Reborn in 2011, 985 missing from two copies

Chapter 473: Self-developed system released, Ring Fit Adventure is online!
"Xingyi Technology has released the Xiaoai speaker for 799 yuan. How can we sell our Xiaodu speaker?" Li Yan's brows were furrowed into a shape of a "川" (cross).

Also priced at 799, Xiaodu speaker will be launched half a year later.

The AI ​​algorithm is not as good as XiaoAi lite.

Not as smart as XiaoAi lite.

It is not as well-known as Xiao Ai lite.

The music library is even worse than XiaoAi lite.

Baidu Smart Home, which only started half a year later, is still far behind the mature Xingyi Smart Home.

And he still has to bear the blame for plagiarizing Xiao Ai Audio!
Then the Xiaodu speaker is completely finished, there is no need to make any more!

For a moment, the entire Baidu was livid.

The Xiaodu AI audio business group was like a frost-bitten eggplant, completely wilted.

Previously, Xiao Ai speaker was sold for 1399 yuan and Xiaodu speaker was sold for 799 yuan. Even though they were launched more than a year later and were suspected of plagiarism, they are bound to be hot sellers.

Price is everything.

But now, Xingyi Technology has also launched the Xiaoai Speaker Lite for 799 yuan, so the Xiaodu Speaker is useless.

The future is ruined.

After all, it is not as good as Xiao Ai Speaker in all aspects.

The director of R&D of Xiaodu Audio thinks something is wrong:

"What's wrong with Wang Yi's brain? The Xiao Ai speaker is selling very well at 1399, with global sales exceeding 3000 million. Why is there a lite version at 799? Won't it affect the sales of the 1399 standard version?"

Other senior executives also spoke:
"Yes, once the 799 lite version comes out, the sales of the 1399 version will definitely be cut in half. It doesn't make sense for Wang Yi to cut off his own arm!"

"Could it be that he wants to suppress our Xiaodu Audio? He would rather make less money!"

"It is very likely that at least if they lower the price now, it will kill our Xiaodu speakers in the cradle, which is better than overturning their 1399 table after we go on the market and then lowering the price again."

"You guys are all thinking too simply." Li Yan waved his hand:
"Wang Yi is a smart guy. The potential for high-end consumption is limited. Xiao Ai speakers are sold at 1399 yuan, and 3000 million units are sold a year, which has almost consumed the consumption potential of high-end users."

"To put it bluntly, users who can afford the 1399 price tag have already bought one, and some have even bought multiple units at once. The rest of the users either can't afford the 1399 price tag of the Xiao Ai speaker, or can afford it but don't think it's worth it."

"If it continues to be sold at 1399, it will definitely sell well, but the sales volume will not be high. It will definitely not be as terrible as last year. By then, let alone annual sales of 1500 million units, I'm afraid we may not even have million units."

"Xiao Ai Speaker is the smart hub of Xing Yi Smart Home. Low sales will not be conducive to the promotion of Xing Yi Smart Home."

"By then, price cuts and promotions will be inevitable."

"But Xiao Ai speakers are already in the thousand-yuan range, and the cost is not low. If we directly cut the price, the profit will be less."

"It's also hard to explain to old users who paid 1399. Whether or not to make up the price difference is a problem."

"So Wang Yi launched a simplified version, which has the same functions, but with lower configuration and sound quality, and the price is directly reduced to 799!"

"So that's it!" Xiaodu Audio R&D Director suddenly realized:

"In this way, users who have high requirements for sound quality will still buy the 1399 Xiao Ai speaker with better sound quality. Mid- and low-end users who do not have high requirements for sound quality and pursue cost-effectiveness can directly buy the 799 Xiao Ai speaker lite!"

"One is high and the other is low, one is 1399 and the other is 799, it directly caters to all groups of people!"

"Yes, that's right." Li Yan nodded:

"The 799-yuan Xiao Ai Lite will surely be a big hit. It will be sold worldwide, and annual sales are expected to exceed 5000 million!"

"It will not only rapidly promote the development of Xingyi Smart Home, but also get rid of a number of potential competitors such as Baidu's Xiaodu Speaker and Alibaba's Tmall Genie!" the vice president added.

"Yes, Wang Yi is a smart guy!"

Li Yan was furious: "And they still make a lot of money. The material cost, taxes, marketing cost, channel commission, after-sales cost, R&D cost, etc. of our Xiaodu speakers all add up to 500. We sell them for 799, and we make 300 per unit."

"Xiao Ai Speaker Lite is larger in size, so the cost can be lower. In addition, they mostly sell through their own channels, which saves a lot of channel commissions. Many components are self-developed by them. With the same configuration, the total cost of Xiao Ai Speaker Lite can be reduced to 300! Selling for the same 799, we make 300 per unit, and they can make 500!"

"Yeah, there's no comparison. More importantly, we can't sell it at the same 799. Even if we reduce the price to 699, it still won't sell well, unless we reduce the price to 599, but then the profit will only be 100." said the R&D director.

Li Yan shook his head: "It's no use lowering the price to 599. Half a year later, when our Xiaodu speaker is on the market at 599, Xiaoai speaker lite will definitely drop to 659 and kill us."

"What should we do?" Everyone panicked.

Judging from Wang Yi's style, this will definitely be the case. After all, Wang Yi has always been very powerful in running Baidu.

"Are you going to give up just like that?"

Li Yan shook his head decisively: "We can't give up. The smart home market is huge and it is Baidu's strategic business. We can't give up. At worst, we can just sell our Xiaodu speakers at cost. The cost is 500, and the selling price is 549! It will kill Xingyi Technology."

"But what if they also 549?" asked the vice president.

Li Yan smiled coldly: "Then we'll sell it at 499, at a loss!"

"This..." Everyone in the room was silent.

Li Yan, however, did not care: "Isn't it just burning money? In order to promote Baidu smart home, it doesn't matter if Xiaodu audio hardware equipment does not make money. By then, we can make it back from smart home."

"You see, the local life group war is like this now, and all the big players are burning money."

After hearing this, everyone said nothing more.

But I was unsure.

After all, if it is really 499, Baidu will not make any money. Xingyi Technology's Xiao Ai Speaker Lite has a lower cost, and it can make 499 yuan by selling it for 200!
As for burning money?

Baidu can’t outsell Xingyi Technology, right?
A year ago, Baidu was more powerful than Xingyi Technology, but how can Baidu catch up with Xingyi Technology now?

In other words, Xingyi Technology's R&D investment is more than ten times that of Baidu, and it has spent more than 100 billion yuan in areas such as wafer fabs, packaging and testing plants, and real estate acquisition.

Otherwise, Xingyi Technology’s current liquidity would be several times that of Baidu.

The press conference continued: "Xiao Ai Speaker Lite has reduced its price without reducing its quality. It also integrates infrared sensors. It supports connecting traditional home appliances to Xingyi Smart Home through infrared!"

Cheers rang out again at the scene.

"In addition, some high-end users feel that speakers priced at 1,000 yuan are not good enough and have higher requirements for sound quality."

Many fans at the scene nodded. For audiophile users, a speaker costing a thousand yuan is just enough to get started.

Wang Yi continued: "For this reason, we established the Xingyi Acoustic Research Center, which specializes in studying sound quality and HIFI. In addition to algorithm research, we have also developed a powerful HIFI chip - Tianlai M1!"

"The Teana M1 HIFI chip is a 32-Bit, 8-channel DAC. It has a dynamic range of 140db, a signal-to-noise ratio of up to 140dB, and a total harmonic distortion plus noise of -122dB."

"Compared to the top HIFI chips of international brands, it is a bit stronger. Especially in terms of resolution, it beats all the flagship chips."

Wang Yi continued: "Next, the HIFI chip of Xiao Ai Speaker will be fully upgraded to Tianlai M1 HIFI chip, so as to have better sound quality and reach the level of 2000 yuan speakers. However, the price will not increase with the increase in quantity, and the selling price will remain at 1399!"

There was applause from the audience:
"Director Wang is indeed conscientious. The Xiaoai speakers originally had a sound quality of only a thousand yuan, but now it's even better, and it's even better."

"Damn, I bought it too early. I should have waited."

"It's okay, just buy another one and put the old one in the second bedroom."

"I was originally planning to buy the 799 lite, but now the standard version has been fully upgraded, so I'd better go for the standard version!"

"Yes, the upgraded standard version has the same sound quality as the 2000-level model, but it's only 1399, which is definitely a good deal."

Looking at these comments, Song Si Ning was filled with joy.

Sure enough, Wang Yi’s strategy was right again.

Xiao Ai Speaker has been on the market for nearly a year, and its sales volume has dropped by one third compared to when it was first launched. The company is planning to reduce prices to promote sales.

However, Wang Yi denied the price reduction and instead launched a low-end version of the Xiao Ai Speaker Lite. At the same time, the standard version was upgraded with the self-developed Teana M1 chip to improve the sound quality, increasing the quantity without raising the price.

As a result, both speakers will be hot sellers.

As for the lite version of Xiao Ai speaker, it still uses domestic power amplifier chips.

There is no other way. At the price of 799, I can only use ordinary power amplifier chips.

These days, HIFI chips from big brands, like Philips, cost 300 yuan each!
As the first generation of HIFI chip developed by itself, Wang Yi did not have high expectations for the Teana M1 HIFI chip. He planned to mass-produce it to lower the cost and use it for himself and sell it to other companies at 50 yuan per chip.

As a result, after mass production, the sound quality is very good and the decoding capability is also top-notch.

After being tuned by professional masters, it is even more powerful than Philips’ 300 yuan flagship HIFI chip!
Wang Yi was very shocked!

It turns out that the product manager who worked on the M1 chip was a disciple of an acoustic expert from Texas Instruments.

Texas Instruments' HIFI chips are world-class and are not much worse than Philips'.

So, Teana M1 has also become a king bomb!
The price has also increased from 50 yuan to 300 yuan, so it naturally cannot be used for the XiaoAi lite which costs 799 yuan.

Although it is self-developed and manufactured by SMIC, the cost is only 2 yuan, but the quality cannot be lowered.

Otherwise, high-end audio equipment cannot be used, let alone sold to the outside world.

The press conference continued: "In addition, we have also developed a Xiao Ai Speaker Pro for audiophiles, which uses dual HIFI chips, using two Tianlai M1 HIFI chips to improve decoding capabilities and optimize the signal-to-noise ratio, thereby achieving sound quality that a single HIFI chip cannot achieve."

"According to the evaluation of many experts and industry leaders, the sound quality of Xiao Ai Speaker Pro is comparable to speakers priced above 5,000 yuan. It is unrivaled in the 5,000 yuan price range and is a good choice for many audiophiles. It also supports AI and Xingyi Smart Home Connectivity."

"How much do you think this kind of speaker should cost?"

"4499!

"3999!"

"4999!"

Wang Yi waved his hand: "It's Chinese New Year, it can't be too expensive, only 2999!"

"Give away an annual membership to Xingyi Music worth 180 yuan!"

"What! A 2999-level AI speaker for only !"

The barrage exploded:

"Crazy! Mr. Wang is crazy! Dual flagship HIFI chips, AI speakers, 5000 quality, only 2999!"

"Mr. Wang is incredible. This is going to kill traditional audio!"

"Now, those audio equipment from big international brands are having a hard time selling."

"Mr. Wang, the price butcher, AI dimensionality reduction strikes again."

"I originally planned to buy it for 1399, but now I'm going for 2999!"

“Same 2999!”

……

"Xiao Ai Speaker Lite, Xiao Ai Speaker Heavenly Edition, Xiao Ai Speaker Pro are all available online, welcome to purchase."

"Ele.me is available in 150 cities, supporting online ordering and door-to-door delivery."

At one time, many users began to place orders frantically. Speakers are all very profitable.

For example, HIFI chips made by Philips cost 600 yuan for two chips. Add other costs, taxes, channel fees, marketing fees, R&D fees, etc., and it will easily cost 2500 yuan. It is natural for big brands to sell it for 5000 yuan.

However, Xingyi Technology's self-developed HIFI costs only four yuan. In addition, due to its large scale, the costs of other components can also be reduced to the lowest price, and the diluted R&D costs are also much lower. The total cost is directly reduced to more than 600 yuan, and it is sold at 1000, which is still a lot of profit.

After all, the sales volume of 2999 is more than ten times that of 5000!
Small profits but quick turnover.

As for the standard version of Xiao Ai Speaker after it is upgraded to the Teana M1 chip, will the old version of Xiao Ai Speaker be unsalable?

This is not a problem either.

In fact, the old version of Xiao Ai speaker was basically sold out after two big promotions.

The ones that have been put on the market recently are all Teana versions.

The press conference continued: "Next, let's introduce the most important strategic product of this press conference!"

Everyone was interested.

"XOS TV system developed by Xingyi Technology!"

"???"

"!!!"

For a moment, everyone at the scene was stunned, and netizens were also stunned:
"What do you mean? Xingyi Technology developed its own TV system!"

"Amazing! Finally, a self-developed domestic system has been released. It's not easy!"

“Although it’s just a TV system, it’s also the first step to breaking the European and American monopoly!”

Wang Yi continued: "Currently, mobile phones and computers have mature intelligent systems. But unfortunately, there is no such system in the field of television."

"The Xingyi smart TV X40 and X50 we released last year are equipped with Android 4.0, which is not a professional system designed for TVs."

"To this end, we at Xingyi Technology have invested huge manpower and material resources to develop a smart TV operating system specifically for large screens - XOS!"

Thunderous applause filled the entire venue and everyone was delighted.

The current Android 4.0 mobile phone version is not easy to use, let alone smart TV, which is very lame.

Wang Yi continued: "Perhaps some people would ask, is the XOS TV system just a re-skinned Android system?"

Wang Yi smiled slightly: "Of course not. After all, Android is only a 32-bit operating system and cannot bring into play the 64-bit performance bonus of the Kunpeng processor."

"However, our XOS TV system is a 64-bit operating system that can fully leverage the performance advantages of 64-bit processors."

Wang Yi waved his hand, and two TVs appeared on the screen:

"These two are Kunpeng upgraded versions of Xingyi TV X50. The processor has been upgraded from the previous NVIDIA Tegra 3 to Kunpeng 700, which has greatly improved the performance."

"The left one is equipped with Android 4.0 system, and the right one is equipped with XOS 1.0 system."

"Except for the different systems, both are configured identically."

"Next we will conduct game tests, video tests, and benchmark tests..."

As the video played, everyone was amazed.

"As you can see, with the same configuration, the same processor, and running the same Star Legend, the performance of the Xingyi TV equipped with the XOS system is 60% higher than that of the Xingyi TV with the Android system!"

"This is the power of the XOS system and the power of the 64-bit system."

Thunderous applause filled the entire venue.

The barrage even exploded:

"Fuck, a direct 60% increase? This is crazy, really crazy!"

"60%, isn't that equivalent to two consecutive generations of upgrades? The XOS system is too powerful."

"As soon as the XOS system came out, Android was crushed into dust in seconds. Is this the advantage of 64-bit?"

"It's amazing! Xingyi Technology's self-developed TV system is amazing!"

Wang Yi continued: "Of course, many old users are worried that their NVIDIA Xingyi TVs at home have 32-bit processors and cannot enjoy the benefits of XOS 64-bit. After upgrading the XOS system, the improvement is not significant."

Everyone nodded wildly.

The Xingyi TVs I bought last year were all NVIDIA models and could not enjoy the benefits of a 64-bit system.

Wang Yi waved his hand and said, "Don't worry about this. Even if it is an Nvidia-model Xingyi TV, it can be greatly improved after upgrading the XOS system! The specific effect depends on the test."

Afterwards, Wang Yi compared an Nvidia version of X50 with a Kunpeng 700 version of X50.

After the test, Wang Yi smiled and said: "As you can see, even if the NVIDIA version of Xingyi TV cannot enjoy the bonus of 64-bit system after upgrading the XOS system, it can still be improved by 20%. All games of the XOS system can be run more smoothly!"

Applause resounded throughout the audience.

A 20% increase is quite high.

"Without the 64-bit bonus, the increase is 20%. With the 64-bit bonus, the increase is 60%! This is the power of the XOS system!"

Applause resounded throughout the audience again.

Wang Yi continued: "The XOS system is smoother and more silky. The same configuration can bring out stronger performance and run games at a higher frame rate."

"At present, all software and games under Xingyi Technology and Mayu Technology are adapted to the XOS system. It meets all daily needs."

"Nvidia's X40 and X50 can also be directly upgraded to the XOS system."

"As for how to upgrade? Leave it to Xiao Ai."

Wang Yi demonstrated on the spot: "Xiao Ai, upgrade the XOS system!"

"Okay, Master, we are downloading a new version of the system for you. Once the download is complete, we will upgrade it for you."

The applause started again.

Wang Yi continued: "The most powerful point of the XOS system is that in addition to smoother system operation and stronger performance, it also has special optimizations for games and the development of somatosensory games, creating a new all-round home entertainment experience!"

"To this end, we developed a large-scale somatosensory game - Ring Fit Adventure."

"What is a motion game?"

"Traditional games require controllers, mobile phones, and remote control buttons to operate, and people sit still."

"But somatosensory games require us to move our whole body. Playing games in an immersive way, whether it is the gaming experience, fun, or effect, is incomparable to traditional games."

Hearing this, everyone became interested:
"Sensory games, sounds interesting, is it black technology?"

"Ring Fit Adventure? Can it really help me get fit?"

"It's fake, it's definitely fake! If playing games could help you stay fit, my mom wouldn't scold me every day."

"That may not be the case. It all depends on how Xingyi Technology achieves it, but it is very difficult."

"If playing games can really help you stay fit, I'll be the first to buy it!"

Song Sining reminded Wang Yi through the headset and projected all these comments onto the big screen. Wang Yi smiled and said:
"As you might have guessed, motion sensing games are indeed black technology. And Ring Fit Adventure can indeed help us keep fit."

"First of all, motion sensing games require controllers."

"To this end, we have developed a series of somatosensory controllers under the XOS system."

“Like the new X game controller.”

"Unlike the Xingyi game controller released last year, the X game controller is a detachable controller."

"When put together, it is an ordinary controller. When taken apart and the bracket is removed, it can be separated into two separate controllers, so you can play games with your friends."

Applause broke out again. This is a good design.

"Also, there's a fitness ring and a leg strap."

"We take the disassembled X game controllers and put them into the fitness ring, and then we can control the game through the fitness ring."

"The leg strap is fixed on the leg, and another X handle is placed in it, which can transmit our operations through the sensor inside the strap."

……

Wang Yi explained one by one, and everyone became more and more interested as they listened.

"Now, we invite Gulina, the star experience officer of Xingyi somatosensory games, to personally demonstrate it to everyone!"

Soon, Gulina came on stage, put on the fitness ring herself, and demonstrated various operations to everyone.

Seeing everyone so excited, the comments became even more lively:

"It's amazing. It can actually help you keep fit. It's interesting and fun."

"What a great invention this is! It's so powerful that you can exercise at home."

"It's impossible for me to run 5 kilometers, but if I exercise like this, I can run kilometers."

"Oh my god, you can even do yoga, and you can't do it without proper stretching, that's amazing."

"The best game and the greatest invention of 2013 is Ring Fit Adventure by Xingyi Technology."

"This is a truly fun game, a groundbreaking game. All other games are weak."

"A Xingyi TV, paired with Ring Fit Adventure, will be a must-have for future family gatherings."

"I have to place an order. My family is saved. Thanks, Mr. Wang!"

These comments appeared simultaneously on the screen on the side, and Wang Yi felt relieved.

Ring Fit Adventure would have caused a global sensation when it was released in 2019, not to mention it was released in 2013, it was definitely a bombshell!
Directly pre-ordered the best game of the year, no doubt about it.

Wang Yi continued: "What Gulina showed you just now was the adventure mode of Ring Fit Adventure."

“There are 10 worlds in total in the adventure mode, with a variety of game scenarios. Even if you play it frequently, it will take several months to complete it.”

“During the Chinese New Year, you can go on an adventure with your family and friends to complete the game.”

The original 20 worlds, which took up 2.5G of space, were divided into two generations by Wang Yi. Ten will be released this year and the second generation will be released next year, thus reducing the storage burden on the TV.

Wang Yi continued: "In addition to the adventure mode, there is also a professional fitness mode."

“It is divided into four major fitness categories: arms, legs, abdomen, and yoga, with a total of 60 movements!”

"It allows everyone to exercise efficiently at home, which is fun and saves the annual gym membership fee!"

"In addition, there are daily exercise records. Even if the fitness ring is not turned on, it will record data when exercising. It also supports chatting with friends online and exercising with friends! It also supports family offline rankings and competitions with family members."

“With the launch of Ring Fit Adventure, the XOS system will revolutionize the gaming industry and open up a new era of somatosensory gaming!”

(End of this chapter)