In fact, Chen Zifan rarely takes the initiative to let Stardust Network develop any profitable apps. Most of what they develop is a one-time deal, such as developing an app for an official organization and charging some development fees and maintenance fees.
The only remaining games acquired from Stardust Games will generate krypton gold profits. In addition, there are the advertising revenue of Mirage, the APP listing fees of Stardust applications, and the soft article advertising revenue of some software...
At the same time, Stardust Network is also preparing to set up several independent subsidiaries after the establishment of the 13 subsidiaries subdivided by Stardust Factory and the completion of various affairs, such as Stardust Games, which Anhe is responsible for, and...
For example, the Tuohai Travel APP acquired this time has taken the initiative to enter a certain field and create a platform of some kind. This is really the first time for Chen Zifan.
The previous Stardust technology was not strong enough, so Stardust Network needed to be a little more tolerant and divide the cake of Internet benefits as much as possible, so as to achieve the goal of rapidly expanding the number of Stardust applications.
But now Stardust Technology has fully established itself through three generations of smartphones, and has successfully opened the Chinese smartphone era with the Red Flag Engineering Alliance, popularized wifi, and promoted 3G on a large scale~
Even the 4G network has achieved coverage in Haicheng, coupled with the successful mass production and launch of Xinghan Mini, and the opportunity of Tuohai Travel taking the initiative to deliver it to your door...
If you don’t make money, you won’t make money. Instead of handing over the online ride-hailing platform to a certain Dihaohao, killing all competitors and then committing suicide yourself, it is better for Stardust Network to do it itself.
By the way, we can also promote a wave of Beidou maps, Xinghan mini and Stardust mobile phones. Beidou maps are used for navigation and positioning. Xinghan mini has in-car wifi and a large central control screen, and the tram has low driving costs and relatively high profits.
The Stardust mobile phone is prepared for traditional fuel vehicles. In fact, the Stardust mobile phone is not needed, but the first is that the fuel vehicle does not have on-board wifi, the second is that there is no large central control screen, and the third is that other smart phones are relatively ordinary...
Various factors add up. If these drivers want to join the online ride-hailing platform, they must at least get a better smartphone with more accurate navigation and positioning.
But this matter cannot be rushed. Whether it is an online ride-hailing platform, a food delivery platform, or various online shopping platforms, they need to be based on the comprehensive popularization of mobile payment before they can develop.
Chen Zifan knew that TX's WeChat was already in the development stage, and Ant's Alipay had been born before Stardust Technology was established. Stardust Mall initially relied on this platform, but the cooperation was later discontinued.
So Stardust Mall used its own payment system and bound bank card payment methods. This was also the first model of cooperation with banks.
The specific reasons for the suspension of cooperation are also very complicated. In summary, the biggest reason is the conflict of development concepts.
Chen Zifan also has the idea of entering into mobile payment, but he will not develop an instant messaging software similar to WeChat. TX has a huge user base of QQ, and Stardust Network will definitely pay a huge price if it wants to force itself.
Moreover, TX is also the leading Internet company in China. Currently, about one-fifth of Stardust Apps are TX-based. Chen Zifan is not afraid of these Internet companies, but he must also consider the overall interests.
The most important thing is that the way to enter mobile payment is not only to develop instant messaging software. With the current conditions of Stardust Technology, it is completely possible to submit a draft similar to digital currency.
The path taken is exactly the same as the digital currency experience area piloted during the future Winter Olympics. Unfortunately, there is still a lot of resistance to implementation. The issue of currency security has never been solved, and the method of use is also a problem.
Use a smartphone? Can you pay offline? What should I do if I lose my phone? Integrate it into the ID card? It’s even more difficult if the ID card is lost, so I definitely have to start with the smartphone, but how to solve it specifically...
Chen Zifan just proposed a draft and left the rest to the officials. After returning to the Stardust Technology headquarters, he began to deal with this matter.
At the same time, the long-awaited Apple 3GS finally held a press conference on June 25, preparing for mass production and launch. Before starting the press conference, Jobs had already greeted Chen Zifan in his heart N times.
If Stardust Technology hadn't always launched something as soon as it was released, they wouldn't have delayed the release for such a long time. Now that it's fine, the product problem has finally been solved, and there is still a wave of Stardust 3...
Jobs was also afraid of attacks from all kinds of public opinion. Apple always wins with reputation and products. It doesn't matter if the products are not as good as others. Once the reputation collapses, it will be over.
Apple can not care about Chinese users, or even ignore the demands of Chinese users, but they cannot care about their own users. No matter how difficult the situation is now, they must face it.
With the expectations of countless consumers, Jobs stepped onto the stage of Apple's press conference. To be honest, in his life, there had never been a press conference that made him feel so sad and without firm confidence.
The wrinkles on Jobs's face are much deeper than when Apple 1 was first launched, and his eyes are more than a little cloudy, but he can still see the expectations of countless consumers for Apple and for him, a "technology madman".
This made him regain his confidence and began to introduce the Apple 3GS. With the appearance of the opening promotional video... countless audiences reveled. The Apple 3GS meant that they also had their own 3G mobile phones.
If Chen Zifan had been at the scene, he would have been very surprised to find out what kind of Apple 3GS this is. This is clearly an Apple 5s, at least that's how it looks in appearance, but there are many things inside that are still from the 3GS.
However, the screen has been enlarged a lot, the resolution has been improved, the rear camera has been increased to 5 million pixels, and the chip used is at the same level as the Dimensity 300.
In terms of texture and refinement, it is already on par with Stardust 3. However, the fast charging, battery life, and signal are still far behind the level of Stardust 3, not to mention the system, which has widened the gap.
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Stardust OS is a comprehensive + optimized version of all the classics. Apple OS is still developing through its own efforts. How can they defeat the cheating Stardust Technology with their efforts? No, it’s not Apple OS.
As soon as Jobs appeared on the stage, he announced that the Apple OS had been renamed IOS, and that the original fingerprint-free push-type Home button had been replaced with a touch-type Home button with a fingerprint integrated on the front. The touch-type Home button could not be pressed.
But Apple uses precise control of the motor to completely simulate the feeling of pressing, and the vibration feedback is very good, which has always been their advantage.
Even in 2022, the vibration motor of Apple 6s can compete with many mid-range Android phones, but it is far behind in other configurations. After all, it is not from the same era, and there is no comparison.
In addition to Apple 3GS, Jobs also brought a Bluetooth headset, which is very similar to the first generation of future AirPods. However, Stardust 3 and Stardust Bluetooth Headset 2 are too advanced and seem ordinary.
Their consumers obviously want Apple to come up with more things. How can Stardust 3 alone be enough? Who doesn’t know that Stardust Technology’s most powerful model at present is Stardust 3+? But Jobs said that he has tried his best.
Without Stardust Technology, the current Apple 3GS would definitely be the best choice in the world. But in comparison, consumers are not satisfied enough, but they also know that the Apple 3GS is their best choice.
After the Apple press conference, countless foreign media reported on Apple 3GS. Regardless of whether it can beat Stardust 3+, at least they have a product that can compete with Stardust 3, although Stardust 3 cannot compare...
But that doesn't matter!
The important thing is to re-establish confidence!
Ever since, you can see similar reports in their news section: "This is the victory of Apple 3GS! It is our victory! Apple 3GS is the new direction of smartphones! Stardust is destined to fall..."
The speech of the second grader made people think that they could use their toes to build a three-bedroom apartment. What's more, they even gave Stardust 3+ a single-digit rating in some scientific and technological journals, belittling all aspects as worthless.
But they also didn’t think about it. If Stardust 3+ was really worthless, why would they go to such great lengths to disparage it? After fermenting for a while, the news of Apple 3GS finally reached China.
Wang Jinli, who had not seen him for a long time, rushed to Chen Zifan's office with a bunch of information, including product analysis of Apple 3GS and two American versions of Apple 3GS. When Chen Zifan saw it, he called him a good guy:
"Is it so fierce? Products two generations apart have come out..." It seems that Steve Jobs had passed away for two years when Apple 5s was released. Apple 4s was his last glory, but what is the situation now?
It seems that the Apple 5s still inherits many of Steve Jobs' product design concepts, but the emergence of Stardust Technology has brought forward some things that originally belonged to the future.
After reading various reports and product information about Apple... Chen Zifan is not worried about the threat that Apple can pose to Stardust Technology. First, Apple cannot enter the Chinese market, and second, Steve Jobs is old.
This is where Chen Zifan's confidence lies: "I'm young! I'm in my early 20s! Your old man will definitely die first! You can still resist now. If you are gone in two years, how long can Apple survive?"
In addition to Apple, Wang Jinli also brought a lot of news about the Android camp, focusing on just those few: Samsung, HTC, LG, Sharp...
Everything is normal for Samsung, and they are frantically conquering overseas markets. In some markets, they even have a head-on conflict with Stardust Technology. They have some advantages with their rich product lines.
But in the price range covered by Stardust mobile phones, Samsung is no match at all, so in the overseas market, the two are about 50-50 split. As for other companies... LG also has new policies.
"According to my investigation, LG first established LG New Energy to focus on the research and development of new energy batteries. Like Stardust New Energy, it covers the three major fields of power batteries, small batteries, and energy storage batteries, and it registered within a month.
More than 3,000 patents, look at this..."
Chen Zifan:......
My goodness, you are indeed a patent troll!
Study the development routes of competitors, rush to register patents in advance, use the patents in your hands to fight crazy lawsuits with competitors, and finally obtain a lot of benefits...
Picture what?
Still want to grab Stardust Technology’s patents? Not to mention LG, even Chen Zifan doesn’t know what patents or technologies [Analysis of Shanzhai] and [Synthetic Creation] can come up with next, let alone them.
"Don't worry, Stardust New Energy has also started the patent registration process. What they have registered is completely different from what we have registered, and they registered the patent in advance... It's just a waste of time~"
"It's important to be on guard against others! I've already informed Stardust New Energy to make preparations in advance!"
Chen Zifan nodded and said: "That's true..."
Then he suddenly remembered something and continued to ask: "How is Hongqi OS doing?"
Wang Jinli took out a piece of information and replied:
"Hmm... In the Hongqi OS camp, there is a company called Xiaomi that has been very hyped recently and has also launched a customized UI. I checked and found that their founder's surname is Lei, who is the former president and CEO of Kingsoft."
Chen Zifan: Oh~ Rebus is so brave. The Chinese mobile phone market is in such chaos, and Stardust Technology is standing on the ceiling. How dare you stop making mobile phones, and even set up Xiaomi?
Internet marketing, customized UI... wait until the resource integration is completed and then open the market through the cost-effective route?
But... in terms of cost performance, can Xiaomi beat LeTV today? As far as Chen Zifan knows, a recently launched mobile phone called LeTV G3+ by LeTV has sold for 1699, and it still uses Dimensity 250.
The Dimensity 250 chip was launched by MediaTek in order to continue to expand the market. It is better than the Dimensity 200, but it is much worse than the Dimensity 300.
The LeTV G3 equipped with Dimensity 200 even sells for only 1,199, which is almost in the thousand yuan range.
Chen Zifan doesn't want to worry about how domestic mobile phone brands compete for the time being. Stardust Technology can just sit firmly at the top of domestic mobile phones. The postponement of the launch of the next-generation Stardust 4 series is also paving the way for price increases and continuing to vacate the market.
However, increasing the price does not mean reducing the distribution. Chen Zifan’s philosophy in creating products is: let the price reflect the value of the product. Stardust 4 will be worth the price, without any fancy marketing.
If the price of the basic model can be raised to 4699-4999 among the three generations of Stardust 4 to 6 models, and the price of the upgraded model can be raised to 6699-6999, the future prices will be basically determined.
In addition to basic models (such as Stardust 3) and upgraded models (such as Stardust 3+), it is very likely that an exploration model will be added to the three generations of Stardust 4 to 6 models, thus evolving into three models a year.
A mobile phone.
Or update five mobile phones in two years, four of which are normal replacement models and one is an exploration model. The specific progress depends on the technological research and development situation at that time.
Whether they are competitors or ordinary consumers, many people think that Stardust 3+ has reached the extreme, and it is difficult to imagine how to improve it further. However, for Chen Zifan——
This has just begun~
After understanding the specific situation of the three major camps of Apple, Android and Hongqi, Chen Zifan contacted the officials again and provided a digital currency draft, which included the development direction and application scenarios of digital currency.
This is just a draft. When will it be implemented? I'm afraid it will take a long time.
Chen Zifan was not in a hurry. He, Li Yuan, and Mo Shaokun took advantage of this period of time to conduct an in-depth cooperation discussion on new energy taxis with Tuohai Travel, which also attracted Haicheng Transportation.
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