Who would study psychology if they didn't have some kind of problem?

Chapter 11: The Price Quote? What price quote?
In a company, is the boss always the one with the most say?
Not necessarily.

The boss may be the richest, but not necessarily the one who makes the most money.

In some cases, the boss may not even be the richest person.

At least within the Yan Nuo Psychological Center, Howard's word is not absolute.

Faced with Weng Pingting's questioning, he showed a slightly reserved apology and quickly explained, "I was just about to tell you today. Nan Zhuren's situation is a bit special."

Weng Pingting slightly raised her chin: "I'm listening."

Howard looked helpless: "He's an apprentice of an old friend of mine. He had a bit of an accident recently and needed a job, so he gave it to me."

Upon hearing this, Weng Pingting's eyebrows shot up.

Howard continued, "I know you said not to put people with connections in the counseling team, but this person is different. My old friend is a psychology professor at Jiangdu University; we've been good friends since we were young. This Nan Zhuren is his student; he's very professionally competent, and I heard he accumulated hundreds of hours of counseling experience during his undergraduate studies..."

Weng Pingting's raised eyebrows smoothed out again, as if deep in thought: "A graduate student from Jiangdu University?"

Seeing that the woman's emotions had calmed down a bit, Howard nodded repeatedly.

Psychological counseling is a very complex industry. Most frontline psychological counselors are not actually from a psychology background, but rather are young or middle-aged people over thirty years old from other majors such as education or management who obtained professional qualifications and then started working.

On the contrary, few psychology majors go on to work in psychological counseling after graduation. Most of these undergraduates choose to do basic research, curriculum development, human resources, or even other industries unrelated to their major.

Of all the psychology undergraduates in a graduating class, only a handful ultimately choose to pursue and are able to work as counselors.

However, compared to non-professional consultants in their thirties who rely on social experience to make up for their lack of professional knowledge, most consulting firms still prefer candidates with formal training.

Weng Pingting is an example of this.

Seeing the other party's softened expression, Howard immediately pressed his advantage: "If it weren't for his truly outstanding resume, I wouldn't have accepted him even with my old brother's connections. How could I possibly put mediocre people under your command?"

Weng Pingting, the consulting supervisor, nodded slightly and pondered, "Jiangdu University's psychology program is among the best in the country, right? So, is Nan Zhuren here for an internship? Why is he only a consulting assistant?"

"...No, he's a full-time worker."

Weng Pingting narrowed her eyes: "Finish what you've said, and get to the point."

Howard continued, "It seems he took on a rather severe case of depression during his graduate internship, and then an accident occurred that led to the client committing suicide in the counseling room. The incident caused a huge uproar, and he was expelled from the program."

“Our circle is very small, and news travels very fast. My old friend couldn’t bear to see his students go hungry, and knowing that I was planning to start a psychological counseling business and needed people, he introduced me to this company.”

Weng Pingting slammed her hand on the table: "You still haven't told me the truth. Your friend isn't really a 'good friend,' is he? Otherwise, why would I be your consulting supervisor instead of him?"

Howard quickly used his charming middle-aged face to flatter him: "That's definitely not as good as the two of us."

Weng Pingting shook her head: "You wanted to use this student to build connections and get another psychology professor as a consultant for the counseling center, right? Look at the result!"

Howard said indignantly, "I never expected that this student would just mess up a case of depression and then be so audacious as to steal another case of depression."

Now that things have come to this, Weng Pingting is no longer angry.

She rested her chin on her hand thoughtfully, recalling the scene she had just witnessed. "That's not necessarily true. This visitor might not actually be trying to steal it."

Howard was taken aback, clearly unaware of where Weng Pingting's words came from.

“But that’s not the most important thing right now. We need to figure out how to calm the visitor and her guardian down first. We don’t know what will happen next.” Weng Pingting sighed with relief. “If all else fails, I’ll take over this visitor myself later.”

Howard nodded quickly: "You handle the professional aspects, I'll take care of the management. Don't worry, I'll fire this student right away, and this time no consulting firm in the entire Jiangdu will want him!"

He was indignant: "My old friend is unreliable too. He actually pushed such a student to me. That's really not fair!"

……

The boss left the thoughtful manager in the office and strode out first.

All eyes immediately turned to the consultant and assistant, clearly curious about the conversation between the two leaders.

Snooping on other therapists' client files and poaching clients is a very serious matter, whether at the therapist's level or at the therapy center level. This not only violates the therapist's ethics but also tramples on industry rules.

They wanted to know how this matter would be handled.

"Old Yang, you did a great job."

Howard set the tone with a single sentence.

"Our center has just been established, and this is a crucial time for building our reputation. In this situation, you chose to put aside your own interests and protect the center's reputation. You did nothing wrong; you did the right thing!"

Bald Yang, relieved, thanked Howard gratefully, "Thank you, boss."

Howard then cleared his throat and looked at the sparsely populated consultants and assistants present, as well as Yang, the bald man staring intently at him.

"As you all probably know, I want to make a solemn statement..."

He had just started to speak when Lu Jia, the receptionist, came running back in her high heels, interrupting him.

"Boss, the consultation is over."

Howard choked, glanced at his watch, and figured it was indeed time for his consultation.

Although Howard, the owner of the consulting center, didn't show it on his face, he was extremely unhappy at this moment.

However, considering the reputation of the newly established counseling center and the fact that he still had to explain the situation to visitors, he tried his best to relax his facial muscles and prepared to go out to greet them.

Hearing the commotion, Weng Pingting strode out of her office and asked the crucial question: "How is the situation? What was the visitor's reaction? Was he angry? From level 1 to level 5, where does he/she fit roughly now?"

Lu Jia said weakly, "The visitor seems very satisfied, probably at a level 4? Her guardian is considering long-term counseling at our center and was just asking me about pricing, but I don't know how to quote a price for this situation..."

Howard frowned: "Is Level 4 that serious...? Wait, what's the offer? What offer?"

　Hmm, is anyone watching? A few comments, please?
　　
　
(End of this chapter)