[TT 19/6] Pho'ng su+.: Tra^`n tha^n da^n... tie^'p thi. (fwd)

[AnHai Doan <anhai@cs.washington.edu>]

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Pho'ng su+.: Tra^`n tha^n da^n... tie^'p thi.

To^i ddang ngu? tru+a, bo^~ng bi. go.i gia^.t ngu+o+.c da^.y. Ba^.t
da^.y lao ra cu+?a, kho^ng de` la.i ga(.p hai nu. cu+o+`i... khuye^'n
ma~i ddo+.i sa(~n : "Tu.i em la` nha^n vie^n tie^'p thi. cu?a ha~ng my~
pha^?m A. Xin anh cho ga(.p nhu+~ng ngu+o+`i phu. nu+~ trong nha` ...".
To^i ca'u ki?nh : "To^i so^'ng mo^.t mi`nh, cha(?ng co' phu. nu+~ na`o
ca? !". Tu+o+?ng va^.y ye^n tha^n, kho^ng de`...: "a`, ne^'u va^.y thi`
anh co' the^? du`ng da^`u go^.i dda^`u. o+? dda^y chu'ng em co' ra^'t
nhie^`u loa.i. To'c anh ne^'u kho^, co' the^? du`ng loa.i na`y, no'
chu+'a ra^'t nhie^`u vitamin E. Co`n ne^'u co' ga`u, thi` du`ng loa.i
na`y ne` anh...". Thu' tha^.t, hai co^ tie^'p thi. ra^'t xinh, nhu+ng
trong ti`nh ca?nh na`y thi` to^i kho^ng the^? "chi.u tra^.n" ba`i tie^'p
thi. no^?i, be`n khe~ kha`ng ddo'ng cu+?a. 

Do.c ddu+o+`ng gio' bu.i...
Ma^'y ho^m sau, hai co^ ga'i quay la.i. La^`n na`y kho^ng pha?i thuye^'t
phu.c to^i mua da^`u go^.i dda^`u ma` la` ta(.ng ma^'y go'i xa` pho`ng
be' ba(`ng ho^.p die^m. To^i ra^'t a'y na'y chuye^.n ho^m no., nhu+ng
"nghe^` cu?a tu.i em la` va^.y. Khi kha'ch ha`ng kho' chi.u la` mi`nh
ddi. Di.p kha'c tro+? la.i" - Thu Thu?y, mo^.t trong hai co^, no'i.
DDe^? quen vo+'i nhu+~ng ti`nh ca?nh phu~ pha`ng nhu+ va^.y, hai co^
ga'i dda~ pha?i luo^n o+? trong tra.ng tha'i "go^`ng mi`nh" (no'i no^m
na la` "li`") suo^'t ga^`n nu+?a na(m nay ro^`i, ke^? tu+` nga`y ha`nh
nghe^`. Kim Nga^n, co^ kia, cho bie^'t tu+` nho? dde^'n nay co^ chu+a
bao gio+` ddi va`o nhu+~ng khu pho^' la.. Va^.y ma` gio+` dda^y, chie^`u
chie^`u co^ a(n ma(.c dde.p ddi va`o khu pho^' lao ddo^.ng da`y dda(.c
nhu+~ng tay bo+.m nha^.u co+?i tra^`n tru`ng tru.c, mi`nh xa(m chi chi't
o+? phu+o+`ng 22, Bi`nh Tha.nh na`y. Thu Thu?y va` Kim Nga^n cho bie^'t
mi`nh la` sinh vie^n. 

o+? qua'n nha^.u TT nga~ sa'u Co^.ng Ho`a, to^'i to^'i co' hai co^ ga'i
tie^'p thi. bia. Mo^.t trong hai co^ ra^'t xinh, te^n Va^n. Va^n no'i
mo^~i to^'i co^ ba'n ddu+o+.c chu+`ng 30 chai o+? qua'n na`y. Sau ddo'
co^ cha.y the^m va`i so^ nu+~a o+? qua'n kha'c. Co^ ba?o la` "so^'ng
ddu+o+.c" chu+' kho^ng cho bie^'t lo+`i la~i bao nhie^u. The^' nhu+ng
to^i tha^'y dde^? ba'n ddu+o+.c mo^.t chai bia tha^.t "tra^`n ai khoai
cu?". Va^n dde^'n tu+`ng ba`n, ddo.c nguye^n mo^.t "ba`i", lo+`i le~
tro^i cha?y, gio.ng no'i du du+o+ng, nu. cu+o+`i tha^n ma^.t, tu+o+?ng
chu+`ng nhu+ quen nhau la('m ma(.c cho nhu+~ng lo+`i cho`ng ghe.o, ke^?
ca? nhu+~ng ca'i la('c dda^`u, pha^?y tay kho' chi.u. Co' la^`n o+?
mo^.t qua'n kha'c, suy't nu+~a dda~ xa?y ra chuye^.n a^?u dda? : mo^.t
nho'm thanh nie^n khi dda~ nga` nga` say, pho+?n chi' ba^'t tu+? ddu+a
tay quo+` qua.ng mo^.t co^ tie^'p thi.. Nho'm kha'c tha^'y chuye^.n
ba^'t bi`nh dda~ ke'o sang no'i chuye^.n pha?i qua^'y. Co^ ga'i hoa?ng
so+.: "Chi? mong chuye^.n na`y ddu+`ng dde^'n tai co^ng ty em la`
ddu+o+.c...". Co^ ba?o co^ cu~ng la` sinh vie^n tru+o+`ng su+ pha.m. 

Nhu+~ng ngu+o+`i ra`nh da^n tie^'p thi. ddu'c ke^'t : tie^'p thi. vie^n
ca'c loa.i ru+o+.u, bia, thuo^'c la' la` dda(?ng ca^'p 1; tie^'p thi.
ca'c loa.i my~ pha^?m, thu+.c pha^?m, ha`ng tie^u du`ng, in a^'n...la`
ha.ng 2, ro^`i co' ha.ng 3, ha.ng...n ! DDo' la` xe^'p loa.i theo tie^u
chua^?n ngoa.i hi`nh cu~ng nhu+ theo thu nha^.p. To^? tru+o+?ng mo^.t
nho'm tie^'p thi. co' doanh so^' ba'n ha(`ng dde^m ra^'t cao kha(?ng
ddi.nh : "Chu'ng to^i ba'n gia' cao ho+n be^n ngoa`i mo^.t chu't. Nhu+ng
kho^ng sao, tie^'p thi. vie^n cu?a to^i ra^'t dde.p !". DDo' la` mo^.t
ca'ch "ba('t ba`i" trong tie^'p thi.. Va` nha^n vie^n tie^'p thi. cu?a
mo^~i nha~n hie^.u dde^`u co' ca'ch "ba('t ba`i" rie^ng. Ru+o+.u bia
thi` cu+' ta^'n co^ng ca'c o^ng. Co`n no^`i nie^u, xoong cha?o thi`
ta^'n co^ng ca'c ba`. 

Va`o de^~, ra cu~ng de^~
Mo^.t to^? tru+o+?ng tie^'p thi. ru+o+.u cho bie^'t mo^~i to^'i ca'c co^
nha^n vie^n kie^'m ddu+o+.c tre^n du+o+'i tra(m nga`n ddo^`ng. Co' khi
tru'ng ma'nh vo^ va`i tra(m la` chuye^.n thu+o+`ng. Tie^'p thi. ru+o+.u,
bia, thuo^'c la' ca`ng dde.p ngu+o+`i ca`ng to^'t, kho^ng nhu+ ca'c
ma^?u qua?ng ca'o ddo`i "tri`nh ddo^. dda.i ho.c, u+u tie^n bie^'t
tie^'ng Anh, Hoa". Anh cu+o+`i he^` he^` : "DDa.i ho.c vo+'i no'i
tie^'ng ta^y u gi` ! Co^ ga'i ga^`n nha` mi`nh ho.c chu+a he^'t lo+'p 5,
nhu+ng gio` ca(?ng coi ddu+o+.c la('m, vo^ la`m tie^'p thi. thuo^'c la',
ddu+o+.c va`i tha'ng gio+` dda~ la`m to^? tru+o+?ng tie^'p thi.. Du+o+'i
tay co^ co' ga^`n chu.c anh em, co' ma^'y ngu+o+`i to^'t nghie^.p dda.i
ho.c ddo' !". N.V.Ch., cu+? nha^n tie^'ng Nga, to^'t nghie^.p ra
tru+o+`ng ddu+o+.c nha^.n ve^` mo^.t co^ng ty no., va` trong tho+`i gian
"cho+` sa('p xe^'p vie^.c ho+.p chuye^n mo^n" anh ddu+o+.c ta.m cho
ddi... tie^'p thi. sa?n pha^?m cu?a co^ng ty. DDu+o+.c va`i tha'ng,
co^ng ty khuye^'n khi'ch: "Vie^.c na`y ho+.p vo+'i kha? na(ng cu?a
anh...". Hai na(m nay, Ch. buo^.c lo`ng pha?i ta^.n tu.y vo+'i "kha?
na(ng" a^'y. "Nga^~m mu+o+`i ma^'y na(m a(n ho.c, co+m cha a'o me. chu+~
tha^`y ma` buo^`n...". Buo^`n nhu+ng kho^ng ddu? can dda?m dde^? bo?,
vi` no'i nhu+ Ch., nghi~ cho cu`ng thi` ddo' cu~ng la` mo^.t ca'i
nghe^`. Tru+o+`ng ho+.p nhu+ Ch.  kho^ng thie^'u. Mo^.t pho' gia'm
ddo^'c Co^ng ty ddie^.n tu+? LG cho hay ha^`u he^'t nha^n vie^n tie^'p
thi., cha`o ba'n ha`ng cu?a co^ng ty o^ng dde^`u la` ky~ su+ co+ khi',
ddie^.n tu+?. 

Nhie^`u ngu+o+`i la`m co^ng ta'c cung u+'ng lao ddo^.ng cho bie^'t
lu+o+.ng lao ddo^.ng la`m co^ng vie^.c tie^'p thi. da.ng nghie^.p du+,
tho+`i vu. nhu+ tie^'p thi. ga.o, ddu+o+`ng, kem, xa` bo^ng, my~ pha^?m,
ddo^` sa('t, bo^`n nu+o+'c, in a^'n ca'c loa.i... chi' i't cu~ng chie^'m
dde^'n mo^.t nu+?a ddo^.i qua^n tie^'p thi. no'i chung. DDa so^' ho.
dde^`u la` sinh vie^n, ca^`n vie^.c la`m the^m dde^? trang tra?i cho
vie^.c ho.c... Co' ba.n kie^'m ddu+o+.c tie^`n, nhu+ng cu~ng co'
ngu+o+`i sau mo^.t va`i tua^`n dda`nh pha?i bo? vie^.c. Trung, ddang
ho.c Cao dda(?ng Marketing, sau ba tua^`n tie^'p thi. kem ho^.p cho
mo^.t co+ so+? no. dda~ "du+'t a'o" vo+'i co^ng vie^.c ma` tru+o+'c ddo'
khi nha^.n ddu+o+.c ba.n ra^'t mu+`ng. "Mo^.t nga`y, to^i buo^.c pha?i
ba'n ddu+o+.c mu+o+`i ho^.p kem, mo^~i ho^.p 40.000 ddo^`ng. Ba'n he^'t
so^' ddo' mo+'i ddu+o+.c hu+o+?ng lu+o+ng 30.000 ddo^`ng, ba(`ng kho^ng
chi? ddu+o+.c hu+o+?ng 5% hue^ ho^`ng tre^n so^' ba'n ra". Co' khi bo?
vie^.c co`n la` cha^'p nha^.n chia tay vo+'i so^' tie^`n the^' cha^n
nhu+ tru+o+`ng ho+.p cu?a DD. va` H.. Nguye^~n Thanh Danh, tie^'p thi.
thu+.c pha^?m cho mo^.t co+ so+? ma` o^ng chu? la` ngu+o+`i DDa`i Loan,
a^'m u+'c: "Sau mo^.t tho+`i gian tie^'p thi., khi no+i mua tro+? tha`nh
kha'ch ha`ng thu+o+`ng xuye^n thi` chu'ng to^i kho^ng ddu+o+.c tro+?
la.i, mo.i vie^.c giao di.ch mua ba'n sau ddo' dde^`u do co+ so+? thu+.c
hie^.n. Chu'ng to^i bi. buo^.c ddi ti`m kha'ch ha`ng mo+'i. To^i cu~ng
dda~ ddo'ng go'p ha`ng chu.c ddi.a chi? cho o^ng chu? DDa`i Loan ro^`i,
gio+` pha?i nga^.m ngu`i ra ddi vo+'i quye^'t ddi.nh "la`m vie^.c kho^ng
hie^.u qua?". Ti`nh tra.ng "va('t chanh bo? vo?" la` pho^? bie^'n trong
vie^.c su+? du.ng lao ddo^.ng du+o+'i danh nghi~a tie^'p thi. hie^.n
nay. DDa'ng tie^'c la` chu+a co' ai ba?o ve^. ddu+o+.c quye^`n lo+.i lao
ddo^.ng cho nhu+~ng ngu+o+`i la`m loa.i co^ng vie^.c na`y. 

Ba?n tha^n nhu+~ng ba.n tre? la`m co^ng vie^.c tie^'p thi. xa'c nha^.n:
"Go.i chu'ng to^i la` tie^'p thi. cho no' de^~ nghe tho^i, tha^.t ra la`
ddi ba'n ha`ng da.o. Ca'c co^ng ty co' chu? tru+o+ng tie^'p thi. tha^.t
su+. thi` i't la('m !". Nhie^`u ba.n ghi nha^.n: nghe^` tie^'p thi. va`o
thi` de^~, ra cu~ng de^~, nhu+ng tru. la.i ddu+o+.c thi` kho' la('m ! 

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