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Chapter 1112 Acquisition of Paramount

"What good news? Did Bernice buy Paramount?" Su Chen walked to her computer.

Tang Wanru excitedly pointed to the picture on the screen, "Is this the MP3 you want?"

"It's done so quickly?" Su Chen was puzzled.

After all, when he saw it some time ago, it was as big as a tablet.

But now, although it is still not as big as a thumb, it has shrunk to be as small as a Sony Walkman.

"Yes, this is the picture that Feng Ronghua just sent back. It is said that 100 songs can be stored in it, and songs can be added or deleted at any time."

Tang Wanru's eyes were bright, "It can also realize the functions of speaker and earphone at the same time, and the most important thing is that the continuous working time can be as long as 8 hours."

"Oh? This is good news." Su Chen nodded, finally hearing good news.

Thinking about it carefully, I seem to have promoted another piracy industry.

The kind of download software on the street may support many people at that time, and it may also become a entrepreneurial project for many people.

Tang Wanru said: "Feng Ronghua has sent back a few samples through people, and we may see them in two or three days."

"Then I have to experiment to see if it's the same as I imagined."

……

A few days later, the staff arranged by Feng Ronghua returned to Hong Kong and brought several prototype MP3 players.

"Chairman, General Manager, this is what Mr. Feng asked me to bring back." The staff said, "They are still working on a smaller one, which should be regarded as the original prototype."

"I'll try it first to see the effect, and if I have any questions, I'll bring them up at any time." Su Chen said.

Now this thing is really about the same size as a Sony Walkman, and it has physical buttons and a speaker on it, and the battery is built-in.

I asked about the play button, and it turned out to be Teresa Teng's song.

The sound from the horn is clear, the frequency response should be wide and uniform, especially the mid-high frequency has density, the reverberation is appropriate, and the timbre and position of the instrument can be better distinguished.

Plugging in the headphones feels on par with Sony's.

The sound quality is very good, but the appearance is still too big.

"I think this will definitely sell for a good price." Tang Wanru commented, "After all, it doesn't need to buy tapes like Sony, and you can add or delete songs at will. It is definitely a product that most people like."

"But I still think it's a bit big." Su Chen still feels a little disgusted, he prefers a smaller MP3.

It would be fine if MP4 was made so big.

He suddenly changed his mind, as if he could still apply for a PSP patent.

In this way, Sony may have nothing to do, and it can also block Sony's path from hardware to software.

What's more, Shengshi also has a game company under its umbrella.

The more I think about it, the more I feel that there is such a possibility, and this possibility is still very high.

"It's a bit big when you say that." Tang Wanru nodded, "But it's still in the research and development stage, and I will definitely be able to develop smaller products."

Su Chen tried all the functions, and there was no other problem except big.

Both the sound quality and the physical buttons are very satisfying.

"I will convey my opinion to Mr. Feng, you have worked hard, go back and rest first." He said to the staff.

The staff member nodded, saluted, and left the office.

Su Chen and Tang Wanru tested for almost half an hour.

Then tell her your plan, especially the handheld game console.

After listening to his idea, Tang Wanru also felt that there was such a possibility.

Said: "Your idea is very good. It just so happens that we have a game company that can develop products in this area. And don't we have a chip company? Can we make something similar to a mobile phone?"

"Your idea is very bold, and it will eventually come true." Su Chen agreed with her words.

At the same time, he drafted a plan, attached his own opinions, and sent it back to Feng Ronghua in the United States.

Get off work and go home after some errands.

……

"PSP?"

Looking at this document, Feng Ronghua always felt that he couldn't keep up with the boss's train of thought.

Because when he was making game consoles back then, the boss told him about an ecosystem, and then the ecosystem didn’t come out, the game consoles didn’t come out, and even the switches were just sold and not reproduced.

Then the boss wanted him to Sinicize the PP machine, but after being rejected, the boss ignored Jianfeng Technology for a long time, thinking that he had offended the boss.

As a result, the boss suddenly wanted to develop MP3 and MP4.

At this moment, MP3 has just developed a prototype, and the boss has a new idea, what kind of PSP to develop.

But from the perspective of technology, the boss's idea can indeed be realized.

After all, handheld game consoles have been developed a few years earlier, but the boss's requirements are much more advanced than Nintendo's handheld game consoles.

Moreover, the boss only asked to develop this kind of thing after the development of MP3 and MP4, so this proposal can be temporarily put away.

He recorded the opinions submitted by Su Chen, and went to find Nicholas when he was about to go to work. After all, he was only a deputy in this project, and Nicholas was actually leading the project.

It is said that Su Chen brought home a prototype MP3 player and was immediately welcomed by everyone.

"This is the MP3 you've been thinking about?" Ms. He observed carefully, "It seems to be the same as Sony's Walkman, but there seems to be no place to put the tape."

"Of course there is a difference. Sony's Walkman needs to play tapes, but this MP3 does not need to play tapes." Su Chen explained, "It is said that the memory chip inside can store nearly 200 songs.

Moreover, the songs in it can be deleted and added at any time through the computer, and the most important thing is that it can be smaller. "

Teresa Teng tried it curiously, "It's my song, the sound quality is quite good."

"The sound quality is really good, but if it's too small, you can't use speakers, you can only use headphones." Tang Wanru said, "Anyway, his ideas are weird, so we don't have to guess, we'll wait until the product is launched. "

"If you can guess what he's thinking, you'll be damned." Xue Yu handed over a newspaper and said, "Some people say that he is the most unpredictable rich man in Hong Kong, and they also say that he is the fate of the rich."

Su Chen glanced curiously, and it was indeed a report in the newspaper that a Feng Shui master commented on his appearance.

"Chairman Su, although I haven't communicated with him face-to-face, and I don't know his birth date, but by observing his face, I found that he is a person of good fortune.

Moreover, he didn't make his fortune until he came to Hong Kong, which means that he was a dragon in the mainland, and he soared into the sky when he arrived in Hong Kong.

So it just corresponds to the sentence: Is the unicorn a thing in the pool, it will turn into a dragon when it encounters a storm.

Therefore, Hong Kong is a land that can make a fortune..."

Good guy, this has something to do with Feng Shui.

Su Chen was speechless, "Let's eat first. According to what they said, they don't need to go to work at all. They just need to figure out when they can get rich and just sit at home and wait."

……

It's September 7st.

Bernice in the United States sent back news that despite the fierce competition between entertainment giant Viacom and former Paramount CEO and former Fox Network executive Barry Diller to get Paramount, in the end, comic Video Films won the battle with a $103 billion bid.

Last year, the 50-year-old Diller has become a Hollywood figure.

But just after his 50th birthday, he made the decision to resign and give up his enviable high-paying position-he wanted to be his own boss.

Diller's resignation surprised everyone, even he himself had doubts about himself for a while, but Su Chen was not surprised at all, not only boldly approved his resignation, but also gave him a direction - interactive TV shopping programme.

After Marvel acquired Paramount, Su Chen quickly arranged for Shirley to go to the United States to lead Paramount Pictures.

Just as Shirley was being sent away on the front foot, someone came looking for him on the back foot...

(End of this chapter)