Not only the job, Professor Qian Yingyi also influenced Li Hongbin in the idea of cultivating talents. "Professor Qian always says that we should cultivate curiosity, imagination, and critical thinking of the students. It's relatively easier for the critical thinking part, and harder for the curiosity and imagination part. They need to be trained from childhood". In class Professor Li attached great importance to curiosity. He even said to the students:"Economics students need to be more gossipy, so as to dig out all the stories behind the papers."