财政补贴 成了财神爷了
“Fiscal subsidies have become the God of Wealth.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
尤其是现在
“Especially now.”
财政补贴 成了 财神爷 了
“Fiscal subsidies have become the God of Wealth.”
“You have to bribe everywhere you go. Everyone wants to have a finger in the pie.”
“Everyone sees this government money as free loot and wants their cut from us.”
Caishen is a revered deity of prosperity in Chinese folklore; colloquially, calling someone or something a 'Caishen' implies they are being treated as an endless source of free money.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
fiscal subsidy; government grant
A formal economic term used in business and administrative contexts regarding state financial support.
God of Wealth; cash cow; benefactor
Colloquially used as a metaphor for anyone or anything that brings in massive wealth or lucrative payouts.
Signals the completion of a shift in status, emphasizing that the subsidy has now become an object of greed.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Usually, the God of Wealth”
“it's the God of Wealth.”
“Consider it the Money God's gift.”
“I'm speaking for the golden goose.”
“They scared off the God of Wealth and welcomed back the God of Plague.”
“He's going to be our golden goose—”