i have an electronics factory

Chapter 42
"What do you mean?"

Jobs obviously hadn't recovered yet, but Jonathan on the other end of the phone continued: "Our person in charge in China contacted me and said that a company in China made a smartphone!"

"Wait, what did you say? A smartphone? What kind of smartphone?"

"It's a real smartphone!"

"You mean..."

"Yes, and their products have already been mass-produced and launched. This is troublesome. Their confidentiality work prevents us from getting specific information in advance."

Jobs couldn't sleep now. Apple's ongoing "Purple Project" is to create a real smartphone, but they have just entered the first research and development stage, and it is still very early before mass production.

In fact, Jonathan was also very shocked when he heard the news. Even if the person in charge of Huaxia repeatedly affirmed that this was true, he still didn't believe it, but he knew that the person on the other end of the phone could not be joking with him.

"You know, Wilson has always been very rigorous. The survey data he provided when he was still in the head office never disappointed us. He has already got some Huaxia smartphones and is doing research..."

Wilson was in charge of Apple's ipod business in China, saying it was to open up the Chinese market. In fact, both Jobs and Jonathan knew that this was just to pay Wilson off and prevent him from participating in the core business.

On the surface, Apple's top executives are very united. In fact, if Jobs hadn't been there, some high-level executives would have disliked each other and were ready to fight. Wilson was the victim of Apple's last high-level struggle.

Even so, Wilson was still diligent and conscientious. In just four months in China, the sales of iPods increased by 35%. At the same time, it also allowed Jobs and others to deepen their understanding of China's electronics market.

According to Jobs, Chinese people like to abide by traditional rules. Their culture has been passed down for a long time, but once people are traditional, they must be conservative. Once they are conservative, they will lack the spirit of innovation and adventure...

This is one of the reasons why Apple's executives have never been very fond of the Huaxia brand. Of course, even the China market, which has a population dividend of more than one billion, has always been less important than other markets in Jobs' view.

Including when planning the first finished product of the "Purple Project", Jobs did not have the idea of ​​entering the Chinese market, but now Apple has not made a smartphone, but the Chinese brand has made it first.

"I need more detailed information, let Wilson send it to my email as soon as possible, and ask him to send someone to deliver the Huaxia smartphone as soon as possible!"

The price of Huamei’s flight is very high, and Jobs can’t take care of that much anymore. He needs to see the product as soon as possible. Wilson’s engineers are not high-level. He is researching in Huaxia...what can he research?

As for whether the Huaxia brand is so good at keeping secrets, whether Wilson has suppressed it and failed to report it...then it is unknown. The "Purple Project" is still in progress, and now is not the time for internal strife.

"It's already been sent! I also received a copy. I'm already in the company. Their products...you can see for yourself!"

Needless to say, Jonathan, Jobs has already taken out his laptop and connected it to wifi. Speaking of wifi, a company called BALD has recently been revived and made a lot of money in patent fees.

At present, Apple uses BALD products in many places, including the residence of Jobs, but he is not thinking so much now. After clicking on the mailbox, there is an email from Wilson.

There are not only detailed information on Stardust Technology, but also various data of the three products "Sea", "Box" and "Stardust 1", the technologies used, and the most critical operating system, Stardust OS.

There are even some employee information of Stardust Technology, Chen Zifan, Zhao Wushang, Wang Jinli, Li Yuan...and most of the Stardust network engineer team, the investigation is called a detailed one.

One can tell at a glance that Wilson definitely didn't notice Stardust Technology recently. He had prepared for it long ago, but he just didn't contact Apple's headquarters.

"Sea" and "box" are okay, but MediaTek's casing products, at best, have a good design and some unique Bluetooth technology, but Stardust 1 is different. When Jobs read the information, he was immediately confused.

"Wilson!"

Such an important thing to tell him now?Every detail of Stardust 1 hit Jobs' heart like a heavy hammer. Stardust Technology was not only made, but also almost perfect.

The most important thing is that what Stardust OS can do is far better than the Apple OS being developed by the "Purple Project", especially the Stardust application. Jobs knows the importance of the software store better than anyone else.

Even if Stardust OS is just an ordinary operating system, the hardware level of Stardust 1 is very high, a complete 10-point touch screen, and the resolution and pixel density have reached an astonishing level.

For a moment, Jobs only felt that something in his heart suddenly collapsed. He leaned on the chair a little slumped, looked at the information on the screen, and felt overwhelmed for the first time in his life.

But this state only lasted for less than 5 minutes, and he cheered up again: "It's okay, we still have a chance to make adjustments..."

As Chen Zifan guessed, how could a tech madman fall down without even seeing the product?He didn't know if Jobs slept well, anyway, he didn't sleep well tonight, and he would make a phone call later.

In the end, he didn't sleep at all, and began to deal with some product issues related to the Stardust ecological chain. The Bluetooth headset was just the beginning. In addition to the Bluetooth headset, there were laptops, smart watches, etc.

But China already has Lenovo, and Lenovo, which is in full swing, is the real "light of domestic production" in the hearts of many people. Their various computer products have always occupied a very high market share in China.

Including mobile phones, despite the sales volume of the two feature phones "Hai" and "Xiao", they are still not enough in front of Lenovo. Of course, this situation will soon be changed by Stardust 1. .

It is a bit too fast to enter the notebook computer and engage in cross-border, and the notebook computer and the mobile phone are not the same type of product, and the things they need are completely different, and Stardust Technology has no supplier channels.

So Chen Zifan doesn't plan to go into the muddy waters of laptops right now, and more preparations are needed. CPU, graphics card, system...even product design, each one is not easy to solve.

As for the question about the Stardust ecological chain that he mentioned at the Stardust press conference, he plans to use the "tablet" to expand the product line of the next generation of Stardust 2, which is a big killer.

"Study, work..."

Most of the study and work are just a cover for publicity. In the early stage, people enjoyed the pleasure of taking out a tablet computer with a large screen and easy to carry from their bags under the eyes of the surrounding people.

The large screen property is indeed more refreshing in terms of audio and video. After the development of tablet computers, people began to use it to handle work and study~
In addition to the particularity of tablet computers, another reason is that Chen Zifan needs to come up with more innovative products, and it is best to label Stardust Technology as a "leader of the electronic age".

The so-called Internet of Everything is actually the main concept developed during the 4G network, and it was Nokia that built the ecological chain products before the 4G era, but at this time, Nokia became a mess.

Stardust 1 caught them by surprise. Who would have thought that Nokia was still the king of high-end phones in the Chinese market yesterday, and no one could match the 4000+ range. Today, they received a large number of high-end phone returns...

Just kidding, with the Stardust 1, Nokia will not be damaged even if it falls from the 18th floor, and it will still fail if it uses a super high-resolution camera. The two are not at the same level, and the same price is a blow to dimensionality reduction.

They have already obtained dozens of Stardust 1s and are going to send them to Nokia headquarters. They are going to crack the hardware and software of Stardust 1 before considering new products...

Whether other mobile phone brands are international brands or domestic brands, the decision-making is roughly the same. The difference is that international brands have stronger research and development capabilities, and some domestic brands are still following the path of imitation.

Stardust Lab.

Chen Zifan found some design drafts, and while he was revising, he was dealing with official business. At eight o'clock in the morning, he was just about to stare at the first sales data, but unexpectedly received a call from Jirun Food:
"Hi, hello, is this Mr. Chen? That's how it is. We have a total of 36 milk tea shops in the first batch. The preparations have been completed, and I want to invite you to our ribbon-cutting ceremony. Look..."

"When?"

"June 6, next week..."

"Okay, let me think about it. By the way, the current situation of the milk tea shop is..."

"..."

It stands to reason that Jirun Foods is in direct contact with Wang Jinli, but Wang Jinli is busy in a marketing battle, promoting Stardust Technology and Stardust 1 all night, Zhao Wushang has more things to deal with~

So this time, the person in charge of Jirun Food Processing Factory directly approached Chen Zifan. They originally wanted to invite Chen Zifan. They had no choice but to fear that the Chinese milk tea chain would lose money...

After all, Stardust Technology is an investor, so it needs more contacts, but when Chen Zifan heard that the milk tea shop was named "Guan Xia" by Jirun Food Processing Factory, he suddenly fell silent. What's going on?
Isn't Guanxia a niche aromatherapy brand more than ten years later?And is it really suitable for use in milk tea shops?But when he heard the name of the person in charge, he realized that it was indeed a person!

"Don't make aromatherapy, come here to run a milk tea shop? You really have it! And you have the same name! This is what it is, forget it, I'll go and see the situation..."

After all, Jirun is also a half-subsidiary of Stardust Technology. The milk tea shop can not only make money, but also run a wave of advertisements. But Guanxia is not for cheap milk tea. This is a problem...

Otherwise, it will be inconsistent with the positioning of Stardust technology products, and the publicity may have counterproductive effects. Of course, the current Stardust 1 does not need to rely on milk tea shops and wifi to open up shipping channels.

(End of this chapter)