The richest man

Chapter 184 Stunning the world!

noon.

Cultural Oriental Hotel.

The long-prepared press conference of Legend Technology Company has begun.

The audience at the press conference was like a tide, and the grand occasion was like a cloud.

Today's theme is personal computers. In order to fit this theme, Zhang Jun wore a white shirt and jeans, looking like an IT professional.

"First of all, welcome everyone to the product launch conference of Legendary Technology. Today, Legendary Technology is not planning to release a new game, which disappointed some friends. But the product we are going to release will change the world!!!"

As soon as the voice fell, the audience was in an uproar.

What product can actually change the world!
Everyone will not think that Zhang Jun is aimlessly, because the products he guided and developed before have more or less changed the world!
There was a lot of discussion in the venue. Seeing this, Zhang Jun pressed his hand and motioned for everyone to be quiet.

Then he got to the point and said: "As we all know, the previous computers were not only very expensive, but also very large. In 1975, the advent of the Altair 8800 personal computer not only triggered technological innovation, but also caused social change. However, in my opinion Come to think of it, the Altair 8800 is not really a personal computer, it has a lot of flaws, I won't introduce them one by one here."

"What I want to introduce to you now is the personal computer created by our legendary technology company for all mankind - Hongmeng Computer!!"

"Every commercial computer function you can think of, Hongmeng can do it!"

"It can do functions that you can't think of!"

"And Hongmeng also has some functions that other commercial computers can't achieve!"

"Hongmeng is a computer with a graphical operating system, you don't have to be a genius to use it!"

"Just learn to click and click!"

"Hongmeng, a computer born for human beings!!!"

Zhang Jun said it passionately, and everyone in the audience was shocked.

The legendary technology company is really getting stronger and stronger, and even developed a computer.

The word "personal computer" PC popped out of Zhang Jun's mouth frequently, which also impressed everyone in the audience.

"After so much introduction, you may still have no impression of Hongmeng Computer. It doesn't matter, next, everyone, please watch the demonstration video!"

Zhang Jun smiled and signaled the staff to play the video.

Soon, the screen behind him lit up.

Everyone was full of curiosity and began to watch the video attentively.

At the beginning, it was an office with simple and stylish decoration. Everyone was attracted by a bright white monitor on the desk at a glance.

Accompanied by the narration, in the video, Zhang Jun finds the computer host and presses the power button. After a while, the computer starts to run, and a graphical interface appears with some software icons on it, which shocked everyone.

How could early computers have these things? The main interface was almost black, and there were some characters in the lower left corner. Some codes were output to run related software.

As soon as the graphical interface of the Hongmeng computer appeared, it immediately amazed the audience.

There is an arrow on the computer interface.Then everyone saw that Zhang Jun was operating a thing called a "mouse". He could control the arrow to move or click on the software, which was very convenient.

Zhang Jun opened the BASIC programming software on the graphical interface, and then used the BASIC language to write a simple program: "Hello, world!"

Of course, this program was written on paper by the company's engineers, and Zhang Jun copied it directly, and he didn't know anything about BASIC language.But now the most popular language is the BASIC language.

Seeing this, many programmers are moved.

The graphical interface of Hongmeng Computer is extremely cool to operate, and it is much more convenient than ordinary computers!
It is also very convenient for programming!
At this moment, I saw Zhang Jun open the game icon, and there were two small games in it: "Solitaire" and "Minesweeper".

Zhang Jun demonstrated how to play these two games for everyone.

Then he took out a game tape, inserted it into the computer, and then played "Hong Kong Cubes" on the computer, which caused the audience to exclaim for a while.

Zhang Jun smiled faintly, ejected the tape, and then replaced it with another tape. At this moment, a narration sounded, introducing that Zhang Jun was going to use Office software.

After he inserted the cassette tape into the computer, an icon named Office appeared on the graphical interface. After clicking this icon, three softwares were displayed in the folder, one was the typing software Word, the other was the spreadsheet software Excel, and the other was the spreadsheet software Excel. It is powerpoint (PPT) presentation software.

Zhang Jun opened Word first, then created a new document, and then started typing: "Hongmeng, a computer born for human beings!!!"

Everyone was stunned when they saw it.

This software is much easier to use than Wang An's typewriter. When typing, I can see what words I type, but it can also perform various operations.

I saw that Zhang Jun made a typo on purpose, and then deleted, modified, reversed, etc., and it was convenient to save. There is nothing more convenient than word typing software!
Immediately afterwards, everyone saw that Zhang Jun began to demonstrate the usage of Excel, using Excel spreadsheets for financial accounting, which is super practical and simple.

The last is ppt. After connecting a projector, the content on the ppt can be projected out. Everyone was shocked and called black technology! !
The video is not over yet. At this moment, I saw Zhang Jun connecting the data cable plug of a printer to the expansion slot of the Hongmeng computer. After a while, Zhang Jun wrote a line of words on the word file, "Hongmeng, born for mankind." computer! ! ! 'It was actually printed out by the printer.

When this scene appeared, the audience was shocked and exclaimed constantly!

At this moment, the video ended, and a line of bold words appeared at the end, and a very magnetic narration sounded from the side again: "Hongmeng, a computer born for human beings!"

Zhang Jun instilled this sentence to everyone many times, just to make people remember it.

The effect is indeed very good, and most of the people present and the audience in front of the TV should remember it.

"Hongmeng Computer is awesome!!!"

A heart-piercing scream sounded from the audience, drowning out all the voices in the audience.

Hearing this, Zhang Jun couldn't help but follow his reputation.

A Chinese man in his 20s was full of excitement at this time, and immediately turned blushing. Gein also found that the screaming just now was too loud, which attracted the attention of the people around him.

However, everyone felt that this sentence was very correct.

Zhang Jun couldn't help laughing.

This person is probably a fan, no wonder he is so crazy.

"Okay, everyone, please be quiet, let me tell you now, the release date and pricing of Hongmeng Computer."

"After the press conference, you can go to the Legend Store to buy a Hongmeng computer. The price is 3500 US dollars, including a monitor, a host, a mouse, a keyboard, and a Hongmeng operating system. Related software needs to be purchased separately. For example, Office software, The three-piece set costs $399, and if you buy it separately, the price of word, Excel, and PPT is $140."

"The Hongmeng operating system is compatible with other computers, and some computer enthusiasts can also buy the operating system separately for $500!"

The reason why the operating system is expensive is that it is difficult to develop itself, and there is no strong personal computer manufacturer at present. Most of the people who buy the operating system are computer enthusiasts or computer companies, and they would have bought the operating system. If you conduct research systematically, if you don't earn a lot of money from them, wouldn't it be a loss?
In addition, the Hongmeng computer sells for US$3500, which is actually a bit expensive.

The Altair 8800 is only a few hundred dollars each.

In the previous life, Apple's Macintosh computer was only sold for more than 2000 US dollars.

However, who made Hongmeng Computer so good, its functions are very practical, and it also has mature Office software.

At this time, there is no personal computer brand that can compete with Hongmeng Computer.

Unlike when Apple released the Macintosh computer, the industry giant IBM released the personal computer IBM5150, which immediately seized most of Apple's market.Moreover, at that time, the graphical interface console had already appeared, and the Macintosh computer was not too amazing.

At this time, Hongmeng Computer feels like black technology.

Every personal computer enthusiast will become its fan.

And more users will have to buy Hongmeng computers because of Office software.

Legend Technology is also stepping up the development of more tool software, drawing and drawing software, video players, music players, developing various protocols, and formulating video encoding format standards and audio format standards.

However, these have to wait until Hongmeng Computer has a dominant position in the market before they can be better implemented.

Furthermore, if all the good things are brought out at once, how can the product be updated iteratively?

Many guests in the audience felt that Hongmeng computers were a bit expensive, and ordinary families were really reluctant to buy them.

"The Hongmeng computer is so powerful, I feel that it can do many things, but unfortunately it is too expensive to afford!" A viewer in front of the TV sighed.

Several friends also nodded.

"It looks like I'm going to save money for the next few months. I decided to buy a Hongmeng computer. It's like a black technology product. It's really awesome. No one wants to own it!!"

"Wang An's typewriter is much worse than Hongmeng computer. I strongly urge the boss to replace us with Hongmeng computer and Office software. In this way, work efficiency can be improved several times!" A bank teller murmured.

"Excel spreadsheet software is really easy to use, and it will be much easier to prepare financial statements in the future." An accountant couldn't help but feel excited. He decided to persuade his boss to buy himself a Hongmeng computer and supporting Office software.

The press conference is also over.

The audience in front of the TV rushed out of the house one after another, rushing towards the nearest legendary store.

It didn't take long for all the legendary stores to be crowded with people.

Some people came to buy Hongmeng computers, and some people came to watch the fun and want to see what Hongmeng computers look like up close.

Major media have also sent reporters to the legendary store for interviews.

In the computer industry, the birth of Hongmeng Computer also surprised them so much that they couldn't help calling an emergency meeting immediately.

Prior to the launch of the Altair 8800 personal computer, industry giants such as IBM and Wang An Computer expressed disdain, and there would be no market.

However, when it was the turn of Hongmeng Computer, it was like a formidable enemy.

IBM Corporation.

Chairman Walter was the first to speak: "Everyone, Legend Technology has released the Hongmeng computer. What do you think?"

A director laughed and said: "I think that Hongmeng computer has poor configuration and low performance. It is just a child's play. It is ridiculous for Legendary Technology to develop this. I think the idea of ​​Legendary Technology may be to use computers to sell game cartridges. Of course, Hongmeng computer also has merits, such as graphical interface and Office software. Besides, Hongmeng computer is no big deal. IBM’s main task is to seize the mainframe and minicomputer market. It should not waste manpower and material resources on personal On the computer. Personal computers, I think it may be possible in 20 years, and it is too early now..."

Hearing this, many people nodded in agreement.

Compared with IBM computers, Hongmeng computers are simply crushed in terms of performance.

"Hehe, I think Hongmeng Computer can be regarded as a typewriter or a game console at best, and it is not worthy of the name of a computer! If you are in a hurry, it is Wang An who is in a hurry. Office office software has the biggest impact on WPS!"

Walter nodded and said: "The prospect of the personal computer market is uncertain, and the strength of Legendary Technology is not weak. At this stage, we at IBM will wait and see for a while. Once we find that the personal computer industry has a bright future, we will not enter this market again." Late. With our ibm company's technical strength in the computer field, we can definitely catch up from behind!!"

Everyone nodded.

At Wang An Computer Company at this time, Wang Anduan was sitting at the main seat in the conference room. He was still quite clear-headed at the moment, and he was not so arrogant that he could not see the threat of Hongmeng Computer and Office office software.

However, Wang An is also relatively proud, he is not very panicked.Because of the related functions of word in Office software, Wang An Computer Company actually also has them. As early as 1976, Wang An Computer Company developed a transformative product wps. The staff demonstrated the operation method of wps at the exhibition in New York City. It is also possible to see the process of editing text from the screen.At the end of the exhibition, office buildings in the United States began to undergo a major renovation. From the Office of the President of the White House to enterprises, wps processors took over IBM's territory in an all-round way.

At present, the main business of Wang An Computer Company is the production of mainframes, small commercial computers, word processors and other office automation equipment, almost all of which are ahead of the times.

Someone suggested: "Boss, why don't we also develop personal computers? I think the personal computers developed by Legendary Technology Company are quite interesting. Maybe there will be a big market!"

Wang An pursed his lips, and said disdainfully: "How many people in the United States understand computers now? Hongmeng Computer is a niche product, and some computer enthusiasts will be interested in it. Office software is really good, which makes people's eyes shine, but you Have you considered the issue of price? Our wps processor is only a few hundred dollars. However, if a user wants to use Office software, he must first buy a Hongmeng computer, and then buy Office software. Calculated in this way, it is almost It’s almost $4000. How can it compete with wps processors at such a high price?”

After Wang An finished speaking, he picked up the teacup and took a sip. He thought, if it weren't for the extraordinary strength of Legend Technology, he wouldn't even have this meeting today.

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Hong Kong.

Zhang Jun is currently working in the computer game business department of Legend Technology Company.

Zhang Jun knows very well that it is difficult to explode the sales of computers all at once just relying on office software.

In the 80s, some companies were even a little frantic, and developed ultra-low-cost computers, such as the Commodore 64, which sold for only $595.

The British Sinclair Computer Company launched the ZX 81, and the price is as low as 69 pounds. This price is so cheap that people want to buy it at a glance!

How does Hongmeng Computer want to stand out?
Zhang Jun thought for a long time, but still had to rely on the game.

The best-selling computer in the 80s was actually a computer specially developed for games, the Commodore 64, with a total of 1000-1700 million units sold worldwide, dominating almost all computer markets and crushing IBM personal computers.

What do teenagers buy computers for?No one knows better than Zhang Jun!
Just here to play games!

Therefore, Zhang Jun decided to develop computer games, only for his own Hongmeng computer.

IBM and Wang An are right, Zhang Jun really wants to sell the Hongmeng computer as a game console!

In order to play computer games, players have to buy Hongmeng computers.

Of course, Legend Technology will also develop more feature-rich computer software to improve the Hongmeng operating system.

The first-generation Hongmeng computer still uses an 8-bit processor, but it is a quad-core, and its performance is quite powerful, which can be called the No.1 among personal computers.

The second-generation Hongmeng computer will use a 16-bit processor. Legend Technology has invested heavily in the development of the chip. The effect is remarkable and the development progress is fast. The development has been completed on December 12 this year, even earlier than Intel. .

Intel Corporation did not develop the 1978 microprocessor until 8086.

Due to hardware limitations, Zhang Jun had some headaches. He stayed in the computer game department for a long time, but he didn’t think of what kind of computer games he would develop, such as "Genesis", "Prince of Persia", "Dune", "Warcraft", "Destruction Warrior, Dungeons and Dragons?Configuration not ah.

If you want to run large-scale games, the microprocessor and memory consume a lot, and you need to load heavy graphics tasks. You must develop a special chip to handle graphics calculations, thereby reducing the burden on the CPU.

Discrete graphics cards will also be the key to winning for Hongmeng Computer!
Zhang Jun called the chip development department and began to explain the concept of independent graphics cards to them.At this time, people did not have this concept, because they rarely encountered such computers that required independent graphics cards before, so everyone did not pay attention to independent graphics cards.

The concept is simple enough for engineers to understand immediately.

Zhang Jun asked someone to set up an independent graphics card research and development department alone.

At the same time, Legend Technology also established a development team dedicated to graphics technology and high-performance computing to develop and produce graphics workstations.Films such as "Jurassic Park", "Lord of the Rings", and "Emergency Landing" that we have heard of in previous lives were all produced on graphics workstations.

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A day passed.

The first-day sales of Hongmeng Computer came out. A total of 8 units were sold worldwide. The results are quite good. At such an expensive price, there would not be so many people buying it, but who makes Legendary have so many fans.

The legendary brand alone can have a very high premium effect.

The next day, sales began to decline, and only 5.7 units were sold.

In the final analysis, Hongmeng computers are still too expensive to sell, and there are few games.In the word processor market, there is Wang An Computer, which stands in the way. It is not so easy for Hongmeng Computer to seize the typing market in a big way. After all, WPS is cheap.

However, Zhang Jun is confident that the sales of Hongmeng computers will increase. As long as the software of personal computers is enriched, and the development of games and independent graphics cards is added, sales will definitely increase significantly. The function of wps is too simple, just typing, and there is no way to compete with Hongmeng computer, such as Excel spreadsheet and ppt presentation software, wps does not have it.And the further back, the bigger the gap between the two.

A week later, Hongmeng Computer's global sales reached 20 units, which is quite impressive.

A machine makes $3000, and the total profit is as high as $6 million! !

It's a huge profit. If outsiders know about it, wouldn't they be stunned?

However, companies such as IBM are giants in the computer industry and have a good understanding of production costs.

Just because of their understanding, after IBM and Wang An Computer Company learned of the sales volume of Hongmeng Computer, they were so jealous that they almost broke apart!
They never expected that the Hongmeng computer would be so popular and so expensive that people would buy it. Could it be that there is a problem with IQ?

In addition, the sales of Office software are as high as 4500 million US dollars, which is really jaw-dropping!

But they soon saw that the sales of Hongmeng computers began to drop sharply. The sales volume was less than 5000 units a day, and it would continue to decrease again. It's the first time to collect wool, so I can make so much money.

If everyone enters this industry, the price of Hongmeng Computer will plummet, and I am afraid that everyone will not make much money.

The personal computer market is too small, perhaps less than 100 million units a year. IBM has no time to compete with legendary technology companies, so it will continue to wait and see.At this time, there will definitely be some small companies seeing that Legendary Technology has made money, and they also want to enter the personal computer market. IBM just observes the market...

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In a blink of an eye, 1978 arrived.

"Star Wars" has been screened around the world one after another, and it has become the top box office champion in all countries and regions.

On January 1978, 1, "Star Wars" was the first to be drawn in the United States, but the domestic box office reached 30 million U.S. dollars, which shocked the world. Fans all over the world wondered what kind of movie "Star Wars" was. so tall.

It is precisely because of this kind of curiosity that "Star Wars" is almost hard to get a ticket every time it is released in a place. In addition, the film itself is very classic, and naturally it has a burst of word-of-mouth and box office sales.

Hongmeng computer, with a daily sales volume of about 3000 units, is still very profitable.

There are also some other brands of personal computers on the market, but the operating system is not powerful, and there is no Office bonus. Basically, they cannot be compared with Hongmeng computers at all, and at most they occupy some low-end markets.

Zhang Jun is still not afraid of competition from other companies before IBM ends.

What makes Zhang Jun more depressed is that the z80 cheap chip has appeared on the market, and the price is less than 30 US dollars.

As a last resort, Zhang Jun could only let Legendary Technology Company start selling the Kunpeng 6502 chip, which is about the same price as the z80 chip.Zhang Jun even thought, if IBM develops personal computers, will he be ahead of Intel and reach a cooperation with IBM.

IBM is the overlord of the computer industry. Once it uses the Kunpeng chip, it may have nothing to do with Intel in the future.

The price of the Kunpeng 6502 chip is so cheap, and the competition in arcade machines is fierce. Legend Technology Company’s arcade machine prices are embarrassed not to drop, and the "Lingxiao" game substrate was forced to drop by US$200, and the price is only US$400.

In the home game console and handheld industry, there is no challenger for the time being, and they are in a monopoly position. Zhang Jun still hasn't adjusted the price.

It can’t be said that Zhang Jun has a dark heart. Although Legendary Technology Company earns a lot in a year, it also spends a lot. Just investing in technology research and development costs more than 30 billion U.S. dollars a year.

Chips, lithography machines, operating systems, software, memory, hard drives, motherboards, display screens, game software, game consoles, Walkman, video recorders, etc., which one does not cost money?That is to say, Zhang Jun knew the future direction of R&D and pointed out the direction for the developers. If the decision on the R&D direction was wrong, the huge R&D expenses would be blistered, not to mention huge losses, and time wasted.

Zhang Jun is shouldering the important task of China's electronics industry in the future with his own strength.

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Zhang Jun just came back from Legendary Technology Company and read newspapers in the car all the way.

When you see a shipping company in Japan go bankrupt, it's a sign of recession in the shipping industry!

Zhang Jun couldn't help but tighten his heart, and immediately, a smirk appeared on his face.

"The global shipping industry is dying, and we have to find a way to deal with the Whampoa Shipyard under the name of Hutchison Whampoa!"

"Wheelock, one of the four major shipping companies in Hong Kong, has always been optimistic about the shipping industry. It is still buying ships like crazy. Why don't you just sell the ship and the shipyard to it?"

Zhang Jun asked the driver to drive to Hutchison Whampoa Company.

When he got there, he gave an order to the president of Hutchison Whampoa, Tommy Barrett, to sell the Whampoa shipyard to Wheelock.

Tommy Barrett frowned and reminded: "Boss, Huangpu Shipyard's operations are very healthy and the profits are huge. Why sell the shipyard?"

Zhang Jun said indifferently: "I am not optimistic about Hong Kong's shipping industry. There is a saying in China called 'prosperity and decline', which describes the prosperity of things reaching their peak, and they will turn to decline."

Tommy Barrett was stunned, and immediately thought that his boss was a super genius, and maybe the shipping industry was really going to decline, so he nodded and said: "Okay, boss, I promise to complete the task!"

Tommy Barrett thought to himself, if Wheelock & Co. learned that Hutchison Whampoa Company was going to sell the Whampoa Shipyard, they would immediately take over the shipyard...

(End of this chapter)