After Su You Jie and Wu Lei left their posts.
The former deputy team leader, Zhou Kun, became the leader of Xing Hai Technologies' product development team. Chen Jin trusted him more.
In addition, the human resources department had recently released a recruitment notice. They were recruiting a large number of technical personnel, including hardware engineers, software engineers, and testers. There were hundreds of them.
The salary offered was very generous. Those with more than five years of work experience would earn an annual salary of one million; those with three to five years of work experience would earn 300,000 to 500,000 annually; those with less than three years of work experience but good abilities would earn 200,000 annually. The salary was among the top in the industry.
In addition, all the travel expenses of the interviewees would be reimbursed.
The number of applicants was like the clouds in the sky. In just a few days, they had recruited enough talents.
Why did Xing Hai Technologies hire so many technical personnel?
The "Wa-wah Robot 0" project was officially launched.
The development of the second generation of Wa-wah robots had officially begun.
At the project launch meeting, Chen Jin, the CEO of Xing Hai Technologies, proposed a few key technical indicators:
1. Algorithm upgrade, more intelligent cleaning mode, no need to clean 10 times at the first time, no restrictions on the scene, more convenient for users
2. Develop an "enterprise version" for corporate use as an important supplement to the civilian version
3. Add wireless charging function, more safe charging
4. Add social mode, add "happy", "angry", "happy" and other voice packs, able to sing and dance
5. Add obsessive-compulsive mode, immediately clean up any rubbish on the floor
In addition, the second generation of Wa-wah robots would be further divided into three versions: "low end", "middle end", and "high end". The corresponding prices were $3,000, $5,000, and $8,000. It would make friends with all the consumer classes.
The various improvements of Wa-wah robot 0, compared to the ultimate Wa-wah robot in Chen Jin's mind, was just a routine upgrade. He still had many killer features that he had not added.
Even so, version 0 of Wa-wah robot still had a strong competitive edge in the market.
At the very least, he would be able to surpass the competitors who were preparing to copy (or plagiarize) the Wa-wah robot 0 and establish a solid lead.
When the competitors caught up again, Wa-wah robot 0 would be released.
If there were any imitations in the industry that could defy the natural order, he could also raise the weapon of law to defend his own interests. In recent years, the country had increased the protection of intellectual property rights.
In short, Chen Jin was not afraid of the threat of competitors in the market.
Coupled with the excellent product quality and the support of a large number of fans, Xing Hai Technologies would firmly occupy the majority of the market share in the field of cleaning robots.
In addition, the research and development cycle for Wa-wah robot 0 would be about three months. If there were any technical bottlenecks during this period, Chen Jin would step in to solve them.
Therefore …
It's stable.
It could only be described as stable.
Therefore, what Chen Jin did the most in his spare time was to calculate how much money he could earn.
Speaking of which, how much money could he make?
Was it really as he had calculated earlier, that he could earn about $800 per Wa-wah robot?
He let out a bitter laugh.
Chen Jin sighed and said, "It's hard to make a physical body!"
"If I had known this would happen, I would have investigated in advance and figured out the cost of each step. I can't be too naive and take everything for granted."
Take, for example, the Fruit phone, which is famous for its exorbitant profits.
Max, the price of the highest version is as high as 13,000 yuan, but what is the total cost of the hardware? It's only a little more than $3,500. The hardware cost accounts for less than 30% of the selling price. It seems that 70% of the profit can be earned.
But after deducting a series of costs such as research and development, assembly, software, advertising, distribution, taxes, and so on, the Fruit company could only earn a net profit of about $3,000 for such a phone.
The hardware cost is 1, the intermediate cost is 2, and the profit is 1 … The profit only accounts for 25% of the selling price of the phone.
This was the mobile phone industry. The example given was the Fruit company, which was famous for its exorbitant profits. As for other mobile phone manufacturers, a net profit of 5% was considered outstanding.
So what was the actual net profit of the Wa-wah robot developed by Xing Hai Technologies?
Chen Jin asked his mother, who was a professional, to calculate it for him.
She skipped the extremely complicated calculation process.
Excluding all costs, the net profit of the Wa-wah robot was 15% … under the premise that the selling price was set at $3,699.
This meant that Chen Jin could earn $555 for each Wa-wah robot sold.
In addition, for the first batch of 500,000 Wa-wah robots, Chen Jin gave the users a discount of $300 and subsidized Ling Feng Jing Mi Company by $15. (After the conformity rate increased, the subsidy had been removed.)
In other words, for the first batch of 500,000 Wa-wah robots, Chen Jin could only earn $240 per unit. His total profit was $200 million.
This was the result of Xing Hai Technologies saving a lot of expenses in the middle stages such as advertising, research and development, distribution, and so on!
It was not even as much as Forever Jewels, which sold a few hundred kilograms of gold a month.
"Make a friend, really, make a friend!"
From this, one could see how difficult it was to run a real economy!
But Chen Jin could only continue doing this. Yes, he would not earn much money, but at least he would have a stable and steady life.
In addition, by taking the route of small profits but quick sales, he would let the Wa-wah robot enter thousands of households and achieve a total sales volume of over 20 million units. If he multiplied that by $555, he would become a billionaire.
However, a phone call immediately pierced through his sweet dream.
On the phone, the chairman of Ling Feng Jing Mi Company, Wang Quan Long, said in an extremely panicked tone,
"President Chen, there's a big problem with the supply chain!
A few days ago, I sent people to Japan to negotiate an order for a batch of brushless motors and moving parts for the robotic arm. We placed an order for 3.3 million units each. The contract had already been negotiated, and the price was also more favorable than the previous batch. After the contract was signed, the goods could be shipped immediately.
But just now, I don't know what happened, but the negotiators from the two Japanese companies suddenly turned hostile. They said that they could only supply 1 million units, and they demanded a 50% increase in price. If they did not agree, they would terminate the cooperation! "
"President Chen, this must be the work of some of our peers in the country. They are colluding with the Japanese! They want to put us in a dead end by restricting our supply chain! We have already sold 2 million Wa-wah robots. If the supply chain cannot keep up, we will be in a very passive position! "
"President Chen, this is a big crisis that we are facing!"
What?
Chen Jin was taken aback!
"Don't panic, don't panic!"
He quickly calmed down and asked, "Is there no other supplier that can replace the brushless motors and the moving parts for the robotic arm? Are there no domestic companies that can produce them? "
"No!"
Wang Quan Long shook his head and said, "There are a few domestic companies that can produce the brushless motors, but the quality cannot reach the level of Yaskawa Electric in Japan. There is a big difference in service life, speed, and stability. We can't replace the Japanese for the time being. There are only a few domestic companies that produce the moving parts for the robotic arm. The difference in quality is too great. I'm afraid that we won't be able to find a second supplier other than Fanuc even if we searched the entire world.
President Chen, we were too careless. This time, we have really been hit where it hurts! "
Speaking of this, Wang Quan Long lamented, "Why, why can't some of the traitors in the country compete fairly and honestly? Why do they always let outsiders take advantage of us?"
On the other end of the phone, Chen Jin was silent for a while.
His face was not as gray and dejected as Wang Quan Long's.
He only murmured, "Is it really irreplaceable …"
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