Three days later, Beijing Haidian District, Lehui Corporation HQ.
For Chen Mo, it wasn't too far away, so he arrived on time.
Someone brought Chen Mo to the CEO's office.
Zhou Jiangping was busy, but when he saw Chen Mo arrive, he immediately put down his workstation and stood up, "Hello, Mr. Chen."
Chen Mo shook hands with him, "Hello, Mr. Zhou, I've heard a lot about you."
After chatting for a while, Zhou Jiangping's secretary left after pouring some tea for Chen Mo.
Chen Mo took a sip of tea and said, "Mr. Zhou, we're both practical people, and we're both quite busy, so let's keep this short. The main reason I'm here today is to cooperate with you to develop a handheld game console. "
Zhou Jiangping was shocked, "Handheld game console?"
Chen Mo nodded, "Yep."
Zhou Jiangping was a bit surprised.
Obviously, as a mobile phone developer, he was very familiar with the current state of the mobile phone industry, and he was very familiar with the level of mobile phone technology.
Handheld game consoles were a competitor to mobile phones, but they were already dead. Why did Chen Mo want to make a handheld game console?
Obviously, Zhou Jiangping wasn't in the video game industry, and he was quite busy, so he didn't know about the controversy that Chen Mo brought up in class at Century One University.
Zhou Jiangping wanted to tell Chen Mo about the current state of the handheld game, but on second thought, it was common sense. How could Chen Mo, as an S-grade video game designer, not know about this?
Obviously, Chen Mo had his reasons for wanting to make a handheld game console.
Zhou Jiangping said after some thought, "Mr. Chen, why don't you tell us your requirements for the handheld game console?"
Chen Mo came prepared as he took out a USB from his pocket, "Here are some of the design concepts for the handheld game console, take a look."
Zhou Jiangping inserted the USB into his computer and opened the design document.
He was shocked, "This handheld game console … is called Switch?"
Chen Mo nodded, "Yep."
Switch had many meanings in English, but the main meaning was to switch, to switch.
The name was very appropriate, and it would be very beneficial in bringing this product to the international market. Switch's biggest feature was that it had both portable and home use features, allowing it to switch between handheld and home use.
Zhou Jiangping looked at the design document carefully.
Chen Mo didn't specify all the features of the Switch, and even purposely left some concepts vague. This was because he didn't have a concrete agreement with Zhou Jiangping, and he didn't trust Le Hui that much.
However, in order for Zhou Jiangping to have a more basic understanding, he wrote down some of the more important features, such as the Switch's approximate size, configuration requirements, price, button settings, and so on.
What's more, Chen Mo even drew a picture of the Switch, showing the positions of the buttons and related accessories.
Zhou Jiangping frowned slightly.
Chen Mo's design document didn't completely convince Zhou Jiangping.
It was clearly written in the design document that the biggest highlight of the machine was that it could play games on both the handheld and the TV at the same time.
But what was the use of being able to switch between PSP and TV modes at the same time? There were mobile phones for portable devices, PC and VR gaming pods at home. All of these seemed to conflict with the positioning of this handheld.
However, Zhou Jiangping found some of the button designs to be novel, including the two joysticks on the left and right, as well as more than ten physical buttons. The distribution was very reasonable and in line with ergonomics.
Obviously, Chen Mo had put a lot of thought into the design of this handheld.
There was one thing that Zhou Jiangping was sure of, which was that this handheld would improve the gameplay of the game much more than a mobile phone. It might even be on a completely different level.
Chen Mo asked, "With the current level of technology in China, it shouldn't be a problem to make this handheld, right?"
Zhou Jiangping nodded, "Yes, from a technical point of view, there shouldn't be any problems. Let me first introduce you to the basic process of manufacturing mobile phones in China.
"First is the basic design concept of the phone. This is usually provided by us, and we have professionals who will design it. Of course, if it's something that's not on the market, we'll look for a specialist to design it.
"A specialist is actually a mobile phone design company. They are very familiar with the various components and designs of mobile phones, and can quickly find solutions to problems.
"After we've designed and developed this phone, we'll hand over the relevant designs to the OEM factory to mass produce it. This is currently the mainstream model. For example, manufacturers in Europe and America tend to produce their phones in China, Southeast Asia, South America, etc., where labor costs are lower.
"In this regard, the mobile phone industry has actually formed a relatively complete set of rules and processes. You could say that most of the people in China who make mobile phones are doing concept and marketing.
"As long as you can get people to buy it, as long as you can find a marketing channel, then even people who don't know anything about technology can make a phone.
"The handheld that you are making now should be following this process as well. From what I can see, there are two main difficulties.
"First, how much can this handheld sell for, and how much are you willing to invest in it? If you're trying to get investors, it might be very difficult, as this concept might not be accepted by the investors.
"Second, some of the components for this handheld aren't available on the market. It's not like a mobile phone, which can be pieced together easily. These components that aren't available on the market will need to be manufactured separately, and the quality control will also be a problem.
"Of course, at the end of the day, it all boils down to money. As long as the money is in place, anything can be negotiated.
Chen Mo laughed, "Money? There's no cap on the amount of money, you can think more. I'm not planning on getting investors, and I'm paying for it myself. "
Zhou Jiangping was secretly shocked when he saw Chen Mo's relaxed expression.
He had long heard that Chen Mo never hesitated when it came to spending money, and it seemed to be true.
For other listed companies, even the CEO couldn't spend as much as he wanted, as there was pressure from the financial report, and he still had to depend on the board of directors.
But Chen Mo was different. All his money was his, and he could spend it however he wanted, and no one would have any objections.
Zhou Jiangping asked, "Mr. Chen, can you give us a rough idea of the price of this handheld phone?"
Chen Mo said, "Within 2,500 RMB, I'm thinking of pricing it at 1,999, 2,333, or 2,499. As for how much, it depends on how well I can control it, but I definitely hope that it's as low as possible. "
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