公司呢先划走三分之一
“The company takes one-third first,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“can vary a lot. That's true.”
公司呢先 划走 三分之一
“The company takes one-third first,”
那剩下的
“Lin Zhanqiao and I”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Discussing upfront institutional cuts is typical in agency and freelance contracts in Chinese commercial negotiations.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to transfer away / to deduct (funds)
Commonly used in financial and commercial contexts to describe taking a cut of revenue.
one-third
The standard Chinese grammatical structure for expressing fractions (denominator 分之 numerator).
Marks a brief pause after the topic to draw attention before stating what happens next.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Can I pay part of it first?”
“if we can cut company spending by another ten percent,”
“First, we figure out how to settle with Fa Cai Dong. The ratio you promised is impossible.”
“This brush is already fraying.”
“Why did you leave the company first? Are you already home?”
“I'll take 20%. You two each get 40%. No.”