我呢 跟你是一见如故
“I feel like we've known each other forever.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
杜总啊
“Mr. Du,”
我呢 跟 你是 一见如故
“I feel like we've known each other forever.”
“So, before we drink, I want to be honest with you.”
“I want you to drop your guard so we can strike a deal.”
In Chinese business culture, claiming instantaneous affinity (一见如故) over drinks is a conventional social lubricant to foster rapport before negotiating contracts.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
hit it off right from the start; feel like old friends at the first meeting
A classic idiom frequently used in networking or business socializing to compliment someone and accelerate intimacy.
Used as a topic marker after '我', creating a relaxed pause and drawing attention to the speaker's stance.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I was in a similar situation as you before.”
“Let me be honest with you.”
“Even though I'm not in the family, but he already treats me like family.”
“I have a suggestion.”
“[Yue Ru] This is a designer that a friend of mine”
“so I promise you”