From the initial shock of seeing Smith, to the anxiety upon learning the identities of more people, and finally to numbness, it didn't take Frank very long.
Gao Guang was someone Frank had rescued. That young man who had fought desperately to survive and prove his worth just over a year ago now laid out such a network of relationships, leaving Frank not so much moved but bewildered.
How did he climb the ranks?
We're all human, why such a big difference?
You could say that comparison is the thief of joy. Frank genuinely felt the vast disparity in status, and instead of regaining confidence in his abilities, he felt even more undermined, significantly so.
But when it came to confidence in the future, mainly in terms of making money, it wasn't a matter of whether he could recover or not, but rather Frank had to remind himself not to become too arrogant.