Chapter 248: Scarlet plays the game, Ahri enters the scene, and Germination is robbed?
"this is?"
Song Yun took the document with confusion and found that it was a technical list, which listed——
Fingerprint unlocking, face recognition, language AI assistant, high-definition camera, health monitoring, 6.2-inch large screen, Bluetooth headset, wireless charging, high-life battery, flexible screen and more than a dozen cutting-edge technology research topics.
"Maili X1 is amazing, but it is just the starting point, not the end. If Maili Phone wants to win the future and truly stand up to international giants, it must make breakthroughs in these cutting-edge technologies."
Zhang Shuo is cheating on Maili Technology again.
Although he does not understand the technical details of smartphones, it does not prevent him from pointing out the development trends of smartphones in the next ten years and setting scientific research topics for Maili Technology in advance.
The reason is also very simple.
As Tan Yunsong, chief scientist of the Fertile Soil Research Institute, said, technological research is never achieved overnight. It requires a lot of manpower, material and financial resources, and takes a long time.
Therefore the layout must be done in advance.
If Maili Technology thinks of doing this again after three to five years, then Maili Technology's fragile technology accumulation will not be comparable to that of Huawei, let alone Apple.
That’s why you need to prepare for a rainy day.
"But some of these technical issues still have great uncertainties and high risks." Song Yun does not doubt Zhang Shuo's understanding of smartphones. After all, he is the one who proposed the Maili X1.
But when it comes to cutting-edge technology, Song Yun is still a little hesitant.
Because many cutting-edge technologies actually have different development branches, once you make the wrong choice, you may miss the best development opportunities.
More seriously, it may even lead to the decline of a large enterprise due to the wrong choice of technical path.
Nokia is a perfect example.
If Nokia can abandon the Symbian system in time and choose to embrace the Android system, then the smartphone market structure in the next ten years will definitely not be the same as before.
Even if it can't stop Apple's rise, Nokia will still be the dominant player.
There may even be no Xiaomi or OV.
If we look a little higher, in the field of civil aircraft, the more than ten years of technological competition between Airbus and Boeing is a classic battle in business history.
The reason why there is such a big deviation.
This is because laboratory technology and commercial applications are actually two different things.
This is why.
Pure scientific researchers are not suitable for entrepreneurship, so why should we advocate the integration of industry, academia and research.
The root lies here.
"I admit that this matter is very risky, but there is no way. Maili Technology does not have the foundation of technology accumulation. It is impossible to try and make mistakes on different technical paths. It can only go all the way and take a gamble."
Zhang Shuo gave his reasons.
"All right!"
Song Yun was also infected by Zhang Shuo's confidence, and then smiled bitterly, "If we want to deploy these cutting-edge technologies, the current R&D system is not enough, and we must continue to expand."
"Then expand, and R&D expenses can continue to rise." Zhang Shuo was very domineering.
"Understood!"
What else can Song Yun say if he meets such a boss?
All I can do is roll into death.
………
As soon as Zhang Shuo sent Song Yun away, Cao Yanhua came again to report on his work.
Jiang Yue is still staying in the capital.
"Mr. Zhang, with the assistance of the Group's Investment and M&A Department, Jade Bird Interactive Entertainment's acquisition of Xiami Music has been completed at a cost of 45 million." Cao Yanhua was quite excited.
This is an important step for Jade Bird Interactive Entertainment to move toward pan-entertainment.
In addition to Xiami Music, Jade Bird Interactive Entertainment actually acquired a local animation production company in Binhai City, which mainly produces CG animations and promotional animations for Jade Bird Interactive Entertainment's games.
Good CG animation can not only give life to mobile game characters, but also improve the reputation among players and even improve the level of the game itself.
It's still worth investing in.
Just don’t put the cart before the horse like Wangyi, which doesn’t do anything well except for CG.
"The efficiency is quite high." Zhang Shuo smiled.
It seems that Cao Yanhua is really anxious to make some achievements.
"However, after acquiring Xiami Music, I still said what I said before. It is okay for Jade Bird Interactive Entertainment to test the waters of general entertainment, but it must be small and precise. Next, don't bother with other music platforms.
"
Although it is said that the big fight between the three giants Tengda, Ahri and Qiandu in the music field will have to wait for several years, Zhang Shuo has no idea of being the first to get there.
Because it is easy to acquire music software, the subsequent purchase of genuine copyrights is the bulk of the expense.
Especially exclusive copyrights.
"Okay." Cao Yanhua was very sorry, and happened to mention the copyright issue, "According to my observation, the copyright awareness in the music field is very weak now, and piracy is rampant. Should Xiami Music strengthen its layout in the copyright field?
As expected of Cao Yanhua.
At this stage, not to mention music, movies, TV series, and online novels, which part of the world is not pirated? Chinese users are accustomed to the free model and are naturally resistant to payment.
But in this chaos, Cao Yanhua was able to detect the payment trend in advance and make early decisions in the copyright field. His vision was unique.
If it were Zhang Shuo before his rebirth, he would definitely not have these two tools.
"You can purchase some music copyrights, and it is best to sign a long-term contract, even if it is more than ten years." With the trend of skyrocketing copyright fees in the future, of course, the longer the signing period, the better.
"Sign exclusive?"
Cao Yanhua has not really given up and is very ambitious.
If we can acquire a large number of exclusive music copyrights, we can take the opportunity to expand Xiami Music even if we no longer acquire other music software.
“Non-exclusive!”
Zhang Shuo directly welded the car door shut. He didn't want to be the next target.
Looking back, Tenda invested a lot of money in the entertainment field, but the rate of return was not impressive, especially in the long-form video field, where it lost money.
Not only did he not make much money, but he was also criticized as a "monopoly and rubbish".
Why bother?
If you are eager to burn money on long-form videos, wouldn’t it be better to invest more in research and development?
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! In fact, by the end, the competition between the three giants in the long video field has become a bit of a battle of spirits. No one is willing to show weakness and quit, and they are all gritting their teeth to hold on.
With.
As a result, a bunch of actors were cheap.
To a certain extent, it is also because the three giants have spent too much resources and attention on the long video field, leading to the neglect of the short video trend, which in turn gave Douyin an opportunity.
It's really touching.
Of course, there is also a misjudgment of the development direction of video by the three giants.
"Always remember that the acquisition of Xiami Music is not to expand the business, but to serve the gaming business. There is no need to say that paying for some music will ruin the reputation of Jade Bird Interactive Entertainment," Zhang Shuo reminded.
This is also the biggest difference between Jade Bird Interactive Entertainment and Tenda.
Tengda has been in the vortex of negative public opinion since its birth. It is probably because there are too many lice and they don't bite people. It's ugly to eat and look ugly, but the money they deserve is not polite at all.
Blue Bird Mutual Entertainment is different.
It is a golden sign in the hearts of players. How valuable is the intangible brand? It is too late to protect it with all your strength, so how can you destroy your own sign?
Compared with game income, the income from the music field is really not worth mentioning.
There is absolutely no need to pick the sesame seeds and lose the watermelon.
"Understood!"
Cao Yanhua was thoughtful, finally came to his senses, and immediately stopped dwelling on this issue.
"I got news that Tengda's literature website has been tested internally and is expected to be officially launched next month. I heard that it has poached many great authors from Singularity."
"Just routine operations."
Zhang Shuo was not very surprised.
At this time point in 2011, the mobile Internet had just emerged, and Tenda's traffic conversion efficiency on the mobile side was average. It may not be able to build a new website as quickly as in the original time and space.
In the end, it is estimated that we will still have to take the acquisition route.
"What do you think?" Zhang Shuo glanced at Cao Yanhua.
"No, no."
Cao Yanhua was a little cautious at first, but Zhang Shuo glanced at him and swallowed it back.
"now it's right."
Zhang Shuo didn't care about Cao Yanhua's petty thoughts, "As I said before, games are the foundation."
………
Friday, July 22nd.
Zhang Shuo was thinking about how to arrange the weekend when Du Qingqing hurried over.
"Mr. Zhang, something happened on the Hao De map."
It turned out that Du Qingqing did not return to Yangcheng after attending the Haode Map Board of Directors in the capital. Instead, he flew directly from the capital to Binhai City and reported to Zhang Shuo immediately.
"What happened?"
Zhang Shuo was calm, after all, he had received some news in advance from Chen Lu.
"This morning, Haode Map held a board meeting to formally discuss the introduction of Ahri's strategic investment. Moreover, Ahri has a huge appetite and will take 55% of the shares as soon as he opens his mouth."
Du Qingqing's expression was not relaxed.
A giant is a giant. With just one mouthful, he dares to invest billions of dollars.
This is incomparable to Germination.
If Ahri achieves what he wants, then Sprout Group's shares in Haode Map will be diluted to 5%, making him a minority shareholder and most likely being kicked out of the board of directors.
This is exactly where Scarlet Capital’s calculation lies.
If Ahri really wants to enter the market, just the vote of Sprout Group on the board of directors really can't stop it.
"We also have the right to increase capital, right? Ali's investment is investment, and we can also increase capital proportionally to ensure that the 10.5% shareholding remains unchanged." Zhang Shuo reminded.
"It is possible to increase capital, but according to the latest valuation of Haode Map, if we increase capital, we will have to prepare at least 500 million in funds." Du Qingqing expressed her worries.
She knows that the group's cash flow has never been very abundant.
Take out 500 million at once...
"If we are really forced to do so, we can only choose to increase capital." With the tone of Scarlet Capital, since there is an attack, there must be a backup plan, and Zhang Shuo cannot fail to guard against it.
Although he has planned a move in advance, he cannot decide when the move will be launched.
"Delay it as long as possible, maybe there will be a turning point."
Such a large investment cannot be negotiated in just three or two days, even by Ahri.