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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.
00:00:38Thank you for your dedication.
00:00:40In the new year, we will...
00:00:42It's been ten minutes.
00:00:45And I'm down here counting how many times he says thank you while he's giving the speech.
00:00:50Annie, you better win the lucky draw later.
00:00:53If you do, dinner's on me.
00:00:57Sure.
00:00:57Why 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 question.
00:01:12Everyone here, who speaks German, receives 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?
00:01:37No.
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.
00:01:49Sayet, 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.
00:02:00Mm-hmm.
00:02:01Anyway, the raise has nothing to do with you.
00:02:04Just keep doing the basic work.
00:02:08Oh, and remember to translate the annual meeting press replaced tonight.
00:02:12I didn't say anything.
00:02:13A 70% raise.
00:02:15The German translation team consists of four people, plus Scarlett.
00:02:18Only five people would get it.
00:02:19What did that have to do with me?
00:02:21Nothing.
00:02:22Really.
00:02:22Nothing.
00:02:27Anne!
00:02:28Stay right there!
00:02:29I'm coming over right now!
00:02:33Annie?
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.
00:02:45After 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 the only go out for a drink on Friday.
00:03:08Can't you stand up for yourself for once?
00:03:10Ellen 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.
00:03:19I don't want to expose.
00:03:25Oh my God, Annie, what are you afraid of?
00:03:29Fine, keep 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.
00:03:36All right.
00:04:04All right.
00:04:34They didn't know I could understand them.
00:04:35They 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.
00:04:56I 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 Scarlett, but my name would never appear on the proofread version.
00:05:10It would only show translation department on the surface.
00:05:14Scarlett 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?
00:05:23Scarlett 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, 32 years old, president of Crownwell International Commerce Group lead in.
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 Scarlett 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.
00:06:06Louis 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.
00:06:30Arabic is basically my fourth native language.
00:06:32It took me 15 minutes to finish the translation.
00:06:35I 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?
00:07:11She 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.
00:07:22We'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.
00:07:40I 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.
00:08:31I don't want to.
00:08:31Hello.
00:08:32Am I speaking with Miss Annie Smith?
00:08:34Yes.
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.
00:09:05I 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.
00:09:20Can you handle that?
00:09:22Of course.
00:09:22I studied in Germany for three years.
00:09:24The business negotiation like this is exactly in my comfort zone.
00:09:27To be fair, Charlotte's German is decent.
00:09:29Daily conversation is indeed a piece of cake for her.
00:09:31But I've reviewed her previous translations.
00:09:33Her business in Germany has one fatal habit.
00:09:35She relies too much on literal translation,
00:09:37and often misses the level of formality required in 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,
00:09:46never mind, not 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 of the carrot 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.
00:10:06Scarlett!
00:10:07Scarlett!
00:10:08He rarely came down here in person.
00:10:11Scarlett, 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!
00:10:34You 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?
00:10:43Don't worry, Mr. White.
00:10:44She's more than enough as an assistant.
00:10:46I got dragged into Crown Willian's business negotiation.
00:10:49As an assistant and a note-taker.
00:10:51Someone who can serve coffee at the same time.
00:10:54I sent Elin a message.
00:10:55I will go to Crown Will tomorrow.
00:10:57Scarlett is taking you?
00:10:58Doesn't she always sit down on you?
00:11:00As the errand girl.
00:11:01You...
00:11:02You just agreed to that?
00:11:03What else am I supposed to do?
00:11:05Annie!
00:11:06Annie!
00:11:06Annie!
00:11:09Annie!
00:11:10Annie!
00:11:11Annie!
00:11:11Annie!
00:11:17Are you from White Global?
00:11:18Yes.
00:11:19I'm Scarlett, team leader of the translation department.
00:11:22This is my assistant, Annie.
00:11:24Oh, she called me assistant.
00:11:25I didn't correct her.
00:11:29Please wait.
00:11:30President Alexandring is still in a meeting.
00:11:33Scarlett reapplied her lipstick twice and adjusted her hair three separate times in just these 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 Scarlett?
00:11:57President Anderson will see you now.
00:12:20Sit.
00:12:23Two other people were sitting next to him, a legal director and a lady who looked very,
00:12:27very, very young.
00:12:27A translation device got in front of her.
00:12:33In the last output that you have shown us last night, was a direct tariff on the standards
00:12:39of 2000, 2001.
00:12:42We have now 2024.
00:12:43What should that mean?
00:12:44He spoke her fast.
00:12:46Every word was sharp.
00:12:47She understood him.
00:12:48But she clearly didn't expect him to open like that.
00:12:56I mean...
00:13:20She didn't know.
00:13:24But I did, because that policy change was mentioned in the background materials.
00:13:28I had specifically marked it in the summary.
00:13:31But Scarlett obviously hadn't read it carefully.
00:13:35I have to do it internally.
00:13:41Have you not prepared yet before you come here?
00:13:45Yes.
00:13:45You have not used three all the wrong German language.
00:13:49For the first time I didn't say anything, for the second time I didn't say anything.
00:13:52For the third time?
00:13:55Do you know what it means in the business if you always use the wrong approach?
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.
00:14:19Herr Präsident Anderson, ich bette vielmals um Entschuldung.
00:14:23Wenn das das Nive von White Glover ist, werde ich in Erwengung füllen zu einem anderen Partner
00:14:27zu schägen.
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 did Global's biggest deal of the year.
00:14:36If we lose it, there'll probably be layoffs by the end of the year.
00:14:39And junior translators like me will be first on the chopping block.
00:14:52President Anderson, geben Sie uns bitte noch fünf Minuten.
00:15:08And you are?
00:15:10I'm Annie, junior translator at Whitmore Global.
00:15:15Junior translator?
00:15:16Yes.
00:15:18The one who always takes notes beside and serves coffee.
00:15:23Five minutes.
00:15:28Die neue 3 erfettet den Standard für irgendein Sechlinge von sechs auf acht Stelle HS-Kates.
00:15:33Artikeln, diese Bärinser zwei zeigen, unsere Tachtächen Bär-Log und Bär-Kombalt fünf Prozent.
00:15:3712 Prozent?
00:15:38Erklären Sie mir bitte in der Reihe.
00:15:41Der White Global über ein Sollbaus in den W.A. hüt, das von den Vorlägenschaften der Freie Hande von Komprofifessions,
00:15:46werden etwa drei Prozent, der durch die Erkreisung des HS-Katen verdusen Kostenstabern kompensiert.
00:15:51Die nette Ausbildung in 2012, dass Louis Anderson's legal director lowered his head and flipped through the files.
00:15:55As if he was checking whether I was right.
00:15:58Where did you learn German?
00:15:59I lived in Berlin for a while.
00:16:01Your honorifices are very precise.
00:16:04And you said you were the junior level?
00:16:05Yes.
00:16:06Your five minutes are up.
00:16:08But I can give you ten more, on one condition.
00:16:11From here on, you meet the negotiation.
00:16:15She can't-
00:16:16I said she leads.
00:16:18Or you can lead right now.
00:16:22Scarlett, should I take over?
00:16:26Then let's restart from the first part of the proposal.
00:16:29This wasn't because I had prepared in advance.
00:16:31While sorting that 50 pages material type for Scarlett, I had memorized every word.
00:16:35Plus, I grew up in a diplomatic family.
00:16:37The basics of international trade are as natural to me as breathing.
00:16:39On the news market.
00:16:41If a customer doesn't talk about the price, but only about tailing, how would they deal with it?
00:16:45That's what I'm talking about.
00:16:46You speak Arabic too?
00:16:50A little.
00:16:51The Japanese supply chain is 6% cheaper, but the supply chain is unstable.
00:16:55How do you decide?
00:16:56The Japanese supply chain number is JPK T0427.
00:17:01I would not choose the lowest option, but the lowest option with the smallest telescope.
00:17:08The framework works.
00:17:09I'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.
00:17:17Annie, right?
00:17:17Yes.
00:17:18You're wasted in the junior level.
00:17:25You lied to everyone!
00:17:28What?
00:17:28You said you only spoke Spanish.
00:17:35I do mainly work in Spanish.
00:17:37What you did in there today, that's what you call mainly working in Spanish?
00:17:40Your German is better than mine!
00:17:42Where did that Arab come from?
00:17:43It's not even on your resume!
00:17:47Scarlett, the project was saved, wasn't it?
00:17:49You did this on purpose!
00:17:51You hid your skills just waiting for a chance like this to show off!
00:17:55What do you think will happen just because you impressed Louie Anderson once?
00:17:59When we're back at the company, you're still just that junior translator.
00:18:03Annie, just you wait.
00:18:11Suddenly, I felt a little tired.
00:18:15How did the negotiation go?
00:18:16Did Scarlett crash and burn?
00:18:18The project was saved.
00:18:19How was it saved?
00:18:20Wasn't she-
00:18:21Wait, was it you?
00:18:22I'll tell you when I get back.
00:18:24Annie, you finally made a move!
00:18:27Standing at the exit of the underground garage, I felt the autumn wind blowing in.
00:18:32It was a bit cold.
00:18:33I didn't want to show off.
00:18:35I really didn't.
00:18:36But I didn't want to lose my job either.
00:18:48Mr. White, Annie spoke out of turn during negotiation and completely ignored the company hierarchy.
00:18:53Was the project saved?
00:18:54Yes, but that was-
00:18:55Then that's all that matters.
00:18:56The Crown will deal is worth $40 million.
00:18:58If it had fallen through yesterday, the entire translation department could have packed up.
00:19:04One look at her face, and I knew this wasn't over.
00:19:13Annie, how good is your German exactly?
00:19:16I can get by.
00:19:17You can get by?
00:19:18I heard you handled the entire negotiation in German without any problem at Crown well, and you even used Arabic?
00:19:22My German just everyday level?
00:19:24Do you know if the company hired a multi-language translator like you, the starting salary would be at least
00:19:27$96,000 a year?
00:19:29I have no issues with my current salary.
00:19:31Fine.
00:19:31Come to the meeting room at 2 this afternoon.
00:19:33We need you involved in the follow-up coordination for the Crown well project.
00:19:37Mr. Wood!
00:19:38I'm the one in charge of the Crown well project.
00:19:40We'll remain in charge, but Annie will be involved in the coordination.
00:19:43That's Mr. White's decision.
00:19:48Happy now, Annie?
00:19:50Scarlet, I just-
00:19:51You just what?
00:19:53You think because you showed up once yesterday, you're on the same level as me now?
00:19:56That's not what I meant.
00:19:57I've been here for seven years.
00:19:59I worked my way up from intern to department leader.
00:20:01And you?
00:20:02A liar who's been hiding everything.
00:20:07Just 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.
00:20:19Okay.
00:20:20But your position will remain junior and salary will stay the same.
00:20:23We'll evaluate it again after the project ends.
00:20:25Got it.
00:20:26Crown well supply chain project is divided into three stages.
00:20:28The preliminary framework was already discussed yesterday.
00:20:30Next comes the translation of the detailed terms and contract documents.
00:20:33All files will need English, Spanish, and German versions.
00:20:36Annie, can you handle all three language versions at the same time?
00:20:39Yes.
00:20:39Three languages?
00:20:40Since she joined this company, she has only ever worked as a Spanish translator.
00:20:42We don't even know her actual German level.
00:20:44What if something goes wrong?
00:20:45Yesterday's negotiation showed exactly what her level is.
00:20:48Any other questions?
00:20:52It took me two hours to finish the English version,
00:20:55and another hour and a half to finish the Spanish version.
00:21:00You're translating that fast?
00:21:02Aren't you afraid of making mistakes?
00:21:03Nope.
00:21:04You'd better pray you don't make any.
00:21:12Both the speed and quality excited expectations.
00:21:15Annie, what exactly have you been doing for the past three years?
00:21:26Hello?
00:21:27Annie?
00:21:27It was Louis Anderson.
00:21:29This is Louis Anderson from Crown well.
00:21:31Mr. Wood gave me your number.
00:21:32Mr. Anderson, what can I do for you?
00:21:34I read the 62 pages you translated today.
00:21:36Was there any problem?
00:21:38No problem at all.
00:21:39It's the most accurate German business translation I've seen in the past three years.
00:21:44You're not someone who belongs in a junior position.
00:21:46That is my current position.
00:21:47I know.
00:21:48That's why I'm curious.
00:21:50Crown well has an internal meeting tomorrow afternoon.
00:21:52It involves partner selection for the Middle Eastern market.
00:21:54I need an Arabic speaking interpreter there.
00:21:56This should go through the company.
00:21:57I know.
00:21:58But I'm asking you directly.
00:22:00Would you like to come?
00:22:01Okay, I will.
00:22:04Annie, maybe you're going to be exposed after all.
00:22:07I 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.
00:22:17The man leading the meeting looked about 50, wearing a white robe with a Siri expression.
00:22:20A young Arab woman sat beside him should be his interpreter.
00:22:23You're here.
00:22:25Today I may need you to do an interpretation between Eric and English.
00:22:29Okay.
00:22:29If Charlotte were here, she would probably ask, where did your ablick even come from?
00:22:33The answer is I lived in Cairo for a year and a half.
00:22:35During that time, my roommate was even an Egyptian diplomat's daughter.
00:22:41Grass.
00:22:44Standard procedure.
00:22:45Fifteen minutes passed.
00:22:51I lowered my head in height as if I were picking notes.
00:22:56Then I turned my laptop slightly so Louie Anderson could see the storm line in English.
00:22:59They said they want to push the price down by 20 work.
00:23:00They'll switch to suppliers.
00:23:02Louie Anderson's eyes stayed on the screen for one second.
00:23:05His expression didn't change at all.
00:23:07But it's in the negotiation that followed his strategy clearly shifted.
00:23:10Let's cut the chase.
00:23:11Our final offer is 10% below the current market price.
00:23:13Take your lead.
00:23:19Your Abishik is excellent.
00:23:21Not that good.
00:23:22Just the daily level.
00:23:23You heard what he said to his interpreter just now?
00:23:25Then you warned me.
00:23:26I just thought the information might be useful for the negotiation.
00:23:29Without that warning from you, this deal would have cost us at least 8 million dollars today.
00:23:33Annie, how many languages do you speak?
00:23:35German, French, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, Arabic, and Italian.
00:23:38Eight in total, plus English.
00:23:39Mm-hmm.
00:23:40And you're a junior level translator at White Global.
00:23:42Mm-hmm.
00:23:42Do you think that makes sense?
00:23:43It was my choice.
00:23:44Would you be interested in coming to Crownwell?
00:23:46I can start you at $400,000 a year.
00:23:48If you're willing to head the International Business Department, there's no upper limit.
00:23:51Mr. Anderson, thank you for the offer.
00:23:53I'm not planning to change jobs for now.
00:23:55For now?
00:23:55For now.
00:23:56You can change your mind to any ground.
00:23:57Only one line of text, Louie Anderson, and a phone number.
00:24:00It didn't even say President Crownwell International.
00:24:02This kind of card is usually given to people who already need to know who you are.
00:24:14What are you doing?
00:24:16I-I-I was passing by and saw your computer was still on.
00:24:18It was off when I left.
00:24:20You went to Crownwell again today?
00:24:21Louie Anderson asked you to go, didn't he?
00:24:23It was needed for the project coordination.
00:24:24What kind of project needs you to interpret Arabic?
00:24:26You never said you were that good at Arabic.
00:24:28What else are you hiding, Scarlet?
00:24:29What did you see on my computer?
00:24:32I didn't see anything.
00:24:33She had opened my personal folder.
00:24:35What was inside?
00:24:37Some translation exercises.
00:24:39Casual translations in French, Japanese, and Korean.
00:24:42Things I did when I was bored.
00:24:44If she saw those...
00:24:47Annie, what exactly did you do at Crownwell today?
00:24:49Scarlet was losing her mind in the office all afternoon.
00:24:51She went through your computer.
00:24:52You know?
00:24:53Why are you reporting her?
00:24:54Report what?
00:24:55I don't have proof.
00:24:56You are way too...
00:24:57Forget it.
00:24:57I heard something today.
00:24:58Do you want to know?
00:24:59Go on.
00:25:00There's something going on between Scarlet and Alex Wood.
00:25:02What do you mean?
00:25:02I handle reimbursement forms in advance.
00:25:04Over the past six months, Scarlet has gone out alone with Alex Wood to talk about work 17 times.
00:25:07Every single time I was at that hotel on the west side of the city.
00:25:09Think about that.
00:25:10That has nothing to do with me.
00:25:11How does that have nothing to do with you?
00:25:12Alex Wood made Scarlet depart the leader because of that relationship.
00:25:20The message basically said the company found some employees failed to truthfully fill in personal skills during onboarding.
00:25:26All staff must update profiles within a week.
00:25:29Concealment or classification will be dealt with as a violation of company regulations.
00:25:35This email was handed straight to me.
00:25:37Of course I knew.
00:25:38When Scarlet went through my computer, she found those multilingual translation exercises.
00:25:44She must have gone to Alex Wood.
00:25:48Annie.
00:25:49Did you see that email?
00:25:51So what?
00:25:52Are you planning to update your profile?
00:25:54I'm still thinking about it.
00:25:56I suggest you do it soon.
00:25:58If they find out you hid something, that'll be a very serious matter.
00:26:03Thank you for the reminder, Scarlet.
00:26:11It had a pure black background with handwritten words on the back.
00:26:16I never noticed it before.
00:26:19It hasn't come to that yet.
00:26:23There are two things to discuss today.
00:26:26First, the Crownwell project has finished the initial handover.
00:26:30Mr. Anderson is very satisfied with our translation work.
00:26:33Bonuses 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.
00:26:49Go ahead.
00:26:50If an employee deliberately hides their skills and causes the company to make the mistakes in allocation human resources, does
00:26:56that count as a violation?
00:27:04Then let me give an example.
00:27:06Say an employee only lists Spanish on her profile, but in fact she is fluent in multiple languages.
00:27:10The company assigns her position and salary according on the standard for a Spanish translator, and she never raises any
00:27:14objection.
00:27:15Over three years without knowing the truth, the company loses out on a huge amount of usable human resources.
00:27:19This kind of behavior.
00:27:21Enough.
00:27:25Scarlett, get to the point. The person you're talking about is me, right?
00:27:29So what?
00:27:30Yes.
00:27:31I only listed Spanish on my profile because the position I applied for was junior Spanish translator.
00:27:37I have never made a mistake during the work.
00:27:40As for the other languages...
00:27:42As for the other languages, you hid your ability.
00:27:44You let the company spend high salaries hiring people for the German, French, and Arabic teams when you alone could
00:27:49do all of their jobs.
00:27:50Isn't that damaging the company's interests?
00:27:52If I alone can replace all of them, then where does that leave you, Scarlett?
00:27:56This has nothing to do with my place!
00:27:57It does.
00:27:59Because what you're really worried about isn't the company's interests.
00:28:02It's the fact that you found out I'm more capable than you.
00:28:05And now your position doesn't feel so secure anymore.
00:28:09You...
00:28:09I'll say it again.
00:28:11Not listing on my profile does not mean hiding.
00:28:14The skills section does not say all skills must be listed.
00:28:16I chose to show only the skills required for the job I applied for.
00:28:20That is my right.
00:28:25Fine, then let me ask another question.
00:28:27Mr. White, the bonus for the Crownwell project is distributed among the team members, right?
00:28:32Yes.
00:28:33Annie was added to the team later on a temporary basis.
00:28:35The part she took in was just translation handover.
00:28:37She wasn't on the original team list.
00:28:39So when the bonus is distributed, she shouldn't receive the full amount.
00:28:43That was a vicious move.
00:28:44She stopped attacking me over the hidden skills issue because she knew she couldn't win that fight.
00:28:48So she switched to MUND money instead.
00:28:53Well...
00:28:55Scarlett does have a point.
00:28:56Annie joined halfway through.
00:28:58Louie Anderson specifically requested me.
00:29:02Mr. Anderson, what brings you here?
00:29:05I came to deliver the contract.
00:29:07I heard your meeting.
00:29:08The door wasn't fully closed.
00:29:10The core negotiation of this project was completed by Annie.
00:29:12On the day we first met, she saved the entire conversation in the final five minutes.
00:29:16During the meeting with the UAE client, she used Arabic to win me $8 million in profit margin.
00:29:20How your company distributes bonus is your business.
00:29:22But I suggest you figure out who really is the key person in this project.
00:29:32One more thing.
00:29:33There is a clause in this contract.
00:29:34From now on, all translation handover work for Crown With will be handled by Annie.
00:29:39If she is no longer at White Global, this contract automatically becomes void.
00:29:47Mr. Anderson, you mean...
00:29:49I've made myself very clear.
00:29:51This contract is worth $80 million a year.
00:29:54The handover translator is Annie.
00:29:56If you replace her, the contract is void.
00:30:01$80 million.
00:30:03Annie.
00:30:04Mr. White.
00:30:05Starting today, you are no longer on the junior level.
00:30:08Then which level I'm in?
00:30:09Deputy Director of the Translation Department.
00:30:12As for your salary, you'll discuss it privately.
00:30:15Mr. White!
00:30:16She's only been here for three years!
00:30:18I've been here for seven!
00:30:19Scarlet, sit down.
00:30:20You deserve nothing more than that.
00:30:24The translation department was in an uproar.
00:30:27She actually speaks eight languages.
00:30:30She stayed in the junior level for three years?
00:30:32How did that happen?
00:30:34Didn't you hear Louis Anderson's contract?
00:30:36He specifically asked for her.
00:30:38$80 million!
00:30:40Scarlet's face looks amazing.
00:30:42I mean the color.
00:30:46That line in French.
00:30:47You understood it?
00:30:49I did.
00:30:50What did you think?
00:30:53I'm thinking about it.
00:30:55Take your time.
00:30:59Annie, let's have a chat.
00:31:03You hid for three years, and now everything is out in the open.
00:31:07Do you really think your life here will be easy from now on?
00:31:10Are you threatening me?
00:31:11I'm reminding you.
00:31:12Do you think becoming Deputy Director solves everything?
00:31:15The Translation Department's connections, client relationships, and internal resources are all in my hands.
00:31:20You're a newcomer who just got promoted.
00:31:22You won't be able to handle any of it.
00:31:23What are you trying to say?
00:31:24Give me your position.
00:31:26You can keep working as the handover translator, and take your project bonus.
00:31:29I'll manage the department, and you handle the business.
00:31:32We both get what we want.
00:31:33What if I don't want to?
00:31:35Then I'll let you know, ability isn't the only thing that matters in reality.
00:31:44It tasted awful.
00:31:46Scarlet was right.
00:31:47Ability isn't the only thing that matters.
00:31:49But there is one thing she's wrong about.
00:31:52Thinking she was the only one who had the connection.
00:31:57On Monday, something major happened at White Global.
00:32:00The company had received a new project, a fashion brand from Léon, France.
00:32:04It required a full set of French to English brand translation and market localization services.
00:32:09Alex Wood had brought this project back through an old client.
00:32:12The 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.
00:32:26There's no one left on the French team.
00:32:28What are we supposed to do with this project?
00:32:32Annie, what level is your French?
00:32:35It works.
00:32:36What do you mean by that?
00:32:37Can you handle high-end French brand localization?
00:32:39Yes.
00:32:41Good. Then you're taking this project.
00:32:45The director of the French side personally called Brian White after looked through.
00:32:52Is your translator French?
00:32:54The language feels incredibly authentic.
00:32:56Yes. We have a dedicated French translation team.
00:33:03Annie, the French side is extremely satisfied.
00:33:07They've added another project, the full translation of their product manuals.
00:33:10It's worth three million dollars.
00:33:13Okay.
00:33:14I'll approve your project bonus for this month separately.
00:33:17Thank you, Mr. White.
00:33:21Please note everyone.
00:33:22Project assignments in the translation should follow department procedures.
00:33:25No one should skip the leader and take projects directly.
00:33:40Danny, do you really speak eight languages?
00:33:43Yes.
00:33:44Do you know how rare someone like you is in the translation industry?
00:33:47I know.
00:33:48Then why did you...
00:33:51Forget it.
00:33:52There's something I should tell you.
00:33:53Scarlet has a real problem with you.
00:33:55She's brought it up with me several times already.
00:33:57I know.
00:33:58You better be careful.
00:34:01She has certain connections in the company.
00:34:04Mr. Wood, about you and Scarlet?
00:34:07What about us?
00:34:09Nothing.
00:34:33The way people looked at me were strange.
00:34:38It wasn't admiration or envy.
00:34:39it was more like avoidance something happened what happened scarlet reported you to brian white
00:34:46reported me for what she said you privately leaked white global's internal pricing strategy
00:34:51to crown rec while you were translating for them that's a false accusation i know but she has
00:34:56evidence what evidence she said she found a file on your computer screenshots of a chat between
00:35:01you and rudy anderson's assistant frank young the chat mentions white global's internal pricing
00:35:06there is no such file on my computer she says there is and she already showed it to brian white
00:35:11brian wants you in his office tomorrow morning to explain yourself that so-called chat record
00:35:17is fake i sneaked a look at it the chat time was last wednesday at 2 p.m but you
00:35:22were at the
00:35:23department meeting last wednesday afternoon everyone can prove it then how did she she edited the time
00:35:27in the chat photoshopped it but she forgot one thing there's a battery indicator in the top right corner
00:35:33of the screenshot that battery display doesn't match your phone model you use a samsung that
00:35:37screenshot is from an iphone ellen i need you to do me a favor name it you're in administration
00:35:45can you pull the attendance records and meeting room usage records from last wednesday afternoon
00:35:50yes pull them also scarlet's reimbursement records the 17 hotel ones do you have them i do are you
00:35:56finally going to use them not to attack her but to protect myself if she comes after me i need
00:36:01brian
00:36:01white to know her credibility has problem got it
00:36:14every file had a time stamp and sending record my real chat history with frank young was all on
00:36:20teams with server backups scarlet could fake screenshots but she couldn't change server data
00:36:35i heard you were reported 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
00:37:00annie 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
00:37:21made up 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
00:37:31this is my full chat history with frank young it has server backups and time stamps please compare
00:37:37them the times don't match the screenshot scarlet provided show that the conversation happened last
00:37:44wednesday at 2 p.m but the team's record show that annie and frank young had no conversation at that
00:37:50time she could have deleted teams has server backups even if an employee deletes the chat on their eye
00:37:54the server still keeps it also from 2 p.m to 4 p.m last wednesday i was attending the
00:37:59department meeting
00:37:59in the company the attendance and meeting room booking records can prove it one more thing
00:38:02this screenshot is from an ios interface i use android scarlet your phone is an iphone isn't it
00:38:08that proves nothing maybe you change phone i've been here for three years
00:38:12the device binding records from it show i have never used an iphone
00:38:22scarlet 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
00:38:39you made them yourself
00:38:44scarlet 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
00:38:56scarlet your position as the department leader is revoked immediately mr white also your year-end
00:39:00performance rating will be downgraded by one level if anything like this happens again
00:39:03your employment will be terminated immediately annie are you happy now scarlet from beginning to end
00:39:08you were the one causing trouble for me i never went after you first because your very existence is a
00:39:12quotation you speak eight language and you hit it for three years you made my seven years of hard
00:39:17work 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
00:39:31she only got there through connections
00:39:32you guys didn't know every translation she submitted had been corrected by annie
00:39:37what i am serious i have seen the proof peating records
00:39:41then how many has annie corrected over the past 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
00:40:04we are preparing a large-scale international documentary project and we need a multi-linguished
00:40:09translation consultant
00:40:10how did you find me industry recommendation the crown well project and the french brand project you
00:40:15worked on recently have attracted some attention in the field
00:40:17harbor light media a top team production company mrs hayes what kind of project is it exactly a documentary
00:40:23about the strait of barot and global trade we need simultaneous interpretation and subtitle proof
00:40:28feeding across five languages english french italian spanish and arabic we contacted three
00:40:33translation companies but none of them could provide one person who covers all five languages
00:40:39then someone told me that white global has a girl who speaks eight languages who told you that louie
00:40:44anderson he is one of the investors in this project louie anderson again what is the consulting fee for
00:40:49this project fifty thousand dollars a month the estimated period is three months one hundred and fifty
00:40:53thousand dollars that is about six years of my salary at white global if you take it you will need
00:40:59to
00:40:59travel 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 lives
00:41:21my mother used to say language is the best bridge my father said if you can understand a person in
00:41:28their mother tongue you can understand their heart they carved the languages of the world into my blood
00:41:34then they left so i hid those languages away along with my memories of them because every time i speak
00:41:40one
00:41:41of those languages i remember what they looked like when they were by my side teaching it to me german
00:41:45was in
00:41:46berlin my dad taught it to me while taking me for ice cream in front of the bransberg gate french
00:41:51was in
00:41:52paris my mother read malpouceau to me in the original french by the san arabic was in cairo the three
00:42:00of us
00:42:00were on a boat on the nile my father counted the stars while teaching me how to say wahid ethwan
00:42:07flatham
00:42:07every language was a memory and i didn't want to open those memories but i
00:42:17has mrs hayes from harper light reached out to you she has why did you introduce this to me because
00:42:24you need to step out of it you do not know me i know your parents were diplomats i know
00:42:30your 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
00:42:40you do not need to lock yourself in a corner just to escape their shadow
00:42:45go take a look at harbor light's project the strait of jurada the bridge between europe and africa
00:42:50maybe you should see it for yourself
00:42:57maybe he was right
00:43:01mr white i need to take two months off
00:43:05for what a documentary project wants me as a translation sultan i need to travel to the middle
00:43:09east and europe two months what about crownwell's project i have already completed all the translation
00:43:15drafts for crownwell's second phase the third phase will not start until three months later are you
00:43:18resigning i will come back fine i will approve two months for you thank you
00:43:28scarlet scarlet hitlist and transferred to administration as a clerk the old shine was gone
00:43:32you are going on a business trip for how long two months you know when i joined the white seven
00:43:37years ago i only spoke one language too later i learned french and spanish while working here i went
00:43:44from intern to the department leader i thought i had worked really hard you did work hard but without
00:43:50doing anything you were already above me eight languages what gives you the right my parents
00:43:55they 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 annie 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
00:44:35only so big so the whole world knows not the whole world just me caring about it i turned to
00:44:39look
00:44:39at him and my heart skipped a beat the sunlight in dubai was completely different from back home
00:44:44dry fierce almost as if it could burn straight through your shadow so you are annie the one
00:44:48who speaks eight languages yes let's do a test translate a section for me first martin handed
00:44:53me an arabic interview outline okay i'm annie smith a junior translator at white global trading
00:44:57cov i've been here three years and make twenty four thousand dollars a year
00:45:01finally she is the one she is better than those three translation companies combined
00:45:07martin she has not even given us a quote yet no need it's her the first stop was the antique
00:45:13market
00:45:14in old dubai the documentary was going to cover how the straight of kormos connects global trade
00:45:18there was a persian carpet shop here that had been open for 40 years and the owner was a third
00:45:23generation iranian merchant in the middle of the arabic i want to say you know if you are
00:45:31so we are
00:45:42in casablanca i interviewed a historian in french
00:45:54He said, on the street of Jowalli, shipping and trade are a way of having a dialogue.
00:45:58People may come from different backgrounds and speak different languages, but their hearts are connected.
00:46:03My voice, but their hearts, is a little halcy, because my father had said almost the exact same thing.
00:46:08Okay.
00:46:09That night, the team had dinner at the hotel.
00:46:13Annie, Mr. Anderson asked whether your work went smoothly today?
00:46:16It went smoothly. No need to worry about me.
00:46:19Mr. Anderson asked me to tell you that he is in the office on the 58th floor of this hotel.
00:46:23If you need anything, contact him anytime.
00:46:27Hello?
00:46:29Have you eaten?
00:46:31I am eating now.
00:46:32The food here may not really suit our taste.
00:46:34If you want something else...
00:46:36Mr. Anderson, why are you telling me this?
00:46:39Because I care about you.
00:46:40I do not need your concern, thank you.
00:46:42Okay. No more concern. Good night.
00:46:45Over the next few weeks, we went a lot of places.
00:46:47On the flight from Istanbul to Cairo, I received an email.
00:46:50Sender, Scarlet. Subject, no subject.
00:46:53After you left, they laid off the French team and the German team, because Brian White said you alone would
00:46:58enough.
00:46:59Seven people lost their jobs because of you.
00:47:01Are you happy now?
00:47:02I looked at the email and deleted it.
00:47:05Do not believe, Scarlet.
00:47:06The French and German teams were cut because they were already at the bottom in performance.
00:47:09It has nothing to do with you.
00:47:11She is just trying to mess with you.
00:47:12I know.
00:47:12Are you okay?
00:47:14I am fine.
00:47:19Cairo.
00:47:19The third stop of the documentary.
00:47:21I 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.
00:47:42Are you happy now?
00:47:49Is it then a provider in Cairo?
00:47:52The owner of this division was a diplomat.
00:47:55He died five years ago.
00:47:57His daughter earned the division as a heir.
00:47:58He has never been born.
00:48:01Are you happy now?
00:48:03Are you happy now?
00:48:03Can you see?
00:48:05Schmie Michael Smith.
00:48:09Michael Smith.
00:48:10That 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.
00:48:20It was gray.
00:48:22I still remember the pistachio flavor ice cream that year.
00:48:30Hello?
00:48:31You arrived in Cairo?
00:48:32Yes.
00:48:35What happened?
00:48:36Your voice sounds off.
00:48:39Nothing.
00:48:40I flew to Cairo this afternoon.
00:48:41If you have time...
00:48:42Why do you always show up wherever I am?
00:48:44Because Victoria has your itinerary.
00:48:46She is running a project I invested in, so I have the right to see you.
00:48:50That is called stalking.
00:48:51That is called paying attention.
00:48:56There is a difference.
00:48:58There is a difference.
00:48:58The next afternoon, Louie Geranderson went with me to a private warehouse on the outskirts of Cairo.
00:49:03It 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.
00:49:24An 18th century style Meissen porcelain vase purchased at the Grand Bazaar in Istanbul 2008 with Annie.
00:49:362008.
00:49:37I was eight years old in Istanbul with my dad.
00:49:39He took me to the Grand Bazaar.
00:49:41I kept asking for Turkish ice cream, and he said we would go after looking at that little stall.
00:49:46That stall was selling these old porcelain pieces.
00:49:48I did not remember any of it, but my dad did.
00:49:51For three years, I hid everything about them away.
00:49:54The languages, the inheritance, the memories.
00:49:56I thought as long as I did not touch any of it, I could pretend they had never left.
00:50:00But they had always been with me.
00:50:03Your father was an extraordinary man.
00:50:07I know.
00:50:09Then you should become someone extraordinary too, instead of hiding yourself in a position far below your level.
00:50:18That night, I called Attorney Wills.
00:50:21Attorney Wills, I will handle the inheritance.
00:50:24Ms. Smith, finally.
00:50:25Donate the Xur accounts and the properties according to the original plan.
00:50:28But I am keeping the porcelain collection in Cairo.
00:50:31Understood. That is wonderful. I will arrange it right away.
00:50:33One more thing.
00:50:34Go ahead.
00:50:35Did my father leave any letter or document for me?
00:50:37Not a legal document. Something personal.
00:50:40Yes. A letter.
00:50:41He noted that it should be given to you when you came to collect the antiques.
00:50:43Send it to me.
00:50:45Attorney Wills sent the letter to my hotel.
00:50:47I sat in my room for 10 minutes before finally working up the courage to open the letter.
00:50:53The letter was not long.
00:50:54Annie, when you see this letter your mother and I should no longer be by your side.
00:50:59Knowing your personality I guess you will probably run away for a while.
00:51:02You may seal away the memories connected to us.
00:51:04Along with all those languages.
00:51:06Maybe it is because every language is tied to us.
00:51:08One sentence in German will remind you of Landshaven Berlin.
00:51:11One sentence in Arabic will remind you of the stars in Cairo.
00:51:14But Annie, language is not a chain.
00:51:16Language is wings.
00:51:17Your mother spent her life building bridges.
00:51:19I spent mine planting seeds.
00:51:21You are that bridge and seed.
00:51:22Don't shrink yourself into the dark.
00:51:23You are exceptional.
00:51:24You are smart, gifted, and you should do what you are really good at.
00:51:26Trying to plant seeds in your own way.
00:51:28You are our pride.
00:51:29Mom and dad will always love you.
00:51:30There was a water stain on the paper.
00:51:32I did not know whether he left it when he wrote the letter or whether I had just left it.
00:51:36My dad was right.
00:51:37Language is not a chain.
00:51:38It is wings.
00:51:42In Madrid, I interviewed a flamenco dancer in Spanish.
00:51:45Each language has its own rhythm.
00:51:48Once your body remembers it, you will never forget it.
00:51:51She says every language has its own rhythm.
00:51:54I wrote that sentence down in my translation notes.
00:51:56The final stop was Venice.
00:51:58Omar, the Arab old bookseller.
00:52:01He had his own antique bookshop in the best spot on the busiest square in Venice.
00:52:06He was in his 60s and had lived in Italy for 30 years.
00:52:10And the story of him moved me the most.
00:52:12I came to Italy for 24 years and I didn't even know a word of the local language.
00:52:16I was waiting for a walk.
00:52:17I couldn't understand anything.
00:52:19I couldn't read anything and I was not able to ask for instructions.
00:52:21I had to manage the gestures and speak contemptuously with people.
00:52:24They thought I was a pass.
00:52:26What happened after that?
00:52:40Keep this part.
00:52:42Original audio with subtitles.
00:52:48Annie, your translation almost made me cry.
00:52:51In Venice, I completed the final three interviews in Italian.
00:52:55Two months, two continents, and eight languages.
00:52:58My dad was right.
00:52:59Language is not a chain.
00:53:01It is wings.
00:53:07The day I came back, it was late December.
00:53:11New York's winter was cold, but the air carried a familiar scent.
00:53:16Annie, the director position in the translation department is open.
00:53:20Mm-hmm.
00:53:21I want you to take it.
00:53:24What is the salary?
00:53:26$200,000.
00:53:28Okay.
00:53:29And just like that, in less than half a year, I went from a junior role to the director of
00:53:33the translation department.
00:53:36On the day I officially took the role, I stood in the meeting room and made a speech to the
00:53:41people 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.
00:53:55From today on, results will do the talking.
00:53:57I will personally proofread everyone's translation drafts.
00:54:00I have only one standard, accuracy.
00:54:02If you cannot do it, I will teach you.
00:54:04If you still cannot do it after that, you will be replaced.
00:54:07That's strict.
00:54:09Translation is not a word game.
00:54:11One wrong number in a trade contract can mean tens of millions in losses.
00:54:15Strictness is the bare minimum.
00:54:20Strictness is the bare minimum.
00:54:21Director Smith, congratulations on the promotion.
00:54:24$200,000?
00:54:25Mm-hmm.
00:54:26I offered $400,000 before.
00:54:28I know.
00:54:28Still not considering it?
00:54:29Not for now, but thank you for all your help.
00:54:31The offer, the Harborlight Media Project that day in Cairo.
00:54:34You don't need to thank me.
00:54:35Those weren't favors.
00:54:36Then what were they?
00:54:37Things I wanted to do.
00:54:38Are you free this weekend?
00:54:40For what?
00:54:42Dinner.
00:54:42No work, no projects.
00:54:45Okay.
00:54:45He was driving a very ordinary gray sedan, not the kind of luxury car I had imagined.
00:54:50Your car doesn't really match your status.
00:54:52Cars are for driving, not for showing off.
00:54:54I'm taking you to a Japanese restaurant.
00:54:56It only has eight seats.
00:54:58You're paying?
00:54:59Obviously.
00:55:01This place has the best sashimi in the whole city.
00:55:04How do you know?
00:55:05I've tried every Japanese restaurant in the city.
00:55:08This man.
00:55:10Annie, I'm going to be direct.
00:55:12Since that day in Cairo, or maybe even earlier, since the first time you spoke German at Crownwell,
00:55:17I...
00:55:17You what?
00:55:18I knew you were someone I didn't want to miss.
00:55:20Right now, you're the only person in my mind.
00:55:24You really are way too...
00:55:26Too what?
00:55:27Too direct.
00:55:27You don't like it?
00:55:28I didn't say I didn't like it.
00:55:32That night, he drove me home.
00:55:34Downstairs, he said...
00:55:36I'm flying to South Korea for a business trip tomorrow.
00:55:38How long?
00:55:39A week.
00:55:40Okay.
00:55:41Will you miss me?
00:55:43No.
00:55:45Liar.
00:55:46Maybe a little.
00:55:56Over the next three months, many things happened at once.
00:55:59The Crownwell Project successfully completed its third phase,
00:56:03and White Global brought in nearly $80 million in revenue from it.
00:56:08When Brian White reviewed the monthly report, he said to Alex Wood,
00:56:12You should have put Annie on it from the start.
00:56:16After Scarlet resigned from White Global, she became a director at a small translation company.
00:56:21Three months later, that company face had its mass tariff compensation claim.
00:56:25A German contract had its tariff glosses mistranslated, causing the client to lose $20 million.
00:56:31That translation was done by Scarlet herself.
00:56:34Her problem with German honoratis had finally been exposed on a bigger stage.
00:56:38When the news reached White Global, some people started mocking her in the group chat.
00:56:43I only said one thing.
00:56:45Stop talking about it.
00:56:48Everyone has to take responsibility for their own choices.
00:56:59Hello?
00:57:00Annie?
00:57:01It's Uncle George, your father's old colleague.
00:57:04Uncle George?
00:57:06I saw you on TV.
00:57:07Translation consultant in five languages.
00:57:09Annie, your parents must be so proud of you in heaven.
00:57:11Uncle George, how did you see...
00:57:13You look exactly like Michael.
00:57:15And you're Arabic.
00:57:15That Cairo accent of your father's, I recognized it the moment I heard it.
00:57:19Annie, before your father passed away, he said something to me.
00:57:23What did he say?
00:57:24Annie will become a better bridge than I ever was.
00:57:27That night, Louis Anderson came back from South Korea and went straight to my building.
00:57:32Come out.
00:57:33For what?
00:57:35I want to take a walk with you.
00:57:39The street was cold, and the streetlights stretched our shadows long across the pavement.
00:57:44I watched the documentary.
00:57:47How was it?
00:57:48Not good enough for your translation.
00:57:50The director was average.
00:57:51Don't say that about Martin.
00:57:53But your parts were excellent.
00:57:54You weren't just translating in the interview.
00:57:56You were carrying the emotion across.
00:57:59My father once said, if you understand someone's mother tongue, you can understand their heart.
00:58:03You did that.
00:58:06We walked for a long time until we reached a river.
00:58:09Annie.
00:58:10Yeah?
00:58:11Crownwell is setting up an international cultural exchange department next year.
00:58:14We'll focus on crossword cultural projects, documentaries, publishing, exhibitions, forums.
00:58:18I need someone to lead it.
00:58:19You're trying to poach me again.
00:58:20I'm not poaching you.
00:58:21I'm building a position for you.
00:58:23What do you mean?
00:58:24You're not meant to be just a translator.
00:58:26Translation is a tool, and you should use that tool to do something bigger.
00:58:30Your father's porcelain collection could become an exhibition about the history of global trade.
00:58:33Use your eight languages to tell that story to the world.
00:58:35What's the salary?
00:58:36Name your price.
00:58:37You don't think I'm taking advantage of you?
00:58:39Then let me take advantage of you.
00:58:41What?
00:58:42Be my girlfriend.
00:58:43No salary needed.
00:58:45Louie!
00:58:46I'm joking.
00:58:47One million dollars a year, plus project dividends.
00:58:49But the girlfriend part of the series, too.
00:58:52The streetlight fell across his face, softening cold lines he usually carried.
00:58:58Two days later, I gave him my answer.
00:59:01I said yes to both.
00:59:02Brian White personally locked me to the entrance.
00:59:05Annie, you are the most underestimated employee in White Global's history.
00:59:09Mr. White, you also gave me the opportunity.
00:59:12You earned that opportunity yourself.
00:59:15Speaking of which, what I said in German at the annual meeting...
00:59:18The 70% raise?
00:59:20You understood it back then, didn't you?
00:59:22I did.
00:59:23Then why didn't you...
00:59:24Forget it.
00:59:25I wish you all the best.
00:59:28Three years.
00:59:30A $24,000 salary.
00:59:32A junior level position.
00:59:33I had repaid what needed to be repaid.
00:59:36It was time to start over.
00:59:42Crownwell's International Cultural Exchange Department was officially established.
00:59:47I became its first director.
00:59:48The first project is an international touring exhibition.
00:59:51The core exhibits are the 40 Blubber antiques my father collected from around the world.
00:59:59The exhibition will open simultaneously in five cities.
01:00:02Berlin, Cairo, Istanbul, Paris, and New York.
01:00:06I'll personally translate the narration for each city into the local language.
01:00:11On opening day, more than 300 people came to the New York venue.
01:00:15Uncle George stood in the exhibition hall, looking at my father's handwritten labels on the Portland pieces, tears streaming down
01:00:21his face.
01:00:22Michael, 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.
01:00:36I told you, you were never just a translator.
01:00:41Louis Anderson stood in the corner of the exhibition hall, staying away from the front.
01:00:44He was wearing a black suit, hands in my pockets, watching me give interviews under the spotlight.
01:00:48That 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 translator at
01:01:03a trading company, making only $24,000 a year?
01:01:07Yes.
01:01:08Why did you hide your abilities?
01:01:11Because I was running away.
01:01:13Every language was tied to memories of my parents.
01:01:16I thought if I hid them away, it would stop hurting.
01:01:19But later I realized that languages do not disappear just because you refuse to speak them.
01:01:23They stay in your blood, waiting for you to speak.
01:01:26What finally made you decide to speak up?
01:01:30A letter.
01:01:31My father wrote it.
01:01:32He said if I have the ability to make a difference, I should use it.
01:01:35On the second day of the exhibition, someone unexpected showed up.
01:01:40Scarlet.
01:01:42What are you doing here?
01:01:45I saw it on the news.
01:01:46Your father collected these?
01:01:48Yes.
01:01:50They are beautiful.
01:01:52Annie, I owe you an apology.
01:01:54You do not have to.
01:01:55Let me speak.
01:01:57I was jealous of you.
01:01:58I had been jealous since the first time you opened your mouth and spoke German.
01:02:02It took me seven years to climb up to Team Leader, but you were already above me without even trying.
01:02:06I could not accept that.
01:02:08So you chose to frame me.
01:02:09Yes.
01:02:10And then I paid the price.
01:02:12After I left White Global, that German contract at the translation company, you heard about it, right?
01:02:16I did.
01:02:18Because you used to correct my work, I never knew what my real level was.
01:02:21Once you were not there anymore, I finally realized,
01:02:23Scarlet, your hard work was real.
01:02:24Those seven years of German were not wasted either.
01:02:26You just chose the wrong direction at certain moments.
01:02:28You don't hate me?
01:02:29No.
01:02:31The forged screenshots are in the past now.
01:02:34You really are different from before.
01:02:36Back then, I could not even face myself.
01:02:39The exhibition is wonderful.
01:02:40Your father must be very happy.
01:02:46The exhibition ran for two months across five cities, with more than 120,000 visitors in total.
01:03:00After the closing ceremony, Louis Anderson found me on the Hotel Terrace.
01:03:05Tired?
01:03:07A little.
01:03:08Five cities, two months.
01:03:09You handled all the narration translation work across every language by yourself.
01:03:13I am used to it.
01:03:15Do not get used to carrying everything alone.
01:03:18This 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.
01:03:28There is a line engraved on the bridge.
01:03:31It has the word bridge engraved in nine languages.
01:03:34The ninth language is Russian.
01:03:36I studied for three months just to learn one word.
01:03:39The Cairo night wind swept across the terrace.
01:03:42In the distance, the banks of the Nile were bright with lights.
01:03:47Louis Anderson, you really are.
01:03:49What?
01:03:52Too good at this.
01:03:55Only with you.
01:04:02Five years later, Crownwell's international corporate exchange department had become an industry Denmark.
01:04:07It ran more than 20 cross-cultural projects every year, with revenue exceeding 200 million.
01:04:12Revenue is up another 30% this year.
01:04:14Mm-hmm.
01:04:15Your salary should be adjusted this year.
01:04:17To how much?
01:04:19You tell me.
01:04:20One dollar.
01:04:23Seriously?
01:04:24Put the rest into a scholarship to support young people studying languages.
01:04:28Name it after my parents.
01:04:29The Michael Smith and Evelyn Chen language scholarship.
01:04:32How do you know my mother's name?
01:04:34I am your husband.
01:04:35How could I not know your mother's name?
01:04:38Outside the window was the skyline of the whole city.
01:04:40It was no longer that rental apartment with the broken heating.
01:04:43But sometimes I still think of that window, and the nights when I crouched there eating soup.
01:04:48Back then, I was fluent in eight languages, made $2,000 a year, and rejected a $10 million inheritance.
01:04:53I hid myself in the deepest corner, thinking that as long as I stayed silent, it would not hurt.
01:04:58In his letter, my father wrote,
01:05:00Be brave enough to be yourself.
01:05:02It took me a long time to understand that.
01:05:06But luckily, I did it.
01:05:08It took me a long time to understand that.
01:05:12It took me a long time to understand that.
01:05:12It took me a long time to understand that.
01:05:12It took me a long time to understand that.
01:05:12It took me a long time to understand that.
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