Reborn as a tycoon in Hong Kong

On the weekend, Lin Baicheng took people to a farm in Fresno. He has a large farm here and a large villa that is considered high-end in a bustling city.

In addition to the bodyguards and personal secretaries, the people Lin Baicheng brought here this time included senior managers of various companies and their families. This trip was regarded as a welfare for everyone, and it was also intended to connect with each other.

Of course, this invitation is not mandatory. If you don't have time, you don't have to come.

Because the number of people had been determined in advance, Lin Baicheng specially sent servants and chefs.

This time, including the family members brought by the management, there were nearly a hundred people here. The accommodation was a bit difficult, and the whole family could only share one or two rooms.

After Lin Baicheng discovered this situation, he decided to let people expand a place specifically for people to live in the future. He would also hold such gatherings and entertainment activities in the future. It's fine if you didn't think everything through the first time, but it won't be justified if you do it again in the future.

Whether it was horseback riding at noon or a barbecue party at night, Lin Baicheng could clearly see that his men were divided into three teams. One team is headed by Haruko Mori, one team is headed by Isabella and Vivien Kelly, and one team is headed by Bill Harveys.

Lin Baicheng knew a little about the situation of his subordinates before, so he was not surprised. As long as they do not affect the work or the cooperation between the company, then he will not stop their overt and covert fighting.

However, if someone crosses the line and harms the company's interests, Lin Baicheng will not be lenient and will just deal with the person who caused the problem. Of course, the solution is not to kill people, but to kick the relevant personnel out of the company, and that's it.

At least so far, Lin Baicheng has not found any fight among his subordinates, which means that even if they have a fight, it is limited to a certain range, and Lin Baicheng does not need to pay attention to it.

In a large company, it is almost impossible for everyone to live in peace without internal fighting.

This is true for a large company, let alone multiple companies.

At the barbecue party in the evening, Lin Baicheng was surrounded by heads of various companies or more important technical talents.

"Havis, how did you do what I asked you to do?"

Lin Baicheng ate barbecue, drank a drink, and glanced at Bill Harveys.

Bill Harveys heard this and said: "Chairman, I have met with Martin Cooper and also extended an invitation to him, but he has no intention of leaving Motorola. He said that Motorola attaches great importance to their team's research. He is at Motorola." Stayed well.”

Martin Cooper, the head of Motorola's team that develops mobile phones, was the first to make a mobile phone call in public a few years ago.

Motorola has developed a mobile phone, but the finished product and whether it can be commercialized are different. Motorola is still investing in the research of mobile phones.

Martin Cooper is the head of Motorola's mobile phone R\u0026D team. Lin Baicheng is preparing to enter this industry, so he naturally wants to recruit industry experts to work for him, and Martin Cooper is naturally the best choice.

Lin Baicheng said: "You should have mentioned my importance and investment in this industry, right?"

"I told you everything."

Bill Harveys nodded: "I said Chairman, your initial investment in the research and development of mobile phones will not be less than 400 million US dollars, and there will be further capital investment in the future. In addition to giving him and the people he brings, it is equivalent to what he did at Motorola." In addition to salary, as long as he can lead people to develop commercial mobile phones, the company will give them 5% equity as an incentive for the R\u0026D team."

"Does he still refuse? The company's initial investment was US$400 million, and 5% equity is equivalent to US$20 million. What's more, the company's valuation will definitely increase after the mobile phone is developed."

Isabella couldn't help but frown slightly, wondering why Martin Cooper refused. At the same time, she couldn't help but wonder if Martin Cooper was greedy and wanted more.

Haruko Maori couldn't help but said: "I don't think there is anyone who doesn't like money, Mr. Harveys, did Martin Cooper say why he refused?"

"said."

Bill Harveys nodded, but said to Lin Baicheng: "He said that the conditions we offered are very high, but the treatment of their entire team at Motorola is not bad. After they develop a commercial mobile phone, their team can gain value Ten million dollars in Motorola equity.”

"The conditions we offered are twice those of Motorola, but if they change places, the research and development progress will definitely not be as fast as at Motorola. In addition, they have worked at Motorola for many years and have some emotional ties, so the double equity incentive is not worth it. They left Motorola."

"In Martin Cooper's view, the prospect at Motorola is relatively clear, but it is difficult to jump to your new company as chairman, so they will not take risks, rejected the invitation, and are not prepared to talk to me more."

"So that's it. It seems that Motorola attaches great importance to their R\u0026D team."

Lin Baicheng suddenly felt a little emotional at the same time. It seems that it is not that easy to poach people from Motorola's R\u0026D team unless you add more money.

After all, in Martin Cooper's view, to work for a company with an uncertain future, there must be enough treatment for them to take risks.

"Are there any other options besides Martin Cooper?"

Lin Baicheng asked. While he asked Bill Harveys to poach Martin Cooper, he continued to look for top talents in the industry. He didn't know if Bill Harveys had found them.

"Yes, Juel Engel, he is the former head of Bell Labs, Martin Cooper's long-time competitor, and a technology master in the industry."

Bill Harveys immediately responded. Of course, he couldn't place his hopes on Martin Cooper. After all, he was the one who was unlucky.

"well done."

Lin Baicheng was very satisfied when he heard this. He said: "Bill, you just said that Engel was the former head of Bell Labs, but is he still at Bell Labs now?"

"He is still at Bell Labs, but because he fell behind Martin Cooper in mobile phone technology research and development, plus internal factors, he resigned from his position as the person in charge. However, he himself is still leading a group within Bell Labs to do technology research and development. .”

Bill Harveys has already investigated all of this clearly, so he can answer Lin Baicheng's questions immediately, so he won't be confused about all the questions.

"Mr. Harveys, does this Engel have any technical problems? How far is it from Martin Cooper?"

Isabella asked aloud. She knew that her boss wanted real technical talents, not ordinary technical R\u0026D personnel.

"Chairman, please rest assured that Engel's technology is definitely top-notch in this industry. The reason why his research and development is not as fast as that of Martin Cooper is because Bell Labs' investment in R\u0026D funds is constantly decreasing, especially the lack of R\u0026D funds. The main reason for Er Engel’s failure.”

Although it was Isabella who asked the question, Bill Harveys still explained to Lin Baicheng.

Lin Baicheng asked: "So, do you think you can dig out Yuel Engel under the same conditions as Martin Cooper?"

"Chairman, I am not Engel myself, so I cannot guarantee you."

Bill Harveys was very cautious, and then added: "But don't worry, I will try my best to recruit Engel for you and let him work for you."

"Then I'll leave this matter to you. I hope to hear the good news as soon as possible."

Lin Baicheng nodded. Leaders are still very important, especially technical and professional leaders. Without them, the company will not be able to move at all.

"Yes, Chairman!"

Bill Harveys answered the call.

Even though this matter was over, Lin Baicheng chatted with others about other things.

For example, the conversation with Isabella was naturally about New Century Software Company, the company's research and development progress of databases and computer operating systems, and the progress of international market development of office software.

The conversation with Eric Davis was about the operation of Starlight Company's physical stores and the sales of toys produced by Jupiter Toy Company such as Rubik's Cube.

The conversation with Shirley Lansing was about the development of the company's Morningstar Pictures, how the company's self-invested movies are doing at the box office, how preparations are being made for the announcement and release of "Home Alone", and how the subsidiary Blockbuster is doing.

Lin Baicheng still attaches great importance to Blockbuster, because as long as it does well, this is a company with a market value of tens of billions of dollars.

For now, Blockbuster is doing quite well. Although the store investment has not yet recovered the cost, starting from the second month, the store has made some profits. Although it is not high, it is a good start.

It is believed that starting from the third month of store operation, Blockbuster's profits will increase significantly, which will bring a steady stream of profits to the company in the future.

Shirley Lansing has approved Blockbuster to start expanding, and with experience, Blockbuster believes it will develop faster.

Everyone chatted while eating, and time passed slowly.

At night, Lin Baicheng and Maori Haruko slept in the master bedroom of the villa.

Before getting down to business, Lin Baicheng said one thing to Maori Haruko: "Hutchison Whampoa will invest US$400 million, and I plan to continue to hand over this fund to Golden Fleece Company for operation."

"Should we still invest in the oil futures or gold futures market?" Mouri Haruko asked.

"Um."

Lin Baicheng nodded: "Just invest in the gold futures market."

Haruko Maori immediately said: "Chengjun, the fact that Hutchison Whampoa and Yum! Fund have made huge profits from investing in the gold futures market has spread to Wall Street. The current operations of Golden Fleece Company have been noticed by many capitals. Once 400 million US dollars of funds enter The field will definitely be targeted.”

"I have thought about what you said, Haruko."

Lin Baicheng patted the beauty's hand gently: "It doesn't matter even if this fund is targeted. We can still go long gold futures. Just use US$400 million in principal to operate US$2.5 billion in funds. We don't need to use too high leverage." .”

"When the time comes to operate, it is better to be more covert and disperse the funds to multiple countries."

"At the same time, remember that this operation must not have any connection with the long orders that have been made. Even if this operation is accidentally exposed, it does not matter. Previous operations must not be exposed."

"Don't worry, Mr. Cheng, I will give them good instructions."

Maori Haruko nodded to express her understanding. All she could do was to remind him of such a major investment, not to mention that Lin Baicheng had not missed it so far. Maybe it was right this time. She couldn't stop Lin Baicheng from making money just because of worry, right?

Lin Baicheng said: "The oil futures operated by Vivian have not been closed yet. Let others operate the gold futures this time. The specific candidates will be controlled by you, Haruko."

"I see."

Mouri Haruko responded. It was a good thing that the decision-making power was given to her, but if things were not done well, she would definitely be responsible if something went wrong.

"Let's start arranging people to do this next Monday. As for the long buying price, as long as the gold price is below $400 per ounce, you can buy it."

Lin Baicheng reminded aloud, mainly because he was worried that the international gold price would suddenly rise sharply again on an unknown day. After all, there were only a few days left until November.

"I see."

Maori Haruko responded, and then said: "I will ask them to buy multiple orders at a lower cost price."

"Don't delay opening a position just to buy at a lower cost. I think the room for gold price adjustment to fall is limited. Once the price of gold falls below $380 per ounce, buy in large quantities regardless of the cost. Don't think it will fall again." How much."

Lin Baicheng was worried that Haruko Maori had picked up the sesame seeds and lost the watermelon. After all, Haruko Maori was not a reborn person and would not have thought that the price of gold would more than double in a short period of time.

"I will warn the operators and keep an eye on them."

Maori Haruko nodded to express her understanding. Since Lin Baicheng specifically told her, she would definitely do what Lin Baicheng said.

"Okay Haruko, what needs to be said has been said, now let's get down to business."

Lin Baicheng said, turning over and pressing Maori Haruko under him.

"Makoto-san..."

The two of them could already be said to be an old couple. Of course, Maori Haruko couldn't be shy. She even took the initiative to take off Lin Baicheng's pajamas.

The next day, everyone went about their own business, and Lin Baicheng took Eric Davis, Bill Harveys and other men to continue hunting in the mountains.

Maori Haruko, Isabella and others went to ride horses to milk the cows, and others also had their own arrangements.

That night, everyone did not spend the night here, but went home separately. After all, they had to go to work tomorrow Monday.

Haruko Mouri, Vivien Kelly and others are going back to New York, while Isabella, Eric Davis and others are going back to Los Angeles, so they all go different ways.

Lin Baicheng also went to Los Angeles. The fund-raising activities in New York have ended. The fund-raising is done by dedicated personnel from the company, with assistance from Goldman Sachs and Citigroup. There is no need for Lin Baicheng, the big boss, to do it himself.

Lin Baicheng will not leave the United States until Galaxy Games is officially listed, but before that he plans to stay in Los Angeles for a while, and it will not be too late to go to New York until the company is about to go public.