你之前也没说如果不采用的话 就不付费呀
“You never said I wouldn't be paid if my work wasn't used.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“You owe me 100,000 in translation fees.”
你之前也没说 如果不采用的话 就不 付费 呀
“You never said I wouldn't be paid if my work wasn't used.”
“I've already done the work. Qian Fei, what's gotten into you?”
“You are making up excuses to withhold money I already earned, and that is unfair.”
Creative professionals in China frequently grapple with vague upfront verbal agreements, leading to sharp disputes when clients retroactively impose conditional payment.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
didn't say beforehand either
Used to dispute sudden conditions or rules that were not agreed upon initially.
if it is not adopted / used
Standard contractual or professional phrase denoting non-acceptance of a creative draft or proposal.
Softens the confrontation slightly while underscoring genuine bewilderment and protest.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“However, as long as we pay in full upfront and don't let them bear the cost pressure,”
“If you want anything else, I'll have to charge extra.”