腾达不是咱自己家开的吗
“Since when has Tengda had outside investors? Wasn't Tengda founded by us?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“How did you even get involved with a family like this? Since when has Tengda had outside investors?”
腾达 不是 咱 自己家开的 吗
“Since when has Tengda had outside investors? Wasn't Tengda founded by us?”
行行行
“Alright.”
“Why are you talking about outside investors when this is purely our family business?”
Small to medium private businesses in China frequently operate as close-knit family enterprises, making the intrusion of outside corporate investors unexpected or unwelcome.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
our own family / our own people
A warm, colloquial term using 咱 to emphasize in-group closeness.
isn't it...?
A rhetorical question pattern used to remind the listener of an obvious fact or express disbelief.
Turns the negative statement into a rhetorical question seeking confirmation and showing doubt.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“is Tengda facing some kind of difficulty?”
“May I ask why you're here at Tengda?”
“(Is Tengda really done for?)”
“so I figured Tengda must be in trouble, am I right?”
“Isn't it because Tengda is new and took some of your market?”
“and Tengda was nothing more than a test field.”