Let me tell you about the most impressive flattery I've ever seen.

Back in the day, a buddy of mine was promoted by the boss.
We invited the boss to dinner.
After three rounds of drinks, this guy got completely drunk, and after expressing his loyalty, suddenly he "plopped" down and knelt on the ground to kowtow to the leader.
Tears welling up: "My Guo family has been farming for generations, and finally I’ve turned things around. I’m not good at expressing myself. Heavenly Lord, I worship my teachers, bow to my parents above, and to my benefactors below!"
The seasoned, shrewd leader, who was over fifty and had a very deep mind, was actually quite moved.
In the years that followed, he regarded him as his own!
When approaching retirement, he didn’t even bother to properly settle his own son, but went to great lengths to promote my buddy another level!