Father Green

Chapter 106: Acquiring a Smartphone R&D Team

Chapter 1: Acquisition of a Smartphone R&D Team

"Surgery as soon as possible, the longer the delay, the greater the sequelae, I will call my family later." It was Gary Monk who spoke in a calm tone, as if this matter was related to his entire remaining career. A big thing is like an insignificant little thing.

"Gary."

"Boss, I am 32 years old, what is there to be embarrassed about? Compared with most lower-level players, I have no regrets. I experienced the passion of the Premier League in Southampton when I was very young. , and then experienced training in the three leagues of League Two, League One and the Championship, and finally completed the most brilliant career of his life in Swansea, leading Swansea to upgrade from League Two to the Premier League in seven years League, this is a miracle of being promoted to the fourth level in seven years. In the end, I returned to Southampton, where I was trained, at the end of my career. Just like the old saying in your country, this is called falling leaves returning to their roots. What more can I ask for? ?Football has given me enough, and I can’t ask for more.” Gary Monk spoke slowly, summarizing his 26-year career in just a few sentences.

But Gary Monk is right about one thing. Compared with other players who have worked hard in the lower leagues, Gary Monk has been very successful.Although he has not won a significant championship, his achievements and achievements have surpassed 80.00% of the players below the Premier League.

"Actually, boss, even without this injury, I would consider retiring after the end of this season, because I know that next season we will appear in the Premier League, and my body can no longer meet the fierce confrontation of the Premier League. , and I don’t want to go to another team, so.”

"You can't think like this. Although you may not play so many games next season, you are one of the most important members of the team. Your experience will be the team's most valuable asset." Charlotte is telling the truth. By then, the 33-year-old Gary Monk will definitely not be able to play the main force in Southampton, but his playing time is absolutely guaranteed, and Gary Monk at that time will help the team more It's on a spiritual level.

"It's okay, Boss, I've made a decision. I'll announce my retirement after the surgery is over." Gary Monk smiled, and he looked away from everything.

Charlotte was silent for a few seconds and thought for a while: "Gary, have you ever considered becoming a coach?"

Gary Monk shook his head blankly. To be honest, he really didn’t think about the coaching industry for his career planning after retirement. Although it is very common for retired players to become coaches, he definitely doesn’t necessarily do it himself. Okay, so he's more thinking about doing some business.

"How about this, Gary. How about you come to the coaching staff to help me after you recover from your injury? You know, my coaching staff is short of manpower. I didn't search for people in a hurry before. The external recruitment only recruited Tony is alone. The coaching staff is very important to a head coach, they must understand the head coach’s tactics and thinking, and you have a considerable advantage in this regard.” Charlotte said excitedly, knowing that in the future Gary Mon Ke has served as the acting head coach of Swansea, so he is more than enough to be an ordinary coach.

"Me? Can I?!" Gary Monk was a little puzzled, but faintly excited.

Having played football all his life, he said that it is so easy to leave there, and only he knows the reluctance in his heart. If possible, he certainly hopes to stay in the football circle.

"Of course Gary, you should know that a recent university graduate like me can manage a club with a long history in the English Championship and will soon become a Premier League club. After playing football for more than 20 years, why can't you become the best coach, me at the same time? "

"Well, it's such a happy decision. When you recover from your injury, come to the coaching staff to help me, and we will witness Southampton's Premier League trip next season together!" Charlotte issued an invitation.

Gary Monk readily agreed: "Yes, boss!"

With Garry Monk's problem solved, Charlotte felt much more at ease.The operation will be performed tomorrow morning. Although Southampton can also perform such an operation, Charlotte still explained to the staff of the club. Tomorrow, she will be transferred to the London School of Sports Injury Medicine for surgery. After all, it treats diseases such as sports injuries. They are the experts in the hospital.

The treatment costs are naturally paid by the club, and the salary during the injury period is paid as usual. This is almost an unwritten rule of all clubs. After all, it is considered a "work-related injury".

Originally, Charlotte planned to accompany Gary Monk the next day, but was rejected by Monk. Gary Monk meant that, in this situation, he hoped that his family would be by his side.

In this regard, Charlotte had no choice but to wish him a smooth operation, and he was discharged from the hospital as soon as possible to the coaching staff to help him.

Taking advantage of this day's rest, Charlotte stopped by Fife, Scotland.

The Fife Peninsula is located between Dundee and Edinburgh. It is said that the peninsula is more like a bay.This is one of the 32 first-level administrative districts in Scotland, England. Its population is second only to Glasgow and Edinburgh. It used to be an independent kingdom and later became part of Scotland. It is also one of the seven earldoms of the Kingdom of Scotland.

This place is a good place for tourism, with beautiful scenery and many places of interest and historical towns. Maybe an inconspicuous cabin on the side of the road is the "father of economics" Adam Smith or the former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown. The former residence of life.

But Charlotte is not here today for tourism, he is going to the small town of St Andrews in Fife, and the destination is naturally the University of St Andrews.

Wearing a pair of black-rimmed glasses, Sean Brown, a Canadian who often says he is from St. Andrews, Scotland, and his friends are already waiting in front of the quaint gate.

"Long time no see, Sean!" Charlotte smiled when she saw Sean Brown.

"It doesn't seem long, Charlotte." Sean Brown shook hands with Charlotte, and then began to introduce his team to Charlotte.

Then Sean Brown and his team took Charlotte to visit their studio. Although the first impression of the University of St. Andrews was that it was tall and a bit like an aristocrat, the studio of Sean Brown and his team Like the entrepreneurial studios of science students in all other colleges and universities, there can only be one word to describe it - diaosi!

A cluttered workbench littered with drawings, parts and wires

After watching for two seconds, Charlotte turned his head and said to Sean Brown standing behind him: "Okay Sean, I'm not interested in your working environment, I just want to see your results. "

Damn it, there is still an unfinished box of instant noodles on the table. These guys don't clean up when they know there are guests coming?No wonder people didn’t invest in them when they went to “London City” before. There are so many such studios in the whole of England, not to mention the whole world, as many as there are football teams in England!

Sean Brown handed Charlotte a thick plan, which summed up what Charlotte told him before and the creative ideas of their team: "We are ready, but because Lack of funds so it hasn't started yet."

Charlotte took a closer look, and the result is not bad. A mobile phone with such a configuration and design may have similarities with many brands of mobile phones in 2016, but if it is placed in the current early 2012, it will definitely be able to lead the way. mobile phone trend.

"Before I expressed to Sean the idea of ​​investing in your team. We have a common topic, and we have some unique understandings of the future mobile communication field. But friends are friends, and business is business. Now this achievement contains I have a lot of ideas, and I still have funds to invest, so what I ask is to buy your company!"

As soon as Charlotte finished speaking, Sean and his friends started whispering.

"How much money can you take out?"

"Since it is an acquisition, so we are working for you?"

"We don't need someone who doesn't understand to command at will." The little friend who said this found out that his language was wrong before he finished speaking, because the guy standing in front of him didn't seem to understand, but understood it very well.

Among them, the adoption of the full-screen LCD screen and the use of the Android system were proposed by him. Although this guy is not a member of his team, he is no more important to the team than their leader Sean Brown low.

"What is the market price of your wages? I will give you that amount in a month. At the same time, I only occupy 80.00% of the shares. If our studio becomes profitable in the future, the remaining [-]% ​​will be dividends for everyone."

In the UK, especially Scotland, wages in industries such as IT and computers are not too high, because there are too many such talents here, just like the wages of Brazilian players playing football in Brazil are not high.

Especially in the University of St. Andrews, there is no shortage of such talents. You must know that in addition to its well-known disciplines such as psychology, theology and social sciences, the University of St. Andrews also has research in computer science, business and management. It ranks first in the UK. You must know that there are many famous universities in the UK. In addition to St. Andrews, Oxford, Cambridge, Imperial College, University of London, University of Edinburgh, Durham University and other world-renowned universities are representative.

It can be seen that in the face of such a huge competitiveness, the computer and IT of the University of St. Andrews can be ranked first in the UK. One can imagine how many talents there are.

What's more, Xiao En and the others haven't graduated yet, so the salary is even lower.Generally, the salary of an experienced development engineer such as GUI and C++ is only [-] pounds a year, and the salary of a senior engineer is only [-] pounds. There is even a saying in the circle of development engineers in the UK: Our salary is higher than that of the front desk. The clerk is much lower!

It can be seen from this that it is not difficult for Charlotte to pay a seven-member team formed by a college student like Sean.

When Charlotte renewed her contract before, she received a signing fee of 50 pounds. Of this fee, Charlotte plans to spend 30 pounds on research and development and subsequent production costs. After all, some basic mobile phone accessories such as Chips, cameras, LCDs, processors, etc. are relatively expensive.

And the remaining 20 will be left to pay Sean and his team. The experienced engineers who work in the financial center of London are only [-] pounds a year, so Charlotte paid Sean [-]. An annual salary of [-] pounds, and none of the other six had an annual salary of [-] pounds.

In this way, the annual salary Charlotte paid to their team is only 20 pounds, and [-] can be used for nearly three years.And Charlotte believes that within three years their mobile phones will already generate profits

In the future, the smartphone industry will really be a huge profiteering industry.