Chapter 15 What do you want
When Jia Yimin heard this, he immediately said: "Of course, how could you not remember? You said two sentences at that time.
The first sentence is, you almost don’t want to come back.
The second sentence is, if you can't do well when you come back, you will leave again."
After Jia Yimin finished speaking, he then asked Fang Qidong: "Do you still remember what I told you at the beginning?"
"Of course I remember! You also said a few words at that time.
The first sentence is, let’s do it together.
The second sentence is, if you want to leave, let’s go together.”
At this moment, the room fell into silence. Fang Qidong and Jia Yimin were both immersed in memories...
The enthusiasm and expectations, frustrations and helplessness of these years all came to my mind.
They know very well what it will mean once the energy that has been suppressed for a long time is released?
But it is impossible for Zhou Haiyang to understand this. He and they are not entirely of the same generation.
Their generation has gathered the historical experiences of several generations...
Fang Qidong looked at Zhou Haiyang in a gentle tone and said: "Xiao Zhou, you haven't gone to the United States yet, let me, a person who has been there, tell you how I felt at that time.
These are two completely different worlds, and the difference is something I can't imagine here.
When I got there, the impact and shock to me was so strong.
But every time in the dead of night, when people calm down, I wonder, does this have anything to do with me, Qidong?
Do I have any contribution to that country? No!
We, Qidong, came to the United States purely to enjoy ourselves, to take advantage of us, and to take advantage of us.
It is only natural for people to look down on me, despise me, laugh at me, and exclude me.
To be honest, is it good over there? Good!
Should you go? Yes!
But why did I come back?
Because I, Fang Qidong, won’t give in! I can’t convince myself!
Xiao Zhou, if you can really stay there with peace of mind when you arrive there one day, and don’t feel a sense of emptiness, it can only mean that I, Fang Qidong, have misjudged the wrong person today."
Zhou Haiyang heard this, swallowed his saliva, and said in a hoarse and still dry voice: "Teacher Fang, I think I should come back. I know there are more and better opportunities in China.
I just want to go out first to broaden my horizons and gain experience.
Not to mention anything else, it’s worth just coming back with a higher degree..."
"Who do you belong to?" Before Zhou Haiyang could continue, Fang Qidong interrupted him abruptly and asked.
"I am born in the year of Snake, 65 years old."
"I'm twenty years older than you. Teacher Jia and I were both students in the Computer Science Department of Yenching University in the first session of the college entrance examination resumed in 1977.
However, when we graduated from college, we were all in our thirties.
If you do the math, you will know what our generation has caught up with...
Our best years were also the most chaotic years in China. At that time, Teacher Jia and I were both working in the countryside.
But in fact, we don’t feel how miserable we are. Why? Because a group of the smartest and most talented people in the country are doing the same thing as me, and they are doing things they shouldn’t be doing.
At that time, our entire country was delayed for several generations.
However, the two of us always firmly believe that our country will get better one day.
But to make our country better, we must rely on the joint efforts of our generation and your generation."
Zhou Haiyang nodded subconsciously.
Then I heard Fang Qidong ask: "How many years do you plan to study?"
"Well, for a master's degree and a doctorate, it will take three years if it's fast, five years if it's slow."
"Okay, even if you finish school in five years. Did you just say that your girlfriend is already over there?
Therefore, after graduation you will continue to marry a wife and have children.
When your child is too young, you will definitely be tied up and unable to move away.
By the time you have a family and a career and can return to China to show off your talents, it will probably be ten years later.
In other words, for at least ten years, you will be in a different coordinate system from China.
Think about it, if the more than one billion Chinese people who are willing to endure hardships and use their brains are free from ideological constraints and burdens, and can finally let go and focus on a better life, what will our country look like in more than ten years?
Don't you think it's too late if you don't come back until then?
Now look, it's you who took the initiative to jump out of this coordinate system.
Looking back in the future, it will be more like you have been thrown out of this coordinate system.
If you waste the next ten years, the loss will be much greater than the ten years that Teacher Jia and I wereted.
If you don’t believe me, let’s make an agreement today and use you and Liang Ming as a reference to see how you two compare in ten years.”
After hearing what Fang Qidong said, Zhou Haiyang couldn't help but be startled, and was weighing the weight of Fang Qidong's words in his heart.
Fang Qidong's tone suddenly changed: "Well, whether to go or stay, the key is actually how you want to live your life, it depends on what you want?
Do you want to be a pioneer here, or an enjoyer there?
Do you want to be a participant here, or a bystander there?
If you subconsciously want to be the latter, just think that everything I said today is just fart and I didn’t say anything at all!”
The room suddenly fell silent again.
After Fang Qidong finished speaking, he turned around, walked back to his desk, sat down, and looked through the computer market analysis report spread out on the table.
At this moment, Jia Yimin also turned a blind eye to Zhou Haiyang.
Zhou Haiyang couldn't bear the embarrassment, so he stood up from the sofa, walked to his desk, and asked without saying anything: "Two teachers, can our company do this?"
Jia Yimin didn't even raise his head and replied angrily: "How will you know if you don't do it?!"
Fang Qidong didn't even look up, and then asked: "Xiao Zhou, do you think Teacher Jia and I can do it? Do you think you can do it yourself?"
Hearing this, Zhou Haiyang couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, and then changed the question: "What does our company plan to do?"
"ST now has 2401 typewriters, LX now has Hanka, and BD New Technology now has laser phototypesetting. But when they first started, they never imagined that they could make these.
The conditions of our 203 Institute are better than theirs, and we have a clear direction from the beginning, which is to make our own 32-bit boards and domestic brand computers while acting as an agent for imported products. This starting point is higher than theirs." Fang.
Qidong raised his head and looked at Zhou Haiyang, full of confidence.
"Then what exactly do I do?"
"Run the market, run the sales!" Fang Qidong immediately stood up and said.
Zhou Haiyang couldn't help but hesitate: "But I've never run before, so I don't know how to run."
Jia Yimin smiled and said: "We don't know how to run either."
Fang Qidong looked at Zhou Haiyang seriously: "Xiao Zhou, don't you think this is the opportunity for you? What is a pioneer? This is called a pioneer!"
Chapter completed!