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Chapter 407 It’s not that you have to take the postgraduate entrance examination, it’s that you need to do the research

The vixen probably did it.

And she is the only one who can do it.

Early in the morning, I ran to the mountain ridge to ask for advice from the elderly people who were doing morning exercises, especially to ask whether Mr. Zhou had any connections with Jibei Agricultural University. Zi Xiaowei now needs to cooperate on a garden and horticulture project in Jibei. If there are big companies to pay, we can mobilize the now increasingly mature mountain and lake garden project team to go there... Oh, it's an academic exchange.

Didn’t I communicate with the secretary of an Internet company last time?

This wave of campus recruitment brought a fairly good coverage of jobs to the United Nations, but only the School of Agriculture did not reap much benefit.

It's coming now.

When Zi Xiaowei finally called the phone number agreed upon by Maizi to communicate with Mr. Zhou, a bunch of relationships with the leaders and department heads of the Provincial Agricultural University had already been sorted out.

Retired professors have all kinds of connections, some of them are the upper and lower bunks they used to fight for the same place with, and some of them are their disciples.

Mr. Zhou himself has two of his most talented students working in administrative positions there.

Squatting by the lake, Zi Xiaowei pulled at the reeds while talking on the phone. "I know the Department of Agriculture focuses on research, but majors like landscape gardening are quite challenging. So I want to apply what I've learned as much as possible, combining theory with practice. Now, after several project-based exercises, this group of freshmen are very motivated to learn..."

Mr. Zhou listened quietly to him. "Don't worry. I've always held the view that higher education is divided into two parts: professional education and scientific research education. The former is about adapting to industry needs as quickly as possible, especially during this period of rapid national strategic development. New paradigms are likely to emerge. The School of Software and the School of Computer Science have demonstrated the urgency of the current situation. Scientific research education is the direction that needs to be emphasized for postgraduate and doctoral examinations, focusing on innovation. I don't agree with a large number of students being divorced from real work and wasting precious time on postgraduate entrance exams. But you should carefully consider the direction of your research."

Zi Xiaowei was a little confused. He was just worried that the school would not support this project, because Maizi was already arranging the registration procedures for Huang Yongjian and others, and would buy plane tickets for the business trip as soon as they could get permission.

Many freshmen majoring in landscape architecture have never been on a plane.

Based on this, Zi Xiaowei also had to use his eloquence to help them arrange business trip opportunities, which indeed allowed them to adapt to industry needs in advance and get started much faster than others.

But I didn't expect to get myself into trouble: "What's my research direction? I will participate in their projects under the mountain and lake model."

Professor Zhou smiled slightly. "What's most important about you is your status as a young academic leader. You have a very positive attitude towards teaching and guiding, constantly creating excellent research opportunities and directions for your students and even young teachers. This is already within the scope of thinking of an educational leader, so you should fully explore your potential in this area. Next semester, you can start taking the self-enrolled graduate courses at the School of Public Administration."

Zi Xiaowei, who hadn't even finished his freshman year, froze his fingers on the reeds. "Graduate student at the School of Public Administration? I'm an agricultural student."

Professor Zhou was very patient. "You already have a Bachelor of Arts degree, so this isn't a huge leap in academic qualifications. I've discussed this with several school leaders. Whether it's internet companies, new media companies, or integrating landscape gardening into sociology, it all proves that you've already made deep inroads into social practice. Now you need to catch up with the theory."

He even gave me a reminder: "Perhaps for you, a thoughtful person, you may not have such an urgent need to pursue a master's degree in social sciences, or even a doctorate or postdoctoral degree. However, the newly established School of Public Administration is in great need of such topics, and your background in Chinese is just right for it. This is a new cross-disciplinary discipline based on philosophy, with sociology and public administration as its two wings. It has only been established for three years, and it is a critical time to establish a direction through scientific research and innovation."

When he graduated from college last time, his teacher asked him if he wanted to take the postgraduate entrance examination. Zi Xiaowei still understood it immediately.

The new college has only been around for three years, and the first batch of undergraduates has not yet graduated. Even if it recruits students from all over the country, he may be the only graduate student in the school.

This is not a question of whether he wants to take the postgraduate entrance examination, but to let him go ahead and show his worth as a young academic leader... that means he can study and work part-time.

Is it even possible that this new academy needs such strong students?
Anyway, based on Zi Xiaowei's understanding of liberal arts subjects, they are not as rigorous and profound as those in science and engineering, so it is likely that they are a makeshift team.

He didn't resist the kindness of the school or Professor Zhou, and thanked him repeatedly: "Then I will invite the research team to come and connect with the College of Horticulture of Jibei Agricultural University."

The old man was more comprehensive: "I'll contact them for you and see if I can arrange for a department leader to lead the team. Will there be a reception?"

Of course.

The top car companies in the country don’t have much of anything else, but they have a lot of cars.

Zi Xiaowei even used the excuse of personally meeting him at the airport, driving the MPV to the airport a hundred kilometers away that evening to test drive it. It was said that the chairman of the supporting enterprise, whose output value exceeded 100 million yuan for many years, who was rarely seen, actually accompanied him.

Just the afternoon trip to the wasteland nursery next to the new automobile company's park to check it out has become a good story throughout the entire group.

This guy is closer than my own son.

Old Chang didn't even ask what the sisters were doing. He just sat comfortably in the passenger seat and listened to Zi Xiaowei's explanation. "The sedan concept is basically clear. The price will definitely be around 29 yuan. So how do we make it look luxurious without looking like a nouveau riche?"

In the afternoon, we not only visited the nursery, but also visited two huge parks next door, both of which are the most powerful SUV companies in recent years.

It can be said that if it were not for Lao Chang's strong control, these two successive brand companies that once made great achievements in the domestic SUV market would have tried their best to become independent.

For a sub-brand that can generate an annual output value of nearly 10 billion yuan, the managers and operation teams will all feel a sense of pride.

If the group does not use shares or other means to win over investors, it will be easy for other car companies to poach them.

As a result, there has been a lot of turnover among the senior management of Changjiang Automobile in recent years. The more powerful the people are, the easier it is for them to be poached.

After all, the group is located in a small city, the female successor is not very reliable, and Mr. Chang has a subconscious defensive resistance to policies, which are all factors that make senior management prone to hesitation.

So Changjiang Automobile always has a few moments of glory, and then falls apart and goes downhill, and this has happened several times.

As a result, the people in power now are still Lao Chang’s die-hard brothers.

It is difficult for foreign monks to integrate firmly.

But as Zi Xiaowei walked down, everyone was eagerly anticipating what they were looking forward to.

Everyone tried their best to communicate more and leave a better impression on him.

This also gave Zi Xiaowei a lot of inspiration: "Genuine leather upholstery, or really good faux leather stitching. The interior must be designed to exude a sense of luxury and restraint. Air suspension. For a car worth nearly 300,000 yuan, this is now commonplace in China. The riding experience far surpasses luxury cars worth 400,000 or 500,000 yuan, largely due to this. The doors are made into electric gull-wing doors, similar to those on the Magic Bean X..."

Old Chang narrowed his eyes and said, "Technically, it's not difficult, but is it really a good idea to make a gull-wing door? Will it hit the basement when it tilts up? This is too niche and unconventional."

Zi Xiaowei shook his head. "What we want is a first-look impression. Instead of attracting people with so-called high-tech gimmicks like intelligent driving, it's better to continue to pile on electric components... Even Changjiang Automobile has its own intelligent driving system."

This MPV is equipped with an intelligent driving system developed by Changjiang Automobile, and even has so-called high-tech functions such as automatic parking.

Zi Xiaowei rejected all of them: "Consumer driving applications and technology research and development are two different things. These driving assistance features are fine, but they absolutely shouldn't be a selling point. Because as long as safety is involved, a tragic accident can destroy the brand value. It's like my job in education and training. Teaching students how to improve their grades is different from studying how to cheat and be clever on exams. The former is about solidly integrating knowledge and problem-solving methods to build confidence, while the latter is about poring over test codes and jargon to get high scores. The difference is huge."

Old Chang chuckled, "Countless consulting firms and technology companies come to me year-round to try to sell me these things, and I'd say even an amateur like you can't tell them apart."

Zi Xiaowei wasn't afraid of being underestimated. "Yes, I'm a complete novice in car design and manufacturing. What I excel at is summarizing lessons learned and developing solutions. For example, this sedan should inherit the Totoro-like design of the front armrest, which can slide back and connect to the lowered center armrest, allowing the entire car to switch between a luxurious and comfortable four-seater and a spacious five-seater. This would create the broad outline of a domestically produced C-segment car."

Old Chang, for once, didn't put on the airs of a chairman. He relaxed and leaned back, lost in thought. "There are still many questions, but it's quite interesting. You never think about technical specifications or power output, but always about the user experience. This perspective does have its own unique characteristics. I'm almost tempted to build this car."

Zi Xiaowei finally asked, "If we really take the risk ourselves, do you have the production capacity?"

Lao Chang stopped talking immediately.

(End of this chapter)