Although the construction scale of Tianwen University's new campus is equally grand, in fact they do not have enough faculty to meet the requirement of doubling the enrollment size.
This situation is not a unique limitation of Tianwen University. In fact, all domestic universities have this problem to some extent. There are still relatively few high school graduates, which is better.
In another two years, if he wants to rely on manpower to teach, let alone the issue of admission based on scores that he had raised with Wang Huaijun before, it will be difficult to satisfy even the 40% ratio.
This situation had already been fully anticipated when he took over the education welfare, and the solution could only be accomplished through artificial intelligence, at least at the undergraduate level.
Judging from the results of a half-semester experiment at Tianwen University of Information Technology, artificial intelligence teachers play a very important role at the undergraduate level, even achieving better results than real-person teaching.
Therefore, for next year’s undergraduate teaching tasks, Tianwen University will take the same approach to solve the problem of teacher shortage, and at the same time let the existing teachers focus on experimental practice to strengthen students’ practical abilities.
It can be expected that after the decision of admission based on scores is passed, major domestic universities will face such problems, and the introduction of intelligent teachers will be inevitable.
As for the postgraduate level, if such a problem still exists, then the only option is to involve the junior artificial intelligence in his hands, which is about to be eliminated, to strengthen the capabilities of artificial intelligence teachers.
As for education at the doctoral level, although primary artificial intelligence can also play a certain role, it is impossible to be as skillful as before. Especially for exploratory research fields, it is not very useful.
Unless intermediate artificial intelligence is involved, there will still be certain difficulties at the doctoral level. Although there will be fewer students at the doctoral level, there will also be fewer people who can serve as doctoral supervisors, and the problem has not fundamentally changed.
However, the reason why he is pessimistic about the number of mentors who can teach at the doctoral level is because it does not include those who are just pretending to be qualified, but the number of mentors who are truly capable.
This pessimistic attitude comes from two aspects. The first aspect is that the growth and training of doctoral supervisors is very time-consuming, and there has been a gap in cultivating talents in the past, and not many truly usable talents have been produced.
The second aspect is that through the development of intellectual milk and comprehensive compulsory education, the talents of students are generally much higher than before. In the past, ordinary tutors may not necessarily be able to hold down the field.
The second reason is that the tutor cannot control the situation. What they are afraid of is delaying the training of students. As a result, students with good talents not only fail to make progress after several years of study, but also lose interest in research, wasting the students' talents and ruining the students' future. future.
From this perspective, there is a high probability that intermediate artificial intelligence will be involved in teaching at the doctoral level in the future. At least there will not be too many problems in theory.
Now Tianwen University has become the benchmark for domestic education reform. The reform measures of many universities are basically based on Tianwen University. This not only recognizes the teaching achievements of Tianwen University, but also gives Tianwen University a huge pressure.
There are three main reasons why this situation occurs. The first reason is that Tianwen University is a private school with a relatively high degree of freedom, low resistance to experimental reforms, and a greater spirit of reform.
This is easy to understand. As a purely private university, Tianwen University does not need to consider or worry about many things. It focuses on improving the quality of school teaching and striving to cultivate high-quality talents.
The second reason is that Tianwen University has a complete range of subjects and is the first and only comprehensive university in the country. Through Tianwen University, more universities can find their own resonance points and it has more reference value.
The third reason is that Tianwen University currently achieves very good results. It ranks among the best in national competitions every year, and even ranks first in most projects.
You must know that Tianwen University has only been established a few years ago. It is able to achieve leap-forward development in educational strength in such a short period of time. It must have its own internal motivation, and it is not surprising that it has become a reference object.
Anyway, as a university that has not been established for a long time, there is actually no burden on reform and the resistance is not very big. In order to maximize the strength of the school, Tianwen University is also willing to make different attempts.
Tianwen University took the lead in implementing the issue of free major change. Every student who enters Tianwen University can have three opportunities to change majors during the undergraduate stage, and can apply starting from the sophomore year.
However, it does not mean that the application will be approved. It is also necessary to make statistics on the overall major transfer situation of each major in each college. After statistical analysis, it will look at the vacancies of each major before approving whether to allow transfer to that major.
If no one in a certain major applies to change majors, there will naturally be no vacancies, but a certain number of positions will be provided to students who need to change majors. There will naturally be a set of criteria for who is allowed to change majors. .
The purpose of this is to allow students to better find subjects and majors that interest them, instead of committing to a certain major for life after passing the high school entrance examination. In this way, there will be no points of interest and future achievements may be limited.
There is also a credit system, which Tianwen University is the first to implement in China. If a student takes the lead in completing the credits, he or she can apply for graduation in advance and then enter the next stage of study.
There is also the opening of a second major. This is to cultivate students' broader interests, so that students who have room for learning can learn more professional knowledge and become more competitive after school.
For example, Zhao Yi graduated early from Kyoto University and was under special approval. He is really too special and is not in the regular system. With his mathematical ability, he is enough to be a tutor, let alone a student.
After learning about the situation of the two universities, Zhao Yi flew back to Beijing directly. Lin Hexia picked him up at the airport. Although he was quite touched by this, he felt that there was no need to do so.
It is also for this reason that sometimes he feels more comfortable staying with Zhou Jinyu. There are not so many rules and it is good to have fun.
It is also possible that it is difficult for the two of them to be together and each has their own issues, which makes Lin Hexia especially cherish their time together during the Chinese New Year, so whenever they have time, Lin Hexia is willing to do more things for Zhao Yi.
After returning home, they didn't talk about work immediately. After all, there was still plenty of time, so there was no need to be in such a hurry. The two of them hung out at home for the whole day.
At the beginning of the next day, Lin Hexia explained the operating conditions of Hong Kong Umbrella Holdings Company. As for the plans, they were all small plans, and there were no big actions for the time being.
Because last year, Hong Kong Umbrella Holdings Co., Ltd. made several major moves in succession. As mentioned before, it was the acquisition of Hong Kong public service companies.
We are now in the integration stage. For companies that have been run by others for a long time, necessary cleaning is definitely necessary. Naturally, this will be accompanied by the adjustment of many positions and the handling of the resulting impact, etc.
There is one thing that Lin Hexia said he needs to make a decision on. That is the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, which wants to invite Hong Kong Umbrella Holdings to become its important shareholder. If it agrees, it will issue a private placement of shares to it.
Hong Kong Umbrella Holdings is strong enough to serve as an important shareholder of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, otherwise it would not invite them for no reason. This is a reflection of its strength.
But this is not without some care. The size of Hong Kong umbrella holding companies is getting bigger and bigger, but except for newly acquired companies, basically none of its companies have been listed.
This is quite rare in the capitalist world that likes capital operation, and it also makes those investment banking giants feel uncomfortable not eating this piece of fat.
You must know that except for the Hong Kong government, the largest shareholder of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, the other major shareholders are basically large foreign institutional investors. They proposed this idea because they also wanted to connect with the Hong Kong umbrella holding company.
If they get online and convince Hong Kong umbrella holding companies to list their companies, they will be able to earn a lot of profits from it. This is their fundamental motivation.
Otherwise, why would you let others come in to share the profits for no reason? After all, the Hong Kong Stock Exchange has an income of several billion Hong Kong dollars every year. It is basically an industry that guarantees harvests despite droughts and floods. There is no reason for others to come in and share the benefits.
To be honest, Zhao Yiyi is not very interested in these pure capital games. If the initial stock exchange is to solve the problem of capital and entity misalignment, and let each of them play their own role, there will be more positive significance.
However, most of the current stock exchanges have actually become a pure capital game. Although it still has certain positive significance for the development of entities, it also brings greater problems.
This is also the fundamental reason why his companies have never thought of going public. Of course, the main reason is that his companies are not short of money, but it has not changed his aversion to this kind of capital game.
The strength of Hong Kong Umbrella Holdings is too strong in Hong Kong and Macao, and its interests in Southeast Asia are also huge. Its size is not as small as those of international super asset management companies.
Therefore, even if they were coveting the interests of Hong Kong Umbrella Holdings Company before, they had no chance to take action. They are not listed companies and their business operations are very stable. Basically, they have nowhere to start.
It will be different if these companies are listed. Not to mention the subsequent capital operations, even during the listing process, as underwriters, they can also bring huge benefits to them.
You must know that the asset value of the Hong Kong Housing Company alone has risen to US$200 billion, nearly double that when Zhao Yi purchased it. First, land resources are highly concentrated, and second, Hong Kong's economy has performed very well in recent years. .
If a Hong Kong housing company were to go public, it would be able to increase at least ten times. This is such a huge size that it would be enough for many capital tycoons to get a share of the pie.
There is also Hong Kong Telecommunications Company, which has almost a monopoly on telecommunications services in Southeast Asian countries and Hong Kong and Macao. It also has many broadband services in the Middle East and developed countries in Europe and the United States, and its annual operating income is very high.
Last year, Hong Kong Telecom's global business achieved operating income of US$100 billion and served a population of 500 million. Although it cannot occupy the top spot, it still plays a decisive role in the field of communications operations.
As for Hong Kong Time Cinema, its initial investment scale alone is as high as 50 billion US dollars. In addition, in recent years, 3D movies have developed rapidly and caught up with the market. The operating income is not low, and these operating income are invested in industrial construction. above.
As a result, the total assets of Hong Kong Time Cinemas reached US$70 billion, and its annual operating income exceeded US$50 billion. Movie box office revenue and sideline income were almost half full.
Not only do they account for a very high proportion of revenue in the global theater box office, but they also have leading global competitive advantages. This business basically guarantees income during droughts and floods. As long as the world needs movies, they will be able to earn profits from it.
Moreover, their side business is developing very well, and the business is even growing faster than their theater box office business. This gives them a higher ability to resist risks, and it is mutually reinforcing with the theater box office business.
Therefore, global capital is very optimistic about the future growth expectations of Hong Kong Time Cinema Company, and it is expected to become the first theater company with an annual revenue of US$100 billion in the future.
In addition, there are the properties of Hong Kong Umbrella Holdings in Macau. The Macau Housing Company controls almost all the remaining land in Macau. In addition, Macau’s economy has been rising like a rocket in recent years, and the value of these fixed assets has increased very quickly. .
Moreover, the Macau Entertainment Industry Development Corporation controls almost all the entertainment and tourism industries in Macau. Macau has also been the fastest in the development of tourism and entertainment industries in the past two years, and the natural value of these assets has also increased very quickly.
HSBC is also developing more brilliantly. It was acquired and privatized before, and was criticized by many people because they believed that it was no longer the original HSBC and had lost its original business foundation.
Generally speaking, private banks have restrictions on absorbing public deposits because private banks have less supervision. In order to protect the public interest, restrictions are inevitable.
For example, HSBC now conducts personal deposit and loan business in Hong Kong through the previously acquired Wing On Bank. HSBC itself is engaged in large-amount deposit and loan business and more professional multinational banking business.
Wing On Bank has also transformed from a privately owned bank to a multi-person holding bank, and is listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, allowing it to engage in public small deposits and loans.
Wing On Bank's public small deposit and loan business has developed very fast. This part of HSBC's business has basically been taken over by Wing On Bank, and it has not been as significantly affected as the outside world imagined.
With the support of HSBC and the influence of the shareholders behind it, Wing On Bank has now launched its business in various countries in Southeast Asia and has developed into an international bank.
The main business of HSBC is large customer business and investment banking business. Not only has its development speed not slowed down, but it has developed better and better, and its scale has become larger and larger.
Not to mention other things, the global financial transactions of Zhao Yi's companies are basically conducted through HSBC, not to mention all the funds, at least most of the funds are like this.
With the huge size of its companies and numerous international trades, HSBC has absorbed a very large amount of capital, and these funds have naturally brought a lot of benefits to HSBC.
In the field of private banking, HSBC is already the world's largest. More and more large customers tend to let HSBC help them manage their assets. It is at least much more reliable than those small private banks, and it also has higher qualifications. confidentiality conditions.
More importantly, HSBC took the lead in completing modernization and technological transformation. Among international banks, it provides the highest service quality to users. This is one of the reasons why it has won the favor of many wealthy people.
It's just that as a private bank, many things are not disclosed to the outside world. People have relatively little specific knowledge of HSBC, and there is no support from the stock market, so it is not among the top ten banks in the world.
However, the combined market value of the banks controlled by HSBC ranks among the top ten in the world. However, because of their large number, they are not so conspicuous when taken individually, weakening their strength in this regard.
Although to the public, HSBC's influence seems to be less than before, in the eyes of capital giants, the speed of development shown by HSBC has also attracted their attention.
Judging from the relevant information disclosed by HSBC and the development of banks related to HSBC, we can basically draw conclusions that they think are more reliable.
The strength of the entire HSBC banking system is actually very large. In terms of the scale of funds under management, HSBC is actually number one in the world, but the scale of its own assets is still far behind.
It is obvious that the scale of funds under management is very outstanding. His corporate capital transactions in China, Hong Kong and Macao are all through HSBC, which is already a huge amount of funds.
In addition, there are enterprises and financial capital transactions controlled by Sunflower Investment Company. The scale is also quite large, and the transactions are more frequent, benefiting HSBC even more.
Especially in 1987, Sunflower Investment Company attracted its greatest development speed and scale since its establishment, bringing huge deposits to HSBC.
Coupled with other bits and pieces of business, the assets of Hong Kong Umbrella Holdings Company are very large. This is why Lin Hexia has become the economic queen of Hong Kong and Macao.
The previous few years were basically in the pure investment stage, and not much benefit was handed over to the Hong Kong Umbrella Holding Company. The money earned was used for the expansion of various industries.
Now that the development of these industries has basically reached a certain level, they have begun to generate a large amount of profits, and these profits will also be used for investment. It is inevitable that the asset size of Hong Kong Umbrella Holdings will increase significantly in the future.
Those large capital groups are very interested in these basic industries that guarantee harvests despite droughts and floods, and by controlling these basic industries, they can determine the development of many other industries.
The reason is very simple. For example, if the Hong Kong Housing Company announces a rent increase, the entire Hong Kong economy will fluctuate significantly, and there will be many ways to make profits.
Seeing that Zhao Yi didn't give a reply for a long time, Lin Hexia said, "What exactly is your idea?"
"How can you not eat the meat that reaches your mouth? Of course the answer is yes, but giving a few percentage points of shares is actually meaningless. If it is less than 10 percentage points, don't talk about it. I am too lazy to mess with capitalists like them. Together." Zhao Yi said.
Hearing his words, Lin Hexia couldn't help laughing and said: "You are really greedy. The Hong Kong government only has five or six percentage points, but you actually want to exceed the Hong Kong government's shares.
And you treat them capitalists with such disdain, but you yourself are a bigger capitalist than them. Isn’t this just taking fifty steps to laugh at a hundred steps? "
Hearing what she said, Zhao Yi said seriously: "Although I am also a capitalist in a broad sense, in fact I do not make profits purely through capital, but through technology.
You see, I rarely carry out pure capital operations in China or even in Hong Kong and Macao. I only make physical investments. This is the way to truly create value. Compared to a capitalist, I prefer to call myself an industrialist. "
Then Zhao Yi told Lin Hexia his previous thoughts and let him understand why the Hong Kong Stock Exchange wanted to bring Hong Kong Umbrella Holdings into the game. It was all about profit considerations, otherwise there would be so many good things coming to his door.
"Then let's forget about buying shares. Anyway, there won't be much benefit. Instead, we will be passive and owe others favors." Lin Hexia said.
"It seems you understand what I mean. It is impossible to list Hong Kong Umbrella Holdings. Anyway, I don't need the stock market to enlarge the size of my assets. There is no need.
As for whether to buy shares, it depends on the specific situation. If they don't explicitly say that they hope to list the companies under the Hong Kong Umbrella Holding Company, you can just pretend that you don't know and just buy shares with peace of mind. Anyway, you can't use the Hong Kong Umbrella Holding Company. .
If they clearly say that it is only one of the conditions, then don't invest in the shares. There is no need to disrupt our own rhythm and plans just for this small profit. " Zhao Yi said.
Lin Hexia also laughed when she heard what Zhao Yi said. Anyway, they are in a proactive position. No matter what the purpose of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange is, it will be beneficial to the Hong Kong Umbrella Holdings Company anyway. (End of chapter)