This is just one business of Stardust Technology, and does not include other projects. Of course, projects such as lithium batteries, screens, and raw material supply are not as profitable as "Hai" even if they are all added up.
Even though the sales volume of "Hai" is far less than that of Bird, domestic mobile phone brands such as Gionee are unlikely to reach sales of tens of millions of units, but its profits are too high, each unit costs more than a thousand yuan.
Some domestic brands that focus on cost-effectiveness only have a net profit of a few dozen yuan per mobile phone. This is the advantage of Stardust Technology, which has rapidly expanded and developed through high profits in a very short period of time.
In less than half a year, Stardust Technology's assets have increased 200 times from the original 3 million to nearly 700 million. Even so, Chen Zifan is not complacent and still concentrates on doing his own thing.
Building infrastructure, recruiting employees, and making products can be done by Zhao Wushang and others, but Stardust Technology's first smartphone must be made by him. Before that, it needs to be upgraded.
"In November, I got a total of 50,312 copycat points. With the remaining ones from before, I can barely raise it to lv.14. I will first upgrade the lithium battery and screen, and then build a motor..."
In reality, lithium batteries that can reach lv.14 are almost unavailable on the market, but it doesn't matter. Chen Zifan has been engaged in new energy batteries before, and he understands some of the development directions and theories of lithium batteries.
With a slight movement of consciousness, the level of [Stardust Technology] has been raised to lv.14, and the copycat point in my mind has changed from 62135 to 2135. Looking at the [Employee] column, there is one person who stands out.
"Is it going to be upgraded soon?"
It is Zhao Wushang. It can be said that he took over 70% of the work of Stardust Technology. Under this kind of high-intensity work, his level has soared and reached [Senior Employee lv.98].
It was only lv.3 short of leveling up. Chen Zifan looked at the copycat points in his mind and directly added 2000. Zhao Wushang's level successfully reached lv.100, and then the white information box turned blue.
At the same time, he felt as if a surge of vitality had been injected into his brain, and some things that were vague in his memory became clear again, including various materials he had read.
"Synchronized promotion?"
[Senior Employee lv.100] successfully became [Stardust Employee lv.1], click on the button below (view details), and you will see it says: Stardust Employee, an employee who is fully integrated into Stardust Technology.
Chen Zifan: "..."
I really listen to what you say, just like listening to what you say! The focus may be on the four words of complete integration? In other words, after reaching the level of Stardust employees, it will be difficult for other companies to poach them.
Even if employees are poached through some special means, after the employees leave, there will be very little ability improvement gained within Stardust Technology, and Chen Zifan himself will not be affected in any way.
Moreover, the confidentiality agreement, liquidated damages, etc. in the Stardust Technology contract are not vegetarian~
Chen Zifan quickly put this matter behind him and pulled out a so-called "high-end motor" from the laboratory warehouse. After [Analyzing the Copycat], he discovered that its level was only lv.5.
"Isn't this too watery?"
So he dragged out more than a dozen motors from the warehouse, and after analyzing them all, he put together a set of lv.10 copycat motor technology, and listed some needed machines according to the above requirements.
In this way, Chen Zifan no longer had to worry about Xinghua Zhixing. After getting the motor done, he set his sights on another thing: sensors! Various types of sensors!
But there are too many types of sensors, and there are a lot of them just to count: light sensors, image sensors, position sensors, pressure sensors, acceleration sensors, temperature and humidity sensors...
Chen Zifan ignored some unimportant things that were not needed for the time being. He focused on the image sensor, light sensor, distance sensor, gravity sensor and infrared sensor.
The direct improvement brought by better image sensors is the improvement of mobile phone photography and photography imaging quality. Of course, in addition to image sensors, lenses, PCB substrates, algorithms, etc. are also very important.
A good light sensor improves automatic brightness adjustment and can also implement functions such as preventing accidental touches. The gravity sensor uses piezoelectric induction to switch between horizontal and vertical screens... In short, they have different uses.
Chen Zifan selected some of the more critical ones and prepared to do them himself. After all [analyzing copycats], he sorted out the technologies. After breaking them down, he also listed the machines and materials that needed to be purchased...
It was already late at night after everything was done. It is interesting to say that Stardust Technology has never advocated working overtime, but from the chairman to the senior executives of various departments to the ordinary employees of the Stardust factory, they are all overtime fans~
After entering December, the popularity of the mobile phone market has not decreased but has increased. During the New Year in this year, it is also popular to replace mobile phones. Although everyone is not living a good life, they still want to be respected by their relatives, friends, and neighbors.
As for Stardust Technology, they need to carry out a wave of sprint in the last December of 2005, infrastructure construction, recruitment, production, and then promote "Hai" to other cities through certain regular channels.
Although the progress of Stardust directly-operated stores and after-sales centers is slow, the development of Stardust authorized stores is rapid. In addition to Haicheng, there are already Stardust authorized stores in many first-tier and near-first-tier cities.
Although they are formal, they are far less formal than Stardust Direct Stores. Even if they are irregular, they are much better than the chaotic mobile phone stores at this stage. Even if they only have one product, they can still sell very well.
But when something becomes popular, imitators will inevitably appear. After Chen Zifan woke up from his sleep, he was surprised to find that some unscrupulous manufacturers on the Internet had edited the "Hai" promotional video and started advertising.
for example:
"Seagull mobile phone! Buy a mobile phone! Get headphones for free! This event is for nationwide..."
"Azure mobile phone! Call 1xxxx immediately, and you will receive a super Bluetooth combination of mobile phone..."
What the hell is this!?
In addition to copying promotional posters and videos, the gap between products is simply ridiculous. Wang Jinli also specially found one for Chen Zifan to see. The rough craftsmanship, scattered casing, and eye-catching screen...
"Depend on!"
This kind of thing is really not easy to manage, but if you don't care, you can't let these rubbish destroy the Stardust Technology brand. Fortunately, Wang Jinli's marketing department is powerful enough, and the navy is very capable of cleaning up the ground.
Coupled with the warning from the lawyer's letter from Stardust's legal department, Stardust users' voluntary maintenance and operation can even use these counterfeit brands to advertise Stardust Technology and promote genuine products.
At the same time, this also exposed a problem: without a platform with large traffic, Stardust Technology’s official voice and voice are not high enough.
"You have to do it yourself..."
——
Haicheng University.
"What! You were hired? And the young man from Stardust Technology has taken a liking to you?"
Bai Xianning only felt that the world suddenly felt a little magical. Logically speaking, isn't this the plot in a novel? How could it happen in reality? The most important thing is that An He still wants to go a little bit?
"Um!!!"
An He nodded vigorously, thinking that her guess was accurate. She didn't know Chen Zifan, so she took special care of her when they first met. There must be something wrong! But she remembered what the interviewer said...
Well, she admitted that she was moved. Whether it was the treatment offered by Stardust Technology, the overall environment, the working atmosphere, or the pie drawn by the person in charge of Stardust Network... it was all something she had never felt before.
Lenovo had recruited her, but she was not interested in computer program development at all. Some of her seniors at Lenovo had gone bald in just two years. Boys might not care, but she couldn't care less.
"So are you going?"
"I…"
"Didn't you say that Mr. Chen is tall and handsome? Why don't you try to get in touch with him? Maybe he is different from what you imagined."
"Then let me try?"
"Well! If you think about it this way, does he also do you a favor?"
"ah?"
"Hesitation means you already have the answer in your mind. Why not give it a try?"
"..."
People will always preconceptionally define some people as "good", "bad", "like", and "hate" based on their own judgment. This is human nature and there is no need to change it.
Unless it’s related to myself…
An He thought what Bai Xiuning said made sense, and she consulted her parents. After reading the contract, their parents said that apart from the confidentiality agreement being too harsh and the liquidated damages being a bit high, there were no other problems.
Even the benefits in some aspects were beyond their imagination. After much thought, An's father found someone from his company and planned to go to Stardust Technology to have a look. They could sign the contract without any problem.
"Just think of it as exercise~"
——
Stardust Network.
Originally, Chen Zifan wanted to recruit 100 software engineers, but in the end he only recruited 81 people. There was no way around it. The computer industry these days is considered "high-end talent" and it is not that easy to recruit.
He and the five main engineers selected some highly capable employees to take charge of part of the "Dust OS" development project, while the remaining relatively average employees were responsible for the improvement of the Stardust official website.
Just when he thought there were only these people in the early days of Stardust Network, the Human Resources Department brought him another employee. It was An He. His short black hair that reached to his ears was so eye-catching.
Chen Zifan's eyes suddenly lit up, and he rushed in front of the two of them, looking into An He's eyes and said: "What a coincidence! I thought you wouldn't come! Welcome to Stardust Technology!"
At the same time, he secretly observed the reaction of the girl in front of him, thinking: Why do some people have amber pupils? But foreigners also have blue...
An He, who was standing opposite him, was immediately stunned by this hint of nakedness, and even his words were a little awkward: "I...I..."
An He: Did you see it? Did you see it? I said this guy must be interested in me!
Chen Zifan: Huh? Why is she blushing? Well, she must be a little nervous on the first day of employment. Liu Yu praises her to me every day, saying she is a genius... Is she really that powerful? Why don't you test her?
"I happen to be free, so I will take you to familiarize yourself with the environment of our Stardust Technology, and by the way, I will tell you about the work that Stardust Network is responsible for..."
"ah?"
An He suddenly felt that he was so stupid. Didn't this come to his door? This person in front of him was the young master of Stardust Technology. After joining the company, he had 100 ways to get close to her and then take her down...
"Is it too late to regret now? But the contract has just been signed, what should I do?"
Chen Zifan looked at An He who was stuck in place, with his hands crossed in front of him, biting his lower lip, and even his earlobes turned pink. He was a little confused. He thought: Are female programmers so introverted?
"Ahem, follow me, the others are getting ready to start work and follow the arrangements just now!"
"good!"
"no problem!"
“…”
Now except Chen Zifan, no one cares about Anhe. Why should the chairman worry about them? Seeing this, Anhe could only follow behind Chen Zifan and began to listen to his introduction: "We at Stardust Network...hey, you hide behind me.
What are you doing? I can’t even see anyone!”
Chen Zifan was a little helpless and turned around to greet An He to stand next to him. An He had no choice but to grit his teeth and follow step by step. Chen Zifan simply asked directly: "By the way, are you really the champion of the programming competition?"
"Um…"
"Oh ~ I heard that someone from Lenovo asked you to go to their company, why didn't you go?"
“It’s too far, I don’t want to go!”
It's quite reasonable! Chen Zifan nodded. Anhe is also a local, and most parents don't want their daughters to live too far away from home. It may be okay to go to school, but they hope to return to the local area to find a job.
"I heard that you want to make games? Stardust Network does not have a project team specifically responsible for games yet... If you have outstanding abilities after joining the job, no, you will now work on the project team to develop the system."
An He became a little anxious after hearing this: "Developing the system? But you said you would let me make games! I have no interest in developing the system!"
"Calm down, listen to me first. Our operating system has begun to take shape. The follow-up work is not complicated. Once you get in touch with it, you will know that you must first have the system before you can play games on it!"
"..."
Seeing An He's confused look, Chen Zifan couldn't tell what was going on with her:
"Forget it, the project team Liu Yu will tell you about the operating system later. I believe that with your ability, it won't take long to produce the initial version, and then we will plan..."
Since the Stardust Network building is still under construction, these employees are now in a vacant area between the core area and the production area of the Stardust factory. The conditions cannot be said to be good, nor can they be said to be bad.
Chen Zifan gave a little reminder: "Now the Stardust Network can only be here. It can be moved there when the building is completed. The space over there will be larger. By the way, don't go to the laboratory in front!"
If you just push the door without a key, it will easily trigger the alarm several times in a row. However, An He is not interested in these at all. Seeing that it is almost done, Chen Zifan sends her back to the project team led by Liu Yu.
When he returned to the Stardust Technology headquarters, he quickly forgot about it, started purchasing machinery, upgraded the equipment of the Stardust factory, and began to expand business.
At the same time, the factory at Xinghua Zhixing was also reorganized. Chen Jianjun was not idle during this period. He recruited some employees and started working directly after training to produce the first batch of motors.
The first thing to build is the electric tricycle requested by Chen Zifan. The batteries of this electric tricycle are all under the seat. Half of the weight of the whole vehicle is the battery, and the cruising range is only about 60 kilometers.
After running for a whole morning, the battery was basically out, and I had to change it in the afternoon. But there is no better choice at the moment. According to Chen Zifan's estimation, the production of 50 electric tricycles will take more than half a month.
It was difficult to purchase goods in the early stage, and there were various procedures to go through, so the progress was relatively slow, but the speed picked up in the later stage. During this period, Stardust Express was not idle and began to "promote".
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