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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?
00:00:14But 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 and shorter.
00:00:27Five years ago, they died in a car accident.
00:00:30I've never wanted to show off because of these skills.
00:00:33I just want to keep my head down and be a small, unassuming translator.
00:00:36Let's welcome Mr. White to the stage.
00:00:40Everyone have worked hard over the past year.
00:00:44Thank you for your dedication.
00:00:46In the new year, we will...
00:00:49It's been ten minutes.
00:00:50And I'm down here counting how many times he says thank you while he's giving the speech.
00:00:56Annie, you better win the lucky draw later.
00:00:59If you do, sinners on me.
00:01:02Sure, why not?
00:01:04That's my everyday life.
00:01:05Elon is my only friend at work.
00:01:08She doesn't know I speak eight languages.
00:01:11But she does know one thing.
00:01:14Also, I have another one thing.
00:01:18Everyone here, who speaks German, will receive a 70% Gehanserröhung.
00:01:2670%.
00:01:27My salary would go from 24.000 to 4.800.
00:01:31But it has nothing to do with me.
00:01:33I told myself, it has nothing to do with me.
00:01:40Annie, did you understand that?
00:01:42No.
00:01:44I 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.
00:01:54Scarlett, majoring in German, French, and Spanish, is the head of translator team.
00:02:00She got promoted in just three months.
00:02:02And has been riding that high ever since.
00:02:06Anyway, 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 Scarlett.
00:02:24Only five people would get it.
00:02:25What did that have to do with me?
00:02:27Nothing.
00:02:28Really, nothing.
00:02:33Anne!
00:02:33Stay 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?
00:02:4670%?
00:02:48You only make 24,000 a year.
00:02:50After the raise, that's 4,800 a year.
00:02:53No, I didn't get the meaning.
00:02:54I don't speak German.
00:02:58Who 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.
00:03:06Anne, that crappy place you rent barely have working heating.
00:03:10Sometimes, you even can't bring yourself to go when we go out for a drink on Friday.
00:03:14Can't you stand up for yourself for once?
00:03:16Elyne caught me reading a French book in the pantry last year.
00:03:18I told her I'd studied a little bit French.
00:03:21She's been holding it in for almost a year.
00:03:24I don't want to expose.
00:03:30Oh my God, Annie, what are you afraid of?
00:03:35Fine, keep pretending.
00:03:37I'm done.
00:03:38But Annie, I'm telling you.
00:03:39You're gonna suffer with that kind of personality sooner or later.
00:03:44Alright.
00:03:51Guter Schaßhug, oder?
00:03:52Schließlich können das nur die Leute aus dem deutschen Team verstehen.
00:03:56Das bedeutet, dass sich nur dem Kern-Team eine Gehens-Erhöhung gibt.
00:04:00Alle anderen werden einfach denken, dass ich eine motivasiere Schrey halte.
00:04:05Sehr brillant, Mr. White.
00:04:08Ab Ross.
00:04:09Wen schäden wir nächste Woche für das Projekt der Crown Bell Group?
00:04:14Scarlet.
00:04:15Sie spricht am besten Deutsch.
00:04:18Ich habe gehört, dass Präsident Anderson von Crown Bell ziemlich schwierig ist.
00:04:22Letztes Mal hat er das gesamte Übersetzungsgrund von Meridian aus dem Sprengsraum hinlang gefrogen.
00:04:27Das sollte kein Problem sein.
00:04:28Scarlet kommt damit klar.
00:04:33Leute, auf Arnes Nivelle sollten wir diesmal nicht mitmähen.
00:04:35Sie könnten das Meeting ruinieren.
00:04:39Sie wussten nicht, dass ich sie verstehen.
00:04:41Sie wussten, dass ich nur ein kleines Translator.
00:04:45Aber das ist nur zu erwarten.
00:04:47Ich habe nicht gezeigt, was ich kann, was ich auch nicht tun kann.
00:04:49Annie, sende mir die Proof-Red-Version von heute Morgen.
00:04:55Ja, Mr. White.
00:05:01Ich habe die Proof-Red-Version von Brian White.
00:05:27Annie, hörst du?
00:05:28Hear what?
00:05:29Scarlet is going to handle the Crown Well International next week.
00:05:32Ich habe gehört.
00:05:33Do you know Präsident Anderson of Crown Well?
00:05:40Who?
00:05:44Louis Anderson, 32 Jahre alt, Präsident der Crown Well International Commerce Group, Leadian.
00:05:49Er war 98th in der letzten Jahrhunderts Global Wealth Rankings.
00:05:51Sie sagen, er ist fluent in fünf Sprachen, aber erinnert für seine schlechte Temperatur.
00:05:54Er hat sogar den ganzen Meridian-Tranlern und sie aus der Meeting-Version.
00:05:58Was das tun hat mit mir?
00:05:59Du denkst, Scarlet kann ihn?
00:06:01Hm, even wenn sie nicht, das ist nicht mein Wunsch.
00:06:07Annie, seriously.
00:06:09Du bist gut zu gut mit mit den Dingen.
00:06:11Louis left.
00:06:12Sie nicht mit mit dem.
00:06:13Ich bin nicht mit mit dem.
00:06:14Ich habe einfach nicht mit mit dem.
00:06:16Es war ein ARAC-Supplier-Version.
00:06:18Technically, es sollte jemanden auf den ARAC-Gruppen.
00:06:21Aber die ARAC-Team ist aus der Office heute,
00:06:23so Alex Wood casually hat es auf mich.
00:06:25Annie, hast du gesagt, dass du eine kleine ARAC-Klasse in der Schule gemacht hast?
00:06:28Just do eine rough Translation.
00:06:29Sure.
00:06:30Ich habe ihn gesagt, ich habe ein bisschen ARAC-Klasse.
00:06:32Aber in fact, ich war in Saudi-Arabien für zwei Jahre.
00:06:35ARAC-Klasse ist eigentlich meine vierte Native-Language.
00:06:37Es war mir 15 Minuten für die Translation.
00:06:40Ich habe zwei kleine Fehler in Proposal,
00:06:42nur um die Arbeit von jemanden,
00:06:44die nur ein bisschen ARAC-Klasse in der Schule gemacht hat.
00:06:51Nicht schlecht, das war eigentlich gut genug für mich.
00:07:00Annie, organize diese Materialien für mich.
00:07:02Ich brauche sie für Crownwell's Projekt nächste Woche.
00:07:04Das ist...
00:07:05Background Materials auf Crownwell International Commerce Group Lowe,
00:07:08all in Spanish.
00:07:09About 50 pages.
00:07:10Das ist nicht mein Job.
00:07:11Wie ist es nicht?
00:07:12Du bist in der Translation Department,
00:07:13und ich bin deine Trainer.
00:07:14Ist es ein Problem mit mir assignieren Sie die Arbeit?
00:07:16Sie hat sich in der Kille-Klasse als Team Leader zu sein,
00:07:19so es ist natürlich auf der Peak der Arroganze.
00:07:22Okay.
00:07:25Oh, und da ist ein Department Meeting morgen.
00:07:27Wir werden über die Handover-Plan für die Crownwell-Projekt.
00:07:30Du musst nicht umgehen.
00:07:32Ich weiß, du bist nur für basic Prüf-Reid.
00:07:35A major Projekt wie dieser ist nicht etwas du bist,
00:07:37ich weiß.
00:07:45i heard everything in the pantry who does she think she is talking to you like that what does
00:07:49she mean by not something you get to be part of i'm used to it can't you just clap back
00:07:53for once
00:07:53and then what she's the boss if you showed everyone what you can really do what kind of
00:08:00boss would she even be i don't want to what exactly are you afraid of annie what am i afraid
00:08:08of
00:08:08i don't know either maybe i'm afraid of being noticed afraid that people will dig into my past
00:08:13and will look at me with pity or maybe i'm just too tired to care
00:08:22an annual salary of 24 for thousand dollars in this city after rent and utilities there isn't much
00:08:36hello hello am i speaking with miss annie smith yes this is attorney wills from kirkland and ellis
00:08:42law firm there are some documents regarding the settlement of the overseas assets left by your
00:08:46parents and we need you to sign in person i've said this before i don't want any of it donate
00:08:51everything mrs smith there is a sum in your parents account in zurich i 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 i wasn't told to attend but my desk
00:09:09was right next to the meeting room i could hear every word through that glass wall louis anderson
00:09:13is fluent in german and french there are also someone who can speak mandarin and japanese in
00:09:18his team this time we're discussing a supply chain partnership for the middle east market anything
00:09:22involving arabic will be handled by their side we only need to cover the german communication
00:09:26can you handle that of course i studied in germany for three years the business negotiation like
00:09:31this is exactly in my comfort zone to be fair starless german is decent daily conversation is
00:09:35indeed a piece of cake for her but i've reviewed her previous translations her business german has one
00:09:40fatal habit she relies too much on literal translation and often misses the level of formality required in
00:09:44german business correspondence in everyday conversation that's not a big deal but if the person she
00:09:49faced is extremely sensitive to details never mind not my business finish sorting everything
00:09:56yes i made her a summary classified by project type cooperation history and key personnel
00:10:01i also marked the changes of care policies and the risk points all she had to do was a glance
00:10:04through and she was exactly to expect it'll do
00:10:12scarlet scarlet he rarely came down here in person scarlet crown will move the schedule up
00:10:19anderson will be here tomorrow afternoon are you ready moved up
00:10:25i've gone through all the materials no problem good bring someone with you tomorrow for on-site
00:10:30interpretation support i'll take zach his german is decent too zach is still on leave
00:10:39annie you come with me tomorrow me i only speak spanish you'll just take notes and serve coffee
00:10:44i'll handle the professional part her don't worry mr white she's more than enough as an assistant
00:10:51i got dragged into crown millions business negotiation as an assistant and a note taker
00:10:56someone who can serve coffee at the same time i sent elan a message i will go to crown well
00:11:02tomorrow
00:11:03scarlet is taking you doesn't she always look down on you as the erin girl
00:11:07you you just agreed to that what else am i supposed to do annie
00:11:22are you from white global yes i'm scarlet team leader of the translation department
00:11:27this is my assistant annie oh she called me assistant i didn't correct her
00:11:35please wait president alexandering is still in a meeting
00:11:38scarlet reapplied her lipstick twice and adjusted her hair three separate times in just these 15 minutes
00:11:43annie when we go in just sit on the side and take notes don't speak unless you're asked got it
00:11:48got it
00:11:49also when you address mr anderson be formal and respectful don't let your eyes wander
00:11:55people at his level hate unprofessional behavior okay
00:12:02miss scarlet president anderson will see you now
00:12:1632 years old about six foot one gray suit no tie the top button of his shirt was undone
00:12:21his face was cold not the kind of cold people put on to look cool he was genuinely cold
00:12:26sit
00:12:28two other people were sitting next to him the legal director and a lady who looked very very young
00:12:33a translation device sat in front of her
00:12:50he spoke so fast every word was sharp she understood him but she clearly didn't expect him to open like
00:12:56that
00:13:02i mean i have asked in German so please answer in German
00:13:07i don't want to spend time with over-satting
00:13:11that was only a first end of course we will update the data
00:13:15update?
00:13:17has anyone in your key with the new software for the import from the EG in the Nahe
00:13:21for 2021 beschäftigt?
00:13:22the changes in artikel D3 and 7 have directly 15% of the players
00:13:27she didn't know but i did because that policy change was mentioned in the background materials
00:13:34i had specifically marked it in the summary but scarlet obviously hadn't read it carefully
00:13:42I have to do this first of my internal
00:13:44have you not prepared before you come here?
00:13:51you have three of the wrong German
00:14:11the legal director beside Anderson gave a slight shake of his head the meaning was obvious
00:14:16this negotiation was about to fall through
00:14:33my hands froze above the keyboard two voices were speaking in my head it's none of your concern you're just
00:14:38here to fetch coffee and serve drinks
00:14:40yes this is Whitworth did global's biggest deal of the year if we lose it they'll probably be layoffs by
00:14:44the end of the year and junior translators like me will be first on the chopping block
00:14:47thanks
00:14:58president anderson giving��ious of the歌
00:15:00and you are i'm annie junior translator at whitmore global junior translator yes
00:15:23the one who always takes notes beside and serves coffee
00:15:29five minutes
00:15:33the new three effected the standard for irgende 60 from 6 on 8 stelle hsk
00:15:38articles this bearing satire will show our tactician bear low and back come back to 5%
00:15:46the white global over a sol bouse in the ve hütters from the falling schaffen
00:15:50the free hand of comfort professions
00:16:03where did you learn german i lived in berlin for a while your honorifics are very precise
00:16:09thank you and you said you were the junior level yes your five minutes are up
00:16:13but i can give you ten more on one condition from here on you meet the negotiation
00:16:21she can't i said she leads or you can leave right now
00:16:28scarlet should i take over
00:16:32then let's restart from the first part of the proposal this wasn't because i had prepared in
00:16:36advance while sorting that 50 pages materials like for scarlet i had memorized every word
00:16:40plus i grew up in a diplomatic family the basics of international trade are as natural to me as
00:16:45breathing
00:16:54you speak arabic too
00:16:56a little
00:16:57the japanische lieferstände is six prozent günster aber die lieferzeit ist instabil
00:17:01we entscheiden sie
00:17:01the 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 yes
00:17:24you're wasted in the junior level
00:17:30you lied to everyone
00:17:33what you said you only spoke spanish
00:17:40i do mainly work in spanish what you did in there today that's what you call mainly working in
00:17:45spanish your german is better than mine where did that arab come from it's not even on your resume
00:17:52scarlet the project was saved wasn't it you did this on purpose you hid your skills just waiting for a
00:17:58chance like this to show off what do you think will happen just because you impressed louie anderson
00:18:04once when we're back at the company you're still just that junior translator annie just you wait
00:18:17suddenly
00:18:17i felt a little tired
00:18:20how did the negotiation go did scarlet crash and burn the project was saved
00:18:24how was it saved wasn't she wait was it you i'll tell you when i get back
00:18:29annie you finally made a move
00:18:33standing at the exit of the underground garage i felt the autumn wind blowing in it was a bit cold
00:18:39i didn't want to show off i really didn't but i didn't want to lose my job either
00:18:53mr white annie spoke out of turn during negotiation and completely ignored the company hierarchy
00:18:58was the project saved yes but that was and that's all that matters the crown will deal is worth 40
00:19:03million dollars if it had fallen through yesterday the entire translation department could have packed up
00:19:10one look at her face and i knew this wasn't over
00:19:18annie how good is your german exactly i can get by you can get by i heard you handled the
00:19:24entire
00:19:25negotiation in german without any problem at crownwell and you even used arabic my german
00:19:28just everyday level do you know if the company hired a multi-language translator like you the starting
00:19:32salary would be at least 96 000 a year i have no issues with my current salary fine come to
00:19:37the meeting
00:19:38room at two this afternoon we need you involved in the follow-up coordination for the crown well
00:19:41project mr wood i'm the one in charge of the crown well project you'll remain in charge but
00:19:47annie will be involved in the coordination that's mr white's decision happy now annie scarlett i just
00:19:57you just what you think because you showed up once yesterday you're on the same level as me now
00:20:02that's not what i meant i've been here for seven years i worked my way up from intern to department
00:20:06leader and you a liar who's been hiding everything
00:20:13just you wait
00:20:18annie mr anderson specifically requested you as the translator for the follow-up coordination
00:20:22starting today you'll be temporarily transferred to the crown well project team
00:20:25okay but your position will remain junior and salary will stay the same we'll evaluate it again after
00:20:29the project ends got it crown well supply chain project is divided into three stages the preliminary
00:20:34framework was already discussed yesterday next comes the translation of the detailed terms and
00:20:38contract documents all files will need english spanish and german versions annie can you handle
00:20:42all three language versions at the same time yes three languages since she joined this company she
00:20:47has only ever worked as a spanish translator we don't even know her actual german level what if something
00:20:50goes wrong yesterday's negotiation showed exactly what her level is any other questions
00:20:58it took me two hours to finish the english version and another hour and a half to finish the spanish
00:21:03version
00:21:06you're translating that fast aren't you afraid of making mistakes nope you'd better pray you don't make any
00:21:18both the speed and quality excited expectations annie what exactly have you been doing for the
00:21:22past three years
00:21:32hello annie it was louie anderson this is louie anderson from crown well mr wood gave me your number mr
00:21:38anderson what can i do for you i read the 62 pages you translated today was there any problem no
00:21:44problem
00:21:44at all it's the most accurate german business translation i've seen in the past three years
00:21:48thank you you're not someone who belongs in a junior position that is my current position i know that's
00:21:54why i'm curious crown well has an internal meeting tomorrow afternoon it involves partner selection for
00:21:59the middle eastern market i need an arabic speaking interpreter there this should go through
00:22:02the company i know but i'm asking you directly would you like to come okay i will
00:22:10annie maybe you're going to be exposed after all i knew this day would come eventually
00:22:14but i just didn't expect it to come this soon
00:22:20they were from a construction materials group in the uae the man leading the meeting looked about 50
00:22:24wearing a white robe with a siri expression a young arab woman sat beside him should be his interpreter
00:22:29you're here today i may need you to do an interpretation between eric and english
00:22:34okay if starlet were here she would probably ask where did your ablik even come from the answer is i
00:22:39lived in cairo for a year and a half during that time my roommate was even an egyptian diplomat's
00:22:43daughter
00:22:47grass this file of a scene is lowered standard procedure 15 minutes past
00:22:59i lowered my head and hyped as if i were taking notes then i turned my laptop slightly so louie
00:23:03anderson
00:23:03could see this one line in english they said they want to push the price down by 20 work they'll
00:23:06switch to suppliers louie anderson's eyes stayed on the screen for one second his expression didn't
00:23:11change at all but it's in the negotiation that followed his strategy clearly shifted let's cut
00:23:16the chase our final offer is 10 below the current market price take your lead
00:23:25your abhishek is excellent not that good just the daily level you heard what he said to his
00:23:30interpreter just now then you warned me i just thought the information might be useful for the
00:23:34negotiation without that warning from you this deal would have cost us at least eight million
00:23:38dollars today annie how many languages do you speak german french japanese korean spanish arabic
00:23:43and italian eight in total plus english and you're a junior level translator at white global
00:23:48do you think that makes sense it was my choice would you be interested in coming crownwell
00:23:51i can start you at four hundred thousand dollars a year if you're willing to head the international
00:23:54business department there's no upper limit mr anderson thank you for the offer i'm not planning to
00:23:59change jobs for now for now for now you can change your mind to any ground only one line of
00:24:04attacks louie anderson and a phone number it 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 i i i was passing by and saw your computer was still on it was off
00:24:24when i left
00:24:25you went to crownwell again today louie anderson asked you to go didn't he it was needed for the
00:24:29project coordination what kind of project needs you to interpret arabic you never said you were that good
00:24:33in arabic what else are you hiding scarlet what did you see on my computer i didn't see anything
00:24:39she opened my personal folder what was inside some translation exercises casual translations in
00:24:45french japanese and korean things i did when i was bored if she saw those
00:24:52annie what exactly did you do at crownwell today scarlet was losing her mind in the office all
00:24:56afternoon she went through your computer you know why are you reporting her report what i don't have
00:25:01please you are way too forget it i heard something today do you want to know go on there's something
00:25:06going on between scarlet and alex wood what do you mean i handle reimbursement forms and admins over
00:25:10the past six months sarah has gone on loan with alex would to talk about work 17 times every single
00:25:13time i was at that hotel on the west side of the city think about that that has nothing to
00:25:16do with
00:25:17me how does it have nothing to do with you alex would be a carlet department leader because of that
00:25:20relationship the message basically said the company found some employees failed to truthfully fill in
00:25:30personal skills during onboarding all staff must update profiles within a week concealment or
00:25:36classification will be dealt with as a violation of company regulations
00:25:40this email is answered straight to you of course i knew when scarlet went through my computer she
00:25:47found those multi-language translation exercises she must have gone to alex wood
00:25:54annie did you see that email so what are you planning to update your profile i'm still thinking about it
00:26:02i suggest you do it soon if they find out you hid something that'll be a very serious matter thank
00:26:09you for the reminder scarlet it had a pure black background with handwritten words on the back
00:26:22i never noticed it before it hasn't come to that yet
00:26:29there are two things to discuss today first the crownwell project has finished the initial hand
00:26:35over mr anderson is very satisfied with our translation work bonuses for this project will be issued next
00:26:42month second regarding the update of employee profiles mr white i have a question go ahead
00:26:55if 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 say an employee only lists spanish on her profile but in fact she is
00:27:14fluent in multiple languages the company assigns her position and salary according on the standard
00:27:18for a spanish translator and she never raises any objection over three years without knowing the truth
00:27:22the company loses out on a huge amount of usable human resources this kind of behavior enough
00:27:30scarlet get to the point the person you're talking about is me right
00:27:35so what yes i only listed spanish on my profile because the position i applied for was junior spanish
00:27:42translator i have never made a mistake during the work
00:27:46as for the other languages as for the other languages you hid your ability you let the company
00:27:51spend high salaries hiring people for the german french and arabic teams when you alone could do
00:27:55all of their jobs isn't that damaging the company's interests if i alone can replace all of them then
00:28:00where does that leave you silent this has nothing to do with my place it does because what you're
00:28:05really worried about isn't the company's interests it's the fact that you found out i'm more capable
00:28:10than you and now your position doesn't feel so secure anymore you i'll say it again not listing on my
00:28:18profile does not mean hiding the skills section does not say all skills must be listed i chose to show
00:28:23only the skills required for the job i applied for that is my right
00:28:31fine then let me ask another question mr white the bonus for the crownwell project is distributed
00:28:36among the team members right yes annie was added to the team later on a temporary basis the part she
00:28:41took in was just translation handover she wasn't on the original team list so when the bonus is
00:28:46distributed she shouldn't receive the full amount that was a vicious move she stopped attacking me over
00:28:51the hidden skills issue because she knew she couldn't win that fight so she switched to mund
00:28:56money instead well scarlet does have a point annie joined halfway through louie anderson specifically
00:29:05requested me mr anderson what brings you here i came to deliver the contract i heard your meeting
00:29:14the door wasn't fully closed the core negotiation of this project was completed by annie on the day we
00:29:18first met she saved the entire conversation in the final five minutes during the meeting with the uae
00:29:22client she used arabic to win me eight million dollars in profit margin how your company distributes
00:29:26bonuses your business but i suggest you figure out who really is the key person in this project
00:29:37one more thing there is a clause in this contract from now on all translation handover work for crown
00:29:43width will be handled by annie if she is no longer at white global this contract automatically becomes void
00:29:53mr anderson you mean i've made myself very clear this contract is worth 80 million dollars a year
00:30:00the handover translator is annie if you replace her the contract is void
00:30:0780 million annie mr white starting today you are no longer on the junior level then which level i'm in
00:30:14deputy director of the translation department as for your salary we'll discuss it privately mr white
00:30:22she's only been here for three years i've been here for seven scarlet sit down
00:30:26the translation department was in an uproar she actually speaks eight languages she stayed in the junior
00:30:37level for three years how did that happen didn't you hear louis anderson's contract he specifically asked
00:30:43for her 80 million scarlet's face looks amazing i mean the color
00:30:52that line in french you understood it i did what did you think
00:30:58i'm thinking about it take your time
00:31:05annie let's have a chat
00:31:09you hid for three years and now everything is out in the lopen do you really think your life here
00:31:14will
00:31:14be easy from now on are you threatening me i'm reminding you do you think becoming deputy director
00:31:19solves everything the translation department's connections client relationships and internal
00:31:24resources are all in my hands you're a newcomer who just got promoted you won't be able to handle
00:31:28any of it what are you trying to say give me your position you can keep working as the handover
00:31:33translator and take your project bonus i'll manage the department and you handle the business we both
00:31:38get what we want what if i don't want to then i'll let you know ability isn't the only thing
00:31:42that matters
00:31:49it tasted awful scarlet was right ability isn't the only thing that matters but there is one thing
00:31:56she's wrong about thinking she was the only one who had the connection
00:32:02on monday something major happened at white global the company had received a new project
00:32:07a fashion brand from leon france it required a full set of french to english brand translation
00:32:12and market localization services alex wood had brought this project back through an old client
00:32:19the amount was not huge but it mattered a lot for the company's brand expansion
00:32:24the problem was one of the two translators on the french team had just resigned last month
00:32:29the other was on maternity leave there's no one left on the french team what are we supposed to do
00:32:35with
00:32:35this project annie what level is your french it works what do you mean by that can you handle high
00:32:43-end
00:32:43french brand localization yes good then you're taking this project
00:32:51the director of the french side personally called brian white after looked through
00:32:57is your translator french the language feels incredibly authentic yes we have a dedicated
00:33:03french translation team
00:33:09annie the french side is extremely satisfied they've added another project the full translation
00:33:15of their product manuals it's worth three million dollars
00:33:19okay i'll approve your project bonus for this month separately thank you mr white
00:33:27please note everyone project assignments in the translation should follow department procedures
00:33:31no one should skip the leader and take projects directly
00:33:46annie do you really speak eight languages yes do you know how rare someone like you is in the
00:33:51translation industry i know then why did you forget it there's something i should tell you
00:33:59scarlet has a real problem with you she's brought it up with me several times already i know you better
00:34:04be careful she has certain connections in the company mr wood about you and scarlet what about us
00:34:15nothing
00:34:21annie scarlet and i don't have the kind of relationship you might be thinking of
00:34:24she got promoted to team lead because she had been here long enough and knew the business well
00:34:29that's all i thought of the 17 hotel reinforcing claims elan had mentioned human nature really is
00:34:37an interesting thing
00:34:41the way people looked at me was strange it wasn't admiration or envy it was more like avoidance
00:34:48something happened what happened scarlet reported you to brian white reported me for what she said you
00:34:54privately leaked white global's internal pricing strategy to crownweck while you were translating
00:34:58for them that's a false accusation i know but she has evidence what evidence she said she found a file
00:35:04on your computer screenshots of a chat between you and louie anderson's assistant frank young the chat
00:35:10mentions white global's internal pricing there is no such file on my computer she says there is and she
00:35:16already showed it to brian white brian wants you in his office tomorrow morning to explain yourself
00:35:21that so-called chat record it's fake i sneaked a look at it the chat time was last wednesday
00:35:26at 2 p.m but you were at the department meeting last wednesday afternoon everyone can prove it
00:35:31then how did she she edited the time in the chat photoshopped it but she forgot one thing there's a
00:35:37battery indicator in the top right corner of the screenshot that battery display doesn't match
00:35:40your phone model you use a samsung that screenshot is from an iphone ellen i need you to do me
00:35:48a favor
00:35:48name it you're in administration can you pull the attendance records and meeting room usage records
00:35:54from last wednesday afternoon yes pull them also scarlet's reimbursement records the 17 hotel ones do
00:36:00you have them i do are you finally going to use them not to attack her but to protect myself
00:36:05if she comes after me i need brian white to know her credibility has problem got it
00:36:20every file had a time stamp and sending record my real chat history with frank young was all on teams
00:36:26with server backups scarlet could fake screenshots but she couldn't change server data
00:36:41i heard you were reported news travels fast frank told me do you need help no i can handle it
00:36:49myself are you sure yes fine if you can't handle it just tell me it won't
00:37:06annie scarlet reported that you privately leaked our pricing strategy to crown well while you were
00:37:11translating for them these screenshots are the evidence she provided is there anything you want
00:37:16to say it was exactly as aline had described my profile picture my name a conversation with frank young
00:37:22the content did involve white global's pricing but the wording was extremely unnatural like it had been
00:37:27made up by someone who didn't understand formal business conversation these screenshots are fake
00:37:33of course you would say that i can prove it this is my full chat history with frank young
00:37:40it has server backups and time stamps please compare them the times don't match the screenshot scarlet provided
00:37:48show that the conversation happened last wednesday at 2 p.m but the team's record show that annie and frank
00:37:54young had no conversation at that time she could have deleted teams have server backups even if an
00:37:59employee deletes the chat on their eye the server still keeps it also from 2 p.m to 4 p
00:38:03.m last wednesday
00:38:04i was attending the department meeting in the company the attendance and meeting room booking records can
00:38:07prove it one more thing this screenshot is from an ios interface i use android scarlet your phone is an
00:38:13iphone
00:38:14isn't it that proves nothing maybe you changed phone i've been here for three years the device binding
00:38:20records from it show i have never used an iphone
00:38:27scarlet where did these screenshots come from i i found them on her computer after you went through
00:38:33my computer last week i reset the password these screenshots were never on my computer
00:38:40you never saw these snapshots on my computer because they never existed in the first place
00:38:46you made them yourself
00:38:49scarlet do you have anything else to explain
00:38:53mr wood say something scarlet you went too far this time
00:38:59faking evidence to falsely accuse a colleague is a serious violation scarlet your position as the
00:39:04department leader is revoked immediately mr white also your year-end performance rating will
00:39:07be downgraded by one level if anything like this happens again your employment will be terminated
00:39:10immediately annie are you happy now scarlet from beginning to end you were the one causing trouble
00:39:15for me i never went after you first because your very existence is a quotation you speak eight
00:39:20language and you hit it for three years you made my seven years of hard work look like a joke
00:39:26on the surface no one in the translation department said much but the group chat had completely blown up
00:39:32she should have been removed ages ago her translation skills were just average she only got there through
00:39:38connections you guys didn't know every translation she submitted had been corrected by annie what i am
00:39:45serious i have seen the proof peating records then how many has annie corrected over the past three
00:39:49years a conservative estimate over a hundred
00:40:01excuse me which one of you is annie me hello i am victoria hayes a producer at harbor light media
00:40:10we are preparing a large-scale international documentary project and we need a multi-linguished
00:40:15translation consultant how did you find me industry recommendation the crownwell project and the
00:40:20french brand project you worked on recently have attracted some attention in the field harbor light
00:40:24media a top team production company mrs hayes what kind of project is it exactly a documentary about
00:40:29the strait of the role and global trade we need simultaneous interpretation and subtitle proof
00:40:34feeding across five languages english french italian spanish and arabic we contacted three
00:40:39translation companies but none of them could provide one person who covers all five languages
00:40:44then someone told me that white global has a girl who speaks eight languages who told you that louie
00:40:50anderson he is one of the investors in this project louie anderson again what is the consulting fee for
00:40:55this project fifty thousand dollars a month the estimated period is three months one hundred and fifty
00:40:59thousand dollars that is about six years of my salary at white global if you take it you will need
00:41:05to
00:41:05travel for two months the middle east and europe a bank account in zurich a property in munich and a
00:41:18small apartment in the 16th compartment of paris the total value was close to 10 million dollars
00:41:23language was the thing my parents loved most in their lives my mother used to say language is the best
00:41:30bridge my father said if you can understand a person in their mother tongue you can understand
00:41:36their heart they carved the languages of the world into my blood then they left so i hid those languages
00:41:42away along with my memories of them because every time i speak one of those languages i remember what
00:41:48they looked like when they were by my side teaching it to me german was in berlin my dad taught
00:41:53it to me
00:41:53while taking me for ice cream in front of the bransware gate french was in paris my mother read
00:42:00maupus so to me in the original french by the san arabic was in cairo the three of us were
00:42:06on a boat on the nile
00:42:08my father counted the stars while teaching me how to say wahid ethwan flatha every language was a memory
00:42:15and i didn't want to open those memories but i
00:42:23has mrs hayes from harbor light reached out to you she has why did you introduce this to me because
00:42:29you need to step out of it you do not know me i know your parents were diplomats i know
00:42:35your background
00:42:38you investigated me before i decide who to work with i learn about them
00:42:43annie your parents were remarkable people you do not need to lock yourself in a corner just to
00:42:48escape their shadow go take a look at harbor lights project the strait of jurada the bridge
00:42:54between europe and africa maybe you should see it for yourself maybe he was right
00:43:07mr white i need to take two months off
00:43:10for what a documentary project wants me as a translation sultan i need to travel to the
00:43:15middle east and europe two months what about crownwell's project i have already completed
00:43:19all the translation drafts for crownwell's second phase the third phase will not start until three
00:43:23months later are you resigning i will come back fine i will approve two months for you thank you
00:43:33scarlet scarlet had first been transferred to administration as a clerk the old shine was gone
00:43:37you are going on a business trip for how long two months you know when i joined the white seven
00:43:43years ago i only spoke one language too later i learned french and spanish while working here i
00:43:49went from intern to the department leader i thought i had worked really hard you did work hard but without
00:43:55doing anything you were already above me eight languages what gives you the right my parents
00:44:00they paid for it with their lives
00:44:05that was the last time we spoke in this building at the airport i unexpectedly ran into someone
00:44:10louie anderson he was wearing casual clothes it was the first time i had ever seen him out of a
00:44:15suit
00:44:15annie what are you doing here crownwell has business in dubai what a coincidence yeah what a coincidence
00:44:25business class is pretty empty why are you sitting here i bought an economy ticket
00:44:31about the inheritance your parents left you you even know about that the law firm has worked with
00:44:36us before attorney wills once mentioned a client who refused to inherit in the state the industry is
00:44:41only so big so the whole world knows not the whole world just me caring about it i turned to
00:44:45look at
00:44:45him and my heart skipped a beat the sunlight in dubai was completely different from back home dry
00:44:50fierce almost as if it could burn straight through your shadow so you are annie the one who speaks eight
00:44:54languages yes let's do a test translate a section for me first martin handed me an arabic interview
00:44:59outline okay i'm annie smith a junior translator at white global trading kobe i've been here three
00:45:04years and make 24 000 a year finally she is the one she is better than those three translation
00:45:11companies combined martin she has not even given us a quote yet no need it's her the first stop was
00:45:18the
00:45:19antique market in old dubai the documentary was going to cover how the strait of hormas connects
00:45:23global trade there was a persian carpet shop here that had been opened for 40 years and the owner
00:45:28was a third generation iranian merchant in the minute the ajita araba shaifaka anna ta'al moona
00:45:34hafil caliura aywa canta saikina fiq alqara sawida
00:45:47in casablanca i interviewed a historian in french
00:45:59he said on the strait of jorali shipping and trade are a way of having a dialogue people may come
00:46:05from different backgrounds and speak different languages but their hearts are connected my voice
00:46:09but their hearts was a little hall seat because my father had said almost the exact same thing
00:46:15okay that night the team had dinner at the hotel annie mr anderson asked whether your work went
00:46:21smoothly today it went smoothly no need to worry about me mr anderson asked me to tell you that he
00:46:26is in the office on the 58th floor of this hotel if you need anything contact him anytime
00:46:35hello have you eaten i am eating now the food here may not really suit our taste
00:46:40if you want something else mr anderson why are you telling me this because i care about you i do
00:46:46not need your concern thank you okay no more concern good night over the next two weeks we went a
00:46:52lot
00:46:52of places on the flight from istanbul to cairo i received an email sender scarlet subject no subject
00:46:58after you left they laid off the french team and the german team because brian white said you alone
00:47:03would enough seven people lost their jobs because of you are you happy now i looked at the email and
00:47:09deleted it do not believe scarlet the french and german teams were cut because they were already at
00:47:14the bottom in performance it has nothing to do with you she is just trying to mess with you i
00:47:18know
00:47:19are you okay i'm fine
00:47:25cairo the third stop of the documentary i lived here for a while
00:47:31when the plane landed i looked out at that familiar city and my heart started beating a little faster
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
00:47:54i said is given and provide a similar in cairo the besitzer dieser seizing war
00:47:59a diplomat he is for five years ago he has died his daughter he held the seizing as
00:48:04Erbe ist jedoch nie erstehen.
00:48:36Hello?
00:48:37You arrived in Cairo?
00:48:38Yes.
00:48:41What happened?
00:48:42Your voice sounds off.
00:48:44Nothing.
00:48:45I flew to Cairo this afternoon.
00:48:47If you have time...
00:48:48Why do you always show up wherever I am?
00:48:50Because Victoria has your itinerary.
00:48:52She is running a project I invested in, so I have the right to see it.
00:48:55That is called stalking.
00:48:57That is called paying attention.
00:49:02There is a difference.
00:49:04The next afternoon, Louiger Anderson went with me to a private warehouse on the outskirts of Cairo.
00:49:09It was not big, but the temperature and humidity were carefully controlled.
00:49:13The kind of place used specifically to store antiques.
00:49:18After the manager opened the door, I saw three full shelves.
00:49:24Every piece had a handwritten tag hanging on it.
00:49:28It was my father's handwriting.
00:49:31An 18th century style Meissen porcelain vase.
00:49:35Purchased at the Grand Bazaar in Istanbul, 2008.
00:49:39With Annie.
00:49:412008.
00:49:42I was eight years old in Istanbul with my dad.
00:49:45He took me to the Grand Bazaar.
00:49:47I kept asking for Turkish ice cream, and he said we would go after looking at that little stall.
00:49:51That stall was selling these old porcelain pieces.
00:49:54I did not remember any of it, but my dad did.
00:49:57For three years, I hid everything about them away.
00:49:59The languages, the inheritance, the memories.
00:50:02I thought as long as I did not touch any of it, I could pretend they had never left.
00:50:06But they had always been with me.
00:50:09Your father was an extraordinary man.
00:50:12I know.
00:50:15Then you should become someone extraordinary too.
00:50:17Instead of hiding yourself in a position far below your level.
00:50:24That night, I called Attorney Wills.
00:50:27Attorney Wills, I will handle the inheritance.
00:50:29Ms. Smith, finally.
00:50:31Donate the Xur accounts and the properties according to the original plan.
00:50:34But I am keeping the porcelain collection in Cairo.
00:50:37Understood.
00:50:37That is wonderful.
00:50:38I will arrange it right away.
00:50:39One more thing.
00:50:40Go ahead.
00:50:40Did my father leave any letter or document for me?
00:50:43Not a legal document.
00:50:44Something personal.
00:50:45Yes.
00:50:46A letter.
00:50:46He noted that it should be given to you when you came to collect the antiques.
00:50:49Send it to me.
00:50:51Attorney Wills sent the letter to my hotel.
00:50:53I sat in my room.
00:50:55For ten minutes before finally working up the courage to open the letter.
00:50:59The letter was not long.
00:51:00Annie.
00:51:01When you see this letter, your mother and I should no longer be by your side.
00:51:04Knowing your personality, I guess you will probably run away for a while.
00:51:07You may seal away the memories connected to us.
00:51:10Along with all those languages.
00:51:11Maybe it is because every language is tied to us.
00:51:13One sentence in German will remind you of landscape in Berlin.
00:51:17One sentence in Arabic will remind you of the stars in Cairo.
00:51:20But Annie, language is not a chain.
00:51:22Language is wings.
00:51:23Your mother spent her life building bridges.
00:51:25I spent mine planting seeds.
00:51:26You are that rigid seed.
00:51:27Don't shrink yourself into the dark.
00:51:29You are exceptional.
00:51:30You are smart, gifted, and you should do what you are really good at.
00:51:32Trying to plant seeds in your own way.
00:51:34You are a pride.
00:51:34Mom and dad will always love you.
00:51:36There was a water stain on the paper.
00:51:38I did not know whether he left it when he wrote the letter or whether I had just left it.
00:51:41My dad was right.
00:51:42Language is not a chain.
00:51:44It is wings.
00:51:48In Madrid, I interviewed a flamenco dancer in Spanish.
00:51:52Every language has its own rhythm.
00:51:54Once your body remembers it, you will never forget it.
00:51:56She says every language has its own rhythm.
00:51:59I wrote that sentence down in my translation notes.
00:52:02The final stop was Venice.
00:52:04Omar, the Arab old bookseller.
00:52:07He had his own antique bookshop in the best spot on the busiest square in Venice.
00:52:12He was in his 60s and had lived in Italy for 30 years.
00:52:15And the story of him moved me the most.
00:52:18I arrived in Italy at 24 years.
00:52:19I didn't even know a word of the local language.
00:52:21I lost my way.
00:52:23I couldn't understand anything.
00:52:24I couldn't read anything.
00:52:25I couldn't ask anything.
00:52:26I couldn't ask any suggestions.
00:52:27I had to manage the gestures and speak with people.
00:52:29I thought I was a fool.
00:52:32What happened after that?
00:52:33Then I had 10 years to speak Italian.
00:52:35And over the 10 years to make sure that everyone on that road would call me Mr. Omar.
00:52:40The language is not only for tradition.
00:52:42It's the way in which it is made to respect.
00:52:47Keep this part.
00:52:48Original audio with subtitles.
00:52:53Annie.
00:52:54Your translation almost made me cry.
00:52:57In Venice, I completed the final three interviews in Italian.
00:53:00Two months, two continents, and eight languages.
00:53:04My dad was right.
00:53:05Language is not a chain.
00:53:07It is wings.
00:53:12The day I came back, it was late December.
00:53:17New York's winter was cold, but the air carried a familiar scent.
00:53:22Annie.
00:53:22The director position in the translation department is open.
00:53:26Mm-hmm.
00:53:26I want you to take it.
00:53:30What is the salary?
00:53:32$200,000.
00:53:33Okay.
00:53:34And just like that, in less than half a year, I went from a junior role to the director of
00:53:39the translation department.
00:53:42On the day I officially took the role, I stood in the meeting room and made a speech to the
00:53:46people in the translation department.
00:53:51I know many of you have questions about me.
00:53:55Why does someone who hid for three years suddenly get to become director?
00:53:59I am not going to explain.
00:54:00From today on, results will do the talking.
00:54:03I will personally proofread everyone's translation drafts.
00:54:05I have only one standard, accuracy.
00:54:07If you cannot do it, I will teach you.
00:54:09If you still cannot do it after that, you will be replaced.
00:54:12That is strict.
00:54:15Translation is not a word game.
00:54:17One wrong number in a trade contract can mean tens of millions in losses.
00:54:21Strictness is the bare minimum.
00:54:26Hello?
00:54:27Director Smith, congratulations on the promotion.
00:54:30$200,000?
00:54:31Mm-hmm.
00:54:32I offered $400,000 before.
00:54:34I know.
00:54:34Still not considering it?
00:54:35Not for now.
00:54:36But thank you for all your help.
00:54:37The offer of the Harborlight Media Project that day in Cairo.
00:54:40You don't need to thank me.
00:54:41Those weren't favors.
00:54:42Then what were they?
00:54:43Things I wanted to do.
00:54:44Are you free this weekend?
00:54:46For what?
00:54:47Dinner.
00:54:48No work, no projects.
00:54:50Okay.
00:54:51He was driving a very ordinary gray sedan.
00:54:54Not the kind of luxury car I had imagined.
00:54:56Your car doesn't really match your status.
00:54:57Cars are for driving, not for showing off.
00:55:00I'm taking you to a Japanese restaurant.
00:55:01It only has eight seats.
00:55:04You're paying?
00:55:05Obviously.
00:55:07This place has the best sashimi in the whole city.
00:55:09How do you know?
00:55:10I've tried every Japanese restaurant in the city.
00:55:14This man.
00:55:16Annie, I'm going to be direct.
00:55:18Since that day in Cairo, or maybe even earlier,
00:55:20since the first time you spoke German at Crown Well, I-
00:55:23You what?
00:55:24I knew you were someone I didn't want to miss.
00:55:26Right now, you're the only person in my mind.
00:55:30You really are way too-
00:55:32Too what?
00:55:32Too direct.
00:55:33You don't like it?
00:55:34I didn't say I didn't like it.
00:55:38That night, he drove me home.
00:55:40Downstairs, he said,
00:55:41I'm flying to South Korea for a business trip tomorrow.
00:55:44How long?
00:55:45A week.
00:55:46Okay.
00:55:47Will you miss me?
00:55:49No.
00:55:50Liar.
00:55:52Maybe a little.
00:56:01Over the next three months, many things happened at once.
00:56:05The Crown Well project successfully completed its third phase,
00:56:09and White Global brought in nearly $80 million in revenue from it.
00:56:14When Brian White reviewed the monthly report, he said to Alex Wood,
00:56:18You should have put Annie on it from the start.
00:56:22After Scarlet resigned from White Global, she became a director at a small translation company.
00:56:27Three months later, that company faced its mass tariff compensation claim.
00:56:31A German contract had its tariff clauses mistranslated, causing the client to lose $20 million.
00:56:36That translation was done by Scarlet herself.
00:56:40Her problem with German honoratis had finally been exposed on a bigger stage.
00:56:44When the news reached White Global, some people started mocking her in the group chat.
00:56:49I only said one thing.
00:56:50Stop talking about it.
00:56:53Everyone has to take responsibility for their own choices.
00:57:05Hello?
00:57:06Annie?
00:57:07It's Uncle George, your father's old colleague.
00:57:10Uncle George?
00:57:11I saw you on TV.
00:57:13Translation consultant.
00:57:14Five languages.
00:57:15Annie, your parents must be so proud of you in heaven.
00:57:17Uncle George, how did you see-
00:57:18You look exactly like Michael.
00:57:20And your Arabic, that Cairo accent of your father's, I recognized it the moment I heard it.
00:57:24Annie, before your father passed away, you're going to be so proud of you in heaven.
00:57:26When he passed away, he said something to me.
00:57:28What did he say?
00:57:29Annie will become a better bridge than I ever was.
00:57:33That night, Louis Anderson came back from South Korea and went straight to my building.
00:57:38Come out.
00:57:39For what?
00:57:41I want to take a walk with you.
00:57:45The street was cold, and the street lights stretched our shadows long across the pavement.
00:57:50I watched the documentary.
00:57:52How was it?
00:57:54Not good enough for your translation. The director was average.
00:57:57Don't say that about Martin.
00:57:58But your parts were excellent.
00:58:00You weren't just translating in the interview, you were carrying the emotion across.
00:58:05My father once said, if you understand someone's mother tongue, you can understand their heart.
00:58:09You did that.
00:58:12We walked for a long time until we reached a river.
00:58:15Annie.
00:58:16Yeah?
00:58:17Crownwell is setting up an international cultural exchange department next year.
00:58:20We'll focus on crossword cultural projects, documentaries, publishing, exhibitions, forums.
00:58:24I need someone to lead it.
00:58:25You're trying to poach me again.
00:58:26I'm not poaching you.
00:58:27I'm building a position for you.
00:58:29What do you mean?
00:58:30You're not meant to be just a translator.
00:58:32Translation is a tool, and you should use that tool to do something bigger.
00:58:35Your father's porcelain collection could become an exhibition about the history of global trade.
00:58:39Use your eight languages to tell that story to the world.
00:58:40What's the salary?
00:58:41Name your price.
00:58:43You don't think I'm taking advantage of you?
00:58:45Then let me take advantage of you.
00:58:46What?
00:58:47Be my girlfriend.
00:58:49No salary needed.
00:58:51Louie!
00:58:52I'm joking.
00:58:53One million dollars a year, plus project dividends.
00:58:55But the girlfriend part is serious too.
00:58:57The street light fell across his face, softening cold lines he usually carried.
00:59:04Two days later, I gave him my answer.
00:59:07I said yes to both.
00:59:08Brian White personally walked me to the entrance.
00:59:11Annie, you are the most underestimated employee in White Global's history.
00:59:15Mr. White, you also gave me the opportunity.
00:59:17You earned that opportunity yourself.
00:59:21Speaking of which, what I said in German at the annual meeting...
00:59:24The 70% raise?
00:59:25You understood it back then, didn't you?
00:59:28I did.
00:59:29Then why didn't you...
00:59:30Forget it.
00:59:31I wish you all the best.
00:59:34Three years, a $24,000 salary, a junior level position.
00:59:39I had repaid what needed to be repaid.
00:59:42It was time to start over.
00:59:48Crownwell's International Cultural Exchange department was officially established.
00:59:52I became its first director.
00:59:54The first project is an international touring exhibition.
00:59:57The core exhibits are the 40 Blubber antiques my father collected from around the world.
01:00:04The exhibition will open simultaneously in five cities.
01:00:07Berlin, Cairo, Istanbul, Paris, and New York.
01:00:12I'll personally translate the narration for each city into the local language.
01:00:16On opening day, more than 300 people came to the New York venue.
01:00:20Uncle George stood in the exhibition hall, looking at my father's handwritten labels on the Portland pieces.
01:00:25Tears streaming down his face.
01:00:28Michael, your daughter made it.
01:00:34Annie, how about turning this exhibition into a second season of the documentary?
01:00:40We can talk about it.
01:00:42I told you, you were never just a translator.
01:00:47Louie Anderson stood in the corner of the exhibition hall, staying away from the front.
01:00:50He was wearing a black suit, hands in my pockets, watching me give interviews under the spotlight.
01:00:54That look in his eyes.
01:00:55You are someone I didn't want to miss.
01:01:03Mrs. Smith, you are fluent in eight languages, but I heard you spent three years as a junior translator at
01:01:08a trading company, making only $24,000 a year?
01:01:13Yes.
01:01:14Why did you hide your abilities?
01:01:17Because I was running away.
01:01:19Every language was tied to memories of my parents.
01:01:22I thought if I hid them away, it would stop hurting.
01:01:25But later I realized that languages do not disappear just because you refuse to speak them.
01:01:29They stay in your blood, waiting for you to speak.
01:01:32What finally made you decide to speak up?
01:01:35A letter.
01:01:37My father wrote it.
01:01:38He said if I have the ability to make a difference, I should use it.
01:01:41On the second day of the exhibition, someone unexpected showed up.
01:01:46Scarlet.
01:01:48What are you doing here?
01:01:50I saw it on the news.
01:01:52Your father collected these?
01:01:54Yes.
01:01:55They are beautiful.
01:01:58Annie, I owe you an apology.
01:02:00You do not have to-
01:02:01Let me speak.
01:02:02I was jealous of you.
01:02:04I had been jealous since the first time you opened your mouth and spoke German.
01:02:08It took me seven years to climb up to Team Leader, but you were already above me without even trying.
01:02:12I could not accept that.
01:02:14So you chose to frame me?
01:02:15Yes.
01:02:16And then I paid the price.
01:02:18After I left White Global, that German contract at the translation company, you heard about it, right?
01:02:22I did.
01:02:24Because you used to correct my work, I never knew what my real level was.
01:02:26Once you were not there anymore, I finally realized-
01:02:28Starlet, your hard work was real.
01:02:30Those seven years of German were not wasted either.
01:02:32You just chose the wrong direction at certain moments.
01:02:34You don't hate me?
01:02:35No.
01:02:37The forged screenshots are in the past now.
01:02:40You really are different from before.
01:02:42Back then, I could not even face myself.
01:02:45The exhibition is wonderful.
01:02:46Your father must be very happy.
01:02:52The exhibition ran for two months across five cities, with more than 120,000 visitors in total.
01:03:06After the closing ceremony, Louis Anderson found me on the Hotel Terrace.
01:03:11Tired?
01:03:13A little.
01:03:14Five cities, two months.
01:03:15You handled all the narration translation work across every language by yourself.
01:03:19I am used to it.
01:03:20Do not get used to carrying everything alone.
01:03:24This is not a proposal, so don't be nervous.
01:03:28It's custom made, because you said your father once told you that you were the bridge.
01:03:33This-
01:03:34There is a line engraved on the bridge.
01:03:37It has the word bridge engraved in nine languages.
01:03:40The ninth language is Russian.
01:03:42I studied for three months, just to learn one word.
01:03:45The Cairo night wind swept across the terrace.
01:03:47In the distance, the banks of the Nile were bright with lights.
01:03:52Louis Anderson, you really are-
01:03:54What?
01:03:57Too good at this.
01:04:00Only with you.
01:04:08Five years later, Crownwell's international cultural exchange department had become an industry benchmark.
01:04:13It ran more than 20 cross-cultural projects every year, with revenue exceeding 200 million.
01:04:18Revenue is up another 30% this year.
01:04:21Your salary should be adjusted this year.
01:04:23To how much?
01:04:24You tell me.
01:04:26One dollar.
01:04:29Seriously?
01:04:30Put the rest into a scholarship to support young people studying languages.
01:04:34Name it after my parents.
01:04:35The Michael Smith and Evelyn Shen language scholarship.
01:04:38How do you know my mother's name?
01:04:40I am your husband.
01:04:41How could I not know your mother's name?
01:04:44Outside the window was the skyline of the whole city.
01:04:46It was no longer that rental apartment with the broken heating.
01:04:49But sometimes, I still think of that window, and the nights when I crouched there eating soup.
01:04:54Back then, I was fluent in eight languages, made $2,000 a year, and rejected a $10 million inheritance.
01:04:59I hid myself in the deepest corner, thinking that as long as I stayed silent, it would not hurt.
01:05:04In his letter, my father wrote,
01:05:06Be brave enough to be yourself.
01:05:08It took me a long time to understand that.
01:05:11But luckily, I did it.
01:05:14I won't fail at all.
01:05:16I'm the one.
01:05:17I didn't like to know your mother's name.
01:05:18I'm the one.
01:05:18I'm the one.
01:05:18I had the one that got her back.
01:05:18We made the one.
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