不是 你就跟着这么一个老古板做事
“Come on. You're working for such a rigid person?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
听你的领导
“I'll listen to you, Leader.”
不是 你就 跟着 这么一个 老古板 做事
“Come on. You're working for such a rigid person?”
“He doesn't even fight for his subordinates?”
“You're wasting your talent working for a boss who will never fight for you.”
A good Chinese superior is culturally expected to proactively fight for bonuses, promotions, and perks ('zhengqu') for their loyal followers; failing to do so earns them contempt.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
wait a minute, hold on
Spoken sentence starter expressing disbelief, interruption, or sudden objection.
old-timer, stick-in-the-mud, traditionalist
A mildly derogatory colloquial term for someone stubbornly rigid and unwilling to adapt.
to work under / serve under someone
Standard conversational phrasing for being subordinate to a specific mentor or boss.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“What? Listen to yourself! No, Zhou. If you keep doing this,”
“doesn't have a standard operating procedure?”
“[panting, groans] Please. I'm sorry! Please!”
“No, you can't do this. The three of you”
“Don't always be like this.”
“How are we not following the law?”
“You two are making this very hard for me to continue.”