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在中国把事情了结 | 迈理倪的中文博客-美国人在深圳 — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 08:46:39 +0000

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By: lammy

lammy — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 05:38:21 +0000

i like bubble too haha

By: mike

mike — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 04:22:08 +0000

hey Nigel,
in paragraph 2 – I mean that when I first came to China i tried to do everything with contracts and “by the book”. Always people told me to not worry and to just make thins more informal. And to do business with friends or friends of friends. I didn’t do that for a year or two, I tried to do everything “by the book” – but I finally listened to those around me, and “leverage relationships” – meaning working with people I know and letting them help me.

Lammy,
I like billybob, he keeps things interesting.

By: lammy

lammy — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 18:27:14 +0000

yes i always go for the extremes hoho

silly billybob pops like a bubble ;P

By: nigel

nigel — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 15:42:09 +0000

Hi, Mike! what does “didn’t leverage this relationship and way to use words to get it done” on paragraph 2 mean? does it mean that you didn’t consider language difference when you came to China?

By: mike

mike — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 10:00:21 +0000

thanks Lammy…..2 extremes to balance it out

By: mike

mike — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 09:49:34 +0000

Hi Billybob,

i get people like you come and go, people always say to delete your kind of comments – but i really don’t care i’ll pst them.

i guess u have time to read this crap blog and comment on it, so i hope you get some benefit out of it

if talking crap on my comments makes you feel better for yourself, then great

wishing you all the best in your life

Mike

By: BillyBob Fudsucker

BillyBob Fudsucker — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 23:51:57 +0000

Dude, stop writing, go to work.

By: lammy

lammy — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 19:27:05 +0000

my best cure to stress is partying n meditation hohoho

By: mike

mike — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 16:11:40 +0000

yes Nigel,
I knew it wouldn’t be easy, its hard to run a business in one’s OWN country, never mind outside in a foreign country, where you do not have many relationships and contacts…..I guess I knew what I was getting myself into.

But I do have some pretty good relationships, I have tested some ,and lost other relationshps, but i think its better to have QUALITY relationships rather then many “average” relationships.

I think this office situation will work out, I cannot worry at this moment. Too late

By: nigel

nigel — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 15:48:25 +0000

i quite understand. well, i am afraid it’s difficult to run a business outside hometown everywhere in the world, and in China, especially when you have no guanxi(you know what’s that, don’t you?). so that’s beyond your control and explosion solves nothing.

i am not familiar with real estate, but i just searched the internet and seems if you want to sublet your office, you have to get consent of the landlord. but some pages suggests it depends on the conract. do you have a lawyer, Mike? i suggest you find one, better to know both languages.

don’t let this spoil you mood. good luck and have a nice trip, Mike!

By: mike

mike — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 03:08:51 +0000

HAHA Jane, thanks for admitting things can be hard here……I guess its because the country and economy is changing so fast (in a good way) there are many people trying to grab as much money as they can, any way they can.

By: mike

mike — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 03:05:56 +0000

See Lammy, its good you are trying to make a biz from what you enjoy doing its great

but stress…..it comes……and we all have to find out how to deal with it.

By: jane

jane — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 02:35:39 +0000

Sorry to hear that …hope the problem will solve smoothly ..Even as a chinese ,,sometimes i feel things are hard here,,,good luck good luck! Don’t worry,everything will be fine:-)

By: lammy

lammy — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 02:06:29 +0000

i’m somehow doing my own small party organizing business as well. tho the risk’s small but i still feel the stress…can’t imagine how can u take all these, u r amazing

add oil n u’ll b fine n feel better when u leave, trust me x