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Not surprisingly, the well-known artificial intelligence scientist Andrew Wu joined Sam Altman's team.

Leave Google and join Ziweixing International.

Such top talents should indeed say hello when they change jobs, but the problem is that Andrew Wu was about to join Baidu. Ziweixing International did not poach a corner from Google, but from Baidu.

Larry Page's question is somewhat unreasonable.

Zhou Buqi said angrily: "How many of your people have been poached by Musk? If you want to kill him, go to Musk! Even if I don't take action, they will join Baidu. Think about what happened on your side." What's up!"

Larry Page said irritably: "There are so many autonomous driving teams around the world, why are they all looking at Google to poach people!"

Zhou Buqi said with a smile: "It's like a proverb in our country, 'The gun shoots the first bird'. You have done so well, how can you not be remembered by everyone? With the most advanced technology, you must be cautious. Otherwise the team can easily fall apart.”

"Is there any good way?"

Larry Page humbly asked him for advice.

Zhou Buqi said: "Two ways, first, keep it secret. The core technology should be kept secret, not known to the outside world, and research and development should be carried out secretly. If others don't know, of course they can't poach people."

"This is not Google."

Larry Page is very opposed to such a strategy.

The reason why Google is Google and is the most desirable place for technical talents in the world today is because of Google's openness and some idealism.

Some of the major work results of scientists at Google can be open source and shared with the world.

If it is a scientific and technological achievement related to Google's core competitiveness, it may not be open source, but the relevant basic papers can also be published in journals for colleagues around the world to learn from.

Google has always been against secrecy in this regard.

It’s not just that Google has structure, ambition, and style that can lead the industry.

There is a more important reason, which is the attraction of top talents.

The top technical masters are not short of money at all. If they join any company, they can earn millions or tens of millions of dollars in salary.

After satisfying the need for wealth, it is time to ask for fame.

"Wealth that does not return home is like walking in brocade at night."

This is the downside of secrecy.

If the major scientific and technological achievements they have worked so hard to achieve are kept secret and not known to the whole world, it will be difficult to satisfy personal self-achievement.

Therefore, Google’s style is completely different from that of many technology giants in the past.

Other technology companies, after developing some core technologies, want to protect them in three layers inside and outside, for fear of being discovered by the outside world. Google is different. Regardless of whether it is a big achievement or a small achievement, it likes to publicize it after it is made.

It can be said that Google's attractiveness is based on its own technological attributes for marketing.

The effect is very good!

The top scientists in the United States always go to Nasa to pursue their space dreams. If you don’t go to Nasa, your second choice is to go to Google.

The confidentiality policy Zhou Buqi mentioned is impossible. This is not Google’s style.

In fact, Zhou Buqi has also been playing this trick of Google in the past two years.

From Rokid-go, which plays Go, to Rokid-music, which plays AI music, this is a technology demonstration by Ziweixing. Displaying technology is superficial, and the main reason is technical marketing, which relies on technology to enhance its visibility, influence and brand value.

The effect is remarkable.

The negative effects are also very prominent. Teams and companies doing cloud computing and AI are now targeting Ziweixing to poach people. Especially in cloud computing, Ziweiyun's brain drain is so serious that Ziweiyun's team as a whole is increasing their salaries. After the second quarter of this year, the overall salary increase was 20%.

In the field of autonomous driving, Google is currently doing the best and has achieved real results. It is normal for everyone to focus on Google.

Zhou Buqi said: "The second way is to quickly produce results so that developers can see the results on the application side and truly feel the changes their research and development results have made to the human world. Why can Musk dig out the results at once? So many people are walking? Because Tesla has made real cars and can apply them to cars, which can change the current driving habits. No matter how good it is, there is no application. The platform.”

Larry Page nodded, "Yes, I have the same idea. Recently we are studying and plan to establish an independent car company next."

"ah?"

Zhou Buqi was a little surprised.

Larry Page said firmly: "This road really has to be taken. If we don't have our own car platform... As you said, this is the platform model. If you want to use Google's self-driving system To promote it, what we do is a platform model, which is ‘self-operated + third party’.”

Zhou Buqi asked: "Is Google doing it in person?"

Larry Page said: "No, just like a biological company, separate it and operate it separately. Such projects require a huge amount of funds. It is necessary to find more investors in the capital market. How? ?Are you interested?”

"Not yet."

Zhou Buqi's foresight did not cover such a wide range. I don't know if Google has really done it or it is just a smoke bomb.

Larry Page said: "Anyway, don't poach my people. If you do, there will be no one left."

Zhou Buqi smiled and said: "No, I'm not as bad as Musk. This time it was an accident. Andrew Wu was going to join Baidu. After I heard about it, I went to meet him. I have never targeted Google. You should know that we have always been in a cooperative relationship over the years."

Larry Page nodded, "Well, YouTube, Admob and Twitter were all sold to me by you. But I'm not bad either. I also sold Motorola to you."

"But..." Zhou Buqi looked at him deeply, "Why did I hear some bad news?"

"What bad news?"

"I heard that Google is interested in bidding for LinkedIn?"

"Oh!" Larry Page did not hide it, "That's right!"

Zhou Buqi frowned slightly, "What do you mean? I have already After contacting LinkedIn for more than half a year, I finally convinced the board of directors of LinkedIn to start the sale plan. Seeing that I have done all the preliminary work, you come here to pick peaches? "

Larry Page was a little surprised, "No way? This is LinkedIn who found me."

Zhou Buqi snorted: "That's because some investors are greedy and want to bring Google in to raise the price and want me to pay a higher price."

"LinkedIn is very helpful to Google's business." Larry Page didn't intend to give up just like that. He glanced at him and said, "Google's social business is getting better now. If the acquisition of LinkedIn can be completed, it will allow Google to gain a larger share in the social field."

Zhou Buqi said: "Isn't Google+ going to transform into a business social network? Doesn't this conflict with LinkedIn? Or are you willing to fail and completely abandon Google+ and replace it with LinkedIn?"

Larry Page smiled, but didn't speak.

Zhou Buqi said meaningfully: "If I remember correctly, Google+ is the most important product you launched after you became the CEO of Google again? If you gave up Google+ and spent a huge price to acquire LinkedIn, it would be unknown whether it would be good or bad for Google. But one thing is certain, it would be a huge failure for you personally!"

"Do you value LinkedIn so much?"

"I can tell you the truth. This time, I am determined to get LinkedIn. Even if I really bid, Google will definitely not be my opponent! You have Google+, you must not be willing to pay the same price as me for LinkedIn!"

"Well..."

Larry Page nodded.

This is actually the strategic positioning.

Google+ has already transformed into a business social network, so LinkedIn is not indispensable to Google. Facebook is similar. Facebook is also making its own business social products and competing with LinkedIn... For Facebook, LinkedIn is not of key strategic significance.

Ziweixing International is different.

Taking LinkedIn is an important strategic supplement!

Google is optional, it is better to have it, but it is not a big deal if it is not; Ziweixing International must have it, so it will be more motivated to participate in the bidding and will be more determined to win at all costs.

From this perspective, if the bidding is really launched, neither Google nor Facebook will be Ziweixing International's opponent.