Save the Bachelor of Heaven

One way out is to continue schooling and obtain a graduate degree. For Xiang Nan, this is not difficult. In fact, with his grades, he would have no problem recommending him to graduate school.

One way is to make a living on your own, not obeying assignments or going to school, but starting your own business or working for a foreign company. At that time, Hujiang was an open city, and many foreign-funded companies poured in, and they were also very hungry for talents.

Another way out is to go abroad.

In the early 1980s, after the reform and opening up, there was a craze for going abroad.

At that time, there was still a gap between domestic living standards and Western developed countries.

For example, in the 1980s, bicycles in mainland China had to be purchased with a ticket. Televisions, air conditioners, refrigerators, washing machines, etc. are even rarer items.

But at the same time in the United States, every middle-class family had a car, and TVs, refrigerators, air conditioners, washing machines, etc. were almost standard equipment. It was far from enough.

After the country opened up, many people saw this gap, so they focused on running abroad. There are many intellectuals, wealthy businessmen, celebrities, etc. among them.

This phenomenon has been reflected in many film and television dramas, such as "Yenjing Man in New York", "Chinese Partners", "See You or Be Parted", "Shinjuku Incident", "The Big Show" and so on.

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Xiang Nan didn't want to join a factory or join politics. After all, he was used to being free and could not accept working in a system that was restricted by others.

But continuing to go to school does not make any sense to him. After all, with his knowledge, he would be aggrieved by being a professor, and there is no need to continue to take postgraduate entrance examinations or Ph.D.

As for starting your own business, the environment was still somewhat volatile in the 1980s.

If you join a foreign company, you will have more freedom and make more money than within the system, but in the end you will still be working for someone else.

So Xiang Nan thought about going abroad, taking advantage of the continuous business opportunities in foreign countries in the 1980s, making a good sum of money, and then returning to invest in the 1990s and return home in glory.

With his status, it is relatively easy to go abroad.

Because of his excellent academic performance and the publication of many novels, he is very influential in the country. For talents like him, it is easy to apply to go abroad.

And the most difficult step in the 1980s was to apply for a visa at the embassy. A visa requires an interview and you need to impress the visa officer before you can get a visa. Most people get stuck at this level.

Therefore, in the movie "Partners in China", three partners opened an English school. While teaching English, they also taught students the experience of visa interviews in order to improve their passing rate.

For Xiang Nan, this is even simpler.

His Ecstasy Dafa can easily control the will of ordinary people. Not to mention just letting him pass the visa, it is easy for them to commit suicide.

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"You want to go abroad?" Qiu Yingjie said in surprise.

Chen Jinshui and Chen Jianghe were also surprised when they heard this, "Dagang, do you want to go abroad?"

"Yes, let me introduce you first. This is my friend Qiu Yingjie, this is the mayor of our Chenjia Town, my uncle Chen Jinshui, and my brother Chen Jianghe." Xiang Nan said with a smile.

"I know Uncle Jin Shui. We have already met during the county meeting." Qiu Yingjie said with a smile.

"Yes, I didn't expect Director Qiu to know Da Guang." Chen Jinshui nodded.

"Yes, we have known each other for three years. We are college students in the same class." Qiu Yingjie explained, "The first time we met was on the way to school, and we have never lost contact since then.

Daguang taught me a lot. Even my idea of ​​setting up a small commodity market in Yiwu was first told to me by Daguang. "

"Really?" Chen Jinshui was shocked when he heard this.

He is very optimistic about the idea of ​​building a small commodity market in Yiwu and thinks this idea is really brilliant. But I didn't expect that Xiang Nan came up with the idea. This kid really has a lot of potential.

"I just came up with an idea. You can handle the specific things." Xiang Nan waved his hands and said, "Ideas are easy to come up with, but things are difficult to handle. You don't know how much effort it will take to accomplish this thing in the future, so I Don’t dare to take credit.”

"Okay, now it's not time to share the credit." Qiu Yingjie waved his hand and said, "I'm just curious, why do you want to go abroad?"

Although there was a craze for going abroad at that time, many people went abroad and said that the moon in foreign countries was rounder. To be honest, they were a bit "advocating foreign countries".

Therefore, he also has some opinions on Xiang Nan's choice.

"Beyond Yiwu there are Jiangsu and Zhejiang, outside Jiangsu and Zhejiang there is China, and outside China there is the world." Xiang Nan said with a smile, "We businessmen used to rely on a pair of feet and could only move around for a few hundred miles;

Now we can move thousands of miles around through railways; in the future we will use cargo ships and airplanes to move our goods around tens of thousands of miles, leaving China and heading towards the world...

Only with the east wind from the Pacific and Atlantic Ocean can we in Yiwu achieve chicken feathers flying into the sky. And when I went out, I just wanted to help the folks. Otherwise, given that I am famous and profitable in the mainland, why would I go to a foreign country with nothing? "

Hearing what Xiang Nan said, Qiu Yingjie, Chen Jinshui, and Chen Jianghe were all in awe.

"Okay, Daguang, you are still ambitious." Qiu Yingjie nodded, "I misunderstood you, I'm sorry."

"Daguang, you are really good. Yes, who said chicken feathers can't fly to the sky?" Chen Jinshui said happily.

"Daguang, you are still awesome." Chen Jianghe also said with admiration.

Now he is only thinking about setting up a stall at the entrance of the station and what kind of goods he can sell more profitably. Xiang Nan's eyes have turned to foreign countries, which really makes him feel ashamed.

"It's nothing, the man has his ambitions in all directions." Xiang Nan waved his hand and said with a smile.

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After returning to school during the summer vacation, Xiang Nan began to prepare for going abroad next year. He was planning to apply for a self-funded study abroad visa.

Of course, with his academic performance and consistent performance, studying abroad at public expense is not a problem. But in that case, there would be a moral flaw.

Because Xiang Nan will not come back after completing his studies. He will have to wait until at least the 1990s to return to serve in the country, so don't take up the publicly funded study abroad quota.

Anyway, with his own financial resources, he can afford to study abroad at his own expense.

He then began to prepare for studying abroad, starting with taking the TOEFL and GRE exams.

TOEFL and GRE exams are organized by ETS and recognized by tens of thousands of universities, institutions and colleges in more than 100 countries around the world.

Its scores are also one of the necessary conditions for applying to foreign universities and scientific research institutions.

The TOEFL and GRE exams are naturally not a problem for Xiang Nan.

For him, English is like his mother tongue. Listening, speaking, reading and writing are no problem at all.

After taking the TOEFL and GRE, it is time to apply to study abroad in foreign universities. After being admitted and receiving the admission notice, he can apply for a passport and visa.

Applying to schools is not difficult for Xiang Nan.

In addition to sending his GRE, TOEFL scores, grades in school, and literary achievements to American universities, he also attached a paper he wrote on economics.

Xiang Nan inherited the financial investment knowledge of Chu Tiankuo, Ding Yuanying, Fang Zhanbo and others, as well as the management experience of Shi Xiaomeng, Ye Jinyan and others, and his financial attainments are quite high.

Therefore, the paper he wrote is naturally meaningful. Anyone who is an expert in this field can see the value of his paper. Sure enough, in November, Xiang Nan received admission notices from many American universities.