Countercurrent 1982

Chapter 1181 New Year's Eve
On the night of New Year’s Eve, the sky over Shenzhen was brightly lit with fireworks. After the New Year’s Eve dinner, Duan Yun and his wife were in front of the bedroom window, watching the fireworks in the distance, their eyes a little frozen.

"BJ will have several newly recruited chip experts in the next year, and our R&D team will grow stronger by then." When Duan Yun said this, a flash of excitement flashed in his eyes, and he continued: "This time The few new technicians here are all senior experts of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, especially Huang Lingyi, who is our leading chip research expert in China. With her joining, our R&D center is also capable of fighting with foreign manufacturers. gone."

"Is this Huang Lingyi so powerful?" Cheng Qingyan asked in surprise.

It was the first time for Cheng Qingyan to hear that Duan Yun had such a high opinion of a person. You must know that Duan Yun is also a master in microelectronics, and there are not many people he can take a fancy to, even the five retired people from the R&D center. Professor, Duan Yun just commented that they are general masters.

"You don't know that before our country's key chip projects, including the Long March [-]B and the Julang [-] missile, the chips inside were all developed by her organization. I can invite her to our company this time. It’s a treasure.” Duan Yun paused, and then said: “This time I plan to open a chip laboratory for them, and then help him purchase the most advanced scientific research equipment at home and abroad…”

"Having said so much, is the chip really more profitable than the Walkman we sell now?" Cheng Qingyan asked.

"For the time being... it may not be as good as selling Walkmans to make money, but don't worry, we will stay for another year, and when the factory is officially put into operation, we can guarantee to make money." Duan Yun glanced at his wife, and then said: "You have to remember, we This time it is a joint venture with the Japanese to build a factory, the Japanese are so smart, how could the factory they run not make money?"

"But we'll pay for it from the beginning to the end..." Cheng Qingyan said with a sigh.

"Does high investment have high returns? Besides, things like chips can be sold not only in China, but also in great demand abroad. By then, we can earn a lot of dollars." Duan Yun laughed , said: "As long as you have enough dollars, you can buy any kind of production line you want, so we are living a bit hard now, but one day we will all earn back our capital with interest."

In fact, according to Duan Yun's plan, the investment in the joint venture chip factory may last for one and a half to two years, because even if the factory building and equipment debugging can be completed according to Duan Yun's estimated plan, the later chip design and production and Procurement of raw materials also costs a lot of money.

In addition, the flash memory chip is a new product. Although Duan Yun knows that this product has great market potential, it still takes some time to promote and develop this product.

According to Duan Yun's plan, when this product is not widely accepted in the international market, he must first ensure the large-scale production of the chip, which can be used in his own Walkman first, and then converted into a repeater and put on the market. Earn part of the profits back to blood.

In addition, Duan Yun has another plan, that is, he plans to cooperate with major international manufacturers, especially PC manufacturers such as IBM. Duan Yun's flash memory chips can be used to make portable USB flash drives. After improvement, they can also be made into solid-state drives. In this way, Duan Yun can borrow chickens to lay eggs and get huge profits from it.

It’s just that the factory hasn’t officially started production yet, and Duan Yun still has a lot to do, especially in terms of investment. In addition to the 5 million US dollars in equipment investment, there are also millions of dollars in the construction of dust-free workshops, and hiring experts with high salaries Establishing a chip research and development center is also a big expense. According to Duan Yun's estimate, the annual research and development costs are at least several million yuan.

"I have no objection to your investment in building a chip factory, but I think you should also know that our current sales of Walkmans have passed their peak period. Since last month, domestic orders have dropped by about 1/4. I feel that the market It's a bit saturated..." Cheng Qingyan bit her lip lightly, and then said: "The money we earned in the past few months has basically been invested in the chip factory, and now the orders are getting less and less. If we can't develop new products, This year's profit is unlikely to exceed last year's..."

"I know, when Zhao Xuewu returns to Shenzhen in the next year, I will arrange for them to develop new products..." Duan Yun thought for a while, and then said: "This time we will release a high-end version of the Walkman, adding some functions and styles , it can be subdivided into men's and women's models, and in this case, it can still drive another wave of sales."

Duan Yun doesn't have much time to spend on the research and development of Walkmans at all. He can only upgrade and replace existing products. This is not difficult, and it can quickly increase some sales. Listening to the commercial potential of this product continues to be overdrawn.

After all, electronic products are fast-moving consumer goods. In foreign countries, they are replaced almost every few months, but the domestic market is relatively loose. Even if they are replaced once a year, it is relatively fast. Many state-owned enterprises produce a product for several years or even ten years. In a few years, all in all, the domestic market competition is far less fierce than that of the international market, and low-end products can also enjoy huge profits, which gives Duan Yun's Tianyin Electronics Factory a rare respite.

"I remember you mentioned to me before that you want to introduce a VCR production line, specializing in the production of karaoke VCRs..." Cheng Qingyan said suddenly.

"But I don't have time right now..."

In fact, at the earliest time, Duan Yun really planned to introduce a video recorder production line. Although he now has enough money to buy a video recorder production line, Duan Yun has no extra time and energy to start a new video recorder factory. In the face of opportunities, the karaoke video recorder project is not worth mentioning at all and can only be put on hold temporarily.

"I know you only have this chip factory in your eyes, but I think karaoke is indeed a very good product. Can you help me introduce the production line into China, and then I will manage it. In terms of technology, Professor Zhao from the R&D center will assist. You don't need to worry about it." Cheng Qingyan looked directly at Duan Yun and said.

Since Duan Yun bought an imported karaoke video recorder last year, Cheng Qingyan fell in love with this entertainment product very quickly. Sometimes after a day of work, she would sing two songs after dinner at home. The pressure and exhaustion on her body Instantly swept away.

Not only her, Li Guosheng's family also likes this kind of karaoke video recorder very much. When they are free, they will sing a few songs, and the atmosphere is quite relaxed and happy.

(End of this chapter)