1978: Female educated youth, don’t want an illiterate husband

Chapter 269: Professional choice, arousing strong opposition from Feng's mother (seeking full order)
In the evening, when Feng's father and mother got home from get off work, the first thing they did was to ask about the estimated scores of several college entrance examination candidates in the family.

When she learned that Feng Jiamo and Feng Er's children had both estimated well and were basically guaranteed admission to Yenching University, the way Feng's mother looked at her son-in-law Cheng Xuemin changed again.

In the evening, this good son-in-law was given a snack.

"Xuemin, are you planning to apply for the computer major?"

"But in our country, all the universities and colleges have no experience in this field. We have to start from scratch!"

The dinner was very rich, which showed that the mother-in-law, Feng's mother, really loved her son-in-law, Cheng Xuemin, and of course she was happy.

Then at the dinner table, I definitely asked everyone what major they were planning to apply for, and the whole family sat together to discuss it.

Finally, everyone agreed with Cheng Xuemin’s suggestion on my sister-in-law Feng Jiamo’s major, international politics.

My sister-in-law is also good at English. After graduation, she can be directly recruited into the National Academy to engage in foreign affairs liaison work.

As for my second sister-in-law, her original plan was to follow suit and apply for the Chinese Department, so that she could find a job as an editor in a publication after graduation and become a respected "Teacher Sun" like her mother-in-law.

However, everyone asked Cheng Xuemin for his advice, and Cheng Xuemin actually had his own ideas about his second sister-in-law's choice of profession.

So I asked my second sister-in-law what she thought about becoming a doctor.
When Cheng Xuemin mentioned doctors, the whole family reacted and thought it was a good thing. Their Feng family now has all kinds of talented people, except doctors.

So, when everyone heard Cheng Xuemin mention the doctor, they all expressed their agreement.

My second sister-in-law actually has no opinion of her own. Being able to get into a university, especially Yenching University, is already a luxury for her. So she has no idea what major to study. Her mind is still full of floating ideas. She will definitely do whatever her family says.

Finally, at Cheng Xuemin's suggestion, my second sister-in-law applied for the medical and pharmaceutical experimental major at Yenching University School of Medicine. Even if she didn't become a doctor in the future, she could still do drug research and even start a pharmaceutical company to make a lot of money.

Cheng Xuemin himself also talked about his professional options.

But everyone was shocked and surprised, because Cheng Xuemin actually chose the computer mathematics application major that Yenching University had just opened this year.

This is a brand new major, and there is a complete blank in the related field in China.

I really don't know why Cheng Xuemin chose this major?
"Yes, grandpa, grandma, mom and dad, I plan to apply for the major of computer mathematics application. I think the future will be the era of computer information electronics!"

Faced with doubts from his family, Cheng Xuemin was unable to tell them clearly that the computer field would be the mainstream of future development and the third industrial revolution.

Only by seizing the initiative in the computer field can we reap sufficient benefits in the third industrial revolution.

Indeed, our domestic computer field is currently completely blank.

But Cheng Xuemin came.

With a head full of knowledge, and reborn into this era, how could I only be able to write some articles and earn some royalties?
Now we are calling for encouraging everyone to earn foreign exchange, but how much foreign exchange can a piece of "Harry Potter" bring to the country?

If you want to earn foreign exchange and harvest US dollars from around the world, you still need computers.

Moreover, Cheng Xuemin's major in computer mathematics and information application can be expanded into various fields.

Whether it is light industry, military industry, biology, pharmaceuticals, or even nuclear engineering, Cheng Xuemin can be involved in them through the application of computer mathematics, and there are reasons to be involved in them.

In the future, whenever Cheng Xuemin comes up with related patents, they can all be attributed to the application of mathematics in supercomputers.

After all, we all know that the core of various traditional fields is basically based on mathematical operations.

When we were developing atomic energy, nuclear power and submarines, which of them required mathematical calculations using supercomputers?
But at that time, there was only one supercomputer in the whole country, in Shanghai, and various units were queuing up for it. The weekly time required by each unit was accurate to the minute, which shows how scarce mathematical calculations on large computers were.

Moreover, up to now, the only large computer in China that can handle large-scale calculations is the supercomputer in Shanghai.

Although others are large computers, their actual computing power is limited and they cannot support the mathematical calculations of a large project.

This is our technological shortcoming, and also the core of the technological blockade imposed on us by developed countries abroad, which they will never lift.

We have to explore and develop everything ourselves.

If we follow the step-by-step independent research and development as in the past, we will have to wait another 20 to 30 years, which will put us decades behind developed countries such as Europe, the United States, Japan and South Korea.

Therefore, we must catch up or even surpass them.

“I think it’s good to learn from the people’s election!”

"It is precisely because there is a blank in our country that we need ambitious young people like Xuemin to study, research and overcome difficulties!"

After hearing Cheng Xuemin's intention, my grandfather looked at him in surprise and said with approval, "When we were developing atomic bombs and nuclear bombs, we suffered losses because of this. It was all caused by our use of the abacus!"

"If we had mature computer mathematical calculation technology like Lao Mi and his team, it wouldn't be so difficult!"

"So, I fully support you studying computer science as an elective major!"

As soon as Grandpa Gu's father finished speaking, Mother Feng, who had been a little disapproving, became even more disapproving and said, "Dad! Xuemin is not going to do research in the future!"

Her son-in-law has a lot of political capital in his hands, but you let him do computer research to fill the gap in our area?

No, no, no!

Since Yenching University has opened computer-related majors this year, it means that there are people who will engage in related learning, research and development, and her son-in-law is not the only one.

My mother-in-law, Feng's mother, decided to stick to her original idea and let her son-in-law enroll in economics and management.

Now that reform and opening up have taken place, there are voices from above suggesting a market economy, so we still have to learn how to develop the economy.

Only if you are able to manage the economy and govern it well can you achieve results and make it easier to get promoted in the future.

Feng's mother also hoped that their Feng family could produce a provincial governor.

"Teacher Gu, I think what Xuemin said to his father is right. In fact, Xuemin can spend a few more years in school to study and accumulate experience."

"Teacher Gu, please don't be anxious. Listen to me. I know what you expect from Xuemin's daughter, Juan'er, in the future!"

"But if you want to pursue a career in government, you don't necessarily have to study management."

"Besides, Xuemin is in the limelight right now, and everyone in the upper echelons is paying attention to his choice of major. If Xuemin really chooses management, it would seem too utilitarian!"

"I think it is better to have more skills than less. Xuemin can definitely choose the computer field because it is a blank field and it is easier to achieve results!"

"When the students achieve some results in this field in the future, they can be transferred from the college to pursue a career in government. In fact, their starting point will be higher."

Seeing that his wife was getting anxious, the father-in-law, Mr. Feng, quickly took over the conversation and continued.

"Old Feng, you mean... academic school?"

Feng's mother seemed to understand what her husband meant, and asked her son-in-law to follow the academic school. "Since ancient times, the academic school has been the mainstream in every dynasty. The former Imperial College, the current Wenjiang Institute and senior scholars from various universities are all reserve talents, and they are all transferred to higher positions!"

My father-in-law, Mr. Feng, drank a few more glasses tonight and told his son-in-law Cheng Xuemin everything that was on his mind.

So, the older you are, the wiser you are. My father-in-law has a more thorough understanding of things.

Let your son-in-law do some research in school and then look for opportunities after graduation. His starting point will be much higher.

"You guys are all very utilitarian, that's unacceptable!"

After hearing what grandpa Gu's father said, he really didn't know what to do with his daughter and son-in-law.

But it’s a pity that all parents in the world are of course doing it for the good of their children.

to this end!

Cheng Xuemin also nodded. The other Feng Jiaxue and Feng Jiacheng siblings did not dare to say a word because they knew that it was related to their future and they could not make random suggestions.

After talking about the volunteering issue, Cheng Xuemin also told everyone that he would leave in the next two days after filling out the application form.

After hearing this, sister-in-law Ke Yumei became involved and her face instantly turned red with embarrassment.

My brother-in-law Cheng Xuemin is about to leave to bring the good news from home to his brother who is far away in the northwest. How can his sister-in-law not be happy?
Fortunately, this time we were filming in the Northwest, not going south to the front line like in the first half of the year, so there was no tense atmosphere at home.

Sister-in-law Feng Jiamo wanted to say something but hesitated. In the end, she did not dare to say that she wanted to go too.

"Has Xuemin's foreign manuscript fee arrived?"

After dinner, Feng's mother, who had already washed up and was reading a book in the room, saw Feng's father come in, put down the book in her hand and asked.

"Ah! It has arrived at our bureau. Today, Lao Zhou asked me to inform Xuemin that he can go and pick it up in the next two days!"

Father Feng nodded. He had just chatted with his son-in-law Cheng Xuemin for a while and told him that the royalties for the foreign article he had submitted had already been received.

"how many?"

When Feng's mother heard this, she realized that this was the case. She knew that it was not appropriate for her husband to bring up the issue of foreign exchange royalties in front of everyone at the dinner table.

"I heard there are nearly three thousand foreign exchange certificates!" Feng's father replied.

"Almost three thousand. That's so much?"

This surprised Feng's mother. She had heard from her husband Feng before that the manuscript her son-in-law submitted was a short story with more than 10,000 words.

It’s equivalent to how in China, a short story of only about ten thousand words can get so much payment?

Nearly three thousand foreign exchange certificates, converted into our RMB, wouldn’t it be seven or eight thousand?
Good guy!
No wonder he is so focused on foreign manuscripts. I haven't seen my son-in-law Cheng Xuemin writing domestic manuscripts recently.

It's so profitable to write foreign articles.

A short story of more than 10,000 words can be published abroad and earn 7,000 to 8,000 yuan in royalties, but in our country, the royalties for a short story of 10,000 words is only 70 yuan, based on the maximum rate of 7 yuan per thousand words.

If you calculate it this way, the difference is exactly a hundred times?
If you don’t count, you won’t know. After a calculation, Feng’s mother really wasn’t scared. Then she asked in shock, “Old Feng, is your Foreign Language Bureau so profitable?”

"Xuemin is the only one who can do this. Our Foreign Language Bureau can only publish a few foreign articles in a year!" Father Feng smiled at Mother Feng and explained, "For Xuemin's article, they paid him 15 cents per word, and the share of sales is 50 cents per 10,000 copies."

"His manuscript has about 12,000 words, and the length alone cost more than 1,800 yuan in foreign exchange. It is said that the first edition was printed in 200,000 copies, and 1,000 yuan in foreign exchange was settled in advance."

It is indeed easy to earn foreign currency royalties. Relatively speaking, the difference between an article and domestic royalties can be dozens of times.

But there are few writers in our country who can write in foreign languages!

In fact, the main problem is the gap between the old and the new.

In the past, veteran writers generally turned to academic research, produced less work, and even less was published outside.

Moreover, when they submit their work, they aim for excellence and the chance of winning awards, and they don't care at all about whether they will receive any royalties or not.

So even if they are given manuscripts from outside, it is basically free. Our writers actively ask for no royalties, and some are even willing to pay for them out of their own pockets.

What they are looking for is international reputation and status.

As for the younger generation, due to the delay of more than ten years, they are already the best even if they can recognize a few foreign words, let alone write manuscripts in foreign languages.

Therefore, this is the pressure that their Foreign Language Bureau faces in the task of earning foreign exchange.

No one wrote it!
Those who can write are willing to be treated for free, while those who can’t write can’t be relied on at all.

Therefore, the Writers' Congress organized by Renwenshe has to be held as soon as possible, so that new and old writers from all over the country can gather together and they can promote their ideas.

"Speaking of which, we are indeed going to bring up the reform of remuneration for authors at the Writers' Congress that we are organizing this time!"

After hearing this, Feng's mother understood what was going on, but her opinion was not the same as her husband Feng's.

Father Feng thought that he should encourage and publicize the work at the literary congress, and ask everyone to write foreign language manuscripts as soon as possible, so as to make their own efforts and contributions to the task of earning foreign exchange for the cultural sector.

But what Feng's mother thought was that the royalties should indeed be mentioned!

Otherwise, with such a huge gap between domestic and foreign royalties, the foreign exchange earning craze fueled by the cultural sector will inevitably lead the new generation of young people astray.

Don’t let everyone write manuscripts in foreign languages, whether they can write or not. Wouldn’t that lead to the domestic culture being abandoned?

Moreover, as a writer, you cannot focus solely on the royalties and cannot be too utilitarian, otherwise you will not be able to write good manuscripts.

This point is applicable whether you are writing domestic or foreign manuscripts.

When it comes to creation, one must not be impatient for quick success or be unrealistically ambitious. One must be patient and accumulate slowly, and then one can make a breakthrough after accumulating a lot.

Not everyone can be like their son-in-law Cheng Xuemin, who is such a monster.

"Reform of remuneration for authors is also one of the themes of this conference. We'll see what the final resolution is then!"

Father Feng nodded, thinking that what his wife said made sense. Our royalty system, which had been stagnant for decades, really needed to be changed.

We don't seek to catch up with the international standards, but we still have to mention it a little, otherwise there will be a huge gap.

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Asking for a monthly ticket!
(End of this chapter)