Chapter 511 Advantages
The R&D department of Chuangzhi Technology Co., Ltd. sent the smartphone software system information to Ideal Technology. Bai Xiyao immediately organized the production department to begin learning how to assemble the Ideal smartphone. They quickly produced a batch of engineering machines and began testing them. They also sent more than 300 units to BJ Company. Zhou Jing gave one unit to each person in the company for trial testing.

Entering the testing phase means that Ideal Technology’s first smartphone has completed basic research and development.

[The purpose of the mobile phone testing phase is to discover and solve problems. If you have any problems using smartphones, please post them in the R&D work group. Problems that are not technical problems should also be posted in the group, such as any inconveniences in use and any improvements you think would be more appropriate.]

After distributing the mobile phones, Zhou Jing sent a group announcement to all employees in the company.

【it is good】

【OK】

[Our system is really good, smoother than my Samsung]

[The appearance design is very recognizable]

【.】

Group members responded one after another.

"I finally got to use my company's smartphone. It looks really nice." Gu Jia tried the phone as soon as she got it. She turned on the camera and took a few photos and said, "The photo effect is good. I've used other domestic brands and they were obviously lagging when taking photos."

"It's mainly the system's advantage. With the same level of hardware configuration, our system is better."

Zhou Jing turned on his phone and clicked on each program to test the basic performance of the phone. Having used various high-end phones in his previous life, Zhou Jing felt that current smartphones were not excellent. However, after comparing with other brands, Zhou Jing felt that Ideal Smartphone was leading among domestic brands in terms of fluency, and its overall performance was above average.

Such a cost-effective phone would be very competitive if it were sold at around 1999 yuan. If the standard model is priced at 100, the material and production costs would be less than yuan. If the R&D costs were spread out at yuan per phone, there would be a lot of profit margin. This is due to the system advantages of the ideal phone, which allows the hardware configuration to be appropriately reduced.

"I play a few games, and it's more convenient to play Happy Match on a smartphone."

Gu Jia entered the game and slid her finger to match three blocks, making sounds such as "swish swish swish", "nice", and "perfect".

"This game was originally planned for smartphones, along with Beat Master and Save the Dogs."

With the successful development of smartphones, game studios have been working hard to modify the game, and Happy Match is now the most popular game in all smartphone app stores.

Zhou Jing registered for Changliao, a social software developed specifically for smartphones. This social software is not limited to Ideal phones, but can also be downloaded on other phones. Features such as shake, nearby people, and likes and comments on updates that are not visible to non-mutual friends are very popular among young people. Changliao app has more than one million users in more than two months since its launch.

Although the chat function is more interesting than other current social software, it cannot shake QQ's position at all, and even Weixin is far behind. The main reason why Weixin can quickly have a large number of users is that it is owned by Tencent. Even if Zhou Jing developed Weixin 10 years ago, it would be of no avail.

In the field of social software, Penguin has an absolute monopoly.

"Let me see who you got. Let's shake at the same time and see if we can get the one."

Hearing the clicking sound when Zhou Jing shook it, Gu Jia came over curiously.

Both of them entered the shake screen and started shaking at the same time. Zhou Jing not only shook Gu Jia, but also shook many other people.

“It’s a great tool for making friends, but QQ is too powerful.”

Gu Jia launched the Shake function and clicked on Nearby, which showed several people within a hundred meters. They should be employees of Chuangzhi Technology Co., Ltd. playing with Ideal smartphones.

“This is called being born at the wrong time.”

Zhou Jing hugged Gu Jia's slender waist.

“If you can make 700 yuan from selling one smartphone, is it difficult to sell 1 million smartphones?”

Gu Jia turned on the computer on her phone to do some calculations.

"It won't be difficult starting next year. As long as we can compete with other domestically made products, selling 10 million units a year won't be a problem."

Zhou Jing shook his head and said.

"If 10 million copies are sold a year, the profit can reach several billion. It's terrifying."

Gu Jia was shocked when he did the math. What does it mean to earn 700 to 800 million yuan a year? It is an astronomical figure for ordinary people.

"The goal is to sell 500,000 copies this year and 10 million copies next year."

After experiencing the engineering machine, Zhou Jing was full of confidence in his ideal smartphone.

"It will be released in August or September this year. If 500,000 units are sold in four months, the profit will be more than 300 million yuan. If that happens, it will not be a problem for the electronics factory to earn 1.5 billion yuan this year."

Gu Jia calculated and said.

"It's not calculated that way. A model that earns 700 yuan is a mid-range model. The low-end Fantasy series is priced under 1,000 yuan. The Fantasy series accounts for the majority of sales. There are also other costs, such as physical store operations, after-sales service, etc."

Zhou Jing patted Gu Jia's butt and said.

"Okay! What are the requirements for investment company recruitment?"

The investment company has completed all the procedures and has been established. Its name is Jinlin Capital. The next step is to recruit people. Gu Jia returned to his computer to edit the recruitment information.

"Just do whatever you want. The recruitment has started. Bring two people over here."

Jinlin Investment Company does not need high-end talents. Zhou Jing established the investment company in order to facilitate the management of the companies he invested in and to prepare for the acquisition of chip and semiconductor companies next year. Zhou Jing, who specializes in investment and financial management, might as well trade stocks himself. Without hundreds of billions, he cannot get into investment.

"okay."

Gu Jia registered the change information and first transferred the invested media company to the investment company.

Zhou Jing's eyes paused on the calendar. It was already April 29th, and the day after tomorrow would be the May Day holiday. Zhou Jing wondered if he needed to arrange anything for the May Day holiday.

The Ideal smartphone has entered the testing phase, so Zhou Jing certainly has no time to rest, but he also has to accompany Gu Jia and the child. Zhou Zhou is about to turn three months old, and on that day Zhou Jing plans to hold a small celebration.

"Someone discovered a bug in the phone."

Gu Jia showed Zhou Jing the group message.

"It's normal. Don't worry about it causing any problems."

Zhou Jing was not surprised. After all, the Ideal smartphone had just completed the assembly of the engineering machine. It was the first time to make a smartphone, so it was inevitable that there would be various bugs. The purpose of the testing phase was to find out the problems through actual and in-depth use, and then optimize them.

"How to use it to test the performance of the phone more?"

Gu Jia thought about it and it made sense. The boss lady couldn’t be too stingy with her own company’s products.

"Watch TV, movies, play games, and let the phone heat up to see if the functions are stable."

Zhou Jing finished downloading the blockbuster, found a movie to play, and left it aside without watching it to test the stability of the phone.

"Ok."

The phone comes with a video app, and Gu Jia opens it to look for TV series.

Some of the software installed in today's smartphones cannot be uninstalled and is bundled with the phone. This is the case for all domestic phones. Zhou Jing did not want to be special, so he also adopted this model. However, if he was special in such an industry's unspoken rules, he would easily be excluded by the entire industry and software companies.

Moreover, the App bundling model is also beneficial to mobile phone companies, as they can obtain higher revenue sharing.

As the Ideal smartphone enters the testing phase, the R&D department cannot relax. The configuration and standards of the sub-brand, the Imagine series, which focuses on the low-end market, have not yet been determined. The Imagine series is no less important than the Ideal series. Zhou Jing's company does not have all the core technologies and cannot make high-end products. It is crucial to win the mid- and low-end markets.

After trying out the phone for a while, Zhou Jing went to the R&D department to discuss the Imagine series.

"The Imagine series system is easy to fix. The iU1.0 version just needs to remove some functions, and the hardware needs to be re-adjusted."

"It doesn't matter if the configuration of a low-end phone is not good enough. Anyway, it is a product that satisfies the transition from traditional mobile phones to smart phones. It has the basic functions of a smart phone and can play ordinary mobile games."

R&D staff members each expressed their ideas for low-end smartphones.

Zhou Jing took a look at the R&D department's detailed cost budget for low-end phones. It is indeed useless to make low-end phones priced under 1,000 yuan. There is not much profit margin, the configuration is relatively poor, and the user experience will be very poor if it is not properly tuned.

After much thought, Zhou Jing decided that he had to make a machine priced under 1,000 yuan. After all, he would not make money from low-end machines, he was just filling the market.

Since he has to do it, Zhou Jing will not be too perfunctory. The configuration in some aspects can be a little worse, but the basic functions cannot be too bad. For example, the experience of playing mobile games such as Landlord, Rhythm Master, Cool Run, and Meitu should be similar.

"The first generation of the Imagine series, Imagine 1, is priced at 899, and 1s is priced at 799. The cost is controlled at around ."

After looking at the configuration of the low-end machine, Zhou Jing finalized the price. Now that they knew the price, they just had to adjust the configuration according to the pricing.

"it is good."

Li Jianwei, director of the R&D department, wrote down the prices of low-end machines.

"If the cost is around 500, the low-end opportunity will be very competitive due to our system advantages."

"really."

People in the R&D department are very optimistic.

Li Jianwei reorganized the R&D department and divided everyone into two groups. One group was responsible for the testing and optimization of the Ideal series, and the other was responsible for the R&D of the Imagine series.

"Mobile phone testing should not be taken lightly. It must be able to meet heavy usage conditions and environmental conditions. Winter and summer temperatures are relatively extreme, so these must all be taken into account."

Zhou Jing added as he looked at the smartphone test items.

"Okay, Mr. Zhou, I will set up a comprehensive testing procedure as soon as possible."

Li Jianwei, director of the R&D department, remembered every requirement of Zhou Jing. Every point Zhou Jing mentioned was critical. One must be very careful when making electronic products. A seemingly insignificant problem, if not taken seriously, may cause serious damage to the product, especially for electronic products that are heavily used in daily life, such as mobile phones.

“Everyone keep working hard. Everything is difficult at the beginning. If we continue to work hard to make our first generation of smartphones, we can truly overtake others and enter the mobile phone industry.”

Zhou Jing boosted the morale of the R&D department, saying that they were now only one step away from true success.

Gu Jia went home early at around 4 o'clock to feed her child. Zhou Jing got off work at 5 o'clock and sat in the office for a while before going home. Overtime has become the norm at Chuangzhi Technology Co., Ltd. The project team decides whether to work overtime or not based on the progress of their projects. Even if they have to work overtime, they have no complaints. At Chuangzhi Technology Co., Ltd., overtime is rewarded for its efforts.

If the bonus for completing a project ahead of schedule is converted into overtime pay, employees can get more than twice the salary. Game studios pay double the salary for overtime. Working overtime for two hours a day can earn at least 300 more. In addition, the company reimburses overtime workers for dinner and taxi fares. This rate of return is very dynamic for people who are at the age of striving for success.

Gu Jia was coaxing the child in the living room, and Zhou Jing put down his bag and went over.

"Dad is back. Zhou Zhou welcomes Dad home with open arms."

Gu Jia held the child in front of Zhou Jing and said.

"Ok!"

The little girl looked at Zhou Jing and smiled.

"Little cutie, you look so cute when you smile. Come here for a hug from daddy. Your feet are so sore and smelly. Should I wash them today?"

Zhou Jing kissed the little girl and held her in his arms to tease her.

"How can it be smelly? Such fragrant feet." Gu Jia kissed the child's feet and smiled, "Number two is three months old. Usually, babies can roll over after more than three months, but Zhou Zhou can roll over in less than three months."

"Are you trying to make things harder for the adults by turning over so early?"

Zhou Jing kissed the child's head and said.

"Zhou Zhou said yes, if you love me, hug me more."

Gu Jia smiled and kissed the little girl.

After the meal was ready, Zhou Jing put the child down and went to eat. After eating, he put down the bowl and went to see the child.

"Your father is more concerned about coaxing you than eating right now."

Gu Jia handed the child to Zhou Jing and went to prepare water for the child's feet, ready to take it to the bedroom to wash the child's feet.

"Wash your feet, my dear. Do you want to wash your feet and smell good?"

Zhou Jing rolled up the child's trouser legs, held him in his arms and went to wash his feet. He tested the water temperature with his hand, let the child's feet slowly touch the water, and only put his feet in the water after the child got used to it.

"Yes, Zhou Zhou likes washing her feet, taking a bath, and washing her hair the most."

Zhou Jing held the child's buttocks while Gu Jia washed his feet.

The child's feet splashed in the water, splashing water on Gu Jia's face. Gu Jia held the child's feet and said, "Are you deliberately splashing water on your mother?"

"what!"

The little girl spoke baby talk and seemed to enjoy having her feet washed.

"Zhou Zhou said it wasn't intentional, it was deliberate."

"Don't learn bad things from dad. Okay, you'll smell good after you wash it."

Gu Jia applied water to the child's feet and wiped them dry, kissed the chubby feet, and took the foot basin to the bathroom.

"Little rabbit, open the door, please open it quickly so that I can come in. If you don't open it, I won't open it. I won't open it for anyone until my mother comes back."

Zhou Jing put the child on the bed, picked up a rabbit puppet, sang and danced, and the child danced happily.

“Is Dad better at raising children than Mom?”

Gu Jia felt a little inferior to Zhou Jing. When it comes to taking care of children, Zhou Jing is worse than women.

“Sing more to your children.”

Zhou Jing lay down, turned on his Ideal smartphone, and looked for games in the app store.

Gu Jia sat in front of the child, singing and twisting her hips, "There is only one good mother in the world, and a child with a mother is a treasure."

"Narcissism."

Zhou Jing downloaded a racing game and went to the study to connect the Bluetooth speaker to play, while paying attention to the status of the phone. Based on Zhou Jing's rich experience in using smartphones, the stability and smoothness of the Ideal smartphone system can be said to be far ahead of domestic competitors. This alone can raise the price of the Ideal phone to a higher level.

Even if an ideal mobile phone has system advantages, it cannot be made too well without mastering core technologies. Only by keeping a low profile can it achieve long-term development. Otherwise, it will be blacklisted by the government and die.

It's so fucking helpless. Zhou Jing sighed, played a few racing games, and put his phone in the refrigerator to test its stability in a low-temperature environment. At least it has to ensure that it does not shut down automatically at minus ten degrees Celsius.

[What is the production process of mobile phones like? ]

Bai Xiyao sent a message to Zhou Jing.

[Yes, create a group to collect problems encountered by the test machine]

Zhou Jing read the disassembly report from the R&D department and found that there was no problem with the assembly of the phone. The only problem now was the tuning of the software and hardware.

(End of this chapter)