People are afraid of being famous, and pigs are afraid of being strong.

Li Jiaming donated nearly $7 billion of his wealth for public welfare in one go, winning everyone's praise, and also putting himself under the microscope and being carefully observed by various media. Not to mention him, even his two younger sisters and his father, who is far away from home, are surrounded by reporters.

Finally, someone published a bitterly worded article on the Internet, using Li Jiaming's good deeds as an excuse to condemn the rich people on the Forbes list. Li Jiaming, who does not have the original sin of capital, is still willing to repay the society, but what about those who are suspected of the original sin of capital?

This is an era without 402, an era in which keyboard warriors are active, an era of popular moral kidnapping, and an era in which it is not a big deal to watch the excitement. If someone lights a fire, someone will definitely fan the flames, and someone will add fuel and firewood, and there will be anonymous insiders who will break the news and pick up the old bottoms of those famous rich people.

Li Jiaming, who was discussing the donation with the school, was also an onlooker, and he didn't think it was a big deal to see the excitement. There is a gap when there is a contrast, and stepping on other people's heads is actually a pleasant thing. But his supervisor, Professor Spencer, knew that his student's donation had caused a big stir, and he talked to him very seriously about this problem, which should have been the domain of sociology.

"I know that kind of moral kidnapping is a product of the immaturity of society, it is only a temporary phenomenon, and I am worried about the problem of online violence. ”

Li Jiaming, who was called by phone, nodded repeatedly, agreeing with the tutor's concern, but did not understand what the other party meant.

OntheInter, nobodyknosyoureadog (on the Internet, no one knows you're a dog), once thought of as a manifesto of online freedom, is now a half-reckoned phrase. While protecting freedom of speech, the online anonymity system has also become a protective umbrella for online violence, and the kind of moral kidnapping in China is only a spontaneous act of netizens. For example, Zhao Wei's bad thing, no one may have manipulated it at the beginning, but there was no mastermind behind the development later? If there were no vested interests in the back, with the ability of sperm, they would have pressed down that bad thing long ago.

Although the network anonymity system has all kinds of shortcomings, it is beneficial to those who are engaged in the Internet industry. If the Internet is not lively, how can we take out advertising money from entrepreneurs?

Compared with the situation in China, Li Jiaming can conclude that it may have been a spontaneous move by netizens at the beginning, but as soon as the topic is provoked, someone must be behind it, and it is not clear that the masterminds behind it are several major portals led by Sohu. Zhao Shiqing and Ding Lei's grandsons, which of them is a fuel-efficient lamp? Seeing the kind of news that can stir up heat, can they add branches and leaves without playing hard, and can earn click-through rates and advertising fees?

Thinking of this, Li Jiaming somewhat understood that the mentor came to him to talk about business ethics in the Internet field.

Guessed right, but unfortunately there was no reward. Professor Spencer, as he did four years ago, reminded him of the difficulties of cross-border academia and business, and then discussed with Li Jiaming: "Ming, the Internet has become a necessity for people and has penetrated into all fields of society, but its business ethics are seriously lagging behind, are you interested in doing some research work in this area?"

Learning from high school as a teacher, being a model, this old man is really good, but this life is not easy to take, there is no memory to rely on, and it is easy to give people a handle. Li Jiaming is different from Tony, in addition to being a doctoral student, he is also the owner of a company, representing the image of Lifang and Hanhua. If he is engaged in the research of business ethics on the Internet, he will not only have to learn a lot of works on ethics, but the opinions he publishes can easily be taken out of context and used to discredit the company. Now the gang of angry young people on the Internet definitely don't have the courage to come out and go head-on, but they are very indignant when they knock on the keyboard!

Professor Spencer also knows that the students are in a difficult situation, but there are only three doctoral students left under him, and Li Jiaming's theoretical foundation is the most solid.

"Ming, I suggest you defend your dissertation in advance, and you have won the Richard/Stone Award, which proves that you are already an excellent doctor. Once you have your degree, I hope you accept an offer from the College as an assistant professor in the College of Business. ”

An assistant professor at Stanford!

The old hair is candy, Rao is mentally prepared, and it is also the expected teaching position, Li Jiaming is still happy.

But even if he was overjoyed, Li Jiaming did not immediately agree, and there was no problem in defending his doctoral dissertation in advance, but accepting a teaching position at Stanford would have to be considered. This is in the United States and not in China, and even this old man regards the teacher-student relationship as a relationship between serving and being served, and of course he has to weigh the pros and cons before deciding. There are many doctors with high academic standards, but there are not many people who are equally good at theory and practice, and many doctors have to engage in postdoctoral research for several years to accumulate work experience after getting a degree.

Professor Spencer didn't think about it, and he wouldn't easily agree to it if he had such an achievement as Li Jiaming in the corporate world. It takes five to seven years for an assistant professor to become an associate professor, and even if the guy is good enough, it will take at least three years or more. For an entrepreneur like him, a tenure is far less important than a career.

"Ming, you can consider the matter of teaching for yourself, but for the matter of Internet ethics, you have to answer me as soon as possible. ”

This is a new field, if you don't want to take it, then you have to arrange someone else as soon as possible, Li Jiaming hurriedly agreed: "Ok".

Overjoyed, Li Jiaming left the teacher's office and went to the medical school to talk to Dean Hawkins about the donation, but when people heard that he wanted to teach after getting his degree, he couldn't help but say strangely: "Ming, are you joking?"

"No kidding, Professor Spencer came to me to talk about this. ”

"Then it's no wonder, good luck".

Li Jiaming, who was happy, was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly said, "Professor, isn't this a good thing?"

"Of course, for many years, business schools have not directly hired recent PhDs as assistant professors, and they are generally hired from other universities. Ming, are you really ready to accept his invitation?"

Strange, Li Jiaming instinctively felt that there was something strange here, and hurriedly asked: "Professor, I don't know much about this, can you teach me?"

Professor Hawkins, who had just negotiated with Li Jiaming to form a framework for the donation, was in a good mood, got up and made a cup of coffee for the young man, and reminded: "Ming, do you know what the job responsibilities of an assistant professor are? If you are willing to give up your company, it will be a good choice, and if you are unwilling, I think the job of a fellow at Hoover Center may be more suitable for you." ”

How easy is it to be an assistant professor?

The professor's words went down like a basin of cold water, pouring the excited Li Jiaming on his heart.