From the standpoint of future generations, the "struggle" between Professor Chen Tianming and Ye Maosheng and others is simply ridiculous.

But in 1981, the position of the Chinese people was roughly like this. After all, they have never seen the academic exchange model of "corporate sponsorship", and they do not have the string of "who pays determines the talent standard" in their minds.

The publicly-funded students they had seen before were all paid by the state, and they paid attention to fairness and openness.

On the other hand, Stanford is also to blame for not giving them a God's perspective on this-

How much Schulhoff promised to give Stanford was a matter between Tiankun and Stanford.

Stanford also wants to save face, and doesn't want to make it too clear when cooperating with Zhejiang University.

Therefore, there are many professors at Zhejiang University who only know that there are sponsors behind this matter, but they don't know how big the money is. I thought it would be as much as the normal tuition fee at most.

This group of people even secretly reported the news, alarming the relevant comrades of the provincial education department and foreign affairs department. A bunch of people came to the school, and all kinds of interjections were made in the name of "understanding the situation and helping to coordinate foreign affairs".

Dean Zhu was dizzy and unable to withstand the pressure because of their "righteous name", so he went to the exhibition hotel where the foreign guests were staying overnight, and secretly discussed with Professor Radmond, the representative of Stanford, in his broken spoken English.

"Professor Radmond, you see, we also want to send the best talent to your school. In fact, a surprise test without notifying the scope of the exam in advance does not reflect the real level of students. Why don't you consider other comprehensive assessment factors?"

Professor Radmond directly pushed it away: "Dean Zhu, this is a third-party funded commission training project. I was not involved in the negotiations in the United States.

I just came to China to sign an agreement with you and supervise the implementation of the agreement as instructed by Dean Perry. If you have any questions, you can go to President Schulhoff, and I will let him go. ”

Only then did Dean Zhu really realize Schulhoff's energy, so he had to look for it again.

Fortunately, the family lives next door, which is very convenient.

After listening to this, Schulhoff did not directly embarrass Dean Zhu, but said it more tactfully, but the meaning was the same: "Zhu, there are more outstanding talents, of course we welcome them." But the more important talent is to combine with the cutting-edge industries of Silicon Valley today. ”

The reason why he said it so tactfully is also because Schulhoff is a person who understands Oriental culture very well and does not go straight - historically, when he later became the president of Sony America, he was known for being good at dealing with Orientals and snakes, and would not be straightforward.

Even when Akio Morita wanted to buy Columbia Pictures in 88, Sony had already calculated that it was indeed too much of a loss, and Columbia was asking for a sky-high price, so the acquisition should be suspended.

But it was only because when Akio Morita had a banquet with other executives afterwards, he drank his family's home-brewed "Zi Himatsu" sake, got drunk, and lamented: How I want Yuben Culture to enter Hollywood and have a top Hollywood film company.

Then Schulhoff understood in seconds, and acquired Columbia Pictures, which had a market price of $11 per share, at a premium of $27, spending Sony more than $6 billion, and finally losing a lot. And he called the deal "a gift to Chairman Akio."

In contrast, if you look at Schulhoff's predecessor, Harvey Schein, the first American president of Sony America, he is a typical American straight man. Not only did he dare to oppose Akio Morita's decision to push the BetaMax video recorder standard, but he even dared to insult his younger brother Masaaki Morita in public at the board of directors. made a fuss that Akio Morita had a psychological shadow, and after firing Harvey Schein, he did not dare to use an American as president for many years.

Nowadays, Gu Biao is the big boss of Schulhoff, so Schulhoff, who is well versed in East Asian culture, is very cautious in doing things, and will not offend people who may be able to speak in front of the boss-

He knew that Gu Biao was a native of Qiantang and must have an intricate relationship in Zhejiang University. I also found out that the boss's sister was Dean Zhu's student, so Schulhoff didn't want to directly embarrass Dean Zhu.

This gave Dean Zhu the illusion that "this big American boss is quite easy to talk to".

Dean Zhu thought again and again and pleaded: "Mr. Schulhoff, I understand your concerns. You see, because of the lack of transparency about the selection criteria for the exchange program, some people have made a fuss, but now the Ministry of Education and the Foreign Affairs Agency have come to inspect it, and the principal has also been alarmed.

When the ceremony is officially held tomorrow morning, if there is any trouble again, everyone will not look good, so it is better to resolve the differences in advance. ”

"Of course, that's fine, but let me call the country and ask for instructions. Schulhoff agreed.

"Aren't you the president of Tencoin Entertainment, who else do you want to ask?" Dean Zhu was surprised.

"The president still has to ask the chairman and the major shareholder!" Schulhoff said and asked Dean Zhu to go out first, and then he closed the door and called Gu Ao's house.

“…… Boss, that's roughly the way it is, I know what to do, but I still want to ask you for a little bit of authority to know who you can and can't offend. ”

After listening to this, Gu Biao realized how much inner drama Schulhoff had.

"You're thinking too much, you're fighting the air. That's what you say about those people......"

However, Gu Biao did not feel deeply responsible on the phone, he realized that this was all due to the fact that the Chinese Schulhoff had contacted before were all Chinese-Americans, or Xiangjiang people. Therefore, he didn't understand how to deal with mainlanders, and he didn't know what Gu Biao was worried about when he sent him.

He who does not know is not guilty?

In the final analysis, it is the Americans who lack a full understanding of how cautious the capitalists are in China.

Schulhoff, who was fully authorized, finally had peace of mind.

……

Early the next morning, the Academy of Mathematical Sciences held a small meeting behind closed doors, and less than 10 relevant personnel were qualified to attend the meeting, including the relevant leaders of the provincial education department and the foreign affairs department.

"Ladies and gentlemen, yesterday I had another in-depth exchange with Mr. Schulhoff on the issue of the mechanism for generating exchange quotas, and Mr. Schulhoff is also very sincere, and now I would like to invite him to say a few words. ”

Dean Zhu first said the opening remarks, and then shook the pot.

Schulhoff stood up and spoke English.

"In view of your university's questions about the proposed talent selection mechanism, I consulted with the San Francisco headquarters overnight and negotiated with Stanford. If there are Chinese companies that are willing to bear the sponsorship fund of 300,000 US dollars per person, they can increase the number of exchange students according to the requirements of the Chinese side, or even take it from the sponsorship quota that our company has negotiated. ”

At the same time as the translation was being translated, some comrades with good English proficiency were already shocked, and within ten seconds, seven or eight enamel teacup lids were so shocked that they fell off the table, and there was a clanging sound, like a chime.

"Poof—"

"Ahem, $300,000 a person? Isn't the tuition fee for American universities a few thousand dollars a year?"

"It turns out that there are scientific research donations? These are all bound?"

From Professor Chen Tianming of the opposition, to Deputy Director Liang of the Department of Education, and Director Chu of the Foreign Affairs Department, it is the first time they have heard this price code.

Professor Chen originally wanted to add to his protégé, but now his face is like ashes.

Shulhoff didn't give a chance to breathe, but just right to give a sweet date: "Of course, we also take into account the difficulties caused by the hasty selection. I believe that your intentions are good, and you want to provide the best students for our training program.

Therefore, after compromise, we decided to make the following adjustments: from next year, we will send the syllabus of admissions selection to your school one year in advance. Students who are interested in participating in the selection can be trained in accordance with this skill standard.

In addition, in order to give this class of students a chance, we can relax the selection scope in the next two years to include graduate students of your school. As long as their performance is good enough to create more results for the commission training company, it is possible to scale up this model in the future. As for this year's list, it's so decided, there's nothing to say!"

Hearing that it was about the increase or decrease of the number of exchange places every year in the future, all the doubters immediately fell silent.

In the end, President Qian Sanqiang, who rushed back to Qiantang from the capital in a hurry, asked in person: "Mr. Schulhoff, our other science and engineering departments of Zhejiang University also have many strengths. Don't you consider your project?"

(Note: Qian Sanqiang was the vice president of the National Association for Science and Technology at that time, and he was in Beijing all the year round, and the president of Zhejiang University was only part-time, and there was another executive vice president who presided over the work.) ）

Schulhoff gritted his teeth, remembering the confession he had made on the phone with his boss yesterday.

Principal Qian is a person who can't be offended, people flew from the capital, and this face can't be ignored.

The veteran scientist who participated in the two bombs and one satellite, and the person who served as the deputy department of the Ministry of Nuclear Industry, is worth hundreds of thousands of dollars a year, and it is impossible to make a mistake in selling personal favors.

"Next year, if this year's class performs well, we promise to sponsor at least one place for other faculties from next year, and we will notify at least one semester in advance of what majors are needed and how to select them. Shulhoff said.

Qian Lao nodded with satisfaction, and instructed the executive vice principal next to him: "Xiao Yang, the opportunity is rare, you can follow this matter and strive to expand the scale." ”

"Good principal. ”

In this way, even if it is a certainty, others will definitely not be able to make waves again.

……

"Professor Chen, how is the situation, is there any hope?" Ye Maosheng waited for Professor Chen Tianming to come out, and hurriedly greeted him.

Among all the students of the 77th class, Professor Chen Tianming appreciated the most, otherwise it would be impossible to give up his old face to fight for him.

"Principal Qian personally spoke, and the matter was decided. You should follow me to graduate school and strive for the opportunity next year—if you are willing to follow Yang Hao and others, adjust your research direction. People said that they would admit that they would go to the first year of study. Professor Chen sighed helplessly.

The same scene is gradually spreading on campus.

Several thorns who thought they were quite promising, heard that the principal had personally flown back from the capital to discuss with the Americans, and that the final word had been finalized, and they were immediately silent.

Then he entered the real incense mode and began to inquire about the new academic selection criteria of the Americans.

"I really envy Yang and a few of them, I knew that if I didn't study hard to take on private work, and in the end, I could hit a dead mouse with a blind cat, so we should follow the needs of the capitalists!"

How many students who once pretended to be high began to regret it.

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