When countless American college students were crazy about "Paradise Town" and Li Mu began to prepare for a trip to the United States, the entire Renmin University campus also fell into madness because of a huge happy event.
Somehow, just a few days ago, the famous Harvard Business School in the United States suddenly, like a brain convulsion, took the initiative to connect with the Renmin University School of Economics, which is not well-known in the world.
Harvard first took the initiative to express its hope to establish a sister school with the School of Economics of Renmin University of China. This request alone surprised the university leaders.
Harvard Business School is the number one business school in the world, while the School of Economics of Renmin University of China is not ranked in the world. The gap is indeed astonishingly large.
As the oldest business school in the world, there are countless business schools around the world that want to establish ties with Harvard Business School every year. Renmin University was once part of a group that tried to get into the business school but couldn’t find a way. Pancake, Harvard Business School actually came to my door. It was like a dream, and I didn’t even dare to dream of such a wonderful thing.
This feeling is as if Michael Jackson suddenly wants to take the initiative to become brothers with Wang Banbi. One is the number one in the world, and the other is an old Yanjing veteran who cannot stand up to the world. Even if the latter is only a dream, I am afraid that he will do it. There is no such plot.
What’s even more incredible is that Harvard Business School even took the initiative to propose a very attractive exchange student program to the National People’s Congress, specifically:
Harvard Business School and the Renmin University School of Economics each selected eight sophomore students for a one-semester exchange. As for the specific costs, Harvard's suggestion is that the school will fund the tuition and living allowances for exchange students from other schools. That is to say , the specific tuition and living expenses of the eight students sent by Harvard to the National People's Congress will be borne by the National People's Congress, while the eight students sent by the National People's Congress to Harvard will be borne by Harvard, which is equivalent to 16 students all paid for at public expense.
Naturally, the National People's Congress has no objection to this. The school leaders only think that after establishing a sister school with Harvard Business School, it will bring a huge boost to the National People's Congress's reputation and influence. Therefore, for them, let alone asking them to be responsible for Harvard's affairs. As for the tuition and fees for the eight exchange students, even if they were responsible for the tuition and fees for all the exchange students from both sides, they would be very happy to pay Harvard millions more.
Driven by the huge gap in the comprehensive strength and influence of the two colleges, the National People's Congress accepted almost all Harvard's suggestions without any conditions, and excellently interpreted the meaning of the word "efficiency". When the young people on Harvard campus were still When the fans were excited about "Paradise Town", the National People's Congress had already signed a remote agreement with Harvard and directly entered the selection process.
As soon as the news came out, the entire school was extremely shocked. All the teachers and students in the school went crazy. Even those students who were not within the scope of this exchange were envious of the School of Economics, and all the School of Economics were envious of this sophomore class.
As for the current sophomore class of the School of Economics, everyone is basically working hard, hoping to be selected as one of the only eight exchange students to go to Harvard Business School, the temple of business.
For many domestic college students, "international exchange students" are an extremely rare opportunity, especially being exchanged to Europe and the United States. Not only can they broaden their horizons and increase their knowledge, but they can also have the opportunity to practice English in the best environment. Ability, and more importantly, this kind of exchange student experience will be of great help whether you are taking postgraduate entrance examinations, studying abroad, or even finding a job.
This time, countless people are eyeing the precious eight exchange student seats at the National People's Congress. Not only the outstanding second-year students in the School of Economics, but also many sophomores from wealthy businessmen and officials are also eyeing this opportunity. It is said that there are several children of billionaires and descendants of high-ranking official families, so much so that the office thresholds of department heads, college deans and even principals are almost being breached.
Su Yingxue happened to be within the selection range of this exchange student, but although she was particularly yearning for it, she didn't have any hope for these eight seats.
On the one hand, when she entered school, she was ranked outside the 50th place in the entire School of Economics, and although she studied very hard, after all, she loosened the string that had been tight since her senior year in college, so now she is in the same class. The overall ranking is over 70, and the family has little strength and background. It is simply impossible to compete for such a seat.
However, although Su Yingxue had no hope in her heart, like other sophomore students in the School of Economics, she was eagerly looking forward to the announcement of the final list and hoping for a miracle to happen.
It is said that because Harvard has long known the importance of domestic "relationships", "background" and "backdoors", after signing the contract, Harvard Business School officials made a series of special requirements to the National People's Congress regarding student selection:
First of all, among the eight exchange student places at the National People's Congress, at least five must come from a fair ranking based on merit. These five students must be selected from among the highest-ranking students. If one of them gives up, it will automatically be postponed to the next one. However, any cases of favoritism and malpractice will never be allowed, otherwise Harvard has the right to stop cooperation immediately;
Secondly, the dean of the School of Economics of Renmin University has the right to recommend a student; the dean of the sophomore year of the School of Economics of Renmin University has the right to recommend a student; and the right to recommend the last place is unexpectedly given to the dean of the School of Economics of Renmin University of China. A foreign teacher.
The first five places are required to be ranked according to merit, which is open, transparent, fair and just. This is naturally reasonable; the right to recommend to deans and grade directors is based on respect for the Renmin University of China. The allocation of these seven places reflects Harvard's considerations. It is so comprehensive that it not only guarantees seats for at least five outstanding students, but also takes into account Huaxia’s broad and profound "relationship" to a certain extent.
As for the last of the eight precious places, in accordance with Harvard's requirements, the decision-making power was given to the foreign teachers at the National People's Congress responsible for teaching Western economics.
Harvard's decision to hand over the decision-making power for one of the eight places to a foreign teacher who does not hold any leadership position seemed a bit bizarre, but the National People's Congress soon understood the reason for Harvard's allocation.
The foreign teacher from Renmin University is an alumnus of Harvard and has always had very close ties with his alma mater. This time the two schools have established a friendship institute, and this foreign teacher has become the most trusted person in Harvard at Renmin University, so Harvard has specified that he This foreign teacher from the Renmin University and Harvard alumnus has a quota, and the Renmin University respects Harvard's request very much.
After this allocation rule was exposed, most of the sophomore students in the School of Economics were in despair. It seems that it is not easy to become this group of Harvard exchange students. Either they must be among the top five in the grade, or they must be in the family. If you have connections and background, you can get through to the dean or grade director, or you can bribe the foreign teacher.
For a moment, students from all walks of life who felt that they had a little hope immediately began to show their talents. Some were eyeing the quotas for the dean and grade director and had begun to smoothen the relationship. Others were eyeing the quota in the hands of the foreign teachers and began to give them A foreign teacher threw sugar-coated bombs. It is said that a parent offered this foreign teacher one million yuan in exchange for the opportunity for one of their children to study at Harvard Business School for half a year.
Unlike everyone who was holding back their energy and racking their brains to find a solution, as soon as the specific quota allocation principles were announced, Su Yingxue gave up all hope. Her results were far from the top five, and she had no problem, no background, and no financial resources. To clear up these relationships, the eight quotas must have nothing to do with me.
After her mind returned to calm, Su Yingxue went to school and studied as usual as before, no longer spending any energy on this matter. Unexpectedly, after finishing the Western economics course of the foreign teacher that day, the foreign teacher suddenly stopped. Su Yingxue was about to leave the classroom and said in English: "Yingxue, can you come to my office later?"
Su Yingxue didn't think much about it. The professor asked her to go to the office, so naturally she couldn't refuse, so she nodded slightly and replied in English: "Of course, Ms. Simpson."
Jenny Simpson, who was only in her early thirties, smiled slightly and said to her: "Wait for me for a moment. Let's go together after I finish packing."
Su Yingxue nodded slightly, then stood not far from the podium and waited for Jenny Simpson to pack up her teaching materials. Then she left the classroom with her and went straight to her office.
Along the way, many classmates noticed that Jenny Simpson and Su Yingxue were walking side by side, and rumors spread for a while. Some people said: "Su Yingxue may have successfully channeled the relationship to Jenny Simpson. Jenny Simpson has a lot of places. Everyone is staring, it seems to belong to Su Yingxue now."
Some people also raised questions: "What is Su Yingxue's background? She seems to be from a small place, right? Her family situation is average. I heard that someone quoted one million to Jenny Simpson. How could Su Yingxue get it from her?" Quota?"
Some people who were unconvinced said: "Su Yingxue's grades are not top-notch, right? She usually doesn't do well in Jenny Simpson's class. If Jenny Simpson really gave her the spot, there must be some ulterior motives." !”
"Hey, what are you thinking about? Harvard has deliberately reserved three spots for secret operations. These three spots were originally prepared for the shady side. Whoever has the right connections can get it."
"That's the question I just asked. What connections and abilities does Su Yingxue have?"
"I don't know if Su Yingxue has her, but don't forget that she is Li Mu's girlfriend. Li Mu is so strong now, can this little thing help Su Yingxue?"
"Oh, when you put it this way, I think that if Harvard can find our school this time, it is probably Li Mu who is behind it, right? Otherwise, Harvard's brains will be squeezed out and they will rush to find our school to cooperate?"
"Hey, what you said makes sense!"
"Everything you say makes sense, but there's one thing I don't understand."
"What?"
"Look, who doesn't want his girlfriend to stay with him? You said Li Mu is so good, why would he send Su Yingxue abroad? With his ability, Su Yingxue doesn't need to use this kind of 'exchange student' Let’s gild the experience, right?”
(End of chapter)