After a moment of silence, Wu Bin asked tentatively, "Boss Pei, I have some questions.
"You said that the statement in this booklet has a certain 'redeeming quality'. What exactly is it?"
Pei Qian fell silent.
This question was very good, very sharp, and immediately asked the core of the problem.
I also want to tell you where it's redeeming quality is, but I can't say it clearly!
Pei Qian thought for a moment and asked, "What do you think is not redeeming about this booklet?"
Wu Bin answered, "I think the most important thing is the grasp of the core of the Tengda spirit!"
"If you look at these superficial and superficial details, such as the specific choices, it seems quite right."
"However, the interpretation of the core of the Tengda spirit is too far off."
"In my understanding, the Tengda spirit should be a high-spirited spirit of struggle, not a salted fish spirit that indulges in pleasure."
"If there is a problem with the most fundamental understanding, it is only natural that the conclusion will be completely wrong, and the final result will be vastly different, too."
Pei Qian chuckled in his heart.
That's exactly what I want!
Your high-spirited interpretation is the wrong one, alright?
Before this, Pei Qian had always wanted to say that there was something wrong with his subordinates' interpretation of the Tengda spirit. Now, it was completely confirmed. There was indeed a problem, and it was a huge problem!
He could take this opportunity to correct it a little.
Without this booklet before, Pei Qian did not have a suitable opportunity to correct it even if he wanted to.
That was because there were some things that he could not say too clearly. If he suddenly did so, it would appear more abrupt and suspicious.
What's more, Pei Qian had not found any concrete evidence to prove that everyone's understanding of the Tengda spirit had gone astray. Naturally, he did not know where to start.
However, this was a very good opportunity.
He might not be able to say it too clearly, but he could at least use this opportunity to beat around the bush and twist everyone's understanding of the Tengda spirit in a relatively correct direction.
Pei Qian asked, "Is the salted fish spirit definitely wrong? Why do you have such prejudice against the salted fish spirit? "
"I think there's nothing wrong with the salted fish spirit. Not only should we not oppose it, but we should also vigorously promote it."
"Pride in work and shame in pleasure. This seems to be absolutely correct on the surface, but if you think about it carefully, is it really absolutely correct?"
"How did pleasure become something shameful and difficult to talk about?"
Wu Bin: "Huh?"
The salted fish spirit should be vigorously promoted?
That wasn't right. Salted Fish's original meaning was "if one loses their dreams, what difference is there between a person and a salted fish?" It meant that a person had to have dreams, goals, and work hard.
Didn't promoting the salted fish spirit make people give up their dreams and goals, stop fighting, and muddle along?
How could Boss Pei say something like that?
Pei Qian continued, "Have you ever thought about why the starting point in this booklet seemed wrong to you but ended up coming to the right conclusion?"
"Don't you think you should reflect on yourself?"
Pei Qian felt that there was no way to make things clearer.
What he meant was that the explanation in the booklet was also the correct answer, so why didn't he reflect on it? In fact, the answer he gave was the wrong one? Instead, the answers in the booklet were the standard answers?
You should reflect on yourself. Did you overcomplicate things?
Wu Bin could not help but be dumbfounded.
He seemed to understand a little, but on further thought, he did not understand at all.
Boss Pei's words seemed to be very philosophical and profound. It made him feel that his thinking was too one-sided.
Pei Qian asked, "Do you understand?"
Wu Bin was a little ashamed. "Boss Pei, I … seem to understand a little. I'll go back and try to figure it out."
Pei Qian was a little speechless.
Fine, it was a waste of effort.
If he did not understand it on the spot, he would only be even more ridiculously wrong when he understood it later.
Actually, I'm encouraging everyone to slack off and not work hard. Is this so difficult to understand?
"Don't overcomplicate things. Many principles are very simple. Don't always think so high when thinking about problems. Be more grounded, understand?"
Wu Bin still did not fully understand, but he had a good memory. He memorized everything Boss Pei said and slowly figured it out.
Thus, he nodded. "Alright, Boss Pei. I'll remember everything."
Pei Qian sighed silently in his heart.
Ai, where did I find these funny employees? There's a huge problem with their comprehension ability.
Hopefully, the training institution's godly assistance this time could save them a little.
…
Wu Bin felt sincerely confused as he walked out of Boss Pei's office.
His brain waves seemed to be different from Boss Pei's once again.
What was going on?
It must be that his understanding of the Tengda spirit was still lacking.
Wu Bin immediately returned to the HR department and secretly flipped out the handbook hidden under the drawer. He looked at the contents of the Tengda spirit and compared it with the training institution's booklet. He combined it with Boss Pei's words today and reflected seriously.
He had to say that the surface interpretation of the Tengda spirit in these two booklets was still very close, but the interpretation of the deeper meaning was very different.
Wu Bin concluded that the Tengda spirit was ultimately to encourage everyone to work hard and work hard. As for entertainment, it was just a kind of relaxation after work. It was a rest and adjustment to make everyone work better.
However, the training institution's booklet directly understood it as slacking and enjoying.
There was an essential difference in attitude between the two.
However, what surprised Wu Bin was that Boss Pei did not deny this booklet at all. Instead, he denied Wu Bin's own views.
"What does Boss Pei mean? Could it really be like what this booklet says, that Boss Pei actually encourages slacking and encouraging slacking?
"How is that possible? How could Tengda have developed to its current scale if Boss Pei is really that kind of person?
"Did I miss something?"
Wu Bin memorized all of Boss Pei's words and thought about it repeatedly.
"Boss Pei asked if the salted fish spirit was necessarily wrong? Why should I be biased against the salted fish spirit?
"It is not necessarily right to take pride in work and be ashamed of pleasure. Pleasure should not be something that people are ashamed to talk about.
"He also asked me why the starting point of this booklet was wrong but came to the right conclusion? Let me reflect on myself … "
"Hmm …
"I think Boss Pei's interpretation of the Tengda spirit should be very broad and very tolerant. This booklet is definitely not completely correct, but it just happened to notice the blind spot that I did not notice before. Boss Pei pointed out this blind spot. It's also where I'm lacking. "
"In other words, Boss Pei expressed his approval of the more novel interpretation in this booklet. He asked me not to rush to deny it but to seriously learn from it."
Wu Bin frowned and entered a state of deep thought.
Wu Bin thought that no one in Tengda Corporation other than Boss Pei had a deeper understanding of the Tengda spirit than him.
However, it was obvious that even he still did not have a comprehensive understanding of the Tengda spirit.
"Boss Pei said that it is not necessarily right to take pride in work and be ashamed of pleasure. What is wrong with this sentence?
"Of course, these two sentences are not a problem when looked at separately.
"Could it be … that I have to look at them together? Is Boss Pei actually hinting to me that I should not have made a clear distinction between them? "
Wu Bin felt that Boss Pei was definitely not a person who indulged in pleasure based on his workaholic constitution. He should be very immersed in the state of work, working hard to develop Tengda, and changing one industry after another.
Therefore, Boss Pei was definitely not a person who hated work and indulged in pleasure.
Since these two sentences were right when looked at separately, it could only mean that they were not right when put together.
The only explanation was that the two should not be so clearly distinguished!
Wu Bin suddenly thought of a point of view, which was the 'alienation of labor'.
Originally, labor should be something that could bring happiness to people.
That was because labor was the process of people using their intelligence to create value for the entire world.
It was just like a sculptor carving a work of art, a painter painting, and a craftsman making tools. In this process, they turned raw materials into valuable works of art, condensing their own intelligence and wisdom, and should feel a sense of accomplishment after they were done.
However, for a long time, labor became a kind of pain and a kind of oppression. People did not feel the joy of creation in labor, but their bodies were tortured and their spirits were destroyed.
That was also why they began to frequently emphasize that work itself was painful, but adults should work hard to overcome this pain and take the initiative to bear this pain.
Consumerism turned this pain into the motivation to consume.
You're already working so hard, why not buy some luxury goods to reward yourself?
Thus, a perfect closed loop of 'beating workers' was formed.
The pain that labor brought was because of the alienation of labor, and this alienation was used in turn. Work and entertainment were strictly separated when they could have been one.
Wu Bin had seen this point of view before and thought that it had a certain degree of rationality. However, things like habitual thinking were difficult to change after all.
Now, after careful consideration, he realized that Boss Pei's statement was actually similar to this!
That made him re-value this point of view and substitute it into Boss Pei's theory.
"In other words, Boss Pei's appreciation for this booklet is mainly because it pointed out the rationality of entertainment itself?
"Before this, I divided work and entertainment into two distinct things, completely treating entertainment as a supplement and assistance to work.
"At the end of the day, I still did not correctly recognize the value of entertainment.
"However, Boss Pei told me that entertainment is not only to pleasure the body and mind and adjust the state of work. Sometimes, entertainment is labor itself!
"Why did the booklet come to the right conclusion when its starting point was wrong? That's because it misinterpreted Boss Pei's emphasis on entertainment and raised it to a higher position.
"Although my direction was correct, it was precisely because it seemed too correct that I naturally neglected some equally important content."
"In that case … there's no need to clarify the contents of the booklet!
"After new employees enter the company, wouldn't they be able to understand the Tengda spirit more comprehensively as long as they combine the contents of the booklet with the Tengda spirit manual?
"This booklet is wrong, but it's a typical mistake. It's very inspiring and educational!"
Wu Bin suddenly understood Boss Pei's intentions.
At first, he thought that Boss Pei was emphasizing the role of entertainment in promoting work, but it looked like that was not the case.
Boss Pei thought deeper. He thought that entertainment and work might be one in itself. He wanted to change the alienation of labor and return it to its most original state!
He wanted Tengda's work to no longer be simple, painful, and exhausting. Instead, it would become the most original 'creative' state of labor.
There was no doubt that this idea was raised to another level.
It looked like the Tengda spirit manual was going to be completely overturned and updated!
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