Reborn Tokyo Golden Age.

Chapter 407

As the first commercial product of TFT and STN, although TV Wactch was sold for 6 to [-] yuan in Neon, it sold a lot in Beimi.

Because of the addition of 007, the color model sold more than 60 yuan by the end of the year, and the low-profile black and white model also sold more than 40 yuan.

According to the previous profit calculation, a piece of TFT has a profit of 1.5 yen, and a piece of STN has a net income of approximately 8000 yen.

Combining the sales of Neon and Beimi, the LCD factory earned 146 billion yen this year in this business alone.

Looking at it alone, it doesn't seem to be much, and even in the entire Baichuan Holding Group, it doesn't seem to be very conspicuous.

But like I said before, this is the first time an LCD factory is profitable.

With the gradual popularization of various screen technologies in the future, this profit is only the beginning.

Whether it is a battery factory or an LCD factory.The future potential is good, and it is worthy of Bai Chuanfeng's increased investment.

"Continuing the cooperation with Northeastern University, in addition to industry-university-research, don't forget to cultivate our own talents.

In addition, the development of nickel-cadmium batteries will stop here for the time being, and the focus of follow-up research will be on nickel-metal hydride batteries and lithium batteries. "

The nickel-cadmium chewing gum battery is just a transition, and Bai Chuanfeng's real goal is the latter two.

Get them done, at least to guarantee Shirakawa Energy's market share for decades in the future.

"Please rest assured that we have already started these tasks. This year, Baichuan Energy has recruited many students from several universities in Northeast China, and they are our talent pool."

Shirakawa Energy is currently in charge of Miyari Shota, who is a graduate of Tokyo Institute of Technology, majoring in materials science.

As for why he chose to go to the battery factory in Akita instead of the bustling Tokyo, it was because he was also from Akita himself.

With such a relationship, Bai Chuanfeng naturally handed over this burden to him.

On the premise that there is not much difference in ability, he will still favor his fellow villagers.

The so-called township party is such a group of interests united step by step.

"By the way, front-end research on clean energy can also start. Wind energy, tidal energy, solar energy, plant energy, etc...

Regardless of Tohoku University or Akita University, we provide funding for activities, and the school is responsible for the subject research.

Although only theoretical results can be obtained now, there will always be a day when it will be useful in the future. "

These investments will not pay off in a short time, but Bai Chuanfeng still has to do it.

Because of them, Shirakawa Energy will be able to participate in the development of new energy in Akita and even the entire Northeast in the future.

When it comes to energy infrastructure, not to mention the government's large investment subsidies.

Even the influence it has is worth Bai Chuanfeng's big investment now.

Mrs. Gong Ruzhuang also wrote down his instructions one by one.

This is roughly the future development plan of Shirakawa Energy, of course, it is mainly the plan in the general direction.

"As for the LCD factory..." Bai Chuanfeng paused, "After all, TV Watch is not a consumer product for the general public, and its future potential is limited.

In order to truly maintain the stable development of LCD factories, it is necessary to develop other supply channels.

TFT is not yet mature enough, just keep the current rhythm.

However, STN already has the possibility of large-scale commercial use, and all kinds of commercial electronic screens are our potential customers.

In this regard, I have to trouble Nakajima-san and Ishikawa-san a lot. "

"Understood." Heitaro Nakajima and Mikichi Ishikawa both nodded and accepted the order.

One of them is the person in charge of SIC, and the other is the person in charge of the LCD factory.

The current LCD is hung under the SIC. If they want to open source to find more customers, they need to develop channels by themselves.

To sum it up, although Baichuan Energy and the LCD factory have just made a profit.But it was finally on the right track, and Bai Chuanfeng no longer needed to pay extra attention to it.

However, unlike the two new clubs engaged in the manufacturing industry within the group, the benefits of the several subsidiary clubs under Baichuan Interactive Entertainment are relatively average.

For example, Mainichi Shimbun, Daying, and Tokuma Bookstore. The first two of these three media and publishing companies are losing money, and only Tokuma Bookstore is profitable.

The reason why Bai Chuanfeng was able to buy them easily at the beginning was not unrelated to its miserable business situation.

Fortunately, because of the limited volume, the loss of money is not much.The profits of Tokuma Bookstore can basically make up for the losses of these two companies.

In addition, the reorganization of Mainichi Shimbun and Daeiying has been going on, and the situation next year should be greatly improved.

Under Baichuan Interactive Entertainment, there are two sub-clubs, SAOND Records and Gaode Toys.

Unexpectedly, SAOND Records, which was just established this year, has already started to make a profit. The main reason is because of the cash cow Matsuda Seiko.

Since switching her back from Sony with chewing gum batteries in the first half of the year, she has released two more singles and an album in the past six months.

The total sales volume of the three CDs is close to 200 million, and the profit from this part is about 30 billion yen.

It has to be said that the record industry brings in money very quickly, and popular artists are indeed cash cows for record companies.

Tsk, Bai Chuanfeng is still very satisfied with his woman's ability to absorb money.

In order to reward her, big business is not mentioned.Even the record share was given a little more, so it was considered as pocket money for her.

In addition to Seiko Matsuda, SAOND has also signed several newcomers.

Yasuda Narumi, Okada Yukiko, etc., their debut songs are expected to be released next year.

The record appointments of other artists are also actively communicated, even if the long-term appointments cannot be negotiated to release a few records alone.

Relying on the current resources of Baichuan Interactive Entertainment, it is basically profitable to release records.

And because there are media channels such as TV stations, newspapers, and publishing houses, SAOND is also very attractive to some talent agencies.

This is another benefit brought by the exchange of resources under Baichuan Interactive Entertainment. Some things have to be seen together to reflect their value.

As for Gaode toys, in the past year, it has mainly been made.

Based on the characters designed by the comics at Tokugawa Shoten, although some of them are popular, there are no big hits.

Relying on the game content here at HAL, some peripherals developed by AutoNavi are selling very well.

Pac-Man pillows, Raiden models, Double Dragon figures, etc., took advantage of the popularity of the game and sold a wave.

The profit for the whole year is more than one billion yen, and it is a victory if it turns losses into profits.

Although the money is not much, it is better than the money that Baichuan Holdings puts in every year.

But if we want to talk about the real big money sucker under Baichuan Interactive Entertainment, it depends on the HAL Research Institute.

Businesses such as hardware peripherals, computer games, home game consoles, and cassette games can be said to be in full bloom.

Hardware peripherals include traditional Chinese character reading and writing cards, trackballs, keyboards, handles, etc. They brought HAL a profit of 200 billion yen this year, nearly double that of last year.

What surprised Bai Chuanfeng the most was computer games, which did not have such a powerful delivery platform as FES.

But with the continuous release of nearly 20 software games throughout the year, the profit of this part of the business this year is 3 million US dollars!
That's right, 3 million US dollars, 750 billion yen!
To be honest, Bai Chuanfeng was also taken aback when he saw this number.

"Is the computer game market so hot now?" Bai Chuanfeng took the report and looked at the fat classmate curiously.

"The main reason is that the price of personal computers has dropped significantly compared to previous years. Now computers have gradually become popular and slowly entered middle-class families."

Obviously, Satoru Iwata also put in a lot of effort to investigate the changes in the market.

"Because of the computer fever, it also led to the prevalence of computer games.

The 'Golden Cross Game Creation Contest' we held this year received more than 500 entries, among which computer games accounted for [-]%.

Among the eighty percent, more than 80 models were actually shortlisted, and about 60 models were decided to be released by HAL.

This year's 20 games are only part of the plan, and this number will continue to expand next year. "

It has to be said that Bai Chuanfeng's brainstorm at the beginning brought unimaginable wealth to HAL.

Looking at it now, the "Golden Cross Game Creation Contest" is undoubtedly a brilliant idea.

With such events, HAL's game library is instantly filled.Although the quality is uneven, the victory lies in the large quantity.

And HAL's priority release here is of course the batch with the best quality.

With a bonus of 1000 million yen in exchange for an operating profit of 3 million U.S. dollars, this deal is really a bargain.

"It's not just us, Enix has released 13 games, and it is said that the profit is about 2 million US dollars."

Iwata Satoru told Bai Chuanfeng another gossip in the industry, and the latter raised his eyebrows after hearing it.

"It seems that the computer fever has indeed reached a certain scale. In addition to games, we can also work hard on software.

In the next few years, the market in this area will grow at an alarming rate with the popularity of computers. "

"Hay!"

Bai Chuanfeng's positioning for HAL is far more than a simple game, he also wants software.

Another big income of HAL is this year's extremely hot FES and its related game cassettes.

Although FES is produced by Shirakawa Electric, HAL gets a commission for every unit sold.

As for game cassettes, most of the profits go to HAL.After all, it is a content producer, and it should take the lead.

Besides, HAL is wholly owned by Shirakawa Holdings, and all its profits belong to itself.

But if it is given to Baichuan Electric, the profits will have to be divided by other shareholders.

So naturally, as long as it is possible, all the game console business will be assigned to HAL, and Bai Chuanfeng is also willing.

Of course, it is not without benefits to be under the banner of Baichuan Electric. After the red and blue battles, the stocks rose steadily.

With the size of Baichuan Electric, a slight increase in the stock is an increase of tens of billions.

So each has advantages and disadvantages. As for how to distribute it, it all depends on which side falls into the pocket more.

Since the launch of FES in April, more than 4 million units have been shipped by the end of the year.

As the core game cassette, HAL has released a total of 32 models, with a total shipment of 4000 million discs.

Some games are officially produced by HAL itself, while the rest are provided by third-party game producers.

According to the original sharing system, 4000 million game cassettes brought HAL a profit of 1120 billion yen.

1120 billion yen is 4.5 million U.S. dollars, and it turns out that the game industry is really good.

Counting all the businesses, HAL made a total profit of $8.5 million this year.

Compared with last year's revenue, this figure has improved by leaps and bounds.

This also proves one point from the side, that is, as the timeline gradually approaches the 90s.

All industries related to computers will generate more and more profits.

Perhaps at this time it cannot be compared with the manufacturing industry, but the future prospects are already evident.

This is all the profits that Baichuan Interactive Entertainment brought to Baichuan this year, HAL, SAOND, and Gaode Toys, a total of 8.7 million US dollars.

Other media industries such as Tokuma Bookstore, Daying, Mainichi News, etc., have basically achieved internal circulation after balance.

The inventory of Baichuan Interactive Entertainment is over, and the following is Baichuan Electric and SIC headed by the manufacturing industry.

(End of this chapter)