Ye Zhi looked at me calmly and asked again, "Have you done any in-depth research on Cao Jinbo?"
I was a little surprised, but I replied anyway: "I haven't had any in-depth dealings with him... so my understanding of him is all based on hearsay."
“There is no absolute dead end in this world. If I were to do this, I would look for a breakthrough with Cao Jinbo.”
I denied it: "We had a grudge before, and now this has happened. It's going to be hard to find a breakthrough with him... I guess he won't even give me a chance to communicate now. His opponents are Luo Zhuming and Sun Jiwei."
Ye Zhi smiled: "You haven't even started doing anything yet, and you've already created so many psychological obstacles for yourself... What I meant by finding a breakthrough with Cao Jinbo doesn't necessarily mean confronting him directly... To give a simple example, when two countries are at war, why do both sides like to establish connections with the powerful ministers around the emperor?... Because these powerful ministers are the most trusted people around the emperor; they have a voice and can influence the emperor's decisions to a certain extent... Applying this to your situation, isn't it also a way to solve the problem?"
Looking at Ye Zhi, I felt as if a door had been opened in the pitch-black world. This was indeed a manifestation of Ye Zhi's wisdom, as well as the experience she had accumulated over many battles...
Ye Zhi then said to me, "Also, don't completely trust Sun Jiwei. It's best to use your connections to find out if there's really a conflict between him and Luo Zhuming... In my personal opinion, if you really want to succeed in business, you must build your own network of relationships... and understand your opponents. Don't just rely on hearsay... Only the truth you find out in depth is the truth... Especially when it involves people in officialdom, you need to be careful and thorough in all aspects... So, a network of relationships and an information network are both very important... But as it stands, you're a very self-enclosed person. Although you're in Dali, you don't seem to have the real determination to go out... And this self-imposed limitation will restrict your thinking and methods when dealing with problems."
I stared at Ye Zhi in shock. She was right; she saw through my true nature. But in my eyes, she was even more closed off than I was. That's why we unconsciously drew closer to each other in a kind of inexplicable loneliness…
I finally spoke to her, saying, "You're right, but like me, you're also a closed-off person. How did you build your own network of relationships and information? I think you're also very averse to things that require socializing and using stratagems."
Ye Zhi shook her head with a sense of loss and replied in a low voice, "Everyone lives with a mask on... I am no exception... It's just that what you see is a relatively real me... I am also afraid of dealing with people in officialdom, but when I can't avoid it, I have to smile."
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