Wen Shuya's words, upon first hearing them, felt somewhat awkward to the listener as they were laced with a utilitarian flavor.
But after giving it some thought, Wang Chen suddenly realized that Wen Shuya's intention was not to have him take every opportunity to ingratiate himself with the powerful and influential.
Instead, it was to find opportunities to integrate into different circles and meet different people.
Then, by learning various things from these people within these circles, he could enhance himself.
Once their relationships developed to a certain extent, a mutual assistance situation would inevitably arise.
By then, it wouldn't be Wang Chen relying on these people to get things done, but rather doing things more conveniently himself.
Connections are an intangible wealth.
Connections forged through bootlicking can only bring short-term wealth to a person.
