A student from Tsinghua University's elite Yao Class shared an internship offer with a daily rate of 5,500 yuan, translating to a monthly salary exceeding 120,000 yuan (approximately $17,700), reflecting the intense AI talent war. Tech giants including DeepSeek, ByteDance, and Tencent are vying for top AI talent with annual salaries in the millions or even tens of millions of yuan. The traditional "golden September and October" recruitment cycle has been pulled forward to "golden July and August." DeepSeek recently announced a large-scale hiring plan aiming to at least double headcount across all departments, opening 33 positions spanning seven major categories. DeepSeek founder Liang Wenfeng's personal wealth has skyrocketed from approximately $16.7 billion to $36 billion, surpassing Anthropic co-founder Dario Amodei and OpenAI co-founder Greg Brockman to become the world's wealthiest AI model founder. The AI industry is shifting from a technology arms race to commercial monetization, with products like ByteDance's Doubao and Tencent's Buddy AI charging subscription fees, and Anthropic poised to become the first profitable large-model company globally.