The organizers of the Mobile World Congress did not expect that so many Chinese mobile phone manufacturers would attend this time, but they did not care much even if they knew about it. They are also eager to increase the influence of 3G.
As the most populous country in the world, China has the fastest promotion of smartphones. If it can win the Chinese market... it will be much better than the dozens of operators from other small places, so the more it comes, the more it will come.
They are also worried that this mobile communications conference will not be lively. At the same time, Stardust Technology is also one of their main targets. Although the sales volume of Stardust mobile phones around the world is not high, its popularity is very high.
They just lack an opportunity to enter the market. Now that the Mobile World Congress is just around the corner, with such a good opportunity to open up the market, they believe that the top management of Stardust Technology will be attracted to it.
Their purpose is to use the Stardust mobile phone to promote 3G. Even if it doesn't work, they can cooperate with Chinese mobile phone manufacturers and mobile phone manufacturers from other camps. Chen Zifan's purpose is 3G and some "high-end" technologies.
He can still get 3G technology even if he doesn't go abroad, as long as they promote it, but other things can't be done. There are too many and complicated chip manufacturing equipment. It would be better if there are other cutting-edge technologies ~
However, Chen Zifan is still preparing for domestic matters. The engineering team must be prepared for the overseas mission. The content is just an ordinary "visit and exchange", so it didn't take much trouble to confirm it.
Some research institutions that are not easy to contact also agreed to this "visit and exchange" due to official mobilization and Stardust Technology's "money capabilities". There is no way, their research also needs money, and Stardust Technology happens to be not short of money.
The net profit of Stardust 1 alone has reached tens of billions, with 20 million units shipped, the net profit is 1,000+ for each unit, plus several other projects of Stardust Technology... lithium batteries, motors, electronic recycling stations
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There are also Stardust Express, Stardust Ecological Chain Plan, technology patent authorization, investment sharing... Each of them has a very strong ability to attract money, especially lithium batteries. Shipments have been steadily increasing, and the market demand is too great.
What Chen Zifan didn't expect was that the sales of Stardust 2 and Stardust Tablet exceeded the estimates of the statistics team. The first-run sales of Stardust 2 increased instead of decreasing. Regardless of the trade-in activity, the sales volume was basically the same as that of Stardust 1.
What surprised him the most was the Stardust Tablet. This product, whose sales were not promising from the beginning, has become a hit, and its market popularity has remained high.
A special group has even evolved: those who use feature phones and a Stardust tablet.
The euphemistic name is: "In order to reduce the time spent playing with mobile phones, reasonably plan the functions of each product, and do the most things with the least money, we choose dual-wielding!"
In their opinion, Stardust 2 has more waterproof and phone-making functions than Stardust Tablet. If this is the case... then why not buy a cheap functional phone to make calls and use Stardust Tablet to surf the Internet?
Unfortunately, ideals are full and reality is skinny. After dual-wielding for a while, they regretted it. They were really used to seeing the screen of Stardust Tablet and using Stardust OS. It was too frustrating to use the original button function machine.
This is a newly opened column in the Stardust community. Many Stardust users quit the dual-wielding camp just after they joined:
"I can't do it... I embarrassed everyone. I was lying on the bed playing with my tablet and threw it on my face, causing my nose to bleed. It was so fucking painful! And I'm used to using Stardust 1 and then using that push-button phone... I want to die, it's so difficult to use.
It’s over!”
"Yeah, I have to keep pressing to type. It's easy to press the wrong key, and I can't check the button all the time. I missed a lot of information. I regret it..."
"Cheap feature phones are too boring. Good feature phones...like the Nokia N85, the price is already over 3,000, so why not buy a second-hand Stardust 1?"
"Brothers, choose a mobile phone first and then a tablet! Lesson learned! Also, don't touch second-hand mobile phones! Don't touch the Stardust 1 at train stations or bus stations for hundreds of dollars!"
"For the beauty's own use, the Stardust Tablet is light gold powder, only unpacked and turned on, the whole set is included, sold out for 3799..."
Seeing this scene, Stardust users who were just about to join the dual-wielding party just gave up. If the budget is not enough, they should just continue to use Stardust 1. After reading too many posts, they always think they need something, but in fact, they may not necessarily.
Chen Zifan used to be a digital enthusiast, and he also experienced that period. Every time a new innovative product came out, he always wanted to get it as soon as possible, such as under-screen cameras, foldable screen phones that fold horizontally and vertically...
In the end, I discovered that ordinary candy bar machines are still easy to use, including tablets and laptops. Many people create their own needs, and when they actually buy them, they realize that they are new to them at first.
Therefore, it is not surprising that the current sales of Stardust Tablets are booming. People are always very curious about new products. They look online and offline and buy them on impulse. In the end, the mobile phone has to be the best.
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However, for Chen Zifan, the better the sales of Stardust Tablet, the happier he will be because the profit margin is large. The profit of each Stardust Tablet is about 150 yuan higher than that of Stardust 2, and the average net profit can reach 1,350 yuan.
It is currently the most profitable product of Stardust Technology, but even the reduced-price Stardust 1 can guarantee a net profit of 500+ per unit, because the expansion and upgrade of the Stardust factory has also reduced the production cost of Stardust 1.
This time Stardust 2 looks 360° with no blind spots. In fact, in addition to the 2G network, there is another important problem, that is, the Beidou map is too difficult to use. Users who buy mobile phones are scolding this in the Stardust community every day:
"The Beidou map is terrible! It's stuck and hard to use! If we want to navigate, who will have wifi at any time! But the 2G card can't even show pictures..."
"It's no wonder this thing wasn't introduced too much at the press conference. It's so difficult to use! Except for looking at it when it's connected to wifi, it's completely useless outside!"
“I can tell you haven’t mastered the right skills yet. The essence is just using Wi-Fi everywhere!”
"...I'm not very sociable, and I'm embarrassed to chase people asking for the wifi password. I can't speak..."
"Then there's nothing we can do..."
Stardust Technology cannot be ignored. The 2G network is really unable to meet the needs of users. In order to solve this problem, Chen Zifan and a team of 20 engineers have prepared to "visit" various research bases.
Among them is the officially cooperated Communication Technology R&D Center. There are even some obsolete communication satellites here. Chen Zifan and his team of engineers did not do anything excessive, they really just "visited".
As for the matters at Stardust Technology, firstly, they can be contacted online, and secondly, with Zhao Wushang, Wang Jinli and others here, it is enough to maintain the stable operation of the company. Chen Zifan is not too worried about this.
After they left, the R&D personnel at the research base discussed in a low voice: "Hey, why do you think Chen Zifan, the chairman of the board, would come to our place so well?"
"What do you know? Chen Zifan is a rising star in technology today, but running a company can easily corrode a person's mind. He must be constantly exposed to cutting-edge technology to know whether his product has been eliminated."
"Oh~ But why doesn't he hold an investment conference, a scientific research conference or something like that? Wouldn't that be more convenient? Why do you have to go in person? What a hassle!"
"You're riding a horse! If you ask me, who should I ask? How can we guess the level of people's thoughts? They will know it every day!"
"Why are you like this..."
Facts have proved that they thought too much. Chen Zifan simply wanted to [analyze copycats] with a wave of technology. Instead of coming one by one, it was better to be a technology harvester and get everything he could get his hands on first.
On average, he visited 1 to 3 R&D bases and laboratories a day. In just one month, Chen Zifan led his team of engineers to 83 places. The engineers took notes every day and almost vomited in the car. They were so tired!
But Chen Zifan was still watching from the side. They were too embarrassed to complain and complained. The chairman was fine. They couldn't stand it anymore? Is this still possible? Do they want to be promoted and get a salary increase? Do they want to continue to be promoted?
However, coming out this time did allow them to see a lot of different things. Their research and development and work ideas have been greatly improved, their vision has improved, and they will be more transparent when thinking about some issues.
After finishing the business trip, Chen Zifan led the team of engineers to rush back to the Stardust Technology headquarters without stopping, briefly checked some of the current situation of Stardust Technology, and uploaded the list of new [Stardust employees].
He rushed to the laboratory in the core area of the Stardust Factory, but he had to mention that being a technology harvester was really fun. There were already more than 12,000 things that could be registered for technology patents in [Stardust Technology].
The scope of coverage is also very wide, but he will not register all of these things at once, but choose to manufacture some of them, and then upgrade them through [Synthetic Creation] as a new core technology.
New core technologies will not be patented, and the rest will be used for commercial use. Only technologies that will be promoted later will be patented, to prevent patent wrangling and to license technology at necessary time points.
In addition, Chen Zifan also obtained the most important goal of his trip: production equipment drawings.
In [Stardust Technology] in consciousness, every production equipment is marked with detailed data, and even the manufacturing process of each screw can be seen.
Although I didn't get the finished product in one trip, it was better than getting the finished product. Although many technology research and development in 2007 had just started, for Chen Zifan, the existing things were enough for Stardust Technology.
The next step is to sort out these technologies and drawings according to different categories, and send them to the R&D personnel of Stardust Factory bit by bit when needed.
With the conscious help of [Stardust Technology], this part of the work is not too strenuous. Chen Zifan also has a new plan for the next development of Stardust Technology:
"Start with products and 3G... 3G is nothing. The important thing is to obtain a higher level of communication technology through 3G, and then promote the infrastructure construction of Haicheng through products..."
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