Reborn in 08, a heretical cultivator starting a business

Chapter 220 Non-Competition Agreement? A Heretical Cultivator's Move!
Wang Junshan was in high spirits: "This is the best opportunity, it's time to make a move!"

“Okay, Chairman, I’ll make an appointment with Dr. Wang Jian,” Tang Jinghe said with a smile.

Unsurprisingly, Dr. Wang Jian, who had been thoroughly fooled by Ali and was utterly disappointed by Tang Jinghe's invitation, still chose to accept the invitation after some hesitation!
To Wang Jian's surprise, when he arrived at the agreed location, the person he met was not Tang Jinghe, the HR director of Future Technology.

And the chairman of Future Technology is Wang Junshan!
"Chairman Wang, you've come in person!" Wang Jian was full of surprise.

Wang Junshan brought out a chair: "Dr. Wang, please have a seat."

"Thank you!" Wang Jian smiled.

Wang Junshan's personal involvement is enough to demonstrate the importance attached to him and to cloud computing!
Unlike Ali and Jack Ma...

He's a complete scoundrel!
He kept claiming he was going to do cloud computing, which fooled him into resigning as vice president of Microsoft Research Asia and joining Alibaba.

As a result, after I joined the company, the cloud computing project was canceled!
Isn't this just playing with yourself?

He even claimed to be a cloud computing scammer!

That's utterly shameless!
Thinking about all this made Wang Jian so angry he wanted to grind his teeth.

Seeing the complex expression on Wang Jian's face, Wang Junshan poured him a glass of wine.

"Dr. Wang, let's chat over drinks."

"Okay, Chairman Wang."

The two clinked glasses, and Wang Junshan began to speak in detail:
"Dr. Wang, I share your optimism about cloud computing."

"I even think that cloud computing is one of the greatest cutting-edge achievements of the next decade."

"What about ten years from now?" Wang Jian couldn't help but ask.

"Ten years from now, it will be the era of big data, the era of AI, and the era of intelligent driving. And cloud computing will be the core support for training big data, AI, and intelligent driving models!"

"Without cloud computing, AI, big data, and autonomous driving would all be a hundred times, or even a thousand times, more difficult. The costs would also become terrifyingly high!"

"It can be said that cloud computing is the foundational support for everything! And AI, big data, intelligent driving, and so on are all upper-level applications of cloud computing!"

"Therefore, in any case, future technology must focus on cloud computing, becoming the Amazon AWS of the East!"

Wang Jian praised him highly: "As expected of Chairman Wang, your vision is farther and more thorough than Jack Ma's, or even the chairmen, executives, and technical directors of all BAT companies!"

"Of course, they see further than I do."

"I've only seen the cloud computing stage, but you've seen through big data, AI models, and autonomous driving for the next twenty or thirty years."

"With a leader like you, it would be abnormal if Future Technology didn't surpass BAT (Baidu, Alibaba, Tencent) and become the greatest company in the future!"

Wang Junshan smiled faintly: "Dr. Wang is too kind. But professionals should do professional things."

"Although I am very optimistic about cloud computing, I am not a professional in this field. Even at Wanwang, although there are many excellent people, I have also integrated them."

"But we still lack a leader who can lead Wanwang and the future of cloud computing to success, comparable to AWS."

"I sincerely hope that Dr. Wang can come to Future Cloud Computing and serve as its president and chief expert!"

"Fully responsible for the research, development, and deployment of future cloud computing."

"I, Vipshop, U-Tuan.com, Wanwang, and even the entire Future Technology Group will provide the greatest support to the cloud computing business unit."

"We will invest 2 billion this year, then another 1 billion each year for the next three years, and then add another 20 billion after four years!"

"We will fully support the future development and growth of cloud computing, enabling it to rival, or even surpass, AWS!"

"Invest 2 billion upfront, 5 billion over four years, and another 20 billion afterwards!"

Wang Jian was overwhelmed with emotion and didn't know what to say!
Alibaba offered 5 billion yuan to be distributed over five years, but they encountered setbacks everywhere, and some even called him a cloud computing fraudster.

However, Wang Junshan personally extended an invitation to Future Technology.

Wanwang has been acquired, the cloud computing business unit has been established, and the funds are ready. The first year's funding is 20 billion, and there will be another 230 billion in the future!
I'm just waiting to join!

Such sincerity, such a disparity!
Wang Jian didn't know what to say.

It felt like we had known each other for a long time.

If anyone had known Wang Junshan earlier, who would have paid any attention to Jack Ma!
"Chairman Wang, I see your sincerity. Thank you for your recognition and trust."

"But I'm still an Alibaba employee, so let me think about it."

"No problem." Wang Junshan smiled, the matter was basically settled.

As for non-compete agreements?

Perhaps, but it cannot be stopped.

Last year, Wang Jian left Microsoft Research Asia and signed a non-compete agreement, but he still joined Alibaba without being affected.

That's because non-compete agreements have limited scope!
It's not that once you sign a contract, you can't switch jobs.

The essence of a non-compete agreement is to restrict direct competition and limit individuals from working in the same industry.
But as long as it's not in the same industry, then it doesn't matter.

Microsoft primarily develops Windows operating systems, Office software, enterprise server software, databases, and more.

Alibaba, on the other hand, focuses on e-commerce and online payments.

It is completely different from Microsoft's main business and is not within the scope of the non-compete agreement at all.

It wouldn't be a problem for Wang Jian to leave Microsoft and join Alibaba directly.

Similarly, the non-compete agreement that Wang Jian signed with Alibaba also mainly restricted him to e-commerce and payment.

If Wang Jian were to join WeChat Pay or Vipshop, that would definitely be unacceptable, as it would violate Alibaba's non-compete agreement.

But if you're working on future cloud computing, then it doesn't matter.

The reason is simple: cloud computing is still in its infancy and remains a vague concept.

Alibaba's cloud computing project hasn't even been approved yet!
If Alibaba's cloud computing project is officially launched and fully implemented, it will definitely violate the non-compete agreement.

The problem is that the Alibaba Cloud computing project was never approved, never initiated, and never launched!

To put it bluntly, Alibaba currently has no cloud computing business at all!

Alibaba doesn't even have a cloud computing business, so it's not in direct competition with Future Cloud Computing. It's hard to say that Wang Jian's joining Future Cloud Computing violated his non-compete agreement!

Even if Alibaba were to sue, it would be very difficult for them to win.

It would be too difficult for someone with an unlaunched business to sue Wang Jian for violating a non-compete agreement.

Of course, even if Alibaba launches cloud computing, there are many ways to circumvent it.

Starting a business through unorthodox practices? There are plenty of ways to do it.

For example, Wang Jian was hired by ShouChuang Games as its deputy director.

The gaming business has absolutely no connection with Alibaba, so it doesn't trigger any non-compete agreements.

ShouChuang Games is one of Future Cloud's major clients, and it is perfectly reasonable for Wang Jian, as the deputy director of major clients, to participate in Future Cloud's R&D and enable ShouChuang Games to migrate to the cloud.

Just like Lei Jun's approach to building cars, he directly poached the head of the research institute and the entire core R&D team from Geely, which completely violated the non-compete agreement.

However, Lei Jun's practices are considered heretical.

Instead of having Dean Hu join Xiaomi Auto directly, he joined Shunwei Capital!
He also serves as a senior advisor to Xiaomi Auto as an investor in the company, participating in the car manufacturing process.

Shunwei Capital is an investment firm, not a car manufacturer!
Geely could sue, but they wouldn't have a chance.

Financial investment and car manufacturing are two separate fields and do not violate non-compete agreements.

As a senior advisor to Xiaomi Auto, Dean Hu was able to participate in the research and development of Xiaomi Auto in the name of an investor without violating the non-compete agreement.

Jili was so angry he could only curse!
Similarly, even if Wang Jian's non-compete agreement is violated, the same method can be used.

Joining ShouChuang Games as the Director of Key Accounts, implementing game cloud deployment, and participating in cloud computing R&D is entirely possible.

A subsidiary, Future Capital, was established to handle all external investments. Dr. Wang Jian joined Future Capital, which then invested in Future Cloud Computing.

It would be perfectly fine for Dr. Wang Jian to serve as a senior advisor for cloud computing as an investor and participate in future cloud computing research and development.

All I can say is that starting a business through unorthodox cultivation is both fast and stable!

There are plenty of ways.

During this meeting, the two sides drank and chatted happily, feeling as if they had known each other for a long time.

The most discussed topic was the development of cloud computing.

To Wang Jian's surprise, Wang Junshan was very modest, saying that he didn't understand cloud computing.

However, Wang Junshan's understanding and control of cloud computing is far ahead, even more professional than that of him, a professional.

After all, Wang Junshan has been using cloud computing for over a decade.

Although I don't know how cloud computing was developed, I do know what it will become and how to use it!

These are the qualities that Wang Jian lacks.

Although Amazon's AWS has been launched, it is still immature and is still being explored.

The same applies to Wang Jian.

Wang Junshan's words were like a guiding light, illuminating the future direction and allowing Wang Jian to see his goals clearly.

Wang Junshan directly pointed out the direction that AWS had finally identified after many trials and errors.

This can undoubtedly save a lot of time.

Wang Jian felt that if he joined Future Technology, with Wang Junshan's support and guidance, there would be no problem in developing future cloud computing.

More importantly, it was Wang Junshan's complete trust in him.

Wang Jian felt that he would feel guilty if he didn't join the future technology project.

The next day, Wang Jian approached Jack Ma and handed in his resignation.

“Dr. Wang, what’s wrong with you…” Jack Ma was startled and panicked.

I never expected Wang Jian to resign!

This is a devastating blow to Alibaba.

It's important to know that Wang Jian joined Alibaba not alone.

Instead, he brought over fifty top architects from Microsoft!
These industry leaders usually bring teams when they join a company.

Just like Director Hu of Geely Research Institute, when he joined Xiaomi, he brought his entire team with him!
Similarly, when leaving a job, you take your team with you.

Once Dr. Wang Jian leaves, about fifty top architects will also leave one after another!
He immediately said, "Dr. Wang, if you leave, how will Alibaba's cloud computing develop?"

Wang Jian laughed: "Does Alibaba still have cloud computing?"

"This……"

Jack Ma was speechless for a moment.

Yes, does Alibaba also have cloud computing?
But in order to persuade Wang Jian to stay, she had no choice but to say, "Yes, of course."

"Give me another six months. After six months, the financial crisis will end and the economy will recover. Alibaba will immediately invest one billion yuan and continue to invest for five years to develop cloud computing!"

"Hehe, what if the financial crisis isn't over and the economy hasn't recovered in six months? Do we have to wait another six months until the financial crisis ends and the economy recovers?"

“This…” Jack Ma fell silent.

But it's quite clear that this is the most likely scenario.

Alibaba's cash reserves are only 10 billion yuan.

Next, we'll need to invest 1 billion yuan in logistics, and then another 3 billion yuan to build the Cainiao logistics network.

Adding them all up, it would amount to four billion.

There's no way around it; when building Cainiao Logistics, they only acquire warehousing and logistics companies, without doing any of their own warehousing and logistics.
This is simply impossible!

We will definitely need to build some self-operated warehousing and logistics teams at the same time!

Cainiao Logistics alone will invest 4 billion yuan, directly using up 40% of its total cash reserves of 10 billion yuan.

The remaining six billion will be used for the development and operation of other businesses, and sufficient cash reserves will be maintained to cope with the financial crisis.

Where would you find a billion dollars a year to invest in cloud computing?
Unless the financial crisis ends and everything improves, and Alibaba has no more worries, it will not dare to use its last reserves to develop cloud computing!

Jack Ma knew all of this perfectly well.

"So, Mr. Ma, let's part ways amicably!" Wang Jian said with a smile.

Jack Ma's face turned very ugly, but he could only grit his teeth and agree.

"Good luck to Alibaba."

Wang Jian returned to his office, picked up his personal belongings which he had already packed, and left Alibaba.

Also leaving were Wang Jian's trusted team that he brought back from Microsoft.

They are all top-tier cloud computing engineers.

Two days later, these people arrived in the capital, Future Technology.

"Dr. Wang, thank you for your hard work. Dinner is ready, let's eat first."

Wang Junshan, along with a group of core executives, warmly received everyone.

"Thank you." Wang Jian and the others all smiled.

Wang Junshan hosted a banquet at a nearby five-star hotel to welcome everyone and to chat about everything under the sun.

Especially when discussing cloud computing and cloud gaming, Wang Junshan's insights left everyone in awe.

In many ways, Wang Junshan's understanding of cloud computing far surpasses theirs.

Especially in the application and development of cloud computing.

It far surpasses everyone else.

There's no other reason than that Wang Junshan may not be able to develop cloud computing, but he knows how to use it!
Since 2015, cloud computing has been used in every aspect of life, including games, e-commerce, AI big data models, big data, and autonomous driving.
It can be said that cloud computing is the foundation of everything.

It is precisely because of the extremely high server utilization and computing power of cloud computing that everything is possible.

Without cloud computing, big data, and AI models, autonomous driving would be extremely difficult, and e-commerce would face bottlenecks.

They can't even hold Double Eleven or 618 shopping festivals.

Every time we do this, the server crashes!

Thanks to Alibaba Cloud computing, Double Eleven has become increasingly stable, and 12306's servers did not crash before the Spring Festival.

Thanks to JD Cloud, JD.com's servers never crashed again during the 618 shopping festival.

Including games, these days playing CF and DNF often results in severe lag and makes it impossible to log in.

But ten years later, Tencent Cloud emerged, and all of this was solved!

That's the magic of cloud computing!
The next day, Wang Junshan led everyone to Wanwang and made arrangements.

"Dr. Wang, in addition to Future Cloud Computing, we have also established Future Cloud Gaming. You will first join the Future Cloud Gaming Business Unit!"

Upon hearing this, Wang Jian's eyes lit up: "That's great, no problem."

Everyone else also understood Wang Junshan's good intentions.

I know Wang Junshan is trying to avoid Alibaba's non-compete agreement!
(End of this chapter)