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

Chapter 127 So-called lambs to the slaughter

The bearded man's words startled Nan Zhuren.

"You want to learn micro-expressions?" Nan Zhuren fell into deep thought.

This request came out very suddenly.

But it doesn't seem incomprehensible.

Although there had been conflicts between me and the bearded man in the past, we have now put an end to them; and my performance in counseling recently has clearly dispelled the bearded man's mistaken belief that "micro-expression analysis is pseudoscience".

After spending so much time together, the bearded man and Nan Zhuren had a fairly pleasant working relationship and had become "good colleagues".

They could even be considered "friends" by a narrow margin.

Seeking advice on advanced techniques from a close counselor friend seems like a good idea.

But the person who made this request has some issues.

"You want to learn micro-expression analysis from me?" Nan Zhuren asked again.

Nan Zhuren raised his eyebrows and nodded awkwardly, his bearded face full of grime.

interesting.

Given this guy's personality, even if he knew he possessed advanced techniques, he didn't seem like the type to humbly come over and ask for guidance.

In fact, over all this time, the bearded man hadn't discussed any professional issues with him, whether it was about techniques or case consultations. He always felt that the other man was holding a grudge and secretly wanted to compete with him.

And now, the other person is coming to him specifically to ask for advice on techniques. This kind of behavior is equivalent to a silent "you're something else" between men, and it's not something that can be done easily.

When a long-standing, stable behavioral pattern is suddenly broken, and someone does something irrational, there must be some kind of "trigger".

Nan Zhuren immediately understood and burst out laughing: "You're just jealous because Chen Ting's father came to thank me earlier, aren't you?"

The bearded man's expression also began to falter.

"That's Chairman Chen!"

Ok?
Nan Zhuren realized that they seemed to be talking about different things.

"Chairman Chen?" Nan Zhuren could tell that Chen's father was a more capable boss than Howard, but judging from the bearded man's expression, things didn't seem to be that simple.

The bearded man was also somewhat surprised, but then he realized what he meant.

"You don't know Chairman Chen? You think... I came to you because I envied you for having visitors' families express their gratitude?"

The bearded man involuntarily raised his chin slightly by three degrees: "Oh, you don't usually come into contact with these kinds of situations, so it's normal that you don't know."

[He slightly raised his chin, forcibly shifting the perspective to a downward one, feeling a little smug.]

Nan Zhuren said expressionlessly, "If I remember correctly, you're the one begging me to teach you the techniques now."

The bearded man immediately lowered his chin to 4 degrees: "What I mean is... you usually study consulting, while I give speeches all over the place, so it's normal for you to know more information."

Nan Zhuren leaned back and silently raised her chin two degrees.

He raised his hand to indicate: "To make a long story short, what's the situation with 'Chairman Chen'?"

Seeing Nan Zhuren adopt the familiar posture, the bearded man raised an eyebrow and twitched his chin.

But she still managed her emotions very well.

"To make a long story short—Chairman Chen received awards at the Jiangdu Annual Outstanding Entrepreneurs Gala last year and this year, and then took a photo with the Mayor of Jiangdu."

It's not a very quantifiable concept.

Nan Zhuren nodded, neither agreeing nor disagreeing.

The bearded man pinpointed the key point: "They are the kind of entrepreneurs who have the resources to set up psychological support departments within their companies!"

That's quite impressive!
Seeing the respectful expression on Nan Zhuren's face, the bearded man exclaimed, "I've been a psychological counselor for so long, and I've never met a boss of this caliber. If you could get in touch with Chairman Chen and have him invite you to do an EAP or something, you'd be earning way more than you are now!" He became more and more excited as he spoke.

EAP (Employee Assistance Program) is a systematic, long-term welfare and support program established by companies for their employees. Through professional diagnosis and advice for the organization, and by providing professional guidance, training, and counseling to employees and their immediate family members, it aims to help resolve various psychological and behavioral issues faced by employees and their family members, thereby improving employee performance within the company.

Overall, the project plan was designed by Europe and America based on humanistic considerations from the perspective of management psychology.

It's very rare in the country, extremely rare.

Few have the capability to implement it, and even fewer have both the capability and the willingness to implement it.

After saying that, the bearded man obviously realized that talking about EAP was a bit of a pipe dream, so he added, "Even if we don't ask you to do EAP, having this connection will make it much easier for you to do lectures or something in the future; and if you want to go out on your own in the future, you can directly ask Chairman Chen for investment!"

Nan Zhuren shook his head: "Then there's a [dual relationship]."

The bearded man immediately became agitated: "The consultation is over, what are you afraid of regarding 'dual relationships'! Do you think this kind of thing is rare in the industry? You..."

But the bearded man immediately deflated when he realized that the person sitting in front of him was Nan Zhuren, the special Nan Zhuren.

"Alright, maybe it's precisely because of you that you have a chance to attract someone of Chairman Chen's caliber."

The world is sometimes so strange; what some people yearn for but cannot obtain, others often obtain with ease.

Why is this?

Nan Zhuren seemed thoughtful: "So you think I gained Chen Ting's father's favor through micro-expression analysis and want to replicate it?"

He carefully observed the bearded man's expression: "No—that's only part of it, you have other purposes..."

The bearded man's expression completely collapsed: "Don't try to use that technique on me! I'm telling you straight, don't try to read my expressions!"

Nan Zhuren withdrew his sharp gaze and raised his hand, gesturing for you to speak.

The bearded man took two deep breaths, his chin dropping two degrees lower, and said, "I know what's going on with you. It's impossible for me to master micro-expression analysis like you."

Nan Zhuren nodded. His micro-expression analysis wasn't something he practiced, so naturally he couldn't teach it.

However, if we trace back to the source and work backward from the principle, we can simply understand it as this skill greatly enhancing Nan Zhuren's ability to collect, analyze, store, and extract information about micro-expressions.

It's a pure increase in ability stats.

Therefore, Nan Zhuren knows which "values" are needed to enhance micro-expression analysis.

Simply put, Nan Zhuren can know where the "end point" is.

Many studies on "geniuses" are based on this. Researchers start with ordinary people and end with geniuses, and then explore the "path" from the starting point to the end through experiments.

Although it is impossible to replicate another "genius" in the end, it can serve as a basis to train and cultivate a large number of "talents" who are one level below the "genius," thereby developing a new technique or even forming a completely new discipline.

What's scary isn't a lack of ability, but not knowing which direction to use that ability for.

Based on his self-analysis, it's not impossible for Nan Zhuren to train someone who can analyze micro-expressions.

As for how likely this "possibility" is, and how likely it is to actually happen—we'll only know once we put it into practice.

The bearded man added, "I've seen the videos online. The lie detection methods you used in class were very practical. I'd like to learn some similar ones. I don't need to be an expert, just someone who can achieve a similar effect in my daily speeches..."

Got it, I need to appear impressive to laymen.

Micro-expression analysis does indeed fit outsiders' stereotypes about psychology.

The question is, why did Nan Zhuren teach people to have bushy beards?
Is it because the other party's attitude was sincere enough?
Wait a minute, when we go to explore Liu Lin's Psychological Clinic later, will I need any help?

Nan Zhuren fell into deep thought.

Then, he looked at the bearded man.

Suddenly, the bearded man felt a chill run down his spine, realizing that Nan Zhuren's gaze was even more frightening than when he was being analyzed for micro-expressions.

(End of this chapter)