The Spring Festival in 04 was very early, and the New Year was celebrated on January 22nd, much earlier than in normal years.

Seeing that the exam season is approaching, the campus of Peking University, which was originally lazy, seems to be in a hurry.

Chen Qiaoshan once heard a joke that students at Peking University study 18 hours a day, seven days a week, and two weeks a semester.

This is actually not a joke, Peking University students are generally more casual, not as rigorous as Tsinghua University, and not so rigid, of course, the key is that they do not lack the ability to cope with the exam.

Due to the approaching exams, the school has also made corresponding arrangements, and the lights out time in the dormitory has been postponed to 2 o'clock at night.

Chen Qiaoshan also has a little pressure, this is also a helpless thing, he walks too much at night, he will always bump into ghosts, he has skipped too many public elective classes in the early stage, and he has been targeted by the teachers of several courses, if he doesn't work hard now, the consequences are unpredictable.

Fortunately, with Yan Xiaoqin by her side, the public elective courses of the two are the same, and with her help, it is not difficult to cope with the final exam.

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On this day, the first two classes in the morning were English for Finance, which was a rare professional course in the freshman semester, although it was only an instrumental course.

Needless to say, Guanghua's teachers are all hired.

As far as Chen Qiaoshan knows, Zhou Houqing, who teaches finance English, is a graduate student majoring in finance who has returned from studying abroad.

He was a little puzzled, a person who studied finance chose to teach English after completing his studies, which is a bit overkill, but he was relieved to think about it, the teacher of the English College of this course must not be able to teach it, and the college may be forced to be helpless in such an arrangement.

After all, the domestic economy has just been in line with international standards, and there is a shortage of professionals everywhere, so it is not surprising that such an arrangement is made.

As soon as class started, the teacher talked about the final exam on the podium.

Chen Qiaoshan was not worried about this at all, the time was used, there was really nothing to worry about, he was thinking about it, and was suddenly interrupted by a voice on the podium, no way, it was his name called.

"Chen Qiaoshan!"

Chen Qiaoshan stood up in response, he was a little strange, he didn't know why Teacher Zhou was calling him at this time.

"Teacher Zhou. He said hello honestly.

Zhou Houqing glanced at Chen Qiaoshan, who stood up, picked up the lesson plan in front of him and flipped through it, and then said: "You are Chen Qiaoshan, our class has been open for two or three months, and we don't seem to see each other often." ”

As soon as the words ended, there was laughter in the small classroom.

The finance experimental class originally only recruited thirty people, and Chen Qiaoshan squeezed in, this number is actually small, of course, it is stronger than the situation of the six generations of the Department of Paleontology of Peking University, I don't know how many times.

A person is a department, and I don't know what the situation is in this professional class.

Chen Qiaoshan is very helpless, he often skips class, in fact, the course of finance English is the least.

At the beginning, he didn't pull down a single class, but the progress of the later course was slow, so he was too lazy to come, and he didn't expect to be picked up and slipped out today.

But the matter has come to this point, Chen Qiaoshan can't say anything, he still has to carry his own pot.

"I'll take a look, four classes a week, it's okay in September, in October, you escaped more than half, and in November, it's even worse, and I won't see you directly. ”

Zhou Houqing flipped through the notebook in his hand and said as he flipped through it, "Classmate Chen Qiaoshan, you make me very embarrassed like this!"

There was another laugh in the audience, and Chen Qiaoshan could only listen honestly, feeling sneering on his face.

"Of course, I'm not here to criticize you today!"

Zhou Houqing changed her words and continued: "Just yesterday, the old dean of our institute called me and praised me, saying that I taught well, and the class I led was the first student in the country to get an advanced certificate in English in finance. ”

After a pause, she continued: "You know, I was very ashamed at the time, and I really want to tell the old dean that your achievements really have little to do with me. ”

There was a sudden silence in the class, and the laughter that had been gloating disappeared, and they all looked shocked instead.

Chen Qiaoshan was also stunned, he didn't expect that there would be such a big turning point here.

Zhou Houqing didn't say anything more, just picked up the chalk and wrote two English words on the blackboard, and asked, "Can anyone help me translate this economic term?"

Chen Qiaoshan glanced at the blackboard, Cournot-model, this time he knew, transliterated the Gounod model, which was an early oligarchic model.

He was a little surprised, this is not a word within the scope of financial English, even if you look up the English-Chinese dictionary, you can't find it.

It also happened that Chen Qiaoshan was reading "Long-term Stock Investment" by Wharton School professor Jamie Siegel not long ago, which involved the content of the Gounod model.

Speaking of this, Chen Qiaoshan is very speechless, this book is actually a comprehensive book about the financial market, but because of the name, no one in China cares.

It was only after reading "Irrational Prosperity" that he found this book in the recommendation, but he went to the library to look for it, but he was stunned that he couldn't find a Chinese translation.

Finally, with the help of the librarian, a Chinese translation was retrieved, and Chen Qiaoshan almost didn't scold his mother at the first glance when he saw the Chinese translation.

This book is translated and published by Tsinghua University, and the name is "Stock History and Storm Talk Investment - When the Wind is Turbulent, Look at Me Alone", which is full of private goods.

The title of the book should actually be: Long-Term Stock Investing: An Authoritative Guide to Financial Market Profits and Long-Term Investment Strategies.

Chen Qiaoshan knew that this must be the selfish work of Tsinghua's translators, and he was stunned to give the name of Tsinghua, and it was quite helpless to think about it, the key is that the name is too vulgar and does not match the content.

Fortunately, Tsinghua still has the ability, although the title of the book is sandwiched with private goods, it is not so satisfactory, the translation level is still very high, Chen Qiaoshan finished reading it in English and Chinese, and he gained a lot.

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After Zhou Houqing's question was asked, there was no squeak in the class, this word had never been touched at all, and many people who had reference books at hand checked it, but they were at a loss.

Teacher Zhou looked at the situation in the classroom and saw that no one answered, then he looked at Chen Qiaoshan and asked, "Do you know?"

This question was asked without a head, but no one in the classroom would misunderstand, and they couldn't help but look back at Chen Qiaoshan.

Chen Qiaoshan didn't want to be in the limelight, but looking at the current situation, Zhou Houqing was obviously eyeing himself, he thought about it, and simply let go of the answer.

"This translation is called the Gounod model, the full name is the Gounod duopoly model, Cournot, duopoly, model, it was proposed by the French economist Gounod in the nineteenth century......"

Chen Qiaoshan did not keep it any longer, and talked about the rise and principle of the Gounod model that he knew.

This is also something that can't be helped, learning English for finance is not simply learning English, you have to understand it thoroughly, otherwise it will be an inexplicable word, which is useless at all.

Everyone in the classroom was stunned for a while, and they were still watching Chen Qiaoshan's jokes, but they were stunned in the blink of an eye.

There is no weak person who can enter the experimental class, although Chen Qiaoshan is the champion of Henan Province, but in Guanghua, the champion is the most worthless.

If Peking University can divide half of the champions every year, then half of them will enter Guanghua.

Although Chen Qiaoshan's commendation certificate was posted in Guanghua's information column, no one took it seriously, how difficult can a certificate exam be, and there were also champions of the International Olympiad here, and they didn't see anything.

In 03, those who have not been exposed to financial economics will never know how difficult it is to pass the advanced certification of financial English, and the intermediate certificate issued by the central bank is less than 100 per year, and there are even fewer who can get the advanced certificate.

After Chen Qiaoshan finished speaking, there was silence in the classroom.

He babbled for a while, there was no way, if he wanted to explain the Gounod model clearly, it would definitely be impossible to explain it in three or two sentences, especially the terminology of Western economics, if he wanted to explain it thoroughly, it would implicate more professional words.

In today's China, only a very small number of people are familiar with Western economics, and most of them either hold teaching positions in major universities or hold substantive positions in key institutions of the "One Bank and Three Committees".

In society, economics has not been popularized at all, and when it comes to economics, many people will not understand why.

After finishing speaking, Chen Qiaoshan realized that it was completely unnecessary, and these classmates might not be able to listen to what was said, so he couldn't help but feel a little excited.

Fortunately, Teacher Zhou's voice soon broke the silence, and she asked curiously, "Chen Qiaoshan, have you studied economics before, or is there anyone in your family who is engaged in this kind of work?"

Chen Qiaoshan felt a little funny, what was this, and after thinking about it, he couldn't help but joke.

"Maybe it's influenced by my mother, how to say, my family is rural, the conditions are not very good, my mother has to worry about the tuition and living expenses of our four brothers and sisters every year, and after a long time, I became more and more interested in making money, and then I began to teach myself economics, which can be regarded as a family influence. ”

This joke may not be funny, but the slightest laugh in the classroom is not worth it.

Zhou Houqing was also helpless against this student, he said to Chen Qiaoshan: "Okay, you sit down first." ”

After a pause, she continued: "Chen Qiaoshan, since you have obtained the advanced certificate, you can be exempted from the exam this year, and I will give you an excellent record." ”

"Of course, I'm not encouraging everyone to skip class, but if you can reach Chen Qiaoshan's level, you can also come to me. ”

As soon as Zhou Houqing's words fell, there was no commotion in the classroom, but it soon quieted down, and everyone knew in their hearts that if they wanted to reach Chen Qiaoshan's level, there was no hope for the time being.

Chen Qiaoshan was very surprised, but he didn't expect the peak to turn around and get a benefit.

He knew that the test score only accounted for 60% of the total score, and the rest was attendance and homework scores, and excellence had nothing to do with him.

"Chen Qiaoshan, now I give you two choices, we still have three semesters of English for Finance courses, you can continue to come to my class, of course, this is a pure waste of time. ”

Zhou Houqing relented before continuing: "I recommend that you choose a public elective course to replace the credits of my course, of course, only humanities and social science courses, if you want, I will help you greet the teaching subject." ”

Chen Qiaoshan was dizzy for a while, what is the situation, this is too bizarre.