Xie Juzhao, vice president of the High School Attached to Tsinghua University, met with Liu De, Vice President of Xiaomi and alumnus of Grade 89

On the afternoon of March 2, Xie Juzhao, vice president of Tsinghua High School, met with Liu De, vice president, co-founder and 89th alumnus of Xiaomi, in Room 417 of the administration Building。Wang Yingmin, deputy Secretary-General of the Alumni Association attended the meeting。

首先，Vice President Xie Juzhao extended a warm welcome to the alumni of Liu De，He said: "Liu De alumni as a co-founder of Xiaomi company，I can accept invitations from alumni associations in my busy schedule，Back-to-school exchange talk，Reflects the deep love for his Alma mater，It is also the recognition of teachers' value, profession and dignity。The grand occasion of returning to school during the centennial celebration is now vividly remembered, which reflects the strong centripetal force and cohesion of Tsinghua Affiliated High School, showing a strong relationship between teachers and students and the attached high school。”

Liu De alumni expressed his nostalgia and gratitude for his Alma mater Tsinghua High School, he said: "The three years of high school study so far I am unforgettable, President Xie used to be my physics teacher, it is the three years of high school training, let me lifelong benefit.。He also introduced his legendary entrepreneurial experience, "I originally studied design, our batch is relatively early, and later insisted on doing professional less, when you want to continue to do this professional can only be a teacher in the university.。After I graduated from the Beijing Institute of Technology, I went to Beijing University of Science and Technology as a teacher, while running a design company。For anyone studying design at the time, it was the best result。The reason why I went out later was because I felt there were overall limitations to being a teacher in China，Because at the rate of development in China，There must be a stage where foreign design companies are better than us，Instead of waiting for foreign designers，Why don't we take a walk by ourselves，Take a look at，Learn something，Come back from learning，And my generation has the dream of studying abroad，I still want to go out and study。So in 2003, after teaching in HKUST for two years, I went to the American Art Center。After reading the book in Art Center, I still want to work on my own, and cooperate with American colleagues and friends;Then just caught up with the development opportunity of smart phones, Lei Jun formed a team to start a business at that time, and we hit it off immediately。When I came back from the United States, I started to do millet. At that time, no domestic industrial design company had the role of industrial designer. The immaturity of this major in the early years forced you to make a lot of attempts。”

Vice President Xie Juzhao after listening to the alumni report，Put forward three hopes and expectations: First, millet company has now become a miracle of national industry，Valued at $46 billion in four years，Liu De alumni as a co-founder of Xiaomi，We are proud of the school has such alumni;Second, the return of alumni is to set an excellent example for the teachers and students of Tsinghua Affiliated High School through various forms，The power of example is infinite，Encourage teachers and students to continue to work hard;Third, the Alumni Association of Tsinghua High School regularly invites successful alumni to return to school for exchange and discussion，It should be reinvigorated and relaunched，Rekindle the passion of youth struggle，Strive to be the elite and leader of all walks of life，Motivate yourself，Continue to contribute to the country and society，Continue to strive for the Alma mater to win honor，Create your own extraordinary life，Face the future with more courage and confidence。

Wang Yingmin, deputy secretary general of the Alumni Association, said: "Passing on the torch is a spirit, a gratitude, and a legacy, and this value will have a huge positive impact on a student's life。It is with their strong personality charm, spiritual tradition and Tsinghua style that the teachers of the Affiliated High School of Tsinghua influence a batch of students."。

Liu De alumni said, "The Affiliated High School trains students with comprehensive quality, students are full of vitality after graduation, and have made achievements in different fields, which benefits from their life planning goals at the middle school stage is very clear.。I hope I can have the opportunity to return to school and share my struggle experience with more teachers and classmates, and contribute to the construction of my Alma mater and the development of Tsinghua High School。”