Day 5: A Proposal, Not a Promise

Dialogue

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   B 지민아, 내일 거래처 미팅 연습 좀 도와줘. 네가 백화점 담당자라고 생각하고 질문해 줘.

   Jimina, naeil georaecheo miting yeonseup jom dowajwo. Nega baekhwajeom damdangjarago saenggakago jilmunhae jwo.

   Jimin, help me practise for tomorrow's client meeting. Pretend you're the department store buyer and ask me questions.

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   A 알았어. 근데 봐주는 거 없다? 먼저 제안 내용부터 말해 봐.

   Arasseo. Geunde bwajuneun geo eopda? Meonjeo jean naeyongbuteo malhae bwa.

   Okay. But I'm not going easy on you, got it? Start by telling me what you're proposing.

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   B 우리 브랜드에서 이번에 출시한 수분 크림을 매장 세 곳에서 먼저 팔아 보고, 판매량이 좋으면 전 매장으로 늘리는 거야.

   Uri beuraendeueseo ibeone chulsihan subun keurimeul maejang se goseseo meonjeo para bogo, panmaeryangi joeumyeon jeon maejangeuro neullineun geoya.

   We sell the moisturising cream our brand just launched in three of their stores first, and if sales are good, we expand to every store.

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   A 그럼 담당자가 "안 팔리면요?" 하고 물으면? 남은 재고는 누가 책임져?

   Geureom damdangjaga "an pallimyeonyo?" Hago mureumyeon? Nameun jaegoneun nuga chaegimjyeo?

   So what if they ask, "And if it doesn't sell?" Who's responsible for the leftover stock?

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   B 안 팔린 물량은 우리가 다시 가져간다고 할 거야. 그건 팀장님한테 미리 허락받았어.

   An pallin mullyangeun uriga dasi gajyeogandago hal geoya. Geugeon timjangnimhante miri heorakbadasseo.

   I'll say we'll take back whatever doesn't sell. I already got my team leader's okay on that.

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   A 오, 괜찮네. 그럼 광고는? 매장 앞에 큰 광고판도 세워 줄 수 있어?

   O, gwaenchanne. Geureom gwanggoneun? Maejang ape keun gwanggopando sewo jul su isseo?

   Ooh, not bad. What about advertising? Can you put up a big billboard in front of the stores?

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   B 광고판은 무리야. 대신 첫 달에 고객들한테 나눠 줄 샘플을 천 개 드릴 수 있어.

   Gwanggopaneun muriya. Daesin cheot dare gogaekdeulhante nanwo jul saempeureul cheon gae deuril su isseo.

   A billboard is too much. But we can give them a thousand samples to hand out to customers in the first month.

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   A 샘플이 천 개라니? 언니 회사 그렇게 돈 많아?

   Saempeuri cheon gaerani? Eonni hoesa geureoke don mana?

   A thousand samples? Is your company that rich?

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   B 그게 아니지. 홍보용으로 드리는 거지 그냥 퍼 주는 게 아니야. 대신 입구 쪽 좋은 자리에 진열해 달라고 할 거야.

   Geuge aniji. Hongboyongeuro deurineun geoji geunyang peo juneun ge aniya. Daesin ipgu jjok joeun jarie jinyeolhae dallago hal geoya.

   No, that's not it. They're for promotion; I'm not just handing them out for nothing. In return, I'll ask them to display us in a good spot near the entrance.

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    A 아, 조건을 거는구나. 그럼 가격은? 담당자가 "첫 거래니까 이십 퍼센트 깎아 주세요" 하면?

    A, jogeoneul geoneunguna. Geureom gagyeogeun? Damdangjaga "cheot georaenikka isip peosenteu kkakka juseyo" hamyeon?

    Ah, so there are strings attached. What about price? What if they say, "It's our first deal, so knock off twenty percent"?

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    B 그건 내가 혼자 정할 수 없어. 회사에 돌아가서 검토한 뒤에 답을 드리겠다고 해야지.

    Geugeon naega honja jeonghal su eopseo. Hoesae doragaseo geomtohan dwie dabeul deurigetdago haeyaji.

    That's not something I can decide on my own. I'll have to say we'll get back to them after we've looked at it at the office.

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    A 에이, 약해 보이지 않아? 그 자리에서 "해 드릴게요" 하면 계약이 빨리 될 텐데.

    Ei, yakae boiji ana? Geu jarieseo "hae deurilgeyo" hamyeon gyeyagi ppalli doel tende.

    Come on, won't that make you look weak? If you just say "We can do that" on the spot, you'd close the deal faster.

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    B 그러다가 나중에 못 지키면 더 큰일 나. 내가 내일 가져가는 건 제안이지 약속이 아니거든.

    Geureodaga najunge mot jikimyeon deo keunil na. Naega naeil gajyeoganeun geon jeaniji yaksogi anigeodeun.

    And if I can't deliver later, that's a much bigger problem. What I'm bringing tomorrow is a proposal, not a promise.

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    A 제안이지 약속이 아니다... 오, 그 말 멋있다. 내일 그대로 써먹어.

    Jeaniji yaksogi anida... o, geu mal meositda. Naeil geudaero sseomeogeo.

    "A proposal, not a promise"... Ooh, I like that. Use that exact line tomorrow.

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    B 그럼 정리하자. 반품이랑 샘플은 약속하고, 할인은 검토하겠다고만 하고, 광고판은 정중하게 거절하는 거야. 그게 내 전략이야.

    Geureom jeongnihaja. Banpumirang saempeureun yaksokago, harineun geomtohagetdagoman hago, gwanggopaneun jeongjunghage geojeolhaneun geoya. Geuge nae jeollyagiya.

    Okay, let's sum up. I promise the returns and the samples, I only say we'll look into the discount, and I politely turn down the billboard. That's my strategy.

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    A 완벽해. 근데 언니, 계약 성공하면 그 크림 나한테 제일 먼저 줘. 샘플 말고 진짜 제품으로.

    Wanbyeokae. Geunde eonni, gyeyak seonggonghamyeon geu keurim nahante jeil meonjeo jwo. Saempeul malgo jinjja jepumeuro.

    Perfect. But if you land the contract, I get the first jar of that cream. Not a sample, the real thing.

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    B 그건 제안이 아니라 거의 협박인데? 음... 긍정적으로 검토해 보는 걸로.

    Geugeon jeani anira geoui hyeopbaginde? Eum... geungjeongjeogeuro geomtohae boneun geollo.

    That's not a proposal, that's practically a threat. Hmm... I'll give it favourable consideration.

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