Only in the process of dynamic driving can the real problems of a car be found, and even tens of thousands of kilometers of road tests in different road conditions will be needed in the future.
However, the "exquisite" atmosphere that Chen Zifan wants to create has already been created. In his opinion, the main direction of new energy mini cars is exquisiteness, rather than the "cost-effectiveness" of traditional fuel vehicles, "as long as it can be used."
This is the case with Xinghan Mini. It needs to make people feel good when they see it, feel a kind of inner joy when they sit in it, and feel comfortable while driving.
The sum of all kinds of feelings is what people often call "happiness", but Xinghan mini is just a product after all, and it is impossible for everyone to like it. It only needs to be optimized to the best for its audience.
Chen Zifan tried each physical button of Xinghan mini without starting it up. The plastic parts have a good texture and the feeling is very crisp. Both the pressing feeling and the sound feedback are very good.
After seeing this, Mo Shaokun said very proudly:
"Our interiors are all made of slush molding, which is different from ordinary hard plastics. It has a better texture and lower gloss...so it won't have that greasy feeling when exposed to light, but will show a high-end feel."
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This sense of luxury does not mean that it should be compared with luxury cars, but a visual perception. Low saturation makes it easier for people to feel this way. This is why many brands prefer to use Morandi colors.
Morandi colors refer to gray colors with low saturation. For example, OnePlus’ Hydrogen OS uses a large number of Morandi colors as the basis, which makes it appear more advanced. However, OnePlus’ positioning has changed since then.
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The texture of slush molding is indeed better than lower-cost hard plastic. In addition to slush molding, the interior of Xinghan Mini also uses a lot of imitation leather materials. Real leather cannot be used, and imitation leather with higher durability is enough.
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There is no deliberate cost saving on details. Similarly, the effect presented by the imitation leather material is also a low-saturation color. When paired with the slush molding, the visual perception is completely full.
Coupled with the comfortable seats specially customized by Chen Zifan, the experience of sitting in the car is very good. It is not that its functions are advanced, but every detail, even when adjusting the seat, will feel very smooth.
"We will conduct inspection first to make sure there are no problems, and then we will prepare for the field test. The basic site of Haitian Driving School has almost been built. It will be no problem to go there. Also, one test vehicle is not enough..."
After Chen Zifan got out of the car, he pondered for a moment and said, in fact, Mo Shaokun and others thought the same way, and would do it without his instructions. Chen Zifan was a professional when it came to mobile phones, but that was not necessarily the case when it came to cars~
Of course, they also know what Chen Zifan is best at, and even if the opinions Chen Zifan gives are useless, they will not make directional errors.
"I understand, everything is difficult at the beginning. The first test vehicle has already been released, and the remaining progress is also very fast. In the early stage, we will prepare a total of 30 test vehicles, and various tests and test data will be available soon."
Chen Zifan nodded, and then said: "Quality is the key, every detail must be done well, I won't say anything redundant, you all know..."
Xinghan Mini, as the first new energy vehicle product of Xinghan Zhixing, can affect many people's first impression of new energy vehicles, but when it comes to direct decision... it is not possible. Every brand needs to develop.
Wuling, Changan, Geely, BYD, Great Wall... the initial products of these brands were not very good, but people can see that the products of these brands are constantly improving, and thus have a new understanding of the brand.
No one can do it perfectly from the beginning, and the same is true for new energy vehicle brands. Therefore, Chen Zifan has a very peaceful mentality and has even prepared in advance to face various accidents and public criticism.
But Chen Zifan will definitely make the effort that needs to be done: "You are responsible for the matters here first, and just call me directly when the site test is approaching."
Chen Zifan gave brief instructions and then returned to the Stardust factory. Xinghan Mini was already preparing. As products of the same period, Stardust 3 and Stardust 3+ must also prepare in advance to cope with next year's market.
Although there is no chip yet, neither Dimensity 300 nor Changhe 3, MediaTek has determined the architecture of Dimensity 300 and started the first round of production. Even if there are adjustments, it will basically not change.
Therefore, Chen Zifan can start designing the motherboard around the Dimensity 300, and then solder the Dimensity 300 directly to the motherboard for debugging. However, the engineering team will be responsible for this aspect of the design.
As for Changhe 3 and Stardust 3+, there is no rush yet. It will take at least three months for the Changhe project team to start the actual testing. By then, the chip design of Changhe 3 can be completely determined. Now he has no choice but to use it.
All he needs to do is determine the design of Stardust 3 based on cost. According to his plan, Stardust 3 will continue the appearance design language of Stardust 2, further improve peripheral configurations, and make adjustments to the screen.
Stardust 1 and Stardust 2 abandoned the same width from top to bottom and the same width from left to right, increased the screen-to-body ratio, and used a proven design: a hole-punch screen, no bangs, and no pills. In Chen Zifan's opinion, these are unnecessary.
First of all, Stardust 3 will not put so many sensors in the front camera area. Secondly, the visual experience of notch screen and pill screen is not good. Of course, this kind of thing is very subjective and everyone's style is different.
Some people like notch screens and pill screens, but Chen Zifan prefers to use a "complete" screen.
The screen technology of Stardust Technology has reached the standard. As the level of [Stardust Technology] increases, you can try some more advanced attempts.
According to Chen Zifan's judgment, the screens currently produced by Stardust Technology are roughly between 15 and 18 years old. What they lack is only the width of the color gamut. This is also limited by the panel material process and cannot be directly improved.
But compared with screens from other manufacturers, Stardust screens are already far ahead. However, the color accuracy of Stardust Technology screens is very high, and it can almost be used as a measurement standard, and it is very friendly to design workers.
This is also one of the reasons why the Stardust Tablet has been selling so well since its launch. In the name of painting and design, the Stardust Marketing Department invited some people in the industry to do some videos and copywriting, which had a very good publicity effect.
Paired with some learning software developed by Stardust Network, more and more students and people who have just entered social work are attracted by Stardust tablets, hoping to start a second career through Stardust tablets.
Of course, there are definitely not many successful people, and side jobs are not that easy to find. In the end, there is no way of knowing whether these Stardust tablets are used for study, work, or entertainment. Who says that studying must be good and playing games must be bad?
In fact, the hole-punch screen technology was not mature in the early stage, and Liu Haiping did not directly transition to the hole-punch screen. During this period, products such as water drop screens also appeared.
However, the water drop screen is not much more mature than the hole-punch screen, and in Chen Zifan’s opinion, it is not beautiful. Rather than discontinuing excessive products, it is better to get it right in one step.
Therefore, the hole-punch screen + 3G chip are the main improvements of Stardust 3. The remaining minor improvements include 30W fast charging, 30W wireless fast charging, front and rear 5-megapixel cameras, optical image stabilization, new process glass cover, etc.
The wireless fast charging on Xinghan mini uses 30W fast charging, and the wired fast charging has also been upgraded to 30W. This is an upgrade based on the previous 20W fast charging, but the battery capacity of Stardust 3 has not changed.
It is still 3300 mAh, and under ideal conditions with 30W fast charging, the charging speed from 0 to 100 is approaching the one-hour mark. If it can reach one hour, the marketing department will definitely promote it based on this.
A new upgrade has also been made in terms of imaging. The front camera has also been upgraded to 5 million pixels, and optical image stabilization has been added for the first time. From these adjustments, it can be seen that Chen Zifan is rushing for high-intensity involution.
Not only does it compete with other mobile phone manufacturers, but it also competes with its own products. With its strict requirements for products, the image quality of Stardust 3 may not be the best, but it is definitely the most stable, and the user experience is used to widen the product gap.
If Stardust 3 is a true all-round product... then Stardust 3+ is a super-large cup that is fully upgraded on the basis of Stardust 3 and is a true all-round flagship.
Chen Zifan already has a very clear direction for the specific configuration. It depends on whether the Changhe 3 chip can be mass-produced within the expected time. At the same time, he has also prepared accessories for the special models in the second plan in advance.
To avoid any accidents during the process~
After settling this part of the matter, Chen Zifan went to the statistics team of the marketing department to take a look. The sales data of Stardust 2 and Stardust Tablet were still as stable as old dogs. Feng Yuan, the leader of the statistics team, briefly explained the situation to him:
"The national shipment volume of Stardust 2 is currently stable in the range of 50,000 to 80,000 units per day, and the shipment volume of Stardust tablets is stable in the range of 10,000 to 20,000 units per day... Sales will increase by 2 times during some holidays.
about."
Chen Zifan nodded. He was not surprised by this sales figure. The shipping capacity of Stardust Tablets is still relatively weak. After people get used to tablet computers, they are also rationally considering their own needs.
Compared with tablets, smartphones are a necessity in this era. As more and more Internet companies join in and wifi becomes popular, the number of Stardust users is also increasing dramatically, and the daily active ratio is very high.
After confirming that Stardust Technology is still developing steadily, Chen Zifan finally received a call from Li Yuan: "Director Chen, we have prepared 5 test vehicles and are going to Haitian Driving School for a simple field test tomorrow..."
"Okay, I get it."
At 8 o'clock the next morning, Chen Zifan had changed into a looser sportswear and arrived at the Xinghan Automobile Factory. What greeted him was Mo Shaokun, whose head was wrapped in gauze several times and his arms were also bandaged.
"Holy crap! What's going on with you!"
"It's okay, just a little injury..."
Chen Zifan:???
Do you call this a minor injury?
Li Yuan explained on the side: "I am also speechless. This kid went to run a curve test just after the test was completed. He also passed the curve at a speed of 75. The speed was too fast and the Xinghan mini was light, so he lost control and crashed..."
Chen Zifan:......
Mo Shaokun was very stubborn: "I am confident in my products! A small bump is nothing, people must have the spirit of sacrifice. I am testing the maximum cornering speed of Xinghan Mini!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he turned his attention to Chen Zifan: "Hey, Xinghan mini slipped sideways. The tire grip is a bit insufficient. Should we..."
Chen Zifan was too lazy to complain. It was a miracle that a car as light as the Xinghan Mini did not flip over: "You can provide the option of replacing tires at the direct-operated store, but the current tires are already the best within the cost range."
He also confirmed the situation again:
"Is it really okay?"
"Don't worry! I'm in very good condition now!"
Chen Zifan nodded, and then several people crowded into a Xinghan mini. As long as the inspection passed, there would be no problem with the vehicle's safety, so he didn't worry about an accident and sat directly in the driver's seat.
Mo Shaokun couldn't help but interjected: "You have to drive more carefully! Don't hit me when the road is difficult. Look at the injury on my head! It was caused by the airbag explosion!"
"Do you think everyone is the same as you? Your driving habits are too dangerous and your safety awareness is too poor. Think about it, if you were to go faster and get into an accident and the car hadn't been launched yet, who would remember your efforts?
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Mo Shaokun fell silent upon hearing this, and began to reflect deeply on the sidelines. Safe driving is really important. Driving irregularly would make his family members cry...
It has to be said that Chen Zifan drives very steadily. He also hopes to be able to drive his own car as soon as possible, so that the original Dandan car can be thrown into the warehouse to collect dust.
When five Xinghan minis with mosaic stickers were running on the road to the Bund in Haicheng, although there were relatively few people on the Bund, they still attracted the attention of many people and vehicles, and some cars even ran to the front to take photos.
Unfortunately, the mosaic stickers on it made it impossible for them to tell which brand of test car it was.
The car at the front is Chen Zifan's car, and the cars behind are driven by testers. The road on the Bund in Haicheng is not easy, and the Xinghan Mini's suspension still uses independent front and rear links, so shaking is inevitable.
The initial driving experience cannot be said to be particularly comfortable, but it is not bad either. It fits the positioning of the Xinghan Mini and can even be compared with higher-priced cars.
There are two things that surprise Chen Zifan, one is the sound, and the other is the acceleration. On such a bumpy road, Xinghan Mini didn't make any abnormal noise. Unfortunately, the quietness of Xinghan Mini is really average...
Due to cost constraints, I won't mention the sound insulation, and fuel vehicles at the same price are not necessarily better than it.
The second is acceleration. When the switch is pressed deeply, the acceleration process of Xinghan mini is very linear.
This kind of linear acceleration is in line with people's basic intuition. Compared with the straight power output, it will make people feel more comfortable driving. The sound of the motor rotating is also very nice, without the high-pitched electric sound.
In fact, if Chen Zifan wanted to do it, Xinghan Mini would not hear any motor sound at all while driving, but being too quiet is not necessarily a good thing. People also need some operational feedback when driving new energy vehicles.
Sound is also a type of feedback, otherwise there wouldn't be so many people wanting to change the exhaust as soon as they buy a car.
In Chen Zifan’s memory, Great Wall’s Euler always liked to use some strange things on their products, such as the simulated sound waves on the Lightning Cat... It can be seen that they have ideas in it, but in reality it sounds a bit awkward.
New energy vehicles do not need to shift gears, but the sound they simulated actually included the sound of accelerating gear changes. Chen Zifan really couldn't understand this behavior. Why did he have to rely on a fuel vehicle?
These are two different types of products. New energy vehicles have their own characteristics, and they have their own unique driving experience and driving pleasure. Why bother to simulate the noise and boast of the driving feeling of a gasoline vehicle?
Chen Zifan believes that the most important thing is to maximize the characteristics of his products. You may not be able to feel them on the Xinghan Mini yet, but that may not be the case in the future~
But he soon discovered a problem. The brakes on this Xinghan mini were not easy to use. The brake pedal felt good, but there was a problem with the braking force:
"The brakes need to be adjusted again. I just tapped the brakes lightly and there was such heavy braking force that I almost rushed forward. I was very weak when I tried to brake in the second half. I had already stepped on the pedal very deeply but there was no response at speed.
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"It's a test car...it's normal to have problems. I'll write it down right now and make adjustments!"
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