Chapter 12: Am I, Wang Shouye, Suddenly Invincible?_1
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Of course, although network relationships are crucial, personal capability is also very important. Otherwise, what's so-called networking would just be a joke.
Because, fundamentally, networking is built upon the basis of mutual benefits. If you don't have the ability or potential, who would pay any attention to you?
Take this moment, for instance.
Every person in attendance is savvy. They certainly can guess which strings the Wang family had to pull to trigger Master Danding's involvement, so he had to save their faces.
But, then again, what does it matter?
The Wang family is just a newly promoted 7th-rank Aristocratic Family. Even if they worked strenuously to established some contacts, amongst those present, other than those who are aware of some of their circumstances, who would really take the Wang family seriously?
Wang Shouzhe has been through ups and downs for two lifetimes, he had clearly seen the intentions of these people.