Three years ago, Xiao Liang made a decision that surprised his classmates and teachers: drop out of school. Last year, Xiao Liang gave me another surprise: going back to school. Xiao Liang said that he dropped out of school and returned to school for the same purpose: starting a business.
In the autumn of 200 1, Liang Xiao from the countryside was admitted to the secretarial major of a university with a score of 53 1, and Xiao Liang's initial wish was international trade. Although he went to college, he was never interested in studying secretarial work. In September 2003, he decided to drop out of school and go to work in Beijing.
The days of working are not comfortable. When I first arrived in Beijing, I ran out of money and had nowhere to turn for help. But difficulties didn't crush him. He sold his beloved mobile phone at a low price in 200 yuan, and made a living by writing for others, going to a computer company to repair computers and sending advertisements to others. Later, I took part in software engineer training while working, and finally got the qualification of software engineer and was hired by Beijing thunis Company.
It's better to show others than to show yourself. After several months of tempering, Liang Xiao had a new idea. In June 2004, he started his own company in Beijing. A few months later, he earned nearly 200 thousand.
Once, when Xiao Liang was building an e-commerce platform for a southern enterprise, the business owner was not optimistic about Xiao Liang's planning and views, and the reasons were also very convincing. At this time, Xiao Liang felt that his knowledge was not enough. In September 2005, Xiao Liang returned to university to recharge his career.
I am most afraid of wasting time.
When working in Beijing was the most difficult, Liang Xiao had no money to buy food for two days in a row, and he read A Dream of Red Mansions and drank hot water in a small and dark basement. At that time, he was exhausted and gaunt.
Talking about this experience, Xiao Liang seemed very calm: "I have never regretted it. On the contrary, I am lucky that I can't eat if I have to suffer in school. This experience will be the driving force for my future business. Not afraid of suffering, not afraid of suffering, most afraid of wasting your life. "
In Xiao Liang's eyes, what he can't stand most is doing nothing. After he returned to school last year, he had nearly 200,000 yuan in his hand, so he could study comfortably and enjoy himself happily on campus. But instead of doing so, he invested all his money and started a business website. Xiao Liang attends classes on time every day, and the rest of the time is also full: starting a business, attending forums and lectures inside and outside the school, visiting experts and scholars at home, and "recharging" in the library.
Liang Xiao's company is developing very well now, making money every month. But he still lives a simple life, and his diet and daily life are no different from those of his classmates. Even his mobile phone is a second mobile phone with a price of 100 yuan. Xiao Liang said: "Being a software industry is a youthful meal. Opportunities are fleeting. If you don't hurry up now and don't work hard to lay a good foundation, it will be difficult for you to gain a foothold in the market in the future. "
On February 7th this year, China Offshore Oil Corporation donated100,000 yuan to our province to set up the Hainan Education Poverty Alleviation Fund, of which 6 million yuan was used to implement the excellent poverty-stricken university freshmen funding scheme and 4 million yuan was used to implement the orphan funding scheme.
The implementation period of the excellent poverty-stricken college freshmen funding scheme is 4 years, which is used to provide free funding for freshmen who are admitted to the second batch of undergraduate colleges, have permanent residence in our province, and have particularly difficult family finances. The aid project is a one-time grant. In principle, the grant is 6,543,800 yuan+0.5 million yuan per year, supporting 300 students. The standard is 5000 yuan per person. This year, * * * 1533 people applied for the freshmen's grant of CNOOC Excellent and Poor University.
Poverty is a double-edged sword, which not only brings people suffering, but also sharpens people's will, making them stronger, more passionate about life and more active in facing life. There are many poor students in our province. Although the family is poor and the road to study is extremely difficult, they have not fallen into poverty and studied hard, hoping to change their destiny through knowledge. The following poor students are typical. I hope their experience can give some inspiration to other poor students.
"The children didn't let us down."
Wen Anyu, 19 years old, candidate of Ledong Middle School. In this year's college entrance examination, he became the top science scholar in Ledong with a total score of 722 and was admitted to Sun Yat-sen University. Meanwhile, his second brother Wen was admitted to Chongqing University with a score of 623. In 200 1 year, their eldest brother Wen Anping entered China University of Science and Technology as the top science scholar in Ledong.
I first met Wen Anyu in the lobby on the first floor of Ledong Employment Building. With Ayu, it is his father Wen Zhensheng.
Wen Zhensheng talked enthusiastically with the reporter, while A Yu, who was slightly shy, sat quietly and listened carefully to our conversation. Wen Zhensheng said that he is an ordinary driver in the epidemic prevention station of Ledong Li Autonomous County, and Ayu's mother is a pure housewife. The daily living expenses of the family depend entirely on his income and the help of relatives.
"The children didn't let their parents down." This is the most emotional sentence Wen Zhensheng said.
A Yu said that for so many years, my father worked hard every day, while my mother prepared meals for their three brothers on time every day. They don't have to worry about family affairs at all. Their task is just to study and try to get into college. The power of big brother's example is their motivation to learn. Getting into college is his only goal in high school. In order to make more time to study, he once loved sports and rarely appeared on the court again. The daily study usually lasts until 12 pm.
Wei Ji, the head teacher of Ayu, said that Ayu is a diligent student. In the three years that he took Ayu, Ayu's grades have been in the top three in her class. On weekdays, Ayu didn't neglect the relationship between her classmates because of her study. In class, Ayu has a good relationship.
Not everyone will enjoy being admitted to the university. A Yu has a tender face, but she expresses feelings that ordinary children don't have. He said that although his eldest brother has applied for a student loan now, there is no burden at home, but the tuition and miscellaneous fees of him and his second brother add up to 6.5438+0.3 million yuan, plus living expenses and travel expenses, 20,000 yuan may not be enough, and the pressure at home is really great.
Wen Zhensheng said calmly that if children can go to school, they will fight for us. Parents don't expect anything in return, which is their responsibility. I believe our difficulties can be overcome. At the same time, he hopes to express his family's gratitude to CNOOC for donating 5,000 yuan to Wen Anyu and Haikou Ledong Association for donating 2,000 yuan.
When the reporter asked why he didn't ask for personal help, Wen Zhensheng said that our difficulties are realistic. Use other people's money, owe others' feelings, and you can't finish it all your life. He has issued a certificate for the two brothers, Ayu, to apply for a student loan. He said: "There are people who are more difficult than us, and we must constantly strive for self-improvement. This is also the education I often give to their three brothers. "
At the end of the interview, Ayu said that she had inquired about it. She could get 60 yuan for an hour of tutoring in Guangzhou, and then do it herself, which would not affect her study. His achievements belong to yesterday, and he will unswervingly advance towards his ideal on the road of studying hard and perfecting his life.
"I want to earn my own money to complete my studies."
Li Juan, 19 years old, graduated from Class 9, Grade 3, Hainan Middle School. In this year's college entrance examination, Li Juan was admitted to Sun Yat-sen University with a good score of 726. She flew out of the "vegetable basket" in golden phoenix.
On the afternoon of September 3rd, the reporter went to Li Juan's home in Renmin Dongli, Erdong Road, Haidian, Haikou. Li Juan lives with his mother and brother in a small room of more than 30 square meters.
Li Juan's family economic conditions are not good. Mom and Dad were laid off as early as the 1980s, and they have been supporting their families with the meager income of selling vegetables for Li Juan and his younger brother to study. Although the life of Li Juan's family of four is hard, it is very beautiful. However, something unexpected happened. In Li Juan's third year of high school, at 5 o'clock in the morning last September, my parents pushed the car to sell vegetables. When crossing the road, my father was knocked down by a minibus and sent to the hospital for rescue for a week. He died unfortunately. Dad's death left the family without a pillar, and now it is even worse for families with already difficult economy. Li Juan's mother can't do the heavy work of cooking and selling vegetables alone, so after her husband died, she can only help others sell coconuts and do odd jobs to support a pair of children and an elderly mother-in-law.
Family financial difficulties did not weaken Li Juan's thirst for knowledge. From primary school to junior high school, Li Juan's grades have been among the best. When he was admitted to high school, Li Juan was admitted to Shanghai. From the first year of high school, Li Juan was rated as a "three good" student every semester. According to the regulations of the school, she is free of tuition every semester, and the school also gave her a scholarship to 280 yuan. Because she is among the best in her class and her family is poor, Li Juan can still get subsidies from 30 yuan every month. In this year's college entrance examination, Li Juan, who has been doing well, was admitted to Sun Yat-sen University.
On the evening of September 3rd, the reporter called Li Juan, who was far away from school. Li Juan said that many good people let me go to college. When talking about how to solve the tuition problem in the future, Li Juan told reporters: "The society has given me too much help. I want to finish my studies through my own efforts. I plan to do a part-time job at school and want to stay in Guangzhou during the winter and summer vacations. In this way, I earn living expenses and charge myself some tuition. "
Being a nanny saves tuition.
Yangmei Li, a student of Lingshui Middle School, was admitted to the preparatory class of Hainan Normal University with a score of 549, becoming the first college student in her poor Li family.
On September 1 day, the reporter took a bus for half an hour from Lingshui County to Dingman Township, and walked for nearly 15 minutes from the entrance of the village to the home of Yangmei, Team 6 of Dingman Village. A humble hut less than 10 square meter, two humble beds, a bedside table and a black-and-white TV set given by relatives are all the possessions of Yangmei's family. There are no windows in the house. Just stay for a few minutes and you will sweat profusely. Yangmei and grandma live here.
In the spring of 200 1 year, Yangmei's father died and her mother remarried. Yang Mei, who just graduated from junior high school, and her younger brother and sister are struggling with their elderly grandparents. Grandparents who make a living by farming are weak and sick. After a year of hard work, their income is only 1000 yuan. Poor family forced younger siblings to drop out of school and go home soon, and Yangmei also faced the fate of dropping out of school several times. Through her tenacious struggle and the help and encouragement of teachers and classmates, Yangmei finally went through the difficult road of studying in high school for three years.
In the past three years in high school, no matter how poor her family is and how embarrassed her life is, Yangmei has always believed that only knowledge can change her fate, and her belief in reading has never wavered. In order to earn high school tuition for three years, Yangmei once worked as a temporary worker in a tailor's shop, as a tutor for primary school students, as a waiter in a tea shop in Wuzhishan, and once worked in Guangzhou. In the summer vacation of 2003, in order to earn the tuition fee for senior three, Yangmei, who had never been out of the province, was introduced by her teacher and went to Guangzhou as a nanny alone. "I was a little scared at the time, but my desire to work hard to earn money and study has far overcome my fear."
The family can only provide Yangmei with living expenses around 50 yuan every month. In order to save money, Yangmei's daily meal is 50 cents of rice, plus some 1 yuan of three packs of pickled mustard tuber.
Because of her poor family, Yangmei once felt pain and disappointment. But the concern of teachers and classmates in Lingshui Middle School gave her confidence and courage in life. Looking back on the three years of high school, Yangmei will never forget the meticulous care given by the head teacher Wang in her study and life, the help and encouragement of her classmate Zhu Jin in her life, and the delicious breakfast prepared for her by her classmate Pang Chunxiu in the third year of high school. After learning about the situation of Yangmei's family, the school leaders reduced the tuition fee of Yangmei's senior three to 500 yuan, and provided the school's broadcasting room for Yangmei to use for free. Yang Mei told reporters: "It's unfortunate to be poor and have a hard life, but fortunately, there are still so many people in my life who care about me. If I don't study hard, how can I be worthy of these people who care about me? "
One month before the college entrance examination, she was always troubled by the idea that even if she was admitted, she had no money to study, and she had no intention to study at all, so she was under great psychological pressure. "I could have done better in the exam." Yang Mei said with a little regret.
One month after the college entrance examination, Yangmei went door-to-door to relatives for help and rushed around to raise college tuition, but in the end she always returned empty-handed. Just as Yangmei was worried about the high tuition fees, on August 3 1 day, she received a 5,000 yuan freshman grant sponsored by CNOOC.
Going to college soon, Yangmei still finds time to help her grandparents pick up cow dung, transplant rice seedlings, pull weeds, plant beans and sweet potatoes at home. Yang Mei told reporters that there is still a long way to go in five years' study in university, and it is necessary to study hard at school to get a scholarship. I hope that my grandparents can live a peaceful old age and help my brothers and sisters live a happy life through my own efforts.
2. Reading college students from old textbooks
Gao Changqi, aged 65,438+09, a student of Hainan Railway Middle School, was admitted to China Agricultural University majoring in electrical information with a high score of 647. This is another key university student since Gao Chang's brother was admitted to Tsinghua University in 2002.
On the morning of September 1, the reporter came to Gaochang, Hengli Printing Factory, Basuo Town, Dongfang City to start a business. A Nanbao color TV set, which has been used for more than ten years, can only answer calls that cannot be dialed from the beginning of installation. It is the most valuable thing that journalists can find in Gaojia.
Gao lived in a long house, and many walls fell off. The house is very big, but three wooden beds take up a lot of space. In addition, books, cabinets, fertilizer bags, bicycles, cereal cans and other sundries have also been "separated", making the originally large house suddenly narrow. Because my brother is studying in Beijing, there are only three beds at home, and a family of three sleeps in one room. Despite the financial difficulties at home, in order to facilitate contact with my brother, the Gaos installed a telephone at the end of last year, and it took a month to hand it over to 10 yuan. The phone can only be answered, not dialed.
Gao Changqi's parents have been laid off for many years. My father, who is half a century old, runs around looking for chores almost every day, but he has been disappointed recently and has nothing to do. My mother is 45 years old, but when she went out to work five years ago, she accidentally broke her cervical vertebra, resulting in paralysis of her right side. Her right hand and feet can no longer bend freely, and she can't even do simple housework. Even so, her personality is still cheerful and optimistic, and she still smiles at reporters. Talking about family income, Gao Changqi doesn't seem to mind much. "Only over 200 yuan a month," he said, scratching his head.
A high diet is very simple. He eats vegetables every day, buys pork belly once a week and buys a catty at a time. He can eat it on the same day, sometimes once every two weeks. Because Gao Chang eats and lives at home, he goes to school by bike every day, and he usually spends little money. Relatives at home occasionally give some financial assistance, and life is very simple and hard.
Perhaps he was infected by his mother. Although his family was poor, Gao Changqi's mentality was surprisingly peaceful. Lack of material can't be an obstacle to his study, and he has never complained. He said that during school, he didn't dare to play except in winter and summer vacations. Every time he comes home from school and finishes housework, he spends the rest of his time studying. In order to save money, Gao Chang didn't buy new textbooks when he went to school, but used books and other study materials that his brother had used before.
Life is hard, but Gao Changqi has no choice to escape: "Even if he escapes, the reality is still the same. It's better to face it head-on This is the correct attitude towards life. "
Gao comes from a poor family, but Gao Changqi is also one of the lucky students.
During high school, I learned that his family was in financial difficulties, and Hainan Railway Middle School exempted him from tuition for three years. Since last year, Dongfang Civil Affairs Bureau has given him 300 yuan living expenses every month. On August 3 1 day, Gao Chang went to the Provincial Education Department to receive 5,000 yuan from CNOOC's poverty alleviation fund for his university education. He thanked all walks of life for their concern and help.
Gao Changqi said that his greatest wish is to graduate from college early, find a good job in the future, work hard to earn money to treat his mother, and then go out to see the outside world with his mother who has never left Hainan.
3. The entrepreneurial legend of a poor college student.
He used to be a poor college student; Soon after he went to college, he earned his tuition by tutoring; He started his business from the first year of college; He was expelled from Tibet for running a "black class"; He has now become an entrepreneur with tens of millions of assets-Hu Zhongwei, a profile. 1976 was born in an ordinary peasant family in Sujiatun District, Shenyang, and 1994 was admitted to Shenyang University. From 65438 to 0995, Hu Zhongwei, from a poor family, found great business opportunities for children's English training while working as a tutor. He used his spare time to start a business and spent 3000 yuan to set up an American English class for primary school children with only 20 students. Today, Little English Training Class has developed into an education group with tens of millions of fixed assets and more than 400 employees. In the eyes of many people, Hu Zhongwei's entrepreneurship is simply a miracle. A penniless college student started a business in Shanghai and became a multimillionaire in 9 years. Hu Zhongwei's entrepreneurial experience is so amazing that some people exclaim that he is simply "Bill Gates of Shenyang".
On February 24th, the reporter interviewed Mr. Hu Zhongwei and asked him to introduce his entrepreneurial experience. Hu Zhongwei and Kan Kan summed up their "cheats" in six aspects.
Changing mentality-When others are worried about employment, Hu Zhongwei thinks of his own entrepreneurial experience: solving the mentality problem is the first step in starting a business. People with entrepreneurial consciousness should jump out of the traditional concept of choosing a job and thinking mode. The traditional concept of choosing a job always makes people bet "treasure" on others; All my efforts are to gain the recognition of others, and then be reused by others, so as to obtain the desired benefits. Entrepreneurs should consciously change this mentality, believe in themselves, recognize themselves and use them for themselves!
I have a sense of entrepreneurship for a long time and have accumulated various conditions for starting a business for a long time. Growing up in the countryside, I learned to write Chinese calligraphy like a child in the city. Someone told me that if you learn calligraphy well, you will have one more skill than others, and it will be easier to find a job in the future. In fact, what I think in my heart is to become the leader of an enterprise in the future and sign the words better. I took my driver's license in senior three, 1993, and not many people took it in the city. Someone told me that it is also a good job to be a driver for the unit leader after you get your driver's license. What I think in my mind is that driving is a skill that an enterprise manager must master. This is the contrast between the two mentalities.
Crisis consciousness-those who have no long-term worries will have near worries. While others are satisfied with today's comfort and ease, Hu Zhongwei sees the crisis experience of future life: China college students often relax themselves extremely in college after experiencing the extremely exhausted high school stage. Many college students mistakenly think that finding a job is something that only seniors need to consider. In fact, from the first day of entering the university, you should put pressure on yourself, strengthen the sense of crisis, and consciously prepare for starting a business, such as knowledge reserve and social experience reserve.
1994 I was admitted to Shenyang University. Because the family can't afford the tuition, we are faced with the dilemma that only my sister and I can study. I think twice, let my family pay for my first year's tuition, and I will pay for the rest myself. In the first year of college, I worked as a tutor and earned thousands of dollars in a winter and summer vacation. Crisis consciousness prompted me to engage in tutoring, which brought me not only the solution of economic difficulties, but also the observation of society and the understanding of the market.
Market awareness-when you find a market opportunity, you should seize it like a tiger pouncing on food: market awareness sounds like an empty truth, but it is really the key to starting a business. University campus should not be an ivory tower that traps college students. College students should focus on strengthening their understanding of society and actively analyze market examples: through family education, I know that parents attach great importance to their children's English learning, and it will become a trend. With such market information, we can start English training classes. At first, speculating in stocks, dumping goods in the Ai Wu market and setting up stalls were all considered to be idle. However, those who seize the opportunities in these industries have become market gold diggers. Some people say that my success is due to my luck in the early stage of English learning. However, who can deny that this accident is actually a necessity? A successful venture, the most important thing is to seize the first successful opportunity. Not long after I started my class, my monthly income actually reached 1 more than ten thousand yuan.
Take the initiative to adapt-when some college students complain about various social problems, what Hu Zhongwei wants is to adapt to this society, make it work for me, and wait patiently for social changes: society is not made for you, so we should adapt to it. Instead of complaining about the bad social environment, we should change our mentality. Every crisis is a turning point, and every change means opportunity. Always being excited about social changes is a good attitude to start a business. College students should not focus on cynicism.
At the beginning of my business, I encountered many difficulties. English cram schools were not allowed at that time. My behavior is considered to be doing nothing. My class is a "black class" and has not been investigated less. Because there is no urban hukou, I can't be a legal person if I run a class; Hiring foreign teachers to teach English is considered illegal ... In the face of difficulties, I insist that as long as the market needs it, it is a good industry, no matter how stressful it is at first. Facts proved my judgment, and it didn't take long for the policy to change, and all these difficulties before me were solved.
Firm belief-Hu Zhongwei didn't collapse when the enterprise faced despair, but stubbornly survived the past experience: the road to starting a business can't be smooth sailing, and we should have a normal heart in the face of difficulties.
1998, due to the situation at that time, including the exclusion of some colleagues, the training center I opened was found to have illegally hired foreign cultural and educational experts and was fined 654.38 million yuan. At that time, as a college student, I was under such great pressure. However, with indomitable spirit, I survived. Not only did the cause not collapse, but it also won the trust and recognition of relevant departments at all levels.
During the SARS period, the school was completely closed, and my monthly rent, employee salary and other expenses were very huge. Under such severe circumstances, I never thought of giving up. My staff also showed amazing team spirit-China staff expressed that they would rather stay without pay, and none of the foreign teachers returned to China. This activity was recorded by Liaoning TV as "We Are Still Happy" and selected by CCTV.
Innovation and change-When other competitors scrambled to jump into the sea to swim, they found that Hu Zhongwei had left by boat. The market competition is tit for tat. It's better to be innovative and change than to be tit for tat and fight to the death. Jumping out from this kind of competition is not only easy for yourself, but also better. A person's success needs to be able to take a step at a time, constantly broaden his horizons and seek development.
In propaganda, when others are busy advertising in newspapers, I will do street sign advertisements; Others advertise street signs, and I do TV programs. Nowadays, enterprises are faced with unlimited opportunities: doing TV programs, publishing teaching materials and audio-visual products, and being corporate trainers; Professional training for employees of large enterprises, such as business communication, negotiation, etiquette, office work, etc ... Postscript: During the whole interview, we found that Hu Zhongwei was unwilling to describe the pain and difficulties he experienced when starting a business. Even when talking about these difficulties, when he bravely faced and overcame all difficulties, we were more confident and happy from the heart.
Hu Zhongwei said: I am not an ascetic in my career, I just want to be a complete person-create and enjoy life!