Return to 88: Starting from Marrying My Sister-in-law

Liu Guangnan does know how to think.

However, his idea may be realized ahead of schedule.

Old Liu isn't blind or hard of hearing; he wouldn't just let him take his entire team away like that.

Targeting him is one thing.

Suppressing him is one thing.

However, they allowed him to poach their employees, leading the entire R&D team to defect to a rival company.

The meat was mushy in the pot.

That's still yours.

Being stewed in your opponent's pot would be fatal.

What? Not a rival? And won't become a future enemy?
Who can guarantee that?
Does Liu Guangnan dare to guarantee that? Of course not, right?
Hehe, even Lu Yang wouldn't dare to guarantee that.

And if you tell people, they need to believe you, right?

So when Lao Liu realized he couldn't persuade Liu Guangnan, he immediately changed his mind and began to frequently visit the Institute of Computing Technology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences to communicate closely with his superiors.

this day.

Just as Lu Yang was giving a farewell speech to the R&D team led by Liu Guangnan.

He has already booked the most luxurious private room at the Wangfu Hotel at No. 8 Jinyu Hutong.

Liu Guangnan lived up to his expectations. In the past few days, he carried the ambition he had been given and visited the homes of the researchers in the company's laboratory, trying to persuade them one by one.

The results are very encouraging.

Of the company's laboratory researchers, who number less than three digits in total, more than 50 were willing to travel south with him this time, accounting for more than 60% of the total.

It can be said that Liu Guangnan has almost single-handedly drained the essence of the entire Lianxiang R&D team.

This is the prestige of Chief Engineer Liu.

Of course, it is also related to Lu Yang's generosity. He is very willing to spend money, and the path that Lianxiang is taking is indeed limiting the research and development passion of many idealistic researchers.

In their view, since the company's senior management has reached a consensus and decided to follow the trade-industry-technology route, with trade first, process second, and technology last, it can be determined that the company's development path will be mainly based on comprador trade, supplemented by the introduction of technology, while whether independent research and development can still be carried out is an unknown.

If that's the case, then these researchers who are currently employed, as idealistic and responsible individuals, joining a company that can provide them with opportunities for independent research and development and help them realize their ambitions, shouldn't that be considered a betrayal of Lianxiang?
There's nothing else to it; they're just looking for a reason to convince themselves, because everyone cares about their reputation and wants to protect it. If someone asks them later: Why did you leave Lenovo in the first place?

That way, they'll have something to say.

Lu Yang was happy, Liu Guangnan was happy, and everyone was happy about the researchers from the Lianxiang Laboratory they had recruited—no, they should be called former researchers from the Lianxiang Laboratory.

After the meal, everyone happily received their resettlement allowance and went home. Then they packed their luggage, and those with family members brought their families along. They then boarded the plane chartered by Lu Yang with Liu Guangnan and flew directly to Shenzhen.

In Shenzhen, it has already been built, with complete facilities, and its equipment is definitely among the top-notch electronic laboratories in China.

This is the result of the two hundred million yuan that Lu Yang invested last year.

Initially, considering that he already owned three companies related to the VCD industry, and that video decoding chips, one of the core components of VCDs, were of paramount importance.

You must have the bargaining power.

It's best to have what others have, even if you don't have to start mass production right now. Even if it's just for show, once you've laid out your plans, the other party will definitely be hesitant to act.

Therefore, investing money to build laboratories and research chip standards became an inevitable option.

Of the initial 200 million yuan invested, 100 million yuan was spent on buying land and building laboratories, and then on scouting advanced equipment from all over the world.

Fortunately, Lu Yang had made two preparations. While collaborating with various universities to research chip and semiconductor technology, he did not give up the opportunity for independent research and development. He used the name of the group headquarters to purchase land and build this fully equipped electronic laboratory.

It's very simple. The rest of the funds have been wasted. Based on the available information, major universities have produced almost no results in the past six months.

Of course, research is not a dinner party, nor is it something that can be accomplished overnight. Especially with chip and semiconductor technology, it may take years or even decades of continuous hard work to reap the rewards.

Lu Yang needs to be more patient.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I have prepared the latest laboratories and the best electronic equipment for you in Shenzhen. Your families will also live in the safest communities, and your children will be able to attend the best schools."

"Your spouses and parents can also work in our group's own subsidiaries if they wish."

"If you don't want to go to work, then stay home and be a full-time housewife or husband. With your income, you can definitely support your whole family, and your quality of life will definitely not decline. In fact, it will only get better and better in the future."

"Hereby I promise that as long as you all work for the group for more than five years, I will personally fund the purchase of a property in Shenzhen for each of you and give it to you."

"Even if you have other ideas in the future and find a better place to go, even if you leave our Century Group, these properties will still belong to you personally."

"I swear on my life that this is my promise to all of you."

Lu Yang stood up, holding his wine glass, and generously toasted everyone.

When faced with these excited, blushing researchers.

To make the other party more convinced.

This adds weight to these words.

Lu Yang turned his head and looked at Xu Siqi, who was standing by the door, winking at him while holding a camera, and said, "Secretary Xu, is the camera on?"

"Check if it was recorded correctly."

"This is a memorable day. After recording it, when you return to the group headquarters, hand the videotape over to the archives and have them label it. From now on, this videotape will be an important historical specimen in the milestones of our group's development..."

"Trust me, many people will take it out and write extensively about it."

"You will all be remembered by history."

Lu Yang's face shone with confidence as he looked at each researcher, starting with Liu Guangnan.

At this time...

They then realized that someone had been standing at the door recording them the whole time.

There was a moment of commotion.

She also secretly remembered what Lu Yang had just said, those solemn promises.

Someone couldn't help but shout, "Long live President Lu! I'm giving my life to you, President Lu. From now on, if you tell me to go east, I will never go west. I will work hard and make sure I don't let the company down. They pay us so much money, who wouldn't work hard and try to cheat? Don't let me find out, or I'll definitely beat them up."

"me too."

"I'm just a man. If I were a woman, I would want to marry President Lu. President Lu is so generous."

"Being a mistress is fine too!"

"Tch, with your pointy face and monkey cheeks, you're practically a man. If you were a woman, you wouldn't be able to get married, let alone be a mistress. If I kissed you, wouldn't I have nightmares at night?"

"Pah, you're the one with a pointed mouth and monkey cheeks."

"Hahahaha..." Everyone burst into laughter, and for a moment, the atmosphere in the entire private room was very pleasant.

Liu Guangnan stood up and raised his glass to Lu Yang.

I felt secretly grateful.

With Lu Yang's assurances, he could finally say he had done right by his old brothers who had suffered alongside him all these years.

"This way..."

"Found her, miss, could you please move aside?"

At this moment, a group of people suddenly rushed into the private room, so much so that they even pushed Xu Shiqi, who was holding a camera at the door, aside.

The entire private room fell silent instantly.

Everyone knew the people who barged in; no one felt unfamiliar with them. The leader was Lao Liu and several senior executives from Lenovo, along with people from the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

Moreover, no one dared to utter a sound in the face of this person from the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

Liu Guangnan stood up abruptly, his face pale, and bowed his head, trembling as he said, "Elder Zhou."

His appearance is just like that of a student who has made a mistake in front of the teacher.

Lu Yang frowned and gestured to his secretary to turn off the camera.

Xiao Jiu and Ah Long, who had rushed in to stop people after noticing the commotion inside the private room, were told to calm down.

"Since you're here, please have a seat."

Lu Yang smiled at Lao Liu, who was standing behind the old man, and then stepped forward to help the old man.

But the old man didn't appreciate his gesture. He just nodded to him indifferently and then sat down on the sofa next to him.

He seems to be in fairly good health.

Lu Yang wasn't angry. He smiled at the old man, moved a stool over, and sat down in front of him like a good child, ready to listen to his teachings.

Liu Guangnan carefully moved to stand behind Lu Yang and whispered, "This is Leader Zhou from the Chinese Academy of Sciences."

Lu Yang remained expressionless, merely nodding slightly.

Then he glanced at the old man's face.

After confirming that there was no mistake, he was even more excited, because he was now certain of the old man's identity.

Besides the excitement in his heart, he was also secretly thinking about how to break the deadlock.

It's obvious that Old Zhou was a big shot that Old Liu specially invited.

It was specifically designed to target him, this outsider who was poaching their employees.

After all, no one knows where Lianxiang will go in the future, but at least for now, it is the only technology company listed in Hong Kong that is controlled by the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

Its significance is self-evident.

"This is not a good situation. With Old Zhou standing up for Old Liu, if Liu Guangnan can't hold on, I'm afraid all the treasures I've dug up recently will have to be returned."

"No, it's impossible to return them. Even if I were willing, these people have already heard my boastful words, and I'm afraid they wouldn't want to go back to their original units. Besides, would Old Liu, representing Lianxiang, dare to accept people who have already betrayed them?"

"Hmph, Lenovo won't take them in, so they can only go back to work at the Chinese Academy of Sciences. But the Chinese Academy of Sciences is also in a situation where everyone is in a position, and there's no research funding available for these people in a short time. They might not even be able to free up a few offices."

"Interesting, I think I understand now."

"Hehe, looks like I was worried for nothing. The Chinese Academy of Sciences has no rice to cook, but I have some."

Lu Yang's face instantly regained its radiance and confidence, and he changed from his previous cautiousness to preparing to serve the person in front of him well.

"Young man, don't be nervous. I'm just here to ask you about some things."

Old Zhou is easy to talk to.

Especially seeing how Lu Yang was initially cautious and nervous when he met him, but quickly regained his composure, he nodded with satisfaction.

There aren't many young people this outstanding these days, especially since he learned that this young man in front of him was only 24 years old and had already built a multi-billion dollar industrial empire.

In the business world, even he, a leader of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, is far less influential than the other party.

As a leader of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) who advocates for the civilian use of technology and encourages private capital to cooperate with CAS to monetize the technology, hoping to one day achieve self-sufficiency and save the country money.

He actually had a very good impression of Lu Yang.

If it weren't for the fact that Lao Liu was also a young man he highly valued, especially since Lu Yang was poaching talent from Lianxiang this time, which was related to the Chinese Academy of Sciences' plan to use technology for civilian purposes and monetize it, he would have had no choice but to come.

Old Liu wasn't so polite.

Pointing his finger at Lu Yang's nose, he said, "Young man, you've gone too far. No one poachs people like this. Are you trying to kill Lianxiang just because you have a lot of money?"

He's right. The news hasn't spread yet. If it does, and Lu Yang poached the entire Lenovo R&D team, leaving none for Lao Liu, the stock of Lenovo, which just went public in Hong Kong, will probably immediately fall below the issue price. No, it will fall to the point where it's worth less than toilet paper.

Lu Yang chuckled and retorted, "This isn't my fault. You, Lao Liu, were in the wrong first. Chief Engineer Liu only needed 5000 million, not more. He just wanted to use it for researching new technologies. You not only refused to give it to him, but you also dismissed him. Now I can offer him the best treatment and provide the research funding. Chief Engineer Liu will definitely be willing to bring his research team with me. What, you can't afford to play games anymore?"

That's a bit cheeky of me.

Old Liu was so angry that he glared and couldn't help but want to punch Lu Yang.

But fearing he couldn't win, he could only continue pointing his finger at him and yelling, "You're engaging in malicious competition. You can't take any of these people with you. They are all tenured researchers at the Chinese Academy of Sciences. Now that Professor Zhou is here, they have to go back with him."

Now that things had come to a head, Lu Yang wasn't going to hold back. He stood up and grabbed Lu Yang's finger, saying, "Who the hell are you pointing at? Are you threatening me?"

All that talk about high-level business warfare, with its endless schemes and tricks, is actually quite simple and straightforward.

Just as the two were about to fight, Lu Yang's grab was only possible because someone pushed Old Liu aside. Otherwise, if Lu Yang had grabbed his fingers, a simple twist would have made Old Liu kneel down and call him "Dad."

"okay."

Old Zhou tapped his cane and snapped, "I didn't come here to listen to your arguments. If you want to fight or yell, wait until I'm gone. Out of sight, out of mind. Now, before I ship the goods, let's get down to business. In my opinion, this isn't unsolvable; we can discuss it..."

"Old Zhou, that's not what we said before we came..."

Old Liu said urgently.

Lu Yang pursed his lips, feigning happiness, and said, "That's right, it's just a matter of mutual benefit. What's wrong with giving me the talents that Lianxiang doesn't need?"

"Isn't our Century Group also a Chinese company?"

"At worst, I'll compensate the Chinese Academy of Sciences with some benefits..."

Done.

Ignoring the livid face of Old Liu, Lu Yang pleaded with the old man, "Um... Old Zhou, what do you think?" (End of Chapter)