His friends told him not to accept the offer, as the economic outlook was not good. Furthermore, Yang was unfamiliar with the Asian market--if he performed poorly, he might have no job to come back to at head office. But Yang was determined to try.
周遭朋友都勸他別去，因為大環境不景氣，他對亞洲市場又不熟，萬一做不好，日後調回總部可能沒有他的位置了，但楊耀武還是決定放手一搏。