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countries but some from EasternEurope and South America, too.Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Ni, a friendly-look<strong>in</strong>g manwear<strong>in</strong>g a Western-style suit, a goldcoloredtie with a Ch<strong>in</strong>ese draw<strong>in</strong>g <strong>of</strong> awaterfall, and a shy smile, began theclass with an overview <strong>of</strong> Americanbus<strong>in</strong>ess culture. In the United States,he warned, you need style as well assubstance if you want to get ahead. Itmay not be fair, and it might not be thebest way <strong>of</strong> judg<strong>in</strong>g a person’s contributionto the bottom l<strong>in</strong>e, “but if youdon’t have charisma you can be themost brilliant person <strong>in</strong> the world andyou’ll still be disrespected.”This is different from many other cultures,said Ni. When a Ch<strong>in</strong>ese Communistleader makes a speech, he readsit, not even from a teleprompter butfrom a paper. “If he’s the leader, everyonehas to listen.”556/929

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