Chapter 555 Shui Lingling stood up
"This is equivalent to promoting P Station."
Zhou Jing didn't care.
P站 has formulated detailed social platform management regulations. Posting and commenting are all within the scope of platform supervision and control. Zhou Jing has formulated a three-stage review mechanism for P站.
In the first phase, fruit images are prohibited, and this phase is being improved.
The second stage is to set keywords. Posts that trigger the keywords will be transferred to manual review. Minor cases will be reviewed or modified by the blogger before being published, while serious cases will be blocked directly.
The third phase is to establish a robot review mechanism.
Zhou Jing's goal is to make P站 an encyclopedia that is more convenient, cleaner, and more accurate than a browser.
“Who is going to attack P Station?”
Gu Jia knew without any guessing that it was a masterpiece of other domestic mobile phone manufacturers.
"It's useless no matter who tries. Don't worry, there's still the penguin!"
Zhou Jing is not worried at all that P站 will be shut down. P站 has shares in the largest Internet company in the country, and many Internet companies and investment companies are discussing joining P站's second round of financing. Not everyone can do it if they want to. This is exactly why Zhou Jing opened up P站 and game companies to investment. If you want to make it in the market, you need strength and background.
Gu Jia thought about it and realized that the competitors' behavior just reflected the challenge that Ideal smartphones brought to them.
The next day, Thursday, Zhou Jing and Gu Jia went to Chuangzhi Technology Co., Ltd. at around eight o'clock.
Zhou Jing was on a business trip for a week, and everything was normal at Chuangzhi Technology. The smartphone operating system development team of the R&D department had already begun designing the underlying architecture of the system. Zhou Jing read the team's design report and felt that the system design was basically reasonable. After Zhou Jing made some modifications, he handed over the specific development work to the team, and Zhou Jing devoted himself to studying chip design.
With strong memory and thinking ability, Zhou Jing can learn anything with ease. In order to speed up the process of self-developed chips, Zhou Jing personally learned the knowledge of chip design and production. Time is tight, and Zhou Jing cannot wait until Shengtang Chip Design Company is established before starting. If the construction of Shengtang Chip Design Company goes smoothly, it will be put into use in July or August next year. After the company is built, a series of preparatory work will be completed at the earliest by the end of next year.
"Second-generation smartphone system upgrade and optimization plan, do Ideal 1s and iFocus 1s need to be optimized?"
The R&D department sent the next generation system solution for ideal smartphones, and Gu Jia gave it to Zhou Jing.
"If there is any hardware that needs to be adjusted before the mass production of Ideal 1s and Imagine 1s next year, we will re-optimize the software and hardware. Starting from next autumn, the Ideal series will be released in September, and the Imagine series will be released in April next year. Some technologies of the Ideal series standard version will be transferred to the Imagine standard version next year, and some technologies of the Ideal high-end version will be transferred to the Imagine high-end version."
Zhou Jing took the Ideal second-generation smartphone software system upgrade plan and said.
"it is good."
Gu Jia made a note that the mobile phone release plan needed to be informed to the R&D department in advance so as to adjust the R&D plan.
There were not many changes in the system upgrade and optimization of Ideal II. Zhou Jing thought about adding two practical functions to the second generation as an innovation. After thinking for a while, Zhou Jing included quick functions such as three-finger swipe screenshot into the optimization plan. The system optimization plan for the Ideal II smartphone was tentatively finalized and Zhou Jing handed it over to the R&D department.
According to Zhou Jing's plan, in 14, the Ideal series, which means the Ideal 4, will hit the 4 yuan price range and will be renamed the Ideal G series. Before the Ideal , which means next year or the year after, a machine priced under yuan will be released to fill the Ideal series. The options include the Light Enjoyment series and the Pure Enjoyment series.
In the future, Zhou Jing plans to create a mid-to-high-end Pure Enjoyment series priced at three thousand yuan. The initial positioning cannot be too low, so he can only choose the Light Enjoyment series. The launch price of the Light Enjoyment series will be around two thousand yuan, and the project can be approved if it is launched within two years.
In fact, with the current level of Ideal software system, it is easy to assemble a mobile phone priced at around two thousand yuan, but Zhou Jing does not want to copy the Ideal series. Since it is a new series, it must be obviously different from the Ideal series, otherwise people will think that the Ideal series has been increased in price by changing its appearance.
Zhou Jing opened the smartphone design library he made and selected a design suitable for the Light Enjoy series.
The Light Enjoy series focuses on mid-range performance machines. The appearance design should be more fashionable and in line with the youthful design. As for the configuration, to ensure good gaming performance, the first two generations of the Light Enjoy series only cut out the high-end imaging, fingerprint unlocking, sliding screen screenshots, batteries, etc. of the Ideal series.
When the Pure Enjoyment series is released, the Pure Enjoyment series will be almost the Light Enjoyment series without the high-end imaging feature. The Pure Enjoyment series focuses on mid-to-high-end all-round machines.
When all series of Ideal smartphones are released, the Imagine series focuses on low-end gaming performance, the Light Enjoy series focuses on mid-range gaming performance, the Pure Enjoy series is a mid-to-high-end all-rounder, the Ideal G series focuses on gaming performance flagship, and the Ideal P series is an imaging flagship. Since they are flagship phones, the comprehensive configurations of the Ideal G series and P series will not be bad.
The initial price of the standard version of the Light Enjoy series is 2199, and the high-end version is 2399. After finalizing the design plan of the Light Enjoy series, Zhou Jing sent it to Li Jianwei and Bai Xiyao, directors of the R&D department of Chuangzhi Technology, respectively. Chuangzhi Technology R&D department is still responsible for the software system, while Ideal Technology R&D department is responsible for hardware configuration and software and hardware tuning.
"Do you need to personally review Jinlin Capital's investment of one to two million or two to three million?"
Gu Jia said after checking the investment project information sent by Jinlin Capital.
"No, what direction should I invest in?"
Zhou Jing had no interest in investment projects worth less than 10 million yuan.
"A furniture project worth 1.6 million, and a movie worth 2.8 million. The movie's name is "Sorry I Love You", and the director has never heard of it."
Gu Jia handed the project information to Zhou Jing.
"Invest, the investment limit for film and television projects can be relaxed to 5 to 10 million."
Zhou Jing had no impression of this film, and he glanced at the director's name but didn't recognize him.
“Do film and television projects count as high risk and high return?”
Gu Jia asked with a smile.
"It should be counted!"
Zhou Jing has never invested in film and television, but when he thinks about it, he feels that investing in film and television is quite risky.
There are so many movies and TV series released every year, but only a few of them have box office success enough to be remembered by many people. There are many more flops than box office hits. Investing two or three million is just like throwing money around, but investing more than five million is quite risky. If the investment fails, not only will you lose money, you will also lose all your capital.
"The entertainment industry is very complicated. Even if you want to invest in a film directed by a big director or starring a first-line star, you may not necessarily get a chance. It is also difficult to find investment and publicity for a film directed or starring an unknown person."
Gu Jia said as he replied to the investment manager of Jinlin Capital.
"Some films are just tools for money laundering. A-list stars are paid tens of millions of yuan, and normal investors would not invest even if they have the chance."
Zhou Jing smiled and said.
"Well, no wonder the actors are paid so much, but the film turns out so bad."
Gu Jia has learned a lot. The entertainment industry is much more complicated than she thought.
After P Station and Starlight Games moved out of Chuangzhi Technology, a lot of space was freed up at Chuangzhi Technology, and Chuangzhi Technology hired more than one hundred people. Now Chuangzhi Technology Co., Ltd. has more than 350 people. Although the number of people is similar to before P Station and Starlight Games moved out, the staffing is actually much more sufficient. These more than 300 people can all be assigned to the project department and R&D department.
Together with the more than 900 people in the Tangdu branch, the number of people in Chuangzhi Technology Software Company has reached more than 1,400. A software team of this size is very large.
Chuangzhi Technology's BJ headquarters developed a software system upgrade plan for the Ideal II smartphone and sent it to the Tangdu branch to complete, while the BJ headquarters devoted all its efforts to developing an independent system.
The newcomer to the company had not met the boss yet, so Zhou Jing finished the work at hand and went to the project department to show his face.
"Newcomer, stop for a moment. This is our company's boss, and the ideal boss, Mr. Zhou."
In the project department office lobby, Wang Tao clapped his hands and introduced.
"Hello, Mr. Zhou."
"Mr. Zhou is even more handsome than on TV."
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The newlyweds greeted each other one after another, and some whispered that they had never met Zhou Jing in person before, but had seen him online in the past few days and had watched the Ideal smartphone launch conference yesterday.
The latest recruits of Chuangzhi Technology are mainly undergraduates who graduated this year, and most of them are 22 or 23 years old. Seeing that those who are two or three years older than them are now bosses worth tens of billions, with several companies under their names thriving, and the Ideal smartphone has become popular on the Internet after its release, they admire Zhou Jing very much and feel that the difference in life between them and their boss, who is only two or three years older than them, is more than a world of difference.
“Everyone is welcome to join Chuangzhi Technology.”
Zhou Jing briefly spoke for a few rounds as a welcome ceremony, and then talked with Wang Tao about the project.
Last month, the project department at Chuangzhi Technology's BJ headquarters stopped taking on external projects. The company's own software is enough. As the company's self-developed operating system enters the development stage, there is also PC system development work. Given the company's current size, there is no redundant manpower.
Not doing external projects will affect the benefits of Chuangzhi Technology in the short term. In fact, the value created by Chuangzhi Technology is far more than what is seen on the surface. Chuangzhi Technology is responsible for the soul of Ideal Technology.
The development of the operating system means the beginning of a long cycle. Even if the development work is carried out at full speed, the development cycle of a fully independent operating system may take ten to eight years, and the investment will be more than 100 billion yuan. Moreover, such a large investment of manpower and financial resources may not produce results. Even if the system is well done, it may not bring actual benefits to the company. There are ready-made open source systems. As long as you are willing to eat on your knees, Zhou Jing can put the more than 100 billion yuan for the development of the system into his personal wallet, including hardware research and development. It is simpler to keep buying. It's just that Zhou Jing has been competitive since he was a child and doesn't want to let others control his fate.
Of course, whether it can become bigger and stronger depends on the sales of smartphones. Zhou Jing called Bai’s best friend to ask.
After the release of Ideal smartphones and smart speakers, as more and more people came to experience them in physical stores, pre-sales continued to increase, showing the same trend as before Ideal traditional smartphones became popular. In less than two days, the order volume for Ideal 1 exceeded 1 units, and the order volume for Changxiang exceeded units.
The price-performance ratio of Changxiang 1 is unbeatable and it cannot be criticized online.
Although the Ideal 1 is much smoother than other phones of the same price, it is not a perfect mid-range phone. The pixel of the phone is not as good as other phones of the same price, and even not as good as the Mi 2 which is 1 yuan cheaper. As expected by Zhou Jing, the pixel of the Ideal has become a point of pessimism in the digital circle.
Zhou Jing didn't intend to make a perfect smartphone from the beginning. He thought it was best to develop slowly and give competitors a way out while hiding some of his strengths. After all, the real opponent was not domestic competitors, but the sanctions from Apple. Before mastering the core technology, no matter how good the sales were, Apple could kill them with just one finger. So in the short term, in addition to limiting the hardware performance of Ideal smartphones, Zhou Jing would also limit software development so as not to threaten iPhone's position.
At noon, Zhou Jing and Gu Jia went home for lunch. When they drove past the Ideal store, Zhou Jing slowed down. There were a lot of people coming in and out of the Ideal store. There are more than 20 Ideal stores in BJ.
"It's a long ten days for those who pre-order when it comes out next month. Can the store clerk recognize it when you go to the store?"
Gu Jia said with a smile.
"I'm sure you'll recognize it."
If the clerk at the Ideal Store can't even recognize Zhou Jing, he can just leave.
At home, Wu Suqin was cooking while her child was babbling to himself in the living room fence.
Hearing the door opening, the child turned around, climbed to the edge of the guardrail, grabbed the guardrail and shook it. Usually, no outsiders came to the house, so over time, when the child heard someone opening the door, he would think of his parents coming back and shout "Babamma" at the door.
"Do you know that it's mom and dad who are back?"
As soon as he entered the door, Zhou Jing was excited and worried when he saw the little girl standing up gracefully while holding the railing.
"baba, mama~~"
The little girl stood there trembling and cried in a baby voice.
"You can't stand up now." Zhou Jing picked up the child and kissed her cheek and said, "The little cotton jacket is so cute."
"Dear mother."
Gu Jia approached the child and said.
"Bo!"
The little girl hugged Gu Jia's head and kissed her.
"Do you want mommy to hold you or daddy to hold you?"
Gu Jia kissed the child back.
"You guys eat first."
Wu Suqin said as she set the table.
"Dad is going to eat, can you play by yourself?"
Zhou Jing looked at the child and pretended to put him down.
"Uh~"
The little girl seemed unwilling to go down and could not get down no matter how hard she tried.
"If you don't want to go down, then tell daddy to hug you. Dad, dad, hug, hug you."
Zhou Jing taught word by word.
"Baba, bo, bo."
The little girl learned very well.
"Zhou Zhou is so smart, she asked mommy to hug her."
"mama, bo, bo~"
The little girl tried very hard to pronounce the word.
"Zhou Zhou can fly."
Zhou Jingfei was flying in the air holding his child. Before the child could speak, they were always worried that the child might be mute. Now the child is normal, and as a parent they are very happy.
"Be careful."
Gu Jia was worried that Zhou Jing would drop the child.
"Let's go eat! Mom will eat with us."
Zhou Jing carried the child to eat.
"Put it in the car." Gu Jia pushed the stroller over and put the child in it, saying, "Be good and sit in the stroller. Daddy works hard to earn money for you. You can't stick to daddy for meals. Mommy will feed you milk after meals."
The little girl didn't cry or make a fuss. She sat quietly in the stroller and watched the adults eat.
"Open your mouth."
Zhou Jing picked up a piece of vegetable and handed it to the child.
"Ah!" The little girl opened her mouth, and Zhou Jing ate the dish in one bite. He licked his chopsticks and washed them in the porridge bowl, picked up a small piece of sweet potato, blew on it, bit it to make sure it was not hot, and fed it to the child, saying, "Is it delicious?"
"Uh~"
The little girl laughed and smacked her lips.
"Silly and happy."
Gu Jia pinched her daughter's hand and said.
"Just try it."
Zhou Jing stopped feeding the child.
After dinner, Gu Jia took the baby to the bedroom to feed her. Zhou Jing leaned on the bed to take a rest and reached out to pinch the baby's feet. When the baby was feeding, his feet were always restless and his chubby toes moved around.
"If daddy moves, kick him, don't bite mommy."
Gu Jia gently pinched the child's mouth and said.
The child buried his head in Gu Jia's arms and immersed himself in eating, occasionally shaking his legs to shake off Zhou Jing's hand.
[We have almost reached an agreement with Taiwei Semiconductor. The purchase price is 93 billion, excluding the four Japanese lithography machines and three Dutch lithography machines ordered. After acquiring Taiwei, they want us to pay the balance of the lithography machines.]
After negotiating the acquisition with Taiwei, Bai Xiyao sent a message to Zhou Jing.
【Let’s go through the process once we’ve negotiated】
Zhou Jing made the final decision without any hesitation.
(End of this chapter)