Chapter 97: Is Reading Really Useless?

"May I ask Yu Wenfei, have you read Han Han's article, which of the two of you do you think has a higher level?"

A reporter asked this rather poignant question.

When it comes to new concepts, it is certainly impossible to avoid Han Han, who is the first prize winner of the first new concept.

There are so many topics on him.

His first novel, which is about to be released, is a hot topic recently.

Hearing this tricky question, Dong Xiaoxue next to her was a little anxious, because this question is too difficult to answer, especially for newcomers, it is easy to step into the trap set by reporters.

If you don't answer well, it's easy to get into trouble.

Yu Wenfei was not in a hurry, smiled and said, "Han Han is my senior brother, of course I have read his article." The writing is very spicy and the thinking is very profound! As for the question of the level of the level, how to say this, as the saying goes, there is no first place in the text, and it is difficult to compare. In particular, the two of us have different styles, and my articles are more about emotional people, so I can only say that each has its own strengths. ”

After listening to Yu Wenfei's answer, Dong Xiaoxue relieved her heart and glanced at him with appreciation.

This answer not only praised Han Han, which can be regarded as a good fate, but also indirectly praised himself.

You must know that since last year's new concept competition, Han Hanke has always been the focus of public opinion and the object of countless people's attention.

Yu Wenfei can now be compared with him, which is a good thing in itself.

However, the reporter still didn't let go of Yu Wenfei, and finally came up with a newcomer who can be compared to Han Han, if there is no sensational news, how can everyone write news.

"Classmate Yu Wenfei, I don't know what you think about Han Han's uselessness of reading?"

Hearing this question, the scene fell silent, because this question is too sensitive!

In recent years, it has been an era when the country has vigorously promoted reform and opening up.

In society as a whole, there is an impetuous atmosphere, and remarks such as "looking at money and making a lot of money" and "it is better to build an atomic bomb than to sell tea and eggs" are very marketable.

In this context, the theory of the uselessness of reading has also been put forward by many people, even many newspapers.

Why is Han Han so popular, because he himself is a representative of useless reading!

When he participated in the new concept last year, he was a freshman in high school, and he took a total of eight homework in the final exam, and Han Han failed seven of them......

By this year, it was said that he had dropped out of school.

After dropping out of school, he published an article in a newspaper column criticizing the domestic education system, which can be said to be a typical representative of the "theory of the uselessness of reading".

This is also the reason why he is so popular.

A character who is full of topics can certainly attract everyone's attention.

Faced with this question, Yu Wenfei also became serious, and his heart began to think quickly.

If it's Tai Chi and you vague the question, that's no problem.

But......

Yu Wenfei feels that this is an opportunity!

A chance to make yourself a positive role model and still be praised even after more than a decade!

Although the theory of the uselessness of reading is quite marketable at present, it will not take long for this view to be proven to be a fallacy with the progress of society!

Thinking of this, he straightened his face and said: "It is useless to read, this is the biggest lie! Those who propagate such remarks will surely become sinners of history without exaggeration!"

There was an uproar in the audience, Yu Wenfei's words were too heavy.

Moreover, this kind of remarks is still quite marketable at the moment, not to mention anything else, among the many reporters on the scene, many of them have published various articles in newspapers and periodicals that promote the "uselessness of reading".

Immediately, a reporter retorted unconvinced.

Even if you don't study, there are many ways to become a productive person, and your achievements will be even greater! Take a very simple example, Microsoft's Bill Gates, you know, didn't he just drop out of Harvard to found Microsoft, and now he is the richest man in the world. Regarding this, I don't know what Yu Wenfei thinks?"

The reporter looked at Yu Wenfei triumphantly, ready to see his joke.

Bill Gates's withdrawal from school is also the favorite example given by those who support the theory that reading is useless.

Obviously, there are not many Harvard graduates who can reach Bill Gates's achievements, and Bill Gates dropped out of school to start a business and became the richest man in the world!

Doesn't that prove that it doesn't matter if you go to college or not?

Dong Xiaoxue's heart rose again, she didn't know how to answer this question, could Yu Wenfei cope with it?

Yu Wenfei smiled slightly, and asked rhetorically: "This reporter, since you mentioned Bill Gates, and you also know that he dropped out of Harvard, do you know where he went to middle school?"

The reporter was stunned and blurted out, "Where did you go to middle school, does it have anything to do with this issue?"

"Of course there is, and it has a lot to do with it! You don't know, Bill Gates went to Lakeside High School in the United States. In the '60s, the tuition was $6,000 a semester!"

There was a sound of cool air in the audience, six thousand dollars!

In 2000, the exchange rate between the US dollar and the renminbi was as high as 8.3, and 6,000 US dollars was 50,000 yuan!

Moreover, this is still the tuition standard of Lakeside Middle School in the sixties, in the sixties, let alone 50,000 yuan, it is estimated that the vast majority of people have not even seen 500.

And this is just Bill Gates's tuition fee for one semester, two semesters a year, that is 12,000 US dollars, 100,000 yuan!

"The quality of teaching in this school is indeed worthy of its high tuition fees. Take computers, oh, computers. I guess many of you here here may not have used a computer yet. ”

There was a burst of laughter from the audience, indeed, there were not many people working on computers at this time.

"And in the 60s, Lakeside Middle School spent a lot of money to buy a computer. The computers were different from today, and now you can buy a good computer for a few thousand dollars. But in the 60s, not to mention our country, even in the United States, the most developed country in the world, computers were very, very expensive! They were mainframes, and a computer was the size of a house! Generally only large state-level scientific research institutions have. ”

In other words, in the sixties, Bill Gates began to have access to computers, and this channel was in school. The other founder of Microsoft, Paul Allen, is also Bill Gates' middle school classmate, and the two are good friends. The two of them, every month, you can hear clearly, every month! The fee for using the computer alone is as high as 3,000 US dollars!"

"It was precisely because of Bill Gates and Allen, both of whom received the world's most advanced education at that time, that they had the opportunity to come into contact with the advanced thing of computers. Only when the information age comes, will they have enough knowledge to do a great job! The representative of the theory that reading is useless in your mouth has paid such a high fee in order to contact and learn computers!"

"Now, do you still think that reading and studying are useless?"

Yu Wenfei looked at the reporter with a smile and asked.