The Intelligent Production Laboratory is the place where Wesson Technology¡¯s computer talents are most concentrated. There are hundreds of doctoral degree holders. However, among Li Zhuang¡¯s disciples, no one has received a doctoral degree yet. The youngest will graduate in June this year. .
Although not well-known in the IT world, there is no doubt about Li Zhuang's level. His six graduate students completed the thesis publications and research topics required for their doctoral degrees last year and are waiting for their doctoral defense and future certificates. For the sake of Wesson Technology, their mentor did not continue to squeeze them, and happily let these young men go to work at Wesson Technology.
After IBM released its smartphone on the second day of the new year, Li Zhuang called his disciples together to communicate in order to deal with future emergencies. Among his four most proud disciples, Jin Guozheng's family was relatively poor. He went to work at Wesson Technology directly after graduating from his undergraduate degree. He is now the heir to the mantle of Lizhuang Automation. Qian Lin, Wang Chengmin and Chen Zhen all went to graduate school and are about to graduate. They are interning in the intelligent production laboratory and getting paid on the way.
There are eighty people in this group. Li Zhuang has not recruited any more disciples. Smart people are hard to find. He has already spent a lot of brain cells on these people. As for the inside of the intelligent production laboratory, he is regarded as the chief instructor. He often gives lectures and has a teacher-student relationship with most people.
The excellence of the disciples has been proven. They are the best among the students in the same batch. They are influential figures in various universities. They are soft-handed in winning awards. Such people will naturally be remembered.
¡°You have to think carefully about how many students like you can keep their computer skills,¡± Zhou Qisen said.
"Haha, you can't be too arrogant on other people's territory. Just argue with reason. Besides, we are a foreign-funded enterprise." Li Zhuang rubbed his face and asked, "How many of my students are naturalized?"
"There are about ten people. The others are not considered for the moment. The four you are most optimistic about have all become Australian citizens. I hope there will be no big problem."
After seeing off Zhou Qisen, Li Zhuang went down to the Hexagon Building, found Zhang Kai who was working in the administrative building, and discussed countermeasures with him.
"Someone from the capital will come tomorrow. I guess it has something to do with smartphone research. Can you give me an idea? What should I do?"
"What else can we do, cold salad! The soldiers will stop us, and the water will cover us. Li Zhuang, you don't need to have a phone. Why are you running around?" Zhang Kai asked.
??Li Zhuang doesn¡¯t like to make phone calls. He often runs around. Many researchers run around. Everyone has different reasons for doing this, but Li Zhuang¡¯s reason is very simple.
"It's easy to get rusty if you sit in the office all the time. Come out and change your brain. Think about it for me. You are a master at negotiating. I am very good at it. I will count on you and Zhou Qisen tomorrow."
When Li Zhuang returned to the office, he called Jin Changze directly, even though they were very close, "Changze, has anything happened during this time?"
"It's normal now. The park is no different from before. I just met Dr. Zhou and he said someone came from the capital?"
"Yes, I'm afraid there will be an accident, so you should be more vigilant from now on." Li Zhuang thought about it and gave Jinchangze an order.
"Yes, I will increase the defense level."
After putting down the phone, Li Zhuang started working and stopped thinking about other things. Zhang Kai was right, soldiers will stop him, and water will cover him.
Early the next morning, Li Zhuang, Zhou Qisen, and Zhang Kai went to the gate to greet visitors from the capital.
"Heh, good guy, such a big team seems to be quite impressive. Could it be that they are searching for talents along the way, and this is just one of the stops?" Zhou Qisen guessed.
There were a lot of irrelevant people waiting in the convoy, but only about twenty people were actually doing the work. As for whether there are people from special departments involved, it's not very clear.
The leader¡¯s surname is Duan, who is an academician of the Academy of Sciences. The leader of the government department is a gentleman surnamed Zu, who is said to be a senior official in charge of this project. Academician Duan's name is out there, so he can't fake it. It's hard to tell his ancestors. Who knows which yamen he belongs to.
The meaningless pleasantries made everyone feel excited, but once the negotiations started, they didn¡¯t know what the situation would be like. After the beginning of the new year, relevant personnel from various research institutes were transferred. Related news can be seen everywhere in newspapers and websites. As always, we are doing things very boldly. As for whether the harassed unit agrees, that is not something that needs to be considered.
We all sat down in the small conference room in the administrative building. The president¡¯s secretary gave us tea, and everyone started talking about business.
"Dr. Zhou, I met your mentor Mr. Yu before I came out. He spoke highly of you. Wesson Technology has developed into its current scale in just a few years, and you are indispensable." Academician Duan first praised Zhou Qisen. . Mr. Yu, academician of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at T University in Beijing, was Zhou Qisen¡¯s mentor when he was studying for his Ph.D.
"Dr. Duan, thank you for the compliment. This is all the credit of all my colleagues. I am just the leader. If you have anything to say, please tell me." Zhou Qisen used to sayHe said something, and as soon as he opened his mouth, he knew that he had made a mistake, so he had to bite the bullet and remain humble.
Academician Duan frowned slightly, seemingly uncomfortable with the title "Dr. Duan". Ph.D.s are everywhere, but academicians are in the minority. Zhou Qisen has often gone abroad in the past few years. Wesson Technology also mainly refers to academic qualifications internally, and he forgot to change his name for a while.
"Young people are terrible, this era is still yours after all. Without further ado, the main purpose of coming here this time is to mobilize employees who are familiar with computers within Wesson Technology to participate in the research work of the Beijing Artificial Intelligence Laboratory. This time we mobilize the whole country, I hope you will If you can support it, this is a major event related to the future and destiny of the country and nation."
Academician Duan boasted a little, and then started some mobilization. The slogan was very old-fashioned and very practical.
"Of course we can support whatever we can, but our Wesson Technology is not computer-based. Do you think we can find useful talents here?" Zhou Qisen quickly took over.
"Haha, you have a lot of intelligence here and there are many experts. We have a recommendation list from the school. I hope you can agree. By the way, Mr. Li won't object, right?" Academician Duan turned to ask Li Zhuang, who was treated as an invisible man next to him.
"You have to let us see the specific list first, and we have to ask for the opinions of individual employees, what do you think?" Comrade Li had no choice but to reply, although he didn't like Academician Duan.
¡°Minister Zu, could you please show me the list?¡±
Li Zhuang watched their performance coldly and knew it well. The person named Zu is probably a deputy minister. It is impossible for a full minister to travel around the country and have a lot of things to deal with. I don¡¯t know what department it is specifically. Wesson Technology¡¯s Internal Affairs Department is also a department.
Zhou Qisen took the list, looked at it, and stood up immediately, "Many of the people on your list are not computer professionals? Tell me, what do you mean?"
Li Zhuang was shocked. Are these people carrying private goods? This kind of thing is very common now. It is common for people in official circles to seek benefits for themselves while doing business.
"Haha, we can't just study smart machines. Robots and automation are both subsidiary research projects in artificial intelligence. Wesson Technology is famous for its automation, and we need a lot of talents."
"We are a foreign-funded enterprise. If you must choose, we must obtain the consent of our employees. In addition, if it involves the company's technical secrets, if there are competitors using the company's technology outside, we reserve the right to litigate." Zhou Qisen's face smiled slightly red.
"That's natural. You are a commercial enterprise after all, and you have to follow the procedures you should follow." Academician Duan said.
Zhang Kai didn't say anything, Li Zhuang didn't say much, Minister Zu didn't say a word, and the matter was settled like this for the time being.
In the next few days, the entire company was in panic, and many researchers who were not Australian citizens were interviewed by the company¡¯s human resources department and people from Beijing.
The people who came moved quickly. As long as they agreed, someone would immediately help them go through the formalities and leave for the capital. One-third of the intelligent production laboratory was occupied at once, mainly by researchers in robotics and automation.
On the last day, the conflict finally broke out. They wanted to transfer core employees of the new energy laboratory on the grounds that "robots need energy."
"Zhou Qisen, are you Chinese? Why don't you think about the country? Besides, these are China's precious assets. If they are allowed to be used by foreign-funded enterprises, we are already showing mercy outside the law. Don't go too far, this is still the world of xx !¡± Minister Zu said something strangely, his official authority was very strong.
"I am now Australian, British, and Citizen. I don't have Chinese nationality. Don't use this to fool me. I was admitted to T University with the fifth place in the city in the college entrance examination. The wealth I have created for the country over the years has been worthy of it. The so-called training fee. Extra-legal mercy? Don¡¯t think that I don¡¯t know that you are here specifically for us. Who is afraid of whom? At worst, we will break up and we will go back to Australia!"
Zhou Qisen was furious, Zhang Kai and Li Zhuang both stood up, and the atmosphere in the conference room was tense.
"Being friendly makes you rich, being friendly makes you rich. Don't argue, Minister Zu. Otherwise, let's forget about it and we'll look for it somewhere else." Academician Duan said nondescript words and quickly smoothed things over.
The two sides parted on bad terms, and the Beijing crowd left angrily, with no farewell from the management.
"How long can a dying old lady continue to be arrogant? Bah!" Zhou Qisen spat disdainfully, showing no image of a cultured person, and the management members smiled bitterly beside him.
The Beijing talent selection team has been to internationally renowned large companies, but they have contacted employees privately, instead of directly opening up to important people like they did at Wesson Technology. The ultimate reason is that Wesson Technology is too small and cannot be compared with large companies with sales of more than 100 billion US dollars.
Pure R&D companies have flaws,It is easy to be spied on. Even well-known institutions like Bell Labs are either in the name of the country or in the name of a giant company. Among independent R&D institutions, Wesson Technology is one of the larger ones.
The company management discovered the real purpose of the people coming from Beijing on the third day. When a doctor from the Intelligent Production Laboratory left his job, he ran to Li Zhuang's office and said: "I'm leaving, Mr. Li, please take care!"
Li Zhuang immediately concluded that some of the people were spies, while others were coerced. The pervasive relevant departments were able to deal with these researchers with ease.
The so-called talent selection team in Beijing is clearly targeting Wesson Technology and does not represent the real thoughts of the top management. They are not that stupid and have the power to bring in private goods.
City K, who received Li Zhuang's request for help, reported to the province, but was beaten back. There were people from the capital in the province, and there were also people in the central government. K city is developing rapidly, and many companies that plan to invest in the provincial capital have come here instead. The relationship between the two cities is somewhat tense.
The excuses of these people who want people are so good that it is hard for people to find fault. Only Wesson Technology can feel the pain in the heart. Everything was covered up, and even ordinary people who were jealous of the income of Wesson Technology employees were overjoyed.
"It's government business." Zhang Kai murmured after hearing Wang Wenming's feedback. Wesson Technology's talent strategy has since changed. If researchers in important positions still retain Chinese nationality, they will be dismissed directly. Fortunately, most people are still willing to join.
In April, Wesson Technology¡¯s business system was operating well, but the research field was hit hard. Li Zhuang looked at the many vacant seats in the office of the Intelligent Production Laboratory and sighed. At the same time, he was glad that none of his four major disciples had high academic qualifications, and no one even looked at Jin Guozheng, who had top qualifications.
In the files of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the incident that occurred in April was named the "Old Lady Incident", a meaningful name that came from Zhou Qisen's mouth.
The construction speed of the super estate is accelerating, and the transformation of the desert cannot be accelerated. Dr. Wu and Wang Feng chose the area close to La Grange to start building factory areas, research areas and residential areas. This area is not considered a real desert. The factories in the relationship circle did not expand, but instead increased investment near Perth and La Grange. It's hard to find people, but it doesn't matter. Now Wesen Technology's automation capabilities can realize unmanned production.
"Is it necessary to retain my nationality? But if I also naturalize, I may run into trouble in some operations." Li Zhuang had a headache, and then felt ashamed that his motives for marrying Lisa were impure.
"If I hadn't married Lisa, I would probably be the one who was sent to the capital this time. But now that I'm considered a big businessman, they don't dare to act arbitrarily." Li Zhuang held his chin with both hands, in a daze.
It is impossible to walk in the cracks without paying the price. Life is not perfect.