Twenty years ago, it took at least a week to get a passport for private purposes, but twenty years later, it only takes two hours. Society is progressing, efficiency is improving, everything is networked, just type in your name and ID number, and all your files are clear at a glance, date of birth, current address, and of course, criminal record.

Of course, Gu Xiaoshi has no criminal record, and was brought into the police station for "drunk and wounded", and was finally found to be justified in self-defense, and did not leave a bad record. Arrived early in the morning, successfully received the first number, filled out the application form, took a set of professional ID photos, after the photo was obtained, Gu Xiaoshi took a look, not bad, human-like, after paying the fee, the stamped documents were submitted together with the photos, and were told that it would take two hours to pick up.

This is Gu Xiaoshi's first passport, which cost him a total of more than 200 yuan, looking at the jujube red cover, Gu Xiaoshi thought: "Brother is also a person with a passport!"

Take out the mobile phone to look at the time, it's eleven o'clock in the morning, hurriedly find the bus, rush to the hotel, this time there is no more broken things that were stopped, but when I entered the elevator, I was hit by a foreigner who went out, a stinging pain came from the upper arm, as if I was pierced by something sharp, Gu Xiaoshi looked down, and there was actually a bead of blood, and I wanted to complain, but found that the foreigner had left in a hurry.

Gu Xiaoshi shook his head helplessly, wiped it gently, and came to the door of the suite, Claudio was full of smiles, and greeted Gu Xiaoshi, it was still the desk, there were several documents on the table, which should have been prepared by Claudio early in the morning.

The two sat down, and Claudio said to Gu Xiaoshi: "Dear Gu Xiaoshi, thank you very much for choosing Augustus Academy, there is no doubt that your decision is very correct, and your future will be bright!"

Gu Xiaoshi felt that Claudio's mouth had always been sweet, and listening to him was like a spring breeze. He took out his passport from his bag, handed it to Claudio, and said, "This is what I just done, you can take a look." ”

Claudio took the passport, opened it, nodded and said, "The passport is no problem, put it here for me first, and the academy will help you with the visa." He put his passport in a file bag, then pointed to the documents on the table, and said, "Let me explain to you first, these documents are all you need to sign, a total of three copies." ”

Of course, Gu Xiaoshi wants to know the content of these documents, things written in black and white, or figure it out and sign it, be safe.

Claudio pointed to the first document and said, "This one is the admission application, which probably means that you are willing to study at Augustus College, and we need to use this to apply for a visa for you." ”

Gu Xiaoshi picked up the document and read it carefully, this time, the Augustus Academy did not use the tall black and gold, but the paper was still slightly yellowed, and the lines were clear to the touch, and it looked very stylish. The application form is printed in English, not long, just two pages, Gu Xiaoshi looked at it, at least a small half of the words I don't know, but I still basically understand the general meaning.

"Do you need me to translate for you?" asked Claudio.

Gu Xiaoshi shook his head, he was also a "quasi" student abroad, and he couldn't even understand this, isn't it a joke? Gu Xiaoshi also loves face a little and doesn't want to be looked down upon.

"I'm signing here?" Gu Xiaoshi pointed to the blank space left at the end of the article, and there was a sign in front of it.

"Yes, right here. Claudio said, handing over a pen.

Gu Xiaoshi took the pen and signed his name, and after signing, he felt that this pen was very useful, so he looked at it.

A very beautiful signature pen, the whole pen is milky white, it doesn't seem to be plastic to the touch, more like a kind of porcelain, the top of the cap, is a white six-pointed star, and the cap, clip and tail are glowing with metal silver, where is this a pen, it is clearly a work of art.

Gu Xiaoshi didn't know it, but he guessed correctly, this was indeed a work of art.

The pen is Montblanc's, the Meisterstück series, to be precise, is the Meisen ceramic signature pen of the Meisterstück giant, the body of the pen is hand-refined ceramic, the metal parts such as the cap, clip and tail are plated with platinum, embossed with the MONTBLANC logo, and the white six-pointed star on the top of the cap is made of mother-of-pearl. Each pen is engraved with a unique number, symbolizing dignity.

It feels really good, Gu Xiaoshi is playing, a little bit I can't put it down, this is much better than the pens I use, but look at it like this, it shouldn't be cheap, at least a few hundred yuan, right?

This pen was launched in 2010, and as for the price, two zeros should be added to the number of Gu Xiaoshi Guess. Seeing that Gu Xiaoshi liked it, Claudio smiled and asked, "Do you like it?" ”

"No, no, how can this be, I can't ask for your things. Gu Xiaoshi hurriedly said.

Although the price is more than 20,000 yuan, Claudio really didn't take it seriously, compared to Gu Xiaoshi, what is this pen? He continued to persuade: "If you like it, take it, we met for the first time, and we didn't give you any gifts, if you don't dislike this pen being used by me, I will give it to you as a gift." ”

Gu Xiaoshi liked it a little, this one was really exquisite, but he still refused, he met in Pingshui, he was already embarrassed about the scholarship, why should he ask for other people's things?

Seeing that Gu Xiaoshi refused again, Claudio did not insist.

Gu Xiaoshi picked up the second document and looked at it.

"This is the rules and regulations of the college, and the signatory signifies that they are recognized and voluntarily followed, and of course, these are reasonable rules and regulations, which can also be seen in your student handbook. Claudio explained.

This one has a lot more content than the previous one, and it is five pages long, but Gu Xiaoshi did not hesitate and signed his name, since people said that it was a rule and regulations, of course it should be followed.

"This is the third document and the most important. Claudio's tone was a little solemn, and he said, "This is a confidentiality agreement, and no information shall be disclosed without the consent of the academy." Claudio paused, and then said: "This seems a bit serious, of course, not all the information of the academy, if you are involved in it in the future, there will be hints, which are confidential and which are not." The signatory represents my full approval, and if it is violated, the college will pursue legal responsibility. ”

At first, Gu Xiaoshi felt a little strange, he had never heard of any confidentiality agreements to sign when going to school, but after thinking about it, people are engaged in research, and the research results are not wealth, maybe it is still a huge wealth! He didn't think much about it, and signed it happily.

"Very good, thank you, Gu Xiaoshi!" Claudio picked up three signed documents, put them in the file bag, sealed the bag, and then put them into a black password briefcase, and then said to Gu Xiaoshi with a smile: "The paperwork has been completed, and after your visa is processed, it will be sent to you together with the student handbook, etc., you can rest assured, soon, the college's work efficiency is very high." ”

"Oh. Gu Xiaoshi wanted to ask about the scholarship, but he was too embarrassed to speak, and yesterday on the phone, he patted his chest and promised.

Claudio is so shrewd, of course he knows what Gu Xiaoshi is thinking, so he continued: "Your scholarship will be sent to you after all the formalities are completed, please be patient, I promise it will be soon." ”

Gu Xiaoshi felt that this Mr. Claudio Hanks was simply a human being, and he could almost guess what others were thinking, so he got up and said, "Thank you, Mr. Hanks, thank you very much, and thank you to the academy for giving me this opportunity." ”

Claudio stood up, stretched out his right hand, held Gu Xiaoshi's hand and said, "No, it should be our honor, thank you again for choosing the Academy of Augustus!" He raised his left hand, looked at the watch on his wrist, and then asked, "It's already noon, I wonder if I can invite you to lunch?"

Gu Xiaoshi declined politely, first, he didn't want to trouble this Mr. Hanks too much, everyone was so generous, he couldn't go to eat anymore, right? Second, he was going to find Wang Fatzi, he made an appointment yesterday, and he would go to the fat man's house for dinner at noon today, and the two of them would add up.

"It's a pity," Claudio sighed, "but you're already a member of the Augustan Academy, and I'm sure we'll have many opportunities in the future." ”

Sending Gu Xiaoshi to the door, Claudio said again: "I have a small suggestion, although Chinese is common in the academy, but I still think that you can take advantage of the vacation time to practice English, after all, the academy is in Europe, out of the academy, English is also very important, isn't it?"

Gu Xiaoshi completely agreed, and felt a little more grateful, this Mr. Hanks was really good to him, full of enthusiasm.

Seeing Gu Xiaoshi leave, Claudio took out the phone and dialed a number, and soon, a voice came from the other side of the phone, it was the principal: "Claudio, is the matter done?"

"Yes, Headmaster, fortunately, all the formalities have been completed. ”

"Very good, does he have any doubts?"

"At the beginning, it was about the college, and how the college would find him, and after I explained it clearly, he dispelled those doubts, but he was very concerned about the scholarship, and it seemed that this child was very short of money. ”

"I once said that as long as you can live in our business, there will never be less money, and the interesting thing is that in the end, you will find that money is becoming more and more useless, just a number. The principal said.

"Yes, I remember what you said. ”

"Well, did he get a blood sample?" the headmaster asked.

"Yes, it's already there. ”

"Claudio, it seems that I chose you in the first place, and it is a good thing that you did very well. The principal seemed to be in a good mood, so he continued: "You come back as soon as possible, and deal with Gu Xiaoshi's affairs immediately, the embassy, I have already let people inform, everything is fine, just send his passport over and you can get a visa." ”

"Yes, Headmaster, I see. "Claudio's attitude was very respectful.

"That's it, I'll wait for you at the academy. With that, the principal hung up.

Gu Xiaoshi left, he was in a good mood, and he seemed to feel that the weather was exceptionally good today. From the first letter from Augustus College to today, a total of more than two weeks, a total of more than two weeks, such a big change, like a roller coaster, the world turned upside down, I can't help but sigh: life, it's really wonderful!