Lin He Mixing Business and Pleasure

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Traditional Chinese

在中國公私分明的觀念呢不是非常的明確。我覺得有很多人，尤其是我和一些商人談過這個問題。那他們的觀點就是認為談公事如果只談公事就過於嚴肅，好像不太利於大家最後做出一個決定。所以他們就會安排一些吃飯哪、娛樂啊，然後在吃飯和娛樂的過程當中再去做出一些公務方面的決定。但是這是一種觀點，我覺得還有另外一方面呢，就是有很多的專業人士現在也比較受西方的這些思想的影響，所以他們就會在談公事的時候就會覺得必須只能談公事，然後我們就只談公事，如果是為了一件事情。那我們就只談它，談完了之後就結束，然後我們就各自回去做自己的事情，不能夠把公事和自己的私人私人娛樂混合起來。所以我覺得是這麼兩種的觀點吧。所以應當說在中國呢，我覺得還是那種傳統的觀點，就是說把娛樂和公事混合起來。這種還是比較占多數。所以象比如說很多這種談判的時候，就會相應的安排一些，比如說呢一些娛樂活動。然後在娛樂活動的過程中呢，再和這些官員哪、商人啊大家在一起在談判呀，或者是說商量啊，比如說，一邊吃飯，一邊喝酒。在這種比較輕鬆的環境下，然後最後大家做出一個決定。我覺得是這樣子的。

Simplified Chinese

在中国公私分明的观念呢不是非常的明确。我觉得有很多人，尤其是我和一些商人谈过这个问题。那他们的观点就是认为谈公事如果只谈公事就过于严肃，好像不太利于大家最后做出一个决定。所以他们就会安排一些吃饭哪、娱乐啊，然后在吃饭和娱乐的过程当中再去做出一些公务方面的决定。但是这是一种观点，我觉得还有另外一方面呢，就是有很多的专业人士现在也比较受西方的这些思想的影响，所以他们就会在谈公事的时候就会觉得必须只能谈公事，然后我们就只谈公事，如果是为了一件事情。那我们就只谈它，谈完了之后就结束，然后我们就各自回去做自己的事情，不能够把公事和自己的私人私人娱乐混合起来。所以我觉得是这么两种的观点吧。所以应当说在中国呢，我觉得还是那种传统的观点，就是说把娱乐和公事混合起来。这种还是比较占多数。所以象比如说很多这种谈判的时候，就会相应的安排一些，比如说呢一些娱乐活动。然后在娱乐活动的过程中呢，再和这些官员哪、商人啊大家在一起在谈判呀，或者是说商量啊，比如说，一边吃饭，一边喝酒。在这种比较轻松的环境下，然后最后大家做出一个决定。我觉得是这样子的。

Pinyin

Zài zhōngguó gōngsī fēnmíng de guānniàn ne búshì fēicháng de míngquè。Wǒ juédé yǒu hěnduō rén，yóuqíshì wǒ hé yìxiē shāngrén tánguò zhègè wèntí。Nà tāmén de guāndiǎn jiùshì rènwéi tán gōngshì rúguǒ zhǐtán gōngshì jiù guòyú yánsù，hǎoxiàng bútài lìyú dàjiā zuìhòu zuòchū yígè juédìng。Suǒyǐ tāmén jiùhuì ānpái yìxiē chīfàn na、yúlè ah，ránhòu zài chīfàn hé yúlè de guòchéng dāngzhōng zài qù zuòchū yìxiē gōngwù fāngmiàn de juédìng。Dànshì zhèshì yìzhǒng guāndiǎn，wǒ juédé háiyǒu lìngwài yìfāngmiàn ne，jiùshì yǒu hěnduō de zhuānyè rénshì xiànzài yě bǐjiào shòu xīfāng de zhèxiē sīxiǎng de yǐngxiǎng，suǒyǐ tāmén jiùhuì zài tángōngshì de shíhòu jiùhuì juédé bìxū zhǐnéng tángōngshì，ránhòu wǒmén jiù zhǐ tángōngshì，rúguǒ shì wèile yíjiàn shìqíng。Nà wǒmen jiù zhǐ tán tā，tánwánle zhīhòu jiù jiéshù，ránhòu wǒmén jiù gèzì huíqù zuò zìjǐ de shìqíng，bùnénggòu bǎ gōngshì hé zìjǐ de sīrén sīrén yúlè hùnhé qǐlái。Suǒyǐ wǒ juédé shì zhème liǎngzhǒng de guāndiǎn ba。Suǒyǐ yìngdāngshuō zài zhōngguó ne，wǒ juédé háishì nàzhǒng chuántǒng de guāndiǎn，jiùshì shuō bǎ yúlè hé gōngshì hùnhé qǐlái。Zhèzhǒng háishì bǐjiào zhànduōshù。Suǒyǐ xiàng bǐrúshuō hěnduō zhèzhǒng tánpàn de shíhòu，jiùhuì xiāngyìng de ānpái yìxiē，bǐrúshuō ne yìxiē yúlè huódòng。Ránhòu zài yúlè huódòng de guòchéngzhōng ne，zài hé zhèxiē guānyuán na、shāngrén ah dàjiā zài yìqǐ zài tánpàn yā，huòzhě shì shuō shāngliáng ah，bǐrúshuō，yìbiān chīfàn，yìbiān hējiǔ。Zài zhèzhǒng bǐjiào qīngsōng de huánjìngxià，ránhòu zuìhòu dàjiā zuòchū yígè juédìng。Wǒ juédé shì zhèyàngzi de。

English

In China, the distinction between about public and private isn’t very clear. I think that many people, especially the businesspeople with whom I’ve talked about this issue… Their thought is that when you’re talking about public affairs… if you only talk about official business, things get too serious, which, in the end, doesn’t seem to help people reach decisions. So they arrange for a meal and some entertainment, then, while eating or being entertained, they reach some decisions about their official business. But this is just one point of view. I think there’s another aspect to it—many professionals these days are more influenced by Western ideas, so they think that when you are talking business, you should only talk business. And so we talk only business. If [we’re meeting] about just one thing, then that’s the only thing we’ll talk about. Once we finish with it, we each go back to doing our own thing. [You] don’t mix business with your personal, personal pleasure. So I think there are two ideas about it. So I should say that I think there is a traditional perspective in China, which is that you mix business and pleasure. That’s most people’s attitude. So, like, for example, when you are negotiating, you’ll often arrange some appropriate, for example, entertainment. Then, during this entertainment, then you’ll negotiate with these officials, these businesspeople… everybody will negotiate or talk things over, while, for example, eating and drinking. In this kind of more relaxed environment, everybody comes to an agreement in the end. I think that’s how it works.

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