Rebirth: Let's Talk About 1984

According to reports, this story begins at an entirely unscientific moment: Zhou Ziye, a designer who rose from creating counterfeit mobile phones, suddenly time-traveled back to the year 1984.

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Chapter 189 Still Two Choices

Perhaps we can draw inspiration from more designs.

Tell Guo Kai the general direction and basic style. The rest is up to him to use his imagination.

Xing Baohua had a general idea of ​​the dimensions, and he marked the dimensions when designing and drawing the motherboard.

I'm used to hand-drawing, so it doesn't take much effort, just a bit of time.

After the design was completed, it was handed over to Liu Quan's technical team, who began manufacturing the motherboard. Once the bare board powered on, various data tests began.

Since there is no transmission frequency equipment, this part of the testing can only rely on data detection.

As long as the data standards are met, there shouldn't be any major problems. However, I can't guarantee that signal reception will be successful.

A sample? It doesn't matter.

After the Spring Festival, Xing Baohua called George and asked him to get a few signal transmission devices from the motorcycle company.

The order has been placed, but the goods haven't been shipped yet.

It will probably take some more time.

Xing Baohua calculated the cost of the phones. If the project were outsourced, the profit margin would be roughly exposed. This was a huge profit, and even if someone figured out the method, they wouldn't be able to stop the contractor.

It can be replicated by cracking the emulator, and the chip data inside is very simple.

If CPUs can be copied domestically, then a small mobile phone can certainly be replicated.

Xing Baohua estimates that if he releases the product this year, someone else will be able to crack it next year and compete with him.

After weighing the options, it's better to find an OEM manufacturer. This way, we can at least save face for the ministry. If we encounter any difficulties in the future, they can solve our problems with just a word.

But how to cooperate needs careful consideration. If it doesn't work out, we should grit our teeth and start two more production lines, with the core technology soldered in the factory and only the motherboards and other components outsourced? It's the same approach as learning machines.

Having the relevant ministries help find battery manufacturers capable of producing lithium batteries can avoid the need for imports.

In this way, all the products developed by Xing Baohua can be produced domestically.

After figuring out my approach, I called Xu Si in a couple of days.

"Boss, after careful consideration, I think it's better to focus solely on the mobile phone industry."

"Can production capacity keep up? What kind of support do we need from the ministry?"

“My electronics factory definitely can’t increase its production capacity, right? Didn’t you say before that you could coordinate with contract manufacturers? Why don’t you take some time to invite the relevant companies to come and take a look and have a talk?”

After Xing Baohua finished speaking, he heard Xu Si laugh heartily on the other end of the phone and say "good" several times.

They also asked Xing Baohua what her needs were.

"If you could get me some professional talent, please do! I'm about to set up the largest science and technology laboratory here," Xing Baohua said.

"That lab, honestly! You're very bold to invest in it. If it were any other company, given the funds and market, how many would switch to R&D? Wait for my call, I'll report it to the ministry first."

Xing Baohua gave up some of his profits to mentor apprentices, believing that the ministry would offer him some preferential policies.

The next day, Xu Si called Xing Baohua and said, "Xiao Xing! At the beginning of next month, about ten college students from the University of Science and Technology will be coming to your place for internships and work."

"Internship?" Xing Baohua asked, taken aback.

"They were originally interning at a research institute, but after I applied to the ministry, they were specially transferred to your department."

Xing Baohua thought to himself, "Good heavens, is this really necessary? I feel like I owe you a favor! What kind of internships does this crappy electronics factory even have? Anyone who comes here has to be treated like a donkey by the production team."

Well, college students these days are indeed very valuable, belonging to the most precious group. Well, it's better to have them than none at all.

Xing Baohua didn't ask about their majors, probably because they were all related to their fields.

However, Xing Baohua felt he was losing out by offering discounts through contract manufacturing in exchange for ten college students! Xing Baohua had no right to negotiate.

During the phone call, Xu Si also asked Xing Baohua, "Why not choose the second option? The ministry will provide you with full support. Even a hundred researchers can be deployed."

Xing Baohua retorted, "Would that kind of factory still be mine?"

"Regardless of the nature of the enterprise, they all belong to the G family. You must remember this regarding your development path."

Xing Baohua thought to himself, "Good heavens, is this a warning?"

Let's be careful, even more careful! I was just being too talkative.

Forget it, I'll just have to hope for the best and earn my own living!

Don't expect much support; just be grateful if you don't get stuck with yourself.

If he wanted, Xing Baohua would really like to have some demobilized technicians, so that one of them could do the work of three in the workshop.

Of course, the college students who come next month can only be trained as researchers.

And technician are two different directions.

Three days later, another guest came to discuss cooperation.

The ministry introduced them to discuss agency cooperation.

The blueprints aren't even finished in detail yet, and they're already here? How eager they are!

We didn't really talk about anything; we just got to know each other, chatted casually, and let the other party see the technological sophistication of the electronics factory.

Both factories that the company wants to represent have numbers on their names.

It's currently a large state-owned factory, so it's likely that it's acting under orders to manufacture for a small factory like Xing Baohua's.

The people who came were all deputy directors, but despite being deputy directors, their actual ranks were all higher than Director Li of the Municipal Machinery Factory.

Normally, Xing Baohua would be nothing compared to them.

However, the fact that he was willing to lower himself to chat and joke with Xing Baohua shows his extraordinary tolerance!

They had been wanting to see a sample of the phone.

Where can I find Xing Baohua?

Xu Si took the all-in-one machine that was manufactured overnight. He's been busy with this and that lately, and he also has to draw the circuit diagram for the phone.

The circuit diagram isn't finished yet.

However, Guo Kai has a floor plan, which can be shown to the other party to make them envious.

They called over the chief exterior designer, brought over the drawings, and Xing Baohua's eyes lit up.

I can't help but say, beautiful!