york's winter was cold but the air carried a
00:53:20familiar scent annie the director position in the translation department is open i want you to take
00:53:27it what is the salary two hundred thousand dollars okay and just like that in less than half a year
00:53:37i
00:53:37went from a junior role to the director of the translation department on the day i officially
00:53:43took the role i 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 i am not going to explain
00:54:00from today on results will do the talking i will personally proofread everyone's translation
00:54:05drafts i have only one standard accuracy if you cannot do it i will teach you if you still cannot
00:54:10do it after that you will be replaced that's strict translation is not a word game one wrong number
00:54:17in a trade contract can mean tens of millions in losses strictness is the bare minimum
00:54:26hello director smith congratulations on the promotion thank you two hundred thousand dollars
00:54:31i offered four hundred thousand before i know still not considering it not for now but thank you for
00:54:36all your help the offer the harbor light media project that day in cairo you don't need to thank
00:54:40me those weren't favors then what were they things i wanted to do are you free this weekend for what
00:54:48dinner no work no projects okay he was driving a very ordinary gray sedan not the kind of luxury car
00:54:55i had imagined your car doesn't really match your status cars are for driving not for showing off i'm taking
00:55:00you to a
00:55:01japanese restaurant it only has eight seats you're paying obviously this place has the best sashimi in
00:55:09the whole city how do you know i've tried every japanese restaurant in the city this man annie i'm
00:55:17going to be direct since that day in cairo or maybe even earlier since the first time you spoke german
00:55:22at crownwell i you what i knew you were someone i didn't want to miss right now you're the only
00:55:27person in
00:55:28my mind you really are way too too what too direct you don't like it i didn't say i didn't
00:55:35like it
00:55:38that night he drove me home downstairs he said i'm flying to south korea for a business dress tomorrow
00:55:44how long a week okay will you miss me no liar maybe a little
00:56:01over the next three months many things happened at once the crownwell project successfully completed
00:56:08its third phase and white global brought in nearly 80 million dollars in revenue from it
00:56:14when brian white reviewed the monthly report he said to alex wood you should have put any on it from
00:56:19the
00:56:21start after scarlett resigned from white global she became a director at a small translation company
00:56:26three months later that company face had its mass care of the compensation claim a german contract
00:56:32had its tariff blossoms mistranslated causing the client to lose 20 million dollars that translation
00:56:38was done by scarlett herself her problem with german honorati's had finally been exposed on a bigger
00:56:44stage when the news reached white global some people started mocking her in the group chat
00:56:49i only said one thing stop talking about it everyone has to take responsibility for their own choices
00:57:05hello annie it's uncle george your father's old colleague uncle george i saw you on tv translation
00:57:13consultant in five languages annie your parents must be so proud of you in heaven uncle george how did you
00:57:18see you look exactly like michael and your arabic that cairo accent of your father's i recognized it the
00:57:23moment i heard it annie before your father passed away he said something to me what did he say annie
00:57:30will become a better bridge than i ever was that night louie anderson came back from south korea and
00:57:35went straight to my building come out for what i want to take a walk with you
00:57:45the street was cold and the street lights stretched our shadows long across the pavement
00:57:50i watched the documentary how was it not good enough for your translation the director was average
00:57:57don't say that about martin but your parts were excellent you weren't just translating in the
00:58:02interview you were carrying the emotion across my father once said if you understand someone's
00:58:07mother tongue you can understand their heart you did that we walked for a long time until we reached a
00:58:14river annie yeah crownwell is setting up an international cultural exchange department next
00:58:20year we'll focus on crossword cultural projects documentaries publishing exhibitions forums i need
00:58:24someone to lead it you're trying to poach me again i'm not poaching you i'm building a position for you
00:58:29what do you mean you're not meant to be just a translator translation is a tool and you should use
00:58:34that
00:58:34tool to do something bigger your father's porcelain collection can become an exhibition about the
00:58:38history of global trade use your eight languages to tell that story to the world what's the salary
00:58:41name your price you don't think i'm taking advantage of you then let me take advantage of you what
00:58:47be my girlfriend no salary needed louie i'm joking one million dollars a year plus project dividends
00:58:54but the girlfriend part is serious too the streetlight fell across his face softening cold lines he usually
00:59:00carried two days later i gave him my answer i said yes to both brian white personally walked me to
00:59:10the
00:59:10entrance annie you are the most underestimated employee in white global history mr white you
00:59:15also gave me the opportunity you earned that opportunity yourself speaking of which what i said
00:59:22in german at the annual meeting the 70 raise you understood it back then didn't you i did then why
00:59:30didn't you forget it i wish you all the best thank you three years a 24 000 salary a junior
00:59:38level
00:59:38position i had repaid what needed to be repaid it was time to start over crownwell's international
00:59:50cultural exchange department was officially established i became its first director the first
00:59:55project is an international touring exhibition the core exhibits are the 40 blubber antiques my father
01:00:00collected from around the world the exhibition will open simultaneously in five cities berlin cairo
01:00:08istanbul paris and new york i'll personally translate the narration for each city into the local language
01:00:16on opening day more than 300 people came to the new york venue uncle george stood in the exhibition hall
01:00:22looking at my father's handwritten labels on the poor limb pieces tears streaming down his face michael
01:00:29your daughter made it
01:00:34annie how about turning this exhibition into a second season of the documentary
01:00:40we can talk about it i told you you were never just a translator
01:00:46louie anderson stood in the corner of the exhibition hall staying away from the front he was wearing a black
01:00:51suit hands in my pockets watching me give interviews under the spotlight that look in his eyes
01:00:55you are someone i didn't want to miss
01:01:03mrs smith you are fluent in eight languages but i heard you spent three years as a junior translator at
01:01:08a trading company making only 24 000 a year
01:01:14yes why did you hide your abilities because i was running away every language was tied to memories
01:01:20of my parents i thought if i hid them away it would stop hurting but later i realized that languages
01:01:27do
01:01:27not disappear just because you refuse to speak them they stay in your blood waiting for you to speak
01:01:31what finally made you decide to speak up a letter my father wrote it he said if i have the
01:01:39ability to
01:01:39make a difference i should use it on the second day of the exhibition someone unexpected showed up
01:01:48scarlet what are you doing here i saw it on the news your father collected these yes
01:01:56they are beautiful annie i owe you an apology you do not have to let me speak i was jealous
01:02:03of you
01:02:04i had been jealous since the first time you opened your mouth and spoke german it took me seven years
01:02:09to climb up to team leader but you were already above me without even trying i could not accept that
01:02:14so you chose to frame me yes and then i paid the price after i left white global that german
01:02:20contract
01:02:20the translation company you heard about it right i did because you used to correct my work i never
01:02:25knew what my real level was once you were not there anymore i finally realized starlet your hard
01:02:29work was real those seven years of german were not wasted either you just chose the wrong direction
01:02:33at certain moments you don't hate me no the forged screenshots are in the past now you really are
01:02:41different from before back then i cannot even face myself the exhibition is wonderful your father must be
01:02:47very happy the exhibition ran for two months across five cities with more than 120 000 visitors in total
01:03:06after the closing ceremony louis anderson found me on the hotel terrace tired
01:03:13a little five cities two months you handled all the narration translation work across every language
01:03:18by yourself i am used to it do not get used to carrying everything alone
01:03:24this is not a proposal so don't be nervous it's custom made because you said your father once
01:03:30told you that you were the bridge this there is a line engraved on the bridge
01:03:37it has the word bridge engraved in nine languages the ninth language is russian i studied for three
01:03:43months just to learn one word the cairo night wind swept across the terrace in the distance the banks of
01:03:49the nile were bright with lights louis anderson you really are what
01:03:57too good at this only with you
01:04:08five years later crownwell's international cultural exchange department had become an
01:04:11industry denmark it ran more than 20 cross-cultural projects every year with revenue exceeding 200
01:04:16million revenue revenue is up another 30 this year your salary should be adjusted this year to how
01:04:24much you tell me one dollar seriously put the rest into a scholarship to support young people
01:04:32studying languages name it after my parents the michael smith and evelyn chen language scholarship
01:04:38how do you know my mother's name i am your husband how could i not know your mother's name
01:04:44outside the window was the skyline of the whole city it was no longer that rental apartment with the
01:04:48broken heating but sometimes i still think of that window and the nights when i crouched there eating
01:04:53soup back then i was fluent in eight languages made three thousand dollars a year and rejected a ten
01:04:58million dollar inheritance i hid myself in the deepest corner thinking that as long as i stayed silent it
01:05:03would not hurt in his letter my father wrote be brave enough to be yourself it took me a long
01:05:09time to
01:05:10understand that but luckily i did it