Chapter 789 Everyone has their own ambitions, how can we force it
Stanford University is located in Palo Alto, California, in the southern part of the San Francisco Bay Area, close to Silicon Valley. The campus is very large, and the architectural style is mainly red and yellow. It is very beautiful under the summer sunshine.
The residence for doctoral students is also very spacious, with a bedroom, a living room, a kitchen and a bathroom. School and life here are undoubtedly very pleasant.
Liu Jianjun was packing clothes in the living room, and sitting next to him was an international student who was also from China.
This student is called Wu Haitao, from Tsinghua University, and is also a doctoral student who is about to graduate, but he is not studying electronics but the more popular computer.
The two of them live in the next door dormitory and often communicate with each other. Sometimes they even discuss some study issues, so they have a very good relationship.
"Jianjun, do you really want to go back?" Wu Haitao asked.
"Yes, I am sent by the government to study for a Ph.D., can I not go back?" Liu Jianjun said while folding his clothes.
"Who said that government-sponsored people have to go back?! Look at Zhang Qing, who graduated last year and majored in your major. Now he works in the R&D department of Intel Corporation, with an annual salary of one million US dollars! Just a small amount of liquidated damages, two or three months' salary ”
Liu Jianjun did not answer.
What Wu Haitao said is true.
"I heard that your tutor, Professor Robert, admires you very much and hopes that you can stay and continue to work with him?"
"Yes, Professor Robert said that I can stay in the Edwards Laboratory." Liu Jianjun said as he placed the folded T-shirt and pants in the closet in his room.
"Oh my God. That's the top laboratory in the United States. It's countless times better than your shabby 618 Research Institute!"
Liu Jianjun did not deny it.
"Yes, to be honest, there are really few research institutes in our country with better equipment and environment than here."
"Then you want to go back?!"
"I was sent here by the government, and the state paid for me to study. How could I not go back?!" Liu Jianjun asked rhetorically.
"伱, you, you" Wu Haitao pointed at Liu Jianjun with an expression that could not be carved out of rotten wood.
"What about you, have you decided to stay?" Liu Jianjun asked.
"Of course, I came to study abroad at my own expense, and the country didn't contribute half a dime!" Wu Haitao said firmly.
"You studied for undergraduate and master's degrees at Tsinghua University, and you spent state money, right?" Liu Jianjun wanted to ask a question, but he stopped talking.
Saying this would hurt our friendship.
Everyone has their own ambitions, how can we force them?
"I have received an offer from Microsoft to work on the Windows series in the R&D department." Wu Haitao said.
"Windows is a big hit. Microsoft's flagship product, the salary is quite high, right? Can you tell me more?" Liu Jianjun asked with a smile.
"It's not too high. It's 600,000 US dollars in the first year, and it's expected to increase later." Wu Haitao's tone was modest, but his eyes revealed a hint of pride.
"Well, that's good. You finally got the reward after all your hardships." Liu Jianjun said.
"Yes, after four years, I served dishes in the restaurant, cleaned the library, and helped people code. Hey, but I want to thank you, Jianjun. It was you who funded me. I still owe you. It’s $10,000.”
"It won't be too late to pay me back when you get a job. By then, ten thousand dollars will be a piece of cake for you." Liu Jianjun smiled.
"Hehe. That's true."
The two were chatting when they suddenly heard a knock on the door. Wu Haitao was close to the door. When he went to open the door, he saw a middle-aged man with black hair and yellow skin standing at the door.
"Excuse me, who are you looking for?" Wu Haitao said in English. Before the middle-aged man could answer, he heard a surprised voice coming from the room: "Brother Minghua, have you come to the United States?"
The person who came was Fang Minghua, and he entered the room with a smile: "Yes, who is this person who came to the United States to do something?"
Fang Minghua looked at Wu Haitao.
"His name is Wu Haitao. He is my friend and a master's student at Tsinghua University. He also came to Stanford to study for a PhD in computer science and will graduate soon." Liu Jianjun explained quickly and added.
"His name is Fang Minghua, a famous domestic writer. He is also my wife's brother and my uncle!"
"Hello." Fang Minghua took the initiative to shake hands with Wu Haitao: "They are all top students, amazing! Computers are very popular now, and the domestic Internet is booming."
"Why should I go back? Are you stupid?" Unexpectedly, Wu Haitao curled his lips and looked at Fang Minghua: "You are the writer Fang Minghua, and your pen name is Minghua? Then you wrote the Harry Potter novels that are very popular in the United States, right?"
"Yes, what's wrong?"
"You made a lot of money, right? You must have obtained a green card. You also advised Jianjun not to do stupid things. Isn't it good to stay in the United States? You must go back."
"I'll talk to Jianjun." Fang Minghao looked at him with a smile on his face.
"Okay, I won't disturb your chat, bye." After saying that, Wu Haitao left the dormitory and closed the door for him.
"Brother Minghua, do you really want me to stay in the United States?" Liu Jianjun asked.
"What do you think?"
Liu Jianjun laughed.
"No, before you came to study for a Ph.D., you said you would go back after finishing your studies."
"That is, if you don't go back, what will happen to Mingli and Yaya (Mingli's daughter)? Be careful that she brings Yaya to the United States to find you!" Fang Minghua joked. .
"Haha, brother Minghua, this is really not a threat." Liu Jianjun smiled heartily: "If I stay in the United States, I can definitely bring Mingli and Yaya over. Besides, with Mingli's master's degree from Western Polytechnic University and work experience, I studied computer science and can’t find a job in Silicon Valley?”
"Ouch. Listening to your tone, have you ever made such a plan?" Fang Minghua asked.
"It's a lie to say I haven't thought about it! But I decided to go back. Don't talk about it. Brother Minghua, you are here today. I will cook some vegetables and we will have a drink!" Liu Jianjun said.
"Aren't you going to the laboratory this afternoon?"
"I'm going back to China soon. The access control of the laboratory has been handed over. I can't get in. You sit down first."
After Liu Jianjun finished speaking, he rushed into the kitchen happily.
Not long after, Liu Jianjun brought three plates of food, and ran to the convenience store downstairs to pick up a Budweiser beer, and the two of them started drinking in the small living room.
"Jianjun, have you really thought about not going back?" Fang Minghua asked after taking a sip of beer.
"Yes, to be honest with you, my mentor told me more than once that if I stay, I can go to the Edwards Laboratory. Brother Minghua, I guess you don't know much about this laboratory. It is also top-notch in the United States! The equipment and environment, 618 There’s no comparison!”
"Even if you don't go into the laboratory and go to the company, there is Silicon Valley here, and technology companies are everywhere in need of high-end talents. The Wu Haitao you just met got an offer from Microsoft, with an annual salary of US$600,000! That's 50,000 per month!"
"I returned to No. 618 School. I am considered a returnee. The country is in urgent need of talents. I will take care of them in terms of salary and benefits, but the monthly salary will definitely not exceed 4,000 yuan! How big is the difference?!"
After hearing Liu Jianjun's emotion, Fang Minghua put down the beer can in his hand and asked: "Since you can stay, why do you want to go back?"
(End of chapter)