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Is Zuckerberg's $200 million salary real?

Jiang Beicheng doesn't beat around the bush; he's quite direct when communicating with this engineering guy.

Pang Ming smiled and said, "To be precise, we can only get half of it. The other half is options, and the conditions offered by Meta are quite harsh."

Even if we can meet their conditions, who knows how much we'll actually get in the end?

After all, stock markets and stock prices fluctuate.

They also told the truth honestly.

To be honest, meta options are very tempting, but the amount of effort required is beyond what the average person can handle.

It's no exaggeration to say that the entire Silicon Valley is almost overwhelmed by Chinese programmers.

Currently, American programmers in Silicon Valley face more than ten rounds of interviews to find their ideal job.

It's incredibly difficult.

At work, they are overwhelmed by the sheer volume of work done by Chinese programmers.

This is, of course, what capitalists want to see most.

Upon hearing the word "options," Jiang Beicheng smiled and said, "Zuckerberg is being petty."

Pang Ming laughed along.

It's been a long time since I've heard such a friendly term as "petty".

He admired Jiang Beicheng's carefree attitude.

Jiang Zemin may not be as wealthy as a trillionaire like Mark Zuckerberg, but he was ruthless in his assessment of Zuckerberg.

Jiang Beicheng continued, "Are you familiar with the domestic talent market?"

Pang Ming nodded: "Alibaba previously offered an annual salary of 1.5 million yuan, plus long-term stock awards."

"RMB?"

"Ah."

"That's considered top-tier salary for technical talent," Jiang Beicheng said.

His annual salary of 1.5 million RMB is on par with Wang Jian of Alibaba Cloud.

Wang Jian led his team to build Alibaba's cloud computing platform, and he is now an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering.

"President Jiang, people like us actually make money very easily. And as you said, an annual salary of 1.5 million RMB is already the ceiling for technical personnel in China. Such an income can also meet all our material needs in China."

Of course, this is from my perspective.

Perhaps President Jiang's needs are higher, so this amount of money is insignificant to you.

Our group of students graduated from Tsinghua and Peking Universities, went on to study at world-class universities like Stanford and Harvard, and then gained practical experience at tech giants in Silicon Valley. The reason we have been working hard and making progress is not entirely due to money.

What are your thoughts on the AI ​​industry, Mr. Jiang?

Jiang Beicheng bluntly stated, "Perhaps AI is humanity's last technological revolution."

Pang Ming looked up at Jiangbei City.

Be stunned for a moment.

“President Jiang, I like the term ‘technological revolution’,” Pang Ming said sincerely. “The United States does indeed have the environment that researchers need because their basic science has always been at the forefront of the world.”

The gap between basic science in China and that here is narrowing, and we want to go back and continue to close that gap.

In the recent and contemporary technological revolutions, we have lagged far behind others. If general artificial intelligence truly is the last technological revolution in human history, I want to prove ourselves worthy of this generation.

Jiang Beicheng rarely heard these cries of patriotism from others, even though he himself was a person with very strong feelings of patriotism.

Because in the circle he's in, the primary consideration is still self-interest.

Pang Ming's words today moved him.

Jiang Beicheng said directly, "OK, Pang Ming, I appreciate your honesty. I can match the contract Zuckerberg offered you."

A salary of one hundred million US dollars a year.

Jiang Beicheng didn't mention stock option rewards. For a startup to talk about these things is more like making empty promises.

If DeepVision Technology achieves success or goes public, he will directly award Pang Ming equity rewards without setting any conditions or options; that will be the reward he deserves.

In the AI ​​technology war, Jiangbei City has indeed recognized the market potential of this track.

To create more benefits for oneself.

I also want to sit in the position of Musk and his "global tech giants".

But deep down, like Pang Ming, he has a grand vision and wants to help his country gain a competitive edge in this technological war.

The two shared similar ideals. Pang Ming didn't stand on ceremony; Jiang Beicheng's willingness to match Zuckerberg's offer was a form of recognition. What he needed to do was create valuable technological products that would make President Jiang feel that the $100 million was well spent.

Instead of haggling over such things.

Clearly, he is very confident in himself.

"Thank you for your kindness, Mr. Jiang." Pang Ming then revealed another piece of information to Jiang Beicheng: "President Jiang, among our batch of Tsinghua and Peking University graduates, there are still some who want to return to China to develop their careers."

He is also a top engineer in the field of AI in the United States.

I wonder if President Jiang could also give them a chance?

Jiang Beicheng raised an eyebrow.

He was secretly delighted.

This is like jumping into a talent pool!

These people must have also contacted domestic companies, but it's estimated that the domestic companies couldn't match their salary requirements, so they didn't take that step.

Pang Ming must have had in-depth conversations with them in private, and he only revealed these people today because they were so agreeable.

“Mr. Jiang, I can send you their resumes,” Pang Ming said.

Jiang Beicheng nodded.

I opened the email and glanced at it on the spot.

I was a little shocked.

All six are AI engineers from companies such as Google, Microsoft, Tesla, and OpenAI, and they hold very high positions, already being core team members of the project.

"What are their needs?" Jiang Beicheng asked.

Pang Ming said, "After returning to China, the salary reduction cannot exceed 30%."

Secondly, there's the issue of personal safety.

Jiang Beicheng nodded, understanding their request.

If your annual salary is ten million US dollars in the US, you should expect at least seven million US dollars in compensation when you return home.

Jiangbei City can meet this requirement, and will not even reduce their salaries to poach them.

As for personal safety, that is indeed a thorny issue.

For top talents in the industry, especially core members of certain projects, leaving is not so easy.

Tech giants can sign non-compete agreements with you, allow you to resign, and even accept your job hopping, but the government will intervene and only allow talents like you to move around here.

You could go to other countries, but if you want to return to China, it won't be that simple; there will definitely be many hurdles and conditions.

It could even threaten your life.

Jiang Beicheng said, "I can give it a try."

"Thank you Mr. Jiang."

Pang Ming took it as Jiang Beicheng agreeing to their request.

They certainly hoped that Jiangbei City could clear away all the obstacles.

The two had a very good talk today.

Finally, with James's help, they had a meal together and reached a consensus on cooperation.

Soon, news spread throughout Silicon Valley that Pang Ming, an AI genius from Silicon Valley, had been poached by a Chinese company.

Zuckerberg, Cook... these competitors were completely baffled.

Why did a Chinese technology company suddenly appear?

"What? Pang Ming was poached by a startup?" Zuckerberg was stunned when he heard the news.

He'd be more accepting if he were poached by big companies like Alibaba.

It turns out to be a startup!
This company has raised so much money.

Even if Pang Ming is eager to return to China, he would never accept the salary and benefits offered by the Chinese talent market.

That's too little. Here, he could earn several times that amount.

All I can say is that the startup that poached him offered a similar contract.

"Why? No, no, no, I can't believe this is real. Why would a startup be worth the treatment I'm offering?"
"Who are the investors in this company?" Zuckerberg kept repeating to himself.

I can't accept this fact. (End of Chapter)