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Chapter 90 - 89: The Normal Distribution Point of Nan Zhubin’s Appearance

Chapter 90: Chapter 89: The Normal Distribution Point of Nan Zhubin’s Appearance

Nan Zhubin walked out of the consulting room with a blank expression.

Shen Bing followed, but came out excitedly after just five minutes.

"Mr. Nan, another deal closed, and it’s the top package! Just like that bar owner Huang!"

A fixed package deal could bring Shen Bing nearly a thousand yuan bonus by the end of the month.

For a working person, what could be more delightful than this?

"This client is also consulting on emotional issues. It really is your strong suit, Mr. Nan. It seems we should accept more of this type of consultation..."

But Nan Zhubin raised his hand to stop Shen Bing, blocking his subsequent words.

Shen Bing was taken aback.

After working together for so long, Shen Bing and Nan Zhubin had developed some tacit understanding, and Nan’s current demeanor felt eerily familiar.

A familiar vibe of "I know there’s money to be made, but don’t get excited because I don’t want to make this money."

A bad premonition.

"... Mr. Nan, what’s wrong?"

Nan Zhubin slowly said, "Don’t worry just yet; I’ll ask Sister Pingting if we can transfer this case. If nothing unexpected happens, this bonus will largely end up in the hands of another consultant, and it’s even possible we might have to refund it entirely if no one takes over."

If the client is transferred, the consulting fee naturally goes to the next consultant doing the work; as the initial consultant for this client, Nan Zhubin and Shen Bing would also get a share, but it would be very small.

Shen Bing immediately became anxious upon hearing this: "Why?!"

"... Yeah, why?" Nan Zhubin replied wistfully.

"Because of transference."

Certain judgments made by a consultant during a session cannot be directly addressed with the client; they must be adjusted through procedural means afterward.

Like now.

This client’s issues are far more complex than what Nan Zhubin just discussed in the session.

She goes to the bar to combat fear, but her behavior of coming to the consultation room - it’s the same thing!

In essence, Nan Zhubin is no different from the man she met at the bar!

Both are targets she seeks after her boyfriend refuses her marriage proposal, fulfilling her emotional needs and rebuilding her feminine confidence!

After all, who shows up the next day in the same makeup as the night before at the bar, wearing the same tight skirt?

She had too many little actions and hints during the consultation -

Frequent physical contact seeking right from the start; warming herself with a blanket but repeatedly lifting it to show her figure; claiming she’s conservative by saying she "borrows skirts," yet also saying she’s pursued by many at the bar...

Of course, there’s also the chance that Nan Zhubin, with his common male mindset, is overthinking.

But in consultation, even a slight possibility must be immediately cut off to avoid serious consequences.

Considering Nan Zhubin’s appearance and the recently added "Charm (temperament)" attribute, this possibility isn’t low.

Nan Zhubin sighed deeply: "I thought I finally met a client who didn’t care about my age... but turns out she didn’t even see me as a consultant."

"Maybe I should take a break this month, stop consulting... If I keep adding points to my ’Charm’ attribute, what will happen then..."

...

Transferring consultations isn’t something Nan Zhubin can decide on his own.

He went directly to consult Weng Pinting as soon as the session ended.

Which consultant a client is assigned to needs approval from Weng Pinting, the consulting supervisor; similarly, transferring a client also requires her consent.

Especially since Weng Pinting now also holds the role of "supervisor" for Nan Zhubin.

And what was Weng Pinting’s attitude toward this client?

"Hahahahaha!"

Weng Pinting slapped the office table making loud banging sounds: "I told you, your face would cause trouble in consultations sooner or later; see, here it is!"

"This is killing me hahaha, this joke is enough to wash away the negative emotions I accumulated from consultations over the past half month, and it could even cover the next half month, hahahaha!"

The consulting supervisor laughed uproariously.

Nan Zhubin squinted his eyes: "Sister Pingting, aren’t you an experienced consultant, haven’t you seen these situations often?"

Weng Pinting replied confidently: "Yes, but it doesn’t stop me from finding it funny every time, especially this time with you!"

Scoff, you’re a supervisor, so you’re right.

He always adjusted his mindset by entertaining himself with Shen Bing.

Unexpectedly, now he was the one being entertained by Weng Pinting. Seems like what goes around comes around.

But...

Nan Zhubin glanced at Weng Pinting’s equally outstanding face - though not as exceptional as his.

If one were to make a statistical normal distribution, Weng Pinting’s face would probably have a one-sided Z-score of about 1, meaning it surpasses 84.13% of women in appearance; adding factors like temperament, makeup, and style, there would be a further increase.

Meanwhile, Nan Zhubin’s statistical normal distribution one-sided Z-score would be over 1.64, meaning he surpasses 95% of men in appearance.

Of course, in industries not centered around looks, or not so heavily reliant on them, this 10% difference doesn’t seem significant.

In the psychological consultation industry, ideally, one’s appearance should fall in a normal distribution around the 70% mark - universally pleasant but not excessively so.

Too high, and there are risks.

For instance, just now.

So after some thought, Nan Zhubin asked: "With a face like Sister Pingting’s, in consultations, you must have encountered similar issues too — like causing transference in some opposite-sex clients, or hostility, or transference in some same-sex clients."

"How do you resolve it when you encounter such issues?"

Weng Pinting smiled brightly:

"Scold."

"Hmm... huh?"

"Consultation styles are varied. Initially, I did Humanistic, practicing Unconditional Positive Attention. But later, I found this approach too slow and full of unpredictable situations."

"So I switched to Cognitive Behavioral, occasionally using Gestalt techniques, specifically targeting pain points in my questions. With a stronger demeanor, clients focus on their issues rather than on me."

The idea is to let the rose grow thorns.

Nan Zhubin nodded thoughtfully.

"And of course, there’s another benefit to this," Weng Pinting tilted her head back, "it’s satisfying."

Indeed, you end up making money while getting to scold.

Of course, this could lead to even more troublesome transference... but it seems Weng Pinting handles it all well.

"I understand."

"But, I don’t have that skill yet, and the client’s transference is very severe - you could even say she came specifically for transference." Nan Zhubin said earnestly, "It’s better to assign her to another consultant."

Weng Pinting nodded, contemplating for a while, and was about to speak.

A voice suddenly came out from the side.

"Why change? Isn’t Xiao Nan doing just fine?"

Nan Zhubin and Weng Pinting both paused and turned their heads.

The speaker was Howard.