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00:00:00A junior translator at White Global Trading Co, Lou Did.
00:00:03I've been here for three years, and make $24,000 a year.
00:00:07Pretty ordinary, right?
00:00:08But in fact, I'm fluent in eight languages.
00:00:11English, German, French, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, Arabic, and Italian.
00:00:17Nobody knows that.
00:00:18My father was a diplomat, and mother was simultaneous insurder.
00:00:22Five years ago, they died in a car accident.
00:00:24I've never wanted to show off because of these skills.
00:00:27I just want to keep my head down and be a small, unassuming translator.
00:00:30Let's welcome Mr. White to the stage.
00:00:35Everyone have worked hard over the past year.
00:00:37Thank you for your dedication.
00:00:40In the new year, we will...
00:00:43It's been ten minutes.
00:00:45And I'm down here counting how many times he says thank you while he's giving his speech.
00:00:50Annie, you better win the lucky draw later.
00:00:53If you do, dinner's on me.
00:00:56Sure, why not?
00:00:58That's my everyday life.
00:00:59Elon is my only friend at work.
00:01:02She doesn't know I speak eight languages.
00:01:05But she does know one thing.
00:01:09Also, I have another one.
00:01:12Everyone here, who speaks German, will receive a 70% Gehanserröhung.
00:01:2070%.
00:01:21My salary would go from 24.000 to 4.800.
00:01:25But it has nothing to do with me.
00:01:27I told myself, it has nothing to do with me.
00:01:34Annie, did you understand that?
00:01:36No.
00:01:38I don't speak German.
00:01:40Right, of course.
00:01:41You only have a certificate in Spanish.
00:01:43What could you possibly understand?
00:01:46Poor thing.
00:01:49Starlet, majoring in German, French, and Spanish, is the head of translator team.
00:01:54She got promoted in just three months.
00:01:56And has been riding that high ever since.
00:01:59Mm-hmm.
00:02:01Anyway, the raise has nothing to do with you.
00:02:04Just keep doing the basic work.
00:02:07Oh, and remember to translate the annual meeting press replaced tonight.
00:02:11I didn't say anything.
00:02:13A 70% raise.
00:02:14The German translation team consists of four people, plus Scarlet.
00:02:18Only five people would get it.
00:02:19What did that have to do with me?
00:02:21Nothing.
00:02:22Really.
00:02:23Nothing.
00:02:27Anne!
00:02:28Stay right there!
00:02:29I'm coming over right now!
00:02:32Annie?
00:02:34Why didn't you raise your hand just now?
00:02:36Raise my hand for what?
00:02:39You definitely understood that German, right?
00:02:4170%?
00:02:42You only make 24,000 a year.
00:02:44After the raise, that's 4,800 a year.
00:02:47No, I didn't get the meaning.
00:02:49I don't speak German.
00:02:52Who are you trying to fool?
00:02:53Your French is already that good.
00:02:55You expect me to believe you don't understand German.
00:02:57Are you kidding me?
00:02:58I really don't understand German.
00:03:01Anne, that crappy place you rent barely have working heating.
00:03:05Sometimes, you even can't bring yourself to go and we go out for a drink on Friday.
00:03:08Can't you stand up for yourself for once?
00:03:10Elyne caught me reading a French book in the pantry last year.
00:03:13I told her I'd studied a little bit French.
00:03:16She's been holding it in for almost a year.
00:03:18I don't want to expose.
00:03:24Oh my god, Annie.
00:03:26What are you afraid of?
00:03:29Fine.
00:03:30Keep pretending.
00:03:31I'm done.
00:03:32But Annie, I'm telling you.
00:03:34You're going to suffer with that kind of personality sooner or later.
00:03:39All right.
00:03:39You're going to suffer with that kind of personality sooner or later.
00:03:50You're going to suffer with that kind of personality sooner or later.
00:03:54You're going to suffer with that kind of personality sooner or later.
00:03:59You're going to suffer with that kind of personality sooner or later.
00:03:59Very brilliant, Mr. White.
00:04:02Capros.
00:04:03Wem schäden wir nächste Woche für das Projekt der Crown Bell Group?
00:04:08Scarlet.
00:04:09Sie spricht am besten Deutsch.
00:04:12Ich habe gehört, dass Präsident Anderson von Crown Bell ziemlich schwierig ist.
00:04:16Letztes Mal hat er das gesamte Übersetzungsgrund von Meridian aus dem Sprengsraum hinangefrogen.
00:04:20Das sollte kein Problem sein.
00:04:22Scarlet kommt damit klar.
00:04:27Leute, auf Andersonville sollten wir diesmal nicht mitmähen.
00:04:30Sie könnten das Meeting ruinieren.
00:04:34They didn't know I could understand them.
00:04:36They thought I was just a small translator.
00:04:40But that's only to be expected.
00:04:42I haven't shown what I'm capable of either.
00:04:44Annie, send me the proofread version of last week's contract tomorrow.
00:04:49Yes, Mr. White.
00:04:55I placed the proofread contract on Brian White's desk the next day.
00:04:59It was a 30,000-word Spanish contract, and I had corrected 47 mistakes in the original translation.
00:05:06The original translator was Scarlet, but my name would never appear on the proofread version.
00:05:10It would only show Translation Department on the surface.
00:05:14Scarlet never knew her translations had been corrected by me.
00:05:17She thought she was the top.
00:05:21Annie, did you hear?
00:05:22Hear what?
00:05:23Scarlet is going to handle the Crownwell International next week.
00:05:26I heard.
00:05:27Do you know President Anderson of Crownwell?
00:05:34Who?
00:05:38Louis Anderson.
00:05:3932 years old.
00:05:40President of Crownwell International Commerce Group, Lydian.
00:05:43He ranked 98th on last year's Global Wealth Rankings.
00:05:45They say he's fluent in five languages, but notorious for his bad temper.
00:05:48He even chewed out the entire Meridian's translation team and drove them out of the meeting room.
00:05:52What does that have to do with me?
00:05:54You don't think Scarlet can handle him?
00:05:57Even if she can't, that's not my business.
00:06:02Annie, seriously.
00:06:03You're way too good at putting up with things.
00:06:06Lydian left.
00:06:06She doesn't get it.
00:06:07I'm not putting up with it.
00:06:08I just don't want to get involved.
00:06:10It was an Eric supplier quotation.
00:06:12Technically, it should have gone to someone on the Eric group.
00:06:15But the Eric team is out of the office today, so Alex Wood casually dumped it on me.
00:06:20Annie, didn't you say you took a little Arabic course in college?
00:06:22Just do a rough translation.
00:06:23Sure.
00:06:24I did tell him I'd taken a little Arabic.
00:06:27But in fact, I lived in Saudi Arabia for two years.
00:06:29Arabic is basically my fourth native language.
00:06:32It took me 15 minutes to finish the translation.
00:06:34I left two tiny mistakes in proposal just to pretend the work of someone who had only taken a little
00:06:39Arabic.
00:06:45Not bad was actually good enough for me.
00:06:54Annie, organize these materials for me.
00:06:56I need them for Crownwell's project next week.
00:06:58This is background materials on Crownwell International Commerce Group Loa, all in Spanish.
00:07:03About 50 pages.
00:07:04This isn't my job.
00:07:05How is it not?
00:07:06You're in the translation department, and I'm your leader.
00:07:09Is there a problem with me assigning you work?
00:07:10She had been promoted to team leader last month, so of course was at the peak of her arrogance.
00:07:16Fine.
00:07:19Oh, and there's a department meeting tomorrow.
00:07:21We'll be discussing the handover plan for the Crownwell project.
00:07:24You don't need to attend.
00:07:26I know.
00:07:27You're only responsible for basic proofreading.
00:07:29A major project like this isn't something you get to be part of.
00:07:32I know.
00:07:39I heard everything in the pantry.
00:07:41Who does she think she is talking to you like that?
00:07:43What does she mean by not something you get to be part of?
00:07:45I'm used to it.
00:07:46Can't you just clap back for once, and then what?
00:07:49She's the boss.
00:07:51If you showed everyone what you can really do, what kind of boss would she even be?
00:07:57I don't want to.
00:07:59What exactly are you afraid of, Annie?
00:08:01What am I afraid of?
00:08:03I don't know either.
00:08:04Maybe I'm afraid of being noticed.
00:08:06Afraid that people will dig into my past and will look at me with pity.
00:08:10Or maybe I'm just too tired to care.
00:08:17An annual salary of $24,000.
00:08:20In this city, after rent and utilities, there isn't much left.
00:08:30Hello?
00:08:31Hello.
00:08:32Am I speaking with Miss Annie Smith?
00:08:33Yes.
00:08:34This is Attorney Wills from Kirkland and Ellis Law Firm.
00:08:37There are some documents regarding the settlement of the overseas assets left by your parents,
00:08:41and we need you to sign in person.
00:08:43I've said this before.
00:08:44I don't want any of it.
00:08:45Donate everything.
00:08:46Mrs. Smith, there is a sum in your parents' account in Zurich.
00:08:48I don't want it.
00:08:49Attorney Wills, thank you, but please stop calling me.
00:08:59The Translation Department had a meeting on a Monday morning.
00:09:01I wasn't told to attend, but my desk was right next to the meeting room.
00:09:04I could hear every word through that glass wall.
00:09:07Louis Anderson is fluent in German and French.
00:09:09There are also someone who can speak Mandarin and Japanese in his team.
00:09:13This time, we're discussing a supply chain partnership for the Middle East market.
00:09:16Anything involving Arabic will be handled by their side.
00:09:19We only need to cover the German communication.
00:09:21Can you handle that?
00:09:21Of course.
00:09:22I studied in Germany for three years.
00:09:24The business negotiation like this is exactly in my comfort zone.
00:09:26To be fair, Starlet's German is decent.
00:09:28Daily conversation is indeed a piece of cake for her.
00:09:31But I've reviewed her previous translations.
00:09:33Her business German has one fatal habit.
00:09:35She relies too much on literal translation and often misses the level of formality required
00:09:38in German business correspondence.
00:09:40In everyday conversation, that's not a big deal.
00:09:42But if the person she's faced is extremely sensitive to details, never mind.
00:09:46Not my business.
00:09:48Finish sorting everything?
00:09:50Yes.
00:09:51I made her a summary classified by project type, cooperation history, and key personnel.
00:09:55I also marked a change in the parent policies and the risk points.
00:09:58All she had to do was a glance through and she was exactly to expect.
00:10:00It'll do.
00:10:06Scarlet!
00:10:07Scarlet!
00:10:08He rarely came down here in person.
00:10:12Scarlet, Crown will move the schedule up.
00:10:14Anderson will be here tomorrow afternoon.
00:10:16Are you ready?
00:10:16Moved up?
00:10:19I've gone through all the materials.
00:10:21No problem.
00:10:22Good.
00:10:23Bring someone with you tomorrow for on-site interpretation support.
00:10:26I'll take Zach.
00:10:27His German is decent too.
00:10:28Zach is still on leave.
00:10:33Annie!
00:10:33You come with me tomorrow.
00:10:35Me?
00:10:35I only speak Spanish.
00:10:37You'll just take notes and serve coffee.
00:10:39I'll handle the professional part.
00:10:41Her?
00:10:42Don't worry, Mr. White.
00:10:44She's more than enough as an assistant.
00:10:45I got dragged into Crown Willian's business negotiation as an assistant and a note-taker.
00:10:51Someone who can serve coffee at the same time.
00:10:54I sent you in a message.
00:10:55I will go to Crown Will tomorrow.
00:10:57Scarlet is taking you?
00:10:58Doesn't she always sit down on you?
00:11:00As the errand girl.
00:11:01You just agreed to that?
00:11:03What else am I supposed to do?
00:11:05Annie!
00:11:17Are you from White Global?
00:11:18Yes.
00:11:19I'm Scarlet, team leader of the translation department.
00:11:22This is my assistant, Annie.
00:11:23Oh, she called my assistant.
00:11:25I didn't correct her.
00:11:29Please wait.
00:11:30President Alexandring is still in a meeting.
00:11:33Scarlet reapplied her lipstick twice and adjusted her hair three separate times in just
00:11:37these 15 minutes.
00:11:38Annie, when we go in, just sit on the side and take notes.
00:11:41Don't speak unless you're asked.
00:11:42Got it?
00:11:43Got it.
00:11:43Also, when you address Mr. Anderson, be formal and respectful.
00:11:48Don't let your eyes wander.
00:11:50People at his level hate unprofessional behavior.
00:11:53Okay.
00:11:56Miss Scarlet, President Anderson will see you now.
00:12:1032 years old, about 6 foot 1.
00:12:13Gray suit, no tie.
00:12:14The top button of his shirt was undone.
00:12:16His face was cold.
00:12:17Not the kind of cold people put on to look cool.
00:12:19He was genuinely cold.
00:12:20Sit.
00:12:23Two other people were sitting next to him.
00:12:24A legal director and a lady who looked very, very young.
00:12:27A translation device got in front of her.
00:12:44He spoke for a fast.
00:12:46Every word was sharp.
00:12:47She understood him, but she clearly didn't expect him to open like that.
00:12:56I mean...
00:12:58I mean...
00:12:58I have asked on German, so please answer them on German.
00:13:01I don't want to spend time with over-satting.
00:13:05That was just a first time.
00:13:07I don't want to...
00:13:08I'm gonna update the data.
00:13:09We'll update the data.
00:13:10Update?
00:13:11Do you want to update someone in your team's new software to import from EG in the near
00:13:1560 for 202 and 1?
00:13:16The changes in Article 3 and 7 are directly 15% of your A-Board-Spielers.
00:13:20Do you know that?
00:13:22She didn't know.
00:13:24But I did.
00:13:25Because that policy change was mentioned in the background materials.
00:13:28I had specifically marked it in the summary.
00:13:31But Scarlet obviously hadn't read it carefully.
00:13:36I have to add this first to the internal.
00:13:41Have you not prepared before you come here?
00:13:44Yes.
00:13:45You have used the wrong German language.
00:13:49I didn't say anything for the first time, the second time also.
00:13:52The third time?
00:13:54Do you know what is in business life when you use the wrong form?
00:13:59It means either that you don't respect it or that you don't know your truth.
00:14:03What is this?
00:14:05The legal director beside Anderson gave a slight shake of his head.
00:14:09The meaning was obvious.
00:14:11This negotiation was about to fall through.
00:14:19Mr.President Anderson, I pray for many reasons.
00:14:23If this is the nibble of White Glover, I will feel like I'm going to shake it to another partner.
00:14:27My hands froze above the keyboard.
00:14:29Two voices were speaking in my head.
00:14:31It's none of your concern.
00:14:32You're just here to fetch coffee and serve drinks.
00:14:34This is Whitworth Big Global's biggest deal of the year.
00:14:36If we lose it, they'll probably be layoffs by the end of the year.
00:14:39And junior translators like me will be first on the chopping block.
00:14:52Mr.President Anderson, please give us five minutes.
00:15:07And you are?
00:15:10I'm Annie, junior translator at Whitmore Global.
00:15:14Junior translator?
00:15:16Yes.
00:15:18The one who always takes notes beside and serves coffee.
00:15:23Five minutes.
00:15:27The new three, the standard for six to eight, four, six.
00:15:33This is the first one.
00:15:35The third one.
00:15:37The first one.
00:15:41The third one.
00:15:57where did you learn german i lived in berlin for a while your honor ethics are very precise
00:16:03thank you and you said you were the junior level yes your five minutes are up but i can give
00:16:08you
00:16:08ten more on one condition from here on you meet the negotiation she can't i said she leads
00:16:18or you can leave right now scarlet should i take over
00:16:26then let's restart from the first part of the proposal this wasn't because i had prepared in
00:16:30advance while sorting that 50 pages materials i for scarlet i had memorized every word plus i grew
00:16:35up in a diplomatic family the basics of international trade are as natural to me as breathing
00:16:46you speak arabic too a little the japanische lieferstand is six percent günstiger aber
00:16:54die lieferzeit ist instabil wie entscheiden sie die erschwächende japanische angesichts nummer light
00:17:07the framework works i'll have my legal team follow up with you on the details
00:17:13the hand was warm and strong and the grip was just right
00:17:16annie right yes you're wasted in the junior level
00:17:24you lied to everyone what you said you only spoke spanish
00:17:35i do mainly work in spanish what you did in there today that's what you call mainly working in
00:17:39spanish your german is better than mine where did that arab come from it's not even on your resume
00:17:47scarlet the project was saved wasn't it you did this on purpose you hid your skills just waiting for
00:17:52a chance like this to show off what do you think will happen just because you impressed louie anderson
00:17:58once when we're back at the company you're still just that junior translator annie just you wait
00:18:11suddenly i felt a little tired
00:18:15how did the negotiation go did scarlet crash and burn the project was saved
00:18:19how was it saved wasn't she wait was it you i'll tell you when i get back
00:18:23annie you finally made a move standing at the exit of the underground garage
00:18:29i felt the autumn wind blowing in it was a bit cold i didn't want to show off
00:18:35i really didn't but i didn't want to lose my job either
00:18:47mr white annie spoke out of turn during negotiation and completely ignored the company hierarchy
00:18:52was the project saved yes but that was and that's all that matters the crown will deal is worth 40
00:18:57million dollars if it had fallen through yesterday the entire translation department could have packed
00:19:01up one look at her face and i knew this wasn't over
00:19:12annie how good is your german exactly i can get by you can get by i heard you handled the
00:19:19entire
00:19:19negotiation in german without any problem at crown well and you even used arabic my german just
00:19:23everyday level do you know if the company hired a multi-language translator like you the starting
00:19:26salary would be at least 96 000 a year i have no issues with my current salary fine come to
00:19:32the
00:19:32meeting room at two this afternoon we need you involved in the follow-up coordination for the crown
00:19:35well project mr wood i'm the one in charge of the crown well project we'll remain in charge but annie
00:19:41will be involved in the coordination that's mr white's decision happy now annie scarlett i just
00:19:51you just what you think because you showed up once yesterday you're on the same level as me now
00:19:56that's not what i meant i've been here for seven years i worked my way up from intern to department
00:20:01leader and you a liar who's been hiding everything just you wait
00:20:12annie mr anderson specifically requested you as the translator for the follow-up coordination
00:20:16starting today you'll be temporarily transferred to the crown well project team okay but your
00:20:20position will remain junior and salary will stay the same we'll evaluate it again after the project
00:20:24ends got it crown well supply chain project is divided into three stages the preliminary framework
00:20:29was already discussed yesterday next comes the translation of the detailed terms and contract
00:20:32documents all files will need english spanish and german versions annie can you handle all three
00:20:37language versions at the same time yes three languages since she joined this company she has
00:20:41only ever worked as a spanish translator we don't even know her actual german level what if something
00:20:44goes wrong yesterday's negotiation showed exactly what her level is any other questions
00:20:52it took me two hours to finish the english version and another hour and a half to finish the spanish
00:20:57version
00:21:00you're translating that fast aren't you afraid of making mistakes nope you better pray you don't make any
00:21:12both the speed and quality excited expectations annie what exactly have you been doing for the past three
00:21:25years
00:21:26hello annie it was louis anderson this is louis anderson from crown well mr wood gave me your number mr
00:21:32anderson what can i do for you i read the 62 pages you translated today was there any problems no
00:21:38problem
00:21:38at all it's the most accurate german business translation i've seen in the past three years
00:21:42thank you you're not someone who belongs in a junior position that is my current position i know
00:21:48that's why i'm curious crown well has an internal meeting tomorrow afternoon it involves partner
00:21:52selection for the middle eastern market i need an arabic speaking interpreter there this should go
00:21:56through the company i know but i'm asking you directly would you like to come okay i will
00:22:04annie maybe you're going to be exposed after all i knew this day would come eventually
00:22:09but i just didn't expect it to come this soon
00:22:14they were from a construction materials group in the uae the man leading the meeting with about 50
00:22:18wearing a white robe with a siri expression a young arab woman sat beside him should be his
00:22:22interpreter you're here today i may need you to do an interpretation between eric and english
00:22:29okay if starlet were here she would probably ask where did your ablik even come from the answer is i
00:22:33lived in cairo for a year and a half during that time my roommate was even an egyptian diplomat's
00:22:37daughter
00:22:41grass this fall of a scene is lowered standard procedure 15 minutes past
00:22:53i lowered my head in height as if i were taking notes then i turned my laptop slightly so louie
00:22:57anderson
00:22:57could see this one line in english they said they want to push the price down by 20 work they'll
00:23:00switch to
00:23:01suppliers louie anderson's eyes stayed on the screen for one second his expression didn't change at all
00:23:06but it's in the negotiation that followed his strategy clearly shifted
00:23:10let's cut the chase our final offer is 10 below the current market price take your lead
00:23:19your abishik is excellent not that good just the daily level you heard what he said to his
00:23:24interpreter just now then you warned me i just thought the information might be useful for the
00:23:28negotiation without that warning from you this deal would have cost us at least eight million
00:23:32dollars today annie how many languages do you speak german french japanese korean spanish arabic and
00:23:37italian eight in total plus english and you're a junior level translator at light global do you
00:23:42think that makes sense it was my choice would you be interested in coming to crownwell i can start
00:23:46you at four hundred thousand dollars a year if you're willing to head the international business
00:23:49department there's no upper limit mr anderson thank you for the offer i'm not planning to change
00:23:54jobs for now for now for now you can change your mind to any ground only one line of text
00:23:58lowey
00:23:58anderson and a phone number it didn't even say president crownwell international this kind of card
00:24:02is usually given to people who already need to know who you are what are you doing i i i
00:24:16was
00:24:16passing by and saw your computer was still on it was off when i left you went to crownwell again
00:24:21today
00:24:21louie anderson asked you to go didn't he it was needed for the project coordination what kind of
00:24:25project needs you to interpret arabic you never said you were that good at arabic what else are you
00:24:28hi scarlett what did you see on my computer i didn't see anything she had opened my personal
00:24:34folder what was inside some translation exercises casual translations in french japanese and korean
00:24:41things i did when i was bored if she saw those annie what exactly did you do at crownwell today
00:24:48scarlett was losing her mind in the office all afternoon she went through your computer you know
00:24:53why are you reporting her report what i don't have proof you are way too forget it i heard something
00:24:58today do you want to know go on there's something going on between scarlett and alexwood what do
00:25:02you mean i handle reverse reforms and adverts over the past six months sarah has gone along with
00:25:05alexwood to talk about work 17 times every single time i visit that hotel on the one side of the
00:25:09sea think about that that has nothing to do with me how does that have nothing to do with you
00:25:12alexwood made carlett to partner later because of that relationship
00:25:20the message basically said the company found some employees failed to truthfully fill in personal
00:25:25skills during onboarding all staff must update profiles within a week concealment or classification
00:25:31will be dealt with as a violation of company regulations this email was handed straight to you
00:25:37of course i knew when scarlett went through my computer she found those multi-language translation
00:25:42exercises she must have gone to alexwood annie did you see that email so what are you planning to
00:25:52update your profile i'm still thinking about it i suggest you do it soon if they find out you hid
00:25:59something that'll be a very serious matter thank you for the reminder scarlett
00:26:10it had a pure black background with handwritten words on the back
00:26:16i never noticed it before it hasn't come to that yet
00:26:23there are two things to discuss today first the crownwell project has finished the initial handover
00:26:29mr anderson is very satisfied with our translation work bonuses for this project will be issued next month
00:26:38second regarding the update of employee profiles
00:26:46mr white i have a question go ahead if an employee deliberately hides their skills and causes the company to
00:26:53make the mistakes in allocation human resources does that count as a violation
00:27:04then let me give an example say an employee only lists spanish on her profile but in fact
00:27:08she is fluent in multiple languages the company assigns her position and salary according on the standard
00:27:12for a spanish translator and she never raises any objection over three years without knowing the truth
00:27:16the company loses out on a huge amount of usable human resources this kind of behavior enough
00:27:24scarlett get to the point the person you're talking about is me right
00:27:29so what yes i only listed spanish on my profile because the position i applied
00:27:34for was junior spanish translator i have never made a mistake during the work
00:27:40as for the other languages as for the other languages you hid your ability you let the
00:27:45company spend high salaries hiring people for the german french and arabic teams when you alone could do
00:27:49all of their jobs isn't that damaging the company's interests if i alone can replace all of them then
00:27:54where does that leave you style it this has nothing to do with my place it does because what you're
00:27:59really worried about isn't the company's interests it's the fact that you found out i'm more capable than
00:28:04you and now your position doesn't feel so secure anymore i'll say it again not listing on my profile
00:28:12does not mean hiding the skills section does not say all skills must be listed i chose to show only
00:28:18the skills required for the job i applied for that is my right
00:28:25fine then let me ask another question mr white the bonus for the crownwell project is distributed among
00:28:30the team members right yes annie was added to the team later on a temporary basis the part she took
00:28:35in was just translation handover she wasn't on the original team list so when the bonus is distributed
00:28:40she shouldn't receive the full amount that was a vicious move she stopped attacking me over the hidden
00:28:46skills issue because she knew she couldn't win that fight so she switched to mund money instead
00:28:54well scarlet does have a point annie joined halfway through louie anderson specifically requested me
00:29:00so mr anderson what brings you here i came to deliver the contract i heard your meeting the
00:29:08door wasn't fully closed the core negotiation of this project was completed by annie on the day we
00:29:13first met she saved the entire conversation in the final five minutes during the meeting with the uae
00:29:16client she used arabic to win me eight million dollars in profit margin how your company distributes
00:29:21bonuses your business but i suggest you figure out who really is the key person in this project
00:29:32one more thing there is a clause in this contract from now on all translation handover work for crown
00:29:37width will be handled by annie if she is no longer at white global this contract automatically becomes void
00:29:47mr anderson you mean i've made myself very clear this contract is worth 80 million dollars a year
00:29:54the handoffer translator the handoffer translator is annie if you replace her the contract is void
00:30:0180 million annie mr white starting today you are no longer on the junior level then which level
00:30:08i'm in deputy director of the translation department as for your salary you'll discuss it privately
00:30:14mr white she's only been here for three years i've been here for seven scarlet sit down
00:30:20the translation department was in an uproar she actually speaks eight languages she stayed in the
00:30:31junior level for three years how did that happen didn't you hear louis anderson's contract he
00:30:36specifically asked for her 80 million scarlet's face looks amazing i mean the color
00:30:46that line in french you understood it i did what did you think i'm thinking about it take your time
00:30:59annie let's have a chat
00:31:03you hid for three years and now everything is out in the lopin do you really think your life here
00:31:08will
00:31:08be easy from now on are you threatening me i'm reminding you do you think becoming deputy director
00:31:14solves everything the translation department's connections client relationships and internal
00:31:18resources are all in my hands you're a newcomer who just got promoted you won't be able to handle
00:31:22any of it what are you trying to say give me your position you can keep working as the handoffer
00:31:27translator and take your project bonus i'll manage the department and you handle the business we both get
00:31:32what we want what if i don't want to then i'll let you know ability isn't the only thing that
00:31:37matters
00:31:37in reality it tasted awful scarlet was right ability isn't the only thing that matters but there is
00:31:50one thing she's wrong about thinking she was the only one who had the connection
00:31:57on monday something major happened at white global the company had received a new project
00:32:01a fashion brand from neon france it required a full set of french to english brand translation
00:32:07and market localization services alex wood had brought this project back through an old client
00:32:13the amount was not huge but it mattered a lot for the company's brand expansion
00:32:18the problem was one of the two translators on the french team had just resigned last month
00:32:23the other was on maternity leave there's no one left on the french team what are we supposed
00:32:29to do with this project annie what level is your french it works what do you mean by that can
00:32:37you
00:32:37handle high-end french brand localization yes good then you're taking this project
00:32:45the director of the french side personally called brian white after looked through
00:32:51is your translator french the language feels incredibly authentic yes we have a dedicated
00:32:57french translation team
00:33:03annie the french side is extremely satisfied they've added another project the full translation
00:33:09of their product manuals it's worth three million dollars okay i'll approve your project bonus for
00:33:16this month separately thank you mr white
00:33:21please note everyone project assignments in the translation should follow department procedures
00:33:25no one should skip the leader and take projects directly
00:33:40annie do you really speak eight languages yes do you know how rare someone like you is in the
00:33:45translation industry i know then why did you forget it there's something i should tell you scarlet has a
00:33:54real problem with you she's brought it up with me several times already i know you better be careful
00:34:00she has certain connections in the company mr wood about you and scarlet what about us
00:34:09nothing
00:34:15annie scarlet and i don't have the kind of relationship you might be thinking of
00:34:19she got promoted to team lead because she had been here long enough and knew the business well
00:34:23that's all that's all i thought of the 17 hotel reinforcing claims elan had mentioned human nature
00:34:31really is an interesting thing
00:34:35the way people looked at me was strange it wasn't admiration or envy it was more like avoidance
00:34:41something happened what happened scarlet reported you to brian white reported me for what she said you
00:34:48privately leaked white global's internal pricing strategy to crownweck while you were translating
00:34:52for them that's a false accusation i know but she has evidence what evidence she said she found a file
00:34:58on your computer screenshots of a chat between lou and louie anderson's assistant frank young the chat
00:35:04mentions white global's internal pricing there is no such file on my computer she says there is and she
00:35:10already showed it to brian white brian wants you in his office tomorrow morning to explain yourself
00:35:15that so-called chat record is fake i sneaked a look at it the chat time was last wednesday at
00:35:212 p.m
00:35:21but you were at the department meeting last wednesday afternoon everyone can prove it then how
00:35:26did she she edited the time in the chat photoshopped it but she forgot one thing there's a battery indicator
00:35:32in the top right corner of the screenshot that battery display doesn't match your phone model
00:35:35you use a samsung that screenshot is from an iphone ellen i need you to do me a favor name
00:35:43it you're in
00:35:44administration can you pull the attendance records and meeting room usage records from last wednesday
00:35:49afternoon yes pull them also scarlet's reimbursement records the 17 hotel ones do you have them i do
00:35:56are you finally going to use them not to attack her but to protect myself if she comes after me
00:36:01i need
00:36:01brian white to know her credibility has problem got it
00:36:14every file had a timestamp and sending record my real chat history with frank young was all on teams
00:36:20with server backups scarlet could fake screenshots but she couldn't change server data
00:36:35i heard you were recorded news travels fast frank told me do you need help no i can handle it
00:36:43myself are you sure yes fine if you can't handle it just tell me it won't
00:37:00any scarlet reported that you privately leaked our pricing strategy to crown well while you were
00:37:05translating for them these screenshots are the evidence she provided is there anything you want
00:37:10to say it was exactly as aline had described my profile picture my name a conversation with frank young
00:37:16the content did involve white global pricing but the wording was extremely unnatural like it had been made
00:37:21up by someone who didn't understand formal business conversation these screenshots are fake
00:37:27of course you would say that i can prove it this is my full chat history with frank young it
00:37:35has
00:37:35server backups and timestamps please compare them the times don't match the screenshot scarlet provided
00:37:43show that the conversation happened last wednesday at 2 p.m but the team's record show that annie and frank
00:37:48young had no conversation at that time she could have deleted teams has server backups even if an
00:37:53employee deletes the chat on their eye the server still keeps it also from 2 p.m to 4 p
00:37:57.m last wednesday
00:37:58i was attending the department meeting in the company the attendance and meeting room booking records can
00:38:01prove it one more thing this screenshot is from an ios interface i use android scarlet your phone is an
00:38:08iphone
00:38:08that proves nothing maybe you change phone i've been here for three years the device binding records from it show
00:38:15i have never used an iphone
00:38:21scarlet where did these screenshots come from i i found them on her computer after you went through
00:38:27my computer last week i reset the password these screenshots were never on my computer
00:38:35you never saw these snapshots on my computer because they never existed in the first place
00:38:40you made them yourself
00:38:43scarlet do you have anything else to explain
00:38:47mr wood say something scarlet you went too far this time
00:38:53faking evidence to falsely accuse a colleague is a serious violation scarlet your position as the
00:38:58department leader is revoked immediately mr white also your year-end performance rating will
00:39:01be downgraded by one level if anything like this happens again your employment will be terminated
00:39:05immediately annie are you happy now scarlet from beginning to end you were the one causing trouble
00:39:09for me i never went after you first because your very existence is a quotation you speak eight
00:39:14language and you hit it for three years you made my seven years of hard work look like a joke
00:39:20on the surface no one in the translation department said much but the group chat had completely blown up
00:39:26she should have been removed ages ago her translation skills were just average she only got there through
00:39:32connections you guys didn't know every translation she submitted had been corrected by annie
00:39:38what i am serious i have seen the proof peating records then how many has annie corrected over the
00:39:43past three years a conservative estimate over a hundred
00:39:55excuse me which one of you is annie me hello i am victoria hayes a producer at harbor light media
00:40:05we are preparing a large-scale international documentary project and we need a multi-linguished
00:40:09translation consultant how did you find me industry recommendation the crownwell project and the
00:40:14french brand project you worked on recently have attracted some attention in the field harbor light
00:40:18media a top team production company mrs hayes what kind of project is it exactly a documentary about
00:40:24the strait of girl and global trade we need simultaneous interpretation and subtitle proof feeding across
00:40:29five languages english french italian spanish and arabic we contacted three translation companies but none of
00:40:35them could provide one person who covers all five languages then someone told me that white global
00:40:41has a girl who speaks eight languages who told you that louie anderson he is one of the investors in
00:40:46this project louie anderson again what is the consulting fee for this project fifty thousand dollars a
00:40:51month the estimated period is three months 150 000 that is about six years of my salary at white global
00:40:57if you take it you will need to travel for two months the middle east and europe
00:41:08a bank account in zurich a property in munich and a small apartment in the 16th compartment of paris
00:41:15the total value was close to 10 million dollars language was the thing my parents loved most in their
00:41:20lives my mother used to say language is the best bridge my father said
00:41:26if you can understand a person in their mother tongue you can understand their heart
00:41:31they carved the languages of the world into my blood then they left so i hid those languages away
00:41:37along with my memories of them because every time i speak one of those languages i remember what they
00:41:42looked like when they were by my side teaching it to me german was in berlin my dad taught it
00:41:47to me
00:41:48while taking me for ice cream in front of the bransberg gate french was in paris
00:41:53my mother read malpusso to me in the original french by the san arabic was in cairo the three of
00:42:00us
00:42:00were on a boat on the nile my father counted the stars while teaching me how to say wahid
00:42:06ethwan flatham every language was a memory and i didn't want to open those memories but i
00:42:17has mrs hayes from harbor light reached out to you
00:42:20she has why did you introduce this to me because you need to step out of it
00:42:26you do not know me i know your parents were diplomats i know your background
00:42:32you investigated me before i decide who to work with i learn about them
00:42:37annie your parents were remarkable people you do not need to lock yourself in a corner just to escape
00:42:43their shadow go take a look at harbor lights project the strait of jurada the bridge between
00:42:49europe and africa maybe you should see it for yourself maybe he was right
00:43:01mr white i need to take two months off for what a documentary project wants me as a translation
00:43:07sultan i need to travel to the middle east and europe two months what about crownwell's project i
00:43:13have already completed all the translation drafts for crownwell's second phase the third phase will not
00:43:17start until three months later are you resigning i will come back fine i will approve two months for
00:43:24you thank you scarlett scarlett had placed and transferred to administration as a clerk the old
00:43:31shine was gone you are going on a business trip mm-hmm for how long two months you know when
00:43:37i joined
00:43:37the white seven years ago i only spoke one language too later i learned french and spanish while working
00:43:43here i went from intern to the department leader i thought i had worked really hard you did work
00:43:49hard but without doing anything you were already above me eight languages what gives you the right
00:43:53my parents they paid for it with their lives
00:43:59that was the last time we spoke in this building at the airport i unexpectedly ran into someone
00:44:04louie anderson he was wearing casual clothes it was the first time i had ever seen him out of a
00:44:09suit
00:44:09annie what are you doing here crownwell has business in dubai what's only coincidence yeah
00:44:15what a coincidence
00:44:20business class is pretty empty why are you sitting here i bought an economy ticket
00:44:26about the inheritance your parents left you you even know about that the law firm has worked with us
00:44:31before attorney wills once mentioned a client who refused to inherit in the state the industry is only so
00:44:35big so the whole world knows not the whole world just me caring about it i turned to look
00:44:39at him and my heart skipped a beat the sunlight in dubai was completely different from back home
00:44:43dry fierce almost as if it burned straight through your shadow so you are annie the one who speaks eight
00:44:49languages yes let's do a test translate a section for me first martin handed me an arabic interview
00:44:54outline okay i'm annie smith a junior translator at white global trading co i've been here three years
00:44:59and make twenty four thousand dollars a year finally she is the one she is better than those three
00:45:05translation companies combined martin she has not even given us a quote yet no need it's her the
00:45:12first stop was the antique market in old dubai the documentary was going to cover how the straight
00:45:17of hormas connects global trade there was a persian carpet shop here that had been open for 40 years
00:45:21years and the owner was a third generation iranian merchant in two million la hajita araba
00:45:27shaifaka anna ta'almounaha filqalura aywa kinta saikina fiqalqara sawida
00:45:42in casa blanca i interviewed a historian in french he said on the street of jawali shipping and trade
00:45:57are a way of having a dialogue people may come from different backgrounds and speak different
00:46:00languages but their hearts are connected my voice but their hearts was a little halcy because my
00:46:05father had said almost the exact same thing okay that night the team had dinner at the hotel
00:46:13annie mr anderson asked whether your work went smoothly today it went smoothly no need to worry
00:46:18about me mr anderson asked me to tell you that he is in the office on the 58th floor of
00:46:22this hotel
00:46:22if you need anything contact him anytime hello have you eaten i am eating now the food here may not
00:46:33really suit our taste if you want something else mr anderson why are you telling me this
00:46:39because i care about you i do not need your concern thank you okay no more concern good night over
00:46:45the
00:46:45next few weeks we went a lot of places on the flight from istanbul to cairo i received an email
00:46:50sender
00:46:50scarlet subject no subject after you left they laid off the french team and the german team because brian
00:46:56white said you alone would enough seven people lost their jobs because of you are you happy now i looked
00:47:03at
00:47:03email and deleted it do not believe scarlet the french and german teams were cut because they were
00:47:08already at the bottom in performance it has nothing to do with you she is just trying to mess with
00:47:12you
00:47:12i know are you okay i'm fine
00:47:19cairo the third stop of the documentary i lived here for a while
00:47:25when the plane landed i looked out at that familiar city and my heart started beating a little faster
00:47:30in cairo the team was filming a section about the history of trade between the middle east and europe
00:47:36they needed arabic interpretation
00:47:49are zakt is given in providing sammler in cairo the besitzer dieser seizing war
00:47:53a diplomat he died five years ago he died five years ago his tauta he held the seizing as a
00:47:58heir
00:47:58is he never been alive
00:48:01ma esen dali ke did lo nisi
00:48:05schmie michael smith
00:48:09michael smith that was my father's name
00:48:15after the interview i sat alone on the streets of cairo
00:48:18i looked up at the sky it was gray
00:48:22i still remembered the pistachio flavor ice cream that year
00:48:30hello you arrived in cairo yes
00:48:35what happened your voice sounds off
00:48:39nothing i flew to cairo this afternoon if you have time
00:48:42why do you always show up wherever i am because victoria has your itinerary
00:48:46she is running a project i invested in so i have the right to see that is called stalking
00:48:51that is called paying attention
00:48:56there is a difference the next afternoon luigi anderson went with me to a private warehouse on the
00:49:02outskirts of cairo it was not big but the temperature and humidity were carefully controlled
00:49:07the kind of place used specifically to store antiques
00:49:13after the manager opened the door i saw three full shelves
00:49:18every piece had a handwritten tag hanging on it
00:49:22it was my father's handwriting an 18th century style meissen porcelain vase
00:49:29purchased at the grand bazaar in istanbul 2008
00:49:33with annie
00:49:362008 i was eight years old in istanbul with my dad he took me to the grand bazaar i kept
00:49:41asking
00:49:41for turkish ice cream and he said we would go after looking at that little stall that stall was
00:49:46selling these old porcelain pieces i did not remember any of it but my dad did for three
00:49:51years i hid everything about them away the languages the inheritance the memories i thought
00:49:57as long as i did not touch any of it i could pretend they had never left but they had
00:50:01always
00:50:01been with me your father was an extraordinary man i know then you should become someone
00:50:10extraordinary too instead of hiding yourself in a position far below your level
00:50:18that night i called attorney wills attorney wills i will handle the inheritance miss smith finally
00:50:25donate the zur accounts and the properties according to the original plan
00:50:29but i am keeping the porcelain collection in cairo understood that is wonderful i will arrange it right
00:50:33away one more thing go ahead did my father leave any letter or document for me not a legal document
00:50:38something personal yes a letter he noted that it should be given to you when you came to collect
00:50:42the antiques send it to me attorney wills sent the letter to my hotel i sat in my room for
00:50:4910 minutes
00:50:50before finally working up the courage to open the letter the letter was not long annie when you see
00:50:56this letter your mother and i should no longer be by your side knowing your personality i guess you will
00:51:00probably run away for a while you may seal away the memories connected to us along with all those
00:51:05languages maybe it is because every language is tied to us one sentence in german will remind you of
00:51:10landscape in berlin one sentence in arabic will remind you of the stars in cairo but annie language
00:51:15is not a chain language is wings your mother spent her life building bridges i spent mine planting seeds
00:51:20you are that bridge of seed don't shrink yourself into the dark you are exceptional you are smart gifted and
00:51:25you should do what you are really good at trying to plant seeds in your own way you are pride
00:51:29mom and
00:51:29dad will always love you there was a water stain on the paper i did not know whether he left
00:51:33it when
00:51:33he wrote the letter or whether i had just left it my dad was right language is not a chain
00:51:38it is wings
00:51:42in madrid i interviewed a flamenco dancer in spanish
00:51:45she says every language has its own rhythm i wrote that sentence down in my translation notes
00:51:56the final stop was venice omar the arab old bookseller he had his own antique bookshop in the
00:52:03best spot on the busiest square in venice he was in his 60s and had lived in italy for 30
00:52:09years and the
00:52:10story of him moved me the most sono arrivato in italy a 24 anni non sapevo nemmeno una parola
00:52:15della lingua locale mi perdevo per strada non riuscivo a capire nulla non potevo leggere nulla e non
00:52:19ero neanche in grado di chiedere indicazioni dovevo gestare i gesti e parlare contemporaneamente con
00:52:23le persone pensavano che fossi pazzo what happened after that poi ho trascor dieci anni a imparnare
00:52:29l'italiano e oltre dieci anni a far sì che tutti in quella strada mi chiamassero signor omar la lunga
00:52:35non serve solo a tradizione è il modo in cui si fa rispettere
00:52:41keep this part original audio with subtitles
00:52:47annie
00:52:49the translation almost made me cry in venice i completed the final three interviews in italian
00:52:54two months two continents and eight languages my dad was right language is not a chain it is wings
00:53:06the day i came back it was late december new york's winter was cold but the air carried a
00:53:14familiar scent annie the director position in the translation department is open i want you to
00:53:21take it what is the salary two hundred thousand dollars okay and just like that in less than half
00:53:30year i went from a junior role to the director of the translation department on the day i officially
00:53:37took the role i stood in the meeting room and made a speech to the people in the translation department
00:53:45i know many of you have questions about me
00:53:49why does someone who hid for three years suddenly get to become director
00:53:53i am not going to explain from today on results will do the talking
00:53:57i will personally proofread everyone's translation drafts i have only one standard
00:54:01accuracy if you cannot do it i will teach you if you still cannot do it after that you will
00:54:06be replaced
00:54:09translation is not a word game one wrong number in a trade contract
00:54:12can mean tens of millions in losses strictness is the bare minimum
00:54:20hello director smith congratulations on the promotion thank you two hundred thousand dollars
00:54:26i offered four hundred thousand before i know still not considering it not for now but thank you
00:54:30for all your help the offer the harbor light media project that day in cairo you don't need to thank
00:54:35me
00:54:35those weren't favors then what were they things i wanted to do are you free this weekend for what
00:54:42dinner no work no projects okay he was driving a very ordinary gray sedan not the kind of luxury car
00:54:49i had imagined your car doesn't really match your status cars are for driving not for showing off
00:54:54i'm taking you to a japanese restaurant it only has eight seats you're paying obviously
00:55:01this place has the best sashimi in the whole city how do you know i've tried every japanese restaurant in
00:55:06city this man annie i'm going to be direct since that day in cairo or maybe even earlier since the
00:55:15first time you spoke german at crownwell i you what i knew you were someone i didn't want to miss
00:55:20right now you're the only person in my mind you really are way too too what too direct you don't
00:55:27like
00:55:27it i didn't say i didn't like it
00:55:32that night he drove me home downstairs he said i'm flying to south korea for a business trip tomorrow
00:55:38how long a week okay will you miss me no liar maybe a little
00:55:56over the next three months many things happened at once the crownwell project successfully completed
00:56:02its third phase and white global brought in nearly 80 million dollars in revenue from it
00:56:08when brian white reviewed the monthly report he said to alex wood you should have put any on it from
00:56:13the
00:56:15side after scarlett resigned from white global she became a director at a small translation company
00:56:20three months later that company face had its mascara fifth compensation claim a german contract had its
00:56:26tariff clauses mistranslated causing the client to lose 20 million dollars that translation was done by
00:56:33scarlett herself her problem with german honoratis had finally been exposed on a bigger stage when the news
00:56:39reached right global some people started mocking her in the group chat i only said one thing stop
00:56:45talking about it everyone has to take responsibility for their own choices
00:56:59hello annie it's uncle george your father's old colleague
00:57:04uncle george i saw you on tv translation consultant in five languages annie your parents must be so
00:57:10proud of you in heaven uncle george how did you see you look exactly like michael and your arabic
00:57:15that cairo accent of your father's i recognized at the moment i heard it annie before your father passed
00:57:20away he said something to me what did he say annie will become a better bridge than i ever was
00:57:27that night louie anderson came back from south korea and went straight to my building
00:57:32come out for what i want to take a walk with you
00:57:39the street was cold and the street lights stretched our shadows long across the pavement
00:57:44i watched the documentary how was it not good enough for your translation the director was average
00:57:51don't say that about martin but your parts were excellent you weren't just translating in the
00:57:56interview you were carrying the emotion across my father once said if you understand someone's
00:58:01mother tongue you can understand their heart you did that we walked for a long time until we reached
00:58:08a river annie yeah crownwell is setting up an international cultural exchange department next
00:58:14year we'll focus on crossword cultural projects documentaries publishing exhibitions forums i need
00:58:18someone to lead it you're trying to poach me again i'm not poaching you i'm building a position for
00:58:22you what do you mean you're not meant to be just a translator translation is a tool and you should
00:58:28use that tool to do something bigger your father's porcelain collection could become an exhibition about
00:58:32the history of global trade use your eight languages to tell that story to the world what's the salary
00:58:36name your price you don't think i'm taking advantage of you then let me take advantage of you what
00:58:41be my girlfriend no salary needed louie i'm joking one million dollars a year plus project dividends
00:58:49but the girlfriend part is serious too the streetlight fell across his face softening cold lines he
00:58:54usually carried two days later i gave him my answer i said yes to both brian white person locked me
00:59:04to
00:59:04the entrance annie you are the most underestimated employee in white global's history mr white you
00:59:09also gave me the opportunity you earned that opportunity yourself speaking of which what i said in german at the
00:59:17annual meeting the 70 raise you understood it back then didn't you i did then why didn't you forget
00:59:25it i wish you all the best thank you three years a 24 000 salary a junior level position i
00:59:34had repaid
00:59:34what needed to be repaid it was time to start over crownwell's international cultural exchange
00:59:44department was officially established i became its first director the first project is an international
00:59:50touring exhibition the core exhibits are the 40 blubber antiques my father collected from around the world
00:59:58the exhibition will open simultaneously in five cities berlin cairo istanbul paris and new york
01:00:06i'll personally translate the narration for each city into the local language
01:00:10on opening day more than 300 people came to the new york venue uncle george stood in the exhibition
01:00:16hall looking at my father's handwritten labels on the porlin pieces tears streaming down his face
01:00:23michael your daughter made it
01:00:28annie how about turning this exhibition into a second season of the documentary
01:00:34we can talk about it i told you you were never just a translator
01:00:41louie anderson stood in the corner of the exhibition hall staying away from the front he was wearing a
01:00:45black suit hands in my pockets watching me give interviews under the spotlight that look in his eyes
01:00:50you are someone i didn't want to miss
01:00:58mrs smith you are fluent in eight languages but i heard you spent three years as a junior
01:01:02translator at a trading company making only 24 000 a year
01:01:08yes why did you hide your abilities because i was running away every language was tied to memories of my
01:01:15parents i thought if i hid them away it would stop hurting but later i realized that languages do
01:01:21not disappear just because you refuse to speak them they stay in your blood waiting for you to speak
01:01:26what finally made you decide to speak up
01:01:29a letter my father wrote it he said if i have the ability to make a difference i should use
01:01:35it on the
01:01:36second day of the exhibition someone unexpected showed up scarlet what are you doing here i saw it
01:01:45on the news your father collected these yes they're beautiful annie i owe you an apology
01:01:54you do not have to let me speak i was jealous of you i had been jealous since the first
01:02:00time you opened
01:02:00your mouth and spoke german it took me seven years to climb up to team leader but you were already
01:02:05above me without even trying i could not accept that so you chose to frame me yes and then i
01:02:11paid
01:02:11the price after i left white global that german contract at the translation company you heard about
01:02:16it right i did because you used to correct my work i never knew what my real level was once
01:02:21you were
01:02:21not there anymore i finally realized starlet your hard work was real those seven years of german were
01:02:25not wasted either you just chose the wrong direction at certain moments you don't hate me no the forged
01:02:32screenshots are in the past now you really are different from before back then i cannot even face
01:02:37myself the exhibition is wonderful your father must be very happy
01:02:46the exhibition ran for two months across five cities with more than 120 000 visitors in total
01:03:01after the closing ceremony louis anderson found me on the hotel terrace tired a little five cities two
01:03:09months you handled all the narration translation work across every language by yourself i am used to it do
01:03:15not get used to carrying everything alone this is not a proposal so don't be nervous
01:03:22it's custom made because you said your father once told you that you were the bridge
01:03:28this there is a line engraved on the bridge it has the word bridge engraved in nine languages
01:03:34the ninth language is russian i studied for three months just to learn one word the cairo night wind
01:03:40swept across the terrace in the distance the banks of the nile were bright with lights
01:03:47louis anderson you really are what
01:03:51too good at this
01:03:54only with you
01:04:02five years later crownwell's international cultural exchange department had become an industry denmark
01:04:06it ran more than 20 cross-cultural projects every year with revenue exceeding 200 million
01:04:12revenue is up another 30 this year your salary should be adjusted this year to how much you tell me
01:04:19one
01:04:21dollar seriously put the rest into a scholarship to support young people studying languages name it after
01:04:28my parents the michael smith and evelyn chen language scholarship how do you know my mother's name i am your
01:04:34husband how could i not know your mother's name outside the window was the skyline of the whole city
01:04:40it was no longer that rental apartment with the broken heating but sometimes i still think of that
01:04:45window and the nights when i crouched there eating soup back then i was fluent in eight languages made
01:04:50two thousand dollars a year and rejected a ten million dollar inheritance i hid myself in the deepest
01:04:55corner thinking that as long as i stayed silent it would not hurt in his letter my father wrote be
01:05:00brave enough
01:05:01to be yourself it took me a long time to understand that but luckily i did it
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