Top of the big era

The 100,000 units of "Yongyan" brand MP3 players sold this time, in Zhou Buqi's opinion, were really shoddy.

Not to mention the ugly design, the components are also very low-end.

Basically all are made in China, including the torch chip.

This makes the material cost of this MP3 very low.

Except for the amazing 2G flash memory, other configurations are very low-end, which is not at the same level as the MP3 in the market, which sells for 1,000 yuan.

Because it was the Eternal Flame card, Zhou Buqi didn't care much about it.

But if Ziweixing intervenes and the electronics factory is reorganized, the Yongyan brand will definitely be cancelled, and a new brand will be established with a focus on building. This makes it impossible to assemble with low-end accessories, which will affect the brand image.

Zhou Buqi couldn't afford to lose that person.

He can't do it just relying on Yan Guangming. He has been working on electronic products for more than ten years, and he can be regarded as a senior practitioner in the industry. However, most of his products are low-end electronic products, such as flashlights, electric fans, tape recorders, LED lights, and so on, all of which he purchases are domestic spare parts.

To make refined high-end products, it is necessary to purchase from foreign suppliers.

And the top supply chain cannot be solved by a small unknown company by spending money. People are basically in short supply, and most of the partners they cooperate with are big manufacturers, and they only sign big orders, and they are not interested in small games.

When Lei Jun started his business as Xiaomi, the biggest difficulty he encountered in the early stage was the supply chain obstacle.

To make the best mobile phone, you have to use the top supply chain. As a result, people simply ignored him, and it was useless to ask grandpa to sue grandma. In desperation, Lei Jun contacted Mitsui Trading Company through Jinshan's branch in Japan.

Mitsui has very close cooperation with the domestic business community, so it helped build a bridge and contacted Sharp.

Unfortunately, there was a nuclear leak in Japan at the time.

Lei Jun took a few members of the core team and risked their lives to go to Sharp, which moved them. Using Sharp's relationship, we successfully opened up the top supply chain relationship.

But even with Sharp's relationship, the purchase price has overflowed by about 20%.

According to the cost standard of the domestic "China Cool Union" at that time, the cost of Mi 1 would be around 1,500 yuan. The final cost reached 2,000 yuan due to reasons such as excessive supply component prices.

Boss Lei sold it at a loss, which is why the retail price of the first generation of Xiaomi is 1999 yuan.

Another example is Apple. Why did Jobs make Cook his successor? A large part of the reason is that Cook is a master of supply chain management.

Zhou Buqi can't solve the supply chain problem, and neither can Yan Guangming.

That's how this Lenovo trip came about.

He Yang is the veteran of Lenovo, he knows Lenovo very well.

The MP3 business is a weak point in Lenovo. If you want to expand the results, you are not capable enough;

Yang Yuanqing also wanted to reform, but with his little knowledge, he couldn't solve such a complicated problem at all.

If Ziweixing is willing to pay a sum of money to buy Lenovo's MP3 business line, and rely on Lenovo to open up the relationship with the top supply chain...

That is definitely a great thing to kill two birds with one stone.

Lenovo in 2006 was completely different from the later infamy. In terms of brand image, it is the pillar of existence. In "Forbes"'s latest "China's Top Enterprises List" ranking, Lenovo beat BAT, Huawei, Moutai, TCL, SAIC, ICBC and other companies to top the list.

With the help of Lenovo, it is only a matter of a phone call to settle the supply chain relationship of MP3.

Knowing the purpose of the other party's visit, Yang Yuanqing became more interested and personally led the delegation to visit the engineering design department of the MP3, PC and mobile phone business, and listened to the report on the MP3 business process.

Yang Yuanqing and He Yang were too familiar with the content of the report, they sat together and whispered.

"Make MP3? What do you think?" Yang Yuanqing was a little uncertain, which was very strange.

He Yang whispered: "The boss decided."

Yang Yuanqing shook his head, "This is not a good direction, the peak period is over. Even Lenovo can't do it, what do you want to do?"

He Yang glanced at him, "Sell 100,000 units in 3 seconds, isn't it enough? Can Lenovo sell 100,000 MP3s a year?"

Yang Yuanqing frowned, "Then what do you want? Do you really want to buy Lenovo's MP3 business line?"

"The electronics factory we cooperate with is too old and lacks systems, systems, technology and talents, so it must be reorganized."

"Why don't you start from scratch? You should have experience. In many cases, reform is more difficult than starting a business."

"The boss values ​​friendship, and doesn't want to draw a line with old friends."

Yang Yuanqing shook his head and disagreed, "This is not the correct business thinking."

He Yang snorted, a little disdainful, "As far as you know? The Yongyan Electronics Factory is one of the earliest electronics factories in Yanjing. It is located on the North Fourth Ring Road at Wanghe Bridge, covering an area of ​​more than 900 mu."

"ah?"

Yang Yuanqing was stunned for a while.

Depend on!

The original land is the greatest value.

What is the concept of 900 acres of land?

It is equivalent to two Baidu Science and Technology Parks and three quarters of the Beike campus.

Yang Yuanqing turned his head to look at Zhou Buqi who was listening carefully, and twitched the corners of his mouth. I think this kid is a bit shady, don't you want to embezzle other people's land in the name of reorganizing the electronics factory?

If this is done, Ziweixing's headquarters park will be settled in the future.

What about the North Fourth Ring Road!

The location is better than Lenovo headquarters.

This is not a question of money at all, but in the capital where every inch of land is expensive, this kind of location has a price but no market. If Ziweixing builds a headquarters science and technology park in this location, it will definitely be like a pearl in the capital's science and technology circle.

He Yang's expression was relatively calm. He now respects Zhou Buqi from the bottom of his heart. He doesn't like others to look down on his boss. He asked in a low voice: "How is your side? I finally persuaded the boss to come and help you. If I can't do it, then I can't do it."

"The price is right, sure no problem."

"hehe."

He Yang sneered twice.

Lenovo's burden, Ziwei Xing came to take over the order, you still want to sell it at a high price?

Yang Yuanqing was a little embarrassed, "Don't worry, give me some time. As long as there is no large-scale layoffs and you can get a purchase fee, the opposition should be suppressed."

He Yang said: "Then you can hurry up, the next semester will start, that is, in September, there will definitely be a wave of MP3 group buying on Xiaonei."

"I'll try my best to arrange it."

...

It's graduation season again.

This time, Ma Pingshan graduated with a master's degree, and Shi Jinglin, Meng Houkun, Zhang Yinlei, Zhao Xinou and others all graduated with a bachelor's degree.

Sometimes, Zhou Buqi himself is surprised.

Leading such a group of student soldiers to develop such a large career, I am somewhat proud in my heart.

And even more proud.

Tang Binchen, who was about to finish his first year of study, came to Zhou Buqi's office for the first time.

"What's wrong?"

"I want to tell you something. If you agree, I will drop out of school."

"ah?"

Zhou Buqi froze for a moment, very surprised.

This routine is not popular in China.

He and Guo Pengfei haven't attended classes for a long time. They are not the same student. Didn't they drop out?

Tang Binchen said: "You're right. It's not interesting to go to graduate school in China, and there's no progress in majors. Instead of wasting time in school, it's better to come out and work."

"Do you want to start a business?"

Zhou Buqi's heart skipped a beat, this person in front of him is a capable man. If it weren't for his status as a part-time student, Zhang Yiming would have promoted him to be the vice president of Xiaonei.

However, Tang Binchen has mentioned more than once that he wants to start his own business. It is precisely because he is a graduate student that he works part-time at Ziweixing. If you drop out, don't you have to leave?

I'm a bit reluctant!

Tang Binchen shook his head and sighed softly, "I won't start a business anymore."

"Then you are?"

"Follow you."

"real?"

Zhou Buqi was a little excited and stood up from his chair.

Tang Binchen said calmly: "I have four classmates. Two of them are studying at Beihang University, one is studying at Tsinghua University, and the other is studying at Beiyou University. We have agreed that we will drop out together."

Zhou Buqi waved his hand, "No problem! I want it all! Binchen, let me tell you the truth, everyone thinks highly of you. If you are full-time, I will give you the position of vice president of Friends Network immediately, M3 Level, with an annual salary of 400,000."

"ah?"

Even Tang Binchen, who was open and peaceful, was taken aback by this annual salary.

He works part-time on Friends.com, and only earns 2,000 yuan a month.

This is a 20-fold increase!

"If you have any other requirements, feel free to ask." Zhou Buqi is very wealthy, but he is a real talent, so he must be retained.

"Do you have shares?"

"Uh... There are options corresponding to the M3 level. You know, the company has set up a major contribution award. I believe that you can have outstanding performance in terms of business."

Ziwei Star is already very strong now, but it is not easy to promise stocks.

Tang Binchen expressed his understanding and nodded, "I want to take my team to the United States."

"oh?"

"Grabbing parking spaces is already the most popular and popular function on Facebook. Next, Ziweixing can cooperate with Facebook to start the research and development of advertising distribution projects and open platform projects."

"You want to represent Ziwei Star and participate in these two projects?"

"Yes, I hope to take this opportunity to learn from scientists in Silicon Valley."

Zhou Buqi said with a half-smile: "I'm afraid that if you go, you will be spotted by others, and you won't be able to come back if you stay."

Tang Binchen laughed dumbfounded.

Zhou Buqi said: "No problem, then you can lead the team as the vice president of Youyou.com. You understand the importance of these two projects. It would be best if the authorities did not restrict it. If they intervene...I also hope you We deserve to be able to bring the project code back. Don’t be rejected by them with the reason of force majeure.”

Tang Binchen took a deep breath, "I promise."

Zhou Buqi smiled and said: "Don't be nervous, Liu Qing is the director of Facebook, she has solved all the major issues, and you can just take care of the technology. If you have any questions, you can talk to her. When are you leaving?"

"According to the agreement, the project will be approved next month. I want to deal with the school's affairs as soon as possible, and it will pass by the end of the month."

"Can."

Zhou Buqi took a long breath, feeling like a tiger with wings added.