Rebirth 2010: I'll be a big shot

Chapter 134 Huayao gives in, an important part of the mountain and sea ecology

Author: This month once Teru Furukawa

Chapter 134 Huayao gives in, an important part of the mountain and sea ecology

"Lao Lu, is there any new progress in the artificial intelligence laboratory?"

Rebus put down his coffee cup and asked Lu Bing across from him.

Ever since Cuppai and HOC announced the release date of the Moss co-branded mobile phone, he feels that the aroma of coffee has faded a bit.

Lu Bing was silent and shook his head helplessly.

If results were achieved within a few months, painting software companies such as Meitu would not choose to surrender one after another and join the Moss AI Alliance.

It is impossible for the old businessman of Lelishi to willingly give up 30% of the equity in the TV business.

"Eight months left."

Lei Jun calculated in his mind that after the contract expires in one year, he has only two options, join Future Technology or fight against Future Technology.

"Mr. Lei, how about we directly recruit people from the other party's R&D team?"

Lu Bing hesitated for a moment, then suddenly opened his mouth to propose.

"This will offend Chen Heyu to death."

Lei Jun sighed, a little hard to make a decision.

"The day we established the artificial intelligence laboratory, we already offended him, and we were destined to be competitors."

Lu Bing said in a deep voice.

"You take charge personally and recruit a team of people for me. I don't believe they are the only ones in China who can make artificial intelligence."

Rebus stood up and walked in front of the floor-to-ceiling windows, overlooking the entire rice technology park. The future of the company was in his hands, and every decision would have a huge impact.

"Okay, Mr. Lei."

Lu Bing accepted the task. Real business wars are often simple and simple. Poaching people, undercover, and throwing dirty water are all part of the tactics.

…

"Hello, are you Mr. Zhou Hai?"

Zhou Hai is a mid-level researcher in future technology. After breakfast in the cafeteria, he was about to return to his workstation and start his day's work when he suddenly received a strange phone call.

"Well, who are you?"

Zhou Hai replied doubtfully.

"I am the HR of Houde Headhunting Company. Are you considering new job opportunities? This position is a perfect match for you, and the salary is also very generous."

The headhunter girl on the phone had a clear and touching voice.

Zhou Hai laughed. Are there any other artificial intelligence companies in China?

Why don't you know?

With the idea of ​​​​seeking information, he decided to continue chatting with the other party, not because of her gentle and moving voice.

"Oh, can you tell me which company it is?"

Zhou Hai tentatively said.

"Sorry, Mr. Zhou, before you agree to the interview, I need to keep the employer's information confidential, but I can tell you that the other party is a big company, not inferior to the BAT three giants."

The headhunter girl smiled softly.

"My current annual salary is more than 400,000 yuan, what conditions can the other party offer?"

Zhou Hai joked.

"Oh my god, so many? It's really terrible!"

The headhunter girl was shocked. Before making this call, she had done enough homework. The core information she learned was that the monthly salary of a future technology researcher is between 15,000 and 20,000.

Zhou Hai's quote exceeded her expectations!

This is because headhunting companies calculate based on 12 months' salary, but Future Technology employees generally receive an annual salary of 18 months.

With such a huge discrepancy, could it be that Zhou Hai wants to inflate his worth?

"Mr. Zhou, as long as you agree to change jobs, you can get an increase of at least 30% on this basis."

The headhunter girl put aside her doubts, wrote down the question, and continued to seduce.

Anyway, the rice group will pay, so she will be responsible for the negotiation first.

"How many hours do they work every day?"

"How many annual holidays are there each year?"

"Do I need to take time off to work during the holidays?"

"Is there supplemental commercial insurance? Can it cover my family?"

"Are there food subsidies, transportation subsidies and rental subsidies?"

“Are there equity awards?”

Zhou Hai's series of questions confused the headhunter girl. Does he have these benefits in future technology?

Incredible!

What a magical company this is!

The headhunters wanted to ask him at the beginning, "Boss, is your company still recruiting people?"

Her good professionalism enabled her to quickly adjust her mentality and answer Zhou Hai's questions one by one.

"Mr. Zhou, my employer is an Internet company. There will be overtime work, and the working hours will not exceed 10 hours a day;

Annual leave is 5 days per year, and if you have more than 10 years of service, it is 7 days;

Holidays are taken according to the legal system;

Commercial supplementary medical insurance is available and can only be used by employees;

I still need to confirm the equity and other information with my employer."

Zhou Hai looked disgusted when he heard this. What kind of rubbish company is this? They only gave him a 30% increase and they wanted him to work overtime hard?

Are you kidding me?

A rough calculation showed that the hourly salary fell instead of rising, and a lot of benefits were missing. Zhou Hai laughed angrily.

"Sorry, after listening to your introduction, I don't feel the slightest sincerity. Maybe I will contact you when I want to change jobs in the future."

Zhou Hai refused directly, the meaning of his words was very clear.

The headhunter girl was speechless. Before he hung up the phone, she asked for his WeChat ID. Zhou Hai readily agreed because of the girl's pleasant words.

When he returned to his work station, he told his colleagues about the incident. Unexpectedly, the other party also received a call from a headhunter.

Zhou Hai realized something was wrong. He stood up and asked his colleagues around him, and found that most of them had received calls from headhunters.

He immediately walked to Wei Gang's work station and reported: "Mr. Wei, someone is poaching people on a large scale..."

Then, he told the story of the incident, and Wei Gang frowned and said calmly: "Okay, I understand."

Then, Wei Gang reported the situation to Zhang Nan.

Zhou Hai picked up his phone and clicked on the new friends column. There was a girl with a cute avatar. Was she a headhunter?

"It's quite beautiful."

He clicked the agree button and secretly chatted with the girl.

…

"Boss, a headhunter has been secretly contacting the company's researchers recently."

Zhang Nan called to report the report.

"Oh? Who is so wealthy?"

Chen Heyu smiled and said that with the salary and benefits he gave, one could live a prosperous life in a beautiful country. Relying on poaching people with money would not be feasible in the future with technology.

Because all researchers and engineers will receive valuable equity on the day they become full-time employees. Salary only accounts for a small part of the salary and benefit system, and equity is the big meal.

If the company goes public or is repurchased in the future, these shares will be enough for them to have enough food and clothing for the rest of their lives. No one in their right mind would choose to change jobs or stab their old employer in the back.

"Rebus of Rice."

Zhang Nan said word for word.

"Mr. Lei? No wonder you haven't asked me to have coffee for a long time. It turns out you have a new idea. Has anyone mentioned resigning?"

Chen Heyu asked curiously.

"Not currently. Most of the employees reported the situation to the company in a timely manner after receiving the call from the headhunter. After investigating the headhunter, I found out that the operator behind it was the Rice Group."

Zhang Nan explained.

Compared with the Rice Group, Future Technology is the God of Wealth for headhunting companies. After weighing the situation, some companies that have good relations with her secretly release internal information to her.

"Technical staff have signed non-competition agreements. If anyone is tempted, let the legal department take action directly."

Chen Heyu said coldly.

His salary, benefits, and working environment are all top-notch in China, but if he doesn't get enough, some people will be stupid, and with the constraints of the law, he feels more at ease.

"Boss, I will handle it properly."

Zhang Nan assured.

Chen Heyu put down the phone and thought to himself that Rebus's dare to challenge was within his expectations.

How could someone who is used to being a boss be willing to be his little brother?

But take your time and don't rush. Rebus hasn't felt the pressure of survival yet. He has prepared several plans in his mind, all tailor-made for him. He needs to break down the opponent's psychological defenses bit by bit.

…

Mid to late March.

Kupai Master and HOC ONE mobile phones equipped with Moss intelligent voice system have been released one after another.

The main sales positions of these two companies are online, easily breaking the record of the number of mobile phone reservations at Jingdong Mall.

That month, Kupai Master sold 1 million units. This thousand-yuan magic machine and Moss combined to achieve a good result of No. 1 in the shipment list in March, putting Lian Xiang in the hands of relying on contract machines to occupy the market.

Down.

HOC ONE is a high-end machine, but its sales volume is not as good as that of Kupai. It still sold 300,000 units. Cai Zhen, the big boss of the business line, was so happy.

"This money is a great value. We should seize the time to increase production capacity and choose a thousand-yuan machine. We cannot give up on the low-end market."

He ordered to his subordinates.

Upon seeing this, Jia Ting of Lelixi immediately announced the sale plan of the Moss co-branded TV, which greatly attracted the attention.

Secretly launched in private, the Lelis super mobile phone research and development plan directly takes the flagship phone of rice and pays tribute to it at the pixel level.

In the first quarter of the new year, it seems that none of these major Internet events can escape the artificial intelligence of Moss.

Sanxing's market share was crazily squeezed, falling by 5 points at one point. Cui Youzhen tried his best to save the decline.

Pu Changcan was very angry. He stared at the seductive Cui Youzhen in front of him and said calmly: "Don't you have anything to explain to me?"

"Mr. Minister, Dami, Kupai and HOC are all equipped with the Moss system. Our mobile phones have no advantages and lack of competitiveness. I can keep 20% of the market and have made huge sacrifices."

Cui Youzhen said softly, unbuttoning the collar with her slender hands, bending down in front of the table, trying to gain the minister's forgiveness.

"If this continues, it will be very difficult for me. I'm afraid I won't be able to protect you."

Park Changcan's eyes lit up, the white flowers were all blooming, it was such a charming scenery, he said cryptically.

"Oppa~"

Cui Youzhen bit her lip and whispered.

Pu Changcan was like a wild dog in an iron cage. Hearing the signal, he immediately felt something. He walked around behind her and whispered: "Your sacrifice is indeed great, I can see it."

After that, I started the physical activity of reliving my youth.

About ten seconds later, Park Changcan let out a soft roar, slowly stopped his simple and boring movements, and lay back on the soft chair.

"call!"

He recalled the short-lived happiness just now, and after a long time he came back to his senses and said to Cui Youzhen, who was already fully dressed: "Go to Yancheng. I made a work report to the headquarters last week. We also need to use the Moss Intelligent System.

, to open up the market for mobile phone business.”

Park Changcan could not sit in this position because he was a complete idiot. It was the general trend. In order to keep his position and market, he worked hard to convince the headquarters.

"Yes, Mr. Minister."

Cui Youzhen replied, not daring to reveal any of the resentment in his heart.

"Get out."

Park Changcan weakly waved his hand, signaling the other party to get out.

…

In the mobile phone market, the sales of Kupai and HOC are rising steadily, as if they have been reborn, which has also stimulated companies such as Lianxiang, Huayao, and Zhongxin.

“In one year, are you sure you can make an intelligent voice system?”

Huayao's vice president asked the technical director opposite with a tense face.

"Yes, but the functionality is only 30% of the level of Siri at best."

The technical director replied boldly, without any chance of winning.

"How does it compare with Moss Intelligence?"

The vice president asked pressingly.

"Incomparable..."

The technical person in charge looked embarrassed, lowered his head and replied that voice intelligence involves too many technologies, and it would take at least three months to build a complete team.

How can it be done in one year?

The vice president sat down slumped. It seemed that he could only spend money to buy a way out. After making up his mind, he immediately reported to the boss and prepared to start a second round of negotiations with Future Technology.

The heads of the mobile phone business of Lianxiang and Zhongxin also had similar ideas. Several giants in the domestic mobile phone industry gathered in Yancheng again.

This time, there was also a delegation from Goryeo Samhung.

Zhang Nan is responsible for the reception. She leads the business team to meet and discuss with the heads of each company.

"Mr. Zhang, Huayao has no objection to the licensing fee you mentioned last time and is willing to accept the previous plan."

The representative of Huayao Mobile is a business line VP who is also in charge of the two major modules of marketing and sales, but in front of Zhang Nan, he also lowered his arrogant attitude.

"Mr. Zhang, Lian Xiang also agrees."

Representatives of Lianxiang immediately stated that if they want to maintain market share, they can only accept the licensing conditions of Future Technology.

They have already paid the patent fees for the chip and chip architecture. There is nothing shameful about paying a smart voice licensing fee. If they can make money, it is not a shiver.

When Zhongxin saw that the two big guys agreed, he didn't dare to put on airs and replied with a smile: "I don't have any problem, when can the contract be signed?"

Everyone came with a mission, and they felt very anxious to finish it early and feel relieved.

"Mr. Zhang, Sanxing also needs Moss's authorization."

Cui Youzhen is fluent in Chinese and made the request together.

"Chief Cui, you may be disappointed. The boss explained that the current authorized use scope of Moss is limited to domestic mobile phone brands."

Zhang Nan said with a slight smile.

"That's not fair!"

Cui Youzhen was anxious. If she couldn't get the authorization contract, how could she go back and explain it? When she thought of Minister Park's ugly face, she felt panicked.

"I'm just a wage earner. I hope you understand the boss's request."

Zhang Nan narrowed his eyes and explained.

The boss didn't want to see the Korean people, so she naturally had to strictly enforce it. No matter how much Cui Youzhen pestered her, she didn't let go.

Finally, just ask the security guard and send the other party away.

Lian Xiang, Hua Yao, and Zhongxin representatives were a little aggrieved at first, but when they saw that Sanxing had not received the authorization, they immediately smiled.

I instantly felt that the licensing contract in my hand was particularly weighty.

The next day, the three major mobile phone brands announced to the outside world their plans to launch their Moss co-branded mobile phones.

Fans raised their hands to support it, and more and more mobile phone manufacturers chose to install the Moss system, which was also a good thing for them.

Seeing this situation, Rebus regretted his previous decision and might as well agree to Chen Heyu's original harsh conditions.

If rice gets the exclusive license, it will certainly be able to capture more of the mobile phone market share and break into the top three within a year.

But now, he has stood on the opposite side of future technology.

After the contract expires, it will be the darkest moment for Rice. I hope the laboratory can complete the system development and not reach the level of Moss. He will be satisfied with only half of the functions.

At the same time, the first 4G phone bill package was officially launched!

Compared with the network speed and tariff in the 3G era, the traffic price of 4G is more cost-effective, so Chen Heyu immediately switched to the new package.

Otherwise, you will get stuck while watching movies, which will affect your good mood.

After the advent of the 4G era, the business focus of Internet giants began to slowly shift from the PC side to the APP side, and applications are booming.

He took this opportunity to establish Shanhai Video Technology Co., Ltd., with its headquarters in Shanghai, and its office area next to Shanhai Video.

The Shanhai Video PC website and APP applications are all under development, and a R&D team of several hundred people is working on it in an orderly manner.

"Lao Zhou, has there been any progress in what I told you last time?"

Chen Heyu called Zhou Xiaoyu.

"Mr. Chen from Shengda has promised to meet you, but whether he is willing to sell Shengda Literature or not, we have to discuss it in person.

Judging from the other party's tone, he probably just wants to meet you and see what the number one person in the AI ​​field is capable of."

Lao Zhou replied.

"You come with me for a walk."

Chen Heyu thought for a while and said to Lao Zhou.

Shanhai Video has entered the research and development stage. It only lacks a basic IP manufacturing pool to complete the ecological chain. Shengda Literature is a link that it must win.

Thinking of the upcoming meeting, he suddenly thought that he had already met two of the richest men in the country, the e-commerce horse and the social horse.

Cheng Tianqiao became the richest man in 2012. He made his fortune with the "Legend" online game and is now worth more than tens of billions.

In the business world, he is a veritable boss.

In his previous life, he sold Shengda Literature to Penguin in 2015.

"I think Shengda is a highly mature company that has also encountered growth bottlenecks. Selling it will be positive for the group."

Chen Heyu paid attention to relevant information in his previous life, and obtained information from the Internet that Cheng Tianqiao was selling Shengda Literature at the time. This was the reason he used when being interviewed by the media.

But in this life, from a business perspective, he keenly discovered that Shengda Group’s funding was mostly concentrated in the fields of online education and gaming. Comparing these two tracks, the value and profitability of online articles obviously did not satisfy these former richest men.

.

Well, there is only one truth. Cheng Tianqiao has a cash flow problem and is in urgent need of a sum of funds to ease the pressure on the group.

On the last Thursday of March, Chen Heyu, Zhou Xiaoyu and several others sat in a luxurious Maybach car and drove towards Shengda's headquarters in Shanghai.

"Lao Zhou, do you have a value evaluation plan for Shengda Literature? Show it to me."

Chen Heyu opened his mouth and said.

"Yes, it was just sorted out this week. It mainly uses the cash flow method and the price-earnings ratio method to make valuation assessments. The data source is the opinions of PwC institutions and combined with investment bank information.

There are certain differences between the two statements, the lowest is 2.3 billion and the highest is 2.9 billion."

Zhou Xiaoyu explained, and the assistant on the side handed over the documents clearly.

Chen Heyu took it and looked through it. After all, he was buying things door-to-door. The price was high or low. He had to be aware of the price in order to be able to advance and retreat appropriately.

In the last life, Penguin spent 4 to 5 billion to acquire it a year later, but there was no specific figure, so it could only be given to him as a reference.

He rushed to take action before the 4G outbreak, hoping to get there first and catch a big leak.

More than thirty minutes later, a towering commercial building stood in front of us, with a huge "Shengda Group" sign hanging on the top floor.

Good night, gentlemen, I'll see Brother Qiao tomorrow

(End of chapter)