Please make money.

We all work in this industry and know that the technical content of consumer electronics is actually not too high, and the industry is also very mature.

Take home appliances for example. White appliances may still have some barriers to entry, but small appliances are very simple.

Even if a newcomer wants to start a factory, it is very easy to "copy" it by finding a few R&D engineers and buying a few similar products on the market for comparison.

As for production, it is easier. Others need to outsource hardware and plastic parts to other companies, but the Ai Group has its own machinery and chemical industry department.

If this is to develop a new product, theoretically even the mold does not need to be remade. The assembly line can be coordinated and one line can produce thousands or tens of thousands of pieces a day.

What to do if there are no relevant personnel? Of course, poach people!

Poach front-line workers from large companies and workshops, and they can become R&D supervisors in a matter of minutes, leading a group of people to pursue their dreams.

Otherwise, why do people say that Alia is cruel and ruthless? In a sense, firing those executives was a waste of talent.

If they start their own business, relying on their connections and familiarity with the industry chain, it would be easy for them to start dozens of small consumer electronics companies...

In such an environment, instead of staying in the comfort zone and enjoying life, they spend five hundred million or one billion yuan. What are they trying to do?

"The final third path is said to be software that matches the hardware. I think we should try it. What if it works?"

"..." Jin Fan looked at his colleagues, dozens of them, all of whom still had hair. Even the strongest one, Brother Sun, was only bald, not bald.

If people like us could become the third group and get a budget of billions, wouldn't it be so hot that we wouldn't be able to sleep at night?

Brother Sun seemed to see his worry: "Afan!"

"what?"

"How much do you think it costs to do the program?"

“…making an app?”

“Just follow the APP to calculate!”

"This..." Jin Fan thought for a moment: "It's only a few hundred thousand, right?"

There are basically no other expenses for these hundreds of thousands of dollars, they are all labor costs.

He counted on his fingers and calculated that based on the workload of two to three months, their team was actually well-equipped.

A product manager, now I don’t know where he is.

There is one project manager, Brother Sun, with a monthly salary of 15,000 yuan.

A UI designer, a colleague, with a monthly salary of 10,000 yuan.

There are three front-end engineers, and I am one of them, with a monthly salary of less than 20,000 yuan.

There are three backend engineers, with a monthly salary of less than 20,000 yuan.

Add two more testers, more than 10,000 a month will be enough...

Moreover, these projects do not require the entire team to follow up on the workload for two or three months.

Apart from the project manager, everyone else is busy with their duties for a while during development or testing, and they should do whatever they are supposed to do the rest of the time.

In a three-month development cycle, your busy time may only be more than twenty working days?

Therefore, for such a team, the human cost is actually only hundreds of thousands, and the "quote" of several hundred thousand is based on bonuses, extensions, outsourcing and the like.

If they were to spend a few hundred million—let alone a few hundred million, even if they were to spend tens of millions, they would have to think about how to spend the money first…

"So that's the problem!" Brother Sun slapped his thigh: "Layout!!"

Jin Fan was frightened by him, what the hell?

"If we can really get it, we can really become the third route - I won't say too much, one hundred million!"

Brother Sun raised his finger: "One hundred million! What do you think we can do? How many people can we hire - how many projects can we do!"

Jin Fan blinked, and it took him a long while to come back to his senses: "You want to... smuggle in some contraband?!"

Holy shit! Brother Sun, you are so brave! How dare you?!

"This is not called smuggling, this is normal recruitment." Brother Sun waved his hand: "I have thought about it. If the news I heard is true, then after a while, it is very likely that a separate software and experience department will be established. Our several programming groups will definitely not be enough."

"...Software and Experience Department?" The colleague asked curiously, "What is that for?"

"It seems to be developing mobile phone systems and maintaining the entire smart ecosystem, right?" Brother Sun himself couldn't really explain it clearly: "Anyway, it's the rhythm of doing a big job. I heard from the human resources department that they are likely to recruit more engineers like us."

There are many types of engineers. Like them, there are only about 200 people in several programming groups, which is enough for daily use.

But if we really want to do a "big job", according to Alia's idea of ​​a fully intelligent ecological chain and ecological reaction, I'm afraid we have to add two zeros at the end...

Brother Sun closed his little notebook and looked at his old friends sincerely: "Brothers, let's talk about something off topic."

He smacked his lips and touched his hairstyle: "When I was a student, I always had a dream, which was to come up with an entire operating system and become the Bill Gates of China... Don't laugh!"

Everyone stopped laughing, not because they were laughing at Brother Sun’s dream, but because they were laughing at his hairstyle.

"Later, I found out that Bill Gates had no technology and was just a businessman, and my dream was shattered... But, building systems is my obsession, and it's also the daydream of all programmers, probably."

Developing an operating system by one person is just like a mechanical engineer building a sports car by one person.

It may sound exciting, but what is the reality?

All programmers probably have the experience of developing a system or a project as an independent "team".

I am a product manager, project supervisor, UI designer, and even later operation and maintenance...

But I was forced to do this!

If the entire development process is not problematic, who would be willing to work alone without a team?

Of course, sometimes the team is forced to do it. The bastard writes code without comments that is completely incomprehensible, and in the end it turns into the world's number one fighting arena.

"Brothers, seriously, how old are we? Fifty years from now, when you look back on this, will you regret missing this opportunity? We are not cheating on the budget! If you can really give us a few hundred million, then there is no doubt! Increase salary! Increase bonus! Then recruit more people and let's do something big! So our plan should be as grand and high-end as possible, just like if Party A requires a yacht, we should show the momentum of building an aircraft carrier!"

Brother Sun appealed to their emotions and reasoned with them, and was very passionate. Then he saw that the expressions of the guys, including Jin Fan, became increasingly dazed.

Well, it wasn’t completely dull. Jin Fan’s colleague’s eyes were like cramping, blinking non-stop and twitching wildly.

"What's wrong with you? Is your eyes damaged from looking at the computer too much?"

Brother Sun waved his hand in front of him, and was then pulled back by his colleague with a wry smile: "Brother...speak less..."

"Why did you say less? What did I say? Why - you were all so excited before, but now you are scared?"

Brother Sun broke free from his hand in dissatisfaction, sat back at the table and cleared his throat.

A cup of Coke with ice was handed over to him. Sun Ge was very satisfied. He took it, gulped twice, and handed it back without saying anything: "Hey, tsk..."

He smacked his lips. “Where were we talking about before?”

"Build an aircraft carrier with all your might." said the voice behind him.

"Yes! That's it!" Brother Sun slapped his thigh. "Even if it's a little short of the mark, is there any difference between using the scraps from our aircraft carrier and building a yacht? No! We can definitely meet the requirements - we will use the extra materials to build our dream ark! And then give the group a surprise!"

"But in this case, one hundred million may not be enough."

"If it's not enough, you can add more. I know you all think that programming is just about typing, but if there are more people, won't the cost go up?"

"Aren't you afraid that the group will cause trouble for you?"

"I develop in accordance with the direction of the group, I train talents for the group - why would the group bother me? I am not greedy and I don't cheat!"

It's so funny. Others have to pay for their dreams, but I can use the group's money to suffocate my own dreams. Why should I be greedy and cheat? I despise it!

"Then how are you going to convince Mr. Ai?"

"I'm just worried about this..." Brother Sun scratched his head and looked back at the supporting actor: "Do you have any plans? Come up with some good ideas that will make President Ai fall in love with you."

The supporting actor held Sun Ge's happy water in both hands and said like a little maid: "No, but I can second the motion and sign it."

"Just sign it." Brother Sun turned his head back, then suddenly stood up and looked back with wide eyes.

Aaliyah blinked and looked down at herself - her clothes were all fine, what was she looking at?

Brother Sun cleared his throat, turned around and pretended nothing had happened: "Then... before... ahem... that... what..."

Jin Fan discovered that not only were Brother Sun's legs shaking, but there was no part of his body that was calm, and his teeth were chattering.

The other one——Although she has a customer service badge, and although she looks ordinary, she is naturally beautiful——Although——

Isn’t this the legendary eldest daughter, the boss of the group? ! !

"Big, big big—"

"What's so big?" Alia put a laptop on the table. "It can't boot up. The hard drive can't be found. Aren't you studying computer science? Can you fix it?"

A new colleague slammed the table and stood up: "The most annoying thing is that when you hear that we study computer science, you think we can repair computers - we study software! You go find logistics!"

Brother Sun also slammed the table and stood up: "Bullshit! Your colleague came to you for help and you didn't help him and you spoke so loudly! Did you just enter the office with your left foot first?!"

"……what?"

"What?! Ah Fan, you have the best skills, you help the young lady fix the computer - you! Come here! Your performance deduction this month!"

Sun Ge turned around and fawned for a second, rubbing his hands together like he was asking for help from a counselor when he was a student: "Miss, don't be angry. He is ignorant and I have already taught him a lesson. We were all chatting and daydreaming before... When did you come?"

“From the time you talked about dreams and Bill Gates.”

“Ha-hahahaha… Bill Gates… yes, Gates, the Kamen Rider… I…”

"Okay, what does it have to do with me, a small customer service representative, if you want to participate in any project? Go find Mr. Ai Lijing."

"……it is good."

"Also, once you have written your plan, send it together with your computer to the home appliance after-sales customer service department. I'll sign it for you and hand it over."

Alia patted his shoulder and said, "From a personal perspective, I support your dream, but from the perspective of the group's operating procedures, I can't make any promises to you. That's the job of the senior executives of the consumer electronics business department. But my signature should have a small effect on your dream."

"...Actually, I was just joking." Brother Sun said seriously, "Really, Miss, believe me, I usually like to be passive. I mean, I usually don't take the initiative to ask for anything. I just follow orders for all work arrangements."

Alia nodded and hooked her finger, motioning him to come closer so she could conspire out loud.

Sun Ge leaned over, and Aaliyah whispered something in his ear, which immediately made Sun Ge eighteen years younger.

Alia said: "I will add two more words after the signature - three hundred million!"

After saying that, Alia didn't wait for his response. Like a kind old mother, she helped the middle-aged and prematurely bald Sun Brother to straighten the collar of his plaid shirt and brush off the dust.

“If you have a dream, chase it. It’s my honor to see your potential being tapped – keep going!”

With that, Alia turned and left, and before leaving she took a bottle of happy water in a glass bottle from the newly installed bar in their office area.

Jin Fan looked at the dazed figure of Brother Sun, and reluctantly approached him, comforting him: "Brother Sun, don't be afraid. The eldest lady will at most expel you, and will not refer you to the authorities. Talking nonsense does not constitute a crime, and you didn't really...Brother Sun?"

From the back, Brother Sun was heartbroken.

But looking at it from the front, how can this be intertwined - grief and excitement - is this going to pass out?

Brother Sun held his shoulders: "My legs are a little weak... Don't move... Don't move..."

"I didn't move, you did."

"No, it's not me who is moving, it's my heart..." Brother Sun sat down limply and raised three fingers.

"What do you mean?" Jin Fan gestured: "Do you swear?"

"No."

Jin Fan changed his position again, still with three fingers: "OK?"

"No, guess again!"

Jin Fan felt that there were only a few shapes that could be gestured with three fingers: "Spider-Man? You don't watch superheroes..."

"Three hundred million."

"Oh, I mean, I thought it was a spider or something?!"

The tail sound suddenly rose up, and Jin Fan's eyes widened: "How much?!!"

"The eldest lady said, three hundred million..."

"Impossible! Absolutely impossible!" Jin Fan's throat rolled: "Brother Sun, you are crazy - you drank too much Coke, you must be drunk, how about we take a day off today?"

"The eldest lady doesn't participate in decision-making, but she approved 300 million for me. Do you think Mr. Ai will give it to me?"

"..."

"Three hundred million!" Brother Sun jumped onto the desk. "Three hundred million! Three hundred million! I can't spend all of it on a hundred projects!"

Jin Fan looked at Brother Sun. His bald head, illuminated by the white light tube, seemed to be flashing with the brightness of a guiding lighthouse, piercing through the fog.

From this moment on, he finally understood why a rooster crows like this - opportunities are reserved for those who have dreams...