i have an electronics factory

Chapter 49 Pseudo-Smart Machines
Facts have proved that they have done it, or the five commissioners have already bluffed themselves. The development of Stardust Factory has exceeded the estimates of some MediaTek executives, and their scale is a bit too big.

Of course, this is just what the five commissioners think so, and the comparison between Stardust Technology and the previous Huaxia Technology companies will form this illusion.

In some more technologically advanced areas, they may feel that this is the way they should be.

Although they don't understand how Stardust Technology can increase the performance of an ordinary mid-range machine by seven times, but listening to the introduction of the technicians and looking at the equipment in front of them... Stardust Technology can really do it.

The commissioners quickly recorded these things, and they already affirmed the cooperation between Stardust Technology and MediaTek in their hearts, but they had no say in this kind of matter, and the final decision had to be made by the senior management of MediaTek.

After clearing up the things to be investigated, the five commissioners ended the inspection work. It was not so much an investigation as it was to inquire about the situation in advance, and the final result was naturally no problem.

"By the way, about the 200 million high-end feature machine chips, is it possible..."

"Don't worry! Leave it to us!"

"Haha, what's your plan next? I need someone to take you around the scenic spots in Haicheng and experience our local customs?"

"We appreciate the good intentions. People in Haicheng are very enthusiastic, but the company has been very busy recently, and something happened to the foundry, so it's only next time..."

"It's okay! Come anytime! Contact me anytime! When are you leaving? I'll send someone to see you off~"

"It's 12:[-] noon."

"Row!"

Zhao Wushang wished that these people would leave early, return to the MediaTek headquarters to report on the situation, and confirm the cooperation. Time waits for no one. It would be even better if the chip can be completed before the end of the year~

After sending off the MediaTek commissioner, Zhao Wushang also reported the situation to Chen Zifan, and then asked, "Then can we focus on other aspects of our work?"

Chen Zifan shook his head and denied his idea: "No, we not only need to continue, but also increase investment in chip research and development!"

"I see!"

Zhao Wushang will not keep asking why with Chen Zifan, some things may not be clear now, but as long as he regains his senses, he will soon be able to figure it out.

For various reasons, even if Stardust Technology and MediaTek have achieved in-depth cooperation, MediaTek will not stand on Stardust Technology's side in the future, so self-development is the most important thing.

Cooperating with MediaTek is only to avoid being jointly suppressed. In case Stardust Technology is besieged from all sides one day, it will not be severely damaged in a short period of time, but this kind of situation is very rare.

What Chen Zifan wants to do more is to develop Stardust Technology to a new level before the major international giants react. By then, even if they want to suppress Stardust Technology, they will have lost the initiative.

No matter how we cooperate, the most important thing is Stardust Technology's own strength, and MediaTek still keeps its promise. After the five commissioners returned, 200 million chips were boarded the freighter and sent to Haicheng the next day.

At the same time, Chen Zifan also got in touch with Liu Lirong, the chairman of Gionee. Compared with Tianyu, Gionee has more abundant funds. Apart from the functional phone chip, there is one more thing this time.

"Chen Dong! Your chip really solves our urgent need! Now our new mobile phone is available! But now there is a problem..."

The cost of Stardust Technology’s top-level screen is too high for Gionee to afford, and Stardust 1’s screen of the same specification is temporarily not available for sale. There is no way, the demand for Stardust 1 is too high, and they cannot supply it themselves.

Even the supply of feature phone screens originally supplied to Gionee, Tianyu, and Coolpad is constantly decreasing. After completing the previously signed contracts, Chen Zifan no longer plans to produce non-touch screens.

With Stardust 1 in front, Liu Lirong didn't want to follow the original plan to produce button function phones, but was going to ask Stardust Technology to purchase a batch of low-cost touch screens to make a batch of "pseudo-smart phones".

The so-called pseudo-smartphone refers to an appearance that is very similar to a smartphone, with the same large touch screen and the same appearance ID, but without the same operating system as Stardust OS.

The essence of the pseudo-smartphone is a functional machine, and it still uses a functional machine chip. During the period of its development to the peak, their operating systems can also download software, but unfortunately only a few can be downloaded.

Moreover, the entire operating system is very difficult to use, and the underlying logic is also very chaotic. The pseudo-smartphone is the product of the transition from the functional machine era to the smart machine era.

The only advantage is that the cost is low and the price is low. You can buy a product that looks like a smart phone for less than one-third of the price of Stardust 1. It is extremely lethal to low-budget people with low income.

Gionee is planning to make such a product. Liu Lirong's idea is very simple. Copying Stardust 1 is unnecessary, so why not take advantage of the trend of smartphones and launch some new products to make a fortune?

As for the real smart phone... they will do the same when the time is right. I have to say that there are reasons why Gionee can develop. Chen Zifan can also understand Liu Lirong's choice. He is already ready.
"We have already licensed some screen patents to other foundries. If Gionee needs it, they will give priority to supply..."

In this way, Stardust Technology can concentrate on producing top-level screens, and then license some technologies that have been eliminated but still have a market, streamlining the Stardust factory and earning a considerable patent fee at the same time.

It can be regarded as taking advantage of the final value, but judging from the current development situation, earning patent fees is only temporary, and soon other suppliers will develop screen technologies with similar effects.

With Chen Zifan's guarantee, Liu Lirong also knew what to do. After hanging up the phone, he immediately held Gionee's shareholders meeting to determine the next development direction and the main products.

There are not a few mobile phone manufacturers who have the same idea as Gionee. It is foreseeable that in the next period of time, it will enter a state of three-party melee among functional phones, pseudo-smart phones, and smart phones.

Stardust 1 is good enough, but the starting price of Stardust 1 is also high enough. Although the current sales of Stardust 1 is very scary, but for the entire Chinese market, there are still most people whose budget is not high enough.

More than 2000 mobile phones will not even look at it, let alone the Stardust 3999, which starts at 1

When the durability and reliability of the Stardust mobile phone have passed the test of time, this situation will change, but unfortunately it is not yet time.

On the third day after MediaTek's commissioner returned to the headquarters, Chen Zifan received a proposal called "Tianji Project". As soon as he saw the word Tianji, he remembered those chips from Dimensity 700 to 9000+.

"What's going on? Shouldn't it be the Helio series? Why is it the Dimensity series?"

Out of curiosity, Chen Zifan opened the planning book, only to find that what he thought was a bit different from what he thought. This "Tianji Project" was divided into two parts, not only Tianji, but also Helio.

The general content is: the Helio series chips focus on the low-end market, the Dimensity series focuses on the high-end market, and the Dimensity series is also a key part of the cooperation between Stardust Technology and MediaTek, specializing in high-end smartphones.

"In my memory, Dimensity has always been synonymous with low-end and mid-range. It was not until Dimensity 9000 that it took advantage of the fact that Snapdragon 8Gen1 was a Yanlong and fought a turnaround, and launched high-end models with domestic brands...

Now Dimensity is directly positioned as a high-end, which saves the trouble of entering the low-end market before, which is also a good luck...It's a pity, because the Stardust Factory also has a smart phone chip with a higher positioning..."

Even if the Dimensity series is high-end, it is impossible to be higher-end than Stardust Technology's own chips.

But the two can coexist. According to Chen Zifan's plan, the third-generation Stardust mobile phone will be divided into two versions, Stardust 3 and Stardust 3+. The target of Stardust 3 is the Apple 3GS that may appear in the future.

The same starting price of 3999, the same 8GB memory, the same smartphone, the difference is the hardware, brand, ecology, operating system...

He was tough on the front and suppressed Apple in one fell swoop in the Huaxia market, so that they could not form the terrifying suppressing power of the previous life, but if Apple died halfway, then he didn't say anything.

No matter what kind of situation he will face in the future, Chen Zifan is not worried. It is okay to fight against known opponents, but he is afraid that an unexpected super opponent will appear...

That's the real trouble.

The Stardust 3+ is the most important role in the "Three Generations and Versions" plan. Its positioning is the high-end of the high-end, and the hardware is stacked to the extreme.

The starting price of 5999 can still buy the top flagship phone in the Android camp even in 2020, let alone in this era...

Rather than saying that Stardust 3+ is the main model of Stardust Technology in the future, it is better to say that this mobile phone is a show of strength, and the bulk of shipments depends on Stardust 3.

And Stardust 3, or Stardust 1, the next-generation product of Stardust 2, is very likely to use the new "Dimensity" chip jointly developed by Stardust Technology and MediaTek.

The specific product plan has to wait for the cooperation to be fully determined before the design can start. There is one more thing before the Summer Solstice Developer Cooperation Conference, and that is the ribbon-cutting ceremony that Chen Zifan promised to watch the summer a few days ago.

He just needs to go through the motions, but with the development of time, he also understands that the development of wifi is an inevitable trend, a product of the development of the times, rather than being bound to something.

Even without Starbucks and Guanxia, ​​there will still be various promotions for wifi, such as the free wifi at the Stardust directly-operated store, and various broadband packages launched by the three major operators...

But since they have invested in Jirun Food Processing Factory and obtained 35% of the shares, we should pay attention to it a little bit, but how far Guanxia can develop in the future depends on their own operating level.

Chen Zifan didn't have the energy to pay attention to a chain of milk tea shops all the time, and he had to be prepared to face more and more complicated problems that were coming soon.

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