Father-in-law the sun may not have slept well last night, so the light emitted is not very bright.
In the early morning, the square in front of the Liwu Technology Building on the north side of East Lake on the Wushan Campus of Huagong University of Technology was already quite busy.
Teachers and students were shuttled back and forth to set up the scene, where the 2012 Graduation Ceremony of the Hunan University of Technology will be held.
Although a large number of non-fresh graduates at the undergraduate level left the school after the exam last week, there is no difference between the campus and normal days.
Young men and women in twos and threes walked on the road, chattering.
"There are a lot of seniors attending the graduation ceremony today. In previous years, there were only three thousand. I heard there will be five or six thousand in total this year..."
"It's okay. There is a lot of open space next to the square in front of Liwu Building. Three thousand people can stand there."
"Then you may have heard less. There are more than 9,000 seniors graduating this year, and many of them are here. Plus those of us joining in the fun, there are tens of thousands of them."
"I don't know how many people went there for Wenliang."
"I think it's 90%. After all, apart from those who have graduated from school and joined the system, the end point of most jobs is to find a way to become a boss, and Wen Liang is already a successful boss."
"Ha, that makes sense. Apart from system work, all other jobs are for making a living. If you want to make money, you have to be a boss or start a business."
"..."
"The battle between small and micro enterprises ended last week. At that time, everyone was saying that Bolang would face a very complicated game. However, there is no news now. Xiaocheng Shu has been making great progress and has not stopped calling for the healthy development of the industry. It is a pity...
Wen Liang will definitely not talk about this today."
"I heard from a senior who went to Bolang for an internship that Wen Liang hasn't been to the company since last Monday. I don't know if he was dealing with those things."
"Maybe not. I met Wen Liang by chance in a shopping mall two days ago, and he was still shopping there."
"So far, netizens think that Bolang is facing something big. Is he going shopping?"
"This is the gap. If Wen Liang is placed in a business environment, he must face up to his business identity. With Bolang's current scale, Wen Liang is already an upstart Internet giant."
"..."
"There are indeed a lot of people. Take a few steps quickly to get a better place to watch."
"Let's go, I don't know where Wen Liang is now."
"..."
Su Jian glanced sideways at Wen Liang, then looked at the men and women in front who had quickened their pace: "Why didn't they think of looking back?"
Then he added: "I thought you would be surrounded by alumni as soon as you entered the school."
He looked a little pity.
Wen Liang smiled when he heard this: "The semester is over now. Otherwise, the alumni here in Wushan would always see me three or four days a week. Who would spend so much energy paying attention to the passers-by?"
Su Jian nodded suddenly: "So you look high-profile, but you are actually low-key."
"It's not as complicated as you think. We are all ordinary people." Wen Liang explained, "Even if a popular celebrity comes to school, if you don't do it in advance, there won't be much attention."
Although Su Jian didn't understand the effect of public opinion very well, she was very clear about the nature of the phenomenon behind it, and she understood it as soon as she thought about it.
The essence of the world is interests.
The reason why those popular celebrities are so sensational wherever they go is the result of appeals from many parties.
And Wen Liang has single-handedly created the largest comprehensive Chinese social platform, so he can only understand the essence of this aspect more clearly.
As his thoughts turned, Su Jian said regretfully: "It's a pity. It would be interesting if a few people came to ask for autographs."
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When they arrived in front of Li Wu, Wen Liang and Su Jian separated and went to report their arrival.
I exchanged a few pleasantries with Peng Xinyi, who took a few steps to greet me.
Meet the school leaders one by one.
Deputy Secretary Zhang Zhengang, who was in charge of presiding over the ceremony, went over the process with Wen Liang.
Wen Liang had no objections and said that he followed the procedures completely and that he would speak whenever he was asked. He would only speak for a few minutes if asked.
The school didn't worry that Wen Liang couldn't handle it.
Not to mention Wen Liang's achievements outside of school, just talking about Wen Liang's speech in the school gymnasium two months ago was enough to show that Wen Liang has the quality and confidence to handle big scenes.
So, after a brief review of the process, Peng Xinyi mentioned the topic of the speech: "Classmate Wen Liang, it is estimated that tens of thousands of people will visit the ceremony this time. Do you have any ideas about the general theme of the speech?"
"Please give me some direction, Principal Peng," Wen Liang said quickly.
The annual graduation ceremony is also recorded on video. This time there were more people than expected. Of course, Wen Liang obeyed the school's arrangements honestly.
He doesn't need to show off his personality at this time.
Peng Xinyi looked at several school leaders next to him and said kindly: "What we mean is that there are no restrictions. After all, today is the graduation ceremony."
Hearing this, Wen Liang's brows instantly rose. He couldn't help but glance at Peng Xinyi: "If that's the case, I have some rough ideas, and I would like to ask Principal Peng to help correct me."
Peng Xinyi, who was obviously waiting for Wen Liang to bring up this issue, quickly made a gesture: "Please speak."
Seeing this, Wen Liang's thoughts turned around in his mind, and he said after careful consideration: "I wonder if I can have a few words on the topic of study and research."
"Very good!" Peng Xinyi expressed great agreement.
So Wen Liang added: "Originally, I prepared a draft of my speech, so I just improvised it and it might be a little bit sharp."
Peng Xinyi smiled and waved his hand: "We invite you to speak on stage because we hope you can bring something different to everyone. You can rest assured in this regard!"
Hearing this, Wen Liang showed a look of surprise and said, "So that's it. Fortunately, I didn't let down the good intentions of the leaders."
Peng Xinyi: "..."
'Do I believe this or not?'
Afterwards, Peng Xinyi briefly exchanged a few words with Wen Liang.
The school's meaning is very clear.
Two months ago, the process was specially changed to invite Wen Liang to speak on stage as an undergraduate representative. What the school wanted was not a cookie-cutter speech template.
The school hoped that Wen Liang could use his knowledge to talk about something different.
This is even one of the reasons why Sun Baoyin declined to be the representative speaker for undergraduate graduates.
Because whether it is a designated speaker for undergraduate graduates or a speaker for doctoral graduates, their understanding of many things from the public point of view is not as good as that of Wen Liang.
It's not that they are far worse than Wen Liang.
It's that they haven't gained wider recognition.
Wen Liang is different. Wen Liang's business achievements have corresponding standards in the social system and are widely accepted.
To put it simply, even if you succeed, your farts will still smell good.
There is no way, as long as you are alive, you cannot avoid worldly concepts.
To put it more simply: You can’t know the specific taste of a popsicle until you eat it.
What is undeniable is that the school’s trust and expectations for Wen Liang are due to Wen Liang’s unique ability through founding and developing Bolang.
In contrast, Wen Liang's entrepreneurial venture in his previous life was disbanded. Even though Wen Liang received many awards while in school and was doing well in studies, he could not even get the undergraduate speaker representative, let alone the undergraduate speaker representative.
In a word, the school wanted to 'take advantage' of Wen Liang's identity and throw something out there.
Wen Liang felt this keenly, and considering that South China Institute of Technology was a key university, he proposed a few words on the topic of the direction of study and research.
Judging from Peng Xinyi's attitude, it is obvious that they hit it off.
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At ten o'clock, the graduation ceremony officially begins.
Wen Liang found Su Jian in the crowd and watched the ceremony with her.
Everything goes according to process.
Wang Yingjun presided over the ceremony and delivered a speech and message, followed by a speech by the graduating representative of the undergraduate students.
He is an outstanding graduate from the law school in intellectual property.
Zhang Zhengang, who presided over the ceremony, introduced his achievements. He was indeed very impressive and had won this and that award.
The speech process is basically templated.
The so-called template means that there are more clichés and the slogans are relatively clear.
A riot of flowers.
Then the doctoral graduates spoke.
Looking at the Ph.D. senior, Wen Liang couldn't help but sigh in his heart: 'A really strong man has become bald.'
Then the teacher representative spoke.
After this round of speeches, Wen Liang spoke as the final representative.
Zhang Zhengang, who presided over the ceremony, prepared a speech: "Now I would like to invite undergraduate representative Wen Liang, an undergraduate student from the Department of Mathematics of the School of Science, to speak."
The usual pause was a pause, and the audience burst into warm applause.
Zhang Zhengang continued to introduce on the stage: "Wen Liang performed well during school and was self-reliant. He led many students in our school to start businesses while studying. The company he founded, Bolang, has become a new face of the Internet."
"Everyone welcomes Wen Liang."
Wen Liang: "..."
Amidst the applause, he suddenly felt a little pain in his balls.
The main introductions made by the previous student representatives and teacher representatives were all about academic achievements, but here they were all about business achievements.
'After proposing the topic of the speech, you should review the script with the school.' On the way to the stage, Wen Liang muttered in his heart: 'But this is what the school wants to see.'
After standing at the podium, Wen Liang looked at the audience with vacant eyes: "Good morning, classmates, seniors, and teachers."
With almost no pause, Wen Liang spoke without any script: "After standing on this podium, I suddenly felt deeply uneasy because I have no achievements that can bring glory to my school."
"China University of Technology is an institution with a long history. Every bit of its brilliance comes from the continuous exploration of natural sciences by every Chinese worker, and it is by no means trivial things in business."
In the first sentence, Wen Liang deliberately put aside his achievements in business.
What he wanted to express was also very clear. In a key university with a long history and a strong aura, there should not be too strong commercial elements on the campus of Huatuo.
We should not be proud of this.
As far as Wen Liang is concerned, he has some opinions derived from later generations.
For example, some interpretations and opinions after the second round of domestic double-first-class discipline evaluation in 2022 is released.
The main purpose of key universities or higher education should not be employment rates, employment salaries, and business achievements, even if the general public cares about these tangible benefits.
As a key university that the country invests massive resources in building every year, it should attach great importance to the integration of industry, academia and research, scientific research results and scientific research status!
And those interests that are cared about by the general public and everyone should be put second, and should even be placed on the head of vocational undergraduate universities that have been mentioned many times in that era.
In short, Wen Liang launched this speech in a way that was in line with his own wishes and the expectations of the school.
He kept looking at the numerous alumni in the audience, his face was calm, and he said in a gentle tone: "I study mathematics. As my study deepens, I increasingly believe that mathematics is not a science."
"Because mathematics cannot be falsified, if it is right, it is right. It is a collection of axioms and is pure logic."
"This made me confused."
"Here, I have a more dimensional view of the science I envision. I think we should not simply believe in the current science, so I hope to be able to innovate through continuous efforts."
"..."
“In the two years of studying at Huazhong University of Technology, I have not yet found the most suitable direction for my exploration.”
"But I always firmly believe that the exploration of natural science must be the only choice to illuminate the way forward for all mankind."
"..."
"I sincerely hope that everyone can find their favorite direction and empower every bit of human progress in different roles."
"The future is uncertain, and every day is worth looking forward to."
"Thank you everyone, I am Wen Liang."
The speech was very brief.
There are no more or less thoughts thrown out.
The applause was louder than before, probably... it was a sign of respect for 'money'.
At this time, many people in the audience were already whispering to each other.
There were recent graduates who had already graduated, and there were also alumni who came specially to watch.
Of course they understood the key points of Wen Liang's speech.
So someone asked: "Is Wen Liang just showing off?"
"No, his current status does not require this. Last time at the gym, he talked about his business experience in detail."
"The school's intentional arrangement may be to use gentle words to tell those of us who are receiving higher education that besides pursuing money, there are other more important possibilities."
"Furthermore, Wen Liang's business achievements are very dazzling. It may be more in line with the school's wishes for him to say these things. After all, this is against himself."
"I heard that the two laboratories that Bolang cooperates with the school focus on basic research. I'm a little inclined to think that Wen Liang and the school hit it off."
"Have you ever thought that the important thing is not what Wen Liang says, but what we ourselves think. At most, we should pay attention to what Wen Liang does."