Kyoshi University has opened.

Song Yuanchao also began his junior year of college.

Everything seems to be the same as before, but it's slightly different.

The biggest change is, of course, that Lin Yan is not around, because Lin Yan went to the Ministry of Foreign Trade for an internship before the summer vacation, and naturally she will not return to school like Song Yuanchao after the start of school.

Without Lin Yan's company, there was a pair of pairs missing on campus, which made Song Yuanchao a little unaccustomed at first, but as time went by, he gradually accepted the fact that Lin Yan was not on campus.

The brothers in the dormitory still have a good relationship, and they have become very good friends from the beginning of their college career for more than two years.

Among them, there are three people who have the best relationship with Song Yuanchao, namely Sun Yaoliang, Lu Jun and Cheng Mengshan, among which Sun Yaoliang needless to say, not only has a very good relationship with Song Yuanchao, but also has a very close relationship with Li Xiaoyun, Luo Yang, Xiao Qiao and others.

As for Lü Jun, after Song Yuanchao enlightened his heart knot last time, Lü Jun was especially grateful to Song Yuanchao, and the relationship between the two sides was naturally one step closer.

And Cheng Mengshan not to mention, has always had a good relationship with Song Yuanchao, the current Cheng Mengshan has changed a lot from the original appearance after two years of college career, the current Cheng Mengshan is not only the identity of the student union cadre, it is said that he also intends to compete for the committee this year, with the 77, 78 seniors are about to graduate, plus Cheng Mengshan has performed well in the student union, it is said that the competition committee has a great chance of success.

Pan Xiangdong and Zhang Jian have always been the pistachios of the dormitory, these two guys are outgoing and have a good relationship with anyone, especially the Trump plugging and mixing department and talking cross talk often make everyone laugh.

On the contrary, the youngest Lu Hairong is an alternative in the dormitory, Lu Hairong's personality is more introverted, and most of the time he just sits quietly and watches when everyone is playing in the dormitory on weekdays, smiling shyly.

Even when he was in class, Lu Hairong was very low-key, often sitting alone in the corner listening to the teacher's lectures, recording in a thick notebook, soaking in the library after class, and often returning to the dormitory when the lights were about to go out.

But Song Yuanchao didn't expect that it was this usually shy boy who deliberately found him shortly after school started and asked him a question.

"Are you going to study abroad?" Song Yuanchao looked at Lu Hairong in surprise, he never thought that Lu Hairong would ask him about this.

Lu Hairong nodded, took out something from his pocket and handed it to Song Yuanchao, Song Yuanchao took it and took a closer look, this is an application form for Chinese citizens to go abroad, which has been filled in with Lu Hairong's information.

"Self-financed?" Song Yuanchao was stunned again, this application form is a self-funded study abroad application, since 1979, interrupted for more than 10 years to study abroad again, in recent years, many people have gone abroad through publicly-funded study abroad, but also with the spring breeze of reform and opening up, the country began to gradually have a different view of going abroad.

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In the mid-to-late eighties, with the deepening of reform and opening up, there was a trend of studying abroad, which was not until the mid-nineties that it gradually subsided.

In the 90s, there were two famous books, one is "Shanghai People in Tokyo" and the other is "Yanjing People in New York", these two books write about the ups and downs of students studying (working) overseas, and have touched countless Chinese people with similar experiences with their vivid characters and real plots.

Later, these two books were successively made into TV series, which caused a great sensation in China after they were broadcast, which shows the impact of the tide of going abroad on people in this era.

But now, this wave of going abroad has not really warmed up, and studying abroad has just begun. Moreover, most of the people studying abroad today are still publicly-funded students, because publicly-funded students can retain their original positions, positions or student status, etc.

When they return from studying abroad, most of these people will basically be reused, so as to go further. To put it bluntly, this is a layer of "gold plating", and gold-plated international students are superior from their innate nature, and their future is naturally broader.

But in reality, there are not many students who actually study abroad at public expense and return, and most of them stay abroad for one reason or another and enjoy a better life abroad.

But no matter what, compared with publicly-funded study abroad, self-funded study abroad is different, self-funded study abroad country is not a bottom-up, not only all the expenses have to be borne by themselves, but also once you go out of the country, the original unit's position, post, or school status is gone, everything has to start over.

In addition, self-financed study abroad has high requirements for applicants, such as those who have a family background and overseas relatives who have "problems" will never be able to pass the application, and the review is very strict.

"I'll graduate in two years, why do you suddenly want to go abroad at this time?" Song Yuanchao handed the application form back to Lu Hairong and asked in a low voice.

"Third brother, do you think what we learned in school is useful?" Lu Hairong carefully put the application form back in his pocket and looked up to ask Song Yuanchao.

Song Yuanchao frowned slightly, looked left and right and pointed towards a Fang Xi: "Let's go over there and talk." ”

Lu Hairong nodded, followed Song Yuanchao towards the distance, and found a stone chair to sit down in a secluded place with few people.

After sitting down, Song Yuanchao took out a cigarette from his pocket and handed it to Lu Hairong, and after lighting it, Song Yuanchao took a puff and said, "Tell me what you think." ”

Lu Hairong thought for a while and said: "We studied economics, but the two-year university career, whether from textbooks or tutorial materials, is something that has long been outdated, and many of the contents stay in the fifties and sixties of capitalist countries, but now it is the eighties, and in the years of our stagnation, the development of foreign countries is extremely rapid, especially in the economic aspect, it is not an exaggeration to say that it is changing with each passing day." ”

"In such a situation, the knowledge we have learned has fallen behind, even if we learn well, how useful can it be when facing reality? Third brother, we learned the basic knowledge of economics in our freshman year, but in addition to the basics, many aspects of the economy are not static, many things are constantly changing, in the continuous development, what do you think of this point of view? ”

Song Yuanchao nodded silently, he admitted that what Lu Hairong said was not unreasonable, many of the things they are learning at present are indeed outdated knowledge, although the foundation is the same, but with the passing of the university career year by year, it has been out of touch with advanced countries in many aspects in the back.

The twentieth century and the beginning of the twenty-first century were an era of rapid development, especially with the advent of the twenty-first century, which changed in many ways, including the economy.

The asymmetry of information and knowledge makes school teaching materials lag behind, and these are also helpless things. What's more, there is no such information explosion as in the 21st century, and although reform and opening up have begun, the channels for obtaining the latest information in China are still very limited, even if they are college students at Beijing Normal University.

Among the students in the dormitory, Lu Hairong can be said to be the most diligent in his studies and the best in his grades.

Song Yuanchao's grades are also good in the class and even the grade, but they are still worse than Lu Hairong, and the real reason why Song Yuanchao is studying in college is just his wish, he doesn't pay much attention to learning, in his opinion, a college diploma is not too useful to him, in addition to Lin Yan, he came to the university in addition to Lin Yan, it is the expectations of his parents and elders, and the regret in his previous life.

"I admit you have a point, but your choice is risky." Song Yuanchao sighed, and at the same time tactfully persuaded Lu Hairong.

Lu Hairong said with a solemn expression: "Of course I understand the risk, because once I make this decision, then everything I have now will no longer be there." I'll start all over again when I go out, starting from scratch. ”

"Yes, if you complete the last two years of study safely, at least the diploma of Beijing Normal University will be in hand, and if you want to continue your studies, you can also apply for publicly-funded study abroad, so that you can achieve the same goal?"

"Third brother, I've thought about what you said, but I think it's difficult." Lu Hairong smiled self-deprecatingly: "You know my character very well, do you think that a person like me can successfully apply for publicly-funded study abroad?" If it were you, or Boss Cheng, they would be more sure than me, and even the second, fourth, and fifth brothers would have this possibility, but I ....... ”

Speaking of this, Lu Hairong shook his head, his words made Song Yuanchao sigh in his heart, it is true that although Lu Hairong is introverted, he is a very smart person, if he is not a smart person, how could he be admitted to Beijing Normal University?

The IQ of people who can be admitted to Beijing Normal University will not be low, not to mention that Lu Hairong's grades are so good and he studies so hard.

But his personality is a big problem, he is introverted and shy, he has congenital deficiencies in dealing with strangers, which dooms Lu Hairong to be not good at communicating with people. It is precisely because of this that the possibility of success in applying for publicly-funded study abroad after graduation is extremely weak, and Lu Hairong himself understands this truth.

"Why are you telling me this?" Song Yuanchao suddenly asked.

"Because I think the third brother, you are different from others." Lu Hairong replied.

"Different?" Song Yuanchao was stunned, and his expression was a little puzzled.

Lu Hairong nodded: "Compared with other people, third brother, there is a feeling in your body that I can't speak, as if you have a pair of eyes that can see through reality and the future." It's a feeling I've never felt in anyone else. ”

Song Yuanchao's hand holding the cigarette trembled slightly, but he couldn't help but be vigilant in his heart when he was calm on the surface, he never thought that Lu Hairong, who rarely had a sense of existence on weekdays, would have such delicate observation.

"In addition, third brother, your attitude towards life is also different from that of other people, especially the starting point and thinking of considering problems are abnormally different. Of course, I'm not saying that these are bad, in fact, I admire you very much, and I also think that if anyone will agree with my decision, you are probably the first, third brother. ”

"This decision was not made on a whim, in fact, I was thinking about it half a year ago, and it wasn't until I flipped through the newly issued textbooks after the start of school a few days ago that I strengthened my mind."

Lu Hairong raised his head and looked at Song Yuanchao: "Third brother, you know that I am not very good at talking, and I can't be sure if my decision is really correct, but I believe in you, I think you will give me a correct answer, so I will come to you, ask you for advice, and ask you, third brother, do you think I should choose this way?" ”