Before going to the United States, Lu Fei made a special trip to Fujian Ludao to pick up the tpk Chenhong team led by Jiang Chaorui.
This company from Wanwan initially mainly produced CRT display screens and POS machines, and was also the OEM of Logic PDA logistics scanners. By chance, it came into contact with touch screens, and by mistake, the future was focused on capacitive touch panels.
It was chosen in 2003, and after the full acquisition, it moved to mainland China and joined forces with Newark, Trisolaris Laboratory, and New York University. It took a full 2 and a half years and a total of 1.2 billion RMB.
"Mr. Lu, this is the second capacitive touch solution we have developed. The x and y electrodes are plated on the same side of the glass substrate."
Jiang Chaorui said while sliding the 3.5-inch panel: "It's different from the lphone. The x and y electrodes are plated on both sides of the glass substrate to form an electrode structure."
“Which structure is better?”
Lu Fei looked left and right.
"Then the structure on both sides of xy is the best."
Jiang Chaorui couldn't help but sigh: "Especially with Newark's touch solution, the touch module processing is liberated from the CPU, and three processors are used to complete the analog signal and touch instructions, and the two are combined into one First, it is more stable, smoother, and the input accuracy is higher.”
"How's the yield rate?"
Lu Fei played with both panels for a while.
You can clearly feel that the structure on the same side of xy is like the touch of Android phones in previous generations. No wonder the screen operation is completely overwhelmed by the Apple machines on both sides of xy.
"The structure on both sides of xy is currently less than 10%, and the structure on the same side is better, about 14%." Jiang Chaorui hurriedly added: "We have already thought of a way to improve the yield rate, which is to use 'n-hexane' instead of alcohol. Wipe the touch screen."
"Hexane?"
Lu Fei really hit a blind spot in knowledge now. He decisively turned to look at the technical think tank, and saw Sun Hongjun frowning and saying dissatisfiedly:
"Mr. Jiang, are you kidding me? Although n-hexane has low toxicity, if workers are exposed to it for a long time, they will suffer from dizziness, fatigue, and numbness of the limbs. In severe cases, it can cause cancer or even death.
If it doesn't work well, it will cause a very terrible safety accident! "
"No n-hexane allowed."
Lu Fei had a straight face and glanced around seriously, "We don't want to be Apple. If we want to be Sony, when we first started producing transistors, the yield rate was less than 5%. We were not as good as us. We didn't work hard to achieve 90%." More than that!"
"Mr. Lu can rest assured that the whole company has been working hard to intensify technical research and strive to achieve a zero defective rate."
Jiang Chaorui's confident tone was full of momentum.
"If Little Neon can do it, we in China can definitely do it!"
Lu Fei waved his big hand in the air, and decided that the xy-side solution would not be licensed to external parties, and would be logically exclusive. He would only sell the xy-side solution to other mobile phone manufacturers, so as to make money first to recoup the R&D costs.
Jiang Chaorui nodded in agreement: "Mr. Lu, when we come to the United States this time, we will try our best to sell it to Ericsson, BlackBerry, Motorola and Apple."
"Where's Nokia? Why isn't there Nokia?"
Lu Fei asked curiously, although he knew that Nokia has always been a die-hard fan of resistive screens.
Jiang Chaorui sighed, "Well, it's not that I don't want to sell to Nokia. I went to the headquarters in Finland last month, but they didn't know the product at all. They must stick to the resistive screen."
"Why?!" Sun Hongjun was surprised.
"It is related to us Chinese people." Jiang Chaorui couldn't laugh or cry. "Most of Nokia's mainstream markets are in China. They think that the input method of Chinese people is handwriting, and stylus is the most suitable for writing Chinese characters. However, capacitive screens do not support stylus. .”
Lu Fei said: "Rejection is also a good thing. It beats its resistive screen, and I use my capacitive screen to see who can have the last laugh."
Jiang Chaorui said: "Apple is very active and has always wanted to get the solution on both sides of x and y, saying that it will be used in very important new equipment, but without your consent, we did not agree."
“Only selling solutions on the same side as the xy electrode!”
The corner of Lu Fei's mouth couldn't help but curl up. It is said that the first-generation iPhone is likely to be usable without a screen. If an iPhone without a capacitive touch screen is not available, is it still an iPhone?
Then he added: "In this promotion, Apple will be ranked last."
Jiang Chaorui was startled and puzzled.
In fact, it's very simple. Just drag it. The later the first-generation iPhone appears, the more beneficial it will be to the iPhone. There may even be a generation gap between half a generation and one generation.
Lu Fei did not explain, but the conversation suddenly changed: "Over at TSMC, what is the current situation of the people you asked to monitor?"
"Jiang Shangyi officially retired. His position as vice president of R&D was given to Sun Yuancheng. Liang Mengsong lost the election. But it is understandable that although Sun is not as technical as Liang, he has the ability to coordinate management."
Jiang Chaorui smacked his lips, "But what surprised me was that even the senior vice president of R&D didn't let Liang sit. Instead, Luo Weiren was poached from Intel Baby and became Liang's supervisor."
Lu Fei raised his eyebrows, "Can Liang Mengsong endure it?"
"How can I endure it? Technical talents are somewhat aloof and proud. How can they bear this grievance, especially top talents like Liang Mengsong?"
Jiang Chaorui asked: "Mr. Lu, can we close the net?"
"Don't rush, wait a little longer, wait until he is squeezed out, suppressed, or even demoted and transferred to another position, then poaching people will be a matter of course."
Lu Fei said with a bad smile: "Now, keep staring."
………………
The bright California sunshine shines on the Apple building.
"Fakeyu! Waste, a bunch of waste!"
Jobs smashed a bunch of engineering machines equipped with resistive screens on the ground angrily, "My genius design has been tainted by your piece of shit!"
boom!
boom!
The bounced mobile phone slid to the feet of the engineers standing in a row. They all shrank their heads and trembled.
"That's enough, Steve, that's enough."
Tim Cook quickly broke up the argument and persuaded: "They have tried their best. These resistive screen solutions are not inferior to Nokia at all. No matter how hard they try, it will be difficult to do better. Is it possible to make some changes to your 'iphone' requirements?" "
"How to change?"
Jobs was out of breath.
Tim Cook said: "Like adding a stylus?"
"Watt! Are you serious?"
Jobs glared disdainfully, "If the iPhone is a phone with a stylus, it means the project is screwed up."
"But without compromise, when will the iPhone appear at the press conference? I feel that it will definitely not be possible next year."
Tim Cook sighed in resignation.
"Apple products are always uncompromising!"
Jobs' pale face had a sickly flush.
"But you also have to consider whether the technology allows it, Steve."
Tim Cook coaxes like a child, the "resistive screen + stylus" solution is not shabby, the popular one is popular, not to mention the resistive screen is quite cheap.
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So shabby, so shabby!
Jobs, who has always pursued the ultimate, simply couldn't tolerate it, "Cook, the stylus is completely flashy garbage. You have to pick it up when you use it and put it away when you don't use it. You can lose it accidentally. It's disgusting. It's disgusting. I I believe they are more willing to use their fingers, and human fingers are the interactive tools across the ages.”
"But what to do?"
Tim Cook spread his hands feebly, "In order to find the kind of screen you want, we have sent out the fifth group of engineers to travel all over the world. Not even LG, Samsung, or Sharp can find them. These are Japanese and Korean panels." The most technologically advanced company.”
"Trash, trash!
Jobs pointed at the engineers and yelled, "And these losers, I paid you to do this for me. No matter what, the iPhone must have a smooth touch screen. If you can't do it, get out of here. Apple doesn't do that." Raise shit!”
"That, that..."
Among the silent engineers, a fat man raised his hand timidly and said weakly: "Maybe there is a screen that can do it."
Listening to his report on tpk Chenhong's panel, Jobs not only did not turn his anger into joy, but instead shouted filial piety and said rudely:
"Did you have an operation on your head and move it to your butt? Why don't you tell me earlier?"
Fatty was scolded so much that tears flowed from his eyes, and he stammered: "Because, because that screen is logical."
For a moment, there was silence, eerily quiet.
The furious Jobs also forgot to curse, and his computer went down for a while.
Pang Dun swallowed: "I was lucky enough to see it once in Logic's Three-Body Laboratory. That feeling, God, is as smooth as the water in a blue pond."
It turns out that we encountered a technical blockade from Trisolaris!
Tim Cook stared, thinking about Logic's accumulation of patents on multi-touch, slide to unlock, etc. Now that it has added capacitive touch screens, wouldn't it be strangulating the throat of smartphones?
Can the iPhone that Steve Jobs envisioned still come true?
…………………………
At the same time, Lu Fei arrived at the airport on a private plane.
"Welcome back to America."
Fortunately, there was no need to wait for anyone in the terminal. In front of the Gulfstream G450 that had just landed, when the boarding stairs were lowered, Yin Fanka appeared at the door. She was wearing a blue satin shirt and a hip-hugging printed skirt. She was tall, graceful, and had blond hair. Beautiful girl.
She saw Lu Fei walking down the stairs, walking forward gracefully, letting him hold her waist and kiss her face to face.
"Um?"
Lu Fei frowned and keenly noticed that Yin Fanka's entire face had changed significantly. The bump on her nose disappeared, and the bridge of her nose became straighter and looked slimmer. It was obvious that she had undergone surgery.
"What's wrong?" Yin Fanka touched his face.
"Very beautiful, Brother Ben."
Lu Fei asked Wang Ben to take out the prepared jewelry box, open it and show it to her.
The Bulgari emerald and diamond brooch, surrounded by pear-shaped diamonds set in platinum, shines dreamily in the sun. The $800,000 price tag is a bit expensive, but compared with Yin Fanka’s achievements , not worth mentioning.
For the North American branch of Han and Tang Dynasties, he was a completely hands-off boss, relying solely on her. The three "Saw" movies earned about 120 million, not counting VOD and CD income, which was enough to establish a foothold in Hollywood's independent production industry. .
"gorgeous……"
Yin Fanka took it and admired it repeatedly, "Why did you suddenly give me this?"
"What do you think?"
Lu Fei can't speak as a straight man and make vague remarks.
"Is it a replacement Valentine's Day gift?"
Yin Fanka touched the brooch and couldn't take his eyes away.
You said yes, Lu Fei joked and asked, "What about mine?"
Yin Fanka covered her mouth and said with a smile: "Saori, I always thought we weren't." After saying that, she reached out and hooked his arm, and the car drove so fast that the lights were deformed, "Get in the car first, I will find a way to make it up to you when you get back." .”
The group got in the car and drove straight to Manhattan.
It happened to coincide with Juneteenth, when Nicols celebrated their freedom after the Civil War. They marched and rallied in the streets and alleys, not a few people, not hundreds, but thousands.
Crowds of people, black and white, holding various placards high, surrounded the road. There were carnivals and speeches everywhere.
“We must double down on equality!”
"These niggas."
Yin Fanka pulled the side curtains in disgust, took a wet wipe and wiped the milk stains on her mouth.
Lu Fei looked at the oversized LCD TV bar and entered sage mode, "If you hate them, don't you hate me even more?"
"You are really annoying. You put up your pants so quickly and don't recognize anyone." Yin Fanka rolled her eyes and zipped up the zipper for him.
Lu Fei pulled up his pants to make himself more comfortable, "I'm just reminding you to pay attention to the correct zz, if you still want to be in Hollywood."
"Okay, I've already arranged the Hollywood you want. Lionsgate, MGM, New Line, CBS, ABC, Warner, and Sony are all willing to sell overseas network rights."
Yin Fanka used mouthwash to clean her mouth, "But the price is quite expensive. A movie costs 10,000 US dollars, and American TV series are not cheap either, with an episode costing 300 to 500 US dollars."
Lu Fei frowned, "How dare they? Have they forgotten that no one in China is stupid enough to buy genuine copies except me?"
"It is because piracy in China is so serious that many giants such as Disney and Paramount no longer dare to authorize online broadcast rights. Of course, it is expensive for a reason. If the quantity is large enough, MGM, Lionsgate, and New Line will all We are willing to reach an agreement with YouTube to allow their licensed movies and TV series to be played on American websites."
Yin Fanka took out another breath freshener from her LV bag, sprayed it into her mouth a few times, and then started to put on lipstick with satisfaction.
"If that's the case, it's not expensive."
Lu Fei's eyes suddenly lit up. With the traffic blessing of Facebook, Line and Penguin, YouTube had already surpassed MSN Video and Google Video and became the largest video website in the world.
"Do you want the rights to Marvel cartoons?"
Yin Fanka looked in the mirror and applied lipstick slowly.
"Are they willing to sell?" Lu Fei asked curiously.
"With conditions."
Yin Fanka pursed her lips, "Marvel hopes you can sell the superhero IP "Iron Man" to it. If you agree, not only will you offer the cartoon rights at a low price, but you will also be willing to offer up to 35.5 million US dollars. I think it’s a good deal, what about you?”
"Why is Marvel so happy?"
"Because Marvel Studios wants to build a movie empire around the Marvel IP, it is obvious that they are eager for Iron Man to be the first independently produced project."
"So why don't we make "Iron Man" ourselves?" Lu Fei smiled and shrugged.
"The cost of filming alone may exceed 100 million."
Yin Fanka was only surprised. After all, he was facing the top twenty super rich people in the world.
“Is money an issue for me?”
Lu Fei's words showed that he didn't care. As long as logical products like lphone and lmusic are successfully integrated into "Iron Man", the advertising fee of US$100 million is not expensive at all.
"You don't want to star in Iron Man like Howard Hughes, do you?" Yin Fanka opened her mouth, wanting to remind you that zz is correct. If you shoot it like this, "Iron Man" will definitely hit the box office.
"Then would you like to play my little Pepper?"
Lu Fei held her chin and stared into her eyes.
"How's the soundproofing of your car?"
Yin Fanka turned back to confirm the front and rear partitions between the rear cabin and the driver's seat, and licked her flaming red lips charmingly.
