Impressed by CZ Big Brother @cz_binance, who has taken love to a business level! 😂

What do dating and doing business have in common? Understand CZ’s romantic history, and you’ll understand the ultimate negotiation strategy!
The story begins in his sophomore year. After experiencing a failed long-distance relationship, CZ met a gentle and kind Taiwanese girl named Amanda in Montreal.
At that time, CZ was far from the mature and steady person he is now. Like many young, spirited guys, he was extremely self-centered in relationships, even a bit “difficult.”
Whenever they had small disagreements, he would always magnify the conflict and repeatedly use the same ultimate weapon—threatening to break up to pressure the other person.
Because Amanda was very kind, every time he threw out this trump card, she would always apologize first, forgiving and backing down again and again.
Back then, CZ probably thought this trick worked perfectly. As long as he held onto the soft spot the other person was reluctant to give up, he could always stay in the dominant position.
Until one day, he habitually threw the word “break up” at her again.
No tears, no begging. This time, Amanda simply responded with one word: “Okay.”
In that moment, CZ was stunned. He desperately apologized, trying to take back what he had just thrown out, but it was too late. The girl’s tolerance had been completely exhausted.
This time, CZ cried. He recalled in his book that those tears contained sadness from the breakup, but more so from feeling stupid and difficult again.
This relationship completely transformed him.
From this painful lesson, he derived two principles that have directly influenced how he handles people and affairs later on:
First rule: Don’t be a jerk. Be kind and easy to get along with.
Second rule: Never, ever use “ultimatums.”
Why? Because ultimatums are essentially a sign of extreme weakness and shortsightedness. When you run out of cards, you try to scare others by flipping the table.
As soon as you say, “Unless you do this, I will leave/withdraw my investment/accuse you,” you hand over the initiative to others.
CZ later realized:
When someone threatens you in negotiations, the best response is to directly choose the option they used to threaten you.
For example, if they say: “If you don’t agree to this condition, we will terminate the cooperation.”
Your reply should be: “Okay, then let’s terminate the cooperation.”
Never be swayed by emotions, never be hostage to threats.
See, this is the true mindset of a boss.
Treat life as an infinite game, never reveal your cards easily, and never fear anyone flipping the table.