novelxo Chapter 4758
When Charlie saw Hugo's expression that was full of shame, his impression of him also changed a little. He had originally thought that Hugo was just an egoist who was only greedy for glory and wealth, but looking at it now, he still had some conscience.
As for Hugo, he had never said these heartfelt words to anyone all these years.
He himself did not expect to have such a great fate with Charlie to the point that he could speak out the words that he had hidden deep in his heart.
He had been hiding these words in his heart for too long and hadn't been able to truly express himself because he could not find a suitable person with whom he could confide.
Charlie comforted him and said, "Our motherland is always tolerant of her own children. So, our motherland has always embraced many people like you, who have gone back, with open arms. The reason why our motherland sends talents out for further education is not that she wants everyone to come back and serve the country after completing their studies. As long as some of the people are willing to come back to serve the country, it would already be worth it."
After pausing for a moment, Charlie then said again, "It's similar to transporting a piece of ice in a foam box. No matter how tightly you pack the ice, a part of it will melt during transportation, but that doesn't matter. For the ice transporter, as long as there is still ice left when it reaches its destination, these efforts will still be of practical significance."
Hugo was slightly taken aback and nodded lightly as he muttered, "To be honest, we were attracted to the Western world back then. We always felt that the stage here was bigger so we would be able to express ourselves better, but in truth, we have never really forgotten about our own country. All of us are only holding back so that we can go back and serve our country if we do well here. It's just that there are always people like me who are proud and arrogant, but everyone will gradually disappear..."
As he spoke of this, Hugo spoke with tears in his eyes, "I really want to serve my country, but I cannot even feed my own mother now. She is over seventy years old yet she still has to work in an Oskian restaurant to earn money and subsidize the family. I have studied for so many years, learned so much technology, and written so much code, but in the end, I still have to become a seaman to support my family. Do you think I don't feel embarrassed to go back to Oskia in this state?"
Charlie asked him, "Do you understand a seaman's work?"
Hugo shook his head and said, "I only know the general workflow, but I don't know the specific working methods. I'll probably be doing odd jobs on the ship. After all, I'm new here, and I will have to focus on learning. The most important thing about this job is that it'll be hard work, and I will not be able to go home for at least a year or so."
Charlie then asked again, "Do you think you're suited to be a seaman, then?"
Hugo shook his head again and said, "To be honest, I work in
communications technology. I can tell you a couple of things if you want to ask me how you can locate a cargo ship, how to avoid obstacles, or how to contact the land through satellites, but if you asked me how to be a seaman, I'm really at a loss. I don't even know the basic structure of a ship, and I don't know if I will get seasick after
boarding the ship.”
With that said, Hugo said emotionally, "Still, there is no other way, and I have to do this in order to live." Charlie and Hugo continued chatting for a long time, and Charlie also learned more about Hugo's past. Hugo could be considered to be a genius when he was young.
He had already been admitted into a prestigious university when others had just gotten their high school textbooks, and he was already studying abroad as a student sponsored by the government while the others were preparing for their university entrance examination.
When the young people at that time had come to the United States, all of them did not want to be ordinary.
That time coincided with the rapid development of Silicon Valley and the golden age when the internet changed the world. Hugo had seen Charles Zhang, who had also studied in the United States with him and then returned to Oskia and founded Sohu. He had also seen Robin Li, who studied in the United States and then returned to Oskia and founded Baidu.
Hugo had seen many of his seniors
who had stayed in the United States to develop. In the process of the explosive development of the internet, they had become rich one after the other. Some had become the chairman of listed companies with a net worth of over a hundred million US dollars, whereas others had ended up being business partners at NASDAQ with a net worth of tens of millions of US dollars overnight.
He had even seen many of his seniors who had studied finance entering Wall Street investment banks after graduation, and they had received high salaries of hundreds thousands, or even millions of US dollargas soon as they graduated. What was even more impressive was the fact that each of them held venture capital funds of more than tens or even over a hundred million US dollars. Sometimes, they could decide on an investment project worth several million US dollars over a meal.