What did the leader mean by joking at the meeting?

If you are his direct report or his assistant, it is normal for him to ask you to attend the meeting. Because meetings are usually very time-consuming, leaders only need to understand the spirit and resolutions of the meeting, and do not need to attend the meeting in person. Leaders can use the meeting time to do other things.

Many meetings require the top leaders of enterprises/units to attend, in the hope that enterprises/units attach importance to the contents of the meetings, and the top leaders do not have to attend the meetings.