Who would study psychology unless they had some issues?!-Chapter 161 - 159 Mr. Hu’s Idea

For the relatively small Yan Nuo Psychological Center, Howard’s meeting yesterday was like dropping a depth charge.

It’s like the fisherman finally discovered the fish weren’t biting, grew tired of making bait, and decided to blow the fish up instead.

Inside the Yan Nuo Center, a variety of opinions surged forth because of it.

Regardless of the attitude everyone held toward the meeting’s content, they reached a basic consensus—life and work at Yan Nuo Psychological Center were going to undergo dramatic changes.

Privately, the dozens of small groups established among the company’s colleagues coincidentally buzzed nearly all night.

Almost everyone stayed awake through the night.

The next day at work, the company was filled with floating dark circles under the eyes, with almost everyone looking exhausted.

Even so, the desire to discuss intensified; in the office area, everyone divided into small groups based on the closeness of their relationships, whispering among themselves.

...

After finishing his conversations in several small groups, Mr. Hu looked around.

It took hardly any effort.

He pinpointed Nan Zhubin, occupying a corner and surrounded by an almost siege-like silence.

Nan Zhubin wasn’t part of any group discussing issues.

This was normal.

Those who are too outstanding in technical skills and appearance often need to spend extra effort managing interpersonal relationships.

Because strong personal abilities create a sense of aloofness, like a secluded orchid in a deep valley.

This is also recorded in "Social Psychology": according to research, individuals who are overly perfect are often at a disadvantage socially; but if they proactively display some flaws, breaking this "sense of perfection," they can actually thrive in social settings.

What the specific term used to describe this phenomenon was has been forgotten, and the textbook wasn’t at hand, plus there are all sorts of mixed explanations online.

Anyway, Mr. Hu remembered studying this concept, which perfectly explained the current situation around Nan Zhubin—no one sought to talk to him.

Mr. Hu was inwardly sighing, and when he snapped back, he realized his legs had moved on their own.

As if teleporting, without even realizing it—

He found himself standing in front of Nan Zhubin.

The young consultant, deep in thought, slowly looked up: "...?"

Showed a confused expression.

Mr. Hu took a deep breath, an experienced Psychological Consultant can always quickly adjust their mindset.

Since he was already there, exchanging pleasantries wouldn’t hurt, so—

"Are you a bit nervous, coming over here without deciding what to do?" Nan Zhubin suddenly said.

"..."

Forgot the nature of the guy in front.

Mr. Hu’s deep breath leaked out again.

"With such a big event happening in the company recently, I wanted to discuss it with you."

Mr. Hu quickly organized his thoughts, and when he looked at Nan Zhubin, he found the young consultant’s expression surprisingly normal.

He sat at his workstation, with his posture and work matching the usual pattern.

It sharply contrasted the tired yet agitated atmosphere surrounding him.

It seemed yesterday’s decision from the boss hadn’t affected him at all.

Mr. Hu sorted his thoughts: "Zhuren—can I call you that? I think our relationship is fairly good, right?"

Nan Zhubin lowered his head in thought, suddenly saying: "Mr. Hu, there’s a question I’ve always wanted to ask you, but haven’t found the opportunity."

"Always wanted to ask" usually implies a serious matter.

Mr. Hu couldn’t help but look solemn.

"Go ahead."

"Mr. Hu...what’s your name?"

"..."

[Why did I think we had a good relationship? Did you leave all your emotional intelligence in the consultation room and not bring it out? No wonder you’re unpopular in the company!!!]

"I’m Hu Zhongming,"

Mr. Hu said blandly.

Nan Zhubin nodded: "Alright, Zhongming—or forget it, since you’re older, I’ll call you ’Old Hu’."

[Should I thank you for the courtesy in addressing titles?]

But after the diversion, Mr. Hu’s thoughts strangely cleared up.

He quickly calmed himself, speaking his initial thoughts: "Zhuren, what do you think about what the boss said yesterday?"

Nan Zhubin blinked: "I plan to ask Sister Pingting today."

Mr. Hu looked incredulous: "What, don’t you have your own opinion? Do you understand what the boss’s statement meant?"

"What did it mean?"

Mr. Hu took a deep breath.

"You’ve always been in school, so it’s understandable you’re not too familiar with the industry trends; but I assume you know at least—the psychological consultation industry is quite chaotic, right?"

Nan Zhubin nodded, indicating he understood this much.

"Then Zhuren, I’ll tell you next—"

"The chaos within the psychological consultation industry largely comes from ’Emotional Consultation.’

Mr. Hu’s expression was extraordinarily serious.

"The ’Emotional Consultation’ industry basically operates under the guise of ’Psychological Consultation,’ using mystery to attract customers; but the clients aren’t ’clients’ in the psychological sense, they’re asking how to attract the opposite sex, how to start an intimate relationship, how to win back an ex after a breakup, and so on."

"And then, those ’Emotional Consultants’ teach their ’clients’ how to attract the opposite sex, how to start intimate relationships, how to win back a boyfriend or a girlfriend."

Could it be that Nan Zhubin didn’t know these things?

Nan Zhubin knew them all too well.

"Handling these issues doesn’t use ’psychological consultation’ knowledge but something else entirely—and what little consultation skill involved is how to get clients to renew continuously."

Mr. Hu shook his head: "Because these aren’t psychological problems, there’s no ’Transference’ concern; and emotional issues are the easiest to get caught up in, the easiest to spend money on."

"Emotional issues are prevalent nowadays, so the base of potential clients is huge. As a result, Emotional Consultants can easily accumulate a substantial number of returning clients and generate revenue in a short time."

Nan Zhubin looked at Mr. Hu, whose face now displayed a mixture of conflicting emotions.

The young consultant pondered for a moment, then responded: "It sounds like transitioning into ’Emotional Consultation’ could indeed improve the company’s situation, alleviating the financial strain, and especially creating revenue for employees—which is precisely what workers want."

Nan Zhubin involuntarily employed a consultation technique.

"But Old Hu, although you said you came to ’discuss’ with me, it seems like you brought the answer with you?"

Mr. Hu was stunned.

’Emotional Consultation’ has so many advantages, yet you consistently positioned yourself against it during your explanation."

"You particularly emphasized its drawbacks, especially—its harm to legitimate industry development and clients, as well as its breach of professional ethics."

Nan Zhubin spread his hands.

Gesturing toward Mr. Hu as if to say, "See, there you go."

"Do I need to continue?"

Mr. Hu was left speechless.

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