I was born again with 100 million

Chapter 516 To be a computer or a mobile phone?

"As I said before, the R&D investment of Eternal Group should reach 10% of the revenue. This is not just for the outside world to hear, but must be implemented according to this ratio."

Lin Xiao glanced at several people, and then said seriously.

"The revenue of Eternal Technology exceeded 100 billion last year, and it must be higher this year. According to this ratio, our R&D investment will start at least 10 billion."

"Where do we put the 10 billion R&D expenses?" Yang Guanbin laughed, "This is too much."

"So much money is naturally going to be invested in new technologies and products."

Lin Xiao said, stood up, walked to the whiteboard in the conference room, picked up a pen and spoke to everyone:
"The 5000 million yuan we took out before, that is 4 million yuan, this is not included."

"Next, where our 10 billion will be invested is nothing more than two directions."

Lin Xiao began to write on the whiteboard while talking: "One is to make technological innovations around our existing technologies and products, and the other is to enter new fields and make brand new products."

"And my idea is, all of them!"

Lin Xiao said, and began to draw an arrow pointing down under the first point, and then drew two circles respectively, writing U disk and Gpod.

"U disk and Gpod are two of our current products. Let's take a look at the intersection of the two products in terms of technology. One of the most important is the chip."

Lin Xiao said, and then looked at Qiao Lei.

"Dr. Qiao, since you have started the chip for the USB flash drive, and you are expected to make a breakthrough within half a year to one year, then the development of the Gpod chip can be directly put on the agenda."

"I hope that chips like this fist product can be developed by ourselves."

Qiao Lei nodded after listening, and replied: "The chip used in the Gpod is different from that of the U disk. In addition to the functions of reading and controlling required by the U disk, there is also a very important function of storing MP3 file decoding on a small hard drive."

"Because MP3 is a lossy compression format, if the decoding chip is done well, it can better restore the quality of the audio signal, and largely compensate for the loss of the audio signal. If it is not done well, it will also greatly affect the sound."

After Qiao Lei explained the function of the chip in the Gpod, he continued:

"So the decoding chip in our Gpod is more difficult than the main control chip in the USB flash drive, but if we can make the main control chip of the USB flash drive, with this foundation, the decoding chip can also be made."

"However, I think it's a bit late to start doing this after the main control chip is developed and designed. Instead, it can be started first, and a group of engineers related to audio decoding can be recruited, and then the early audio decoding technology can be started first. Research."

"Yes!" When Qiao Lei said this, Lin Xiao agreed without hesitation, "The company spares no effort in supporting the development of chip technology."

Qiao Lei nodded and stopped talking, and Lin Xiao continued at this time: "The second technology intersection between Gpod and U disk, I don't know if you have noticed, that is storage."

"I have an idea, if you combine the small hard disk technology used on the Gpod with the storage function of the U disk, or to put it simply, remove the music function on the Gpod."

As soon as Lin Xiao said this, Yang Guanbin and Qiao Lei's eyes immediately lit up.

Yang Guanbin even said directly: "We can make a hard disk with a USB interface, which is specially used for storage."

"That's right, I mean the mobile hard drive." Lin Xiao nodded with a smile.

"Compared with U disk, it may be more expensive, and its size may be larger, and because it uses hard disk technology, it needs a magnetic head, which may not be easy to protect."

"But its advantages are also obvious, that is, larger storage capacity. With our current technology, we can make a 10G hard disk. Of course, we may be able to make it even larger in the future."

A portable mobile hard disk that can hold 10G!
All the people present are people who often use computers. Everyone knows that such a thing will definitely be liked by everyone.

Lin Xiao added at this time: "As a mobile hard disk, I am bigger and I look forward to the breakthrough of hard disk technology."

"Gpod has 5G and 10G. For many years to come, such storage technology will be sufficient. What we need are other innovations, but if we can do hard disk technology, it will be applied in a wider range of fields."

"In addition to mobile hard disks, we can also intervene in the computer hard disk, and even go downstream from the hard disk. This is the second piece."

Lin Xiao was talking, and then turned his pen to the second point mentioned earlier, which is a new product in a new field.

At this time, Yang Guanbin looked at Lin Xiao in surprise and said:

"The downstream of the hard disk? Mr. Lin, you don't mean to be...a computer, do you?"

"Why not?" Lin Xiao smiled.

Hearing Lin Xiao's words, Yang Guanbin's eyes lit up, while Qiao Lei and the others looked surprised.

computer?Is Eternal Technology really going to start making computers?Before, Lin Xiaoke had never revealed any related ideas in this regard.

Seeing everyone's expressions, Lin Xiao was not too surprised.

He really didn't reveal his thoughts in this regard before, that's because Lin Xiao made the decision for a while to enter the computer industry.

Before that, he actually wanted to enter the mobile phone industry more.

However, after some careful consideration, Lin Xiao feels that the time to enter the mobile phone industry is not the best.

Mobile phones are currently in the rapid development stage of popularization, and indeed the market is not small.

But with the advantage of Lin Xiao's rebirth, the most ideal state of Eternal Technology is to cut off Apple again, make a touch-screen smartphone, and then establish an absolute dominance in the mobile phone industry in one fell swoop.

However, with the current technology, it is obviously impossible to make a smart phone. Whether it is communication, storage or other technologies, they have not yet developed to that level.

If you really want to make a touch-screen smartphone, there are at least five years or so.

At this stage, if it is a traditional mobile phone, Lin Xiao feels that Eternal Technology does not have any advantages compared with Nokia, Motorola and other brands. After all, these big brands have too deep technology accumulation in the traditional mobile phone industry.

If we can't launch subversive products, if Evergu Technology wants to enter the mobile phone industry, it will probably only do something in the domestic market. It will be very difficult to enter the overseas market!

However, in the domestic mobile phone market, in two to three years, there will be a stage where counterfeit phones are rampant, and the market will be in chaos.

Instead of this, it is better to avoid this stage first, and spend time on the research and development and accumulation of smart phone technology with peace of mind, and then it will be a blockbuster!
However, during the four or five years in the middle, Eternal Technology can't just do MP3 and mobile storage. Although Lin Xiao believes that making money can still make money, it doesn't do much to improve the overall strength of the company and promote China's technological innovation. Big progress.

After much deliberation, Lin Xiao set his sights on the notebook computer industry.

What really made him make up his mind was actually the argument with Yanagawa a month ago.

That debate gave Lin Xiao a clearer memory of China's laptop industry in the future.

Undoubtedly, in the next 10 years, Lian Xiang took the No. [-] sales position in the world relying on China's huge market.

However, correspondingly, until the end, Lianxiang did not have the core technology that could be obtained. When the market dividend passed, Lianxiang, which had no competitive advantage, naturally lost its glory.

Instead of letting such a company take away the dividends of the market, it is better to do it yourself!
Maybe in the early stage, I will inevitably take the path of assembly, but at least I will think about developing some core technologies!
Give a period of transition, and after a certain amount of technical accumulation, you can make your own laptop for the Huaxia people!

Lin Xiao had already thought about these thoughts a long time ago, and at this moment he said to Yang Guanbin and Qiao Lei:

"To make a laptop computer, there are actually not too many technical problems at present, right?"

"If it's just an ordinary laptop, there really isn't a big technical problem." It was Yang Guanbin who answered.

He actually started from technology before, and then transferred to the market.

"Laptop technology is very mature now, and the use of Microsoft's system is nothing more than optimization and improvement in hardware and quality control."

Qiao Lei also said: "It is not difficult to recruit talents in this field. It is a bit difficult for me to lead a team to make chips, but if I recruit some talents to make notebooks, I think there will be no problem."

"There is another key point, we are not completely without advantages and roots." Lin Xiao said with a smile at this time, "That's what I just said, hard disk!"

"10G hard drive, I believe it may start to become mainstream in this year's notebook computers."

Lin Xiao said, tapping the whiteboard with a pen, "Compared to other domestic notebook computer manufacturers, we actually already have a relatively core technology, that is hard disk technology!"

"As long as we make breakthroughs step by step and implement other technologies, I believe that in the future, we can master most of the core technologies!"

"I agree to make a laptop!" Yang Guanbin said excitedly at this time.

He was born in the field of notebook computers, and he left Lianxiang at the beginning because Lianxiang's development philosophy did not match his own.

Now, Lin Xiao is willing to make a notebook computer, and has set the route of technological competition from the very beginning. Yang Guanbin undoubtedly fully agrees.

Qiao Lei also said at this time: "I think it is also feasible. The R&D cost of a piece may not be as high as making a chip, and I am confident in technology."

"Okay, then, next, we have three main research directions in the First Academy of Eternal Technology and Research Institute, one is chip design, the other is hard disk technology, and the third is laptop computers."

Lin Xiao directly added a laptop on the whiteboard, and circled it heavily.

Immediately after that, he made two horizontal strokes under the word "laptop", then turned his head and said to everyone:

"To enter this industry, in addition to hard disk technology, we must also have something that can be sold, at least to show a technology that is somewhat different from other manufacturers!"

"Boss Lin, do you have any good ideas?" Yang Guanbin asked expectantly at this moment.

After working with Lin Xiao for two or three years, he is also full of confidence in Lin Xiao's ideas.

(End of this chapter)