他创业啊 这百八十万的 我一个人全拿了
“For his startup, I could cover one million yuan myself.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
好吧 你看 小海啊 是我徒弟啊
“Alright. Look. Xiaohai is my apprentice.”
他创业啊 这 百八十万 的 我 一个人 全拿了
“For his startup, I could cover one million yuan myself.”
是没有问题的 我没有想麻烦大家
“I could cover one million yuan myself. I didn't want to tell you.”
“I am wealthy and generous enough to handle this alone, so do not think I am begging for your money.”
Senior mentors often display financial bravado to uphold their status ('face') as generous patrons who protect and back up their disciples ('徒弟').
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
around a million (roughly 800,000 to a million)
An idiomatic approximation used in colloquial Chinese to describe a sum around roughly 800,000 to 1,000,000 RMB.
covered it entirely / shouldered the full cost
Used informally to signify footing the entire bill or taking on full financial responsibility.
Draws focus to the premise of entrepreneurship and sets up the following boastful claim.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I had just returned to start a business and had no connections.”
“It's so hard for one to start a business in Shenzhen.”
“Starting a business really helps you grow.”
“But my place has good foot traffic. You can earn”
“and start our own business! Start our business?”
“worth tens of thousands annually to Yuehai's”