就康雅那帮老臣啊 根本就不想用咨询公司
“Those veterans at Kangya never wanted to use a consulting firm.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
那是相当地苦啊
“It was extremely tough.”
就康雅那帮 老臣 啊 根本就不想 用咨询公司
“Those veterans at Kangya never wanted to use a consulting firm.”
所以根本不配合
“So they didn't cooperate.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In Chinese business contexts, long-serving senior staff ('lao chen') often hold immense informal authority and relational capital, making them notorious roadblocks for external consulting interventions.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
veteran staff / old guard / senior loyalists
Originally referring to court officials of a previous emperor, colloquially applied to long-tenured corporate staff who hold entrenched power.
simply do not / not at all
An emphatic construction used to stress an absolute negative stance or complete lack of interest.
that bunch / that crowd
A casual and slightly dismissive classifier phrase for a specific group of people.
Marks a topic pause and invites the listener to focus on the key subject causing trouble.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Anyway, I think that kind of agency is not helpful to us.”
“Aren't you a top consulting firm?”
“But before I arrived, he likely met with consulting firm people.”
“So-called top consulting firm? Only your prices are top-tier, right?”
“settle her consulting fees. Okay.”
“Then, could we hire you as our consultant? Of course.”