Chapter 712 I suspect Musk is maliciously poaching people! Musk: Who did it?
"Boss, Simon Payne from Inmarsat just called and explicitly expressed his willingness to join Yunkun Aerospace."
Xiong Li, Chief Talent Officer of Sunlink Capital, had just received recruitment feedback from the European office and immediately reported the news to Chen Yansen.
Previously, the big boss personally gave a list of people to recruit, and Simon Payne was one of the top ten key candidates on the list.
"Thank you for your hard work." Chen Yansen nodded and then instructed, "Have the HR department closely monitor the follow-up procedures and help him settle down in Yanjing as soon as possible, and assist him in adapting to the work and life rhythm in China."
He is not inclined to employ foreign talent, mainly because he is frustrated by the attitude of the domestic aerospace research institute.
On weekdays, it doesn't seem like they value talent much, but as soon as they heard that Yun Kun wanted to poach people, the voices of opposition immediately became louder.
If it weren't for Han Jinheng and Li Qingsong backing them up, Yunkun Aerospace would probably have received cooperation notices from various relevant associations on the day it was established.
He was well aware of the power of this group of people, which was why he had to wait until he had developed the Dawn A220 EUV lithography machine and the Zhulong G1051 CNC machine tool and proved his own strength before he approached Han Jinheng to apply for relevant licenses in the aerospace field.
After all, once one's own value does not reach a high enough level, if one rashly enters an industry with complex interests, even if Senlian Capital has a strong financial foundation, it will face numerous obstacles.
Talents like Liao Shizhe are already the top level he can recruit at the moment.
If you go up and come into contact with people at a higher level, no one can predict who will jump out and interfere.
In fact, Chen Yansen was not very interested in those senior researchers who were old and seemed to have rich experience and skills.
What he wants to recruit more is a group of young people who dare to think, act and are full of drive.
Simon Payne is one of the executives he has his eyes on.
This person was a professor at Cambridge University in his early years, and his research areas covered materials science, nanotechnology and other fields.
Later, he joined Inmarsat Aerospace, where he was mainly responsible for the satellite launch business of private aerospace and also led the expansion of the commercial launch market. He is a typical compound talent who understands technology, management, cost control and company operations.
You know, it is very difficult to find such people in the country.
The talents in the industry either only understand technology and not management, or specialize in management and have only a superficial understanding of technology. There are very few truly integrated talents.
Even if there was, Chen Yansen would have to risk offending a large group of academic bigwigs.
We can see something from the rule that "senior chief engineers and researchers above the level must strictly abide by the two-year declassification period."
Today, the heads of research institutes in Yanjing, Shanghai, Chang'an, Sichuan, Jinling, Jiangcheng and other places all have the same idea in mind: you can poach low-level researchers as much as you want, since there are plenty of them anyway, but the core technical personnel must not be touched.
The current "acquiescence" policy was achieved through repeated mediation by Han Jinheng and Li Qingsong.
"Okay, boss." Xiong Li responded quickly.
Chen Yansen nodded and then hung up the phone.
Song Yuncheng on the side stretched out his right hand, gently held Chen Yansen's hand, held his palm in his own, and rubbed it repeatedly.
She saw how busy Chen Yansen was in recent days.
Every day, he either goes to the central department for meetings to discuss issues such as compliance, tax exemptions, talent introduction and R&D subsidies, or runs to the suburbs to select a site for the R&D center.
In fact, several alternative locations had been provided to Chen Yansen, such as Yizhuang, Shahe, Yungang, and the Airside Economic Zone, etc., but he finally chose the Yongfeng Industrial Base.
Song Yuncheng pinched one of Chen Yansen's thumbs and said softly, "Master, your fingers are so thick and long, they look so beautiful."
Hearing this, Chen Yansen frowned slightly, pulled his finger back with a little force, and then flicked Xiao Chengzi on the forehead.
"It hurts!" Little Orange covered his forehead and looked at him pitifully.
Chen Yansen smiled, a hint of smile flashing across his eyes.
He will have to stay in Yanjing for a while longer. He can only leave with peace of mind after finding a suitable team leader and forming a core R&D team.
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Inmarsat headquarters building, London.
Through the glass window of the office, you can clearly see a middle-aged man in his forties sitting by the window: he is wearing a striped suit on the upper body and black trousers on the lower body. Like many British men, he has a bald forehead and his hair seems particularly sparse.
"Can you tell me why you chose to resign?"
Jacqueline, the HR director, leaned back and looked at Simon across from her leisurely.
In her opinion, although Simon is not yet a core member of Inmarsat's management, he is a reserve talent that the current chairman is focusing on cultivating.
According to the current development momentum, maybe in a few years, I will be able to join the company's board of directors.
Because of this, the boss specifically ordered her to do her best to keep Simon, even if it meant increasing his annual salary by 20%.
After all, there are only a few reasons why workers want to quit their jobs: 1. The salary is not enough; 2. The boss is stupid; 3. There is no development prospect.
"First of all, I would like to thank Inmarsat for the opportunities it has given me over the years, allowing me to gain considerable experience in the private aerospace sector. However, I chose to leave not because of salary or supervisory issues, but because I found a platform that can better realize my ideals."
Simon shrugged and said lightly.
Jacqueline thought for a moment and then slowly persuaded him, "Simon, you already have everything that others envy at Inmarsat: a stable promotion path, generous salary and benefits, and the board's expectations of you.
I can’t think of a better company for you than this one.”
She paused deliberately, her tone hinting at temptation. "The boss said that if you're willing to stay, not only will your annual salary increase by 20%, but next year you'll also be given leadership of the Asia-Pacific business. This is an opportunity many people would be desperate to get."
"Jacqueline, I understand what you're saying, but the new company I'm joining has greater potential in the private aerospace sector. I've spoken with the company's founder, and their plan for the aerospace industry is more radical than Inmarsat's."
Simon leaned forward slightly, folded his hands on his knees, and spoke seriously.
Being radical means more adventures and more new attempts.
He is already 45 years old this year, and his energy and physical strength are slowly declining, but as an aerospace man, no one can resist the ideas described by Chen Yansen.
If any other Chinese person offered Simon an olive branch, he probably wouldn't take it to heart.
But Chen Yansen is so famous in Europe!
In just less than two years, he led the research and development of the Dawn A220.
Many media outlets in Europe and the United States are saying that China already has rich technical accumulation in the field of EUV lithography machines. Chen Yansen is just an excellent project manager who integrated funds from all parties and launched a major scientific research campaign before finally creating the Dawn A220.
To put it bluntly, Chen Yansen is just a businessman who is good at operations.
But Simon doesn't think so!
The Dawn A220 did not appear early or late, but came out just when Senlian Capital entered the chip manufacturing sector.
This shows that even if Chen Yansen is not the soul of this technological breakthrough, he is definitely one of the core members.
"Can you tell me which company it is?"
Jacqueline demanded.
"According to the regulations, you don't have this right."
Simon refused decisively.
He knew better than anyone how much social pressure he would face if this matter were to leak out.
In the eyes of the outside world, as a British citizen, he should have stayed in the so-called mainstream aerospace camp in Europe and the United States, instead of giving up the good opportunity and running to a developing country like China.
This choice seems almost incomprehensible to many people.
Just like Daniel Skinner, who joined Tiangong Technology's memory chip division at the beginning of the year, he was initially called a "traitor" and an "unreasonable lunatic" by netizens in the Lighthouse Country.
He doesn't want to repeat the other party's mistakes!
Jacqueline stared at the unshakable determination in Simon's eyes and thought to herself: When a person is not tempted by a 20% annual salary increase and the dominance of the Asia-Pacific business, it is obviously futile to offer other material temptations.
Could it be that Space X offered a higher stake?
"You really don't want to reconsider? Over the next three years, the company plans to invest 5 billion euros in the development of a new generation of communications satellites. You could have been the head of this project."
Jacqueline made one last attempt and painted a big picture for Simon on the spot.
Simon slowly shook his head, stood up and said, "Thank you for keeping me, Jacqueline! But I have made my choice."
After saying that, Simon turned and walked towards the office door with steady steps, without the slightest hesitation.
Jacqueline watched his back disappear at the end of the corridor, then reluctantly picked up the intercom on the table and dialed the chairman's number.
"Boss, Simon is still determined to leave."
Jacqueline reported in a low voice, a hint of helplessness in her tone: "I told him all the conditions for promotion and salary increase, but he was not moved at all. He just said that the new company can better realize his ideals."
There was silence on the other end of the phone for a moment, and then a slightly irritated voice came: "Have you found out which company he's going to?"
"No, he won't disclose it," Jacqueline answered truthfully, adding, "But judging by his attitude, that company definitely has ambitious plans in the aerospace field, and the founder is likely powerful enough to convince him. I suspect it's Musk from SpaceX who's trying to poach people with bad intentions."
"Okay, I understand."
There was helplessness in the chairman's voice. He simply responded with one sentence and then left it at that.
On the other hand, Musk, who was "maliciously poaching people", was frowning because according to the weekly report just submitted by the Human Resources Department, the turnover rate of core engineers in the company's R&D team has increased by 26%.
Who is behind this?
Musk stared at the numbers on the report and thought to himself, and couldn't help but curse under his breath.
Competitors in the industry flashed through my mind one after another, but I still couldn't figure it out.
Until his eyes fell on the computer screen - it was the latest issue of Time magazine, and Chen Yansen's upper body image occupied the entire page, which was particularly eye-catching.
(End of this chapter)
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