Chapter 2: My Second Date with the World
The man with brown glasses sitting opposite Chen Zier was not interested in the stock market, but wanted to talk to Chen Zier.
So he put aside the stock market and asked more personal questions, saying, "Where is the young man from Huaiyang?"
Chen Zier said: "I am from Yueshui County under Huaiyang. ”
Looking at him like an official, Chen Zier doesn't care about himself, but his father has done some business in Huaiyang, so he introduced himself first: "My name is Chen Zier, and this time I went to Zhonghai University to study." Uncle, what is your surname?"
The students of '96 are not as worthless as they were later, and besides, CUHK is also a key university.
So, all three, including the girl, had fiery eyes.
The thin man next to him saw more, and Chen Zier just had a few more words, a little bit of taking the initiative to talk.
The little girl couldn't hear it, but when his mind moved, he knew the purpose of Chen Zier's words, and he couldn't help nodding and labeled Chen Zier a 'smart person'.
After all, it is most terrible for a society to understand human feelings.
At this time, the man opposite replied: "Don't have your surname Tan." ”
"My name is Tan Zhitao, and this is my daughter Tan Wanxi. ”
Chen Zier smiled, "There is a beautiful person, clear and graceful." It's a good name, and it's a good name. ”
Tan Zhitao laughed when he was praised, Tan Wanxi was a little shy, blushing and not speaking, at this time, it was not a praise of "there is a beautiful person", several people thought that in her era, the little girl also lost the pungency of choking her father just now, and turned quiet and introverted in front of strangers.
Tan Zhitao said: "Few people can tell her origin with this name I have come from. You, a top student who can be admitted to CUHK, can still find time to read the Book of Songs?"
This sentence is a sentence in "The Book of Songs: National Style": There is a beautiful person, clear and graceful. Encounters and encounters are suitable for my wishes.
It's about a beautiful girl who is looking forward to flirting. I met today and fell in love at first sight.
Chen Zier waved his hand: "Don't praise me, it's just a coincidence." Instead, you put what you learned into practice and gave your daughter a very nice name. ”
"This is really, you see that our old man has no culture, and he named one of my old men Sun Hong. When others heard it, they thought it was a woman!"
The eldest brother next to him is also a talkative, and he didn't interject just now, but now he seized the opportunity to speak immediately.
Chen Zier didn't tell the difference, he wanted to laugh a little, and thought to himself: "Sun Hong? ”
"You all think it's red, don't you?"
"Wrong! It's a grand macro!"
Chen Zier and Tan Zhitao both showed 'so it is' expressions.
After chatting again, Chen Zier knew that this Tan Zhitao was really an official, he was a section chief in the Municipal Finance Bureau, and he was also an official. Tan Wanxi is going to study at Zhonghai Normal University.
This Sun Hong has been in Zhonghai for many years, and now he is setting up a stall in Zhonghai to sell discs. If it sounds good, it is called a retailer, and if it is not good, it is a resale of pirated copies.
There are few discs and records from the 90s.
As for the topic of the stock market, it also came to an abrupt end, Tan Zhitao was not very interested, and Chen Zier didn't know much. Sun Hong couldn't talk alone.
As time passed, the travelers mostly quieted down. At nine o'clock in the evening, Chen Zier was a little hungry, so he made a bowl of instant noodles.
At this time, some people were already leaning against their seats. The girl on the opposite side could still rely on her father, and Chen Zier also wanted to find something to lean on, but when he turned his head to look at Sun Hong, a big man, he didn't have any thoughts at all.
Idle and had nothing to do, Chen Ziyi still took out the book he brought, and the book that he had read half of it in his hand was called "Built to last", and the Chinese name was "Foundation Evergreen". C. Koslin's bestseller.
Among the 20 best business bestsellers of the 20th century, Forbes has a place in this book. It took 100 years to select 20 of the best business books, which cannot be said to be not excellent.
Chen Zier looked at it and thought it was quite interesting, and the 12 myths proposed in the book could not be said to be the golden rule that must be correct. But the fresh perspective does make one think bigger.
For example, the author argues that a talented and charismatic leader can be detrimental to a company's long-term growth. This kind of leader can be very helpful for the short-term improvement of the company, but in the longer term or from another perspective, this kind of leader makes the enterprise too dependent on the individual, that is, the fate of the enterprise and the life and death of the individual create a strong connection.
Once so, how long can such a business survive?
Furthermore, what if the leader makes a mistake?
Chen almost instantly thought of Apple, because the most talented CEO he could think of was Steve Jobs.
"Maybe that's really the case......" Chen Zier was somewhat persuaded by this view.
He had already seen the release of the iphone7 before he was reborn, and it was called a new generation of iphone with a different camera... This is not at all the familiar Apple style.
But people have to be familiar with it, because the style of Jobs that everyone loved is no longer there. That is, the more talented the leader, the more detrimental it will be to the long-term development of the company after he leaves.
However, Cosling's nonsense could not be believed, and several of the "good" companies used as examples in the book did not go well.
For example, at Motorola, Kosling praised the forward-thinking company, but only Chen Zier knew that it was the fate of being acquired. Twenty years later, there are also those who seize on this and scoff at the book, saying only that the world is changing too fast and the classics are depreciating.
The train swayed, and it was hard to fall asleep. Tan Zhitao took a nap for more than half an hour, but he felt uncomfortable, he moved his shoulders that were a little sore and swollen by his daughter, trying to find a more comfortable posture but couldn't.
When his pupils turned, he saw that the big boy opposite was looking at the book in his hand with relish, and suddenly felt that he should also bring something for amusement.
He picked up the big brown glasses on the table, and when he put them on, his vision was clear, and he realized that this young man was reading English books!
Chen Ziyi didn't mean to be high-profile, but "Evergreen Foundation" had not yet been published by the Chinese Publishing House at this time, so he had to ask someone to bring it back from Xiangjiang.
As an excellent foreign language teacher, he really learned his profession well, whether it was speaking or reading. When cram schools were popular, he also earned a few quick bucks, and then went to Western countries for a poor trip. In Chen Zier's previous life, comfort was enough, but it was not exciting enough.
Several thoughts flashed through Tan Zhitao's mind, at this time, there are not many people who can read books without barriers in foreign languages.
The appreciation for Chen Zier in my heart is deeper.
After waiting for a while, while Chen Zier put down the book and kneaded his neck, he said: "I didn't expect you to understand this American's book, this is really amazing!"
Chen Zier touched his head, not knowing what to say. He probably didn't know that he had spent years trying to do it.
However, he was also a little strange, "How did Uncle Tan know that this book was American?"
Tan Zhitao pointed to the small print on the paper, "Although I can't read it through, I still recognize the word America." ”
My daughter has just been admitted to university, but I know that this college entrance examination is very tiring and time-consuming, how can you be admitted to Zhonghai University at the same time, and at the same time learn the Book of Songs, and learn English to this point?"
"I see you're eighteen or nineteen years old, and I've studied English by myself, which is something that depends on accumulation, and it seems that I have met a little genius!"
Chen Zier listened to him so meticulously, it seemed that it really didn't make sense.
Since it is difficult to make sense, and the humble answer seems a bit excessive at this time, it is better to use the simplest method.
"Thank you!"
Smiling, energetic, confident and polite.
Tan Zhitao already has a plan, his daughter is too shy and timid, and there will be no one to take care of him in the future.
This Chen Zier is a good young man, and he is from his hometown, close, high-achieve, very good.
So he asked, "Where is your school in Zhonghai?"
This is the desired address so that it is easy to find later.
Chen Zier recalled the information on the admission notice and said, "It's on Taiyuan Road, Shenzhen Aviation District." I haven't been there either, and I'm going to look for it. ”
Tan Zhitao's face was overjoyed: "So close, Zhonghai Normal Institute is also on Taiyuan Road!"
This is something Chen Zier didn't expect, and he is also happy in his heart, Tan Zhitao is an official, and there is no harm in keeping in touch.
In this way, both of them have the bottom in their hearts, and they have time to get to know each other slowly when they get off the bus, so as the time comes to midnight, they rest on their seats and stop talking.
In the middle, Chen Zier slept for a while but did not fall asleep, and the hazy train finally arrived in Zhonghai.
After entering the city, the speed of the train became slower, and occasionally the black Santana could be seen speeding by outside the window, which made the people who were waiting to get off the train more irritable, including Chen Zier, who sat for too long and basically stayed up all night, and his waist and legs were already sore.
It was nearly five o'clock in the morning, and the dawn sun was just beginning to shine on the nascent city.
In Chen's eyes, the current Zhonghai is dilapidated, full of low-rise gray cement buildings, narrow roads, and dusty buildings, far less prosperous than it was twenty years later.
Only one or two modern buildings can see that the city is now full of momentum, and the opportunities in this wave of general trend are too great!
Thinking of this, Chen Zier couldn't help but feel a little excited.
Tan Zhitao seemed to see Chen Zier's strange appearance, thinking that it was the impact of the countrymen entering the city, and said with a smile: "When I first came, I was also very nervous, and I felt that Zhonghai was a great place. ”
Chen Zier couldn't help but laugh when he heard it, it turned out that people felt that they were scared when they entered the city, a country boy. After thinking for a moment, he said, "In a slightly literary sentence, this is my second date with this world. ”
Tan Zhitao smiled casually when he heard it, he thought that Chen Zier was talking about Huaiyang and Zhonghai.
But what Chen Zier is really talking about is the past life and this life.