Director Huang sighed, "But there are too few people who can speak foreign languages. Some of those who can speak foreign languages are too busy and are busier than me. The remaining few who can speak foreign languages are being snatched up like gold nuggets. I am a step late, so I have to come here every few days and shamelessly help translate a page or two when others are free."
Director Huang said, "The number of places to participate in the exhibition in Beijing is limited. Each province will select candidates first. It would be embarrassing if we didn't get selected as a factory like us."
"What language do you want to translate?" Qiao Xinyi looked at the thick stack of documents that Director Huang was holding.
She thought to herself that she only translated one or two pages at a time. No wonder she saw Director Huang coming over almost every time she went home. He must be eager to live in the textile factory’s staff quarters.
It's not easy to be a factory manager.
"There are three languages: Russian, English and German." Director Huang was even more worried when he said this. "It's easier to find Russian, as many old comrades know a little bit. English is difficult, and German is even more difficult."
No wonder she always looks so miserable every time she sees Director Huang.
The average level of knowledge among this generation is very low. It is better in provincial capitals, but in small county towns, half of the people have never received a proper education.
Because they have a pretty good relationship with their elder brother, the older generation has learned some Russian.
But few young people can do it.
English is naturally difficult, and German is even more difficult.
Those students who were admitted to the foreign language school have only resumed classes for one semester, so they are not yet able to reach the level of translation, and those school teachers have already been assigned heavier tasks.
"Director Huang, will you pay me for helping with the translation?" Qiao Xinyi had just finished speaking when she saw the two children opening their mouths to speak. She was quick to cover their mouths with one hand.
She sang English songs to the two children, but they were so cute and showed off that she had to let them hold back.
"It's definitely not a waste of time. There will be a reward." When Director Huang heard Qiao Xinyi's question, he immediately asked, "From your expression, are you introducing me to someone who can help me translate?"
Seeing Qiao Xinyi raised her eyebrows, Director Huang was delighted. "If you really help me introduce such a talent, I will not only pay him, but also give you a thank you gift!"
"Then I would like to thank Director Huang for the thank-you gift first." Qiao Xinyi didn't even ask what the thank-you gift was. It was given for free anyway, so why not?
"How is the remuneration calculated?" Qiao Xinyi asked.
"Is it a Russian translation or an English translation?" Director Huang no longer expected to find a German translation.
“Bilingual translation between English and German.” Qiao Xinyi has been a science and engineering girl since she was a child. When others were still studying hard for the high school entrance examination, she had already been recommended for admission.
While others were struggling with their homework, she was already able to allocate her time to making money.
Qiao Xinyi has always been a very organized and ambitious person in the 21st century. She knows how to plan her own life, so she took time out to enroll in German classes since high school.
By the time she was one, she could read famous works in the original German without any obstacles.
As for English, the school’s resources were enough for her to learn, so she did not sign up for separate classes.
"You have quite a good network of contacts, young man!" Director Huang was so excited that his muscles began to tremble. "Let me tell you, a bird pooped on my head when I went out this morning. I thought at that time, I am so lucky today!"
Seeing the two children jumping up and down immediately and looking at the top of his head, Director Huang just laughed.
"How could I really go out with such a dirty head? I went home and took a shower before coming out." Director Huang said.
"Ah~" Fu Zeyu looked regretful.
"Uncle, how do you pay me?" Fu Linzhou noticed that Director Huang had not yet answered Qiao Xinyi's question, so he asked again on behalf of Qiao Xinyi.
"I pay you based on the amount of translation. I pay you 20 yuan for one exhibit in one language." Director Huang said, "Each exhibit needs to be translated into three languages. Excluding Russian, I can earn 10 yuan for translating one exhibit. This is not a low price."
The price given by Director Huang is indeed fair, and it is also the highest price he has given within the scope of his job.
"If you don't believe me, you can ask Engineer Cheng in your factory. He translates English for our factory, and it's also 20 yuan per exhibit."
Director Huang was afraid that Qiao Xinyi would think he was fooling her, so he told her the price he would charge for Cheng Gong's translation.
Talent was in short supply, and he had finally met someone who could help him make an introduction, so he didn't want to offend that person by being stingy with his money.
At this time, time is more precious. The sooner you translate, the more competitive you will be.
Seeing that Qiao Xinyi didn't say anything, Director Huang said, "Well, German is difficult, I'll decide the price of the German translation and add a dollar. What do you think?"
"Can I take a look at the translation materials of an exhibit first?" Qiao Xinyi asked.
This is just one exhibit with dozens of pages. It doesn't matter if I don't make any money. I might as well go home and sleep.
Anyway, she has decided not to roll with the punches in this life.
"I still don't trust you, do I? You are a young man who keeps your mouth shut. You will definitely not pass on the information about our exhibits."
Director Huang said this with a smile, and after he finished speaking, he glanced at Qiao Xinyi. When he met her half-smile, Director Huang knew that this female comrade was smart and knew what he meant.
Director Huang then handed Qiao Xinyi the information about one of the exhibits.
Qiao Xinyi took it and looked at it. There were only two pieces of paper. She asked, "Are the numbers in the exhibit introductions similar to this?"
"The introduction of our steel mill's products is relatively simple. Foreigners may not be interested in reading it if we talk too much about it," said Director Huang. "Our exhibits are mainly about showing processes and technologies, so there are no particularly complicated things that need special introduction."
Director Huang smiled helplessly, "Do you know the automobile factory in our provincial capital that was established not long ago? Their exhibit introductions are one book after another, with at least ten pages and at most twenty pages, introducing everything from the entire car to the parts craftsmanship, which makes the Iron Lady very worried."
At this point, Director Huang remembered to explain, "The Iron Lady is the deputy director of the automobile factory. Her automobile factory has more talents than our steel factory, but she is still worried."
Who isn’t worried? Even the secretary is worried.
Director Huang thought in his mind, but did not say it out loud, that factories across the country attached great importance to this exhibition, and even the leaders of various departments paid close attention and attention to it.
If there are any problems, we will raise them and solve them as soon as possible. If there are any problems that cannot be solved, we will report them to our superiors and try to solve them.
The slogan was shouted out, but the translation problem became very difficult.
Director Huang saw Qiao Xinyi nodded, so he quickly asked, "Time waits for no one, why don't you introduce me now?"
"Okay." Qiao Xinyi smiled. "He's far away and yet he's right in front of me. Director Huang, the person I'm recommending is myself!"
After Qiao Xinyi finished speaking, the two children immediately pushed away Qiao Xinyi's hands that were covering their mouths.
"My aunt is amazing! She can also sing foreign songs! She sings so beautifully!" She finally showed off. The two brothers Fu Linzhou and Fu Zeyu were almost suffocated by a few words.
"You?" Director Huang was stunned. "If I remember correctly, you grew up in the countryside and never went to school for a day, right?"
Last time, Qiao Xinyi said that she was going to hang herself at the door of his house. The words were so horrifying and the action was so scary, so Director Huang had a deep memory of Qiao Xinyi.
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