Chapter 15 Zhuge Liang is good at self-packaging

When Zhuge Liang was in Longzhong, Xiangyang, he was just a commoner. Once an ordinary citizen applied for a job, Liu Bei was regarded as a teacher and became Liu Bei's first assistant. Why did Liu Bei dare to use Zhuge Liang boldly, and why did he trust Zhuge Liang so much?As soon as Zhuge Liang entered Liu Bei's camp, Liu Bei handed over the sword seal to Zhuge Liang without hesitation, and asked his sworn brothers Guan Yu and Zhang Fei to follow his command. Liu Bei's whole process from meeting Zhuge Liang to formally hiring him was too simple.The content of the interview was nothing more than listening to Zhuge Liang's brief discussion on the future development direction, and glanced at the map of the fifty-four states of Xichuan in Zhuge Liang's home.The direct investigation of Zhuge Liang took only 48 hours from meeting him, including staying overnight in his thatched hut. How could he be sure that he was the best candidate to assist me? I must ask Zhuge Liang to come out of the mountain. ?

This needs to be said from two aspects.One is that Liu Bei does have the ability to meet people. Through face-to-face contact and communication, he can quickly see through people's abilities and levels.Analyzing from another angle, it is the result of Zhuge Liang being good at selling himself. Now it seems that Zhuge Liang's skills in promoting himself are very clever, and one of the most important points is the packaging of his self-image.This kind of image packaging is not only superficial, such as wearing a crane cloak and wearing a scarf, but a series of actions taken to achieve one's expected goals.

When Zhuge Liang first arrived in Xiangyang, relying on the relationship between his uncle Zhuge Xuan and Jingzhou Mu Liubiao, he studied at Jingsheng Academy in Xiangyang.Among the many outstanding students, there is nothing particularly special about them.How can we stand out and be different?How can I make myself a topic of discussion, thereby attracting everyone's attention and becoming a blockbuster?It is definitely useless to just study step by step. After careful consideration, Zhuge Liang realized that, first of all, he needs to let everyone know about Zhuge Liang, and to make everyone want to know Zhuge Liang, then he must increase his popularity and do a few things that can cause a sensation.

In order to achieve this goal, he openly advertised himself as contemporary Guan Zhong and Le Yi, causing an uproar from all walks of life in the society, causing others to comment, arousing discussions in the streets and alleys. Zhuge Liang boasted in public that he "compares himself to Guan Zhong and Le Yi".This is an astonishing statement. Who are Guan Zhong and Le Yi?It said that Guan Yu knew, "I heard that Guan Zhong and Le Yi were famous people in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, and their achievements covered the world; Kong Ming is too much compared to this person?" Isn't this little-known mountain villager a little ignorant?Guan Yu is a man who has seen the world, and he has never seen anyone comparable to Guan Zhong and Le Yi.

Is Zhuge Liang a little too arrogant?Needless to say, people who don’t know Zhuge Liang, even those who know Zhuge Liang, most of them also have the same point of view: Why doesn’t this kid know that “humility makes people progress, and pride makes people lag behind”?Don't say that you really have this ability, even if you have it, you should be more reserved and leave room for yourself! Zhuge Liang's way of thinking is different. He just wants to speak out shockingly, shocking the world, and attracting the attention of the world.His purpose of propagating these words was soon achieved.Zhuge Liang believed in "He who knows others is wise, and he who knows himself is wise."

He knew very well what consequences his words would bring to himself and what impact it would have on the public.He compared his ability with the gains and losses of his predecessors, and he believed that if given the same opportunity, he could do better than his predecessors.Seek truth from facts! It doesn't matter if you are skeptical of his statement, Zhuge Liang has already thought about the corresponding countermeasures.One is to invite friends and buddies to join in, if others don't believe it, you have to say you believe it.It is said that we need to support each other, how to reflect it?Just at this juncture.So Cui Zhouping, Xu Yuanzhi, Shi Guangyuan, and Meng Gongwei stood up one after another and issued proofs for Zhuge Liang: Yes, Zhuge Liang's ability is even better than Guan Zhong and Le Yi's, probably on par with Jiang Ziya.

What is the basis?We discuss history together all day long, analyze examples, study gains and losses, and we know Zhuge Liang best.We have heard Zhuge Liang's views on governing the country, and we are superior to Guan Zhong; Zhuge Liang's military tactics are beyond Le Yi's imagination. Even so, the world is still skeptical of Zhuge Liang's statement, and there are many people who think that Zhuge Liang is arrogant.what to do?Zhuge Liang has another trick, which is to ask the master to come forward to comment on himself, and ask the authoritative person to talk about his evaluation.

Xiangyang masters such as Pang Degong and Sima Hui awarded Zhuge Liang the title of "Fulong", which is to give Zhuge Liang full affirmation.Believe it or not, Zhuge Liang's popularity has greatly increased, and with it, he will naturally get the attention of relevant people and increase his ability to influence. Zhuge Liang immediately became a news figure in Xiangyang, became a topic of discussion among young students, became the object of attention of "headhunters", and then won the title of "Wolong", which laid the foundation for future success.Of course, there must be a prerequisite for moving chess, that is, you must have real talents and practical learning.