Chapter 553: This is actually a two-way rush, isn't it?

Just as the two young people were living their leisurely little life, Tesla's technical R&D and engineering departments were busy as a beehive.

Upon receiving the core algorithm, everyone couldn't help but break into a cold sweat, marveling at the power of the algorithm in the paper. Following that, the entire team began working frantically overtime to patch the vulnerabilities.

Besides the engineering department, the investor relations and strategy departments, and the compliance department—none of these departments were idle, simultaneously pushing forward the response strategies mentioned in the paper.

As a publicly listed company, Tesla's efficiency is still quite high. By coordinating cross-departmental resources, they have already formulated a series of systematic response plans and posted the new policies on their official website.

For instance, they will make delivery volumes transparent, publishing regional delivery data monthly to reduce the room for market speculation regarding inventory.

Regarding the market maker alliance and liquidity redundancy, they have signed exclusive agreements with top market makers, requiring them to commit to providing minimum liquidity guarantees during periods of Tesla stock price volatility.

In addition to these policies meant for shareholders to see.

There are also a whole host of them behind the scenes.

For example, once a crisis arises, Musk and other executives will increase their holdings by 500 million shares over the next 6 months to directly hedge against short-selling pressure.

Or, they will utilize 20 billion in cash reserves to implement a "10% equity buyback," releasing a signal of abundant cash flow.

Or perhaps they will take the initiative to strike, using economical car models to penetrate the lower-end market and expanding the FSD ecosystem to break the valuation ceiling.

A complete set of strategies, both offensive and defensive, has already been formed into a document.

Meanwhile, at the short-selling firm Citadel Securities located in Miami, Florida, the senior management had also just finished a secret meeting.

Inside the office.

The person in charge, Griffiths, rubbed his temples and said helplessly: "To use the words of the Xia people, a Cheng Yaojin has appeared halfway through the fight. Diaz, this failure is not your fault."

"It's a pity; we had been preparing for half a year. If we could have successfully implemented it in August, this would have been one of the most successful short-selling cases in history."

The young man known as "Diaz" expressed regret. Once the short-selling plan was realized, Citadel Securities' revenue would have been calculated in the "billions."

Griffiths shrugged: "This is the business world. Any uncertain factor can determine the success or failure of a deal. You should get used to it sooner."

Citadel Securities had discovered Tesla's mechanism vulnerabilities half a year ago and had specifically assembled a team to secretly formulate a short-selling strategy. Who would have thought that one month before the implementation of the short-selling plan, a paper by this young person named "Song Yao" would disrupt all their deployments.

It was as if it were aimed entirely at them, almost making one wonder if their internal plans had been leaked.

Of course, the possibility was minimal. If it had really been leaked, it should have been sold directly for money rather than published publicly.

As a top global market maker and high-frequency trading institution, their core trading strategies and algorithmic models are highly classified commercial secrets and will not be disclosed to the public.

Any specific strategic details, such as signal generation, order execution logic, and risk control parameters, are strictly protected internal company assets. The outside world can only speculate through public market behavior or academic research.

Griffiths asked in a deep voice: "Have you contacted this Miss Song?"

"Mr. Kent has already made contact through acquaintances at Harvard, but... she rejected Mr. Kent's invitation." Diaz replied.

"Oh~ that is news even more regrettable than the project's failure. Such a genius is just suited for working in securities."

Griffiths sighed with immense regret.

After eight or nine consecutive days of blazing sun, until late May, a torrential downpour washed away the heat of the past few days. At 10:00 AM, outside the window, raindrops slid across the gray sky like fine threads, looking dense and thick.

Song Yao sat at the desk, looking at the price list of equipment that Xu Qingzhou needed to purchase.

These past few days, Luo Si had brought good news; he had already made contact with several equipment suppliers. Apart from the slightly high prices quoted, there were basically no problems, and they had already begun finalizing the prices.

As for Xu Qingzhou, he was leaning leisurely on the sofa, communicating with the side in Xia Nation.

Because Xu Qingzhou was currently not in the country, Zhang Xiaohui provided a one-stop service, assisting in establishing a temporary office responsible for managing the affairs of the Kyoto Institute of Materials.

And the person in charge of the current temporary office had also been selected; it was an old acquaintance, Director Ji Yunshi of the Kyoto University Physics Academy.

Xu Qingzhou certainly had no objections. Whether in his previous life or during his studies at Jingda a few years ago, he had interacted with Ji Yunshi.

Before switching to administration, Old Ji had spent decades deeply involved in the field of physics, possessing a profound academic background. Now, he is even more familiar with education policy, industry trends, and technological development.

Not to mention his management skills; he is unconventional in his work and is absolutely an excellent manager.

"Alright, I'll trouble you with the remaining matters. Goodbye."

Xu Qingzhou finished discussing patents and recruitment with Ji Yunshi.

【Postdoctoral, 600,000 annual salary.

Assistant Researcher, 900,000 annual salary.

Senior Researcher, 1.5 million annual salary.】

This was the salary Xu Qingzhou offered, directly benchmarking against world-class research institutes.

To put it this way, the current conventional level in the country is between 500,000 and 800,000, while those at the forefront, such as the Songshan Lake Laboratory, have annual salaries between 800,000 and 1.5 million.

Internationally, the income for postdocs in U. S. national laboratories is around 500,000 RMB, while scientists are between 800,000 and 2 million RMB.

Furthermore, the above salaries do not include performance bonuses and project profit sharing.

Talent is one of the core competitive strengths of a research institute. If the equipment is settled but talent investment is neglected, leading to technological stagnation and industrialization failure, that would be a huge loss.

Xu Qingzhou wants to use high salaries to attract talent, build a powerful research team, and allow the institute to quickly form patent barriers and seize the international technological high ground.

Because, in terms of salary, he is very willing to spend money.

If you want the horse to run, you have to let the horse eat grass. Those idealistic grand ambitions are fine for boosting morale at critical moments.

Of course, with high wages come equally stringent recruitment conditions.

The most basic requirement is a doctoral degree in materials science, condensed matter physics, nuclear engineering, etc., and the need to have published at least 3 top-tier SCI papers as the first author.

In addition, those with experience in top overseas laboratories, such as the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in the U. S. or the Max Planck Institute in Germany, are preferred.

Besides formal researchers, the institute also establishes undergraduate internship positions, which can provide training opportunities for Jingda students.

"If Director Ji hadn't come over, he might have been promoted to Dean in a few years."

Xu Qingzhou felt it was a bit funny.

This Director Ji had always wanted to poach him for the Physics Academy. Now, he didn't end up going to the Physics Academy, but instead, he had poached the other party over.

Of course, the status of the Kyoto Institute of Materials is relatively special.

Once it is officially established, Ji Yunshi will certainly hold an important position. To a certain extent, it can be considered an early promotion.

So, this is actually a two-way rush, isn't it?

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