你提要求，对方说「这个我得请示一下领导」。多数情况下这是？
You make a request; they say “I'll have to check with my manager.” Usually this is…?
全球翻车率（内测预估）
A他真的需要授权
tā zhēn de xū yào shòu quán · they genuinely need authorisation
B他对你的要求很感兴趣
tā duì nǐ de yāo qiú hěn gǎn xìng qù · they're genuinely interested in your request
✓婉拒，把「不行」交给一个不在场的人去说
wǎn jù，bǎ「bù xíng」jiāo gěi yí gè bú zài chǎng de rén qù shuō · a soft no, outsourced to someone who isn't in the room
D他在拖时间准备材料
tā zài tuō shí jiān zhǔn bèi cái liào · stalling while they prepare paperwork
「我得请示一下」的妙处在于：拒绝你的人永远不出现，你连争都没地方争。
The beauty of “I'll have to check upstairs” is that the person refusing you never appears — leaving nobody to argue with.