Chapter 928: Appointment

The loss of top-notch talent in the core team must be signed with a non-compete agreement before leaving. Li Group knows this very well, so they wrote the clause of substitute compensation into the contract early.

Manager Chen took it and looked at it, surprised and raised his eyebrows: "So much?"

"It's annual salary." Liu Chang explained.

"The other party asked for five times?"

Liu Chang nodded: "Although it is high, it is within the legal scope."

Manager Chen was speechless. It was indeed within the legal scope, but it was the highest within the legal scope.

But the contract has been signed, which means the contract content is effective, and Li Group has to pay this compensation. 【928

"Leave it to me. Your next task is to lead the department team to produce results as quickly as possible. You should also be clear that the reason you were able to agree is because the Li Corporation gave you enough sincerity. You are now the Chief Engineer of the Li Corporation, so you must live up to the company." General Manager Chen reminded him gently.

Liu Chang promised with a serious face: "Don't worry, sir. One should fulfill the duties of their position. Since I have come, I will definitely perform my job duties conscientiously and responsibly."

General Manager Chen nodded and said no more: "Then go get busy. If you have any problems, come to me for communication at any time."

As he spoke, he glanced at the amount of the compensation payment again and sighed silently. This Huluwa Studio didn't forget to peel a layer of skin off them even at the very end; no wonder they made the Chairman hate them so much his teeth itched.

In the Chairman's office, Li Wanchang was also shocked when he learned that the compensation amount was actually five times Liu Chang's annual salary.

"They are truly insane."

He tapped the table irritably and asked Manager Chen: "You just said he is planning to lead the team to re-replicate the Huluwa program?"

"Yes, although it is a replication, it will still take some time."

Li Wanchang didn't understand these things and just asked with forced patience: "He participated in the program throughout the whole process; didn't he keep a backup himself? Isn't there anything that can be taken and used directly?"

"Chairman, the code is encrypted with secret keys. How could an individual have them in their hands?" Manager Chen explained: "Besides, Liu Chang said that the program code developed by Huluwa had its secret keys divided into two parts. One part is in their hands, and the other part is in the hands of the investor, Shen Ci. Only when both secret keys are unlocked simultaneously can the program be presented in its full state."

"Troublesome!" Li Wanchang spat: "So we still have to wait?"

"Yes, but I will urge them to speed up the progress, including the research and development of new products. We will soon cover the market rapidly with products of the same grade and higher grades."

This counted as good news. The Li Corporation had been depressed in the field of artificial intelligence for too long, struggling on the verge of being eliminated by the industry, and now they could finally see the hope of a turnaround.

Li Wanchang prayed secretly: "I hope this Liu Chang won't let me down."

In the Artificial Intelligence Department, Liu Chang called all the core team members together for a meeting. The meeting naturally did not go very smoothly. No one was willing to cooperate with him, and for this newly parachuted head who looked like a greenhorn, not a single one of these core members was convinced in their hearts.

But Liu Chang didn't care about that. He assigned all the tasks that needed to be assigned. They could be unconvinced, but they could not slack off on their work.

If the tasks were not completed, he naturally had the right to punish these people.

"Damn it, what kind of logic is this?"

After Liu Chang left, someone finally couldn't help but curse: "A kid barely out of diapers acting as Chief Engineer? How many pages of code has he written? He dares to act like a big shot in front of us!"

"Exactly!" Another person echoed coldly: "So what if he came from Huluwa? Didn't they just start up by relying on one program? He really thinks he's an industry heavyweight."

"My son is as old as him, and he was born two years earlier. Damn it, I still have to listen to a wet-behind-the-ears kid pointing fingers and bossing us around here."

"Guo Gong, why aren't you saying anything?" Someone noticed Guo Shangyong in the corner not saying a word and couldn't help but ask.

The others looked over one after another. Someone said: "That's right, Guo Gong. This position was clearly yours, a sure thing. Damn it, some Cheng Yaojin popped up halfway and snatched it from you. Aren't you angry?"

"Guo Gong must be angry. I reckon he's so angry he can't speak."

Guo Shangyong touched his hair and shook his head lightly. At this moment, he didn't know what to say either.

Actually, he wasn't very old either, just over thirty, but he had entered the Li Corporation's Artificial Intelligence Department right after graduation. At that time, the department was just in its initial stages. Now he had reached the position of Deputy Engineer, and just as he was about to sit in the top spot, the result was...

This top position had been vacant for a long time, and everyone in the department thought it was Guo Shangyong's. The current result was something no one had expected.

Guo Shangyong was naturally feeling stifled inside, but he could vaguely feel that the group's move was intended for Huluwa's technology. Even so, he was still unwilling to accept it.

Technology was certainly important, but he had toiled for many years, and the position of Chief Engineer was already right before his eyes, only for it to end up as nothing.

"Guo Gong, don't worry. The department is in deep water right now; it might not be a good thing if you really sat in that seat." A colleague stepped forward to comfort him gently.

Guo Shangyong gave a bitter smile, nodded, and left the conference room without a word.

Ge Youcai's actions were fast. According to Shen Ci's instructions, he sorted out the information of the core team members of the Li Corporation in less than three days.

And it was one week later that Shen Ci met with Guo Shangyong.

It wasn't a coffee shop, but a teahouse. Senior Youcai was conscientious and responsible; he even found out that Guo Shangyong liked to drink tea.

Because of the nature of his work, Guo Shangyong was a person with a strong sense of time, so he arrived early.

He sat in his seat and straightened his clothes. As soon as he looked up, he saw a young and beautiful little girl appear in front of him.

Guo Shangyong looked left and right in surprise. Just as he was hesitating, Shen Ci had already sat down happily. She looked at the man in front of her and smiled: "Hello, Guo Gong. It was I who asked you to come out."

"It's you?"

Shen Ci smiled and raised an eyebrow: "You look very surprised."

Guo Shangyong smiled awkwardly: "Although I knew it was a woman on the phone, I really didn't expect you to be so young."

"Guo Gong is also younger than I imagined. Have you ordered anything?" Shen Ci asked.

Guo Shangyong shook his head.

Seeing this, Shen Ci made a gesture to call the waiter and said softly: "A pot of Pre-Qingming Rain Longjing, thank you."

"You also love drinking Pre-Qingming Rain Longjing?" Guo Shangyong asked, somewhat surprised.

Shen Ci pursed her lips and chuckled. She shook her head and said frankly: "I don't know the first thing about tea, but I know that you, Guo Gong, like to drink Pre-Qingming Rain Longjing."

Upon hearing this, Guo Shangyong's brow furrowed subconsciously: "You investigated me?"

"You are overstating it. It doesn't count as an investigation; I just wanted to get to know Guo Gong." As Shen Ci spoke, she took two sheets of paper out of her Chanel bag and slowly pushed them in front of Guo Shangyong: "I already introduced myself to you on the phone, so I presume you can guess my intention. This is my sincerity; would you like to take a look, Guo Gong?"