Countercurrent 1982

Chapter 1144 Ultra Low Cost
"Mr. Fujio, this is an invitation letter from our SZ city government. In addition, please keep this personal letter I wrote to your chairman. Please be sure to hand it to your chairman himself."

Two days later, when Fujio was about to leave China and return to Japan, Duan Yun personally sent him to the airport, accompanied by his wife Cheng Qingyan and chief engineer Zhao Xuewu.

During the two days when Fujio lived in the product research and development center, he established a good friendship with the old professors in the research and development center. With Li Yun acting as an interpreter, Zhao Xuewu and others also learned a lot from Fujio. Internationally more advanced microelectronics technology.

Although Fujio did not tell them the core secrets of the latest chip technology for the protection of the company's business secrets, Zhao Xuewu and others have benefited a lot from the two-day exchange, especially in the field of chip integration. People's awareness of this aspect has been further improved.

And this is exactly what Duan Yun wanted.

Because if the joint venture between Toshiba and Tianyin Electronics Factory is implemented, Duan Yun can continue to hand over the technical aspects of the new factory to Zhao Xuewu and others. The exchange between Fujio and the product technology research and development center is also a joint venture. A "warm-up" before setting up the factory.

"Okay, I will definitely hand over Duan Jun's letter to our chairman." Fujio solemnly took the letter and invitation from Duan Yun, and gently stuffed it into the underwear pocket of his suit.

"I wish you a smooth journey!" Zhao Xuewu also said at this time.

"Zhao Jun, let's meet again in the future!" Fujio said, hugging Zhao Xuewu lightly.

Compared with Duan Yun, Zhao Xuewu is considered to be the same age as Fujio Masuoka, and Zhao Xuewu is a few years older than the other party, but in terms of academics, the two are equal, and Fujio Masuoka's attainments in microelectronics are stronger than Zhao Xuewu .

After coming to China twice, Fujio Masuoka also met a lot of friends at Tianyin Electronics Factory, which he never thought of before, because his original purpose of coming to China was just to negotiate business.

Afterwards, after a few simple greetings, under the watchful eye of Duan Yun and others, Fujio Masuoka entered the terminal building with his luggage.

"It would be great if Mr. Fujio could stay in our factory..." Zhao Xuewu said with emotion.

"He will come again..." Duan Yun smiled slightly, and continued: "But next time he comes, he may be the technical representative of Toshiba Electronics."

"Is it possible for Toshiba to accept our terms?" Cheng Qingyan asked suspiciously.

Cheng Qingyan has already learned that Toshiba's quotation for the production line is 1 million US dollars, and Duan Yun cut the price in half to 5 million. In Cheng Qingyan's view, it is almost impossible for Toshiba Group to accept this condition.

As a Japanese home appliance giant, Toshiba executives are guests of the local government no matter where they are in China. Everyone hopes that companies like Toshiba can invest and set up factories in cities under their jurisdiction, especially BJ Shanghai and other places. If Toshiba is willing to put If the joint venture is opened there, the local government will definitely take out the 1 million US dollars very happily.

In addition, from the bottom of her heart, Cheng Qingyan is not willing to let her husband spend so much money to transform and produce flash memory chips. Even if it is half price of 5 million US dollars, it is enough to completely empty Tianyin Electronics Factory. A large number of loans from the bank made them change from the richest man in the city to the "first loser" in the city overnight.

Cheng Qingyan is already very satisfied with her current life. The money Tianyin Electronics Factory earns is enough for them to spend for several lifetimes. They can spend it standing up or lying down. There is no need to take risks in the chip industry.

But Duan Yun is the head of the family at home. Although Cheng Qingyan has different opinions, Duan Yun has the right to make decisions on major matters.

However, in Cheng Qingyan's view, the joint venture with Japan's Toshiba factory is unlikely to be negotiated in all likelihood. Their $1 million production line has been cut down to $5 million. She doesn't believe that Japanese companies, which have always been arrogant, can make such a big deal. Make a profit.

"Who can say for sure?" Duan Yun spread his hands and continued, "It depends on what Toshiba executives think. If they don't want to, I have nothing to do."

"Actually, the sales of our Walkmans have always been very good. There is no need to open a joint venture chip factory with Japan, and they sell the production line to us at a high price. They will occupy 49% of the shares without paying a penny. We have suffered a loss. It's too big..." Cheng Qingyan said.

"Are we at a loss?" Duan Yun laughed when he heard this, and said, "Actually, even if they sell us a production line for 1 million US dollars, it's still a huge bargain for us. You don't know the value of this kind of chip..."

"No matter how valuable and profitable the chip is, can it be compared to the Walkman we produce?" Cheng Qingyan said with some disapproval.

"Okay, let's not talk about it in advance. Whether the joint venture factory can be done or not is another matter. We still need to increase the sales of Walkmans during this period of time." Duan Yun thought for a while, then turned to the other Zhao Xuewu on the side said: "Master Zhao, how is our Walkman sample for the Canton Fair doing?"

"The sample has been made, but I feel that the quality is a bit..." Zhao Xuewu frowned when he said this, only to hear him continue: "According to your request, we have reduced the cost of this Walkman, All the internal transmission gears are made of hardened plastic, and the shell is replaced with a plastic shell. The function is only a simple player. In addition, this kind of machine consumes more electricity. In the past, the Walkman produced by our factory can listen for 5 hours with two AA batteries. About, the new product runs out of battery after listening for eight or nine hours at most..."

"How much does this Walkman cost?" Duan Yun asked directly.

"It's about 1/3 cheaper than the colorful Walkmans we are currently producing. If some process improvements are made for mass production, it will be even cheaper. It is estimated that the final cost can be reduced to about 120 yuan..." Zhao Xuewu thought Said for a while.

"Very good!" Hearing this, Duan Yun showed a satisfied smile.

"But Manager Duan, if this product is exported, I think it will have a bad reputation. Compared with Japanese Walkmans, the performance is far behind..." Zhao Xuewu said with a frown.

Zhao Xuewu is a very honest and kind person. He always feels that it is irresponsible to sell such inferior products to consumers, especially if they are sold abroad, it is even more embarrassing for Chinese products.

"Master Zhao, you just need to make the samples for me, and you don't have to worry about business matters." Duan Yun smiled slightly, and then said: "You get what you pay for, everyone understands this truth, foreigners come to our China When buying goods, the most important thing is cheap. As long as our price is low enough, they will definitely have a way to sell the goods, and they can make a lot of money. Next year, they will come to our factory to order. As for foreign Consumers...we don't need to export Walkmans after this batch of goods is exported, who will remember which Chinese manufacturer made this product?"

(End of this chapter)