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

Chapter 39: Too little consultation.

Since that routine meeting, colleagues' curiosity and exploration of Nan Zhuren have been fully satisfied.

Or rather, they were too complacent.

Psychological counseling is, after all, a technical profession, and counselors who have mastered advanced techniques naturally occupy a high position in the ecosystem.

Counselors who have mastered advanced techniques and can handle serious clients are undoubtedly worthy of respect.

Nan Zhuren, who made a public display of her abilities at the regular meeting, undoubtedly elevated her status above most of the veteran consultants, becoming one of the "top consultants" second only to Weng Pingting, the consulting director.

Of course, it's the "top-tier" of Yan Nuo Psychological Counseling Center.

Those who frequently work know that if your superiors don't cause trouble and you don't have to spend too much time on office politics, then life can be very leisurely.

Nan Zhuren has had a very leisurely time for the past two weeks.

Or rather, he was so leisurely that he was somewhat dissatisfied.

"crunch-"

The door to the consultation room opened.

When Shen Bing saw Nan Zhuren come out, he was holding a water cup and was full of energy, ready to welcome him in and use his solid professional skills to close another deal.

As a result, he saw Nan Zhuren looking down at him and shaking his head slightly.

The young man, who was originally full of energy like a fighting rooster, suddenly became as wilted as an eggplant after being hit by frost.

Five minutes later, after the visitor was seen off by Lu Jia, Shen Bing couldn't help but return and ask:

"Teacher Nan, what's going on this time? Why can't I close the deal?"

"For a young college student who is falling into self-doubt because his girlfriend cheated on him, one counseling session is enough to guide him," Nan Zhuren summarized as he answered. "He won't be able to close a deal."

"This kind of injury might not be able to be resolved in one go, if..."

“The client’s financial situation is not suitable for long-term counseling,” Nan Zhuren cut off Shen Bing’s further grumbling. “And believe me, he really doesn’t need it.”

Shen Bing was speechless. He looked around, grabbed a piece of chocolate from Nan Zhuren's table, popped it into his mouth, and muttered something as he chewed.

“This can’t go on, Professor Nan—we haven’t been getting enough consultations lately.”

Upon hearing this, Nan Zhuren frowned.

He didn't think Shen Bing talked too much; quite the opposite—Shen Bing's last sentence was right.

There have been so few inquiries lately.

After that eight-hour session, Nan Zhuren's inquiries plummeted.

Let alone eight consultations a day, I can't even maintain the workload of two consultations a day as before.

On good days, I might get one consultation; on bad days, I might not get a single consultation at all.

I was slacking off all day.

This is a good thing for some employees who prefer a base salary.

but……

"To my shame," Nan Zhuren sighed, "I suddenly miss those days of having eight consultations a day."

Shen Bing shouted in a ghostly tone, "Teacher Nan, aren't you done yet? And don't you know how difficult it was to get eight consultations for you that day?"

Nan Zhuren became interested: "How difficult is it?"

Shen Bing lowered his voice: "Of the eight consultations that day, three were originally assigned to Teacher Yang."

Nan Zhuren raised an eyebrow.

"As for the remaining few, Supervisor Weng had been holding onto them for days, ready to distribute them, but ended up giving them all to you." Nan Zhuren asked curiously, "Won't the others have any objections?"

Shen Bing shook his head: "For newly arrived consultants, Supervisor Weng always tests their maximum daily consultation hours. It's standard practice, everyone knows that. It's just that most consultants only see five or six clients a day, not eight like you..."

Four consultations in the morning and four in the afternoon; basically, it's the first consultation I receive when I start work; and by the time I finish the last consultation in the afternoon, it's also the time I get off work.

Even if you want to schedule more consultations, you can't, unless you work overtime... etc.!
Shen Bing was startled. Could it be that eight consultations a day was not the limit set by Supervisor Weng for Teacher Nan, but merely the limit that could be accommodated during working hours?
Just then, Shen Bing heard Nan Zhuren sigh softly again: "I feel like I've had enough rest lately, I really wish I could have another eight-hour consultation day~"

Shen Bing was even more horrified.

……

In fact, it wasn't just Nan Zhuren; the entire Yan Nuo Center was filled with a scene of people slacking off.

The consultant directly in front of Nan Zhuren's workstation has caught up with the girl group audition variety shows released by three major companies at the same time in the past half month, and has also watched two Korean dramas. Life is good.

The consultant on the left front has successfully completed "Black Malo" and has already started the second playthrough, which is going very well.

The consultant who works as a part-time online novelist on the right front seems to have given up writing. Lately, he's been sneaking off to the front every now and then to watch the girl group's thighs and enjoy the singing and dancing.

I originally thought they were taking a break between consultations to maintain their work.

I never imagined this would be the norm...

"That's why I said, Professor Nan, you can't go on like this," Shen Bing emphasized again. "Our conversion rate has dropped again."

Nan Zhuren nodded: "Since things have come to this, I'll take a nap first."

Shen Bing opened his mouth, somewhat unable to keep up with the change of topic.

But after looking around, he suddenly realized that Nan Zhuren, who had just finished a consultation, definitely deserved a good night's sleep.

Thump—whoosh—

The consultants directly in front and those to the right who were also directly in front of him kept their eyes fixed straight ahead, their eyes only on Nan Zhuren's thighs; only the consultant to the left happened to be in the gap between the respawn of the game character and glanced back at Nan Zhuren, who collapsed at his workstation in an instant.

He muttered something:
"I can fall asleep as soon as my head hits the pillow, youth is truly wonderful..."

In reality, Nan Zhuren's consciousness continued to sink, and when he opened his eyes, he found himself in his own dream counseling center.

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Name: Nan Zhuren

Job Title: Trainee Psychological Counselor
Consultation duration: 20 hours
Case files: 0

Mastering the Techniques: Micro-expression Analysis - Beginner Level

【月度目标：1个月内完成“心理咨询”10小时（10/10），完成后进行1次“心理能力培训”】

That's right.

After the previous monthly goal was achieved, the dream world quickly refreshed with the exact same monthly goal.

In a sense, this gave Nan Zhuren an additional motivation to seek advice.

Unfortunately, Nan Zhuren, who had originally completed his monthly goal in just three days, was still ambitious. However, he did not expect that his resources would be greatly reduced in the past two weeks, and he only managed to gather 10 hours of consultation time again today.

I wonder what this "psychological skills training" is all about...

[This month's goals have been achieved]

You have received [psychological skills training]

[Emotional soothing ability (voice) +1]

(End of this chapter)