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Not long after Tan Tai Lingling left, Han Chen called Lu Cailian to his office.

Now Lu Cailian is the general manager of Shenlan Electronics, and Kong Huimin has handed over all the work to her. Kong Huimin will focus on taking care of the baby from now on.

"Mr. Han." Lu Cailian said after sitting down.

"We can arrange to reduce production of the fourth-generation products, and try to stop production completely in December. Once other manufacturers have launched new products, we will release the fifth-generation products. The fifth-generation products will be scheduled to be launched in April," said Han Chen.

"Okay, Mr. Han." Lu Cailian nodded.

September 2015, 8, China time.

All shareholders of Dongfeng Station were invited by Han Chen to come to Shenlan Industrial Park.

Today, Dongfeng Station is the largest logistics software company and express storage company in China. The shareholders of Dongfeng Station include China Post, JD.com, STO Express and several medium-sized logistics companies.

After several rounds of financing, China Post has now become the largest shareholder, holding 27% of Dongfeng Station's shares.

Although Dongfeng Station has gone through multiple rounds of financing, there has been no change in the shares held by Deep Blue Group, because Deep Blue Group has followed the investment every time.

In the square of Phase 2 of Deep Blue Industrial Park.

In order to better demonstrate Shenlan's intelligent sorting system, Zhu Wensong built a logistics simulation sorting platform in the square. It cost more than 100 million to build this logistics simulation sorting platform.

At this time, Zhu Wensong and his team were carrying out the final debugging of the logistics sorting platform.

Just at this moment three sightseeing buses drove towards them.

"Mr. Han, I wonder what you want to see this time you invited us here?" Chen Kai asked with a smile.

Chen Kai is the deputy director of Huaxia Post. Because the director had something to do, they sent a deputy director over, but this was already giving Han Chen face.

"Director Chen, you will know soon. Deep Blue's invention this time is enough to change the entire logistics industry." Han Chen said with a smile.

After the sightseeing bus arrived next to the logistics simulation sorting platform, Han Chen and a group of people got off the bus. Looking at the 5-meter-high platform in front of them, everyone showed curious expressions.

After seeing Han Cheng and others arrive, Zhu Wensong quickly walked to Han Chen's side.

“I am very glad that you have accepted my invitation and taken the time to come to Deep Blue Group. I believe that you are all very curious about why I invited you. I invited you to come for this thing in front of you. This thing is the intelligent logistics sorting platform invented by our Deep Blue Group. This platform consists of a computing center, a robotic arm, and an unmanned transport vehicle.

Next, DeepBlue Robotics' chief engineer, Zhu Wensong, will introduce how this unmanned sorting platform works. " Han Chen patted Zhu Wensong on the shoulder and smiled.

"Hello, guests. I am Zhu Wensong, the chief engineer of Deep Blue Robotics. Next, I will introduce to you how the intelligent logistics sorting platform operates. Please follow my steps," said Zhu Wensong.

Then, led by Zhu Wensong, everyone came to the entrance of the intelligent logistics sorting platform.

"This is the entrance of our intelligent logistics sorting platform. When the goods arrive at our sorting center, workers are required to place the goods on the conveyor belt, which will transport the goods to the second floor." Zhu Wensong said.

After looking at the goods entrance, Zhu Wensong led everyone to the distribution platform on the second floor.

As soon as they went upstairs, everyone saw a robot similar to an electronic scale on the distribution platform. At the same time, they also saw the goods being transported up from the first floor.

"These robots in front of you are our intelligent sorting robots. The next step of the intelligent sorting platform is to manually place items on these robots. To ensure that the robots do not make any mistakes, workers must place the labeled side on top.

You see the gantry in front of me, right? There is an ultra-high-definition camera on it. When the camera recognizes the cargo information, these robots will distribute them to the corresponding areas.

You should see the gaps on the platform. The gaps are the distribution ports of each area, and the robots will pour the goods into them.

There are similar robots waiting for the goods to be distributed below the gap. When the goods to be distributed accumulate to a certain amount, the robots below will deliver them to the corresponding exit, and then the workers only need to load the goods onto the trucks. "Zhu Wensong introduced.

Everyone present was not stupid. After Zhu Wensong's introduction, they already understood the operation mode of this system. They were sure that this system was definitely faster than manual sorting, but they didn't know how much faster it was.

"Mr. Zhu, what is the sorting speed of your system?" Chen Kai asked curiously.

"As long as there is enough computing power and enough workers to load goods, we can sort at least 1 orders per minute. Theoretically, there is no upper limit. It depends on the needs of the sorting center. The sorting efficiency is nearly 70% higher than the traditional one." Zhu Wensong replied.

Everyone was stunned when they heard that 1 piece of sorting could be completed per minute. They thought that the 70% improvement mentioned by Zhu Wensong was too little, and the efficiency should be increased by at least 80%.

"What is the error rate of your system?" Brother Dong asked curiously.

"We use a dual recognition solution of camera and infrared code scanning, and the error rate is about one in one hundred thousand," Zhu Wensong replied.

"Engineer Zhu, is it impossible to use a robotic arm to replace the job of distributing goods?" Lai Meisong asked curiously.

Just when Zhu Wensong was about to answer Lai Meisong's question, Han Chen answered the question before him.

"Mr. Lai, I can answer your question. In fact, the distribution work can be replaced by a robot arm. The reason why we did not use a robot arm is because we have our own concerns. This distribution system has taken away many people's jobs.

If we even replace distribution work with robot arms, do you know how many people will be laid off?
The birth of technology should be used to benefit mankind, not to plunder our wealth. Using robotic arms to replace workers can indeed save us a lot of money, but what about these workers replaced by robotic arms?

If you want to run a business, you must make it a business that contributes to society, rather than a business that only plunders social resources. At this level, everyone is not short of this little money, but this little money is the backbone of a family.

To be honest, with the current technology of our Deep Blue Group, we can fully mechanize all links. If we do this, many people will lose their jobs. Once these people lose their jobs, they will definitely lose their consumption ability. Without consumption, what good will the logistics industry be like no matter how developed it is?

If we only think about plundering and not giving, wealth will only become more and more concentrated in the future, and the entire society will inevitably lose balance.

No matter how much money we make, it is just a number. It will eventually turn into dirt after a hundred years. Besides, we can’t spend so much money. Sometimes it is a good thing to earn less. "Han Chen smiled.

When everyone present heard Han Chen's words, Lai Meisong's mouth twitched. If it really came to the ability to make money, no one present could compare to Shenlan, but he had no way to refute Han Chen's words. "What Mr. Han said is right. We can't just think about making money, we have to think about giving back to society. Once the social economy loses balance, the entire economy will collapse. Excessive plunder will only form a vicious cycle. By then, no matter how much money you have, it will be useless." Chen Kai praised.

Chen Kai and Han Chen's words made many people present fall into deep thought. If everyone had no money to spend, logistics would be doomed.

Wang Wei of SF Express knew that the topic had been discussed to death and that if it continued like this, the matter would not be able to proceed, so he decided to step forward and end the topic.

"Engineer Zhu, these robots all run on electricity, right? What if they run out of electricity?" asked Wang Wei from SF Express.

"When the robot's battery level is less than 10%, they will go back to recharge and will only come out to work after being fully charged," Zhu Wensong replied.

"How much does this robot cost?" Chen Kai asked.

"In fact, these robots are not expensive, one robot only costs 1200 yuan. The smart sorting vehicles on the first floor are a little more expensive, about 1 yuan each, but we also provide a five-year free warranty, and the identification gantry only costs 1 yuan each.

What is really expensive is the computing center of this system. If we calculate it based on 5000 computing units per minute, it will cost about 5 million RMB. The software costs 1.5 million per sorting center. We also provide 5 years of free after-sales service for the software," Zhu Wensong replied.

When everyone heard Zhu Wensong's words, they could hardly believe their ears. Of course, they didn't think these things were expensive, but they thought they were too cheap.

Without calculating the transmission price, the entire system costs only 6.5 million yuan. Moreover, this 6.5 million yuan is a one-time expense, and Shenlan also provides 5 years of free after-sales service.

This amount of money is just a drop in the bucket for a large sorting center.

As for the 1200 yuan robot, it is almost negligible to them.

"Mr. Han, you really brought us a big surprise. With this set of things, our Huaxia Logistics can be upgraded by at least two levels." Chen Kai smiled happily.

With this system, they can save at least hundreds of billions of yuan in logistics and distribution costs every year in large-scale sorting.

"Director Chen, you're too kind." Han Chen said with a smile.

"Mr. Han, your system does more than just reduce our logistics costs. The logistics industry is not just about transporting goods. Effectively reducing the logistics costs of the entire society is of great significance for reducing transaction costs, unblocking economic cycles, releasing domestic demand potential, and ultimately improving the overall operating efficiency of the national economy." Chen Kai said seriously.

"Director Chen, you're too kind." Han Chen said with a smile.

Afterwards, everyone visited the entire intelligent sorting system structure under Zhu Wensong. Everyone was very satisfied with this intelligent sorting system. Then everyone went to the conference room to discuss the development of the logistics industry.

Near noon, the group went to a hotel to have lunch and then dispersed.

April 2015, 8, US time.

Walmart headquarters in Bentonville, Arkansas.

Doug McMillan was processing routine documents when someone knocked on his office door.

After the secretary opened the door, Doug McMillan saw the person coming and stood up quickly.

"Sleat, welcome to Bentonville. I wonder what brings you all the way to see me?" Doug McMillan smiled after hugging Sleat.

"Mr. Doug, I'm here to discuss business with you. Our company has made some breakthroughs in technology, and I think these technologies are exactly what Walmart needs." Sleater Christian said with a smile.

"Oh, I wonder what technology it is?" Doug McMillan asked curiously.

"Mr. Doug, these new technologies cannot be explained in a few words. Can you turn on the TV? I'll show you a short film and you'll understand after watching it." Sleater Christian said with a smile.

"Kun Ding, help me turn on the TV." Doug McMillan shouted to the air.

As the exclusive agent of DeepBlue Electronics, how could Walmart not use DeepBlue products? Moreover, the DeepBlue smart assistant is really easy to use.

"Okay, boss." The smart speaker on the table responded.

After turning on the TV, Sleat Christian projected the video of the intelligent sorting system onto the TV.

The video that Sleater Christian played for Doug was not a scaled-down version of the intelligent logistics sorting system, but a truly fully intelligent logistics sorting system, in which every link is completed by robots.

Doug McMillan became an emo after seeing the content in the video, because the technology shown in the video is so advanced.

Doug McMillan knew that the video Sleater showed him was definitely not a science fiction movie.

If Sleet was playing a science fiction movie, he would definitely not tell him that he came here to discuss business with him.

"Sleet, the video you showed me is real." Doug McMillan swallowed and said.

As the CEO of Walmart, how could he not know the importance of logistics? With this set of things, Walmart's logistics efficiency will be improved by at least 10 times, and at the same time, Walmart's operating costs can be greatly reduced.

"Of course it's true. We have already negotiated with several big customers in China. Is Mr. Doug interested in our product?" Sleet Christian asked with a smile.

"If I dare to say I'm not interested and let the company's board of directors know about this, they will throw me into the Sacramento River to feed the fish. I just don't know how much you guys are going to sell this thing for," Doug McMillan said with a smile.

"In order to reduce the damn 35% tariff, we specially registered a company in Hong Kong Island. That company will then ship the goods to you. As for the price, you will definitely be satisfied." Sleat Christian said with a smile.

"Deep Blue is indeed a very good partner." Doug McMillan said with a smile.

"Mr. Doug, I have sent the relevant quotation to your mailbox. You can see it when you open your email now. As long as we have this intelligent sorting system, Walmart can say goodbye to that damned labor union." Slit Christian smiled. (End of this chapter)