Rebirth 1979: Hunting wild boars and saving educated youth

Chen Feng accompanied Xu Xue to wander around Ninghai City. For two days, Xu Xue made all the decisions and had the final say on where to go.

She took Chen Feng to the elementary and middle schools where she attended as a child, and even visited the stall selling wontons at the school gate. While eating, she told Chen Feng interesting stories about her and her classmates.

They went to the hill that she and her friends often climbed. The wind on the top of the hill seemed to carry the scent of memories.

"I still remember this place." Xu Xue pointed to a large rock at the foot of the mountain. "When we were little, we had competitions to see who could climb up first."

Chen Feng smiled and nodded, feeling warm in his heart. It felt good to be able to walk into someone's past like this.

They also visited all the parks on the outskirts of Ninghai. Xu Xue could tell a story about each place. This was where she had a spring picnic, and that was the starting point of her first bicycle ride.

Chen Feng listened with great interest, occasionally interjecting a word, and their laughter drifted far away in the wind.

Xu Xue had also carefully planned a three-day short trip and had even drawn a route map. She was excitedly discussing the itinerary with Chen Feng when suddenly, Chen Feng's pager rang. It was Principal Shang asking him to go to the school office immediately.

Chen Feng had a hunch that this was related to the export operating system, so he rushed to the school without saying anything. When he arrived at the office and saw Principal Shang's serious face, Chen Feng knew what was going on.

"Principal, have we made any progress on the operating system?" Chen Feng asked straight to the point.

"I contacted several import and export companies in Ninghai and other places, and used a lot of connections." Principal Shang said, tapping his hand lightly on the table. "With these connections, it's not impossible to get some quotas, but getting more is difficult."

He paused, then continued, "The problem is, we had no way of predicting sales volume. If we get too few quotas, we'll be choking ourselves when demand increases. But if we get too many, the import and export companies will become suspicious, thinking we're up to something and trying to profit from selling quotas."

Chen Feng nodded, thinking that import and export were indeed strictly controlled at this time, and there were obstacles everywhere in doing things.

"If it were a physical product, it would be easier. But they don't understand software, so it's difficult to set the price." Principal Shang rubbed his temples.

"Principal, you called me over here, so you must have an idea. Don't keep me in suspense." Chen Feng urged.

Principal Shang smiled and said, "My idea is to have you go abroad to negotiate orders. Once we have orders, it will be much easier for us to negotiate with the import and export companies."

"Going abroad?" Chen Feng was stunned. "What about school..."

He thought about this and realized that if he wanted to sell the operating system, it would be impossible to face the international market directly without going abroad.

His original idea was to ask for leave from the school after Principal Shang had some progress.

"I have already contacted the schools for you, Columbia University or the University of California, Los Angeles. You can go there for an exchange for a year and come back to get a master's degree directly." said Principal Shang.

"Ah? Study abroad for a year?" Chen Feng opened his mouth in surprise.

He was originally just thinking about taking a long vacation to rest.

As a result, Principal Shang gave him a big surprise and told him that he could go abroad to study.

He was stunned for a moment, but after thinking about it carefully, he realized that this matter had many benefits.

First, it can save a lot of time.

He has only studied at Ninghai University for more than a year. If he goes abroad for a year, he can get a master's degree when he comes back, which will save him several years of hard work.

Secondly, Columbia University and the University of California, Los Angeles are both Ivy League schools, even more renowned globally than Peking University and Tsinghua University. With these exchange opportunities, you can go abroad for a year and return as a returnee, with your academic credentials in hand.

Nowadays, academic qualifications have not depreciated, and college graduates are considered to be golden brands, not to mention returnees.

"Thank you, Principal!" Chen Feng was truly grateful. He knew how rare this opportunity was. How many people were trying their best to go abroad. Didn't you see that there was already a craze for going abroad in society?

Principal Shang waved his hand. "You've helped our school solve the teacher housing problem for so many years without costing us a penny. It's only right that I get you a place to study abroad. Otherwise, I, as the principal, would be scolded to death and accused of being senile."

He smiled and said, "President, I am lucky to be able to attend Ninghai University and meet such a good president like you."

Principal Shang laughed heartily. "That's a mutual achievement for us. Okay, pick one of the two universities."

He hesitated, but soon made a decision.

Both schools are good. Columbia University is in New York and is particularly strong in computer science, so his first reaction was to choose Columbia University.

But then he thought again, he was going abroad not only to study abroad, the key was to find foreign orders.

So where is the best place? Silicon Valley, of course!

Silicon Valley is incredibly powerful now. It flourished in the semiconductor industry in the 70s. The 80s were even more remarkable, with the personal computer and software industries booming, and many well-known technology companies emerged during that time.

Silicon Valley is now a major center of the technology industry.

But Columbia University is too far away from Silicon Valley, more than 4,000 kilometers away!

In comparison, UCLA is much closer to Silicon Valley, only a five or six hour drive away. If I were to go to Silicon Valley to discuss a project, I could be there and back the same day, which was a huge advantage.

"Dean, I've made up my mind. I'd like to go to UCLA," he said.

Principal Shang was a little surprised. "I thought you would definitely choose Columbia University. After all, it's close to New York."

He smiled and said, "President, if our school-run enterprise is listed on NASDAQ next time, and you arrange for me to go to Columbia University, I will definitely go!"

Principal Shang cursed with a smile, "Screw you! I can't even imagine going public in the US. Besides, if that day ever came, I would have retired years ago!"

After coming out of Principal Shang's office, he went straight back to the dormitory.

When I opened the door, I saw Xie Hong and Yu Sanhua inside.

He casually asked, "Where are the other people in the dormitory? Where did Boss Deng go? Where did Xiao Bao go off to?"

Yu Sanhua replied, "They must have gone to play basketball. What's the matter? Do you need anything from them?"

Chen Feng asked other people in the dormitory as soon as he entered the room, which made Xie Hong and Yu Sanhua feel a little strange.

Chen Feng said, "Brothers, please help me call them back. I'll treat you to dinner tonight."

When Xie Hong heard this, his eyes immediately lit up and he came up to him and asked, "Seventh Brother, have you found a partner? You look so happy."

Yu Sanhua said from the side: "My brother Feng has a girlfriend. The girl who came to the dormitory to look for him last time, have you forgotten?"

When Xie Hong heard this, he kept winking at Yu Sanhua, signaling him not to talk nonsense.

That's not something you can bring up casually!

The girl from the previous visit was clearly not an ordinary person, judging by her appearance and appearance. She was beautiful, had a nice figure, and must have come from a well-off family. But after that visit with Lao Qi, he hadn't seen her again. In Xie Hong's opinion, this relationship was definitely over!

Otherwise, could Lao Qi have guarded the phone booth for several days?

So this matter has passed, so don’t mention it again, so as not to make Lao Qi feel uncomfortable.