RBCT Chapter 2: Postgraduate Entrance Exam or Start a Business?
Chapter 2: Postgraduate Entrance Exam or Start a Business?
As his memories gradually came together, Geng Zhi's impression of the "ox and horse duo" around him became more and more vivid.
The big shot next to him is a fellow alumnus of Lanzhou University from the same year. They met when they attended a Shandong Province hometown association meeting in their freshman year. He majored in materials science.
This guy's past life story is like a dramatic and unpredictable online novel about an "unlucky person".
In their past lives, the two applied to Jiangcheng University for graduate studies together. Geng Zhi scored 345 points and was successfully admitted to the computer science program at Jiangcheng University.
Niu Baoguo scored 315 points, which was enough for the re-examination line for the materials science major. However, he was too "straightforward" during the re-examination and questioned a certain examiner's professionalism in person. As a result, he was eliminated and eventually transferred to an ordinary university in Jiangsu Province.
In the early stages of their graduate studies, the two often complained about the bizarre things at their respective schools on QQ. Later, however, they went their separate ways and gradually lost touch.
I've only heard bits and pieces that Da Niu's master's studies were exceptionally difficult. It wasn't that he was incapable, but rather that his advisors... were too "capable".
Just as he started his second year of graduate school, his overseas-educated supervisor was exposed for harboring ulterior motives. He was severely punished by the school and expelled for helping a female student, whom he called an "academic Daji," publish multiple papers in top journals.
The unfortunate genius was forced to change advisors, and the school "compensated" him by assigning him a doctoral advisor with the prestigious title of "Foreign Academician of the Russian Academy of Engineering".
As a result, when the third year of graduate school was approaching the graduation defense, the new supervisor was exposed for falsifying a large part of his resume, with his highest level of education being only high school!
The student changed advisors again, which delayed his graduation by six months.
The last time the two contacted each other was when Da Niu got married, marrying a deputy store manager at a jewelry store. Da Niu was unable to attend due to a business trip overseas, but only transferred two thousand yuan as a wedding gift online.
Later, rumors circulated that his marriage was in trouble, he was embroiled in disputes over the foreclosed property he bought, and the new house he purchased with a loan was also found to be part of an unfinished construction project.
Finally, he was invited by a friend from another province to Yunnan to "inspect a major project," and he never contacted him again after that.
As for Ma Chunmei next to him, Geng Zhi was not familiar with her. He only knew that she was a marketing major, came from a well-off family, and was Niu Baoguo's long-term crush.
She was determined to get into the Antai College of Economics and Management at National Chiao Tung University for graduate studies. She had heard that these top universities valued students’ “comprehensive qualities” and “innovative potential”, and that outstanding entrepreneurial experience could give them a significant advantage in the interview.
So, under the guidance of an "expert," she spent a lot of money to buy a business plan, found a Jiaotong University student named Hao Pengxiang to register her for the campus entrepreneurship competition.
The project required a team. Hao Pengxiang was only responsible for signing up and reserving a spot, and did not participate in anything else. Ma Chunmei then pulled one of her roommates and summoned the loyal Niu Baoguo, who in turn dragged himself along.
And so, a hastily assembled founding team of the "busiest five" was formed.
Geng Zhi remembers that the result of this roadshow in his previous life was quite dismal. Ma Chunmei's presentation was dry and boring, and her answers to the judges' questions were even more illogical and full of loopholes, making the scene quite awkward at one point.
Later, I heard Da Niu mention with a sigh that her initial test score was above the Jiaotong University cutoff, but she was indeed eliminated in the interview stage.
After the postgraduate entrance exam, Da Niu confessed his feelings to her, and unsurprisingly, he failed. After all, in her eyes, Da Niu was just a jack, whose status was higher than an air pump, but far lower than a backup plan.
After clarifying the surrounding situation, Geng Zhi's thoughts refocused on himself.
In my past life, I followed the established path of graduate school, doctoral studies, and working in a large company. After being laid off, I tried to defy fate, but in the end, I was still just food on the dinner table. The only difference was that I went from a small shrimp to a mantis shrimp.
Having been given a second chance at life, I'm determined to live it a different way.
He remembered his father's earnest teachings: one should be a gentleman.
I was also reminded of Mr. Lu Xun's famous saying: "A gentleman does not leave a grudge unavenged."
Both of their points were very reasonable, so combining them into one is to be a gentleman who always seeks revenge.
It is the United States that is experiencing unemployment due to technological bottlenecks, and it is capital that is taking away the opportunity for financial freedom.
But now I am just an unknown soldier. If I recklessly rush towards the general, I'm afraid I'll be crushed by the enemy's chariots and cannons before I even cross the Chu River and Han border.
A gentleman takes revenge even after ten years. It seems that the only way is to learn from others' strengths and skills, to employ multiple layers of tactics, to advance step by step each day, and to gradually achieve our goal.
Goose, goose, goose!
The goal is clear, but practical problems are looming: it's the crucial time for postgraduate entrance exam registration, should I take the exam or roll up my sleeves and start a business to make money?
While academic qualifications are not particularly useful for starting a business, the status of being a "graduate student at a prestigious university" can provide considerable convenience and protection in the early stages of entrepreneurship.
My brain's CPU worked at high speed for 2000 milliseconds, and I made a straightforward and decisive decision: I won't make a choice; I want them all.
In his past life, he applied to Jiangnan University, a university that was proud of its car-making alumni who were worth hundreds of billions. He was also a loyal supporter of the university and even managed to snag a car that came with 66,000 yuan worth of benefits for free: 8,000 yuan worth of genuine leather seats, 20,000 yuan worth of zero-gravity seats for the driver and front passenger, and 36,000 yuan worth of lifetime free use of intelligent driving enhancement functions...
Yes, it was this smart car that ultimately brought him here.
I never want to be classmates with that man again in this lifetime; he wants to go to another school for graduate studies.
"Da Niu," Geng Zhi nudged Niu Baoguo, who was engrossed in searching for Canada Goose down jackets on Taobao, with his elbow, "Have you registered for the postgraduate entrance exam?"
"We already registered! Just last week, didn't we both fill out the pre-registration for Jiangnan University together?" Niu Baoguo looked up, his face full of confusion, as if to say, "Are you crazy again?"
Oh no, it's too late... Geng Zhi's heart skipped a beat.
"Wait... pre-registration?" He keenly caught the key phrase. "When is the official registration?"
「10月10日至31日正式报名，11月10日至14日现场确认，明年1月9日至10日全国研究生统一考试开始。」牛保国如数家珍。
Upon hearing this, Geng Zhi instinctively reached into his pocket to retrieve his Xiaomi Mi 17 Pro Max phone, which he called the "King of Backlighting." Only after pulling it out did he realize that it was a Coolpad contract phone that was as thick as a brick and had a small screen.
He shook his head, adjusted his gaze for a moment, and turned on the screen. The date was clearly displayed: September 30, 2009.
Ok!
There's still a month left before the official registration deadline, so there's plenty of time to re-select the schools you're applying to!
He closed his eyes and quickly recalled the subjects for the postgraduate entrance exam: English, mathematics, computer science, and one more subject that should be... politics.
Sixteen years have passed. I wonder if I'm still capable of those words, formulas, and political arguments...
As his thoughts were racing, a number of university students began to pour into the lecture hall, and almost all the seats were filled.
Looking around, all you see are youthful, innocent faces, and some boys are even imitating Lin Dalang's classic mushroom haircut from the hit drama "Hi My Sweetheart".
Geng Zhi's gaze swept over the Jiaotong University students, then settled on Ma Chunmei, who was nervously memorizing her speech next to Da Niu. Suddenly, a slight smile appeared on his lips—a flash of inspiration.
The golden springboard for her postgraduate entrance exam and the first pot of gold for starting a business may well fall into the hands of Ma Chunmei and the project she bought!
Just then, a small commotion broke out at the entrance of the lecture hall.
"Look, the judges are here!"
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