
It's a bit of an exaggeration, but CC has been working outside since he was 14. It was a summer vacation, and CC volunteered to work outside to earn money. Her parents were open-minded and supportive, but only if she did it for at least a month. With little CC's hard work, she found a job as a waitress, earning 300 yuan a month. In the first two days, the hard work really made CC want to give up, but thinking of his own guarantee, he grit his teeth and stick to it. Since then, CC says with a smile, she has seemed more mature than her peers because she has learned a thing or two about the complexity of society and the difficulty of making money.
On his 16th birthday, his mother gave CC a driver's license course. At the time, CC's family did not have a car, a decision that came as a surprise and a surprise to CC's mother for her American-style upbringing. CC gladly accepted and passed the exam smoothly.
When I was in high school, although CC was an active member of various organizations and activities, her grades were relatively ordinary. CC mother put forward three requirements for her -- one is to learn English well, two is to be proficient in computers, and three is to learn a craft that can make a living. When it comes to craft, CC's mom gives CC an interesting choice: a bartender or a tuner, both of which are quite foreign and masculine. CC, who thinks he has no musical talent, chooses a bartender. That year, Shanghai opened its first bartenders training class, and CC's first teacher was one of the owners of ASC, now the largest American-owned wine company in China. Young CC became one of the first qualified female bartenders in Shanghai.
"I make a really nice fruit platter, and now I want to show it off when we have guests. I am proud that I know the ingredients when I drink a drink outside.
When it comes to the experience of applying for the tourist guide pass, CC laughs that he, who loves traveling, first applied for the free tickets. It also happened that CC had been working as a voluntary red scarf commentator for Shanghai tourism in high school, especially in charge of the Bund area. She had searched and written all the explanation materials by herself, so she was very clear about it. However, the most difficult part of the tourist guide pass was the oral examination. As a result, CC just won the Bund in the oral examination. She was full of confidence and fluent in speech, and successfully got the tourist guide pass with extremely excellent results.
Although only three years in high school, CC has obtained so many qualifications, but it is not the end! Self-study of her junior college courses, is in high school graduation at the same time, got the diploma of junior college, become the school man of the hour!
Growing up in Beijing
Perhaps out of a desire to be more self-reliant, CC chose Beijing for its university. When she went to Beijing, she took only 5,000 yuan and did not want to ask her parents for more money. After paying the tuition fees, she had almost one month's living expenses left.
"That decisive work Bai!" At this time, CC felt that his mother was very powerful, and he was not afraid to go anywhere in the world. She found a Shanghainese bar in Beijing's Sanlitun district, where she studied during the day and worked at the bar at night. The advantage of female bartenders may be that they get more tips. The income from working can not only support CC's normal expenses in Beijing, but also leave a lot of money for other uses.
While working in a bar, CC developed an interest in billiards. However, if you want to learn to play billiards, it is expensive. "There is a saying in the industry, which roughly means that you need to cover the billiards table with 100 yuan bills to learn to play billiards." So CC decided to take a weekend job in the billiard room to balance his learning expenses.
I don't know if God is especially willing to try and willing to pay, CC seems to be successful at everything, and so is billiard. She was so talented that she soon became a teaching assistant and also refereeed pool games in her spare time.
"It was pretty good at the time, and I could make more than 10,000 a month." In her junior year, CC felt that there was nothing left to teach her in the university, so she interrupted the course and went to Australia with the money she had earned in the previous two years to continue her university courses.
Does she ever think to stop? She seems so busy all the time? She will tilt her head, think about it for a second, and then respond decisively: "Doing nothing doesn't make sense to me."
CC, who finished his university studies in Australia, returned to Shanghai with a deposit of 100,000 yuan. Some things are as simple as asking her mother to count money, she says.
Love in Shanghai
CC still remembered that when she was young, she worked as a beer promotion lady in a dress. When she was promoting beer with an old man, her words revealed some meaning of disparaging another beer manufacturer. The old man told her very seriously that she should not do this in the future, because while disparaging others, she also lowered yourself. CC said that she remembered this sentence deeply, and this sentence is also the concept that she adheres to when dealing with people.
When she first came back to Shanghai, CC went to the famous food street of Wujiang Road. The crowded scene made her see the business opportunities -- if she set up a stall here, she could make money. So she quickly bought some wholesale goods and began her career as a small vendor.
"At that time, I thought the business was so good that I made a net profit of 2,000 yuan a day." CC, who advocates free life, is devoted to his own business. What she did not expect is that the life of the vendor also found her husband now.
In fact, they are old neighbors and have known each other for many years. At that time, CC never felt that there was a possibility of development with this boy. At CC's mother's insistence, CC had to find a date with each other one day. On that day, CC's booth had a little dispute with others. When the boy heard CC talking on the phone, he jumped out the words "alarm" and "police station". He was a little nervous and hurriedly asked CC if he would go with her.
"As a Tsinghua graduate of science, maybe because his life has never had intersection with the police station, he suddenly felt that I was a different person." In this state of conflict, they rubbed out sparks.
CC now has an adorable 4-year-old son and works as a marketing executive for a children's clothing company. Of course, there is more to her life than that. She and her friends have co-organized a tattoo parlor, and in May this year, she participated in the "naked riding" activity in Shanghai. She is usually a kendo enthusiast, but recently became addicted to golf and wanted to provide a place for adults to learn oil painting...
Perhaps in this woman, the energies and possibilities are limitless.
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