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00:00:04I'm Annie Smith, a junior translator at White Global Trading Co. Lou Did.
00:00:08I'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.
00:00:22Nobody knows that.
00:00:24My father was a diplomat and mother was simultaneous and sort of.
00:00:27Five years ago, they died in a car accident.
00:00:30I've never wanted to show off because of these skills.
00:00:32I 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.
00:00:43Thank you for your dedication.
00:00:46In the new year, we will...
00:00:48It's been ten minutes.
00:00:50And I'm down here counting how many times he says thank you while he's giving the speech.
00:00:56Annie, you better win the lucky draw later.
00:00:58If you do, it enters on me.
00:01:02Sure.
00:01:03Why 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.
00:01:10But she does know one thing.
00:01:14Also, I have another note.
00:01:17Everyone here, who speaks German, will earn 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.
00:01:43I 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.
00:01:59She got promoted in just three months, and has been riding that high ever since.
00:02:05Mm-hmm.
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.
00:02:18A 70% raise.
00:02:20The German translation team consists of four people, plus Scarlett.
00:02:23Only 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, stay right there.
00:02:34I'm coming over right now.
00:02:39Annie, why didn't you raise your hand just now?
00:02:42Raise my hand for what?
00:02:44You 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 meeting.
00:02:54I don't speak German.
00:02:57Who are you trying to fool?
00:02:59Your French is already that good.
00:03:00You expect me to believe you don't understand German.
00:03:02Are 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?
00:03:16Ellen caught me reading a French book in the pantry last year.
00:03:18I told her I'd studied a little bit French.
00:03:21She'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.
00:03:36Keep pretending.
00:03:37I'm done.
00:03:38But Annie, I'm telling you.
00:03:39You're going to suffer with that kind of personality sooner or later.
00:03:44All right.
00:03:51Good luck, isn't it?
00:03:53You can only understand the people from the German team.
00:03:56That means that I only give the core team a change of change.
00:03:59I think that I'm going to do it a lot.
00:04:15I think that I'm going to do it a lot.
00:04:39They didn't know I could understand them. They thought I was just a small translator, but that's only to be
00:04:46expected. I haven't shown what I'm capable of either.
00:04:49Annie, send me the proofread version of last week's contract tomorrow.
00:04:54Yes, 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 Scarlett, but my name would never appear on the proofread version.
00:05:16It would only show translation department on the surface.
00:05:19Scarlett never knew her translations had been corrected by me.
00:05:23She thought she was the top.
00:05:26Annie, did you hear?
00:05:28Hear what?
00:05:28Scarlett is going to handle the Crownwell International next week.
00:05:32I heard.
00:05:32Do you know President Anderson of Crownwell?
00:05:39Who?
00:05:44Louis Anderson, 32 years old, president of Crownwell International Commerce Group leadian.
00:05:48He 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?
00:05:59You don't think Scarlett can handle him?
00:06:03Even if she can't, that's not my business.
00:06:07Annie, seriously.
00:06:09You're way too good at putting up with things.
00:06:11Louis left.
00:06:12She doesn't get it.
00:06:13I'm not putting up with it.
00:06:14I just don't want to get involved.
00:06:16It was an 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.
00:06:37It 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.
00:06:50Not bad was actually good enough for me.
00:06:59Annie, 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.
00:07:32You're only responsible for basic proofreading.
00:07:35A major project like this isn't something you get to be part of.
00:07:38I know.
00:07:45I 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?
00:07:50I'm used to it.
00:07:52Can't you just clap back for once, and then what?
00:07:54She's the boss.
00:07:57If you showed everyone what you can really do, what kind of boss would she even be?
00:08:03I don't want to.
00:08:04What exactly are you afraid of, Annie?
00:08:07What am I afraid of?
00:08:08I 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.
00:08:37Am 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.
00:08:48I've said this before.
00:08:50I don't want any of it.
00:08:51Donate everything.
00:08:51Mrs. 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 a Monday morning.
00:09:07I wasn't told to attend, but my desk was right next to the meeting room.
00:09:10I 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.
00:09:24We only need to cover the German communication.
00:09:26Can you handle that?
00:09:27Of course, I studied in Germany for three years.
00:09:29The business negotiation like this is exactly in my comfort zone.
00:09:32To be fair, Charlotte's German is decent.
00:09:34Daily conversation is indeed a piece of cake for her.
00:09:37But I've reviewed her previous translations.
00:09:39Her business German has one fatal habit.
00:09:41She relies too much on literal translation
00:09:42and often misses the level of formality required in German business correspondence.
00:09:46In everyday conversation, that's not a big deal.
00:09:48But if the person she faced is extremely sensitive to details,
00:09:51never mind, not my business.
00:09:53Finished 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 tariff policies and the risk points.
00:10:03All she had to do was a glance through and she was exactly to expect.
00:10:06It'll do.
00:10:11Scarlet!
00:10:13He 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.
00:10:26No problem.
00:10:27Good.
00:10:28Bring someone with you tomorrow for on-site interpretation support.
00:10:31I'll take Zach.
00:10:32His German is decent too.
00:10:34Zach is still on leave.
00:10:38Annie!
00:10:39You come with me tomorrow.
00:10:40Me?
00:10:41I only speak Spanish.
00:10:42You'll just take notes and serve coffee.
00:10:44I'll handle the professional part.
00:10:47Her?
00:10:48Don't worry Mr. White.
00:10:49She's more than enough as an assistant.
00:10:52I got dragged into Crown Willian's business negotiation.
00:10:54As 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.
00:11:02Scarlet is taking you?
00:11:04Doesn't she always sit down on you?
00:11:05As the errand girl.
00:11:07You...
00:11:07You just agreed to that?
00:11:09What else am I supposed to do?
00:11:10Annie!
00:11:22Are you from White Global?
00:11:24Yes.
00:11:24I'm Scarlet, team leader of the translation department.
00:11:27This is my assistant, Annie.
00:11:29Oh, she called me assistant.
00:11:31I didn't correct her.
00:11:34Please wait.
00:11:35President Alexandring is still in a meeting.
00:11:38Scarlet reapplied her lipstick twice
00:11:40and adjusted her hair three separate times
00:11:42in just these 15 minutes.
00:11:44Annie, when we go in, just sit on the side and take notes.
00:11:46Don't speak unless you're asked.
00:11:48Got it?
00:11:48Got it.
00:11:49Also, when you address Mr. Anderson,
00:11:52be formal and respectful.
00:11:53Don'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.
00:12:11I'm going to watch you now.
00:12:16I'm going to watch you now.
00:12:16I'm going to watch you now.
00:12:1632 years old.
00:12:17About six foot one.
00:12:18Grey suit, no tie.
00:12:20The top button of his shirt was undone.
00:12:21His face was cold.
00:12:22Not the kind of cold people put on to look cool.
00:12:24He was genuinely cold.
00:12:26Sit.
00:12:28Two other people were sitting next to him.
00:12:30The legal director
00:12:31and 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...
00:13:27She didn't know. But I did. Because that policy change was mentioned in the background.
00:13:33I had specifically marked it in the summary. But Scarlet obviously hadn't read it carefully.
00:13:39I have to do it internally.
00:13:46I have to do it internally.
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. This is Whitworth with Global's biggest deal of the year. If we lose
00:14:42it, they'll probably be layoffs by the end of the year. And junior translators like me will be first on
00:14:46the chopping block.
00:14:58President Anderson, give us five minutes.
00:15:13And you are?
00:15:15And you are?
00:15:16I'm Annie. Junior translator at Whitmore Global.
00:15:20Junior translator?
00:15:22Yes. The one who always takes notes beside and serves coffee.
00:15:29Five minutes.
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00:16:03where did you learn german i lived in berlin for a while your honorifics are very precise thank
00:16:09you and you said you were the junior level yes your five minutes are up but i can give you
00:16:14ten more
00:16:15one condition from here on you need the negotiation she can't i said she leads or you can leave right
00:16:24now
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
00:16:35advance while sorting that 50 pages materials i for scarlet i had memorized every word plus i grew
00:16:41up in a diplomatic family the basics of international trade are as natural to me as breathing
00:16:54you speak arabic too a little the japanische lieferstein is 6 prozent günstiger aber die
00:16:59lieferzeit ist instabil wie entscheiden sie die erschreckende japanische angesichts nummer light
00:17:04jpk t04 27 ich würde nicht das niederigste auversorg wählen sondern die leusung mit dem kleinsten
00:17:10gesendteriskop the framework works i'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 you're wasted in the junior level
00:17:30you lied to everyone what you said you only spoke spanish
00:17:40i do mainly work in spanish what you did in there today that's what you call mainly working in
00:17:45spanish your german is better than mine where did that arab come from it's not even on your resume
00:17:52scarlet the project was saved wasn't it you did this on purpose you hid your skills just waiting
00:17:58for a chance like this to show off what do you think will happen just because you impressed louie
00:18:03anderson once when we're back at the company you're still just that junior translator annie just you wait
00:18:17suddenly i felt a little tired how did the negotiation go did scarlet crash and burn the project
00:18:24was saved how was it saved wasn't she wait was it you i'll tell you when i get back annie
00:18:30you finally
00:18:30made a move standing at the exit of the underground garage i felt the autumn wind blowing in it was
00:18:38a bit
00:18:38cold i 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
00:19:09one 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
00:19:24negotiation 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
00:19:37meeting room at two this afternoon we need you involved in the follow-up coordination for the
00:19:41crown well project 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
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
00:20:07and you a liar who's been hiding everything
00:20:12just you wait
00:20:17annie mr anderson specifically requested you as the translator for the follow-up coordination
00:20:21starting today you'll be temporarily transferred to the crown well project team
00:20:24okay but your position will remain junior and salary will stay the same we'll evaluate it again
00:20:29after the project ends got it crown well supply chain project is divided into three stages
00:20:34the preliminary framework was already discussed yesterday next comes the translation of the
00:20:37detailed terms and contract documents all files will need english spanish and german versions
00:20:41annie can you handle all three language versions at the same time yes three languages since she joined
00:20:46this company she has only ever worked as a spanish translator we don't even know her actual german
00:20:49level what if something goes wrong yesterday's negotiation showed exactly what her level is
00:20:53any other questions
00:20:58it took me two hours to finish the english version and another hour and a half to finish the spanish
00:21:03version
00:21:06you're translating that fast aren't you afraid of making mistakes nope you'd better pray you don't make any
00:21:18both the speed and quality excited expectations annie what exactly have you been doing for the past three
00:21:31years
00:21:31hello annie it was louis anderson this is louis anderson from crown well mr wood gave me your number mr
00:21:38anderson what can i do for you i read the 62 pages you translated today was there any problem no
00:21:43problem
00:21:44at all it's the most accurate german business translation i've seen in the past three years thank you you're not
00:21:50someone who belongs in a junior position that is my current position i know that's why i'm curious
00:21:55crown well has an internal meeting tomorrow afternoon it involves partner selection for the
00:21:59middle eastern market i need an arabic speaking interpreter there this should go through the company
00:22:03i 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
00:22:19they 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 us team is worried standard procedure 15 minutes past
00:22:59i lowered my head in height as if i were picking notes then i turned my laptop slightly so louie
00:23:03anderson could see this one line in english they said they want to push the price down by 20 work
00:23:06they'll switch to suppliers louie anderson's eyes stayed on the screen for one second
00:23:10his expression didn't change at all but is in the negotiation that followed
00:23:14his strategy clearly shifted let's cut the chase our final offer is 10 below the current market price
00:23:18take or leave
00:23:25your abishik is excellent not that good just the daily level you heard what he said to his interpreter just
00:23:30now then you warned me i just thought the information might be useful for the negotiation
00:23:34without that warning from you this deal would have cost us at least eight million dollars today
00:23:38annie how many languages do you speak german french japanese korean spanish arabic and italian eight in
00:23:44total plus english and you're a junior level translator at white global do you think that makes sense
00:23:48it was my choice would you be interested in coming crown well i can start you at four hundred thousand
00:23:52dollars a year if you're willing to head the international business department there's no upper
00:23:55limit mr anderson thank you for the offer i'm not planning to change jobs for now for now for now
00:24:01you can change your mind to any ground only one line of text louie anderson and a phone number it
00:24:05didn't even say president crownwell international this kind of card is usually given to people who
00:24:09already 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
00:24:32that good at arabic what else are you hiding scarlet what did you see on my computer
00:24:37i didn't see anything she had opened my personal folder what was inside some translation exercises
00:24:43casual translations in french 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 i know you know why are you reporting her report what i
00:25:00don't have proof you are way too forget it i heard something today do you want to know go on
00:25:05there's
00:25:05something going on between scarlet and alex wood what do you mean i handle reimbursement forms and
00:25:09admin over the past six months early has gone alone with alex would to talk about work 17 times every
00:25:13single time i was at that hotel on the one side of the city think about that that has nothing
00:25:16to do with
00:25:16me how does that have nothing to do with you alex wood made carlet department leader because of that
00:25:20relationship
00:25:26the message basically said the company found some employees failed to truthfully fill in personal
00:25:30skills during onboarding all staff must update profiles within a week concealment or classification
00:25:36will be dealt with as a violation of company regulations
00:25:43of course i knew when scarlet went through my computer she found those multilingual translation
00:25:48exercises 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
00:26:00about it i suggest you do it soon if they find out you hid something that'll be a very serious
00:26:07matter
00:26:09thank you for the reminder scarlet
00:26:16it had a pure black background with handwritten words on the back
00:26:22i never noticed it before it hasn't come to that yet
00:26:29there are two things to discuss today first the crownwell project has finished the initial handover
00:26:35mr anderson is very satisfied with our translation work bonuses for this project will be issued next month
00:26:44second regarding the update of employee profiles
00:26:51mr white i have a question go ahead if an employee deliberately hides their skills and causes the
00:26:59company to make the mistakes in allocation human resources does that count as a violation
00:27:10then let me give an example say an employee only lists spanish on her profile but in fact she
00:27:14is fluent in multiple languages the company assigns her position and salary according on the standard
00:27:18for a spanish translator and she never raises any objection over three years without knowing the truth
00:27:22the company loses out on a huge amount of usable human resources this kind of behavior enough
00:27:30scarlet get to the point the person you're talking about is me right
00:27:35so what yes i only listed spanish on my profile because the position i applied for was junior spanish
00:27:41translator 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 starlet 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 than
00:28:10you and now your position doesn't feel so secure anymore i'll say it again not listing on my profile
00:28:18does not mean hiding the skills section does not say all skills must be listed i chose to show only
00:28:23the skills required for the job i applied for that is my right
00:28:30fine then let me ask another question mr white the bonus for the crownwell project is distributed among
00:28:36the team members right yes annie was added to the team later on a temporary
00:28:40basis the part she took in was just translation handover she wasn't on the original team list
00:28:45so when the bonus is distributed she shouldn't receive the full amount
00:28:48that was a vicious move she stopped attacking me over the hidden skills issue because she knew
00:28:53she couldn't win that fight so she switched to mund money instead well scarlet does have a point
00:29:02annie joined halfway through louie anderson specifically requested me
00:29:08mr anderson what brings you here i came to deliver the contract i heard your meeting the door wasn't
00:29:14fully closed the core negotiation of this project was completed by annie on the day we first met she
00:29:19saved the entire conversation in the final five minutes during the meeting with the uae client she
00:29:23used arabic to win me eight million dollars in profit margin how your company distributes bonus is your
00:29:27business 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 the
00:30:00handover translator is annie if you replace her the contract is void 80 million annie mr white
00:30:10starting today you are no longer on the junior level then which level i'm in deputy director of the
00:30:16translation department as for your salary you'll discuss it privately mr white she's only been here
00:30:22for three years i've been here for seven scarlet sit down the translation department was in an uproar
00:30:33she actually speaks eight languages she stayed in the junior level for three years
00:30:38how did that happen didn't you hear louie anderson's contract he specifically asked for her
00:30:4480 million scarlet's face looks amazing i mean the color
00:30:51that line in french you understood it i did what did you think i'm thinking about it take your time
00:31:04annie let's have a chat
00:31:08you hid for three years and now everything is out in the lopen do you really think your life here
00:31:13will
00:31:13be 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 any
00:31:28of
00:31:28it what are you trying to say give me your position you can keep working as the handover translator and
00:31:33take your project bonus i'll manage the department and you handle the business we both get what we want
00:31:38what if i don't want to then i'll let you know ability isn't the only thing that matters in reality
00:31:49it tasted awful scarlet was right ability isn't the only thing that matters
00:31:55but there is one thing she'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
00:32:18the amount was not huge but it mattered a lot for the company's brand expansion
00:32:24the problem was one of the two translators on the french team had just resigned last month
00:32:29the other was on maternity leave there's no one left on the french team what are we supposed
00:32:34to do with this project annie what level is your french it works what do you mean by that
00:32:42can you handle high-end french brand localization yes good then you're taking this project
00:32:51the director of the french side personally called brian white after looked through
00:32:57is your translator french the language feels incredibly authentic yes we have a dedicated french
00:33:03translation team
00:33:09annie the french side is extremely satisfied they've added another project the full translation of their
00:33:15product manuals it's worth three million dollars okay i'll approve your project bonus for this month
00:33:22separately thank you mr white
00:33:27please note everyone project assignments in the translation should follow department procedures
00:33:30no 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 translation
00:33:51industry i know then why did you forget it there is something i should tell you scarlet has a real
00:34:00problem with you she's brought it up with me several times already i know you better be careful
00:34:06she has certain connections in the company mr wood about you and scarlet what about us
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 that's all i thought of the 17 hotel reinforcing claims elan had mentioned human nature
00:34:36really is an interesting thing
00:34:41the way people looked at me was strange it wasn't admiration or envy it was more like avoidance
00:34:48something happened what happened scarlet reported you to brian white reported me for what she said you
00:34:54privately leakered 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 rudy anderson's assistant frank young the chat
00:35:09mentions white global's internal pricing there is no such file on my computer she says there is and
00:35:15she already 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 at
00:35:262 p.m
00:35:27but you were at the department meeting last wednesday afternoon everyone can prove it then how
00:35:31did she she edited the time in the chat photoshopped it but she forgot one thing there's a battery
00:35:37indicator in the top right corner of the screenshot that battery display doesn't match your phone model
00:35:41you use a samsung that screenshot is from an iphone
00:35:46ellen i need you to do me a favor name it you're in administration can you pull the attendance records
00:35:53and meeting room usage records from last wednesday afternoon yes pull them also scarlet's reimbursement
00:35:58records the 17 hotel ones do you have them i do are you finally going to use them not to
00:36:03attack
00:36:03her but to protect myself if she comes after me i need brian white to know her credibility has problem
00:36:20every file had a timestamp and sending record my real chat history with frank young was all on teams
00:36:26with server backups scarlet can fake screenshots but she couldn't change server data
00:36:41i heard you were recorded news travels fast frank told me do you need help no i can handle it
00:36:49myself
00:36:49are you sure yes fine if you can't handle it just tell me
00:36:58it won't
00:37:05annie scarlet reported that you privately leaked our pricing strategy to crown well while you were
00:37:10translating for them these screenshots are the evidence she provided is there anything you want
00:37:16to say it was exactly as elene had described my profile picture my name a conversation with frank young
00:37:21the content did involve white global's pricing but the wording was extremely unnatural like it had been made
00:37:27up by someone who didn't understand formal business conversation these screenshots are fake of course
00:37:33you would say that i can prove it this is my full chat history with frank young it has server
00:37:41backups and
00:37:41timestamps please compare them the times don't match the screenshot scarlet provided show that the
00:37:49conversation happened last wednesday at 2 p.m but the team's record show that annie and frank young had no
00:37:55conversation at that time she could have deleted teams has server backups even if an employee deletes
00:37:59the chat on their eye the server still keeps it also from 2 p.m to 4 p.m last
00:38:03wednesday i was
00:38:04attending the department meeting in the company the attendance and meeting room booking records can prove it
00:38:07one more thing this screenshot is from an ios interface i use android scarlet your phone is an iphone
00:38:14that proves nothing maybe you changed phone i've been here for three years the device binding records from it show
00:38:21i 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 my computer
00:38:33last week
00:38:34i 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
00:39:03the department 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
00:39:19language 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
00:39:44serious i have seen the proof peating records then how many has annie corrected over the past three years
00:39:49a 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
00:40:14translation consultant how did you find me industry recommendation the crown
00:40:19well project and the french brand project you worked on recently have attracted some attention
00:40:22in the field harbor light media a top team production company mrs hayes what kind of project
00:40:28is it exactly a documentary about the straight of the role and global trade we need simultaneous
00:40:32interpretation and subtitle proof feeding across five languages english french italian spanish and arabic
00:40:37we contacted three translation companies but none of them could provide one person who covers all five
00:40:43languages then someone told me that white global has a girl who speaks eight languages who told you
00:40:49that louie anderson he is one of the investors in this project louie anderson again what is the
00:40:54consulting fee for this project fifty thousand dollars a month the estimated period is three months
00:40:58one hundred and fifty thousand dollars that is about six years of my salary at white global
00:41:02if you take it you will need to travel for two months the middle east and europe
00:41:13a bank account in zurich a property in munich and a small apartment in the 16th compartment of paris
00:41:20the total value was close to 10 million dollars language was the thing my parents loved most in
00:41:25their lives my mother used to say language is the best bridge my father said if you can understand a
00:41:33person in their mother tongue you can understand their heart they carved the languages of the world
00:41:38into my blood then they left so i hid those languages away along with my memories of them because every
00:41:45time i speak one of those languages i remember what they looked like when they were by my side teaching
00:41:50it to me german was in berlin my dad taught it to me while taking me for ice cream in
00:41:55front of the
00:41:55bransberg gate french was in paris my mother read maupus so to me in the original french by the san
00:42:03arabic was in cairo the three of us were on a boat on the nile
00:42:08my father counted the stars while teaching me how to say wahid ethwan flatha
00:42:13every language was a memory and i didn't want to open those memories but i
00:42:22has mrs hayes from harper light reached out to you she has why did you introduce this to me
00:42:29because you need to step out of it you do not know me i know your parents were diplomats i
00:42:35know your
00:42:35background you investigated me before i decide who to work with i learn about them annie your parents
00:42:44were remarkable people you do not need to lock yourself in a corner just to escape their shadow
00:42:51go take a look at harbor lights project the strait of jurada the bridge between europe and africa
00:42:55maybe you should see it for yourself
00:43:02maybe 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 please been transferred to administration as a clerk the old shine was
00:43:37gone you are going on a business trip for how long two months you know when i joined the white
00:43:43seven
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 an estate the industry is only
00:44:41so big so the whole world knows not the whole world just me caring about it i turned to look
00:44:45at
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
00:44:54eight languages yes let's do a test translate a section for me first martin handed me an arabic
00:44:59interview outline okay i'm annie smith a junior translator at white global trading kobe i've been
00:45:04here three years and make 24 000 a year finally she is the one she is better than those three
00:45:10translation companies combined martin she has not even given us a quote yet no need it's her the first
00:45:18stop was the antique market in old dubai the documentary was going to cover how the straight
00:45:22of hormas connects global trade there was a persian carpet shop here that had been open for 40 years
00:45:27and the owner was a third generation iranian merchant
00:45:47in casablanca in casablanca i interviewed a historian in french
00:45:59he said on the street of jorali shipping and trade are a way of having a dialogue people may come
00:46:04from different backgrounds and speak different languages but their hearts are connected
00:46:08my voice but their hearts was a little halsey because my father had said almost the exact same
00:46:12thing okay that night the team had dinner at the hotel and 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
00:46:26in the office on the 58th floor of this hotel if you need anything contact him anytime hello
00:46:35have you eaten i am eating now the food here may not really suit our taste if you want something
00:46:41else
00:46:42mr anderson why are you telling me this because i care about you i do not need your concern thank
00:46:47you okay no more concern good night over the next two weeks we went a lot of places on the
00:46:53flight
00:46:53from istanbul to cairo i received an email sender scarlet subject no subject after you left they laid
00:47:00off the french team and the german team because brian white said you alone would enough seven people lost
00:47:05their jobs because of you are you happy now i looked at the email and deleted it do not believe
00:47:11scarlet
00:47:12the french and german teams were cut because they were already at the bottom in performance it has
00:47:15nothing to do with you she is just trying to mess with you i know are you okay i'm fine
00:47:25cairo the third stop of the documentary i lived here for a while
00:47:30when 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
00:47:47of the history of this square so brian
00:47:56the kingdom of the king is one of the signs of ira is the first time
00:48:04Nierstehen.
00:48:11Michael Smith.
00:48:14Michael Smith.
00:48:16That was my father's name.
00:48:20After the interview, I sat alone on the streets of Cairo.
00:48:24I looked up at the sky.
00:48:25It was gray.
00:48:28I still remember the pistachio flavor ice cream that year.
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.
00:49:03The next afternoon, Louie Geranderson 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.
00:49:30An 18th century style Meissen porcelain vase.
00:49:34Purchased 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.
00:49:53I did not remember any of it, but my dad did.
00:49:56For 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.
00:50:29Miss 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.
00:50:36Understood. That is wonderful. I will arrange it right away.
00:50:39One more thing.
00:50:39Go ahead.
00:50:40Did my father leave any letter or document for me?
00:50:43Not a legal document. Something personal.
00:50:45Yes. A letter.
00:50:46He noted that it should be given to you when you came to collect the antiques.
00:50:49Send it to me.
00:50:51Attorney Wills sent the letter to my hotel.
00:50:53I sat in my room for ten minutes before finally working up the courage to open the letter.
00:50:58The letter was not long.
00:51:00Annie, when 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, along with all those languages.
00:51:11Maybe it is because every language is tied to us.
00:51:14One sentence in German will remind you of landscape in Berlin.
00:51:16One sentence in Arabic will remind you of the stars in Cairo.
00:51:19But Annie, 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.
00:51:28You 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.
00:51:37I 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.
00:51:51Every language has its own rhythm.
00:51:54Once your body remembers it, you will never forget it.
00:51:57She 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.
00:52:11He was in his 60s and had lived in Italy for 30 years.
00:52:16And the story of him moved me the most.
00:52:29What happened after that?
00:52:33Poi ho trascorrivo 10 years in parlare l'italiano e oltre i 10 anni a far sé che tutti in
00:52:37quella strada mi chiamassero signor Omar.
00:52:40La Lunga non serve solo a tradizione, è il modo in cui si fa rispettere.
00:53:12The day I came back, it was late December. New York's winter was cold, but the air carried a familiar
00:53:20scent.
00:53:21Annie, the director position in the translation department is open. I want you to take it.
00:53:29What is the salary?
00:53:32$200,000.
00:53:33Okay. And just like that, in less than half a year, I went from a junior role to the director
00:53:39of the translation department.
00:53:42On the day I officially took the role, I stood in the meeting room and made a speech to the
00:53:46people in the translation department.
00:53:51I know many of you have questions about me.
00:53:55Why does someone who hid for three years suddenly get to become director? I am not going to explain.
00:54:00From today on, results will do the talking. I will personally proofread everyone's translation drafts.
00:54:05I have only one standard, accuracy. If 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. One wrong number in a trade contract can mean tens of millions in losses.
00:54:20Strictness is the bare minimum.
00:54:26Hello?
00:54:27Director Smith, congratulations on the promotion.
00:54:30$200,000?
00:54:31Mm-hmm.
00:54:31I offered $400,000 before.
00:54:33I know.
00:54:34Still not considering it?
00:54:35Not for now, but thank you for all your help. The offer, the Harborlight Media Project that day in Cairo.
00:54:40You don't need to thank me. Those weren't favors.
00:54:42Then what were they?
00:54:43Things I wanted to do. Are you free this weekend?
00:54:46For what?
00:54:47Dinner. No work, no projects.
00:54:50Okay.
00:54:51He was driving a very ordinary gray sedan, not 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. I'm taking you to a Japanese restaurant. It only has eight seats.
00:55:03You're paying?
00:55:05Obviously.
00:55:07This place has the best sashimi in the whole city.
00:55:09How do you know?
00:55:10I've tried every Japanese restaurant in the city.
00:55:14This man.
00:55:16Annie, I'm going to be direct.
00:55:17Since that day in Cairo, or maybe even earlier, since the first time you spoke German at Crownwell, I...
00:55:23You what?
00:55:23I 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...
00:55:31Too what?
00:55:32Too direct.
00:55:33You don't like it?
00:55:34I didn't say I didn't like it.
00:55:38That night, 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 Crownwell Project successfully completed its third phase, and 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.
00:56:21After Scarlet resigned from White Global, she became a director at a small translation company.
00:56:26Three months later, that company face had its mass tariff of compensation claim.
00:56:31A German contract had its tariff glosses mistranslated, causing the client to lose $20 million.
00:56:37That 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.
00:56:51Stop talking about it.
00:56:53Everyone has to take responsibility for their own choices.
00:57:05Hello?
00:57:06Annie?
00:57:06It's Uncle George, your father's old colleague.
00:57:10Uncle George?
00:57:11I saw you on TV.
00:57:13Translation consultant in five languages.
00:57:15Annie, your parents must be so proud of you in heaven.
00:57:17Uncle George, how did you see...
00:57:18You look exactly like Michael.
00:57:20And you're Arabic.
00:57:21That Cairo accent of your father's, I recognized it the moment I heard it.
00:57:24Annie, before your father 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.
00:57:32That 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 streetlights stretched our shadows long across the pavement.
00:57:50I watched the documentary.
00:57:52How was it?
00:57:54Not good enough for your translation.
00:57:55The director was average.
00:57:57Don't say that about Martin.
00:57:58But your parts were excellent.
00:58:00You weren't just translating in the interview.
00:58:02You were carrying the emotion across.
00:58:05My father once said, if you understand someone's mother tongue, you can understand their heart.
00:58:09You did that.
00:58:11We 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.
00:58:24You're trying to poach me again.
00:58:26I'm not poaching you.
00:58:26I'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.
00:58:38Use 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.
00:58:48No salary needed.
00:58:51Louie!
00:58:51I'm joking.
00:58:53One million dollars a year, plus project dividends.
00:58:54But the girlfriend part is serious, too.
00:58:57The streetlight 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 Globals history.
00:59:14Mr. 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.
00:59:35A $24,000 salary.
00:59:37A junior level position.
00:59:39I had repaid what needed to be repaid.
00:59:41It was time to start over.
00:59:48Crownwell's international cultural exchange department 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, tears streaming down
01:00:26his 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.
01:00:46Louis 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?
01:01:16Because 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.
01:01:36My 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...
01:02:28Scarlet, 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.
01:02:36The Forge screenshots are in the past now.
01:02:40You really are different from before.
01:02:42Back then, I cannot 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, Louie 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.
01:03:21Do not get used to carrying everything alone.
01:03:24This is not a proposal, so don't be nervous.
01:03:28It's custom made.
01:03:29Because you said your father once told you that you were the bridge.
01:03:34This...
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.
01:03:52Louie Anderson, you really are.
01:03:54What?
01:03:57Too good at this.
01:04:00Only with you.
01:04:07Five years later, Crownwell's International Cultural Exchange Department had become an industry benchmark.
01:04:12It ran more than 20 cross-cultural projects every year, with revenue exceeding 200 million.
01:04:17Revenue is up another 30% this year.
01:04:20Your 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 Chen Language Scholarship.
01:04:38How do you know my mother's name?
01:04:40I am your husband.
01:04:41How could I not know your mother's name?
01:04:44Outside the window was the skyline of the whole city.
01:04:46It was no longer that rental apartment with the broken heating.
01:04:49But sometimes, I still think of that window, and the nights when I crouched there eating soup.
01:04:53Back then, I was fluent in eight languages, made $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.
01:05:03In his letter, my father wrote, be 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 found my mother most part of my mother's name, fasting and after four weeks, and it was unbelievable.
01:05:18The 살inosaurus family is up a little bit longer.
01:05:18The reason me, he came out of it is really awesome.
01:05:18I think that there were those kinds of things that of Scenes reached Psychian and ini.
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