Chapter seven hundred and eighteen good people have good rewards

Chairman Li, this Professor Martin Fang is a top expert in sensor research, especially in MEMS sensors, there are many mature scientific research achievements, if you can invite him, your company's sensor research will definitely be able to make a qualitative leap !

Martin Fang signed a five-year contract with Caltech, which will expire early next year. Caltech has offered him a renewal, but he has not agreed. It is widely speculated in the industry that he will either form his own Scientific research institutions, or they will go to companies to get high salaries.

According to the information we have. A number of companies have already sent him an olive branch, including traditional giants Honeywell, ABB and Siemens in sensors, as well as emerging ones such as Intel, Motorola, and Samsung Semiconductor. However, according to our judgment, it is unlikely that he will go to traditional enterprises.

Because Martin Fang's research focus in the past two years has been mainly on MEMS sensors, he should still find companies with more advanced microelectronics technology, especially those with semiconductor technology, which will be his first choice!

The headhunting company has said before that there are some high-end scientific research talents that need to be invited by Li Weidong in person. This MIT professor Martin Fang is such a talent.

As you can tell from the name, Martin Fang is of Chinese descent, which is in line with the recruitment principles set by the headhunting company. Moreover, he is also an expert in MEMS sensors, which is equivalent to an extra point.

MEMS sensor is a sensor manufactured by microelectronics and micromachining technology. Compared with traditional sensors, MEMS sensors are small in size, light in weight, good in reliability, and the key is high added value.

In the future, MEMS sensors will account for about 30% of the sensor market, and it is still growing, and it is expected to eventually reach more than 50% of the market.

MEMS sensors are also widely used, and of course, they are mainly used in electronic products, because the size of MEMS sensors is relatively small. Just like smartphones, the thinner the thickness, the more MEMS sensors must be used.

The United States has been researching MEMS sensors since the 1980s. After entering the 21st century, American companies have carried out small-scale mass production of MEMS sensors. At that time, the technology was not fully mature. It was not until 2010 that the United States began to develop large-scale MEMS sensors. Scale promotion of MEMS sensors.

The promotion of MEMS sensors is inseparable from the intelligence of consumer electronics. Since Apple launched smartphones, various consumer electronics have gradually become intelligent, and the demand for MEMS sensors has also increased significantly. From small smart watches to large new energy vehicles, as long as it is related to smart, MEMS sensors are indispensable.

Li Weidong also knew that this talent was definitely what he needed, so he asked, Is this Professor David Fang a Chinese American, or an overseas Chinese with a green card?

It's Chinese American. Manager Liu explained.

Do you know which generation of Chinese he is? Li Weidong asked again.

I don't know, Caltech doesn't have information on this either. If it used to be, those with English names should be second- or third-generation Chinese, but now many first-generation Chinese immigrating to the United States, In order to quickly integrate into the local culture, I will also give myself an English name. Manager Liu replied.

Then where did he go to the United States? Did he go from our mainland area, or from the other side, or from Hong Kong Island, or from Southeast Asian countries? Li Weidong asked.

I don't know. Manager Liu continued: There is no such information at Caltech. The earliest information we have about Martin Fang is when he was studying for a master's degree at MIT in 1994. He published a heavyweight paper, which attracted the attention of the industry. At that time, he was still studying the content of materials.

He then got his Ph.D. at MIT,

In addition, he stayed at the school to teach, and made several important scientific research results during the period. But at that time, MIT already had several project teams focusing on MEMS sensors. If he stayed at MIT, he could not get more scientific research resources, so he jumped to Caltech five years ago.

The information provided by Caltech is mainly about his scientific and technological achievements after he came to Caltech, as well as papers published in recent years. Regarding his previous experience, we also inquired about MIT, but MIT only provided more information that could be inquired at present, and they were reluctant to provide more information.

Why? With your Heidrick \u0026 Struggles' public relations skills, you still can't get MIT's mouth open? Li Weidong asked in confusion.

Manager Liu sighed helplessly and replied, According to our collection of gossip, when Martin Fang was at MIT, his research direction conflicted with other projects, and finally MIT chose other projects. The group's program, Martin - Fang also left MIT.

Later, Martin Fang made achievements at Caltech, and it also proved that his scientific research direction was correct. It is out of face that he is reluctant to mention Martin Fang.

Manager Liu said, lowered his voice and continued: But these are just appearances. I used my personal relationship to contact the investigator in charge of this matter. It is said that Martin-Fang's project was not recognized by MIT. Mainly because he is of Chinese descent, and Martin-Fang is competing with scientists of Jewish descent.

After all, MIT is a private university. It has been funded by Jewish consortiums for nearly a hundred years. Their scientific research funds will also give priority to scientific research projects of Jewish scientists. It is also because of this matter that the relationship between Martin Fang and MIT is very stiff.

Li Weidong nodded suddenly: In this case, if I dig him to come to China, maybe there is a real drama. This kind of capable scientist comes to China and should be offered as a living Bodhisattva. How can he be a second-class citizen in the United States? He is also irritated by foreigners every day!

...

In order to recruit Martin Fang, Li Weidong came to Caltech in person.

Mr. Li, this way! The teaching assistant took Li Weidong to a room. There were several small tables in the room, chairs were placed beside the small tables, and there was a projection screen on the wall, which looked like a seminar. room.

There were already people in the room at this time, and they were sitting at different small tables, obviously not together.

Mr. Li, please take a seat, Professor Fang will be here soon, the teaching assistant said in English.

Li Weidong nodded and led his men to find an empty table to sit down.

A few tables next to them immediately began to talk in low voices. Although their voices were not loud, words such as China, Puppy and Li came out from time to time. These keywords were still caught by Li Weidong's ears. .

Li Weidong immediately understood that these people recognized who they were.

Who are they? Are they here to find Professor Fang? Li Weidong asked the American assistant beside him.

The American assistant was a headhunter of Heidrick \u0026 Struggles and was sent to serve Li Weidong.

The headhunter immediately replied: Professor Fang is an authority on MEMS sensor research. Many companies have contacted him before. We are only one of them, and these are the people sent by other companies.

Do you know them? Li Weidong asked again.

The headhunter lowered his voice and replied, There's a Motorola guy over there, a Texas Instruments guy next to it, the bearded guy at the back is from Intel, and the Asian guy on the left should be from Samsung Semiconductor...

The people in the room, Heidrick \u0026 Struggles headhunters know, obviously have done enough homework, and perhaps many of them are Heidrick \u0026 Struggles clients.

After listening to the introduction of the headhunter, Li Weidong had a solemn expression. The professors were all interested in powerful semiconductor companies. Among them, Samsung Semiconductor is already relatively young, but it is also several levels higher than Li Weidong's puppy sensing.

Li Weidong is destined to return without success today if he really competes for the strength of the enterprise.

This Martin-Fang has invited so many people here, obviously to tell us that he is the emperor's daughter and does not worry about getting married! He intends to sell it at a price, this is forcing companies to invest their capital! Li Weidong thought to himself.

After a while, the teaching assistant came in again and invited representatives of various companies to have a private interview with Professor Fang. Industry giants like Intel were the first to be invited, followed by Motorola and Texas Instruments, and smaller companies were left behind.

It is said that with the level of time management in the United States, it is possible to meet with representatives of each company at different times. There is no need to gather everyone in one room and then meet one by one, which is like a job interview. Also a waste of everyone's time.

But this Professor Martin Fang deliberately engaged in this kind of recruitment interview, apparently to tell companies how sought-after he was, and if they wanted to recruit him, they had to be willing to pay, or else they would be taken away by other companies. .

Li Weidong waited until it was finally his turn. I didn't complain about Li Weidong. After all, the size of the puppy sensor is far from that of giants like Intel and Motorola.

Li Weidong was invited to an office by the teaching assistant, and the name of Martin Fang was posted on the front of the office.

Walking into the room, I saw an Asian man sitting there. This man was wearing a scientific researcher's white coat and looked about forty years old, but the top of his head was already half bald. Fortunately, his face was not old.

You are Professor Martin Fang, right? I'm Li Weidong from the Puppy Group. Li Weidong said in English.

Professor Fang looked at Li Weidong carefully, and then replied in Chinese: Mr. Li, we can talk in Chinese.

Professor Fang's Chinese pronunciation is well-rounded and is standard Mandarin.

Professor Fang speaks Chinese really well. Li Weidong said immediately, but he was thinking that Professor Fang was probably a generation of Chinese who had lived in China before, so he could speak such standard Mandarin.

Professor Fang smiled slightly, motioned Li Weidong to sit down, and then asked the assistant to bring coffee. When the assistant went out, Professor Fang said, Mr. Li, I know that you are here to invite me to join, and to be favored by your company, yes. My pleasure.

This is completely a polite remark, and Li Weidong didn't take it to heart.

Sure enough, the main event is coming soon, and Professor Fang continued: But I also have some conditions. If your company can meet these conditions, then we can talk about other matters. I have written down the details. Please take a look.

Professor Fang said, picked up a document from the table, handed it to Li Weidong, and said at the same time: To be honest, I have rejected Intel and Texas Instruments before because they could not meet the above conditions. Motorola and Qualcomm are Indicates that it may be considered…”

Li Weidong took the document and read it at a glance. Professor Fang's condition is not personal salary and benefits, but scientific research power, including project autonomy, independent use of scientific research funds, and personnel power. This is equivalent to Start anew in the company.

Such conditions are indeed difficult for the giants in the industry to accept. For a company at the level of Intel, scientific research projects belong to the company's strategy and are firmly controlled by the management, and it is impossible to delegate power to the scientific research department.

The interior of a large enterprise is always complicated, and the internal struggle is no less than a palace fight. For example, in the palace fighting drama, there is still an emperor who can make a final decision. However, in a joint-stock company, the chairman who holds the most shares may be kicked out by several shareholders.

Many experience products that change human beings are often launched when the company has not yet become a giant. When the company becomes a giant, it will always become mediocre.

Perhaps from the perspective of Professor Fang, he is unwilling to go to those industry giants.

The giants must have a lot of talent under their command, and there will be people who are not inferior to Professor Fang. Professor Fang will also face fierce competition. If the competition is not good, it will lose face.

This is probably like Zhuge Liang. If you go to take refuge with Cao Cao, you have to compete with a large group of first-class advisers, including Jia Xu, Xun You, and Sima Yi. There are top brains like Jia Xu, Xun You, and Sima Yi. Even the dying Yang Xiu can understand people's hearts. How fierce is the competition? !

But going under Liu Bei's command would be completely different. Liu Bei has no brains under his command, so 2D is just a brain ceiling. It is impossible to even use 3D as a half-strategist. If Zhuge Liang is gone, Liu Bei will definitely obey his words, and even marry a wife.

Li Weidong is now in urgent need of scientific research talents, let alone Zhuge Liang, even Guo Tu and Jiang Gan have no such swindlers. Professor Fang is naturally eager for talents. Professor Fang proposed the conditions, Li Weidong did not even think about it, he agreed. down.

Professor Fang, our puppy sensor can fully satisfy these conditions of yours! Li Weidong said.

Professor Fang smiled and nodded, then said, Mr. Li, thank you for your trust, but I still have a few questions.

Professor Fang, please speak. Li Weidong said immediately.

I have checked the relevant information of your company. Although Puppy Group is a multinational enterprise with a wide range of business, it has only entered the sensor field in recent years. It has been less than three years for you to mass-produce sensors! Why do you want to develop sensors? business? Professor Fang asked.

Li Weidong immediately replied: I originally planned to make sensors because many of our group's products require sensors. If we make our own sensors, we can ensure the stability of the supply chain. But now, I am more interested in electronic consumption. The future development trend of the product.

For example, Apple's iPhone, I think in the future, this kind of touch-screen smart phone will replace the button phone and become the mainstream of the future market, and many kinds of sensors will be used in smart phones.

Mobile phones are just one of them. Other consumer electronic products, and even ordinary household appliances such as televisions and refrigerators, will move towards the road of intelligence. Intelligence is inseparable from sensors, and sensors have very broad market prospects.

Professor Fang thought for a while, and then asked, Mr. Li is planning to develop intelligent home appliances?

To be honest, it's still too early for smart home appliances. I want to start with smartphones. In this regard, I have formed a team, and our smartphone operating system is coming soon. Li Weidong replied.

Operating system? This is not easy, right! Professor Fang said.

Li Weidong replied: Compared with hardware research and development, the investment in operating systems is actually much lower.

Professor Fang nodded, and then said, Speaking of R\u0026D investment, I would like to ask, how much R\u0026D funds can your company provide me every year?

In the early stage, 100 million yuan per year should not be a problem. After the product is profitable, I can put half of the profit into research and development. Li Weidong replied.

Mr. Li, don't forget, how to use the research funds is entirely up to me. The right to use such a large amount of money belongs to me, do you rest assured? Professor Fang asked with a smile.

We have a saying in China, don't doubt people, don't doubt people. Li Weidong replied simply.

Okay! Since Mr. Li trusts me, I am willing to join your company! Professor Fang said.

What? Li Weidong was a little confused, he couldn't believe his ears.

What's the situation? After saying these two words, he agreed? Shouldn't such a capable person be reserved? If you ask Zhuge Liang to come out, you have to look at the hut! And so many big companies are inviting him, how can he take it so easily? did you promise me?

Li Weidong didn't believe that there was a pie in the sky. Professor Fang agreed so readily, but it made Li Weidong feel that the matter was fraudulent!

So Li Weidong asked, Professor Fang, I have a question. There are so many big companies inviting you, why would you choose us? You should not be interested in the large amount of research funding we give you?

Hehehe, it seems that you really don't know me anymore! Professor Fang used Qinghe's dialect.

Li Weidong was stunned for a moment, and suddenly realized that Professor Fang in front of him might be his fellow Qinghe fellow, and he was also an old acquaintance.

Seeing Li Weidong's puzzled face, Professor Fang replied, Mr. Li, my Chinese name is Fang Zhenhong.

Li Weidong seemed to have heard the name Fang Zhenhong somewhere, but he couldn't remember it for a while.

Professor Fang continued: Mr. Li, when my father built a house for your family, he accidentally broke his leg and had no money to treat his illness. It was you who paid my father's medical expenses, and later gave our family a sum of money. , I only have tuition fees to go to college!

It turned out to be you! Li Weidong finally remembered, and he immediately asked: I didn't expect that the famous Professor Fang was an old friend! We haven't seen each other for 20 years, right? Is your father okay?

My father is okay, but he is old and suffering from geriatric diseases. I want to bring him to the United States to enjoy his happiness, but he does not speak English, and he can't even recognize the road signs when he arrives, so he has returned to his hometown and is now taken care of by my brother. Professor Fang said.

Li Weidong said immediately; If you go back to China for development, you can also take your father with you. You don't have to worry about food, accommodation and medical treatment. I can arrange it for you. If the old man is not used to living there, you can also go home often to visit. Now the domestic transportation is also developed, and it takes more than two hours to fly from the special zone to our Qinghe.

Fang Zhenhong nodded: I think so too. After working hard in the United States for more than ten years, I didn't care much about my family's affairs. Now that the economic conditions are good, I should also take the responsibility of being a son!

Back then, Li Weidong made money and planned to move out of the transportation company's family home, so he bought a few urban self-built houses, demolished them and built a new one.

In the process of building the house, a worker broke his leg and had no money for medical treatment. It was Li Weidong's medical expenses. Later, he learned that the worker's son had just entered the university, so Li Weidong gave him another condolence payment. The worker's son, Fang Zhenhong, was Martin Fang in front of him.

This happened 20 years ago. Even if it is between relatives, if they have not been in contact for 20 years, they will not be able to recognize what they look like. Li Weidong naturally cannot recognize Fang Zhenhong. If Fang Zhenhong did not take the initiative to remind him, Li Weidong will remember Can't afford this.

With this level of friendship, it makes sense that Fang Zhenhong is willing to give up the requirements of big companies and join Li Weidong's command.

What's more, since filial piety is the first, Fang Zhenhong can easily take care of his father when he returns to China for development.

...

Schaumburg, a suburb of Chicago, is where Motorola is headquartered.

The head of the motorcycle is Edward Zander, a graduate of Boston University, who once served as the president of a server company and helped the company become a leader in the server market, with an annual revenue of 18 billion US dollars.

It is also because of this brilliant resume that Edward Zander entered Motorola in 2004 and brought Motorola into a new glorious era.

At this point, CEO Edward Zander was listening to his reports.

Mr. President, Caltech's David Fang has declined our invitation, his subordinate said.

Edward Zander frowned: Didn't he already agree to his conditions? He was given financial autonomy and personnel power, why would he refuse? Could there be other companies that have given him better conditions? Is it Qualcomm? ?

It is understood that he ended up joining a Chinese company. Considering that he is of Chinese descent, this is not surprising! his subordinate replied.

Is there any sensor company in China? It's a waste for this kind of talent to go to China! Edward Zander looked dissatisfied, then frowned, and said, No, China will also make MEMS sensors!

Mr. President, China's technology level is far behind ours. They shouldn't be able to make MEMS sensors. The subordinate said.

If you can't do it now, it doesn't mean you can't do it in the future. For example, in mobile devices, Huawei came to us ten years ago and asked us to cooperate in research and development, but in the last two years? How much market share have we been robbed by Huawei!

Edward Zander snorted coldly, and then said, The semiconductor department operated by Samsung in South Korea is enough to give us a headache. China's volume is dozens of times larger than that of South Korea. If Chinese companies develop, it will definitely be more difficult than Samsung Semiconductor. Tangle, maybe it will eat us all!

They must be stopped! You immediately contact the lobbying company and ask them to make a plan and lobby members of Congress. It is best to propose a bill that restricts the research and development of Chinese companies and is beneficial to us at the same time!

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