Wellesley College's name is not simple. If Liu Yiting enters this school, her alumni will be celebrities such as Song Meiling, Bing Xin and Hillary Clinton, the former wife of the US President. But the leader of these schools is undoubtedly Harvard University. So she and her family chose Harvard University without hesitation.
On the eve of studying in the United States, Liu Yiting, a young man, said in an interview with the media that he would definitely serve the motherland and contribute to the four modernizations. At that time, the media was rampant, and the pages of major newspapers were full of her photos. Parents are scrambling to tell the story of Liu Yiting, hoping that their children can become the next Liu Yiting.
God's darling
To analyze why Liu Yiting was so popular around 2000, we must put her in the background of "going abroad fever" which started at 1990.
From 65438 to 0994, The Peking Man in new york, shot by Xiaogang Feng and starring Jiang Wen and Ji Wang, was a hit in China. The play tells the story of China's struggle in the United States. Although it ended in tragedy, it undoubtedly hit the key of the Chinese people at that time-it seems that the United States is full of gold and silver.
China people who returned from studying abroad in the past often showed great energy at home. According to incomplete statistics, among academicians of China Academy of Sciences and China Academy of Engineering, overseas students account for more than 60%. In national key projects and high-tech projects, it is also the figure of returned overseas students. The experience of studying abroad seems to be a stepping stone to enter the ranks of high-end talents in China, and the achievements made by international students in various industries are also remarkable.
It is not difficult to explain why Liu Yiting 1999, who was only eighteen years old, was admitted to Harvard University, and the whole country was in an uproar.
Some people attribute their "success" to his stepfather Zhang. Zhang He's mother also published two books specially for this purpose, namely "Harvard Girl" and "Harvard Girl-A Documentary of Quality Education", which tells the story of her growing experience.
From 65438 to 0988, he and Zhang formed a new family. As a result, Zhang, the editor of a local magazine, became his stepfather. According to the book "Harvard Girl Liu Yiting-Documentary Quality Training", Liu Yiting was allowed to do some simple housework before going to kindergarten, and she was able to cook by herself at the beginning of primary school. In addition, there is a famous and controversial one, which is the so-called "ice grip training".
On his tenth birthday, Zhang designed a "wonderful" training for him, that is, holding the ice for fifteen minutes. Liu Yiting described this "whole process of ice grip training" in an article. According to the article, after her father shouted with a stopwatch, she first felt "biting pain", then "severe headache" and finally "complete numbness". Finally, when Zhang announced that 15 minutes was up, she "jumped with joy" and cheered "I won! I won! " .
This kind of training method, which now seems to be close to "self-abuse", has been recognized by fanatical Liu Yiting fans. Some college students even imitated Liu Yiting to challenge "ice grip training", but none of them succeeded.
Zhang and his wife want Jean to be a real generalist. At that time, the crew of the sensational TV series "Above Heaven" chose small actors. Many parents of the selected children are afraid of delaying their studies, and they all backed out. However, Mr. and Mrs. Zhang think this is an opportunity to exercise their children. So, Liu Yiting followed the crew to shoot in Chengdu, Dujiangyan and other places in Sichuan for four months. In the end, her name, together with famous actors Gao Ming, Liao Xueqiu and Liao Jingsheng, was listed as the leading role in Above Heaven.
1 August 9991day, Liu Yiting finally lived up to expectations, boarded a plane to the United States, and walked into the school gate of Harvard University. For a time, Liu Yiting became an educational phenomenon. There is a heated discussion in the education circle. What parents say to their children is: "Be like Sister Liu Yiting ..." The word "Liu Yiting" has become a nightmare for some post-80s and post-90s.
"Get out of front of everyone"
After entering Harvard University from Liu Yiting, the topic about her in the domestic media has never stopped. Because a few years ago, her grades were really excellent. In the first semester of Harvard University, she also won the "Honorary Award for Excellent Academic Performance".
But in the next few years, it is difficult for us to find her news from any channel. There seems to be no news of the idols in the eyes of countless children and parents.
But some busybodies found clues from her classmates, colleagues and social accounts. It is said that Liu Yiting joined the Boston Consulting Group after graduation, which is a famous global American enterprise management consulting company. After working here for several years, Liu Yiting chose to jump ship to a bigger stage-Pepsi. Probably uncomfortable with Pepsi's annual evaluation, she chose to quit her job and join a hedge fund company.
After the company accumulated enough experience, Liu Yiting once again chose to leave the company and start a business in the United States. Many years later, the company she founded went bankrupt, and then she founded many other companies. Her career seems to have achieved a little success, but she is no longer a myth handed down by the media. The name Liu Yiting has faded out of public view.
In marriage, she also appears "plain". After graduation, she soon married one of his white undergraduate students, got a green card and settled in the United States.
controversial person
Looking back at the "Harvard Liu Yiting Incident" now, it is probably the next successful marketing tool for the "going abroad craze". With the diversified development of social values, the time when this design was a model for people to worship is gone forever.
But as far as Liu Yiting is concerned, she may not be a super genius, and she is certainly not a celebrity. She may be an ordinary person, a China woman who works hard in the American workplace.
In 20 17, an investment summit was held in Boston, USA. It is said that at the summit, some media discovered Liu Yiting, who had already faded out of public view. At this time, her identity is an investor, that is, it is not the legendary poor mix, nor is it as high as everyone expected before. As expected, she declined all media interviews.
In the past twenty years, most of the things circulating in the market about Liu Yiting are not worthy of scrutiny. She is just a trendsetter of the times.