In the elegantly decorated restaurant, Frank looked up at Qing Huan while cutting the steak elegantly, and then smiled, "You may not agree to let me come out once when I ask you ten times, I have to say, I was really flattered this time today." ”

"Don't pretend, you know why I asked you out. Qing Huan didn't have the slightest appetite, and looked at him and said very calmly, "Tell me, what did I do badly?"

"You're really not romantic. Frank sighed and took a sip from his glass, "You should know that every company has its own system for admitting a person, and you received a rejection letter stating that your scores didn't add up to the passing mark, it's as simple as that." ”

"So, what are the items that I didn't qualify?" Qing Huan was a little unconvinced, and continued to ask unrelentingly.

"It's hard to say, you're smart, you're hardworking, you're doing well in your studies, and you've got some work experience, but that doesn't mean you're necessarily in line with the company's culture and standards, and we're going to test everyone's club background, public image, and some other factors, but I'm not so convenient to tell you. ”

"So you still want to tell me that it was a stupid decision to quit the club in the first place?"

"That's not what I meant," Frank propped his forehead, realizing that he couldn't do anything about the woman in front of him, "I just want to tell you that these are all factors that affect whether you will be accepted or not, it's not that if you feel that you are excellent, the company will definitely want you, otherwise we will receive tens of thousands of applications every year, and they all think they are excellent, so we will all be admitted? Or will everyone tell them why they are not accepted?"

Qing Huan bit his lip desperately, and after a while, he looked up at him suspiciously and asked, "Are you sure you didn't do anything in it?"

"Please don't doubt my professionalism," Frank put down his knife and fork, his expression suddenly solemn, "and do you think I can really cover the sky with one hand? Don't forget, I wasn't the only one interviewing you that day." ”

Qing Huan didn't speak, just stared at the seafood pasta in front of him in a daze, and didn't know what he was thinking.

"I'm curious, why do you have such a deep obsession with Morgan, the two boutique investment banks that gave you internship opportunities in the summer are not worse than Morgan, on the contrary, they are better for personal promotion channels, why do you have to go to Morgan?" Frank looked at her and asked a little strangely.

"Didn't I tell you? Qing Huan picked up the pasta on the plate boredly and said with a wistful expression.

Frank glanced at her with a smirk, an expression of believing that you have a ghost, but he still didn't continue to ask.

After returning to the apartment, Qing Huan took an early bath and fell asleep, lay on the soft wooden bed, and then slowly closed his eyes.

It's just because the first company that person went to after graduating from college was Morgan, and he worked in it for two years until he decided to return to China for development, so he left Morgan and went to Shensheng.

She remembers that there is a saying on the Internet that if you love someone deeply, you will slowly find that you will become more and more similar to that person. Qing Huan raised her hand and pressed her forehead hard, no matter how reluctant she was, she had to admit that she deliberately wanted to have an overlap with him, so the reason why she wanted to go to Morgan was just because she wanted to go to the place where he used to stay, and wanted to feel the environment where he had worked, because only in this way could she feel that there seemed to be a connection between her and him.

The moonlight outside the window was silent, the city was prosperous and beautiful, and Qing Huan suddenly remembered what Su Jing said: There should be no tears in New York.

Yes, in this prosperous city, my life has just begun, what are you crying about?" she smiled slightly, and gradually let her consciousness sink into deep darkness.

A week before going to the company, she sent an email to the leader of the group she was going to, asking what she needed to prepare, and the next day she received a reply: sleep more, rest more.

Qing Huan glanced at the reply time of the email, it was more than four o'clock in the morning.

The first week of the internship was training, and Qinghuan took time to visit her mentor, Nina, who is an African-American who works as an analyst at the company.

At noon, she took Qinghuan to a Japanese restaurant in the square for lunch, probably told her about the company's situation and some precautions, and then took a sip of a cup of tea and yawned, "I have added three all-night shifts this week, come to Wall Street, you will find that enough sleep is too luxurious for you, cherish your current sleep time......

Qing Huan smiled and did not answer.

At this time, several people walked out of the box inside, chatted and laughed, and left after checking out. Nina's gaze followed them until they left the cafeteria, then she pouted and said, "Do you see those incredible looks? It's not Harvard or Princeton, you know?" When you come here to work, you will find that even if you spend a few years to get an Ivy League Ph.D. in finance, it is nothing in the eyes of these investment banking companies, and the same Ivy League is far from the status on Wall Street, and Harvard and Princeton undergraduate graduates can be easily admitted without any professional background in finance, and when they first come, they don't even know what financial services are. ”

"Just because they're Harvard or Princeton?

Apparently Nina was very happy to have someone to complain about these self-righteous pride with her, and after glancing around to make sure that no one was around, she spoke accusatorily: "Who's to say no, but the truth is that when an investment bank tries to take a business or close a deal with a client, it is often most effective to have those graduates lead the negotiations, even if they have no experience at all." But when a company learns that a Harvard or Princeton graduate will be involved in a project, they are usually more willing to do the business because the investment bank will tell them that the smartest people in the world are working for you, and it's usually easier to close the deal than anything else, and it's tried-and-true. ”

Qing Huan silently picked a ramen and sent it to his mouth, although this is known as the freest country in the world, but when you really live in this country, you will find that class discrimination and solidification are everywhere, you want to live the life you want here? Then there must be a good company willing to hire you, and the prerequisite for their employment is that you must have an elite school degree, but how difficult it is to get into an elite school, either you are very smart and excellent, or you are from a local elite family.

Therefore, these excellent companies and elite schools can be regarded as establishing a kind of mutually reinforcing alliance, and in the end, most of the high-quality resources have flowed to these elites, and the elite people are more elite, and most of them will only continue to be ordinary.

After lunch, Nina took Qinghuan to visit the company, the office environment is very simple, it is a combination of black, white and gray, the ground is covered with a thick carpet, there is a soft feeling when you step on it, the floors are divided according to the different departments, some of the lower floors are the trading department, and then the mergers and acquisitions department, and then the backstage.

Qing Huan's internship position is in the M&A department, and from here you can see the view overlooking half of Manhattan, Morgan's building is not very far from here, and you can see the sign on its roof from here, she silently looked at the window for a while before turning to leave.

After returning to the apartment after the training in the evening, seeing Su Jing packing her luggage, Qing Huan was stunned for a moment and asked, "Where are you going?"

"White asked me to go to Hawaii to bask in the sun and leave in the evening. Su Jing replied without raising her head, "I originally wanted to take you with me, but you want to do an internship, so I had to go with him." ”

"I've never heard you talk about it yesterday. Qing Huan said in some surprise.

"That's all it takes for a rich man, when it comes to where he goes, he can take you there as soon as he has time, and you don't have to plan months in advance when it comes to vacations, like ordinary working-class people. Su Jing shrugged and said.

"I'm really envious of you, you can go on vacation, I went to the company today to learn about the general situation, and I can already foresee that I will have a very hard time in the future. Qing Huan sighed, picked up a pillow and sat on the single sofa and said.

"How to say it, this is your own choice, there are many ways for women to succeed, and you chose the most difficult one. Su Jing threw a light beach skirt into the box, rolled her eyes and said.

Qing Huan glanced at her and was about to speak, but was interrupted by her.

"Don't brainwash me that way," Su Jing squinted at her dangerously, then crossed her waist and raised her eyebrows: "This girl just wants to tell you with facts that by getting married, the old lady can reach the pinnacle of life." ”

Qing Huan blinked and said weakly: "Of course I believe in your strength, but what I just wanted to say is that a material like mine can only choose this most difficult way." ”

Su Jing touched her chin and glanced her up and down, and nodded in agreement, "You're right, you are indeed a little thinner, a little darker, your nose is not so high, your facial features are not very three-dimensional, and most importantly, your emotional intelligence is lower." ”

Qinghuan: "......"