龚老板还是公事公办吧
“Mr. Gong, let's settle this strictly by the book.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
不麻烦
“It's no trouble.”
龚 老板 还 是 公事公办 吧
“Mr. Gong, let's settle this strictly by the book.”
宇总
“Mr. Xiao,”
“Do not try to play the friendship card or cut corners; we are doing this strictly by the book.”
While personal connections (renqing) often grease business wheels in China, deliberately invoking 'gongshi gongban' serves as a formal, polite firewall to reject unwanted obligations and maintain regulatory compliance.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
handle business strictly by the rules / keep business strictly business
A four-character idiom essential for professional environments when rejecting nepotism or informal exceptions.
it is better to... / had better...
A polite grammatical frame used to offer a firm recommendation or impose a boundary without sounding overtly confrontational.
Softens the imperative recommendation, balancing firmness with professional decorum.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Mr. Gong, what's wrong? Follow me.”
“Mr. Gong didn't mention this at the store?”
“I had no idea that you, Mr. Gong, loves”
“Mr. Huang, let's skip the pleasantries.”
“You're too kind, Mr. Jia.”
“Mr. Wang, you're a wise man.”