Entering the Workplace, the Leader Collapsed First! (Seeking Reads)

Wang Ye frowned, thinking Luo Yao must have been brainwashed and gone mad.

"Boss Tu, you can't be joking, how could we possibly create that thing!"

"EDA! It's not Word or Excel. Without foundries providing us data, how can we build it!"

"That damned TSMC has the data, but the question is, will they give it to us?"

"Which domestic foundries have data as complete as TSMC's?"

Luo Yao listened silently to Wang Ye's outburst. He felt it was necessary to conduct an employee onboarding session, otherwise, they would truly believe there wasn't a complete set of purely domestic EDA.

However, the employee onboarding session could wait for later. He needed to visit Rao Huiling's office now.

"President Wang, the boss said he wants to research something, so let's research it. What's the big deal!" Wu Tianming thought that this research direction was probably set by Huaji, and what could Luo Yao do.

Anyway, it was always right to follow Luo Yao's lead in the lab.

Even if they couldn't help much, they could at least try not to be a hindrance!

Wang Ye was also smart and understood after hearing Wu Tianming's words.

Since they were here to gain experience, what could be expected of two freshmen?

Although they were all freshmen, they knew there was a chasm-like gap between them and Luo Yao.

"You two wander around nearby first. I need to handle some things." The lab's location hadn't been finalized yet, so it wasn't convenient for Luo Yao to take them to the EDA department.

In the current EDA department, everyone was working overtime like crazy, who would have the mood to pay attention to them.

Wu Tianming and Wang Ye quickly agreed, fawning over Luo Yao to leave first, saying they would just find a place to sit.

After Luo Yao left, the two of them huddled together and started pondering how Luo Yao became the head of the Huaji laboratory.

"I probably couldn't figure it out even if my brain exploded. Anyway, I'm happy someone's got my back from now on." Wang Ye was carefree. The thought that the lab boss was his classmate made his smile stretch almost to the heavens.

Wu Tianming was much more rational: "Got your back?"

"It'll be good if he doesn't mess with us for a day."

"Do you think the people at Huaji will go crazy interacting with him?"

Wang Ye fell into deep thought.

Meanwhile, Luo Yao arrived at Rao Huiling's office.

As soon as Rao Huiling saw him, she immediately told him to sit down.

"You're here, and I want to tell you two things. First, we'll be meeting with people from the chairman unit of the Semiconductor Alliance soon to discuss Pangu EDA. You don't need to do anything then, just come with us to meet them and get familiar."

Luo Yao was young, so Rao Huiling certainly wouldn't let him explain Pangu EDA. This time, she wanted to bring Luo Yao along to get familiar with the people they would be interacting with later.

Rao Huiling knew that geniuses like Luo Yao, who were purer in life than ordinary technical staff, generally didn't have high social skills, so she wouldn't make things difficult for him.

Luo Yao was indifferent to this matter. Professionals should handle professional matters. Rao Huiling definitely had arrangements for the contact, as long as Pangu EDA could be pushed forward quickly.

Seeing Luo Yao remain silent, Rao Huiling continued:

"Second, your laboratory team needs to be assembled as soon as possible. Once Pangu EDA is launched, there will be many areas that your team will need to handle."

"You can pick anyone you want from the 'Genius Program' team. President Peng will handle all the personnel matters for you."

Luo Yao disliked working with ordinary people, so Huaji would satisfy him by equipping him with the best team.

"Oh, right, this is a laptop and a phone allocated to you. All the software you need is pre-installed."

Luo Yao only took the laptop and refused the phone.

"Luo Yao, this phone is also provided by the company, why aren't you taking it?"

"Compared to smartphones, I prefer feature phones."

Feature phones?

Rao Huiling had never seen a young person still using a feature phone.

"Alright, if you don't like it, then forget it. I'll call you tonight, and you must answer the phone!"

Luo Yao glanced at her and suddenly remembered something important. "What are our usual working hours?"

"Generally, it's nine to five."

"But for technical experts like you, Luo Yao, it's different. People will probably have questions for you at any time."

"Does that mean I need to work overtime?"

Rao Huiling realized that Luo Yao was only 16 years old. What could a 16-year-old understand about workplace rules?

The unspoken rule that contemporary workers default to working overtime simply didn't exist in his eyes.

As the technical president of Laboratory 012, Rao Huiling often slept in the office just to be able to work overtime better.

Seeing Luo Yao's question, Rao Huiling naturally had to clarify.

"It's indeed unavoidable, but you don't need to worry. Overtime pay will be provided, and there will also be extra meals at night, which will be automatically delivered to your office."

"Why do I need to work overtime?" Luo Yao asked with surprise.

"If you can't finish your work within eight hours, that's what fools do."

Rao Huiling felt her heart skip a beat.

In the whole of Huaguo, which company didn't require overtime?

If anyone else had said that, Rao Huiling would have already asked them to hand in their ID cards and resign.

But Luo Yao was different.

He could truly create value in eight hours that a team couldn't achieve in the same amount of time.

Without a computer, without a team, he had spent six full years developing Pangu EDA alone. Just that perseverance was something others couldn't match, let alone his technical skill.

At this moment, Luo Yao's expression was normal, showing no hint of disdain.

It was as if he hadn't said those words at all.

Especially when Rao Huiling met his bright eyes, she had only one thought—

He was using the most innocent face to say the harshest words.

Even being called "stupid," Rao Huiling could only smile helplessly and say, "Luo Yao, you're an exception. As long as you finish your work, you can leave whenever you want. The company won't force you."

"Okay, what about work calls and IM messages?"

"I'll tell them to find you during work hours."

Luo Yao was very satisfied. After chatting with the already disheartened Rao Huiling about some technical issues, he picked up his laptop and left.

As soon as Luo Yao left, Rao Huiling stood by the window and sighed.

This little ancestor... was truly a torment.

Rao Huiling didn't forget to forward Luo Yao's request to the management of the relevant departments. Rao Huiling could clearly see that after the management read the message, they hesitated for a long time before replying with just two characters: "Received."

Clearly, they had been significantly impacted.

Rao Huiling then posted Luo Yao's request in the executive group chat.

In a short while, the previously quiet executive group chat became lively.

[Lu Gao: This kid, he really doesn't work overtime!]

[Zheng Mengrong: Work ends at 5 PM, I've noted it down.]

[Peng Xun: Understood. I'll arrange a car to pick him up at 5 PM when work ends.]

[Zheng Housheng: Haha, worthy of being a genius. I like this personality!]

Luo Yao, carrying his laptop, passed by a retro Gothic coffee shop. He liked it, so he sat outside, holding his laptop and began screening people for the "Genius Program."

Peng Xun sent Luo Yao the resumes of everyone in the "Genius Program," along with the evaluations from various departments, to help Luo Yao select the most suitable people.

But Luo Yao didn't look at those evaluations at all.

In his opinion, all evaluations were based on the subjective consciousness of each person. In their descriptions, they would lean towards describing the inherent image they held in their minds.

For example, a supervisor might say Sergei was difficult to manage, but Luo Yao needed someone who could help him professionally and technically, not a obedient student.

Therefore, these evaluations had little reference value for Luo Yao.

Luo Yao's screening speed was extremely fast. After quickly scanning their resumes, Luo Yao handed the list to Peng Xun and also sent him the name of the laboratory.

Luo Yao closed his laptop and began to check if the system had issued any new tasks.

Not yet.

Luo Yao didn't know what the conditions were for the system to trigger new tasks, but it seemed that the next task would only be issued after receiving the reward for the first task.

How long would that take?

Was he meeting people from the Semiconductor Alliance tomorrow? Would he be able to sell it tomorrow?

Obviously not. Industrial software had high replacement costs. As Rao Huiling said, going tomorrow was more like probing their intentions.

So troublesome.

Compared to meeting people, Luo Yao actually preferred doing research; that was his source of happiness.

Just as Luo Yao was lost in thought about topology, Peng Xun called him and asked him to go to the Genius Base, as the personnel had already been arranged for him.

Luo Yao packed his laptop and stood up. It was only then that he remembered he had seemingly forgotten Wu Tianming and Wang Ye.

When he found them, he discovered they had been waiting in the same spot without leaving.

"Why didn't you go sit somewhere else?" Liushangpo's environment was comparable to a tourist resort. Huaji had put a lot of thought into creating a different work environment, which Luo Yao liked very much. He even wanted to take some time to explore the park.

"Cough, cough, we were just worried you wouldn't be able to find us."

Luo Yao looked at Wang Ye and observed a hint of fear on his face.

"Let's not talk about that, boss. Where's our laboratory? Why didn't you take us to see it?" Wang Ye felt that Luo Yao had seen through his fear and quickly changed the subject.

"We're taking you there now."

Luo Yao had an excellent memory. He only needed to go to the Genius Base once to remember the route. He quickly led Wu Tianming and Wang Ye to the Genius Base.

There were no other buildings around the Genius Base, only a single six-story building, similar to the Huayan Institute's building, but with a more youthful decoration style.

"Shannon Laboratory? Boss, is that the name you came up with?" Wu Tianming pointed at the newly hung sign on the wall.

"Yes, I like him very much. A great mathematician."

As Luo Yao was speaking, a person walked out from inside the building.

"It's you! Why didn't you let me join the lab? Is it because I drew the Synopsys architecture!"

Luo Yao didn't say anything. Instead, he looked at Peng Xun and the others who had rushed over.

"President Peng, I'll leave this to you to manage." After Luo Yao finished speaking, he didn't even glance at the person questioning him and led his group into the building.