Spend Money on Goddess, Use more! Gain more!-Chapter 324 - 207: Showing Off and Getting Shot Down; He Xinzhu’s Favorability Increases Again
Since the meeting this morning, Zhao Zhili has been incessantly citing "Wharton Business School," frequently saying "when I was at Wharton..." and "a professor at Wharton once said...", as if he couldn’t speak without invoking the name.
What made her even angrier was his subtly dismissive attitude toward her alma mater, the Beijing Dance Academy, implying that no matter how top-tier "dancers" were, they were still merely arts students, unworthy compared to his class of "academic elites" educated abroad.
To her, the Beijing Dance Academy is a sacred artistic haven, a school she entered through sweat and tears, yet he belittled it so easily.
Now, Wu Wei uses a method she could never have imagined, one almost "rogue" yet precise and sharp, to deliver a beautiful "counterattack" for her, and for her alma mater!
It was truly satisfying!
She almost wanted to applaud Wu Wei!
[He Xinzhu Favorability +5]
Seeing the system message notification, Wu Wei chuckled inwardly.
Indeed, he hit the mark, helped He Xinzhu vent her frustration, and her favorability towards him immediately increased.
Apparently, Zhao Zhili is not only his "experience pack" but also He Xinzhu’s "accelerated favorability booster."
So then... keep on with it, and see if he can squeeze out some more "juice."
Zhao Zhili pointed at Wu Wei, his fingers trembling with anger: "You... you’re simply unreasonable! Twisting words and arguing obstinately! What I’ve learned from Wharton Business School, the knowledge, the connections, and the insight I’ve gained, are all cutting-edge and top-tier worldwide! Even places like Qingbei can’t compare! You’re just a student from a domestic second-tier university; what qualifies you to comment here?!"
Wu Wei smiled, a smile tinged with coldness and sarcasm.
Of course, he knew the prestige of Wharton Business School and the substantial differences with an ordinary domestic college, but today his goal was not to reason, but to crush the opponent’s arrogance and improve Teacher He’s favorability.
Moreover, when it comes to business management... did he just stumble into his field?
He had undergone the system’s "enlightenment," so when it came to knowledge in business management, not only Zhao Zhili but even his professors couldn’t compare with him!
Wu Wei leaned back leisurely, his sharp gaze fixed on him, his tone suddenly becoming professional and stern: "Since Professor Zhao is so confident in his Wharton DBA degree and so proficient in business management theories, I happen to have a question in this field I’d like to ask. You’re majoring in this, so I imagine you’ve studied Ram Charan and Warren Bennis’s theories, right?"
Upon hearing these prominent names in the field of management, Zhao Zhili paused for a moment, seemingly surprised that Wu Wei even knew them.
But soon, the corners of his mouth lifted into a smug arc, and he spoke: "Certainly, the leadership pipeline model and leadership trait theory are required courses. Why, Mr. Wu, from a second-rate university, you know about this too?"
"Knowing the theory names doesn’t count for much."
Wu Wei leaned slightly forward, his gaze suddenly turning sharp, his pace steady yet carrying immense pressure: "I just ask you—in the cross-validation of these two theories during the cross-regional expansion period of restaurant chains, how can one dynamically adjust organizational entropy reduction to dissolve the counteracting effect between ’executive team cognitive rigidity’ and ’regional market heterogeneity’? Moreover, how can this adjustment fit the enterprise resource base under the RBV framework to build an unsurpassable expansion barrier?"
"Knowing doesn’t count for much," Wu Wei leaned forward slightly, his gaze cold as a knife, hammering each word, "I just ask you—in the cross-validation of these two theories during the cross-regional expansion period of restaurant chains, how can one dynamically adjust organizational entropy reduction to dissolve the counteracting effect between ’executive team cognitive rigidity’ and ’regional market heterogeneity’? Moreover, how can this adjustment fit the enterprise resource base under the RBV framework to build an unsurpassable expansion barrier?"
The air suddenly became quiet.
The smile on Zhao Zhili’s face froze, and the gleam at the corner of his mouth gradually faded away, replaced by visible astonishment.
He opened his mouth, seemingly trying to scrape together some high-level terminology from deep within his memory to gloss over the situation and maintain the dignity of his "Wharton DBA."
However, after his Adam’s apple moved twice, not a single word could come out.
Of course, he knew of Ram Charan and the Leadership Trait Theory.
But organizational entropy reduction? Cognitive rigidity and market heterogeneity counteraction? And to tie it with the RBV framework and restaurant chain expansion?
What he studied at Wharton were cases of multinational automotive companies and tech giants, nowhere near this kind of advanced practical problem rooted in domestic sinking markets.
Thin sweat appeared on Zhao Zhili’s forehead, his fingers unconsciously clutching the napkin, his face turning from slightly red to pale. 𝑓𝘳𝑒𝑒𝓌𝘦𝘣𝘯ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝑚
He Xinzhu watched the whole transition of Zhao Zhili from being haughty to tongue-tied and awkward, a faint yet genuine smile uncontrollably crossed her lips.
Then, she turned her head, her gaze landing on Wu Wei.
Wu Wei, at this moment, sat upright, composed in manner and certain in gaze, forming an eye-catching contrast against Zhao Zhili’s awkwardness.
He Xinzhu’s eyes grew more surprised and inquisitive...
It turns out, Wu Wei is not just someone who pretends ignorance and argues; he has genuine talent and learning.
The casual question he posed stumped Zhao Zhili, who constantly mentions "Wharton."
In terms of business management, he was evidently more formidable than Zhao Zhili.
At this moment, the system once again popped up a notification.
[He Xinzhu Favorability +6]
