Rewrite the Technological Landscape

After sending Luo Gaoyuan away, Meng Qian had a good night's sleep. On the morning of October 12, Meng Qian had a remote video call with Xiao Boshi.

"Mr. Meng, today we have received a batch of cooperation intentions from American companies."

Meng Qian stretched out his hand to call Su Tianyue over, "What is the attitude of the media now?"

"Still not very friendly."

Meng Qian asked Xiao Boshi after confirming, "Are there guys from Intel and IBM?"

"Those leading companies did not speak, but the latter batch of companies have come to express their views."

"It seems that these companies are really in a hurry."

"Then how should we express our position?" Xiao Boshi asked Meng Qian's attitude.

"The one who should express his position has not expressed his position. Naturally, we can't open the mouth first. Let's let it hang out and wait for the result later."

Xiao Bozhi was silent for two seconds, and then said worriedly, "Mr. Meng, be careful."

Meng Qian comforted, "I know, you help me manage the company well."

"rest assured."

After hanging up the video, Meng Qian and Su Tianyue went downstairs to have a simple breakfast, and then took the car to Princeton University according to the arranged itinerary.

Today's Princeton University has specially set up a welcoming ceremony for Meng Qian, which is a great deal of face for Princeton University.

Meng Qian also practiced etiquette, directly donated 5 million meters in his own name, and set up the Princeton Meng Qian Education Fund to help those students from poor families to receive education with more peace of mind, and Meng Qian promised that every year in the future They will all contribute money to the Princeton Meng Qian Education Fund. As for how much money to contribute, it will depend on the situation later.

After arriving at school, Meng Qian was taken directly to prepare the speech in the morning.

"In the itinerary of this trip to the United States, one of the things I always emphasized is to have a college as a stop, especially in the matter of which college to choose. It can be said that I completely respect my personal wishes. I chose Princeton, and it had to be Princeton.

But I made this choice not because Princeton University is the number one university in the United States, but because of President Isgrubb. "Meng Qian turned to look at the president of Princeton University Isgrub as he spoke.

Ysgrub got up to express his thanks.

Meng Qian also nodded slightly, and then turned to the students again, "Because at the graduation ceremony of Princeton University last year, Mr. Isgrubb mentioned the scam of reading is useless. This matter attracted me very much. I felt that Isgrubb Lu Bu is serious about education.

Everyone knows that I have always been a staunch supporter of the theory that reading is useful. Every time I contact students, I can’t help but repeat this topic. Reading is useful. Even reading is what I can see at present. For individuals One of the most valuable things, especially higher education.

Mr. Isgrubb used the 2014 statistics of Jaison Abel and Richard Deitz, economists of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, to talk about the average annual return rate of a university degree.

If I recall correctly, the figures should be between 9% and 16% after deducting tuition fees and lost income.

And over the past 20 years, the return on investment has been at the high end of the range, about 15% per year, compared with an average annual return of 7% for the U.S. stock market.

Right? "

Meng Qian turned his head and looked at Isgrub again, who nodded to indicate that Meng Qian's data was correct.

"From an economic point of view, this is obviously an important data support for the theory that reading is useful.

But today I want to talk about this matter from another angle.

Because there is actually a difference between us in China and the United States in the matter of the uselessness of reading. As President Isgrubb said, there are many books and speeches in the United States that promote the uselessness of reading, thinking that there are too many college students in the United States. I think that the United States will not need so many college students in the future.

And those who promote this idea are mainly columnists, think tanks, and politicians.

In short, it comes from educated people, that is to say, those who have read books and have achieved themselves through reading, denying the meaning of reading.

But in China, the people who spread the theory that reading is useless are mainly those who have not read the book. The earliest theory that reading is useless in China appeared at the same time as making missiles is worse than selling tea eggs, and it has been spread in China for a long time It is said that high-achieving students work for poor students.

Our Chinese government has been emphasizing the theory of the usefulness of reading, and our successful people in China are now also emphasizing the theory of the usefulness of reading.

Now it is mainly some small bosses and people who don't want to study who are still spreading the theory that reading is useless.

The difference between our two countries has led to the fact that whether studying in the United States is useful has developed into a public controversy. In China, because of the voices of officials and successful people, more and more people have begun to recognize the usefulness of reading. topic.

Do you feel that this is in sync with something?

That's right, the scientific and technological development and the development of comprehensive national strength of Huami and Huami over the years are in sync with this issue.

Mr. Isgrubb said that the United States is great because of its universities. I fully agree with this sentence. Many people in the United States hope that I can share the reason why China is strong. It is difficult for me to express China’s strength in one sentence. Or a word to summarize, but I can confirm that the strength of Huaxia cannot be separated from our emphasis on education, the deep recognition of education by Chinese people, and the rapid development of Huaxia universities.

The financial support of public schools in the United States has fallen by 60% in the past 30 years, and our annual education subsidies in China account for no less than 14% of fiscal expenditures. The comparison is very obvious.

Huami is now two big countries that are hotly discussed in the world, and behind the development of these two big countries, in my opinion, is the response of the education development of the two countries.

This is another factual support for the theory that reading is useful in my eyes. "

During the lively discussion that started at the scene, Meng Qian continued, "Next, I would like to share another topic today, which is the social responsibility of scholars.

When I said these words just now, some people would definitely say that you are helping the United States to find problems.

Yes, in the eyes of many people, I am an important pioneer in the Huami dispute, and I never hesitate to say a few words on the Internet, which is why I have the title of king of hatred.

But even so, I want to speak out the usefulness of education, because we are all people who have received higher education and benefited from it.

It is our social responsibility to spread the theory of the usefulness of reading to this society. For any reason, it should not and cannot be an excuse for us to deny education.

In particular, Princeton University is the number one university in the United States and a model for universities all over the world. I hope to see more students who graduate from Princeton University can make a powerful and real voice for the matter of studying.

I look forward to seeing students from Princeton University tell everyone in every corner of the world in the future that reading is useful, and reading is an interesting thing that has the risk of investment failure, but is worth the risk.

Because it is easier to achieve the individual, and it is easier to achieve the society.

And I would like to say a few words about the problem of too many college students in the United States, as stated by those who preach the uselessness of reading.

If you hope that the college students in the United States will only fight for the country after graduation, then there may indeed be too many college students in the United States, but if you hope that the college students in the United States will fight for the world after graduation, then there are too few college students. This world is a talent A world of shortages.

As college students, should our minds and vision be set on one country, or on the whole world?

Perhaps the answer for politicians is the former, so what about you here today?

In the eyes of those of you who are proud of the sky, can it only be so narrow that you can pretend to be a country of the United States?

I hope that everyone at Princeton University can seriously think about this issue.

Your ambition is the world of the United States, or the world stage.

An era of globalization is at hand, and this stage needs you. "

For Chinese people who have lived in China for a long time, it may be difficult to understand why Meng Qian went to Princeton University to talk about the usefulness of reading. It is actually a very sensitive and impactful thing to talk about this topic at Princeton University, which is the main supporter of the theory of reading usefulness.

"Meng Qian deliberately chose this sensitive topic. It is a trivial matter to arouse another hot discussion in the society. The key is that his words will reach the hearts of some people."

"Besides, if you bring up this topic, no matter whether everyone cooperates or not, he can use this to find a point of focus that is beneficial to him. Meng Qian is really not easy."

"I just heard that some guys have already taken action because of Meng Qian's speech."

"Meng Qian can really make a fuss."