Chapter 14 — The entire department's salary is 39,000 yuan, just me 5,800 yuan

The past three years. Sleepless nights. Processed data sets. Models once built. All of them have become a solid foundation for me now. I opened the presentation I had prepared a long time ago. No flashy designs. No empty slogans. The first page appears. This is the core technological architectural diagram of the Phoenix Project. Like the orbits of the stars.

“My initial design thinking was that the Phoenix Project would be built on a microservice cluster platform and distributed data storage system…”

I started presenting. Voice is clear and stable. From the underlying architecture. Go to the application layer. Then the path to realizing the business model at the top level. Each link has detailed analysis. And not just a backup plan. Technical directors inherently have the mentality of initial evaluation and observation. His face gradually changed. From calm. Came surprised. Then finally, absolute concentration and undisguised appreciation. They are all leading experts in the industry. Just look at it to know the true value of this plan. It's not just a pretty vision. It's a complete battle map. Tight logic. Solid details. Extremely high deployment ability. There are even many comments about the industry's bottlenecks. As well as predictions about future technology trends. Even deeper than those who have struggled for many years like them. One hour presentation ends. The entire meeting room fell into silence. Right after that. Violent applause rang out. Tran Lap Tan was the first to clap. On his face was undisguised satisfaction and pride. He knew he wasn't looking at the wrong person. I looked around the room.

“Do you guys have any questions?”

Director of research and development. The most difficult celebrity in the company. Gently push the glasses frame.

“Chu Nhien.”

“I just have one question.”

All eyes immediately turned to him.

“Your plan mentions a team of fifteen top engineers.”

“When will that force be able to fully assemble?”

That question represents everyone's recognition. Because they no longer doubt the plan. What they care about now is when the project can be officially deployed. Tran Lap Tan burst out laughing.

“That is also the second content of today's meeting.”

He looked towards me.

“From now on.”

“The company's entire human resources and technology reserves will prioritize the Phoenix Project.”

He paused for a moment and then continued.

“Chu Nhien.”

“I give you full authority to decide.”

“You can mobilize any internal personnel you see fit.”

“It's also possible to recruit talent globally.”

“Budget...”

“No limit.”

“I just need results.”

Those words made all the directors present suck in a cold breath. That's a level of trust and empowerment that very few people have. I took a deep breath. Look at Tran Lap Tan. Also look at everyone in the room. Then seriously nodded.

“I am committed to completing the mission.”

The meeting ended. I have my own office. Not too big. But possesses beautiful views overlooking the entire city center. The human resources director personally brought a stack of documents. Put it on my desk.

"Manage Zhou.”

“This is the entire profile of the S-level and A-level engineers in the company.”

“At any time, you can arrange an interview or transfer.”

I reached out my hand to receive it. His eyes glanced over each file of documents. Outside the glass window. The morning sunlight shines brightly on the city. Everything is starting. First time in many years. I am no longer the person sitting in the back corner of the meeting room. No longer be the person who silently completes work for others. No longer the shadow behind anyone's success. From today. I will build my own team. Lead your own project. And write your own future.

“External recruitment channels have also been fully opened. The received applications will be screened right from the beginning and sent to you as soon as possible."

I looked at the human resources director with an extremely respectful attitude in front of me, suddenly remembering Vuong Le's bitter face. Both are managers. But the difference is like heaven and earth. I didn't immediately open those files. Instead, I opened my computer and logged into the world's largest community of programmers. In the search box, I entered some IDs. These are all technical experts that I know, or rather have interacted with each other technically during the years of participating in previous open source projects. Some people don't work for any major corporations. Some people even have very strange personalities. But I know. Their technical capabilities far surpass many of the “experts” with great resumes out there. What I want to build is not an obedient army. It's a team that truly possesses creativity and fighting ability. A true “Vengeance Alliance”. I sent the first email. The recipient is an ID named “Ghost”. The email content is very simple.

“Hello, I'm R.Z. I have a project that could change the world. Are you interested in talking?”

Less than three minutes later, the other party responded.