"Boss, Mr. Wei is having a year-end review with me. Why did I call you on? Is there anything going on?"
In the spacious conference room, Wang Dali leaned back on his chair and asked curiously.
Lu Tingfeng sat upright at the conference table, looking at the computer in front of him. When he heard this, he immediately looked at him angrily.
"What else can I do? I'm probably going to give you a promotion and a salary increase because of your good work."
Wang Dali instantly became happy, touched his head and giggled: "Ah, you gave me another promotion and salary increase, how embarrassing it is."
He stretched out a hand and started counting: "This is my sixth year in the company. I didn't do much in the first two years. I fished every day."
"Later on, I finally became busy with the ultrasound scalpel and endoscopy projects, and I was promoted to vice president after finishing them."
"The artificial heart project came next, and I was directly offered the position of R&D Director."
"The position of director is not yet up for grabs, why should I be promoted again?"
Wang Dali touched the seat under his buttocks, spread his hands, and said helplessly.
"I think if I take a purely technical route, my position should be at the top. There is no way I can get promoted."
He rolled his eyes, looked at Lu Tingfeng, and said with confusion on his face: "Boss, are you going to give up your seat to me?"
"I see that although you are almost 50 and your heart is not good, you are still in good spirits. It is not time to retire yet?"
"You kid..." The corners of Lu Tingfeng's mouth twitched and he was speechless.
Although he knew that Wang Dali had such a bad temper and was joking around all day long, he still felt like he deserved a beating when these words came out of his mouth.
He really wanted to hit someone, but as a superior, it was really unethical to hit people at every turn.
He could only suppress the urge to beat others, glanced at Wang Dali, frowned and scolded.
"Where are you thinking!"
"Look at yourself in the mirror. You look so lazy when you can't sit or stand. Do you want to sit in my seat?"
He snorted softly, blew out a breath from his nose, and said disdainfully: "Even if I ask you to be a CEO, will you be able to do it?"
"No, no, no, no." Wang Dali quickly raised his hands and surrendered.
"Boss, I was wrong. You still have to be the CEO. I will just take care of those engineers and let me deal with customers. I can chat and laugh with a bunch of old foxes, but I am so worried."
Lu Tingfeng nodded with satisfaction, kicked him, and cursed with a smile.
"You brat, sit up straight. The time is coming. Don't let Mr. Wei see you like this."
"You haven't even reached 40 yet, and you've already taken the position of R&D Director of Sanqing Equipment Division. I'm not telling you that few people can match this resume..."
Before he finished speaking, he heard the door creak.
Looking back, the two people jumped up immediately.
"Hello, Mr. Wei."
Wei Kang strode into the room, sat on the main seat, and showed a warm smile.
"You all arrived early, you didn't have to wait long."
"No, no, it's only been a minute." The two said in unison.
"Very well, let's sit down and have a meeting."
Wei Kang opened the laptop in front of him, projected it on the screen, and then looked at Wang Dali with a smile on his face.
"Dali, your work in recent years has been outstanding, especially in the artificial heart and brain-computer interface projects. Your achievements are obvious to all. Chen Yiqing even praised you to the sky in front of me."
Wang Dali sat upright and looked at his nose, nose and heart without any hint of escape.
After hearing this, he just smiled faintly and slowly said the words he had rehearsed in his heart for a long time.
"Mr. Wei received the award. This is what I should do. The brain-computer interface project is mainly due to Director Chen. I just happened to make a small contribution at the right time. It is really not worth mentioning."
Sure enough, Wei Kang praised him greatly: "Well said, he is indeed the person I like. But -"
This turning point immediately made Wang Dali feel anxious.
He couldn't help but become nervous and looked at Wei Kang eagerly, waiting for the next words.
Wei Kang showed a kind smile and asked: "Dali, you are only 38 years old. You are in the prime of life. Do you have any plans for your future career path?"
Wang Dali was very excited, he's here, he's here, the boss is asking for rewards, I don't ask for a promotion, just a little more salary.
But now is not the time to say this.
"Of course there is a career plan." He coughed lightly and said in agreement.
Wei Kang looked at him expectantly, waiting for him to continue.
Wang Dali racked his brains and searched for vocabulary in his stomach, and it took him a long time to squeeze out a sentence.
"But I haven't figured out the specific plans yet."
The smile on Wei Kang's face remained unchanged and he said softly: "It's okay, then I'll explain it more carefully."
"In the future, do you want to work in a management position or a technical position?"
"Huh?" Wang Dali was stunned for a moment. This was something he had never thought about, and he couldn't help but be a little confused.
Aren’t you in a technical position now? Why is there another management position? What does it mean?
"What is a technical position, and what is a management position?"
Wei Kang said in a deep voice: "That's right. The company is very concerned about the career development of every employee. We hope that everyone can discover their own strengths at work and keep moving forward towards a suitable career path."
"For capable employees, most companies will have two promotion routes, one is a management position and the other is a technical position. This should be easy to understand."
"In Sanqing, you have always followed the technical route. Now you have reached the position of R&D director. If you want to develop further, there are two directions. One is the CTO or chief technology officer in the management position, and the other is the management position. Just like in the pharmaceutical business, you can take a purely technical position and become the director of a large laboratory."
"The CTO is a leader at the same level as the CEO and a leader in the integration of technology and business."
"It requires certain technical capabilities and considerable understanding of cutting-edge technologies, but more importantly, it requires managing and leading technical teams, developing various products, solving technical problems, and managing different projects,"
"As you know, there are thousands of people in the equipment department now, and technicians account for at least half of them. It is indeed not easy to manage so many people and deliver projects on time every year."
"As for the director of a large laboratory, he is directly responsible to me. His work is simpler. He only needs to manage his own laboratory. He is mainly responsible for the company's technology research and development route in a certain direction and provides technical support for related projects. He does not need to do too much. Think about the business side of things.”
"Of course, as it relates to the development of the next ten years or so, this matter still needs to be carefully considered. You can think about it carefully after the meeting and give me a reply within a month."
Wang Dali was stunned for a moment while listening, his mind working rapidly, digesting this huge amount of information.
The previous words were okay, he just listened to them without any fluctuation in his heart.
But when Wei Kang mentioned the director of the laboratory, his eyes lit up instantly.
"Mr. Wei, I can give you an answer now." Wang Dali blurted out.
"I want to be a laboratory director. It doesn't matter if it's large or small. It's fine if it's small."
When he worked with Chen Yiqing, he gained an in-depth understanding of the position of laboratory director.
At that time, I was very envious of him. The director of a large laboratory was like a king, possessing the supreme status in his territory.
Not only does it have its own special funds, it can develop any project of interest, but there is also no time limit, and there is no one to tell you what to do. You only need to report the progress to Wei Kang.
Like Chen Yiqing, if you propose a research and development direction that you are interested in, you will invest resources and energy and work for three years without any output, and your boss will not care.
Such an encounter would never happen anywhere in the country except Sanqing.
After the laboratory project is successful, the director can also receive sales dividends in proportion, and it is permanent. As long as the products you develop continue to be sold, even if you retire, you can continue to receive income.
You must know that except for the CEOs of various business divisions and branches, other senior executives of Sanqing Group do not receive stock dividends. They only receive annual bonuses from the company. Although they can earn millions a year, they are still far from freedom of wealth.
But being a laboratory director is different. A global best-selling flagship product can make the director easily earn tens of millions a year.
After working for three to five years, wealth and freedom are no longer a dream, but a low-hanging fruit.
If you work for a few more years, it won't be difficult to have a net worth of over 100 million.
Except that it cannot be passed on to future generations, it is no different from shareholders of a company.
Not a stock, but better than a stock.
After all, you have to pay for the stocks yourself, and there are various possibilities of dilution, and even the risk of the market value returning to zero.
Just like Internet companies, although they have shareholders per capita, they are just a big pie drawn by the boss, and they cannot be safe at all. If there are too many people eating, everyone will understand.
The laboratory director of Sanqing is different. He gets real dividends every year. As long as the company has income, this money is indispensable.
Even if you no longer work, you can still have a stable income. This is not a big pie, but real means of production.
The means of production are as valuable as land, capital, patents, and copyrights.
It can be seen that Sanqing spends a lot of money on the real technical core.
Wei Kang was also willing to share his wealth with them, instead of throwing three melons and two dates to fool them, or making a big cake to deceive people.
In Sanqing, only taking the technical route is the real way.
Every laboratory director demonstrates in person what it means that technology is the primary means of production.
As for other people, they are not that important to Sanqing, so naturally they are dispensable. They only need to pay money.
Even if you reach the level of president of a business unit, you can have wealth and freedom with stock dividends.
But he is not a unique or irreplaceable person, because as long as the boss is willing to pay, he can always hire qualified professional managers.
They always rely on the big platform of Sanqing, not entirely on their own strength.
Otherwise, they would start a business.
After Wang Dali knew all this, he naturally would not choose a CTO.
It sounds nice, but it's not as good as a CEO. He doesn't even get a dividend, and he can be replaced by anyone at any time.
Although it is an easy road, it is downhill.
Unlike the road of technology, although it is full of thorns, it is an uphill road that keeps moving forward.
He, Wang Dali, is not a person who is afraid of difficulties. No matter how great the difficulties are, he will never choose a downhill road.
Although the Himalayas are high, thousands of people want to conquer it and crush it under their feet every year.
It is so difficult to land on the moon, but human beings are constantly working hard to move toward the stars and the sea step by step.
Now that he is young and powerful, he is sprinting towards the peak of his life, so he will naturally not make short-sighted moves.
"Since President Wei has given me the choice, I am determined to be the director of the laboratory."
Wang Dali said categorically, with an extremely firm tone.
Lu Tingfeng remained silent on the side, not saying a word from beginning to end, but he couldn't help but cast admiring glances.
Wei Kang couldn't help but smile when he saw his firm appearance like a martyr.
"I didn't say anything about the laboratory, and you rushed to agree."
"Aren't you afraid of letting you go to some unpopular little laboratory?"
Wang Dali shook his head like a rattle and said: "I believe President Wei, any laboratory he wants to build will definitely be a large laboratory with cutting-edge technology, and he will never build anything without a future, so even if it is not popular among the niche, I admit it too."
Wei Kang showed a trace of amusement in his eyes: "You just believe me so much?"
Wang Dali nodded heavily and closed his mouth.
The atmosphere has been heightened to this point, and there is no need for him to say more.
"Okay." Wei Kang chuckled and said, "Then I won't talk nonsense."
"I am planning to set up a robotics laboratory with three main project directions: surgical robots, exoskeleton robots, and bionic prosthetics."
"You will first be the deputy director and be fully responsible for the above projects. After completing any project, you will officially become the director of the robotics laboratory."
"What do you think of this arrangement? Are you confident?"
This news was like a thunder on the ground, which instantly shocked Wang Dali.
"Robot laboratory?" He seemed to be in a dream, feeling dizzy.
It took him a while to react, his face turned red and he was so excited that he couldn't control himself.
"Mr. Wei, thank you for your appreciation. I will definitely work hard to prove myself."
Wei Kang smiled with satisfaction and encouraged, "Just try your best, don't put too much pressure on me."
"Now that you have been appointed, let's talk about the new project in the robotics laboratory."
"The three projects I just mentioned, bionic prosthetics are actually part of the brain-computer interface project. You are already doing it. You just need to continue working with Chen Yiqing."
"In terms of medical treatment, exoskeleton robots are mainly used for rehabilitation treatment of hemiplegic patients. The market is okay, but the most promising areas are in civilian use and even military use."
“We can address medical uses for people with disabilities first and then move in other directions.”
"But there is no rush for this project, you can take your time."
"The most important new project in the laboratory has to be this."
Wei Kang called up the prepared information and projected it on the screen in front of him.
"New project?" Wang Dali was still immersed in joy, but was suddenly brought back to reality by these words.
When he looked up, he saw the five characters "surgical robot" flashing on the screen.
As he watched pages of information flash by, he couldn't help but open his mouth wide, feeling extremely shocked.
"It turns out to be a semi-automated, multi-functional surgical robot."
(End of chapter)
