How could the client ask the company to directly communicate with the translator?
If you think about it, you will know that this is impossible, and the company itself will avoid this happening.
Because in the final analysis, a translation company is an intermediary platform!
If the client comes to the translator directly, can the intermediary platform be lost and the transaction be made directly?
This is beneficial to both the client and the translator. As long as either party wants to get rid of the middleman, it will be very difficult for the company to do so.
Therefore, the customer cannot directly communicate with the translator. If the customer insists, in this case, the company will usually let the project manager, Ding Yanhong, call himself the "translator" to communicate with the customer on behalf of the translator.
This is the industry rule!
Liu Li swallowed and said, "Teacher Ding, isn't this against the rules?"
His brain was spinning rapidly, thinking about why this happened, what was the logic behind it, and more importantly, was there any supernatural force involved?
The project manager asked the translator if he wanted to meet the client. This was as abnormal as if he had cured his myopia after sleeping.
Organisms may be genetically mutated by radiation, but it’s impossible for companies to poach themselves without making money!
Ding Yanhong said on the phone: "Things are complicated. First, the client has paid for the entire project and she is wealthy. Second, the client has a personal relationship with our boss. The boss told me this requirement."
"Originally, I wanted to sneak in by saying that I was a translator, but after she asked me two questions, she was sure that I was definitely not a translator."
Liu Li said "tsk".
From the fact that the other party has hired a translation company to translate the scriptures, it is inferred that the other party is not strong enough. Even if it is a "cultivator", it should be at the bottom, without its own backing and power.
But Liu Li miscalculated. Even the "bottom" is also the bottom of supernatural powers. It is a natural dimensionality reduction attack for ordinary people. It is normal for the other party to use this to accumulate some connections and capital!
Don't be nervous, don't be nervous, don't be nervous. Liu Li told himself that he just handed over a translator, and the client should not regard him as an enemy.
Liu Li tried to calm down. He thought he was the kind of person who didn't change his attitude even when the mountain collapsed in front of him. He used to play various werewolf killing games, and he could always control his speech state very well when lying. But now he knows that there is a difference between reality and games. What a difference.
When I was caught playing games with my friends, everyone laughed for a while. If I were in front of a human being with supernatural powers... I would probably encounter an unimaginable crisis!
"Teacher Ding, I want to know why the client insists on seeing me?"
Liu Li quickly asked questions and began to test Ding Yanhong to get more information.
In the final analysis, there is a huge gap in this game. The customer knows that he is just a translator. Taking orders online to make money proves that he most likely has no background or power. Liu Li knows nothing about the customer and has no idea about the supernatural powers that the customer may have. Nothing.
Liu Li needs information, and he is eager to reverse the intelligence gap.
What is the reason? Is it still a problem of my own translation? Because I have understood the Taoist rhyme of the Unnamed Taoist Sutra, it is inevitable that it will be reflected in the translation?
This is the only reasonable guess.
Ding Yanhong said: "Teacher Liu, after reading all the translations, the client thinks your translation is the best and hopes to communicate with you individually about the translation content."
Sure enough...
Hearing that this was the case, Liu Li secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Things were not out of control yet.
"If I translate the price of this order," Liu Li said, "it's okay to accept a few more orders, but it's not necessary to meet with customers, right?"
Liu Lipa couldn't bear to eat all the orders. Putting aside the money, the full text of the Unknown Taoist Scripture alone made him look forward to it very much.
Ding Yanhong said: "The customer is very insistent. Mr. Liu, why don't you think about it and exchange contact information first?"
Liu Li said directly: "Then what if the customer negotiates with me separately and makes other orders?"
He directly exposed this key intersection of interests and wanted to see Ding Yanhong's reaction.
Ding Yanhong said: "I asked the boss, but he didn't care."
The corner of Liu Li's mouth twitched.
This proves that the relationship between this customer and the company boss is very close and is by no means the level of ordinary friends.
very bad!
Although Liu Li is a translator who takes orders online and rarely meets people from the company, the problem is that he signed a contract with the company.
On the contract, there is a copy of his ID card and the contact information of him and his family!
In order to send the contract, the company also knew his address!
At present, although the customer's willingness to contact him is very strong, the way the customer requests to contact him is still very gentle and not tough. However, if the customer really breaks out and makes the customer aware that something is wrong, he may directly ask the company to provide Liu Li with information. Information!
Liu Li was confused, but his mind was in a flash, and he had already obtained the answer.
Take the initiative to contact customers! Seize the initiative!
Liu Li said: "It's okay to exchange contact information. I'm still curious about what the customer wants to communicate with me. You can give him my contact information."
"Okay, then I'll give it to you," Ding Yanhong said.
Liu Li felt anxious. He was about to come into contact with a being who was suspected of possessing supernatural power. He didn't know whether the other person was good or evil, or what the other person's abilities were!
He felt restless and his mind was full of random thoughts, such as whether it was possible for the other party to read minds through online chatting.
Suddenly a mark shook in the lower right corner of the computer screen.
Someone added him as a friend.
Liu Li clicked on it. The avatar was that of a two-dimensional girl with purple hair and purple eyes. She was wearing a nightcap. Her nickname was a word made up of two English letters. It didn’t look like English. The pronunciation was guessed to be “Arian Philia” .
"From account search, female, 127 years old."
"Additional information is, Tianlang Translation Company, yes, she is the customer."
Liu Li clicked on her profile picture and saw further information.
"My birthday is April 12th, two moons and three stars..."
This information doesn't mean anything. If you take it seriously, this customer must be a 127-year-old witch, but this is obviously impossible... Well, it seems impossible to say for sure.
Liu Li took a deep breath, clicked Agree, and noted the customer.
He then sent a message to the customer first.
"Hello, I am a translator from Tianlang Translation Company."
The message the other party sent was in Chinese and was very polite.
"Are you Teacher Liu?"
"I am, what do you want from me?"
"I would like to entrust you to undertake other translations, and I would also like to discuss with you some translation issues of proper nouns."
Liu Li's inner vigilance was raised to the extreme. He did not relax at all because of the other person's two-dimensional avatar and polite tone. Instead, he was alert that the other person's Chinese was good, his typing was fluent, and his speed was not slow.
Liu Li typed.
Spring Lightning: "You asked."
Client: "You translate the word 'hairiness' as 'flying bird' and the word 'scale' as 'beetle'. Is there any basis for this?"
Liu Li thought, what is the basis for this? This is how these two words should be translated!
He thought for a moment, found the reference materials he collected during translation, copied them, and typed:
"Strictly speaking, Jie Lin should be the ancestor of fish. "Huainanzi·Xingxun" says: 'Jie Lin begets Jiaolong, Jiaolong begets Kunkun, Kunkun begets Jianxie, Jianxie begets common fish; those with ordinary scales are born in "庶鱼." means that scales are the most primitive ancestors of fish. In the current Chinese dictionary, scales and nailworms are considered by the ancients to be the ancestors of fish. For the sake of neatness, I translated them as beetles."
Customer: "Thank you, Jie Lin, I understand. Humans and many terrestrial creatures also evolved from fish. But I still don't understand Mao Yu. Why not translate it into 'butterfly moth'?"
This question is puzzling.
Liu Li replied:
"In terms of meaning, the literal translation of Maoyu is animal hair and bird feathers, and it can also refer to wings, but in any case it has nothing to do with 'butterfly moth'."
Mentioning "butterflies and moths", Liu Li thought of legends such as Zhuangzi dreaming of butterflies and moths flying into the fire.
The customer was silent for a long time. Just when Liu Li thought the consultation was over, he sent another message.
Client: "Mr. Liu, it can be seen from my communication with you that you are very responsible for your work. Regarding other contents of the original article, I would like to meet with you in real life to discuss it in detail."
Liu Li's face changed slightly.
"That's not necessary."
"Many things can only be explained clearly during an interview." The client said, "If you find it troublesome, I can come to your city. You are in Star City, right?"
Liu Li felt great pressure. He wanted to refuse, but he was afraid that if he refused, the customer would still be able to get his detailed information from the company, which would be even worse.
"That's too much trouble for you." Liu Li replied.
"It doesn't matter. I'll come to Star City right now and make an appointment to meet you next week."
Taking a plane sounds the same as taking a car, which proves that the other party's economic conditions are not bad. Liu Li thought about it.
When things came to a head, there was no other way but to come with troops to cover up the water and the earth. Liu Li thought: "At least compared to me refusing, I have more initiative. I can take the initiative to initiate contact, decide the time and place of contact, and make adequate arrangements." preparation."
"It's just that we have to face customers face-to-face next week, and time is very tight."
