Chapter 495: Harvard University Speech

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"Look, it's Kyle Durant, the president of Teradyne!"

As soon as Guo Shouyun sat down, he heard someone shouting next to him.

Subconsciously looked forward, and a middle-aged man in a brown suit with a slightly chubby figure came into view. He didn't know him, but he was no stranger to Teradyne, the world's top manufacturer of semiconductors and experimental electronics. Many of Apple's R&D devices are Teradyne products.

"Kyle Durant is nothing, just before I came, I saw Boston Mayor Dunlun Lowell at the school gate. ”

"I also saw Nate Robin, president of the Gillette Company. ”

"I heard that Governor Mr. Rodson will be there too!"

Bruce Kwok is now the most mysterious and talented 'hot chicken' and super-rich man in the American financial and business circles, and his speech is sure to attract a large number of successful people in business and politics. ”

Hearing the discussion around him, Guo Shouyun didn't feel anything. In the past four years, he has become accustomed to all kinds of evaluations of himself by the outside world. But Huang Huizi, who insisted on sitting beside him, as well as Huang Zhipei and Zhao Rong, were different.

"You'd better not go up later. ”

"Why?"

Turning his head and looking at Huang Huizi with a worried expression, Guo Shouyun asked with a smile.

"Can't you see how important today's speech is! I have been studying at Harvard for almost two years, and I have listened to dozens of speeches by well-known people, but there has never been one that has attracted so many celebrities and elites from the outside world. … You look at the 10 rows in front, and they're almost full. ”

Guo Shouyun glanced at the nearly two hundred people who were sitting in the front in suits and leather shoes, which were obviously different from ordinary students, including faculty and staff.

"See! If you ruin such an important speech, the school will definitely expel you!"

"Lao Guo, don't be reckless. Last night we played Truth or Dare just for fun, so we didn't have to put our school on the hook for such a thing. It's not worth it!" Huang Zhipei, who was beside Huang Huizi, also persuaded.

"That's right, Lao Guo. Forget it today. It's a big deal that the next time you play together, you're making up for the Truth or Dare punishment. Shao Xiaojun also persuaded.

"How can you go back on what you promised...!"

"Shut up. … How difficult is the opportunity to study abroad at Harvard? If he is expelled from school, Lao Guo's life will be ruined. Is it important for us to be happy for a while, or is it important for the happiness of people's lives!" Huang Zhipei interrupted Liang Cheng's words angrily.

The latter pouted and said nothing. Although he has some small-bellied temperament and wants to see his rival lose face in front of his beloved, he is not really 'human nature is evil'. And ruining people's futures is a great enmity of life and death!

In the face of everyone's persuasion, Guo Shouyun just smiled and nodded, and did not say anything. He can't tell them he's right.

"Look, it's about to begin!"

In the discussion of the people around them, everyone hurriedly looked up. Sure enough, after being seated with Lawrence Summers, president of Harvard University, and several important guests, Hans Bloomberg, the vice president in charge of external reception, walked to the podium.

"Everyone, please be quiet!"

The sound equipment in the auditorium of Harvard University is of good quality, and the sound is clear and stable to everyone's ears, including those who do not have seats and can only listen outside the auditorium.

“… Today, we are very honored to invite Mr. Bruce Guo, a well-known American entrepreneur, Silicon Valley elite, and genius in the field of financial investment, to give us a speech. I believe that Mr. Guo's life is as familiar as mine, or more familiar than me. Matrix, Ruby, Guo's, Apple, Google, Phoenix, Enron Pacific and other giant companies in retail, technology, finance, Internet, energy and other aspects are closely related to Mr. Guo. ”

“… The most amazing thing is that Mr. Guo, who is only 23 years old, has achieved something that no one else can achieve in his life in less than four years since he founded LinkedIn in his dormitory at Stanford University in late 1999. What kind of business logic and life wisdom are hidden behind this remarkable and dazzling achievement? Today, Mr. Bruce Guo will share with us!

“… Finally, let us welcome Mr. 'Bruce Guo', the super business genius of the United States, to the stage with the warmest applause!"

Instantly, thunderous applause echoed over the auditorium.

Guo Shouyun simply tidied up his clothes and stood up. His movements instantly attracted Huang Huizi who had not forgotten to pay attention to him next to him.

The latter was frightened by his bold actions, "Guo Shouyun, what are you doing, sit down!"

Huang Zhipei, who noticed this, also said anxiously: "Lao Guo, don't mess around, come back quickly." ”

Guo Shouyun turned his head and smiled at them, nodded slightly, and walked down the steps next to him towards the rostrum.

Huang Huizi was about to go over and chase him back, but was stopped by Deng Feng.

"Get out of the way, I'm going to chase him back!"

"Don't bother, Miss Huang. What you're going to listen to today is the boss's speech!"

When the words fell, he didn't care about Huang Huizi, who was already stunned, turned around and chased after Guo Shouyun. He hadn't forgotten his duty.

Looking at the person who walked onto the rostrum calmly and confidently with a smile on his face, Huang Huizi was stunned for a while, "He is Bruce Guo? But isn't his name Guo Shouyun?"

In fact, it was not only her, but Huang Zhipei, who had been with Guo Shouyun for a night, looked at the 'familiar strangers' on the rostrum, and they were all stunned. In any case, they can't connect the easy-going and young Guo Shouyun who spoke fluent Mandarin and an authentic Chinese mindset last night with Bruce Guo, a mature and stable Chinese-American entrepreneur and super-rich man who is now standing on the stage.

After a few simple polite words, taking the microphone from Hans Bloomberg's hand, Guo Shouyun deliberately glanced at where Huang Zhipei and them were. But because there were too many people, and their positions were relatively far back in the middle, he could only see the figures clearly, but he couldn't see the expressions on their faces.

"I think they must be very complicated now!"

After a few superfluous thoughts went through my mind, I collected my thoughts. After a quick nod to Lawrence Summers, who was sitting in the audience, Guo Shouyun began today's speech.

"It is a great honor to receive an invitation from President Summers to give a lecture to you as a person who has just graduated from college. I just heard President Bloomberg talk about business wisdom and life experience, and I think the Harvard case must be more detailed and in-depth than what I said. I'm not going to waste your precious time here. ”

"Of course, I know that the reason why you have come to listen to me today is to gain some experience from me, which can help you to achieve success in your career when you step into the society in the future. So then I will talk about what I think is a successful model that is suitable for ordinary people. ”

"First of all, I would like to emphasize that the 21st century is an age of information, especially the popularization of the Internet and mobile phones, so that the transmission of information can be counted in seconds. This means that all information-based industries are changing rapidly. In this era of rapid change, choice is more important than effort, and pattern is more important than choice!"

"Why? I'll give you a few simple examples. Google, I think everyone is familiar with it. Before I joined Google, it was co-founded by Sergey Brin and Larry Page. They have a Ph.D. in computer science from Stanford University. If most people choose, they will enter Microsoft, IBM, Hewlett-Packard and other technology companies to become computer engineers after graduation, and they will get an annual salary of more than $60,000 and step into the middle class. ”

"If they work hard, then the salary will continue to increase, their staff will keep rising, they will become senior engineers, and ideally they will get some shares in the company. For most people, this is already a satisfying career!"

"But Sergey Brin and Larry Page did not choose such a safe path, they chose a riskier venture, and chose the Internet among the many possibilities of starting a business! From the establishment of Google in '98 to the present nearly six years, we have built a super enterprise with an estimated market value of more than $20 billion from scratch!"

"Wow...!"

The sheer number unsurprisingly sparked a cascade of exclamations among the students below. Even those successful people who know Google and know Guo Shouyun's life are surprised and envious of him.

"Some people may wonder if Google is really that valuable? I want to tell you that we are already talking to Goldman Sachs and Merrill Lynch about Google's pre-IPO preparations, and I'm sure you'll soon know if I'm talking nonsense. ”

"In addition, regardless of whether Google's market capitalization can reach or even exceed the $20 billion I said, I think many of you know its value. Once it goes public, Sergey Brin and Larry Page will be undoubtedly billionaires, and they are both only about thirty years old. And those who, like them, graduated with a Ph.D. in computer science from Stanford and went on to work as engineers in technology companies are now just engineers with an annual salary of more than $60,000 as I just mentioned. ”

"A middle-class man who chose a job as an engineer that most people would do, and a billionaire who chose an Internet start-up. So choice is more important than effort. … A cleaner, no matter how hard he tries, he is still a cleaner, and no matter how hard a truck driver works, he is still a truck driver. ”

But if a cleaner chooses to use his experience in the industry to set up a website dedicated to providing cleaning services to users and connect users with other cleaners, then he has created an Internet C2C company; By analogy, housekeeping, express delivery, catering, retail, etc., all walks of life can be Internetized and create new business models. ”

"The emergence of this disruptive business model will change the existing wealth landscape. Those who are conservative are destined to be eliminated, and the opportunity belongs to those entrepreneurs who can make the right choice and persevere. In the next 20 years, the Internet will profoundly change the entire society. This is not the United States, but the whole world, including the United States. Whether you can seize this opportunity and change your destiny depends on your own ability and luck. ”

After a pause, Guo Shouyun glanced at the many students in the audience who were full of excitement and anticipation for the future, as well as many successful people with different and complex eyes in the eyes of the front of the rostrum, such as thinking, disdain, and recognition.

"Of course, although in the future, the Internet will be the industry that creates the most wealth and can change the fate of the most. But it still adheres to an unbreakable truth that has been unshakable throughout the ages, which is that 'success always belongs to the few'. That's why I would say that the pattern is more important than the choice. Choosing the Internet industry does not necessarily make you rich, and maybe you are still an ordinary engineer. ”

"Some people will even say that I like to be an engineer without any problems. But what I want to say is, don't let your career be a constraint for you. … I saw a news item before that a toll booth in New Jersey was canceled and the unemployed toll collectors still lost their jobs despite a lot of hard work. When the reporter interviewed one of the women, she was very sad and cried: 'She is 36 years old, she has three children at home, and she will not do anything but pay for it'. ”

"I think if this woman's husband is also low-income, then their family will be struggling. There is no doubt that this is a sad story. But let's put aside human nature and analyze the problems rationally. If this lady is proficient in a musical instrument in addition to her work as a toll collector, then even if she loses her job as a toll collector, she can still work as a tutor or instrument teacher, and her income is very good. Or if she likes to write, she can try to submit manuscripts to newspapers and magazines to make ends meet. There are many careers, and so are the options. ”

"So, if she had two or three skills, I think she probably wouldn't be afraid of losing her job! So, for most people, pattern is more important than choice. Don't let one job hold you back in the way, or in this volatile society, your seemingly enviable job may turn into a source of poverty the next day. Therefore, the pattern is more important than choice and effort. ”

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