Chapter 269: Professional choice arouses strong opposition from Feng’s mother (please order the full version)
In the evening, when Feng's father and Feng's mother came home from get off work, they immediately asked about the scores of several college entrance examination students at home.
When she learned that both the Feng family and the second family had good estimates and were basically guaranteed to go to Yenching University, the way Feng's mother looked at her son-in-law Cheng Xuemin changed again.
In the evening, I even gave this good son-in-law extra food.
"Xuemin, do you plan to apply for a computer major?"
"But in our country, major universities are completely blank in this field, and everything has to start from scratch!"
The dinner was very rich, which showed that Mother Feng, the mother-in-law, really felt sorry for Cheng Xuemin, the son-in-law, and of course she was also happy.
At the dinner table, I definitely asked everyone what major they were going to apply for, and the family sat together to discuss it.
Finally, sister-in-law Feng Jiamo's major, and everyone unanimously agreed with Cheng Xuemin's suggestion, was international politics.
My sister-in-law is good at English. After graduation, she can be directly recruited into the National Academy of Sciences to work in foreign affairs.
As for the second sister-in-law, her initial plan was to follow the good path and apply for the Chinese Department, so that after graduation she could find a job as an editor in a publication and become a respected 'Teacher Sun' like her mother-in-law.
However, everyone asked Cheng Xuemin for his advice. Cheng Xuemin actually had some thoughts on his second sister-in-law's professional choice.
So I asked my second sister-in-law what she thought of being a doctor.
When Cheng Xuemin mentioned doctors, the whole family reacted and thought it was good. The old Feng family now has all kinds of talents, except for doctors.
Therefore, when everyone heard Cheng Xuemin mention doctors, they all agreed.
The second sister-in-law actually has no idea in her mind. It is already a very extravagant hope for her to be admitted to university or Yenching University, so she has no idea what major to study. Her mind is always wandering. It must be what her family said. That's what.
Finally, at Cheng Xuemin's suggestion, the second sister-in-law applied for the medical laboratory major at Yenching University School of Medicine. In the future, she could engage in drug research without becoming a doctor, or even open a drug company to make a lot of money.
Cheng Xuemin himself also talked about his major options.
But everyone was shocked because Cheng Xuemin actually chose the computer mathematics application major of Yenching University, which was just launched this year.
This is a brand new major, and there is a blank slate in related fields in China.
I really don’t know why Cheng Xuemin signed up for this major?
"Yes, grandparents, parents, I am going to apply for the major of computer mathematics application. I think the future will be the era of computer information and electronics!"
Facing doubts from his family members, Cheng Xuemin could not tell them clearly that the computer field would be the mainstream of future development and the third industrial revolution.
Only by seizing the opportunity in the computer field can we reap sufficient benefits in the third industrial revolution.
Indeed, our domestic computer field is now completely blank.
But Cheng Xuemin came.
With a brain full of knowledge, I traveled through time and was reborn in this era. How could I only write some manuscripts and earn some royalties?
Nowadays, there are calls to encourage all people to earn foreign exchange, but how much foreign exchange earnings can a "Harry Potter" book bring to the country?
If you want to earn foreign exchange and harvest global U.S. dollars, you need a computer.
Moreover, if Cheng Xuemin majors in computer mathematics information application, he will be able to expand into various fields.
Whether it is light industry, military industry, biology, pharmaceuticals, or even nuclear engineering, Cheng Xuemin can be involved in everything through the use of computer mathematics, and there is a reason to be involved.
In the future, whenever Cheng Xuemin has relevant patents, he can push them all to the application of supercomputer mathematics.
After all, we all know that the traditional core of various fields is basically based on mathematical operations.
When we were developing nuclear weapons and submarines, who did we leave the mathematical calculations of supercomputers?
But at that time, there was only one supercomputer in Shanghai, and all units were queuing up. The time used by each unit every week was accurate to the minute, which shows how scarce mathematical operations on large computers are.
And so far, there is only one supercomputer in Shanghai that can handle large-scale calculations.
Although other computers are said to be large, their actual calculations are limited and they cannot support the mathematical calculations of a large project.
This is our technological shortcoming, and it is also the core of the technological blockade imposed on us by developed countries abroad, and we will never let go of the ban.
Everything has to be explored and developed independently by ourselves.
If we had followed the step-by-step independent research and development in the previous life, we would still have to wait twenty or thirty years. This would be decades behind developed countries such as Europe, the United States, Japan and South Korea.
Therefore, we must catch up and even surpass.
"I think it's good to learn from popular elections!"
"It is because there is a blank slate in our country that we need aspiring young people like Xuemin to study, research and conquer!"
After hearing Cheng Xuemin's intention, grandpa looked at him in surprise and said with approval, "Back then, when we were developing atomic bombs and nuclear bombs, we suffered the consequences. It was all based on our abacus!"
"If we could have the same mature computer mathematical computing technology as Lao Mi and others, it wouldn't be so difficult!"
"So, old man, I wholeheartedly approve of studying computer science as a democratically elected major!"
As soon as Grandpa Gu's father finished speaking, his mother-in-law, Feng Mu, who was a little dissatisfied at first, became even more dissatisfied and said, "Dad! It's not like I'm going to do research in the future!"
Her son-in-law has a lot of political capital in his hands, but you asked him to do some computer research to fill the gap in our area?
No, no, no!
Since Yenching University has opened related majors in the computer field this year, it means that there are people who will engage in related study, research and development, including her son-in-law.
The mother-in-law, Feng Mu, decided to follow her original idea and let her son-in-law study economics and management.
Now that the reform is open, there is talk of a market economy, so we still need to learn how to grasp the economy.
Only by knowing how to grasp economics and management can we achieve results and be promoted easily in the future.
Feng's mother also hoped that their old Feng family could produce a high official in the border area.
"Teacher Gu, I think what Xuemin told his father was right. In fact, Xuemin can spend a few more years in school doing research and settling down."
"Teacher Gu, please don't be impatient. Listen to what I have to say. I know, Teacher Gu, what you expect from Xuemin's family, Mojuan'er and the others!"
"But if you want to pursue an official career in the future, you don't necessarily have to learn management."
"Furthermore, Xuemin is in the limelight right now, and everyone above is paying attention to his career choice. If Xuemin really chooses management, it will be too utilitarian!"
"I think it's better to have more skills than to be overwhelmed. Students can definitely choose the computer field. It's just because it's blank that it's easier to get results!"
"In the future, when students make some achievements in this field and are transferred from the academy to pursue official careers, the starting point will actually be higher."
Seeing that his words were urgent, his father-in-law, Father Feng, quickly took over the conversation and continued.
"Old Feng, do you mean...academic school?"
Feng's mother seemed to understand what her family meant and asked her son-in-law to go to the academic school. "From ancient times to the present, the academic school has been the mainstream in all dynasties. The former Imperial College, the current Institute of Literature and Literature, and senior scholars from various universities are all reserve talents, and they are all transferred and appointed!"
My father-in-law, Father Feng, had two more drinks tonight, and he took out everything that was on his mind, and that of his son-in-law, Cheng Xuemin.
Therefore, ginger is still hot when he is old, but my father-in-law can see clearly.
Let your son-in-law do some research in school and seek opportunities after graduation. The starting point will be much higher.
"You guys! You all have a strong sense of utilitarianism, so don't do it!"
I heard that my grandfather was caring about his father, and he really didn't know what to do with his daughter and son-in-law.
But pitiful parents in the world, of course they are all for the good of their children.
to this end!
Cheng Xuemin also nodded. The other Feng family members, Feng Jiacheng and other brothers and sisters did not dare to say a word, because they knew that their future was at stake and they could not make random suggestions.
After talking about the volunteers, Cheng Xuemin also told everyone that after filling out the volunteers, he would have to leave in the next two days.
Now the sister-in-law Ke Yumei became more involved after hearing this, and her face instantly turned red with embarrassment.
Brother-in-law Cheng Xuemin is about to leave to bring good news about his family to his brother who is far away in the northwest. Can he not make his sister-in-law happy?
Fortunately, this time we were filming in the Northwest, unlike last year, when we went south to the front line, there was no tension in the family.
Sister-in-law Feng Jiamo hesitated to speak, but in the end she didn't dare to say that she wanted to go.
"Xuemin, has the foreign manuscript fee arrived?"
After dinner, Feng's mother had finished reading in the room. When she saw Feng's father coming in, she put down the book in her hand and asked.
"Ah! It has already arrived at our bureau. Today Lao Zhou asked me to inform the students that they can pick it up in the next two days!"
Father Feng nodded. He had just chatted with his son-in-law Cheng Xuemin for a while, and told him that the royalties for the foreign language manuscript he had submitted had already come in.
"How many?"
When Feng's mother heard that this was indeed the case, she knew that her family would not be able to raise the issue of foreign exchange fees in front of everyone at the dinner table.
"I heard there are nearly three thousand foreign exchange coupons!" Father Feng replied again.
"Nearly three thousand, so much?"
This time Feng's mother was very surprised. Her old Feng had mentioned before that the manuscript submitted by her son-in-law was a short story with more than 10,000 words.
It’s equivalent to tens of thousands of short stories in China. Why are the manuscript fees so high?
Nearly three thousand foreign exchange coupons, converted into our RMB, isn’t it seven or eight thousand?
Good guy!
No wonder they are all focused on writing foreign-language manuscripts. Recently, I haven’t seen my son-in-law Cheng Xuemin writing domestic manuscripts.
Emotional foreign language manuscripts are too lucrative.
A short story with more than 10,000 words can earn 7,000 to 8,000 yuan in royalties when published abroad. But in China, the royalties for a 10,000-word short story are 7 yuan per 1,000 words, which is 70 yuan.
After calculation, the difference is hundreds of times?
It’s not that I don’t know, but I really didn’t scare Feng’s mother. Then she asked with extreme horror: “Old Feng, is your Foreign Language Publishing House so profitable?”
"It's just Xuemin. Our Foreign Publishing Bureau can't publish many foreign language manuscripts all year round!" Feng's father smiled at Feng's mother and explained, "Xuemin's manuscript was paid fifteen cents per word. The royalties are settled, and the sales share is 50 meters gold for 10,000 copies.”
"His manuscript has about 12,000 words, and the length alone costs more than 1,800 foreign exchange dollars. The first edition is said to have printed 200,000 copies, and a thousand foreign exchange dollars were paid in advance."
The foreign exchange manuscript fees are indeed very profitable. Relatively speaking, the gap between one manuscript and the domestic one may be dozens of times.
But there are very few writers in our country who can write foreign language manuscripts!
In fact, the most important thing is still not picking up the slack.
In the past, veteran writers generally focused more on academic research, creating less, and even fewer submitted their works for publication.
And if they want to submit, they are aiming for excellence and winning prizes, and they don’t care about the royalties or not.
Therefore, even if the manuscript is submitted by an outsider, it is basically free of charge. Our writers take the initiative to ask for no royalties, and even pay for it at their own expense.
The picture is an international reputation, a coffee position.
As for the younger generation, due to a delay of more than ten years, let alone being asked to write foreign language manuscripts, just knowing a few foreign language words is already a leader.
Therefore, this is the pressure that their Foreign Languages Affairs Bureau faces when facing the task of earning foreign exchange.
No one writes!
Those who can write are willing to be prostituted for free, but those who can't write can't expect it at all.
Therefore, the literary conference organized by the Humanities Society must be held quickly. At that time, new and old writers from all over the country will gather together so that they can promote it.
"Speaking of which, at the Literary Congress we are organizing this time, we really need to mention the reform of remuneration to the higher-ups!"
After hearing this, Feng's mother knew what was going on, but her point was not the same as that of her old Feng.
Father Feng thought that at the Literary Congress, he would give a good encouragement and publicity call, and everyone would hurry up and write foreign language manuscripts to contribute to the task of earning foreign exchange for Wenhua Kouzi and make their own contribution.
But what Feng's mother thought was that the royalties should really be mentioned!
Otherwise, the gap between domestic and foreign royalties is so huge, and the craze for earning foreign exchange with cultural slogans will inevitably lead the new young generation astray.
Don’t write all foreign language manuscripts when the time comes. Just write those who can write and those who can’t. Then won’t domestic culture be ruined?
And as a writer, you can’t focus solely on manuscript fees, and you can’t have too much utilitarianism, otherwise you won’t be able to write good manuscripts.
This is the same whether you are writing a domestic manuscript or a foreign manuscript.
When it comes to creation, you can't rush for quick success or high goals, but you have to be calm and accumulate slowly, and accumulate thickly but gain little.
Not everyone can be as evil as their son-in-law Cheng Xuemin.
"The reform of royalties is also one of the themes of this Literary Congress meeting. Let's see the final resolution then!"
Father Feng nodded, feeling that what he said was reasonable. Our remuneration system, which has been stagnant for decades, really needs to be changed.
We do not seek to be in line with international standards, but we should mention it at some point, otherwise the gap will indeed be huge.
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Asking for a monthly ticket!
(End of chapter)