People in the Republic of China start from building a top power

United States, on the streets of Philadelphia

"roll!"

A loud voice came from a room.

A young man about 30 years old, wearing a somewhat sloppy suit, seemed to be pushed by something and fell directly to the ground.

Immediately after, a small suitcase was held by a fat hand, and then thrown out.

"boom!"

The small suitcase hit the ground directly, and all the clothes and sundries inside fell out.

Chapter 40: Robert in the Subprime Crisis

A middle-aged man in his forties, with a fat figure, was standing at the door, looking coldly at the young man in front of him.

The young man got up with a bitter face, and packed up the scattered luggage.The cold wind blew over, and the streets of Philadelphia in the United States were a little bleak.

No one cared about the loneliness of this 30-year-old young man, because things like this happen every day.

The young man's name is Robert, and he is a mechanical designer.

But two years ago, his factory went bankrupt and he lost his job.

After losing his job, he discovered that the entire United States was involved in a wave of unemployment, and there were job seekers everywhere.

Robert thought that he was a mechanical designer and a senior talent, so it was impossible for him to find a job.

But he really couldn't find it, because he hardly saw any factories recruiting people.

Almost all factories are laying off employees, and there are very few factories recruiting people, and it is almost impossible to find them.

And even if there is, there will be thousands, even tens of thousands of people applying for a position.

For senior talents like mechanical engineers, it has become a burden at this time, because no factory is willing to support a few more mechanical engineers.

Their wages are too high!

Robert tidied up his clothes and put them back into the small suitcase, then stood up and lifted the suitcase again.

During the whole process, he didn't open his mouth, and he didn't make any noise. He just turned around and left silently, looking very lonely.

He has very few things, and the small suitcase looks very light.

He felt very helpless, but there was nothing he could do.He couldn't pay the rent, so he would naturally be kicked out.

Robert was walking on the street in a daze, when suddenly a car sped past him,

At this moment,

"boom!"

The car directly hit the small suitcase in his hand.

And he was almost knocked out!

A young man about 30 years old got out of the car, he was Chinese, he was wearing a black suit, very neat.

"It's unlucky!"

After getting out of the car, the young man cursed and took out two US dollars from his pocket and handed them to Robert, saying, "This is your compensation, don't trouble me."

This young man is called Yang Qing, and he is the commissioner of the Ministry of Industry in the United States.

"No, I'm fine!"

Robert looked at the money handed over and didn't reach out. He waved his hand and said softly, while staggering to stand up.

"Take it, I don't want to owe anyone."

Yang Qing said impatiently, as if insisting on giving it to him.

After Robert stood up, he grabbed the small suitcase at hand. After checking that the suitcase was fine, he raised his head and said, "No need."

However, when their eyes met, both of them were stunned!

"Yang Qing!"

Looking at the young man in front of him, Robert exclaimed in disbelief.

"Robert!"

Yang Qing looked at Robert and was also shocked. He didn't expect such a coincidence.

At this time, in front of his eyes, Robert's figure began to overlap with the figure when he was in college. After a while, Yang Qing said softly: "Damn, why do you look like this?"

At this time, Robert had messy hair, a sloppy suit, sunken cheeks, and heavy dark circles under his eyes. He looked like he was about to be unable to support himself.

Looking at his appearance, Yang Qing knew that it was because he hadn't eaten for several days.

Before Robert was about to speak, Yang Qing hurriedly helped him into the car, and Yang Qing drove him to find a nearby restaurant.

……

"Waiter, another steak!"

Robert devoured another piece of steak, and stretched out his hand to have another one. His hands were already stained with sauce, but he didn't care at all. Now his stomach is still growling.

He now seems to want to eat a cow.

Yang Qing pressed his hand, looked at Robert seriously, and said: "Robert, you have already eaten five steaks, I don't want to see my old classmate die suddenly in my own room when we meet again for the first time after graduation. before."

The Robert in front of him is not like the college classmate he knew. He is not at all full of vigor and high-spiritedness when he was in college, and some are only endlessly lonely.

Yang Qing couldn't even find any match except for this face and name.

Robert smiled wryly when he heard this and said, "If you had been hungry for three days, you wouldn't have said that. In these three days, I only ate half a piece of bread, and the rest was filled with water."

He couldn't help it, he was really hungry.

"You are also a high-achieving student, how did you end up in such a state?"

Yang Qing was silent when he heard the words, and after a long time, he sighed slightly and said that he didn't know what happened to Robert.

"Now that the economic crisis is so serious, what can I do if I am a top student?"

Robert smiled wryly and said that after experiencing the wave of unemployment, he has already understood that in the United States, where the subprime mortgage crisis is shrouded, even if he is a talented student, he is useless.

Yang Qing was silent again when he heard the words, and sighed slightly.He has also learned about the situation in the United States, and what Robert said is not a lie.

"Since the factory I worked in went bankrupt two years ago, in the past two years, I have done almost all the jobs I could do, such as house cleaners, road sanitation workers, salesmen, salesmen, etc., in order to have a meal, I even fixed toilets for other people."

Robert said, with a look of loneliness in his eyes, he wasn't waiting for death in the past two years, he had also fought, and he had worked hard to survive.

"I'm so sorry, Robert, I'm sorry to hear what happened to you. I should have met you sooner."

Yang Qing said softly, his brows were wrinkled, and there was self-blame on his face.He shouldn't have uncovered Robert's scars.

"It has nothing to do with you, Yang, do you know? None of my jobs last long, and the longest one is only for a month. The rest of the time I'm almost looking for a job."

Robert continued, with a bitter face. He still underestimated the huge impact of the subprime mortgage crisis. In the torrent of the times, he realized his insignificance and was powerless to resist the crisis that swept across the entire United States.

Yang Qing listened to Robert talking about his previous experience, with a sad face, it was hard for him to imagine how Robert got here in the past two years.

"Yang, if I hadn't met you today, I'd probably starve to death on the street."

Robert smiled wryly again after finishing speaking, and said softly, his face was full of loneliness, but his eyes showed his gratitude to Yang Qing.

Chapter 41: Talent pleading under the economic crisis

"During these times, I have seen too many people. There are too many unemployed people in the United States now. The number of people looking for work is tens or hundreds of times more than the number of people recruiting."

Yang Qing could only give a wry smile when he heard the words, and said softly, his eyes heavy.

Then he looked at Robert and asked, "What are your plans next?"

"As long as I don't take my Chicago typewriter to join gang fights, I'm willing to do anything else, even being a sewer cleaner."

Robert whispered, looking very lonely. After a wry smile, he was helpless. He didn't know what to do?He can't even survive now, let alone anything else.

Here, top students will not work.

"Then have you ever thought about working abroad?"

Yang Qing said softly when he heard the words, his eyes lit up, and then his face quickly dimmed, as if he had thought of something.

"Go abroad? Now that the whole world is being swept by the subprime mortgage crisis, isn't it still the same abroad?"

Robert asked back, with doubts on his face, the subprime mortgage crisis has swept across almost all western countries, don't you have to bear it wherever you go?Are there other places where it doesn't work?He didn't understand.

"If you are willing to work in Huaxia, I can take you there."

Yang Qing said solemnly, sitting up slightly, he is from Huaxia, and in China, he thought of a good place to go, and besides, didn't he come to the United States this time just for this matter?

"Isn't Huaxia very poor and backward? I heard that the industry there is almost blank. I don't know what to do?"

Robert said with a strange face when he heard the words. Obviously, in his memory, Huaxia still remained in the impression of poverty and backwardness.

Even from the bottom of his heart, Robert feels that the chances of finding a job in the United States may be much greater than in China.

"You are a top student who graduated from Stanford University's Department of Mechanical Engineering. Of course, you will continue to be a mechanical engineer."

Yang Qing replied that the two were college classmates, and when Robert was in college, his grades were very good, he was a rare talent, and Yang Qing felt that he could just recruit him.

Robert was even more surprised, and looked at Yang Qing with a strange expression.

"Now that our country is building a heavy industrial base, there is a great need for mechanical engineers."

Yang Qing said seriously, sat up straight, and looked at Robert with a serious face.

Robert's eyes lit up immediately when he heard the words, but thinking of being in Huaxia, he pondered again.

But he thought about it again, and felt that he had no future in the country, his own skills were useless, and even survival was a problem.

If you can survive, it is not a bad idea to go abroad.

"Could it be that you came back to the United States this time to recruit people?"

Robert looked at Yang Qing and asked, he suddenly became curious.

Yang Qing nodded and said with a smile, "Yes, but we need mechanical engineers and senior technicians."

Robert's eyes became brighter, as long as mechanical engineers and senior technicians?Isn't this just what he wants?He is a mechanical engineer himself, and he felt that his opportunity had come, so he quickly asked, "How much salary do they pay?"

"How much do you want?"

Yang Qing looked at him and asked back. He leaned back and leaned on the back of the chair with a slight smile on his face. He didn't answer Robert's question, but threw it back.

"Just give me fifteen hundred dollars a month."

Robert said, now is not the time for him to choose, it is already very good to survive.He voluntarily lowered his wages.

You must know that the monthly salary of a mechanical engineer is usually no less than two thousand dollars. However, after experiencing the subprime mortgage crisis, let alone a salary of two thousand dollars, even if the price is reduced to one thousand dollars, it may not be guaranteed. Can find work.

After hearing what Robert said, Yang Qing was a little surprised.

However, who knew that Robert would be wrong. When Robert saw his expression, he thought that his asking price was too high, and quickly changed his words: "One, one thousand dollars is fine, just give me one thousand dollars."

Just as Robert finished speaking, he looked at Yang Qing. Seeing that he still didn't speak, Robert begged, "If you think my asking price is too high, you can give me [-] dollars, because we are old classmates. Come on, give me a job!"

He didn't dare to ask for too much, and now he just wanted to live. If eight hundred dollars was considered high by Yang Qing, Robert was even willing to lower it a bit.

"If you are willing to work in Huaxia, we will give you two thousand dollars a month."

Yang Qing laughed at this time, he said with a smile, he looked at Robert.

After Robert was stunned for a moment, his face was filled with joy. He grabbed Yang Qing's hand suddenly and asked, "Really, really? Are you really willing to give me two thousand dollars a month?"

He never expected such a good thing to happen, he felt like he was dreaming?

Yang Qing looked at Robert's expression, smiled and nodded.Seriously said: "Yes, you heard correctly, Robert"

"Great, I can finally live."

Robert was overjoyed, he said with a smile, today turned out to be his lucky day.

"What about our old classmates? We need mechanical engineers and senior technicians very much now."

Yang Qing looked at Robert's expression, smiled, and continued.