The car stopped at the entrance of the hotel where Xu Yun and Lin Ge were staying.
Lin Ge angrily opened the car door and walked out. Xu Yun followed closely behind. Although Courtney also got out of the car, he did not follow them. Instead, he watched the two of them walk to the elevator. His face was expressionless.
After Xu Yun and Lin Ge's figures disappeared into the elevator, Courtney waved at the hotel manager who was already waiting for him.
The hotel manager was naturally someone from the Baldwin Group. He hurriedly stepped forward and bowed as he asked, "Mr. Courtney, if you have any instructions, please do not hesitate to ask."
"Mr. Carlos will be free of charge at the hotel," Courtney said. "All previous expenses will be refunded as well."
The hotel manager was stunned. "This … Is this appropriate … You should know that Mr. Carlos is definitely a rich man. He won't care about this little bit of money."
"Hua Xia's rich people do not care about money, but Hua Xia's rich people care about face," Courtney said calmly. Courtney said indifferently, "This isn't to save him money, but to give him face. Face is the most important thing."
The hotel manager looked at Courtney in surprise. Then, he nodded in realization.
So that's how it is. He did not expect this. "Mr. Courtney, you are more thorough in your considerations."
"Sometimes, you have to consider the other party when doing things," Courtney said. "Some people care about money, but the people who stay here definitely don't care about money. They care more about face. Face is the embodiment of status. Especially Hua Xia's people, they care about face more. "
The hotel manager nodded vigorously. Actually, he had heard about this a long time ago.
The so-called face was also a sign that a person was recognized and accepted by the surrounding society.
"Hua Xia has a saying, 'Face is the price of suffering.' This is enough to prove how much Hua Xia's people care about face," Courtney said calmly.
"I would like to hear more." The hotel manager looked at Courtney with an expression of curiosity.
Courtney glanced at him. He didn't want to say much, but when he saw the expression on the hotel manager's face, he had no choice but to give him some advice. "Hua Xia people are very particular about face. They would rather not talk about laws, regulations, discipline, or even integrity and morality. But they still have to care about their reputation. "
"Why?" The hotel manager was puzzled.
If he didn't pay attention to anything, what was the use of his face?
"Most Hua Xia people think that face is as important as the sky, and that face is not a small matter. That's why there's this saying, 'You'd rather lose face than lose face'. Hua Xia people also have a saying, 'Don't expose a person's shortcomings when scolding, and don't scratch a person's face when hitting, because Hua Xia people believe that a person needs a face, and a tree needs a piece of skin.'" Courtney continued, "In Hua Xia, once a person loses face, they will be ridiculed and looked down upon. The one who has lost face will also take it to heart, never forget it, and bear grudges in their hearts. "
Because the person in charge of the hotel was a native of the United States, he couldn't understand what the Huaxia people were thinking.
"In Hua Xia people's eyes, face is a very rich concept. It involves a person's dignity, personality, family, and social background. Finally, it involves the recognition of one's ability and status." Courtney said calmly, "Therefore, in ancient Hua Xia, in the face of traditional values, face is very important. Sometimes, it's even more valuable than life."
"Face is actually so important to Hua Xia people?" The hotel manager exclaimed.
"That's right." Courtney nodded. "That's why we have to give him enough face to make him feel valued."
The hotel manager nodded, but he still didn't understand. "What's the use of face?"
"For example, one day, Tom beat up Jerry. Jerry went to the relevant department to sue Tom, so Tom and Jerry began to mobilize their social connections. Tom went to his uncle who worked in the state capital, and Jerry went to his aunt who worked in the White House. Tom's uncle used his connections to call the police, and Jerry's aunt also used her connections to call the police chief. They all hoped that the police station would lean towards their side and be lenient towards the people they were looking after. If they weren't satisfied with the results, they would feel that they had lost face, and a grudge would form in their hearts. "Courtney said," Do you understand what I'm saying? "
The hotel manager nodded, half-understanding. So Hua Xia people actually cared about such trivial things.
Actually, this kind of thing could be solved with money in the United States.
"In ancient Hua Xia, there was a man who was said to be admired by women. He was called the Hegemon of Western Chu." Courtney didn't want to stop. "The undefeated Hegemon of Western Chu actually lost to his opponent in the last battle."
The person in charge of the hotel was also listening very seriously. These stories about ancient China made him feel that it was very magical.
After all, the United States only had a history of about two hundred years. It didn't have a long history.
History classes in the United States weren't very interesting. It was just a matter of a few people. It wasn't like the dynasties of Hua Xia. Every dynasty was a big drama, and the people in every dynasty were biographies!
"The defeated Hegemon of Western Chu heaved a long sigh and said, 'I crossed the river twice with eight thousand of my disciples from the River East. Today, none of them have returned. Even if the elders of the River East pity me, how can I face them?' Do you understand what he meant?" Courtney laughed.
The hotel manager shook his head. He didn't understand what Courtney meant at all.
"The Hegemon of Western Chu felt that he had lost the battle and didn't have the face to meet all the people of Jiangdong. As he drank, he sang a tragic poem to his beloved concubine." Courtney had some understanding of Hua Xia culture. "My strength is unparalleled in the world. When the time is unfavorable, I don't die. What can I do if I don't die? What can I do if I don't die? What can I do if I don't die?"
Because Courtney said this poem in Chinese, the hotel manager couldn't understand it.
However, he really felt that these words were especially classy. If possible, he wanted to get a tattoo and have this Chinese sentence tattooed on his body.
Justin Bieber had a Chinese character tattooed on his chest. It was said to mean, "Follow my heart." The Chinese character was called "Coward." It was very artistic.
Courtney continued to tell the story of the Hegemon of Western Chu. "Concubine Yu danced and sang for the Hegemon of Western Chu. After that, the Hegemon of Western Chu killed hundreds of people with his short weapon! That's why he was called the Hegemon by the descendants of Hua Xia. But the sentence 'I don't have the face to meet the elders of Jiangdong' shows how much the people of Hua Xia care about face. "
"I see!" The hotel manager said, "It seems that face is the most important thing to the people of Hua Xia."
"This doesn't apply to all people of Hua Xia." Courtney shook his head and said, "The people of Hua Xia who are truly wise but appear to be stupid don't care about face. Those who are great but appear to be clumsy and loud will not always care about face and ignore other important matters. Some are afraid that others will look down on them, so they will put on airs and show off. Only people who think they're big shots care about their own face. "
"For example, this Mr. Carlos …" The hotel manager suddenly understood.
Everyone cared about face, just like a tree cared about its bark. It was just that if it went too far, it would be embarrassing and really embarrassing.
Regarding the matter of the people of Hua Xia caring about face, Mr. Lu Xun once gave a funny example. He said that there was a small person who suddenly excitedly told everyone one day that a big shot had spoken to him. Everyone was very envious and asked him what the big shot had said to him. The small person could only answer with one word, "Get lost!"
Nowadays, foreigners were especially good at using the Hua Xia's weakness of "face" to deal with the people of Hua Xia.
Many people of Hua Xia were at a disadvantage when traveling abroad, but they endured it for the sake of face.
Although these were small matters, when these small matters multiplied, they naturally became big matters.
"That's right, Mr. Carlos is a person who cares about face, so you must give him enough face." Courtney said, "Everything, as long as it's something that gives face, you must do it. This is my only request of you."
The hotel manager nodded vigorously.
"Open a bottle of good XO and send it to them later. I heard that he likes brandy very much." Courtney said, "Remember, the wine and the glass must match. People like him who care about face are very particular about it."
The hotel manager made a gesture of understanding and immediately used the walkie-talkie to arrange for his subordinates to prepare.
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