Chapter 437: The Long Road to Salary Negotiation (Part I)
Qiao Lin wanted to translate for a director, and Sun Ruiyang wanted her to ask for an autograph back, but when he heard the director's name, he shook his head: "Who is he? I haven't heard of it." β
"If it's really a big Hollywood director, it wouldn't be my turn to serve a translator like me!" Qiao Lin sucked the juice and said, "But the film industry is really profitable, and if you say that you can do an hour-long interview, you will give me 400 yuan!"
Sun Ruiyang was worried that the person was a liar, so he went to the Internet to check (because Baidu was not there), but there was no news on the Internet, as if he was the assistant director of several movies.
Sun Ruiyang frowned and said: "Can such a director go to China to make money?"
"It's possible that his identity as a 'foreigner' is attractive enough. β
Sun Ruiyang sneered: "I really can't understand these people's brains, it's speechless!"
Jolene has just experienced a "big test", and this "small test" is not nervous at all. The money for the translation in Tianjin had just been credited to the account, and even if Liu Zhengcheng didn't leave, the company gave her an extra 1,000 yuan, and Qiao Lin was overjoyed.
However, what made her happiest was that the vice president of the company held her hand and said to her very sincerely: "Mr. Qiao, if you need a translator next time, we will not go through the translation company, just contact you directly." β
"Thank you, I hope there will be opportunities to cooperate in the future. β
Remuneration is important, but it is even more important to be recognized by others. After receiving the money, Jolene also extravagantly called a taxi and went to the studio where she wanted to interview.
The interview began at five o'clock in the afternoon, and the American director was wearing a baseball cap and a T-shirt and jeans, very casual. Jolene looked at his CV and wrote down his work and collaborations with big names. The whole interview was lighthearted and ended smoothly.
Qiao Lin was about to settle the labor fee when a Chinese staff member stopped her, and Qiao Lin heard others call him "Lao Xie". Lao Xie said, "Teacher Qiao, if there is nothing to do in the evening, can you have a meal with us? Although we can communicate in simple English, it will definitely be better if there is an interpreter present." β
Qiao Lin thought about it, she was going to fly to Chengdu the next day, so it was better to go home early and rest. She was about to refuse, but the foreign director came over and said, "It would be a great honor for me to have dinner with a beautiful translator." β
Lao Xie pushed the boat down the water and sent out an invitation again: "For the sake of our customers, you should go! Dinner is also relatively easy, and I can give 1,000 for the labor fee." This will definitely not treat you badly, so you can rest assured!"
Jolene still couldn't make up her mind, so she called her sister. Qiao Lu said that she was out to meet friends and did not come home for dinner in the evening. If only Jolene could go out for a meal, that would be fine.
However, she also told her sister: "I must come back before ten o'clock, or I will not worry." β
Qiao Lin obediently conveyed her sister's words to them, and the foreigner obviously couldn't understand her thinking as a "good girl". At her age, she should be the most enthusiastic about partying, and it is best to have fun all night without anyone interfering. Where is there a person like her, she can obviously choose freedom, but it depends on her sister's face.
But Jolene was also very resolute: "Even if I don't catch a flight tomorrow, I will go back before ten o'clock." β
Well, that's okay, Lao Xie and they also made a compromise. Jolene has also grown up, and she knows why her sister asked her to go back before ten o'clock, because the second and third stubble almost all have to drink, and once you drink too much, it will not be safe.
Jolene sat in the back row with the foreign director, sitting in a proper manner. The director touched her arm coldly, and Jolene was startled, and hurriedly picked up the schoolbag with both arms, and moved a little farther away from him.
"Jolin, don't be so nervous, I just wanted to ask you, how long will it take?"
Jolene has always used Jolin Tsai's English name as her English name, which is also very similar to her Chinese name, and she has always liked it. But when she was shouted by that foreigner, she felt very uncomfortable. She asked for the time, told him, and then hugged her schoolbag again and looked at the scenery outside the window.
She wanted to ask the foreigner director, just call her name directly, why do you still touch her arm? Forget it, don't worry about this little thing, lest people say that he is too stingy.
That night, they dine at a Gangnam-themed restaurant. There are several canopy boats on the faΓ§ade of the restaurant, and they are parked on the water, in Jolene's words, "it looks expensive", and if you come with friends, you don't know how many photos you have to take to make up the most eye-catching nine-square grid in the circle of friends.
The four of them got into a canopy boat, with Jolene sitting on one side of the foreigner and Lao Xie sitting opposite his assistant. Jolene wanted to change seats, but she held back in order to make it easier to translate.
At first, they talked about some movie topics. Lao Xie's English is good, but occasionally he can't express it clearly, and Qiao Lin also translates for them carefully. But after a while, the topic suddenly shifted to Jolene. The foreigner said: "I have seen many female stars, but I think Jolin's appearance is not inferior to any female star. The first time I saw her, I thought she was an actress, but I didn't expect her to be a translator. β
Jolene had never received such explicit compliments, and she was ridiculed by her brother as the ugliest in the family. She also knows how many pounds and taels she has, her appearance is beautiful at best, how can she be compared with female stars?
She hurriedly took a sip of water and prevaricated: "You really won the award, I'm just a very ordinary person, and there are many beautiful girls around me, so I don't think I look good." β
Who knew that the foreigner took a sip of wine, dragged her arm again, stared at her and said: "Many female stars were discovered by talent scouts by accident, and then embarked on the road of acting." Jolin, you're in good condition, didn't you want to develop in this area in the past?"
Before answering his question, Jolene was tempted to give him a slap in the face. Why can't you say something well, do you have to touch her before you can speak? Qiao Lin silently gritted her teeth and took a sip of water before she said, "There was once an opportunity to be a trainee in front of me, but I didn't cherish it...... If there is another opportunity, I probably won't cherish it. β
They didn't know that Jolene actually had such a past, and they were all interested for a while. But Jolene still minded that the foreigner touched her just now, and she was not happy, and her speech was boring. The foreigner said regretfully: "If you had seized that opportunity, maybe you would have become a big star now." β
"Everyone has their own aspirations, and I love life now. β
After saying this, Qiao Lin's attitude softened a little, and several people talked and laughed again. Lao Xie went to the toilet, but his assistant couldn't find a topic, so he could only look left and right. Jolene just wanted to rest for a while, but unexpectedly, a big hand slapped on her thigh.
That day, Jolene wore a dress, very gentle blue, with small white flowers distributed on it, with sleeves, and the skirt reached the knees, which had nothing to do with "exposure", so why did the foreigner always touch her vigorously?
Jolene finally got angry and said angrily: "Mr. Charlie, since we met, you have had physical contact with me three times, and there is no necessary contact!"
The foreigner squinted his eyes and smiled: "You are very conservative, so conservative that it is surprising." β
"Yes, I'm just very conservative. Your touch has upset me, and I hope you will respect me. β
The assistant's English was not very good, but it could be seen from Jolene's expression that she was very angry. When she is not angry, Jolene is quite tranquil, just like the first love on campus. Once he gets angry, he pretends to be fierce, but he really responds to that sentence - the milk is fierce and the milk is fierce.
This fierce and fierce appearance made the foreigner even more unstoppable, so he said "sorry" hastily and continued to drink. Although Jolene was angry, she had to suppress her anger and bow her head to drink water at the thought of having to take care of her work.
After Lao Xie came back, they drank for a while and prepared to go to the second stubble. Jolene looked at the time, it was already half past eight, and she didn't want to go with it after such an unpleasant fuss just now.
And the foreigner, who was drunk, persuaded Jolene to go with them, and then he grabbed Jolene's arm openly. Jolene was adamant about going home, and shook him off desperately, and then she felt a touch on her chest.
"Smack!"
A crisp slap slapped the foreigner on the cheek, it was none other than Qiao Lin.
After that slap, Qiao Lin was still angry, pointed at him and scolded: "I was already very angry just now! Why do you still want to provoke me? I want to sue you for sexual harassment!"
The slap just now stunned several people present. Qiao Lin still pointed at the foreigner and said to Lao Xie: "This person is not honest, I have warned him, but he has intensified! I can't continue to work, please give me the reward!"
Lao Xie twisted into a pimple between his eyebrows, first calmed down the foreigner, then pulled Qiao Lin, and whispered: "Teacher Qiao, they foreigners are very open......! You don't have to be so angry about this, can you?"
Qiao Lin was so angry that she gasped and asked rhetorically, "Mr. Xie, for example, if your daughter is working outside and is touched by a foreigner, can you still say that?"
Lao Xie's face suddenly changed, and he said angrily: "How can you talk like that?!"
"I've overdone my work today, I don't want to dwell on it anymore!
"You beat up all my customers, and you dare to ask me for money?!" Lao Xie seemed to be a different person, and said viciously: "You are a person who has no professionalism at all! A little fart can set off a bloody storm! If my customer leaves angrily, can you afford this responsibility? Ask me for money, but there is no door!"
Qiao Lin was angry, it turned out that "begging for salary" made people so anxious. Lao Xie walked quickly, Qiao Lin chased after him, and said anxiously: "I don't know what the professionalism of your line of work is, I just want to ask you, do you have to swallow your anger if you are insulted? You are too much...... If you don't give money, I'll sue you!"
Lao Xie ignored her at all, got into the car, pulled the assistant and the foreigner, and left. Jolene stood still, anxious and angry, and began to cry uncontrollably.
Qiao Lu called, she was going home now, and asked her sister when she would go back. Jolene walked to the subway station in despair, obviously coming happily when she went out, but she didn't expect that after a few hours, she was so lost.
"Jolene, what's wrong with you? Are you crying? Who bullied you?"
Jolene erupted in grievances and cried to her sister: "Someone insulted me, and that boss didn't pay me! I'm going to be angry!"