This is the auditorium of Shaw College, the fourth member college of the Chinese University of Hong Kong. In 1985, Run Run Shaw donated HK$110 million to the Chinese University of Hong Kong. The school board of directors then decided to name the new college "Shaw College" and Shaw served as the founder of the college.

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To put it bluntly, Boss Shao spent 110 million Hong Kong dollars to buy the naming rights of a college, which is similar to his later operation of donating teaching buildings in the mainland.

The construction of Shaw College has just been completed this year, and this year the school's honorary doctorate awarding ceremony will be held here.

There were many people in the auditorium. In addition to hundreds of school students, there were also hundreds of school staff and twenty or thirty guests from political, business, medical, legal and other circles.

Today, Tao Yushuzhen accompanied Lin Chaoyang to attend the event. He didn't even attend class for the degree awarding ceremony. This is probably King Juan's tenderness.

In addition to Tao Yushu, several children from the family also came, um, half-grown children also came.

"Brother-in-law, your doctor's suit doesn't look very good. I think that doctor's suit in law looks better," Tao Yumo said.

"What do you know? CUHK awards far fewer doctorates in literature than doctorates in law.

Besides, is this something good-looking or not? You only pursue those flashy things! You are superficial and ignorant!"

Before Lin Chaoyang could say anything, Tao Yushu's little mouth was like poison, and he scolded his sister bloody.

Tao Yumo didn't dare to reply, and mumbled silently from the side, acting timid and tough.

Long before entering Shaw Hall, Lin Chaoyang had already put on his doctoral uniform.

The large black academic robe, the square black cap, the dangling golden tassels, the sleeves, and the pockets are trimmed with purple silk, making the whole person very energetic.

Tao Yushu turned his head and changed his face. His eyes were full of relief. He couldn't help but gently smooth the golden tassel on Lin Chaoyang's head. He felt like he was finally hoping that his husband would become a successful man.

"From today on, you will be the most educated person in our family!" Tao Yushu said inexplicably.

Lin Chaoyang couldn't help but smile, "Daughter-in-law, your worship of academic qualifications is a bit too serious. I am an honorary doctorate."

"The honorary doctorate is also a doctorate, and my father also has a bachelor's degree."

As the saying goes, beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Lin Chaoyang really didn't know what his father-in-law would think if he heard what his wife said.

He knew that the sister-in-law beside him would definitely write this down in a notebook and file a "imperial petition" when she returned to Beijing.

"When you try to get Yanda to award you an honorary doctorate in the future, that will be called Guangzong Yaozu." Lin Chaoyang teased.

"Not right!"

Tao Yushu's mouth was sweet and angry, but the ambition in his eyes could not be hidden.

Yan Da, that is her old nest.

If I could really get an honorary degree, it would be considered a return home in glory, right?

In the eyes of Ms. Tao, who worships academic qualifications, no matter how much money she makes or how big of a boss she is when she returns to her hometown, it is difficult to achieve the glory of getting an honorary degree.

This is called spiritual pursuit, the kind that breaks away from vulgar taste.

When he walked into Shaw Hall, Lin Chaoyang felt that Tao Yushu was more impressive than him.

The couple sat in the front row of the auditorium. The number of honorary doctorates awarded to CUHK this year is the same as in previous years, four.

CUHK has been conferring honorary doctorates since the 1950s. The recipients are basically concentrated in three fields: scholars, doctors, and lawyers. There are very few politicians, and businessmen do not have this opportunity at all.

As the saying goes, save face.

Grant degrees to businessmen and make people laugh when you tell them about it.

The four elected doctors are Li Yuanzhe, Bi Dafei, Tan Huizhu and Lin Chaoyang.

Li Yuanzhe was the winner of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1986, Bi Dafei was an Englishman and an authoritative scholar in the field of diabetes research, and Tan Huizhu was a politician and one of the drafters of the Basic Law.

Tao Yushu pretended to look around casually. Among the four people, Lin Chaoyang was the young one, which made her secretly happy.

After the awarding ceremony began, first the current President of CUHK, Kao Kun, delivered a speech, and then the deans of each college gave speeches of praise to several honorary doctorates and awarded degree certificates.

Li Yuanzhe is an honorary Doctor of Science, Bi Dafei and Tan Huizhu are Honorary Doctors of Law, and Lin Chaoyang is an Honorary Doctor of Letters.

Li Yuanzhe was the first to take the stage. As soon as he took the stage, the audience burst into applause.

With the title of winner of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, he can be regarded as the most prestigious among the four degree recipients today, and the students are particularly excited and admire him.

After the first three took turns on stage, it was Lin Chaoyang's turn.

He is a rare writer who has been selected as an honorary doctorate candidate by CUHK over the years. The last writer to be awarded an honorary doctorate by CUHK was Ba Jin.

It was in 1984 that CUHK wrote a full three thousand words of praise for Ba Jin, which shows the courtesy of CUHK.

Of course Lin Chaoyang didn't know about this, but Lin Congbiao, the dean of New Asia College who was delivering a speech in praise of Lin Chaoyang on the stage, said it.

New Asia College is one of the three major colleges established by CUHK. It mainly focuses on liberal arts and business. Lin Congbiao’s praise is reasonable.

Lin Chaoyang had no idea how many words there were in the tribute. Anyway, Lin Cong had recited it for more than ten minutes, enumerating Lin Chaoyang's many achievements since he entered the literary world. Lin Chaoyang was curious about where they got this information.

"Mr. Lin Chaoyang, whose pen name is "Xu Lingjun", and also used the pen name "Wang Qinglai", was born in Northeast China, and went to work in Yanjing after marriage, 86

He has lived in Xiangjiang for many years and is a famous contemporary writer in my country, engaged in novel creation.

In 1978, mainland China launched its reform and opening up, and it was also in this year that he embarked on the road of literature.

Mr. Lin Chaoyang has diverse creative styles, rich output, and unusual enthusiasm for literary creation. His unremitting pursuit of literary experience is admirable.

The short story "Wrangler" was published in the 11th issue of "Yanjing Literature and Art" magazine in 1978. The first sentence at the beginning is: He is a son abandoned by a rich man.

This is Mr. Lin's first officially published work, and it is also his first attempt at novel creation. His literary creation path has been surprisingly smooth, and behind it is his outstanding talent and determined efforts.

Mr. Lin is good at observing life and experiencing the world, and he pays more attention to using literature to think and explore the soul. His creations never stick to form, and both his creative posture and techniques are unique in the contemporary Chinese literary world.

His brushstrokes not only tell stories about China, but also stories about the world. Words and language are not barriers that limit his creation, nor are they obstacles that limit readers from reading his works.

His works praise the truth, goodness and beauty, but also criticize the ugliness. They are in line with human nature and humanity, and have universal artistic significance.

Over the years, Mr. Lin's works have not only gained great popularity at home, but have also attracted the attention and love of overseas readers. They have been translated into many languages, sell well at home and abroad, and have great influence.

His works have been translated and published by many well-known overseas publishing houses, such as Random House in the United States, Gallimard Publishing House in France, Kawade Shobo in Japan, etc. The Japanese academic community has also established the Lin Chaoyang Literary Research Association and founded the "

Journal of Lin Chaoyang Literary Research Association.

Mr. Lin's works are very popular in the international community and have been recognized by the Renaudeau Prize, a well-known French literary award. The film adaptation has also won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes International Film Festival.

Jiang Nansheng who sacrificed his life generously, Aaron Bushnell who lives forever in the fire, Du Sanjiang who survives from a desperate situation, and Zhu Kaishan who is resolute and courageous."

The characters written by Mr. Lin have moved countless readers. His words are full of light and warmth, calling readers to join in the exploration of the soul, inspiring readers to pursue love, life, and ideals, and allowing readers to feel the brilliance of literature.

Mr. Lin's literary achievements are unique in contemporary China, and he is one of the few writers with extensive international influence in contemporary Chinese literary circles.

In recognition of Mr. Lin's important position in the literary world and in recognition of Mr. Lin's outstanding contribution to the spread of Chinese culture around the world, I would like to respectfully request the Chairman to confer the title of Honorary Doctor of Letters to Mr. Lin Chaoyang."

The beautiful words of praise finally came to an end, and Lin Chaoyang felt very embarrassed.

In the past, when he received awards, whether at home or abroad, he would simply praise him. This was the first time that the Chinese University of Hong Kong praised him like a man in front of hundreds of people.

Even though he felt that he was thick-skinned, he couldn't bear it.

Fortunately, at the end of the speech of praise, Lin Chaoyang solved one of his confusions.

He originally thought that this tribute was written by a faculty member of CUHK, but he did not expect that it was Ba Jin who signed it. No wonder his experiences were so precious in the tribute.

It seems that CUHK really put a lot of thought into his honorary degree. No wonder Lin Congbiao first mentioned "Ba Jin".

After thinking about it, Lin Chaoyang walked up to the podium amidst applause.

The applause when he came on stage was much louder than when Bi Dafei and Tan Huizhu came on stage, and was comparable to when Li Yuanzhe came on stage.

Among the four honorary doctorates, the other three are somewhat distant from the students, but Lin Chaoyang is different.

CUHK is strong in the field of humanities and social sciences, and its students have many Chinese literature enthusiasts. In recent years, Lin Chaoyang's novels have become very popular among students, and there are very few people who have not seen the movies adapted from his works.

If the applause given to Li Yuanzhe by the students is a sign of respect for the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, then the applause given to Lin Chaoyang is a sign of love from the heart.

Walking up to the rostrum, under the gaze of hundreds of fine eyes, Lin Chaoyang walked up to the principal Gao Kun, and he symbolically plucked the tassels.

Then he walked to Li Guoneng, chairman of the school committee, and took the degree certificate from him.

Then Lin Chaoyang shook hands with Li Guoneng and said thank you. He turned to the seats and saw Tao Yushu's affectionate eyes in the crowd. Her face was full of excitement and excitement.

The purple velvet certificate was a bit heavy. Lin Chaoyang didn't think much of it before, but when he held it in his hands and looked into Tao Yushu's clear eyes, he felt that it felt pretty good.

From now on, Ms. Tao can show off when she goes out:

My husband is a doctor!

After speaking and taking photos, Lin Chaoyang walked off the stage a few minutes later amidst applause. Tao Yushu happily took the honorary doctorate certificate and looked left and right.

He was the last honorary doctor to take the stage today, and the awarding ceremony ended after he walked off the stage.

Then, several honorary degree recipients Lin Chaoyang took group photos with school leaders on the boulevard, and then visited the school accompanied by school staff.

In the afternoon, Lin Chaoyang was invited to New Asia College to give a speech to the students.

New Asia College is famous for its humanities and social sciences. Lin Chaoyang received an even warmer welcome here. Many students came with his books, and the speech almost turned into a book signing in the end.

"I didn't expect you to be so popular in the university in Xiangjiang!"

When Tao Yushu said this, there was a hint of secret pride in his eyebrows.

"Just average, third in Asia." Lin Chaoyang boasted jokingly.

"If you say you are fat, you will gasp."
To be continued...