Countercurrent 1982

Chapter 999 Producing a Generation, Developing a Generation and Prospecting a Generation

Duan Yun sat in the Shekou Law Firm for two or three hours, and talked with lawyer Yao Feng about many things, including the debt lawsuit and various contracts that Duan Yun would draw up in the future, and consulted Yao Feng.

In the end, Yao Feng personally sent Duan Yun out of the law firm, and agreed that tomorrow he would go to the electronics factory in person and sign an employment contract with Duan Yun.

Duan Yun’s hiring of legal consultants is definitely an advanced approach among private companies in Shenzhen, but in fact Duan Yun is well aware of the importance of legal consultants to a company, and as Duan Yun will sign more and more contracts in Shenzhen later. contract, he must have an expert in the legal field to assist him, and the most important thing is that a lawyer can help him solve economic disputes. It is completely different between having a lawyer and not having a lawyer, although many people in China currently think that lawyers are not Not much use.

After leaving Shekou Law Firm, Duan Yun went home by car.

Came to his study, turned on the computer, Duan Yun operated the CAD software, and designed the circuit board.

The successful development of the plug-in machine and the micro-motor of the new tape recorder gave Duan Yun the possibility to mass-produce domestic Walkmans. However, considering that the domestic integrated chip industry is very backward, he can only make Walkmans by stacking electronic components. circuit board part.

If it is completely designed according to the latest Sony Walkman function, the number of electronic components required will be terrible, including motor control, sound quality adjustment, radio, recording and other functions. The preliminary design requires more than 140 electronic components. .

Installing more than 140 electronic components on a palm-sized circuit board is simply a disaster. Only the circuit board of an ordinary recorder can hold so many electronic components, so the integration of electronic components is the real technology of the Walkman recorder Bottleneck, the most advanced Walkman products cannot be made without partial circuit integration.

In desperation, Duan Yun could only make a second choice and design the Walkman as a simple version with a playback and rewind function. In this way, a lot of electronic components can be reduced.

But even so, the Walkman circuit board, which only has motor speed control and tape playback functions, is still very compact, but the plug-in machine and high-performance micro-motor also make it feasible for Duan Yun to produce domestic Walkmans.

However, Duan Yun still wants to implement more functions on the recorder. The simplified version does not mean that it is a low-quality defective product. Lots of electronic components.

Duan Yun was repeatedly entangled in the design of adding and reducing electronic components. He designed more than 10 circuit board drawings back and forth, but he was not very satisfied with each of them, and sometimes even had to be demolished halfway through the design. Again.

As for the shell of the Walkman, the Japanese Walkman uses an aluminum alloy shell, which has a very good metal feel. If Duan Yun also uses a metal shell, the product cost will increase, which is not conducive to his price war.

In fact, according to Duan Yun's original idea, he wanted to make a device that most people could afford, and the price must be low, so using a plastic case is undoubtedly the most sensible choice.

But Duan Yun had other considerations.

After all, what he is going to make is the first domestically-made Walkman. This matter is bound to attract great attention in China, and the domestic media will definitely report this matter. If the domestically-made Walkman produced by Duan Yun is rough , if the product quality is not up to standard, it will definitely be infinitely magnified by some media with ulterior motives, leading to a collapse in word of mouth.

So since Duan Yun is going to be the first domestic Walkman, it must have a bright spot that can be sold, and the quality must be excellent. From this point of view, using a metal casing can at least make the product look more upscale.

The use of metal shells will definitely increase the cost, but fortunately, Duan Yun has his own mechanical processing factory. He only needs to spend money to buy a stamping machine to produce metal shells in large quantities. The cost will not be much higher, and it should be completely possible. accept.

In addition, Duan Yun relied on the high-quality and beautiful PCB circuit board produced by the plug-in machine, as well as the first-class recorder micro-motor in China, which are enough to be regarded as technical highlights and used for publicity.

"I came back very early today." At this time the door opened, and Cheng Qingyan asked in surprise after seeing her husband busy in front of the computer.

Some time ago, Duan Yun worked overtime in the factory every day, and sometimes he didn't come back at night. Today, it was also rare to see Duan Yun returning home early, so Cheng Qingyan was somewhat surprised.

"I'll cook for you." Duan Yun turned his head and smiled at his wife, then stood up.

Duan Yun still feels sorry for his wife, especially recently, Cheng Qingyan has indeed spent a lot of thought on managing the factory and planning the affairs of the chamber of commerce, and she is under a lot of pressure, and she is a little thinner than before marriage. Yun looked in his eyes, and there was an indescribable taste.

Therefore, whenever Duan Yun has the opportunity, he will cook in person.

"No need, there is still some food left to order yesterday. I'll warm up one, and we can make do with it." Cheng Qingyan said lightly, then turned her gaze to the computer on the desk, and asked, "You designed this?" What circuit?"

"This is the walkman circuit I designed, and this walkman will become the main product of our factory in the future." Duan Yun said.

"Walkman!?" Cheng Qingyan was stunned for a moment, and asked in surprise: "The technology of Walkman is too complicated, can our factory produce this kind of product?"

"It is impossible to produce and import products with the same specifications as Walkmans. Our country's chip level is very low, and we cannot do that kind of highly integrated circuit boards, so I changed my thinking and designed a simple version. Of course, the cost and price will be much lower, and if it can be mass-produced, it should become a best-selling product." Duan Yun said with a smile.

"You can't chew too much. Our new tape recorder is still in the trial sales stage, and we haven't received a single large order. Now you're starting to develop Walkman products again. You're moving too fast." Cheng Qingyan heard the words Shaking his head slightly, he said to his husband.

"Our domestic products are updated very slowly. Some factories can sell a product for several years, but in foreign countries, they can basically upgrade 1~2 generations of products in a year. Recorders, Walkmans, these electronic products are fast-moving consumer goods. , Our goal is to sell the first generation, develop the first generation, and look forward to the next generation. Research and development work must always be ahead of production. Only with this rhythm can we avoid being eliminated by the market." Duan Yun raised his brows and said.

(End of this chapter)