"Chen Yu, did your Tianwen chip integrate the mp3 function into the chip?"
"Yes."
"I think there's also a radio."
"Yes."
Chen Yu nodded. "Our Tianwen chip not only integrates the functions of the mp3 and the radio, but we also built a whole set of multimedia solutions into the chip."
"This …"
"Let me think about it."
At first, Zhang Rujing thought that this was just a small idea. He didn't have much technology.
But after thinking about it carefully, he realized that it was definitely not that simple.
Generally speaking, he didn't integrate multimedia solutions into chips.
Chip designers only needed to handle the operation of the program, information processing, calculation, control, and so on.
As for the multimedia part, it was the hardware manufacturers who designed it themselves.
But Chen Yu had built all these into the chip. Was this for the convenience of the manufacturers?
On the surface, it seemed like it.
If a series of multimedia solutions were built into the chip, it would indeed be convenient for the manufacturers.
But after thinking about it further, Zhang Rujing suddenly understood. He said two words. "Production cycle."
"Boss Zhang has a good eye. It is indeed for the production cycle."
Chen Yu nodded.
"Amazing. Boss Chen, this is a great move."
If Zhang Rujing's face was ashen before, now, his heart was boiling with excitement.
He clearly knew what this meant.
One must know that there was a cycle for hardware production.
For example, to launch a product, from research and development to production, it generally took more than half a year.
The most amazing product would take two to three months. This was the trick used by Huanyu Technologies back then.
But was there a faster way?
It was basically impossible. No matter how fast it was, it wouldn't be fast for long.
Take mobile phones for example.
Mobile phone manufacturers had to do product research and development before producing a mobile phone type.
During product research and development, a series of work such as UI design, application integration, debugging … and so on were needed.
This series of work required a considerable amount of time.
This was also why a product needed an extremely long cycle from research and development to the final product.
But now …
If there was a chip that provided a series of multimedia solutions, it could be said that more than half of the mobile phone research and development work had been completed.
Originally, it would take half a year to produce a mobile phone. Now, it would only take three months.
Originally, it would take three months to produce the finished product. Now, it would only take one and a half months, or even one month.
If you don't need mass production, I can do it in a few days.
This was the cycle.
Once the cycle was significantly shortened, the efficiency of cell phone research and development would increase rapidly.
At the same time, his production costs would drop rapidly.
With such a chip, even if its performance was average, Zhang Rujing could foresee that once it was released, countless mobile phone manufacturers would snatch it up in an instant.
"Boss Chen, when will we start producing Tianwen chips?"
Zhang Rujing asked excitedly.
"What do you think?"
Chen Yu replied with a smile.
"Of course I want to do it as soon as possible."
"No problem."
Chen Yu nodded. "As long as there are no problems with Central International, I can hand it over to Boss Zhang for production."
"Boss Chen, thank you. This time, you've pulled Centre International back from the brink of death."
Zhang Rujing tightly held Chen Yu's hand with both hands.
Originally, he didn't have high hopes for Chen Yu to invest in Central International.
Even if Chen Yu invested, he thought that he would only absorb funds from Huanyu Technologies.
Other than funds, Central International wouldn't receive much help from Huanyu Technologies.
However, he didn't expect Chen Yu to save Central International at its moment of life and death. The higher-ups couldn't do anything about it.
With this chip, even if Taijian reduced the 0.25 micron OEM cost by half, he wouldn't be afraid.
…
"Everyone, I invited you here today because I have something important to discuss with you."
At Huanyu Technologies, Chen Yu invited a group of domestic mobile phone manufacturers to the company.
Huawei, Jinli, Jinshi, Bubugao, Xiaoxin, Ningbo …
However, Lenovo wasn't there.
As a new force in the mobile phone industry, Huanyu Technologies' strength was recognized by many domestic mobile phone manufacturers.
"Boss Chen, just tell us what you want to say. We're all curious."
The one who said this was Ren Zhengfei.
Of course, Ren Zhengfei didn't have to come.
Huawei had a lot of businesses, and Yu Chengdong was in charge of the mobile phone business.
However, Ren Zhengfei felt that Chen Yu's unusual invitation was unusual, so he came with Yu Chengdong.
As soon as Chen Yu said that, Ren Zhengfei spoke up for him.
"Yeah, Boss Chen, just tell us. We're all waiting for you to give us some benefits."
Although Huanyu Technologies hadn't been in the mobile phone business for long, everyone knew the strength of Huanyu Technologies. Moreover, after a few battles, everyone subconsciously leaned towards Huanyu Technologies. As for why, the reason was simple. During this period of time, the companies that fought Huanyu Technologies to the death were all unlucky. As for the companies that were closest to Huanyu Technologies, their businesses were developing very well. For example, Bubugao … With the help of Huanyu Technologies, their mobile phone sales had increased.
In addition, they had also reached a lot of cooperation with Huanyu Technologies, such as dual-card dual-standby technology, mobile version of input method, mobile version of YY … etc. These were all earlier than Samsung and Nokia. Through this time difference, the domestic mobile phone manufacturers' sales also increased a lot, closing the gap with foreign mobile phone manufacturers.
Although Huanyu Technologies wasn't the leader of the mobile phone industry yet.
However, many people already felt that Huanyu Technologies was the leader.
"Haha, everyone is waiting for me to give them some benefits."
Chen Yu spread his hands.
"What else? Boss Chen, everyone came all the way here. How can you not give them any benefits?"
Of course, this was a joke.
However, jokes aside, this represented everyone's recognition of Huanyu Technologies.
"Okay, then give them some benefits."
Chen Yu pretended that he had no other choice. He took out a small square of iron from his pocket.
This iron was only the size of a fingernail. At first, everyone didn't see it clearly.
Upon closer inspection, they realized that it was a mobile phone chip.
"Boss Chen, this is a chip?"
"Yes."
Chen Yu nodded. "This is a chip that Huanyu Technologies recently produced. However, it hasn't been mass produced yet. We've started to produce dozens of samples."
"Boss Chen, you've started to produce chips?"
Bubugao's Vice President, Jin Zhijiang, said in surprise.
"I felt that the development of chips wasn't that difficult, so I gave it a try. I didn't expect to actually produce it. I'm going to supply this chip to all the major mobile phone manufacturers. Whoever wants it, we can sign the contract now. "
After that, Chen Yu looked at everyone.
Although everyone was curious, they were silent for a while.
The reason for the silence was simple.
Chips weren't something that could be produced just because one wanted to.
Although you've made it, no one knows how good it is or how much it costs.
Moreover, they were also worried about Huanyu Technologies's capabilities.
If the chips developed weren't that good, then they wouldn't be useful at all.
Regarding this, Chen Yu could also understand.
He didn't blame these people for hesitating. If it were him, he would hesitate too.
However, since they were all called here, Chen Yu had absolute confidence that he could move them.
"It's all my fault. I didn't tell you the performance of this chip beforehand."
"I'll talk about it first … Forget it, I'll stop."
Halfway through, Chen Yu stopped talking about the chip's performance.
"How about this, I have dozens of samples here. Everyone, take them home and test them. This way, everyone can understand it better and I don't have to introduce it. Oh right, remember to keep it a secret. For the time being, you can't reveal it to the other mobile phone manufacturers who are here today. Of course, if you accidentally reveal it, you may be the one who loses out. "
Without saying anything else, Chen Yu distributed dozens of chips to the mobile phone manufacturers' representatives.
With the chips, the mobile phone manufacturers' representatives returned to the company.
Although they weren't very optimistic about the cell phone chips that Chen Yu gave them, they also understood that Chen Yu wouldn't ask them to go to Huanyu Technologies for fun.
Since Chen Yu placed so much importance on it, they immediately tested the chip when they returned to the company.
Just like Zhang Rujing.
After testing the chip's performance in the early stages, they weren't too surprised.
To them, this chip could only be considered as the best.
If that was the case, it wasn't impossible to use the chip from Huanyu Technologies, but the price would have to be discounted.
However, as they continued to test, they quickly discovered that the chip was integrated with a series of multimedia solutions.
What was a multimedia solution? To put it simply, as long as they used this chip, they didn't need to develop a series of multimedia functions. They could just use it directly.
Not to mention a mobile phone engineer, he could even get a primary school student to teach him for half an hour.
"Damn, this chip."
"This is going against the natural order of things."
Although the mobile phone manufacturers' representatives weren't technical bigwigs, they still had a good eye.
In fact, they had a keen eye for the market.
With just one look, they knew the uniqueness of this chip.
Although the chip's performance was average, it wasn't the performance that was amazing. It was that it reduced their development and production time by a lot.
Originally, they could produce a mobile phone in three months. Now, they only needed one and a half months. If they put in a little more effort, it would only take a month.
Well, that wasn't clear enough.
Then, let's put it simply and make it easier to understand.
Originally, according to the previous cycle, the price of a mid-range mobile phone was about 1,500 yuan.
Then, as long as they used this mobile phone chip, their terminal retail price could be set at 800 yuan.
The huge increase in efficiency and the huge reduction in production time … This was the charm of this chip.
"Boss Chen, Boss Chen, it's Jin Zhijiang …"
The moment he found out, Bubugao's vice president, Jin Bujiang, immediately called Chen Yu.
He finally understood what Chen Yu said at the end. If they told others, it would be their loss.
It made too much sense.
If this was told to others, how could he sign the contract with Chen Yu?
He absolutely believed.
As long as the other mobile phone manufacturers reacted, this chip would definitely be out of stock.
By then, it would be too late for him to sign the contract.
However …
Jin Zhijiang's call was a step too late.
Because before Jin Zhijiang called Chen Yu, the mobile phone manufacturers' representatives had already returned to Huanyu Technologies.
"Boss Chen, I want an order of 10 million chips."
"Boss Chen, I want 20 million chips."
"Boss Chen, we want 30 million chips."
"Damn, we want 100 million chips …"
Chen Yu's office. At this moment, the mobile phone bigwigs were almost fighting.
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