The next morning, the family sat together to have breakfast.
Mother Luo suddenly took out a card and handed it to Li Mu.
"Jia Ming, if you want to go out to live, you can't have no money. This is the salary my mother has saved for you over the years. I want to keep it for you to marry a wife."
"Now that you have a big future and earn a lot, spend the money and don't wrong yourself."
Seeing Luo's mother like this, Li Mu felt a little touched. Mother's love is selfless, but he couldn't ask for the money.
He reached out and pushed it over: "Mom, no, you and my dad can keep the money and spend it!"
How could Mother Luo be willing to wrong her son: "Jia Ming, if your family is rich, we save money just for you. Men can't be without money outside."
"Hurry up, be good, Jiaming is obedient!"
Li Mu was speechless, he was still treating him like a child.
"Mom, I have money, have you forgotten how I got the offer from Microsoft?"
Before Mother Luo could react, Zhu Suosuo's eyes lit up and he interjected from the side: "Auntie, didn't cousin Jiaming say yesterday that after discovering a vulnerability in Microsoft's system, he not only sent an offer, but also a large bonus.
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Mother Luo patted her forehead and realized, yes, Jiaming has great potential.
When she thought about it, her son was so capable, discovered loopholes, and made such a big contribution. Microsoft was rich and wealthy, so they would definitely not be stingy.
With such a large bonus, my son naturally has no shortage of money and does not need this card. Although I feel disappointed, I am also happy that my son has a bright future.
Not only Luo’s mother, but also Zhu Suosuo and Luo’s father thought so. They all felt that Luo Jiaming should have received a large bonus. He was not an insider, but after seeing the tasks issued by the world’s technology giant Microsoft, he was still so talented in finding operating system vulnerabilities.
If you do anything, you will feel that the bonus is very large.
In fact, compared to the dark web, the bounty offered by Microsoft is not high.
The two bugs submitted by Li Mu have a bounty of about 30,000 US dollars, which will take some time to be cashed out. After tax deduction, it is really not much.
But these are not senior people in the industry and do not understand them at all.
Naturally, Luo's mother didn't understand. She thought that her son had already received a large bonus, so there was no doubt about it.
"Okay, okay... My son is going to be successful. Mom will save this money for you first, and then you can use it when you get a wife."
Li Mu wanted to persuade them to keep the flowers for himself, but he opened his mouth, knowing that his persuasion would be in vain. Mother Luo would not listen, so he did not say anything in the end.
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After breakfast, Li Mu left the house and rode a small yellow electric donkey to the company. Naturally, he could afford to buy a luxury car. The opportunity had not come a few days ago, so there was no need, so he continued to go out as usual.
Next, I bought a car. Luxury cars were passed on first, and the first choice was mid- to high-end. There was no need to be too high-profile. It didn’t fit the current personality, and my family couldn’t explain it.
Luo Jiaming's workplace is a large game company in Shanghai, a purely technical position. He has good technical skills and is considered a veteran in game development.
However, due to personality problems and no management ability, Luo Jiaming has always been in a grassroots technical position and is a good old man in the department.
The so-called good old man is a derogatory term here, which means that he will push all the dirty work to you, and he will ask you for help if his work is too busy.
Luo Jiaming's character does not know how to refuse, and he does not know how to refuse when faced with all reasonable and unreasonable requests.
As a result, he did a lot of work and exhausted himself to death, but no one cared about him and no one thought of his good deeds.
What a good guy! This is usually the result.
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When I came to the company, I had nothing to miss, so I just wrote a resignation application and handed it in.
Manager Liu adjusted his glasses and raised his head to look at him in surprise. His impression of Luo Jiaming was not bad. He was an employee with low emotional intelligence, dull manner, withdrawn personality, and rarely communicated with others. But he also had some advantages and skills.
Yes, they are willing to do dirty work and hard work. They don’t complain about hardship or tiredness, and they don’t clamor for a raise in wages.
Such people cannot be managers. Being a grassroots developer is more than enough, and the company also needs people who can do things like this.
I briefly looked at the resignation application in my hand and silently put it down.
"Jia Ming, do you want to resign? Are you unhappy working in the company? Or are you dissatisfied with the salary? If you have any questions, you can raise them and they can be discussed."
"You know there are more and more fresh graduates now, and it's actually hard to find jobs outside."
Li Mu smiled faintly: "Thank you, no need. My time in the company has been very rewarding and I have learned a lot. However, I recently received a new offer with good salary and benefits. I want to give it a try!"
This means he has found his next home. Are today's young people so direct in their speech? They don't know how to be tactful. Or maybe Luo Jiaming has finally figured it out and is being cunning and wants to use this method to increase his salary.
Director Liu's mind was racing with thoughts, but he still smiled: "Jia Ming! There are too many scammers out there in the scalping companies, and it's hard to find a good job. Which company sent you the offer? Is it as big as our company? This
You have to be careful when doing this!"
Li Mu didn't say anything, but took out the offer from his bag and handed it over.
Manager Liu took it casually and didn't care at first. When he saw the content clearly, his heart was shocked and full of emotions. He didn't know how to express it, so he could only say "Fuck!"
Some people said in disbelief: "You have received an offer from Microsoft, and the position is a senior researcher."
Li Mu nodded: "Yes!"
Manager Liu was shocked: "How... did you do that? This is Microsoft, with such a high salary, and you are still a senior researcher."
Li Mu's expression did not change: "It's nothing. I usually like to study this. I found two small loopholes in Microsoft's operating system, submitted it, and then received the offer."
At this moment, Manager Liu had ten thousand grass niggas passing by in his mind. He actually had such a great master hidden under his command, and he didn't even notice it at ordinary times.
But think about the other person's character. He has low emotional intelligence, is withdrawn and dull, and seldom communicates with others. Who would know that he has such high skills if he doesn't show it.
Moreover, Manager Liu felt that the other party's ability to have such high skills was related to his personality. Like other employees, they were full of tricks, jumped up and down, and formed cliques. How could they have the energy to study technology? Only such people can endure it.
You can live with loneliness.
So how can people stay? Not to mention Luo Jiaming, even if he received such a generous offer from Microsoft, it would be difficult to refuse, and he might run away faster than Luo Jiaming.
Next, Manager Liu's attitude became better. It was necessary to build a good relationship with such a young and promising technical expert.
He readily agreed to Luo Jiaming's resignation application and took out his cell phone.
"Jia Ming, let's add a friend and keep in touch when we have time. Don't forget me if you have any chance."
Li Mu nodded, there was no need to reject others' kindness.
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After returning to my work station and finishing the work at hand, a colleague named Wang Bo came over and said, "Jia Ming, I have something to do when I go out. You can help me handle the work at hand. I'll ask for it later."
After saying that, without waiting for Li Mu to respond, he disappeared in a puff of smoke.
According to memory, Li Mu has an impression of Wang Bo. He usually has a lax work attitude and so-so skills, but he has one advantage: he is thick-skinned.
He was one of the people who came to Luo Jiaming for help the most. Whenever he had something to do, he would push the work at hand. At the beginning, he said thank you and promised a few treats, but he never fulfilled it.
Later, he seemed to get used to it, and he didn't even bother to say thank you, let alone the kind words for treating guests, as if it was natural for Luo Jiaming to help him.
There are many companies like this. If you don't have your own bottom line and edge, and don't know how to say no, you can easily fall into this situation.
Now it was Li Mu who didn't bother to talk to him. It wasn't until he got off work at noon that Wang Bo came back in a hurry.
The voice was a little urgent: "Jia Ming, where is my task! Have you finished it and handed it over?"
Li Mu turned around and looked at him like a fool: "What?"
Wang Bo was stunned for a moment, obviously he didn't expect this reaction, and he suddenly became angry.
If you are used to helping some people, they will blame you if you don't help them. If you refuse directly from the first time, it will not be so troublesome.
I was about to get angry at Li Mu, blaming him for being stingy and dishonest, but he agreed not to do such a small favor.
Before he could say anything, a colleague ran over with a shocked look on his face.
"Jia Ming, I heard that you submitted two Windows system vulnerabilities and received an offer from Microsoft. Is this true?"
Li Mu nodded and didn't say much. Any explanation was inferior to the real thing. He took out the offer and showed it to them.
At this time, the entire department was shocked and came over to watch. It was hard to believe that such a good old man who was inconspicuous in the department, indifferent, honest, hard-working, and able to boss anyone around would receive such good treatment from Microsoft. offer.
Many people's eyes turned red with envy. Could it be that God rewards those who work hard? Otherwise, with so many smart people in the company, such an inconspicuous person could receive an offer from Microsoft.
A large group of colleagues surrounded Li Mu with all kinds of envy, jealousy and hatred. Only Wang Bo stood there blankly, the anger in his heart had long gone.
Some people are at the same level as you. You can play tricks and use various means to take advantage. When the other person is far above your level, you will make yourself uncomfortable by using this method.
For example, now, even though his heart was full of disbelief and all kinds of envy and jealousy, Wang Bo still walked away in despair. He knew that the two of them were no longer on the same level.
The other party ignored him and could only suffer.
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In the following period, Li Mu quickly completed the resignation procedures.
He was a little hesitant about whether to join Microsoft. The salary was high, but he didn't care about it. The key was how his family would explain it.
Normal people would not understand such a good opportunity to be given up suddenly. After joining the company, he will need to go out from time to time in the future. How to solve this problem?
Li Mu contacted Microsoft Research Asia and the Shanghai R&D Center, and then learned that Microsoft adopts an irregular work system.
There are no fixed working hours and off-duty hours when working at Microsoft, and there is no need to clock in. You can come and leave at any time. You can also choose to work remotely from home two days a week, and you can even apply for permanent remote work.
This extremely free working atmosphere is exactly what Li Mu needs.
After so many experiences in the world, he is definitely a master in computer technology. He is more than capable of handling work and has plenty of time to do his own thing.
Fortunately, just join the company! It’s good to feel the atmosphere of the world’s technology giants and learn some management experience and advanced concepts.