The Grandmother in the Siheyuan

Chapter 548 Shattering the Dream
The whole audience burst into laughter, and the host was completely bewildered.

Ren Yinan quickly tried to explain: "No, Academician Liu, the topic we are discussing today is the situation of international students in the overseas workplace, specifically the situation of Indian international students in the overseas workplace."

"I know," Liu Hua said with a smile. "Didn't you guys say back then that the control group was Indians? That's why I came. Otherwise, why would I be discussing international students when I have nothing better to do?"

"Don't you have any words of advice for our international students?"

Liu Hua waved his hand: "Study hard and make progress every day. The great leader said a long time ago that once you have learned real skills, you should come back to build the country as soon as possible and not cause trouble abroad. If you really want to realize your personal value, there are plenty of opportunities on this land."

A psychology expert laughed and said, "I think I've figured it out. Academician Liu came here today specifically to criticize the Indians. He's very perfunctory when it comes to our own people."

Liu Hua said with a smile, "It's not just a perfunctory remark. It's because our own child is already at the point of studying abroad, so he knows what's good for him."

"Don't listen to those rumors circulating in the market that our country's education is underdeveloped. In fact, our country's education is in a league of its own. The most enlightened and advanced education in the world is right here in our country."

"Why do you say that?" someone asked. "Why don't we ourselves feel this way?"

“Our great leader once said that students should study philosophy and politics,” Liu Hua explained. “This is an extremely brilliant approach. Apart from students from our country, can any student from any other country in the world speak fluently about society, military affairs, and international relations?”

Liu Hua shook his head: "No student from any other country can do this, only we can, because we have a full understanding of the development of this society. Students from our country, on the other hand, generally do not know that productive forces determine relations of production."

In our country, these kinds of knowledge points are commonplace, but they really don't know them; foreign students don't know these things.

An audience member took the microphone and said, "Academician Liu is absolutely right. I have a classmate who is studying abroad. He doesn't understand anything about productive forces, relations of production, or even some basic political logic. He doesn't know anything about those because he hasn't studied them before."

Someone whispered among themselves, "I was wondering why it's so hard to chat with foreign colleagues. They don't understand so many obvious common sense things. It turns out it's a lack of education."

Liu Hua smiled and said, "So, in this situation, what good do you think it is that someone from India is already holding a senior management position abroad?"

A newspaper editor raised an objection: "If, as you say, our country's international students are so outstanding, why can't they hold senior management positions?"

"First, because most of us international students study science and engineering. Second, because we have inherent disadvantages compared to Indians."

"What shortcomings?"

“Our mother tongue is Chinese, while the mother tongue of Indians is now English. They can naturally integrate into the English-speaking environment, and the smooth communication of the language can naturally eliminate the barriers.”

"This shouldn't be a reason why people from Indian families can hold senior management positions while we can't."

Liu Hua nodded: "There's another reason: they trust the Indian family, but they don't trust us."

"Why?" "The experience of the past few hundred years." Liu Hua said proudly, "Everyone knows about our century of humiliation, but even so, we still did not admit defeat. We still did not think that being inferior to others meant we would always bow down and submit. We would fight back whenever we had the slightest chance."

Liu Hua spread his hands: "But looking at the Indians, they only have one advantage: they admit defeat. The Indians have been colonized for hundreds of years, but they don't resist much. The few times they do resist, it's usually because of religious reasons."

Liu Hua clapped his hands: "As the boss, tell me, which type of employee do you feel more at ease with?"

Seeing that Liu Hua had taken control of the conversation, Ren Yinan quickly changed the subject, talking about the advantages of Chinese international students in terms of work and life.

Liu Hua then fell silent again, which amused the audience. Liu Hua had previously said that he was here to talk about India, and sure enough, once the topic shifted away from India, he didn't say much.

The group of experts had a very heated discussion. Although Liu Hua had explained things very clearly at the beginning, they still held onto a sliver of hope, believing that since we had so many advantages, there was no reason why we would do poorly in the workplace.

Liu Hua would occasionally chime in, but his remarks were always surprising and thought-provoking. Ren Yinan was delighted, as every time Academician Liu opened his mouth, it was a guarantee of high viewership ratings.

At the end of the program, everyone had a concluding remark, and all the viewers were eagerly anticipating Academician Liu's summary; those who enjoyed the spectacle didn't mind making things even more exciting.

"Academician Liu, could you summarize the differences between studying abroad and working overseas?"

Liu Hua nodded: "Studying abroad is risky, and you need to be careful when going abroad. The research capabilities of Europe and the United States are declining, and there are not many places left for us to learn from. Moreover, as our national strength increases, more and more people will study abroad. Foreign schools vary in quality, so we need to choose carefully."

"What about employment?"

Liu Hua waved his hand: "That's even more ridiculous. Capitalism is all about profit. Capitalists are starting to shift jobs to us because their domestic costs are high. Our people are looking for higher wages to work abroad. As time goes on, most of them will lose their jobs, and their living conditions will even get worse because many foreigners will lose their jobs along with them. These people don't understand the situation. They won't hate the capitalists. Instead, they'll think that China has taken their jobs. Those students who stay abroad will become the outlet for their emotions."

"We can't talk anymore," Ren Yinan's first reaction was that if they continued, it would be beyond her control as the host.

Ren Yinan could only end the program hastily: "Okay, that's all for today's program. Thank you to all the experts for your comments."

After the program aired, Liu Hua was widely known by netizens as the "wise old man" because he explained the matter of studying abroad in a very clear and straightforward way, shattering the dreams of many people preparing to study abroad.

Not everyone agreed; some people disagreed and attacked Liu Hua's remarks in newspapers, magazines, on television, and online.

There's no other reason than that Liu Hua ruined their livelihoods. These are all agencies that offer overseas study programs. Liu Hua's statement is tantamount to telling everyone that studying abroad is a joke.

Given Liu Hua's level of expertise, he didn't refute it, but the government stepped in, and relevant departments publicized a batch of fake universities, including foreign ones, which was a slap in the face to some people.

(End of this chapter)