Eric was stunned. He didn't expect that Mr. Pei would say such a thing.
How virtuous and capable am I?
Eric knew very well that although there were many objective factors for his failure, sometimes it was because he was held back by his senior management, and sometimes it was because there was indeed a gap between ioi's game and GOG... But no matter what, he lost.
Lost!
He is completely the kind of person who is defeated by President Pei's subordinates and beaten in a fancy way.
Moreover, Tenda is full of talents. For a game as awesome as GOG, it is certainly impossible for Mr. Pei to do everything from version updates, value balancing, operational activities, e-sports events, etc. These tasks are all done by Tenda’s internal employees.
Responsible.
Even excluding Mr. Pei’s huge role, these employees cannot be underestimated!
Otherwise, the Tenda Game Department is the core department of the entire Tenda Group. Anyone who can be pulled out can open up a new industry and expand territory for Mr. Pei’s business empire.
As a result, Mr. Pei was not satisfied with the person in charge of GOG? He even said that he had wanted to replace him for a long time.
Do you want to give me this seat?
Eric thought this was quite untrue, but looking carefully at Mr. Pei's expression, he seemed to be very serious and not joking at all.
So he really started thinking about this possibility.
Seeing Eric fall silent, Pei Qian suddenly realized a problem: "Oh, I ignored a question."
"You are considered a senior executive of the Dayak Group. Have you signed a non-competition agreement?"
"How much liquidated damages will I have to pay if I change jobs?"
Forget it for small companies, but large companies will basically sign non-compete agreements and confidentiality agreements with their senior management to prevent malicious poaching from rival companies.
The confidentiality agreement is easy to understand. It means that even if employees leave the company, they cannot leak or take away company secrets, otherwise they will bear corresponding responsibilities.
Otherwise, if a senior executive changes jobs and directly brings company secrets to a rival company, wouldn't that be a complete mess?
As for the non-competition agreement, it restricts similar things, but the specific content of the restrictions is different.
Generally speaking, non-compete agreements are mainly targeted at key and indispensable senior personnel, restricting them from engaging in part-time jobs in the same business during their employment, and from joining a competitor's company in the same field for a period of time after leaving the company.
What is the specific "period of time"? Different companies have different regulations, but it is generally two years. After all, it is too short and meaningless.
Of course, the content of the agreement cannot be written too broadly.
For example, a company wrote in a non-competition agreement that employees are not allowed to join any domestic or foreign Internet companies within two years after resignation. This is too much, because the concept of Internet companies is too broad. Doesn’t this mean that employees cannot join any code-based companies?
A farmer’s company?
Therefore, it is usually accurate to a specific field, such as social software, shopping websites, etc.
For example, game companies often indicate that they are not allowed to join other game companies, nor are individuals allowed to start game companies.
Or, it may state that you are not allowed to join certain companies and clearly state the company names. These companies are often large companies in the industry. Although their main businesses are different, there is competition, which is normal.
After signing a non-competition agreement, employees are restricted, so the company must also provide certain compensation: after employees leave, they must continue to pay monthly, usually more than 30% of the original rated income, which can be regarded as compliance with the non-competition agreement.
"Hush fee" and "compensation fee".
If the company does not pay for several months, then the restrictions on employees in the non-competition agreement will become invalid.
But Dayak Group is a serious and large company, and these aspects must be extremely formal.
If Eric really signed a non-competition agreement, it would be a bit troublesome.
If you want to poach people, you have to pay liquidated damages. Every company's situation is different, but at least it's probably several million.
The key is that the system may not allow Pei Qian to spend this money to poach people.
Eric nodded: "There is a competition agreement."
Pei Qian felt a little sore.
How to do this?
Let Eric talk to the top management of Dayak Group to cancel the competition agreement?
Wouldn't that be equivalent to telling others that I am going to switch to a competitor's company?
The top executives of Dayak Group are not stupid, so how could they agree to it?
It's a bit difficult to handle.
Eric pondered for a moment and said: "But if I really want to change jobs and come to Tengda, this competition agreement may not really be able to restrict me."
Pei Qian: "?"
For a moment, he couldn't think of the specific background of a person who could say such a thing.
Why, is it possible that the European Prime Minister is a relative of yours?
Seeing Mr. Pei's slightly surprised expression, Eric knew that he must have misunderstood, and hurriedly explained: "Of course I cannot violate the content of the competition agreement itself, but if I want to change jobs to Tenda, I will not violate it.
You will not be restricted by this non-compete agreement."
"Because Tengda does not meet the conditions stipulated in the competition agreement."
Pei Qian still doesn't understand.
Tenda's GOG and Zhidou Company's ioi are in a fierce competition. Is this an ironclad fact?
So Eric, as the person in charge of ioi, switched jobs to GOG. No matter how you look at it, this will trigger a non-compete agreement, right?
Eric explained: "My situation is a little special."
"In fact, both in Dayak Group and Zhidou Company, there is a competition agreement."
"The competition agreement at Zhitou Company stipulates that senior managers and core designers are not allowed to join any other game company within two years after leaving the company, which naturally includes Tenda."
"But I am not an employee of Zhitou Company, so I did not sign this competition agreement with Zhitou Company."
"As for the non-competition agreement on Dayak Group's side, the situation is different from that on Zhidou Company's side."
"The main business of Dayak Group is in water affairs, transportation, energy, media and other directions. Although it has bought some game companies, it is not considered its main business at all."
"Moreover, my original department was the media department, so my competition agreement stipulated that I was prohibited from joining other European and American media companies, as well as water, transportation, energy and other companies that directly compete with the Dayak Group.
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"In addition, it is also restricted from joining some internationally renowned Internet companies, such as several large companies in Silicon Valley."
"Although this range is very broad, Tengda is indeed not among it..."
Pei Qian was shocked.
Can it still be like this?
He thought about it carefully, and it seemed that he was really unaffected!
In fact, there are some domestic executives who change jobs among major companies, but those who have signed a non-competition agreement are basically unable to escape, and they will be punished immediately.
After all, whether the two companies are competing or not can be seen at a glance.
But Eric's situation is obviously very special.
He was not originally in the gaming industry, but was responsible for some affairs at the media company of the Dayak Group.
After Dayak Group acquired Zhidou Company, on the one hand, it hoped to strengthen its control over Zhitou Company, and on the other hand, it also wanted to better expand ioi's business in the Chinese server, so it sent Eric to be parachuted in as the person in charge.
Although Eric is currently responsible for the game business, it was not written in his competition agreement.
Just like a company that develops mobile phones, it will not state in the competition agreement that you are not allowed to work as a designer in a game company, let alone wash dishes or work as a waiter in a restaurant.
Because even if senior executives change jobs, they have to move to their main business.
The so-called non-competition agreement hopes that employees will not jump to compete with themselves in the same industry. It is also to prevent large companies from maliciously poaching each other and damaging the employment environment.
If people have changed industries and still don't let them work, isn't this a hooliganism? The law will not support it at all.
But Eric happened to cross industries due to business expansion, which resulted in the contents of the original non-competition agreement becoming ineffective...
Of course, this agreement also names many large companies in various fields, but Tenda is not among them.
Because Tenda is a Chinese company, and it has only really emerged in the past two or three years. Originally, Dayak Group had never heard of it, so how could it possibly include Tenda's name in the competition agreement without warning?
Pei Qian never expected that this could happen.
Moreover, he suddenly realized that he and Eric were already seriously discussing the possibility of changing jobs...
This made Eric fall into silence, feeling that this topic was a bit inappropriate.
Maybe it was because Mr. Pei's thirst for talents was so obvious that Eric was infected unconsciously.
Pei Qian's voice suddenly became louder: "That'll be easy!"
"Brother Ai, when can I join the job? It shouldn't take a few days if you go back and go through the resignation procedures, right?"
Eric was a little shocked. He shouldn't be so anxious, right?
Mr. Pei is really unreserved and has no airs of leadership at all.
But isn’t that exactly where Mr. Pei’s personality charm lies?
Eric pondered for a moment and then said: "Mr. Pei, this matter is too sudden. I am not mentally prepared yet. I have to think about it carefully."
"And...if you really want to join Tenda, I have a small request."
"Can you recruit Mr. Zhao from Longyu Group?"
"I have a good working relationship with him, and I hope to continue working together."
"Of course, if Mr. Pei thinks that he is not capable enough, forget it. Moreover, Mr. Zhao probably really has a non-compete agreement on his back, so this matter may not be easy to deal with."
Pei Qian nodded immediately: "Okay! No problem!"
Pei Qian was impressed by Zhao Xuming, and the impression was very deep.
He seems to have little ability, and his only outstanding ability is not to take the blame.
If such a person could continue to combine with Eric, wouldn't the possibility of losing money greatly increase?
When the time comes, let Eric be in charge of the overseas market, and let Zhao Xuming be in charge of the domestic market. One will focus on the external market and the other on the domestic market, and they will work together!
Of course, if there is a non-competition agreement with Zhao Xuming, Pei Qian really doesn't know how to resolve it.
We can only think about a way to see if we can reach some kind of benefit cooperation with Longyu Group and replace Zhao Xuming.
If it really doesn't work, then forget it, it can only be said that there is no fate.
If there is only one Eric, although it is not perfect, it should be enough.