Chapter 3887 3889 [I want to go abroad]
One way out is to continue schooling and obtain a graduate degree. For Xiang Nan, this is not difficult. In fact, with his grades, he would have no problem recommending him to graduate school.
One way is to make a living by yourself, not obeying the distribution, not going to school, but starting your own business or working in a foreign company. At that time, Hujiang was an open city, and many foreign-funded companies poured in, and they were also very hungry for talents.
Another way out is to go abroad.
In the early 1980s, after the reform and opening up, there was a rush to go abroad.
At that time, there was still a gap between domestic living standards and Western developed countries.
For example, in the 1980s, bicycles in mainland China had to be purchased with a ticket. Televisions, air conditioners, refrigerators, washing machines, etc. are even rarer items.
But at the same time in the United States, every middle-class household had a car, and televisions, refrigerators, air conditioners, washing machines, etc. were almost standard equipment, which was far from enough.
After the opening of the country, many people saw this gap, so they focused on running abroad. There are many intellectuals, wealthy businessmen, celebrities, etc. among them.
This phenomenon has been reflected in many film and television dramas, such as "Yanjing Man in New York", "Chinese Partners", "See You or Be Parted", "Shinjuku Incident", "The Big Sabbath" and so on.
"I know Uncle Jin Shui. We have already met during the county meeting." Qiu Yingjie said with a smile.
If you join a foreign company, you will have more freedom and make more money than within the system, but in the end you will still be working for someone else.
But continuing to go to school doesn't make any sense to him. After all, with his knowledge, he would be embarrassed to be a professor, and there is no need to continue to take postgraduate entrance examinations or Ph.D.
His enchanted fafa can easily control the will of ordinary people. Not to mention just allowing him to pass a visa, it is also easy for them to commit suicide.
Chen Jinshui and Chen Jianghe were also surprised when they heard this, "Dagang, do you want to go abroad?"
With his status, it is relatively easy to go abroad.
Because of his excellent academic performance and the publication of many novels, he is very influential in the country. For talents like him, it is easy to apply to go abroad.
So Xiang Nan wanted to go abroad, take advantage of the constant foreign business opportunities in the 1980s, make a good sum of money, and wait until the 1990s to come back to invest and return home in glory.
"Yes, let me introduce you first. This is my friend Qiu Yingjie, this is the mayor of our Chenjia Town, my uncle Chen Jinshui, and my brother Chen Jianghe." Xiang Nan said with a smile.
“You want to go abroad?” Qiu Yingjie asked in surprise.
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As for starting your own business, the environment was still somewhat volatile in the 1980s.
"Yes, we have known each other for three years. We are college students in the same class." Qiu Yingjie explained, "The first time we met was on the way to school, and we have not lost contact since then.
That’s why the three partners in the movie "Partners in China" opened an English school. While teaching English, they also taught students the experience of visa interviews in order to improve their passing rate.
Xiang Nan doesn’t want to join a factory or get involved in politics. After all, he is used to being free and he really can’t accept working in a system that is restricted by others.
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“Yes, I didn’t expect Director Qiu to know Da Guang.” Chen Jinshui nodded.
For Xiang Nan, this is even simpler.
And the most difficult hurdle in the 1980s was to apply for a visa at the embassy. A visa requires an interview and you need to impress the visa officer before you can get a visa. Most people get stuck at this level.
“Really?” Chen Jinshui was shocked when he heard this.
He is very optimistic about the idea of building a small commodity market in Yiwu and thinks this idea is really brilliant. But I didn't expect that Xiang Nan came up with the idea. This kid really has a lot of potential. "I just came up with an idea. You can handle the specific things." Xiang Nan waved his hands and said, "Ideas are easy to come up with, but things are difficult to handle. You don't know how much effort it will take to accomplish this thing in the future, so I Don’t dare to take credit.”
"Well, it's not time to share the credit now." Qiu Yingjie waved his hand and said, "I'm just curious, why do you want to go abroad?"
Although there was a craze for going abroad at that time, many people went abroad and said that the moon in foreign countries was rounder. To be honest, they were a bit "admiring foreign countries".
Hence, he also has some opinions on Xiang Nan's choice.
“Outside Yiwu there are Jiangsu and Zhejiang, outside Jiangsu and Zhejiang there is China, and outside China there is the world.” Xiang Nan said with a smile, “We businessmen used to rely on a pair of feet and could only move around for a few hundred miles;
Now we can use railways to travel thousands of miles around us; in the future we will also use cargo ships and airplanes to allow our goods to travel tens of thousands of miles, leaving China and heading towards the world...
Only with the east wind from the Pacific and Atlantic Ocean, we in Yiwu can achieve the goal of flying chicken feathers into the sky. And when I went out, I just wanted to go out for the folks. Otherwise, given that I am famous and profitable in the mainland, why would I go to a foreign country with nothing? "
Hearing what Xiang Nan said, Qiu Yingjie, Chen Jinshui, and Chen Jianghe were all in awe.
"Okay, Daguang, you are still ambitious." Qiu Yingjie nodded, "I misunderstood you, I'm sorry."
"Daguang, you are really good. Yes, who said chicken feathers can't fly to the sky?" Chen Jinshui said happily.
“Daguang, you are still the best.” Chen Jianghe also said with admiration.
He is still thinking about setting up a stall at the entrance of the station and figuring out what kind of goods he can sell more profitably. Xiang Nan's eyes have turned to foreign countries, which really makes him feel ashamed.
"It's nothing, the man has his ambitions in all directions." Xiang Nan waved his hand and said with a smile.
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After returning to school during the summer vacation, Xiang Nan began to prepare for going abroad next year. He was planning to apply for a self-financed study abroad visa.
Of course, with his academic performance and consistent performance, it is not a problem to study abroad at public expense. But in that case, there would be a moral flaw.
Because Xiang Nan will not come back after completing his studies. He will have to wait until at least the 1990s to return to serve in the country, so don't take up the publicly funded study abroad quota.
Anyway, with his own financial resources, he can afford to study abroad at his own expense.
He then began to prepare for studying abroad, starting with taking the TOEFL and GRE exams.
TOEFL and GRE exams are both organized by ETS and recognized by tens of thousands of universities, institutions and colleges in more than 100 countries around the world.
Its scores are also one of the necessary conditions for applying to foreign universities and scientific research institutions.
The TOEFL and GRE exams are naturally not a problem for Xiang Nan.
To him, English is like his mother tongue. Listening, speaking, reading and writing are no problem at all.
After taking the TOEFL and GRE, it is time to apply to study abroad in foreign universities. After being admitted and receiving the admission notice, he can apply for a passport and visa.
Applying for school is not difficult for Xiang Nan.
In addition to sending his GRE, TOEFL scores, grades in school, and literary achievements to American universities, he also attached a paper he wrote on economics.
Xiang Nan has inherited the financial investment knowledge of Chu Tiankuo, Ding Yuanying, Fang Zhanbo and others, as well as the management experience of Shi Xiaomeng, Ye Jinyan and others, and has quite high attainments in finance.
So the paper he wrote is naturally meaningful. Anyone who is an expert in this field can see the value of his paper. Sure enough, in November, Xiang Nan received admission notices from many American universities.
(End of this chapter)