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《The Dream Maker》 S1·E32 (18:44) HSK 5
yào xiǎng qǐng tiān wáng jí de míng xīng zhì shǎo dé zhè ge shù

要想请天王级的明星 至少得这个数

“that to hire a top star, it'll cost at least this much.”

《The Dream Maker》 S1·E32
TIMECODE: 18:44 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN cháng zǒng shuō le

常总说了

“Ms. Chang said”

yào xiǎng qǐng tiān wáng jí de míng xīng zhì shǎo dé zhè ge shù CURRENT FOCUS

要想请天王级的明星 至少得这个数

“that to hire a top star, it'll cost at least this much.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN yī yī wàn nǎ

一 一万哪

“10,000 yuan?”

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Scene: Business & Trade
Function: SETTING PRICE EXPECTATION
Tone: ASSERTIVE
Emotion: SERIOUSNESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Don't be naive about costs; getting a real superstar is going to cost a fortune.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Gestural Price Indication (比划数字)

In Chinese bargaining and commercial discussions, speakers often substitute explicit numbers with '这个数' alongside traditional single-hand number gestures to maintain discretion or build suspense.

INTENT TAGS: #negotiation #cost_estimation #expectation_setting #bargaining
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

3 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
天王级 SPOKEN CHUNK

superstar-level / top-tier

Used colloquially to describe celebrities, products, or phenomena at the absolute pinnacle of their category.

至少得 SPOKEN CHUNK

must at least cost / requires at minimum

A common spoken collocation used when setting a mandatory lower limit on time, money, or effort.

这个数 SPOKEN CHUNK

this amount / this figure

A spoken deictic phrase frequently paired with a hand gesture indicating a secret or surprisingly large sum of money.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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