Rebirth 1984: Starting from the development of Hanka

Chapter 229 Famous Horses and War Horse Series

Due to the improvement and perfection of technology, the production cost of ipod is actually not high. The price is 499 US dollars, and the cost is only a few tens of dollars.

Zhao Ye remembers that he only spent two or three hundred yuan on his first MP3.

Wujiang Group has developed for more than ten years, and now it has accumulated tens of millions of fans.

Comparing the Apple company in the previous life with the Zewujiang Group, they are far inferior.

When Wujiang's new product is launched, fans are naturally rushing to buy it, not to mention the ipod walkman itself is extremely amazing, but there is no one who doesn't like it after taking a look at it.

It's just that the price of ipod is a bit expensive, and many people have to save enough money to buy it.

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"It would be great if our company could get the MP3 license from Wujiang Group, and we could develop our own MP3 brand Walkman..."

"Hurry up and contact Wujiang Group, and tell us that we are willing to show more sincerity and want to obtain MP3 authorization!"

"..."

At this time, companies that did not obtain MP3 authorization were not reconciled and raised their prices one after another.

However, Zhao Ye did not agree for the time being, but he did not refuse either.

While Zhao Ye was waiting for the first batch of MP3 licensed companies to make a lot of money, other companies would naturally want to obtain MP3 licenses out of jealousy and envy.

Recently, although the ipod Walkman has not entered the US market, the major media in the US are frantically reporting on the ipod.

The American people are also very eager for iPods. In almost every major city in the United States, many people took to the streets to demonstrate, demanding that the United States cancel the restrictions on Wujiang Group.

"We want ipod, we want ivp6 Internet, we want Wujiang Portal, we want China Computer, we want Hongmeng system..."

"We Americans also need Wujiang Group!!!"

Where there is demand, there is business opportunity.

In fact, although the U.S. authorities have issued policies that strictly prohibit the products of Wujiang Group from entering the U.S. market, smugglers are becoming more and more rampant.

Countless people in Mexico and Canada have made huge profits by smuggling Wujiang Group products to the United States.

For example, ipod walkmans, smuggling gangs even set up a server by themselves, and downloaded various pirated music in the server. Users who bought ipods can use FTP (file transfer protocol) to download music from this server!

This is awesome!
The ipod Walkman is so grandiosely popular in the United States!

In just one month, more than 50 ipods flowed into the US market.

The price of smuggled goods will of course be a bit more expensive. The supply of ipods in the United States is in short supply. It is extremely normal for them to sell for $799, $899, or even $999.

American record companies are now in a state of distress. They have to deal with Wujiang Group, pirated music websites and smugglers, but they are not easy to deal with.

The losses for record companies have been mounting.

There are even singers who are afraid to release records, for fear that pirated music will appear on the Internet, which will cause their albums to be unsalable.

The entire recording industry has been hit hard.

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"Mr. Sam Cromwell, hello, as the president of Universal Records, what do you think of the new ipod?" The reporter of "Hollywood Entertainment" interviewed.

Sam Cromwell said angrily: "The ipod is the most rubbish product I have ever seen. It seriously infringes on the music versions of major record companies and tramples on the intellectual property protection laws of the United States! Like the ipod Products should not exist at all! Here, I call on people in the United States and even the world to boycott iPods!"

When the reporter heard this, his face showed excitement, and the more exciting the other party's answer, the better.

"It is reported that the inventor of the ipod is Zhao Ye. Everyone says he is a brilliant genius. Mr. Sam Cromwell, what do you think?" The reporter asked again.

"What a shit genius...he is the executioner of the recording industry, the mastermind behind pirated music, and he destroyed the entire recording industry with one hand, he is simply a devil!!!"

The next morning, the headline on the front page of the "Hollywood Entertainment" newspaper read: "Universal Records claims that Zhao Ye from China has almost single-handedly destroyed the entire record industry in the United States. He is simply a devil!"

Indeed, the U.S. recording industry has been hit hard, and the direct or indirect economic losses are estimated to have exceeded tens of billions of dollars.

Zhao Ye suppressed the development of the American recording industry through a simple ipod product.

All major record companies in the United States now hate Zhao Ye deeply, but they have nothing to do with Zhao Ye.

Zhao Ye just likes the way you can't understand me and can't kill me.

At this time, in the headquarters of the Wujiang Group, Zhao Ye said to Zhuang Hongxin, the person in charge of MP3, with the idea of ​​chasing the poor and the brave: "The price of the ipod is too high, and there are still relatively few people buying it. It is best to launch a new one." MP3 brand, low configuration, mainly low-end, the brand name is Meizu..."

Zhao Ye said while thinking, "The Meizu MP3 player is as big as a cigarette lighter. It only has a small screen that can display the song title and a line of lyrics. Its capacity is only 100MB, and it can store [-] to [-] songs!"

As Wujiang Group has authorized 32 companies with MP3 patents, these companies have naturally become competitors of Wujiang Group. Instead of giving them all the mid-to-low-end market, it is better for Wujiang Group to take a share of the pie, mainly because of MP3 players. The low-end market is huge, and everyone can have enough.

In previous lives, at least 50% of the students bought MP3 players or MP4s.

Zhao Ye murmured: "Thirty or forty songs should be enough for users to use. If you listen to it for a long time and get tired of listening, you can go to the Internet cafe to download and replace new songs at any time."

His first MP3 is similar to this low-profile MP3 player.

Like this MP3, the production cost is only about 25 dollars.

The foreign price is 99 US dollars, and it will definitely be sold out.

Hearing this, Zhuang Hongxin couldn't help nodding his head and replied: "Okay, boss, no problem, within half a month, we can come up with a sample!!!"

Obviously, this is not a big problem technically.

Meizu MP3 just lowered the configuration of ipod.

Zhao Ye smiled and nodded, "Yes."

"Oh, by the way, an ipod Mini version can also be developed, with a slightly lower storage space and size, and it is available in five colors: silver, gold, blue, green and pink."

Zhuang Hongxin's eyes lit up when he heard the words. He felt that the ipod mini seemed to have more development potential than the Meizu MP3, especially the variety of colors available for selection, which would definitely be popular among girls.

After more than an hour, the meeting ended.

Zhuang Hongxin returned to the laboratory, immediately called all the members of the development team over, and assigned tasks to them.

Zhao Ye returned to his office to review the documents.

Recently, Wujiang Group's investment in the Three Gorges Dam project and the projects of ten major expressways have been put in place.

The ipod sold well, and the Wujiang Group made a lot of profits again. This gave Zhao Ye a boost of confidence and decided to increase investment in water conservancy projects and transportation.

Zhao Ye is targeting two projects: the Baihetan Hydropower Station and the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge.

It's not a super project, Zhao Ye may not vote for it.

The Baihetan Hydropower Station is the second largest hydropower station in China after the Three Gorges Dam, which is of great significance to the country.

The Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge, literally means that it will be a super bridge connecting Hong Kong, the Pearl River and Macau.

These two engineering projects are certainly not immediate investments.

The Three Gorges Dam passed the national vote after "30 years of conception and 40 years of demonstration".

The Baihetan Hydropower Station and the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge must have undergone lengthy demonstrations in the early stage. Zhao Ye just wanted to promote the implementation of these two projects and participate in the investment.

Zhao Ye hopes that these two super projects will officially enter the substantive construction stage after 2000.

After a while, Zhao Ye wrote down his thoughts and sent them to the investment department, asking them to make a more complete plan and then discuss it with the state.

After Zhao Ye finished sending the email, he stretched his waist, stared into the distance, and couldn't help but yearn for it.

"With the help of Wujiang Group, what will China develop into? In what year will China surpass the United States in GDP and become the world's largest economy?"

China has been the largest country in the world since ancient times.

It is a pity that it has completely declined in the hands of the Qing Dynasty, so that until now, the dominance of the entire world is still led by white people.

Sadly.

Zhao Ye couldn't help but sighed slightly.

"...But we will catch up soon!" Zhao Ye murmured, with strong confidence in his expression.

In 1992, the GDP of the United States reached 5.8 trillion U.S. dollars, which was 9000 billion U.S. dollars less than the same period in the previous life.

In this world, China's GDP in 1992 reached 2.2 trillion US dollars, only 3.6 trillion US dollars behind the United States.You know, in China in the previous life, the GDP at this time was only 5000 billion US dollars!
Japan's GDP in 1992 was not as high as in history, only 3.1 million U.S. dollars, a drop of 8000 billion U.S. dollars.

China became the third largest economy in the world in 1992.

However, the real per capita GDP in China is very small, and the gap between the rich and the poor is very large. The wealth of Zhao Ye alone can equal the wealth of countless people in the country.

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The next day, Zhao Ye went to Tiangong Technology Company.

After several months of hard work, Tiangong Science and Technology Company has manufactured the 【Chitu Motorcycle】.

Yes, that's right, Tiangong Technology's motorcycle brand name is Chitu.

Red rabbit among horses, Lu Bu among people.

The red rabbit horse is almost the king of horses, synonymous with the highest glory.

The reason why Zhao Ye named the motorcycle "Chitu" brand is to catch the popularity of Chitu and plant a subconscious cognition for consumers, that is: ride the Chitu motorcycle developed by our company and ride Like a red rabbit.

Just ask you, do you want to ride a red rabbit and gallop the world?
From a technical point of view, the "Chitu Motorcycle" developed by Tiangong Technology can't compare with those old-fashioned motorcycles, but Zhao Ye can drive it.

If the technology is not good, it depends on the appearance.

Zhao Ye directly copied the custom-made Fat Boy Special, the classic style of Harley motorcycle.

Tough lines, rough shape, without losing the charm of American retro.

The iron-clad body and large tires present a strong sense of muscle and strength.

This is simply handsome!

Once such a motorcycle is launched on the market, it will definitely cause a sensation.

Soon, Zhao Ye came to Tiangong Technology Company, and under the guidance of the staff, he saw the sample of "Chitu Motorcycle".

The first time Zhao Ye saw it, he was deeply attracted. He walked forward involuntarily and reached out to caress the body.

"Can I ride?" Zhao Ye asked the people around him.

"It can be ridden, there is no problem at all, we have tested it many times." The staff nodded.

Upon hearing this, Zhao Ye immediately got on the "Red Rabbit Horse" and galloped across the test field, enjoying himself!
Zhao Ye couldn't help experiencing the feeling of being driven by the wind, only to feel the gust of wind whistling in his ears, and the surrounding scenery flashed by in an instant.

Although the motorcycle developed by Tiangong Technology Company is not as powerful as foreign motorcycle brands, it is not too bad.

After more than 20 minutes, Zhao Ye almost played in the sea, but he reluctantly stopped when he thought that there was still something to talk about.

Inside the meeting.

Zhao Ye asked the person in charge of the motorcycle: "The "Red Rabbit Horse" is very good, how much does it cost? "

The person in charge replied: "The configuration of "Red Rabbit Horse" is very high, the production cost is about 5 yuan, and it focuses on the high-end market.If it is produced on a large scale, the cost can be reduced by several thousand dollars. "

Zhao Ye shook his head and said, "From this point of view, ordinary people in China can't afford a 'Red Rabbit Horse' at all! "

The person in charge nodded, and immediately said: "We have a second plan, launching a cheap brand called "War Horse".By the way, boss, our motorcycles are all branded with horses, so we also use the "Wuzhima" of Chu King Xiang Yu, Cao Cao's mounts "Jueying Horse" and "Zawhuang Feidian", Liu Bei's mount " Lu Ma", Zhao Yun's "Zhaoye Jade Lion" and so on have all registered brands! "

"Well, well done!" Zhao Ye couldn't help but praise upon hearing this.

It's good that the people under him know how to draw inferences from one example.

There will be two series of motorcycles developed by Tiangong Technology Company in the future.

One is the famous horse series, such as Chitu, Wuzhui, Zhaoyeyuyushi, etc., which focus on the high-end motorcycle market.

The other is the War Horse series, which focuses on the low-end motorcycle market.

The meeting lasted for about an hour. Zhao Ye listened to the reports of the staff and added some opinions from time to time.

Before he knew it, the meeting was coming to an end. Zhao Ye stood up, raised his hand as a gesture of cheering, and finally said loudly: "Riding a bicycle is like riding a horse. I believe our famous horse and war horse series motorcycles will be popular!"

(End of this chapter)