Chapter 443 Gene
After the emergence of the future generation, it quickly began to squeeze the market of major brands.
This small, beautiful, almost full-screen mobile phone has begun to attract the attention of almost all mobile phone users.
At the beginning, just like those unsociable geniuses, geniuses are always not understood. When the next generation was first released, it did not receive unanimous praise from the bosses of various mobile phone brands, and was even ridiculed by peers.
For example, some people think that no one would want a mobile phone that costs four hundred dollars, or 150,000 won.
More bosses feel that although this mobile phone is advanced, it will not have any impact on their firm brand users, because they have a product line that meets any price and demand, as well as brand culture.
Even Shunyang Mobile, which used to be a mobile phone company, followed their model, but in the future, mobile phones are overthrowing the culture they once established.
But when the Future Generation officially hit the market on January 1, 2002, enthusiastic market feedback from across the Korean Peninsula began to slap its competitors in the face.
Every street where there is a Future mobile phone store is crowded with shoppers, who are eager to buy a Future generation phone immediately.
From Li You's perspective 20 years later, what the first batch of future mobile phone users will buy is not just an ordinary mobile phone. The money they pay symbolizes the arrival of the smartphone revolution.
Those non-smartphone brands that are still researching flip-style phones with physical buttons, such as the most powerful Nokia and Motorola, are the targets of the smartphone revolution.
"Let physical keyboards become history! We are entering the touch screen era!"
This is the most popular live talk show on the Korean Peninsula right now, and the title of the TV show has already proven the content of this episode.
In the studio, three people were sitting behind a curved table. In addition to the host in the middle, there were two popular stars.
"Can you imagine?" a star said, holding up his phone towards the camera in front of him. "When you drag the pictures on your phone, you can use two fingers to control them to zoom in and out. When you play a game on your phone, you can also use multiple fingers to control it at the same time."
Another held up Nokia's best-selling keypad phone and said, "Let me show you how other phones work to achieve the same goal."
He pressed the phone, "When using this old phone, if you want to zoom in or out of the picture, you need to click the corresponding phone button and use the direction keys to select the area you want to view."
"That's right," the two said in unison, "and the future generation will eliminate all the cumbersome steps. You just need to hold out your phone and swipe your finger."
Just as the program was being aired hotly, further stimulating people on the Korean Peninsula to start buying, other brands also began to conduct research.
They disassembled the future generation. After seeing the disassembly of the future generation, the pupils of many R&D personnel began to tremble.
The printed disassembly diagram is unparalleled.
On the desk of Motorola's president was a teardown diagram of the next generation that had just been delivered. The researcher in front of him smiled helplessly, "You have seen the teardown diagram. It is not difficult to find that the wiring and component layout of this phone, and even the internal planning, have been done to the extreme. For all current smart mobile devices, the internal space of such a small device is simply very precious. Their costs are very high, so the phones are also expensive."
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"I know what you want to say," the researcher shook his head. "In addition to these, the most important things are the screen and the chip. Unfortunately, almost all the patents used in this phone are currently in the hands of Future Electronics."
"If we copy it, we may have to pay a huge amount of compensation."
The president turned on his phone, stared at it quietly, and sighed silently.
Unlike the first real smartphone, the iPhone 1, Future Electronics is already a major screen manufacturer.
In the next generation, in addition to multi-touch, they also used a clearer screen.
The sample machine that Jobs brought to Future Electronics had a 3.5-inch multi-touch screen on the front with a resolution of 480×320 pixels. In an era when smartphones had not yet appeared, this resolution was considered good in the field of mobile phone screens.
But at Li You's request, they used a better screen with a resolution of 960*640, which made the original mobile phone users realize that they had been seeing mosaics before.
The visual impact of high-definition screens on people can be said to be irreversible. No one wants to go back to look at those mosaic screens. When those users who have purchased or experienced the future generation look back at their old mobile phones, they will feel that everything they saw in the past was blurry.
Looking outside the future mobile phone direct-sale stores, you will see them full of crazy buyers who are looking forward to this epoch-making product. This will be the ancestor of the rush to buy in the history of mobile phone direct-sale.
It’s just that the current production speed of the future generation is not fast enough, and the insufficient supply has even caused dissatisfaction among some users who failed to successfully purchase it. Although dissatisfied, this dissatisfaction not only did not make them retreat, but also aroused a greater desire to buy. Some people who are eager to be the first to buy it even buy it from others at several times the original price.
The consequences of this situation are obvious. Offline shopping, scalpers, and hunger marketing have become the norm today.
In the financial department of Future Electronics, sunlight does not penetrate through the spacious and bright office glass windows, but is blocked by thick curtains.
The sound of keyboard tapping can be heard one after another, accompanied by the occasional ringing of the phone and the quiet conversations of the staff.
On the stock trading platform, the company's stock price began to rise sharply like a soaring dragon.
The atmosphere in the office was already very lively, with employees keeping a close eye on the stock market, their faces filled with pride and excitement.
In the busy trading hall of the Korea Stock Exchange, the numbers constantly jumping on the big screen are dazzling.
Brokers and investors couldn't sit still, they were glued to their phones, huge amounts of money were flowing every minute and every second.
On the day of the launch, Li You and Chen Daojun were in the office. Although Future Electronics' revenue increased, the stock price still fell slightly.
Just a few days later, the stock price of Future Electronics began to rebound sharply. Li You can even say now that Future Mobile will replace Nokia and become the leader in the mobile phone industry.
Kinmen Group, Li You is preparing to attend a lecture on criminal genes.
When he said he was preparing, he actually just put on his suit jacket, and his secretary Li Youmo tidied it up for him.
"Let's go," Li You stood up and walked outside, "Is Councillor Li here?"
"We're here," Li Youmo nodded, "Councilman Li said he's waiting for you downstairs."
Li You looked calm, he was also a little curious about this so-called criminal gene.
The lecture was still held at Seoul University. Two black Mercedes-Benz cars slowly drove in and stopped in front of the building where the lecture was held.
The car door opened, Li Lianchang and Li You got out, they greeted each other with a smile, and walked through the gate of the teaching building. There were many students watching and whispering on the road behind them.
Their eyes followed the two people's footsteps until they disappeared behind the door.
"We may be a little late," Li Lianchang checked his watch, "but it doesn't matter. We're here to show up anyway."
As the door of the lecture hall was opened, the two walked in from the back door. They did not try to attract the attention of the students in front, but found seats in the back row and sat down. The sound of the lecture could be clearly heard.
There was little light in the lecture hall. The curtains were drawn tightly, not a ray of sunlight could get in. The lights were not on, and only the light from the projector was jumping on the screen.
There were quite a few students in the classroom, but most of them were crowded in the front, while there were few people in the back row. The professor who was giving the speech was a man with slicked back hair, an ordinary appearance, a pair of round-frame glasses, and a laser pen in his hand.
When I came in, the professor standing on the podium was introducing the research progress of criminal genes in the human body to the audience in English with a slight London accent.
He noticed the two people who had arrived and nodded to them imperceptibly.
"His name is Daniel," Li Lianchang told Li You in a low voice, "He is a British-Korean, works at Oxford University, and is also a famous psychiatrist."
Li You nodded. Professor Daniel stood on the podium, his eyes full of passion and pursuit of science.
When the two came in, part of the lecture had already been conducted. Daniel sat down casually on the podium and tugged at his white sweater.
The laser pen in his hand was also temporarily turned off.
The big screen also displayed what I just talked about, which was basically to detect those who had criminal genes through genetic testing at birth.
In addition to some local Korean college students, there are also many international students. As a professor at Oxford University, Daniel still has a large audience even though his lectures are a bit unconventional.
Many students had focused eyes. They were listening attentively, some were taking notes with their heads down, and occasionally looking up to make eye contact with the professor. As Daniel sat down on the ground casually, they also stopped this behavior.
"So it's also like a chick identification?" a blonde female college student raised her hand and asked.
"That's a very accurate metaphor," Daniel pointed at her.
"But how do we identify it?" The male student on the other side also raised his hand, "How can we be sure that it is really a psychopathic gene that exists in humans?"
"It's right here," Daniel smiled at him with certainty, then stood up and walked to the podium, switching the image projected on the screen.
There are several portraits on it.
"Charles Manson, who killed five people including actress Sharon Tate," he moved his hand to the next portrait, "Edmund Kemper, who not only killed his grandparents and mother, but also killed six girls, even cutting off their heads and clocking in."
"Ted Bundy is a famous nobleman," Daniel said as if he knew them all by heart. "He thinks killing is a sport and even eats human flesh. This is also a nobleman serial murder case."
"The British government and the US FBI compared the results of the investigation," Daniel raised a finger, "and the gene they found is 100% identical to the psychopath gene I found."
"That's not all," Daniel turned around and looked up at the three people, "Soon, we'll know in advance whether the fetus in her belly will become the future Charles Manson, Edmund Kemper, or Ted Bundy."
He waved a laser pen in his hand to promote his ideas.
Li You and Li Lianchang were sitting at the back of the audience, listening to the lecture attentively, occasionally exchanging meaningful glances.
"But how to proceed?"
Daniel looked at his watch and kept it a secret. “I have three more open classes at Seoul National University. You will know soon.”
"That's all for today's class."
A disappointed voice came from below, "Tell us, Professor!"
"Yes, tell us!"
But Daniel didn't say anything, he just shook his head and ended the lecture. Although a little disappointed, the warm applause from the audience still broke the silence.
"What does President Li think of what he said?" From Li Lianchang's face, one could not tell his attitude towards the matter.
Li You said leisurely: "It sounds very interesting, but if we really want to promote this criminal gene testing, I'm afraid it won't be possible."
"I think so," Li Lianchang replied in a low voice. "The birth rate is already decreasing. No one will allow this kind of test to happen now."
Li You glanced at him and could tell that Li Lianchang did not agree with this. "Then why did Councillor Li invite me to attend the class?"
"I want to see what President Li, a member of the younger generation, thinks of this matter," Li Lianchang frankly stated his purpose. "There is a person who has a good relationship with me and has been promoting this matter."
Li Lianchang wanted to say something else to Li You, but the lights in the classroom had already been turned on, making it convenient for the students to go out.
Li You is a celebrity who often comes to Seoul. He was soon surrounded by a group of people. He took photos with them and signed autographs without any airs.
Li Lianchang shook his head with a smile, put his hands in his pockets and walked towards the podium, where Daniel was waiting for him.
"Congressman," Daniel said with a polite smile. He walked up to Li Lianchang and shook hands with him, then began to pack his things.
"Don't worry," Li Lianchang looked at his anxious look, "Take your time to clean up."
Daniel smiled bitterly and shook his head, "Councilman Cui is in a hurry."
"Councilman Cui is really something," Li Lianchang shook his head and reached out to help him pack his things, "even though he knew you just finished class."
"You came back this time, and I remember your newspaper published the news before," he said, while asking, "Councilman Cui asked you to come back this time. Is he going to invite you to continue what you didn't finish before?"
"Who knows," Daniel shrugged.
The two were chatting when a student came back from the door with a book in his arms, "Professor Daniel, there's a package for you."
"Okay, thank you."
Daniel looked at the box with some doubt. There was a mark "Daniel Lee received" on it, which confirmed that it was his.
He packed his things while standing in front of the desk and tore off the tape. As soon as he opened the lid of the small cardboard box, a black mouse jumped out and almost hit him in the face.
The mouse scared him so much that he staggered. If Li Lianchang hadn't reached out and grabbed him, Daniel would have almost fallen to the ground.
"Who did this?" Li Lianchang frowned, "This is no longer a joke."
Daniel calmed down, stood in front of the table, and carefully opened the lid. The small cardboard box was covered with newspaper and a layer of plastic where the eggs were previously placed. On it, there was a little mouse in the form of a cricket pupa.
The little mouse was obviously the cub of the big black rat.
Daniel looked at the little mouse with a serious and thoughtful look in his eyes.
"Professor, do you know who sent this?"
Daniel nodded somewhat heavily.
"Senator, would you like to introduce them to me?" Li You finished signing for those students and walked down the stairs.
"It's not that Chairman Li is too popular," Li Lianchang patted Daniel on the shoulder, "This person just told Chairman Li, Professor Daniel from Oxford University, this is Chairman Li of the Golden Gate Group."
"Yes," Daniel tried his best to get rid of the solemn look on his face, forced a smile and shook Li You's hand, "I have heard of your name for a long time, President Li."
The handshake between the two men soon loosened. Li You glanced at the mouse in the small cardboard box and raised his eyebrows. "It seems that the professor has encountered some problems?"
Daniel smiled bitterly, sealed the small cardboard box again, and picked up his bag. "It's not a big deal, just some small problems."
Seeing that Daniel was unwilling to say more, Li You didn't say much either.
"Let's go," Li Lianchang clapped his hands, "It's time for us to leave."
He waved his hand and asked his secretary to throw away the small paper box, and at the same time instructed the secretary, "Make it clean."
(End of this chapter)
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