Facts have proved that they did it, or the five commissioners have fooled themselves. The development of Stardust Factory has exceeded the expectations of some MediaTek executives, and their scale is a bit too big.
Of course, this is just what the five commissioners think. Coupled with the comparison between Stardust Technology and previous Huaxia Technology companies, this illusion is formed.
In some more technologically advanced and developed areas, they may very well feel that this is how it should be.
Although they didn't understand how Stardust Technology could increase the performance of an ordinary mid-range machine by seven times, listening to the technician's introduction and looking at the equipment in front of them... Stardust Technology could really do it.
The commissioners quickly recorded these things, and they were already convinced of the cooperation between Stardust Technology and MediaTek. However, they had no say in this matter, and it was ultimately up to MediaTek's senior management to decide.
After clearly investigating the things to be investigated, the five specialists concluded the investigation. It was not so much an inspection as it was to inquire about the situation in advance, and the final result was naturally fine.
"By the way, regarding 2 million high-end functional machine chips, is it possible..."
"Don't worry! Leave it to us!"
"Haha, what are your plans next? Do you need me to find someone to take you around the scenic spots in Haicheng to experience our customs?"
"We appreciate the kindness. People in Haicheng are very enthusiastic, but the company has been very busy recently. Something happened at the foundry, so we can only wait until next time..."
"It's okay! Come anytime! Contact me anytime! When are you leaving? I'll have someone take you off~"
"About 12:30 noon."
"OK!"
Zhao Wushang wished that these people would leave early and return to MediaTek headquarters to report the situation and finalize the cooperation. Time waits for no one. It would be even better if the chip can be completed before the end of the year~
After seeing off the MediaTek commissioner, Zhao Wushang also reported the situation to Chen Zifan, and then asked: "Then can we focus on other aspects?"
Chen Zifan shook his head and rejected his idea: "No, we must not only continue, but also increase investment in chip research and development!"
"I see!"
Zhao Wushang and Chen Zifan would not keep asking why. Some things may not be understood now, but they can be figured out soon as soon as they come back to their senses.
For various reasons, even if Stardust Technology and MediaTek achieve in-depth cooperation, MediaTek will not side with Stardust Technology when they side with each other one day in the future, so their own development is the most important.
The purpose of cooperating with MediaTek is to avoid being suppressed by the coalition. If Stardust Technology is embattled on all sides one day, it will not be severely damaged in a short period of time, but this situation is unlikely to happen.
What Chen Zifan wants to do more is to develop Stardust Technology to a new level before the major international giants react. By then, even if they want to suppress Stardust Technology, they will have lost the initiative.
No matter how we cooperate, the most important thing is that Stardust Technology is strong. MediaTek has kept its promise. After the five commissioners returned, 2 million chips were boarded on a freighter and sent to Haicheng the next day.
At the same time, Chen Zifan also got in touch with Liu Lilong, the chairman of Gionee. Compared to Tianyu, Gionee has stronger funds. In addition to functional machine chips, there is another thing this time.
"Dr. Chen! Your chip has really solved our urgent need! Now we have a new mobile phone! But now there is a problem..."
The cost of Stardust Technology's top-end screens is too high for Gionee to afford, and screens of the same specifications as Stardust 1 are not for sale to the public for the time being. There is no way, the demand for Stardust 1 is too high, and they don't even have enough for themselves.
Even the supply of feature phone screens originally supplied to Gionee, Tianyu, and Coolpad is constantly decreasing. After completing the previously signed contracts, Chen Zifan no longer plans to produce non-touch screens.
With Stardust 1 in front of him, Liu Lilong no longer wants to produce button function phones as originally planned, but is planning to find Stardust Technology to purchase a batch of low-cost touch screens to make a batch of "pseudo-smartphones."
The so-called pseudo-smartphone refers to a pseudo-smartphone that looks very similar to a smartphone, has the same large touch screen, and the same appearance ID, but does not have the same operating system as Stardust OS.
The essence of pseudo-smartphones is that they are functional machines, and they still use functional machine chips. At the peak of their development, their operating systems can also download software, but unfortunately only a few can be downloaded.
Moreover, the entire operating system is very difficult to use, and the underlying logic is also very confusing. Pseudo-smartphones are the product of the transition from the functional machine era to the smart machine era.
The only advantage is that the cost is low. You can buy a product that looks like a smartphone for less than one-third of the price of a Stardust 1, which is extremely harmful to low-budget people with low incomes.
Gionee is preparing to make such a product. Liu Lilong’s idea is very simple. There is no need to think about copying Stardust 1. So why not take advantage of the trend of smartphones and launch some new products to make money?
As for real smartphones... they will do the same when the time comes. I have to say that there is a reason why Gionee can develop. Chen Zifan can also understand Liu Lilong's choice. He has already been prepared.
"We have licensed some screen patents to other foundries. If Gionee needs it, they will give priority to supply..."
In this way, Stardust Technology can focus on producing top-quality screens, and then license out some obsolete but still marketable technologies, streamlining the Stardust factory and earning considerable royalties at the same time.
It can be regarded as taking advantage of the final value. However, judging from the current development situation, earning patent fees is only temporary. Soon other suppliers will develop screen technologies with similar effects.
With Chen Zifan's guarantee, Liu Lilong also knew what to do. After hanging up the phone, he immediately convened Gionee's shareholders' meeting to determine the next development direction and main products.
There are many mobile phone manufacturers who have the same idea as Gionee. It is foreseeable that in the next period of time, there will be a three-party melee between functional phones, pseudo-smartphones, and smart phones.
Stardust 1 is excellent enough, but the starting price of Stardust 1 is also high enough. Although the current sales of Stardust 1 are very scary, for the entire Chinese market, there are still most people whose budget is not high enough.
You wouldn’t even take a glance at a phone that costs more than 2,000 yuan, let alone the Stardust 1, which starts at 3,999.
When one day the durability and reliability of Stardust mobile phones are verified over time, this situation will change, but unfortunately it is not time yet.
On the third day when the MediaTek specialist returned to the headquarters, Chen Zifan received a planning letter called "Project Dimensity". As soon as he saw the word Dimensity, he thought of those chips from Dimensity 700 to 9000+.
"What's going on? Shouldn't it be the Helio series? Why is it the Dimensity series?"
With curiosity, Chen Zifan opened the plan, only to find that what he thought was a little different from what he thought. The "Tianji Plan" was divided into two parts, not only Tianji, but also Helio.
The general content is: the Helio series of chips focuses on the mid-to-low-end market, and the Dimensity series focuses on the high-end market. The Dimensity series is also a key part of the cooperation between Stardust Technology and MediaTek, specializing in high-end smartphones.
“In my memory, Dimensity has always been synonymous with mid-range and low-end. It was not until Dimensity 9000 that we took advantage of the fact that Snapdragon 8 Gen1 was a hot dragon and made a turnaround, launching high-end models with domestic brands...
Dimensity is now directly positioned as a high-end product, eliminating the previous trouble of entering the mid- to low-end market, which is also a blessing... It's a pity, because Stardust Factory also has a smart phone chip with a higher positioning..."
No matter how high-end the Dimensity series is, it cannot be higher-end than Stardust Technology’s own chips.
But the two can coexist. According to Chen Zifan’s plan, the third-generation Stardust mobile phone will be divided into two versions: Stardust 3 and Stardust 3+. Stardust 3 will compete with the Apple 3GS that may appear in the future.
The same starting price of 3999, the same 8GB memory, the same smartphone, but the differences are hardware, brand, ecosystem, operating system...
He was aggressive and suppressed Apple in the Chinese market in one fell swoop, preventing them from forming the terrifying repressive power they had in their previous life. However, if Apple died on the way, just pretend he didn't say anything.
No matter what situation he will face in the future, Chen Zifan is not worried. It is okay to fight against known opponents, but he is afraid that an unexpected super opponent will appear...
This is the real trouble.
Stardust 3+ is the most important role in the "three-generation version" plan. It is positioned as the high-end among high-end, and the hardware is stacked to the extreme.
Even in 2020, with a starting price of 5,999, you can still buy the top flagship phone in the Android camp, let alone in this era...
Rather than saying that Stardust 3+ is the future flagship model of Stardust Technology, it is better to say that this phone is just a show of strength, and the bulk of shipments will depend on Stardust 3.
Stardust 3, or Stardust 2, the next generation product of Stardust 1, is likely to use the new "Dimensity" chip jointly developed by Stardust Technology and MediaTek.
The specific product plan will have to wait until the cooperation is completely finalized before design can begin. There is one more thing to do before the Summer Solstice Developer Cooperation Conference, and that is the ribbon-cutting ceremony that Chen Zifan agreed to watch in the summer a few days ago.
He just needed to go through the motions, but as time went by, he also understood that the development of wifi is an inevitable trend and a product of the development of the times, rather than being bound to something.
Even if there is no Starbucks and no summer viewing, WiFi will still have various promotion situations, such as free WiFi in Stardust directly-operated stores, and various broadband packages launched by the three major operators...
But since they invested in Jirun Food Processing Factory and got 35% of the shares, they still have to pay a little attention. However, the extent to which Guanxia can develop next depends on their own operational level.
Chen Zifan doesn't have the energy to keep paying attention to a chain milk tea shop. He has to prepare to face the more complicated problems that are coming soon.
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