To catch a big fish, cast a long line Coming around to where we started, though being refused may be hard to get over, think of how the sales targets feels: An old friend calls after long being out of touch. Even before they get over their surprise, they find out that their old friend is blabbering on, and the point is only to push some product or recruit downliners.
放長線，釣大魚？話說回來，推銷遭到拒絕固然難過，對一般人來說，好久不見的朋友突然來電，驚喜之情還沒褪去呢，就發現老友迂迴講了半天，竟然是要推銷產品或是拉下線，受傷害、被欺騙的感覺恐怕更尖銳。