原来南洋的邪神 是你们在背后作祟
“So the Evil God of Nanyang was something you guys were orchestrating behind the scenes.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
这事我们听张海楼说起过
“We heard about this from Zhang Hailou.”
原来 南洋的邪神 是你们 在背后作祟
“So the Evil God of Nanyang was something you guys were orchestrating behind the scenes.”
“I was forced. If I didn't cooperate,”
“You were the puppeteers behind this horror all along, and I've finally caught you red-handed.”
In Chinese popular fiction, 'Nanyang' (Southeast Asia) is often associated with exotic sorcery, secret cults, and hidden conspirators.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
as it turns out; so actually
Placed at the beginning of a sentence to mark a sudden realization or discovery of the truth.
to stir up trouble from behind the scenes; to play evil tricks covertly
An idiomatic expression describing covert manipulation or malevolent schemes done in secret.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I originally thought my 10 years in Nanyang was already the limit.”
“strange things happen all the time in Nanyang anyway.”
“over 10 years ago. He is also the mastermind behind this.”
“All the strange cases we've handled in Nanyang lately— turn out they're all caused by people.”