The 28th of May.
After the online sales of Wa-wah Robot 1 started, 200,000 units of various configurations were sold out in less than 8 minutes, achieving a sales volume of $1.1 billion.
But it was also on this day that Youying Motors called with a report of a situation.
Zhang Dawei said, "Mr. Chen, our company received a call this morning. It was from Japan. It was the vice president of Yaskawa Electric. He said that Youying Motor Factory had infringed on their patented technology. He requested us to stop the infringement immediately and stop selling motor parts … The other party's wording was very firm. They even said that they would take legal action to defend their interests."
"Just because we did as well as they did, we plagiarized and infringed on the patent?"
Chen Jin sneered, "Fabricating something out of nothing, they're crazy! Next time they call, just hang up!
But … what if they really sue us for infringement? I heard that the Japanese are the best at making trouble. "
"Infringement? What rights? The brushless motor was invented more than 20 years ago. The patent period has long passed. Why would they sue us? How would they sue us? Just think of it as the wailing of a defeated dog. The more you care about them, the more they will jump up and down. What you need to do now is to quickly expand the production of brushless motors and seize more market share. Don't worry about anything else. "
Chen Jin said. In fact, there was no such thing as a patent for parts like brushless motors and mechanical moving parts. The technical principles were laid out openly. Whether or not they had the ability to manufacture them was one thing, and the quality was another. Ultimately, it reflected the basic manufacturing capabilities of a country.
"Yes, I understand, Chief Chen."
…
On the morning of the 29th.
In the robotics project team, after a meeting to establish the "Wa-wah Robot 0" project.
In the afternoon.
Chen Jin gathered the company's executive president, Ling Jun Dong, deputy general manager, Liang Ying, product manager, Hou Xiao Feng, after-sales manager, Liang Bin, and the marketing manager, Li Yuan Liang, who had recently joined the company. In the strategy meeting room, he held a more important meeting.
He announced the company's next product.
When he announced the name of the product, everyone in the meeting room was not shocked or excited. They were not dumbfounded or in disbelief.
Instead, they were shaking their heads and frowning.
"Mr. Chen, if this project was done twenty years ago, it would definitely make a lot of money. But now, it doesn't make any waves."
"That's right, Mr. Chen. This project of yours has long passed its prime. It has already become a sunset industry. Other than some counterfeit manufacturers doing it, even the leading company in this field, Bubu Gao, doesn't pay much attention to it. Their main business has shifted to mobile phones."
"Chief Chen, how did you come up with the idea of making a learning machine? I think it's better to make a phone or a related learning app than to do this. They're better than making a learning machine. "
He was right.
The second project that Chen Jin had set his sights on was none other than the learning machine!
Of course, it wasn't a traditional learning machine, but an intelligent learning machine!
The word "intelligent" should be added in front.
Even so.
The company's executives were still complaining.
The product manager, Hou Xiao Feng, was a well-known product manager who had created two apps with tens of millions of downloads, such as "Car Rental in Shenzhou" and "Dating in the same city." He said bluntly, "Chief Chen, your idea is actually very good. But … it's not advanced enough. It's a little behind the times.
You may have studied the history of Bubu Gao. This company started with learning machines, tutoring machines, reading machines, and other educational products. Although this company's accumulation of technology is average, some people estimate that Bubu Gao has accumulated a huge cash flow of at least hundreds of billions in the course of more than 20 years of making educational products!
Moreover, they are extremely good at marketing. Many years ago, they had a set of mature marketing strategies. After the two mobile phone companies under them entered the mobile phone industry, their market share surpassed that of Da Mi in just two years. They occupied the second and third positions, respectively. This changed the mobile phone market and made all the major manufacturers pay more attention to the offline market.
The strength of Bubu Gao is absolutely not to be underestimated! This is a high-tech company with 25 years of history. It was established only a few years after Hua Yao.
The success of Bubu Gao is precisely built on the success and deep accumulation of the educational market.
But if we, Xing Hai Technologies, want to replicate Bubu Gao's success and follow their path, we would definitely be successful 20 years ago. But whether we can succeed now, we can only see from Bubu Gao's gradual shift to the mobile phone business. They are coming ashore, leaving only the setting sun behind.
Moreover, the competition in the educational market is too fierce! There are all kinds of apps and online classes online. Offline, there are cram schools, intensive classes, one-to-one tutoring. The effect is no worse than the so-called learning machines. I'm not very optimistic about us making learning machines and entering the educational market. "
Hou Xiao Feng's words drew the approval of everyone.
Ling Jun Dong said, "Chief Chen, for educational products, the content is more important than the hardware. We can just find someone to develop a learning app. It doesn't have to be a learning machine. The cost will be easier to control and the risk will be lower."
Liang Ying nodded in agreement. "Boss, I think what Chief Ling said makes sense."
Hou Xiao Feng reminded, "Chief Chen, you may not be too happy to hear this. I think that the company's development momentum is good. We just have to make robots well. We can't make any mistakes in the strategic direction."
Yes, yes, yes ~
Everyone nodded.
He sat at the head of the table and scanned the crowd.
Chen Jin's expression did not change. He shook his head and said, "You may not have understood what I just said. I'll repeat myself. What I want to make is an intelligent learning machine. The focus is on the word 'intelligent,' not the traditional learning machine that you all understand."
Speaking of which, how intelligent could an intelligent learning machine be?
Chen Jin gave three criteria:
First, the knowledge must be comprehensive. All the basic knowledge from childhood to university must be included. Mathematics, physics, astronomy, geography, daily encyclopedias … it must cover everything!
Second, all the knowledge must be presented in the form of a teacher's lecture accompanied by text, illustrations, and related videos. The teacher's lecture style must be easy to understand, humorous, and even related to the knowledge to help the students fully grasp the knowledge.
Third, it must answer all questions within 10 seconds. No matter what questions the students asked, as long as it was related to learning, the intelligent learning machine would give an accurate answer within 10 seconds and present it in the form of a video.
Chen Jin hypothesized.
"Suppose there is such a learning machine that includes all the knowledge in the books. You only need to use the learning machine to master all the knowledge you have learned in school … Would you buy it?
"Suppose there is such a learning machine. The teacher's lecture is interesting and lively. He is knowledgeable. The teacher's voice is pleasant to the ear and the knowledge is easy to understand. The teacher can even tailor different teaching plans according to the different qualifications of the students to ensure that every student can understand everything thoroughly. Smart students can become useful people faster. Dumb students can make up for their lack of intelligence through hard work … Would you buy such a learning machine?
"Let's say there's such a learning machine. You can ask for any learning-related content, and it can answer you within ten seconds with the help of text, pictures, and related videos. It can solve any problem that you don't know how to solve … Would students want to buy such a learning machine?"
Boom!
When he said these three assumptions, everyone was shocked.
Then, they shook their heads with all their might!
Hou Xiao Feng said, "It's impossible. It's impossible to make a learning machine with such a high degree of intelligence. This will completely change the entire education system!"
Chen Jin glared at him. "How do you know it's impossible when we haven't even started?"
Zhou Kun, who was present at the meeting, said, "Even if it's possible, to develop such a powerful intelligence, we need to invest at least 10 billion. It might even be far from enough."
"Then I'll invest 10 billion. If it's not enough, I'll invest 100 billion! I don't believe that I can't make it! "
Chen Jin clenched his fist and pounded the table.
He had to make the learning machine project, no matter how much money he had to invest! He had a series of grander plans behind this project. But he had to make the learning machine first. Only then would it be easier to operate.
Moreover, with the artificial intelligence Alice as his assistant, if he was not afraid that others would suspect him, he could even come up with a product within three months. With the technology from planet Haierfa, it would be a piece of cake to realize the "intelligent learning machine" in Chen Jin's mind.
Even the virtual helmet from planet Haierfa could be worn by students. The learning efficiency in the virtual school would be three times that of a real classroom. There were countless virtual teaching scenes. It was even more exaggerated than the intelligent learning machine.
Hou Xiao Feng did not dare to say that Chen Jin's thinking was a little "outdated." It was at least 10 years ahead. He quickly advised, "President Chen, the technological leap is too big. The cost of development is too high! Please consider it carefully. "
But Chen Jin had already made up his mind. He immediately announced that he would invest 1 billion to recruit 1,000 software and hardware engineers and knowledge collectors. He would first set up the project team!
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