I met my whole family through Baidu Tieba.

Despite his advanced age, Qian Ming'en was surprisingly agile and swift, so much so that Shen Kang felt he could participate in the Wulin Feng competition.

Amidst the uniform silence, Qian Ming'en was the first to react, immediately taking the USB drive from He Qiuzhu's hand with his left hand.

Then, he darted to the table and used his left hand to pick up the laptop from the table.

Then, using my left hand, I plugged the USB drive in.

Finally, using his left hand again, he held the mouse, opened the USB drive, found the only MP4 file inside titled "Stinky Little Brother," and copied it to the desktop.

You ask why Dean Qian only uses his left hand?

Because his right hand was gripping Kang Changgeng tightly, as if he had caught a chicken thief, and he wouldn't let go no matter what.

After the video pasting progress bar finished loading, Qian Mingen clicked play with his left hand.

After the video was shown, Qian Mingen finally released his right hand, which had been gripping Kang Changgeng, and greeted him warmly, as if he were entertaining guests at home during the Chinese New Year.

"Come on, Lao Kang, this is great! We don't even need to run around, we can see it right away. Take a look and see if there's anything lacking. As a senior colleague, please point it out..."

Kang Changgeng was frustrated and helpless.

The video had already started playing, and he really had no reason to run away now, so he had no choice but to sit down.

So, the group sat in a circle in the reception area. Qian Ming'en placed his laptop on the coffee table in the middle and adjusted its position so that everyone could see it clearly.

A group of people then gathered around to watch the video.

This video is the interview video that "People's Focus" produced for Shen Kang.

The video was recorded from the beginning, and the professional recording equipment preserved the image very clearly. The host started by talking about the second-hand Honda Fit, and soon after, he began to introduce the interview segment with Shen Kang.

Shen Kang sat on the sofa, somewhat puzzled.

Why does this seem a little different from the program I watched back then? I remember there were interview clips of Zong Shijie and the others back then, right?

"What about the interviews conducted by Zong Shijie and his team?"

Shen Kang leaned close to He Qiuzhu's ear and whispered a question.

Their current seating order, from left to right, is He Qiuzhu, Shen Kang, Qian Ming'en, Kang Changgeng, and Xiao Qiu.

He Qiuzhu was sitting on the far left.

When Shen Kang spoke, his breath, hot and ticklish, brushed against her ear as he spoke. She replied softly, "I don't know."

"you do not know?"

"Yes," He Qiuzhu's expression remained calm and aloof as always, "This is how it is when I received it."

"..."

Shen Kang thought to herself that with her skill level, cutting out some parts and leaving only the key parts would be a very easy thing for her.

This is the basic principle of video recording.

Then I felt a little itchy inside.

A girl hired a professional team to record your TV interview when it aired, and then watched it repeatedly throughout the night, leaving her exhausted during the day for several days. Even a month later, she still carried a USB drive with her containing the video file of your TV interview…

What kind of behavior is this?

Shen Kang thought for a moment and came up with a standard answer—this is typical sibling behavior.

It's perfectly normal for a younger sister to record her older brother's TV clips because she admires him, and then watch them repeatedly and carry them with her.

Hey, finally we're seeing a normal sibling relationship.

Shen Kang applauded his own brilliant reasoning.

While Shen Kang was praising the performance, on the other side, Xiao Qiu was also pondering as he watched the television interview on his laptop.

What kind of girl would put a guy's interview video on a USB drive and carry it with her everywhere?

As an outstanding college student, Xiao Qiu has good logical thinking skills, and he actually came up with several logically sound and reasonable answers.

1. Records Management!

Yes, records management. He was probably working part-time at the school archives, responsible for organizing students' video and photographic materials.

As an archives staff member, it was perfectly reasonable and logical for her to collect video materials of Shen Kang.

Second, business investigation!

Since Shen Kang can start his own business, it's perfectly reasonable for someone as outstanding as He to do the same.

It's very likely that He Tongxue was with Shen Kang today because of business matters... well, she might be preparing to collaborate with Shen Kang and discussing a cooperation plan. This USB drive isn't personal property; it's company data. Her carrying this USB drive is the same as her carrying the company seal—it's the same thing.

Third, anti-fraud investigation!

Perhaps He Qiuzhu was commissioned by the school's security department to secretly investigate Shen Kang. After all, a freshman like him had started so many businesses, and the security department suspected that he might be involved in pyramid schemes. So they sent He Qiuzhu to get close to him and secretly collect evidence.

Besides the interview videos, that USB drive may also contain Shen Kang's itinerary records, call recordings, and financial transaction records.

Fourth, aliens!

He Qiuzhu is actually an alien from a technologically advanced civilization.

Her race is studying the phenomenon of "success studies" among Earth's humans, and Shen Kang has been selected as a sample.

That USB drive wasn't a USB drive at all; it was a data collection terminal from her home planet. In addition to the interview videos, it contained all of Shen Kang's data from childhood to adulthood—exam scores, spending records, and social relationship graphs.

The reason she stayed quietly next to Shen Kang was because the Interstellar Federation stipulated that observers should not interfere with the natural behavior of samples.

The reason she looked at him so intently was because she was using a retinal scanner to collect holographic data.

The pink cartoon cat sticker on the USB drive is a visual distraction layer disguised as an Earth girl...

Kang Changgeng did not possess the same rich imagination as his student, Xiao Qiu.

He simply watched Shen Kang on the video, who was speaking eloquently.

Then, he turned his head and glanced at Shen Kang, who was whispering to He Qiuzhu.

Turning back to the computer screen:

As the reporter was asking questions, Shen Kang sat on the sofa, tilting his head slightly to listen with a focused and composed expression. After listening, he smiled slightly and extended his hand in a gesture of "please allow me to answer," a gesture as natural as that of a seasoned veteran who had conducted hundreds of interviews.

"...Green mountains and clear waters...gold and silver mountains...this has always been my most cherished goal. I firmly believe that sustainable production cycles are the goal our company should pursue, and also the social responsibility I, as an entrepreneur, should shoulder..."

Kang Changgeng withdrew his gaze, then glanced at Xiao Qiu on his right, before letting out a long sigh.

He used to think he was bringing a nail clipper to the arms race, but now he feels like he's brought a toothpick.

Among the group, the most enthusiastic and eager to participate was undoubtedly Qian Ming'en.

Perhaps it was the exciting change from "almost letting Kang Changgeng escape unscathed" to "finally catching Kang Changgeng and stabbing him hard" that made Qian Mingen more excited than usual.

He acted like a TV commentator, constantly providing commentary as the video played.

"Look at your posture, Lao Kang, have you noticed?"

Qian Ming'en pointed to Shen Kang, who was sitting on the sofa on the screen, and spoke with the rapt attention of an connoisseur appraising calligraphy and paintings.

"With two-thirds of your buttocks resting on the seat, your back naturally straight but not stiff, and your hands naturally folded on your knees—this is the standard sitting posture for a business interview, which shows respect for the other party while maintaining composure. In all the years I've taught students, I can count the number of people who can achieve this level of posture on one hand."

Kang Changgeng's lips twitched. Posture? You're speechless now? You're starting to critique posture now?

In the video, the reporter is asking questions, and Shen Kang is listening with his head tilted to the side, his expression focused and composed.

Qian Ming'en spoke again: "Look at this listening posture—leaning forward slightly at a 15-degree angle, focusing your eyes on the triangular area between the other person's eyebrows, and having a faint smile on your lips. This is called 'active listening posture,' and there's a whole chapter about it in the negotiation course at Harvard Business School."

"Xiao Shen's expression is so precise, I'm telling you, it's even better than that corporate lecturer we hire from outside the department. That lecturer crosses his legs as soon as he gets on stage, I'm almost embarrassed to say anything to him."

Kang Changgeng picked up his herbal tea, took a sip, and his eyelid twitched. Harvard, my foot!

In the video, Shen Kang smiled slightly and extended his hand in a gesture that said, "Please allow me to answer."

Qian Mingen immediately followed up with an explanation: "See this? This gesture—five fingers together, palm slightly upward, arm at a 45-degree angle to the body—is the most standard academic speaking gesture, meaning 'I have something to say, but I'm asking for your permission.' It neither interrupts the other person nor loses the initiative. When Xiao Shen makes this gesture, even the angle of his fingertips is textbook perfect."

"Old Qian," Kang Changgeng finally couldn't hold back any longer, "aren't you looking too closely?"

"Scholarship requires meticulousness."

Qian Ming'en remained unfazed.

The video continues playing.

On the screen, Shen Kang is talking about sustainable development, speaking calmly and using precise language.

Qian Ming'en slapped his thigh and pointed to a detail on the screen that was not easily noticed, saying, "Old Kang, look here! The reporter frowned slightly when asking the question—probably because he felt that the previous question was not well asked. Xiao Shen noticed this, so after answering the previous question, he took the initiative to add, 'I guess you might want to know more specifics,' and then spontaneously went into more detail."

"This sensitivity to capturing subtle facial expressions and the awareness to proactively provide added value is something you should understand best after all these years of teaching foreign languages—mpathy, or empathy. In business interviews, this is far more important than vocabulary."

Kang Changgeng listened to Qian Mingen's words with a blank expression.

When the word "mpathy" came out of Qian Ming'en's mouth, the right corner of his mouth involuntarily turned down—as if he had eaten something very sour.

In the video, Shen Kang paused slightly when he mentioned a certain place.

Qian Mingen chimed in again: "The rhythm, the pauses—it's just right. He's not afraid of silence, which shows he has absolute confidence in his content. When most people are being interviewed, what they fear most is an awkward silence. Once they run out of things to say, they desperately fill the gaps with nonsense like 'then' or 'that is to say.'"

"But Xiao Shen doesn't."

"His pauses are pauses in information, giving the audience time to digest it, while also providing space for the other party to intervene. This art of leaving blank space is called 'treating white as black' in classical literary theory."

"...Old Qian, he paused for less than a second." Kang Changgeng's voice was already a little dry.

"Even a second of blank space is blank space."

Qian Ming'en looked at him with a surprised expression, as if to say, "How can you not understand?" He replied, "The value of blank space lies not in its length, but in its presence."

"Look at his eyes—when he pauses, his gaze is steady, without wandering or flickering. This shows that he doesn't need to improvise a sentence; everything is already in his mind, clearly organized."

"In all my years as a teacher, I've only ever seen this kind of typhoon in two types of people: one is an old professor who has taught for twenty years, and the other is someone who is born to be an entrepreneur."

In the video, Shen Kang began to talk about corporate social responsibility. The reporter listened and nodded slightly, clearly moved by his answer.

Qian Mingen leaned back on the sofa, crossed his hands on his stomach, and looked as satisfied as if he had just finished drinking a pot of good tea.

He decided not to explain every sentence; that would be too tiring and unnecessary. Moreover, based on his experience, the frequency of Kang Changgeng's facial twitching was not proportional to the density of his explanations.

He had just said a lot, but Lao Kang hadn't reacted much; now that he was silent, Lao Kang swallowed two mouthfuls of tea.

What does this show? It shows that the real destructive power lies not in what is said, but in letting Lao Kang see it for himself and judge it for himself.

So Qian Mingen pointed at the screen and said only five words.

"Old Kang, take a look."

Kang Changgeng, take a look.

In the video, Shen Kang is answering another question clearly and logically, rattling off data off the top of his head, and occasionally throwing in a couple of well-timed industry jokes that make the reporter laugh out loud.

The entire interview flowed smoothly without any pauses or hesitations, and there was no sign of referring to a script. All the answers were impromptu, natural, and precise, as if they had been pre-written.

Qian Mingen spoke again, still with five words.

"Take another look."

Kang Changgeng looked again.

This time, he looked into Shen Kang's eyes in the video—those eyes had an indescribable power in front of the camera, not the kind of aggressive sharpness, but a very steady and confident sense of control, as if the rhythm of the entire interview was in his hands.

Qian Ming'en paused for a moment, then spoke for the third time, this time with only two words.

"Take a look."

Kang Changgeng followed Qian Mingen's gaze—this time, Qian Mingen showed him not a video, but the real Shen Kang.

At this moment, Shen Kang was leaning against He Qiuzhu, the two of them whispering something to each other. Shen Kang's expression was nonchalant, completely different from the eloquent young entrepreneur in the video.

This carefree guy, who was whispering in his girlfriend's ear, chatted and laughed for an entire episode in front of viewers across the province.

In the video, Shen Kang said, "Many people ask themselves before starting a business, 'Am I ready?' I think that's the wrong question. You should ask yourself, 'Have I started yet?'"

"Doing is more important than thinking."

That's so well said!

Qian Ming'en looked at Shen Kang on the video with great satisfaction—and, more importantly, secretly glanced at Kang Changgeng next to him.

Kang Changgeng's silent expression gave Qian Ming'en a sense of pleasure he hadn't felt in over twenty years.

Only three words can describe it—awesome!