Chapter 880: Special Opening Ceremony
There were three Chinese students here.
"Mr. Yang, hello, fortunately, my name is Wu Jiao, I am Wu Yong's cousin, I studied here in Boston, and I am also a member of the Chinese Society. The woman shook hands with Yang Fei generously and introduced herself with a smile, "These two are my classmates, and they are also members of the Chinese Society. ”
When Yang Fei was in the island country, he cared about the lives of international students, allocated a part of the funds, established the Chinese Society, and served as the president, but the specific affairs were entrusted to the international students from various countries and regions.
Zhang Lingli from the island country is not only the management of Dahua Commercial, but also responsible for helping Yang Fei contact and manage the Chinese Chamber of Commerce.
Yang Fei came to the United States this time and only told Zhang Lingli to the outside world, and it is estimated that Zhang Lingli notified the Chinese Society in the United States, and Wu Jiao would rush over to meet as soon as possible.
"You are Wu Yong's cousin? Your family has a strong academic genes! Your cousin has worked in our company after graduating from the Department of Chemistry at the University of Tokyo, and his ability is very good. Yang Fei smiled, "Thank you for coming to see me, well, I'm going to attend the opening ceremony, if you have nothing to do, let's make an appointment to talk again?"
Wu Jiao said: "Mr. Yang, the Chinese Society has prepared a welcome ceremony, the time is set for tonight, please be sure to take the time to attend." ”
Yang Fei smiled: "I can't guarantee that I will have time at night now. Okay, I'll promise you first, and I'll let you know if the plans change. ”
Wu Jiao said, "Great, Mr. Yang." You are a role model for our overseas Chinese to learn from, and also our savior, many of our international students, because of your sponsorship, have found part-time jobs and received legal assistance. ”
Yang Fei smiled slightly, and said to Chen Mo: "You receive visitors, I'll go to school first." ”
Harvard's annual opening ceremony is the most solemn day of the school, when all teachers and students gather together to listen to the president's speech.
A person who can become the president of Harvard is extraordinary in terms of knowledge, ability, background, and social interaction.
Yang Fei just in time for the opening ceremony.
The principal's speech, of course, was in English.
Yang Fei has been cultivated in college for four years, and his English speaking level is fluent and free, so it is natural to listen to such a speech.
On a hot day, the principal wore a black robe, not like a bachelor's uniform, and gave a speech with great energy, using his rigorous and humorous language to welcome the arrival of new students.
This headmaster is new.
In his speech, he said, "Like you, I only recently moved into the Harvard campus. Like you, I have given up my familiar pace to come here in search of new challenges and new opportunities. Like you, I am here to make my own unique contribution to this special place. ”
"But unlike you, I don't need to decide what to wear today, because one of the advantages of being a headmaster is that I can wear this very stylish robe – which, by the way, is a pilgrim's priest's robe. Don't worry, though, the next time we get together like this, you'll be wearing very similar robes, two days before your official graduation, to be exact. ”
Many students laughed, but Yang Fei laughed relatively high and didn't think it was funny.
"Where do you start this journey? If I had to suggest you, I think you should start with the person next to you, because he or she is probably nervous and stressed at this moment. ”
"I would say that you should never judge people by their appearance, and that's one of the best pieces of advice I've ever gotten. None of the people you meet at Harvard will be perfect, and neither will the president. Like everyone else, I have experienced despair and hope, defeat and victory, loss and love. ”
"Everyone you meet here is unique, everyone has his or her own story, and you were accepted because we see something in each of you and believe in them to enrich this special community. ”
"You have to realize that all kinds of environments, whether financial, social, or otherwise, have their own complexities. After all, we are all human and no one is perfect. ”
"You have to take on the challenging task of trying to understand the world beyond your own perspective. ”
Yang Fei originally thought that the opening ceremony of Harvard University would be so different, and he regretted that although this president's speech was somewhat philosophical, it was also very ordinary.
"It's a boring day!" Yang Fei said with a shrug and said to himself.
"Classmate, you can't be so rude. A blue-eyed blonde girl next to her said, she was tall, about the same height as Yang Fei, her complexion was dazzlingly white, and there were a few less obvious freckles on her face, which were dotted on the wings of the high bridge of her nose.
Yang Fei said with a smile: "If this speech is half as beautiful as you, then I will definitely be able to listen to it." ”
The girl was stunned, blinking her beautiful eyes, and her long eyelashes covered half of her face.
Yang Fei said: "Let's have something special!"
The girl was surprised to see Yang Fei raise her right hand high, which was the posture to speak.
The principal was talking to himself, and when he saw the raised hand, he paused and said with a smile: "It seems that a classmate wants to ask a question?"
Yang Fei squeezed through the crowd, walked up to the podium, leaned over, and put it in front of the microphone: "I want to ask the president a question, Harvard University, is there discrimination?"
The audience was in an uproar.
Discrimination?
The word was like a bomb that instantly got all the students talking.
Americans talk about democracy, but they have never let go of racial discrimination.
Yang Fei suddenly brought it up at this time, what was his intention?
Don't forget, everyone can see that Yang Fei is a yellow-skinned person.
The principal tried hard to squeeze out a smile: "Classmates, what do you mean by discrimination? Of course, there will be no discrimination in our school. ”
"However, I just saw the class list and the dormitory table," Yang Fei's tone was firm and loud, "I saw that my classmates and my roommates were all international students from across the ocean. ”
The headmaster's face froze.
Yang Fei smiled slightly: "I can understand, we are international students, well, are we superior? Therefore, the school does not dare to arrange for local students to study and live with us? For fear that they will conflict with us distinguished guests? I don't agree with your practice of discriminating against local students!"
God turns!
There was a bang in everyone's heads, and it took a while to react, it turned out that Yang Fei was talking the opposite.
He said that you can't discriminate against local students, but you should not discriminate against Asian students.
Yang Fei used a humorous tone to reverse this discrimination.
The headmaster reached out and wiped the sweat from his forehead.
Yang Fei believed that he was really hot, but he didn't plan to let go of the principal: "Mr. Principal, please give us an answer." ”