Reborn Xiangjiang as a Tycoon

Chapter 552 Recruiting people without fear of being targeted (two-in-one)

On the weekend, Lin Baicheng took people to a farm in Fresno. He has a large farm here and a large villa that is considered high-end in the bustling city.

The people Lin Baicheng brought here this time, in addition to the bodyguards and private secretaries, were also senior managers of various companies and their families. This trip was regarded as a welfare for everyone, and it was also intended to connect with each other emotionally.

Of course, this invitation is not mandatory. If you don’t have time, you don’t have to come.

Because the number of people had been determined in advance, Lin Baicheng specially sent servants and chefs.

This time, including the family members brought by the management, there were nearly a hundred people here. The accommodation was a bit difficult, and the whole family could only share one or two rooms.

After Lin Baicheng discovered this situation, he decided to have someone expand a place specifically for people to live in in the future. He would also hold such gatherings and fun activities in the future. It's okay if he didn't consider everything comprehensively the first time, but it will be a bit unjustified in the future.

Already.

Whether it was a horseback riding hunt at noon or a barbecue party in the evening, Lin Baicheng could clearly see that his people were divided into three teams. One team was headed by Maori Haruko, and the other team was headed by Isabella and Vivien Kelly.

A team headed by Bill Harveys.

Lin Baicheng knew a little about the situation of his subordinates before, so he was not surprised. As long as they did not affect his work or the cooperation between the company and the company, he would not stop their infighting.

However, if someone crosses the line and harms the interests of the company, Lin Baicheng will not be lenient and will directly solve the problem. Of course, this solution is not to kill people, but to kick the relevant personnel out of the company. That's it.

That’s it.

At least so far, Lin Baicheng has not noticed any fights among his subordinates, which means that even if they have fights, they are limited to a certain range, and Lin Baicheng does not need to pay attention to them.

In a large company, it is almost impossible for everyone to live in peace without internal fighting.

This is true for a large company, let alone multiple companies.

At the barbecue party in the evening, Lin Baicheng was surrounded by heads of various companies or more important technical talents.

"Havis, how did you do what I asked you to do?"

Lin Baicheng ate barbecue, drank a drink, and glanced at Bill Harveys.

Bill Harveys heard this and said: "Chairman, I have already met with Martin Cooper and extended an invitation to him, but he has no intention of leaving Motorola. He said that Motorola attaches great importance to the research of their team. He is at Motorola

Had a great stay.”

Martin Cooper, the head of Motorola's mobile handset research and development team, was the first to make a mobile phone call in public a few years ago.

Motorola has already developed a mobile phone, but the finished product and whether it can be commercialized are different. Motorola is still investing in the research of mobile phones.

Martin Cooper is the head of Motorola's mobile phone R&D team. Lin Baicheng is preparing to enter this industry, so he naturally wants to recruit industry experts to work for him, and Martin Cooper is naturally the best choice.

Lin Baicheng said: "You should have mentioned my importance and investment in this industry, right?"

"I told you everything."

Bill Harveys nodded: "I said Chairman, your initial investment in the research and development of mobile phones will not be less than 400 million US dollars, and there will be further capital investment in the future. In addition to giving him and the people he brings, it is equivalent to what he did at Motorola.

In addition to salary, as long as he can lead people to develop commercial mobile phones, the company will give them 5% equity as an incentive for the R&D team."

"Does he still refuse? The company's initial investment was US$400 million, and 5% equity is equivalent to US$20 million. What's more, the company's valuation will definitely increase after the mobile phone is developed."

Isabella couldn't help but frown slightly, wondering why Martin Cooper refused. At the same time, she couldn't help but wonder if Martin Cooper was greedy and wanted more.

Haruko Maori couldn't help but said: "I don't think there will be anyone who doesn't like money. Mr. Harveys, did Martin Cooper say why he refused?"

"Said."

Bill Harveys nodded, but said to Lin Baicheng: "He said that the conditions we offered are very high, but the treatment of their entire team at Motorola is not bad. After they develop a commercial mobile phone, their team can gain value

Ten million dollars in Motorola equity.”

"The conditions we offered are twice those of Motorola, but if they change places, the research and development progress will definitely not be as fast as at Motorola. In addition, they have been working at Motorola for many years and have some emotional ties, so the double equity incentive is not worth it.

They left Motorola."

"In Martin Cooper's view, the prospects at Motorola are relatively clear, but it is difficult to switch to your new company as chairman, so they will not take risks, rejected the invitation, and are not prepared to talk to me more."

"So that's it. It seems that Motorola attaches great importance to their R&D team."

Lin Baicheng suddenly felt a little emotional at the same time. It seems that it is not that easy to poach people from Motorola's R&D team unless you add more money.

After all, in Martin Cooper's view, if they want to work for a company with an uncertain future, they must be paid enough to take the risk.

"Besides Martin Cooper, are there any other options?"

Lin Baicheng asked, while he asked Bill Harveys to poach Martin Cooper, he continued to look for top talents in the industry, and he didn't know if Bill Harveys had found them.

"Yes, Juel Engel, he is the former head of Bell Labs, Martin Cooper's long-time competitor, and a technology master in the industry."

Bill Harveys immediately responded. Of course he couldn't place his hopes on Martin Cooper. After all, he was the one who was unlucky.

“Well done.”

Lin Baicheng was very satisfied when he heard this. He said: "Bill, you just said that Engel was the former head of Bell Labs, so is he still at Bell Labs now?"

"He is still at Bell Labs, but because he fell behind Martin Cooper in mobile phone technology research and development, plus internal factors, he resigned from his position as the person in charge. However, he himself is still leading a group within Bell Labs to do technology research and development.

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Bill Harveys has already investigated all of this clearly, so he can answer Lin Baicheng's questions immediately, so that he won't be confused about all the questions.

"Mr. Harveys, does this Engel have any technical problems? How far is it from Martin Cooper?"

Isabella asked aloud. She knew that her boss wanted real technical talents, not ordinary technical R&D personnel.

"Chairman, please rest assured that Engel's technology is definitely top-notch in this industry. The reason why his research and development is not as fast as that of Martin Cooper is because Bell Labs' investment in R&D funds is constantly decreasing, especially the lack of R&D funds.

The main reason for Engel's failure."

Although it was Isabella who asked the question, Bill Harveys still explained it to Lin Baicheng.

Lin Baicheng asked: "So, do you think it's possible to poach Juel Engel under the same conditions as Martin Cooper?"

"Chairman, I am not Engel myself, so I can't guarantee you."

Bill Harveys was very cautious, and then added: "But don't worry, I will try my best to recruit Engel for you and let him work for you."

"Then I'll leave this matter to you. I hope to hear the good news as soon as possible."

Lin Baicheng nodded. Leaders are still very important, especially technical and professional leaders. Without them, the company will not be able to move at all.

"Yes, Chairman!"

Bill Harveys answered the call.

Even after this matter was over, Lin Baicheng chatted with others about other things.

For example, the conversation with Isabella was naturally about New Century Software Company, the company's research and development progress of databases and computer operating systems, and the progress of international market development of office software.

The conversation with Eric Davis was about the operation of Starlight's physical stores and the sales of toys produced by Jupiter Toys such as the Rubik's Cube.

The conversation with Shirley Lansing was about the development of the company's Morningstar Pictures, the box office performance of the company's self-invested movies, the preparations for the announcement and release of "Home Alone", and how the subsidiary Blockbuster is doing.

Lin Baicheng still attaches great importance to Blockbuster, because as long as it does well, this is a company with a market value of tens of billions of dollars.

For now, Blockbuster is doing quite well. Although the store investment has not recovered the cost, starting from the second month, the store has made some profits. Although it is not high, it is a good start.

It is believed that starting from the third month of store operation, Blockbuster's profits will increase significantly, which will bring a steady stream of profits to the company in the future.

Shirley Lansing has already approved Blockbuster's expansion, and with experience, Blockbuster believes it will develop faster.

Everyone chatted while eating, and time passed slowly.

At night, Lin Baicheng and Maori Haruko slept in the master bedroom of the villa.

Before getting down to business, Lin Baicheng said one thing to Maori Haruko: "Hutchison Whampoa will invest US$400 million, and I plan to continue to hand over this fund to Golden Fleece Company for operation."

"Should we still invest in the oil futures or gold futures market?" Haruko Mouri asked.

"Um."

Lin Baicheng nodded: "Just invest in the gold futures market."

Maori Haruko said immediately: "Chengjun, Hutchison Whampoa and Yum Fund have made huge profits by investing in the gold futures market. The news has spread to Wall Street. The current operations of Golden Fleece Company have been noticed by many capitals. Once 400 million US dollars of funds enter

You will definitely be targeted in the field."

"I have thought about what you said, Haruko."

Lin Baicheng patted the beauty's hand gently: "It doesn't matter even if this fund is targeted. We can still go long gold futures. Just use US$400 million in principal to operate US$2.5 billion in funds. We don't need to use too high leverage."

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"When the time comes, we should do it more covertly and disperse the funds to multiple countries."

"At the same time, remember that this operation must not have any connection with the long orders that have been made. Even if this operation is accidentally exposed, it does not matter. Previous operations must not be exposed."

"Don't worry, Mr. Cheng, I will give them good instructions."

Maori Haruko nodded to express her understanding. All she could do was to remind him of such a major investment, not to mention that Lin Baicheng had not missed it so far. Maybe it was right this time. She couldn't stop Lin Baicheng from making money just because of worry, right?

Lin Baicheng said: "The oil futures operated by Vivian have not been closed yet. Let's leave the gold futures to others to operate this time. The specific candidates will be controlled by Haruko."

"I see."

Mouri Haruko responded, it was a good thing to leave the decision-making power to her, but if things were not done well, then she would definitely be responsible if something went wrong.

"Let's start arranging people to do this next Monday. As for the long buying price, as long as the gold price is below 400 US dollars per ounce, you can buy it."

Lin Baicheng warned aloud, mainly because he was worried that the international gold price would suddenly rise sharply again on an unknown day. After all, there were only a few days left until November.

"I see."

Maori Haruko responded, and then said: "I will ask them to buy multiple orders at a lower cost price."

"Don't delay opening a position just to buy at a lower cost price. I think the downside space for gold price adjustment is limited. Once the price of gold falls below 380 US dollars per ounce, buy in large quantities regardless of the cost. Don't think that it will fall again."

How much."

Lin Baicheng was worried that Haruko Maori had picked up the sesame seeds and lost the watermelon. After all, Haruko Maori was not a reborn person and would not have thought that the price of gold would more than double in a short period of time.

"I will warn the operators and keep an eye on their operations."

Maori Haruko nodded to express her understanding. Since Lin Baicheng specifically told her, she would definitely do what Lin Baicheng said.

"Okay Haruko, what needs to be said has been said, now let's get down to business."

Lin Baicheng said, turning over and pressing Maori Haruko under him.

"Makoto-san..."

The two of them could already be said to be an old couple. Of course, Maori Haruko couldn't be shy. She even took the initiative to take off Lin Baicheng's pajamas.

The next day, everyone went about their own business, and Lin Baicheng took Eric Davis, Bill Harveys and other men to continue hunting in the mountains.

Maori Haruko, Isabella and others went to ride horses to milk the cows, and others also had their own arrangements.

That night, everyone did not stay here overnight, but went home separately. After all, they had to go to work tomorrow Monday.

Haruko Mouri, Vivien Kelly and others are going back to New York, while Isabella, Eric Davis and others are going back to Los Angeles, so they all go different ways.

Lin Baicheng also went to Los Angeles. The fund-raising activities in New York have ended. The fund-raising is done by dedicated personnel from the company, with support from Goldman Sachs and Citigroup. There is no need for Lin Baicheng, the big boss, to do it himself.

Lin Baicheng will not leave the United States until Galaxy Games is officially listed, but before that he plans to stay in Los Angeles for a while until it is about to go public and then go to New York.

(End of chapter)