You call this entrepreneurship?

Chapter 546

After the meeting, Lu An returned to his office with a heavy heart.

Just now at the meeting, Ma Huateng forced her to sign a military order, which made her feel a little guilty.

As a management talent who was promoted to the head of the technical department, he naturally doesn't know much about technology.

Although she had written code for a few days before, that was all with the assistance of several fellow programmers. After leaving her technical position, she only remembered "hello world".

Since she had no knowledge of technology at all, she was not sure whether the programmers under her could complete the tasks on time.

Originally thinking that this "Beauty Show" project modeled after the "Meitu Artifact" was a gilded position, Lu An naturally put in some effort to grab it.

The target users of the Penguin version of “Meitu Artifact” are also women, and her gender becomes the biggest advantage in the competition.

After all, women understand women better.

This reason reduced Lu An's competitors, so she successfully got the position of project manager.

All that’s left is to wait for the project to be completed and then put online, and then your qualifications will be enough.

Whether she gets promoted or jumps to another Internet company, this resume will be enough for her to live on for a long time. She may even have a chance to fool an investor and get money to start her own business.

But what I never expected was that this project was suddenly taken seriously by Mr. Ma and became the most important project of the company.

This was completely beyond Lu An's expectations and disrupted all her plans.

After all, this kind of thing is quite rare. The projects within the company are basically borrowed from others, and they only need to make slight innovations to the prototype. There is no need for the product manager to have any great ability.

After that, just push the product online and wait for QQ to import traffic. As for whether the product can be successful, it depends entirely on luck.

If the data is very good, it will be like winning the jackpot, with promotion, salary increase and project bonuses.

If the product performs well, the project can be maintained and everyone can get by.

If the data is not good and there is no improvement after two years, it will be cancelled and everyone will just switch to another project.

Now that the importance of this "beauty show" has been elevated to the level of the company's key strategic project, the pressure will be great.

Whenever a project shows no improvement, Lu An will be replaced immediately and someone else will take over.

Then Lu An’s dream of gilding his plan was completely shattered.

In this situation, Lu An directly called the project technical director Liu Feiyang over.

"We just had a meeting, and CEO Ma asked us to come up with a demo for the beauty show within a month and a half."

Liu Feiyang was shocked, "This is impossible!"

Lu An said with a cold face, "Go and tell Mr. Ma about this."

Liu Feiyang was silent for a while, then said helplessly, "Manager Lu, although we have frictions in our work, they are all about the matter, not the person. There is no big conflict between us."

"The Beauty Show project is very technically difficult. We really have no way of completing it in one and a half months."

Lu An sighed, "I have no choice. Today's meeting has listed the beauty show as a key project of the company. The higher-ups have put pressure on me. I don't mean to force you."

Liu Feiyang said helplessly, "How far should the demo go?"

"Mr. Ma said that we need to be able to achieve 90% of the effect of the beauty tool." Lu An replied.

"Ah?" Liu Feiyang was completely numb. "This is absolutely impossible!"

"The company's goal is too high, and it's impossible to accomplish it in one and a half months!"

Lu An turned his head away without looking at Liu Feiyang. "The plan has been finalized. There is no room for change. Just execute it."

"The technology is difficult?" Lu An glanced at Liu Feiyang, "Then go recruit people. If you need people, I'll find them for you. If you need technical backbones, you can find them from other places."

"We have sufficient budget for this project. You can get whatever resources you want. This is specially approved by President Ma."

Liu Feiyang felt bitter in his heart and hesitated for a moment, "I do have a way to complete the goal on time, but..."

"Just what?" Lu An asked immediately.

"It's just a little troublesome." Liu Feiyang said after a moment's hesitation, "If we want to complete the demo within a month and a half, we have to hire programmers with rich technical experience from outside."

"Especially for programmers who have experience in similar projects, this can help them avoid many technical detours and save R&D time."

As soon as Liu Feiyang said this, Lu An immediately understood what he meant.

Project experience similar to Meiyanxiu, isn’t that the “beautifying tool”?

Lu An did not respond. He remained silent and thought for a moment, "Can you find such a talent?"

"It should be possible." Liu Feiyang said excitedly, "I have a classmate who works here. As long as we are willing to work hard to recruit him, he will definitely come."

"But he works for Sentinel Technologies, so he must have signed a non-compete agreement. This is a bit troublesome."

Lu An frowned. The non-compete agreement was indeed troublesome, especially when the other party was Sentinel Technology. If he seized on this sore spot and made a fuss, he might not be able to bear the blame.

"We definitely can't let him start working directly." Lu An thought for a moment, "Do you have any good ideas?"

"Can we let him join another department as a nominal employee, give him the same salary, and then transfer him back after the non-compete period is over?" Liu Feiyang suggested, "Usually he helps us with our work in the name of a consultant. As long as we do it covertly, no one will find out."

Lu An nodded, "That's fine too."

"But he can't just join Penguin directly, that would be too conspicuous. Let him be a nominal employee of one of our subsidiaries, but he can still work here."

Liu Feiyang thought for a moment, "What about the salary?"

"The treatment he gets while in the subsidiary is the same as that of Penguin. He will be transferred back when the time is up." Lu An said, "You can talk to him about the specific salary he wants."

Liu Feiyang nodded excitedly, "Okay, leave it to me."

"But, do you want to ask your superiors for instructions on this matter?"

Lu An thought for a moment and said, "Okay, I'll go ask for instructions."

After a while, Lu An returned to his office and said calmly, "Go ahead and do it. Remember to do it discreetly."

……

Liu Feiyang flew directly to Beijing the next day, and then began to contact his classmate Ma Hong, making an appointment to meet on the weekend to reminisce about the past.

After the two met, they exchanged pleasantries excitedly for a while, then sat down to order food and began to talk about their college days. Seeing that they had almost finished talking, Liu Feiyang said with envy: "I heard that you joined Sentinel Technology. How is it? The benefits are good, right?"

Ma Hong sighed and said frustratedly, "Don't mention it."

Liu Feiyang was very surprised. "Didn't they say that Sentinel Technology's benefits are quite good? Not only are the bonuses high, but you can also get a house."

"Those are benefits only for old employees, and they are for core projects," Ma Hong complained. "New employees don't get any. They can only draw lots after they have worked for a certain number of years."

"That's not bad." Liu Feiyang comforted, "The benefits are better than those of other companies. Our company doesn't have housing. The bonus is a bit higher, but the workload is too intense, and the project manager is still an idiot."

"Who said it wasn't?" Ma Hong also began to complain, "Our product manager is such a bad person. He always makes stupid requests without considering the user's feelings. He should make a request more than ten times."

"If you say the bonus is higher, I'll accept it, but those legendary benefits have nothing to do with me."

Liu Feiyang was shocked. "No way. Sentinel Technology is famous for its generosity."

"Let me tell you the truth. Actually, our company is a subsidiary of Sentinel Technology. We are not even their biological son, and we are even more bullied than their grandson." Ma Hong began to complain, "I have been working here for such a long time, but I am not even a member of the core team."

Liu Feiyang's heart sank, and he felt that things seemed to be different from what he thought, so he asked tentatively, "Aren't you in the Meitu Artifact Project Team? What's the core group?"

"I am responsible for the development and maintenance of small functions. The core functions of the beauty tool are all handled by other people." Ma Hong complained, "Those core personnel are nowhere to be seen all day long."

Liu Feiyang quickly asked: "Then how much do you know about this thing?"

"I can't say I know much, but I was able to get my hands on the code. You know what, the core team is really awesome. The code they wrote is so clean and beautiful." Ma Hong became excited as he spoke. "I've never seen such awesome code. I really learned a lot."

Liu Feiyang let out a long sigh, "So, you know a lot about the Meitu Artifact Project."

"That's about right." Ma Hong boasted, "It's not like we learned all these years in vain."

"Since you are not happy in that company, why not consider coming to our Penguin?" Liu Feiyang suddenly asked.

"Penguin?" Ma Hong was stunned and looked at Liu Feiyang with some doubt, "Can you get me to Penguin?"

"Of course. I am now a technical supervisor of a project team. It will be easy for me to recruit you." Liu Feiyang patted his chest and said, "Are you interested in joining me? I will increase your salary by 50%. Bonuses are also negotiable. We can give you % salary."

Ma Hong's eyes lit up, "Which project team are you from? Is it QQ? Or online games?"

"We are a newly established project team, and this is a key project of the company." Liu Feiyang said confidently, "This is a project that President Ma personally took charge of. As long as you nod, I will definitely get it for you."

Ma Hong was very excited, "So what specific project is it?"

"Well..." Liu Feiyang hesitated for a moment, "We have a confidentiality agreement and cannot tell anyone casually, but believe me, as long as you come over, I will definitely not treat you unfairly."

Ma Hong hesitated, "Brother Feiyang, you are not kidding me."

"You don't believe it, right?" Liu Feiyang's face straightened. "I came all the way from Pengcheng to Beijing. Do you think I came here for tourism? I came here to see you on purpose. Doesn't this prove my sincerity?"

Ma Hong was touched, raised his glass and said, "Since Brother Feiyang thinks so highly of me, I can't but give you face. I will go back and resign today!"

"Okay! I'll wait for your good news!" Liu Feiyang raised his glass and clinked it with Ma Hong.

The two sides toasted each other, called each other brothers, and told each other interesting stories from their school days.

After the party, Ma Hong returned to the company and submitted his resignation, officially announcing, "I don't want to serve you anymore!"

After completing the resignation procedures, Ma Hong found Liu Feiyang and said, "Brother Feiyang, I have completed the procedures. How and when should I go to Pengcheng?"

"Pack your luggage, we will leave tomorrow." Liu Feiyang said very happily, "I have booked the plane ticket for you. When you arrive in Pengcheng, I will have someone arrange a place for you to stay."

"Brother Feiyang, what exactly is our project? Can we tell you now?" Ma Hong asked curiously, "Should I familiarize myself with it first?"

"Well, our project is called Beauty Show, which is similar to the Beauty Tool." Liu Feiyang said casually, "You must be familiar with it."

“Ah?!” Ma Hong was so shocked that he froze in place, “You, you, you…how could you do this!”

Ma Hong was so anxious that he stamped his feet. "I have signed a non-compete agreement. Your BeautyShow and BeautyTool are competing products! How can I join the company?"

"Brother Feiyang, how could you cheat me!"

Liu Feiyang chuckled, "Why would I cheat you? You're not happy working there anyway, why don't you come to Penguin? The salary and bonus are much higher than what you get there."

"But I have a non-compete agreement!" Ma Hong was anxious.

"Don't worry about it. We have a way around it." Liu Feiyang said nonchalantly, "You can join another company first. The salary and benefits are the same as those of Penguin's formal employees. You can work with me on weekdays. Once the non-compete period is over, you can officially transfer in immediately."

"Ah?!" Ma Hong was stunned and frowned, "Is this okay?"

"Of course, no problem. I've already asked my superiors for permission." Liu Feiyang put his arm around his shoulders and said, "Don't worry. Beauty Show is a key project of the company. You will be a core member here, and your salary will not be bad."

"Well, I'll double your salary, is that okay?"

Ma Hong smiled bitterly, "Alas, now that things have come to this, I can only sacrifice my life to accompany the gentleman."

He has completed the resignation procedures and it is too late to regret now.

"But I have a request. I cannot work with the people in your project team." Ma Hong said seriously, "There are too many people around. If my identity is leaked, my previous company will not let me go."

"Okay, you can rest assured about confidentiality." Liu Feiyang patted his chest and assured, "We will conduct closed development and not work in the headquarters."

Ma Hong finally breathed a sigh of relief, but he still felt a little uneasy.

……

At this time, Qin Shaoyan took the newspaper and glanced at it with a smile on his face.

"Our Five Blessings Collection activity was even reported in the newspapers. The effect is very good."

Zhang Pingyi sighed, "It's working well. People are discussing this on social networking sites now, and many people are scolding us for being immoral."

There are only four types of Fuwa released in total, and netizens across the country can’t find the fifth Fuwa Nini. It would be strange if they could say anything good about it.

Qin Shaoyan shook the newspaper, and the headline on it read "Internet users across the country are looking for "Ni""

"Now that the heat has risen, the fifth Fuwa Nini can be released."

Qin Shaoyan thought for a moment and said, "A bonus of 10 million is not enough. Let's increase it to 20 million."

"Ah?" Zhang Pingyi was a little surprised, "More."

"Add, let all netizens in the country be happy together and share in the blessings!" Qin Shaoyan waved his hand, "We don't have enough VV users now, we need to continue!"

(End of this chapter)