The leisurely life of rebirth

After dinner, I took Sun Li to go through the formalities.

Sun Li was still a little surprised. After all, she didn't go out very much, so everything she looked at was strange.

Many of the ancient buildings on the roadside have been seen in American TV series and movies.

Since we lived close by, the group walked directly over.

Shen Beipeng introduced as he walked: "This is Colombia. The place where I studied in the past has not changed much until now. After I finish enrolling Miss Sun Li, I will go to the headquarters to report the matter. This time, considering that Mr. Zhou is the first This time, there are many things to do, so I won’t invite you. I’ll invite you specifically next time.”

"You're too polite. I'm really not fully prepared this time. I'll go again next time I have a chance. I've contacted you in advance for admission. It's not a big problem. How about you go ahead and get busy?" Zhou You said politely.

We were indeed in contact at that time, and the instructor also communicated via video several times.

There are reasons why I chose this school. The main reason is that both my tutor and Sun Li study flutes, one is a Western flute and the other is an Eastern bamboo flute.

The tutor is also very interested and hopes to communicate more and promote each other's learning.

"It's okay. It's very fast. It happens to be on the way." The two of them talked and introduced as they walked.

"Look, that is the famous riverside church and St. John's Cathedral."

While walking, Sun Li suddenly saw someone lying on the ground on the street. His clothes were a little shabby and his hair was messy. He looked a bit like a homeless person. However, you can hardly see it in China. Unexpectedly, you can see it in New York World Center. .

"Mr. Shen, what are the people lying on the ground doing?"

Shen Beipeng took a look and found that he was used to it. He said, "The homeless, those who have gone bankrupt, those who cannot find a job, those who have lost confidence in the future, will most likely take this path."

"But, do they look okay?" Sun Li was a little confused.

"Actually, I also thought about wandering around, but I just couldn't do it. Sometimes when I was under too much pressure, I just quit my job, and then imitated the tramp, wandering around and letting myself go."

"The welfare system in the United States is not bad. No one will starve to death anyway. The only disadvantage is that they are afraid of getting sick. Once they get sick, homeless people will be in trouble."

Zhou Youshen felt the same way: "Not to mention Mr. Shen, sometimes I have the idea of ​​wandering around, but I just can't do it. It's been like this since I was taught since childhood, and coupled with the surrounding environment, it's difficult to abandon everything and wander."

Of course, this refers to traveling around in the past life. In this life, my brain was damaged. Now that I am so comfortable, I can play around long ago.

Shen Beipeng couldn't help laughing. He pointed at the KFC next to him and said: "A chicken has not entered KFC, McDonald's, Dicos, Wallace, or even Zhengxin Chicken Steak. It just lives a mediocre life. It’s so sad to end your life.”

"Ha ha"

"Ha ha"

People around him couldn't help but laugh.

After laughing, he realized that Shen Beipeng was not smiling.

Zhou You said solemnly: "This is Zhuangzi's uselessness."

"In fact, it should not be decided by others about how a person should spend his life. However, we humans are collective animals. It is difficult to break away from the collective and escape from the shackles of the collective."

"Isn't it true that we ordinary people go to school, go to work, get married, have children, raise children, then support our parents in old age, send them away, and continue to urge our children to go to work, get married, have children, and the cycle continues."

"In the middle, you will also get three good students, excellent employees, career promotions, good sons, good husbands, good wives, good fathers and other honorary titles."

Everyone was silent.

Seeing this, Shen Beipeng pulled Zhou You and said jokingly: "Mr. Zhou, stop talking. If you say anything else, my Taoist heart will be broken!"

"Haha, it's all a joke. How many people in the world can do it? The ancient sages, probably Zhuangzi. Later people may have it, maybe they have it, they should have it, but they haven't left any records."

"Because such people disdain to record and are not known to everyone. As time goes by, they will naturally disappear and will not be spread by the world."

Sun Li knows Zhou You's character, and often makes some surprising remarks. Sometimes she sees things very clearly, and she often reflects and thinks about life.

"Brother You is so awesome. I couldn't even imagine this. Anyway, I feel at ease with you here."

"Okay, let's go. Let's talk and do it. We are not without conditions. If we have conditions, we should cherish them." Zhou You didn't want to dampen everyone's interest.

Besides, don’t say anything that is not conducive to unity.

Don’t say anything that is not conducive to your struggle.

Don't say anything that is not conducive to the collective.

is harmful to.
The cultural concept of the company before appeared in Zhou You's mind again. It really is that if you don't occupy the high ground of thought, others will.

Because I had contacted them in advance and knew where the tutor was, Shen Beipeng was also an old acquaintance and was familiar with the environment. He took everyone directly to the tutor's office without asking anyone.

When she arrived at the door, Sun Li took the lead and saw a woman with blond hair and blue eyes and a good figure, about 50 years old. She immediately recognized her as the teacher who was videotaping with her.

He said: "Teacher Anna?"

Ana was looking down at her phone. When she heard someone calling her, she raised her head, hesitated for a moment, and then said, "Li?"

"Yes, teacher, I am Sun Li. I am looking for you to apply for admission today." Sun Li said politely.

"Welcome, you are the first Chinese doctor I have recruited. I hope we can get along happily and make progress together in the future," Anna said.

It’s not that they are polite, but for their music students, this can promote mutual communication.

Of course, there are also many people who look down on people from East Asia and other places. There are people like this everywhere, so you still have to look at people.

This is also the reason why I chose Anna in the first place.

When studying for a Ph.D., you choose the teacher, and the teacher chooses you. You must not be stuck in the situation of not graduating or forcing the doctor to jump off the building.

Some people have a little power in their hands and want to use it to the extreme and continuously expand it, thinking that everyone can tolerate it and will not resist, or they may consider the future and tolerate it.

But don't forget, there will be changes in the past dynasties, not to mention you, a small doctoral supervisor, professor.

Besides, in the Internet era, big bosses from all sides must be careful. For example, you are a person in school who only deals with students and has no contact with the outside world.

It is true that there are no tigers in the mountains and the monkey is the king.

But it is true that the price of resistance is too high. Those buddies would rather commit suicide by jumping off a building and bear all the pain themselves, instead of daring to resist and expose something. They are really stupid.

All I can say is that they are all kind-hearted people who use their own pain to punish others!

It's a pity that others just sneer and won't accept such punishment!
Just when Sun Li was chatting.

Zhou You and Shen Beipeng also walked in slowly.

"Hello, Teacher Anna, I am Sun Li's boyfriend and friend. Teacher Miao also mentioned earlier that I am here to visit you specifically this time." Zhou You said.

Anna stretched out her hand and said with a smile: "I know, I know, I have also seen some of the works you have invested in. Those soundtracks are very good. More importantly, thank you for your support of the music industry." Then you see how implicit her words are. Contribute special funds for the tour as support for the music industry.

Without the support of profit, why would anyone want you? There are thousands of people learning the flute, and you are not the only one who wants to learn the flute.

Shen Beipeng was also a little curious. How did Zhou You get to this university to study for a PhD?
After hearing this, I realized that it turned out that money was used to open the way, and I couldn't help but laugh. In a capitalist country, it is most convenient to use money to open the way. I would do the same thing if I were the one.

Anna saw someone standing next to her and asked politely: "Who is this?"

"I am the head of Sequoia Fund China. I used to study at Columbia University, just across the street from our school." Shen Beipeng introduced himself.

Hearing this, Anna also looked attentive.

Sequoia Fund is a global company that has invested in many well-known Internet companies in the United States and is also a guest of Silicon Valley.

"Mr. Shen is very good. I couldn't get into Columbia back then, so I had to study music in Manhattan." Anna said mockingly.

"Haha, you are so polite. You were the one we envied the most back then. We were all nerds." Shen Beipeng laughed.

Through this incident, the two parties suddenly became closer to each other. If it was only for the sake of money, now it is for the sake of gold.

More valuable!
As a private school, profit is the primary purpose.

If no one supports an artist, how can he still be called an artist?
A few people chatted for a while, and the rest was to go through the process.

Anna called and called a young man: "You take Li to go through the formalities."

"This is one of my graduate students who is familiar with things in the school. It will save a lot of trouble for him to take care of us."

"Okay, let's go through the formalities first. We won't disturb Teacher Anna today. When we settle down, I'll treat Teacher Anna to dinner." Zhou You said politely.

"Okay, let's wait until we're done. You've just arrived and you have a lot to do." Anna politely sent everyone to the door.

After walking to the campus, Zhou You asked Shen Beipeng to go back first. He was really embarrassed to have been with him for so long. There should be nothing wrong with him.

Shen Beipeng thought about it and realized it was nothing, then he left and made an appointment to talk next time.

We are all adults and have a lot of things to do, so I will accompany you every day when I have time.

The next step is to go through the admission procedures, pay tuition, and introduce the layout of the campus.

The young man is also very talkative and dressed artistically. He has long hair, is not tall and is slightly thin.

"Senior, can you live on campus?"

"Senior, is this your first time coming to the United States?"

"Senior sister also learns the flute?"

Sun Li didn't stop talking all the way. Sun Li answered at first, but then slowly started to stop talking.

Then this guy started chatting with Zhou You again, and he didn't feel embarrassed.

"Brother, are you here to study too?"

"What's your relationship with Li? Are you a boyfriend?"

"Are these people following you your friends?"

It doesn't matter if you travel around, just brag with him.

When you go to a strange place, it's actually good to meet a chatty person, as you can quickly understand some situations.

"Yes, this is your first time here. How long have you been studying here?" Zhou You said

"I've been studying here for a long time, and my undergraduate degree was here. I originally wanted to change schools for graduate school, but my parents didn't want to. They are too familiar with Teacher Anna. After graduation, I will go to Broadway to perform."

"But as a musician, how can you make a career out of performing? What's the point of performing at Broadway? It sounds boring."

"It's all done step by step. They're all old songs. To the outside world, they're classics, but they still don't have the ability to create new works."

"I just like to perform on the street and see everyone's reaction."

The young man muttered for a long time.

Zhou You finds it quite interesting. This is a bit like a music artist, pursuing freedom and innovation. In fact, it is the death of a child who has not grown up, and he is a young man pursuing freedom.

"When you go to a show, does anyone listen? Does anyone pay you?"

Hearing this, the young man felt a little embarrassed: "Some people listen, but not many people. Occasionally, there will be a few people who tip."

"But I discovered a characteristic. If sometimes I have the logo of the Manhattan School of Music on my body, then people will listen very seriously."

"If I were dressed more casually, pedestrians would pass by in a hurry."

"So sometimes I wonder whether it is my works that attract people, or my school that attracts people."

Zhou You couldn't help but said: "The reason why art is art is because it is difficult to judge."

"Everyone thought you were from the Manhattan School of Music, so they looked at you and pretended to understand."

"In fact, there is no way for laymen to distinguish between places where professional skills are very strong."

"The only thing is the melody. In other words, whether it sounds good or not, whether it can catch people's ears."

The young man listened thoughtfully, but still a little confused. He changed his tone and suddenly said: "You must be Asian, right? Are you Korean and Japanese?"

"No, we are Chinese?" Zhou You said.

"That's right, I heard Teacher Anna say that she is looking for a doctor to learn Eastern flute so that we can communicate with each other in the future."

"We also have a Chinatown here. I used to go there a lot. There are a lot of delicious food there, such as General Tso's chicken, and steamed buns, which are similar to hamburgers."

From the time he received them until the formalities were completed, this young man kept talking and his lung capacity was super strong. I don’t know if it was a sequelae of practicing the flute or just a natural trait.

Zhou You has the urge to learn cross talk. It would be such a waste for this talkative guy not to talk on stage.

However, his words did give Zhou You a deeper and more intuitive impression of the school and its surroundings.

It also aroused Zhou You's interest in Chinatown. I wonder how those ancestors risked their lives to come here and settle down.

And he can also be a good mentor and help others to establish themselves here. This is probably the reason why Chinatown has established itself all over the world.

That is to unite, unite, unite again, and constantly attract new forces to join. (End of chapter)