Rebirth 08: Rise from copycat phones

Chapter 218: Poaching People and Putting Them on the Immigration Blacklist
Xu Shenxue remembered it very clearly. At the beginning, he put forward clear requirements: I want a high-performance electric car, using all the high-tech that can be used, and the design must be avant-garde and fashionable, with a bit of science fiction. It doesn’t matter whether it costs money or not, the most important thing is that the car has to be good.

Then the research and development of various technologies should be given top priority, and things like motors, lithium batteries, car software, etc. should all be done to the best.

Xu Shenxue did not expect them to be able to quickly produce a mass-produced model. It would be enough to just make a concept car to see the light of day in the early stage, and then slowly work on mass production later.

In the early days, things were indeed done according to his ideas, so Xu Shenxue was relieved and didn't pay much personal attention to it.

As a result, after a long period of inattention, HaiLan Automobile Company recruited a number of management personnel from the traditional automobile industry, and the company gradually changed.

They also said they would launch the car as soon as possible to ease the financial pressure, and that they could apply for subsidies, and that it would be best if they could put a Zhiyun logo on the car...

Anyway, it's your company, Boss Xu. It's no big deal to put a car logo and borrow the brand.

This group of people who came from the traditional automobile industry only thought about the Zhiyun logo, and did not see the driverless car project that Zhiyun Research Institute is working on... Although the driverless car project is a long way off, it is not a problem to make a simplified version to provide an auxiliary structure.

As a result, this group of people didn’t see the big golden egg, but only saw the Zhiyun logo and thought about getting subsidies.

What the hell! No wonder the market has been exchanging technology for decades, but nothing has come out of it.

After firing all the management on the spot, Xu Shenxue called Luo Yinian and asked him to get a group of high-tech talents to come to Hailan to take charge of the work.

This time, we don’t want people from the traditional automotive industry, or those who play with marketing or management. We need people with a technical background and who like to play with technology.

The current HaiLan Automobile Company does not even have a product and is still in the early stages of technical research and development. Everything must give way to technological research and development.

In addition, Xu Shenxue requires technical leaders to have a spirit of high-tech innovation and an extreme pursuit of technology, so that they can lead a group of engineers to create an electric car full of technology.

It is obvious that the people in the traditional automobile industry have not come to their senses yet, so Xu Shenxue is not going to bring them along to play.

Luo Yinian thought for a moment on the other end of the phone and said, "How about transferring Cao Yangyu from our driverless car project over there?"

"His spirit of technological innovation is beyond doubt, and he is also working on the unmanned vehicle project, which is exactly what I consider his major!"

Xu Shenxue said, "I have asked him before. He doesn't want to make an assisted-driving electric car. He has big dreams and wants to make a real driverless car!"

Luo Yinian thought for a long time and said, "Fang Qu from the Bluetooth headset project team, he has good abilities in all aspects and is also interested in electric vehicles."

Xu Shenxue said: "The Bluetooth headset project team is crucial. Fang Qu is too important in this project and cannot be easily changed. And Lao Luo, I asked you to poach people, not to poach people from your own company!"

Luo Yinian smiled bitterly on the other end of the phone: "My boss Xu, this person has a high-tech innovation consciousness, an extreme pursuit of technology, and can control costs well. He will not blindly pile up new technologies, and he must be able to lead a team and manage projects. There are not many such top talents in the country!"

"And most of these people are in our Zhiyun. If I don't look for them in my own company, where can I find them?"

Xu Shenxue said: "There are still some outside, go and dig. Even if there are not many in China, there should be some abroad. There are so many Chinese in so many high-tech companies abroad, so go and dig with your hoe!"

Luo Yinian replied on the phone: "Forget it, I can't argue with you, it's always like this, it's not that easy to find such a talent, I spent half a year just to dig a Liang pine tree!"

"But don't worry, I'll find you a group of them later. After all, my abilities are not exaggerated!"

Xu Shenxue naturally believed in Luo Yinian’s ability to poach people... This was a man who had been blacklisted by high-tech giants around the world!
They poached people too ruthlessly and unscrupulously, without regard for human feelings. They relied on Zhiyun's wealth to poach people everywhere, which made those high-tech companies very dissatisfied.

The poaching of Liang Song some time ago directly led to Luo Yinian being put on the four-star blacklist, and then he was inexplicably put on South Korea's entry blacklist.

As a human resources expert, I have been on the blacklist of a large number of large companies and even a country's entry blacklist because of poaching. There are not many people like me in the world.

Of course, the main reason for this is that Zhiyun, a large platform, is so attractive to talents, but Luo Yinian's ability to recruit talents is also indispensable. When recruiting talents, his boasting was so exaggerated that even Xu Shenxue felt it was exaggerated. He could make all kinds of promises with ease, and he was good at recruiting talents in a roundabout way. The wife route and the family route were all routine operations.

Luo Yinian acted quickly and soon poached a Chinese executive from Amazon. Xu Shenxue personally interviewed the person this time and the result was very good.

Although Bao Yongyan seemed not very talkative when he spoke, and used both Mandarin and English, which sounded a bit strange, his speech was very clear and to the point.

In addition, this person’s concept of electric vehicles is highly consistent with Xu Shenxue’s: to build a dream electric car that looks beautiful and is equipped with various high-tech technologies!

He also took out some of his own impromptu drafts, saying that he wanted to make a coupe, and try to keep the price of an electric sedan at around 500,000 yuan, with both pure electric and plug-in hybrid lines progressing simultaneously.

Xu Shenxue took a look at the design sketch. Although it didn't look anything special, it was much better than the compact three-phase sedan that Hai Lan had shown him before, which looked extremely low-end at first glance.

So they talked about business management, R&D, and cultural identity. I don't know if the other party was pretending or real, but the identity he showed was quite strong. It's hard to tell what people think, so Xu Shenxue never guessed what they think. He only listened to what they said and watched their actions. According to the investigation of the human resources department, this person's past remarks were quite good, and there was nothing disgusting about them.

Finally, Xu Shenxue made the decision and let him try out for a period of time. If he did a good job, he would get high salary and options. If he didn't, he would be fired!

Then most of the other management were also recruited directly from Internet companies or high-tech companies... Although Xu Shenxue said that he would not let Luo Yinian poach people from his own company, Luo Yinian eventually reached out to his own company and poached more than a dozen people.

These dozen people can’t really be considered senior executives in Zhiyun Technology. They are basically middle-level managers… but middle-level managers in Zhiyun are actually pretty good.

In multinational giants like Zhiyun Technology, the status of senior management is actually a bit floating, and has already departed from the level of ordinary workers.

Even for middle-level management, their social status and income are quite high. Unless you are a top elite, don't expect to get such a position.

Therefore, HaiLan Automobile wants to recruit people, and specifically requires people with high-tech innovation awareness, who can lead a team, and who have a lot of other additional conditions. Except for Zhiyun Technology, which has a relatively sufficient amount of relevant talents, it is really difficult to find them in other companies.

After much talk, the new management team of Hailan Automobile was finally finalized!
In order to avoid any trouble caused by this management team, Xu Shenxue called all the management team members to the conference room of Liuhe Investment for a simple meeting after the management team was formed.

"The only goal of Hailan Automobile is to build the best mass-produced electric vehicles and achieve a good combination of technology and cost."

"In terms of specific car types, we will focus on mid-to-high-end models such as coupes, B-class sedans, and SUVs. Don't mess around with low-end models such as old man cars and compact cars. They don't fit our brand positioning!"

"Technically, we need to ensure that the three major systems of motors, batteries and electronic controls are self-developed and that we have a leading edge. We are not going to be a pure assembly plant. What we want to do is to be a new energy plant with our own core advantage technologies."

"The interior design should reflect elements of science fiction, fantasy, and the future. If possible, add some small functions and components. For example, don't be so stingy with the screen. Just use a large touch screen. This kind of screen doesn't need a high resolution, and the cost is also limited!"

"Don't give me any cheap, cost-effective stuff."

"As for the intelligent driving system, I will instruct the autonomous vehicle project team of Zhiyun Research Institute to cooperate with you in the form of technology licensing. You don't have to worry too much about this. You just need to make the hardware well, and the autonomous vehicle project team will solve the software part of the assisted driving."

“When doing a project, don’t think too much about market issues. Give priority to technical issues. What kind of technology can bring us unique advantages? This is the most important thing.”

Xu Shenxue's speech made everyone understand why Boss Xu fired all the previous management team, and today he called them over for a lecture.

Hearing this, it seems that the original management of HaiLan Automobile fed shit to Boss Xu.

Bao Yongyan immediately said: "Don't worry, Mr. Xu, we will definitely build a new energy vehicle full of futuristic science fiction elements and with cost control within a certain range!"

Xu Shenxue smiled: "I am also looking forward to your results!"

After this group of new HaiLan management left, Xu Shenxue looked through some technical reports from HaiLan Automobile.

Although the original management was a bit bullshitty and gave him a junk-looking car to fool him.

Fortunately, the research and development of the three core technologies that Xu Shenxue required, namely batteries, motors and electronic controls, has not stopped.

After accumulating so much time, coupled with the support of the scientific research system, and with the continuous investment of the parent company Liuhe Company to acquire various patents and technologies from start-up companies, a relatively good foundation has been laid in technology.

With these basic technologies and a group of reliable management, Xu Shenxue expects to see a real electric car prototype within a year!

As for the first electric car, Xu Shenxue had a requirement, which was to produce a high-performance pure electric sedan without having to consider sales.

Electric cars these days are definitely very expensive to make, and no matter how much you cut down on the cost, they can’t be much cheaper.

Once the price goes up, sales will naturally be limited. Since sales are limited, it is better to simply make a high-end car that does not pursue sales too much.

Make a coupe or even a convertible sports car, a large SUV or something like that, increase the price by hundreds of thousands, give it to rich people as a toy, and directly create a high-end electric car brand.

Once the technology matures and the cost is reduced, we can then sell mid-range sedans and make a fortune.

The high-end market promotes the brand, and the mid-range market makes money by selling large quantities.

This is a tactic that Zhiyun Technology often uses, and it is very good at doing it. This time, Xu Shenxue plans to replicate it in the field of electric vehicles.

(End of this chapter)