Reborn: I'll Never Fail My Childhood Sweetheart Again

Chapter 553 - 209: Guiding the Class Belle Toward a Bright Future

The company is busy, yet Su Zelin never misses a class except for the night he stayed up to watch the Leo meteor shower.

Actually, it can’t be considered skipping class because he already knew that even the teacher wouldn’t be in class that morning, so he chose to catch up on sleep.

His grades are excellent, and given the special circumstances, he could completely apply for partial exemption from classes with his counselor and advisor, but Su Zelin didn’t do that.

With more than half of his university life over, he cherishes the remaining days and his fellow classmates even more.

After leaving campus, he could of course make many new friends, but the feeling would be completely different; it would involve interests to some extent, and social classes and circles are distinctly divided.

The friendships forged in campus life are as pure as water, regardless of whether you come from a wealthy background or humble beginnings, everyone’s status is the same, all beings are equal.

Take Su Zelin, for example, even though he’s wealthy, the class monitor, and a senior executive in a chain business, everyone in the class still affectionately calls him "boss" and casually chats with him whether there’s something to discuss or not.

But once you step out into society, others will respectfully address you as President Su or something, with more reverence, but also a bit more distance.

On the Finance Academy campus, in the professional course classroom.

"It would be nice if we could stay in the Lin’an finance department after graduation, but without connections here, it might be difficult!"

"My parents hope I will go back to my hometown in the future, saying small places have their own advantages, like at least having a house, and the cost of living isn’t lower than in big cities, and if anything happens, the family can help, but I really want to go to a big city!"

"I am definitely going to Shenghai, whether my family agrees or not, because there are more opportunities in the Metropolis and the salaries are higher!"

"As long as I can get into a job with good benefits or a big company, I think it doesn’t matter where I go, I’m just afraid I won’t find a job after graduation!"

"We were born at the wrong time, if we had graduated a few years earlier, the country would have assigned us jobs!"

"..."

Before class, the boys from 302 and the girls from 501 are chatting as usual, but the topics are very different from before.

During freshman and sophomore years, the boys mostly talked about games, sports, novels, comics, and beauties, or which snack bar’s skewers were delicious.

As for the girls, they were most interested in celebrity gossip, new clothes, idol dramas, and handsome guys, or which milk tea shop had good flavors and an elegant environment.

But now, both boys and girls often talk about future-related matters, like career directions, which city they like, and many are worried about whether they can find a job.

The cancellation of the job assignment system from universities was one of the established reform goals of the Eleventh Central Committee’s Third Plenary Session.

As the name suggests, university graduates have to find jobs themselves, rather than being assigned to state-owned enterprises or government agencies.

The new policy began to take effect in 1996, was widely implemented after 1998, and in 2000, the Ministry of Education stopped using the "National Ordinary Higher Education Graduate Employment Assignment Report" and the "National Graduate Employment Assignment Report," instead issuing the "National Ordinary Higher Education Undergraduate Graduate Employment Report" and the "National Graduate Employment Report," meaning the complete halt of the job assignment system, with only military schools, normal school students, and a very few directed employment fields as exceptions.

The policy change also led to a job crisis for many college students. Students from prestigious universities naturally don’t have to worry, but the Finance Academy is just a second-tier institution, so those without connections and who didn’t perform exceptionally well in school have to worry about jobs.

Su Zelin leisurely twirled his pen, not participating in the discussion, because he doesn’t have to worry at all.

"Boss, after graduation, do you plan to join a government agency, or will you stay at New Era?"

Luo Xi shifted the topic to him.

"Of course I’ll stay!"

Su Zelin answered without hesitation: "I’ve climbed to this position, why would I start from scratch in a government agency?"

"That’s true!"

The class belle nodded in agreement, as Su Zelin’s answer was within her expectations.

Although New Era cannot yet be considered a giant company, its development speed is fast, with strong momentum and a promising future.

Moreover, with his laid-back personality, the dull life of an office job, 9 to 5, lacking challenges, would clearly make him very uncomfortable.

"Boss, which industries do you think have the most potential?"

Luo Xi threw out a second question.

This shows that the class belle’s vision is at a higher level than others.

Others only care about which city, company, or agency to go to, and whether they can find a job, while she is concerned with which industry has the most promising future.

When the wind is right, even pigs can fly!

This quote by Lei Buzi applies to entrepreneurs as well as job seekers.

Since the class belle asked sincerely, the loafer didn’t hesitate to provide some guidance.

"The industry I favor, the first is real estate!"

"With the continuous rapid growth of our economy, the country’s push for urbanization, joining the WTO, and other factors, since the housing reform in ’98, the real estate industry has shown great vitality, especially after the new century, it will see explosive growth, driving the prosperity of surrounding related industries!"

"Real estate will undoubtedly be one of the most promising industries in the future, and this trend will last at least ten years!"

Luo Xi agreed: "Hmm, boss, what you said makes a lot of sense. In recent years, the housing prices in Jinling have become more expensive, going up every year, and there’s an increasing number of building developers! But with housing prices rising so much, won’t it become a bubble?"

While supporting the loafer’s point, she also raised questions, which is what makes her a good student who is both sensitive and eager to learn. Just blindly following the teacher’s words means you’ll never learn to observe and analyze problems for yourself.