Countercurrent 1982

Chapter 2109 Top of the World
After the press conference, in the evening, Duan Yun, Li Yun and the accompanying staff held a simple celebration banquet in the open-air tent outside the exhibition hall.

Because it is located in the suburbs, and there are not many restaurants and shops around, the dishes for the dinner are relatively simple, just beer and barbecue, and there are also very famous local grilled sausages. A bottle of champagne was opened by Duan Yunlai himself.

In fact, for Duan Yun and others, what to eat is not important, the key is the atmosphere of celebration. Although today's press conference is not grand, it is still very successful in general, and the more than 100 prototypes brought are also All of them were sold, which is undoubtedly good news, and also verified that the MP3 player has a certain market potential.

In fact, only Duan Yun knew in his heart how booming the sales of MP3 players were in his previous life. It can even be said that the strong rise of Apple was due to the iPod MP3 player of Steve Jobs. This new product achieved considerable sales worldwide that year, eventually bringing Apple to the pinnacle of technology companies.

But business miracles are generally difficult to replicate. Duan Yun is not Jobs, Tianyin Group is not Apple, and the performance of the iPod MP3 player released by Jobs is much stronger than the player released by Duan Yun now. , because the hardware technology at that time was much higher than it is now. Apple’s MP3 player could store more than 1000 songs, while the MP3 player developed by Duan Yun could only store 55 songs. The gap in performance technology is still very large. Big, so it is difficult to achieve the sales miracle of Apple's iPod player back then.

But in any case, the successful release of Tianyin MP3 player in the United States is a milestone event for Duan Yun and the entire group company, which also marks that Tianyin Group's electronic products have gradually begun to move towards world-class .

However, judging from the current overall situation of the group company, there is still a big gap compared with the current top technology and electronics companies such as Sony, IBM and Microsoft. It is far from enough and cannot be compared with these multinational companies supported by Wall Street capital. On the other hand, Tianyin Group still has many problems in terms of corporate management. It is precisely because of this that Duan Yun will visit IBM headquarters. And prepare to spend huge sums of money to introduce IBM's management model in an all-round way.

That is to say, in the next few years, Duan Yun will face great challenges. In addition to the pressure of external market competition, there is also the resistance of internal management reform. , many of them are veteran members who have been with Duan Yun since he came to Shenzhen to start a business, and these core management members also have their own factions within the company. Just like a house, if the load-bearing pillars are recklessly removed without relevant reasonable and effective compensation methods, the consequences will be very dire.

Therefore, any reform is never something that can be accomplished overnight. It requires long and meticulous work. It took Huawei a full seven years to complete all the reforms when it learned from IBM's management model. The orientation is the most thorough, so that IBM's management model has penetrated into the entire system of Huawei, and it has been used steadily, and finally created the glory of Huawei.

Duan Yun has been thinking about a lot of things during this period, so that sometimes he feels sleepless all night, but anyway, he is very happy tonight, because in his opinion, the success of this press conference has opened up new horizons for him. The US market has taken a very important step.

"I will leave the United States in two days, and I will hand over this place to you in the future. You have done a very good job a while ago, and I hope you can continue to work hard in the future. The American market is very important to the future development of our company. I will also spare no effort to provide you with the support within my ability, and let me know as soon as possible if you encounter any problems or need any help." At the celebration party, Duan Yun, who was half drunk, turned his head to the sitting beside him. Li Yun said.

"I will do my best." Li Yun nodded slightly, and continued: "Actually, I never thought that our company's technical strength is so strong. When I first came to the United States, I was overwhelmed by the technology here. I was shocked by the development. I feel that it is too difficult for a company like ours to compete with high-tech companies from all over the world. DVD is a good product, but technically, it seems to be a little simpler. What I didn't expect is that, Our company has developed a new product so quickly, and this MP3 is really very good, I can't put it down when I use it, I believe that these people who participated in the press conference today are willing to spend money to buy it, it is definitely from the heart , so I have an intuition that this product will definitely sell well in the United States in the future.”

"I hope your intuition is right." Duan Yun said with a smile.

In fact, Duan Yun knew in his heart that Li Yun's premonition was right. MP3 players surpassed DVDs in terms of product technology and product replacement. This cannot be said that DVDs are not a good product, or that It is impossible for him to sell better than MP3 in the future. He just said that some functions of MP3 products are unique, especially in the current situation where the Internet is very popular in the United States. The birth of MP3 players is undoubtedly in line with the technological development trend of the times, and this This kind of product will also give birth to new Internet-related industries, such as song downloads. In the case of very strict copyright in the United States, paid downloads of songs will also become a new industry.

"Actually, I've always enjoyed my current job. Although it's tiring, I really feel a sense of accomplishment." At this time, Li Yun's face also showed a bit of smoke, and she continued: "Sometimes I I don’t know what I really want, but working in the United States is completely different from when I was in China or Hong Kong. It feels freer and broader here, just like working in a global village. Competitors come from all over the world, and you can truly feel the rapid progress and development of this world. At this time, when you look back at yourself in the past, you are like a frog at the bottom of a well..."

"You are right. Doing business in the United States is actually like doing business with the world." Duan Yun smiled slightly and continued: "So in order to avoid becoming a frog in a well, we have to prove ourselves in the United States. I hope you can Prove yourself while helping our company."

(End of this chapter)