Although he was busy at the company, Su Zelin still attended every class and never missed it, except for the night he stayed up all night to watch the Leo meteor shower.
In fact, it can't be said that he skipped classes, because he knew that even the teacher would not go to the classroom in the morning, so he chose to catch up on his sleep.
His grades were excellent and his circumstances were special, so he could have asked his counselor and tutor for exemption from some classes, but Su Zelin did not do so.
Now that he has completed most of his college life, he increasingly cherishes the remaining days and his classmates.
After leaving campus, of course you can make a lot of new friends, but the feeling is completely different. There will be more or less interests involved, and the social classes and circles are also clearly defined.
The friendship formed during school days is as pure as water. No matter whether you come from a wealthy or poor family, everyone’s identity and status are the same, and all beings are equal.
Take Su Zelin for example. Although he is a big dog owner, class monitor and senior executive of a chain enterprise, everyone in the class still affectionately calls him "Boss" and chats with him whenever they have time.
But when you go out into society, people will respectfully address you as Mr. Su or something like that, which adds a bit of respect, but also a bit of distance.
School of Finance campus, professional course classroom.
"It would be great if I could stay in the Lin'an Finance Department after graduation, but I don't have any personnel connections here, so it might be difficult!"
"My parents hope that I will return to my hometown in the future. They also say that small places have their own advantages. At least my family has a house and the cost of living is not as low as in big cities. My family can help me if anything happens. But I really want to go to a big city!"
"I will definitely go to Shenghai, no matter whether my family agrees or not. After all, there are more opportunities and higher salaries in a metropolitan city!"
"As long as I can get into a unit with good benefits or a big company, I think it's OK to go anywhere. I'm just afraid I won't be able to find a job after graduation!"
"We were born at the wrong time. If we had graduated a few years earlier, the government would have guaranteed us a job!"
"… "
Before class, the boys from 302 and the girls from 501 talked as usual, but the topics were very different from before.
When I was a freshman and sophomore, the topics that boys talked about most were games, sports, novels, comics, beautiful women, or which snack bar had the best kebabs.
As for girls, they are most interested in celebrity gossip, new clothes, idol dramas and handsome guys, or which restaurant has the best tasting milk tea and elegant environment.
But now, both men and women often talk about things related to the future, such as career direction, which city they like, and many people are also worried about whether they can find a job.
The move by universities to abolish guaranteed job placement was one of the reform goals set by the Third Plenary Session of the 11th Central Committee.
As the name suggests, college graduates have to find jobs on their own after graduation instead of being assigned to state-owned enterprises or government agencies.
The new system was implemented in 1996 and on a large scale after 1998. In 2000, the Ministry of Education stopped using the "National Employment Dispatch Registration Certificate for Graduates from Regular Institutions of Higher Education" and the "National Employment Dispatch Registration Certificate for Graduate Students", and started using the "National Employment Registration Certificate for Undergraduate and Junior College Graduates from Regular Institutions of Higher Education" and the "National Employment Registration Certificate for Graduate Students", which also meant that the guaranteed employment system was completely stopped, with the exception of military academies, normal school students, and a very small number of targeted employment fields.
The policy change has also caused an employment crisis for many college students. Students from prestigious universities naturally don’t have to worry, but the School of Finance is only a second-tier university. Those who have no personnel connections and whose performance in school is not particularly outstanding have to worry about finding a job.
Su Zelin twirled his pen leisurely and did not participate in the discussion because he had nothing to worry about.
"Boss, after graduation, do you plan to join a government agency, or stay at New Century?"
Luo Xi brought the topic to him.
"Of course I'll stay!"
Su Zelin thought without hesitation: "I have already climbed to this position, why should I go back to the government and start from scratch?"
"That's right!"
The class beauty nodded, and Su Zelin's answer was in her medical treatment.
Although New Century cannot be considered a giant company yet, it is developing at an extremely fast pace with strong momentum and has a promising future.
What's more, with his lazy personality, he would obviously not be able to adapt to the boring nine-to-five life at the company that lacks challenges.
"Boss, which industries do you think are the most promising?"
Luo Xi asked the second question.
This shows that the class beauty has a different vision from others.
While other people only care about which city to go to, which company or unit to work for, and whether they can find a job, she cares a lot about which industry has the most promising future.
If you stand on the right vent, even a pig can fly to the sky!
What Lei Jun said applies to both entrepreneurs and employees.
Since the class beauty is willing to ask for advice, the gangster is also willing to give her some pointers.
"The first industry I am optimistic about is real estate!"
"With the continuous rapid growth of my country's economy, the country's promotion of urbanization, the influence of various factors such as joining the WTO, the real estate industry has shown vigorous vitality since the housing reform began in 1998, especially after the new century, it will usher in explosive growth and drive the prosperity of surrounding related industries!"
“Real estate will occupy a place among the most promising industries in the future, and this trend will continue for at least ten years!”
Luo Xi agreed: "Well, what you said makes sense, Boss. In recent years, the housing prices in Jinling have become more and more expensive, rising every year, and there are more and more building developers! However, if the housing prices continue to rise like this, won't it become a bubble?"
While supporting Hunzi's argument, she also raised a question: this is what a good student who is most sensitive and eager to learn should do. If you just blindly follow the teacher's words, you will never learn to observe and analyze problems on your own.
"Haha, Ah Xi, you asked a very good question."
Su Zelin gave her a thumbs up and then replied: "I don't think so, at least not at the moment, because our country's urbanization process is still very low, and more and more rural residents or migrant workers will flock to the city. Houses are a rigid demand for the increasing number of migrant populations in the city, and it will also be a very good investment method under inflation!"
"So, we have to buy a house as soon as possible after graduation?"
Popcorn asked quickly.
The youngest member of 501 is a simple girl. Cai Wensheng is her first boyfriend and is also considered as her future marriage partner. She has even started thinking about marriage while still studying. Which girl doesn’t want to have her own home? A house is something she must care about.
The others were also intrigued and ended their conversation to listen to Su Zelin's insights.
“That’s right!”
Su Zelin nodded and said, "Let me tell you a very realistic story. There was a man in Shenghai who bought a house in 1989 and took out a loan to pay for the house for 30 years. At that time, his salary was only 80 yuan, and he had to spend 60 yuan on the mortgage every month. At that time, many people thought he was crazy. However, 13 years later, his salary has increased to nearly 2,000 yuan, and he still only needs to pay 60 yuan a month for the house!"
"Wow, really? This way, the pressure is much less!"
Popcorn's eyes lit up.
Su Zelin laughed and said, "Haha, the story of the Shenghai man I told you about is likely to be a microcosm of the comparison between housing prices and wages in the next ten years or so. Nowadays, housing prices in many small cities are only a few hundred yuan per square meter, and buying a house costs less than 100,000 yuan, which is not expensive. Even though our salary after graduation may be only 1,000 or 2,000 yuan, it seems that it will take a long time to pay off this money without eating or drinking. In fact, with economic development and inflation, our salary will also increase rapidly. Maybe after you have paid for a house for ten years, your salary has increased to more than 10,000 yuan, and your house is still worth tens of thousands of yuan, which is very cost-effective!"
“So, if you have the means, it’s best to buy a house as soon as possible, whether for your own use or as an investment!”
While talking about this topic, Hunzi also pointed out a way for these classmates. As for whether they listened or not, that was their own business.
“Besides real estate, what other industries are there?”
Luo Xi asked again.
“Otherwise, I will promote the Internet industry, especially e-commerce!”
In the first decade of the 21st century, apart from the booming real estate, the most well-known industry is e-commerce.
When people talk about e-commerce in later generations, even old men and women know what it is.
However, it is still a novelty at the moment.
The major of e-commerce was only established in Xiaguo’s colleges and universities in 2001. People in the Finance Management Class didn’t even have this course yet, and the term was unfamiliar to everyone.
"Boss, do you mean B2C online shopping like Amazon in the United States?"
The class beauty was relatively knowledgeable and heard something.
"In a narrow sense, it can be said that. In a broad sense, it refers to the open network environment of the Internet, based on client or server applications, buyers and sellers do not meet to conduct various business activities, realize online transactions and online electronic payments, financial activities and related comprehensive service activities. Whether the transaction is physical or virtual goods, it can be regarded as e-commerce!"
Su Zelin first gave a brief explanation.
"The Internet is developing rapidly, and the number of Internet users in my country is growing very fast, which provides fertile soil and a huge market for e-commerce. Take Penguin for example. In 2000, it had only 10 million registered users, but by March of that year, it had exceeded 100 million. With such a huge user base, can you imagine how much money Penguin has made from a QQ show?"
QQ Show is Penguin's first pot of gold. It was launched online in April this year. As Penguin's first paid service, it is very popular among young people who pursue individuality. Those who don't have a few sets of QQ Shows are embarrassed to meet people online, especially girls, who find all kinds of ways to dress themselves up beautifully on QQ.
Among the girls in 501, many have purchased QQ Show, for example, Nana likes to play QQ Show very much.
As for the boys, Zeng Kaiping, an online dating maniac, has more than a dozen outfits and completely regards QQ Show as a necessary investment in picking up girls.
“How much did you earn?”
Luo Xi asked subconsciously.
Speaking of which, she also contributed a few bucks to Penguin.
"More than 20 million!"
Su Zelin spoke word by word: "Since its launch, QQ Show has gained more than four million paying users, with each user spending an average of five yuan!"
"Twenty million!"
Everyone gasped.
In this era, 20 million is an astronomical figure!
"That's right. You have to know that QQ Show is just a virtual product. Its cost is just the salary of the programmers!"
Su Zelin said lightly.
Even Penguin did not expect QQ Show to be so profitable. Just over a year ago, Pony Ma even planned to sell QQ for one million. However, Lenovo and NetEase did not want it, as they felt there was no profit point. Guangdong Telecom was somewhat interested, but only offered 600,000, which ultimately led to the failure of the negotiations.
"There are many more applications of e-commerce, such as online shopping as Ah Xi mentioned. In the future, we may not have to leave our homes and just move our mouse or mobile phone to buy something online, pay phone bills, electricity and gas bills, book hotels, airplane and train tickets, make hospital appointments, etc. It will greatly affect our future lives!"
Su Zelin just casually described the application scenarios of e-commerce in the future, and the blueprint he outlined made everyone yearn for it. After all, they are still living in an era where e-commerce is extremely backward.
"Now, broad e-commerce such as online tax payment, remote diagnosis, and online education has been launched in our country and has been piloted. Zhejiang University has online education!"
Su Zelin paused: "Moreover, e-commerce is far from its heyday, because the number of Internet users in our country will continue to increase, network construction will continue to improve, and network speed will continue to increase!"
"Of course, related industries will also flourish, such as the express delivery industry related to online shopping, which is likely to flourish in the future!"
"… "
Hunzi's words could be considered as guidance for Luo Xi, as he knew that the traitorous sister had ambitions.
The class beauty in her previous life also started her own business and became a boss, but she was already an old lady by then. If she had taken the right path, she wouldn't have wasted so much of her youth.
Luo Xi nodded and fell into thought.
She firmly believed in Su Zelin's vision, not to mention that others had clearly stated the reasons why these industries were likely to rise in the future and even gave examples to support their claims.
Maybe, after graduation, I should start a business in the industries mentioned by the boss!
It took her a while to come back to her senses.
"Boss, one last question. If we were to graduate today, would you have any pertinent advice for me as I enter society?"
"I'll give you two words!"
"Which two sentences?"
"Do what you do, and who you associate with!"
Luo Xi: “…”
Su Zelin coughed dryly: "The first sentence means that you should not only engage in an industry with potential, but also engage in something you like. Passion will bring you momentum and make you work harder!"
"The second sentence is related to interpersonal relationships. You must clearly see which people are worth making friends with, who will not cheat you, and who can even help you. When you have accumulated strong interpersonal relationships, it will be easier to succeed in whatever you do!"
Luo Xi was speechless.
You say that the squad leader is talking nonsense in a serious manner, and it seems that there is some truth in what he said.
You say he has a point, but it also sounds like he is driving.
Nanako agreed with this.
I want to have sex with someone like the squad leader.
It's right to hold his thigh...
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