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Coming to Tsinghua University to give a speech to college students, Zhou Buqi was a little nervous.

He has given speeches too many times, and most of the time they are people of the same level, such as company executives, or various viewpoint speeches at entrepreneur gatherings.

However, people at the same level can understand what he is talking about. Even if he said something wrong, it was discussed in private and everyone respected each other.

College students are different.

Even if they are students of Tsinghua University, they are still a group of young, enthusiastic and inexperienced college students. If you tell them "I am not interested in money", "reject institutionalization", and "be more courageous", they may be booed.

This kind of speech for the public can only say something that seems meaningful but actually lacks water, and should not be overstated.

The speech was written by Ning Yaxian.

About choice.

There are many such topics, "choice and hard work", "choice and ability"... Tsinghua students generally do not lack hard work and ability. This speech mainly talks about "choice and talent".

Students who can be admitted to Tsinghua University must have intellectual talents beyond ordinary people. How to make the best use of this talent is the key.

"Talents are easy to come by—they're born with you, after all. Choices are hard. If you're not careful, you can be seduced by talents, which can damage the choices you make."

"Everyone in this room has many gifts. I am convinced that one of your gifts is the possession of smart and capable minds. I am so sure because admission is highly competitive and if you do not demonstrate intelligence, you will not be admitted to this school. Your ingenuity will surely come in handy as you travel through a land of wonder."

"We humans, despite our strides, will surprise ourselves. We can find ways to generate clean energy, and we can assemble tiny machines, atom by atom, to penetrate cell walls and repair cells."

"I have to admit that I have entrepreneurial talent."

The previous ones are just foreshadowing, and the following story is the core content of Zhou Buqi's speech today.

"In 2004, I entered the university campus. The living expenses from my family were not much, so after completing the admission procedures, I started to contact the telecommunications business office, found some classmates, and sold phone cards together. Not only did I win the Beike Most of the phone card market, and also won the phone card agents of many schools such as BIT, BFSU, BUPT, Renmin University of China, National University of Minzu, and University of Finance and Economics.”

"In just a few days, I earned tens of thousands of yuan, like 50,000 yuan, I forgot. But it didn't matter. At that time, I only thought that this money was enough for my living expenses for four years of college. But Then three things happened that changed my mind."

"First, some students went to a computer shop in Zhongguancun to configure a computer. After happily taking it back, some knowledgeable students went to check and found that the graphics card, processor and hard disk were all second-hand. A computer worth 3,000 yuan, It may only be worth 1,000 yuan; second, I have a roommate who works at KFC in order to buy a mobile phone, and it only costs a few dollars an hour, and he has to bear all kinds of criticism and ridicule from the manager; third, there is a female classmate in my class , the family is very difficult, she wants to do some part-time jobs in the school, do some simple tasks such as cleaning and organizing documents. But even so, she still has to eat and pay, which makes her cry every day. My school is Beike , although it is not as good as Tsinghua University, it is also a key university in the country. The students of Beike University have experienced this, and I believe that the students in the whole country are the same.”

"At that moment, I realized my responsibility. I felt that I should do something for college students across the country!"

The auditorium of Tsinghua University is full of people.

Zhou's richest man's reputation is too great.

Especially Tsinghua University.

The relationship between Ziweixing and Tsinghua University is even closer than that of many schools and enterprises.

I thought it was just a speech for the students of the computer department, but when I saw it on the spot, there might be 1,200 people. Not only were all 900 seats filled, but the aisles were also full.

This is Tsinghua University.

In another place, maybe the comrades from the police station will come forward to coordinate. There are too many people gathered and it is too dangerous.

This is the charm of Zhou's richest man.

Silicon Valley has Mark Zuckerberg; Zhongguancun has Zhou Buqi!

The two started their businesses almost at the same time.

From the perspective of influence and personal achievements, Zhou Buqi seems to be even better!

According to public information reports, the valuation of Facebook’s last round of financing was 15 billion U.S. dollars, while Ziwei Star’s valuation was as high as 30 billion U.S. dollars.

The same talented young entrepreneur, this time, is far ahead in China.

Zhou Buqi didn't read the manuscript, and this kind of chatty speech was not difficult for him.

False and real.

Half truths.

It would be nice to speak out those feelings and ideals and infect more people.

"When I was selling phone cards, I met President Hu of our school, a white-haired old man who always liked to drink tea from a big tea mug with a five-star pattern. I told him that I wanted to start a website for college students. He He walked me around the campus for a long time and listened carefully to my speech. He said, this is a good idea to pursue."

"However, starting a business during school will inevitably delay your studies. He told me to think about it for 48 hours before making a final decision. This decision was really difficult, but in the end, I decided to fight it. I don't think I will Regrets for failing later, but having a decision but not doing it at all will always torment me. After careful consideration, I chose that unsafe path to follow my inner passion. I am proud of that decision. "

"University is for you to shape your life from scratch."

"How will you use your talents? What choices will you make?"

"Are you guided by inertia, or are you following your inner passion?"

“Will you stick to the old ways, or are you going to be innovative?”

"Will you choose a life of ease, or a life of dedication and adventure?"

"Will you give in to criticism, or will you stand by your convictions?"

"Will you cover up your mistakes, or will you apologize honestly?"

"Will you hide your heart out of fear of rejection, or will you go forward bravely in the face of love?"

"Do you want to be calm, or do you want to fight the wind and waves?"

"Will you choose to give up under the harsh reality, or will you move forward without hesitation?"

"Are you going to be a cynic or a down-to-earth builder?"

"Everyone has their own different choices. My choice is to take root, not to think about making money, but to really do something meaningful for users, for the country, and for the world. You are now Students, you don’t have anything. You may be thinking about finding a partner and making a lot of money. But when you have everything, you will find that what can make you feel fulfilled deep down must be It is spiritual satisfaction and the realization of personal value in a social sense.”

...

The speech ended with thunderous applause.

There are also female students from Tsinghua University who came up to present flowers. But the aisle was crowded, and it was very difficult to go up.

Zhou Buqi took the flowers, couldn't help but smiled and said, "Thank you for your kindness, but... I want to say something else. You are from Tsinghua University, so you have special requirements. Why do you have to send flowers? Because all the similar The mediocre people follow the crowd. There are often two kinds of people who think differently, one is crazy, and the other is that you are good enough. I believe you are all very good people. Just like sending flowers? Why must it be Girls? Male students, is it okay to send flowers? I think it would be more meaningful to send a calligraphy work of a classmate instead of flowers. Innovation can be done from scratch. I hope that every student in Tsinghua University will be unique Independent, independent, different. You are not supposed to be cogs in the social machine, you are the makers of the machine.”

This time, the applause was even louder.

It can also be felt from this aura.

The applause at the beginning was obviously more polite and encouraging, and they didn't want to embarrass the richest man in Zhou. The applause in the second paragraph came from the heart. This kind of ardent expectation made everyone feel the same.

After the speech was over, the richest man and the leaders left first.

"Mr. Zhou, what you said is not on the ground." Accompanied by a vice-principal, he laughed all the way and said half-jokingly.

Zhou Buqi said with a smile: "You are Tsinghua University, you should raise it appropriately and float a little bit. If it is an ordinary college, I will definitely not talk about it. I will tell them that you must learn to follow others in college. Deal with people and deal with interpersonal relationships. Lay a solid foundation and start from the bottom step by step.”

The vice-principal shook his head and said, "Tsinghua University is a comprehensive university, and many people will go into politics after graduation."

Zhou Buqi remained silent.

"Mr. Zhou, you are very eloquent. Come over to give lectures when you are free in the future? Do you want to bring a graduate student?"

"What?"

Zhou Buqi was taken aback.

The vice-principal said: "It is better to travel thousands of miles than to read thousands of books. For our students, there is no problem in studying, but it is not good in traveling thousands of miles. It is much better to follow you and teach by example than in the classroom."

Zhou Buqi knew he was joking.

Tsinghua University would not dare to do such unconventional things, as it would destroy the order of teaching.

"I can't do it anymore, but Ziwei Star has many technical experts, the school can contact them. See who is free, you can come to the school to work as a part-time professor or as a doctoral supervisor,"

"Okay! That's what you said!"

The vice principal smiled and was very happy.

Zhou Buqi shook his head with a smile, "The future is dominated by young people. Cultivating enough outstanding talents is the only way out for future technological careers."

There is also an upside.

If several vice presidents of the research institute become part-time professors or doctoral supervisors, even if only one or two doctoral candidates are brought in each term, this is a very important gain.

For the students I bring, with this teacher-student friendship, it is even more logical to join Ziweixing.