怎么会有这么大能耐 能挖出那么多料
“how a girl like Qian Fei managed to dig up so much information.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我说钱菲这小姑娘
“I was wondering”
怎么会有 这么大 能耐 能挖出 那么多 料
“how a girl like Qian Fei managed to dig up so much information.”
“Turns out she had someone backing her up. You've got that wrong.”
“There's no way she pulled this off by herself; someone powerful must be feeding her information.”
When junior professionals in traditional Chinese corporate hierarchies achieve disproportionate feats, colleagues often intuitively suspect an influential patron (靠山) rather than raw individual merit.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
have such great capability/resourcefulness
Often used with a tinge of disbelief or skepticism about someone's actual prowess.
to unearth scoop; to dig up dirt or inside info
Colloquial phrase common in journalism, business research, or gossip contexts.