Chapter 47 On March 5th, jointly build "New Oriental Thought"

At that time in 1995, New Oriental's business was booming. I knew that I couldn't stand the situation anymore, so I really wanted to invite those like-minded friends who had traveled overseas to come back.The first thing that comes to my mind is Xu Xiaoping. After I met him in Canada, I said that New Oriental has no shortage of English teachers, but lacks of thoughtful people, so I hope he and I will return to China to manage New Oriental's thinking. Yu Minhong and Xu Xiaoping have been friends for more than 20 years. During college, Yu Minhong made several good friends, and he wanted to make himself a trustworthy person.When Xu Xiaoping was a teacher at Peking University, Yu Minhong was still feeling sorry for himself in a lonely and depressed atmosphere.Xu Xiaoping lectured on the history of Chinese music at Peking University, and Yu Minhong was very excited by his magnetic words.In order to make friends with Xu Xiaoping, Yu Minhong took great pains. He bought a small pen and held it in his hand. He knocked on the door of Xu Xiaoping's room. Xu Xiaoping asked, "Who are you?" Yu Minhong said humbly, "I am your student. I was very touched after listening to your class, and I want to make friends with you, this is a small gift from me." After speaking, he handed over the pen respectfully.

Xu Xiaoping let Yu Minhong into the room, and saw that a group of young teachers had already gathered in the room, discussing and arguing enthusiastically around the stove.Yu Minhong discovered "keenly" that everyone was chatting in the open sky and no one was boiling water, so he volunteered to take on the job.After going there for 4 consecutive weeks, Yu Minhong didn't go there any more.why are you not going?Yu Minhong played a tricky game, he wanted to let Xu Xiaoping take the initiative to find him, so as to show his importance.Soon, Xu Xiaoping called and urged, "Student Xiaoyu, why don't you come over? We are waiting for you to boil water for instant noodles."Yu Minhong ran over happily, and in the next year or so, he went to listen to Xu Xiaoping and the others chatting almost every time.

Recalling this past event, Yu Minhong explained it in detail with the famous saying of Zeng Zi, "He who uses his teachers is king, and he who uses friends is a master". "Respect the virtuous and capable as teachers, so as to win the world; treat subordinates like brothers, just like Liu Bei did to Guan Yu and Zhang Fei." The practice of the ancients practicing kingship and recruiting talents obviously had a profound influence on Yu Minhong.He attributed New Oriental's achievements to an excellent team, and used Liu Bei's example to illustrate the art of employing people and the way to success.

At the beginning of starting a business, it is usually the most effective way and method to maintain and operate the company with emotions, because it can ensure "spiritual consistency, concept recognition, and teamwork and hard work."