The past whole year was not only an experience of study but a fabulous story of growth. The time at Manchester Business School without a doubt, was a precious memory in my life.

Firstly, I would like to thank my supervisor, Dr. Rudolf Sinkovics. I greatly appreciate the research opportunities, guidance, support that he offered me, and thank for his dedication to extend and organise my ideas during this research.

Most important, I would like to thank my parents, for their termless support to my study abroad and any of my decision all along, for their faith in me, and for their understanding that they showed during my long absence.

Special thanks go to Yi Zhao, for his endless encouragement and patience whenever I was frustrated. He has always been there for me, without his support the tough time might be even harder.

I would like to thank all my friends that have helped and encouraged me not only in this MSc course but in the whole year life. Particularly I wish to thank Yingbing Liu as she shared all the tears and smiles with me, and Tonghao Zhang for his considerations throughout the most difficult time.

Finally, I dedicate this work to all the people that contributed even a small piece to the work and who care about me.

论文已经写完，打印装订好，摆在我的案头。以上的文字是我写在最初的“感谢”。艰苦的日子已经过去，百感交集的，着重点名感谢了一些人，另一些人并没有提到。让你们当匿名的英雄，一是碍于Acknowledgements的篇幅，二是我又不是写书，挨个感谢有些夸张。但还是希望你们知道，你们为我的论文和在英国一年生活的帮助，我是铭记在心的，于是，发篇帖子，感谢那些遗漏的你们。

I really appreciate all your care and help.

1.谢谢你们对我论文的帮助：Le, Chengguang; Peter Ke; Shi, Lei; Yang, Yang; Zhang, Yu; Bryan; 平平; 多佳; 叔叔阿姨们;

2.谢谢你们对我生活的关心：Huang, Sai; Liu, Yu; Zhou, Yun; Zhang, Wenyang;  Vivienne Xu; Stella Luo; Peter Zuo; 宝宝; 亮亮; 姑姑一家;

3.谢谢你们在伦敦被炸后第一时间问候我：Weii; 南城;

我知道，应该还是有一些人再次被漏掉，请你们原谅我的烂记性。你们只是在List上被遗忘了，在我心里还是记得的。我会时常补遗这个名单 :)

No matter what we treat marriage as, viva, my best friend's best friend, what she said yesterday really hit me strongly.

Marriage is not "=" the legal procedure.

"Marriage means you get into one door, divorce means you get out of that door, but cohabitation is you stay at the same place no in and out."

She cohabited with her boyfriend when she was twenty and it's five years already (hope I memorise the right number), she said nothing is more upsetting than losing the mystery of marriage, no curious no expectation. They treat each other just like family, live together just like an old couple, and marriage seems meaningless to them at all.

"So please if you can, don't live together before you get married, give the respect to marriage her deserved."

So my sis and friends, please keep marriage as something special, if you find your Mr.Right already, hold him as tightly as you can; if you don't, be patient and don't make your decision cursorily. Any girl is an angel who deserves to be cherished by her nice guy.

"At the end, the princess and prince live happily ever after." We should remember it's such a fabulous dream when we read the fairy tales as a little girl.

Nothing happened, it's normal day in exams.

I like this flower.

Actually, I wanna remember one day before. It's in the past but it's really good when you turn back to look at it from where you stand now.

Life gives us hard task but does't mean it wanna deter the step ahead. Life is a long film while you are the director. Like read a book then you need tell the story.

I believe the magic power with me with you with every pretty girl and guy.

Someone told me: open the door, the world is ours; close the door, we are the world. Love on the way, we collect all. I really appreciate.

2005-02-14, Saint Valentine's Day.

But more important thing on this day is that I come back from London at last.

Yesterday, I missed my coach and unfortunately, the next coach was already full, the earliest coach I can catch is on today morning, my mobile phone ran out of battery at that point, (TMD...), that made things even worse, I cannot contact to anyone. The development and prevalence of morden technology make me lazy to remeber any phone number. The phone switched off as well as my track to friends.

At the Victoria coach station, I argued with the staff that I was late for the examine and repair of tubes, but that guy said: "I cannot help." with coldhearted voice and face. Without the encouragement from friends, I am so disappointed, bad things came together and I was almost eaten by the bad feeling.

Now, I should admit that being late for the coach is my own fault, I cannot pass the buck to the tube. If I could leave earlier, if I could pay attention to the notice, if I could be more careful in a place I am not familiar with, if......

Howevere, my luck came back at the last moment. On the way back to my friend's home, I caught on the last tube and met a boy lived in the same block with my friend (he helped me open the door)...

Sometimes, you need cheer and light yourself up... And, Happy Valentine's Day. My dear sang a song for me. :) I am still a lucky bird.

PS: Thanks my baobao very much for taking me in, last night, I was really a poor "little wild cat". Your milk + yogurt easily peaced me down. I met jockey online tonight, he said we know each other almost 3 years. But how about you and me? More than 11 years, it's really a long time. I am so luck that you also stay in Britain during this year. Forgive my poor English, I cannot say anymore, but I think you know what I wanna say. 

2005-02-09, Chinese New Year.

I always feel lonely in this day, that's the reason I like the incoming New Year but not the New Year's Day, I mean, the Festival.

Year 2004 is really a hard, challenging but fruitful year for me. Days accompanied with bad health; I made some hard decisions like quitting from my good job and starting to study again; I broke with my best friend I quite cherish; I tried something maybe not wrong but really hurt myself. Fortunately some guy decided to come into and stay in my life. In year 2004, I was so brave that I just went ahead and didn't feel a little regret to things have been done.

Year 2005 is on it's way. Thanks for the friends love me and I love and still stay with me; thanks for the friends give me support but stay behind; thanks the persons cheered me up and made me peace; thanks for the persons smiled to me, to life, to anyone actually they don't know; thanks for...the new year is coming :)

I clearly know what I think, what I want. Don't pray for anything but hope and trust myself. Do it then, you can do it.

2005-01-28, a day should be remembered.

I got the worst news today, that is, I failed my Multinational Finance Module, the even worse thing is that there are only two marks less than the pass mark. My tutor said don't worry and I needn't to retake it because my marks of other modules are ok and it can be compensated by them. He said what I should do is to work harder this semester, only hard is not enough.

I don't think I did a bad job of this Moduel and the exam mark really surprised me. I was so upset the whole day, so as to show as passive even when I talked about my dissertation topic with my supervisor.

I walked on the street and was absence of mind. I forget to send the letter, I broke the plate... One friend drop by, thanks for it, to be honest, I would feel worse if stay with myself.

When I saw my dear online in the evening, I almost cried out, saw the smile face from web-camera, I knew he wanted to cheer me up. I don't want to let him worry about me any more, I promise I will not cry for this again.

Thanks for every one that care about me, especially Phoebe, don't worried, I will be ok soon.

And, today, is a new day.