I am in a world where time stands still

Chapter 64 Introduction to Work
Ou Yuwei: "Hello Xiao Fan, what do you want from me? I'm at the airport, waiting to board the plane. I'm going to the imperial capital to be a simultaneous interpreter for a conference."

"Oh," Xiao Fan was silent, "I have something to do, I want to ask you to help me."

"Don't be so polite, just say anything!"

"Could you please introduce me to some simultaneous interpreting jobs..."

Xiao Fan was still not used to asking for help.

In school before, apart from studying, there was no need to ask for help. Even if you were a bad student, you could just be a bad student quietly.

Moreover, judging from his limited experience of begging for help, the experience was not very good.

The person being requested is often not very fond of doing favors.

After going back and forth, Xiao Fan understood it no matter how stupid he was.

Besides his own parents, who would help him regardless of the return?
After all, he really has nothing to exchange interests with others.

In this case, let's be a salted fish with peace of mind.

But this time, in order to quickly earn money to treat his father, he decided to put his face down again and ask for help.

Once you start taking Dad's medicine, you can't stop, otherwise all your efforts will be wasted and all the money you spent previously will be in vain.

"No problem!" Ou Yuwei was unexpectedly straightforward, "I have the confidence to introduce you to simultaneous interpreting. I have witnessed your level with my own eyes. It is quite coquettish and coquettish!"

"Huh?" Xiao Fan didn't quite understand, "Is my simultaneous interpreter very coquettish and coquettish?"

"Pfft..." Ou Yuwei covered her mouth and smiled, "You really are a newcomer, cute and cute. Well, whether it's coquettish or flirtatious, don't worry, I'm definitely here for you! Of course, I'm just saying that you're a newcomer It’s a new time to enter this industry. But if you want to talk about your level of simultaneous interpretation, well, I’ll give you a thumbs up right now!”

"Haha, well, thank you for the compliment!"

"Xiao Fan, I'm about to board the plane. Don't worry, I've made a note of your matter, and I'll take care of it for you! Wait for my news!"

……

After talking on the phone with Ou Yuwei, Xiao Fan let out a breath.

Some uneasy hearts let go.

At the beginning, the mentality of needing to let go of my face and ask for help disappeared.

Although Ou Yuwei hadn't really introduced jobs to him yet, she agreed so happily and praised her simultaneous interpreting skills, which really gave Xiao Fan a lot of confidence.

Xiao Fan couldn't help feeling a little emotional.

He suddenly discovered that when he had the strength recognized by others, it seemed that he didn't need to ask for help.

People will be happy to help him connect people, and it will be easy.

This time, Xiao Fan finally understood.

When you have real skills, you become a rare resource.

Therefore, there are equal conditions and bargaining chips for asking people to help.

……

The next night, just as Xiao Fan was about to go to work in the Riviera, he received a call from Ou Yuwei.

"Xiao Fan, come on! But time is tight. It's this Saturday. There are only two days left. Do you want to pick it up?" Ou Yuwei's voice was very soft and a little tired. It seemed that she had just finished her work after a busy day. .

Xiao Fan immediately nodded and said: "Yes, of course!"

"Haha, that's good, I'll tell the organizers to call you." Ou Yuwei took a sip of water, "The notification is urgent, and I also received the notification temporarily, but I'm not in the capital, I was just busy today After a whole day of simultaneous interpretation, I really can't do it anymore, and I don't want to rush back to Rongcheng in such a hurry, so I immediately thought of you."

Xiao Fan: "Thank you!"

Ou Yuwei: "You're welcome, didn't I promise you? This will be a meeting held by the World Intellectual Property Organization in Rongcheng, so their simultaneous interpretation this time is very large, covering the six official languages ​​of the United Nations. Let's introduce you to This is the part responsible for simultaneous interpretation between Chinese and English."

Xiao Fan: "Okay, I see."

Ou Yuwei: "The organizer should contact you today. Xiao Fan, you have little experience, so I will remind you that your Chinese-English simultaneous interpretation is very important, because the translation of other languages, that is, French and Russian , Arabic, and Spanish all use English as the translation language. Therefore, they will all rely on the English you translate to translate. Therefore, you know, you must not take it lightly and be more prepared.”

Ou Yuwei smiled relaxedly again, "Of course, based on what I know about you, your strength is no problem, so I will recommend you to the organizer, prepare well!"

"I understand, I will prepare carefully, thank you!"

After the phone call, Xiao Fan's heart began to beat rapidly.

At first, it was because there was finally another simultaneous interpreting job to do, which also meant that he would earn another day's high wages.

However, when he heard Ou Yuwei's reminder, he couldn't help but become nervous.

After all, his experience in simultaneous interpretation is limited, and he really did not expect that English simultaneous interpretation would play such a key role and would assume the role of a relay station for other languages.

In other words, English must be very accurate.

It is said that a slight difference is a thousand miles away.

This meeting required two consecutive language translations.

If there is a deviation in the English translation, and the translation is repeated in other languages, the deviation may be magnified several times. Then, the final message heard by the audience may be completely contrary to the speaker in the first language.

If so, it will undoubtedly be a translation disaster.

Xiao Fan thought about it for a while, and in the past two days, he must hurry up and buy a few books on simultaneous interpretation, so as to make up for his knowledge and experience in simultaneous interpretation.

……

After a while, the phone rang again.

Seeing that it was an unfamiliar number, Xiao Fan guessed that the organizer of the conference might have called for it.

Pick up the phone, sure enough.

"Hello, Mr. Xiao Fan, I am Zhugeman from the Imperial Capital Office of the World Intellectual Property Organization. I am contacting you to inform you that you will be in charge of the Chinese-English simultaneous interpretation part of this Saturday's conference. Please come at 3 o'clock tomorrow morning. In the small conference room on the [-]rd floor of Rongcheng Beizhou Hotel, our simultaneous interpreters of all languages ​​will have a meeting first. You also know that the translation tasks for this conference are heavy and the time is tight. In order to ensure the quality of the conference translation, this event was organized meeting. I also ask for your understanding and support."

Xiao Fan: "Okay, no problem, I will be there on time tomorrow."

"OK, thanks."

"By the way, may I ask," Xiao Fan suddenly remembered, "Who is my partner in Chinese-English simultaneous interpretation?"

"This is Professor Li Zhen from the School of Foreign Languages ​​in Shanghai. He is a very young but experienced high-level translator and should be well-known in your circle. He has just finished his four-year tenure at the United Nations and is now back in China engaged in teaching, research and Simultaneous interpretation work."

"I see, thanks."

Xiao Fan actually didn't know the famous Professor Li Zhen.

In fact, as Ou Yuwei said, Xiao Fan is indeed a newcomer in the simultaneous interpreting circle.

He doesn't know any bigwigs or gods in the circle.

Therefore, he had no choice but to find Ou Yuwei, the only interpreter who had ever partnered with her, for introduction.

However, Xiao Fan is still looking forward to it.

Since this Professor Li Zhen is so strong, he must be able to learn a lot from him!

(End of this chapter)