R&D department, a spacious office.
The hardware engineers are gathered together, looking at the blueprints and assembling the MP3 player.
"Is the product still in development?" Fang Tian walks in and looks at the engineers.
"No." Zhao Yiming shakes his head. "It is done."
As he spoke, he walked to a computer, unplugged the MP3 player from the computer, and walked back to Fang Tian.
Fang Tian takes the MP3 player from Dong Xuebing. The MP3 player is black, and it is about the size of a matchbox. There are a few buttons on the MP3 player, and it feels light in his hand.
Fang Tian puts on the headphones and listens to the music.
It is Teresa Teng's "I Only Care About You".
The sound quality is good, and there are no lags. The buttons are also operating smoothly.
This is weird. Since the product is already developed, why can't it be produced?
Fang Tian takes off the headphones and looks at Zhao Yiming. "Why can't it be produced?"
Zhao Yiming smiles. "It is because the cost is too high. If this product is produced, each MP3 player must be sold for at least 200 RMB. This is the only way we can make money. "
"200 RMB for one MP3 player?" Fang Tian raised his eyebrows. "Is there a need to sell it so expensive?"
Although 200 RMB for one MP3 player is much cheaper than imported Korean and American products, but in this era, how many people can afford it?
Zhao Yiming replied. "We have no choice. The cost of producing the parts is too high."
"Can you lower the price?" Fang Tian asked as he quickly turned the MP3 player in his hand.
Zhao Yiming replied. "The lowest price cannot be lower than 150 RMB. This is already the cost price."
Such a high cost is indeed a problem.
Fang Tian had wanted to use this MP3 player to enter the market. Not only the quality is good, but the price is also affordable.
But in this era, how many people can afford such a high price? Especially students. Not many people can afford this product.
Students are an important market, and it will be best if the price can be lowered to less than 50 RMB.
Fang Tian: "I hope the price can be lowered to less than 50 RMB. This is the only way we can enter the market quickly. "
"Fifty … fifty yuan?" Zhao Yiming was shocked. He shook his head and said, "No way. Hardware is different from software. The production cost of hardware is much higher. "
Zhao Yiming knew that Fang Tian was a software engineer, but he didn't know much about hardware.
Fang Tian sighed. Living off a woman was still the best.
The cost of producing software was much lower, and the profits were also much higher.
The simplest example was the difference between a hardware worker and a software programmer. The difference between the two was huge. A hardware worker could earn 3,000 RMB a month, while a programmer could earn at least 10,000 RMB.
Needless to say, the working environment was even more different.
Of course, the concept of hardware was very broad and could not be generalized. Just like airplanes and luxury cars, the profits were also very high. In the end, it was still a matter of technology.
The higher the skill, the more money one could earn.
Back to the IT industry, what hardware was the most profitable? Fang Tian rubbed his chin and thought. As he thought, he suddenly thought of a company.
The world's largest PC processor manufacturer – Intel!
Soft cloud was developing its own operating system, and it could not work without a good processor. If the future system relied too much on Intel, it would be a tragedy.
If the US imposed a ban on Intel, the company would be in trouble.
Fang Tian had a big idea. He looked at Zhao Yiming and said, "The Never Setting Sun factory wants to produce domestic processors!"
When he said this, it was as if a bomb had dropped on the floor!
Everyone in the room was shocked.
Domestic processors? You think you can produce it just because you want to? Director Zhao Yiming looked at Fang Tian and said, "I know this is very profitable. Just look at Intel. But the technical difficulty is too high."
"High does not mean it is impossible." Fang Tian had made up his mind to produce processors.
The atmosphere in the room suddenly became tense.
Fang Tian smiled and said, "This is only a long-term plan. We have to take it one step at a time. For now, let's make the MP3 player first."
Zhao Yiming nodded and smiled. "Let's take it one step at a time. Let's make the MP3 player plan first."
Fang Tian thought that the processor plan should be started as soon as possible. After all, it would take a long time to develop. There was no need to worry about the funds. The focus was still on the talents.
However, Fang Tian would find someone else to prepare for the processor development. He could not say too much for now.
Zhao Yiming picked up the MP3 player and said, "Do we still need to produce this?"
Fang Tian thought for a while and said, "The cost is too high. It is not in line with my plan. Let me spend some time to think about how to minimize its cost. "
Zhao Yiming nodded and did not disturb him. He walked out.
Putting on the MP3 player, Fang Tian listened to the song while thinking about something and walked out of the factory.
The greenery outside the factory was done well. Green trees and grass could be seen everywhere. The sun was soft and comfortable.
It was already 11 PM. Many workers were resting outside the factory. Fang Tian saw someone. It was the girl named Xiao Yan.
She sat alone under a tree, holding a bottle of mineral water in her hand and eating a steamed bun.
"Mr. Fang, this girl is very hardworking and smart. No matter how complicated the problem is, she will understand it quickly." A female employee said to Fang Tian.
"Oh? Is that so? "Fang Tian smiled.
This girl was interesting. He walked towards her.
"Are you done with your work?" Fang Tian looked at her and asked.
Seeing that her boss was coming over, the girl immediately perked up and said, "I'm done. Boss, do you have any orders? "
Fang Tian chuckled and said, "Don't be so nervous. I'm just here to chat with you."
With that, he sat beside her with the MP3 player on and chewing gum in his mouth.
The girl relaxed and looked over. "Boss, you're very young. You don't look much older than me. You're the youngest boss I've ever seen. "
Fang Tian smiled. "Don't call me boss. I don't like it. It makes me sound very old. Call me Brother Tian, that's what many people call me. "
The girl nodded and said, "Okay, I won't call you boss. By the way, boss, how old are you? "
"Pfft!" Fang Tian spat out the gum in his mouth.
They had just agreed, and now she was calling him boss again.
The girl blushed slightly and smiled.
Forget it. She can call me whatever she wants. Boss is better than a tablet. I won't be judged by others.
Taking off his earphones, Fang Tian placed the small black box in his palm and said, "Do you know what this is?"
The girl looked and said, "I've seen rich people use it. It's an MP3 player."
Fang Tian nodded and asked, "If our factory produces this, how much do you think it will cost so that most people can afford it?"
"This?" Xiao Yan pursed her lips and said, "Students don't have much money. Maybe under 50 RMB. 50 RMB for one. I can still buy it if I grit my teeth."
Fang Tian smiled. Our thoughts were the same.
The girl asked curiously, "Is our factory going to produce this?"
"Yes." Fang Tian nodded and said, "It's just that the price is too high. We can't make money from it, so we can't produce it online."
The girl pursed her lips and thought for a moment. Then, she said, "I have an idea, but I don't know if I should say it."
Fang Tian really wanted to hear what good idea she had. "If you have an idea, just say it."
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