Chapter 515 Optimization
The May Day holiday ended quickly, and Zhou Jing’s first thing when he returned to work on May 4 was to work with the smartphone team of the R&D department to systematically optimize the smartphone software.

The Ideal smartphone prototype has been tested by more than a thousand people for more than half a month. The testers have raised some big and small problems, mainly software bugs and tuning issues. Zhou Jing wants to complete the smartphone testing as soon as possible and join the R&D team to help solve the problems.

After the mobile phone software system is optimized, there is no need to produce new machines, and the system can be updated remotely. However, the Ideal Technology Co., Ltd. team has also made some adjustments and optimizations to the mobile phone hardware, and new machines need to be produced for testing.

In order to speed up the testing progress as much as possible, Zhou Jing asked Bai Xiyao to recall the first batch of test machines and re-produce 2,000 fully optimized machines to be distributed to company personnel for trial use.

The only drawback of this testing method is that it is expensive. The cost of 2,000 mobile phones is more than 2 million yuan, plus the cost of two batches of test machines in the first batch is more than 4 million yuan, and further testing will be required if necessary.

BJ Company received the optimized new phone on May 10th. Zhou Jing asked the human resources department and other department personnel to distribute one to everyone in the company. Zhou Jing and Gu Jia turned on the phones and experienced them as soon as they got them.

“Has the material cost increased after optimization?”

Gu Jia said as he experienced the functions of the new machine.

"The price has dropped by more than 100 yuan. Our software system has obvious advantages. The previous batch of hardware has exceeded its performance. According to the product positioning, we don't need such a high configuration."

Zhou Jing smiled and said that the material and production costs of the new batch of standard smartphones are less than one thousand yuan. Compared with the products of domestic competitors, the overall experience of the optimized Ideal smartphones is no worse than those of competitors' machines costing two thousand four hundred yuan. The advantages of the system give the Ideal phone a lot of room for operation.

“The hands-on experience is better than the previous batch.”

Gu Jia clicked on each app to intuitively experience the smoothness and then opened Rhythm Master to play.

“If all apps were developed by our company, the smoothness could be improved.”

Zhou Jing took a sip of water and stood up to go to the R&D department to check the test situation.

The R&D department of Chuangzhi Technology Co., Ltd. started testing as soon as it received the new batch of test machines. It first tested the usage experience. After downloading the commonly used software, it tested the downloaded software and the original software of the machine one by one with professional instruments and software to see whether the software can be used normally and whether the actual performance meets the standards.

"Mr. Zhou, the new machine has started testing."

Li Jianwei, director of the R&D department, said to Zhou Jingdao who walked into the R&D department.

"Okay, go ahead."

Zhou Jing nodded and came behind the tester to watch quietly.

“The vibration problem with the speaker volume exceeding 80 percent is gone.”

The tester said after checking the volume of the phone.

In the previous batch of mobile phones, when the speaker volume exceeded 80%, not only was there noise, but it also caused the frame near the speaker to vibrate, which was a more obvious problem.

"I changed the speakers. The previous batch of speakers are a bit expensive for the Vision series."

"That speaker has a problem. The mid-bass is good, but the treble is not good. It is hard to locate. It has obvious defects when used on mid-range phones. It is too expensive to use on low-end phones. It is okay for phones around 1,500 yuan."

"Mr. Zhou, are you going to offer a machine priced around fifteen thousand?"

"It will not be released this year. We will see how it goes next year. If possible, we will enrich the Fantasy series."

Recalling the high-pitched vibration problem of the previous machine, Zhou Jing took out his mobile phone and increased the volume little by little until it reached the highest volume, and there was no noise or vibration in the sound.

"The downloaded software is clearly not as well matched as our own software."

The tester said after comparison.

“It’s too bloated. This is a common problem with general-purpose software. It can’t be solved in a short time without an independent ecosystem.”

“Just start with low- to mid-range levels.”

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Mobile phone software testing takes a lot of time. In the afternoon after disassembling the phone, Zhou Jing left the R&D department and went to the game studio. The game studio was also very busy. The development of King of Glory had entered the most critical period. A game like King of Glory was very complex and consisted of many different data structures. Any problem with any part would not work. Currently, King of Glory has completed the basic structure and entered the comprehensive integration stage. It was necessary to modify each structure from scratch.

Zhou Jing was not deeply involved in the development of King's Summon. At this stage, he could not provide much help to the game team. All problems had to be solved by themselves.

Games may sound unserious, but they are actually very important to the development of science and technology. For example, in graphics cards and processors, in any field, there is demand and there is motivation for development. High-quality games often have relatively high requirements for the performance of graphics cards and processors. The game industry can promote the development of these hardware.

The same is true for mobile phones. Some high-end devices have been criticized for their poor gaming performance. Ideal smartphones now focus on gaming performance. If they want to maintain this, developing their own high-performance chips is inevitable.

His own company makes games, but it would be a joke if the news of his own mobile phone brand's lagging gaming performance got out. Zhou Jing is now in a dilemma. He has found a good semiconductor company, but does not have enough funds to acquire it. It would take more than a dozen small targets to acquire any semiconductor company.

"How is the development of Tiantian Kupao going?"

Zhou Jing came to the Tiantian Cool Run team area and asked.

“The development progress is almost 80 percent.”

The head of the Tiantian Cool Run team said.

Zhou Jing came to the mobile game planning group, which was planning a series of mobile games. Zhou Jing provided the ideas and the group made specific plans. The games being planned include Landlord, Gobang, Chess, Love Time, Werewolf, etc. Once the blockbuster game "Summoning the King" is launched, Zhou Jing will set up a separate game company.

“How was the phone test?”

In the office, Gu Jia said to Zhou Jing who had returned.

"The problems with the previous batch have been basically solved. How are they being used?"

Zhou Jing sat in his seat, opened the chat app, and thought about whether to develop a video call function. This social software will definitely continue to operate with Ideal Mobile for a long time, so it is necessary to develop a video call function.

“It’s no worse than any other phone.”

Gu Jia has used all brands of smartphones in the past two years. There is no comparison with smartphones before 12 years ago. Smartphones are developing rapidly, and those before 12 years ago have fallen behind in all aspects. Based on Gu Jia's personal experience, Ideal smartphones are not inferior to the new products released this year.

"You are somewhat partial."

Zhou Jing knew clearly that Ideal Mobile was indeed better than its competitors in some aspects, but there were still gaps in other aspects. The company was not strong enough and could not get the latest models of some hardware. Being a comprador also tested the company's strength. Not everyone could be a comprador.

“Maybe I don’t have any special needs for mobile phones.”

Gu Jia certainly has a preference for her company's products, but as a layman who doesn't understand technology and has no special needs for mobile phones, the uses of mobile phones are nothing more than making calls, sending messages, playing small games, and browsing WB.

Zhou Jing opened the mobile phone test feedback group and found that the new product testers still found some minor problems. As Zhou Jing expected, the testing team of the electronics factory also found the same problems.

[Have you used the new machine? How is it?]

Bai Xiyao sent a message to Zhou Jing.

[Not bad, no problems found so far, how is the hardware configuration of the Imagine series? ]

Zhou Jing typed a reply. Bai Xiyao: [It is being adjusted. The cost is estimated to be around 570 yuan. When the second generation is released next year, the cost of the first generation can be reduced to less than 500 yuan. It is difficult to reduce the cost according to this year's standard configuration.]

Zhou Jing: [That’s it, the standard version is priced at 899, and the S version is priced at 999]

Bai Xiyao: [Okay, some authoritative digital bloggers sent private messages to the company WB. Some of them are not doing reviews, but specializing in information channels to obtain some basic information about the brand's products and spread it online in advance]

Zhou Jing: [We can cooperate and reveal some information about our smartphones to bloggers like this]

Bai Xiyao copied the blogger's manuscript and sent it to Zhou Jing: [I revealed my plan for a smartphone, and this is the manuscript the other party prepared]

'. Ideal Mobile has made the price-performance ratio of this traditional mobile phone unprecedented and unparalleled. It can be said to be the most classic traditional mobile phone. Their smart phones are worth looking forward to.'

[Well written, this article is worth at least 10,000]

Zhou Jing glanced through the manuscript and found it very objective and fair. There was no exaggeration or belittlement. He only talked about the features and parameters of the product, without mentioning its pros and cons, like a blogger who was leaking information.

Bai Xiyao: [Then I will talk further]

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After finishing the chat, Zhou Jing turned on the WB digital channel. At the beginning of the month, Ideal Mobile Phone suffered a wave of attacks. Zhou Jing and Bai Xiyao organized a counterattack. While promoting Ideal Mobile Phone, they asked their own bloggers to repost negative posts about the other party's favorite brand, with the main theme of "You are unkind and I am unjust." After a few days, the public opinion came to an end.

Those internet trolls only care about money. After receiving the money, they fly around like flies to disgust people. When the funding expires, they disappear. They hacked Ideal Mobile Phone in a wave. Some people may not remember Ideal Mobile Phone next time it is mentioned.

Although Ideal Mobile Phone weathered this public opinion storm, the digital channels did not calm down at all, and fans of various mobile phone brands continued to fight each other.

Zhou Jing browsed for a while and roughly understood several main focuses of the fight.

iPhone fans are arrogant and look down on all brands except iPhone. They think that all brands except iPhone are rubbish. Fans of other brands mock the iPhone for having too small a screen to play games, and iPhone fans will retort that no serious person would use a mobile phone to play games.

iPhone 4 and 5 are indeed classics, but it is very awkward that the small screen cannot play games. Zhou Jing remembers that iPhone 6 abandoned the small screen and switched to a large screen, which was also the first iPhone Zhou Jing used. iPhone 6 and 7 should be the most invincible time for iPhone. After the shortcoming of not being able to play games, which was originally criticized by other users, was eliminated, it became truly invincible.

The debate in the domestic circle is relatively less intense. At present, domestic smartphones are indeed not much better than each other. Samsung currently has a high market share in the domestic market, its performance is better than domestic products, and its price is lower than iPhone. Zhou Jing still remembers the news of Samsung mobile phone explosion in the previous life, which dealt a big blow to the brand.

“We don’t know how much impact our smartphone will have on this industry after it is released.”

Gu Jia looked at Zhou Jing's phone and said.

“It will become one of the focal points.”

Zhou Jing could imagine that the Ideal smartphone system was good, it could play games, and the overall experience was relatively good among domestic smartphones. The only problem was that it did not master the core hardware technology. If it had mastered the core hardware technology, it could directly impact the high-end market.

Zhou Jing hugged Gu Jia's waist and continued, "In fact, being debated, even if it is always slandered, is worth being happy about. Any product will only be criticized if it sells well. When no one criticizes it, it means that the product has been eliminated by the market."

"That makes sense. The more heated the debate, the more people are defending it."

After hearing what Zhou Jing said, Gu Jia felt that online trolls were not so annoying anymore.

"In commercial competition, people will exaggerate any minor problem with a product. Normal users are not that picky. A minor problem will not affect the use of the product by ordinary people."

Zhou Jing exited WB and opened the video APP to play the movie.

"Yes."

Gu Jia had experienced automatic logouts and freezes when using other mobile phones before, but she did not dislike the brand because of this.

Gu Jia fed the child at around eight o'clock in the morning. She didn't need to go home early, so she went home with Zhou Jing during the lunch break. Gu's mother was cooking at home, and the child was entertaining himself in bed without crying or making a fuss.

Hearing the voices of Zhou Jing and Gu Jia, the child turned over with difficulty, lay on his stomach and raised his head to babbling to Zhou Jing and Gu Jia.

"Kiss daddy if you miss him."

Zhou Jing picked up the child and held him close.

"You have the nerve to ask for a kiss after leaving the little cutie alone all morning? Tell mommy if you're hungry?"

Gu Jia touched the baby's belly and said.

"Oh!"

The little girl snuggled into Gu Jia's arms.

After the evaluation report of the new batch of smartphones came out, Zhou Jing went to Tangdu.

"It's still hot in Tangdu."

Zhou Jing left the airport and said to Bai Xiyao.

"It's just the beginning, it's not even hot yet, what are we going to eat?"

Bai Xiyao opened the car door and got in.

"I'm not too hungry, let's go to the company first!" Zhou Jing got in the car and threw the file bag containing the mobile phone evaluation report to Bai Xiyao. He picked up a bottle of water, unscrewed it, took two sips and said, "How was the test at the electronics factory?"

"It's very stable. We plan to test this batch of machines for a month this month, and optimize them as we go. We will produce another batch at the end of the month and then go into mass production after the tests are completed."

Bai Xiyao took out the evaluation report from the file bag. The report was very detailed, taking up more than twenty sheets of A4 paper. It contained test data for each system plug-in. These test data reflected the adaptation level of the system, software and hardware, and those that did not reach the ideal state were marked.

"According to the general testing standards of domestic machines, ours has reached mass production levels."

The new Ideal smartphone has basically no problems after optimization. What Zhou Jing is worried about is the operational stability. In order to ensure that it does not crash, he ran it for two months in May and June to test its stability.

“Should it be released in advance?”

Bai Xiyao packed up the report first, then drove to the company.

"You can't eat hot tofu in a hurry, so continue the test as planned."

Zhou Jing fastened his seat belt and said.

"I really admire your mentality." Bai Xiyao's heart was about to float. "In less than half a month in May, the mobile phone sales in online stores and offline retail totaled nearly 200,000 units, and 150,000 units were exported. The order of one million units for the Shenzhen electronics factory can be completed in less than two months. How much is the renewal?"

"Then sign another two million copies."

It is estimated that more than 600,000 units will be sold domestically and exported in May. With such sales volume, there is no need to worry about producing one million units per month.

"OK."

(End of this chapter)