Chapter 3887 3889 [I Want to Go Abroad]

One way out is to continue to go to school and get a postgraduate degree. For Xiang Nan, this is not difficult. In fact, with his grades, it is no problem to be recommended for postgraduate study.

One way is to make a living on your own, not obey the assignment, not go to school, but start your own business, or go to work for a foreign company. At that time, Hujiang was an open city, and many foreign-funded enterprises poured in, and they were also very eager for talents.

Another way out is to go abroad.

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

At that time, the living standards in China were still far behind those in developed Western countries.

For example, in the 1980s, bicycles in the mainland had to be purchased with tickets. Televisions, air conditioners, refrigerators, washing machines, etc. were even more rare.

But at the same time in the United States, every middle-class family had a car, and televisions, refrigerators, air conditioners, washing machines, etc. were almost standard equipment, which was too far away.

After opening the country's doors, many people saw this gap, so they wanted to go abroad. Among them were intellectuals, wealthy businessmen, celebrities, etc.

This phenomenon is reflected in many film and television dramas, such as "Yen Jing People in New York", "Chinese Partners", "See You There", "Shinjuku Incident", "Big Scatter", etc.

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Xiang Nan did not want to work in a factory or in politics. After all, he was used to being free and could not accept working in the system under the constraints of others.

But continuing to go to school did not make any sense for him. After all, with his knowledge, being a professor was a grievance, and there was no need to continue to take the postgraduate and doctoral examinations.

If he started his own business, the overall environment was still somewhat volatile in the 1980s.

If he joined a foreign company, even if he was freer and made more money than working in the system, he would still work for others.

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

With his identity, it was relatively easy to go abroad.

Because he had excellent academic performance and published many novels, he was very influential in China. It was also easy for talents like him to apply to go abroad.

And the most difficult hurdle in the 1980s was to apply for a visa at the embassy. Visas require interviews and you need to impress the visa officer before you can get a visa. Most people are stuck at this stage.

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

For Xiang Nan, this is even simpler.

His magic can easily control the will of ordinary people. Not to mention just passing the visa, even making them commit suicide is easy.

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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 it, "Daguang, 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 smiled.

"I know Uncle Jinshui. We have met at the county meeting." Qiu Yingjie said with a smile.

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

"Yes, we have known each other for three years. We are from the same college class." Qiu Yingjie explained, "We first met on the way to school, and we have been in touch since then.

Daguang taught me a lot of things, even my idea of ​​building a small commodity market in Yiwu was told to me by Daguang first."

"Really?" Chen Jinshui was quite shocked when he heard it.

He was very optimistic about the idea of ​​building a small commodity market in Yiwu, and thought that this idea was really amazing. But he didn't expect that the idea was actually thought of by Xiang Nan. This kid is really promising.

"I just came up with an idea, and you guys can still do the specific things." Xiang Nan waved his hand and said, "It's easy to come up with ideas, but it's hard to do things. I don't know how much effort you will have to spend in the future to accomplish this, so I dare not take credit."

"Okay, it's not time to share the credit now." 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, saying that the moon in foreign countries is rounder, to be honest, it's a bit "worshiping foreigners".

So he also had some opinions on Xiang Nan's choice.

"Outside Yiwu are Jiangsu and Zhejiang, outside Jiangsu and Zhejiang is China, and outside China is the world." Xiang Nan said with a smile, "We merchants used to rely on our feet to only travel a few hundred miles around;

Now with the help of railways, we can travel thousands of miles around; in the future, we will also use cargo ships and airplanes to let our goods travel within tens of thousands of miles, go out of China, and move towards the world...

Only with the east wind of the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans can we realize the flying of chicken feathers in Yiwu. And I went out to find a way for my fellow villagers. Otherwise, with my fame and wealth in the mainland, why would I run to a foreign country with nothing?"

Hearing Xiang Nan say this, Qiu Yingjie, Chen Jinshui, and Chen Jianghe were all awe-inspiring.

"Okay, Daguang, you are still ambitious." Qiu Yingjie nodded and said, "I misunderstood you, sorry."

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

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

He is still thinking about setting up a stall at the station entrance, and what kind of goods to sell will make more money. Xiang Nan has already set his sights on foreign countries, which really makes him feel inferior.

"Nothing, a man's ambition is to go far and wide." Xiang Nan waved his hand and smiled.

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

Of course, with his academic performance and consistent performance, it would not be a problem to apply for a public-funded study visa. However, in that case, there would be a moral flaw.

Because Xiang Nan was not going to return after completing his studies, he would have to wait until at least the 1990s to return to serve the country, so he should not occupy a public-funded study quota.

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

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

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

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

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

English is just like his mother tongue to him. Listening, speaking, reading and writing are not a problem at all.

After taking the TOEFL and GRE, he applied to study abroad at foreign universities. After being admitted and receiving the admission letter, he could apply for a passport and visa.

Applying to schools was not difficult for Xiang Nan.

In addition to sending his GRE and TOEFL scores, his school achievements, and his achievements in literature to American universities, he also attached his own economic papers.

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 attainments in finance are quite high.

So the papers he wrote are naturally meaningful, and any expert in this field can see the value of his papers. Sure enough, in November, Xiang Nan received admission notices from many American universities.