"It basically means that people have various needs, which are arranged from high to low. When the low-level needs are met, they will pursue high-level needs.
The lowest level of needs are physiological needs, such as food, water, air, S3x, etc.
Then there is the security requirement, which requires a stable and secure environment.
Going further is the social need, the need for interpersonal relationships and the need to be loved.
Next up is respect, self-respect and the respect others give you.
Next up is cognitive needs, the pursuit of knowledge.
From the perspective of demand theory, the business that New Oriental does is at a very high level.
You should also be able to see from the operating data that your revenue scale and profits are showing a rapid growth trend. "
Brian Wang nodded frequently as he listened. Alex Zhou's words helped him further realize that working at New Oriental was right and had great potential.
"I understand, and we often discuss this in our internal meetings, that wealth in society is a piece of cake.
Originally, the cake might only be enough to satisfy everyone's need to fill their stomachs.
As the cake grows bigger, more segmented demands will arise, such as clothing, travel, watching movies, etc.
Studying abroad is a very expensive demand. Only when the current demands of families are met will they have extra money to consider studying abroad for their children.
In other words, the bigger the cake is, the more New Oriental can get.
However, New Oriental is not limited to studying abroad. Our main business is various English training courses, which is easier to grow. "
"Yes, so you should work hard at New Oriental. If you do well, you will have a bright future."
Alex Zhou naturally also asked the counselor about Brian Wang's background. In his opinion, a famous teacher who joined New Oriental so early must have done well later.
When New Oriental was expanding in the early days, those who were assigned to serve as principals of branch schools in other places basically had an annual salary starting at one million.
From the perspective of buying a house, one million in the early 2000s is more attractive than ten million in later generations.
Brian Wang asked: "Since you are so optimistic about New Oriental, have you ever thought about returning to China to work for New Oriental?
I'm also helping Lao Yu recruit you.
We can definitely offer first-rate treatment."
In fact, in this era, if you want to get ahead, there are countless ways to go.
He didn't have to go to Berkeley. With his ability, he could have dropped out and started a business, used the information asymmetry to build an Internet company, and then sold the company.
Use the accumulated original capital to engage in angel investment.
Financial freedom can be achieved easily.
But why go to Berkeley? Why continue to look for Victor Hu?
The most important reason is that China hopes to have a way out and countermeasures when its chip industry faces a complete blockade in the future.
He didn't want to see a large number of companies taking huge sums of money for subsidies while domestic equipment remained in the laboratory stage.
Once the leader pays attention to it, it means we have it. We actually need to take it to the production workshop for testing and debugging.
As an industry insider, Alex Zhou can be said to be at the top of the food chain. Including his personal relationship with Simon Liang, he is very clear about how the localization of the chip industry is going.
Since the establishment of the Big Fund in 2014, solving the bottleneck problem has become a consensus in the entire Chinese society after 2018.
In fact, until Zhou Xinlai came to China in 2020, the domestic equipment rate of China's 28nm chip production line was only 15%.
Even if everything goes well, China will not be able to fully domesticate 28nm chips until 2030.
At that time, Western countries had already started producing 14am.
By that time, relying on the advantage of computing power, the gap between foreign artificial intelligence and domestic artificial intelligence will be very large.
After entering this era, Alex Zhou often thought at night whether he should struggle or not.
What kept Alex Zhou going was always the time he spent in Washington.
As the capital of America, there are very few Chinese people in Washington, most of whom are concentrated in California, New York and New Jersey.
Alex Zhou felt deeply lonely when he was in Washington because his job was very sensitive. Although it was a business activity, it was the front line of the battle between the two giants of America and China.
Any action he takes would be seen as acting on behalf of Chinese officials, a Washington lobbyist privately told him.
Alex Zhou always had the illusion that his calls were being monitored.
During his one year in Washington, he came to realize that America had reached a consensus to curb China's development in all high-tech fields.
Semiconductors are just a handle that American has found.
Alex Zhou has come to this era. He hopes that when he goes to Washington again in 20 years, it will be a negotiation, not a plea like when he was in Washington.
Brian Wang didn't know why the other party suddenly fell silent. He just saw Alex Zhou staring blankly at the teacup in front of him.
"Sometimes there are many easy roads to take, but I just want to take a road that is not so easy to take.
According to Maslow's hierarchy of needs, I pursue a certain degree of transcendence. "
China's gap in the semiconductor field is comprehensive and cannot be surpassed by one person alone.
It is almost impossible to catch up in the semiconductor field by one person alone.
There is a system that says that deus ex machina can solve all problems in the real world.
"So New Oriental is a good choice, but my needs are not there.
I'd still like to thank New Oriental for giving me 100,000 RMB to help me meet my low-level needs." Alex Zhou didn't want the atmosphere to be too serious so he joked.
Brian Wang realized that the young man in front of him had great ambitions in his heart that he could not understand: "Well, our Lord Yan must have this kind of spirit of swallowing thousands of miles like a tiger!
Come, I will use tea instead of wine, and wish you all the best in Berkeley!"
On the eve of leaving Yanjing, apart from meeting with his roommates again, Alex Zhou has been maintaining a highly efficient learning state.
He needs to understand the current stage of development of integrated circuits in academia and industry respectively.
At the same time, I am also preparing for what to show and to what extent I will demonstrate my strength after going to Berkeley.
It is necessary to show your muscles.
Although he got along well with Victor Hu in his previous life, it didn't mean that he wanted to be used as a laborer when he went to Berkeley this time.
Working in exchange for a PhD is the common path for many people.
Alex Zhou doesn't need to go this way with the chips in his hand.
Time is precious and there are too many things to do. Alex Zhou also wants to get some start-up capital from Victor Hu.
The 100,000 RMB given by New Oriental is at best a living expense. If you want to start your own business, especially in America, the 100,000 RMB will be wasted without making even a single splash.
The story of Yenching ends here, and we are going to go to Berkeley to cause trouble next!
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