A recent official announcement has attracted a lot of attention. A well-known electric vehicle manufacturer has finalized a 5-year long-term incentive contract for an executive, with a total value of up to $230 million — including 520,000 shares as stock rewards.

This executive is quite prominent. He joined the company in 2014 and was promoted to Senior Vice President in 2023. More importantly, he is also the leader of a super factory in Shanghai, occupying an important position in the company's strategic layout.

Once this incentive plan is realized, it will undoubtedly be a major boost for the executive's career. From a certain perspective, this also reflects how large enterprises value their core management — locking in key talent with real money, especially in the context of increasingly fierce global competition. The talent war in technology and manufacturing is no joke.