I'm in the county town, and you say I'm a big shot?

Chapter 641 "No poaching from our sister company!"

After the meal, Fang Qingye called over Xin Tiejun and Lin Tao, the senior executives of Zhiyun Technology, and gave them a grand introduction to the yellow peaches.

"This is Huang Tao, a PhD candidate in Financial Engineering at the University of Chicago, whose research focuses on blockchain technology. She's the one who called to remind me about R3 CEV in the US and the Corda platform they're developing."

"Hello, Dr. Huang." Xin Tiejun hurriedly shook hands with Huang Tao, but in his heart he was wondering what the relationship was between this beautiful woman and the boss.
Lin Tao, being rather naive, immediately said, "That's great! We have everything we need right now, except for manpower."

Last week, Bai Ou instructed Li Li to transfer 8 million yuan from Tuofang Technology's account to Zhiyun Technology as R&D funds, which greatly boosted Xin Tiejun and his team's confidence.

Upon hearing Lin Tao mention the talent shortage, Fang Qingye asked, "Which specific majors are needed?"

"Blockchain Infrastructure Architect: Must be proficient in smart contract virtual machine design and familiar with the CUTXO model and its extension mechanisms; Cryptographic Algorithm Engineer: Must be proficient in encryption algorithms and privacy protection technologies; Consensus Mechanism Development Engineer: Must be familiar with BFT-type consensus algorithms and able to optimize Notary service performance; We also need Smart Contract Development Engineers, Distributed Network Development Engineers, and Security Testing Engineers."

Lin Tao went on and on, and finally added, "It would be best if they had relevant work experience, so they could be used immediately after being hired."

Fang Qingye listened and then looked at Huang Tao.

“President Lin is right,” Huang Tao agreed. “Whether we can defeat R3 CEV depends on the people.”

"Then let's hire people!" Fang Qingye waved his hand. "If you think college graduates lack experience, then go poach them from major companies! Alibaba, Tencent, Baidu, Xiaomi—anything goes! Even Silicon Valley in the US! Mr. Xin, you can directly call Liang Wei in the New York office and ask him to help you recruit people. Just say it's my idea. I'll say it again: a million-dollar annual salary and an apartment in Shanghai!"

The 100 houses that Tuofang Technology purchased a few years ago have already been distributed. Later, Bai Ou purchased another 100 houses in Pudong in the name of Tuofang Technology, and there are very few left.

Tomorrow Cube and Zhiyun Technology are now hiring mostly people with master's degrees or above, and they are mostly graduates from 985 and 211 universities. They also provide housing very quickly.

“You don’t need to worry about the housing issue. I will continue to buy more in the name of Tuofang Technology, another 300 units,” Fang Qingye said with a smile.

The average price of houses in Pudong has now reached 37000 yuan per square meter, and a house can easily cost more than 300 million yuan!

This is definitely a temptation for young people who want to stay and live in Shanghai.

Finally, it was agreed that, in order to allow Huang Tao to work better at Zhiyun Technology, he would be given the position of Technical Director, specifically responsible for the design of the underlying mathematical models.

Having arranged everything, Fang Qingye prepared to return to Nanxin. Before leaving, she naturally didn't forget to tell Huang Tao to visit Nanxin sometime.

"Great! I've been wanting to visit your nursery for ages. Wait for me!"

Recently, a story has been circulating in Pudong's real estate circles: a rather mysterious company has started buying up properties in Pudong again, and not only in Pudong, but also frequently visiting properties in Xuhui and Yangpu districts that are close to Pudong.

Later, someone checked the company's history and found that this was not the first time the company had purchased a large number of properties in Shanghai, and it seemed that they had accumulated several hundred properties!

Originally, due to government regulations, Shanghai's housing prices had experienced negative growth for several consecutive months, but now they have begun to rise again!
The real estate sector is booming.
Even more enthusiastic are the tech companies. Zhiyun Technology, with its abundant cash and real estate holdings, is brimming with confidence, actively hiring headhunters and privately contacting engineers from various tech companies. The company's HR department is extremely busy.
This angered the HR staff of these companies, and the protest calls were not made to Zhiyun Technology, but rather directly to Fang Qingye through the company's senior management.

Lei Jun of Xiaomi, Li Yanhong of Baidu, Ma Huateng of Tencent, Zhang Xuhao of Ele.me, and Zhang Yimin of ByteDance also called Fang Qingye to complain that Zhiyun Technology had poached their employees!
That's a bit much.

Fang Qingye then called Xin Tiejun to stop this poaching of employees from a sister company. It was drizzling today, and Fang Qingye wasn't in Nanjing, but rather drinking tea in Hangzhou.

The misty rain falls on the south of the Yangtze River.

A few days ago, Ma Yun called to invite Fang Qingye, explaining that the pre-harvest tea had been picked and inviting her to come and taste it. Fang Qingye gladly accepted.

The tea house is called Taiji Zen Garden, located in Xixi National Wetland Park on Tianmushan Road. It was founded by Ma Yun and Jet Li. It is divided into several core functional areas: Wenyuan (Literary Garden), Wuyuan (Martial Garden), and Jingwutang (Martial Arts Hall).

The teahouse is located in the Wenyuan District, built by the water, and features a floor-to-ceiling glass design with an external wooden viewing platform.

Inside, a plaque inscribed with Jack Ma's calligraphy, "Tea and Zen are one," hangs on the wall, while the ancient zither piece "High Mountains and Flowing Water" plays on a loop in the background.

The melodious sound of the zither, accompanied by the pattering spring rain outside, and the steamy atmosphere inside, created a unique sense of Zen.

Besides Fang Qingye and Ma Yun, Shen Nanpeng from Sequoia China was also drinking tea.

"Some people say that I, Ma Yun, have my own private tea garden, but I don't."

Today, Ma Yun was dressed in a traditional kung fu outfit, exuding a chivalrous air: "The tea I'm serving you today is from my hometown. My hometown is famous for its torreya nuts and bamboo, but it also produces tea. Although it's not as famous as Hangzhou Longjing, it tastes good, so I specially invited you to try it."

Ma Yun's ancestral home is in Maxi Village, Gulai Town, Shaoxing. In modern times, it produced Ma Chuanjin, the inventor of tea processing machinery. It is said that everyone in that area has the surname Ma.

Fang Qingye picked up the teacup and took a sip. It tasted good, similar to Longjing tea from Meijiawu. So she said, "It tastes very much like tea from Meijiawu, sweet and mellow with a floral fragrance."

"Mr. Fang is indeed a tea connoisseur; the taste is indeed somewhat similar to that of Meijiawu," Ma Yun said with a smile.

Upon hearing this, Shen Nanpeng picked up his teacup and took a sip, but he couldn't taste any difference.

"Mr. Fang, can I ask you something?" Ma Yun suddenly asked.

"you say?"

"Your Zhiyun Technology has been poaching talent from various companies, including my Alibaba, especially Ant Financial and Alibaba Cloud. The HR departments of both companies have complained to me. A million-dollar annual salary and an apartment in Shanghai—who could resist that temptation?!"

"I'm sorry, Mr. Ma, I apologize here." Fang Qingye smiled and clasped his hands in a fist and palm salute: "Alibaba is a large and powerful company with a wealth of talent. Sending a few of us won't affect the overall situation, haha."

"Haha. It's not that I'm petty or care about a few people, but I'm just curious, Mr. Fang, what is your Zhiyun Technology researching and developing? Would you mind telling me?"

Hearing Ma Yun's question, Shen Nanpeng also looked at Fang Qingye with curiosity. He also wanted to know what the other party wanted to do by making such a big fuss.
“Sure, there’s no secret.” Fang Qingye didn’t hide anything: “Mr. Ma, have you heard of an American company called R3, which founded R3 CEV and its Notary platform?”

(End of this chapter)