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《The Glamorous Night》 S1·E19 (13:42) HSK 5
zhǐ shì pǎo pǎo chǎng zi mài mài jiǔ tán tán kè hù

只是跑跑场子 卖卖酒 谈谈客户

“is just about selling wine and dealing with clients,”

《The Glamorous Night》 S1·E19
TIMECODE: 13:42 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN xiāo shòu bú shì nǐ xiǎng dé zhè me jiǎn dān rú guǒ nǐ rèn wéi xiāo shòu

“sales isn't as simple as you think. If you think sales”

zhǐ shì pǎo pǎo chǎng zi mài mài jiǔ tán tán kè hù CURRENT FOCUS

只是 跑跑场子 卖卖酒 谈谈 客户

“is just about selling wine and dealing with clients,”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nà nǐ gēn běn méi yǒu zī gé dāng xiāo shòu zǒng jiān

“then you're not qualified to be the Sales Director!”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: DEFINING CRITERIA
Tone: CRITICAL
Emotion: SKEPTICISM
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“If you think sales is just shallow socializing and drinking, you completely misunderstand the profession.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Business Entertaining (Yingchou)

In Chinese business culture, closing deals traditionally involves heavy drinking and nightlife entertaining, but modern corporate leaders often distinguish strategic sales acumen from mere drinking camaraderie.

INTENT TAGS: #diminishing #challenging #critique #demarcation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
跑场子 SPOKEN CHUNK

to make the rounds across venues or events

Commonly used in spoken Chinese to describe moving quickly between social, performance, or entertainment venues.

谈客户 SPOKEN CHUNK

to negotiate or meet with clients

A very common workplace collocation for pitching or conducting client meetings.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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