Chapter 760 Smartphone Industry Alliance(1/2)
Author: Linjiangxian
Hearing that Lu Yiming was finally getting to the point, everyone's expressions became serious and they looked at Lu Yiming expectantly.
Don't you all sit here today because you hope to make a fortune together with Lu Yiming?
"Mr. Lu, what is this big money-making project?"
Leader Ren was the first to stand up and ask.
At this time, he had just been sued for infringement by Cisco and settled the lawsuit through a joint venture with 3COM. Warwick urgently needed a victory to restore confidence to investors and the market.
Moreover, Lu Yiming was able to organize so many people who seemed to have nothing to do with him and say that he was going to launch a big money-making project, so no one was not curious.
Everyone has the desire to gossip.
Lu Yiming took out three mobile phones, a Nokia, a Motorola, and a PHS phone with extremely poor workmanship. They are all the most representative mobile phones currently on the domestic market.
Everyone immediately understood that what Lu Yiming was going to say today was definitely related to mobile phones.
In recent years, PHS sales have been very popular, making money that even Warwick is jealous of. The PHS business of ZTE and UTStarcom has grown to its peak, with annual revenue of 21.6 billion!
Although it is not possible to make so much just by selling hardware, it can be seen from this that the mobile phone business really has a promising future and unlimited prospects.
When Master Ren saw PHS, his eyes became even more complicated.
Lu Yiming happened to look at Boss Ren at this time and said with a smile: "Mr. Ren, I still admire you."
Leader Ren asked in confusion: "Oh? How do you say this?"
Lu Yiming sincerely praised: "A real man does what he wants and what he doesn't do. Warwick would rather give up the quick money in front of him and focus on the research and development of new technologies. This kind of courage is beyond the reach of others."
In fact, Warwick voluntarily gave up the PHS market. No one knows whether Boss Ren regretted it afterwards, but Warwick did spend money unswervingly on technology research and development. This is a fact.
You must know that PHS is involved in a huge market with revenue of nearly 100 billion yuan. This is a very huge market opportunity for communication equipment manufacturers that rely on operators.
Riding on the success of PHS, ZTE and UTStarcom both made a lot of money from it. In contrast, Warwick at this time selectively gave up this profit and was very focused on developing 3G network products.
related research and development.
So later, UTStarcom disappeared. Companies with integrity and companies that desperately want money, often only the former can survive to the end.
At this time, Warwick had not yet developed the fifth-generation mobile communication technology and had not yet dominated the field of domestic mobile phones, so President Ren felt a little lacking in confidence. He laughed at himself and said, "Mr. Lu is ridiculously complimentary."
But Lu Yiming laughed loudly: "Mr. Ren, why do you have to be modest? Time will eventually prove who is right and who is wrong, which one is better and which one is worse. Warwick will grow into a great company, we just have to wait and see."
Manager Ren felt happy after being praised by Lu Yiming, but he still said humbly: "I didn't expect Mr. Lu to be so optimistic about Warwick. I'll take your word for it."
The boatman picked up one of the Nokia mobile phones and said with emotion: "The production technology of the Nordic people is amazing. The quality of this mobile phone is even inferior to Motorola."
After the business exchange ended, Boss Ren straightened his face, picked up a Motorola, and said straight to the point: "Mr. Lu, do you really plan to make a mobile phone?"
Lu Yiming smiled slightly and admitted directly: "Yes."
Then he put all the mobile phones in his hand accurately into the trash can in the corner, and continued: "But not this kind of garbage."
Brother Boatman and Master Ren looked at each other in confusion.
Mobile phones from Nokia and Motorola are obviously very high-end and top quality, so why are they trash?
To put it aside, compared to Big Brother a few years ago, this belongs to Zenith Star Technology.
In comparison, the inconspicuous domestic PHS phone next to it is the real rubbish. There is no signal even after entering the toilet.
Lu Yiming glanced at the group of people in front of him and said firmly: "I chose you from so many people, of course there is a reason. Your company may not be large, but in my opinion, you are the best Xia
The mainstay of domestic manufacturing and a leading figure in the future industry."
Before anyone could react, he clapped his hands, closed all the electric curtains, and the entire conference room suddenly became dark.
In the darkness, the slide projector started to work, and what appeared on the screen were mobile phones that seemed to have transcended eras, come from the distant future, and were full of science fiction colors.
"This is!?"
When everyone saw what was on the slide, expressions of shock and curiosity appeared on their faces.
This thing seems familiar, but I have never seen it before. This feels really strange.
Lu Yiming said: "I call it a smartphone, a personal handheld computer that can surf the Internet and can be put in your pocket. This is my trump card and the key to wealth in the future. If we master it, we will
Will control the whole world!"
Everyone present was shocked when they heard Lu Yiming's inflammatory words.
The key to future wealth?
Everyone looked at the mobile phone on the slide in surprise.
It has only one screen, a boxy shape with no buttons, like a flattened and shrunken brick...
My phone only has one screen, so how do I use it?
Should I poke the screen directly?
In fact, Lu Yiming roped in so many industry leaders just to cut off Apple and create a smartphone belonging to Xia Guo.
To this end, he must enlist Warwick to be responsible for researching communication technology, and then let BYD replace Foxconn as a mobile phone OEM.
In addition, BYD also needs to provide qualified batteries for smartphones.
Feixun Technology is responsible for the closed-loop ecological chain creation of mobile phone systems, and also collaborates with Huawei on chip design.
Fuyao Glass is responsible for providing qualified mobile phone screen glass, while Crystal Oriental is responsible for providing high-resolution LCD screen products.
In addition, there are dozens of companies, large and small, responsible for the production of small parts in various mobile phones. The industrial chain from upstream to downstream must all run through and coordinate perfectly, otherwise real smartphones will just be castles in the air and stay forever.
On the design drawings, it is difficult to realize.
"Mr. Lu, with all due respect, how do you use this phone...?"
In the era when Lu Yiming lived, things that were commonplace in this era would be incomprehensible to others.
Lu Yiming explained: "It's very simple. I built an operating system into it, and all operations can be completed by clicking on the screen. For example, if there is no keyboard, then create a virtual keyboard on the screen..."
Lu Yiming explained the operating logic of the smartphone, and everyone quickly understood it.
After all, those who can sit here have made some achievements in their respective fields, and they still have some IQ.
After listening to Lu Yiming's explanation, everyone felt their blood boiling.
"This is really the technology of the future."
"There is no doubt that compared with this smartphone, Nokia is indeed rubbish - no, all mobile phones on the market now are rubbish!"
"Not only mobile phones, but computers will probably be replaced by this smartphone. After all, theoretically, it can complete all computer operations. It just has a smaller screen, so light office work and entertainment are no problem at all!"
"I just thought what Mr. Lu said was a bit exaggerated, but now I have to admit that I was too small. It is indeed the key to wealth in the future."
"Mr. Lu, there are not many people I admire in my life, but from today on, you must be one of them. Your idea is really genius!"
Everyone's praise for Lu Yiming can be said to be endless.
In fact, smartphones, this epoch-making product, are definitely qualified to receive such praise!
But Manager Ren thought of an important point: "Mr. Lu, so you must have mastered the smartphone operating system?"
Before the development of feature phones and the emergence of real smart phones, there were some mobile phones using the JAVA programming language, which gradually enriched the mobile phones with more functions, such as being able to open WAP web pages on the mobile phone.
Java was launched by Sun Microsystems in 1995. Immediately after its launch, it brought a new look to interactive applications on the Internet. The two most commonly used Internet browser software include a Java virtual machine. Almost all operating systems
Java compiler has been added.
Motorola's world's first dual-band mobile phone based on the Java programming language was called Timeport P108, which was successfully developed in the first quarter of 2000.
However, this is still far from a real smartphone.
To be precise, it is still closer to a feature phone, but it just has some more functions than the original feature phone.
What Lu Yiming wants to do is to put the idea of a computer into a mobile phone and install an operating system on the mobile phone to realize various functions. For example, he can freely insert software into the mobile phone, just like downloading software on a computer. It is simple and easy.
Intuitive.
Lu Yiming did not hide anything and said directly: "The laboratory product has been initially formed. After our smartphone samples are made, it should be almost ready."
Next, after explaining his vision, Lu Yiming said: "I invite you here today because I want to launch a Xia Guo Smartphone Industry Alliance. We will carry out technical research around smart phones. We have the same goals and synergistic resources.
Cooperate with each other. The ultimate goal is to lead the world!”
Brother Boatman was a little embarrassed and said: "It's okay to engage in technology research and development, but many technologies may not be able to break through in a short time. And even if breakthroughs are made, we are afraid that foreigners will directly cut prices and prevent our new products from being put into the market."
This is normal. This is the so-called dimensionality reduction attack. If you want to make a technological breakthrough, if your opponent lowers the price of a mature product, you will not be able to recover the research and development costs, and you will be in trouble.
So why is technological innovation difficult? This is where the difficulty lies.
The technology itself is just that, the key is the market. The market is very honest, it’s all about profit, and whoever has the most cost-effective products will use it. Mature products naturally have cost advantages.
Lu Yiming knew that if he wanted everyone to climb the technology tree with peace of mind, he had to give a guarantee, and immediately said: "You can do it with confidence and boldness, I will be responsible for solving the financing and money-burning problems. As for sales, as long as everyone can make the finished product, even if the technology is temporarily
Almost, as long as the generation difference is not too obvious, I will definitely give priority to using domestic products. The Key Lai computers under my name are selling so well now that you can provide LCD panels, batteries, etc."
In fact, even if the product is too different in generation and has no commercial value, Lu Yiming is still willing to pay to maintain it.
Anyway, he can now make a lot of money by shearing sheep with stories, and there are several foundations shearing sheep around the world. He is familiar with the future trend, so he will not be short of money at all.
When money reaches a certain level, it’s really just a number.
To be continued...