许总当了二十多年的销售总监 那现在不是了
“because Mr. Xu has been the Sales Director. He's not anymore.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“They have been old friends because Mr. Xu has been the Sales Director.”
许总 当了二十多年 的 销售总监 那 现在不是了
“because Mr. Xu has been the Sales Director. He's not anymore.”
“The brotherhood has soured.”
“Their friendship was built on his executive power; without that title, he is no longer useful to them.”
In corporate China, what appears to be profound personal loyalty ('brotherhood') is often heavily reinforced by mutual professional benefit and organizational status.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
sales director
A common professional title used frequently in corporate and business settings.
well, that is no longer the case now
Used colloquially to contrast a long-standing past situation with a blunt present reality.
Indicates a change of state, highlighting the abrupt end of a twenty-year career role.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Mr. Xu did give clients to Zhao Mei, but she has to keep them.”
“being Sales Director won't be easy for you.”
“Mr. Xu's incident just happened. We're under intense scrutiny.”
“Mr. Meng said one thing right.”
“Mr. Meng, long time no see.”
“I've never done any sales. Now I suddenly want to be sales director?”