Chinese wine table culture is actually to express the respect for the guests, generally reflected in the toast, seat, pouring wine above. The toast should start from the main seat, then the main guest seat, and finally the secondary guest seat, and the toast should be said according to the situation. The seating arrangement is usually that the main guest sits in the seat facing the door, the main guest on the left, the secondary guest on the right, and the secondary guest across from the main guest, who is the one who entertains the guests and drinks the wine. Pouring the wine from the most honored guests first, followed by the secondary guests, and the person pouring the wine last.
Chinese table culture originated from the culture of wine. The wine culture then comes from ancient poets, the most famous of which would be Li Bai, the Wine Immortal. He made a poem about persuasion of wine, "Will Enter Wine", even if he was urging his friends not to care about these right and wrong, and to get drunk today, and to get drunk to solve a thousand sorrows. The poet's wine culture is to forget the sorrows and to cheer up the banquet. The wine culture of poets is a kind of sentiment, a symbol of elegance. In ancient times, there were not so many entertainment programs, some of the best friends will get together to drink, when the rise of poetry and painting writing calligraphy.
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And in modern times, the culture of the drinking table has become a particularly important one in doing business and talking about trade.
Because when Chinese people talk business, they don't make a clear distinction between public and private matters as they do in the West, where business is business and has nothing to do with personal relationships. Chinese people talk about business more in terms of friendship. Many Chinese talk business over drinks. If you don't behave well at the table, you may leave a bad impression on your clients and it will be hard to get business done. If you have a good conversation with the customer at the table, you can even get the business in one fell swoop.
Ge You's performance in "Private Practice" brings the culture of the drinking table to life. A lot of Chinese people talk about business is not the need to pour a toast to say good words, in the virtual and real between their own requirements, to do business to the customer to express. Customers at the table will judge whether to talk to each other to make a deal. However, in today's society, this kind of drinking culture is gradually declining. Because many Chinese companies have begun to accept business negotiation, the wine table is more like a celebration after a deal is made.