Chapter 409

As the only university in Pingyang, in the past, if people from the Pingyang urban area or surrounding counties and towns could get into Pingyang University, it was a matter of beating drums and blowing trumpets, bringing glory to their ancestors.

As long as they could get in, after graduation, as long as they were willing to stay in Pingyang, they were basically assigned to various municipal government departments or Pingyang's state-owned enterprises. At worst, they would end up in town governments or communes under the county, holding official positions and becoming leaders.

Of course, after entering the nineties, the municipal government and state-owned enterprises were almost full, and the assigned jobs were not as good as before. But the status of being a university student was still very popular, even for Pingyang University.

But to be honest, by this year, the situation had changed somewhat. As locals of Pingyang, people like Tao Tao Zhiliang wouldn't say Pingyang University was bad, but if given the chance, they all wanted their children to strive for universities in Yanjing or the provincial capital, especially Hanxi Jiaotong University!

This might also have something to do with a certain person. Li Li Dongling is an alumnus of Hanxi Jiaotong University, and the current state of Li Dongling High-Tech is something everyone in Pingyang, and even Hanxi, sees clearly.

For those like Tao Tao Zhiliang who work inside Li Dongling High-Tech, they naturally and unconsciously developed a filter when it came to Hanxi Jiaotong University.

But Hanxi Jiaotong University does indeed have some "privileges" within Li Dongling High-Tech. Every year, Li Dongling High-Tech grants a portion of slots to Hanxi Jiaotong University, and these personnel can directly enter Li Dongling High-Tech for internships.

Plus, with many Li Dongling High-Tech executives like Li Dongling, Chen Tao, and Guo Guo Jingyun, as well as many management personnel, being alumni of Hanxi Jiaotong University, it has inevitably led to rumors within Li Dongling High-Tech that as long as you graduate from Hanxi Jiaotong University, your promotion speed within Li Dongling High-Tech will be fast.

This rumor is actually not wrong, but what it doesn't say is that in the early stages of Li Dongling High-Tech's establishment, the best talent that could be recruited mostly came from Hanxi Jiaotong University. Isn't it natural that they are the ones promoting the fastest within Li Dongling High-Tech now?

Furthermore, over the past few years, the Hanxi Joint Laboratory has earned a lot of funding for Hanxi Jiaotong University. With funding comes talent, and with talent comes research results, causing Hanxi Jiaotong University's university ranking to rise in a straight line over the past few years.

Due to various reasons, this has resulted in countless parents and students in Pingyang and the entire Hanxi Province setting Hanxi Jiaotong University as their primary goal for the college entrance exam. It has even attracted many students from other provinces to apply to Hanxi Jiaotong University, causing its admission scores to rise continuously over the past few years.

Suddenly hearing that his own daughter wasn't choosing Hanxi Jiaotong University but instead wanted to take the exam for Pingyang University, Tao Tao Zhiliang instantly felt the wine in his hand lose its flavor!

"Pingyang University is not bad; it's the only university in our city. But daughter, aren't you going to strive for Hanxi Jiaotong University or other universities in the provincial capital?"

Tao Tao Zhiliang and his wife Zhu Jing both looked at their daughter with wide eyes; she might be the first university student to come out of the Tao family.

"Hanxi Jiaotong University's scores have been very high over the past few years. With my grades, I'm considered quite good in Pingyang, but if you add in the provincial capital and other places, I'm not very eye-catching. It's not certain I can secure a spot!"

Tao Tao Zhiliang's daughter said very calmly. She knows her own standing. This is actually thanks to the few fires Yao Yao Zhengru lit in Pingyang. Yao Yao Zhengru specifically hired a group of college entrance exam tutors in the Pingyang education industry to provide guidance to Pingyang's third-year high school students.

It's not just tutoring for grades; there's also guidance on college entrance exam application rules, volunteer analysis, choosing majors based on family circumstances, and ensuring employment directions. Now that university students are no longer guaranteed assignments, for many families who have worked hard to get their children into university, what they need to consider is not just how to get into university, but also where to go after graduation. Choosing a major is very important.

Choosing Pingyang University was also the result of Tao Tao Zhiliang's daughter discussing it with her school's college entrance exam tutor.

"Dad, Mom, Pingyang University is different from before!"

Tao Tao Zhiliang's daughter said, "This year, Pingyang University formally promised that it would not move away in the future, and it has already received full support from the Pingyang municipal government. Mayor Yao has already passed a municipal government resolution where the Pingyang municipal government will bear 45% of Pingyang University's funding in the future, and the funding ratio will gradually increase!"

"In addition, Pingyang University also announced that it is seeking deeper cooperation with Li Dongling High-Tech. I heard that Pingyang University has already obtained some training slots from Li Dongling High-Tech. Graduates from Pingyang University, as long as they pass Li Dongling High-Tech's training, can become technical personnel or management reserve personnel."

"That president of Pingyang University also announced that he is inviting Peking University to assist in building humanities majors, inviting Hanxi Jiaotong University to assist in building science and engineering majors, inviting Northwestern Polytechnical University to assist in building aviation technology majors, and inviting Harbin Institute of Technology to assist in building electrical engineering colleges and other majors!"

In any case, Pingyang University has figured it out and decided to firmly hug a big thigh. In Pingyang, as long as Pingyang University promises not to move, it is the only local university. Could a local powerhouse like Li Dongling High-Tech really ignore the only university of the local elders and folks?

This is basically aimed at the Hanxi Joint Laboratory that Li Dongling High-Tech set up. Now, Peking University, Hanxi Jiaotong University, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Harbin Institute of Technology, etc., are all members of the Hanxi Joint Laboratory.

If Pingyang University were to come forward directly to invite these universities to help build majors, it's estimated that they might not get a response. But if Li Dongling High-Tech comes forward, there is a very high chance.

"Even if those assisted majors cannot be implemented, Pingyang University has already reached professional cooperation with Hanxi Jiaotong University. Pingyang University students can directly apply for postgraduate studies at Hanxi Jiaotong University. I heard that in the future, Pingyang University will also work with the New Oriental Pingyang campus to promote overseas study projects!"

Tao Tao Zhiliang and Zhu Jing listened to their daughter's words, and a look of confusion appeared on their faces. To tell the truth, if their daughter hadn't said it, they wouldn't have known about these things at all.

This might also be related to the fact that they rarely read newspapers in this regard during their daily work. But listening to their daughter's words, they suddenly felt that going to Pingyang University seemed like a good choice.

After graduating from Pingyang, there is a chance to directly enter Li Dongling High-Tech to work. Tao Tao Zhiliang knows very well how many people want to get into Li Dongling High-Tech now.

And these people who come in from Pingyang University are obviously not just ordinary staff. By passing the training, they can enter the technical department or become management candidates. Compared to others, their promotion speed will definitely be much, much faster.

If they don't enter Li Dongling High-Tech, they can also choose to try for postgraduate studies at Hanxi Jiaotong University, or even have the opportunity to study abroad. If they can get those assisted majors, plus Pingyang University's admission scores, the cost-performance ratio is simply maxed out!

"Then, shall we try Pingyang University?" Tao Tao Zhiliang tentatively said to his daughter.

"General Li Zong!"

A plane flying in from Yanjing landed at the Hanxi provincial capital airport. Seeing the few figures walking out from inside, the personnel from the Hanxi branch of Focus Media, who had been waiting outside for a long time, immediately went up to greet them.

The general manager of the Hanxi branch of Focus Media, facing his company's boss, asked with a full face of smiles, "General Li Zong, the company has already prepared a reception banquet. Would you like to go over and have a meal first? By the way, the Hanxi branch would like to report this year's performance to you..."

"There's no need to eat; go directly to Pingyang!"

"Bring the things with you and report on the way!"

Li Yan glanced at the manager and got directly into the car. The manager of the Hanxi branch of Focus Media was stunned for a moment, then hurriedly asked his assistant to get the documents and followed him into the car in a rush.

"Currently, the Hanxi branch of Focus Media has 457 employees, and this year's total revenue has exceeded 21 million yuan..."

Li Yan listened to the report while flipping through the documents. The Hanxi branch of Focus Media is earning quite well, but a large part of it comes from the advertising revenue generated by "Super Girl" in Hanxi, and the other part is television shopping.

Focus Media's television shopping has currently covered all urban areas in Hanxi. Among them, Pingyang has even achieved town-level delivery, which is unprecedented. There is no other reason; it is because that is the hometown of Focus Media's major shareholder.

And the mother of Focus Media's major shareholder, Ms. Wang Wang Xiulan, has quite a favor for television shopping. Every few days, she might call the television shopping number to pre-order something. Therefore, Focus Media directly extended the delivery range to the towns in Pingyang. Similarly, Oriental Express, which provides logistics warehousing and delivery for Focus Media, also opened stations in the town where the Li family resides.

After glancing at the report a few times, Li Yan put it down. This year, the performance of Focus Media's provincial branches is basically not much different. Thanks to television shopping, SMS advertising, "Super Girl" advertising, etc., the performance is quite explosive.

"Can that project of yours really go on sale by the end of the year?" Li Yan turned his head and asked Du Du Guoying, who had come with him.

(End of chapter)