286 layers of pressure
According to the law of conservation of mass, as well as zero-sum game theory, when someone is happy about the same thing, someone is bound to be sad.
This is especially true when it comes to business negotiations.
For example, the Chinese national men's football team and the British national football team met in the World Cup finals to compete for the Hercules Cup......
It's as if Ricco is feeling refreshed now, but Satya and Sundar are starting to worry.
Whether it's Microsoft or Google, it's not very interesting to the winner-takes-all trading method and the loser loses everything.
This is determined by the current situation of the two companies.
Everyone has achieved the world's top in their respective fields, and they can all have a steady stream of income without too much effort. In this case, who would want to let them fight to the death?
After all, both of them are behemoths, and the resources that can be mobilized are actually about the same. If it is destined to die, the winning side is destined to be a miserable victory.
The benefits may be huge, but if a lot of money is thrown out, the company's own anti-risk ability will definitely decline, and if it can't be quickly realized, it's hard to say whether it can have the last laugh.
The point is that when they are all or nothing, they don't know if there are other hole cards in the miscellaneous house.
This kind of desperate game of smashing pots and selling iron is probably only used as a lifesaver for companies that are about to become unsustainable.
But the two are not able to fight, as Li Ke said, if this technology is packaged and sold to other companies, it will definitely be favored by countless other capitals.
Maybe the two companies can join forces to fight and delay the promotion of new technologies, but in the high-tech electronics market, consumers have always voted with their feet, and companies with inferior technology will eventually be eliminated by the market.
If they can't complete the technical corner overtaking in the limited time, the only thing that awaits them is the end, and at most it will be up to who can survive longer......
That's the sadness of tech companies.
Beneath the bright cloak hides the fiercest competition. In particular, the capital market is becoming more and more sensitive to black swan events such as technological overtaking.
Both Satya and Sundar are absolutely convinced that if the news of the Miscellaneous Academy's next-generation operating system and search engine technology spreads along with today's virtual display technology, what awaits Microsoft and Google will inevitably be a plummeting stock price.
And when the news of the Miscellaneous Academy selling the next-generation operating system and search engine package spreads, and finally Microsoft and Google don't get it, it will be more than just a stock crash, the company's purchase level will be lowered, and major capital will begin to slowly go out......
This is indeed an awkward prospect.
The two even regretted it at the same time, it seems that the strategic alliance of the two families was concluded too early, for example, today's situation is actually quite inappropriate for the two families to talk to Li Ke together.
It's really a matter of life and death, and everyone still hopes that their friends will not die in poverty, and there is nothing wrong with this, after all, whether it is Satya or Sundar, there are tens of thousands of people under his hands who have to follow him to eat.
"That's probably the case, I'm pretty much the same as the two of you, I don't know what you think, you can talk about it. As I just said, doing business is to exchange my sincerity for the smiles of the two, I think the two have felt my sincerity, and I will try my best to answer any questions they have, even if I can't answer them, there are also our Tang always dedicated to serving the two, in short, the two are satisfied!"
Li Ke said loudly.
Finally came the Q&A session, and if he could, Satya would have liked to ask some shameless questions, and he believed that Sundar would have done the same.
Although these two may not know who Wang Mingyang is, they still understand the theory that when the eyes are open, the flowers are bright, and when the eyes are closed, the flowers are lonely. After all, they can't think that they don't have face, so they can really lose face.
This is the trouble and limitation of the big people, they can't be like the little people, they can take off their face and use it as a rag at any time.
So Li Ke can put his posture very low without scruples, how to be happy, but they can't.
After all, every move of the two represents the face of Microsoft and Google.
Money is a big deal, and face is even more important. The heritage of a century-old wealthy family limits their response.
In fact, this situation is a very novel experience for both of them.
Because before that, neither of them had the experience of being subject to human beings in key technologies.
In fact, in the areas where both parties are good at, the main job of the two is to decide who to fight a protracted patent lawsuit with. Google and Microsoft are particularly good at this. The two companies are basically either preparing materials to say goodbye to others, or they are being sued by others, which has always been the case.
But this time it was different.
The feeling of being held by someone is really uncomfortable. This is no longer a problem that can be solved by a lawsuit, but the future life and death are in the hands of others. To be honest, neither Satya nor Sundar had much experience in this situation, and even the presidents of the previous generation did not have similar experience.
After all, they have been at the top of the pyramid for too long, and neither Microsoft nor Google has been lying on the credit books, and the money spent by the two companies on scientific research every year is also astronomical. So that makes the tone of today's conversation a little weird.
Saying a thousand things and ten thousand, Li Ke's plan directly made two companies that could have formed a strategic alliance temporarily become the biggest competitors. Originally, there was not much overlap in the business of the two sides, but now they are forcibly overlapped, how can we talk about this?
The two of them were silent for about a minute, especially after seeing Tang Pudding always sitting there without saying anything, they still couldn't be silent after all.
Satya looked at Sundar, who was still groaning beside him, and then glanced at Tang Pudding, who was sitting there with the old god, and then looked at Li Ke, who was smiling on the other side, and said, "Actually, I don't think it's a good idea to package the two technologies for sale. ”
"Oh, would you like to hear about it?" asked Li Ke without retorting, but with an open face.
"Mr. Li has no experience in running a large company, and it is very difficult to run a company like Microsoft or Google, really hard. When it comes to all aspects, any of our products needs to mobilize countless people to lay sales channels and after-sales technical support for the product, and also need to have a large research team to deal with problems that may arise at any time, such as what we often call zero-day vulnerabilities. Do you understand what I'm saying?"
Satya asked, looking at Li Ke.
Li Ke nodded and replied, "Of course, I can understand, please continue." ”
Satya sighed and continued, "It's good that you can understand. So the problem is, whether it is a new operating system, the search engine market is very large, once it starts to promote, a large number of people need to do special things, a company to promote these two technologies at the same time, even for our Microsoft, Google and other enterprises are also difficult, will affect the promotion time of technology. ”
Satya's words can be said to be well-founded.
also successfully moved Li Ke: "Is it so rare?"
Satya nodded: "Yes, it's that hard!"
Li Ke looked slightly sideways at Sundar, who had not said a word, and said, "So is Mr. Pichai afraid? Or is it a big problem for Google to absorb both technologies at the same time?"
Sandal didn't speak directly, but glanced at Satya first, obviously the Microsoft helmsman was a little confused at this time.
Li Ke didn't wait for the two of them to meet their eyes to spark anything, and still said with a humble smile: "Actually, if both of you think this thing is too difficult, it doesn't matter. As I said before, we can expand the scope of bidding, as long as we are interested in our technology, we can invite them, and everyone can sit and drink tea and talk about it. We have to look at the essence through the phenomenon, no matter how big the business, the ultimate goal is to make profits. I'm sure there's someone willing to gamble on that, what do you think?"
Sundar shook his head slightly, and after a deep sigh, he said: "Actually, Google is very experienced in this area, and our research is already involved in all aspects. The talent pool is also sufficient. ”
This statement made Satya's face instantly cold.
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At the same time, Xu Mengchang had come to the Fenglu Five-Star Hotel, which was not far from Huaqing University, and then with his identity as the director of the miscellaneous college, he successfully met Derek, the chief technology officer from Google, and Joseph, the representative of the Alpha Dog team, and then at Xu Mengchang's strong request, he also met other members of the Alpha Dog team who came to the capital this time.
Seeing these people, Xu Mengchang only felt a lot of emotion.
It's a really good feeling to be rich!
These people in front of me are the smartest people in the world, and it would be very rewarding to think that if we could really dig these people to work in the miscellaneous college.
Just on the way he came, Xu Mengchang made up for the world's most cutting-edge talent needs.
What he didn't expect was that these engineers who study machine intelligence and big data have become the most urgently needed talents in the world and one of the highest-paying IT careers.
Fortunately, Don Pudding gave him a lot of authority.
Of course, for many people, money is no longer the most attractive thing.
This is actually very easy to understand, in fact, if the average man has a little talent, who will show off that he is rich?
It's like a pianist or a writer who goes out and shows off that he's actually rich?
The former is like a piano god on a Forbes rich list, and the latter is like Mr. Lu Xun.
Now Xu Mengchang is facing most people in the same way.
It's really not that important if you don't have money, it's good to make more money, and you can prove your worth, but the progress of technology and your own achievements are more important to them.
This is what Tang Puding explained to Xu Mengchang before, and the salary paid is not lower than the salary given by the original company, plus broader development prospects, which is Xu Mengchang's confidence in the face of these people.
After a simple greeting, chatting about the atmosphere of chatting, and whether the guests who came from afar were used to staying, Xu Mengchang opened his mouth seriously and cut into the main topic of today's conversation.
"Hello everyone, it is an honor to meet you today on behalf of our Huaqing Institute of Miscellaneous Studies, and I am deeply honored to be the head of the department. In fact, I have the pleasure to visit today, and I hope to invite all of you to serve in our Miscellaneous College on behalf of the Miscellaneous College. Of course, I know that this request is a bit abrupt, but I hope that through today's exchange, you can have a preliminary understanding and be able to consider our proposal. ”
As soon as this sentence came out, it really shocked everyone.
Today, Satya and Sundar went to the Miscellaneous Academy for dinner, and these people know about it.
Who would have thought that the results of the miscellaneous academy had not yet come out, and the miscellaneous academy would come to poach people in a grand manner.
If Sundar had known that this was the case, there was a high probability that he would not have sent Derek and the Alpha Dog team of his branch directly to Huaxia.
"Wait, if I'm mistaken just now, Mr. Xu is trying to recruit all of us?" Derek couldn't help but ask while everyone in the Alpha Dog team was still looking at each other.
"Yes, I'm a person who likes to discuss issues directly. You should know that the research building of our miscellaneous college has been built, and in the future, this building will become a large-scale R&D center integrating various basic sciences, computers, supercomputing centers, artificial intelligence, big data and other cutting-edge scientific and technological research. ”
"So now we are really in dire need of all kinds of talent. At this time, if you are willing to join the Miscellaneous College, we can guarantee that you will be offered a salary that is not lower than the current salary, and you will receive a research environment and R&D funds that are definitely not lower than the current one. Of course, the most important thing is that the starting point with us will definitely be higher. For example, the Alpha Dog Meta project researched by your company has proven that our machine deep learning is more intelligent and efficient, and how to apply this algorithm to more practical projects will be the research direction of everyone after coming to the Miscellaneous School. ”
"This is equivalent to jumping directly over the steps that are bothering you now, and directly ascending to a higher position to overlook the scenery of science and technology, which I believe is irresistible for many excellent scientific researchers. Of course, there is this kind of preferential treatment, that is, because the construction of our building has not yet been completed, so the recruitment of external personnel has not officially started. ”
"When all the hardware conditions are fully ready, our personnel management will definitely be stricter at that time, and the difficulty of entering the miscellaneous college will also increase exponentially. So, I wonder if you're interested in our Miscellaneous Academy?"
Xu Mengchang asked politely and aggressively.
Well, in the words of Don Pudding, even if it is confirmed, it must not weaken the momentum.
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