Chapter 564: Price Tag

Hearing Tao Yan's words, Jiang Suyi finally knew how Pingyang University's free tuition, accommodation, and Qilin Scholarship came about. She didn't expect that a considerable part of it was provided by Dongling Gao Ke.

Jiang Suyi is a girl from Gansu. Her academic performance is quite good, but her family background cannot be considered outstanding. Her father is an employee of a state-owned machinery factory in a town, and her mother is a temporary worker in a local food factory.

But in these years, the days of state-owned factories were really not easy. Jiang Suyi's mother's food factory had stopped production for two years due to the impact of foreign food, and wages had long been unable to be paid.

Her father's state-owned factory was originally producing parts for a tractor factory, but now it could only barely maintain the state of paying basic wages.

Jiang Suyi also had a younger sister who was in school. With her grades, it was not difficult to apply for another university with a higher admission score than Pingyang University.

But at Pingyang University, with Jiang Suyi's grades, she could enjoy full tuition exemption, accommodation exemption, and could also apply for scholarships, Qilin awards, etc. At Pingyang University, not only did she not have to spend money, she could even take some money back to subsidize the family.

But if she went to other universities, she wouldn't be considered a proud child of heaven. Even if she could apply for scholarships, it was hard to say whether they would be approved. In addition, tuition, accommodation, meals, etc., even if they could be reduced, they couldn't be completely exempted, and Jiang Suyi had to bear a part of it herself.

If she went to other universities, the Jiang family would have to tighten their belts to live, and it was not certain that they could live on. Her younger sister definitely couldn't afford the tuition.

As one of the few universities in the country that could be attended for free this year, Pingyang University, regardless of whether it was good or bad, was one of the few universities that Jiang Suyi's family conditions could choose.

There were quite a few students like Jiang Suyi who came to Pingyang University. Before the college entrance examination this year, Pingyang University sent people to promote it in the provinces and cities around Hanxi.

As for the Qilin Scholarship, it is now cooperating with more than 30 universities and has become one of the main awards for students in many universities to subsidize.

However, Dongling Gao Ke and the Zhixing Foundation did not promote it with great fanfare, which made the Qilin Scholarship famous, but as for its origin, if you haven't read the news reports about the Qilin Award, or specifically inquired about it, you might not necessarily know its relationship with the Li family.

For the Qilin Scholarship itself, Li Dongling didn't have too much expectation. Expecting that after getting this award, he could cultivate how many big names, and let them be grateful to the Li family, Li Dongling didn't expect it at all.

If the Qilin Award was launched, expecting to get how much return, then it was estimated that the return ratio would not be proportional at all, and it would not even be able to return the capital, because human nature is difficult to measure.

Great waves wash away the sand. As long as the Qilin Award can cultivate some talents, and some of the people who get the Qilin Award can remember the good of the Li family, in the future, at critical moments, they can support the Li family, which is infinitely beneficial to the Li family.

"The Qilin Scholarship was actually established by Li Dongling!"

Jiang Suyi said to Tao Yan in surprise. This was really beyond her expectation. In the past, she always felt that giant companies like Dongling Gao Ke that often appeared in TV news and newspapers were very far away from her, and she didn't expect that they had already had a relationship.

Seeing that the auditorium newly built by Pingyang University this year had opened its doors, Tao Yan pulled Jiang Suyi and squeezed inside.

After "going with the flow" and being wrapped into the auditorium, Jiang Suyi saw that after a while, the auditorium, which could accommodate nearly 1,500 people, was now full, and quite a few people simply stood in the back and the aisles, and there were still people squeezing in from outside.

This scene made Jiang Suyi secretly click her tongue. She hadn't attended a concert, but she felt that this scene was probably no worse than those concerts.

Looking at the excited, expectant, and immature faces of the people around her, Jiang Suyi had a new understanding of Li Dongling's influence.

After waiting for a while, Li Dongling and Lin Benjian, together with the school leaders of Pingyang University and the people from the city, came to the auditorium together.

"This year is a year of inheriting the past and ushering in the future for Pingyang University, and it will also be remembered by the school history. Pingyang University is reborn from the fire starting this year!"

Shen Qingyuan was the first to take the stage. For the people in the auditorium, they might not understand his words, but in the future school history of Pingyang University, this year would probably be written extensively. It was in this year that Pingyang University completely changed.

After Shen Qingyuan, it was the speech of a leader of the Provincial Education Department, and then the personnel in charge of the education department of the Pingyang Municipal Government, the Pingyang Education Bureau, etc.

These speeches were basically clichés, and the people below were also listless. They squeezed over today, and some even ran from the provincial capital, not to listen to these things.

Later, there were even faint boos. Shen Qingyuan was not angry. He was not such a rigid person. He had also been young and had dealt with young people for so many years. He knew the minds of young people too well.

Shen Qingyuan smiled and said to Li Dongling, "It seems that the students don't want to listen to us old things nagging, and want to listen to Mr. Li teach the 'true scriptures' of getting rich!"

"President Shen, you are joking!" Li Dongling said helplessly. He came over today, but he was not here to steal the limelight.

When a student who acted as the master of ceremonies for the opening ceremony took the stage, "Now let us welcome the special guest speaker invited this time, the founder of the Zhixing Foundation, Mr. Li Dongling, to take the stage to speak!"

In the academic and education industry, the status of the founder of the Zhixing Foundation is much higher than that of the founder of Dongling Gao Ke. In this industry, it is more respected.

When the master of ceremonies shouted Li Dongling's name, the auditorium, which was still drowsy just now, sounded with fierce applause in a moment.

In the applause all over the sky, Li Dongling walked to the stage, looking at the excited, expectant, and immature faces below. Li Dongling naturally knew that a large part of them ran over, but not to listen to him talk about any dog-fart big principles.

But to get an opportunity to get rich from Li Dongling, wanting to know what the next outlet is, wanting to earn the first bucket of gold!

The era has changed. Since the beginning of the thousands of troops going to the sea, the social atmosphere has changed from ideal romanticism to pragmatism, and has become a theory of wealth, using net worth to measure success or not.

It is true that the university is an ivory tower, but it cannot be separated from society after all, and it has also been affected. From Bill Gates to Boss Shi of Giant, and then to Li Dongling, they have successively become the most popular entrepreneurial idols for young people, which can be seen.

As for the poets who were highly respected by universities, no one mentioned them long ago, because that thing doesn't make money, and it may also starve. Who is willing to learn that thing? Now everyone wants to learn the dragon-slaying magic of getting rich overnight!

However, no matter how you think, in this public occasion, some words cannot be said so nakedly. The toxic chicken soup that should be poured still has to be poured.

"Everyone feels that the era they are in is the worst era, but it may be the opposite. When the torrent of history passes like the surging river, the era they don't like may become the golden era in the eyes of the next generation!"

"This broken, disgusting era may become the era in the mouth of the next generation where you can pick up gold by bending over!"

Li Dongling stood on the stage and said. Hearing this, a burst of laughter came from below, and many people thought Li Dongling was joking.

Is this era good? For those who are in this era, the state-owned factories that were once regarded as iron rice bowls have fallen one by one, and the universities that could be read for free after thousands of troops crossed the single-plank bridge have started to charge fees.

Once admitted to university, they became cadre candidates. Now they have to pay for tuition themselves. Damn it, they don't assign jobs after graduation.

For people living in such an era, can they say it is good?

Anyway, hearing Li Dongling's words, the thousands of people below all regarded Li Dongling as nonsense, and countless people believed that they were the most unlucky generation, and they didn't believe this set of toxic chicken soup at all.

For the laughter below, Li Dongling smiled lightly and didn't care. No era is perfect. After ten or twenty years, the era that was once disgusting may become the most missed era again.

"Once, we may feel that everything we do is useless, but we are also part of history!"

"Sincerity can open gold and stone. What we are doing now, ten or twenty years later, maybe, can also make the wheels of history change direction!"

"I believe that everyone here will become the most special class of Pingyang University. In the future, you will change Pingyang University, and China may also change because of Pingyang University. You will be the pride of Pingyang University, and Pingyang University will also be proud of you!"

"Clap!"

When Li Dongling's voice fell, deafening applause sounded in the auditorium, and Shen Qingyuan also looked at Li Dongling with moving eyes.

Many people heard that Li Dongling's speech was toxic chicken soup, but so what? Now many media are commenting that their class of freshmen is a polluted generation, a lost generation, and will not be reused in the future.

But Li Dongling claimed that these freshmen are not the scraps of society, they are people with a mission, they will change Pingyang University, change the entire country, they will witness history. Such toxic chicken soup, for the chicks who haven't left the school gate, who can not be confused after drinking it?

After Li Dongling finished his speech, he was ready to go down, but there was a huge sound at the scene, and many people raised their hands, wanting to ask Li Dongling questions.

Seeing that Li Dongling did not accept questions, they would not give up. As a last resort, Li Dongling had to open up to accept a few questions.

"On the right, the sixth student in the fifth row, you don't have to jump, I saw it!"

Li Dongling pointed in one direction. A boy wearing glasses stopped jumping immediately. After taking the microphone, he immediately asked Li Dongling, "Mr. Li, which industry do you think has the best opportunity in the future?"

"You want to ask, which industry is the easiest to get rich, right?"

As soon as Li Dongling said this, there was a burst of laughter in the auditorium. The boy with glasses just pushed his glasses and didn't feel embarrassed at all. He just asked the question that everyone in the auditorium wanted to ask.

"No one knows who will get rich tomorrow!"

"But I hope this opportunity is the Internet!"

"I think the Internet will be the industry with the best opportunity in the future. Maybe the fate of countless people will change because of it!"

"Of course, in any industry, it is impossible to have only success and no failure. On the contrary, success is the exception, and the Internet is the same. It just makes the probability of success a little greater than other industries!" ===== CHAPTER 565 =====