是有漫天要价的
“Some of them are trying to jack up the price.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我怎么听说大进煤矿 还死咬着五个亿 不松口呢
“I heard Dajin Coal Mine is still sticking to 500 million and won't budge.”
是有 漫天要价 的
“Some of them are trying to jack up the price.”
“But I've looked into it. They don't have any backing.”
“Yes, they are asking for a ridiculous amount, but do not panic because they have no real leverage.”
In Chinese business culture, starting with an inflated quote is a common tactic to test boundaries and anchor the bargaining range.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to ask an exorbitant price; to make outrageous demands
A common idiom used in negotiations to describe a party making unrealistically high demands.
Affirms the objective reality of the fact, emphasizing confirmation of the interlocutor's observation.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Ask high, bargain down later. I missed that.”
“Can you say I'm spending too much?”
“It's such a money pit.”
“just to find me.”
“You know how expensive everything is nowadays.”
“For those ideas that are labor-intensive and expensive,”