Chapter 462 Everything is ready
On December 25th, two coal bosses who had investment intentions came to visit Ideal Technology Co., Ltd. as scheduled. Zhou Jing personally received them and took them on a tour. The accompanying personnel from Ideal Technology included Bai Xiyao, Liu Hanyu and others.

The two coal bosses have their own companies in Tangdu, and each leads several important personnel in the company.

"Mr. Zhou is really young and promising. I have never seen a young man as outstanding as Mr. Zhou."

Wang Guilu, the richest coal boss in Yulin City, looked at the huge factory of Ideal Technology Co., Ltd. and said.

"Mr. Wang, thank you for your compliment. It was pure luck. Please come this way."

Zhou Jing was very humble. Although he had achieved some success, he was still a little green compared to the two coal bosses whose families actually owned mines.

Wang Guilu's wealth has shrunk a lot in recent years, but he still has 30 to 4 billion, and Li Shengyang also has 20 to 30 billion. Their wealth is real, and they can easily take out 1 billion or 8 billion in cash.

If they can invest more than one billion in Zhou Jing's company, then Zhou Jing can take off on the spot.

"Mr. Zhou is too modest. Luck requires strength to grasp. This world is never short of opportunities, but what is lacking is people who can seize them."

Li Shengyang continued.

Zhou Jing did not hide anything and said calmly: "It also requires the help of noble people. After talking with Mr. Wang and Mr. Li in October, my confidence has increased greatly."

Zhou Jing's words have two meanings. The first meaning is that he has resources behind him. The second meaning is that if the two coal bosses are willing to invest, they are Zhou Jing's benefactors, and there will be returns if there is investment.

Wang Guilu and Li Shengyang are very optimistic about Zhou Jing. Not only do they see the abilities and achievements Zhou Jing has demonstrated at a young age, but as successful people themselves, they naturally know that there is no such thing as casual success. Zhou Jing is so young and has achieved such success less than two years after graduating from college. His ability is unquestionable. Another important factor is that the resources behind Zhou Jing are extraordinary.

The two coal bosses heard that Zhou Jing had a special relationship with the former secretary of the Communist Party of Yulin City, and that the former secretary of the Communist Party of Yulin City now held an important position in Tangdu. This was the main reason why the two dared to invest hundreds of millions of dollars in Zhou Jing's company.

"This is our No. 1 production line, which uses brand-new information technology equipment. After the upgrade, it will be the most advanced electronic production company in our province. Now we can produce mainstream mid-range and high-end mobile phones and speakers. Of course, our goal is not to do OEM, but to produce our own products."

"This company is only a part of us. The main task here is hardware research and development and product production. BJ's Chuangzhi Technology Co., Ltd. can provide software development, as well as software and hardware adaptation and re-development work here."

"Chuangzhi Technology Co., Ltd. is a very mature computer software technology company. The popular online games Happy Elimination and Rhythm Master were developed by just one team in our company."

Entering the production workshop, Zhou Jing introduced it to everyone.

The two coal bosses listened and nodded, and the accompanying personnel from their company looked at each other in surprise. They had never expected that the game that their family and children were so obsessed with was actually developed by the company of the young man in front of them.

Liu Hanyu and Bai Xiyao followed Zhou Jing together. Looking at Zhou Jing, who was wearing a suit and chatting with the coal boss, Liu Hanyu felt that Zhou Jing had changed so much. He was still an impetuous senior student two years ago, but in the past two years or so, he has become a calm and capable boss, comparable to the overbearing president in novels.

"The mobile phone project involves various fields such as materials, chemistry, communications, and semiconductors. I believe that in the near future our company will have more opportunities for cooperation with President Wang and President Li."

Zhou Jing is optimistic about these two coal bosses because they are rich and have their own companies. Wang owns a chemical company and Li owns a material technology company, both of which are well-known in Tangdu.

"I definitely will. I'm very optimistic about Mr. Zhou's company."

The two coal bosses were impressed by Zhou Jing's conversation and temperament, and thought that he was worthy of being a man who could run a successful technology company in the capital city with a lot of talented people and fierce competition.

"This guy's talking skills are getting better and better."

Bai Xiyao whispered to Liu Hanyu.

“He has the temperament of a big boss.”

Liu Hanyu looked at Zhou Jing. Usually Zhou Jing always looked nonchalant, making people feel that he was an unreliable boss. But when Zhou Jing was serious, he was full of confidence and even more charming than the overbearing CEOs in TV dramas. It was not an exaggeration to describe him as handsome and stunning. The two coal bosses worth billions looked very unsophisticated in front of Zhou Jing.

After visiting the production workshop, we went to the company building to visit the R&D department. The R&D department had not yet started work, and was mainly showing Wang and Li products such as Bluetooth speakers and semi-finished smartphones.

Bai Xiyao took something out of the safe and placed it on the table to demonstrate the Bluetooth connection function of the Bluetooth speaker.

"The mobile phone has not been developed yet, but it can be connected to the Bluetooth speaker. The Bluetooth connection between the two is very simple. Just turn on the speaker and turn on the Bluetooth of the mobile phone to connect."

"Bluetooth speaker connected successfully."

Bai Xiyao demonstrated and introduced at the same time. After hearing the speaker's prompt that the connection was successful, she opened the music and played a song on her mobile phone which was not yet fully functional. Then the speaker started playing.

“It’s amazing, so high-tech!”

The two coal bosses were stunned. The speaker and the mobile phone do not need to be connected by wires to achieve the speaker playback. It feels very sci-fi. Other people in their company are also amazed. Some people open their mobile phones to take pictures.

"Don't take pictures. This product is a trade secret and has not yet been released to the market. You can only see it here and cannot tell anyone outside."

Wang Guilu stopped the people from his own company in time.

Zhou Jing and Bai Xiyao did not say anything, indicating their tacit agreement. The Bluetooth speaker is indeed a trade secret now, but it doesn't matter if it is exposed, as long as the technology is not leaked. The Bluetooth speaker will be put into production soon, and others will not be able to do better than Zhou Jing's company even if they copy it.

"The Bluetooth technology optimized by our BJ software company is currently far ahead. Using our optimized Bluetooth technology, speakers and mobile phones can achieve stable playback within three meters. Existing Bluetooth technology, such as the Bluetooth of computers and other mobile phones, can only achieve stable playback within half a meter."

"In a few years, Bluetooth speakers, Bluetooth headsets and other products will become as popular as smartphones."

Zhou Jing picked up the speaker and stepped back more than two meters, but the music playback was basically unaffected.

"High technology still needs young people."

"Yes!"

Li Shengyang and Wang Guilu don't understand the technology, but they think it is very advanced. If this kind of speaker and mobile phone can be mass-produced, there will be no need to worry about the market.

Noticing the surprised looks of the two bosses, Zhou Jing breathed a sigh of relief. This visit was a success.

The fact was just as Zhou Jing thought. The two coal bosses decided to invest in Ideal Technology Co., Ltd. very readily. Wang Guilu originally planned to invest 2 million to sign a bet agreement. After seeing Zhou Jing's products, he gave up the bet agreement plan and increased the investment from 3.5 million to 2 million. Li Shengyang also increased the money, increasing the investment plan from million to million.

"Now we can go all out. If the sales of Bluetooth speakers are good, we can expand the production line in advance." After seeing off the coal boss, Bai Xiyao said excitedly.

"The most important thing right now is the R&D department. If we set it up as soon as possible, we can start expanding the production line after next year."

With the 550 million investment from the coal boss, Zhou Jing felt more confident. If the weather wasn't too cold, he would have started expanding the factory in advance.

"All is ready except for the opportunity."

Bai Xiyao was planning the R&D department in her mind. The R&D department needed to set up a radio and communications team and an electronics team as soon as possible. Both teams would cost a lot of money, and it was necessary to spend a lot of money to do big things.

It was getting late, so after dinner Zhou Jing went to his parents-in-law's house and stayed there for another night. He returned to BJ the next day and went directly to Chuangzhi Technology Co., Ltd. when he arrived in BJ.

The electronics factory's fate was decided, so Zhou Jing called Li Jianwei to his office to learn about the progress of the mobile phone's development and discuss the next development plan. Next, he would divide the work with Tangdu's Ideal Technology Co., Ltd. to improve the progress of development.

"I think that Tangdu R&D Department should first conduct basic research. The software and hardware of the first generation of mobile phones should be developed here. Tangdu's R&D Department is newly established and immature, which will slow down the progress of R&D. The R&D Department here can recruit a few people from Tangdu, and when Tangdu's R&D Department matures, we can send a few people to Tangdu's R&D Department."

Li Jianwei spoke his mind truthfully.

"Okay, that's it."

Zhou Jing agreed with Li Jianwei's suggestion. The R&D department of Chuangzhi Technology Co., Ltd. is now going smoothly. It is indeed inappropriate to disrupt the rhythm during the critical period of the development of the first generation of mobile phones. It is most appropriate to wait until the development of the first generation of mobile phones is completed and then adjust the division of labor on both sides.

Zhou Jing looked at the mobile phone hardware research and development report and asked, "When will the technical indicators of the first generation of mobile phone hardware be finalized?"

"We are currently working on the main hardware. The Bluetooth module is tentatively scheduled to use version 2.1. The communication module, imaging module, screen, battery, etc. are expected to be finalized before March, and all technical specifications for the first generation of mobile phones will be completed before April."

"The most important thing is the adaptation of software and hardware. The first generation does not require advanced hardware. Usually, we can do research and adjust the software at the same time."

Zhou Jing nodded and said.

"Okay, the first generation system is expected to be developed and completed by February."

Li Jianwei continued.

"Well, I will communicate with the person in charge at Tangdu next month and hand over the speakers, MP3, MP4, etc."

The progress of the mobile phone project was much smoother than Zhou Jing expected, and making mobile phones was much simpler than Zhou Jing expected. It was difficult to make high-end mobile phones, but it was very simple to make mid- and low-end ones. Thinking of the various copycat mobile phones everywhere, Zhou Jing felt that he had over-thought about making mobile phones.

With the current research and development results of the R&D department of Chuangzhi Technology Co., Ltd., it is more than enough to make traditional mobile phones, and the manufacturing cost will not be too high. The cost can be compressed to the level of copycat phones, of course, not considering the cost investment of acquiring electronics factories and upgrading production lines.

"How about this? Next month, we will also hand over the basic technology of the mobile phone project to Ideal Technology, and produce a batch of traditional mobile phones first."

Zhou Jing thought about it and decided that the first agent wanted the official production of smart phones to be in the third quarter of next year. In the first and second quarters, he could produce some traditional phones to test the waters, just as a wave of advertising. It will take until 13 for smart phones to become popular among college students, and most high school students will still have to use traditional phones for three or four years.

"Row."

The boss has his own electronics factory, and Li Jianwei has also thought about producing a batch of traditional mobile phones first and selling them cheaply. As long as he doesn't lose money, even if he loses some money it doesn't matter, because the company's real goal is smart phones. Before the production of smart phones, he can produce and sell a batch of high-quality and low-priced traditional mobile phones to accumulate some market share and gain some popularity.

Zhou Jing opened the safe and took out the previously designed mobile phone designs. He picked out the iPhone 4 and another mobile phone design suitable for small screens and gave them to Li Jianwei, asking him to design a traditional mobile phone based on these two designs.

"This design is great. It looks great in both keyboard and full-screen styles."

Li Jianwei said while looking at the drawings.

After discussing work, Li Jianwei returned to the R&D department, and Zhou Jing quickly checked the project report of the project department.

Remembering Tangdu's plan to set up a branch of Chuangzhi Technology Co., Ltd., Zhou Jing went to talk to Wang Tao. The project department would be most affected by Tangdu's establishment of a software company branch. The project department would need to divide the projects according to difficulty, with the complex parts done by the headquarters and the simple parts handed over to the branch. Alternatively, the branch would lay the foundation after the headquarters had completed the architecture. This was not just as simple as dividing the tasks. Two teams working on the same project could not be disconnected in the final stages.

Wang Tao had no objection to Zhou Jing's plan. From the perspective of company development or operation, establishing a branch in Tangdu, where the labor cost is much lower than that in the capital, is a good solution and can greatly improve work efficiency.

Moreover, the electronics factory is also in Tangdu. Establishing a Chuangzhi Technology branch in Tangdu can more conveniently assist the electronics factory in its R&D work.

After talking with Wang Tao, Zhou Jing returned to the office to think about the business layout for the next two years.

The main line of computer technology has taken shape, software companies have matured, and the electronics factory is about to go into production. Next, we will follow the routine and gradually expand other technological fields around smartphones. Zhou Jing's ambition does not stop there. The next two to three years will be the best time to enter the new generation of Internet, service and e-commerce industries.

The service industry centered on food delivery, e-commerce centered on online shopping, and self-media Internet centered on short videos will all be opportunities in the next few years. Seizing any one of them will be enough to make you one of the domestic business giants.

Zhou Jing is not interested in food delivery and e-commerce, but he can be an angel investor.

Zhou Jing is not interested in short videos and the Internet, but this must be done. The next ten years will be an era of traffic. It is very important to have a media platform, which will be of great help to public relations, product promotion and sales. If you control the media, you can have a certain voice and a certain market.

After thinking about it, Zhou Jing included short videos as the next key project. What is it called?

Douyin, Kuaishou, A-station.
Zhou Jing felt that he was bad at naming. He was not good at naming his company. He didn't want to use his name from his previous life, and he couldn't think of a nice name.

Let’s just call it “Wenjie”. It seems like a good name for a short video software, which means exploring the true appearance of this world.

Unable to think of anything else, Zhou Jing tentatively decided to name the short video software Wenjie.

There is no rush to develop short video software. It will not be too late for the ideal smartphone to be launched in the fourth or fifth generation, which is around 15 years.

On the one hand, short video software has relatively high requirements for mobile phone performance. Another very important point is that it is necessary to wait for the data packages to be reduced, the network speed to be increased, and WiFi to be popularized. The conditions were not mature before 15 years ago.

After finishing his work at the company, Zhou Jing went home early. He was not at BJ last night on Christmas Eve, so he went back early today to accompany Gu Jia.

(End of this chapter)