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The Silent Polygot
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00:00:00I'm Annie Smith, a junior translator at White Global Trading Co. Lou Did.
00:00:04I've been here for three years and make $24,000 a year.
00:00:08Pretty ordinary, right?
00:00:10But in fact, I'm fluent in eight languages.
00:00:13English, German, French, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, Arabic, and Italian.
00:00:19Nobody knows that.
00:00:20My father was a diplomat and mother was simultaneous in Sperger.
00:00:24Five years ago, they died in a car accident.
00:00:27I've never wanted to show off because of these skills.
00:00:30I just want to keep my head down and be a small, unassuming translator.
00:00:34Let's welcome Mr. White to the stage.
00:00:39Everyone have worked hard over the past year.
00:00:42Thank you for your dedication.
00:00:45In the new year, we will...
00:00:48It's been ten minutes.
00:00:50And I'm down here counting how many times he says thank you while he's giving the speech.
00:00:56Annie!
00:00:57You'd better win the lucky draw later.
00:00:59If you do, dinner's on me.
00:01:02Sure.
00:01:03Why not?
00:01:04That's my everyday life.
00:01:06Elon is my only friend at work.
00:01:09She doesn't know I speak eight languages.
00:01:12But she does know one thing.
00:01:34But it has nothing to do with me.
00:01:36I told myself, it has nothing to do with me.
00:01:44Annie, did you understand that?
00:01:47No.
00:01:48I don't speak German.
00:01:51Right, of course.
00:01:52You only have a certificate in Spanish.
00:01:54What could you possibly understand?
00:01:57Poor thing.
00:02:00Scarlett, majoring in German, French, and Spanish, is the head of translator team.
00:02:06She got promoted in just three months.
00:02:08And has been riding that high ever since.
00:02:12Mm-hmm.
00:02:14Anyway, the raise has nothing to do with you.
00:02:17Just keep doing the basic work.
00:02:21Oh, and remember to translate the annual meeting press replace tonight.
00:02:25I didn't say anything.
00:02:26A 70% raise.
00:02:29The German translation team consists of four people, plus Scarlett.
00:02:32Only five people would get it.
00:02:34What did that have to do with me?
00:02:36Nothing.
00:02:37Really.
00:02:37Nothing.
00:02:42Ann, stay right there.
00:02:44I'm coming over right now.
00:02:49Annie, why didn't you raise your hand just now?
00:02:52Raise my hand for what?
00:02:55You definitely understood that German, right?
00:02:5770%?
00:02:59You only make 24,000 a year.
00:03:01After the raise, that's 4,800 a year.
00:03:05No, I didn't get the meaning.
00:03:06I don't speak German.
00:03:09Who are you trying to fool?
00:03:11Your French is already that good.
00:03:13You expect me to believe you don't understand German.
00:03:15Are you kidding me?
00:03:16I really don't understand German.
00:03:19Ann, that crappy place you rent barely have working heating.
00:03:24Sometimes, you even can't bring yourself to go when we go out for a drink on Friday.
00:03:27Can't you stand up for yourself for once?
00:03:29Elin caught me reading a French book in the pantry last year.
00:03:32I told her I'd studied a little bit French.
00:03:36She's been holding it in for almost a year.
00:03:38I don't want to expose.
00:03:45Oh my God, Annie, what are you afraid of?
00:03:51Fine, keep pretending.
00:03:52I'm done.
00:03:54But Annie, I'm telling you.
00:03:56You're going to suffer with that kind of personality sooner or later.
00:04:00All right.
00:04:08Guter SchaĂzug, oder?
00:04:10SchlieĂlich können das nur die Leute aus dem deutschen Team verstehen.
00:04:14Das bedeutet, dass sich nur dem Kern-Team eine Gehens-Erhöhungs gibt.
00:04:18Alle anderen werden einfach denken, dass ich eine motivasierisch rehe halte.
00:04:23Sehr brillant, Mr. White.
00:04:26Abros.
00:04:28Wen schĂ€den wir nĂ€chste Woche fĂŒr das Projekt der Crown Vale Group?
00:04:34Scarlet.
00:04:35Sie spricht am besten Deutsch.
00:04:38Ich habe gehört, dass PrÀsident Anderson von Crown Vale ziemlich schwierig ist.
00:04:42Letztes Mal hat er das gesamte Ăbersesserskump von Meridian aus dem Besprengsraum hinangefrogen.
00:04:47Das sollte kein Problem sein.
00:04:49Scarlet kommt damit klar.
00:04:54Leute, auf Arnes Nivelle sollten wir diesmal nicht mitmehen.
00:04:57Sie könnten das Meeting ruinieren.
00:05:01They didn't know I could understand them.
00:05:04They thought I was just a small translator.
00:05:08But that's only to be expected.
00:05:10I haven't shown what I'm capable of either.
00:05:12Annie, send me the proofread version of last week's contract tomorrow.
00:05:18Yes, Mr. White.
00:05:25I placed the proofread contract on Brian White's desk the next day.
00:05:30It was a 30,000-word Spanish contract.
00:05:33And I had corrected 47 mistakes in the original translation.
00:05:37The original translator was Scarlet.
00:05:39But my name would never appear on the proofread version.
00:05:42It would only show translation department on the surface.
00:05:46Scarlet never knew her translations had been corrected by me.
00:05:50She thought she was the top.
00:05:53Annie, did you hear?
00:05:55Hear what?
00:05:55Scarlet is going to handle the Crown Well International next week.
00:05:59I heard.
00:06:01Do you know President Anderson of Crown Well?
00:06:08Who?
00:06:12Louis Anderson.
00:06:1332 years old.
00:06:15President of Crown Well International Commerce Group lead in.
00:06:17He ranked 98th on last year's global wealth rankings.
00:06:20They say he's fluent in five languages, but notorious for his bad temper.
00:06:23He even chewed out the entire Meridian's translation team and drove them out of the meeting room.
00:06:27What does that have to do with me?
00:06:29You don't think Scarlet can handle him?
00:06:33Even if she can't, that's not my business.
00:06:38Annie, seriously.
00:06:40You're way too good at putting up with things.
00:06:42Lene left.
00:06:43She doesn't get it.
00:06:44I'm not putting up with it.
00:06:45I just don't want to get involved.
00:06:47It was an Eric supplier quotation.
00:06:50Technically, it should have gone to someone on the Arup group.
00:06:53But the Arup team is out of the office today, so Alex Wood casually dumped it on me.
00:06:57Annie, didn't you say you took a little Arabic course in college?
00:07:00Just do a rough translation.
00:07:02Sure.
00:07:03I did tell him I'd taken a little Arabic.
00:07:05But in fact, I lived in Saudi Arabia for two years.
00:07:09Arabic is basically my fourth native language.
00:07:11It took me 15 minutes to finish the translation.
00:07:14I left two tiny mistakes in proposal just to pretend the work of someone who had only taken a little
00:07:19Arabic.
00:07:25Not bad was actually good enough for me.
00:07:35Annie, organize these materials for me.
00:07:38I need them for Crownwell's project next week.
00:07:40This is background materials on Crownwell International Commerce Group Loa, all in Spanish.
00:07:45About 50 pages.
00:07:47This isn't my job.
00:07:48How is it not?
00:07:49You're in the translation department, and I'm your leader.
00:07:51Is there a problem with me assigning you work?
00:07:54She had been promoted to team leader last month, so of course was at the peak of her arrogance.
00:08:00Fine.
00:08:03Oh, and there's a department meeting tomorrow.
00:08:06We'll be discussing the handover plan for the Crownwell project.
00:08:09You don't need to attend.
00:08:11I know.
00:08:11You're only responsible for basic proofreading.
00:08:14A major project like this isn't something you get to be part of.
00:08:17I know.
00:08:25I heard everything in the pantry.
00:08:27Who does she think she is talking to you like that?
00:08:29What does she mean by not something you get to be part of?
00:08:31I'm used to it.
00:08:33Can't you just clap back for once?
00:08:35And then what?
00:08:36She's the boss.
00:08:38If you showed everyone what you can really do, what kind of boss would she even be?
00:08:45I don't want to.
00:08:47What exactly are you afraid of, Annie?
00:08:49What am I afraid of?
00:08:51I don't know either.
00:08:53Maybe I'm afraid of being noticed.
00:08:55Afraid that people will dig into my past and will look at me with pity.
00:08:59Or maybe I'm just too tired to care.
00:09:05An annual salary of $24 for $1,000.
00:09:09In this city, after rent and utilities, there isn't much left.
00:09:21Hello?
00:09:21Hello?
00:09:22Hello.
00:09:22Am I speaking with Miss Annie Smith?
00:09:24Yes.
00:09:25This is Attorney Wills from Kirkland and Ellis Law Firm.
00:09:28There are some documents regarding the settlement of the overseas assets left by your parents.
00:09:32And we need you to sign in person.
00:09:34I've said this before.
00:09:35I don't want any of it.
00:09:37Donate everything.
00:09:38Mrs. Smith, there is a sum in your parents' account in Zurich.
00:09:40I don't want it.
00:09:41Attorney Wills, thank you, but please stop calling me.
00:09:51The Translation Department had a meeting on the Monday morning.
00:09:54I wasn't told to attend, but my desk was right next to the meeting room.
00:09:58I could hear every word through that glass wall.
00:10:01Louis Anderson is fluent in German and French.
00:10:03There are also someone who can speak Mandarin and Japanese in his team.
00:10:06This time, we're discussing a supply chain partnership for the Middle East market.
00:10:11Anything involving Arabic will be handled by their side.
00:10:13We only need to cover the German communication.
00:10:16Can you handle that?
00:10:17Of course.
00:10:17I studied in Germany for three years.
00:10:19The business negotiation like this is exactly in my comfort zone.
00:10:22To be fair, Scarlett's German is decent.
00:10:24Daily conversation is indeed a piece of cake for her.
00:10:27But I've reviewed her previous translations.
00:10:29Her business German has one fatal habit.
00:10:31She relies too much on literal translation and often misses the level of formality required
00:10:35in German business correspondence.
00:10:37In everyday conversation, that's not a big deal.
00:10:39But if the person she faced is extremely sensitive to details, never mind.
00:10:44Not my business.
00:10:46Finished sorting everything?
00:10:48Yes.
00:10:49I made her a summary classified by project type, cooperation history, and key personnel.
00:10:53I also marked the changes of tariff policies and the risk points.
00:10:56All she had to do was a glance through and she was exactly to expect.
00:10:59It'll do.
00:11:05Scarlett!
00:11:07Scarlett!
00:11:08He rarely came down here in person.
00:11:11Scarlett, Crown will move the schedule up.
00:11:14Anderson will be here tomorrow afternoon.
00:11:16Are you ready?
00:11:17Moved up?
00:11:20I've gone through all the materials.
00:11:22No problem.
00:11:23Good.
00:11:24Bring someone with you tomorrow for on-site interpretation support.
00:11:27I'll take Zach.
00:11:28His German is decent, too.
00:11:30Zach is still on leave.
00:11:35Annie!
00:11:36You come with me tomorrow.
00:11:37Me?
00:11:38I only speak Spanish.
00:11:39You'll just take notes and serve coffee.
00:11:41I'll handle the professional part.
00:11:44Her?
00:11:46Don't worry, Mr. White.
00:11:47She's more than enough as an assistant.
00:11:49I got dragged into Crown Millions business negotiation as an assistant and a note-taker.
00:11:55Someone who can serve coffee at the same time.
00:11:58I sent Elin a message.
00:11:59I will go to Crownwell tomorrow.
00:12:01Scarlett is taking you?
00:12:03Doesn't she always look down on you?
00:12:05As the errand girl.
00:12:06You...
00:12:07You just agreed to that?
00:12:08What else am I supposed to do?
00:12:10Annie!
00:12:22Are you from White Global?
00:12:23Yes.
00:12:25I'm Scarlett, team leader of the translation department.
00:12:28This is my assistant, Annie.
00:12:30Oh, she called me assistant.
00:12:31I didn't correct her.
00:12:36Please wait.
00:12:36President Alexandring is still in a meeting.
00:12:40Scarlett reapplied her lipstick twice and adjusted her hair three separate times in just
00:12:44these 15 minutes.
00:12:46Annie, when we go in, just sit on the side and take notes.
00:12:49Don't speak unless you're asked.
00:12:50Got it?
00:12:51Got it.
00:12:51Also, when you address Mr. Anderson, be formal and respectful.
00:12:56Don't let your eyes wander.
00:12:59People at his level hate unprofessional behavior.
00:13:02Okay.
00:13:05Miss Scarlett, President Anderson will see you now.
00:13:2132 years old, about 6 foot 1, gray suit, no tie.
00:13:26The top button of his shirt was undone.
00:13:27His face was cold.
00:13:28Not the kind of cold people put on to look cool.
00:13:31He was genuinely cold.
00:13:32Sit.
00:13:35Two other people were sitting next to him.
00:13:37The legal director and a lady who looked very, very young.
00:13:40A translation device sat in front of her.
00:13:46In the last outflow, that you have given us under the name of the forecast.
00:13:50There were three tariffs on the standards of 2000-2001.
00:13:55We have now 2024.
00:13:57What should that mean?
00:13:59He spoke for fast.
00:14:00Every word was sharp.
00:14:02She understood him.
00:14:03But she clearly didn't expect him to open like that.
00:14:12I mean...
00:14:13I have asked German, so please answer them on German.
00:14:17I don't want to spend time with over-sights.
00:14:21That was only a first end.
00:14:24We will update the data.
00:14:27Update?
00:14:28Have you been in your team with the new Sotvoleich
00:14:31for the import of the EGĂ in the Nahensecht for 2020 now?
00:14:33Are you concerned about the changes in Artikel D3 and 7
00:14:35are directly 15% of the A-Bots-Spiel-Labs?
00:14:38Wussten Sie das?
00:14:40She didn't know.
00:14:42But I did.
00:14:43Because that policy change was mentioned in the background materials.
00:14:47I had specifically marked it in the summary.
00:14:50But Scarlett obviously hadn't read it carefully.
00:14:55Die, das...
00:14:56Ich muss das erstmal internal vertieren.
00:15:01Haben Sie sich ĂŒberhaupt nicht vorbereitet,
00:15:03bevor Sie hierher gekommen sind?
00:15:05Sie haben Dreierl, die falsche Deutschbeahniste, verwendet.
00:15:09Beim ersten Mal habe ich nichts gesagt.
00:15:12Beim zweiten Mal auch nicht.
00:15:13Beim dritten Mal...
00:15:16Wissen Sie, was es im GeschÀftsleif benötet,
00:15:18wenn man stÀndig die falsche Ansturform benutzt?
00:15:21Es bedeutet entwegel, dass Sie mich nicht respektieren
00:15:23oder dass Sie Ihre FĂŒhrigkeit nicht ausweisen.
00:15:25Welches ist es?
00:15:28The legal director beside Anderson
00:15:30gave a slight shake of his head.
00:15:32The meaning was obvious.
00:15:34This negotiation was about to fall through.
00:15:42Herr PrÀsident Anderson,
00:15:44ich bette vielmals um Entschuldung.
00:15:47Wenn das das Nivel von White Glover ist,
00:15:49werde ich in Erwengung fĂŒllen,
00:15:50zu einem anderen Partner zu schelken.
00:15:52My hands froze above the keyboard.
00:15:54Two voices were speaking in my head.
00:15:55It's none of your concern.
00:15:57You're just here to fetch coffee and serve drinks.
00:15:59This is Whitwork Did Global's biggest deal of the year.
00:16:02If we lose it,
00:16:02there'll probably be layoffs by the end of the year.
00:16:04And junior translators like me
00:16:05will be first on the chopping blob.
00:16:19President Anderson,
00:16:20geben Sie uns bitte noch fĂŒnf Minuten.
00:16:36And you are?
00:16:38I'm Annie.
00:16:40Junior translator at Whitmore Global.
00:16:43Junior translator?
00:16:45Yes.
00:16:47The one who always takes notes beside and serves coffee.
00:16:53Five minutes.
00:16:58Die neue 3 erfeitet den Standard fĂŒr irgendein Sechtinger
00:17:01von sechs auf acht Stelle HS-Kates.
00:17:03Artikel diese Berinser 2 zeigen
00:17:05unsere Taktischen Berlog und Betcomball 5%.
00:17:0812%.
00:17:09ErklÀren Sie mir bitte in der Recht.
00:17:12Da White Global ĂŒber ein Sollbaus in den WE hĂŒht,
00:17:15das von den Vorlingsschaffen der freien Hand of Comprofifessions,
00:17:18werden etwa 3% der durch die Erkreizung des HS-Kogen
00:17:21verdĂŒsten KostenstĂ€rkung kompensiert.
00:17:23Die nette als FĂŒggung enteilt zum 12.
00:17:25Louis Anderson's legal director lowered his head
00:17:27and flipped through the files,
00:17:29as if he was checking whether I was right.
00:17:31Where did you learn German?
00:17:33I lived in Berlin for a while.
00:17:35Your honorifics are very precise.
00:17:38And you said you were the junior level?
00:17:39Yes.
00:17:40Your five minutes are up,
00:17:42but I can give you ten more,
00:17:43on one condition.
00:17:45From here on,
00:17:47you lead the negotiation.
00:17:50She can't...
00:17:50I said she leads.
00:17:53Or you can leave right now.
00:17:58Scarlett, should I take over?
00:18:02Then let's restart from the first part of the proposal.
00:18:05It wasn't because I had prepared in advance.
00:18:07While sorting that 50 pages materials I for Scarlett,
00:18:10I had memorized every word.
00:18:11Plus, I grew up in a diplomatic family.
00:18:13The basics of international trade are as natural to me as breathing.
00:18:17Auf dem Neustmarkt.
00:18:18Wenn ein Kunter lange nicht ĂŒber den Preis sprit,
00:18:20sondern nur ĂŒber Teowingen,
00:18:22wie wĂŒrden Sie damit umgehen?
00:18:23A tajriya bala tafa.
00:18:24Nuthbitt al lagata awala pananaqu bisharat.
00:18:27You speak Arabic too?
00:18:29A little.
00:18:30Der japanische Lieferstern ist 6% gĂŒnster,
00:18:32aber die Lieferzeit ist instabil.
00:18:34Wie entscheiden Sie?
00:18:34Die erschrichene japanische Angosuznummer leiht J.P.E.K.T. 0427.
00:18:40Ich wĂŒrde nicht das nierigste Auversoch wĂ€hlen,
00:18:42sondern die LÀusung mit dem gleichsten GesÀmter Risco.
00:18:48The framework works.
00:18:49I'll have my legal team follow up with you on the details.
00:18:53His hand was warm and strong,
00:18:55and the grip was just right.
00:18:57Annie, right?
00:18:58Yes.
00:18:59You're wasted in the junior level.
00:19:06You lied to everyone!
00:19:09What?
00:19:10You said you only spoke Spanish.
00:19:17I do mainly work in Spanish.
00:19:20What you did in there today,
00:19:21that's what you call mainly working in Spanish?
00:19:23Your German is better than mine.
00:19:25Where did that Arab come from?
00:19:26It's not even on your resume.
00:19:30Scarlet, the project was saved, wasn't it?
00:19:33You did this on purpose!
00:19:34You hid your skills,
00:19:36just waiting for a chance like this to show off!
00:19:39What do you think will happen,
00:19:41just because you impressed Louis Anderson once?
00:19:44When we're back at the company,
00:19:45you're still just that junior translator.
00:19:48Annie, just you wait.
00:19:57Suddenly, I felt a little tired.
00:20:01How did the negotiation go?
00:20:03Did Scarlet crash and burn?
00:20:04The project was saved.
00:20:06How was it saved?
00:20:07Wasn't she...
00:20:07Wait, was it you?
00:20:09I'll tell you when I get back.
00:20:11Annie, you finally made a move!
00:20:15Standing at the exit of the underground garage,
00:20:18I felt the autumn wind blowing in.
00:20:20It was a bit cold.
00:20:21I didn't want to show off.
00:20:23I really didn't.
00:20:25But I didn't want to lose my job either.
00:20:37Mr. White,
00:20:38Annie spoke out of turn during negotiation
00:20:40and completely ignored the company hierarchy.
00:20:42Was the project saved?
00:20:44Yes, but that was...
00:20:45Then that's all that matters.
00:20:46The Crown Will deal is worth $40 million.
00:20:48If it had fallen through yesterday,
00:20:50the entire translation department could have packed up.
00:20:55One look at her face,
00:20:56and I knew this wasn't over.
00:21:05Annie, how good is your German exactly?
00:21:08I can get by.
00:21:09You can get by?
00:21:10I heard you handled the entire negotiation in German
00:21:13without any problem at Crown Will,
00:21:14and you even used Arabic?
00:21:15My German just everyday level?
00:21:17Do you know if the company hired
00:21:18a multi-language translator like you,
00:21:19the starting salary would be at least $96,000 a year?
00:21:22I have no issues with my current salary.
00:21:24Fine.
00:21:25Come to the meeting room at 2 this afternoon.
00:21:27We need you involved in the follow-up coordination
00:21:29for the Crown Will project.
00:21:32Mr. Wood!
00:21:33I'm the one in charge of the Crown Will project!
00:21:35You'll remain in charge,
00:21:36but Annie will be involved in the coordination.
00:21:37That's Mr. White's decision.
00:21:43Happy now, Annie?
00:21:46Scarlet, I just...
00:21:47You just what?
00:21:49You think because you showed off once yesterday,
00:21:51you're on the same level as me now?
00:21:53That's not what I meant.
00:21:54I've been here for seven years.
00:21:56I worked my way up from intern to department leader.
00:21:58And you?
00:21:59A liar who's been hiding everything.
00:22:04Just you wait.
00:22:09Annie, Mr. Anderson specifically requested you
00:22:12as the translator for the follow-up coordination.
00:22:14Starting today,
00:22:15you'll be temporarily transferred
00:22:16to the Crown Will project team.
00:22:18Okay.
00:22:18But your position will remain junior
00:22:20and salary will stay the same.
00:22:22We'll evaluate it again after the project ends.
00:22:24Got it.
00:22:24Crown Will's supply chain project
00:22:26is divided into three stages.
00:22:27The preliminary framework
00:22:28was already discussed yesterday.
00:22:30Next comes the translation
00:22:31of the detailed terms and contract documents.
00:22:33All files will need English,
00:22:34Spanish, and German versions.
00:22:36Annie, can you handle
00:22:37all three language versions at the same time?
00:22:39Yes.
00:22:39Three languages?
00:22:40Since she joined this company,
00:22:41she has only ever worked as a Spanish translator.
00:22:43We don't even know her actual German level.
00:22:45What if something goes wrong?
00:22:46Yesterday's negotiation
00:22:47showed exactly what her level is.
00:22:49Any other questions?
00:22:54It took me two hours
00:22:55to finish the English version
00:22:57and another hour and a half
00:22:58to finish the Spanish version.
00:23:02You're translating that fast?
00:23:04Aren't you afraid of making mistakes?
00:23:06Nope.
00:23:07You'd better pray you don't make any.
00:23:16Both the speed
00:23:17and quality excited expectations.
00:23:19Annie, what exactly have you been doing
00:23:20for the past three years?
00:23:31Hello?
00:23:31Annie?
00:23:32It was Louis Anderson.
00:23:34This is Louis Anderson from Crownwell.
00:23:36Mr. Wood gave me your number.
00:23:38Mr. Anderson, what can I do for you?
00:23:40I read the 62 pages you translated today.
00:23:42Was there any problem?
00:23:43No problem at all.
00:23:45It's the most accurate
00:23:46German business translation
00:23:47I've seen in the past three years.
00:23:50You're not someone who belongs
00:23:51in a junior position.
00:23:53That is my current position.
00:23:54I know.
00:23:55That's why I'm curious.
00:23:57Crownwell has an internal meeting
00:23:58tomorrow afternoon.
00:23:59It involves partner selection
00:24:00for the Middle Eastrian market.
00:24:02I need an Arabic-speaking interpreter there.
00:24:03This should go through the company.
00:24:05I know.
00:24:06But I'm asking you directly.
00:24:08Would you like to come?
00:24:09Okay, I will.
00:24:13Annie,
00:24:14maybe you're going to be exposed after all.
00:24:15I knew this day would come eventually.
00:24:18But I just didn't expect it to come this soon.
00:24:23They were from a construction materials group in the UAE.
00:24:26The man leading the meeting looked about 50,
00:24:28wearing a white robe with a Siri expression.
00:24:30A young Arab woman sat beside him
00:24:32should be his interpreter.
00:24:34You're here.
00:24:35Today, I may need you to do an interpretation
00:24:38between Eric and English.
00:24:39Okay.
00:24:40If Scarlet were here,
00:24:41she would probably ask,
00:24:42where did your ablick even come from?
00:24:44The answer is,
00:24:44I lived in Cairo for a year and a half.
00:24:46During that time,
00:24:47my roommate was even an Egyptian diplomat's daughter.
00:24:53Grass.
00:24:54It's valid, I'll see his word.
00:24:56Standard procedure.
00:24:5715 minutes passed.
00:25:06I lowered my head and typed,
00:25:08as if I were taking notes.
00:25:09Then I turned my laptop slightly
00:25:10so Louie Anderson could see this one line in English.
00:25:13They said they want to push the price down by 20 work.
00:25:14They'll switch to suppliers.
00:25:16Louie Anderson's eyes stayed on the screen for one second.
00:25:19His expression didn't change at all.
00:25:21But in the negotiation that followed,
00:25:24his strategy clearly shifted.
00:25:25Let's cut the chase.
00:25:26Our final offer is 10% below the current market price.
00:25:28Take it or leave it.
00:25:35Your Abhishek is excellent.
00:25:37Not that good.
00:25:38Just the daily level.
00:25:39You heard what he said to his interpreter just now.
00:25:41Then you warned me.
00:25:43I just thought the information might be useful for the negotiation.
00:25:46Without that warning from you,
00:25:47this deal would have cost us at least $8 million today.
00:25:50Annie, how many languages do you speak?
00:25:52German, French, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, Arabic, and Italian.
00:25:56Eight in total, plus English.
00:25:57Mm-hmm.
00:25:57And you're a junior level translator at White Global.
00:26:00Mm-hmm.
00:26:00Do you think that makes sense?
00:26:01It was my choice.
00:26:02Would you be interested in coming to Crownwell?
00:26:04I can start you at $400,000 a year.
00:26:06If you're willing to head the International Business Department,
00:26:08there's no upper limit.
00:26:10Mr. Anderson, thank you for the offer.
00:26:12I'm not planning to change jobs for now.
00:26:14For now?
00:26:14For now.
00:26:15You can change your mind to any ground.
00:26:16Only one line of text, Louie Anderson, and a phone number.
00:26:19It didn't even say President Crownwell International.
00:26:22This kind of card is usually given to people who already need to know who you are.
00:26:35What are you doing?
00:26:37I-I-I was passing by and saw your computer was still on.
00:26:40It was off when I left.
00:26:41You went to Crownwell again today?
00:26:43Louie Anderson asked you to go, didn't he?
00:26:45It was needed for the project coordination.
00:26:46What kind of project needs you to interpret Arabic?
00:26:48You never said you were that good at Arabic.
00:26:50What else are you hiding?
00:26:51Scarlett, what did you see on my computer?
00:26:54I didn't see anything.
00:26:56She had opened my personal folder.
00:26:58What was inside?
00:27:00Some translation exercises.
00:27:02Casual translations in French, Japanese, and Korean.
00:27:05Things I did when I was bored.
00:27:08If she saw those...
00:27:11Annie, what exactly did you do at Crownwell today?
00:27:13Scarlett was losing her mind in the office all afternoon.
00:27:15She went through your computer.
00:27:17You know?
00:27:18Why aren't you reporting her?
00:27:19Report what?
00:27:20I don't have proof.
00:27:21You are way too...
00:27:22Forget it.
00:27:23I heard something today.
00:27:24Do you want to know?
00:27:24Go on.
00:27:25There's something going on between Scarlett and Alex Wood.
00:27:27What do you mean?
00:27:28I handle reimbursement forms and admins.
00:27:30Over the past six months,
00:27:31Scarlett has gone out alone with Alex Wood
00:27:32to talk about work 17 times.
00:27:34Every single time it was at that hotel
00:27:35on the west side of the city.
00:27:36Think about that.
00:27:37That has nothing to do with me.
00:27:38How does it have nothing to do with you?
00:27:39Alex Wood made Scarlett department leader
00:27:41because of that relationship.
00:27:48The message basically said
00:27:49the company found some employees
00:27:51failed to truthfully fill in personal skills
00:27:53during onboarding.
00:27:54All staff must update profiles within a week.
00:27:58Concealment or falsification
00:27:59will be dealt with
00:28:00as a violation of company regulations.
00:28:04This email is aimed straight to you.
00:28:07Of course I knew.
00:28:08When Scarlett went through my computer,
00:28:10she found those multilingual translation exercises.
00:28:13She must have gone to Alex Wood.
00:28:18Annie, did you see that email?
00:28:21So what?
00:28:22Are you planning to update your profile?
00:28:24I'm still thinking about it.
00:28:27I suggest you do it soon.
00:28:29If they find out you hid something,
00:28:31that'll be a very serious matter.
00:28:35Thank you for the reminder, Scarlett.
00:28:43It had a pure black background
00:28:45with handwritten words on the back.
00:28:49I never noticed it before.
00:28:52It hasn't come to that yet.
00:28:56There are two things to discuss today.
00:28:59First, the Crownwell project
00:29:01has finished the initial handover.
00:29:04Mr. Anderson is very satisfied
00:29:06with our translation work.
00:29:08Bonuses for this project
00:29:09will be issued next month.
00:29:13Second, regarding the update
00:29:15of employee profiles.
00:29:21Mr. White, I have a question.
00:29:25Go ahead.
00:29:26If an employee deliberately hides their skills
00:29:29and causes the company to make the mistakes
00:29:31in allocating human resources,
00:29:33does that count as a violation?
00:29:41Then let me give an example.
00:29:43Say an employee only lists Spanish on her profile,
00:29:46but in fact, she is fluent in multiple languages.
00:29:48The company assigns her position and salary
00:29:49according on the standard for a Spanish translator,
00:29:51and she never raises any objection.
00:29:53Over three years, without knowing the truth,
00:29:55the company loses out on a huge amount
00:29:56of usable human resources.
00:29:58This kind of behavior, enough.
00:30:04Scarlett, get to the point.
00:30:05The person you're talking about is me, right?
00:30:09So what?
00:30:10Yes.
00:30:11I only listed Spanish on my profile
00:30:13because the position I applied for
00:30:15was junior Spanish translator.
00:30:17I have never made a mistake during the work.
00:30:21As for the other languages...
00:30:23As for the other languages,
00:30:24you hid your ability.
00:30:26You let the company spend high salaries
00:30:27hiring people for the German, French,
00:30:29and Arabic teams
00:30:30when you alone could do all of their jobs.
00:30:32Isn't that damaging the company's interests?
00:30:34If I alone can replace all of them,
00:30:36then where does that leave you, Scarlett?
00:30:38This has nothing to do with my place!
00:30:40It does.
00:30:41Because what you're really worried about
00:30:43isn't the company's interests.
00:30:45It's the fact that you found out
00:30:47I'm more capable than you.
00:30:48And now your position doesn't feel so secure anymore.
00:30:52You...
00:30:53I'll say it again.
00:30:55Not listing on my profile does not mean hiding.
00:30:57The skills section does not say
00:30:59all skills must be listed.
00:31:01I chose to show only the skills required
00:31:03for the job I applied for.
00:31:05That is my right.
00:31:10Fine.
00:31:11Then let me ask another question.
00:31:12Mr. White,
00:31:13the bonus for the Crownwell project
00:31:15is distributed among the team members, right?
00:31:18Yes.
00:31:18Annie was added to the team later on a temporary basis.
00:31:21The part she took in was just translation handover.
00:31:23She wasn't on the original team list.
00:31:26So when the bonus is distributed,
00:31:27she shouldn't receive the full amount.
00:31:30That was a vicious move.
00:31:32She stopped attacking me over the hidden skills issue
00:31:34because she knew she couldn't win that fight.
00:31:36So she switched to Mund Money instead.
00:31:42Well...
00:31:43Scarlett does have a point.
00:31:45Annie joined halfway through.
00:31:46Louis Anderson specifically requested me.
00:31:51Mr. Anderson,
00:31:53what brings you here?
00:31:54I came to deliver the contract.
00:31:56I heard your meeting.
00:31:57The door wasn't fully closed.
00:31:59The core negotiation of this project
00:32:01was completed by Annie.
00:32:02On the day we first met,
00:32:03she saved the entire conversation
00:32:04in the final five minutes.
00:32:06During the meeting with the UAE client,
00:32:07she used Arabic to win me
00:32:08$8 million in profit margin.
00:32:10How your company distributes bonus
00:32:12is your business,
00:32:12but I suggest you figure out
00:32:13who really is
00:32:15the key person
00:32:17in this project.
00:32:23One more thing.
00:32:25There is a clause in this contract.
00:32:26From now on,
00:32:27all translation handover work
00:32:29for Crown Width
00:32:30will be handled by Annie.
00:32:31If she is no longer at White Global,
00:32:33this contract automatically becomes void.
00:32:41Mr. Anderson, you mean...
00:32:42I've made myself very clear.
00:32:44This contract is worth
00:32:46$80 million a year.
00:32:48The handover translator
00:32:49is Annie.
00:32:51If you replace her,
00:32:52the contract is void.
00:32:56$80 million.
00:32:58Annie.
00:32:58Mr. White?
00:32:59Starting today,
00:33:00you are no longer
00:33:01on the junior level.
00:33:03Then which level I'm in?
00:33:04Deputy Director
00:33:05of the Translation Department.
00:33:07As for your salary,
00:33:09you'll discuss it privately.
00:33:11Mr. White!
00:33:12She's only been here for three years.
00:33:14I've been here for seven!
00:33:15Scarlett,
00:33:16sit down.
00:33:18You deserve it better than that.
00:33:21The Translation Department
00:33:23was in an uproar.
00:33:25She actually speaks
00:33:26eight languages.
00:33:27She stayed in the junior level
00:33:29for three years?
00:33:30How did that happen?
00:33:32Didn't you hear
00:33:32Louis Anderson's contract?
00:33:34He specifically asked for her.
00:33:36$80 million.
00:33:38Scarlett's face
00:33:39looks amazing.
00:33:40I mean, the color.
00:33:45That line in French,
00:33:47you understood it?
00:33:48I did.
00:33:49What did you think?
00:33:52I'm thinking about it.
00:33:55Take your time.
00:33:59Annie,
00:34:00let's have a chat.
00:34:04You hid for three years,
00:34:05and now everything
00:34:06is out in the lopen.
00:34:07Do you really think
00:34:08your life here
00:34:09will be easy from now on?
00:34:11Are you threatening me?
00:34:13I'm reminding you.
00:34:14Do you think
00:34:14becoming deputy director
00:34:16solves everything?
00:34:17The Translation Department's
00:34:18connections,
00:34:19client relationships,
00:34:20and internal resources
00:34:21are all in my hands.
00:34:22You're a newcomer
00:34:23who just got promoted.
00:34:24You won't be able
00:34:25to handle any of it.
00:34:26What are you trying to say?
00:34:27Give me your position.
00:34:28You can keep working
00:34:29as the handover translator
00:34:31and take your project bonus.
00:34:32I'll manage the department
00:34:34and you handle the business.
00:34:35We both get what we want.
00:34:36What if I don't want to?
00:34:38Then I'll let you know
00:34:40ability isn't the only thing
00:34:41that matters in reality.
00:34:49It tasted awful.
00:34:51Scarlett was right.
00:34:52Ability isn't the only thing
00:34:53that matters.
00:34:55But there is one thing
00:34:56she's wrong about.
00:34:57Thinking she was the only one
00:34:58who had the connection.
00:35:02On Monday,
00:35:03something major happened
00:35:04at White Global.
00:35:05The company had received
00:35:07a new project,
00:35:08a fashion brand
00:35:09from Lyon, France.
00:35:10It required a full set
00:35:11of French to English
00:35:12brand translation
00:35:13and market localization services.
00:35:16Alex Wood had brought
00:35:17this project back
00:35:18through an old client.
00:35:20The amount was not huge,
00:35:22but it mattered a lot
00:35:23for the company's
00:35:24brand expansion.
00:35:25The problem was,
00:35:27one of the two translators
00:35:28on the French team
00:35:29had just resigned
00:35:30last month.
00:35:31The other was
00:35:32on maternity leave.
00:35:34There's no one left
00:35:35on the French team.
00:35:37What are we supposed
00:35:37to do with this project?
00:35:41Annie,
00:35:42what level is your French?
00:35:44It works.
00:35:45What do you mean by that?
00:35:46Can you handle
00:35:47high-end French brand
00:35:48localization?
00:35:49Yes.
00:35:50Good.
00:35:51Then you're taking
00:35:52this project.
00:35:55The director
00:35:56of the French side
00:35:57personally called
00:35:58Brian White
00:35:59after looked through.
00:36:03Is your translator French?
00:36:05The language
00:36:05feels incredibly authentic.
00:36:07Yes.
00:36:08We have a dedicated
00:36:09French translation team.
00:36:15Annie,
00:36:16the French side
00:36:17is extremely satisfied.
00:36:19They've added
00:36:20another project,
00:36:21the full translation
00:36:22of their product manuals.
00:36:23It's worth
00:36:23$3 million.
00:36:26Okay.
00:36:27I'll approve
00:36:28your project bonus
00:36:29for this month separately.
00:36:30Thank you,
00:36:31Mr. White.
00:36:35Please note,
00:36:36everyone,
00:36:37project assignments
00:36:37in the translation
00:36:38should follow
00:36:38department procedures.
00:36:39No one should skip
00:36:40the leader
00:36:40and take projects directly.
00:36:42Okay.
00:36:56Annie,
00:36:57do you really
00:36:57speak eight languages?
00:36:59Yes.
00:37:00Do you know
00:37:00how rare someone
00:37:01like you is
00:37:01in the translation industry?
00:37:04I know.
00:37:05Then why did you...
00:37:08Forget it.
00:37:08There is something
00:37:09I should tell you.
00:37:10Scarlet has a real
00:37:11problem with you.
00:37:12She's brought it up
00:37:13with me several times already.
00:37:14I know.
00:37:16You better be careful.
00:37:18She has certain
00:37:20connections in the company.
00:37:22Mr. Wood,
00:37:24about you and Scarlet?
00:37:25What about us?
00:37:28Nothing.
00:37:34Annie,
00:37:35Scarlet and I
00:37:36don't have the kind
00:37:36of relationship
00:37:37you might be thinking of.
00:37:38She got promoted
00:37:39to team lead
00:37:40because she had been here
00:37:41long enough
00:37:41and knew the business well.
00:37:44That's all.
00:37:47I thought of the 17
00:37:48hotel-reinversant claims
00:37:49Elan had mentioned.
00:37:51Human nature
00:37:52really is
00:37:52an interesting thing.
00:37:56The way people
00:37:58looked at me
00:37:58was strange.
00:37:59It wasn't admiration
00:38:00or envy.
00:38:01It was more like
00:38:02avoidance.
00:38:04Something happened.
00:38:05What happened?
00:38:07Scarlet reported you
00:38:08to Brian White.
00:38:09Reported me for what?
00:38:10She said you privately
00:38:11leakered White Global's
00:38:12internal pricing strategy
00:38:13to Crownweck
00:38:14while you were translating
00:38:15for them.
00:38:15That's a false accusation.
00:38:17I know.
00:38:18But she has evidence.
00:38:20What evidence?
00:38:20She said she found
00:38:21a file on your computer.
00:38:23Screenshots of a chat
00:38:24between you
00:38:25and Louis Anderson's
00:38:25assistant,
00:38:26Frank Young.
00:38:27The chat mentions
00:38:28White Global's
00:38:29internal pricing.
00:38:30There is no such file
00:38:31on my computer.
00:38:32She says there is.
00:38:34And she already showed
00:38:35it to Brian White.
00:38:36Brian wants you
00:38:37in his office
00:38:37tomorrow morning
00:38:37to explain yourself.
00:38:40That so-called
00:38:41chat record?
00:38:42It's fake.
00:38:44I sneaked a look at it.
00:38:45The chat time
00:38:45was last Wednesday
00:38:46at 2 p.m.
00:38:47But you were
00:38:48at the department meeting
00:38:49last Wednesday afternoon.
00:38:50Everyone can prove it.
00:38:51Then how did she-
00:38:52She edited the time
00:38:53in the chat.
00:38:54Photoshopped it.
00:38:56But she forgot
00:38:56one thing.
00:38:57There's a battery indicator
00:38:59in the top right corner
00:38:59of the screenshot.
00:39:00That battery display
00:39:01doesn't match
00:39:02your phone model.
00:39:03You use a Samsung.
00:39:04That screenshot
00:39:05is from an iPhone.
00:39:08Ellen, I need you
00:39:09to do me a favor.
00:39:10Name it.
00:39:11You're in administration.
00:39:13Can you pull
00:39:14the attendance records
00:39:15and meeting room usage
00:39:17records from last
00:39:17Wednesday afternoon?
00:39:19Yes.
00:39:19Pull them.
00:39:20Also, Scarlett's
00:39:21reimbursement records,
00:39:22the 17 hotel ones,
00:39:23do you have them?
00:39:24I do.
00:39:25Are you finally
00:39:26going to use them?
00:39:27Not to attack her,
00:39:28but to protect myself.
00:39:29If she comes after me,
00:39:30I need Brian White
00:39:31to know her credibility
00:39:32has problem.
00:39:33Got it.
00:39:45Every file
00:39:46had a timestamp
00:39:47and sending record.
00:39:48My real chat history
00:39:50with Frank Young
00:39:51was all on Teams
00:39:52with server backups.
00:39:55Scarlett could fake
00:39:56screenshots,
00:39:57but she couldn't
00:39:58change server data.
00:40:08I heard you were reported.
00:40:11News travels fast.
00:40:13Frank told me.
00:40:14Do you need help?
00:40:15No.
00:40:16I can handle it myself.
00:40:18Are you sure?
00:40:21Yes.
00:40:22Fine.
00:40:22If you can't handle it,
00:40:24just tell me.
00:40:27It won't.
00:40:33Annie.
00:40:36Scarlett reported that
00:40:37you privately leaked
00:40:38our pricing strategy
00:40:39to Crownwell
00:40:40while you were
00:40:40translating for them.
00:40:42These screenshots
00:40:43are the evidence
00:40:44she provided.
00:40:45Is there anything
00:40:46you want to say?
00:40:47It was exactly
00:40:48as Aline had described.
00:40:49My profile picture,
00:40:50my name,
00:40:51a conversation
00:40:52with Frank Young.
00:40:53The content did involve
00:40:54White Global's pricing,
00:40:55but the wording
00:40:56was extremely unnatural,
00:40:57like it had been made up
00:40:59by someone
00:40:59who didn't understand
00:41:00formal business conversation.
00:41:02These screenshots
00:41:03are fake.
00:41:05Of course you would say that.
00:41:07I can prove it.
00:41:10This is my full chat history
00:41:12with Frank Young.
00:41:13It has server backups
00:41:14and time stamps.
00:41:15Please compare them.
00:41:18The times don't match.
00:41:20The screenshots
00:41:21Scarlett provided
00:41:22show that the conversation
00:41:23happened last Wednesday
00:41:24at 2 p.m.
00:41:25But the team's records
00:41:27show that Annie
00:41:27and Frank Young
00:41:28had no conversation
00:41:30at that time.
00:41:31She could have deleted
00:41:32Teams has server backups.
00:41:33Even if an employee
00:41:34deletes the chat
00:41:34on their EIDE,
00:41:35the server still keeps it.
00:41:36Also,
00:41:37from 2 p.m.
00:41:38to 4 p.m.
00:41:38last Wednesday,
00:41:39I was attending
00:41:39the department meeting
00:41:40in the company.
00:41:41The attendance
00:41:41and meeting room
00:41:42booking records
00:41:42can prove it.
00:41:43One more thing.
00:41:44This screenshot
00:41:45is from an iOS interface.
00:41:47I use Android.
00:41:48Scarlett,
00:41:49your phone is an iPhone,
00:41:50isn't it?
00:41:50That proves nothing.
00:41:52Maybe you changed phones.
00:41:53I've been here
00:41:54for three years.
00:41:55The device binding records
00:41:57from IT show
00:41:58I have never used
00:42:00an iPhone.
00:42:05Scarlett,
00:42:05where did these
00:42:06screenshots come from?
00:42:07I...
00:42:08I found them
00:42:09on her computer.
00:42:10After you went
00:42:10through my computer
00:42:11last week,
00:42:12I reset the password.
00:42:15These screenshots
00:42:16were never
00:42:17on my computer.
00:42:19You never saw
00:42:20these snapshots
00:42:21on my computer
00:42:22because they never
00:42:23existed in the first place.
00:42:25You made them yourself.
00:42:29Scarlett,
00:42:30do you have
00:42:30anything else
00:42:31to explain?
00:42:33Mr. Wood,
00:42:35say something.
00:42:36Scarlett,
00:42:37you went too far
00:42:37this time.
00:42:40Faking evidence
00:42:41to falsely accuse
00:42:41a colleague
00:42:42is a serious violation.
00:42:43Scarlett,
00:42:44your position
00:42:44as the department leader
00:42:45is revoked immediately.
00:42:46Mr. White!
00:42:47Also,
00:42:47your year-end
00:42:47performance rating
00:42:48will be downgraded
00:42:49by one level.
00:42:50If anything like this
00:42:50happens again,
00:42:51your employment
00:42:52will be terminated
00:42:52immediately.
00:42:53Annie,
00:42:53are you happy now?
00:42:55Scarlett,
00:42:55from beginning to end,
00:42:56you were the one
00:42:56causing trouble for me.
00:42:57I never went after you first.
00:42:59Because your very existence
00:43:00is a protation.
00:43:01You speak eight language
00:43:03and you hit it
00:43:03for three years.
00:43:04You made my seven years
00:43:05of hard work
00:43:06look like a joke.
00:43:09On the surface,
00:43:11no one in the
00:43:11translation department
00:43:12said much.
00:43:13But the group chat
00:43:14had completely blown up.
00:43:16She should have been
00:43:17removed ages ago.
00:43:18Her translation skills
00:43:20were just average.
00:43:21She only got there
00:43:22through connections.
00:43:23You guys didn't know?
00:43:24Every translation
00:43:25she submitted
00:43:26had been corrected
00:43:27by Annie.
00:43:28What?
00:43:29I am serious.
00:43:30I have seen
00:43:31the proof peating records.
00:43:32Then how many
00:43:33has Annie corrected
00:43:34over the past three years?
00:43:35A conservative estimate?
00:43:36Over a hundred.
00:43:48Excuse me.
00:43:49Which one of you
00:43:50is Annie?
00:43:51Me.
00:43:53Hello.
00:43:54I am Victoria Hayes,
00:43:56a producer
00:43:56at Harbor Light Media.
00:43:58We are preparing
00:43:59a large-scale
00:43:59international documentary project
00:44:01and we need
00:44:02a multi-linguished
00:44:03translation consultant.
00:44:04How did you find me?
00:44:06Industry recommendation.
00:44:07The Crownwell project
00:44:08and the French brand project
00:44:09you worked on recently
00:44:10have attracted
00:44:11some attention in the field.
00:44:13Harbor Light Media,
00:44:14a top teen production company.
00:44:16Mrs. Hayes,
00:44:17what kind of project
00:44:17is it exactly?
00:44:18A documentary about
00:44:19the Strait of Garou
00:44:20and global trade.
00:44:21We need simultaneous
00:44:22interpretation
00:44:23and subtitle proof feeding
00:44:24across five languages,
00:44:25English, French,
00:44:26Italian, Spanish,
00:44:27and Arabic.
00:44:28We contacted
00:44:29three translation companies,
00:44:31but none of them
00:44:32could provide one person
00:44:33who covers all five languages.
00:44:35Then someone told me
00:44:37that White Global
00:44:38has a girl
00:44:38who speaks eight languages.
00:44:40Who told you that?
00:44:41Louis Anderson.
00:44:42He is one of the investors
00:44:43in this project.
00:44:44Louis Anderson again.
00:44:45What is the consulting fee
00:44:46for this project?
00:44:47$50,000 a month.
00:44:49The estimated period
00:44:50is three months.
00:44:51$150,000.
00:44:53That is about six years
00:44:54of my salary
00:44:54at White Global.
00:44:55If you take it,
00:44:57you will need to travel
00:44:58for two months,
00:44:59the Middle East
00:45:00and Europe.
00:45:07A bank account
00:45:08in Zurich,
00:45:09a property in Munich,
00:45:11and a small apartment
00:45:12in the 16th compartment
00:45:14of Paris.
00:45:15The total value
00:45:16was close to $10 million.
00:45:18Language was the thing
00:45:19my parents loved most
00:45:20in their lives.
00:45:21My mother used to say,
00:45:23language is the best bridge.
00:45:26My father said,
00:45:28if you can understand
00:45:29a person in their mother tongue,
00:45:31you can understand
00:45:32their heart.
00:45:33They carved the languages
00:45:34of the world
00:45:35into my blood.
00:45:36Then they left.
00:45:38So I hid those languages away,
00:45:40along with my memories of them.
00:45:42Because every time
00:45:43I speak one of those languages,
00:45:44I remember what they looked like
00:45:46when they were by my side
00:45:47teaching it to me.
00:45:48German was in Berlin.
00:45:50My dad taught it to me
00:45:51while taking me for ice cream
00:45:53in front of the Brandsberg gate.
00:45:55French was in Paris.
00:45:57My mother read
00:45:58Maupassou to me
00:45:59in the original French
00:46:00by the San.
00:46:02Arabic was in Cairo.
00:46:04The three of us
00:46:05were on a boat
00:46:05on the Nile.
00:46:07My father counted the stars
00:46:09while teaching me
00:46:10how to say
00:46:11Wahid,
00:46:12Ethwan,
00:46:12Flatha.
00:46:13Every language
00:46:14was a memory.
00:46:15And I didn't want
00:46:15to open those memories,
00:46:16but I...
00:46:23Has Mrs. Hayes
00:46:24from Harbor Light
00:46:25reached out to you?
00:46:27She has.
00:46:28Why did you introduce
00:46:29this to me?
00:46:30Because you need
00:46:31to step out of it.
00:46:33You do not know me.
00:46:35I know your parents
00:46:36were diplomats.
00:46:37I know your background.
00:46:40You investigated me?
00:46:41Before I decide
00:46:42who to work with,
00:46:43I learn about them.
00:46:45Annie,
00:46:46your parents
00:46:47were remarkable people.
00:46:49You do not need
00:46:50to lock yourself
00:46:50in a corner
00:46:51just to escape
00:46:52their shadow.
00:46:54Go take a look
00:46:55at Harbor Light's project.
00:46:57The Strait of Jurada,
00:46:58the bridge between
00:46:59Europe and Africa.
00:47:00Maybe you should
00:47:00see it for yourself.
00:47:07Maybe he was right.
00:47:12Mr. White,
00:47:13I need to take
00:47:14two months off.
00:47:16For what?
00:47:17A documentary project
00:47:18wants me as a
00:47:18translation sultan.
00:47:19I need to travel
00:47:20to the Middle East
00:47:21and Europe.
00:47:22Two months?
00:47:23What about
00:47:24Crownwell's project?
00:47:25I have already completed
00:47:26all the translation drafts
00:47:27for Crownwell's
00:47:28second phase.
00:47:28The third phase
00:47:29will not start
00:47:29until three months later.
00:47:30Are you resigning?
00:47:31I will come back.
00:47:34Fine.
00:47:35I will approve
00:47:36two months for you.
00:47:40Scarlet?
00:47:41Scarlet had
00:47:42been transferred
00:47:43to administration
00:47:43as a clerk.
00:47:44The old shine
00:47:45was gone.
00:47:46You are going
00:47:46on a business trip?
00:47:47Mm-hmm.
00:47:49For how long?
00:47:49Two months.
00:47:50You know,
00:47:51when I joined the White
00:47:51seven years ago,
00:47:52I only spoke
00:47:53one language, too.
00:47:56Later,
00:47:56I learned French
00:47:57and Spanish
00:47:57while working here.
00:47:58I went from intern
00:47:59to the department leader.
00:48:01I thought I had
00:48:02worked really hard.
00:48:03You did work hard.
00:48:05But without doing
00:48:05anything,
00:48:06you were already
00:48:06above me.
00:48:07Eight languages.
00:48:08What gives you
00:48:09the right?
00:48:09My parents.
00:48:10They paid for it
00:48:12with their lives.
00:48:16That was the last time
00:48:17we spoke in this building.
00:48:18At the airport,
00:48:19I unexpectedly
00:48:20ran into someone.
00:48:22Louis Anderson.
00:48:23He was wearing
00:48:23casual clothes.
00:48:25It was the first time
00:48:25I had ever seen him
00:48:26out of a suit.
00:48:27Annie?
00:48:28What are you doing here?
00:48:29Crownwell has business
00:48:30in Dubai.
00:48:31What a funny coincidence.
00:48:32Yeah.
00:48:33What a coincidence.
00:48:38Business class
00:48:39is pretty empty.
00:48:40Why are you sitting here?
00:48:41I bought an economy ticket.
00:48:44About the inheritance
00:48:45your parents left you.
00:48:47You even know about that?
00:48:49The law firm
00:48:49has worked with us before.
00:48:51Attorney Wills
00:48:51once mentioned a client
00:48:52who refused to inherit
00:48:53an estate.
00:48:54The industry is only so big.
00:48:55So the whole world knows?
00:48:57Not the whole world.
00:48:58Just me caring about it.
00:48:59I turned to look at him
00:49:00and my heart skipped a beat.
00:49:02The sunlight in Dubai
00:49:02was completely different
00:49:03from back home.
00:49:04Dry, fierce,
00:49:05almost as if it could burn
00:49:06straight through your shadow.
00:49:08So you are Annie,
00:49:09the one who speaks
00:49:09eight languages?
00:49:10Yes.
00:49:11Let's do a test.
00:49:12Translate a section
00:49:13for me first.
00:49:14Martin handed me
00:49:14an Arabic interview outline.
00:49:16Okay, I'm Annie Smith,
00:49:18a junior translator
00:49:18at White Global Trading
00:49:19Coaliti.
00:49:20I've been here three years
00:49:21and make $24,000 a year.
00:49:24Finally,
00:49:24she is the one.
00:49:26She is better
00:49:27than those three
00:49:28translation companies combined.
00:49:30Martin,
00:49:31she has not even
00:49:32given us a quote yet.
00:49:33No need.
00:49:34It's her.
00:49:35The first stop
00:49:36was the antique market
00:49:37in old Dubai.
00:49:38The documentary
00:49:39was going to cover
00:49:40how the Strait of Hormos
00:49:41connects global trade.
00:49:43There was a Persian
00:49:43carpet shop here
00:49:44that had been open
00:49:45for 40 years
00:49:46and the owner
00:49:47was a third generation
00:49:48Iranian merchant.
00:49:49You're a man.
00:49:51You're a American
00:49:52like you know
00:49:53about the city.
00:49:54Come on.
00:49:55You're a one-on-one.
00:49:59You're a one-on-one.
00:50:00You're a one-on-one.
00:50:01You're a one-on-one.
00:50:01You're a one-on-one.
00:50:01You're a one-on-one.
00:50:08In Casablanca,
00:50:09I interviewed
00:50:09a historian in French.
00:50:12The downtown
00:50:13is not just a maritime
00:50:14but a form of dialogue.
00:50:16He said,
00:50:22On the Strait of Giraldi,
00:50:23shipping and trade
00:50:24are a way of having a dialogue.
00:50:26People may come
00:50:27from different backgrounds
00:50:27and speak different languages
00:50:29but their hearts are connected.
00:50:31My voice,
00:50:31but their hearts
00:50:32was a little halseyed
00:50:33because my father had said
00:50:34almost the exact same thing.
00:50:37Okay.
00:50:38That night,
00:50:39the team had dinner
00:50:40at the hotel.
00:50:42Annie,
00:50:43Mr. Anderson asked
00:50:44whether your work
00:50:44went smoothly today?
00:50:45It went smoothly.
00:50:47No need to worry about me.
00:50:48Mr. Anderson asked me
00:50:49to tell you
00:50:50that he is in the office
00:50:51on the 58th floor
00:50:52of this hotel.
00:50:53If you need anything,
00:50:54contact him anytime.
00:50:58Hello?
00:51:00Have you eaten?
00:51:02I am eating now.
00:51:03The food here
00:51:04may not really
00:51:04suit our taste.
00:51:05If you want something else...
00:51:08Mr. Anderson,
00:51:09why are you telling me this?
00:51:11Because I care about you.
00:51:12I do not need your concern.
00:51:15Okay.
00:51:15No more concern.
00:51:17Good night.
00:51:17Over the next two weeks,
00:51:18we went a lot of places.
00:51:20On the flight
00:51:20from Istanbul to Cairo,
00:51:22I received an email.
00:51:23Sender,
00:51:23Scarlet.
00:51:24Subject,
00:51:24no subject.
00:51:26After you left,
00:51:27they laid off
00:51:28the French team
00:51:28and the German team
00:51:29because Brian White
00:51:30said you alone
00:51:31would enough.
00:51:32Seven people
00:51:33lost their jobs
00:51:34because of you.
00:51:34Are you happy now?
00:51:36I looked at the email
00:51:37and deleted it.
00:51:39Do not believe, Scarlet.
00:51:41The French and German teams
00:51:42were cut because
00:51:42they were already
00:51:43at the bottom
00:51:43in performance.
00:51:44It has nothing
00:51:45to do with you.
00:51:46She is just trying
00:51:46to mess with you.
00:51:47I know.
00:51:48Are you okay?
00:51:49I am fine.
00:51:54Cairo.
00:51:55The third stop
00:51:56of the documentary.
00:51:57I lived here
00:51:58for a while.
00:52:01When the plane landed,
00:52:02I looked out
00:52:03at that familiar city
00:52:04and my heart
00:52:05started beating
00:52:06a little faster.
00:52:07In Cairo,
00:52:08the team was filming
00:52:09a section
00:52:09about the history
00:52:10of trade
00:52:11between the Middle East
00:52:12and Europe.
00:52:13They needed
00:52:14Arabic interpretation.
00:52:27Are you okay?
00:52:28Is there a
00:52:29providing
00:52:29Sammler
00:52:30in Cairo?
00:52:30The owner of this season was a Diplopat. He died in five years. His Tauter holds the season as a
00:52:37Erbe, but he has never been released.
00:52:45Michael Smith, that was my father's name.
00:52:56After the interview, I sat alone on the streets of Cairo.
00:52:59I looked up at the sky. It was gray.
00:53:04I still remembered the pistachio-flavor ice cream that year.
00:53:13Hello?
00:53:14You arrived in Cairo?
00:53:15Yes.
00:53:18What happened? Your voice sounds off.
00:53:22Nothing.
00:53:23I flew to Cairo this afternoon. If you have time...
00:53:26Why do you always show up wherever I am?
00:53:28Because Victoria has your itinerary. She is running a project I invested in, so I have the right to see
00:53:34it.
00:53:34That is called stalking.
00:53:36That is called paying attention.
00:53:41There is a difference. The next afternoon, Louie Geranderson went with me to a private warehouse on the outskirts of
00:53:48Cairo.
00:53:49It was not big, but the temperature and humidity were carefully controlled. The kind of place used specifically to store
00:53:56antiques.
00:53:59After the manager opened the door, I saw three full shelves.
00:54:06Every piece had a handwritten tag hanging on it.
00:54:10It was my father's handwriting.
00:54:13An 18th century style Meissen porcelain vase.
00:54:17Purchased at the Grand Bazaar in Istanbul, 2008.
00:54:22With Annie.
00:54:252008.
00:54:26I was eight years old in Istanbul with my dad.
00:54:29He took me to the Grand Bazaar.
00:54:31I kept asking for Turkish ice cream, and he said we would go after looking at that little stall.
00:54:36That stall was selling these old porcelain pieces.
00:54:38I did not remember any of it.
00:54:40But my dad did.
00:54:42For three years, I hid everything about them away.
00:54:44The languages.
00:54:45The inheritance.
00:54:47The memories.
00:54:48I thought as long as I did not touch any of it, I could pretend they had never left.
00:54:52But they had always been with me.
00:54:55Your father was an extraordinary man.
00:54:59I know.
00:55:02Then you should become someone extraordinary too.
00:55:04Instead of hiding yourself in a position far below your level.
00:55:11That night, I called Attorney Wills.
00:55:14Attorney Wills, I will handle the inheritance.
00:55:16Miss Smith, finally.
00:55:18Donate the Zur accounts and the properties according to the original plan.
00:55:21But I am keeping the porcelain collection in Cairo.
00:55:24Understood.
00:55:25That is wonderful.
00:55:25I will arrange it right away.
00:55:26One more thing.
00:55:27Go ahead.
00:55:28Did my father leave any letter or document for me?
00:55:31Not a legal document.
00:55:32Something personal.
00:55:34Yes.
00:55:34A letter.
00:55:35He noted that it should be given to you when you came to collect the antiques.
00:55:37Send it to me.
00:55:40Attorney Wills sent the letter to my hotel.
00:55:42I sat in my room for ten minutes before finally working up the courage to open the letter.
00:55:48The letter was not long.
00:55:50Annie.
00:55:51When you see this letter, your mother and I should no longer be by your side.
00:55:54Knowing your personality, I guess you will probably run away for a while.
00:55:58You may seal away the memories connected to us, along with all those languages.
00:56:02Maybe it is because every language is tied to us.
00:56:05One sentence in German will remind you of landscape in Berlin.
00:56:08One sentence in Arabic will remind you of the stars in Cairo.
00:56:11But Annie, language is not a chain.
00:56:14Language is wings.
00:56:15Your mother spent her life building bridges.
00:56:17I spent mine planting seeds.
00:56:19You are that bridge and seed.
00:56:20Don't shrink yourself into the dark.
00:56:21You are exceptional.
00:56:22You are smart, gifted, and you should do what you are really good at.
00:56:25Trying to plant seeds in your own way.
00:56:27You are our pride.
00:56:28Mom and Dad will always love you.
00:56:29There was a water stain on the paper.
00:56:31I did not know whether he left it when he wrote the letter or whether I had just left it.
00:56:35My dad was right.
00:56:36Language is not a chain.
00:56:38It is wings.
00:56:42In Madrid, I interviewed a flamenco dancer in Spanish.
00:56:46Each language has its own rhythm.
00:56:48Once your body remembers it, you will never forget it.
00:56:52She says every language has its own rhythm.
00:56:54I wrote that sentence down in my translation notes.
00:56:57The final stop was Venice.
00:57:00Omar.
00:57:01The Arab Old Bookseller.
00:57:03He had his own antique bookshop in the best spot on the busiest square in Venice.
00:57:08He was in his 60s and had lived in Italy for 30 years.
00:57:13And the story of him moved me the most.
00:57:15I arrived in Italy at 24 years and I didn't even know a word of the local language.
00:57:19I lost my way.
00:57:20I couldn't understand anything.
00:57:22I couldn't read anything.
00:57:23I was not able to ask any suggestions.
00:57:24I had to manage the gestures and talk simultaneously with people.
00:57:27They thought I was crazy.
00:57:30What happened after that?
00:57:31Then I had 10 years to learn Italian.
00:57:34And over the 10 years to make sure that everyone on that road would call me Mr. Omar.
00:57:39The language is not only for tradition.
00:57:42It's the way in which you can respect.
00:57:43I did it.
00:57:47Keep this part.
00:57:48Original audio with subtitles.
00:57:53Annie.
00:57:55Your translation almost made me cry.
00:57:58In Venice, I completed the final three interviews in Italian.
00:58:02Two months, two continents, and eight languages.
00:58:05My dad was right.
00:58:07Language is not a chain.
00:58:08It is wings.
00:58:14The day I came back, it was late December.
00:58:19New York's winter was cold, but the air carried a familiar scent.
00:58:25Annie, the director position in the translation department is open.
00:58:29Mm-hmm.
00:58:30I want you to take it.
00:58:34What is the salary?
00:58:36$200,000.
00:58:38Okay.
00:58:39And just like that, in less than half a year, I went from a junior role to the director of
00:58:44the translation department.
00:58:47On the day I officially took the role, I stood in the meeting room and made a speech to the
00:58:52people in the translation department.
00:58:57I know many of you have questions about me.
00:59:01Why does someone who hid for three years suddenly get to become director?
00:59:06I am not going to explain.
00:59:07From today on, results will do the talking.
00:59:10I will personally proofread everyone's translation drafts.
00:59:13I have only one standard, accuracy.
00:59:15If you cannot do it, I will teach you.
00:59:17If you still cannot do it after that, you will be replaced.
00:59:21That is strict.
00:59:23Translation is not a word game.
00:59:25One wrong number in a trade contract can mean tens of millions in losses.
00:59:30Strictness is the bare minimum.
00:59:35Hello?
00:59:36Director Smith, congratulations on the promotion.
00:59:40$200,000?
00:59:41Mm-hmm.
00:59:41I offered $400,000 before.
00:59:44I know.
00:59:44Still not considering it?
00:59:45Not for now.
00:59:46But thank you for all your help.
00:59:47The offer, the Harborlight Media Project, that day in Cairo.
00:59:50You don't need to thank me.
00:59:52Those weren't favors.
00:59:53Then what were they?
00:59:54Things I wanted to do.
00:59:55Are you free this weekend?
00:59:57For what?
00:59:59Dinner.
01:00:00No work, no projects.
01:00:02Okay.
01:00:03He was driving a very ordinary gray sedan.
01:00:06Not the kind of luxury car I had imagined.
01:00:08Your car doesn't really match your status.
01:00:10Cars are for driving, not for showing off.
01:00:12I'm taking you to a Japanese restaurant.
01:00:14It only has eight seats.
01:00:17You're paying?
01:00:18Obviously.
01:00:20This place has the best sashimi in the whole city.
01:00:23How do you know?
01:00:24I've tried every Japanese restaurant in the city.
01:00:28This man.
01:00:30Annie, I'm going to be direct.
01:00:32Since that day in Cairo, or maybe even earlier, since the first time you spoke German at Crownwell, I...
01:00:38You what?
01:00:39I knew you were someone I didn't want to miss.
01:00:41Right now, you're the only person in my mind.
01:00:45You really are way too...
01:00:47Too what?
01:00:48Too direct.
01:00:49You don't like it?
01:00:50I didn't say I didn't like it.
01:00:54That night, he drove me home.
01:00:56Downstairs, he said...
01:00:58I'm flying to South Korea for a business tryst tomorrow.
01:01:01How long?
01:01:02A week.
01:01:03Okay.
01:01:04Will you miss me?
01:01:06No.
01:01:08Liar.
01:01:10Maybe a little.
01:01:20Over the next three months, many things happened at once.
01:01:24The Crownwell project successfully completed its third phase,
01:01:28and White Global brought in nearly $80 million in revenue from it.
01:01:34When Brian White reviewed the monthly report, he said to Alex Wood,
01:01:38we should have put Annie on it from the start.
01:01:42After Scarlett resigned from White Global, she became a director at a small translation company.
01:01:48Three months later, that company faced its mass tariff compensation claim.
01:01:52A German contract had its tariff clauses mistranslated, causing the client to lose $20 million.
01:01:59That translation was done by Scarlett herself.
01:02:03Her problem with Germich Honoratis had finally been exposed on a bigger stage.
01:02:07When the news reached White Global, some people started mocking her in the group chat.
01:02:12I only said one thing.
01:02:14Stop talking about it.
01:02:17Everyone has to take responsibility for their own choices.
01:02:30Hello?
01:02:31Annie?
01:02:32It's Uncle George, your father's old colleague.
01:02:35Uncle George?
01:02:37I saw you on TV.
01:02:38Translation consultant in five languages.
01:02:41Annie, your parents must be so proud of you in heaven.
01:02:43Uncle George, how did you see-
01:02:45You look exactly like Michael.
01:02:47And your Arabic, that Cairo accent of your father's, I recognized it the moment I heard it.
01:02:51Annie, before your father passed away, he said something to me.
01:02:55What did he say?
01:02:57Annie will become a better bridge than I ever was.
01:03:00That night, Louis Anderson came back from South Korea and went straight to my building.
01:03:06Annie, come out.
01:03:07For what?
01:03:09Want to take a walk with you.
01:03:14The street was cold, and the street lights stretched our shadows long across the pavement.
01:03:19I watched the documentary.
01:03:22How was it?
01:03:23Not good enough for your translation. The director was average.
01:03:27Don't say that about Martin.
01:03:29But your parts were excellent.
01:03:31You weren't just translating in the interview.
01:03:33You were carrying the emotion across.
01:03:36My father once said, if you understand someone's mother tongue, you can understand their heart.
01:03:40You did that.
01:03:43We walked for a long time until we reached a river.
01:03:47Annie.
01:03:48Yeah?
01:03:49Crownwell is setting up an international cultural exchange department next year.
01:03:52We'll focus on crossword cultural projects, documentaries, publishing, exhibitions, forums.
01:03:56I need someone to lead it.
01:03:57You're trying to poach me again.
01:03:59I'm not poaching you.
01:04:00I'm building a position for you.
01:04:02What do you mean?
01:04:03You're not meant to be just a translator.
01:04:06Translation is a tool, and you should use that tool to do something bigger.
01:04:09Your father's porcelain collection could become an exhibition about the history of global trade.
01:04:13Use your eight languages to tell that story to the world.
01:04:15What's the salary?
01:04:16Name your price.
01:04:18You don't think I'm taking advantage of you?
01:04:20Then let me take advantage of you.
01:04:22What?
01:04:22Be my girlfriend.
01:04:24No salary needed.
01:04:26Louie!
01:04:27I'm joking.
01:04:28One million dollars a year, plus project dividends.
01:04:30But the girlfriend part is serious, too.
01:04:33The street light fell across his face, softening cold lines he usually carried.
01:04:41Two days later, I gave him my answer.
01:04:43I said yes to both.
01:04:45Brian White personally walked me to the entrance.
01:04:48Annie, you are the most underestimated employee in White Global's history.
01:04:52Mr. White, you also gave me the opportunity.
01:04:55You earned that opportunity yourself.
01:04:59Speaking of which, what I said in German at the annual meeting?
01:05:02The 70% raise?
01:05:04You understood it back then, didn't you?
01:05:07I did.
01:05:08Then why didn't you...
01:05:09Forget it.
01:05:10I wish you all the best.
01:05:13Three years.
01:05:15A $24,000 salary.
01:05:17A junior level position.
01:05:19I had repaid what needed to be repaid.
01:05:22It was time to start over.
01:05:29Crownwell's International Cultural Exchange Department was officially established.
01:05:34I became its first director.
01:05:36The first project is an international touring exhibition.
01:05:39The core exhibits are the 40 Blubber antiques my father collected from around the world.
01:05:46The exhibition will open simultaneously in five cities.
01:05:50Berlin, Cairo, Istanbul, Paris and New York.
01:05:55I'll personally translate the narration for each city into the local language.
01:06:00On opening day, more than 300 people came to the New York venue.
01:06:04Uncle George stood in the exhibition hall, looking at my father's handwritten labels on the Portland pieces.
01:06:10Tears streaming down his face.
01:06:13Michael, your daughter made it.
01:06:19Annie, how about turning this exhibition into a second season of the documentary?
01:06:26We can talk about it.
01:06:28I told you, you were never just a translator.
01:06:33Louie Anderson stood in the corner of the exhibition hall, staying away from the front.
01:06:37He was wearing a black suit, hands in my pockets, watching me give interviews under the spotlight.
01:06:41That look in his eyes.
01:06:42You are someone I didn't want to miss.
01:06:51Mrs. Smith, you are fluent in eight languages, but I heard you spent three years as a junior translator at
01:06:57a trading company, making only $24,000 a year?
01:07:02Yes.
01:07:03Why did you hide your abilities?
01:07:06Because I was running away.
01:07:08Every language was tied to memories of my parents.
01:07:12I thought if I hid them away, it would stop hurting.
01:07:15But later I realized that languages do not disappear just because you refuse to speak them.
01:07:20They stay in your blood, waiting for you to speak.
01:07:22What finally made you decide to speak up?
01:07:26A letter.
01:07:28My father wrote it.
01:07:29He said if I have the ability to make a difference, I should use it.
01:07:33On the second day of the exhibition, someone unexpected showed up.
01:07:38Scarlet.
01:07:41What are you doing here?
01:07:43I saw it on the news.
01:07:45Your father collected these?
01:07:47Yes.
01:07:49They are beautiful.
01:07:51Annie, I owe you an apology.
01:07:54You do not have to.
01:07:55Let me speak.
01:07:56I was jealous of you.
01:07:58I had been jealous since the first time you opened your mouth and spoke German.
01:08:02It took me seven years to climb up to Team Leader, but you were already above me without even trying.
01:08:07I could not accept that.
01:08:09So you chose to frame me?
01:08:10Yes.
01:08:11And then I paid the price.
01:08:13After I left White Global, that German contract at the translation company, you heard about it, right?
01:08:18I did.
01:08:20Because you used to correct my work, I never knew what my real level was.
01:08:23Once you were not there anymore, I finally realized...
01:08:25Scarlet, your hard work was real.
01:08:27Those seven years of German were not wasted either.
01:08:29You just chose the wrong direction at certain moments.
01:08:31You two don't hate me?
01:08:32No.
01:08:34The Forge screenshots are in the past now.
01:08:38You really are different from before.
01:08:40Back then, I could not even face myself.
01:08:43The exhibition is wonderful.
01:08:44Your father must be very happy.
01:08:50The exhibition ran for two months across five cities, with more than 120,000 visitors in total.
01:09:05I am used to it.
01:09:22Do not get used to carrying everything alone.
01:09:26this is not a proposal so don't be nervous
01:09:30it's custom made because you said your father once told you that you were the bridge
01:09:36this there is a line engraved on the bridge it has the word bridge engraved in nine languages
01:09:43the ninth language is russian i studied for three months just to learn one word the cairo night wind
01:09:50swept across the terrace in the distance the banks of the nile were bright with lights
01:09:57louie anderson you really are what
01:10:02too good at this
01:10:05only with you
01:10:13five years later crownwell's international cultural exchange department had become an industry benmark
01:10:19it ran more than 20 cross-cultural projects every year with revenue exceeding 200 million
01:10:24revenue is up another 30 percent this year
01:10:28your salary should be adjusted this year
01:10:30to how much
01:10:31you tell me
01:10:34one dollar
01:10:37seriously
01:10:38put the rest into a scholarship to support young people studying languages
01:10:42name it after my parents
01:10:43the michael smith and evelyn chen language scholarship
01:10:47how do you know my mother's name
01:10:49i'm your husband how could i not know your mother's name
01:10:53outside the window was the skyline of the whole city
01:10:56it was no longer that rental apartment with the broken heating
01:10:59but sometimes i still think of that window
01:11:01and the nights when i crouched there eating soup
01:11:04back then i was fluent in eight languages made two thousand dollars a year
01:11:08and rejected a ten million dollar inheritance
01:11:10i hid myself in the deepest corner thinking that as long as i stayed silent it would not hurt
01:11:15in his letter my father wrote
01:11:17be brave enough to be yourself
01:11:20it took me a long time to understand that
01:11:23but luckily i did it
01:11:27you
01:11:28you
01:11:29you
01:11:29you
01:11:32you
01:11:32you
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