Chapter 17 — The entire department's salary is 39,000 yuan, just me 5,800 yuan

The Phoenix Project team is taking shape at an astonishing rate. The leading expert in the open source community, who always sees the beginning and not the tail. After meeting me once. The next day, he brought a suitcase and flew in from Seattle. Become the Chief Architect of the project. A young genius once won the championship at the world's leading hacker competition. I also recruited them directly from the university. In charge of the entire project's security system. There are also several veteran experts who have devoted many years in their field. After being convinced by the future design I drew and my professional capacity. They all took turns joining this challenging project. Less than a month. A “dream team” of fifteen top elites has officially been assembled. During the first team meeting. I stand in front. Looking at teammates with completely different personalities. But their eyes radiated the same light. I don't say too many empty words of encouragement. Simply divide the early project goals into dozens of specific work modules. Then assign exact assignments to each person.

“My request is very simple.”

I look at everyone.

"Efficiency."

"Quality."

“And the spirit of absolute coordination.”

“From today onwards.”

“We are a unified whole.”

“If one succeeds, all succeed.”

“If one person fails, everyone is responsible.”

Everyone can feel my leadership spirit. That's not pressure coming from position. It's the power that comes from absolute expertise and clear goals. The challenge came faster than expected. The second week after the project started. The team encountered their first technical problem. Also the most difficult problem. The volume of data that needs to be processed far exceeds the limits of all complete solutions currently on the market. If this problem cannot be resolved. The entire Phoenix Project will be just a castle built in the air. First time. There were disagreements within the team. The team led by Ghost believes that it should be a deep improvement upon the existing open source framework. The advantage of this option is the fast implementation speed. Relatively low risk. But the disadvantages are also very clear. Low growth limit. Not strong enough to support the future ambitions of the Phoenix Project. On the other side. The group led by technical genius Lam Phong proposed completely demolishing it. Build your own new data processing engine from the ground up. The advantage is if successful. They will create extremely strong technological barriers. But the risks are also huge. Long development time. Extremely high difficulty. If it fails. The entire project may be delayed. Even premature death. The two sides debated fiercely. The meeting quickly became tense. This is the first internal crisis my team has faced. Everyone looked towards me. Wait for the final decision. If it's Vuong Le. Perhaps at this point she was banging the table and shouting. Choose a side. Then forced everyone to implement a plan that she herself didn't necessarily understand. But I don't do that. I quietly listened to all opinions. Don't interrupt anyone. Wait until the atmosphere in the meeting room calms down a bit. I just walked up to the whiteboard.

“What What everyone says makes sense.”

I first affirm the views of both sides.

“But maybe…”

“We have a third option.”

I picked up the pen. Draw on the board an extremely complex structural diagram that no one has ever seen.

“We can refer to the distributed node thinking of Prometheus.”

“Then combine it with your own professional characteristics.”

“To build a hybrid data processing engine.”

I just explained.

“The core modules will be developed by ourselves.”

“This ensures future expansion.”

“And the peripheral modules, not the core.”

“It is possible to temporarily use mature open source solutions.”

“Thanks to that, the project still maintains its development speed in the early stages.”

I look at everyone. Then use the simplest example.

“It's like building a car.”

“First we design our own super engine.”

“And the body and wheels.”

“It is possible to temporarily use existing parts.”

“Wait until the engine operates stably.”

“We will gradually replace the remaining parts.”

"Final."

“Turning it into a supercar is all ours.”

My plan is bold. Also realistic. It combines the advantages of both options. At the same time, skillfully avoid the disadvantages of each side. The entire meeting room immediately fell silent. Everyone was amazed by this groundbreaking idea. Looking at the architectural diagram on the whiteboard, Ghost's eyes sparkled strangely. I understand very well. The technical difficulty of this option is even higher than your proposal. Lam Phong clenched his fists. He saw a possibility even bolder than he had ever imagined. But it also makes people a lot more excited.

“This plan…”

Ghost spoke up. There was a slight tremble in his voice that was hard to detect.

“It's theoretically possible.”

“But who will be in charge of developing the core engine?”

“To be able to do that, one must be able to understand the underlying source code at an almost godlike level.”

All eyes once again focused on me. I put down my pen. Slowly turn around. On his face was unprecedented calm and confidence. The entire meeting room fell silent. Three seconds later. Applause rang out like thunder. No one doubts anymore. No one is arguing anymore. That moment. I used my absolute technical ability and leadership ability. Completely conquer this team of geniuses full of personality. Everyone understands. They followed the right people. That evening. The Phoenix Project's office lights up all night. I sit in front of the computer. Open the source code editor. Fingers move quickly across the keyboard. Type down the first line of code. The first line of code belongs to the core engine of the Phoenix Project. The light from the screen bounced off my attentive face. An extremely arduous war. But also extremely glorious. Has officially begun. It was he who commanded that war.