It's not Beijing at all, and even counties and cities are not as good as cities. On the green leather car from Beijing Railway Station to Zhengzhou Railway Station, I thought of my son, who was left behind-skinny, leaving his hometown for the first time and living in a dilapidated painting. Zhang Meilan couldn't help crying all the way. She didn't dare to speak, for fear of crying out when she opened her mouth.
In 200 1 year, Xiong huafeng 18 years old, went to Beijing to study for the first time from Zhumadian, Henan. However, he didn't attend any university in Beijing, but he firmly believed that he shouldn't stay in Zhengzhou, and Beijing was his "stage". Go to Beijing, there will always be a way to learn! When I tore up the admission notices of two universities, my mother Zhang Meilan's heart was torn to pieces.
Go to Beijing.
200 1 September One month before the start of school, Xiong Huafeng was still worried about the road ahead in Laijiadao Village, Sanqiao Township, runan county, Zhumadian, Henan. The results of the college entrance examination came out. He was not admitted to the computer department of University of Science and Technology Beijing, but only to a second college in Zhengzhou, the second choice.
At first, mother Zhang Meilan was not satisfied with the admission result. After all, her son has been studying in the village since childhood, and the whole family has high hopes for him. But the second one is also a university. Think about it, Zhang Meilan. Let's start with a few years.
Xiong Huafeng's father has been working in Inner Mongolia. His brother dropped out of school before graduating from junior high school and has always been his mother's master. She made a film for her son before, but she was still very happy to show a movie "Wish" in the village. Everyone in the village knows that her school children are going to Zhengzhou University.
But Xiong Huafeng suddenly suggested that he still wanted to go to Beijing to study.
"What? What are you doing in Beijing without being admitted? "
"Zhengzhou's university is not my ideal, and Beijing is where I should go."
Knowing Xiong Huafeng's stubbornness, Zhang Meilan is ready to fight a "tough battle" with him.
"Let's go to Zhengzhou first, then take the postgraduate entrance examination?"
"Four years and three years, I spent so much time, I don't know what will happen in the future."
"Then you will repeat it for another year?"
"Repetition is a waste of time. I don't know what the result will be after reading for another year. "
See ao however him, Zhang Meilan was so angry.
The university is about to start, and new bedding and tuition are ready. In the evening, after supper, mother and son enjoy the cool in the corridor of the bungalow. Xiong Huafeng said, "Mom, I've decided. Please come with me. " Two people quarreled, Xiong Huafeng tore up the university admission notice, and Zhang Meilan slapped him twice. Before he regretted it, his son stood up and began to run outside the house.
Zhang Meilan and the villagers searched for half a night, but there was no one there. The cornfields in autumn are dense and dark, and Xiong Huafeng is also afraid. After he put it on, he ran to a nearby ditch and lay down. After a long time, he heard his mother crying and shouting, "If you want to go to Beijing, go to Beijing. Can't it be up to you? " Just crawled out in tears.
Zhang Meilan didn't go to school, but she was strong all her life, studied hard and learned some words. Her wish is to make her two sons become talents through study. The eldest son stopped studying before graduating from junior high school, and the youngest son Xiong Huafeng was also rebellious, but fortunately, he was smart and always studious.
Her heart broke when her son tore up the letter of admission. But she still sent him to Beijing, and she didn't trust him to fly away alone.
It is said that all universities in Beijing are concentrated in Haidian District. Xiong Huafeng first rented a house in Gongdesi Village, Haidian District. "I don't know where it is, like a tattered painting, but it's not like Beijing." On the way home, Zhang Meilan cried all the way.
Although Xiong Huafeng is uneasy, he is still a little excited at the thought of coming to Beijing. Learning, where to start?
Xiong Huafeng applied to the Computer Department when he volunteered for the college entrance examination. It was the first time for him to watch people use computers in the Internet cafe in his hometown. How did the cursor on the screen suddenly move from there to here? Well, the other party just touched the mouse lightly and the cursor moved.
Yu Zhisheng, a young man who lives next door to the Painting Academy, is called Asheng. Asheng told him that he could take the exam by himself. A Sheng is two years older than Xiong Huafeng. He is from Heilongjiang and came earlier than him. The two later shared a house and moved, becoming "roommates" for more than two years. However, learning a lot of "useless" things from self-study exams is a waste of time. Xiong Huafeng, with his parents' hard-earned money, just wants to shorten his study time and learn some "real skills" as soon as possible.
Xiong Huafeng also heard that many universities in Beijing can be above, and there are many such "spectators" in Haidian University Town.
The first time I went to Peking University with others, Xiong Huafeng's heart was pounding. He actually came to Beijing and listened to the teacher of Peking University. He used to have a god in his heart. It is too easy to achieve, and there are no obstacles as expected.
Beijing is right! Xiong Huafeng is very excited.
The people who participated in the audit together never appeared again, but Xiong Huafeng persisted. He decided to take computer-related courses in the Computer Department and Information Management Department of Peking University systematically.
Every morning, Xiong Huafeng buys five one-dollar steamed buns from the vegetable market, and then goes to the science classroom to copy the class schedule posted on the wall and arrange his day's study. Since then, he has also become a "student" of Peking University.
"No right to complain"
When he first went home for the New Year in 2002, Xiong Huafeng suddenly felt a lot of pressure. Relatives and friends heard that he went to Beijing to "go to college" and asked about him.
Xiong Huafeng, who was very strong since childhood, did not wait for others to ask, so he patted his chest first: "Beijing is very good! I study very well there! "
After the "guarantee", dark clouds were gathering over my head. After studying for half a year, Xiong Huafeng found that he could not learn at all. When he first came, his freshness and excitement were overwhelmed by confusion and anxiety.
In 2002, Xiong Huafeng and A Sheng moved to the comprehensive building behind Boya Building in Peking University. They shared a 15 square meter single room, two beds and two tables, and there were piles of books everywhere. There is an electric stove and cooker at the door, and a few bottles of homemade pickled garlic moss. Here, Xiong Huafeng spent the most difficult and even painful year and a half, not because of material difficulties, but because he was at a loss.
The rented courtyard is a complex reconstructed from Beijing's old quadrangles. The landlord's old lady lives in a big house, and five or six huts have been built on the other three sides of the yard. There are students who take the postgraduate entrance examination and take the self-taught examination, office workers who work in Zhongguancun, and a printing shop. Everyone is silent and busy. Xiong Huafeng can only force himself to get up early every day through the narrow and dark alley at the door, go to the classroom, go to the library, read books in class, listen if he doesn't understand, and read if he doesn't understand.
A Sheng, who shared a room, gave up the idea of learning something when he first came to Beijing, and began to try to find a job, do all kinds of part-time jobs, and even thought of opening a printing shop like the one in the yard. A Sheng once got excellent grades and was admitted to a university. Because my major is not my favorite, and I am addicted to online games, I was dropped out of school after reading for one year. Young and full of energy, he simply came to Beijing and wanted to learn computer. "At that time, many schools in the society publicized what they could learn in Beijing, and only when they came did they know that it was a lie." A sheng considered taking the self-taught exam, but finally gave up.
When he was most confused, Xiong Huafeng began to follow Ah Sheng. In case he can't learn any more, he must find another way out. After studying, Xiong Huafeng and A Sheng distributed leaflets on the streets, sold small radios on the streets and worked as salesmen in real estate companies. Sending leaflets, but losing the deposit; Selling small radios and walking towards strangers is simply a torment. A mother and daughter saw his pity and stopped to listen to him, but he was too nervous to go on. In the end, they lost 600 yuan. These attempts made Xiong Huafeng even more depressed, and also made him give up other thoughts. He burned his bridges and Huashan had to continue studying. "For a year and a half, I have been in great anxiety and pressure, suffering from no guidance, and I can only force myself to be more diligent."
The side effect of stress is impatience. As an "observer", Xiong Huafeng was very confused. He was embarrassed to ask the teachers and students of Peking University, so he had to "dig" himself in the book.
He often takes a small bench to Peking University Library and Haidian Book City to find a corner with a dozen books in front of him. "But in fact, I can't finish reading so much, just impatient."
At that time, Haidian Bookstore was occupied by books on the computer, and Zhongguancun rose rapidly. Many smart young people are looking for opportunities here and want to make a big difference. And Xiong Huafeng still insists in hesitation.
Every night when he returns to the rental house, Xiong Huafeng continues to study and develop tools on the used computers he bought. According to the examples in the book, he tried to make some small software such as chess players and chess cards step by step until one or two in the middle of the night.
After coming to Beijing for more than a year, Xiong Huafeng only eats steamed bread, and occasionally eats tomatoes and Daoxiao Noodles to improve his life. People of the same age around us eat McDonald's, go to KTV and watch movies, and he is two worlds away.
"I have no credit and education, no right to enjoy or complain, only a clear goal: learn to develop software and find a job."
Au sud des nuages
In the first half of 2003, after nearly two years of suffering and persistence, Xiong Huafeng suddenly found himself "connected", understood the program he didn't understand, and tried to realize the tool he wanted to realize. The theory heard in Peking University class and the knowledge soaked in books began to accumulate and merge, and finally stood up. "Later, I learned that learning things may have to go through that accumulation process."
In the corner of the classroom of Peking University, Xiong Huafeng is a person who will never be named. But after several years of "auditing", he gradually got acquainted with people. The classmates sitting together sometimes ask him some questions, and he is glad to find that he can answer them. He wouldn't have thought that a few years later, after starting his own business, there would be real Peking University graduates coming to the company to apply.
After being suddenly enlightened, Xiong Huafeng made rapid progress, the dark clouds above his head dispersed, and his long-lost self-confidence came back.
In his spare time, he went to nearby Beijing 10 1 middle school to play basketball with Ah Sheng and friends, and visited Yuanmingyuan and Summer Palace for more than a dozen times. They are all young people who come to Beijing to pursue their "ideals" and are "marginal people" who are entrenched around the university.
One day in the second half of 2003, a group of people were having dinner together. A friend of A Sheng told Xiong Huafeng that he was going to interview a computer company and asked him if he wanted to go with him. At that time, Xiong Huafeng hadn't thought about looking for a job. After all, he was just a "junior", but he went with him with a try attitude.
Interview 20 people in the first round to show and introduce their own program works. Xiong Huafeng showed his "monitor", a system that can monitor chat records. Finally, he had a second interview with another person, but A Sheng's friend didn't go in.
This company is the Beijing branch of a Taiwan Province enterprise. The interviewer is the boss himself, 30 years old, from Taiwan Province Province. The interview time was 10 in the morning. Xiong Huafeng arrived at 8: 00 in the morning. He waited in the lobby for more than an hour, and a company programmer sitting next to him even asked him a question. At half past nine, the boss finished his work, looked at the time and said, young man, why don't you come and talk first?
When introducing himself, Xiong Huafeng honestly "confessed" that he didn't have academic qualifications and diplomas, but he didn't care about each other. He also confidently described his experience of studying and participating in Beijing, his pursuit and enthusiasm for technology, and said that he had no salary requirements. "At that time, I thought, as long as I can find a job and recognize me, let me support myself through what I want to do, even if I give 200 yuan."
Not long after, Xiong Huafeng got the Offer. Xiong Huafeng couldn't believe it at the moment he received the call. For the first time in a long time, he felt so happy. "I just feel that everything has become different." In the past, Beijing gave him the impression that it was cold, especially in autumn and winter, but at this moment, everything, the hut he lived in, the canned garlic moss he ate, piles of books and mountains, became lovely.
At that time, A Sheng had already found a job in Wangjing, and they got drunk together. "When he is drunk, he will talk nonstop first, and then fall asleep." A Sheng, who is now doing express delivery business in Yanjiao, Hebei Province, recalls the past with some sadness. "At that time, no matter how hard it was, Xiong Huafeng insisted on attending classes. He has been studying, and I gave up. After that, the gap between us widened. "
Zhang Meilan, who got the call, couldn't believe that his son could find a job. When I was a nanny, it was only 400 yuan a month at most. Can he earn 2000 yuan? You know, this mother once broke her heart and almost gave up hope for her child.
More pure "knowledge changes fate"
In 2004, Zhang Meilan came to Beijing again to watch his son's works. Xiong Huafeng's boss in Taiwan Province Province paid a special visit to his rental house and gave him the first bottle of whisky. Zhang Meilan knew that he was not dreaming. His son really found a job and really earned 2000 yuan a month.
On his first day in the company, Xiong Huafeng noticed that the programmer who had asked himself was gone. He has a strong sense of crisis. In this line of work, without excellent technology, he will be eliminated sooner or later.
In the first week, the boss of Taiwan Province Province assigned him a task, but he didn't do it, so he applied for bedding from the boss. The next week, he lived in the company, worked day and night, and finally developed what the boss wanted. Since then, he has been full of energy and constantly improved his skills, and his salary has increased by 1000 yuan every month. In the second half of 2004, Xiong Huafeng's salary had risen to 8,000 yuan per month. At that time, this was already an absolute white-collar salary.
Within eight months after finding his first job, he jumped ship twice, from Beijing to Shenzhen and from Shenzhen to Shanghai, and was promoted to 5 1 at the beginning of his business. Com, the technical director of the online community, the salary rose to 12000 yuan a month, which made Chunfeng very proud.
Mother Zhang Meilan is also very happy, but she always feels insecure. First, she thinks that her son has no diploma after all. Second, she thinks that earning more money is also working for others. It is best to be a teacher, a state-owned enterprise or a civil servant, and feel at ease with the salary given by the state.
Xiong Huafeng never thought about it. From the moment he tore up the college admission notice in his hometown, he broke this road.
In 2005, Xiong Huafeng, who had achieved little, made another decision to make his mother Zhang Meilan "angry". He decided to quit his high-paying job in Shanghai and return to Beijing to start his own company, hoping to develop an education platform, share excellent teaching resources and help students learn from their own experiences.
Starting a business is not easy. "At that time, we wanted to record all the courses in Beijing Middle School for students to watch for free, but later we found it difficult to enter schools in Beijing. At that time, parents also equated computers with online games and had a poor impression of the network. " When the project is suspended, Xiong Huafeng has to do something else.
In 20 12, Xiong huafeng, who has started his business for three times, once again picked up his original dream: to innovate the original educational information platform. He has never bought a house in Beijing. This time, he invested the millions he earned in starting a business.
Now, he rents a villa in Wangjing and runs his own company. The company's staff also includes Gao Feixia, a graduate of Peking University. "Let children in remote areas also see teachers giving lectures. Teachers make the contents of their classes public. Whoever teaches well and who doesn't teach well will no longer judge heroes only by exam results. Students can also choose their favorite teachers according to their own needs and their own courses. This will be a big change. "
For Xiong Huafeng, technological progress will make the phrase "knowledge changes fate" more pure. He wants to help those who really need to learn, just like helping himself.