Intermediate - Lao Wang Meets the Big Boss (C1206)

A喂,王根宝,今天晚上杜老板想见见你。
wèi, Wáng Gēnbǎo, jīntiān wǎnshang Dù lǎobǎn xiǎng jiànjian nǐ.
Hello, Wang Genbao. Ms. Du wants to see you this evening.
B好好,我知道了。晚上见!
hǎo hǎo, wǒ zhīdao le. wǎnshang jiàn!
OK, I see. I'll see her tonight.
A老板,这就是王根宝。
lǎobǎn, zhè jiùshì Wáng Gēnbǎo.
Boss, this is Wang Genbao.
B杜老板,久仰久仰。与您合作是我的荣幸。
Dù lǎobǎn, jiǔyǎng jiǔyǎng. yǔ nín hézuò shì wǒ de róngxìng.
I'm very pleased to meet you, Ms. Du. It's my great honor to collaborate with you.
C我们不是合作关系。我投资,你打工。
wǒmen bù shì hézuòguānjì. wǒ tóuzī, nǐ dǎgōng.
We're not partners. I invest, you work for me.
B对对对,是这样。我的项目计划书您觉得怎么样?
duì duì duì, shì zhèyàng. wǒ de xiàngmùjìhuà shū nín juéde zěnmeyàng?
Yes, yes. That's just how it is. What do you think of my project prospectus?
C还行。老王,我投资的项目很多。我没时间管具体的事情。
hái xíng. Lǎo Wáng , wǒ tóuzī de xiàngmù hěn duō. wǒ méishíjiān guǎn jùtǐ de shìqing.
It's OK. Lao Wang, I invest in a lot of projects. I don't have time to manage everything.
B杜老板,这些都交给我。
Dù lǎobǎn, zhèxiē dōu jiāo gěi wǒ.
Ms. Du, you can let me handle these things.
C老王,我的事业很大。这个公司要支持我其它的公司。所以,赚钱、亏钱不是最重要的。
Lǎo Wáng, wǒ de shìyè hěn dà. zhè ge gōngsī yào zhīchí wǒ qítā de gōngsī. suǒyǐ, zhuànqián, kuīqián bù shì zuì zhòngyào de.
Lao Wang, I run a big enterprise. This company has to support my other companies. So, whether it makes or loses money isn't the most important thing.
B杜老板,我明白了。
Dù lǎobǎn, wǒ míngbai le.
I understand, Ms. Du.
C嗯,公司平时的事情你自己决定吧。大事听我的。
ng4, gōngsī píngshí de shìqing nǐ zìjǐ juédìng ba. dàshì tīng wǒ de.
Hey-- you take care of ordinary stuff on your own. For the big stuff, do what I say.
B一定、一定。您放心!
yīdìng, yīdìng. nín fàngxīn!
Sure, sure! Don't worry!

Key Vocabulary

知道zhīdaoto know
久仰jiǔyǎngpleased to meet you
合作hézuòto cooperate
荣幸róngxìnghonored
投资tóuzīto invest
打工dǎgōngto work (for someone else)
项目计划书xiàngmùjìhuà shūproject prospectus
项目xiàngmùproject
guǎnto take care of, to manage
具体jùtǐconcrete
交给jiāo gěito hand over to
事业shìyècareer, enterprise
支持zhīchíto support
赚钱zhuànqiánto make money
亏钱kuīqiánto lose money
平时píngshíordinarily
放心fàngxīnto relax, don't worry

Supplementary Vocabulary

不耐烦bù nàifánimpatient
热情rèqíngenthusiasm
轻松qīngsōnglight, relaxing
管理guǎnlǐmanagement
资金zījīnfunds