Ben.Clarkson felt a little puzzled.
Although he had guessed that Li Mu might want to recruit him, he did not expect that Li Mu would offer two positions with such a big gap.
The editor-in-chief of the IT channel of YY.com is a relatively low-end position at first. It is just the position of the person in charge of the secondary channel of the website.
A comprehensive portal website has a large number of secondary channels, including news, finance, sports, entertainment, games, and fashion. These are relatively mainstream secondary channels, while IT channels can only be regarded as secondary channels in large portals. The lowest flow in the world.
Ben. Clarkson instinctively cannot accept being the editor-in-chief of a low-level secondary channel under YY.com. He is now the editor-in-chief of the entire "Silicon-Valley-Magazine" magazine, and "Silicon-Valley-Magazine" is the most authoritative magazine in Silicon Valley. Technology magazines are much more valuable than an IT channel on YY.com.
As for the general counsel of the Strategic Research Office, Ben. Clarkson does not know the positioning and structure of this department, but he can feel from Li Mu’s words that the positioning of this department in the entire animal husbandry technology system should be relatively important, and the general manager The consultant should be the manager of the entire department.
So, Ben. Clarkson asked Li Mu: "Mr. Li, can you briefly introduce these two positions?"
Li Mu smiled slightly and said, "I'll introduce them together, because my plan is that if you accept them, you have to accept both positions together."
Ben.Clarkson suddenly understood, nodded and smiled: "Please tell me."
Li Mu smiled and said: "I won't introduce too much about the editor-in-chief of YY.com's IT channel. You are a well-known commentator in the IT field and must be very knowledgeable about the content. So if you are in charge of the IT channel, I think you should be able to put IT The channel will be built into the first IT portal in the Internet industry."
After saying that, Li Mu added: "As for the general counsel of the Strategic Analysis Office, I still need to focus on this."
"First of all, all the responsibilities of the Strategic Analysis Office are to conduct in-depth research and analysis on the Internet industry, Makino Technology, and peer companies, and then analyze and demonstrate our strategic plan. If the direction is correct, we will propose ways to improve it. If the direction is correct, we will propose ways to improve it. Make mistakes and correct them promptly.”
Ben. Clarkson subconsciously asked: "Is this strategic analysis office equivalent to a think tank?"
Li Mu nodded: "Yes, to put it bluntly, it is a think tank. Makino Technology will need a powerful think tank in the future to support the company as a whole, but also to support the company's subdivisions and fields. I hope you can Accept this position, put forward your understanding of the Internet, and hand it over to the most professional team to implement it. In this way, you don’t have to implement your idea yourself. You only need to come up with your idea, and someone will naturally help you implement it. .”
Ben. Clarkson hesitated for a moment and asked Li Mu: "If I accept this job, will I need to go to China?"
Li Mu smiled and said: "The company's headquarters is in China, and most of the senior management are also in China. As the leader of the think tank, you are naturally one of the senior managers. Of course, I hope you can spend more time in China. In this way , everyone’s communication can also be more seamless.”
After saying that, Li Mu added: "But of course I won't let you stay in China all the time. I think half of the time every year in China is enough. You don't have to worry about your life in China. If you have a family, the company will take care of it." The basic necessities of life for you and your family in China.”
Ben. Clarkson thought for a while and said: "My wife is not working for the time being, and we have a two-year-old child. If I accept your invitation, my wife and child will definitely follow me to China. I personally I don’t have any opinion, but I still need to ask my wife for her opinion.”
Li Muxiao asked: "Does that mean you have accepted it personally? It depends on whether your family accepts it?"
Ben. Clarkson nodded: "Yes, I am personally very happy to accept your invitation. If my wife has no objections, I will be available soon. It doesn't matter if my wife doesn't want to go to China, as long as you allow me to go to China." I can still accept working in the United States part of the time.”
Li Mu smiled and said, "But we haven't discussed salary yet, so you just accepted my invitation directly?"
Ben Clarkson smiled and said: "I personally am very eager to have the opportunity to join Makino Technology, a company that continues to create miracles. You just gave me this opportunity, and it also allows me to use my own strengths and avoid my own weaknesses. This opportunity is extremely rare for me, and I naturally have no reason to refuse it. As for the salary issue, I am even less worried, because I have studied all the decisions you have made since starting your business, and I highly admire your generosity towards the employees of the company. practice, so I don’t need to worry about salary.”
Talking about things with a clear-minded person will save you worries. He will make the most rational judgment in the shortest time, be straightforward and without any ink. Even if there are uncertain factors, he will sort them out and make a clear prediction. The only uncertainty for Ben. Clarkson now is his wife, but he did not struggle or hesitate about this matter at all. He made his attitude clear on the spot, which was very consistent with the logic of programmers doing things and writing code.
First of all, I am a person who does not hesitate to fully accept it. If my wife agrees, then I will officially accept it; if my wife does not agree, then I can accept working in the United States most of the time. It is up to you to decide whether you still want to use me.
Ben. Clarkson himself has no resistance or hesitation at all about joining Makino Technology. The only variable condition is whether his wife agrees.
After clearly receiving the message that Ben. Clarkson wanted to express, Li Mu smiled and shook hands with him and said: "If your wife agrees, be ready to leave your job and go to China immediately; if your wife doesn't agree, be ready immediately. Prepare to leave your job and work here.”
From Li Mu's point of view, regardless of whether Ben. Clarkson's wife agrees or not, he has to settle on this person. It doesn't matter even if this person works in the United States for the rest of his life.
Li Mu's trust and appreciation made Ben. Clarkson feel like "a scholar will die for his confidant." This time, no matter whether his wife agreed to go to China or not, he must join Makino Technology.
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Ben. Clarkson's home is in a community near Stanford University near Silicon Valley. His wife, Sophia, is three years younger than him and just celebrated her 32nd birthday.
Sophia was originally a software architect at Oracle, and they were both workaholics before they met. Later, after Ben. Clarkson joined the magazine to work, his overall state became much more relaxed. In an exclusive interview, he met his current wife, Sophia.
Both of them were high-end practitioners in the Internet industry during their relationship. After Sophia became pregnant three years ago, Ben. Clarkson persuaded her to leave her job and take care of the child at home. Although Sophia could not bear to give up her job, she still reluctantly made the decision to become a full-time employee for the sake of her child. Housewife's decision.
When Ben. Clarkson returned home, he first held his two-year-old daughter and walked around the house several times to make the child happy. Then he put her on the carpet and said to Sophia: "Dear, I went to see Li Mu today. .”
"Li Mu?" Sophia had not heard Ben. Clarkson talk about this matter, and asked in surprise: "Li Mu from Makino Technology? How did you meet him?"
Ben. Clarkson said: "Li Mu asked me to chat with him at Makino Technology, so I went there. I wanted to tell you, but I wasn't sure what Li Mu wanted from me, so I thought I'd wait until I met him. I’ll tell you again.”
Sophia nodded and hurriedly asked: "Then why is Li Mu looking for you?"
Ben Clarkson said: "Li Mu gave me an offer."
"Ah?" Sophia didn't expect that the famous Li Mu would take the initiative to give her husband an offer. She asked in surprise: "What offer did Li Mu give you? Does he want to poach you to join Makino Technology?"
"That's right." Ben. Clarkson nodded and introduced the two positions Li Mu gave him.
Sophia herself came from Oracle and is very familiar with the Internet industry. After listening to Ben. Clarkson's introduction to the position, she sighed: "This strategic research office sounds like it has a high level."
Ben. Clarkson said: "It should be equivalent to the President's Office and directly under the jurisdiction of the President."
Sophia said excitedly: "If that's the case, then this offer is really great! Haven't you always admired Makino Technology? Having the opportunity to become a member of this company must be something that you are also fascinated by. Good thing."
Ben Clarkson said with a smile: "I don't admire Makino technology, I admire it."
After that, Ben Clarkson added: "The problem now is that if I accept this position, I may have to work and live in China for at least half of the year..."
"China?!" Sophia's expression suddenly became disappointed and she said: "China is really too far away. I can't see you for half of the year. I'm afraid I'll go crazy..."
Ben. Clarkson said: "What Li Mu means is that if I accept this offer, I can take you and Katie to China. He will help us with our food, clothing, housing and transportation, so that we can take root in China."
Sophia hesitated for a moment and asked him: "What kind of treatment does Li Mu give us? If the annual salary exceeds 50% of your current annual salary, we can consider it. After all, I heard that the cost of living in China is much lower. One inverse and one inverse is equivalent to an income of It’s improved a lot.”
Ben. Clarkson said: "I didn't ask Li Mu what my salary was, but according to her style of doing things, my salary in all aspects will not be lower than mine now."
Sophia said: "Actually, what I want to know more than salary is the long-term benefits. We can't live in China forever. Katie will definitely start receiving preschool education in three years. We will definitely come back by then. I What I want to know is, during these three years, do we have any shares and options? If so, we can do it. At least we can make more money to trade for a bigger house in a better community."
Ben. Clarkson said awkwardly: "I didn't have the nerve to ask about Li Mu's specific treatment. What I was thinking at the time was that facing an industry legend like her, I was willing to work for a while even if I didn't get paid... "
Sophia knew her husband very well. She smiled helplessly and said, "Well, first ask Li Mu what his specific treatment is. If he can give us a longer-term option, then I will support you no matter what you decide!"
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PS: Sorry for being so tired, I can’t finish Chapter 3 today, I’m crying...
(End of chapter)