The organizers of the Mobile World Congress did not expect that so many Chinese mobile phone manufacturers would attend this time, but they did not care much even if they knew about it. They are also eager to increase the influence of 3G.
As the most populous country in the world, China has the fastest promotion of smartphones. If we can capture the Chinese market... it will be much better than the dozens of operators from other small places, so the more we come, the more we can get.
They are also worried that this mobile communications conference will not be lively. At the same time, Stardust Technology is also one of their main targets. Although the sales volume of Stardust mobile phones around the world is not high, its popularity is very high.
It just lacks an opportunity to enter the market. Now that the Mobile World Congress is just around the corner, with such a good opportunity to open up the market, they believe that the top executives of Stardust Technology will be attracted to it.
Their purpose is to use Stardust mobile phones to promote 3G. No matter how difficult it is, they can cooperate with Chinese mobile phone manufacturers and mobile phone manufacturers from other camps. Chen Zifan's purpose is 3G and some "high-end" technologies.
He can still get 3G technology even if he doesn't go abroad, as long as they promote it, but other things can't be done. There are too many and complicated chip manufacturing equipment. It would be better if there are other cutting-edge technologies~
However, Chen Zifan is still preparing for domestic affairs. The engineering team must be prepared for the overseas assignment. The content is just an ordinary "visit and exchange", so it didn't take much trouble to confirm it.
Some research institutions that are not easy to contact also agreed to this "visit and exchange" due to official mobilization and Stardust Technology's "money capabilities". There is no way, their research also needs money, and Stardust Technology happens to be not short of money.
The net profit of Stardust 1 alone has reached tens of billions. With 20 million units shipped, the net profit is 1,000+ for each unit. In addition, several other projects of Stardust Technology... lithium batteries, motors, electronic recycling stations wait.
There are also Stardust Express, Stardust Ecological Chain Plan, technology patent licensing, investment sharing... Each of them has a very strong ability to attract money, especially lithium batteries. Shipments have been steadily increasing, and the market demand is too great.
What Chen Zifan didn't expect was that the sales of Stardust 2 and Stardust Tablet exceeded the estimates of the statistics team. The first-time sales of Stardust 2 increased instead of decreasing. Putting aside the trade-in activity, the sales volume of Stardust 1 was basically the same as that of Stardust 1.
What surprised him the most was the Stardust Tablet. This product, whose sales were not promising from the beginning, has become a hit, and the market popularity has remained high.
A special group has even evolved: those who use feature phones and a Stardust tablet.
The euphemistic name says: "In order to reduce the time spent playing with mobile phones, reasonably plan the functions of each product, and do the most things with the least money, we choose dual-wielding!"
In their opinion, Stardust 2 has more waterproof and phone-making functions than Stardust Tablet. If this is the case... then why not buy a cheap functional phone to make calls and use Stardust Tablet to surf the Internet?
Unfortunately, the ideal is full and the reality is skinny. After dual-wielding for a while, they regretted it. They were really used to seeing the screen of Stardust Tablet and using Stardust OS. It was too frustrating to use the original button function machine.
This column was just opened in the Stardust community. Many Stardust users quit the dual-wielding camp just after they joined:
"I can't do it...I embarrassed everyone. I was lying on the bed playing with my tablet and threw it on my face, causing my nose to bleed. It was so fucking painful! And I'm used to using Stardust 1 and using that push-button phone...I wanted to die, it was so difficult to use. Got it!"
"Yeah, you have to keep pressing to type. It's easy to press the wrong key, and you can't check the button all the time. I missed a lot of information. I regret it..."
"Cheap feature phones are too boring. Good feature phones...like the Nokia N85, the price is already over 3,000, so why not buy a second-hand Stardust 1?"
"Brothers, choose a mobile phone first and then a tablet! Lesson learned! Also, don't touch second-hand mobile phones! Don't touch Stardust 1s worth hundreds of dollars at train stations or bus stations either!"
"For beauty's own use, Stardust flat plate with light gold powder, only unpacked and turned on, complete set included, sold out for 3799..."
Seeing this scene, Stardust users who were just about to join the dual-wielding party just gave up. If the budget is not enough, they should just continue to use Stardust 1. After reading too many posts, they always think they need something, but in fact they may not necessarily.
Chen Zifan used to be a digital enthusiast, and he also experienced that period. Every time a new innovative product came out, he always wanted to get it as soon as possible, whether it was a foldable screen phone with an under-screen camera or a foldable phone that folds horizontally and vertically...
In the end, I discovered that ordinary candy bar machines are still easy to use, including tablets and laptops. Many people have created their own needs, and it was only when they actually bought them that they discovered that they were new to them at first.
Therefore, it is not surprising that the current sales of Stardust tablets are booming. People are always very curious about new forms of products. After looking online and offline, they buy on impulse. In the end, the mobile phone has to be the best. .
However, for Chen Zifan, the better the sales of Stardust Tablet, the happier he will be because the profit margin is large. The profit of each Stardust Tablet is about 150 yuan higher than that of Stardust 2, and the average net profit can reach 1,350 yuan.
It is currently the most profitable product of Stardust Technology, but even the reduced-price Stardust 1 can guarantee a net profit of 500+ per unit, because the expansion and upgrade of the Stardust factory has also reduced the production cost of Stardust 1.
This time Stardust 2 seems to have 360° without blind spots. In fact, in addition to the 2G network, there is another important problem, that is, the Beidou map is too difficult to use. Users who buy mobile phones are scolding this in the Stardust community every day:
"The Beidou map is terrible! It's stuck and hard to use! If we want to navigate, who will have wifi at any time! But the 2G card can't even show pictures..."
"It's no wonder this thing wasn't introduced too much at the press conference. It's so difficult to use! Except for looking at it when it's connected to wifi, it's completely useless outside!"
"One look at you and I tell you that you haven't mastered the right tricks yet. The essence is just using Wi-Fi everywhere!"
"...I'm not very sociable, and I'm embarrassed to chase people asking for the wifi password. I can't speak..."
"Then there's nothing we can do..."
Stardust Technology is not going to back up this pot. The 2G network is really unable to meet the needs of users. In order to solve this problem, Chen Zifan and a team of 20 engineers have prepared to "visit" various research bases.
Among them is the officially cooperated Communication Technology R&D Center. There are even some obsolete communication satellites here. Chen Zifan and the engineering team did not do anything excessive, they were really just "visiting".
As for the matters at Stardust Technology, firstly, they can be contacted online, and secondly, with Zhao Wushang, Wang Jinli and others here, it is enough to maintain the stable operation of the company. Chen Zifan is not too worried about this.
After they left, the R&D personnel at the research base discussed in a low voice: "Hey, why do you think Chen Zifan, the chairman of the board, would come to our place so well?"
"What do you know? Chen Zifan is a rising star in technology today, but running a company can easily corrode a person's mind. He must be constantly exposed to cutting-edge technology to know whether his product has been eliminated."
"Oh~ But why doesn't he hold an investment conference or a scientific research conference? Wouldn't that be more convenient? Why do you have to go in person? What a hassle!"
"You're riding a horse! If you ask me, who should I ask? How can we guess the level of people's thoughts? They will know how to beep beep beep beep beep beep beep beep beep beep beep beep beep beep beep beep beep!"
"Why are you like this..."
Facts have proved that they were overthinking. Chen Zifan simply wanted to [analyze copycats] a wave of technology. Instead of coming one by one, it was better to be a technology harvester and get everything he could get his hands on first.
On average, he visited 1 to 3 R&D bases and laboratories a day. In just one month, Chen Zifan led his team of engineers to visit 83 places. The engineers almost vomited while taking notes and riding in the car every day. They were so tired!
But Chen Zifan was still watching from the side. They were too embarrassed to complain and complained. The chairman was fine, so they couldn't stand it anymore? Is this still possible? Do you want a promotion and a salary increase? Do you want to continue to improve?
However, coming out this time did allow them to see a lot of different things, which greatly improved their R&D and work ideas. Their vision has improved, and they will be more transparent when thinking about some issues.
After finishing the business trip, Chen Zifan led his team of engineers to rush back to the Stardust Technology headquarters without stopping, briefly checked some of Stardust Technology's current situation, and uploaded the list of new [Stardust employees].
He rushed to the laboratory in the core area of the Stardust Factory, but he had to mention that being a technology harvester was really fun. There were already more than 12,000 things that could be registered for technology patents in [Stardust Technology].
The scope of coverage is also very wide, but he will not register all of these things at once, but choose to manufacture some of them, and then upgrade them through [Synthetic Creation] as a new core technology.
New core technologies will not be patented. Only the remaining technologies that are used for commercial use and will be promoted later will be patented to prevent patent wrangling and enable technology licensing at necessary time points.
In addition, Chen Zifan also obtained the most important goal of his trip: production equipment drawings.
In [Stardust Technology] in consciousness, every production equipment is marked with detailed data, and even the manufacturing process of each screw can be seen.
Although the trip did not get the finished product, it was better than getting the finished product. Although many technology research and development in 2007 had just started, for Chen Zifan, the existing things were enough for Stardust Technology.
The next step is to sort out these technologies and drawings according to different categories, and give them to the R&D personnel of the Stardust Factory bit by bit when needed.
With the conscious help of [Stardust Technology], this part of the work is not too strenuous. Chen Zifan also has a new plan for the next development of Stardust Technology:
"Start with products and 3G... 3G is nothing. The important thing is to obtain a higher level of communication technology through 3G, and then promote Haicheng's infrastructure through products..."
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