"Li Hui, what do you think? Can we copy 'Boundless VCD'?"
Duan Yongping walked into an office. It was a bit messy, with many electronic components on the table. A man in his late twenties wearing glasses was intently studying a disassembled "Boundless VCD" DVD player.
Upon hearing this, Li Hui turned to look at Duan Yongping, shook his head, and sighed softly, "We can handle the rest of the 'Boundless VCD' player ourselves, but there are two electronic components that we are afraid we can't fix!"
Duan Yongping frowned and asked, "Which two electronic components?"
Li Hui pointed to a spot on the circuit board and said, "The most difficult part is this—the MPEG-1 decoding chip, which is extremely challenging."
He then pointed to the CD-ROM drive and said, "Secondly, we can't develop the CD-ROM drive either."
Duan Yongping patted Li Hui on the shoulder and said, "Don't worry, I'll figure out how to handle these two things!"
"Mr. Duan, as long as you can get the MPEG-1 decoding chip and the optical drive, I am confident that I can develop the BBK VCD player within three months!" Li Hui said with great certainty.
Duan Yongping laughed and said, "Don't worry, there shouldn't be any problem. Wujiang Group seems to prefer selling electronic components. As long as we are willing to buy, they will definitely sell to us, although the price may be a bit high."
After saying this, Duan Yongping waved goodbye to Li Hui.
Back in his office, Duan Yongping immediately contacted a senior executive at Wujiang Group whom he knew. Although the executive had left Subor, his network of contacts had not diminished much.
He had a good relationship with Song Yashan, the vice president of the sales department of Wujiang Group.
The call was answered quickly.
Duan Yongping quickly said, "Mr. Song, hello, I'm Duan Yongping!"
"Oh, it's Mr. Duan! Hello! I heard you resigned from Subor a while ago. Is that true?"
“It’s true!” Duan Yongping replied.
"Why did you resign all of a sudden?"
"Sigh, the effort and reward are not equal, so I resigned..."
Upon hearing this, Song Yashan immediately understood.
This is normal for state-owned enterprises.
The general manager's income is only slightly higher than that of ordinary workers, but it is still limited.
Previously, Subor was struggling to survive, but under Duan Yongping's leadership, the company quickly transformed itself, launched the Subor learning machine, and immediately turned around its losses, with annual profits reaching tens of millions of RMB.
Duan Yongping still only receives a salary of one or two thousand yuan, and even if there are bonuses, the amount of the bonus is at most over ten thousand yuan.
Everyone feels unbalanced at times.
It was only natural that Duan Yongping would eventually choose to resign from Subor.
"It's good that you resigned. With your abilities, Mr. Duan, you can succeed anywhere... By the way, why don't you come to Wujiang Group? We at Wujiang Group would warmly welcome someone as talented as you!" Song Yashan invited.
"Thank you for your kind offer, Mr. Song. It would be an honor to work for Wujiang Group. However, I have a group of brothers who are starting this business with me, and I can't let them down no matter what," Duan Yongping politely declined.
"Oh, is that so? That's such a pity..." Song Yashan sighed in disappointment, then paused and asked, "Oh, by the way, Mr. Duan, is there something you need from me?"
"There is something I'd like to ask you to inquire about!"
"Just tell me what you want to ask."
"Um... would you sell your Wujiang Group's MPEG-1 decoding chip and VCD drive?"
"You asked about this? Haha, I just happen to know!" Song Yashan laughed. "Our company can sell MPEG-1 decoding chips and optical drives. Your startup project wouldn't happen to be a VCD player, would it? I must say, Mr. Duan, you really have an eye for business. Making counterfeit VCD players now is definitely a lucrative business!"
"Really? That's wonderful!!!" Duan Yongping exclaimed excitedly, his joy evident on his face.
It's rare to see an original and a knock-off engaging in such a harmonious and friendly dialogue, even on a global scale!
"Of course it's true! Our boss made the decision himself, how could it be fake? However, the product is quite expensive!" Song Yashan said with a smile.
"How much does it cost?"
"The MPEG-1 decoding chip costs 1,500 RMB, and the VCD drive costs 1,000 RMB."
"???"
Duan Yongping was stunned; it was so expensive.
"President Song, isn't this price too high? Especially the MPEG-1 decoding chip. It's just a chip, how can it sell for 1,500 yuan? It's really too expensive!!!" Duan Yongping shook his head violently, his face full of disbelief.
Song Yashan also felt that the MPEG-1 decoding chip was too expensive. As far as he knew, the production cost of the decoding chip was only a dozen yuan, but the design cost was very high. However, it seemed that under the boss's leadership, not much money had been spent...
This is the difference between having mastered core technologies and not having mastered them!
Even if a decoding chip worth only a dozen yuan were sold for a high price of 1,500 yuan, Song Yashan was certain that Duan Yongping would still grit his teeth and buy it in the end.
The company has already calculated that the current price of the "Boundless VCD" DVD player is 4999 yuan.
The counterfeit version is a little cheaper than the "Boundless VCD", but it still costs at least 4,000 yuan.
So, the cost of an MPEG-1 decoding chip and a VCD drive is 2,500 yuan, while the other costs are very low. You can make a knock-off VCD player for about 3,000 yuan.
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