I Found A Planet - Chapter 93

Chapter 93: 93

Even though the technology of simulated reality was good and provided one with a fantastic experience, it was still impossible to bring it over to Earth to transform it into a cash cow project . In order to create and execute a large-scale simulated environment, a super calculator with a high performing operational ability was required . It had to have an operational ability that could count to 100 quintillion and above .

Manufacturing a simulated reality headgear was not only extremely difficult, but also required medical knowledge of the human brain . It demanded a high level of security! Organizations that had not done ample research on the human brain had no right to develop a simulated reality headgear . With Earth’s current pace of development, Chen Jin predicted that even after 30 to 50 years, a simulated reality headgear still might not be created .

Of course, he certainly hoped that such a fantastic thing like simulated reality headgear would be realized earlier on Earth . However, he could not bring it over immediately . He had to wait for at least five to ten years .

“A genius is half a step ahead of others, a madman is one step ahead . If one is ten or twenty steps ahead, then he would be courting death! I still have to take it step by step . ”

In addition, he entered a simulated high school in the process of experiencing the simulated world with Alice . After sitting in on two classes, Chen Jin suddenly thought of an idea . Besides the cleaning robot, he thought of a second project with a huge potential for development . Once the project was successful, it would carve out a market that was at least five times larger than the market of the cleaning robot!

“Knowledge is wealth; with knowledge, one has the ability to change fate! It is ok to eat and dress like the poor, but no matter how poor one is, he absolutely cannot have a poor education! Parents in Z country always stress that their children cannot lose out at the starting line . The product that I’ll make is an accelerated runway that facilitates acceleration until the very end! I would like to ask: Parents, are you moved? Will you fork out the money? Do you dare to buy? It’s done! It’s a one hundred percent done deal!” Chen Jin was very excited . With regards to this second project, he felt that as long as the product could be created, it would achieve success even more easily than the Wa-wah robot .

He muttered to himself, “Once the Wa-wah Original 1 . 0 is announced, I’ll immediately recruit staff and set up a new project team . The second project will start!”

…

In the early afternoon of May 1st, it would logical be a day off for some rest and relaxation . However, a meticulously-dressed man in a western suit and leather shoes arrived at the ground floor of Xing Hai Technologies .

His name was Ling Jundong . He was 33 years old and had a decade of experience as a Chief Executive Officer (CEO) . He was admitted to the University of Essence at 16 years old . When he was 19, he was admitted into the Harvard Business School of Merica . At twenty-two, he had achieved a doctorate in economics . After graduation, he started working . He had taken up the post of CEO in as many as nine companies, two of which were foreign companies, and seven were enterprises in Z country . His curriculum vitae could be rated as vivid and abundant .

He did not want to talk too much about his working experiences in foreign companies .  No matter how well he did, the deep-rooted xenophobia in foreign countries ensured that he was never rewarded with respect and admiration, only jealousy and resentment . However, he did accumulate two years of valuable work experience abroad . There was greater room in his country for professional development and a larger stage to shine . He had also achieved good results within a few domestic enterprises . He had helped three companies get listed successfully . He had helped to boost the average sales of three companies up to 150% . He had helped a company mired in debt to walk out of the woods and restored the health of its financial statements . It could be said that Ling Jundong’s resume was filled with success .

This caused Chen Jin to become very curious . Hence, he deliberately made a trip to the company to conduct a face to face interview . Chen Jin put down the resume .  Resting his elbows on the table, he interlaced his fingers . He looked at him and asked, “In your resume, I noticed that you’ve taken up posts at as many as seven companies . And these are just the domestic companies . In each company, you’ve served your post for an average of about a year . You change jobs very frequently, may I ask what is the reason? Xing Hai Technologies needs a CEO that can act in a stable and long-term capacity . ”

“To be exact, the average time that I’ve served in my post for each of the seven companies is only seven months . The longest that I’ve stayed in a company was only a year and a half,” Ling Jundong said mildly, unconcerned with the surprise on Chen Jin’s face .

“So, you prefer to job-hop?”

Ling Jundong shook his head . “I do not like to job-hop . However, I feel that when it’s time to go, I should take the initiative to leave . I don’t like to be kicked out . ”

“Oh, what do you mean? Can you explain it for me?” Chen Jin was rather curious . He felt there must be a reason behind his statement .

Ling Jundong asked with a smile, “Chief Chen, do you want to know?”

Chen Jin nodded .

Ling Jundong stretched out a hand and formed a number seven with his fingers . He said, “Seven years . After a maximum of seven years, an enterprise that originally had good momentum for development will embark on its end . It will soon meet its death . There are a variety of reasons . Some companies start to fail because of inexperience, some because of errors in decision-making, some because of a rigid system, some because of chaotic management… but more than 90% of the reasons for failure are tied to the company’s founder . It can be said that the founder’s character, ability, IQ, EQ, his personal concept of the world, his outlook on life and personal values, etc . , determines the success or failure of a company . But unfortunately, in the seven companies that I’ve served, they could not escape from the process of a strong ascent, then falling into chaos, and finally death . I call it ‘The 7 Years Law . ’ Of course, my arrival will bring about a certain level of improvement to the company’s state of operation . But, what’s unfortunate is that their move towards chaos remains an irreversible process like the entropy of the universe . I am unable to change that… I’m just a CEO . ”

Chen Jin suddenly realized something . “So you are looking for a boss, one who can break ‘The 7 Years Law,’ right?”

“Yes . ” Ling Jundong nodded . “I’m looking for a boss with low internal entropy . Or in other words, a boss that can break the periodic law . ”However, he shook his head . “Honestly speaking, this type of founder is in the rare minority! I’ve seen entrepreneurs who initially had low internal entropy and thought that they would definitely be successful . But, halfway through, they had a sharp rise in their internal entropy… The temptation that money brings often makes people lose themselves . Even the wise emperors from ancient times who lived to a ripe old age without making mistakes were rare . ”

Chen Jin looked at him . Blinking his eyes, he asked, “Then what do you think about my internal entropy?”

Ling Jundong raised his head and stared at Chen Jin’s face for a while . He shook his head helplessly . “I cannot tell . I’m no physiognomist, and I can’t make such vague and unreliable judgments . But… Xing Hai Technologies has a really low internal entropy! And judging from the company’s name, it seems to encompass a great deal of ambition . Hence, I came over to try my luck . ” Actually, Ling Jundong had been unemployed for six months . He had interviewed at more than 10 companies and also received countless offers . However, he had not met the right company . He was really tired of job-hopping! He wanted to find his eighth company where he could develop steadily on a long-term basis . He wanted to find a company that could break the so-called “7 Years Law . ”

Of course, some wondered, why did not he start his own company? Where’s the meaning of always being an employee? In fact, entrepreneurs and CEOs are professions with two completely different concepts . Business founders have more tasks to do; they have to fork out more for business costs and have a greater network of relationships! CEOs simply manage the company . They just had to follow a development strategy that had been formulated and sprint in one direction in a straight line . They did not have care for scruples . Therefore, a good CEO might not necessarily be a good boss .

Ling Jundong understood what his limitations were . He knew that he did not have the capability to be a boss . Moreover, he liked to meet the different challenges that were presented in different companies . This was the calling of CEOs, and also where their talents shone .

“Ha ha ha ha!” Chen Jin was amused by his answer . Laughing, he stood up and held out his hand to him . “Join Xing Hai Technologies . I cannot guarantee anything else except that you’ll be able to work here for seven years or more . Do you have any other questions?”

As the company grew larger in size with an ever-increasing number of staff, it became extremely urgent to hire a CEO to be in charge of managing the company’s daily affairs . Chen Jin was really too busy to stay in the company every day to handle all of its matters .

Ling Jundong was somewhat surprised; he never expected to pass the interview so quickly . He swiftly stood up and shook Chen Jin’s hand . “I have no other questions, it was a great pleasure to meet you!”

Through the recent hubbub created by the “Quality Control Incident,” he thought that Xing Hai Technologies had good potential and a unique personality . Hence, he submitted his resume and took the initiative to come and try to score an interview . He did not think that he would pass the interview so quickly . This made him feel quite surprised, and he even felt a touch of joy . In the deepest corners of his heart, he thought longingly, I wonder, what kind of results can I achieve in this company?