hey what's up guys
today I'll show you a thriller film: "The Translators "
spoiler ahead, watch out and take care
The movie revolves around nine top-tier translators,
who have served at various international conferences
Though they are well experienced, they feel a little unease at the current task
This is because the client is very secretive and mysterious
Having surrendered their electronic devices,
they are led into a private mansion, passing through a few rounds of doors and safety check
Finally, they arrive at the basement to meet with the client, a CEO of a publishing house
CEO has hired a team of translators with just two months to translate a novel
Food and accommodation is provided by CEO, and he gives them weekends off
Each day the translators need to finish translating 20 pages of the novel,
and the manuscript will be taken back at night
Before taking his leave, CEO emphasizes that this manuscript should be kept as a top secret
Two months later, CEO is very upset
He is in prison to deal with the one who steals the manuscript
CEO is confused how the thief manages to take away the novel,
as its highly confidential content is only made known to CEO and the author
Back to two months ago, the translators get started under surveillance in a basement workspace
As professional translators, they easily produce the output of 20 pages of a book daily
Some translators even fall asleep after they clear the task early
In such a relaxed working environment, the 9 of them soon get to know each other
Eating and drinking together are part of their routine
Moreover, they are all fanatic fans of the novel
Right now, they are working on part 2 of the series
Part 1 is a best-seller, which sweeps away 2 billion dollars of sales
It is very exciting to read the novel before it is published
They cannot wait to finish the whole thing, and meet the author in person
However, CEO will not permit such things from happening
Among the translators, CEO likes Pretty the most because she resembles the female lead of the novel
Pretty is invited to CEO's room, where she finds a safe box placed on the table
She suspects that it contains the full manuscript
Before CEO's arrival, Pretty easily cracks the three-digit code on the safe box
The box is opened to reveal the original manuscript
Pretty is thrilled to touch the manuscript
Words cannot describe the contentment she has, while feeling her dream book
Soon after, CEO steps into the room, and she has to cover up everything
One day, when the translators are drinking at a Christmas party, CEO receives a shocking message,
which says that the first 10 pages of the novel are circulated online
More will be revealed if he does not pay them a ransom of 5 million dollars
Once published, the novel will earn him way more than 5 million dollars
But CEO is furious at the fact that the novel content is leaked out
He orders his man to check the rooms of translators thoroughly
As a result,
a pile of manuscripts have been discovered at the lodging of a lady nicknamed as Writer
Just when CEO's man thinks she must be the culprit,
he finds the manuscripts are her own attempts to write a novel
It turns out that Writer is too free everyday,
and she starts creating her own story during leisure time
CEO scolds her for doing irrelevant things during working hours,
and throws her work into the furnace
The translators gather to discuss the matter
It is very disturbing and unfair to have their personal space intruded,
when only one person should bear the blame
They cannot think of a way to communicate the content to the outside world,
without any communication device
In discussion, they point the finger at a bandaged man whose arm is in a cast,
for he could easily hide the manuscript in the cast
In a fury, the rest attacks the bandaged guy (Bandaged) and takes his cast off,
only to find nothing in it
Among them, a man wearing stripes (Stripes) returns to his room, and Pretty follows him
Stripes used to claim that he has translated part 1 of the novel, but Pretty finds no such record
She exposes his lie and demands a proper explanation
Stripes defends himself by telling her the full story
3 months ago, he was arrested for illegally translating Part 1
The one who reported his case was CEO
In order to regain his freedom,
Stripes begged CEO for a chance to work for him as an official translator
CEO liked this idea because Stripes produced high-quality translations
To test his understanding of the novel, CEO asked him to predict the opening of the next series
Stripes had qualified for the job through his answer
Stripes tells Pretty that the novel has similar opening in each part,
so it is not difficult to get it correct
In the meantime, CEO comes back to the basement for further investigations
He suspects that the culprit will continue to send text messages
so he forces them to strip off their clothes for a search
As the translators stand in a row without their clothes, CEO receives another threatening message
It says more contents will be exposed tomorrow,
and the price he has to pay is increased by ten times
By this time, CEO is aware that the messages come from someone else, not any of the translators
To track down the culprit, he orders to stop their food, water ,
and electricity supply until the culprit owns up
It is really a hard time for the translators
Candles are lit up, but they cannot shed light on the stark reality
Fear, anxiety, and depression fill the enclosed space where they are trapped
In the dim light, Pretty exposes another lie of Stripes
She recalls Part 1 of the novel, which she has translated
There is no fixed introduction of the writing
Time switches to two months later
CEO removes his pride, and humbly asks the thief to tell him how the novel content is stolen
The camera focuses on the person seated opposite to him,
revealing him to be no one other than Stripes
In fact, Stripes visits CEO, who is imprisoned
Stripes tells CEO that he is a fool, because the novel is not stolen in the basement
It turns out that CEO has an obsessive-compulsive disorder,
and even takes the same subway every day
He would board the train at the exact same hour,
sit on the same seat, and finishes the ride in 15 minutes
On one of his rides, Stripes switched CEO's suitcase with a fake one as soon as he came onboard
He then photocopied the manuscript
Furthermore, the 9 translators are all accomplice in conspiracy
Normally, translators are paid with translation fees
They can not earn copyright fees, and sometimes they are accused of copyright infringement
This is a grievance that translators have long been unwilling to endure
So they agree to participate in Stripe's plan
After making a copy of the full manuscript,
they had to return the original suitcase within the short 15 minutes
In a rush, they forgot to put back CEO's pen
Bandaged picked up the pen, but he was tripped over and broke him arm
Returning to the subway train, Stripes switched back the suitcase with help from his partners
The translators were more than happy with the complete manuscript,
and gathered to read aloud the novel
After that, they were hired by CEO to work on the task
All the quarreling and questioning between the translators are staged
However, then CEO cuts the water and electricity supply
something unusual happens
Back to the basement, where they sit around the candles
A man with curly hair (Curly) walks,
holding a knife in his right hand, and a candle in his left hand
All of a sudden, he screams out loud
Someone has committed suicide, as he cannot stand the humiliation from the CEO
But instead of repenting, CEO intensifies the torture
It is because he is threatened to pay 80 million dollars in the latest message
Driven mad, CEO grabs the gun from the security guard to point at the translators
He warns them that if the culprit does not identify himself, he will kill them one by one
Stripes rebukes CEO that it is impossible for any translator
to send any messages to anyone outside the building,
as they do not even have a mobile phone
CEO beats up Stripes after hearing him out
And then he points the gun at the translators
At this moment, the Spanish translator blurts out a sentence in Spanish,
which CEO does not understand
Leveraging on their multiple language acquisition,
the translators begin to discuss what to do in various languages
French, Portuguese, and Spanish words fly in the air
CEO feels lost, for he has no clue of what they say
It does not take long for them to come up with a solution
They decide to divide and conquer
Some will take on the CEO, while the rest will tackle the guards
Once the countdown is finished, they will start actions
Pretty suggests that they should do the countdown in Chinese so that CEO will not be alarmed
When they say one and two in Chinese, CEO says three and guns down Pretty
Sadly, CEO is able to understand Chinese
Stripes has no choice, but to admit that he is the spy
He requests CEO to call the ambulance
Otherwise, he will ruin everything
CEO agrees to his conditions
He commands his man to destroy the duplicated copies made by Stripes,
and transfers money to the one who texts him
When CEO feels relieved that everything is settled, a message comes in to spoil his mood
To his surprise, the text sender says that he is just making a fool out of CEO,
and he is not in want of any money
What is worse, the manuscript has been published
Just when CEO feels hopeless, he looks up to see Stripes and shoots him
At this time, CEO has already gone insane, and he plans to kill the rest of the translators
But the security guards are scared
They do not want to break the law
So, in the end, CEO is controlled
Curly steps forward to abash CEO,
and tells him that he will pay his ransom by serving sentence in jail
When everyone circles around Stripes to mourn over his death, he suddenly opens his eyes
Luckily, he has stuffed a book in his jacket, which shields him from the bullet
Back to the prison visit,
CEO asks Stripes how he is able to predict the introduction of the new novel
Not only CEO, but also the police officers who eavesdrop on them, want to know the answer
But Stripes is smart enough to whisper the answer into CEO's ears while he covers the sound monitor
The shocking truth is that the novels are written by Stripes
When he was young, he loved to do reading at a bookshop
The shop owner (Owner) knew him well and liked him
One day, Stripes wanted to read a certain novel, so he stole it
But the wise Owner knew exactly what he was doing
So he decided to play a game with Stripes
If Stripes could guess who the murderer was, he would gift him the book
Without a second thought, Stripes answered Owner that all of them were murderers
From then on, Stripes befriended with Owner
Growing up, he began to write his own novel, showcasing his talent as a writer
Owner was amazed by his novels, and told him to publish them
As Stripes did not want to do so, Owner continued to persuade him
At last, Stripes agreed to publish his books, with the condition to sign Owner's name as the author
Owner then recommended he submit his novel to the most famous publishing house
But Stripes hated this particular publisher, as they did not treat the translators well
As far as he knew, the translators had to work for them under extremely harsh conditions
Worse still, they merely took those great books as a means to make money
At this point in time, CEO does not buy what Stripes says
Stripes reveals that he did not steal his suitcase on the train
That is just a story made up to convince the police officers
As the author, he does not need to steal the manuscript from CEO
Stripes then tells CEO that the 80 million dollars extorted,
are now saved in the CEO's account, and he will report it to the police
CEO will bear all blames, and no one will side him
CEO's blood gets boiling when he hears such a threat
He rebukes Stripes that no one could prove he’s the real author,
because he has already killed the Owner
Stripes remains silent
The police officers let out a sigh of relief that finally CEO exposes his crime
Back then, when Stripes was unhappy with the publisher,
Owner personally sought CEO to terminate the collaboration
CEO knew that this novel would be a sweeping success,
so he killed Owner and made the crime scene look like an accidental death
Stripes has planned a long way to force CEO to expose his heinous deeds
In terror, CEO realizes Stripes is no longer covering the sound monitor
He cannot remember when he stops doing that
Needless to say, the police officers get to hear his confession
At the end of the movie, Stripes leaves the prison in a light mood
He has finally taken revenge for the respectful bookshop owner
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