平台的大小对我们来说固然重要
“Platform size is important to us, of course,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“But we're the biggest platform in the industry.”
平台的大小 对 我们 来说 固然重要
“Platform size is important to us, of course,”
但
“but for a content company like ours,”
“Your company is huge, sure, but that alone won't close this deal.”
Chinese professional discourse avoids blunt rejection by validating the opponent's strong point first with '固然' (admittedly) before delivering a pivot.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
admittedly, no doubt, of course
A formal conjunction used to concede a point before introducing a turning contrast with '但是' or '然而'.
as far as ... is concerned / to someone
Standard structure used to state a subjective viewpoint or specific perspective.