Chapter 85: Washington Lobbyists
"I am a PhD student at C9, majoring in aerodynamics. I will graduate in April or May next year. I have several offers and would like to know which one is better.

Option A: My supervisor in the group wants me to stay as a postdoc for another period, meaning that I can accumulate some articles and then go out to a better place, where it will be easier to negotiate salary, whether it is a university or an industry. If I stay in the group for another year, the salary will be less than 20 yuan, about 18 yuan. If I take on some horizontal projects, the salary can be up to 20 yuan at most.

Option B, Huawei 2012 Laboratory, given level 16, the total package is about 50 to 60. It is not sure whether it can withstand the pressure.

Option C, Aerospace Industry Group, is uncertain whether you can stay at the headquarters, and there is no guarantee. You may have to go to a second-tier company under it. The final position will be either in Yanjing or Chang'an. The salary is similar. Yanjing's salary is a little higher, about 400,000, while Chang'an's salary is estimated to be only 300,000.

Option D, Guangjia Aerospace, is a newly established company with its headquarters in Shenhai and its R&D center in Pengcheng. You have to go to Pengcheng. The salary is around 50. The direction it is working on is quite interesting. Because it has just been established, there are many opportunities and a lot of room for development. You can truly participate in the design of rockets for commercial launches.

I won’t mention some of the other offers that I don’t plan to accept, but I want to ask for your opinions.”

A question from a PhD candidate on Zhihu who got an offer from GuangMe Aerospace.

After Guangjia Aerospace was established, in addition to discussing project cooperation and corporate acquisitions, it was also recruiting people across the country.

Guangjia Aerospace welcomes everyone, whether they are engineers from state-owned enterprises or master's and doctoral graduates from universities.

This direction and field are too advanced, and most people cannot make accurate judgments. Therefore, this question is very popular, but there are only dozens of answers.

"The poster should be Xi'an Jiaotong University or Harbin Institute of Technology, because only these two universities would say C9, while others would say they are in the top two, Fudan University, Jiaotong University and Nanjing University would say they are in the top five, and USTC and Zhejiang University would say they are in the top three.

My suggestion is to choose from B and D. A is a big pit. Now the offers of B and D are already very good. You may not get such an offer even if you work as a postdoc for another year. The employment situation has been getting worse in recent years. Unless you want to pursue an academic route, there is no need to stay in school for another postdoc.

For C, first of all, the salary may not be as good as advertised. When you add up the various housing provident funds and social security, it will barely be 400,000 yuan, or even less. Another pitfall is that there are too many people at the headquarters of the Aerospace Industry Group, and too many PhDs are recruited every year. The uncertainty is too great. If you go there and are assigned to a direction that does not match your major, it will be a big pitfall.

Huawei's advantage is that its brand is well-known and its 2012 laboratory is famous enough. Like C, there is a high possibility that you will be assigned to a field that is not related to your major. Fortunately, Huawei is really generous with the money. They say that you can get 50 to 60 yuan, and you can really get that much. And if you can hold on, there is a lot of room for salary increase.

As for Guangjia Aerospace, they have been aggressively recruiting people in the industry recently. The remuneration offered in the aerospace field is good enough. After all, they have just received 20 billion US dollars, which is more than billion RMB. They have money in hand and are recruiting people aggressively. It seems that they are really eager to get things done. They are just starting out now, with few people and a lot of things to do. They will definitely be assigned to the corresponding directions, which is a huge advantage.

The problem is that if future development does not meet expectations, the entire project may be cancelled. It depends on Chen Yuanguang's ability to attract sponsorship and whether he can hold on until the day of breaking even. Even if he achieves break-even, the project can continue.

Another thing to look at is Chen Yuanguang's determination. Human hibernation obviously has a monopoly on the industry and can provide a steady stream of cash in the next few years. If he can't attract investment, will Chen Yuanguang himself pledge Guangjia Technology and then inject capital into the Guangjia Aerospace project?

But for you, at least getting through the first three years shouldn't be a problem. Going there and participating in the implementation of a project from scratch will be very helpful for you when you first enter the industry, and the salary is pretty good. I think you should choose between Huawei and Guangjia Aerospace."

“My conclusion is slightly different from the most liked comment. I agree with his analysis, but I think the specific choice should be analyzed based on the blogger’s family conditions.

If your family is not in a hurry for you to make money and you are a person who seeks stability, then you can go to the Aerospace Industry Group, where you can have a stable job and a guaranteed income. If you want to go into academia, then choose A and do a postdoctoral research first.

If your family needs you to make money, I think D is better than C. D is a suitable major. Commercial aviation has been very popular in recent years. If you go there, you will have bargaining power after graduation. If you want to change direction, then go to Huawei. Huawei is big enough and they can tolerate you focusing on learning in the first two years. In addition, there seems to be performance protection for the first two years of a doctorate, so you will not be given a low performance rating no matter what. "

". I saw that everyone said they wanted to go to Light Armor Technology. Going to Light Armor Technology to explore new lands has higher uncertainty. Apart from having money, everything else is uncertain. I think it's better to choose from the first three options."

There are different opinions on Zhihu, but in reality there are quite a few PhDs who choose to go to Guangjia Technology. They have reached an agreement with more than fifty PhDs.

"The problem we are facing now is that it is difficult to poach talent, whether from old state-owned enterprises in the aerospace field such as China Aerospace Industry Corporation or from some commercial aerospace companies.

Even if we offer a 50% increase in his current salary, less than 10% would be willing to come," Lin Jia said dejectedly.

Because the rapid development of Light Armor Technology and Light Armor Aerospace occupied most of her energy, she had resigned from the family business and put all her energy here.

Guangjia Technology has been on the right track. After two rounds of financing, with the influx of a large number of professional managers from various backgrounds, the entire company is running smoothly.

However, Guangjia Aerospace is different. The entire company has just started up, and it has completely different equity relations and corporate structures. In addition, qualified professional managers have not been gathered, and Chen Yuanguang is not responsible for specific administrative work. Lin Jia has to be involved in almost every matter.

Human resources are what make her feel most tired.

Because of the high level of professionalism, they can only poach managers from state-owned enterprises. When poaching people from state-owned enterprises or the aerospace system, they face a problem: they can only provide economic benefits but not administrative levels.

The leaders of state-owned enterprises in the aviation sector are all at administrative level, and it is difficult to impress them with economic benefits alone.

Chen Yuanguang has read the personnel department's report on the current state of human resources. He feels that the problems are only temporary and can be solved in the long run.

“Lin Jia, you don’t need to worry too much. Just make full use of the people you have now.

What we need to do is to make a name for ourselves as quickly as possible. To the outside world, Guangjia Aerospace is still a company with the Chen Yuanguang label. Such a company is too dependent on me, and I have not proven myself in the aerospace field, so it is normal for the outside world to doubt me.

With the spread of viruses in recent years and the overall sluggish economic environment, everyone’s pursuit of stability has become paramount.

It is normal that it is difficult to poach people. We have already exceeded our expectations to attract so many PhDs to join us. What we need to do is to make a name for ourselves in the industry in a short period of time.

It’s much easier to recruit people after you’ve proven yourself.”

This is Chen Yuanguang’s understanding of the current situation.

Lin Jia: "I understand what you mean. This is a problem that a company will inevitably face in its early stages. Because the field that Guangjia Aerospace is engaged in has always been dominated by state-owned enterprises, this phenomenon is more obvious.

When we develop to a certain stage, this situation will improve.

Are you planning to take GuangMe Aerospace public?
Going public is the best advertisement. It should be easy for Guangjia Aerospace to go public on the Science and Technology Innovation Board. "Chen Yuanguang shook his head: "Guangjia Aerospace's equity structure and management model are not suitable for listing. There has never been such an equity structure before, and the China Securities Regulatory Commission may not recognize it."

The management structure of Guangjia Aerospace is similar to that of OpenAI. Shareholders do not have voting rights. All voting rights are in the hands of the so-called management committee, and Chen Yuanguang has a veto power over the management committee.

The equity is calculated based on the proportion of your investment amount. Every time an external investor is introduced, the equity will be diluted if the previous investors do not follow suit.

This equity structure is very unfair to investors, even harsh. Everyone is just trying to take a gamble. Once no interim results are achieved in the first stage, it will be difficult for anyone to follow up with the investment, and the only option is to look for new investment institutions.

"And there's no need to rush. If you want to become famous, just take advantage of the momentum. Musk is world-renowned thanks to Tesla and SpaceX. As long as we can make reusable rockets, Musk's fame will be shared with us at the same time.

Our position in the aerospace field will be similar to that of Huawei and DJI, and it will be very easy to poach people from them.”

Lin Jia looked at Chen Yuanguang who was talking eloquently and thought in his heart that the other party had grown too fast. Before, he had to listen to her opinions in many aspects of business, but now she has her own opinions on most things. No matter whether her opinions are right or wrong, at least she has her own set of methodology.

"Hi, Jim, long time no see." Lott, a typical white middle-aged man with sparse gray and white hair and stubble all over his chin, stretched out his hairy arm to signal Jim.

Lott, Trent Lott, a former senator and current lobbyist active in Washington, has recently received an order from Goldman Sachs. Goldman Sachs' orders are always generous in paying and easy in lobbying, and are the most popular type of orders.

Jim lowered his eyes, he knew that Lott was looking for him with bad intentions. The two of them had a bad relationship because Obama wanted to take action against Wall Street after taking office.

"Trent, it's been a long time since we last met. Just tell me your purpose directly so that we can keep things simple." Jim was the campaign manager of the Obama team. Obama originally wanted to give him a cabinet position, but later he was regarded as a victim of the confrontation between the Obama administration and Wall Street and got nothing.

On the surface, Jim has no power, no position, and no power in the party, but people who are familiar with the rules of the game in Washington will never underestimate Jim.

Because Jim has only been proficient in one thing for more than 20 years, that is, campaigning. Obama's coming to power is only the most famous campaign project he has led. Apart from this, he has specialized in formulating election strategies for Democratic senators for more than 20 years in his career, and he has never failed.

This is a very terrifying record. Later, when Tik Tok CEO was questioned by Congress in Washington, Jim Messina was on the list of people he invited to support him.

Lot Trent was not shy either, "Goldman Sachs hopes to operate Light Armor Technology's human hibernation technology into America.

After entering the American Union, we will give 30% of the proceeds to the Donkey Party in the name of political donations. "

The news about China's human hibernation technology is also well known in America, or in other words, news related to China, or related to this technological breakthrough, everyone in Washington will pay attention to it.

After all, China is America's biggest competitor.

"Chinese technology?" Jim asked.

Lott nodded: "Yes, Chinese technology."

Jim said: "It's impossible. You know, whether it's the Donkey Party or the Elephant Party, they are very sensitive to everything in China, let alone technology like human hibernation that directly acts on the human brain."

Lott said: "We can package it and say it has nothing to do with China. We can embed it layer by layer and say the technology comes from China, but if we don't say it, who will know?
This is good for the Donkey Party.”

Jim still refused: "There's no way to hide this."

Lott made a big move: "This is good for both the Donkey Party and the Elephant Party.

The White House should build a hibernation center and let the unstable factors among illegal immigrants and unstable factors in society go to the hibernation center as volunteers. They can forget their troubles in reality.

And America has also solved the employment problem.

Hibernation technology has not been approved by the FDA, but they can participate in this work as volunteers, and Washington can slowly adjust the data to allow non-agricultural data to rise year after year.

The Federal Reserve also has more room to raise interest rates and can even suppress price increases to a certain extent.

There is no eye-catching data from the White House, and the non-farm data can be one of the highlights of your mid-year election this year.

For the Democratic Party, they can also control illegal immigration from red states through hibernation centers, which is a good thing that kills two birds with one stone.”

Jim was excited after hearing this. He knew that this matter would have only benefits and no harm. As for whether illegal immigration would cause problems, who cared?
Moreover, if it is nested layer by layer, the leaders of the two parties will reach a consensus and no one will dare to expose this matter.

"Thirty percent is too little." Jim objected. He knew that if this matter was done with federal finances, the arbitrage space in the middle would be so huge that it would be comparable to the black hole in Afghanistan.

Lott shook his head: “You know, we need to take care of not only the Donkey Party, but also the Senators of the Elephant Party.

You get 30%, the Elephant Party gets 30%, and the rest will be divided among Chinese enterprises.

Thirty percent is already enough.”

This is what Goldman Sachs told Lott. In fact, Goldman Sachs does not keep real accounts at all. Instead, it keeps one account in public and another in private. If I don’t admit it, who can find out?

Jim thought for a moment and said, "Okay, I'll make the contact for you. Wait for my news on whether it will work out."

(End of this chapter)