当时我刚刚回国创业 没什么门路
“I had just returned to start a business and had no connections.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
就是钓鱼认识的
“met while fishing.”
当时我刚刚 回国 创业 没什么门路
“I had just returned to start a business and had no connections.”
“Your father, however, was in his prime.”
“I was a nobody starting from scratch, while your father was a successful, established figure.”
The term '门路' highlights the critical role of social access and insider connections necessary to navigate commercial endeavors in China.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
return to China to start a business
A standard phrase for overseas returnees (haigui) launching new business ventures in China.
having no connections or avenues
Used colloquially to indicate a lack of social networks (guanxi) or professional channels to get things done.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“If you're starting a company, what am I supposed to be?”
“(If you were to start a business,) what would I be?”
“It's not easy for Ziqiu to come back and start a business.”
“and start our own business! Start our business?”
“How come I didn't think of this great business?”
“For his startup, I could cover one million yuan myself.”