Rebirth 08: Rise from copycat phones

Chapter 132: Zhiyun Technology, which disrupts the industry
After the visit, Xu Shenxue called Luo Yinian. He found out that the old man was not in China but went to Europe to recruit people...

"I heard that a senior Chinese engineer from STMicroelectronics was going to change jobs, so I came over to talk to him!"

"He is also working on SOC here, but the SOC project here at Italy and France is not going well, plus there are various factors such as exclusion, I don't think it will be a problem to bring him back!"

Xu Shenxue said: "We should dig up as many high-end talents as possible. No matter how many, it's never too much!"

"By the way, since you happen to be in Europe, you can also ask around to see if there are any talents in the field of chip manufacturing there. No matter if they are Chinese or foreigners, anyone who is willing to come is welcome!"

"The situation at Zhiyun Microelectronics is even worse than I expected. Their independent research and development capabilities are relatively weak. The hardware is not a big problem. I have already purchased it through other channels, but in terms of talent, I still need you, Lao Luo, to make a move!"

Luo Yinian on the other end of the phone said: "In the field of chip manufacturing, this is not a big problem. There are many talents in this field among our Chinese community. As long as the salary is right, it is not a problem to recruit people!"

"Don't worry, Mr. Xu. I will arrange to collect information first, and then I will see how to contact and recruit people. Don't worry, Mr. Xu, give me two or three months, and I will definitely build a chip manufacturing R&D team for you!"

Xu Shenxue said: "Thank you for your hard work, Lao Luo. Apart from anything else, I still trust you in human resources!"

Luo Yinian's record of poaching talent is quite impressive... He became famous in the early 3G communications field's talent poaching war and became a troublemaker in the 3G communications industry's human resources circle... Everyone who saw him was disgusted.

Then, as Zhiyun Technology's business expanded, it began to poach people in other fields... For example, it waved checks to poach people in the chip design field.

That is to say, the talents poached this time are basically from foreign companies. As for domestic companies... there are not many companies in China that are engaged in advanced chip design. There are some at Warwick, but most of them cannot be poached... People have long been on guard against that bastard Luo Yinian.

As soon as they saw that Zhiyun Technology was engaged in chip design, they immediately signed a non-compete agreement with all R&D employees in the chip projects.

Luo Yinian hasn't even made a move yet, and they've already started closing down...

But who is Luo Yinian? If he can't find anyone here, he will just move to another place. Can a living person be suffocated to death by urine?... Although there are not many people working on chips in China, if we dig a few here and a few there, we can still get together a thousand or so people.

Then many people in the chip industry began to complain, saying that Zhiyun Technology was destroying the industry ecosystem. Before, we just gave those R&D engineers some salary and let them slack off and live a carefree life.

Now that Zhiyun has arrived, the salaries in the industry have doubled, and the monthly salary of technical backbones has jumped from a few thousand yuan to tens of thousands!

The R&D personnel who used to be very honest and earn a few thousand yuan to get by are now thinking about switching to Zhiyun Semiconductor to work as slaves...

They asked Xu Shenxue to be a little more careful, as this would have a huge impact on the industry. Xu Shenxue directly replied: Do people who work in the chip industry deserve to be poor?
What's the logic... I think this person is worth tens of thousands of yuan a month, I'm happy to give him... It's none of your business...

Sometimes Xu Shenxue was also helpless... He was obviously just a mobile phone manufacturer, but in order to make a mobile phone, he had to lay out the entire semiconductor industry chain, even the most basic semiconductor materials and equipment had to be made by himself...

Damn it, it makes me feel fucked up just thinking about it!
If he changes his nationality, for example, to South Africa... he will go directly to the United States to make trouble, and then prepare to land on Mars and build a Mars base... Who would bother with the basic semiconductor industry? It's a thankless task!

And now people in the industry blame him for offering high salaries to poach people... saying that he is stealing talent and destroying the industry's ecology.

Damn, I get angry just thinking about it...

A bunch of garbage occupying the toilet without doing anything!

So Xu Shenxue told Luo Yinian to ignore those idiots and continue to dig for him... not only in China, but also abroad.

Zhiyun Technology never despises having too many talents!
So Luo Yinian went abroad to recruit people... and finally managed to create a chip design and development team of more than a thousand people.

This battle made Luo Yinian's name spread from the traditional 3G communications industry to the entire high-tech field...

Of course, his peers hated Luo Yinian, but the highly skilled people in the corresponding industries were looking forward to receiving a call from Luo Yinian...

They really pay a lot... and now it's rumored in the industry that the R&D atmosphere under the Zhiyun Technology system is super good.

Not only is the salary good, but it is also very comfortable to work here... The R&D atmosphere is superb.

After arriving at Zhiyun Technology, many R&D personnel felt as if they had merged into a scientific research paradise, and their careers had a second spring, and they were able to do various R&D activities with ease. In such an environment, many high-tech industry experts and junior experts were actually looking forward to Luo Yinian calling them.

However, Luo Yinian's current status and position have also risen. Ordinary technical backbones do not need Luo Yinian to take action personally. The ones who can make him take action personally are top talents with a basic annual salary of several million and a bunch of options.

For example, Wu Deyi, a former senior engineer at STMicroelectronics and a senior technical expert in the chip manufacturing field, who is now drinking coffee with Luo Yinian!

A top talent who is worthy of Luo Yinian offering him a basic annual salary of 8 million plus 50 million in options!
"I have heard of Zhiyun for a long time. In recent months, Zhiyun's name has become even more well-known. If I can be fortunate enough to join the Zhiyun family and continue to engage in research in the field of chip manufacturing, I personally remain optimistic!"

Wu Deyi is not a tech geek who knows nothing. In fact, although he is a technical expert, he is also a senior manager in the field of R&D...he leads a team!
Apart from technology, you can’t lead a team without other skills!
Therefore, even when facing the personal invitation from Luo Yinian, the vice president of Zhiyun Technology, he maintained his original intention while maintaining a good attitude: "But as far as I know, your company has no experience in the field of chip manufacturing. It just acquired a third-rate chip factory!"

"And the development of chip manufacturing processes is a very expensive project. Is your company really willing to invest a huge amount of money in this?"

Luo Yinian said: "Professor Wu, don't doubt or worry about our Zhiyun's strength. You only need to search the news online to get a basic understanding of our company's situation!"

"The chip autonomy plan is not a whim of our company, but the result of many considerations such as cost control, supply chain security, and technical testing. For this reason, we are willing and have sufficient financial strength to promote this project!"

"The chip foundry we just acquired is just a foundation. We will invest tens of billions in equipment procurement, production line construction, and new technology research and development in the future!"

"We at Zhiyun have always attached great importance to technological research and development!"

"This is no exception in the field of chip manufacturing!"

Wu Deyi had naturally collected relevant information about Zhiyun early on, and also asked a lot of people in the industry... He actually knew that Zhiyun Technology was developing chips and investing huge amounts of money.

He is not worried about the salary or the initial investment. What he is worried about is the subsequent investment... Who knows how many years Zhiyun can maintain a high-investment project like chip manufacturing?

If in a few years Zhiyun feels that the investment is too high and the losses are too severe and stops playing, wouldn't Wu Deyi waste several years of his career and even bring a black spot to his career?

As for Luo Yinian, he naturally made all kinds of boasting and promises. After finding Wu Deyi, he asked someone to find his wife and children in a roundabout way to discuss the children's education and future, family living conditions, and so on.

It was emphasized that as long as Wu Deyi agreed to work for Zhiyun Technology, his income would be at least double what it was before, and he would also have a large number of options, which would make him rich once the company went public.

You also say that domestic consumption is low. With your family's income level and the special welfare benefits for high-quality talents provided by Zhiyun in all aspects, you can fully enjoy the best quality of life, and your children can receive education in the best international schools...you can live a life of the best.

It's not like in foreign countries, where people seem to have a good salary, but at best they are just ordinary high-income earners, and they still have to please others and are discriminated against at any time.

Finally, the woman's heart was moved... and they were persuaded by his pillow for several nights in a row.

After hesitating for a few days, Wu Deyi finally agreed to Luo Yinian.

In early February, Wu Deyi, a senior expert in the field of chip manufacturing, who had led teams at TSMC and STMicroelectronics, had extremely high attainments in process technology and even personally owned a large number of patents, officially joined Zhiyun Technology.

Serving as the R&D director of Zhiyun Microelectronics, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Zhiyun, he is in charge of the R&D of advanced processes!

Not only did he come himself, he also brought his students and some of his former subordinates, a total of more than 50 technical team members, all of whom are technical backbone talents in the field of chip manufacturing.

His arrival, coupled with some senior talents in the chip manufacturing field that Zhiyun Technology recruited from other places, directly enabled Zhiyun Microelectronics to have a first-class R&D team in the chip manufacturing field. Although the scale is still a bit small, it is a good start!

When it comes to chips, whether it is design or manufacturing, Zhiyun Technology and Xu Shenxue are serious!

But making chips cannot be rushed. The design field is fine, but the manufacturing field is much more difficult and requires time to accumulate.

Even if Xu Shenxue used the scientific research system to give these people D-level quotas one by one, and gave some of the experts C-level quotas.

And Wu Deyi, a top boss, even got a B-level scientific research quota.

However, it will still take time for Zhiyun Microelectronics to truly break through technology and keep up with the international mainstream process technology!
(End of this chapter)