West coast

It took seven hours to fly back to the east of the United States. Lin Nan was bored and replayed this interview over and over again.

His performance in the first three rounds was impeccable, and the only uncertain factor was the fourth round of interviews.Qin Chuan asked difficult additional questions again and again, but Lin Nan felt that his thinking was right.

As for whether Qin Chuan will live for himself, his heart is still beating.After all, the competition for fresh graduates is fierce, which one doesn't sharpen his head and wants to enter a big company?

What's more, as a "foreigner" in the eyes of Americans, international students must prove that they are good enough to PK out of the eloquent Americans who compete in the same period in order to occupy a place in the Silicon Valley workplace.When he submitted his resume to the position in Dachang, he just wanted to get away with it with the mentality of "what if he will be selected".

After getting off the plane, Lin Nan immediately turned on his phone to refresh, but there was nothing except his parents' WeChat.Lin Nan sighed and took a taxi back to his school.

The school is located between two big cities on the east coast, and it takes more than three hours to drive to any city.Such an embarrassing position, to put it nicely, is a strong academic atmosphere, and to put it bluntly, it traps people in the university city.

It's Friday, and American students are starting to party in fraternity cottages.The next morning, without any accident, you will see the girl with makeup come out of the small villa and walk back to her dormitory unsteadily.Like many Chinese students studying abroad, Lin Nan has always stayed out of this kind of university culture.

As soon as I got home, the orange cat was waiting at the door.During the three-day interview on the west coast, Lin Nan was most worried about his cat.He gave the key to the neighbor, asking him to come and open a can for the cat every day.

Seeing Lin Nan coming home, the orange cat first meowed at Lin Nan ferociously, as if complaining, then jumped into Lin Nan's arms and began to act like a baby.The orange cat was brought back by him at the adoption center.In this snowy east coast university town for half a year, Orange Cat and him depended on each other and spent three years together.

After the luggage was packed, Lin Nan sat in front of the computer and continued to deliver resumes.It may be too difficult to go to a big factory for the first interview. Although the benefits of some small start-up companies cannot be compared with big factories, they are also a good choice as a starting point for a career in the United States.As long as the other party is willing to spend money to apply for a work visa for yourself, you can make plans after accumulating a certain amount of experience.

These start-up companies are also divided into three or six grades, those that have been listed and continue to make profits, those that have become unicorns and are aiming at the right time to go public, those that are struggling with tight cash flow, and those that have been robbed of the market and are now laying off employees. There are scriptures that are hard to recite at home.

Compared with the big factories that have always been the industry leaders, these companies prefer experienced employees, hoping that they can be used if they are recruited.There is little interest in newcomers who need to be trained for at least six months.

After browsing the major recruitment websites, Lin Nan felt a little reconciled when he thought that he had reached this point in Dachang.

He decided to send a thank you note to the interviewer.This outdated trick is taught in school career planning classes.But he was too nervous yesterday and didn't ask the interviewer for his contact information.

How about asking a headhunter for the email address of the interviewer?But after thinking about it, this is tantamount to asking Qin Chuan for his contact information, and I always feel a little inappropriate.

At this time, there was a new email reminder in the email, and the sender was the suffix of Dachang.Lin Nan wanted to open it urgently, but was also afraid of rejection.

Alas, let's die early and be born early.Lin Nan clicked on the email.

Fortunately, it’s just an email from a headhunter from a big factory, saying that there will be an internal meeting today, and the interviewers will discuss it very intensely. If they discuss the results this week, I will call Lin Nan next week at the latest and ask him to wait patiently.

My mother's phone call came. Because of the time difference, my mother always called at this time, it was the early morning in China and the afternoon in the United States.The mother asked Lin Nan how the interview was going, told him to put on more clothes, and not to be reluctant to spend money, and then hung up the phone.

In the past three years in the United States, Lin Nan never reported good news but not bad news, and talked with his family on the phone once a week.Although it was just a few topics, but Lin Nan still insisted on calling every week, just to reassure his parents.

In order to save himself a way out that night, Lin Nan hurriedly invested in several other companies online, and was busy until midnight.Doing this is actually to combat your inner anxiety.In another month, I have no choice but to return home.But I am already 25 years old, so going back in such a mess is really contrary to my vision of coming to the United States.

Lin Nan fell asleep in a daze, dreaming of being chased and killed, dreaming of falling off a cliff, woke up with a start, and could no longer fall asleep.

Waiting is so excruciating.

When the time agreed with the headhunter arrived, Lin Nan picked up the phone tremblingly.

Headhunter: "Hi Mr. Lin, thank you for coming to our company for an interview. You also know that we have a lot of candidates, so it took a long time to discuss. Thank you very much for your patience."

"You are being polite. Thank you for giving me this opportunity." Although Lin Nan was anxious in his heart, he still dealt with the situation patiently.

Headhunter: "How do you feel about your performance?"

"Well, I did my best."

Headhunter: "Haha, I know you must want to know the result. I won't be a secret. Congratulations! You pass the interview, and then a colleague will come to connect with you to discuss salary and other benefits."

Lin Nan felt as if he had been pardoned for a moment, and he could finally let go of his hanging heart.

The headhunter was still blahblah and had to talk about the official politeness for a long time.Lin Nan was too excited to listen.

Now the work visa is settled, and finally I don't have to ask my family for money anymore!Since Lin Nan's father's trading company closed down, Lin Nan's scholarship had bottomed out twice, and when he had to ask his family for money, his heart was full of guilt.

Lin Nan sent such good news to his parents as soon as possible, but it was still early in the morning in China, and his parents could only see his message when they woke up.

He suddenly realized that Qin Chuan had given him the pass.

Lin Nan's heart is full of mixed feelings at the moment, but he has no time to analyze the complex emotions in his heart, and he will start working next month.He had to start selling furniture and scouring the Internet for a foothold in the West.

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The plane still had 10 minutes to land. The last time I came to San Francisco for an interview, I didn’t have time to enjoy the scenery. This time, Lin Nan looked down from the hanging window, through the clouds, and wanted to take a closer look at the Silicon Valley mentioned in the textbook.

Different from the bustling high-rise buildings in New York, this city has always been a city that adventurous gold diggers yearn for, and has its own unique temperament.

Standing on the blue sea, the small peninsula is lined with houses, along Highway 101, stretching all the way to the valley in the south.

Maybe, I will settle down here in the future, or maybe, I will be a passerby again.

With three days left before joining the company, Lin Nan decided to be a tourist in the city.

Sitting on the light rail to the city center, Lin Nan looked out the window in a daze.

Now that you have moved to San Francisco, shouldn't you ask Qin Chuan to meet?Such an idea appeared in my mind for a second before being denied by myself.Seven years later, he still couldn't let go of his self-esteem.

Lin Nan took out his mobile phone and searched for Qin Chuan's English name.Qin Chuan's LinkedIn page popped up on the first line.There is no member logo next to Qin Chuan's name, so Lin Nan decided to take a gamble and clicked in, hoping that Qin Chuan would not see the recent visitors.

Qin Chuan's resume is impeccable.The top-ranked Ivy graduated, and then went to work in a big factory. He was promoted every year in a big company full of talents, and quickly sat in the position of supervisor.This speed is twice as fast as that of the Americans in the same period.

In the position of the photo in the upper left corner, Qin Chuan did not upload a formal photo in a suit and tie, but chose a very life-like photo.Under the background of blurred sunshine and tree shade, Qin Chuan was wearing a white T-shirt, looking at the camera with a smile, his thick eyebrows formed a shadow, which added a sense of mystery to the people in the photo.

Just click "Invite", and Lin Nan can get in touch with this old classmate.But Lin Nan still hesitated, exited the page, and turned off the screen.

After getting out of the car, Lin Nan walked in this undulating city street, and the steep uphill road made walking very difficult.There is no house on the side of the road perpendicular to the ground, but because the terrain forms an angle of about [-] degrees with the ground.The color of the exterior wall of each house has its own personality, as if drawing a line with the neighbors next door.From time to time, a cable car passes by, making a tinkling sound, as if traveling back in time.

Lin Nan finally walked to this landmark building, the Golden Gate Bridge.The majestic bridge stands in the thick fog, only the red steel bars and the bridge deck can be vaguely seen.

San Francisco is near the sea, and even in early autumn, the temperature is very low.After observing for a while, Lin Nan got a headache from the cold wind, so he quickly hid in the visitor center next to him, wanting to buy a cup of hot coffee to warm his body.

Drinking coffee, Lin Nan took out his mobile phone habitually, and a blue system reminder popped up on the frequency screen. When he clicked on it, he found that Qin Chuan had sent a friend invitation from LinkedIn on his own initiative. :