The room was dimly lit.
Chen Zhe stood in the shadows, his expression hidden from view. He pulled out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket, lit one, and took one out.
Gu Jingyan frowned slightly but didn't say anything. If it were before, he would have been very angry and told Chen Zhe to get out.
But now, Chen Zhe has gradually transformed from his strategist into his backbone.
“Young Master Gu, what you proposed to your father is a deal. When this deal is reached, he will feel that he doesn’t owe you anything. That’s not good. You must make him feel that he owes you something. If he doesn’t even feel the most basic guilt, then we can’t get this done.”
"But I've already said it..."
“You’re not exactly a man of your word, able to take back what you’ve said. When you go back, be sincere, express your emotions openly, and deeply convey your feelings for the company and your father. Make him feel like you’re his son. Don’t act like a creditor…”
"You want me to act pitiful in front of him and gain his sympathy?"
Gu Jingyan was also surprised.
"Is that not allowed?"
"Of course not, I've never done that!"
Gu Jingyan refused without even thinking about it.
"So you're just stupid. Your leg is lame, which is a natural advantage! You don't even use your natural advantage of playing the victim. Now you wish I were lame so you could cry and whine in front of him for me."
Gu Jingyan's lips twitched; Chen Zhe really could say anything.
When did being lame become an advantage?
"Don't think I'm joking. Let me put it this way: even if your leg weren't crippled, given your personality, even if you stood perfectly intact in front of your father, he would still choose your brother. Do you know why?"
"What do you mean? You think I'm inferior to Gu Jingping?"
"Young Master Gu, do you want me to tell you the truth?"
"I'll be honest then. I can't possibly be worse than him!"
"Haha, to be honest, Young Master Gu, I didn't want to say this because I was afraid of hurting your feelings, but since you insisted so strongly, I'll tell you the truth. Although Gu Jingping is mediocre, ambitious, and doesn't think things through, he has one advantage: he can say whatever he wants to people. In front of your father, he can play the role of a good boy, a very obedient character. Am I right?"
"He's a hypocrite! That's what I hate most about him."
"Heh, do you think your father can't see through it? Do you think your father doesn't know he's faking it?"
Chen Zhe countered with a question.
Gu Jingyan was stunned for a moment, looking at Chen Zhe with some surprise; "You mean my father knows?"
"I think he certainly knows that, and that's exactly what he admires about Gu Jingping."
"He just loves hearing people flatter him and likes others to fear him!!"
Gu Jingyan snorted coldly, then added another sentence.
"He has no idea what right or wrong is."
"Young Master Gu, I think your father knows right from wrong. The most important thing in doing business is to be hypocritical. You are too honest, which will cause you to suffer in the business world."
"Isn't honesty a good thing? Does everyone have to become hypocritical?"
“I really hope that everyone in society will become upright and honest, but that’s impossible. There are many good people in the world, and there are just as many bad people, especially those in the business world. I bet you that more than 90% of them are cunning. Upright and kind people can’t get rich. Don’t think I’m talking nonsense. Think about everyone around you, your father, your brother, your uncles, and your relatives. Imagine what they look like. Don’t they all wear a mask on their faces?”
As Chen Zhe vividly described the scene, Gu Jingyan indeed recalled many of the images he had experienced, and his pupils contracted.
Cold sweat trickled down my forehead.
His eyes changed from anger to a somewhat blank look.
"So you're saying my father didn't choose me entirely because of my legs..."
"Young Master Gu, I dare not draw a conclusion, but I think your leg is definitely not the most important thing. What you need to change most is your personality and how you treat others. You only need to understand one principle: be sincere to those who are sincere to you, and be hypocritical to those who are hypocritical to you. Exchange sincerity for sincerity, and hypocrisy for hypocrisy. If customers trust you, then you must treat them sincerely. If business partners are wary of you, then you also need to be wary of them. Do you think what I said makes sense?"
Chen Zhe emerged from the darkness, and Gu Jingyan happened to see the light shining on his head. Chen Zhe's words were somewhat sharp, but also very profound; no one had ever said these things to him before.
"People say that the greatest love in the world is the love of parents, but often, parental love can be biased. Some parents favor their eldest son, some favor their youngest son, some like a girl, and some love their son more. This is a matter of their preferences, which we cannot control. But there is another very important point, which is that parents will always like obedient children. Young Master Gu, I hope you will be an obedient and good son."
Gu Jingyan lowered his head, but he really didn't want to admit it. However, he had indeed been taught a lesson by Chen Zhe, and Chen Zhe's words had really made him think.
Why is it that my younger brother always gets forgiven by our father for his mistakes, but I can't?
Because Gu Jingping always pretended to be a good child, while he insisted on going against his father.
After thinking it over, I think these might be some of the reasons.
"I understand, I will do as you say!"
"Hehe, it would be best if Young Master Gu could listen to me. I spoke a little loudly just now, I hope you won't mind."
Chen Zhe's face is really like a dog's; just a moment ago he was serious and about to scold someone, but now he's grinning and begging for forgiveness.
"Fine, I won't hold it against you, I'm going back!"
"Take care, Mr. Gu! I'll be waiting for your good news here!"
...
Gu Jingyan returned home; this was the first time he had stepped into his home since he had been away for so many days.
Cao Xue was a little unhappy to see him return, and snorted coldly. But when she saw Gu Zhendong glance at her, she withdrew her displeasure and came up to him "enthusiastically" and said, "Jingyan, you're back. Have you had a late-night snack? I'll have the housekeeper stew a bowl of bird's nest for you, how about that?"
Gu Jingyan really wanted to kick this woman hard, but then he remembered Chen Zhe's words, so he controlled his expression and smiled gently.
"No need, Mom. It was presumptuous of me to come back so late and bother you."
A single word, "Mom"
Everyone present was so shocked they couldn't speak, and Cao Xue's mouth was agape, unable to close it.
Gu Zhendong looked at Gu Jingyan as if he had seen a ghost.
After a moment of hesitation, he asked somewhat nervously, "Are you really Jing Yan?"
...
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