The offer given by Google completely exceeded Meng Fanqi's expectations, and it can be said that they were very sincere.
Meng Fanqi originally thought that he would need to go through some twists and turns, or negotiate with other companies to get better conditions.
Perhaps because of the battle for Hinton's team the previous year, Google's attention and professionalism in this regard have reached a new level. They didn't want to give other companies the opportunity to test the waters with a low price, so they directly offered a full package.
Meng Fanqi opened the file and felt a strong sense of care within a minute. He couldn't understand how Google managed to understand his needs so well.
The document clearly stated the responsibilities that Google wanted him to undertake and the department they wanted him to join.
The position offered by Google was a researcher in the Google Brain team. The main headquarters of Google Brain is in Mountain View, California, but they also have many branches overseas.
The document warmly invited him to the headquarters in Silicon Valley, but also allowed him to choose from various branch locations.
The main job content is algorithm research, and the research direction and scope are not limited. Meng Fanqi can freely choose the research direction he is interested in.
Meng Fanqi was shocked when he saw this, but considering that the content he has shown so far is actually the direction that Google is very interested in, this condition is not unexpected.
Then, it mentioned his superior, and Google directly mentioned Hinton as his direct leader. Hinton, as a pioneer in the field of algorithms, would directly oversee the research and discussions.
Meng Fanqi was deeply moved by this condition. It not only showed great importance, but also provided him with a great opportunity to communicate with this top figure in the field.
If Meng Fanqi considered Google as his first choice before, now he can say that he has basically locked in Google.
Moreover, if he decides to go to Silicon Valley, the company will directly handle visa, green card, and accommodation matters. Dealing with these trivial matters on his own would be very complicated and troublesome.
Just searching for various information is very tedious and torturous. If Google's professional team can handle it, it would be even better.
It's so thoughtful, so thoughtful. Meng Fanqi's mouth almost split open from smiling.
Although he has no plans for immigration or changing nationality, having a permanent green card would indeed make many things more convenient.
What made him most comfortable was that the document only limited the annual output and results, and didn't care whether he clocked in for work or had his own career or academic arrangements.
As long as he communicates with Hinton on time and makes stable progress and achievements in algorithms and technology, Google won't ask about anything else.
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For Meng Fanqi, who doesn't need to brainstorm new ideas and experiment one by one, this is almost a job that doesn't require much time investment.
He is very clear about the development trends of various mainstream tasks, and only needs to recommend the development of various directions in a fast-paced and systematic manner.
"This is simply a heavenly job." Meng Fanqi has had many dreams of getting a job in the past half year, but honestly, most of the content in his dreams was about thinking about the salary.
He lacked imagination in other aspects.
"I can't even imagine such treatment, it's beyond my wildest dreams!" Meng Fanqi finally understood what it means to have unimaginable happiness.
As a worker who has worked for four years, perhaps after being reborn, he had some fantasies and pursuits about money. But he lacked imagination when it came to caring about other aspects of life.
Next is the most crucial part, the part about real money.
Meng Fanqi took a deep breath and continued to flip the page.
Google provided several different options.
The first option is for Meng Fanqi to directly establish an empty shell company with no assets. However, in this case, Meng Fanqi can choose 2-3 employees to join.
Then Google will directly acquire this empty shell company, and in this way, the people he wants to bring will also join Google.
In this option, Google will pay a high amount to acquire the company. The money from the acquisition can be divided among the individuals according to the proportion of their shares.
However, the subsequent employment will still depend on whether the people he brings have the ability to work at Google. Last year's Hinton team consisted of three people under this model.
The other option is the model of a sky-high signing fee.
Google is willing to provide a signing fee of five million US dollars for two years, or nine million US dollars for three years, with two different options for the duration.
Whether it is the signing fee model or the acquisition of an empty shell company model, Google will provide a normal annual salary to Meng Fanqi.The salary consists of a base salary, stocks, and bonuses.
The amount given in this document is a base salary of $300,000 per year, with stocks cashed in annually worth $650,000.
If the annual work performance is satisfactory, there will also be a bonus of approximately $100,000 to $150,000.
Meng Fanqi estimated that this is equivalent to an annual salary of 2.5 million RMB, plus nearly 4 million in stock income each year.
Although the real big money comes from a large acquisition fee or signing fee, totaling about 60 million RMB. But apart from this, the annual salary is also quite high.
According to Meng Fanqi's understanding of Google's job levels, this is an amount that only a general division director can get.
Google's superstar Jeff is at the L11 level, a level that only has 2 people. Most of Google's veterans or founders are at the L10 level.
Although they didn't directly give him a high-level title, the annual salary treatment that Google offered him has already reached the level of L8. You should know that a normal doctoral graduate at Google can only get to around L4-L5.
It takes about five to ten years to qualify for around L7, which is still a long way from L8.
From this, it can be seen how sincere Google's offer is and how determined they are to become the industry leader in AI.
Of course, this document is just a communication intention offer, and it does not have legal effect immediately after signing.
When it comes to face-to-face talks, if his performance is not satisfactory, Google has the full right to revoke the offer.
However, even so, the amount in this offer is quite satisfactory.
Especially for the stock quota, it's quite generous. At this time, Google's stock price is still at a low of around $25-27. These accumulated shares will continue to rise in the future, turning out six to seven times their value in 2021-2022.
"Speaking of which, it's time to cash in my first pot of gold from buying BTC." After calculating the money for a long time, Meng Fanqi suddenly remembered this. BTC is at its highest point in recent years at the end of this year, and his 88 BTC can now be exchanged for 600,000 to 700,000.