Chapter 245 Is the United States the Real Research Holy Land?
Xie Linna is a classmate of Zhang Bo University and a native of Jincheng. She comes from a good family, but because her college entrance examination results were not very good, she stayed to study at the local Jincheng University.
During her sophomore year, Xelena changed her major, from physics to finance.
In her junior year, Xie Linna got an offer from Harvard University, and after her senior year, she went to the United States to study finance-related graduate studies at Harvard University.
She then stayed in the United States for further study and now seems to be working in a well-known multinational company.
In college, both boys and girls are young and full of energy.
It is inevitable that there will be some mutual admiration or unrequited love.
In the era when Zhang Bo was studying, Xie Linna's dress was very fashionable, and her facial features were not bad, so she won the favor of many boys.
Of course these boys include Zhang Bo.
But Xelena is not an ordinary girl. When she was in college, she would not play with the boys in her class at all.
Her circle of friends are usually international students at the school, or foreign teachers.
Often, boys from the same major would watch Xie Linna and a group of foreigners eating Western food outside or practicing English in the English corner.
This is truly the envy of many students in this major.
After all, in this era, the United States is still a country that many people yearn for, and the West is even more developed.
As a boy with a relatively boring personality, Zhang Bo was obsessed with Xie Linna for a while, but he was timid by nature and never expressed his inner thoughts to girls.
The most extreme thing I did was to put a pack of paper on the bed when I went to bed at night, then covered my head and did some indescribable things.
However, the past is like smoke.
As Zhang Bo got older, these silly things gradually disappeared after he graduated and found a job.
But when he saw the beauty standing in front of him again, Zhang Bo still felt a little timid.
This is the best Western restaurant in Jiangzhou, and the location was chosen by Zhang Bo.
Because Zhang Bo was afraid that Xie Linna wouldn’t be used to Jiangzhou’s food.
Zhang Bo's idea is a bit flattering to Xie Linena.
Xie Linna's family has not always been rich. When she was a child, she did not always eat steamed buns at home.
But I have to say that environment can indeed shape people.
Xie Linena has been abroad for almost four years, and her temperament, appearance and dress are much better than those girls in China.
Then you said that Xie Linena is also almost 26, and she seems to be better maintained than domestic girls in their early 20s.
With the table full of dishes, Zhang Bo really didn’t know where to start.
He held the knife and fork backwards and didn't know how to cut the steak.
Zhang Bo's awkward performance was noticed by Xie Linna.
But Xie Lina didn't show any ridicule or joking, nor did she criticize Zhang Bo's way of eating Western food.
The two were chatting while eating.
Xie Linna took a bite of beef and said: "Zhang Bo, you are quite powerful, you actually entered the Changtian Technology job!"
"This company is quite powerful, and it is quite famous in the United States. The carbon crystal memory developed by the company was even reported by the New York Times and is hailed as a cross-generational product."
Zhang Bo smiled, feeling very proud inside.
My shyness and low self-esteem suddenly improved a lot.
What follows is self-confidence born from the heart.
When talking about his work, Zhang Bo started talking.
"Indeed, although Changtian Technology is currently relatively small, it makes top-notch products. I have a hunch that Changtian Technology will definitely become a great technology company no less than Intel."
Zhang Bo also talked about some properties of carbon crystal storage and market response.
In fact, this can't be blamed on Zhang Bo, after all, he and Xelina really don't have much in common.
What the two of them have in common is that they were once classmates.
When it came to college, the two of them didn't study in the same major in their junior year, so they had nothing to talk about.
After Zhang Bo expressed the technology of Changtian Technology, he blushed and lowered his head and said: "I didn't expect you to leave my contact information."
Xie Linna poured some red wine for Zhang Bo and said: "We are all old classmates, and I saw that you are very good when we were in college."
These words simply spoke to Zhang Bo's heart, and the feeling was really refreshing.
Xelina took a sip of red wine and her face turned rosy.
"You mean you are now in charge of the production of carbon crystal storage at Changtian Technology?"
Zhang Bo nodded and said: "I personally supervised the production of all core storage components, and my current boss still values me very highly."
Xie Linna said casually: "Didn't you just say that Changtian Technology is a research and development company, and the kind of work it requires shouldn't be research and development? Are you considered a non-staff person?"
When Xie Linna said this, Zhang Bo was really anxious.
"You can't say that. I did not participate in the research and development of carbon crystal storage, but production is equally important. Because our production is to implement all technical indicators, and we must be familiar with all technical indicators."
Xelena nodded and said, "It seems that the company does value you."
Zhang Bo saw Xie Linna's expression and knew that she didn't quite believe it. He was eager to prove himself, but he didn't know how to express it.
"My position is quite important." After working on it for a long time, Zhang Bo held back this sentence.
Xie Linna said: "Not necessarily. If you are asked to go out alone to produce carbon crystal storage, you will be blind."
Zhang Bo was stuck there.
Chen Xiao is a genius, how could he hand over all the information to a single technician?
All production steps are pieced together one by one with key parts.
The most critical core technology lies with Chen Xiao.
Let alone letting Zhang Bo do it alone, he would not be able to restore the carbon crystal storage. Even if all the technicians in Chen Xiao's current carbon crystal laboratory were put in one pot, these technicians would not be able to restore the carbon crystal storage together.
But in front of girls, men can never say no, or that they can't.
Zhang Bo said with some flamboyance: "Carbon crystal storage is a very systematic thing. If you ask me to produce carbon crystal storage alone, I definitely don't have the technology."
"But I know the key aspects of the technology. If I were given a team like the Changtian Technology Carbon Crystal Laboratory, I would be able to make it."
In this case, Zhang Bo was actually procrastinating for the sake of face.
But you must not lose face in front of girls.
Xelena asked casually: "What about the treatment?"
When it comes to treatment, Zhang Bo is quite proud.
Although Changtian Technology has just been established, it is so large and values core talents like Zhang Bo very highly.
After talking about this, Zhang Bo became confident.
"Now I get 7,000 yuan every month, and there is a bonus at the end of the year, and I have purchased all five insurances and one housing fund."
In 2001, a monthly salary of 7,000 yuan was very high.
In this year, the monthly salary of civil servants in Jiangzhou City is only more than 1,000.
Some factory workers feel very happy when they can get seven to eight hundred yuan a month.
In some counties in Jiangyang Province, such as county-level cities like Jiangcheng City, the treatment is even lower.
Therefore, Zhang Bo can earn 7,000 yuan a month, which is definitely a high salary and high benefits in Jiangzhou.
"Only 7,000 yuan!?" Xie Linna said with some surprise: "Your salary is so low!"
Xie Linna put down the knife and fork in her hand, looked at Zhang Bo and said: "With your talent, this salary is too low. Changtian Technology is really stingy."
Zhang Bo was a little dazed and thought, why is this salary still so low?
His salary in a few months is equal to the annual income of many families in Jiangzhou.
Xie Linna began to talk in detail about the classmates Zhang Bo knew.
"You know Wang Xiaotao, the former study committee member of our class."
"Like me, he went to the United States to study after graduating from college. Now he seems to be working in a laboratory in California, with an annual salary of more than 1 million dollars."
"He bought a large villa in California and took his parents, wife and children to the United States. His mother-in-law and father-in-law also bought a large villa in China."
More than 1 million yuan, according to the current exchange rate, is at least more than 8 million RMB.
Wang Xiaotao earns more than 8 million RMB a year, but Zhang Bo himself? He only earns less than 100,000 RMB a year.
They are both classmates and have gone to graduate school, so the gap is really huge.
"Also, by the way, you know Chen Xiaodong, right? He is also in the United States. I met him last time we held your class reunion."
"He seems to be doing some research in a multinational company, and his salary is pretty good. At the last class reunion, he wore a brand-name suit and drove a luxury car!"
"By the way, Zhang Bo, do you have a car?"
Zhang Bo was stunned for a moment, and then replied very awkwardly: "The house I rent is very close to where I work. It only takes more than 10 minutes to walk there. I didn't buy a car."
Who knew that Xelena's focus was on one word.
"rent!"
"Are you still renting a house?"
Xie Linna suddenly became very disgusted and said: "Don't talk about the few students from the United States, the few students who work in domestic multinational companies. Everyone else has cars and houses."
"Hey! Zhang Bo, Zhang Bo! I'm not telling you, how can you start a family and start a business with this little income!"
"You should have decisively left the country in the first place instead of staying at home."
"What's so good about China? There are no better companies and no better scientific research environment. Do you think you can get into a national laboratory?"
"It all depends on the relationship!"
After listening to Xie Linna's words, Zhang Bo lowered his head and ate the beef on the plate.
But he felt that the first Western meal in his life was not delicious at all.
All he can think about now is that several of his college classmates have a very good working environment in the United States and have quite high incomes.
Is my choice wrong?
Should I have thought of ways to go abroad in the first place?
Wang Xiaotao and the others' grades in school were not as good as Zhang Bo's.
Zhang Bo asked casually: "Xie Linna, what kind of job will you do after going abroad? I remember that you studied finance after changing your major."