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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.

00:00:22Nobody 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.

00:00:33I 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.

00:00:43Thank 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.

00:00:58If you do, thinner's 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 announcement.

00:01:17Everyone here, who speaks German, will get 70% of Gehanserröhung.

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.

00:01:54Starlet, majoring in German, French, and Spanish, is the head of translator team.

00:02:00She got promoted in just three months, and has been riding that high ever since.

00:02:05Mm-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 Scarlet.

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.

00:02:58Who 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.

00:03:02Are 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.

00:03:51Well, thank you.

00:03:51Guter Schaasszug, oder?

00:03:53Schließlich 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 motivasierische Rei halte.

00:04:05Very brilliant, Mr. White.

00:04:08Abrus, whom we will share next week for the project of the Crown Bell Group?

00:04:14Scarlet. She speaks the best in Dutch.

00:04:18I heard that President Anderson from Crown Bell is difficult.

00:04:22The last time he asked the entire Obsessor from Meridian from the Sprengsraum.

00:04:26That should not be a problem. Scarlet comes with it.

00:04:39They didn't know I could understand them. They thought I was just a small translator.

00:04:45But that's only to be expected. I haven't shown what I'm capable of either.

00:04:49Annie, send me the proofread version of last week's contract tomorrow.

00:04:55Yes, Mr. White.

00:05:01I placed the proofread contract on Brian White's desk the next day.

00:05:05It was a 30,000-word Spanish contract, and I had corrected 47 mistakes in the original translation.

00:05:11The original translator was Scarlet, but my name would never appear on the proofread version.

00:05:16It would only show translation department on the surface.

00:05:19Scarlet 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?

00:05:28Scarlet is going to handle the Crown Well International next week.

00:05:32I heard.

00:05:33Do you know President Anderson of Crown Well?

00:05:39Who?

00:05:44Louis Anderson, 32 years old, president of Crown Well International Commerce Group, Lydian.

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 Scarlet can handle him?

00:06:03Even if she can't, that's not my business.

00:06:07Annie, seriously.

00:06:09You're way too good at putting up with things.

00:06:11Lydian 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 ARAP supplier quotation.

00:06:18Technically, it should have gone to someone on the ARAP group.

00:06:21But the ARAP team is out of the office today, so Alex would have 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.

00:06:29I 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.

00:06:51Not 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 food feeding.

00:07:35A major project like this isn't something you get to be part of.

00:07:38I know.

00:07:45I heard everything in the pantry.

00:07:47Who does she think she is talking to you like that?

00:07:48What does she mean by not something you get to be part of?

00:07:51I'm used to it.

00:07:52Can't you just clap back for once?

00:07:53And 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.

00:08:49I'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.

00:08:56But please stop calling me.

00:09:04The Translation Department had a meeting on a Monday morning.

00:09:07I wasn't told to attend.

00:09:08But 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.

00:09:28I studied in Germany for three years.

00:09:29The business negotiation like this is exactly in my comfort zone.

00:09:32To be fair, Starless 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 and often misses the level of formality required

00:09:44in 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, never mind.

00:09:52Not my business.

00:09:53Finish sorting everything?

00:09:56Yes.

00:09:57I made her a summary classified by project type, cooperation history, and key personnel.

00:10:01I also marked the changes of tarot 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!

00:10:13Scarlet!

00:10:14He rarely came down here in person.

00:10:17Scarlet, Crown will move the schedule up.

00:10:20Anderson will be here tomorrow afternoon.

00:10:21Are you ready?

00:10:22Moved up?

00:10:25I've gone through all the materials.

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.

00:10:33His German is decent too.

00:10:34Zach is still on leave.

00:10:38Annie!

00:10:39You come with me tomorrow.

00:10:41Me?

00:10:41I only speak Spanish.

00:10:42You'll just take notes and serve coffee.

00:10:44I'll handle the professional part.

00:10:47Her?

00:10:48Don't worry, Mr. White.

00:10:50She's more than enough as an assistant.

00:10:52I got dragged into Crown Willian's business negotiation.

00:10:54As 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.

00:11:03Scarlet is taking you?

00:11:04Doesn't she always get 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!

00:11:11Annie!

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.

00:11:35Please 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,

00:11:45just sit on the side and take notes.

00:11:46Don't speak unless you're asked.

00:11:47Got 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,

00:12:03President Anderson will see you now.

00:12:16Thirty-two years old,

00:12:17about six foot one,

00:12:19gray suit,

00:12:19no tie.

00:12:20The top button of his shirt was undone.

00:12:21His face was cold.

00:12:23Not 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 and a lady who looked very, very young.

00:12:33A translation device sat in front of her.

00:12:50He spoke so fast.

00:12:52Every word was sharp.

00:12:53She understood him,

00:12:54but she clearly didn't expect him to open my glass.

00:13:02I mean...

00:13:03I have asked in German.

00:13:05I have asked in German.

00:13:05So, please answer in German.

00:13:07I don't want to spend more time with over-satting.

00:13:11That was only a first end.

00:13:13We will update the data.

00:13:16Update?

00:13:27She didn't know.

00:13:30But I did.

00:13:31Because that policy change was mentioned in the background materials.

00:13:34I had specifically marked it in the summary.

00:13:37But Scarlet obviously hadn't read it carefully.

00:13:41Die, das...

00:13:42Ich muss das erstmal interne vertieren.

00:13:47Haben Sie sich überhaupt nicht vorbereitet,

00:13:48bevor Sie hierher kommen, süßt?

00:13:51Sie haben dreierl die falsche Deutsch-Behandle verwendet.

00:13:54Beim ersten Mal habe ich nichts gesagt.

00:13:57Beim zweiten Mal auch nicht.

00:13:58Beim dritten Mal...

00:14:00Wissen Sie, was es im Geschäftsleif benaut,

00:14:02wenn man ständig die falsche Ansturform benutzt?

00:14:05Es bedeutet entweder, dass Sie mich nicht respektieren

00:14:07oder dass Sie Ihre Führigkeit nicht ausweisen.

00:14:09Welches ist es?

00:14:11The legal director beside Anderson gave a slight shake of his head.

00:14:15The meaning was obvious.

00:14:17This negotiation was about to fall through.

00:14:24Herr Präsident Anderson, ich wette vielmals um Entschuldung.

00:14:28Wenn das das Nivell von White Glober ist,

00:14:31werde ich in Erwengung fühlen, zu einem anderen Partner zu shaken.

00:14:33Meine Hand flogen über die Keyboard.

00:14:35Zwei Vögel sprechen in meinem Kopf.

00:14:37Es ist nichts von Ihren Bedingungen.

00:14:38Du bist nur hier, um Koffe zu holen und zu trinken.

00:14:40Das ist Witwerktiv Global's größte Deal des Jahres.

00:14:42Wenn wir es verlieren, werden es wahrscheinlich am Ende des Jahres

00:14:44Und jüngere Translators wie ich werden,

00:14:46werden die ersten auf dem Chopping-Glob.

00:14:58Präsident Anderson, geben Sie uns bitte noch fünf Minuten.

00:15:00Und du bist?

00:15:16Ich bin Annie,

00:15:18Junior Translator at Whitmore Global.

00:15:20Junior Translator?

00:15:22Ja.

00:15:23Der, der immer anerhöhung und schützt und schützt coffee.

00:15:33Die neue 3 erfettet den Standard für irgendein Sechtinger von 6 auf 8 Ställe HS-Cates.

00:15:39Artikel diese Bärinser 2 zeigen unsere Taktischen Bär-Log und Bär-Kombald 5%.

00:15:47Der White Global über einen Sollbaus in den B.E. hüttt,

00:15:49dass von den Vorlingsschafen der freien Handel kommt für Fieschens,

00:15:52werden etwa 3% der durch die Erkreisung des HS-Bogen verdüsten Kostenstabung kompensiert.

00:15:56Die Netta als Fiegel enteigte zum Stolpitz.

00:15:58Louis Anderson's legal director lowered his head and flipped through the files,

00:16:01as if he was checking whether I was right.

00:16:03Where did you learn German?

00:16:05I lived in Berlin for a while.

00:16:07Your honorifics are very precise.

00:16:10And you said you were the junior level?

00:16:11Yes.

00:16:12Your five minutes are up.

00:16:13But I can give you ten more, on one condition.

00:16:16From here on, you lead the negotiation.

00:16:21She can't-

00:16:21I said she leads.

00:16:23Or you can lead right now.

00:16:28Scarlett, should I take over?

00:16:32Then let's restart from the first part of the proposal.

00:16:34This wasn't because I had prepared in advance.

00:16:36While sorting that 50 pages materials I for Scarlett, I had memorized every word.

00:16:40Plus, I grew up in a diplomatic family.

00:16:42The basics of international trade are as natural to me as breathing.

00:16:53You speak Arabic too?

00:16:56A little.

00:16:57The Japanese supply chain is 6% cheaper, but the supply chain is unstable.

00:17:01How do you decide?

00:17:01The short Japanese supply chain is J.P.E.K.K.T. 0427.

00:17:06I would not choose the lowest option, but the solution with the smallest sensoroscope.

00:17:13The framework works.

00:17:15I'll have my legal team follow up with you on the details.

00:17:18The hand was warm and strong, and the grip was just right.

00:17:22Annie, right?

00:17:23Yes.

00:17:24You're wasted in the junior level.

00:17:30You lied to everyone.

00:17:33What?

00:17:34You said you only spoke Spanish.

00:17:40I do mainly work in Spanish.

00:17:43What you did in there today, that's what you call mainly working in Spanish?

00:17:46Your German is better than mine.

00:17:48Where did that Arab come from?

00:17:49It's not even on your resume.

00:17:52Scarlett, the project was saved, wasn't it?

00:17:54You did this on purpose.

00:17:56You hid your skills, just waiting for a chance like this to show off.

00:18:01What do you think will happen just because you impressed Louis Anderson once?

00:18:04When we're back at the company, you're still just that junior translator.

00:18:08Annie, just you wait.

00:18:17Suddenly, I felt a little tired.

00:18:20How did the negotiation go?

00:18:22Did Scarlett crash and burn?

00:18:23The project was saved.

00:18:25How was it saved?

00:18:26Wasn't she...

00:18:26Wait, was it you?

00:18:28I'll tell you when I get back.

00:18:29Annie, you finally made a move!

00:18:33Standing at the exit of the underground garage, I felt the autumn wind blowing in.

00:18:37It was a bit cold.

00:18:39I didn't want to show off.

00:18:41I really didn't.

00:18:42But I didn't want to lose my job either.

00:18:53Mr. White, Annie spoke out of turn during negotiation and completely ignored the company hierarchy.

00:18:58Was the project saved?

00:18:59Yes, but that was...

00:19:00Then that's all that matters.

00:19:01The Crown Will deal is worth $40 million.

00:19:04If it had fallen through yesterday, the entire translation department could have packed up.

00:19:09One look at her face, and I knew this wasn't over.

00:19:18Annie, how good is your German exactly?

00:19:21I can get by.

00:19:22You can get by?

00:19:23I heard you handled the entire negotiation in German without any problem at Crown Will, and you even used Arabic?

00:19:28My German just everyday level?

00:19:29Do you know if the company hired a multi-language translator like you, the starting salary would be at least

00:19:33$96,000 a year?

00:19:34I have no issues with my current salary.

00:19:36Fine.

00:19:37Come to the meeting room at 2 this afternoon.

00:19:39We need you involved in the follow-up coordination for the Crown Will project.

00:19:43Mr. Wood!

00:19:44I'm the one in charge of the Crown Will project!

00:19:46You'll remain in charge, but Annie will be involved in the coordination.

00:19:48That's Mr. White's decision.

00:19:53Happy now, Annie?

00:19:56Scarlet, I just...

00:19:57You just what?

00:19:59You think because you showed up once yesterday, you're on the same level as me now?

00:20:02That's not what I meant.

00:20:03I've been here for seven years.

00:20:05I worked my way up from intern to department leader.

00:20:07And you?

00:20:07A liar who's been hiding everything.

00:20:13Just you wait.

00:20:17Annie, Mr. Anderson specifically requested you as the translator for the follow-up coordination.

00:20:22Starting today, you'll be temporarily transferred to the Crown Will project team.

00:20:25Okay.

00:20:26But your position will remain junior, and salary will stay the same.

00:20:28We'll evaluate it again after the project ends.

00:20:30Got it.

00:20:31Crown Will's supply chain project is divided into three stages.

00:20:34The preliminary framework was already discussed yesterday.

00:20:36Next comes the translation of the detailed terms and contract documents.

00:20:39All files will need English, Spanish, and German versions.

00:20:41Annie, can you handle all three language versions at the same time?

00:20:44Yes.

00:20:45Three languages?

00:20:45Since she joined this company, she has only ever worked as a Spanish translator.

00:20:48We don't even know her actual German level.

00:20:50What if something goes wrong?

00:20:51Yesterday's negotiation showed exactly what her level is.

00:20:54Any other questions?

00:20:58It took me two hours to finish the English version, and another hour and a half to finish the Spanish

00:21:03version.

00:21:06You're translating that fast?

00:21:07Aren't you afraid of making mistakes?

00:21:09Nope.

00:21:10You'd better pray you don't make any.

00:21:18Both the speed and quality excited expectations.

00:21:21Annie, what exactly have you been doing for the past three years?

00:21:31Hello?

00:21:32Annie?

00:21:33It was Louie Anderson.

00:21:35This is Louie Anderson from Crown Well.

00:21:36Mr. Wood gave me your number.

00:21:38Mr. Anderson, what can I do for you?

00:21:39I read the 62 pages you translated today.

00:21:42Was there any problem?

00:21:43No problem at all.

00:21:44It's the most accurate German business translation I've seen in the past three years.

00:21:49You're not someone who belongs in a junior position.

00:21:51That is my current position.

00:21:53I know.

00:21:54That's why I'm curious.

00:21:55Crown Well has an internal meeting tomorrow afternoon.

00:21:57It involves partner selection for the Middle Eastern market.

00:22:00I need an Arabic-speaking interpreter there.

00:22:01This should go through the company.

00:22:03I know.

00:22:04But I'm asking you directly.

00:22:05Would you like to come?

00:22:07Okay, I will.

00:22:10Annie, maybe you're going to be exposed after all.

00:22:12I knew this day would come eventually.

00:22:14But I just didn't expect it to come this soon.

00:22:20They were from a construction materials group in the UAE.

00:22:22The man leading the meeting looked about 50, wearing a white robe with a Siri expression.

00:22:26A young Arab woman sat beside him should be his interpreter.

00:22:29You're here.

00:22:31Today I may need you to do an interpretation between Eric and English.

00:22:34Okay.

00:22:35If Starlet were here, she would probably ask, where did your ablik even come from?

00:22:38The answer is I lived in Cairo for a year and a half.

00:22:40During that time, my roommate was even an Egyptian diplomat's daughter.

00:22:43The other person said, I would ask, I'm going to take care of her.

00:22:46That's how I did this happen.

00:22:47The other person said, I'm going to take care of her.

00:22:47Chris, this is what I did.

00:22:49This is what I did.

00:22:49Standard procedure.

00:22:5015 minutes passed.

00:22:57I lowered my head in height as if I were taking notes.

00:23:01Then I turned my laptop slightly so Louie Anderson could see this one line in English.

00:23:04They said they want to push the price down by 20 work.

00:23:06They'll switch to suppliers.

00:23:07Louie Anderson's eyes stayed on the screen for one second.

00:23:10His expression didn't change at all.

00:23:12But in the negotiation that followed, his strategy clearly shifted.

00:23:16Let's cut the chase.

00:23:17Our final offer is 10% below the current market price.

00:23:19Take your lead.

00:23:25Your Abhishek is excellent.

00:23:27Not that good.

00:23:28Just the daily level.

00:23:29You heard what he said to his interpreter just now?

00:23:31Then you warned me.

00:23:32I just thought the information might be useful for the negotiation.

00:23:35Without that warning from you, this deal would have cost us at least $8 million today.

00:23:38Annie, how many languages do you speak?

00:23:40German, French, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, Arabic, and Italian.

00:23:44Eight in total, plus English.

00:23:45Mm-hmm.

00:23:45And you're a junior level translator at White Global.

00:23:47Mm-hmm.

00:23:48Do you think that makes sense?

00:23:49It was my choice.

00:23:50Would you be interested in coming to Crownwell?

00:23:51I can start you at $400,000 a year.

00:23:53If you're willing to head the International Business Department, there's no upper limit.

00:23:57Mr. Anderson, thank you for the offer.

00:23:59I'm not planning to change jobs for now.

00:24:00For now?

00:24:01For now.

00:24:01You can change your mind to any ground.

00:24:03Only one line of text, Loey Anderson, and a phone number.

00:24:05It didn't even say President Crownwell International.

00:24:08This kind of card is usually given to people who already need to know who you are.

00:24:19What are you doing?

00:24:21I, I, I was passing by and saw your computer was still on.

00:24:24It was off when I left.

00:24:25You went to Crownwell again today?

00:24:27Louie Anderson asked you to go, didn't he?

00:24:28It was needed for the project coordination.

00:24:30What kind of project needs you to interpret Arabic?

00:24:32You never said you were that good at Arabic.

00:24:33What else are you hiding, Scarlett?

00:24:34What did you see on my computer?

00:24:37I didn't see anything.

00:24:39She had opened my personal folder.

00:24:41What was inside?

00:24:42Some translation exercises.

00:24:44Casual translations in French, Japanese, and Korean.

00:24:47Things I did when I was bored.

00:24:49If she saw those...

00:24:52Annie, what exactly did you do at Crownwell today?

00:24:54Scarlett was losing her mind in the office all afternoon.

00:24:57She went through your computer.

00:24:58You know?

00:24:59Why are you reporting her?

00:25:00Report what?

00:25:00I don't have proof.

00:25:01You are way too...

00:25:02Forget it.

00:25:03I heard something today.

00:25:04Do you want to know?

00:25:05Go on.

00:25:05There's something going on between Scarlett and Alex Wood.

00:25:07What do you mean?

00:25:08I handle reimbursement forms and admen.

00:25:09Over the past six months,

00:25:10Scarlett has gone out alone with Alex Wood

00:25:11to talk about work 17 times.

00:25:13Every single time I was at that hotel

00:25:14on the one side of the city,

00:25:15think about that.

00:25:16That has nothing to do with me.

00:25:17How does it have nothing to do with you?

00:25:18Alex Wood made Scarlett to partner later

00:25:19because of that relationship.

00:25:26The message basically said

00:25:27the company found some employees

00:25:29failed to truthfully fill in personal skills

00:25:31during onboarding.

00:25:32All staff must update profiles within a week.

00:25:35Concealment or classification

00:25:36will be dealt with

00:25:37as a violation of company regulations.

00:25:40This email is emailed straight to you.

00:25:43Of course I knew.

00:25:44When Scarlett went through my computer,

00:25:46she found those multilingual translation exercises.

00:25:49She must have gone to Alex Wood.

00:25:53Annie, did you see that email?

00:25:56So what?

00:25:57Are you planning to update your profile?

00:25:59I'm still thinking about it.

00:26:02I suggest you do it soon.

00:26:04If they find out you hid something,

00:26:06that'll be a very serious matter.

00:26:09Thank you for the reminder, Scarlett.

00:26:16It had a pure black background

00:26:18with handwritten words on the back.

00:26:22I never noticed it before.

00:26:24It hasn't come to that yet.

00:26:29There are two things to discuss today.

00:26:32First, the Crownwell project

00:26:33has finished the initial handover.

00:26:36Mr. Anderson is very satisfied

00:26:37with our translation work.

00:26:39Bonuses for this project

00:26:40will be issued next month.

00:26:44Second, regarding the update

00:26:46of employee profiles.

00:26:51Mr. White, I have a question.

00:26:54Go ahead.

00:26:56If an employee deliberately hides their skills

00:26:58and causes the company to make the mistakes

00:27:00in allocating human resources,

00:27:02does that count as a violation?

00:27:10Then let me give an example.

00:27:11Say an employee only lists Spanish on her profile,

00:27:14but in fact she is fluent in multiple languages.

00:27:15The company assigns her position and salary

00:27:17according on the standard for a Spanish translator,

00:27:19and she never raises any objections.

00:27:20Over three years without knowing the truth,

00:27:22the company loses out on a huge amount

00:27:23of usable human resources.

00:27:25This kind of behavior.

00:27:26Enough.

00:27:30Scarlet, get to the point.

00:27:32The person you're talking about is me, right?

00:27:35So what?

00:27:36Yes.

00:27:37I only listed Spanish on my profile

00:27:39because the position I applied for

00:27:40was junior Spanish translator.

00:27:42I have never made a mistake during the work.

00:27:46As for the other languages...

00:27:47As for the other languages,

00:27:49you hid your ability.

00:27:50You let the company spend high salaries

00:27:52hiring people for the German,

00:27:53French, and Arabic teams

00:27:54when you alone could do all of their jobs.

00:27:56Isn't that damaging the company's interests?

00:27:58If I alone can replace all of them,

00:28:00then where does that leave you, Scarlet?

00:28:01This has nothing to do with my place!

00:28:03It does.

00:28:04Because what you're really worried about

00:28:06isn't the company's interests.

00:28:08It's the fact that you found out

00:28:09I'm more capable than you.

00:28:11And now your position doesn't feel so secure anymore.

00:28:14You...

00:28:15I'll say it again.

00:28:17Not listing on my profile does not mean hiding.

00:28:19The skills section does not say

00:28:21all skills must be listed.

00:28:22I chose to show only the skills required

00:28:24for the job I applied for.

00:28:26That is my right.

00:28:31Fine.

00:28:31Then let me ask another question.

00:28:33Mr. White,

00:28:33the bonus for the Crownwell project

00:28:35is distributed among the team members, right?

00:28:37Yes.

00:28:38Annie was added to the team later on a temporary basis.

00:28:41The part she took in was just translation handover.

00:28:43She wasn't on the original team list.

00:28:45So when the bonus is distributed,

00:28:46she shouldn't receive the full amount.

00:28:48That was a vicious move.

00:28:50She stopped attacking me over the hidden skills issue

00:28:52because she knew she couldn't win that fight.

00:28:54So she switched to money instead.

00:28:58Well,

00:29:00Scarlet does have a point.

00:29:02Annie joined halfway through.

00:29:04Louie Anderson specifically requested me.

00:29:08Mr. Anderson,

00:29:09what brings you here?

00:29:10I came to deliver the contract.

00:29:12I heard your meeting.

00:29:14The door wasn't fully closed.

00:29:15The core negotiation of this project

00:29:17was completed by Annie.

00:29:18On the day we first met,

00:29:19she saved the entire conversation

00:29:20in the final five minutes.

00:29:21During the meeting with the UAE client,

00:29:23she used Arabic to win me

00:29:24$8 million in profit margin.

00:29:25How your company distributes bonus

00:29:26is your business.

00:29:27But I suggest you figure out

00:29:28who really is

00:29:30the key person

00:29:31in this project.

00:29:37One more thing.

00:29:38There is a clause in this contract.

00:29:40From now on,

00:29:41all translation handover work

00:29:42for Crown With

00:29:43will be handled by Annie.

00:29:44If she is no longer at White Global,

00:29:46this contract automatically becomes void.

00:29:53Mr. Anderson, you mean,

00:29:54I've made myself very clear.

00:29:56This contract

00:29:57is worth $80 million a year.

00:30:00The handover translator

00:30:01is Annie.

00:30:02If you replace her,

00:30:04the contract is void.

00:30:07$80 million.

00:30:08Annie.

00:30:09Mr. White.

00:30:10Starting today,

00:30:11you are no longer

00:30:12on the junior level.

00:30:13Then which level I'm in?

00:30:14Deputy Director

00:30:15of the Translation Department.

00:30:17As for your salary,

00:30:19you'll discuss it privately.

00:30:20Mr. White.

00:30:21She's only been here for three years.

00:30:23I've been here for seven.

00:30:24Scarlet, sit down.

00:30:27You deserve better than that.

00:30:30The Translation Department

00:30:31was in an uproar.

00:30:33She actually speaks

00:30:35eight languages.

00:30:36She stayed in the junior level

00:30:37for three years?

00:30:38How did that happen?

00:30:39Didn't you hear

00:30:40Louis Anderson's contract?

00:30:41He specifically asked for her.

00:30:44$80 million.

00:30:46Scarlet's face looks amazing.

00:30:48I mean, the color.

00:30:52That line in French,

00:30:53you understood it?

00:30:54I did.

00:30:55What did you think?

00:30:58I'm thinking about it.

00:31:00Take your time.

00:31:04Annie, let's have a chat.

00:31:09You hid for three years,

00:31:10and now everything

00:31:11is out in the lopen.

00:31:12Do you really think

00:31:13your life here

00:31:13will be easy from now on?

00:31:15Are you threatening me?

00:31:17I'm reminding you.

00:31:18Do you think

00:31:18becoming Deputy Director

00:31:19solves everything?

00:31:20The Translation Department's

00:31:22connections,

00:31:22client relationships,

00:31:23and internal resources

00:31:24are all in my hands.

00:31:25You're a newcomer

00:31:26who just got promoted.

00:31:27You won't be able

00:31:28to handle any of it.

00:31:29What are you trying to say?

00:31:30Give me your position.

00:31:31You can keep working

00:31:32as the handover translator

00:31:33and take your project bonus.

00:31:35I'll manage the department

00:31:36and you handle the business.

00:31:37We both get what we want.

00:31:38What if I don't want to?

00:31:40Then I'll let you know

00:31:41ability isn't the only thing

00:31:42that matters in reality.

00:31:50It tasted awful.

00:31:51Scarlet was right.

00:31:53Ability isn't the only thing

00:31:54that matters.

00:31:54But there is one thing

00:31:56she's wrong about.

00:31:57Thinking she was the only one

00:31:58who had the connection.

00:32:02On Monday,

00:32:04something major happened

00:32:04at White Global.

00:32:05The company had received

00:32:06a new project,

00:32:07a fashion brand

00:32:08from Lyon, France.

00:32:09It required a full set

00:32:11of French to English

00:32:11brand translation

00:32:12and market localization services.

00:32:15Alex Wood had brought

00:32:16this project back

00:32:17through an old client.

00:32:19The amount was not huge,

00:32:20but it mattered a lot

00:32:22for the company's

00:32:22brand expansion.

00:32:24The problem was,

00:32:25one of the two translators

00:32:26on the French team

00:32:27had just resigned last month.

00:32:29The other was on maternity leave.

00:32:32There's no one left

00:32:33on the French team.

00:32:34What are we supposed

00:32:34to do with this project?

00:32:37Annie,

00:32:38what level is your French?

00:32:41It works.

00:32:42What do you mean by that?

00:32:42Can you handle

00:32:43high-end French brand

00:32:44localization?

00:32:45Yes.

00:32:46Good.

00:32:47Then you're taking

00:32:48this project.

00:32:51The director of the French side

00:32:52personally called

00:32:53Brian White

00:32:54after looked through.

00:32:57Is your translator French?

00:32:59The language

00:33:00feels incredibly authentic.

00:33:02Yes.

00:33:02We have a dedicated

00:33:03French translation team.

00:33:09Annie,

00:33:10the French side

00:33:11is extremely satisfied.

00:33:12They've added another project,

00:33:14the full translation

00:33:15of their product manuals.

00:33:16It's worth $3 million.

00:33:19Okay.

00:33:20I'll approve your project bonus

00:33:21for this month separately.

00:33:22Thank you, Mr. White.

00:33:27Please note, everyone,

00:33:28project assignments

00:33:29and the translation

00:33:29should follow

00:33:30department procedures.

00:33:31No one should skip the leader

00:33:32and take projects directly.

00:33:46Annie, do you really speak

00:33:47eight languages?

00:33:48Yes.

00:33:49Do you know how rare

00:33:50someone like you is

00:33:51in the translation industry?

00:33:53I know.

00:33:54Then why did you...

00:33:56Forget it.

00:33:57There is something

00:33:58I should tell you.

00:33:59Scarlet has a real problem

00:34:00with you.

00:34:00She's brought it up

00:34:01with me several times already.

00:34:02I know.

00:34:04You better be careful.

00:34:06She has certain

00:34:08connections in the company.

00:34:10Mr. Wood,

00:34:11about you and Scarlet?

00:34:12What about us?

00:34:15Nothing.

00:34:21Annie, Scarlet and I

00:34:22don't have the kind of relationship

00:34:23you might be thinking of.

00:34:24She got promoted to team lead

00:34:26because she had been here

00:34:27long enough

00:34:27and knew the business well.

00:34:29That's all.

00:34:32I thought of the 17 hotel

00:34:34reinforcing claims

00:34:34Elon had mentioned.

00:34:36Human nature really is

00:34:37an interesting thing.

00:34:41The way people looked at me

00:34:43was strange.

00:34:43It wasn't admiration or envy.

00:34:45It was more like

00:34:46avoidance.

00:34:48Something happened.

00:34:49What happened?

00:34:50Scarlet reported you

00:34:51to Brian White.

00:34:52Reported me for what?

00:34:53She said you privately

00:34:54leakered White Global's

00:34:55internal pricing strategy

00:34:56to Crownweck

00:34:57while you were translating

00:34:58for them.

00:34:58That's a false accusation.

00:35:00I know.

00:35:01But she has evidence.

00:35:02What evidence?

00:35:03She said she found

00:35:04a file on your computer.

00:35:05Screenshots of a chat

00:35:06between you and

00:35:07Ruby Anderson's assistant,

00:35:08Frank Young.

00:35:09The chat mentions

00:35:10White Global's

00:35:10internal pricing.

00:35:12There is no such file

00:35:13on my computer.

00:35:14She says there is.

00:35:15And she already showed

00:35:16it to Brian White.

00:35:17Brian wants you in his office

00:35:18tomorrow morning

00:35:18to explain yourself.

00:35:21That so-called chat record

00:35:22is fake.

00:35:24I sneaked a look at it.

00:35:25The chat time was

00:35:26last Wednesday at 2 p.m.

00:35:27But you were at the

00:35:28department meeting

00:35:29last Wednesday afternoon.

00:35:30Everyone can prove it.

00:35:31Then how did she-

00:35:32She edited the time

00:35:33in the chat.

00:35:34Photoshopped it.

00:35:35But she forgot one thing.

00:35:37There's a battery indicator

00:35:38in the top right corner

00:35:38of the screenshot.

00:35:39That battery display

00:35:40doesn't match

00:35:40your phone model.

00:35:41You use a Samsung.

00:35:43That screenshot

00:35:43is from an iPhone.

00:35:46Ellen, I need you to do me

00:35:47a favor.

00:35:48Name it.

00:35:49You're in administration.

00:35:51Can you pull

00:35:52the attendance records

00:35:53and meeting room usage

00:35:54records from last

00:35:55Wednesday afternoon?

00:35:56Yes, pull them.

00:35:57Also, Scarlet's

00:35:58reimbursement records,

00:35:59the 17 hotel ones.

00:36:00Do you have them?

00:36:01I do.

00:36:02Are you finally going

00:36:02to use them?

00:36:03Not to attack her,

00:36:04but to protect myself.

00:36:05If she comes after me,

00:36:06I need Brian White

00:36:07to know her credibility

00:36:08has a problem.

00:36:09Got it.

00:36:20Every file

00:36:21had a timestamp

00:36:22and sending record.

00:36:23My real chat history

00:36:24with Frank Young

00:36:25was all on Teams

00:36:26with server backups.

00:36:29Scarlet could fake screenshots,

00:36:31but she couldn't

00:36:31change server data.

00:36:41I heard you were reported.

00:36:43News travels fast.

00:36:45Frank told me.

00:36:46Do you need help?

00:36:47No.

00:36:48I can handle it myself.

00:36:49Are you sure?

00:36:52Yes.

00:36:53Fine.

00:36:54If you can't handle it,

00:36:55just tell me.

00:36:58It won't.

00:37:04Annie.

00:37:06Scarlet reported that

00:37:07you privately leaked

00:37:09our pricing strategy

00:37:09to Crownwell

00:37:10while you were

00:37:11translating for them.

00:37:12These screenshots

00:37:13are the evidence

00:37:14she provided.

00:37:15Is there anything

00:37:15you want to say?

00:37:16It was exactly

00:37:17as Aline had described.

00:37:18My profile picture,

00:37:19my name,

00:37:20a conversation

00:37:21with Frank Young.

00:37:22The content did involve

00:37:23White Global's pricing,

00:37:24but the wording

00:37:25was extremely unnatural,

00:37:26like it had been made up

00:37:27by someone who didn't

00:37:28understand formal

00:37:29business conversation.

00:37:30These screenshots

00:37:31are fake.

00:37:33Of course you would

00:37:34say that.

00:37:34I can prove it.

00:37:37This is my full chat history

00:37:39with Frank Young.

00:37:40It has server backups

00:37:41and timestamps.

00:37:43Please compare them.

00:37:44The times don't match.

00:37:47The screenshots Scarlet

00:37:48provided show

00:37:49that the conversation

00:37:49happened last Wednesday

00:37:50at 2 p.m.

00:37:51But the team's record

00:37:52showed that Annie

00:37:53and Frank Young

00:37:54had no conversation

00:37:55at that time.

00:37:56She could have deleted

00:37:57Teams has server backups.

00:37:58Even if an employee

00:37:59deletes the chat

00:38:00on their eye,

00:38:00the server still keeps it.

00:38:01Also, from 2 p.m.

00:38:02to 4 p.m.

00:38:03last Wednesday,

00:38:04I was attending

00:38:04the department meeting

00:38:05in the company.

00:38:05The attendance

00:38:06and meeting room

00:38:06booking records

00:38:07can prove it.

00:38:07One more thing.

00:38:08This screenshot

00:38:09is from an iOS interface.

00:38:11I use Android.

00:38:12Scarlet, your phone

00:38:13is an iPhone, isn't it?

00:38:14That proves nothing.

00:38:15Maybe you changed phones.

00:38:16I've been here

00:38:17for three years.

00:38:19The device binding

00:38:19records from IT show

00:38:21I have never used

00:38:22an iPhone.

00:38:27Scarlet, where did

00:38:28these screenshots come from?

00:38:29I...

00:38:30I found them

00:38:31on her computer

00:38:31after you went

00:38:32through my computer

00:38:33last week.

00:38:34I reset the password.

00:38:36These screenshots

00:38:37were never

00:38:38on my computer.

00:38:40You never saw

00:38:41these snapshots

00:38:42on my computer

00:38:43because they never

00:38:44existed in the first place.

00:38:46You made them yourself.

00:38:49Scarlet, do you have

00:38:50anything else

00:38:51to explain?

00:38:53Mr. Wood,

00:38:54say something.

00:38:56Scarlet,

00:38:56you went too far

00:38:57this time.

00:38:59Faking evidence

00:39:00to falsely accuse

00:39:00a colleague

00:39:01is a serious violation.

00:39:02Scarlet,

00:39:03your position

00:39:03as the department

00:39:04leader is revoked

00:39:04immediately.

00:39:05Mr. White?

00:39:05Also, your year-end

00:39:06performance rating

00:39:06will be downgraded

00:39:07by one level.

00:39:08If anything like

00:39:08this happens again,

00:39:09your employment

00:39:10will be terminated

00:39:10immediately.

00:39:11Annie, are you

00:39:12happy now?

00:39:12Scarlet, from beginning

00:39:13to end, you were

00:39:14the one causing

00:39:14trouble for me.

00:39:15I never went

00:39:16after you first.

00:39:16Because your very

00:39:17existence is a

00:39:18quotation.

00:39:19You speak eight

00:39:19language and you

00:39:20hid it for three

00:39:21years.

00:39:21You made my seven

00:39:22years of hard work

00:39:23look like a joke.

00:39:26On the surface,

00:39:27no one in the

00:39:28translation department

00:39:29said much.

00:39:29But the group chat

00:39:31had completely blown

00:39:32up.

00:39:32She should have

00:39:33been removed

00:39:33ages ago.

00:39:34Her translation

00:39:35skills were just

00:39:36average.

00:39:37She only got there

00:39:37through connections.

00:39:38You guys didn't

00:39:39know?

00:39:39Every translation

00:39:40she submitted

00:39:41had been corrected

00:39:42by Annie.

00:39:43What?

00:39:44I am serious.

00:39:45I have seen the

00:39:46proof peating

00:39:46records.

00:39:47Then how many

00:39:48has Annie

00:39:48corrected over the

00:39:49past three years?

00:39:50A conservative

00:39:50estimate?

00:39:51Over a hundred.

00:40:01Excuse me.

00:40:02Which one of you

00:40:03is Annie?

00:40:04Me.

00:40:05Hello.

00:40:07I am Victoria

00:40:08Hayes, a producer

00:40:09at Harbor Light

00:40:09Media.

00:40:10We are preparing a

00:40:11large-scale

00:40:12international documentary

00:40:13project and we need

00:40:14a multi-linguished

00:40:14translation consultant.

00:40:16How did you find me?

00:40:17Industry recommendation.

00:40:19The Crownwell

00:40:19project and the

00:40:20French brand project

00:40:21you worked on

00:40:21recently have

00:40:22attracted some

00:40:22attention in the

00:40:23field.

00:40:24Harbor Light

00:40:24Media, a top-team

00:40:25production company.

00:40:26Mrs. Hayes,

00:40:27what kind of

00:40:27project is it

00:40:28exactly?

00:40:28A documentary

00:40:29about the

00:40:29Strait of Boreau

00:40:30and global trade.

00:40:31We need

00:40:32simultaneous

00:40:32interpretation

00:40:33and subtitle

00:40:34proof-feeding

00:40:34across five

00:40:35languages,

00:40:35English, French,

00:40:36Italian, Spanish,

00:40:37and Arabic.

00:40:38We contacted

00:40:39three translation

00:40:40companies, but

00:40:41none of them

00:40:41could provide

00:40:42one person who

00:40:42covers all

00:40:43five languages.

00:40:44Then someone

00:40:45told me that

00:40:46White Global

00:40:46has a girl

00:40:47who speaks

00:40:47eight languages.

00:40:49Who told you

00:40:49that?

00:40:49Louis Anderson.

00:40:50He is one of

00:40:51the investors

00:40:51in this project.

00:40:52Louis Anderson

00:40:53again.

00:40:53What is the

00:40:54consulting fee

00:40:54for this project?

00:40:55$50,000 a month.

00:40:57The estimated

00:40:57period is three

00:40:58months.

00:40:58$150,000.

00:41:00That is about

00:41:00six years of my

00:41:01salary at White

00:41:02Global.

00:41:03If you take it,

00:41:04you will need

00:41:04to travel for

00:41:05two months,

00:41:06the Middle

00:41:06East and

00:41:07Europe.

00:41:13A bank account

00:41:14in Zurich,

00:41:15a property

00:41:16in Munich,

00:41:17and a small

00:41:18apartment in

00:41:18the 16th

00:41:19compartment of

00:41:19Paris.

00:41:20The total value

00:41:21was close to

00:41:22$10,000,000.

00:41:23Language was

00:41:24the thing my

00:41:24parents loved

00:41:25most in their

00:41:25lives.

00:41:26My mother

00:41:27used to say,

00:41:28language is

00:41:29the best

00:41:29bridge.

00:41:31My father

00:41:31said, if you

00:41:32can understand

00:41:33a person in

00:41:34their mother

00:41:34tongue, you

00:41:35can understand

00:41:35their heart.

00:41:37They carved

00:41:37the languages

00:41:38of the world

00:41:39into my

00:41:39blood.

00:41:40Then they

00:41:40left.

00:41:41So I hid

00:41:42those languages

00:41:42away, along

00:41:43with my

00:41:44memories of

00:41:44them.

00:41:45Because every

00:41:45time I speak

00:41:46one of those

00:41:46languages, I

00:41:47remember what

00:41:48they looked

00:41:48like when

00:41:49they were

00:41:49by my side

00:41:49teaching it

00:41:50to me.

00:41:50German was

00:41:51in Berlin.

00:41:52My dad

00:41:53taught it

00:41:53to me, while

00:41:54taking me

00:41:54for ice cream

00:41:55in front of

00:41:55the Branswer

00:41:56Gate.

00:41:57French was

00:41:57in Paris.

00:41:59My mother

00:42:00read Malpousseau

00:42:00to me in the

00:42:01original French

00:42:02by the

00:42:02San.

00:42:03Arabic was

00:42:04in Cairo.

00:42:05The three

00:42:05of us were

00:42:06on a boat

00:42:06on the Nile.

00:42:08My father

00:42:09counted the

00:42:09stars while

00:42:10teaching me

00:42:10how to say

00:42:11Wahid,

00:42:12Ethwan,

00:42:13Flaka.

00:42:13Every language

00:42:14was a memory.

00:42:15And I didn't

00:42:15want to open

00:42:16those memories,

00:42:17but I...

00:42:22Has Mrs. Hayes

00:42:24from Harbor Light

00:42:24reached out to you?

00:42:26She has.

00:42:27Why did you

00:42:28introduce this

00:42:28to me?

00:42:29Because you

00:42:29need to step

00:42:30out of it.

00:42:31You do not

00:42:32know me.

00:42:33I know your

00:42:34parents were

00:42:34diplomats.

00:42:35I know your

00:42:35background.

00:42:37You investigated

00:42:38me?

00:42:39Before I decide

00:42:40who to work

00:42:40with, I learn

00:42:41about them.

00:42:42Annie, your

00:42:43parents were

00:42:44remarkable people.

00:42:46You do not

00:42:46need to lock

00:42:47yourself in a

00:42:47corner just to

00:42:48escape their

00:42:49shadow.

00:42:51Go take a look

00:42:51at Harbor Light's

00:42:52project.

00:42:53The Strait of

00:42:54Jurada, the bridge

00:42:54between Europe and

00:42:55Africa.

00:42:56Maybe you should

00:42:56see it for

00:42:56yourself.

00:43:02Maybe he was

00:43:03right.

00:43:07Mr. White, I

00:43:08need to take

00:43:09two months

00:43:09off.

00:43:10For what?

00:43:11A documentary

00:43:12project wants

00:43:12me as a

00:43:13translation

00:43:13sultan.

00:43:14I need to

00:43:14travel to the

00:43:15Middle East

00:43:15and Europe.

00:43:16Two months?

00:43:17What about

00:43:17Crownwell's

00:43:18project?

00:43:19I have already

00:43:19completed all the

00:43:20translation drafts

00:43:21for Crownwell's

00:43:21second phase.

00:43:22The third phase

00:43:22will not start

00:43:23until three months

00:43:23later.

00:43:24Are you

00:43:24resigning?

00:43:25I will come

00:43:25back.

00:43:27Fine.

00:43:28I will approve

00:43:29two months

00:43:29for you.

00:43:33Scarlet?

00:43:34Scarlet had

00:43:34been transferred

00:43:35to administration

00:43:35as a clerk.

00:43:36The old shine

00:43:37was gone.

00:43:38You are going

00:43:38on a business

00:43:38trip?

00:43:39Mm-hmm.

00:43:40For how long?

00:43:41Two months.

00:43:42You know, when I

00:43:42joined the White

00:43:43seven years ago,

00:43:44I only spoke

00:43:44one language,

00:43:45too.

00:43:47Later, I learned

00:43:47French and Spanish

00:43:48while working here.

00:43:49I went from intern

00:43:50to the department

00:43:50leader.

00:43:52I thought I had

00:43:53worked really hard.

00:43:54You did work

00:43:54hard.

00:43:55But without

00:43:55doing anything,

00:43:56you were already

00:43:56above me.

00:43:57Eight languages.

00:43:58What gives you

00:43:58the right?

00:43:59My parents.

00:44:00They paid for it

00:44:01with their lives.

00:44:05That was the last

00:44:06time we spoke

00:44:06in this building.

00:44:07At the airport,

00:44:08I unexpectedly

00:44:09ran into someone.

00:44:10Louis Anderson!

00:44:11He was wearing

00:44:12casual clothes.

00:44:13It was the first

00:44:14time I had ever

00:44:14seen him out

00:44:15of a suit.

00:44:15Annie?

00:44:16What are you

00:44:17doing here?

00:44:17Crownwell has

00:44:18business in Dubai.

00:44:19What a coincidence.

00:44:20Yeah.

00:44:21What a coincidence.

00:44:25Business class

00:44:26is pretty empty.

00:44:27Why are you

00:44:28sitting here?

00:44:28I bought

00:44:29an economy

00:44:29ticket.

00:44:31About the

00:44:32inheritance

00:44:32your parents

00:44:33left you.

00:44:34You even

00:44:34know about

00:44:34that?

00:44:35The law

00:44:36firm has

00:44:36worked with

00:44:36us before.

00:44:37Attorney

00:44:37Wills once

00:44:37mentioned a

00:44:38client who

00:44:38refused to

00:44:39inherit in

00:44:39the state.

00:44:40The industry

00:44:40is only so

00:44:41big.

00:44:41So the

00:44:42whole world

00:44:42knows?

00:44:42Not the

00:44:43whole world.

00:44:43Just me

00:44:44caring about

00:44:44it.

00:44:44I turned

00:44:45to look

00:44:45at him

00:44:45and my

00:44:46heart

00:44:46skipped

00:44:46a beat.

00:44:47The

00:44:47sunlight

00:44:47in Dubai

00:44:48was

00:44:48completely

00:44:48different

00:44:49from back

00:44:49home.

00:44:49Dry,

00:44:50fierce,

00:44:50almost as if

00:44:51it could

00:44:51burn straight

00:44:52through your

00:44:52shadow.

00:44:52So you

00:44:53are Annie,

00:44:54the one

00:44:54who speaks

00:44:54eight

00:44:54languages?

00:44:55Yes.

00:44:55Let's do

00:44:56a test.

00:44:56Translate a

00:44:57section for

00:44:57me first.

00:44:58Martin handed

00:44:58me an

00:44:59Arabic interview

00:44:59outline.

00:45:00Okay, I'm

00:45:01Annie Smith,

00:45:01a junior

00:45:02translator at

00:45:02White Global

00:45:03Trading Co.

00:45:03I've been

00:45:04here three

00:45:04years and

00:45:05make $24,000

00:45:05a year.

00:45:07Finally, she

00:45:08is the one.

00:45:09She is better

00:45:10than those three

00:45:10translation companies

00:45:12combined.

00:45:13Martin, she

00:45:14has not even

00:45:14given us a

00:45:15quote yet.

00:45:16No need.

00:45:17It's her.

00:45:17The first

00:45:18stop was the

00:45:19antique market

00:45:19in old Dubai.

00:45:20The documentary

00:45:21was going to

00:45:21cover how the

00:45:22Strait of

00:45:22Hormosk

00:45:23connects global

00:45:23trade.

00:45:24There was a

00:45:25Persian carpet

00:45:25shop here that

00:45:26had been open

00:45:26for 40 years

00:45:27and the owner

00:45:28was a third

00:45:29generation Iranian

00:45:30merchant.

00:45:47In Casablanca,

00:45:48I interviewed

00:45:49a historian in

00:45:50French.

00:45:59He said,

00:46:01On the Strait of

00:46:01Jurali,

00:46:02shipping and

00:46:02trade are a

00:46:03way of having

00:46:03a dialogue.

00:46:04People may come

00:46:04from different

00:46:05backgrounds and

00:46:06speak different

00:46:06languages,

00:46:07but their hearts

00:46:07are connected.

00:46:08My voice,

00:46:09but their hearts

00:46:09was a little

00:46:10halcyed because

00:46:11my father had

00:46:11said almost the

00:46:12exact same thing.

00:46:14Okay.

00:46:15That night,

00:46:16the team had

00:46:17dinner at the

00:46:17hotel.

00:46:19Annie,

00:46:19Mr.

00:46:20Anderson asked

00:46:20whether your

00:46:21work went

00:46:21smoothly today?

00:46:22It went smoothly.

00:46:23No need to

00:46:23worry about me.

00:46:24Mr.

00:46:25Anderson asked

00:46:25me to tell

00:46:25you that he

00:46:26is in the

00:46:26office on the

00:46:2758th floor of

00:46:27this hotel.

00:46:28If you need

00:46:29anything,

00:46:29contact him

00:46:30anytime.

00:46:33Hello?

00:46:35Have you

00:46:35eaten?

00:46:36I am eating

00:46:37now.

00:46:38The food here

00:46:38may not really

00:46:39suit our taste.

00:46:40If you want

00:46:40something else...

00:46:42Mr.

00:46:43Anderson,

00:46:43why are you

00:46:43telling me

00:46:44this?

00:46:45Because I care

00:46:45about you.

00:46:46I do not need

00:46:46your concern,

00:46:47thank you.

00:46:48Okay.

00:46:49No more

00:46:49concern.

00:46:50Good night.

00:46:50Over the next

00:46:51two weeks,

00:46:51we went a lot

00:46:52of places.

00:46:53On the flight

00:46:53from Istanbul

00:46:54to Cairo,

00:46:55I received

00:46:55an email.

00:46:56Sender,

00:46:56Scarlet,

00:46:57subject,

00:46:57no subject.

00:46:58After you

00:46:59left,

00:46:59they laid off

00:47:00the French

00:47:00team and

00:47:01the German

00:47:01team because

00:47:02Brian White

00:47:02said you

00:47:03alone would

00:47:03enough.

00:47:04Seven people

00:47:05lost their

00:47:05jobs because

00:47:06of you.

00:47:06Are you

00:47:07happy now?

00:47:08I looked

00:47:08at the email

00:47:09and deleted

00:47:09it.

00:47:10Do not

00:47:11believe,

00:47:11Scarlet,

00:47:12the French

00:47:12and German

00:47:12teams were

00:47:13cut because

00:47:13they were

00:47:14already at

00:47:14the bottom

00:47:14in performance.

00:47:15It has

00:47:15nothing to

00:47:16do with

00:47:16you.

00:47:16She is

00:47:17just

00:47:17trying

00:47:17to

00:47:17mess

00:47:17with

00:47:17you.

00:47:18I

00:47:18know.

00:47:18Are

00:47:19you

00:47:19okay?

00:47:19I'm

00:47:20fine.

00:47:24Cairo,

00:47:25the third

00:47:26stop of

00:47:26the documentary.

00:47:27I lived

00:47:28here for

00:47:28a while.

00:47:30When the

00:47:31plane landed,

00:47:32I looked

00:47:32out of that

00:47:33familiar city

00:47:33and my heart

00:47:34started beating

00:47:35a little

00:47:35faster.

00:47:36In Cairo,

00:47:37the team

00:47:37was filming a

00:47:38section about

00:47:38the history of

00:47:39trade between

00:47:40the Middle East

00:47:41and Europe.

00:47:42They needed

00:47:42Arabic

00:47:43interpretation.

00:47:44and they

00:47:54said,

00:47:55is

00:47:56Gip

00:47:56Dine and

00:47:56Pryvide

00:47:56Sammler

00:47:57in Cairo?

00:47:58owner of

00:47:58this

00:47:59division

00:47:59was a

00:47:59diplomat.

00:48:00He died

00:48:00in five

00:48:01years.

00:48:02His

00:48:02daughter

00:48:03is

00:48:03a

00:48:04heir

00:48:04but

00:48:04is

00:48:04never

00:48:04been

00:48:14there

00:48:15after the

00:48:21interview.

00:48:22I sat

00:48:22alone on

00:48:22the streets

00:48:23of Cairo.

00:48:24I looked up

00:48:25at the sky.

00:48:25It was

00:48:26gray.

00:48:28I still

00:48:29remember the

00:48:29pistachio flavor

00:48:30ice cream

00:48:31that year.

00:48:36Hello?

00:48:37You arrived

00:48:37in Cairo?

00:48:38Yes.

00:48:41What

00:48:41happened?

00:48:42Your voice

00:48:43sounds off.

00:48:44Nothing.

00:48:45I flew to

00:48:46Cairo this

00:48:46afternoon.

00:48:47If you have

00:48:48time...

00:48:48Why do you

00:48:48always show

00:48:49up wherever

00:48:49I am?

00:48:50Because

00:48:50Victoria has

00:48:51your itinerary.

00:48:52She is running

00:48:52a project I

00:48:53invested in,

00:48:54so I have

00:48:54the right to

00:48:55see you.

00:48:55That is

00:48:56called

00:48:56stalking.

00:48:57That is

00:48:57called

00:48:57paying

00:48:58attention.

00:49:02There is

00:49:03a difference.

00:49:04The next

00:49:04afternoon,

00:49:05Louie

00:49:05Geranderson

00:49:06went with

00:49:06me to

00:49:07a private

00:49:07warehouse

00:49:07on the

00:49:08outskirts

00:49:08of Cairo.

00:49:09It was

00:49:09not big,

00:49:10but the

00:49:10temperature

00:49:11and humidity

00:49:11were carefully

00:49:12controlled.

00:49:13The kind

00:49:14of place

00:49:14used

00:49:14specifically

00:49:15to store

00:49:15antiques.

00:49:18After

00:49:19the manager

00:49:19opened the

00:49:20door,

00:49:20I saw

00:49:21three full

00:49:21shelves.

00:49:24Every piece

00:49:25had a

00:49:25handwritten

00:49:25tag hanging

00:49:26on it.

00:49:28It was

00:49:29my father's

00:49:29handwriting.

00:49:30An

00:49:3118th

00:49:31century

00:49:32style

00:49:32Meissen

00:49:33porcelain

00:49:33vase

00:49:34purchased

00:49:35at the

00:49:35Grand

00:49:36Bazaar

00:49:36in

00:49:36Istanbul

00:49:372008

00:49:39with

00:49:40Annie.

00:49:412008

00:49:42I was

00:49:43eight

00:49:43years

00:49:43old

00:49:43in

00:49:44Istanbul

00:49:44with

00:49:44my

00:49:44dad.

00:49:45He

00:49:45took

00:49:45me

00:49:45to

00:49:46the

00:49:46Grand

00:49:46Bazaar.

00:49:47I

00:49:47kept

00:49:47asking

00:49:47for

00:49:47Turkish

00:49:48ice

00:49:48cream

00:49:48and

00:49:49he

00:49:49said

00:49:49we

00:49:49would

00:49:49go

00:49:49after

00:49:50looking

00:49:50at

00:49:50that

00:49:50little

00:49:51stall.

00:49:51That

00:49:52stall

00:49:52was

00:49:52selling

00:49:52these

00:49:52old

00:49:53porcelain

00:49:53pieces.

00:49:54I

00:49:54did

00:49:54not

00:49:54remember

00:49:54any

00:49:55of

00:49:55it.

00:49:55But

00:50:00the

00:50:00inheritance

00:50:01the

00:50:01memories.

00:50:02I

00:50:02thought

00:50:02as

00:50:03long

00:50:03as

00:50:03I

00:50:03did

00:50:03not

00:50:03touch

00:50:04any

00:50:04of

00:50:04it

00:50:04I

00:50:05could

00:50:05pretend

00:50:05they

00:50:05had

00:50:05never

00:50:05left.

00:50:06But

00:50:06they

00:50:07had

00:50:07always

00:50:07been

00:50:07with

00:50:07me.

00:50:09Your

00:50:09father

00:50:10was an

00:50:10extraordinary

00:50:10man.

00:50:12I

00:50:13know.

00:50:15Then

00:50:15you should

00:50:15become

00:50:16someone

00:50:16extraordinary

00:50:17too.

00:50:17Instead

00:50:18of hiding

00:50:18yourself

00:50:18in a

00:50:19position

00:50:19far

00:50:19below

00:50:19your

00:50:20level.

00:50:24That

00:50:24night

00:50:25I

00:50:26called

00:50:26Attorney

00:50:26Wills.

00:50:27Attorney

00:50:27Wills,

00:50:28I

00:50:28will

00:50:28handle

00:50:29the

00:50:29inheritance.

00:50:29Miss

00:50:29Smith,

00:50:30finally

00:50:31donate

00:50:31the

00:50:31Zura

00:50:32accounts

00:50:32and

00:50:32the

00:50:32properties

00:50:33according

00:50:33to

00:50:33the

00:50:33original

00:50:33plan.

00:50:34But

00:50:35I

00:50:35am

00:50:35keeping

00:50:35the

00:50:35porcelain

00:50:35collection

00:50:36in

00:50:36Cairo.

00:50:36Understood.

00:50:37That

00:50:37is

00:50:37wonderful.

00:50:38I

00:50:38will

00:50:38arrange

00:50:38it

00:50:38right

00:50:38away.

00:50:39One

00:50:39more

00:50:39thing.

00:50:40Go

00:50:40ahead.

00:50:40Did

00:50:40my

00:50:40father

00:50:41leave

00:50:41any

00:50:41letter

00:50:42or

00:50:42document

00:50:42for

00:50:42me?

00:50:43Not

00:50:43a

00:50:43legal

00:50:43document.

00:50:44Something

00:50:44personal?

00:50:45Yes.

00:50:46A

00:50:46letter.

00:50:46He

00:50:47noted

00:50:47that it

00:50:47should

00:50:47be

00:50:47given

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00:50:48you

00:50:48when

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00:50:48to

00:51:00collect

00:51:00Annie

00:51:01when

00:51:01you

00:51:01see

00:51:01this

00:51:02letter

00:51:02your

00:51:02mother

00:51:02and

00:51:02I

00:51:02should

00:51:03no

00:51:03longer

00:51:03be

00:51:03by

00:51:03your

00:51:03side.

00:51:04Knowing

00:51:05your

00:51:05personality

00:51:05I

00:51:05guess

00:51:06you

00:51:06will

00:51:06probably

00:51:06run

00:51:06away

00:51:06for

00:51:07a

00:51:07while.

00:51:08You

00:51:08may

00:51:08seal

00:51:08away

00:51:08the

00:51:08memories

00:51:09connected

00:51:09to

00:51:09us

00:51:09along

00:51:10with

00:51:10all

00:51:10those

00:51:11languages.

00:51:11Maybe

00:51:12it

00:51:12is

00:51:12because

00:51:12every

00:51:12language

00:51:13is

00:51:13tied

00:51:13to

00:51:13us.

00:51:14One

00:51:14sentence

00:51:14in

00:51:14German

00:51:15will

00:51:15remind

00:51:15you

00:51:15of

00:51:15landscape

00:51:16in

00:51:16Berlin.

00:51:17One

00:51:17sentence

00:51:17in

00:51:17Arabic

00:51:18will

00:51:18remind

00:51:18you

00:51:18of

00:51:18the

00:51:18stars

00:51:19in

00:51:19Cairo.

00:51:20But

00:51:20Annie

00:51:21language

00:51:21is

00:51:21not

00:51:21a

00:51:21chain

00:51:22language

00:51:22is

00:51:23wings.

00:51:23Your

00:51:23mother

00:51:23spent

00:51:24her

00:51:24life

00:51:24building

00:51:24bridges.

00:51:25I

00:51:25spent

00:51:25mine

00:51:25planting

00:51:26seeds.

00:51:26You

00:51:26are

00:51:26that

00:51:26bridge

00:51:27of

00:51:27seed.

00:51:27Don't

00:51:27shrink

00:51:28yourself

00:51:28into

00:51:28the

00:51:28dark.

00:51:29You

00:51:29are

00:51:29exceptional.

00:51:30You

00:51:30are

00:51:30smart,

00:51:30gifted,

00:51:31and

00:51:31you

00:51:31should

00:51:31do

00:51:31what

00:51:31you

00:51:31are

00:51:31really

00:51:32good

00:51:32at.

00:51:32Trying

00:51:32to

00:51:32plant

00:51:33seeds

00:51:33in

00:51:33your

00:51:33own

00:51:33way.

00:51:34You

00:51:48In

00:51:48Madrid,

00:51:49I

00:51:49interviewed

00:51:49a

00:51:50flamenco

00:51:50dancer

00:51:50in

00:51:51Spanish.

00:51:54She

00:51:57says

00:51:57every

00:51:58language

00:51:58has

00:51:58its

00:51:58own

00:51:58rhythm.

00:51:59I

00:51:59wrote

00:52:00that

00:52:00sentence

00:52:00down

00:52:00in

00:52:00my

00:52:01translation

00:52:01notes.

00:52:02The

00:52:02final stop

00:52:03was

00:52:03Venice.

00:52:04Omar,

00:52:05the

00:52:05Arab

00:52:06old

00:52:06bookseller.

00:52:07He

00:52:07had

00:52:07his

00:52:08own

00:52:08antique

00:52:08bookshop

00:52:09in

00:52:09the

00:52:09best

00:52:09spot

00:52:10on

00:52:10the

00:52:10busiest

00:52:10square

00:52:11in

00:52:11Venice.

00:52:12He

00:52:12was

00:52:12in

00:52:12his

00:52:13sixties

00:52:13and

00:52:13had

00:52:14lived

00:52:14in

00:52:14Italy

00:52:14for

00:52:14thirty

00:52:15years

00:52:15and

00:52:16the

00:52:16story

00:52:16of

00:52:16him

00:52:17moved

00:52:17me

00:52:17the

00:52:17most.

00:52:18Son

00:52:18arrivato

00:52:18in

00:52:18Italy

00:52:19a

00:52:1924

00:52:19anni

00:52:19e

00:52:19non

00:52:19sapevo

00:52:20nemen

00:52:20una

00:52:20parola

00:52:20della

00:52:21lingua

00:52:21locale.

00:52:22Mi

00:52:22perdevo

00:52:22per

00:52:22strada.

00:52:23Non

00:52:23riuscivo

00:52:23a

00:52:23capire

00:52:24nulla,

00:52:24non

00:52:24potevo

00:52:24leggere

00:52:25nulla

00:52:25e

00:52:25non

00:52:25ero

00:52:25neanche

00:52:25in

00:52:26grado

00:52:26di

00:52:26chiedere

00:52:26indicazioni.

00:52:27Dovevo

00:52:27gestare

00:52:27i

00:52:28gesti

00:52:28e

00:52:28parlare

00:52:28contemporaneamente

00:52:29con

00:52:29le

00:52:29persone.

00:52:29Piense

00:52:29pensavano

00:52:30che

00:52:30fossi

00:52:30pazzo.?

00:52:31What happened after that?

00:52:33Poi ho trascorre dieci anni a imparnare l'italiano

00:52:35e oltre dieci anni a far sé che tutti in quella strada mi chiamassero signor Omar

00:52:40La lingua non serve solo a tradizione

00:52:42è il modo in cui si fa rispettere

00:52:47Keep this part, original audio with subtitles

00:52:53Annie, your translation almost made me cry

00:52:56In Venice I completed the final three interviews in Italian

00:53:00Two months, two continents and eight languages

00:53:03My dad was right, language is not a chain, it is wings

00:53:12The day I came back, it was late December

00:53:16New York's winter was cold, but the air carried a familiar scent

00:53:21Annie, the director position in the translation department is open

00:53:25I want you to take it

00:53:30What is the salary?

00:53:32$200,000

00:54:01Okay, and just like that, in less than half a year

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

00:54:16One wrong number in a trade contract can mean tens of millions in losses

00:54:21Strictness is the bare minimum

00:54:26Hello?

00:54:27Director Smith, congratulations on the promotion

00:54:29Thank you

00:54:29$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

00:54:37The offer, the Harborlight Media Project that day in Cairo

00:54:39You don't need to thank me, those weren't favors

00:54:41Then what were they?

00:54:43Things I wanted to do

00:54:43Are 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

00:54:53Not the kind of luxury car I had imagined

00:54:55Your car doesn't really match your status

00:54:57Cars are for driving, not for showing off

00:54:59I'm taking you to a Japanese restaurant

00:55:01It only has eight seats

00:55:04You're paying?

00:55:05Obviously

00:55:07This place has the best sashimi in the whole city

00:55:09How do you know?

00:55:10I'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

00:55:19Or maybe even earlier

00:55:20Since the first time you spoke German at Crownwell

00:55:22I

00:55:22You what?

00:55:24I knew you were someone I didn't want to miss

00:55:25Right 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

00:55:45Okay

00:55:46Will you miss me?

00:55:49No

00:55:50Liar

00:55:52Maybe a little

00:56:01Over the next three months

00:56:03Many things happened at once

00:56:05The Crownwell project successfully completed its third phase

00:56:08And White Global brought in nearly $80 million in revenue from it

00:56:14When Brian White reviewed the monthly report

00:56:16He said to Alex Wood

00:56:17You should have put Annie on it from the start

00:56:21After Scarlet resigned from White Global

00:56:24She became a director at a small translation company

00:56:26Three months later

00:56:27That company face had its mass tariff compensation claim

00:56:30A German contract had its tariff glosses mistranslated

00:56:34Causing the client to lose $20 million

00:56:36That translation was done by Scarlet herself

00:56:39Her problem with German honoratis had finally been exposed on a bigger stage

00:56:44When the news reached White Global

00:56:45Some 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

00:57:12Translation consultant in five languages

00:57:14Annie, 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

00:57:22I recognized it the moment I heard it

00:57:24Annie, before your father passed away

00:57:26He 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

00:57:35And 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

00:57:46And 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

00:57:56Don'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

00:58:06If you understand someone's mother tongue

00:58:07You can understand their heart

00:58:09You did that

00:58:11We walked for a long time

00:58:13Until we reached a river

00:58:15Annie

00:58:16Yeah?

00:58:17Crownwell is setting up

00:58:18An international cultural exchange department next year

00:58:20We'll focus on crossword cultural projects

00:58:21Documentaries, publishing

00:58:22Exhibitions, forums

00:58:24I need someone to lead it

00:58:24You're trying to poach me again

00:58:25I'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

00:58:33And you should use that tool to do something bigger

00:58:35Your father's porcelain collection

00:58:36Could become an exhibition

00:58:37About the history of global trade

00:58:38Use your eight languages

00:58:39To 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

00:58:52One million dollars a year

00:58:53Plus project dividends

00:58:54But the girlfriend part is serious too

00:58:57The street light fell across his face

00:58:59Softening cold lines he usually carried

00:59:04Two days later

00:59:05I gave him my answer

00:59:06I said yes to both

00:59:08Brian White personally walked me to the entrance

00:59:11Annie, you are the most underestimated employee

00:59:13In 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

00:59:22What 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

00:59:28Then why didn't you...

00:59:30Forget it

00:59:31I wish you all the best

00:59:32Thank you

00:59:34Three years

00:59:35A $24,000 salary

00:59:37A junior level position

00:59:38I had repaid what needed to be repaid

00:59:41It was time to start over

00:59:48Crownwell's International Cultural Exchange Department

00:59:51Was 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

01:00:22Looking 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

01:00:43You were never just a translator

01:00:46Louis Anderson stood in the corner of the exhibition hall

01:00:49Staying away from the front

01:00:50He was wearing a black suit

01:00:51Hands in my pockets

01:00:52Watching me give interviews 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

01:01:06But I heard you spent three years as a junior translator at a trading company

01:01:09Making 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

01:01:30Waiting for you to speak

01:01:31What 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

01:01:40I should use it

01:01:41On the second day of the exhibition

01:01:42Someone 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

01:02:10But you were already above me without even trying

01:02:12I could not accept that

01:02:13So you chose to frame me

01:02:15Yes

01:02:16And then I paid the price

01:02:17After I left White Global

01:02:19That German contract at the translation company

01:02:21You heard about it, right?

01:02:22I did

01:02:24Because you used to correct my work

01:02:25I never knew what my real level was

01:02:26Once you were not there anymore

01:02:27I finally realized

01:02:28Scarlet, your hard work was real

01:02:29Those seven years of German were not wasted either

01:02:31You just chose the wrong direction at certain moments

01:02:33You don't hate me?

01:02:35No

01:02:37The Forge screenshots are in the past now

01:02:40You really are different from before

01:02:41Back then I could not even face myself

01:02:44The exhibition is wonderful

01:02:46Your father must be very happy

01:02:52The exhibition ran for two months across five cities

01:02:55With 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

01:03:13Five 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

01:03:29Because 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

01:03:39The ninth language is Russian

01:03:42I studied for three months just to learn one word

01:03:44The 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

01:04:07Five years later, Crownwell's International Cultural Exchange Department

01:04:11Had become an industry benchmark

01:04:12It ran more than 20 cross-cultural projects every year

01:04:15With revenue exceeding 200 million

01:04:17Revenue is up another 30% this year

01:04:20Your salary should be adjusted this year

01:04:22To how much?

01:04:24Can you tell me?

01:04:26One dollar

01:04:29Seriously?

01:04:30Put the rest into a scholarship

01:04:31To support young people studying languages

01:04:33Name it after my parents

01:04:35The Michael Smith and Evelyn Chen Language Scholarship

01:04:38How do you know my mother's name?

01:04:40I am your husband

01:04:40How could I not know your mother's name?

01:04:44Outside the window was the skyline of the whole city

01:04:46It was no longer that rental apartment

01:04:48With the broken heating

01:04:49But sometimes I still think of that window

01:04:51And the nights when I crouched there eating soup

01:04:53Back then, I was fluent in eight languages

01:04:56Made $3,000 a year

01:04:57And rejected a $10 million inheritance

01:04:59I hid myself in the deepest corner

01:05:01Thinking that as long as I stayed silent

01:05:03It would not hurt

01:05:03In his letter, my father wrote

01:05:05Be brave enough to be yourself

01:05:08It took me a long time to understand that

01:05:11But luckily

01:05:13I did it

01:05:14I did it

01:05:15I did it

01:05:16I did it

01:05:17I did it

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