913 Cooperation
The Lunar New Year is not a legal holiday in the United States, so neither Springfield Institute of Technology nor Medical School will have holidays during the Lunar New Year.
Of course, considering that most Chinese students on campus are Chinese, the cafeterias of the School of Science and Technology and Medical College are still preparing to make a large number of traditional Spring Festival delicacies on the Lunar New Year to celebrate the Lunar New Year, dumplings are of course essential.
Due to the limitations of conditions, there are not many vegetables to choose from at this time. There are no common vegetables in the Qing Dynasty in the United States, such as meat-flavored seedlings, leek moss, and Chinese cabbage. Most Americans have never seen them before. The School of Technology and the School of Medicine have tried some things before, using carrots and small vegetables to make dumplings, but the taste is not popular, so they simply return to the original state. Whether it is pork dumplings, mutton stuffing, beef stuffing, and meat stuffing are pure meat stuffing, and at most some green onions are added to season them, which is more acceptable.
In fact, it is not that difficult to accept. Before coming to the United States, most Chinese students had never eaten dumplings with pure meat filling. Many people were even forced by life and could not eat dumplings during the New Year. So the key is not the stuffing, but the atmosphere of the New Year. As long as the atmosphere arrives, even if you are in a foreign country, you can still be emotionally acceptable.
Although most of the teachers at Springfield Institute of Technology and Medical School are not Chinese, they can also enjoy all the benefits prepared by the school. Franklin and Mrs. Henry are never stingy in distributing benefits. On average, every teacher can receive shopping vouchers equivalent to one thousand dollars during the Spring Festival. These vouchers are available in all subsidiaries of Junma Group in New York.
As Litton, who had just graduated from the School of Science and Technology for less than half a year, he also received his own shopping voucher.
Litton is the second batch of graduates of the School of Science and Technology. Although Litton is not as talented as Li Jeff and his class, Litton is already very outstanding among ordinary students. Therefore, after graduation, Litton was able to stay at the School of Science and Technology to teach and receive the third salary of the faculty and staff of the School of Science and Technology. This made Litton very satisfied. Not only was the treatment good, Litton also had the opportunity to continue his studies. Now Litton is seeking to join Junma Laboratory. Once successful, Litton will become an external professor at the School of Science and Technology and receive the first salary of 1,000 US dollars per month. This salary can enter the group with the highest income of 5% even in New York.
"Can shopping vouchers be used as US dollars?" After Litton got the shopping voucher, he determined the function of the shopping voucher to the financial staff.
"Yes, if you indicate your identity when using shopping vouchers, you might get a very high discount. This is the benefit the dean has won for us." Bonnie, who is responsible for paying salaries, confirmed that as a financial officer, Bonnie is also qualified to receive shopping vouchers, which made Bonnie very happy. Bonnie has decided to go to Fort Park to shop after work.
It must be pointed out that being able to enter Springfield Institute of Technology is not because of how strong Bonnie is in her work ability, but because Bonnie is Franklin's niece.
This is normal. Even in the 21st century, this kind of thing cannot be completely eliminated. It is normal in this era. As long as Bonnie no longer makes mistakes at work, no one will accuse Franklin of being a nepotist, and the supervisory department of Junma Group will turn a blind eye. Even if Li Mu knows about this, he will not make trouble for a financial officer and Franklin.
"Well, I'm trying to ask, since shopping vouchers can be used as US dollars, if I want to use shopping vouchers to repay my previous student loan--" Litton's idea was a little bit big. These shopping vouchers might be very meaningful to Bonnie, but they don't work much for Litton.
Like most Chinese, Litton lives a very frugal life. She usually lives in a dormitory arranged by the Polytechnic Institute. Her clothes are uniforms issued by the Polytechnic Institute. She only goes to the special restaurant for teachers and staff at the Polytechnic Institute. The food there is cheap and delicious. Under the premise of subsidies from the Polytechnic Institute, Litton only needs to spend one dollar a day to get three meals. In this way, Litton can repay all the student loans in a year at most.
"Li, are you mistaken? You chose to stay in the Polytechnic Institute to teach, that is, you stay in the Junma Group, so you don't need to repay the loan, you have proved yourself with loyalty." Bonnie was a little surprised. According to Liton's situation, there was no need to repay the loan.
"No, no, no, Bonnie, no one asked me to repay the loan. I took the initiative, not only now, but every month from now on, I will donate a part of my income to the Polytechnic Institute. As my return to the Polytechnic Institute, I know that for the Polytechnic Institute, my salary is nothing, but this is what the dean calls the gratitude, and I am full of gratitude to the Polytechnic Institute and Mr. Reim-" Litton was not polite. He really planned to do this, and as far as Litton knew, it was not that he was going to do this alone. Many of Litton's classmates also planned to do this in the future. Just as Litton said, without the Polytechnic Institute, there would be no everything about Litton.
Litton has seen the school's publicity before. For American schools, donations from alumni are an important income for the school. Litton knows that Springfield Institute of Technology has basically been losing money in training these students, so Litton also wants to do something for the Institute of Technology. Although this power seems insignificant, if enough graduates do this, Litton believes that the Institute of Technology will sooner or later become the best higher education in the United States.
By then, Litton's graduation certificate will also be more valuable.
"Lee, you're really generous - but I'm sorry, I didn't receive any notice on this, so I can't make a decision on behalf of the school." Bonnie wanted to help Liton, but it was beyond Bonnie's ability.
"That's it, okay." Liton was a little disappointed. He really couldn't use these shopping vouchers.
"It's not impossible, Bonnie, if you want to help Lee, then you can pay for these shopping vouchers, and Lee can repay the student loan - in return, Lee, Bonnie has helped you, you should be gentler and give your opinions when Bonnie is fighting hard." At this time, someone always needs to break the deadlock. At the same time, Mary came up with an idea, which is a good idea, and Bonnie and Leeton are both a little moved.
Of course, there might be something else that touched Bonnie and Leighton.
As a graduate who stays on campus, it is obvious that Litton's personal abilities are undoubtedly excellent. In fact, the first real graduates of the School of Technology will only be produced this summer. Litton also completed his studies one year ahead of schedule. Whether in the 19th century or the 21st century, Litton was a standard academic master. This also means that Litton has a bright future in the future, and such people are very popular there.
Although Leighton is so outstanding, Bonnie is not bad either. Even if he doesn't consider the relationship between Bonnie and Franklin, Bonnie has excellent conditions, beautiful, good figure, cheerful personality, and likes small animals. Bonnie is the most standard American big girl. If Leighton hadn't had the outstanding grades, then Leighton really wouldn't be qualified to stand with Bonnie.
"Is that OK?" Li Dun was moved. I don't know if it was because of a thousand dollars or because I could go shopping with Bonnie. They were all adults. Of course, Li Dun knew what this meant.
"Of course." Bonnie was a little shy when she answered. If it was just a simple money transaction, then this shouldn't be the case. As a financial officer, I don't know how much cash Bonnie handles every day.
At noon that day, Liton and Bonnie had lunch at the faculty restaurant, and then the two left campus together.
As Bonnie and Leighton passed the office building, Franklin was discussing financial allocation with Lisa in the principal's office on the third floor.
"The total allocations received by the Polytechnic Institute and the Medical School in the next year are 2 million US dollars, which does not include the donations given by the foundation. Last year, due to the expansion of the two colleges, we also have loans from Bank of America that need to be repaid, so we can use only about $1.5 million. My opinion is to determine the allocation ratio according to the proportion of students in the two colleges." Franklin is like an old fox, calculating how much money the Polytechnic Institute can get.
Compared with last year, the biggest change in the principal's office is that there is an honor cabinet for display next to the bookcase that originally occupied a wall. There are commemorative medals issued by the New York City and the New York State Government to the Polytechnic Institute for the successful hosting of the first Olympic Games, and there are medals given to Franklin himself by the Olympic Organizing Committee. In addition, there are some honors related to Franklin himself in the exhibition cabinet, including the Lifetime Director-Employment Certificate issued by Junma Laboratory to Franklin. This certificate is placed in the center and is very conspicuous.
"Do you think I'm a fool? How many people in the School of Technology? How many people in the School of Medicine? Don't think about getting an extra penny, first pay back the money from Bank of America, and then half of the money from the family." Lisa would not be fooled. After saying that, she felt that the money was still not enough, so she decided to attack Bank of America: "Don't pay back the money from Bank of America, we will have one million yuan in our family."
"Don't go too far. Your medical school has an affiliated hospital that can increase your income. Don't think I don't know how much money you can make, so half of it is impossible for a family to stay." Franklin agreed that Bank of America could rely on the money for the first time, but the medical school had no way to get more money. Before, because of the spin-off of the medical school, Franklin had already made a lot of concessions.
"The School of Science and Technology will expand its enrollment this year. Tuition fees can be charged for recruiting students in society. Can you still make money?" Lisa of course also understands the financial situation of the School of Science and Technology. Educational resources are still very scarce these days. The tuition fee Franklin sets for each student is 3,000 US dollars, which is only half a year's fee, so you can't afford it if you think it's expensive.
There is never any selfless dedication in American education. The so-called silkworms will not end until they die, and candles will not dry until they turn into ashes. They are all fooling people. There is never a pie falling from the sky of capitalist society. Of course, Franklin could also charge less, but in that case, it may affect the reputation of the Institute of Technology, because real good things are never cheap.
"The money that Polytechnic University can make has nothing to do with what we are discussing. Although Polytechnic University will have additional income, Polytechnic University also has more expenditures. Our monthly expenditure has exceeded 100,000 US dollars, which does not include the salary of faculty and staff. This year, Polytechnic University is preparing to set up two laboratories, which is another large amount of money. I don't know where this money is squeezed out, and maybe I have to go to Bank of America to borrow money." Franklin complained. Although the income is increasing, the expenditure has increased more.
To develop into a first-class university, simply increasing the number of teaching facilities and increasing the number of students is impossible. The School of Science and Technology has established an effective contact mechanism with Junma Laboratory, so we must make full use of this advantage. Junma Laboratory has the best scientific research capabilities in the world. The School of Science and Technology set up a laboratory to move the research projects of Junma Laboratory to the laboratory of the School of Science and Technology to complete it. The main experiments are completed in Junma Laboratory, as long as they are completed and released at the School of Science and Technology. In this way, once the results are achieved, the School of Science and Technology will naturally become famous.
"You have cooperation with Junma Laboratory, and we have it. Our Medical School is also preparing to set up a laboratory this year to study various infectious diseases. Let me be honest, Father Damien has already achieved research results and will be released after the medical school's laboratory is completed. This is a good thing that is beneficial to all mankind. Can your laboratory be more important than this?" Lisa also has urgent needs, and even the project has been completed, which annoyed Franklin a little.
Damien is the priest brought back from Molokai Island. Damien used to study leprosy on Molokai Island. After Li Mu brought Damien back, he placed Damien in the Junma Laboratory. On the one hand, he continued to conduct leprosy research, and on the other hand, he began to conduct research on cinchonafrost.
Lisa is talking about cinchona cream. In fact, the research on cinchona cream was completed a long time ago, but because Damien has not figured out how to carry out large-scale production, the news has not been announced. Now that Lisa wants to announce cinchona cream, it must have already had a method of mass production. This is indeed a good thing. Pharmaceuticals have always been one of the profit-making industries, and even more profitable than the arms industry. It won’t take long to get medicine to become a new profit growth point for Junma Group.
Chapter completed!