When the outside world was still clamoring for Meizu's entry into the mobile phone market, Yao Yuancai and Bai Yongxiang sat down to discuss in detail the current problems they were facing.
"Nothing? Everything started from scratch. It's embarrassing to say that. Starting from the transition to making mobile phones, the biggest gain was getting the production license. Screens, touch controls, batteries, basebands, chips, cameras, etc., every piece of hardware is
A hurdle, I really am"
Bai Yongxiang, who has always been calm and composed, was a little bit offended by his mobile phone. It was too difficult.
Now in 2006, not more than ten years later, if future generations want to make mobile phones, sets of hardware and sets of design plans will automatically be sent to them, and all you have to do is choose.
Because the industry chain is already very mature.
At the moment, in the domestic market, it is still making smartphones, which is no less than the men's football team entering the World Cup.
Yao Yuan understood his distress and said: "Don't be anxious, don't be anxious, I said I'll give you 2-3 years, this is just the beginning. You take your time first, where are you now?"
"The first is the screen. In the past, you used a hard object to touch it, such as a stylus. Now there is a new technology that coats the glass with a layer of steel-tin oxide to conduct electricity on the glass.
Achieve the effect of finger touch.
I previously contacted the British manufacturer Quantu, but I felt that the accuracy was not good enough and could not meet the mass production level, so I contacted other manufacturers, but it was still not ideal.
Regarding the touch solution, I am communicating with Synapts baseband and structural solutions in the United States. I am communicating with Philips, Infineon, and Qualcomm.
CPU is contacting Samsung. MP3 has purchased a lot of hardware from Samsung before, and the cooperative relationship has always been good. This is relatively smooth.
The most difficult thing is the operating system. Although you asked me to wait, I still contacted several manufacturers. The interface of Indos Mobile is very poor, and the licensing fee for each mobile phone is more than ten dollars, which is simply unaffordable.
Lux is technically difficult.
ince is an operating system developed based on handheld computers. If it is used as a smartphone, it needs to be transplanted. We can accept this technical difficulty, but you said not to touch it, so I didn't get into it in depth."
Yao Yuan was very touched after hearing this, and even Yin Yin who was standing next to him was also touched. It is not easy to develop high-tech in China!
"What do you need me to do?" he asked.
"When I say this, I'm not telling you something bad. I just want to say that we can really overcome most of the difficulties. What we need most now, I think, is the lack of high-level technical talents.
In terms of hardware, if I put on an old face and stalk it, it would be somewhat effective, but technically, without a big boss in charge, I don’t have any confidence at all.”
"Okay, leave this to me, I will definitely do it!"
"please!"
Bai Yongxiang's current state is very complicated. It's like playing an extremely difficult game. The boss can't be defeated no matter how hard he fights. He is confused and entangled between giving up and persevering. On the contrary, he has a wonderful sense of fulfillment. Just two simple things.
Word: career!
After introducing some information, he took out two plastic mobile phone models and said, "This is a casing made based on your suggestions. What do you think?"
Yao Yuan held it in his hand, one black and one white. Others didn't know, but he knew that they were very similar to the first-generation iPhone and even looked better.
Historically, Meizu applied for an appearance patent at the end of 2006, with a screen on top and buttons on the bottom, which did not deviate from the scope of traditional mobile phones.…
In 2007, the first-generation iPhone was released, setting off a smartphone revolution. Meizu quickly applied for a new appearance patent, the m8. Whether it was imitation or plagiarism, there was no objection to this, but it was just that it was too far ahead at the time.
, so he stood out and was ridiculed by everyone.
Look at the iPhone-style mobile phones that are all over the streets now, and no one calls them plagiarism anymore.
iPhone only entered the mainland market in 2009, and it was already the iPhone 3gs version.
"looks good?"
Yao Yuan handed the model to Yinyin,
Yinyin fiddled with it for a while and asked: "It looks good, but how does it work?"
"Click with your hands."
"Hands-on? Such a large screen is touch-sensitive?"
"What's wrong??"
"That's awesome!"
Yinyin didn't know the details, but she liked the appearance very much. Yao Yuan asked again:
"Has the patent been registered?"
"Already down!" Bai Yongxiang said.
"That's good."
Yao Yuan returned the model to Bai Yongxiang and told him to keep it secret.
It is said that his first smartphone in his previous life was the iPhone 3GS, and then the iPhone 4. After that, he never used Apple, Meizu, Huawei, Redmi, etc. He really liked Meizu's fye system.
I feel like red rice is very spicy.
Android will not be announced as open source until next year. Meizu can also join in and directly make version 10 of its own operating system. Before that, it must first recruit a few technical experts.
Yao Yuan stayed in Zhuhai for three days, then visited the branch in Guangzhou, and then they started their holiday trip.
After spending two days in Hong Kong briefly, Yinyin soon felt bored.
Like most people, everyone has a kind of filter about Hong Kong from the Hong Kong movie era. Those high-rise buildings and those dark and narrow alleys seem to have a story happening anytime and anywhere.
But when I went there, I realized that that was not the case at all.
Hong Kong is supported by the financial and service industries. The GDP is artificially high. The rich are rich and the poor are poor. There is also a mess left by the British. The whole city is very cyberpunk.
The two of them walked around Disneyland, the Avenue of Stars and other iconic attractions, and Ma Liu came back.
After coming back, I stopped in Shenzhen to see the movie theater built by Jiahe Investment.
The location is great, inside the Hualan Center Vientiane City, which is the best movie theater built by Hong Kong investors in the mainland since it was opened to Hong Kong movies in 23 years.
The first phase has 7 cinemas with a total of 1,076 seats.
The second phase is under construction, and it is planned to add 5 more digital cinemas to form a 12-hall, 2,000-seat luxury cinema.
In the past, we always talked about leading theaters. When this movie theater was built, it became the leading theater in Guangdong Province, which is a big box office.
Yao Yuan was so greedy that he took Yinyin to watch a movie. The experience was indeed great.
"If your acquisition is successful, will you pay for the second phase?" Yinyin asked.
"Why should I pay? That is the contribution of all shareholders. Let me tell you, Golden Harvest has 33 theaters located in Hong Kong, Taiwan, Shenzhen, Singapore and Malaysia. This brand and real estate are the greatest wealth."
While we were chatting, the phone suddenly rang.
It's Brother Ma.
Yao Yuan went out to answer the call and said with a smile: "How strange that you took the initiative to call me?"
"Why don't you say something when you come to Shenzhen, so that I can fulfill my friendship as a landlord."
"You know this as well?"
"My subordinates saw it by chance. Don't get me wrong. Would you like to have a meal with me?"
"Sorry, I already have an appointment tonight. I have to go back tomorrow. Please reschedule."
"Oh well"
Brother Xiao Ma didn't force it, he was just being polite and asked him what he was doing. After chatting for a while, he hung up.
Yao Yuan shrugged, went back to watch the movie, had something to eat after watching, and rushed to the next venue. He was not fooling anyone, he did have an appointment that evening.
I had no interaction with the other party before, but after raising the topic, the other party welcomed me very much. He is an Internet giant.