Xu Yun and Tian Liangwei breathed a sigh of relief at the same time that their intention was achieved, and Chen Yunji on the other side also completely let go of his little calculations.
Of course.
Chen Yunji originally didn't expect much to win over his senior brother. His main purpose was to take over as his master and apprentice.
So after Lu Xiao decided to join Huadun Biotech.
The loss in his heart was not serious, but he felt a little relaxed.
in this relaxed atmosphere.
Xu Yun, Lu Xiao and others were talking and laughing, and time passed slowly.
An hour and a half later.
The commercial vehicle drove into Luzhou High-tech Zone.
"What a big change..."
Through the window of the business car, Lu Xiao looked at the scene outside with emotion.
be honest.
As a provincial capital city in the central region, the sky in Luzhou is naturally not very clear, and the air is not fresh and pleasant.
But it was this hazy blue sky that inexplicably made Lu Xiao feel close to her.
This is my hometown...
Besides the sky, what impressed him even more was...
Changes in high-tech zones.
The Luzhou High-tech Zone project was established in 1991, but as of the 15th anniversary summary and commendation meeting of the Torch Plan in 2003, the word "high-tech" in Luzhou High-tech Zone was not visible.
Except for a few relatively high-tech foreign companies, the high-tech zones at that time were almost all ordinary factories.
For example, a clothing factory.
For example, a toothpaste factory.
even......
The TT factory that produces family planning products - many of the TTs that pharmacies received for free in the early years were produced in Luzhou High-tech Zone.
In Lu Xiao’s impression.
He remembered that before he left Luzhou, the most "high-tech" state-owned enterprise in the High-tech Zone was probably Sungrow's battery production workshop.
If I remember correctly.
The annual output value of that workshop at that time should be...
About five million Chinese coins?
And now?
Wherever you look at the Hi-tech Zone, you will see high-rise buildings.
Even in the relatively short production area, the building appearance looks quite grand.
Compared with the non-Silicon Valley first-tier technology industrial parks across the sea, at least in appearance there is not much difference.
"How's it going, Dr. Lu? You've changed a lot since you left, haven't you?"
Looking at Lu Xiao with an emotional expression on his face, Tian Liangwei took the initiative to introduce:
"Today, there are more than 20,000 enterprises in the Luzhou High-tech Zone, including 603 high-tech enterprises, with an annual output value exceeding 125.2 billion yuan."
"The optical quantum computer, the world's second stable-state strong magnetic field device, and the superconducting proton cyclotron are all located in the high-tech zone."
"Our National Laboratory of Quantum Information of USTC is also located in the area, and the total investment in the first phase exceeded 7 billion yuan."
"..."
Lu Xiao was silent.
With the help of some mountains in the distance, he could barely recall some fragments of the scene in the High-tech Zone eighteen years ago.
But in those areas that were originally like rotten vegetable fields, tall buildings have been erected at this time, and there is no trace of the past abjection.
In fact, he has watched many domestic videos in recent years, and he also knows that the country is developing very quickly.
But the prosperous cities he recognized were the Magic City, Yanjing, and Pengcheng.
As for Luzhou...
It would be good to have more than five 100-meter-tall buildings.
But now he finds out...
I was wrong, and very wrong.
Suddenly.
A huge factory building appeared in Lu Xiao's field of vision.
The building covers a very large area. A row of trucks waiting to pick up goods can be seen at the gate. Above the entrance, there are four big characters shining brightly:
Sungrow.
Sungrow?
Isn't this the same one as before...
Seeing Lu Xiao staring at the factory, Tian Liangwei said with a smile:
"Dr. Lu, that is Sungrow's No. 2 factory. It has a total of four production plants in the high-tech zone."
"Currently, Sungrow's photovoltaic inverter shipments have ranked first in the world. The company's total market value is 172.1 billion, and it has been able to undertake 40MW floating photovoltaic power generation projects..."
"Even internationally, it is a very competitive company..."
When Lu Xiao heard this, a trace of astonishment appeared in his eyes.
The small factory that only produced small power supplies with an annual output value of less than 5 million has now turned into such a behemoth?
This should be a sigh of relief over the years, but also a sigh... Where is this country?
............
Half an hour later.
Two commercial vehicles parked outside the headquarters of Huadun Biotechnology.
After a while.
Xu Yun, Lu Xiao, Tian Liangwei and others walked out of the car.
Lu Wenjia also jumped out of another car and quickly rushed to Lu Xiao:
"Daddy!"
Lu Xiao smiled and touched her daughter's head, with a look of shock still in her eyes.
at the same time.
At the entrance of the company gate, several company executives who had been waiting here for a long time also came towards them. The leaders were Zheng Zu and Gu Qunqing.
"Come, Dr. Lu, let me introduce you."
When Zheng Zu and others came closer, Xu Yun took the initiative to act as a middleman, flattened his palms and said:
"This is one of the board members of our company, Chairman Zheng Zuzheng of the HKUST New Venture Fund. He had a big contribution to the establishment of iFlytek."
"Chairman Zheng, this is Dr. Lu Xiaolu. He has agreed to join our company."
Xu Yun used a little more force on the word 'join'. Zheng Zu was just slightly stunned, and soon understood what Xu Yun meant:
Lu Xiao’s ‘interview’ has passed.
Think of this.
Zheng Zu's already warm smile became even brighter.
He speeded up his steps a bit, stepped forward and took the initiative to hold Lu Xiao's hand, shaking it and saying:
"Dr. Lu, on behalf of the HKUST New Venture Fund, I would like to warmly welcome you!"
to some extent.
Compared with the chemical product imidacloprid, the MR technology that Lu Xiao specializes in is Zheng Zu’s professional field.
He is very aware of the prospects of MR technology and also knows how strong Lu Xiao is in this field.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! If we don’t talk about qualifications, just talk about ability.
Lu Xiao is definitely an academician-level boss.
In fact, if Lu Xiao chose to leave Microsoft and become a professor at a university across the sea, he would already be a foreign academician across the sea - more than one university had promised him this.
Therefore, when it comes to Lu Xiao's joining, Zheng Zu is naturally a Gaulish person who welcomes the German guy with both hands.
After Zheng Zu finished greetings.
Xu Yun introduced Gu Qunqing, Zuo Ziyi and others to Lu Xiao.
Lu Xiao also seemed very polite to these future partners. She put aside the shock in her heart and shook hands with them one by one.
Wait until the introduction is complete.
Xu Yun looked at Xiaorong, the last person to greet the team:
"Dr. Lu, this is..."
But he wasn't done yet.
Xiaorong took the initiative to step forward, patted Lu Xiao's shoulder hard, and sighed:
"Xiao Lu, long time no see."
Lu Xiao didn't recognize Xiao Rong's identity at first. Her eyes paused on Xiao Rong's face for a long time before she remembered something:
"Are you... Brother Rong?"
Xiaorong nodded slightly:
"Well, it's me."
"...."
After Xiaorong admitted his identity.
Lu Xiao did not rush forward like in many movies, shaking Xiaorong's shoulders and shouting that it was really you, but showed a hint of embarrassment:
"....Brother Rong, I'm back."
Xiaorong looked at him for a few more seconds before a trace of softness appeared on her face:
"It'll be great if you can come back. I'll take you to meet Binghe Qingchen when I have time. They are all in Luzhou."
"When Wan Tao and I met three years ago, he also asked about your situation. I will give you a call later, and you should also tell him."
Lu Xiao nodded repeatedly:
"no problem."
Looking at the two people who seemed to be a little confused, everyone couldn't help but have a hint of curiosity in their eyes.
After all, it is human nature to eat melons.
Then Tian Liangwei quietly poked Xu Yun's heel with the toe of his shoe. The meaning was obvious:
Quickly ask about the situation, you are waiting for something to happen.
"..."
The corner of Xu Yun's mouth twitched twice, his head drooped and he sighed, and he started to act like a tool honestly:
"Brother Rong, do you and Dr. Lu...know each other?"
Xiaorong nodded slightly and took the initiative to drag up Lu Xiao's box:
"Well, during the hacker war, Xiao Lu was also one of our members, and he was still the main force."
"Later, he thought that he would not be easily tempted across the sea, so he insisted on leaving the country, and then... he has not come back until now."
"Okay, don't talk about this, let's go back to the company."
Xu Yun was stunned for a moment, then came back to his senses and thought about many things in his mind.
I see......
The hacker war that Xiaorong refers to obviously refers to the battle around 2001. Xiaorong, Wan Tao, Binghe and others became famous in one battle and planted the national flag on the homepage of the White House's official website.
And based on this time...
Lu Xiao, who is now 43 years old, should have been a senior or a graduate student at HKUST at that time.
Considering the strength of the Computer Science Department of USTC, it is normal for Lu Xiao, Xiao Rong and others to be familiar with each other and play a major role in the process.
Then around 2004, Lu Xiao, who thought she had the advantage over me, went abroad to study for a Ph.D.
Unexpectedly, he suddenly fell into the trap of the colorful world. It was not until ten years ago that he came to regret it - and at that time, it was already difficult for him to return to China freely.
be honest.
This kind of thing is actually quite common.
Xu Yun knew many people who were very patriotic in their youth but changed their minds after going abroad. He also met many angry youths who transformed into self-centered people after going abroad. After all, everyone's experience and state of mind are different.
Then, there is the recent round of transactions.
Through negotiations between the Academy of Science and Technology, Lu Xiao was able to return home safely.
And based on the meeting between Xiaorong and Lu Xiao.
Maybe when Lu Xiao went abroad, Xiao Rong was quite critical of Lu Xiao's choice, and might even have said something like breaking off diplomatic relations.
Otherwise, Lu Xiao's expression would not be so embarrassing.
But now, 20 years have passed in the blink of an eye, and this contradiction is nothing in the face of time.
The words "Long time no see" are enough to eliminate all the original dissatisfaction.
Then everyone walked into the company headquarters one after another and came to the conference room.
"Dr. Lu."
After entering the conference room.
Xu Yun took a contract drawn up by the Legal Department from his assistant Tang Li and handed it to Lu Xiao:
"This is the contract we have prepared for you. You can take a look at it first and put forward any comments you have."
"The few people behind you are teachers from our company's legal department. If you have any outside lawyers you want to consult, you can always go to the lounge to contact us."
Lu Xiao nodded slightly, took the contract and read it.
The content of the contract is very simple, it is the conditions that Xu Yun mentioned in the car before - including funding, R&D team and the purchase of related equipment, etc.
As one of the performing parties.
Lu Xiao must work for Huadun Biotech for at least four years if the conditions are met.
For Mr... or for the entire virtual reality industry.
The number of four years can basically be regarded as a regular iteration cycle.
That is to say, in these four years, Huadun Biotechnology has made great progress in terms of funding.
A total of 85 million Huaxia coins will be invested, or even more.
In the field of virtual reality research and development, this is actually not a small number - because this is funding and does not include promotion costs.
Take Meta as an example.
The company that has made the largest bet on the Metaverse, Q3...that is, the third quarter's virtual reality business revenue was US$285 million, but its losses were as high as US$3.67 billion.
And as of now, it is still burning money at an exaggerated rate.
But actually.
The bulk of this loss is mainly due to the below-cost selling price of hardware headsets such as Quest2.
past year.
Approximately 8 million units of Quest2 were sold, and Meta lost $1,275 for every headset sold.
Therefore, before any commercial results are produced, the average annual R&D expenditure of 20 million is actually sufficient - let me emphasize again, this is purely R&D expenditure, and employee salaries are not included.
If we wait for commercialized technological achievements to be produced, the funding required will need to be considered separately. In short, the bottom line will not be less than a few hundred million a year.
"..."
Lu Xiao read it word for word for a while and then said:
"Dr. Xu, there is no problem with the general terms, but there are two places I would like to make slight changes."
Xu Yun nodded and said politely:
"Dr. Lu just said it's okay."
"The first is the recruitment of departmental R&D talents."
Lu Xiao put the contract on the table and pointed at one of the columns with her index finger:
"I have no objection to the campus recruitment of HKUST, but I hope that four places can be assigned to me independently."
"I know several very capable young talents in China, some of whom are still unemployed - for example, I know a little girl from Beijing Institute of Technology who is very talented in logic library programming. She just returned to China last month.
I haven’t joined the company yet.”
"There is also a young man from NTU who used to work at Oculus... Look, this is a photo of me and him. His hair is almost falling out, which shows his ability."
"In short, I have met these people across the sea, and their abilities and characters are very reliable."
Hearing this, Xu Yun and Tian Liangwei looked at each other and nodded in unison:
"no problem."
At present, the core of the domestic VR industry is in southern Gansu. As a member of the Yangtze River Delta Technology Cluster, HKUST actually does not have many talents in VR and MR.
The most famous one today is the VR research team led by Professor Liu Ligang, but it is not particularly top-notch in China.
Currently, Beihang University ranks first in the field of virtual reality and mixed reality in China. A national virtual reality laboratory is enough to defeat all its peers in an instant.
Zhejiang University and Beijing Institute of Technology followed closely behind.
The strength of HKUST is probably between 5-8.
As for international...
The ranking of HKUST is even lower.
For example, the Oculus laboratory mentioned by Lu Xiao is affiliated with ETH Zurich and directly cooperates with ETH, so it can be ranked among the top in the world.
If Lu Xiao can recruit assistants from those schools, it will obviously be a very good choice.
Xu Yun's reply was as expected by Lu Xiao, so he just paused and then said:
"As for the salary...Dr. Xu, I want to reduce the monthly salary to 50,000, and the dividend will be increased by 5%. I wonder if the company can agree?"
"A monthly salary of 50,000?"
Hearing Lu Xiao's idea, Xu Yun was stunned.
In accordance with the previous contract.
Huadun Biotech offered him a monthly salary of 120,000 Chinese dollars before tax, with 50% dividends on patent results.
And you will also enjoy dividends from the option pool based on the revenue of the results, with a maximum of 4%.
Other than that.
Huadun Biotech will also pay a settlement fee of 1 million to Lu Xiao's account within one month, and provide a commercial house with an area of no less than 150 square meters.
And now Lu Xiao is actually willing to reduce his salary to 50,000 at the expense of a 5% increase in dividends?
To know.
Lu Xiao's rank at Microsoft is Senior SDE... which is level 63.
Although this rank does not seem to be high, you can often see Microsoft’s 80-level experts with IPs in China.
But don't forget.
Lu Xiao is not only a yellow man, but more importantly, he has not immigrated or become a naturalized citizen.
Once Lu Xiao immigrated.
His rank can reach at least level 66, and his annual salary can easily reach more than 400,000 US dollars.
Therefore, the monthly salary of 120,000 yuan offered by Huadun Biotechnology is actually not worthy of Lu Xiao's ability.
But now Lu Xiao not only does not ask for a salary increase, but even proposes a salary cut?
Although he received a 5% patent dividend in exchange for this, the actual probability of MR technology achieving profitable results within four years is very, very slim - Lu Xiao didn't know that Xu Yun had the plug-in Halo.
In the perception of Lu Xiao...or everyone except Xu Yun.
For a company's MR technology to reach commercial level from scratch, it will take at least five to eight years.
Although some small achievements and small patents may be born during this period, the licensing fees for such small patents are not high.
The benefits brought by a 5% increase are far less than Lu Xiao's reduced salary.
Just do some math and you'll know.
The salary is reduced from 120,000 to 50,000, which means a total loss of 840,000 pre-tax income in a year...
If you want to make up for the 840,000 yuan with a 5% dividend, it means that the patent licensing fee must reach at least 17 million yuan.
This is obviously not a number that a "small patent" can possess.
Suddenly.
A sudden realization flashed through Xu Yun's mind.
Could it be...
Is Lu Xiao using this method to show his sincerity?
In other words, I am using salary reduction to tell everyone one thing:
After joining the company, he will never take advantage of the situation and is confident that he will achieve higher patent results than the salary cut, even if the dividend increase is only 5%.
Think of this.
A sentence suddenly popped up in Xu Yun's mind:
Give him a peach and give him a plum in return.
The contract terms given by Huadun Biotech were very sincere, and Lu Xiao made his own statement at the cost of a salary cut.
This kind of thing is not uncommon in shopping malls, but it is by no means common.
To use a more realistic word to describe it is...
This is a warm approach.
There were many business elites at the scene. The problems that Xu Yun could realize were naturally wanted by others.
So very quickly.
Including Gu Qunqing, Zheng Zu and others.
The lines on everyone's faces couldn't help but soften a lot.
Then everyone exchanged pleasantries as if they were having a drink at a wine table, and finally, on the basis of maintaining a 5% increase in dividends, the salary range after the salary reduction was set at 80,000.
The reason is that if the salary is too low, the company will be ridiculed by peers for not recognizing talents.
Lu Xiao didn't insist too much on this, as long as both parties had a tacit understanding.
all in all.
With the signing of the contract.
Lu Xiao, a top expert in MR technology, is finally safe.
Considering that Lu Xiao had just arrived in Luzhou and still needed to settle his luggage and adapt to life, Xu Yun asked Gu Qunqing to arrange a few people to help Lu Xiao.
And he himself was going back to school with Tian Liangwei to prepare for other things.
As a result, before he had walked a few steps, a voice came from behind him:
"Dr. Xu, please stay!"
Xu Yun turned around and found that the person who made the noise was...
Zheng Zu.
Xu Yun's private conversation with Zheng Zu was not very deep, but after experiencing several difficulties, large and small, he actually had a good impression of this businessman who never jumped out of business.
Hearing this, he stopped and asked politely:
"Chairman Zheng, what's the matter?"
"Well, I have something to ask you."
Zheng Zu quickly came to his side and rubbed his hands:
"Dr. Xu, I have good news to tell you."
"good news?"
Xu Yun blinked, with a hint of curiosity on his face:
"What good news?"
I saw Zheng Zu pointing downstairs and smiling mysteriously:
"Dr. Xu, what you want most has arrived."
"The thing I want most?"
Xu Yun was stunned for a moment, and several things quickly appeared in his mind:
Tifa?
Monthly ticket?
Tiga Divine Light Stick?
Hashimoto’s food?
Or an automatic coding keyboard?
But let’s not talk about whether he has told others about these things. It seems that Zheng Zu is not capable of getting any of the things here, right?
Think of this.
Xu Yun couldn't help but cough lightly, decided to make a show of it, and asked Zheng Zu directly:
"Well, Chairman Zheng, I don't know what you are talking about..."
Zheng Zu stared at Xu Yun for a long time, and then a word came out of his mouth:
"Donkeys, Dr. Xu, didn't you say last time that you wanted a few donkeys in your dreams?"
The donkey you’ve always wanted?
Is it Ami Donkey?
But soon.
Xu Yun realized something, raised his head suddenly, looked at Zheng Zu and asked:
"Chairman Zheng, are you talking about..."
"Native donkey?"
"Of course."
Seeing that Xu Yun finally caught up with the brain waves, Zheng Zu's chest suddenly relaxed slightly:
"Didn't Manager Gu mention it before when introducing Yi'anji toothpaste? The core reason for limiting the production of Yi'anji toothpaste is the limited number of local donkeys."
"So in the past two months, I asked some friends to search around the country and found six local donkeys."
"So I immediately asked them to buy the donkey. I gave the detailed cost details to Manager Gu, and they will be reimbursed from the books at the end of next year."
Xu Yun nodded thoughtfully.
The cost details were not the focus. At this time, his mind was completely focused on the first half of Zheng Zu's sentence.
After a while.
He finally remembered the cause and effect.
Yes.
At the custom price war meeting, Gu Qunqing did mention the lack of donkey hair - at that time he listed several reasons for Zheng Zu, one of which was the cost of donkey fodder.
I did add later that I would like to have a few donkeys in my dreams...
At that time, Zheng Zu also asked something, which roughly meant that the more local donkeys, the better.
After receiving a positive answer, he indeed said that he would ask someone to inquire about it.
The result was unexpected...
What Zheng Zu said was not a joke, he really asked someone to find donkeys all over the country.
And once Zheng Zu used his connections...
Put it this way.
When it comes to scientific research, the five Zheng ancestors combined are not as good as Xu Yun.
But when it comes to connections.
There are more than 200 people in the company together, and there is not enough for Zheng Zu to fight alone.
As the chairman of the New Venture Fund, Zheng Zuguang has three WeChat accounts - the first two have already been filled with 5,000 friends, and the third account is expected to be close soon.
At the same time, most of these more than 10,000 friends belong to the middle and upper levels of various industries. At last, he is a small manager who can impress three or five people by greeting him.
So when Zheng Zu came forward.
The local donkey problem that had been bothering Xu Yun for a long time was easily solved.
"My friend who found the local donkey works for Telecom and is the person in charge of the base station project in southern Sichuan."
At the elevator entrance, Zheng Zu was introducing a more detailed situation to Xu Yun:
"There are several very primitive villages next to their base site. Young people go out to work, while the elderly and children stay in the village, living a semi-self-sufficient life."
"My friend still had some power. Seeing how difficult it was for the villagers, he mobilized a set of equipment to help the village dig a new well, and sent twenty or thirty boxes of milk to each village. The relationship between the two parties became closer immediately.
.”
"Later, their project couldn't come back to celebrate the New Year, so a village invited them to have a New Year's Eve dinner in the village one week before the New Year."
Speaking of this, Zheng Zu's tone couldn't help but become a little excited:
"As a result, when my friend was discussing with the village party secretary how to arrange a big pot of rice, he suddenly saw a few donkeys working in the mill. After further inquiry, I found out that these are purebred local donkeys!"
"So he immediately proposed the idea of buying a few donkeys. Not only did the village party secretary not refuse, he also gave him a very generous price."
"Then it's a matter of sending these donkeys out of the mountains and transporting them to Luzhou for resettlement."
"Actually, I knew the news a few days ago, but I was afraid of an accident on the road, so I didn't tell you until everything was settled today."
Listening to Zheng Zu's introduction, Xu Yun's expression was also a little excited.
That's a local donkey...
To know.
Currently, donkey hair is required for colony expansion of Yi'an bacteria toothpaste.
The development of microbial batteries also requires donkey hair.
The adhesive for clotting gelatin requires donkey hair and related secretions...
Now there are new native donkeys arriving.
The research and development efficiency of the above three projects can be at least tripled!
Actually.
Xu Yun has always had another premonition in his heart:
Where donkey hair or other parts will be used in the future, I’m afraid it’s not just these three projects...
It's just that this hunch had no theoretical support, so he never told anyone else.
Think of this.
Xu Yun thought of something, turned his head and asked Zheng Zu:
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "By the way, Chairman Zheng, have you notified Academician Zhou Shan about this?"
Although Xu Yun and Zhou Shan agreed not to engage in cloning, the conventional breeding project was still carried out normally - the previous pregnancy of Donkey Girl was one of the early results of the project.
So now that a new tool is in place, Zhou Shan should be informed both emotionally and rationally.
I heard this question from Xu Yun.
Zheng Zu nodded quickly and pointed in a certain direction:
"Of course we have informed you, Dr. Xu, don't forget, Academician Zhou Shan's breeding center is also in the High-tech Zone."
Xu Yun suddenly slapped his forehead, and in his excitement, he actually forgot about this matter - Zhou Shan's breeding center is next door, only about 500 meters away from the headquarters of Huadun Biotechnology.
Then he took a deep breath, forced himself to calm down, and asked again:
"By the way, Chairman Zheng, what's the sex ratio of the six local donkeys?"
"Sex ratio?"
Zheng Zu was stunned for a moment, and a subtle expression gradually appeared on his face:
"Dr. Xu, I wonder if you still remember something I just said - after my friend proposed the purchase idea, the village party secretary quickly agreed to the deal."
Xu Yun nodded. It had only been a few minutes since Zheng Zu finished speaking those words, but he would not forget them no matter what:
"of course I remember."
Zheng Zu then said:
"The reason why the village party secretary agreed to sell all six donkeys was because he had a good impression of my friend, but the more important point is..."
"In a landslide a few years ago, the only two native male donkeys in the village died unfortunately."
"The remaining six donkeys can only be crossed with other non-native male donkeys. The blood of the offspring will not be pure, so it is better to sell them to friends."
"...."
Hearing Zheng Zu's words, Xu Yun immediately understood his thoughts, and his eyes widened slightly:
"Chairman Zheng, you mean..."
Zheng Zu nodded slightly and affirmed:
"That's right, those six native donkeys...are all female."
"Including the original donkey girl, our donkey brother is grinding, contributing donkey hair, and mucus, and we have to prepare one dozen or seven."
While Xu Yun and Zheng Zu were chatting.
On the campus of the University of Science and Technology, dozens of kilometers away.
Dongyuan Canteen.
The lady in the cafeteria who was watching the Seven Fairies of Joy looked at the time, picked up a whip, and swung it a few times at Brother Donkey and Sister Donkey in the circle: