– How much is your salary?*
– A plus plus.
– How much is your rent?
– A/6
– How much do you spend a month in total?
– Around A/2
He’s happily nodded his head!
In Asia, it’s usually said:
No men are wiser than Chinese businessmen!
That reputation is built from their tremendous success on various fields around the world. This short conversation once again shows why they earn that reputation.
He skipped those usual small talks & jumped straight to what matters. By asking better questions, he got better answers. How a man spend his money says a lot about him.
* I hate being asked this question – this is a rare exception when I know why he asked that question