Chapter 9 The Culture of Seeing the Big from the Small

"Actually, I've been ignoring a very subtle and even small issue for a long time. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info Harry, both as a friend and as your personal advisor. It's all an oversight. I have to apologize to you here. Li Jie suddenly apologized to Harry without a beginning or an end.

This left Harry scratching his head a bit. "What are you doing man, don't take it so seriously. Unless what you want to tell me is that you secretly went with Mary Jane while I wasn't looking. ”

Li Jie's overly serious apology made Harry feel that the atmosphere was too tense, so he deliberately made a joke.

"Well, I did secretly date your girlfriend Mary Jane, but I just didn't tell you, we went to the playground near Flushing last time. Li Jie simply followed Harry's joke.

"But she wants to have a mocktail, but I won't. So on the day of the date, she dumped me and told me. As Mary Jane's boyfriend, you must be able to make beautiful cocktails. Although I have never been able to figure out why a non-alcoholic drink can be called a cocktail. ”

"Because this cocktail is made by Harry Osborne. Harry's eyebrows twitched to the rhythm of his words, a little stinky.

Li Jie's joke eased the somewhat serious atmosphere just now. And teased that Harry had been learning cocktails in order to pursue Mary Jane. It was indeed a while, when Norman Osborne was still alive.

Harry had to practice all of this secretly in his office, and he couldn't get caught by Norman, or he would be preached. Although the length of time is not very long, Li Jie always feels that these things have happened for a long time.

"Okay, let's just say that's going to be a question. After the joke ended, Li Jie still pulled the topic back. "I actually realized this at the luncheon today. ”

"What is it?" said Peter, swallowing the prawns on his fork. Finally, I stopped foolishly waving the fork with the shrimp roe.

"A small, so to speak, very subtle question. But in some ways, it's a bit serious. Li Jie pointed to the food on the table and said. "Are you satisfied with tonight's dinner?"

He said the problem as if he had nothing to do with it. However, Peter and Harry said more cooperatively. "We have always enjoyed your cooking. ”

"What about the noon?" Li Jie said, referring to the meal he ate at the Cooking Pavilion at noon.

"It's not bad, it's Oriental, but it's not like the parts I hate. It's a delicious meal. Harry replied with a slight tapping of his chin.

"And what about the working meals that the Toyo branch provides for you?"

Harry's face wasn't very good. "Oh, it sucks. I don't like to eat raw fish and raw tofu. I don't like cold sushi either. Aside from dessert, I had a hard time accepting that the food was presented to me in an ice-cold manner. ”

"yes, that's why I didn't realize it until noon today. Why do they bring you dishes that you – Harry Osborne – don't like?" said Li Jie pointedly.

"Maybe it's just that they don't know Harry's tastes?" Peter Parker spread his hands a little meaninglessly. "After all, this is the East, right, not the United States. It's normal that we don't like what they eat. ”

"yes, it's normal. But they also have a lot of things you like, don't you? "Li Jie is talking about kaiseki cuisine at noon.

Harry had some vague idea of what Li Jie was going to say, but he didn't quite understand it yet. And Peter was simply confused. I don't understand what Li Kit has to do with food and work.

"Peter, we're not talking about an expatriate intern here. Rather, the leader of a business empire. Harry Osborne, the de facto leader of a consortium with a net worth of thousands of dollars. Li Jay stood up and walked behind Harry and pressed his hands on his shoulders.

"To put it mildly, as Harry's subordinates. For the group's leaders to come to Toyo for the first time, they should be fully prepared. Even figuring out what brand of toilet paper you like to use to wipe your butt is clear. So that they can provide the right amount of soft tissues to serve your buttocks. Li Jie's words were a bit rude.

"Hey, we're still eating!" Harry patted Li Jie's arm in annoyance.

"It's natural to have some negligence. They can't do everything perfectly. Peter said puzzled.

Perhaps, it may be a minor oversight to put this situation in a country with a different culture. But this is the East. Li Jie added an accent to the word Oriental.

"The attention and thoughtfulness of the Toyo people is well known to all in the world. Moreover, in the three East Asian countries, workplace culture and dinner table culture are inseparable. ”

"And I forgot about that when I first arrived. They don't care what you like to eat. I'm sure the management here did treat you Harry to a very high standard. Li Jie said to Harry.

"However, they are not so much hosting you as they are hosting themselves. In East Asian cultures, the expression of emotions is often delicate. And the sensitive one is hard to touch. Many small details can reflect the small to the big. ”

"Even if we put aside their concerns about your diet, let's talk about the appearance of Mariko today. A guy who betrays his boss's itinerary to outsiders has his own attitude that is worth considering. ”

Li Jie's conversation about workplace culture in East Asian countries really made Harry think deeply.

"And I don't know why, you're so lacking in prestige here. They treat you with deference on the surface, but inwardly they don't think so. And if this kind of thing happens repeatedly, the management of the Toyo branch will be a big problem. Hearing Li Jie's words, Harry felt a pang of bitterness.

The headquarters on the U.S. side is just getting on the right track, but it turns out that the East is the base camp in Asia has problems again. The position of chairman of the Osborne Group is actually really difficult to do.

"And I thought, Harry. You should have erected some of your prestige and cronies here. After all, it is a very different country from the United States. Li Jie suggested, and Harry nodded.

"And I think you should get your secretarial team to work, there must be a big problem with the Oriental branch of the Osborne Group, and we need an enlarged meeting, as well as a big inventory of the accounts of the entire group. ”

"And that kind of boring, long, and fruitless meeting?" Harry felt his head wide.

"At least, I'll be with you this time. Li Jie patted Harry on the shoulder.