Lin Shuqiang really resented Yang Tiezhi because he felt that as a sailor, Yang didn't respect him as the captain, the leader.
In fact, this wasn't the first clash between the two; they had previously argued over the loudness of Yang's knocking. At that time, they nearly came to blows but were separated by others.
This time, there was no one to break it up, and they went straight to fighting.
Lin Shuqiang was no longer young; at fifty-six, one could say he had spent his whole life at sea.
And leaders of his age really placed a high value on their status.
Many aspects of the culture that are criticized, such as the "dining table culture," "office culture," "accompanying leader culture," and so on, are actually revered by people of this age group.
They took their leadership very seriously, a mindset that had nothing to do with whether they were inside or outside the system. As long as one was a leader, they believed subordinates should respect and flatter them.
