Professor Xu thought for a moment, and then said: "Of course I know Xiao Xu, and I also know something about this Liu Junru, and he is well-known in the provincial capital. At their age, if they have a little achievement in economics, the two of them are relatively prominent. In my opinion, they are still too young and just getting started, and maybe ten years later, they will really step into the palace of economics. However, if the two want to compare with each other, I'm afraid Xiao Xu can't compare to this Liu Junru. ”

Li Zhihong sighed, "Xiao Xu can't compare to this Liu Junru?" Why did Professor Xu say this? ”

Professor Xu said: "The two have different foundations, Liu Junru started with the goal of becoming an economist from the beginning, from university to master's degree to doctorate and then to study abroad, he has been learning economic theory, and his foundation is too solid." Xiao Xu studied economics, which was not what he wanted, and at the same time, he started by becoming a teacher, and his basic skills were not solid. Liu Junru specializes in microeconomics, stands on the shoulders of his predecessors, has a clear research direction, and studies the mainstream economic theories of the West, and has a relatively high chance of success. Xiao Xu is whimsical, inspirational, or genius, he wants to integrate macroeconomics and microeconomics to create a unique theory of economic equilibrium dynamics, and there are no ready-made examples to learn from. It takes time to accumulate research knowledge, Xiao Xu is the number one, and there is too little personal time, so Liu Junru still has a time advantage, and he has more time to do his own knowledge. ”

Li Zhihong thought about it and nodded, "Professor Xu's analysis is very reasonable, one is to follow the path taken by the predecessors, the general direction will not be wrong, even if you can't become everyone, at least you can become the successor of your predecessors." One is to take the road that is not the road, maybe it can become everyone, or it may be a failure, and nothing can be achieved. Obviously, the former has a greater success rate than the latter. ”

Professor Xu said: "However, Xiao Xu also has his own advantages, his practice and observation, analysis and research of practical problems are not possessed by Liu Junru, a person who drills in the world of pure theory, if he wants to combine his theory with practice, it is the most difficult, in this regard, Xiao Xu should be ten years ahead of Liu Junru." If any economic theory wants to be recognized, if it cannot solve practical problems, it will be ridiculed and generous into garbage, although Xiao Xu's equilibrium dynamic theory is only a prototype, but at least it is more acceptable to entrepreneurs than Liu Junru's theory. ”

Dai Changming smiled: "I think Xiao Xu has another advantage, his father-in-law and mother-in-law are both professors of economics, one is macroeconomics and the other is microeconomics, which happens to be the theoretical basis of Xiao Xu." ”

Professor Xu said modestly: "Secretary Dai thinks highly of us, the two of us are just teaching craftsmen, at most we are disseminators of knowledge, and we are reluctant to even talk on paper. ”

Li Zhihong smiled and turned to Professor Yun, "Does Professor Yun have his own opinion?" ”

Professor Yun said: "Yes, I don't agree with my old man's opinion, I think Xiao Xu is more likely to succeed than Liu Junru. ”

Li Zhihong smiled: "Okay, please explain Professor Yun." ”

Professor Yun said: "I teach microeconomics, and I also respect microeconomics, and Liu Junru's research direction is microeconomics, but I see his flaws. First, Liu Junru attaches too much importance to theory and seriously lacks practice, he only blindly advocates microeconomics, but does not know how to use the theories he has learned to explain practical problems. Second, Liu Junru is intoxicated with his own theoretical world, just like the saying goes, he can see the bad things in others, but he can't see his own wrong. Third, I have read several of Liu Junru's essays, and it can be said that I have studied them, and I found that he lacks the spirit of innovation, or does not dare to innovate, which is a common problem of economists, and it is also the biggest problem that hinders him from becoming an economist. ”

Li Zhihong nodded slightly, "Professor Yun, please continue." ”

Professor Yun said: "Xiao Xu did not study economic theory seriously in four years of college, which is precisely his advantage, with his learning energy, if he worked hard at that time, he would have studied better than Liu Junru." If that happens, he will plunge headlong into the world of theory and not be able to pull it out, he will frame himself in it, and at most he will become a theoretician on paper. ”

Dai Changming said: "I agree with Professor Yun's point of view. ”

Professor Yun said: "At that time, in order to please the two of us, Xiao Xu accepted macroeconomics and microeconomics at the same time, which was another advantage for him, because he was not biased against other theories. Xiao Xu can see the advantages of macroeconomics and microeconomics, and at the same time can see the disadvantages of both, which is very rare, the vast majority of economists in the world, always think that their theories are extremely correct, always do everything possible to belittle the theories of others, Xiao Xu does not have this problem. Xiao Xu admires the theories of his predecessors, but is not limited to the theories of his predecessors, which is the basic premise for creating his own theory, and Liu Junru does not have this premise. ”

Li Zhihong snorted, "That's right, the blue should be better than the blue." ”

Professor Yun said: "To be precise, economics is not a natural science, it is not a very precise science, in this sense, more than 90% of the economic theories left by predecessors have died so far. Xiao Xu's third advantage is that there is practice first and then theory, his paper is just an idea, and if it were not for more than ten years of practice, his idea might still remain on paper. Western mainstream economics advocates the digital model or mathematical model, and Xiao Xu happened to have it, and it was more than ten years ago, so this is also the main reason why an authoritative journal of Western economics invited him to republish his paper. has been taken seriously, which is the beginning of success, and Liu Junru is still too far from this aspect. ”

Li Zhihong nodded, "Each has its own advantages, Xiao Xu is slightly stronger." Xiao Xu, you are trying your best to advocate that Liu Junru continue to work in Yunling, I'm afraid it's a combination of public and private interests, right? ”

Xu Haodong nodded and said: "The leader is wise, for personal gain, take Liu Junru's strengths to make up for my shortcomings, for the public, Liu Junru is indeed a rare talent, if he can really use what he has learned to help tens of thousands of enterprises in Yunling City, Yunling City has a great future, and he himself has a great future." ”

Li Zhihong smiled slightly, this is to express his appreciation, "Xiao Xu, people invited you to publish your article, how are you prepared?" ”

Xu Haodong said that he planned to publish his college graduation thesis in the original form, and then write the second and third parts. The second part mainly expounds the practical accumulation in the previous ten years of work, and the third part is the thoughts and ideas from the leisure to the present. Xu Haodong also told Li Zhihong and Dai Changming that the second and third parts would be completed with the help of his father-in-law and mother-in-law. The total number of words in the article is about 600,000 words, and it will be completed within three months, and the other party has already written back to agree to publish it in full by June this year.

Li Zhihong nodded and said: "With the help and control of two big professors, you can write boldly." ”

This is something in the words, and the implication is that I can rest assured.

Dai Changming smiled at this time and said: "Xiao Xu, let me tell you something, the person in charge of a certain department of the central government, to be exact, there are two people, Secretary Li and I will tell you on your behalf, they want to study your masterpiece before you finish the manuscript and publish it, what do you think?" ”

Xu Haodong was stunned, his identity is special, and publishing academic articles is also subject to political discipline, he almost ignored this stubble, "Secretary Dai, can you name these two responsible persons?" ”