Xiaomi Heavy Industry, its first entrepreneurial venture!

Chapter 392 Acquiring a Great General! (Second Update!)
Lei Jun counted the cards and realized he was losing without even realizing it. He gasped and, looking utterly dejected, muttered in protest, "I didn't want to drag this out either!"

"The system needs to perform so many functions, and then there needs to be enough hardware to support them."

"All of this requires experimentation and time."

"If it weren't for leveraging your brand to secure some supply chain deals, I'd still be stuck in the supply chain business."

"The prototype is expected to be completed by the end of the year."

"Reaching a prototype in two months is already our limit!"

"I'm afraid of one thing right now: we'll get the prototype out, but then it won't turn on or off, and all our talk will be useless."

While he was explaining, the mahjong table had been washed. Lin Yi pressed the dice, picked up the mahjong tiles, and then said unhurriedly, "You have no experience in manufacturing smartphones. For the first thing you make, being able to light up the screen and access the desktop is already a success."

"As long as the screen can be turned on, the rest will not be a problem."

"Yaoji!"

"You need to produce a prototype as soon as possible, conduct the necessary experiments, and once it's done, send me the design plan directly. I'll have my staff start production for you."

"As for those supply chain manufacturers, I will send you contracts later, and you can sign them in the name of my company."

"Play your cards! You guys are so slow and indecisive when playing mahjong!"

…………

At the same time, Zhang Yiming returned to the office building downstairs of Room 99. The office lights were on, and through the windows, several figures could be seen moving around inside.

Instead of going upstairs, he went down to the convenience store, bought a pack of cigarettes, found a quiet spot, squatted down, and started smoking.

As he smoked, Zhang Yiming subconsciously looked around, his gaze sweeping across the tall buildings across the street, but out of the corner of his eye, he inadvertently caught sight of something.

A symbol that I didn't pay attention to before, but which I care about very much today.

The silver-white cross-shaped logo.

Xiaomi Heavy Industry.

On the ground floor of the building opposite him, there was a shop that had changed owners at some point.

At this moment, the store is under renovation, and the logo on the exposed store sign is that of Xiaomi Heavy Industry.

The store's name is Xiaomi Heavy Industry Yanjing Home Appliance Mall Store No. 11.

Looking at the shop's name, Zhang Yiming turned around and looked at the building behind him.

Ok……

Could it be that he opened a separate shop to spy on me in order to recruit me?
As soon as the idea came to mind, Zhang Yiming himself laughed.

With a soft laugh, he smoked even faster.

Less than 20 minutes later, he threw the cigarette box into the trash can, stood up, put his hands in his pockets, and walked towards the barbecue restaurant not far away.

He took out his phone and made a call as he walked.
How many people are working overtime today?

"15?"

"Okay, I'm downstairs, I'll buy you some food!"

As he walked into the shop, he waved his hand and said, "15 bowls of fried noodles, each with a chicken leg and a braised egg!"

"Grill me another 200 meat skewers!"

"hurry up!"

When Zhang Yiming carried this huge pile of food upstairs and pushed open the office door, everyone in the office stared at him with wide mouths and incredulous eyes.

After a long while, the maintenance engineer in charge of the server room cautiously ran over, took the meat skewers from his hand, and asked in a low voice:

"Boss, are we having a farewell dinner?"

"What are you saying!" Zhang Yiming glared at the person who spoke, turned around, took the boxed lunch from the barbecue restaurant owner's son, and began distributing it to the people present.

After handing them out, he took two meat skewers, sat down casually in the chair, and calmly said while munching on them:

“I have a friend who has become the owner of a small company.”

"But then, the boss of a big company came to poach him to work on a big project."

“My friend wants to go, but he doesn’t want to go either. According to his assessment, he could do the project that the big boss mentioned on his own, but he’s afraid of getting beaten up by the big boss.”

"What do you think? Should I persuade him to go, or should I advise him to do it himself?"

With just a few words, the group of people who were enjoying their meal were put on pause, and they all stared at Zhang Yiming expectantly.

Especially the operations engineer who had just spoken; he opened his mouth, muttered under his breath, "Isn't this just a farewell dinner?"

The muttering was very soft, but the office was small, so the sound still reached Zhang Yiming's ears clearly: "I told you! It's a friend of mine!"

"Remember, he's a friend of mine!"

"Ah, right, right, right!" Zhang Yiming corrected him again, and the operations and maintenance team didn't intend to dwell on it. The fact that the boss had brought up this idea meant that he was preparing to run away.

This meal might be the last one.

Eat first, we'll talk after we're full.

Several other people shared the same idea. After Zhang Yiming repeatedly clarified that it was one of his friends, they all turned around and frantically devoured the boxed lunches and kebabs in their hands.

Seeing that no one was paying attention to him, Zhang Yiming became anxious: "Hey, why are you all like this!"

"Boss, you said it yourself, but they're not our friends, so we can't say anything!" someone looked up and replied, then lowered their head and continued eating.

Seeing these people like this, Zhang Yiming was completely defeated. He sighed, lowered his head, and stared at the floor, saying:

"It was me, actually!"

"The company that contacted me is called Xiaomi Heavy Industry!"

At that moment, the group of people who had been eating with their heads down quickly looked up again: "Isn't it millet?"

"Yes, the CEO of 360 came to inspect the place a couple of days ago. Didn't they say that Xiaomi was contacting you?"

"How did they get involved with Xiaomi Heavy Industry again?"

"Xiaomi and Xiaomi Heavy Industry, it's obvious they're related!"

"Then let me ask you, what is the relationship between rice and corn?"

"They definitely have a relationship!" Amidst the commotion, Zhang Yiming corrected his employee, maintaining his bowed head as he continued:
"It was Lei Jun, the CEO of Xiaomi, who contacted me and asked me to come over."

"I also met Mr. Lin from Xiaomi Heavy Industry. That project has a very promising future."

“It’s huge. If we go on that project, we’ll definitely go down in history.”

"But I want to do it myself!"

"What the hell are you doing!" The operations engineer, clutching two skewers of meat, squatted down in front of Zhang Yiming amidst the cursing and shouted exaggeratedly.
"That's Xiaomi Heavy Industry!"

"The world's first company to have its own private navigation system."

"The company that has mastered the world's only ultra-high-performance battery is said to be building a battery factory. Once completed, it will be a money-printing machine, even more extravagant than a money-printing machine!"

“They have enormous amounts of money. The things you like to scrimp and calculate are nothing to them.”

"If I weren't such a useless person, I would want to join that company."

"Boss, if all else fails, recommend me!" "I'm not good at much else, but I'm great at following orders. Give me an order, and I'll do it even if it means going through fire and water..."

"Get out of the way!" Zhang Yiming raised his hand and shoved the operations and maintenance personnel aside.
"You told me to my face that another company was better and that you wanted to switch jobs there. Did you even consider how I felt?"

"You're still getting paid by me!"

"I knew I shouldn't have asked you!"

No sooner had he finished speaking than the operations and maintenance team chimed in again: "You can lead us to defect!"

“Although we are just small fry here, the fact that the boss of Xiaomi Heavy Industry personally poached you means that they may not even have a team.”

“Boss, if you take us there, you won’t have to worry about whether to stay as the boss or go to Xiaomi Heavy Industry as the project manager.”

"Because once we get there, we can call you boss too!"

Stuffing the meat skewer into his mouth, the maintenance worker, ignoring the grease on his hands, grabbed Zhang Yiming and cried out loudly:
"Boss, let's charge one more time! We employees aren't afraid, so what are you afraid of!"

Zhang Yiming was speechless. Compared to these employees, he really had nothing to fear.

He started working at Kuxun in 2005 and rose to the position of technical director, earning a decent salary.

In 2007, Wang Xing and his team founded Fanfou.com.

He left Microsoft in 2008, then left Microsoft again, formed a team at the beginning of this year, officially established the company in June, and launched the product.

Although I haven't become extremely wealthy, I've always had money, connections, and a backup plan.

Even if the company I'm currently in goes bankrupt, I can still use my previous connections to find a team to work with.

These employees are capable, but not top-notch, which is why they choose this company as a stepping stone to gain experience before moving to other large companies.

Strictly speaking, they had no way out.

A group of people with no way out persuaded someone who had a way out to join another large company.

This is kind of funny no matter how you look at it.

With a helpless smile, Zhang Yiming rubbed his face vigorously and said with a laugh, "Get some rest after you finish working overtime!"

"Work as usual tomorrow."

"I'll go see that General Manager Lin again tomorrow morning and see if he's willing."

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“Table 17…” Lin Yi’s gaze swept across the layout of the hotel restaurant, and finally, in the corner by the window, he found Zhang Yiming sitting in the corner.

"Good morning!" He smiled and sat down opposite Zhang Yiming, gesturing for a waiter.
"Order!"

Only after the waiter left with the menu did he turn his gaze back to Zhang Yiming.

Mr. Zhang had dark circles under his eyes, making him look like he hadn't slept well.

He must have thought about it all night, or rather, until midnight, and then got up again just as he had fallen asleep.

Now, things should be clear:
"Mr. Zhang, have you made up your mind?"

"Are you going to come with me to be the project manager, or stay in your Room 99?"

Faced with this direct approach, Zhang Yiming was not quite used to it. After a moment of hesitation, he calmly said, "I... I want to bring a few people with me, mainly my current team members from my company."

“I talked to them last night, and they all strongly recommended that I work for your company.”

“I’m their leader. If I run away, it’s like they’ve cut off their escape route.”

"They are kind and righteous, and I cannot be the heartless one."

Zhang Yiming's words surprised Lin Yi. After all, when Zhang Yiming faced America's punishment in the future, he slid to his knees so quickly that he was grabbed by the neck and forced to stand up, thus maintaining his dignity.

After that respectable occasion, he retired from the limelight and became a carefree wealthy man.

Unexpectedly, this person in his twenties seemed quite kind and loyal.

On the other side, after stating his requirements, Zhang Yiming kept staring at Lin Yi.

When he noticed that the other person was staring at him and seemed to be contemplating the gains and losses, he lowered his head, looking conflicted.

Just when he thought Lin Yi wouldn't agree, Lin Yi spoke up:

“No problem. The team over there is short-staffed. You can bring your entire company team with you.”

"But let me make this clear first, don't cause trouble!"

"I will give you enough authority to use in your work. My only requirement for you is to work conscientiously and in accordance with the general direction I give you."

"Once the work is done, wealth and honor, and a place in history are not big problems."

So, will you join?

Zhang Yiming looked conflicted. After struggling for a moment, he said, "I want to ask another question!"

"Say!"

How much initial startup capital is needed?

"3000 mu of land in Lin'an City, a free office building, several years of tax exemption, 1400 million yuan in cash, and a set of mature algorithms!"

With each word Lin Yi spoke, Zhang Yiming's heart skipped a beat.

I knew Xiaomi Heavy Industry was wealthy and powerful, but I didn't expect them to be this wealthy.

At the same time, he also remembered what Lin Yi had said.

They have a good relationship with the authorities, so they can easily take him down.

This is no longer a question of whether or not we can pinch him.

3000 mu of land, and it's land in Lin'an, even at the cheapest price it would cost two or three hundred thousand. Just this land alone is worth hundreds of millions.

There is also an office building.

Then think about the annual rent for your office...

Several years of tax exemption policy...

The 1400 million in cash didn't seem so conspicuous.

As for the final mature algorithm, Zhang Yiming recalled what Lin Yi had said yesterday. He came to him only because he was easier to deal with. If he hadn't gone, Lin Yi could have easily found more people and divided the task among himself.

Now it seems that everything the other side said was true, not a single lie.

Zhang Yiming let out a soft chuckle, laughing at his past self and at his own chaotic thoughts.

He stood up, walked around the dining table, came to Lin Yi, and bowed slightly:

"boss!"

"Have a meal! After the meal, I will give you the contact information of the person in charge in Lin'an. After you have taken care of things in Yanjing, take your people to Suzhou first, ask our General Manager Ji for the company seal, complete the onboarding process, and then go to Lin'an."

The restaurant waiter brought over the steak we had yesterday, this time it was medium-well.

Zhang Yiming returned to his seat, processed Lin Yi's words, and then leaned forward to ask:
"Boss, aren't you going back?"

"I have some work to take care of in Yanjing. After that, I need to entertain a few customers before I go back." After answering Zhang Yiming's question, Lin Yi picked up his knife and fork and focused on the steak in front of him.

(End of this chapter)