The Grandmother in the Siheyuan

Chapter 549 Leadership

After the program ended, the sociologist surnamed Li specially invited Liu Hua to have tea with Liu Qiaotong.

Liu Hua asked with a smile, "Our views were clearly contradictory on the show, so why did you invite me for tea? What are you up to?"

"I said that based on my analysis," Expert Li said with a smile. "It's not that I'm just making empty promises, but that's really what I believe. However, you've provided me with a different perspective, so I'm very interested and want to discuss it with you in detail."

Liu Hua then realized that experts hadn't yet evolved into so-called "experts" (or "masterminds"), and some unpleasant professions hadn't even been created yet. Some people's unrealistic opinions were simply based on unrealistic judgments; he still possessed a strong thirst for knowledge.

In a teahouse near the TV station, you ordered a pot of jasmine tea, two plates of dried fruit, and two plates of pastries.

After pouring tea for Liu Hua, Expert Li asked curiously, "I noticed you mentioned something before, that is, that there's not much we can learn from the Americans. What exactly did you mean by that?"

“It means exactly what it says.” Liu Hua said with a smile: “When we reinstated the overseas study system in the 1970s and 1980s, our country’s scientific research was really backward and there was so much we needed to learn. But after more than 20 years of hard work, we have caught up and even taken the lead in some technologies.”

"You mean to say that the United States' technological lead is gradually losing its advantage."

Liu Hua nodded: "That's right. Actually, the United States is already on the decline. The education system of the United States has never been the strongest. Its technological hegemony was gradually established after World War II when it seized some scientists from the Hans. Most importantly, in the later stages, it did not rely on a perfect education system to cultivate talents, but on having a lot of money to attract outstanding scholars from all over the world to conduct research there. That's how it established its technological hegemony."

"Does the decline of America's technological hegemony mean that it has run out of money?"

Liu Hua nodded: "Over the years, his fiscal deficit has continued to rise. How much money do you think he has?"

"Don't they raise funds by exploiting the entire world?"

"Yes, but with repeated harvesting, the whole world has become anemic. How much blood can be transferred to the great United States?"

Expert Li adjusted his glasses and said seriously, "Your statement is very interesting. I think I need to investigate this further. Why do you think that people from India are more likely to enter the management of large American companies than people from our country? Is it just because of language barriers and a lack of trust in us?"

"There are many reasons, of course, but these are probably the only two that are worth mentioning."

"What other reasons?"

"You should know Attila and Genghis Khan, right?"

Expert Li nodded: "Of course I know that. Sociology and history are also compulsory courses."

"These two people instilled fear in Westerners, which then spread to the entire population. They actually have an invisible fear of us Chinese people deep in their bones, especially in the 1950s when we fought against seventeen people, which deepened their memory."

“That makes a lot of sense,” Li said with a smile. “Because of fear, if they let our people become managers, they are afraid that their entire system will be overturned.”

Liu Hua nodded: "That's right. Another reason is that the West values ​​a certain ability called leadership. I don't know if you've heard of this term." "I have indeed heard of this term, but I think their consideration makes a lot of sense. After all, choosing a leader definitely requires leadership ability."

Liu Hua shook his head: "No, you've got it wrong. Leadership and what you call leadership ability are two different things."

"Two different things?"

"When we talk about leaders, we mean whether a person has convincing abilities, such as loyalty, integrity, or the ability to lead a group of people to accomplish a certain task. That's what leadership ability is."

Expert Li nodded: "That's right. How is leadership different from this?"

"Leadership actually stems from a capability born under their two-thousand-year-old theocratic system, as you should know. In ancient Europe, the common people were far more ignorant than ours, and their monopoly on knowledge was even more ruthless than ours."

“I am aware of this, and it is indeed true. Otherwise, many absurd behaviors would not have emerged, such as never taking a bath for life as a sign of piety towards God.”

Liu Hua couldn't help but chuckle and said, "That's right. In this situation, when a person has a little knowledge and can talk eloquently, and when everyone is panicking, he can stand up and tell a story, gather everyone around him, and make himself the most conspicuous person in the crowd, that's what's called leadership, or to put it bluntly, it's all about talking big."

"Boasting?"

Liu Hua nodded: "Actually, you can imagine that when most people go to church for worship, the pastor explains the stories of the Bible to them, and everyone praises God under the pastor's leadership. That's what they call leadership."

"Actually, it's all just empty talk. Does God help their lives in any way? No, it's just superstition. Throughout history, in our country, empty talk has always been a disadvantage. We believe that a reliable leader should be good at doing but not good at talking."

"That makes sense."

Liu Hua took a sip of tea: "I don't know if you know anything about the Indians. They are good at talking big. For example, back in the 1960s, they talked big and ended up being beaten like idiots. All these years later, they are still talking big, but they dare not take any action."

“It seems so.” Expert Li chuckled and couldn’t help but say, “I know a few professors from India. When they talk about research projects, they can talk a lot, but when it comes to actual research, they don’t seem to be able to produce any concrete results.”

"That's right, that's why their country has never developed. We met around the same time back then, and their foundation was better than ours, but they're still in the same sorry state."

"Is this the same in European and American companies?"

Liu Hua nodded: "Just like their myths, they are used to making boastful claims. The people in their myths also habitually boast about how many years of hard training they will undergo to gain great abilities. In our view, the hard training in their myths is almost quite effective, but their boasts are particularly appealing to Europeans and Americans."

"No wonder. In such a situation where people are birds of a feather, it's natural for capital to promote Indians to management positions."

(End of this chapter)