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

Chapter 33 The Art of Psychology Lectures

The other person sounded quite surprised and excited.

Nan Zhuren held the phone close to himself and looked at the word "Teacher" displayed on the screen.

Then she put it back to her ear and began to talk about her recent experiences.

Let's start with the unexpected visitor, Chen Ting.

After listening for a while and understanding, the teacher slowly said, "Old Huo is still the same as ever. He doesn't care about anything as long as he can make money."

The teacher explained, "I made you a counseling assistant because I was worried that the accident would affect you. I originally planned to let you adjust for a while, but I didn't expect you to start doing high-intensity counseling again, and even eight hours a day... This is irresponsible to yourself and to the clients!"

Nan Zhuren thought for a moment, but did not reply.

The teacher continued, "I'll talk to Lao Huo. You can't go on like this. Forget about solving problems for your clients, I'm worried you'll run into trouble yourself."

"Actually, I think I'm fine now."

"Look, you've lost your self-awareness now." The teacher chuckled a few times, with a slightly reprimanding tone. "How about this, I'll go back to China in a couple of days. Come see me, and I'll check on your situation."

"Will it be too much trouble for the teacher to do an evaluation for me?"

“I’ve spoken to the security guard and asked him to let you in.” The teacher’s voice was strange. “After all, Zhu Ren, you were once my best student…”

This seemed like just a simple phone call from a teacher showing concern for a student. The mentor then went on and on, conveying an educator's care and consideration for the younger generation from across the ocean.

After a while, Nan Zhuren hung up the phone with a strange expression.

I stared at the word "teacher" on my phone screen for a long time.

Then, he remembered the invitation Weng Pingting had given him during the day.

"Perhaps we could go back to Jiangdu University first?"

……

"Have you heard? The supervisor is going to give a lecture at Jiangdu University, and he's bringing an assistant with him this time!"

The consultant, who was speaking, had a handsome full beard and spoke with excitement, his eyes sparkling as if he had seen another beautiful beard.

The consultants at Yannuo Center were gathered in the conference room, waiting for today's meeting to begin. However, before the supervisor arrived, everyone clearly had a lot to discuss.

For example, the number of lecture assistant positions at Jiangdu University this time.

Bald Yang was also sitting in the corner, but because of what had happened before, not many people were talking to him.

But Bald Yang looked around and suddenly chuckled softly, "Old Hu, you seem to be looking for opportunities to give lectures lately, haven't you?"

"Correct."

"If I could go to Jiangdu University, wouldn't that increase your social standing?"

"...Never mind that." The bearded man curled his lip and turned to the man in the white shirt who had first brought up the topic, asking, "Did the supervisor say who he's taking this time?"

Besides him, there are a whole bunch of other consultants eager to try.

Unexpectedly, Bald Yang suddenly spoke up: "Who else could you be bringing? The new ones, of course. Or has the supervisor spoken to any of you privately these past few days?"

These words were like a bucket of cold water poured over the counselors' heads.

The turnover rate in the psychological counseling profession is relatively high, and very few people can truly become top counselors with multiple cases and hourly consultation fees exceeding a thousand.

Many counselors choose to change careers after a few years. Giving lectures and becoming a lecturer is a high-level career advancement path. This includes giving lectures on pre-exam stress relief in primary and secondary schools, occupational mental health lectures in companies, and popular science lectures on psychological counseling in grassroots government agencies. These lectures can earn five-figure sums per session, far exceeding the income from typical psychological counseling.

The workload is also small. You only need to prepare a few cases and a draft, which can be used repeatedly, unlike psychological counseling where different intervention plans need to be made for each client.

These one-to-many popular science lectures do not require a deep understanding of psychology; all that is needed is an impressive resume.

For example, a degree from a prestigious university, participation in major projects, or—giving lectures at a prestigious university.

For example, when I went to Jiangdu University to give a lecture, even if I was just a teaching assistant, the sensible university news department would not specifically point it out. They would only write general articles such as "Senior Consultant, Teacher Weng and Teacher X came to provide guidance..."

Then, after taking a few more photos, the bearded consultant can go out and say that he is a "senior consultant who has been invited to give lectures at well-known local universities".

Afterwards, both their net worth and available resources will increase to some extent.

Successfully transitioning from a psychological counselor to a psychology lecturer is like successfully evolving Gatomon into Angewomon in Digimon – it's an incredibly wonderful thing. Any obstacle would be akin to the hatred of having one's wife stolen.

"Did the supervisor say what criteria were used to select this assistant?"

Bald Yang shrugged indifferently: "Who knows? Maybe they'll want someone young, idle, and obedient?"

……

click-

The door opens.

Nan Zhuren was still pondering and recalling his conversation with his teacher last night when he was suddenly met with a burst of enthusiasm.

Faces and gazes filled the air; some were smiling, others were indifferent.

However, they all had similar deep lines on their faces, seemingly conveying a certain convergence of emotions about themselves.

Not right.

Nan Zhuren narrowed his eyes slightly, preparing to select a young consultant who didn't seem to be very shrewd, and carefully observe his face, when he heard another noise behind him.

Boom, boom.

crunch--

The conference room door opened, and Manager Weng, wearing a khaki trench coat and high heels, appeared before everyone.

The people who had been whispering suddenly sat up straight.

"Everyone."

Weng Pingting strode towards the head seat and turned around.

From the perspective of a psychological counselor, Weng Pingting is very young, younger than most of the counselors present.

But her beautiful willow-leaf eyebrows revealed a sharp gaze, a power born from her profound professional knowledge and deep professional background.

The moment that gaze swept over them, even the oldest counselor present couldn't help but feel the same way he did when he was being stared at by his teacher during his school days.

Do all these professionally trained psychological counselors have eyes like that?

Some people present shouted in their hearts, and even Bald Yang involuntarily looked in the direction of Nan Zhuren.

(End of this chapter)