Chapter 461 Ideal Technology
After spending two days with Yang Wenwen in Yulin City, Zhou Jing went to Tangdu on December 23rd.

Bai Xiyao has already arranged the preparations for the coal boss' visit to the electronics factory. Zhou Jing set the visit time on December 25th and took the Bluetooth speakers and other experimental products to the R&D department of the electronics factory in advance.

“How’s the recruiting going?”

Zhou Jing asked Bai Xiyao that the upgrade of the electronics factory's production line had reached the later stage and the staffing must also keep up.

"The production workshop is almost done, and people are starting to get on board to get familiar with the new equipment. Grassroots and middle-level managers are going to be selected from the old employees who stayed at the original factory. The upper-level vacancies will be filled after all the old employees arrive to see if there are any qualified people. The R&D engineer has been confirmed, and he has a bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degree from Tangdu Electronic Technology."

Bai Xiyao gave a brief report.

"The recruitment of technical talents is mainly carried out by the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Jiaotong University and University of Technology."

Zhou Jing nodded. Tangdu has no shortage of talents. Tangdu University of Electronic Science and Technology is also among the best universities of the same type in the country. Although it is only a 211, graduates of its specialty majors are not much worse than those of 985 and are very popular.

“You get what you pay for, and so do people.”

Bai Xiyao had heard a lot of things like academic qualifications are not important and experience is more important than academic qualifications before. But after becoming a boss herself and interacting with people at all levels, she concluded that saying experience is more important than academic qualifications is pure bullshit.

Bowei Network Technology Co., Ltd. encountered some technical problems that experienced masters were puzzled by, but the fresh graduates from 211 universities could solve them in minutes.

Academic qualifications not only prove hard work, but also prove talent. In reality, sometimes hard work is insignificant compared to talent, not to mention that getting into a good university requires both hard work and talent.

"That is, there is a gap in IQ between people."

Zhou Jing had long seen through those chicken soups, so when recruiting technical talents, he would give priority to academic qualifications and would spend more money to recruit people with good academic qualifications. The project department of Chuangzhi Technology Co., Ltd. recruits at least 211 academic qualifications.

"My IQ has improved a lot in the past two years. Actually, my IQ was not bad to begin with, but it was mainly because of you that I fell into the ditch in high school."

Bai Xiyao said as she crossed her legs on the table.

"Come on, I didn't learn it behind your back."

Zhou Jing snorted.

"Gui Xin, you have completed all the materials you are supposed to complete. I have been too lazy to write since the teacher gave up on me at the beginning of the second round of review for senior year."

Bai Xiyao lamented that she had a very carefree life in high school.

"You're the one who led me astray. If I hadn't been fooling around with you, I would have at least gotten into a 985 university."

Zhou Jing was not far from being admitted to a 985 university. He had no problem with math and comprehensive science. He only needed to score or points more in English and Chinese. Fortunately, Yang Wenwen did not give up on him, otherwise he would have become a complete loser in high school.

"Forget it! I am just biased in one subject."

Bai Xiyao said this, but she had no doubt about Zhou Jing's ability.

"In February, Ideal Technology will set up a separate communications R&D team."

Zhou Jing said as he looked at the electronics factory information.

"Okay, but it's too slow to start from scratch now. After the first generation of mobile phones is successful, we will acquire or invest in a communications technology company."

Bai Xiyao said without hesitation that making mobile phones definitely requires communication technology.

"necessary."

Zhou Jing is of course aware that the road ahead is long, and if he wants to grow bigger and stronger, he needs to invest in many fields, such as radio and communications, screens, chips, imaging, storage, etc. As a domestic technology company, only by making breakthroughs in all basic fields can he avoid being stuck.

"There is still a long way to go. A mobile phone has so many parts. Which ones do we need to research and develop in depth?"

Bai Xiyao said as she looked through the research and development materials of Chuangzhi Technology Co., Ltd. that Zhou Jing brought back.

"If we want to gain a foothold in the high-end market in the future, we need to conduct in-depth research and development on everything, including the screen, frame and back cover."

Zhou Jing smiled and said.

"What's so interesting about the screen back cover and frame? Is there any technical content?"

Bai Xiyao felt that no matter how much research was done on the frame of the back cover of the screen, it would not be possible to create a flower.

"It's a huge subject, such as drop resistance, hardness, scratch resistance, waterproofness, heat transfer and heat dissipation, what materials are not easy to leave fingerprints, which screen can be better for fingerprint unlocking, and good eye protection. In short, materials science is very broad."

Zhou Jing looked at Bai Xiyao and said.

"Ok."

When it comes to materials science, Bai Xiyao understood that mobile phone screens, frames, and back covers may seem simple, but these things are easy to make but difficult to make accurately. Smartphones are larger than traditional phones, especially the screens, which must ensure good touch, be drop-resistant, and also take eye protection into consideration. It is indeed a science.

"When we make high-end mobile phones through self-development, it means that the domestic technology and manufacturing levels have been fully upgraded."

Zhou Jing continued.

"You are really thoughtful. You are like Ma Huateng, Steve Jobs, and Bill Gates around me. You are a combination of Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, and Buffett."

Bai Xiyao increasingly believes that the "Ideal Phone" will become China's version of the "Apple Phone" and that Zhou Jing will become China's Steve Jobs. Zhou Jing not only has a technical mind, but is also a first-rate stock trader. It is no exaggeration to call him a stock god.

"You really think highly of me."

Having personally experienced rebirth, Zhou Jing sometimes suspects that there are more than one or two people who have been reborn in this world from ancient times to the present.

Bai Xiyao said as a matter of course: "Who would look down on someone like you?"

Bai Xiyao is ready to follow Zhou Jing to the end, and she will do whatever Zhou Jing does.

After getting off work at five o'clock, Zhou Jing had dinner outside with Bai Xiyao and went to his parents-in-law's house. In the evening, he worked overtime to deal with the work of Chuangzhi Technology Co., Ltd.

The progress of the mobile phone R&D team is encouraging, with new breakthroughs every day. Zhou Jing is fully confident that the mobile phone will be a success next year. The hardware of all domestic mobile phones is now similar, and smartphones are still in the R&D stage.

In the next three years, the software of domestic smartphones will be of similar level and will not be considered high-end. The mobile phone software system modified by the R&D department of Chuangzhi Technology Co., Ltd. is not much worse than that of iPhone in terms of user experience, and the optimized Bluetooth technology can be said to be far ahead. There is no reason why such a mid-to-low-end smartphone should not be popular.

QQ prompts that Gu Jia is online, and Zhou Jing sends her a video invitation.

Gu Jia answered the call and said with a smile, "Are you working overtime?"

Zhou Jing: "Just take a look, what did you eat?"

Gu Jia: "Meat fried noodles, how about you?" Zhou Jing: "I ate out. I had beef noodles. The day after tomorrow I will take the coal boss to visit the electronics factory. I will return to BJ on the 26th."

Gu Jia nodded and said, "If everything goes well, when will the investment agreement be signed?"

Zhou Jing: "Take a look after the visit. If they decide to invest, they can sign the agreement after New Year's Day. The best time to invest is before July 12. If you miss the opportunity, you won't be able to invest whenever you want."

Gu Jia: "So confident?"

Zhou Jing: "In the past two years, we have had opportunities to switch to smartphones. Our mobile phone system development has been very smooth, and our Bluetooth level is now much better than Apple's."

The "Ideal Mobile Phone" has many highlights. The chat software Changliao planned by Zhou Jing will be installed on the first generation of mobile phones. Changliao has small functions that WeChat has not yet launched, such as Nearby and Shake, as well as voice messages. The second generation of mobile phones next year will launch new functions such as video chat.

In order to better develop social software, Zhou Jing is not limited to his company's mobile phones. The software will be launched on the app store and can be downloaded from all mobile phones. The registration and login method is the mobile phone number. Before the first generation of mobile phones are launched, it is necessary to negotiate with the three major operators to allow users to register and chat with their mobile phone numbers.

Gu Jia: "I'm looking forward to using the phone you made soon."

"Xiao Zhou, have some fruit. Jia Jia is here."

The door of the room was open. Mother Gu brought in some fruit and put it on the table. She looked at the computer screen and said with a smile.

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After chatting for a while and hanging up the video, Zhou Jing took a shower and went to bed early. He chatted with Yang Wenwen for a while and then went to rest. The next morning, he went to Bowen Network Technology Co., Ltd., met Bai Xiyao, and then went to the project site he was working on. In the afternoon, he went to Ideal Technology Co., Ltd. to arrange the details of the coal boss's visit tomorrow.

The focus of the visit was the production line. In order to prepare for the production of smart phones, the production line adopted the most advanced electronic product production line currently available. It can even manufacture iPhone smart phones, and basically all the current high-end digital products.

"When are you going back to BJ?"

Liu Hanyu was checking the equipment and instrument bills in the workshop and said to Zhou Jing who was approaching.

"The day after tomorrow, are you used to it here?"

Zhou Jing looked at Liu Hanyu and said.

"got used to."

This is the first time Liu Hanyu has been a leader since entering the workplace. She worked as a low-level accountant in a chemical plant for two years and was usually responsible for serving tea and water to her leaders. After coming to Zhou Jing's company, she now has three subordinates and no longer needs to do things like serving tea and water. This is the first time she feels the value of a college student.

"Is there anything else you need to prepare for tomorrow?"

Liu Hanyu is not only the financial director, but also the on-site person in charge of the production line transformation. She will be responsible for the specific arrangements for tomorrow's visit.

"It's nothing. Just arrange the reception and clean up the small conference room in the complex building."

Bai Xiyao said as she checked the bill.

The electronics factory was still under renovation, so there was not much to arrange. The main thing was to let the coal boss see the workshop's brand new production line, the products developed by Chuangzhi Technology Co., Ltd., and the research and development results and progress of mobile phones.

Zhou Jing followed the two girls and said, "After all the staff have joined the company next week, we will arrange for the operators to start learning the new equipment."

"Okay, I'll start shopping for speakers and other components once the tour is over."

Bai Xiyao knew that time was running out. After the production line was built, debugging had to be completed as quickly as possible and employees had to be familiar with the operation of the new equipment and the production of the products. The first generation of mobile phones was scheduled to be launched in the summer vacation after the college entrance examination next year, which was almost January, so every minute counted.

Zhou Jing is mainly responsible for product research and development, and the specific production is handed over to Bai Xiyao. Ideal Technology Co., Ltd. has a purchasing department and a sales department. Zhou Jing does not need to take care of everything, and he cannot manage it all. The company spends a lot of money to support so many people not just to eat and do nothing.

After looking around the workshop, Zhou Jing and Bai Xiyao went to the comprehensive office building. The comprehensive office building of Ideal Technology Co., Ltd. is a six-story stand-alone building. The boss's office is on the second floor, and the entire fourth floor is divided into the product research and development department.

After the production line was upgraded, the number of operators required decreased. The company has less than 300 people in total, including more than 210 people in the production workshop and more than 20 people in the R&D department. The production workshop implements 24-hour production and the operators work in three shifts.

Although Ideal Technology Co., Ltd. has dozens more employees than Chuangzhi Technology Co., Ltd., its labor cost is much lower than that of Chuangzhi Technology Co., Ltd.

The lowest job salary at Chuangzhi Technology Co., Ltd. is more than 5,000 yuan. With five insurances and one fund, the average salary of more than 200 people is nearly 30,000 yuan. Staff salaries account for more than 80% of the operating costs of Chuangzhi Technology Co., Ltd.

The average salary of all employees at Ideal Technology Co., Ltd. is around 4,200 yuan, which is less than a fraction of that of Chuangzhi Technology Co., Ltd. Assuming 300 people, the monthly salary cost is less than 1.5 million yuan. The bulk of the company's cost is the purchase of spare parts.

There are great advantages to building a factory in Tangdu, with abundant talent resources and relatively low labor costs. If a factory is built in BJ, the labor costs will be too high unless a high degree of informationization and automation can be achieved.

"Once the company's production is stable, we will try to recruit a wireless communication team, a mobile phone engineer and several mobile phone technicians."

The mobile phone project can only be accelerated and cannot be delayed, Zhou Jing said to Bai Xiyao.

"OK, I've invested all my money here, and the rest of the funding depends on you."

As long as there is money, poaching people is not a problem. Bai Xiyao's only worry now is the capital chain. Too much money has flowed out since the acquisition of the electronics factory. If the company's operations are not good and there is a problem with the capital chain, it will not be just three or five million that is missing.

"Funding is not a problem, just go for it."

Zhou Jing gave Bai's girlfriend a reassurance that even if the coal boss did not dare to invest in the mobile phone project after the visit tomorrow, it would not be affected.

Bowei Network Technology Co., Ltd. has a net profit of five to six million yuan every month.

Chuangzhi Technology Co., Ltd. has a net profit of more than 20 million yuan per month, which is enough to maintain the operation of the electronics factory. Zhou Jing also has a stock income of 20 to 30 million yuan per month. Zhou Jing's main purpose of investment is not hedging, but he does not want to move funds in the stock market. The stock income is much higher than that of the company.

Bai Xiyao crossed her legs and said, "I'd sell myself if you said that."

"I can't sell you even if I sell you."

Zhou Jing walked to the balcony of his office to admire the scenery outside. In front of the comprehensive building of Ideal Technology Co., Ltd. is an undeveloped wasteland, behind it is the production workshop, and on the left is the employee apartment building and living area. The living area has a sports field and a cafeteria. Although the entire northern suburbs is relatively remote and transportation is inconvenient, it is rare to have a company like this. As long as the company develops smoothly, it is not a problem to draw up any land around it and build a super factory.

"There are many software companies in the Hi-Tech Zone. The operating costs of opening a software company in Tangdu will be much lower. Would you consider setting up a software company branch in Tangdu?"

Bai Xiyao walked up to Zhou Jing and said.

"Sure. We'll do the low- and mid-end projects here, and BJ's company will tackle the technical issues. We'll set up a branch next year."

Zhou Jing felt it was necessary. Cost saving was an inevitable trend in the company's development. Even if Chuangzhi Technology Co., Ltd. no longer did external projects in the future, the company's self-developed projects and project operations also had low-tech parts. Establishing a branch in Tangdu and handing over the low-end part of the project to the branch could reduce a lot of costs. This was the operating method of many large companies, with their headquarters in developed places and factories and R&D departments located elsewhere.

Chuangzhi Technology Co., Ltd. is now facing this problem. Some projects or parts of projects have very low technical content and can be completed by ordinary programmers who have graduated from first or second colleges or even have received short-term software training in different majors. It is a waste of talent to let BJ's top students do this.

After arranging everything for tomorrow's visit to the electronics factory, Zhou Jing and Bai Xiyao left. The visit time was at 3 pm on the 25th. The next day, Zhou Jing and Bai Xiyao went to the electronics factory in person to receive the coal boss.

(End of this chapter)