Chapter 673 Is there really such a stupid person?

  The small auditorium of the School of Economics, Peking University, which can accommodate 500 people, has long been full of seats.

  The aisle was also crowded with standing students.

   It is a rare opportunity for these students to listen to the lectures of the world's top economists.

  Combined with this era, the thirst for knowledge of college students is already extremely strong.

  President Hu presided over the meeting in person. His eyes swept across the stage. The entire venue fell silent. Then President Hu said:

   "Students, we are very honored to invite several world-renowned economic experts today. Let me introduce them one by one."

   "This is Professor Peter from UCLA University, a member of the President's economic advisory team."

  Amid the warm applause, Professor Peter smiled and bowed.

   "This is Mr. Soros, the founder of Quantum Fund, a famous investor and philanthropist."

   Soros stood up and bowed gracefully, and was greeted with thunderous applause.

   Those who study economics, who doesn't have a dream of being a billionaire?

  Actually, Mr. Soros did not want to come to this ancient country. In his opinion, although it has a long history here, it is far behind in modern times.

  Even the current economy is not as good as Hong Kong Island, which is a small place, and there is no stock market, so he has no use at all.

   Soros is still interested in the island country facing the sea in the east, or some small countries in Southeast Asia.

  But Professor Peter strongly invited him, so he regarded it as a trip.

  President Hu continued to introduce: "This is Mr. Buffett, a famous investor."

  Buffett also stood up with a smile and waved his hand. His current fame is not as prosperous as it was later.

   "The last young talent is Mr. Wang Lie, the new president of Wang An Computer. Welcome!"

  The applause was the most enthusiastic this time, perhaps because of the young people. Judging by his age, Wang Lie was not much older than his classmates.

  But he is already the president of a world-renowned company, so why not be envied by the students here.

   "Amazing!" Liu Qingshan heard a whispering sound coming from beside him.

  Even Jiang Xue slapped her hands vigorously, and Liu Qingshan muttered in a low voice: "Be careful not to slap your hands red."

   "I seem to have heard jealousy." Jiang Xue also responded unceremoniously.

  Liu Qingshan shook his head slightly: People who don't know the truth really easily regard people like Wang Lie as idols.

   I don’t know how they felt when Wang An’s computer fell like a meteor?

  Wang Lie was dressed in a neat suit, stood up and bowed politely, but careful people would definitely notice that there was obviously a strong sense of superiority on his face.

  He came to Huaxia this time with the intention of opening up the domestic market.

  The reason is very simple, Wang An's computer can't be sold in the United States.

   This is not a problem with their quality, but the reason for positioning:

  Under the general trend of the development of computers towards civilians, Wang An Computer still advocates the high-tech route.

  Especially for the company's R&D team, the money burned every year is calculated in hundreds of millions of dollars.

  There is nothing wrong with this idea itself, but without the support of sales, in the end it all became a castle in the air.

   "What a pity." Liu Qingshan sighed thoughtlessly.

   "What a pity?" Jiang Xue beside him asked in surprise.

  Xu Changsheng who was next to him suddenly spoke up: "It's gold and jade, but it's ruined. Qingshan, do you think Wang An's computer is not working?"

  Liu Qingshan really wanted to give Third Brother Xu a thumbs up: Don’t look at him as a boring gourd, this vision and analytical ability, you can’t accept it.

   "Maybe it can still be rescued, how about taking over Wang An's computer?"

  Liu Qingshan suddenly came up with an idea, after all, Wang An Computer is the pride of the Chinese, so it is a pity that it fell like this.

   At this time, the surroundings fell silent again, and Liu Qingshan shut up.

  But Jiang Xue, who was beside him, puffed her cheeks and wanted to speak, but she couldn't make a sound, and it was so uncomfortable.

  She really wanted to knock Liu Qingshan on the head and tell him: Wake up, don't daydream, okay?

  Professor Peter on the stage was the first to speak, talking about the economic development of the world today.

  Professor Peter is rigorous in his studies, uses detailed data, and makes predictions that are reasonable. The audience continued to burst into warm applause.

   Even the lecturers and professors of the School of Economics, Peking University, were fascinated by it.

  For more than two hours of lectures, there were hundreds of people below, and not even one went to the toilet.

  Many students are holding small notebooks and writing down in it.

   Fortunately, when Professor Peter was speaking, there was a professional translator, otherwise, with the dumb English level of college students, I really don’t understand much.

   After Professor Peter finished his lecture and got up and bowed, the audience stood up, and the applause lasted for a long time.

  Dean Hu also seemed quite excited: If there were more lectures of this level every year, it would be like rain after a long drought for Peking University.

  In fact, when he received the notice from Professor Peter and his party to come to Peking University for an exchange, he was also very puzzled: because experts of this level may not be able to be invited even if they are formally invited by letter.

  Dean Hu also raised his voice: "Students, Professor Peter's lecture is really wonderful. I think everyone here has benefited a lot."

   "The collision of ideas will definitely spark sparks for the students, and the more we know, the more doubts we will have."

   "The following is the time for questions from Professor Peter. Please cherish this rare communication opportunity."

  Wow, the students below are all excited.

   Swish Swish Swish, arms raised high.

   There are teachers from the School of Economics passing the microphone to the students.

  At this time, there was no wireless microphone, and it was very inconvenient to pull a long wire.

  Of course the teachers know their students well, so they choose the ones who are usually strong in oral English and good at learning, so as not to ask questions that are too superficial and make people laugh.

  A male student wearing big glasses took the microphone, stood back and asked:

   "Hello, Professor Peter, what do you think about the current economic development of our country?"

  Professor Peter shrugged: "Student, I mainly study the economic systems of Western countries. As the saying goes, without investigation, you have no right to speak. So unfortunately, I can't answer your question yet."

  Although Professor Peter said it very politely, everyone present can hear it:

   Developing countries like Huaxia probably haven't been seen by others, so naturally there is no need to study them.

  People at this time have very strong national self-esteem, and a kind of deep unwillingness surges from the hearts of many people.

  Even if Professor Peter is stating the facts, there is no contempt or disdain.

  The boy wearing glasses was also obviously stunned for a moment, and his reaction was relatively quick, so he briefly introduced the ongoing price breakthrough in China, which caused the price of commodities to soar.

  Professor Peter nodded: "Developing an economic plan is a systematic project that needs to collect enough data, so I can't give you a clear answer now,"

   “It would be extremely irresponsible for me to talk too much here.”

  This just reflects the spirit of Professor Peter's rigorous academic research, so although the students were not satisfied with the answer, they still applauded.

  This is also Professor Peter's usual style, but others are not like this. Mr. Soros suddenly took the microphone:

   "I have a suggestion. You can try Jeffrey's shock therapy. When the economic crisis broke out in Bolivia, inflation was severe. Shock therapy was used and achieved good results."

  All of you here are economics students. Of course, you all know something about it. This is indeed a relatively successful classic case. Even many professors were moved when they heard it.

   "As expected of an expert!" Liu Qingshan heard a low voice of admiration coming from around him again.

  However, he scoffed at Soros's proposal: Shock therapy has indeed been verified, but it is a small country like Bolivia.

  Try it in a big country. After the collapse of the Soviet Union, Russia will soon implement shock therapy. As a result, it is a real shock!

  It is absolutely taboo to apply mechanically without investigation and research.

  Liu Qingshan even doubted Soros's intentions: Although he is a philanthropist, in terms of economy, he is more cruel than an executioner.

  As the honeymoon period between China and the United States draws to a close, Lao Mi is going to play carrots and sticks again.

  So the purpose of Soros's trip is open to question.

   This is not Liu Qingshan's malicious guess, there is indeed a lesson learned from the past, the Soviet Union was played badly by them like this.

  The next few questions revolved around the specific implementation of shock therapy, mainly answered by Soros, who obviously did his homework.

  Liu Qingshan noticed that in addition to the teachers and students of Peking University, there were also leaders of relevant departments present. In this kind of thing, the record may be presented to the highest decision-making level in the end.

  So he poked Xu Changsheng beside him, and asked the third child a few words in a low voice.

  After listening to Xu Changsheng's point of view, Liu Qingshan nodded: This is enough.

   Soon, Xu Changsheng stood up, expressing that there was a problem, while Liu Qingshan sat a little lower, with his head drooping.

  Although he would warmly entertain Professor Peter because that was his teacher, but it was not on this occasion.

  The teacher who handed the microphone also noticed that Xu Changsheng was definitely a top student in the college, so soon, the microphone was handed to Xu Changsheng:

  Xu Changsheng is very proficient in English: "Mr. Soros, are you sure that shock therapy can be practical in our country?"

  He asked very bluntly, even a little impolitely.

  Soros smiled and shook his head: "I am just offering an idea to solve the problem. As for the effect, it needs to be verified by practice."

  With so many people present, even Soros didn’t dare to speak nonsense.

  This answer is like pouring a basin of cold water, causing the people who were feeling hot-blooded just now to regain their composure.

  President Hu on the stage also nodded approvingly: he is a good seedling.

  A person who can not be influenced by others and follow what others say, but has his own independent opinions, can achieve higher achievements.

  Xu Changsheng continued to ask: "Mr. Soros, the core of shock therapy is stabilization, liberalization, and privatization. The latter two completely deviate from our country's current policies."

   "So it seems to me that this approach doesn't work in our country, what do you think?"

  Xu Changsheng has this temper. When discussing a problem, he stays on the problem itself, no matter who the person opposite is.

  Soros was also a little annoyed by the question. He didn't expect that there would be such a deep researcher on shock therapy in Huaxia, and the other party was a college student.

   After all, shock therapy in the economic field has only just been proposed for two or three years.

   Facing Xu Changsheng's aggressive question, Soros also felt the pressure. It felt like discussing academic issues with an opponent of the same level.

  He pondered for a while, and then said: "But if you don't even have the courage to try, how will you know the result?"

  Seeing that something was wrong with the atmosphere, the teacher holding the microphone hurriedly asked Xu Changsheng to return the microphone.

  The teacher handed the microphone to the girl in the next seat. In his opinion, the question of the female student must not be so sharp.

  Jiang Xue took the microphone: "I want to ask Professor Peter a question."

  Professor Peter has been watching from the wall for a long time, and he does not agree with Soros' point of view.

  But after all, they are old friends for many years, and Professor Peter is not good at arguing with the other party on this occasion.

  He is a member of the advisory group, of course he knows that the implementation of an economic measure has always been cautious.

   It happened to be time to change the subject, so Professor Peter said with a smile: "I thought it was forgotten."

   There was a chuckle from below, and the atmosphere became relaxed again.

  Jiang Xue looked at Professor Peter enviously: "Professor, if you go to UCLA to study abroad, how can you become your graduate student?"

  This question is also concerned by many students, and everyone immediately became interested again.

  But this question seems to have touched Professor Peter's sadness. He shook his head, regret gradually appeared on his face, and finally sighed:

   “I really fail at choosing students.”

  The audience below couldn't help but look at each other: What's the situation? Why did you start to criticize yourself directly? Is this popular in foreign countries?

  I only heard Professor Peter continue to say: "I used to really want to accept a student as a graduate student, and he was a student from Huaxia, but he turned me down and chose to return to China..."

  The students below couldn't help being stunned: Who is this, there are really such stupid people?

  Liu Qingshan, who lowered his head under the stage, couldn't help shrinking down again.

   At this moment, when Jiang Xue handed the microphone to the teacher who passed it on, the teacher slipped his hand, and the microphone fell on Liu Qingshan's head.

  The distance was too close, even if Liu Qingshan reacted quickly, he couldn't dodge. His head was hit hard, and there was a bang from the microphone.

   "Student, are you okay?" It made the teacher feel embarrassed.

  Liu Qingshan could only raise his hand and wave it, and then he heard Professor Peter's exclamation from the stage: "Oh, Liu, you are here."

  When the old friend met, Professor Peter seemed very excited: "Oh, this is the classmate I mentioned just now."

  Liu Qingshan waved to Professor Peter on the stage, and then saw the students around him cast their eyes on him, like looking at a fool.

   For a while, the scene was awkward.

  (end of this chapter)