novelslam Chapter 89 Real Skills Come Outside of Class
Chapter 89 Real Skills Come Outside of Class
Chapter 90 Real Skills Come Outside of Class
"The advice I'm giving you, if you really want to explain it, might seem a little opportunistic, and people might think I have ulterior motives at first glance."
Anyway, let me make it clear beforehand that this is purely my personal opinion. You can judge for yourselves after hearing it. Please don't curse or tattle.
Then Li emphasized it again.
After gaining everyone's approval, he changed the subject and gestured for everyone to gather together.
He then said in a slightly low, mysterious voice, "As the saying goes, what the superiors like, the inferiors will follow."
"What Liang said just now is very representative."
The saying "Every man for himself" is a bit extreme, but the underlying principle is the same: at any time, one's own individual interests do not necessarily have to supersede the collective interest.
"But we must never sacrifice the other side to achieve one side's goals; a delicate balance must be struck."
"Didn't quite understand, did you?!"
"To give the simplest and most straightforward example, take Yu Zhen, the number one science fiction writer in China. Everyone should have heard of his many achievements, right?!"
"Leaving aside the truth or falsehood of the rumors circulating behind the scenes about Shanghai creating a celebrity."
"Let's ask ourselves honestly, aren't we envious of this talented individual who has achieved such incredible accomplishments at such a young age!"
"Haha, you're all so envious, aren't you!"
"If you say you're not envious, you must be incredibly hypocritical!"
"If possible, everyone would love to become the next great writer Yu, right?"
"Since everyone has heard of the great writer Yu's deeds, and everyone longs for something similar to happen to them one day."
"So, have you noticed one of the principles here?!"
"What, did you all really not notice, or are you simply unwilling to think in that direction, subconsciously trying to avoid something? Hehe————"
Yu Zhen's expression was incredibly interesting. What happened? He'd gotten himself involved in the gossip?!
Otherwise, they would be quite confident in their new identity, which they had created through makeup and disguise.
At the same time, although he is famous throughout the country, due to the lack of development of media information at present, his personal image has hardly been exposed to the outside world.
At this moment, he really began to suspect that this student, Li, had recognized him and was deliberately steer the conversation toward him.
Perhaps his subconscious reaction was too unusual.
Then Li jokingly teased him, "Qin, do you admit that you've all been subconsciously avoiding something? For example, the great writer Yu Zhen, there's been a lot of talk about his identity being unclear, and he's suspected of being a foreign spy! Haha, everyone, don't be so nervous. I've already stated beforehand that we're liberating our minds and daring to explore some unspoken social rules that will never be brought to the forefront—"
Li actually called my name out in front of everyone.
Moreover, people used his "unknown identity" as a pretext to criticize him.
Yu Zhen was both amused and exasperated. "Li, please stop going in circles. Otherwise, everyone will get more and more confused, and I'll be even more slow-witted. I really can't keep up with your pace."
Li's expression was subtle, and a barely perceptible smile appeared at the corner of his mouth. "Alright, alright, since that's the case, I won't beat around the bush anymore. The main point I want to make is that once we enter university, our future success, such as competing for that government-sponsored overseas study opportunity, often doesn't come from the classroom. Most of the time, the real battle is fought outside the classroom."
The example of the great writer Yu was just meant to illustrate a point.
When your contributions or the influence you exert are strong enough, even if you are an unidentified or suspicious person, you will become insignificant.
Currently, there is a very delicate situation in the domestic literary circle.
Traditional writers and emerging science fiction writers, represented by Yu Da, are both vying for the right to speak in the creative field. At present, it is clear that Yu Da has the upper hand and has emerged as the dominant and influential party.
Whether this situation is temporary or permanent, it has at least set a good example for us.
My point is simple: after you enroll in school, in addition to working hard in your daily classes, there is something even more important that you must spend some energy and focus on things outside the classroom, and participate in more social practice activities both on and off campus.
For example, you could try your hand at science fiction writing and participate in something like the "Starry Sky Cup".
Creative competition.
Especially for you computer science majors, you have a natural advantage in creating science fiction!
Let's say, Qin, if you win the grand prize in the Xinghan Cup National Creative Competition, you'll not only receive an astronomical prize of 100,000 yuan, but you, Qin, will surely become famous both at home and abroad.
When that time comes, we'll say, "If you, Qin, want to study abroad, wouldn't the school give you priority consideration?"
Haha, everyone, you don't need to doubt it anymore. I dare to guarantee this: whoever wins the Grand Prize in the [Xinghan Cup] National Creative Competition will definitely be guaranteed to study abroad.
Anyway, university life is different from before. We all have to be more careful and make some long-term plans for our future.
Don't laugh at me, but my long-term plan is to go abroad, to experience the world, and to witness a richer and more diverse life and culture.
The crowd was in high spirits, and everyone listened attentively and wholeheartedly agreed.
They all looked at Li with admiration, as if they wanted to regard him as their role model.
Wow, truly a top student.
Yu Zhen pondered, "There's an old saying, 'It's easy to talk too much when you're not close friends.' This student Li's desire to share is a bit too strong."
Moreover, given the context of university students in the new century, it's not surprising that strangers would chat and joke around upon first meeting, no matter how exaggerated their words might be.
But in the current context, it would be too much to speak too frankly with someone you don't know well.
The most perplexing situation is that everything they say is a sincere sharing of their thoughts and experiences about the future, and everyone is envisioning a bright future together.
Even though the topic is a bit too focused on "selfishness," didn't a freshman surnamed Liang previously emphasize the so-called "every man for himself" argument?
So, is this the natural tendency for the seeds of "refined self-interest" to be nurtured and born in the most natural growing soil?
The free conversations and chats among the new students have been ongoing.
During this time, the senior student Jin led over four or five more new students to register.
Without exception, they were all freshmen in the computer science department.
Without exception, the freshmen all secretly and openly received the special privilege of one-fifth of a teacup of chilled mung bean soup from Senior Sister Jin, who had hidden it somewhere.
Such special preferential treatment has repeatedly reinforced the impressions and perceptions of other new students.
That is, computer science majors at Tsinghua and Peking Universities are highly sought after and are considered the most special majors.
Yu Zhen was in the thick of it all and had no idea what was going on. On one side, senior female students were openly discriminating against freshmen, while on the other side, well-informed freshmen, with a "speaking frankly without knowing each other well" attitude, were frantically instilling in everyone the sophisticated self-interested values of "every man for himself."
This rhythm is so simple it's driving me crazy.
There are some concerns about the academic atmosphere within Tsinghua and Peking Universities.
These freshmen haven't even entered the school gates yet, but they've already started to dream about going abroad and actively embracing the world.
The tides of time roll on, and this is perhaps what is meant by the inevitable trend of the world!
At the meeting point, we waited for about an hour.
The shuttle bus to pick us up has finally arrived.
Yu Zhen boarded the shuttle bus with the new students.
On this train, there were eight freshmen majoring in computer science: seven boys and one girl.
On the shuttle bus, Li, the student from before, was still talking non-stop, continuing to teach the freshmen about some so-called real skills outside of the university classroom.
The shuttle bus journey back to school was quite long. Later, for some reason, Li's conversation shifted to science fiction novels, and he started talking at length about the Resident Evil story, which had never been published in China.
Yu Zhen himself found it quite fascinating to listen to the other party's long-winded story about "Resident Evil".
True skill lies outside the university classroom.
Tsk tsk, look at Li, with his consistent, understated yet ostentatious style, and his literary works that have only been published and released less than a week ago, even in overseas markets.
What does this tell us?!
Those who know, know. They're clearly showing off their network and connections to the new students.
It's about projecting an aura of "we have powerful connections."
What about being low-key, humble, and reserved?
Universities have always been arenas of fame and fortune, microcosms of society.