novelraw Chapter 385 - 186: A Once-in-a-Lifetime Gamble_3
Chapter 385 - 186: A Once-in-a-Lifetime Gamble_3
The outcome of an exam can’t create even the smallest ripple in his life.
It might truly be an obsession from a past life, not having attended college has often subjected him to contempt.
"Damn it! The bastard that failed me will pay next year!"
He’s not in a hurry now, because his bait has just been cast.
Li Yang glanced at He Lewei and grumpily said, "You look so happy over this, are you hoping I’ll fail? I’ve gone all out trying to find you a girlfriend, and this is how you repay me?"
He Lewei shrugged and said, "Heaven bears witness, it’s just one exam! For someone like you, even failing means nothing, right? Everyone knows who Yang is! Forget about a small course, even Jing University doesn’t need to be taken seriously by you."
"Whoa, didn’t see you all summer and now you’ve learned how to talk."
That compliment was pleasing.
He Lewei proudly said, "Exactly, I actually took some courses during the summer break."
Li Yang laughed and said, "Let me ask you a question, if your boss asks you to offer cigarettes to guests and there are seven people but you find only six cigarettes in the pack, what would you do?"
He Lewei: "?????"
He started thinking seriously.
It really was a tricky point.
After a while, unable to think of a solution, he looked toward Li Yang, pleading, "Yang, you surely know a solution, right?"
Li Yang smiled slightly, "I have three strategies, the lowest is to hand the six cigarettes to the leader with the lowest position and ask him to distribute them."
He Lewei: "?????, What about the middle and high strategies?"
This lowest strategy was already refreshing for He Lewei; he thought it was good. What about the middle and high strategies?
Li Yang said, "The middle strategy... I’d smoke all the cigarettes myself, this is called resource integration! The highest strategy... exhale secondhand smoke for them to inhale; this is called equal distribution! How much they inhale depends on their lung capacity, which also demonstrates their abilities as leaders."
He Lewei: "..., Damn it!"
After all that, Li Yang’s middle and high strategies were jokes; he thought he could learn some valuable insights.
"I wasted my expectations!"
He patted He Lewei on the shoulder, saying, "Old He, you don’t think I’m joking, do you?"
He Lewei countered with, "Isn’t it?"
Li Yang seriously said, "I wasn’t joking, everything I said is true."
After saying that, he turned directly back to his desk, no longer paying attention to He Lewei.
He Lewei was dazed...
Li Yang smiled, thinking of pulling his leg!
He was just talking nonsense!
He Lewei pondered the whole day; when the retake exam finished the next morning and he returned to the dorm, he found He Lewei excitedly seeking him out.
"Yang, I figured it out!"
"Figured what out?"
Li Yang had almost forgotten the joke from yesterday, just thinking that He Lewei seemed a bit bored recently, trying to mystically find something to do.
He Lewei excitedly said, "It’s that advice you gave yesterday; I realized it..."
"Oh, oh, oh, realized what?"
He Lewei seriously said, "What you meant is that social connections are indeed important, but they are always just a bonus. What truly determines fate is personal ability! Otherwise, even with all the social skills, you’d still be beneath a leader’s shadow, never surpassing your own boss, and the leader wouldn’t recognize you."
He continued, "What you meant is telling me that, to become a leader, one shouldn’t be complacent because of doing well socially; that path won’t lead far. Moreover, when I become a leader, I should encourage subordinates to delve into social skills, this way, I’d have help with tasks, yet not groom competitors threatening my position."
Upon reaching this point, he raised his thumb: "Brilliant! Truly brilliant! Yang, you’re the guiding light in my life; with your words, you’ve saved me ten years’ worth of detours!"
Li Yang, with an expression of teachable youth, said, "Yes, that’s precisely what I was thinking!"