Chapter 148: Candidate for President

Because he understands the general trend of the future, Zhang Heng's advantage lies in planning the strategic direction, especially at this time, he also wants to spend more time on following up the two projects of Daheng Technology, and does not want to be involved in too much energy by the management of the group's details.

On the eve of the laundry project, it was necessary for the Group to recruit an experienced CEO.

He Jie's appointment as the administrative director is already a duck on the shelves, because of her thin resume, she has not yet been able to serve as the president of the group.

At this time, the headhunting company was already very strong, and after receiving Daheng's request, it gave a list of five people in just half a day.

It's a pity that Zhang Heng called according to the phone number on the list, and after hearing the so-called Daheng Group, 4 of them politely refused on the spot, leaving only the last one, who seemed to reluctantly agree to have an interview with Zhang Heng.

Fortunately, this person is the best person in my mind, and I hope I can convince him.

Zhang Heng shook his head with a wry smile and called Chen Zhenning and He Jie to set off for the meeting together.

The meeting point is at a café on Prince Edward Road in Kowloon.

When he saw the store for the first time, Zhang Heng suddenly remembered Starbucks, which had not yet been founded.

At the same time, the popular Cantonese café in Xiaxiangjiang is different, this small café is closer to the American style in terms of decoration and coffee varieties, and it is also very in line with the identity of the other party.

Lu Yuanzhen, 35, a resident of Xiangjiang, received a bachelor's degree in physics from the State University of New York in 1968 and a master's degree in management from the same university.

Fairchild set up a factory in Heung Kong in 1964 to produce bipolar semiconductors, which reached its peak in 1968 with 4,000 local employees.

However, with the departure of Noyce and others, Fairchild Semiconductor is declining, and the Xiangjiang factory, which has backward production technology, is also in trouble, and Zhang Heng obtained news from a headhunting company that the number of workers this year is less than 1,000.

Lu Yuanzhen looks very elegant, which is completely in line with the character in Zhang Heng's mind, and after introducing each other, Zhang Heng and He Jie sat with him.

"Dong Zhang, I'm sorry, I actually wanted to find a company in the same industry, but I didn't expect the headhunter to recommend me to you. Lu Yuanzhen said frankly, "Of course, your poster is very popular, and I deeply admire this." ”

"Director Lu, you still don't know enough. Zhang Heng smiled and handed over a copy of the contract, which was the procurement contract between Daheng and Intel.

Lu Yuanzhen looked at it and was very surprised, "I didn't expect your company to purchase these products, I don't seem to have gotten any news." ”

"We are working on an epoch-making electronic product, and I am confident that we can create a huge new industry. Zhang Heng said confidently, "It's a pity that I have to focus on research and development, and I really can't afford the daily management, especially the management of the production workshop." ”

Lu Yuanzhen said noncommittally: "Can you take the liberty of asking what kind of product it is?"

Zhang Heng took out a copy of the information again, which was a copy of the architecture diagram of the first-generation arcade motherboard that Jiexi had sorted out in the afternoon and was preparing to file a patent application.

"This is an arcade machine!" Lu Yuanzhen recognized it at a glance, and her expression was shocked, "When I went to the United States for a meeting at Christmas, I heard many colleagues discussing Atari's new 'PONG', but I didn't expect your company to come up with a new design so quickly." ”

"This is the first generation of arcade motherboards developed by Daheng, which has submitted a global patent application, and we are ready to launch it to the market in March, and now we are preparing to build a factory, so we need a senior talent with rich experience in production management, and I think Director Lu is the best candidate. ”

Zhang Heng's honesty made Lu Yuanzhen very useful, he thought about it for a while, and asked: "Since Zhang Dong is an industry insider, I would like to ask you what you think about Fairchild." ”

"Fairchild Semiconductor is a great company that has created countless great achievements, but with the departure of important technical talents such as Noyce, I think it has been far behind by other companies in the field of technology, even if the current president Hogan is a knowledgeable and excellent manager, it will not play a big role, after all, the board of directors does not understand technology. ”

Zhang Heng said eloquently, "And Daheng is different, we don't have a board of directors, there will be no layman directing insiders, and there will be no such thing as siphoning out most of the profits, all colleagues in the company have the same purpose, that is, to push the company's products to the market as soon as possible and occupy the market." ”

Lu Yuanzhen's expression was flat, but he agreed with Zhang Heng's point of view very much, as a middle and senior manager of Fairchild, he and many colleagues were not optimistic about the future of Fairchild, and the biggest reason was the constraints of the parent company.

The current president, Hogan, was recruited from Motorola with a high salary, has a technical background, and knows the industry very well, but because of the requirements of the board of directors, he cut many basic R&D projects and reduced the scale of the factory as soon as he took office, which did improve the company's profitability in the short term, but this is actually drinking to quench his thirst.

How far can a semiconductor company without technology R&D accumulation and factory production practices go?

Moreover, as a senior technical manager from Xiangjiang, Lu Yuanzhen's position at this time has touched the ceiling, even if the Xiangjiang factory is actually completely managed by him, but he still has to call every night to report to the so-called factory director in Silicon Valley.

For him, who has big career goals, this is frustrating.

"Director Lu, if you are willing to come to Daheng, the position I have prepared for you is the president of the group, mainly responsible for managing the daily operations of Daheng Technology, of course, the other two companies of the group also need your little attention, the specific work is in charge of Director He, she will report to you, and you only need to report to me alone!"

As if seeing his hesitation, Zhang Heng stated his conditions.

"There is no need to talk about the salary, and Daheng Group will definitely have more than one listed company in the future, and we will give veteran employees options. ”

"Can you find out the company's estimated sales this year?" Lu Yuanzhen was obviously moved.

"Daheng Printing Paper should be able to exceed 30 million Hong Kong dollars this year, and as for Daheng Technology, my target is 10 million US dollars. ”

Lu Yuanzhen said with a smile: "The profitability of Daheng Printing Paper should be very good, according to this trend, your company can submit a listing application this year." ”

Zhang Heng shook his head slightly: "It's not time yet, my personal judgment is that the Xiangjiang stock market will face a big adjustment, and it is not suitable for listing within a year." ”

Lu Yuanzhen was slightly stunned, then nodded, picked up the coffee and tasted it slowly, calculating the sales of Daheng Technology in his heart, he didn't agree too much with Zhang Heng's estimates.

After Atari launched "PONG", it has not seen how good its market performance is in the short term, and most industry peers are waiting and seeing.

This market is far from attracting predators.

Daheng Technology is likely to become a victim on the road to development, and a stepping stone for the later pioneers, and the risk is not small.

For the sake of his own career development, he had to think carefully.

Zhang Heng also took a sip of the cup and sat quietly, now it depends on how the other party chooses.

"Boss, let's ......" He Jie pointed to Zhang Heng's watch and reminded in a low voice.

"Director Lu, we still have something to do, so we will leave first, and we look forward to your reply. Zhang Heng got up with a smile and prepared to leave with He Jie.

"Dong Zhang, I don't have to think about it!" Lu Yuanzhen suddenly stopped them loudly.

At this moment, he made up his mind, he was not afraid of this famous little god opposite, why should he be too conservative, just follow him and fight, it is very likely to have a great future!

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