孤烟你不是跟他打过招呼了吗
“didn't you already reach out to Gu Yan?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
那个
“Well,”
孤烟 你不是 跟他 打过招呼了 吗
“didn't you already reach out to Gu Yan?”
怎么说呀
“What did he say?”
“You already reached out to him, right? How did that go?”
In Chinese business culture, 'da zhaohu' often means touching base privately to smooth things over or establish rapport before formal business moves begin.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to greet, to touch base with someone, or to give advance notice
In business contexts, it frequently means reaching out unofficially or sounding someone out rather than just saying hello.
didn't you already...
A rhetorical pattern used to confirm a prior assumption or remind the listener of an expected fact.
Turns the statement into a confirmation-seeking question.
Marks the completed aspect of the action being verified.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“But Gu Yan isn't someone you can just sign because you want to.”
“I think highly of Gu Yan. I'll support him.”
“If Gu Yan gives you trouble again, call me. He won't.”
“Are you sure Gu Yan isn't with Dingqi?”
“As long as Gu Yan insists”
“Well, for Gu Yan, good will triumph over evil.”