生活英語情景口語100主題 61. Doing Business 做生意
Dialogue1
K:Hi Isaiah? How are you?
I: I'm well. And you?
K:Fine. How's your job going?
I:I don't know if I told you or not, but I decided to start my own business.
K:Really? That's fantastic. What kind of business is it?
I:I've started an investment banking firm
with some of myoId colleagues from Goldman Sachs.
K:How's it going?
I:It started off a bit slow, but now, business is really booming!
K:That's such great news. I'm really happy for you!
Where is your office located?
I:Our head office is here in Beijing,
but we're planning on opening up two more offices soon.
K:Where will those be located?
I:If all goes well, we'll open one up in Hong Kong in April
and another one in Singapore in October.
K:When will you find out?
I:We're negotiating the final details of the leasing contracts
tomorrow.
K:Well, good luck! I hope it all goes well for you tomorrow!
I:Thanks!
Dialogue2
I: I've got bad news.
K: What's that?
I: My new company is in danger of going bankrupt!
K: Oh, no! How did that happen?
I thought you said business was going well?
I: It was going well. We have plenty of satisfied clients.
K: What's the problem then?
I : The CFO started using our client base to work on deals of his own.
K: So he was getting paid by your company
and making a profit on your clients?
I: Yes. It's so horrible! I invested all of my savings into
this company and then my own friend used me!
K: What a thief!
What are you going to do about it?
I : Well, for starters, I had to fire him.
K: It must have been hard to fire a friend.
I : I thought it would be difficult,
but he made it easy for me by stealing from me!
K: What else are you going to do?
I: I've got to hire someone who can look through our finances
and re-do the books.
K:Do you have anyone to work on recruitment?
I: No. Do you know anyone who is looking for a job as a CFO?
K: No, but I could help you look.
I work for a head-hunting agency, you know.
I: Fantastic! I'll give you 10% of his first two months' salary
if you can find someone for me soon.
K: Not a problem. I'll start looking immediately.
I: Thanks a million!
At least I have a few friends left whom I can count on!
