After the layoffs, I became a tech godfather

Chapter 207 It’s decided like this, objection is invalid!

After hanging up the phone with Hao Cheng, Xu Ziyang snorted coldly, his expression instantly became solemn, and he quickly called a meeting of all senior executives and technical personnel.

Gao Liang's heart was pounding, and he always felt that Xu Ziyang in front of him seemed like a different person.

"Mr. Xu, is there something important that needs to be discussed today for the emergency meeting?" Gao Liang, who was sitting to the left of the assistant, opened his laptop and asked casually.

"You'll know in a moment!" Xu Ziyang glanced at him. It was this bastard who forced him to do this.

In the past two days, he has figured out everything clearly. Not only his own company, but also the several companies engaged in body sensing that he had told Hao Cheng on the 29th day of the lunar year that they could be acquired, have all gone bankrupt.

The same force is behind all of this - capital from America.

It is self-evident what they want to do. Xu Ziyang cannot control others, but he will never compromise on his part.

About five minutes later, all the people who were notified of the meeting arrived at the scene. They saw that the boss and senior executives had arrived even earlier than them and were waiting for them to have a meeting.

I was also surprised and immediately felt that something big was going to happen!
"Cough cough cough!" Xu Ziyang cleared his throat and everyone looked at him.

"I've decided." Xu Ziyang didn't hold a meeting like usual, with some pleasantries and discussions. He just said three words directly: "I've decided!"

Everyone involuntarily sat up straighter and looked at Xu Ziyang. He continued, "The company's existing R&D department will be disbanded! The employment contracts of all relevant personnel will be terminated."

"Buzz!" The entire conference room buzzed at the same time. All members of the R&D department instantly showed disbelief on their faces. Why would a technology company disband its R&D department?
Moreover, everyone's labor contracts were terminated without discussing it with them in advance.

Gao Liang pinched his throat and shouted: "What? Are you crazy!"

Xu Ziyang ignored Gao Liang and continued, "This termination is of course illegal, so the compensation will be directly given to the illegal termination, starting from 2. All unsettled project bonuses and overtime pay will be paid in full in advance, even for projects that have not yet been launched."

Now some people were even more confused, while others understood.

But some people, especially senior technical personnel, are still hesitant because they have signed non-compete agreements.

However, Xu Ziyang's next words dispelled their doubts: "For all employees who have signed non-compete agreements, the company has decided not to enforce them. We will issue you a notice of waiver of non-compete agreements with the company's official seal."

Gao Liang was going crazy. Xu Ziyang actually chose to do this. If he did this, his own interests would suffer great losses!

He didn't understand why he would rather lose hundreds of millions to join Baiju Technology? What was he trying to achieve! Wouldn't it be nice to go home and lie down with these hundreds of millions?
With a gloomy face, Gao Liang directly refuted angrily:

"No! Although you have absolute control over your own shares, your unreasonable behavior has harmed the interests of all investors. I have reason to suspect that you are colluding with insiders and outsiders to transfer company assets. This is not a normal business behavior, it is a crime!"

Gao Liang was anxious. Everyone knew that it was difficult to run a company well, but it was easy to bring a company down if you ignored the losses.

However, Xu Ziyang's operation was too naive, and if he did it openly, it would definitely be illegal.

"Oh? How do you know I have no reason? What grounds do you have to accuse me of doing something wrong?" Xu Ziyang smiled and said, "I have decided to make a major adjustment to the company's strategy, and these technical personnel will not be needed anymore!

"Giving compensation is reasonable, legitimate, and legal! Moreover, I have done sufficient market research and demonstration for the strategic adjustment!"

As he spoke, Xu Ziyang actually showed the information. It was well-organized, with detailed data and sufficient facts. Even Gao Liang and others agreed with it.

"You!" Gao Liang exploded as if struck by lightning when he saw these things. Isn't this the recording of the discussion meeting last year? We agreed with it, but didn't you strongly oppose it at that time?
"After a year, I've been reflecting on the fact that there has been no further progress in non-invasive EEG research. Now it seems that this is indeed a dead end. Moreover, America has already started research on chip implants. It's not wrong to cross the river by feeling the way, right?

"So, I've decided to change the direction of the company and research brain chip transplants. Therefore, the current R&D personnel are no longer needed. Cut the Gordian knot and fire them all today!"

"However, our funds are limited, and our qualifications are incomplete. We are simply unable to support relevant research and experiments!" Seeing Xu Ziyang's serious look and powerful words, some people really thought that this was his true thoughts and advised him.

That was the decision last year, why did it suddenly change now? And it’s fine if you want to change, you can walk on two legs, do you have an absolutely correct route?

Xu Ziyang smiled. This question was asked at the right time. He immediately replied:
"All past achievements and patents can be transferred in a package. I have already commissioned a professional asset appraisal company to conduct a value assessment. If they are all sold, there will be several hundred million in funds, which will be enough in the early stage!"

"I object!" Gao Liang was so angry that his face turned red and he gritted his teeth. The R&D was disbanded, and the results and patents were to be sold. What was the difference between this and selling the entire company? Selling it as a whole would be worth more money!
"Objection is invalid, it's decided like this!"

He certainly would not deliberately sell the company's assets at a low price. If there are other shareholders, that would really be illegal. But if he sells them normally, it is just a matter of his words as the absolute controlling shareholder, and no one can object.

Moreover, he can make the final decision on strategic adjustments with just one word!

……

They did what they said and acted decisively. In less than three days, all the technical personnel were laid off. However, they did not have any worries at all. Everyone even had a wonderful smile on their face - because Baiju Technology was recruiting on a large scale!

They set up a temporary office in Hangzhou, and even their work location was still in the upper city, in a park just two subway stations away. They didn't even have to change their rented house.

After receiving the company's notice of giving up the execution of the non-compete agreement, you can directly join Baiju Technology after leaving Xinbian, achieving a seamless transition.

All the achievements and patents were also packaged and sold to Baiju Technology at 1.2 times the market price. As Xinbian Technology gave up its existing business transformation and Baiju Technology wanted to develop related businesses, no one could say that there was anything wrong with the transaction.

"It's difficult to acquire other companies right now. If the America Consortium takes action, we need to pay at least ten times the price to impress them."

This is also the reason why Xu Ziyang is so angry and desperate. You can do whatever you want to your own people. You can bargain and compete when necessary. However, at such a critical juncture, you have to get involved with the Western consortium.

What do you want to do? You don't know what the current situation is, right? And will the Western consortium really give everyone ten times the price?
I'm afraid that Baiju Technology has promised to give someone ten times the price when negotiating with him, and it's hard to say whether it will keep its promise. As an entrepreneur, he doesn't understand why he can't figure out such a small problem.

Those who are not of my race must have different hearts and I don’t understand!

Xu Ziyang was very angry. What he hated most in his life was not people who forgot their principles for the sake of profit, nor those who stabbed people in the back. What he hated most was those who helped outsiders to attack their own people just for a little benefit at this critical moment.

This is only true in peacetime. In wartime, everyone is a traitor. Xu Ziyang was very angry. In this way, the research progress of Baiju Technology would inevitably be slowed down - they would have to start from scratch and bypass their existing patents.

"Alright, alright," Hao Cheng also listened to Xu Ziyang's complaints for a while, but this person was really to his liking, and this was the kind of people Hao Cheng hated the most: "He can't make any waves!
"No need to think so much," Hao Cheng said with a smile, "The main purpose of acquiring a mature company is to acquire personnel and complete the structure, to save trouble. If we can acquire it, we will acquire it. If we can't, it's no big deal.

"You can't become the best by just relying on force."

Hao Cheng said this not to comfort her, but it was the truth.

The customized content of the late-night classes, whether it is the related research on brain neurons or the external characteristics of EEG, is much more in-depth than the current stage. The little research they have at this stage is better than nothing.

"What are your plans?" Hao Cheng pulled Xu Ziyang out of his angry state and asked.

"Since we have said that we want to study invasive brain-computer interfaces, we still have to do it." Xu Ziyang said:

"For some things, you must know yourself and your enemy. I'll start accumulating data, starting with animals, and doing research. This can be considered a return to my old profession. The new Bian patent sold for several hundred million yuan, and it's just right to use it for the first phase of research."

"You!" Hao Cheng shook his head speechlessly, but did not stop him. What you do is not important, what matters is your heart: "If you need support with data and analysis, you can contact me. Xiaosha's ability is still very helpful for your research."

"Wait a minute, we must kick these ungrateful bastards out first!" Xu Ziyang paused: "Otherwise, there will be endless troubles later!"

"Well, you won't be able to come here in a short time. You know the people in the team best. Who do you think is more suitable to lead the team to move forward?"

"I just started it. The subsequent research is done by the team. My role is not irreplaceable. As for the people, Zhang Junsheng, Gong Chenchen, Yao Yu... are all very capable. You can observe them first."

My goodness, Xu Ziyang mumbled out a dozen or so names. If Hao Cheng's memory hadn't been enhanced, he might not even be able to remember them.

"Okay, that's enough. I'll go and check it out myself later." Hao Cheng understood Xu Ziyang's concerns a little bit, but in fact, it was not that important. He just wanted some advice.

In this case, let Xiaosha take charge of the first phase of the assessment.

……

"Xiaosha, assess the current situation!"

America has become completely smart. All meetings are conducted offline without any electronic devices, and important documents are even recorded with pen and paper.

This indeed greatly increases the difficulty for Xiaosha to obtain relevant information.

But unless you use pen and paper for all of your steps, your movement is your intention.

This time, America and the capital of countries such as Sang and Coria controlled by America have made a full-scale effort to acquire all the start-up companies in the EEG and brain-computer related fields in a package. Xiaosha noticed the clues at the first time.

[These people’s brain circuits are actually normal this time. ]

After some analysis, Xiaosha discovered that America had really become smarter.

"What do you mean by being smart? It's nothing more than being too arrogant before. They thought that God was the boss and they were the second. Anyone who dared to be their enemy must be killed no matter what. Now they are acting like this because they can't be killed no matter what."

Xiaosha has no brains. He knows exactly how to maximize the benefits of a matter, but once emotions become involved, he cannot guess the final decision.

"A strong person must be fearless. Once this is broken, collapse will be not far away. America is no longer something to be feared," said Hao Cheng.

[But...] Xiaosha began to wonder: [In history, China has been broken many times. The Northern Song Dynasty moved south, and the late Qing Dynasty was weak. Why didn't the collapse you mentioned happen?]

"China, China is different! Xiaosha, if you can figure this out, understand what cohesion is, what a nation is, then your realm will be elevated to a higher level.

"And now, you just need to know that China is different! So, according to what you said, their choice this time has a high probability of success?"

[It depends on how you define success. It is impossible for them to stop us. However, if their actions are 17.53% flawless and every step is completed perfectly, it is possible that they can stop us. The probability of slowing down our progress by more than two months is as high as %.]

"Hey!" Hao Cheng laughed directly.

The Spring Festival holiday lasts for eight days in total. Not everyone can accomplish the feat of crashing a plane every day. If you don’t know, you might think they are setting off fireworks to celebrate the Chinese Spring Festival!

Even so, she still didn't make mistakes 100% of the time? It wasn't that Hao Cheng looked down on America, it was simply impossible!

"Then we don't need to pay too much attention to them. What about our own problems?" asked Hao Cheng.

【Talent is hard to come by! 】

Xiaosha did some calculations and gave a four-word evaluation.

The existing technical level, even the most in-depth research, is completely unable to keep up with the pace of Hao Cheng's late-night classes. The most important thing is people. We need a team of high-quality, loyal and rapidly improving talents.

This is completely different from the initial development of Xiaosha. At that time, Hao Cheng was alone and only needed to add some points.

Now, if you want to do it yourself, you must have a formed team.

"Then issue a recruitment plan, recruiting with high salaries across the country, and you will be responsible for evaluating the suitability for the position." Hao Cheng instructed.

We need to strengthen our talent team and talent management capabilities.

(End of this chapter)