Chapter 98 First opening

Author: Xing···Chen

Chapter 98 First opening

It's actually hard to describe texture. Even if some products are colorful and have high-end copywriting, you can tell at a glance that they have a cheap texture, which is completely different from what's shown on the promotional posters.

The Stardust game controller is also made of plastic, but it has a skin-like coating on it. The material is very solid and the feel is up to standard. There are no burrs on the edges and corners, and the gaps are very regular.

But there are also disadvantages. People of Chen Zifan's height generally have relatively large hands, so when holding the Stardust game controller, it can obviously feel a bit small.

This is not a big problem, just get used to it. Chen Zifan first plugged in the wired handle. In an instant, his Stardust 2 showed that the connection was successful, and prompted the specific operation process.

Chen Zifan:???

Is the degree of completion already so high?

Has the adaptation been solved? It seems that Shentong Games still has something to offer. Chen Zifan had heard before that they had some engineers who were responsible for developing and maintaining games. Unexpectedly, there were still many surprises hidden there.

The system of Stardust 2 in his hand is Stardust OS2.3, a test version that has not been released to the public. For example, the Stardust game has not yet been released on the shelves. His mobile phone is already usable and can be connected to a game controller.

After a brief look, Chen Zifan clicked on a side-scrolling pixel game. As he expected, although the Stardust game controller came out, the game inside did not support the controller and remained the same as before.

"Sure enough, we still need to adapt..."

The previous high degree of completion was just an appearance. It looked pretty good, but in fact it was just a showpiece.

After Chen Zifan quit the game, he pressed every button again and again. Not to mention, it was quite relaxing.

No wonder so many people still like console games in the future. In addition to the playability of console games themselves, the feeling of playing games with a controller is also very different.

It’s very relaxing and very happy~

As for games, entertainment is the most important thing, but Chen Zifan can no longer sit still and play games. Every time he opens the game, he soon starts thinking about the next work and how Stardust Technology should develop...

If ordinary people really lived like this, it would be quite boring. Combining work and rest is the most suitable development model. Chen Zifan is not a workaholic. He just has passed the age of fun and has no interest in it.

He once saw a student who got up early and studied hard every day during the postgraduate entrance examination, and also spent an hour or two playing King of Kings at night. He spent more than 20,000 yuan just buying skins, and almost collected all the skins.

Every holiday, he has to go to an Internet cafe to play two games of the league. According to him, he is an eight-year-old gamer. He is so excited that he shouts every time in the global finals. He is such a gamer, and he actually stops playing if he says he doesn’t want to.

And there was no warning in advance. After taking the postgraduate entrance examination, I was fighting in the canyon to score points the day before, and then I gave up the game the next day. For three consecutive years, except for occasionally watching the game, I never played any games again.

Chen Zifan guessed that this student might have experienced some major changes, or that some kind of ideological burden was suddenly lifted, and he became like this.

The specific situation is now unknown. Chen Zifan only remembers that there was a period of time when he really liked playing games, but then...he couldn't remember exactly why he stopped playing. He just suddenly didn't want to play anymore.

However, he will not denigrate games because of this, saying that games delay youth and waste lives. Nor will he praise games, saying that games train people's reflexes and can teach people the quality of perseverance.

A game is a game, just play it if you want to, without any distracting thoughts, that's all.

The person in charge of Shentong sent someone to deliver a total of 30 Stardust game controllers. Chen Zifan sent them all directly to the game project team of Stardust Network. It was An He who wanted it anyway. What she wanted had to be debugged first, right?

Just wait until the Stardust game controller is debugged, and then transfer the data to Shentong Games. In this way, every controller produced has been debugged.

Regarding Shentong Games' own game controller... Chen Zifan thinks there is definitely a market for it, but how much it can sell depends on the sales volume of Stardust 2.

The current sales volume of Stardust 2 has reached 13.56 million units, of which 11.89 million units have been sold in China. The remaining more than 1 million units have been exported to overseas markets, but the most popular one is Stardust 1.

The popularity of Stardust 1 in overseas markets is so high. Chen Zifan originally thought that it would have a hard time competing with phones from the Apple and Android camps, but it turned out not to be the case at all, and sales were directly crushed.

In terms of hardware configuration, Stardust 1 is absolutely number one. In terms of operating system, Stardust OS has the highest fluency, the most complete application ecosystem, and the least bugs...

It is supported by local operators, and the price is similar to that of Apple and Android phones. Consumers are not stupid, so they don’t know how to choose?

What? Apple mobile phones have face?

Buying an iPod in those days was indeed a respectable thing, but now, you can use the one whose product is better. You can make a living by relying on the brand for a while, but not for a lifetime. You have to rely on the product.

Why were the subsequent sales of iPhone 14 so much lower than that of Apple 13? Especially in the Chinese market, where all major Android flagships are in full bloom, the price of Apple 14 can be as high as any top flagship in the Android camp.

Extremely low cost performance and lackluster innovation make it difficult for Apple's products to maintain their previous glory.

What's more, today's Apple is still different from the Apple of that era. The iPhone 1 is not easy to use, and the Apple 3GS is about to be released, but Stardust 3 is not a vegetarian, and it will not be inferior to any one of them.

Not to mention the Android camp, which is much more chaotic than the Red Flag camp. The one with the strongest momentum is still Samsung, followed by HTC, LG and other brands.

The product power is not enough, and the brand power is not enough. In terms of brand, how can they have as strong a brand as Nokia? Nokia can hardly hold it, so who are they?

Under various conditions, as long as the products of the Android and Apple camps meet the Stardust mobile phone head-on, they will be completely defeated. At present, they have no choice but to cling to the market that Stardust Technology cannot enter.

This is their only chance to make a comeback. Although consumers in these markets are very angry, they have no choice but to hope that Apple or the Android camp can launch good products as soon as possible, otherwise it will be really uncomfortable.

Just seeing that Chinese consumers can use the latest Stardust mobile phone every day... they even have the idea of ​​​​traveling to China, but Chinese is too difficult.

It’s not cheap to go abroad. It’s not worth it to buy a mobile phone that doesn’t work. Moreover, most people think that China is a backward place.

Is there anything to travel to?

Fortunately, manufacturers in the Apple and Android camps are working very hard and will break the news about the latest developments every three days on average to give their consumers confidence. However, only they themselves know how well their products are doing.

For Chen Zifan, the tasks at the end of the year are not small at all, including the launch and promotion of Stardust game and game controllers, the start-up test of Changhe chip production line, and the opening of Xinghai Driving School on the Bund of Haicheng.

Chen Zifan does not need to be responsible for the first two for the time being, and the only remaining one is Xinghai Driving School. With Mo Shaokun's overtime work, the preparations for Xinghai Driving School have been almost completed, except that the personnel are not in place yet.

The geographical environment is relatively poor, the development of Haicheng Bund is not good, and it is a driving school... many people don't want to come as soon as they hear it. It doesn't matter, Mo Shaokun directly sent people to play the Stardust Technology sign in Haicheng's talent market.

As expected, Stardust Technology's brand name worked better than anything else, and the number of people who came to participate in the recruitment skyrocketed. Who doesn't know that Stardust Technology's benefits are notoriously good? Driving school? What happened to the driving school?

The working hours of the driving school are so fixed! You get off work early and don’t have to work overtime. Learning to drive is even easier during the off-season. Where can I find such an affordable job?

Is Haicheng Bund not developing well?

Just kidding, Stardust Technology has opened a driving school there, and is also planning to build an eight-lane Xinghai Highway. When the time comes, just drive directly to Stardust Technology and go around. It’s a bit far, but it’s not a bad road.

.

With the signboard of Stardust Technology, all the employees of Xinghai Driving School had been confirmed in three days. After arriving at Xinghai Driving School, many people lamented: It’s all a lie that Haicheng Bund has a bad environment!

Xinghai Driving School is more luxurious than the best driving schools in the city. The salary and benefits are not as good as those of employees at Stardust Technology, but the welfare system is the same! There is also a promotion system that should be in place, and this is the key point.

People who didn't apply only regretted why they didn't apply earlier, but who can say for sure about this kind of thing?

After all the employees of Xinghai Driving School were confirmed, they underwent a seven-day training, and then finally took up their positions. Xinghai Driving School also opened as scheduled. There was no grand opening, only ordinary operations~

However, this state of affairs was soon broken. The Stardust Marketing Department first ran a wave of advertisements for Xinghai Driving School on major TV stations in Haicheng, and then released specific information about Xinghai Driving School in the Stardust community for publicity.

Once again attracted the attention of many users:

"Haitian Driving School has opened! No! It's Xinghai Driving School! It looks like the name has been changed..."

"It's normal. The predecessor of Stardust Technology was called Xinghua Electronics. As a loyal fan of Stardust Technology, I even bought a Xinghua 2004. Don't you know, that phone is made of more plastic than plastic!"

"Is it that bad?"

"Yes! It's that bad!"

"Follow Xinghua Mobile Phone? The previous products of Stardust Technology's "Hai" were shabby. This time it is named Xinghai Driving School. Is it to commemorate "Hai"?"

"I know that there is Xinghai Park next to Stardust Plaza. It is a residential building built by Stardust Technology for its employees. It also provides real estate certificates! I am so envious!"

"They are all in Xinghai. It seems that Xinghai Driving School is also good? Does anyone know the specific situation?"

"Here comes a local from Haicheng!"

"I'm getting ready to go!"

"Don't come if you have a car, and don't come if you don't have a car. The venue of Xinghai Driving School is pretty good. You can only apply for C2, D, and E. Those who ride three-wheelers may consider applying for D. The inspection in Haicheng City has been strict recently."

"C2? C2 doesn't even teach you! Automatic cars are so expensive, but manual cars are better to drive!"

"yes…"

"..."

Most people on the Internet are just looking at it, and those who express opinions are basically not Haicheng locals, because Haicheng locals have gone directly to Xinghai Driving School if they have the conditions, and went in to experience it without hesitation.

Except for the C2 driving license driving range, which has a barbed wire fence around it that cannot be entered, the rest of the venues can basically be moved around at will, from the business hall to the track practice field at the back, as well as the D and E driving license training fields...

Who said Stardust Technology only has exquisite products?

Apart from anything else, the venue of Xinghai Driving School is definitely the best they have ever seen, and the track behind it makes many former motorcycle veterans eager to try it. However, there are no motorcycles now, and only electric vehicles can be ridden on the track.

“What’s the point of electric cars?”

"After the speed limit was lifted, the speed was only 50 or 60 per hour. It's a pity that such a good training ground..."

"Hey, indeed!"

"But you can also come here to practice your skills. Their skills and equipment are quite complete!"

"Yeah! It's free anyway! It's just a few safety questions! Normal people can't make mistakes!"

"..."

At the same time, in the business hall of Xinghai Driving School, people were looking at the price lists of three types of driving licenses:

"A C2 driver's license costs 3,000, isn't it too expensive?"

"3,000 all-inclusive? You don't need to pay for the exam? If you think about it this way...it's actually not too expensive."

"This venue is really nice, and the coach is brand new! But I already have a C1 driver's license."

"Look at D and E, they are both for one week. D photo costs 1,000 yuan, and E photo costs 800 yuan...it's also very expensive!"
To be continued...