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The others… wanted to escape.14Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZdLjnXDB0C
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Thirty minutes passed in the blink of an eye.
In the meeting room, no one spoke.14Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCozlDhXqrM
Only the steady hum of the air conditioner filled the silence.
Until the door opened.
Clack.
Everyone looked up at the same time.
After seeing who it was, the Art Lead’s shoulders gave a slight tremble, voice carrying a faint shake.
"...Why is it only you?"
The Marketing Department stood at the doorway, one hand still on the handle, expression too complex to describe.
After a second of silence, he pulled out a chair and sat down.
"...The Boss is still trying to coax the Technical Crew."
He pressed his lips together, then reluctantly added the rest.
"He asked me to come explain things to you first… he’ll be here later."
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Started wiping them frantically against his sleeve while muttering under his breath.
"...Coax?"
The wiping became more forceful.
"Why would he need to coax him?"
He looked up, voice suddenly rising.
"What did he even do?!"
The Director raised his hand and rubbed his brow, just wanting the answer directly.
"Let’s talk about the topic first."
"So what did the Boss realize?"
The Marketing Department scanned everyone in the room.
A few seconds later, he closed his eyes and took a deep breath.
When he opened them again, it looked like he had made up his mind.
"The Boss said—we’re going to build a bilingual market!"
The air froze for a beat.
The Manager reacted first, leaning slightly forward.
"Bilingual content?"
The Marketing Department slowly nodded, voice slightly unsteady.
"...Yes."
The Screenwriter’s tense shoulders loosened as he leaned back into his chair.
"That’s good then."
He patted his chest and let out a long breath.
"This should have nothing to do with us, right? We’re not translators."
The Art Lead also nodded, expression easing slightly.
"Yeah, it has nothing to do with us—"
Halfway through, she saw their gaze—so solemn it almost looked like they were ready to die for it.
Voice suddenly faltered.
"...right?"
The Director leaned back in his chair, staring blankly at the ceiling.
"You’re being too naive."
Gaze dropped, sweeping across everyone.
"We may not be translators, but we are producers."
"How to translate it, how to adjust it without losing the original meaning…"
"How could it possibly have nothing to do with us?"
After that line fell, no one said anything.
The Manager was quickly taking notes, calmly adding to the analysis.
"If we align this with the direction the Boss just mentioned, and factor in our current resources..."
His fingers paused briefly on the screen.
"It’s probably not about bilingualizing future content."
"It’s about bilingualizing all existing content."
The Screenwriter’s mouth twitched slightly.
"...All of it?"
The Art Lead had already started counting on her fingers.
"Three main thematic shoots… one special project… and the behind-the-scenes series…"
The more she counted, the wider her eyes became.
"Just organizing all of that would take half a year!"
The Marketing Department immediately clapped his hands twice.
Sound was crisp, but offered no sense of reassurance at all.
"Exactly. As expected of all of you professionals."
He forced out a corporate-looking smile.
"So we’ll be pausing Chinese updates for a while."
The Manager was taking notes, twirling a pen in his hand, and asked:
"Does the companion-watching project also need to be bilingual?"
The Director frowned.
"That one isn’t just a standalone work. It also involves derivative content."
The Marketing Department nodded.
"You’re talking about Watching With You, right?"
"The English region won’t be open for now."
The Screenwriter let out a long sigh of relief.
"That’s a relief…"
The Marketing Department cleared his throat lightly and finished the rest.
"What I mean is—we’ll consider adding it once the English region stabilizes."
The Art Lead stared straight ahead, expressionless.
"...Is that so."
Just then, the Marketing Department’s phone suddenly vibrated.
He looked down at it and stayed silent for a few seconds.
"The Boss says he’ll be here in about twenty minutes."
"Let’s prepare separately for now."
The Director slowly stood up, whole presence carrying a sense of world-weariness.
"Let’s leave it at that… I need some time to think."
The Manager also stood up.
"I’ll go check the details."
The Screenwriter walked out holding his head.
The Art Lead remained seated for a moment longer, then slowly stood up as well.
Everyone knew.
Real meeting had only just begun.
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