I Am the President of the University - Chapter 801

After Chen Hao finished speaking, he did not immediately step down from the rostrum.

“We are honored to have Elon Musk. I don’t think we need to introduce this guest too much, right?”

Chen Hao said, and joked: “I hope everyone can listen attentively. After all, in order to get Musk to agree to this speech, your principal has paid a few big meals, but you can’t let me pay in vain!”

The voice fell, and a burst of laughter sounded.

There were even a few skinny students whistling.

“Next, there’s Elon Musk.”

“Musk is coming to power!” Shen You from the first youth class of Guanghua University shouted excitedly.

Lu Yan suddenly thought of a description he saw on the Internet, and couldn’t help asking: “I heard that Musk is a stutter, do you think it’s true or false?”

“Musk is stammering? No way?” Chen Ruitao was stunned for a moment, looking unconvinced.

Zhou Shen didn’t speak, but his ears moved.

“I don’t know, anyway, I won’t know the answer later!” Shen You pouted and stared at the broadcast screen in the middle of the gymnasium.

The indoor gymnasium of Guanghua University is similar to that of American universities. In the center of the gymnasium, there is a hanging live broadcast equipment consisting of four large display screens.

Not only that, there are seven or eight large screens around, no matter where you sit, you can clearly see the screen content.

It is worth mentioning that there are four or five school flags of Guanghua University and a national flag hanging in the gymnasium.

While a few people were chatting, a figure appeared on all the monitors.

Elon Musk, the new richest man in the world.

He didn’t have the manuscript in his hands, and it looked like an unscripted speech.

“Hello, students of Guanghua University, I’m Musk.”

Musk paused, looked in the direction of Chen Hao, and smiled: “Thank you Professor Chen for not calling me a ‘madman’ in the introduction, which makes me very happy.”

After he finished speaking, Musk turned to face the students in the gymnasium and said sternly:

“I’ve tried to think about what is most useful about myself, and I’m also thinking about what to share will help you in your future.

Maybe I can tell a story about how I got here. How did these things happen? Maybe you can get something out of it. ”

A past of the world’s richest man slowly came out.

“At first, I wasn’t really sure if I should go to university. I came to North America from South Africa just because I felt that many cutting-edge technologies were born and developed in North America, and every new technology I learned seemed to originate there. of.

So, at the age of 17, I went to North America alone with no clear plans to go to college, just to get closer to the birthplace of technology.

In fact, I also considered two options: one is to study computer engineering at the University of Waterloo, and the other is to go to Queen’s University. After I went to the University of Waterloo, I found that there were not many girls there, so I thought it was not that interesting.

So I went to Queen’s University, where I met my wife. ”

There was another burst of laughter in the gym.

This passage has made many students less estranged from Musk. No matter which country, men have something in common.

“I studied a wide range of subjects, including e-commerce, engineering, and math. Someone transferred from Queen’s to the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and said it was a good place. So I wanted to apply to Wharton, but I didn’t Money, you have to get a scholarship to go, I don’t think I can get a scholarship. But I still applied, and they actually gave me a scholarship.

At Wharton, the two-year business program I completed in one year. Since I don’t have a green card, I have to stay in school or they will deport me. I went for that PhD because I thought Stanford had a lot of top labs that I could use for free so I could develop electric vehicle technology.

I like physics. I can go to Wall Street after I graduate, and I can work in technical engineering.

Eventually I decided to pursue a career in science, so it took me an extra year to get a degree in physics. Then I went to Stanford University, where I wanted to learn how to develop advanced capacitors that could be used in electric vehicles, which also involved some basic physics, so it was pretty much a combination of physics and materials science. But then I dropped out and started my own company. ”

When Chen Ruitao heard this, he had a black line and couldn’t help but complain: “Musk is the third college dropout, stuttering, introverted rich American I’ve ever seen…”

“Who are the other two?” Lu Yan asked curiously.

“Bill Gates and Zuckerberg!” Chen Ruitao complained again: “[University dropout], [stuttering], [introversion], these three elements are already standard for the rich in America, right?”

But Chen Ruitao had to say that Musk’s speech really stuttered!

And not even a little bit.

Does Musk have ADHD?

On the stage, my body kept moving, and sometimes my hands danced along with it.

“No, you should have four.” Zhou Shen said suddenly.

“Who else?”

“Master Qiao.” Zhou Shen said succinctly.

“Jobs!” Chen Ruitao suddenly realized.

Jobs, nicknamed Joe Gangmaster.

College dropouts, stammering, and introversion are three elements that Jobs also fits.

Jobs dropped out of school because of economic reasons. He dropped out of school after only one semester, and then started a part-time career.

The other two, Bill Gates and Zuckerberg, dropped out of school for interesting reasons.

The reasons for Bill Gates dropping out of school are very complicated. According to online speculation, he was influenced by lovelorn, and Bill Gates, who is a computer genius, majored in law in college…

There is also Bill Gates as an American, and English is his native language. As a result, Bill Gates failed to pass CET 4 in his junior year. Interestingly, Harvard University has the same graduation standards as China, which stipulates that students fail CET 4. Graduation is not allowed.

For many reasons, Bill Gates decided to drop out of school in his junior year.

As for Zuckerberg, he is very strong. When he was in college, he used hacking technology to steal photos of school girls and put them on his personal website, and then he rated who was the most beautiful. With some trouble, Zuckerberg decided to drop out of school.

Some idiots often use Bill Gates, Zuckerberg, and Steve Jobs as examples when promoting the “useless theory of reading.”

It’s useless to say that studying is useless. Aren’t the world’s richest people all dropouts from college?

If reading is useful, why did these few drop out of school?

Let’s take a look at what schools these people dropped out of.

Musk dropped out of the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, which is among the top 20 universities in the world, and the Wharton School is even more powerful, the first university business school in the United States, and also the world’s top business school.

Bill Gates and Zuckerberg both dropped out of Harvard, and Harvard needs no introduction.

On the contrary, Jobs’ school is relatively ordinary. Reed College ranks out of the top 100 in the United States, but this university places great emphasis on academics. The admission threshold can be ranked in the top five in the United States, and the entire university has only 1,000 students.

Therefore, although these four people were successful in founding after dropping out of school, it does not mean that reading is useless, but that these four people have high IQs and can be self-taught even if they do not read.

But the vast majority of people who advocate that reading is useless are just looking for an excuse because they are incompetent.

Musk’s speech continues.

“I personally think that the way physics classes are taught today is wrong. We usually make students memorize all kinds of boring formulas without conveying the basic meaning of the formulas. What do these formulas represent in reality? The wonderful real world that a formula can describe It’s unbelievable. The beauty and magic of physics is not delivered through the classroom.

Also, I feel that our teaching should be problem-focused, not tool-focused.

For example, if we want to understand how an internal combustion engine works, the best way to do it is to take it apart, study each part, and then put it back together. What tools do we need in this process? We need screwdrivers, wrenches, and various other tools. You know what these tools do when you take an internal combustion engine apart and put it back together. But if it’s the other way around and you go to a class about screwdrivers and wrenches first, it’s so bad that you’ll have a hard time remembering.

The way our brains have evolved to remember things that are relevant to us, so we have to establish correlations, otherwise the memory process will be painful and difficult because it seems too abstract to matter. So there has to be relevance and importance, to understand why things are, in order to absorb knowledge naturally. ”

Chen Hao, who was behind the stage, nodded after listening to Musk’s words.

He said to Zheng Qiang next to him: “I think Musk’s example of the internal combustion engine is quite interesting.”

Zheng Qiang also nodded in agreement.

“Rotation is the least efficient way to do it, and it’s one of the biggest drawbacks to our student education.”

The tone was rather helpless when it came to the back.

The main reason is that there are too many students and the teachers cannot keep up.

And elite education can only be enjoyed by a small group of people after all.

“For discovering the needs of society, if you find that this is indeed what everyone needs, you can find some like-minded people to study and solve together.

If you find a good entrepreneurial idea, you can find some like-minded people to research and solve it together.

I think the best time to do these things is when you are in college or fresh out of college, because at this time you have less responsibilities and you don’t need to support your family. Over time, the burden on your shoulders gets heavier and you take more risks. The older you get, the more responsibilities you have to take on. When you face the risk that you may fail, you often have to consider other people around you and become hesitant. ”

Musk paused and looked at the students in front of him.

The faces full of youthful breath made him seem to have returned to his college days.

“So, I would encourage you, now is the best time to take risks, let go of your dreams and make sure you won’t regret it! Aim for the moon, and if you fail, at least fall to the clouds. I think people can choose to be extraordinary A person’s life, if he has not experienced several failures, he will miss the opportunity to challenge his own limits.

Perhaps people over-amplify the fear of failure. Imagine what it would be like to fail? I might be hungry and lose my shelter, but I feel courageous enough to try. Sometimes people self-limit their abilities without actually realizing how great they are.

The course of life is always accompanied by numerous successes and failures. Since we have chosen to innovate, we cannot fear failure, but chew the essence of things from each failure. Through continuous experimentation, it will eventually succeed.

As far as I am concerned, I will never give up, I mean: never!

I can accept failure, but never give up! ”

Speaking of the last sentence, Musk’s tone increased, with a determined look in his eyes.

Looking at the past of these successful people, there are always some commonalities that can be distilled.

Self-discipline, firmness, and never give up.

“I think all the students here are lucky, I have seen the admissions video of Guanghua University before, and the theme in it is: change the world.

I feel deeply about this. For me, what I want to do is do something meaningful and do my best to make the world a better place, that’s what I want to do. I want to change the world, I want to do my best to create a new world where people can enjoy life, that’s what I want to do. For that, I don’t mind taking risks.

I hope that what I do can have a profound impact on people’s lives. Either don’t do it or do it historically.

Since I can change the world, why can’t all the students here? ”

At the end, Musk was playful again.

“Your professor Chen is a very interesting person. If possible, I would like to donate 100 million US dollars to build a library named after me, because I always believe that knowledge is the most precious possession of mankind.”

Musk shrugged and joked: “But your Professor Chen is very rich, and I don’t know if I will dislike my donation is too stingy.”

“Finally, thank you all.”

The applause broke out again.

Pei Wenbin clapped vigorously, feeling a little frantic.

“It’s so good, I’m going to become a fan of Musk Road!”

Even Sun Zheng is no exception. After listening to the two speeches given by the principal and Musk today, I felt that after eating two high-quality chicken soups, it was a blast!

Some political guests at the meeting also slightly changed their views on Musk.

After Musk, Professor Ren Hong, the teacher representative, and Lu Zhou, the student representative, gave speeches.

And Chen Hao, when Musk came over, laughed and scolded: “Elon, although I am not short of money, I am not too short of 100 million US dollars. Since you said so, do you have to go? A donation process?”

The library is a very important building in the school, and 100 million US dollars is a lot, and more than 600 million yuan is enough to build a world-class library.

“Of course, no problem.”

Musk agreed, and then smiled.

“Since I have donated 100 million US dollars, why don’t I donate more personally and set up an entrepreneurial scholarship. Every year, 10 students are screened and their entrepreneurial projects will be sponsored with 100,000 US dollars of start-up capital.”

Chen Hao raised his eyebrows, “No problem, then should this scholarship also be called the [Musk Entrepreneurship Award]?”

The two looked at each other and laughed in unison.

This opening ceremony can be said to be very successful. It not only brought a lot of influence to the students of Guanghua University, but also caused a lot of waves on the Internet.

However, no one expected that a few hours after the opening ceremony of Guanghua University ~www.mtlnovel.com~ a heavy news broke the entire Chinese Internet.

French Competition Authority launches antitrust investigation of Lushu Group and Guanghua University!

And will file a lawsuit to the European Court of Justice!

Countries shake!

Major media and TV stations around the world reported on the incident one after another. In less than a day, the news has attracted the attention of netizens from all over the world.

Can Guanghua University cope with this crisis?

ps: This chapter has been written since 2:00 pm. I checked several videos of Musk’s university speeches, typed while facing the videos, and then when I finished typing, I googled it on a whim, and there was a text version of the speech. ! ! !

I cried myself stupidly! ! woo woo o(╥﹏╥)o

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