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《Born with Luck》 S1·E8 (10:12) HSK 7
nǐ gěi tā gōng sī dāng fǎ rén

你给他公司当法人

“You are the legal representative of his company?”

《Born with Luck》 S1·E8
TIMECODE: 10:12 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zhēng diǎn sǐ gōng zī

挣点死工资

“earning a fixed salary.”

nǐ gěi tā gōng sī dāng fǎ rén CURRENT FOCUS

你给他公司当法人

“You are the legal representative of his company?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zhè bù wéi fǎ ba

这不违法吧

“This is not illegal, right?”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: STATING FACTS
Tone: QUESTIONING
Emotion: SUSPICION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You put your neck on the line by serving as his puppet representative.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Nominal Legal Representatives (Puppet Legal Person)

In Chinese business culture, unsophisticated individuals are sometimes paid small salaries to serve as legal representatives ('faren') for shell companies, unaware that they carry full civil and criminal liability.

INTENT TAGS: #clarification #fact_checking #legal_exposure #confrontation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
当法人 SPOKEN CHUNK

to serve as the legal representative

Colloquially used in mainland China to refer to acting as a company's legal representative (legal person).

给...当... SPOKEN CHUNK

to act as [role] for [someone]

A common spoken construction indicating fulfilling an official or informal role on behalf of another party.

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