I Am the President of the University

The problem of the director of Guanghua Research Institute has always troubled Chen Hao.

First of all, this candidate must be a technical expert, otherwise he will not be able to impress the researchers below; secondly, this person must be reliable, so that Chen Hao can trust him to hand over overseas research institutes to him.

Mike was recommended by his tutor, Professor Stephen. Since he is favored by his tutor, his ability, character, and professional ethics should be fine.

Chen Hao put a lot of thought into this meeting.

Hit the snake with seven inches, and Mike’s seven inches are AR glasses.

Five years ago, Google’s AR glasses product failed to launch, resulting in the entire project being shelved. Mike strongly advocated smart glasses. In order to allow the project team to continue research and development, Mike fought hard in front of the Google CEO, but unfortunately failed, and there was a verbal dispute over this.

When he received the information bought from a well-known international headhunting company at a large price, he knew that Mike would definitely fall into the trap!

"Study, boss." The identity changed instantly. Before Mike could step into the role, he made a mistake as soon as he opened his mouth.

"Boss, AR glasses require a lot of technical content. Not only will it consume a lot of money, but the research time will also be..." Mike hesitated, gritted his teeth and said, "The research time may be very long, you have to be prepared for this."

After speaking, Mike felt a little uneasy.

You have to say the ugly things first. He, Mike, doesn't bother to defraud investors. Otherwise, with his level, as long as he is willing to tell a good story to the guys on Wall Street, he can go out and realize his dream.

Of course, investment must be rewarded, and this AR glasses project has a long payback period and is a gold-swallowing behemoth, and it is possible that all investments will be wasted.

"Senior Mike, don't worry, these are not problems." Chen Hao smiled calmly.

As long as you stand in the wind, even pigs can take off.

The next trend is undoubtedly AR glasses and VR headsets. It’s just that these technologies are still limited by hardware and will take at least 10 years to mature.

"What is the main job of this institute?" Mike couldn't help but ask.

As a perfectionist, since I agreed to Chen Hao's invitation, I must treat this as a career and do it well.

"It's like this. The research on AR glasses is divided into one institute and one institute. One institute is the Smart Glasses Research Institute (under preparation) within the headquarters of Guanghua University, and the other institute is the Guanghua Research Institute established here in Silicon Valley."

Seemingly seeing the confusion in Mike's eyes, Chen Hao shook his head and smiled, "Senior Mike, don't think too much. Of course, the institute cannot be used only to research smart glasses. It can even be used for independent research in the future."

The two largest centers of talent in the world are China and the beautiful country.

Microsoft has set up many research institutions in China, attracting some local Chinese talents who do not want to go abroad to work for Microsoft.

Microsoft can harvest talents from China, and Guanghua can also harvest talents from the beautiful country. For those who are unwilling to leave the beautiful country and go to China, then they should receive Guanghua Research Institute.

But of course there are differences between the two.

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Guanghua University is the main force in research at the headquarters. Guanghua Research Institute is only a branch established to assist the headquarters in research. Some high-precision core technologies can only be developed at the headquarters. Otherwise, in the beautiful country, Chen Hao believed that except for Mike, the others might be from Langley.

"Then I'm relieved." Mike breathed a sigh of relief, then smiled bitterly and said, "But I should be the only one in this institute, right?"

Chen Hao smiled and said: "Although the institute has not been established yet, Senior Mike, you are not alone."

Intel's AR business, plus the three startups Zhu Chen is talking about, has a lot of people.

There were about two to three hundred people. Even if dozens of people left, there would still be at least 200 left.

It is estimated that there are dozens of people who are willing to come to China, and there are only about a hundred people left, which is not a small number.

After listening to Chen Hao's words, Mike also gained some confidence in taking over the institute, "That's really great. With these people, the operation of the laboratory will be no problem."

After Chen Hao revealed the deal with Apple, Mike became more confident.

"I'm going to have a talk at a startup company this afternoon, do you want to come together?" Chen Hao, who drank his coffee and was about to get up, suddenly thought of something, stopped and looked at Mike.

"Okay, I took a day off today." Mike agreed readily.

I was thinking that I would be preparing to leave my job when I returned, and there would be work handover matters.

…

The San Francisco Bay Area has a Mediterranean climate, and the temperature difference does not change much throughout the year. In November, the temperature remains at about 15 degrees Celsius.

However, November is the rainy season in California and it is relatively rainy.

By the time Chen Hao and Mike came out of Starbucks, it was already raining lightly on the street outside.

"This damn weather!" Mike complained in a low voice, then turned to Chen Hao and said, "Boss, I think we need a taxi."

Mike lives nearby, so he didn't have to drive when he went out today.

Chen Hao nodded, and the two stood under the eaves for a while, then stopped a yellow taxi and got on it.

In the beautiful country, although taxis are more expensive than online ride-hailing, taxis are still more convenient in terms of convenience.

The sky was a bit gloomy, it was raining non-stop, and the yellow taxi was hidden in the rain line.

…

“Happy to work with!”

Chen Hao smiled and shook hands with the other party.

Compared to Chen Hao, the other party was obviously happier. Although he sold himself, he also gained a large amount of money.

In Silicon Valley, the most important thing is ideas.

With money in hand, you can not only achieve economic freedom, but also continue to start a business.

Seeing the expression on the other person's face, Chen Hao felt relieved.

Fortunately, there was no slap-in-the-face plot like in the novel.

Relying on their ability to make money, the bosses of the two entrepreneurial companies sold their companies very readily.

The boss of the previous company originally wanted to retain some shares, but Chen Hao was more sensitive about shares, so it was better to speak out.

The price was a little higher, and the other party agreed without even thinking about it.

After coming out of the company, Chen Hao spoke in a relaxed tone and said with a smile: "Everything went well, there is only one company left."

Chen Hao is very satisfied with the professionalism and technical team members of the first two companies.

The founders of both companies graduated from Stanford University, and the company is not far from Stanford. Relying on Stanford's resources and platform, they have made something.

Most of the members are from Stanford University and the University of California, Berkeley, and there are no gangsters.

In such a prestigious school, even if there are gangsters, it will be difficult for them to survive until graduation.

"It's mainly because of your charisma, boss, Max. In Chinese terms, it's easy to win!" Mike said flatteringly, but he didn't think so in his heart.

Nonsense. As soon as the new boss came to power, he directly announced that the wages of all members would be increased by 15% on the original basis. Isn’t this worthy of cheering?

15% of 100,000 yuan is also 15,000, and 15% of 200,000 US dollars is 30,000 US dollars!

When it comes to salaries in the American IT industry, Silicon Valley must be number one! The average annual income of employees at technology and Internet companies in the Silicon Valley area is $142,000, ranking first in the United States.

Even new employees who have just joined can earn an annual income of US$100,000.

For first-tier companies such as Google and Facebook, fresh graduates can earn US$150,000 at L3. After working for two years, they can earn more than US$250,000 at L4. After working for about four or five years, they can earn at least US$350,000 at L5. After working for eight to ten years, L6 is more than 500,000.

The average house in Silicon Valley costs about 1.5 million U.S. dollars, which is about 6 years of salary.

Comparing this to domestic Ali and Tengxun, the P5 entry fee is RMB 300,000, while the P8 entry fee is RMB 1.5 million.

Hangzhou and Yangcheng are better, but in Beijing and Shanghai, an ordinary house costs five to six million.

This will take more than ten years of salary...

I believe that no one’s dream since childhood is to buy a house.

And the programmers here in the beautiful country are still 965. It is a pity that the president is not named Ma, so employees cannot enjoy the blessings of 996. It is really regrettable.

Chen Hao automatically filtered out Mike's flattery and turned to look at Zhu Chen, "The next company is not far from here, right?"

He also remembered that the person he wanted to talk to was the owner of the company.

"Yes, it's about 1 kilometer away." Zhu Chen, who was very familiar with the nearby area, answered directly without thinking.

Chen Hao nodded, "It's not far, let's go."

Then the three of them drove to their final destination.

A six-story office building occupies a small area, and one floor can just accommodate a company of about a hundred people.

I took the elevator to the third floor. Because I had an appointment, the journey was smooth. I went directly to the conference room and waited for the other party's boss to show up.

Chen Hao didn't pay much attention to this. After waiting for about ten minutes, a middle-aged white man in a suit and leather shoes opened the door.

The other party's eyes wandered over Chen Hao and the others one by one. When he finally saw Mike, his eyes lit up.

"Sorry to keep you waiting for so long, I am Alan Black, the boss of VANTEN Company." Black introduced with a smile.

Chen Hao, Mike, and Zhu Chen also stood up and shook hands in response.

Just when shaking hands with Mike, Blake suddenly became very enthusiastic, "This must be the boss in Zhu's mouth, right? Welcome to VANTEN Company!"

Faced with Black's words, Mike felt nonsensical and explained with a look of astonishment: "Mr. Black, you got the wrong person! The Mr. Ricardo next to me is the boss."

Mike's words made Blake also stunned. After looking at Chen Hao's skin color, he turned to look at Mike, looking shocked, "Mr. Mike, are you sure you are not kidding me? Oh God, this can't be." real!"

Mike felt speechless for a while. Is this guy mentally ill and he has to listen to it a second time?

Chen Hao frowned. From the other party's eyes, he noticed something was wrong.

"Mr. Black, this is a market valuation for your company. If you have no doubts, you can sign a contract at the above price." Chen Hao pushed the contract forward.

This contract was for a 20% premium, and the first two companies agreed without even thinking.

Chen Hao gave me a reserve price as soon as I came up. If you want to sell, I will sell it, otherwise I will find another one.

In Silicon Valley, there are many companies like them, but they are not unicorn companies.

The evaluation document was right in front of Bly, and he could touch it if he reached forward with his hand, but he didn't move his hand and the smile on his face gradually disappeared.

"I'm sorry, I don't think I can sell the company to you." Blake said, ignoring Chen Hao.

"Oh?"

Chen Hao was full of questions, why did you refuse without even reading the evaluation document?

"Mr. Black, do you want to see the starting price first?"

"No, I don't think it's necessary." Black said calmly, "I originally thought the boss behind Zhu was a white man, but I didn't expect that he was a yellow man and he was from China."

"Racist?"

After hearing what the other party said, Chen Hao also realized that the dog-like guy in front of him was a racist.

"No, I just changed my mind and don't want to sell it to you." Blake shook his head and denied it.

"Principal..." Zhu Chen looked at Chen Hao with a blank expression.

Mike has a relatively high emotional intelligence and is afraid that Chen Hao will make mistakes. In addition, the other party is not only his boss but also his direct disciple, so he suggested: "Boss, there is an AR optical module manufacturer nearby that is also very good. How about we go there?" Have a look there?”

"I'm sorry, it seems we can't cooperate." Chen Hao said calmly. Of course, he would not be a gangster. There are many people who are racist in this beautiful country.

African Americans are the most discriminated against, followed by Asians.

For such biased people, Chen Hao usually chooses to ignore them as long as they don't anger him.

He stood up and wanted to shake hands politely, but he didn't expect this guy to sit motionless. Chen Hao felt a little unhappy, his face became serious, and he said to the two people beside him: "Let's go."

Mike and Zhu Chen followed, and the three of them walked to the door of the conference room. As soon as they opened the glass door and were about to walk out, there was a muttering behind them.

Especially when Chen Hao heard one of the words, his steps stopped instantly.

Mike and Zhu Chen also heard that volume.

Zhu Chen's face also became unsightly, while Mike shook his head and said something like "oh, God".

Chen Hao closed the glass door and turned around, his face expressionless, but there was a cold light in his eyes.

Looking directly at Blake, Chen Hao said coldly:

"I heard you just say ching chong, right?"

ps: There are still a few hundred words left to finish, so I will make up for it in the morning.