Ji Yuzhi was speechless. He continued to ask, "How long will it take to learn?"
"A long time..." Zheng An was on the verge of tears; his English wasn't actually that good.
"Good evening, what would you like to eat tomorrow?" Ji Yuzhi switched to another language.
This time, Zheng An quickly replied: "I want barbecue, grilled meat, and seafood so badly I could cry."
Ji Yuzhi then asked a few simple questions in Spanish, and then scribbled on a piece of paper.
It took a moment of silence for everyone to come to their senses.
Zheng An breathed a sigh of relief, but at the same time, his head felt as if it had been hit hard by a sledgehammer.
"Boss, you didn't just speak Spanish, Russian, and Japanese all at once, did you? You know them all?"
He felt that if Ji Yuzhi nodded, he might put on a crazy act on the spot.
"Am I a translation software? Can I do everything?" Ji Yuzhi stopped writing, looked up, and pushed the paper towards the group of people: "I have a basic understanding of your language, but I can only hold simple conversations."
"That's amazing enough." Zheng An felt his legs go weak and wanted to kneel down in front of Ji Yuzhi.
"Based on your language aptitude and current level, I've given you a score. It's not precise, just a score in my mind." Ji Yuzhi tapped the white paper with his pen, and everyone looked over.
Ji Yuzhi continued, "Feng Li and Ze Yuan's English is quite good, probably above 90. But their professional skills are a bit lacking, at most 75."
"Zheng An's English is so bad, it doesn't even qualify as passing in my opinion," Ji Yuzhi commented harshly.
Zheng An curled his lip.
"But his professional level is the best. It's only been three weeks since the start of the semester, and I can give him a score of 85 or even 90."
"Really?" Zheng An crossed his legs again.
“I didn’t mean anything by testing them,” Ji Yuzhi continued. “I had this idea when I visited the studio today. Since everyone here is here to learn languages, simultaneous interpreting is a good way to test everyone’s learning and is considered one of the best jobs for language students.”
"This semester I will be interning at the Translation Studio. I want to open a simultaneous interpreting studio next semester or at the latest by my sophomore year. And I hope my first working partners will be my roommates."
So, would you like to join me?
None of them expected that this was what Ji Yuzhi was going to say.
"Yes, yes, I'm absolutely willing!" Zheng An jumped up and said, "Count me in!"
Compared to Zheng An, Zhao Zeyuan and Feng Li were genuinely thinking, and thus remained silent for a long time.
Zheng An belatedly noticed that the two of them seemed to have been silent. He lowered his arm and asked, puzzled, "Don't you want to?"
Feng Li said, "Boss, simultaneous interpreting isn't that easy."
"Of course I know." Ji Yuzhi crossed his arms, leaned back in his chair with a relaxed and natural expression. "You think you're not good enough?"
“Yes.” Feng Li nodded: “Besides, opening a studio isn’t easy; proving funds and all sorts of things are difficult. I know you’re very capable, but…”
“No buts.” Ji Yuzhi put away his casual expression and looked at Feng Li seriously: “Nothing is difficult for me. Just tell me if you are confident that you can do this job opportunity.”
“I…” Feng Li was still hesitating.
“Okay.” Zhao Zeyuan, who had been silent all along, nodded and sat up straight, looking at Ji Yuzhi: “I trust you. I will do my best to cooperate with whatever you ask us to do next.”
"good."
"Big brother, you have to trust Boss Ji." Zheng An leaned over and patted Feng Li on the shoulder. "Think about how fluent he was in multiple languages just now, what's there to worry about? We just need to focus on our studies. Leave the rest to Boss Ji, don't worry about it."
“Okay…” Feng Li looked at Ji Yuzhi and sighed, “You understand, right? I’m not worried about you, I’m worried that I won’t be able to keep up with you.”
They were both once the pride of heaven, the perfect children, but ever since they met Ji Yuzhi, his self-confidence has plummeted.
"Since none of you have any objections, let me state my requirements." Ji Yuzhi smiled gently, a rare occurrence for him.
"You're acting a bit scary, boss."
"I hope that within a year, you can express yourselves fluently. After a year, I will give you opportunities to translate books and films. After a year and a half, I want you to be able to stand on the stage of simultaneous interpreting. After two years, I will make our studio firmly established in the field of simultaneous interpreting."
"Now that you've agreed, I will not hold back in criticizing and pushing you forward."
"Do you understand?"
"I regret it, I'm sorry, I disturbed you." Zheng An's legs started to go weak again, this time from fear.
"Sorry, it's late."
…………
On Thursday evening, Zhen Tian, along with Yuan Yuan and Ye Qingyan, and followed by Shao Junli and Yang Feiguang, boarded a plane to City B.
City B and City H are not far apart; it only takes a little over two hours by plane.
So when we got off the plane in City B, it was only 7 p.m.
At the airport, Lu Lin arranged for his team's staff to pick him up. The staff held up signs with several names of the team members, which were very eye-catching.
"Thank you for your help." Ye Qingyan, a social butterfly, charmed the male staff member completely.
“Athlete Lu has booked a hotel for five days. If you’re hungry, you can go to the restaurant on the fourth floor. They have seafood buffets and Western food. You can also order room service.”
On the way back, the staff gave us an introduction.
"The hotel isn't far from the competition venue, and the team will arrange a car to pick you all up tomorrow. The competition will last all day, so you might want to prepare some snacks to tide you over."
The car arrived at the hotel quickly, and the staff helped the group check in.
Lu Lin booked a double room for the three little girls, satisfying their desire to snuggle together, while the boys had a standard room with two beds. However, because they were staying in a star-rated hotel, the amenities were excellent, and it was a small suite, making their stay very comfortable.
"Let's tidy up before we go eat."
The five people then parted ways. Because of the different room types, they did not live on the same floor.
City B is a bit cooler than City H, but it's late summer and the weather is still quite warm.
The three little girls each carried a suitcase, which made them look much more formal than the boys who each carried a backpack.
As soon as Ye Qingyan entered the room, she couldn't wait to change into a dress. She had brought a lot of clothes, and it would be too much of a hassle not to wear them all.
"Look, everyone! The fairy sister outfit I bought is dead!"
Ye Qingyan pulled out three identical dresses from the packaging bag.
The skirt was made of milky white satin, which shimmered with a silvery light under the lamp.
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