Yu Minhong's life, ups and downs, born in 1962, Jiangyin, Jiangsu, failed the college entrance examination twice in a row, and he was finally admitted to the Department of Western Languages of Peking University with a score of 98 in English in the third college entrance examination. The family killed a pig to celebrate, and then began his extraordinary career as a teacher.
At the age of 20, he contracted tuberculosis and had to take a year off from school. This year's experience has strengthened his beliefs and made him cherish every moment of life even more. At the age of 23, he stayed on to teach, and at the age of 26, he planned to go abroad, and in order to raise tuition fees, he set up an English training course outside the school.
However, the road to his dream was not all smooth sailing. At the age of 28, he was punished by Peking University for running a school privately in the name of Peking University. It was a heavy blow to him, but instead of giving up, he strengthened his beliefs. At the age of 29, he left Peking University and went to the off-campus training class as a substitute. At the age of 31, he officially founded Beijing New Oriental Training School and began his entrepreneurial journey.
However, life's trials for him are not over. At the age of 36, he was kidnapped by acquaintances and given an anesthetic. At the age of 37, he was kidnapped again and the kidnappers were beaten away. These experiences have strengthened his beliefs and made him cherish every moment of life even more.
At the age of 38, he interviewed Luo Yonghao and was hired to New Oriental. At the age of 39, New Oriental was upgraded to an education technology group. At the age of 44, he and New Oriental were listed on the New York Stock Exchange in the United States, setting a precedent for Chinese educational institutions to go public. These achievements have made him a leader in China's education industry.
At the age of 47, he was awarded the Economic Person of the Year at Station C;At the age of 51, he was made into a movie "Chinese Partner", but he was not very satisfied personally, saying that although he was very earthy, he was not as earthy as in the movie;At the age of 58, he announced that he was considering retirement;At the age of 59, he entered the live broadcast industry and launched Oriental Selection.