So there is no need to pay attention to the casual advice given by elders during drinking or during normal conversations.
Of course, the current scenario where Mr. Thompson and Dong Tianyu sit opposite each other and talk is another situation. Although it is not a casual proposal, Mr. Thompson's purpose in suggesting this is not simply to wish his son to be successful, but rather to emulate Master Ye, who didn't handle any specific tasks in the camp but could still enjoy a special status by virtue of being the camp founder's father.
Frankly speaking, Mr. Thompson simply envies the special status Master Ye once displayed in the camp, like in the initial days of the camp when they worked in the Staff Department. After learning that the Staff Department had no real power, they found it very difficult to push forward any tasks, but whenever Master Ye intervened, even the most difficult tasks would become very simple and smooth.