Chapter 1036: Chapter 278: Young Master Xu Values Talent (Career) (2)
At this moment, Xu Lin addressed the crowd, "Ladies and gentlemen, I have a goal, which is to create the Virtual World. I believe everyone understands what it means if the Virtual World is born in this era. It’s no less significant than the Intelligent Life I’ve created. In other words, what we are doing now is a truly monumental task. And I have always believed in the importance of talent, as well as the importance of teamwork. So, I hope everyone can work hard together to create this great accomplishment!"
After Xu Lin finished speaking, the audience immediately erupted into applause.
Xu Lin waved his hand and continued, "But I’m a very practical person. I won’t babble on without substance, nor will I just pump everyone up without providing solid benefits. And I certainly won’t make empty promises. So today, I personally will reward everyone here with three million RMB, hoping this will motivate everyone to work harder!"
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As soon as these words were spoken, all seventy-plus people at the scene gasped.
You should know, some people here have only just graduated this year. Although they are all graduates of prestigious schools, the best young graduates in this lab earn only fifty thousand a month, before taxes.
But now, Young Master Xu said he would reward each person with three million today!
The people present were momentarily incredulous.
A bold young man immediately asked excitedly, "Young Master Xu, is it for real, three million?"
"Don’t worry, it’s in RMB, not Vietnamese Dong," Xu Lin said. "I just need everyone to work hard. Don’t worry too much about anything else. Our current goal is only one: to overcome the technologies needed for the Virtual World one by one. Then we will all create a Virtual World together."
Unlike Intelligent Life, which Moon God Xu Lin can handle by himself, the Virtual World is a much larger project because if it becomes reality, it will need to accommodate billions of people logging in.
A project of this magnitude cannot be managed by Xu Lin alone. It will eventually need state support.
So, Xu Lin uses monetary rewards to encourage everyone to work hard.
There really aren’t so many messy principles in the world. Ideals and dreams are all fake. As long as the money is in place, you say you want to land on the moon or Mars, and these people will attempt the challenge.
Moreover, Xu Lin won’t make empty promises. He is ultimately a practical person, much like coal bosses in the early entertainment industry who just paid you and told you to act well; they didn’t babble on.
And Xu Lin has just one demand: just work hard and that’s it.
Question: What does three million represent?
Most people will struggle to have a lifetime savings of a million; having a family deposit of a million is rare. Otherwise, where would so many people come from to get loans to buy houses? There’s only one reason: spending future money for current happiness.
Within twenty minutes, Xu Lin’s promised three million was transferred to the bank accounts of all seventy-five employees present, totaling 225 million, given just like that.
Xu Lin doesn’t need to go to the bank; he just needs to send the Moon God a command.
Once the money arrived, the whole crowd was invigorated, and many felt as if they were dreaming.
The senior talents were comparatively calm, as they were headhunted with high fees anyway, with the highest annual salary over two million. So three million was acceptable for some of them.
But for those researchers earning over twenty thousand a month, especially the few freshly graduated ones, it was overwhelming.
How many years would they have to work to earn three million?
On the other side, Zheng Xincheng also felt his scalp tingle, thinking that Young Master Xu’s generosity was indeed lavish, as if he didn’t treat money as money.
He truly values talent!
Xu Lin then said, "Everyone has received the money, but I want to say that this is just the first payment. There will be a second, third, and even multiple subsequent ones, as long as you all work hard at this task. Can you do it?"
"Yes!"
The crowd shouted in unison, all very excited.
Xu Lin continued, "Great! Next, I need to hold a virtual reality technology meeting for everyone. But before that, I need to emphasize a few things to pay attention to. My technology must not be leaked out, meaning I don’t want spies among us. To put it bluntly, how much could you earn by being a spy? So don’t be stupid; you won’t find a better boss than me."
Everyone nodded seriously.
Xu Lin continued, "Furthermore, regarding this confidentiality matter, you will later come into contact with many cutting-edge technologies. Therefore, I hope that things involving confidentiality, such as your USB drives, computers, etc., should not be disclosed even to your partners. Likewise, they can’t see or touch them. I hope you treat this matter seriously..."
About leaks through partners, Xu Lin emphasized this point because quite a few people have been taken down by their partners, even implicating industry practitioners. This has genuinely happened before; you can easily find it online.
For example, someone earning over eighty thousand monthly was bragged about by their wife on Xiaohongshu, which later not only led to their downfall but also affected the industry due to others feeling indignant. Damn, why are your salaries so ridiculously high? This is unfair.
Xu Lin: "One more thing, if anyone here likes to drink alcohol, I hope you can drink less in the future, especially not get drunk, because I’m afraid you’ll blab and leak secrets after drinking..."
