Big shot can't see actions speak louder than words
<p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="friend">friend</span> <span word="Xiao">Xiao</span> <span word="Wang">Wang</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="scored">scored</span> <span word="a">a</span> 40,000-<span word="yuan">yuan</span> ($5,256) <span word="a">a</span> <span word="month">month</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sales">sales</span> <span word="director">director</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="company">company</span>. <span word="Instead">Instead</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="victim">victim</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="East">East</span> <span word="meets">meets</span> <span word="West">West</span> <span word="culture">culture</span> <span word="clash">clash</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="player">player</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="hunting">hunting</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="sales">sales</span> <span word="manager">manager</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="fire">fire</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="operations">operations</span>. <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span>-<span word="born">born</span>, <span word="US">US</span> <span word="educated">educated</span> <span word="Xiao">Xiao</span> <span word="Wang">Wang</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="qualified">qualified</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="worked">worked</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="America">America</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="industry">industry</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="knew">knew</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="well">well</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="mid">mid</span> 30<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Beijinger">Beijinger</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="naturally">naturally</span> <span word="charming">charming</span> <span word="fellow">fellow</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="dining">dining</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="understand">understand</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="carved">carved</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="successful">successful</span> <span word="sales">sales</span> <span word="career">career</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="listener">listener</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="gives">gives</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="undivided">undivided</span> <span word="attention">attention</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="whoever">whoever</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="speaking">speaking</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="knack">knack</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="special">special</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="rarely">rarely</span> <span word="speaks">speaks</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="himself">himself</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="X">X</span> <span word="factor">factor</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="discovered">discovered</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="face">face</span>-<span word="to">to</span>-<span word="face">face</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="firm">firm</span> <span word="flew">flew</span> <span word="Xiao">Xiao</span> <span word="Wang">Wang</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Shanghai">Shanghai</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="main">main</span> <span word="interview">interview</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="feedback">feedback</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="positive">positive</span>. <span word="Xiao">Xiao</span> <span word="Wang">Wang</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="hurdle">hurdle</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="final">final</span> <span word="telephone">telephone</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Asia">Asia</span> <span word="Pacific">Pacific</span> <span word="sales">sales</span> <span word="director">director</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="based">based</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>.</p><p><span word="After">After</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hook">hook</span>-<span word="up">up</span>, <span word="Xiao">Xiao</span> <span word="Wang">Wang</span> <span word="felt">felt</span> <span word="confident">confident</span>. <span word="Interestingly">Interestingly</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="interviewer">interviewer</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="ask">ask</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="questions">questions</span>, <span word="however">however</span> <span word="Xiao">Xiao</span> <span word="Wang">Wang</span> <span word="believed">believed</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="simply">simply</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="confirmation">confirmation</span> <span word="call">call</span>.</p><p><span word="His">His</span> <span word="interpretation">interpretation</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mark">mark</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="boss">boss</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Xiao">Xiao</span> <span word="Wang">Wang</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="drive">drive</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="passion">passion</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="lead">lead</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="business">business</span>.</p>
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