this man is not calm

Chapter 208
After discussing the business matters, Jin Shang chatted with other programmers about the current situation before returning to the general manager's office.

"The strength needs to be strengthened!" 』

Sighing, Jin Shang pressed his temples with half relief and half regret.

Most of these technical backbones under my command were promoted from the grassroots level, including network administrators, personal webmasters, amateurs and technology enthusiasts. Under the leadership of Jin Shang, the technical leader, and two hard-working team leaders, they have completed every task. The seemingly impossible development tasks have achieved remarkable results, and personal abilities have made great progress.

Unfortunately, these people lack the necessary academic accumulation and lack of knowledge. In the context of teamwork, they can cover up their weaknesses to the greatest extent and use their strengths to avoid weaknesses.

But if we really want them to be on their own, they don't have the ability.Except for Liu Yanqing and Yin Feiyang, we really can't expect too much from others.

The knowledge in college may not play a decisive role. If not, there will be no stepping stone to leap to a higher level.

The company's launch of a series of project tasks can indeed increase the work experience of immature programmers, but the hope of breaking through the upper limit is too small.

"You can't really invite university professors to give them lectures to make up for the shortcomings in technical capabilities and knowledge structure, right?"The content in college textbooks does seem to be somewhat behind the needs, but it can lay a solid foundation. 』

The problem of extreme shortage of talent reserves has become more and more serious with the development and growth of Jinxi Culture.

"You can't always let me, the boss, do it myself, right?"Where is the time? 』

After secretly deciding on the strategy of strengthening internal training, tapping internal potential, hiring external experts with high salaries, and recruiting college students with corresponding majors, Jin Shang turned his attention to other areas.

On the desk, there was a pile of documents to be processed and a bulging package.

"Did it come from Beichuan Electromechanical?"

Realizing something, Jin Shang muttered a few words and opened the package. There was a letter and a small box inside. When he opened it, he found a packaged new mobile phone inside.

"The samples are finally ready, after waiting for so long."

Buy a ready-made design from the market, refer to the mature copycat machine manufacturing model, and then sell it after OEM.

It is not difficult to buy finished products. The key is to find OEM manufacturers. It is time-consuming to build upstream and downstream channels.

Fortunately, Beichuan Electromechanical is a well-known listed company. A skinny camel is bigger than a horse. Most component suppliers believe in its reputation and are willing to supply goods at relatively low prices. The account terms are also quite loose.

This year's economic situation is slightly better than that of the previous two years. Some popular industries have shown signs of recovery. However, most industries, especially traditional industries, have not yet enjoyed the "warm breeze blowing frequently in spring." Life is tight, so it would be great to have a big factory open a project for everyone to make a living.

Playing with the machine in his hand, Jin Shang looked at the instruction manual and roughly understood the basic parameters of the prototype.

Unlike mainstream mobile phone manufacturers that blindly pursue "stacking", durability and diverse functions, the mobile phones developed by Beichuan Electromechanical have an optimal service life of three years. After five years, the aging of internal parts is inevitable.

The current focus of mainstream mobile phone manufacturers is different. After more than five years of use, the performance and stability of their own products will drop significantly, and the probability of failure will increase after three years.

At present, high-end mobile phones on the domestic market generally cost more than 5000 yuan. Top luxury brands sell some for [-] to [-] yuan. Mid-range mobile phones generally cost around [-] yuan. Unknown brand mobile phones cost less than [-] yuan. After that, the prices are mixed. Not to mention the copycat phones.

From my personal experience, the consumer electronics products in this life are a bit lower than those in Jinshang's previous life. The main reason for this difference is that in terms of high-precision technology, they are far behind their foreign counterparts, but in There is a foundation for low-end practical technology, and most of the components can barely be produced by ourselves.

It was precisely because of market research that Jin Shang felt that there was still hope in this industry. There was still a large blank market between mid- to low-end mobile phones and no-name phones.

There will definitely be a market for products that are of high quality and low price, with guaranteed basic quality, and that meet the needs of people who don’t have much money but have a desire to consume.

Of course, the mobile phones that Beichuan Electromechanical is preparing to release are not without merit. For example, the development of battery technology has accumulated rich experience and achievements.

Marine battery energy storage equipment is still very different from mobile phone batteries. It takes a lot of effort to improve it and change its use.

Compared with mainstream mobile phones on the market, the mobile phones that Beichuan Electromechanical is preparing to release are equipped with batteries that have significantly higher energy density and longer battery life. The disadvantage is that the charging efficiency is low.In order to solve this problem, not only a spare battery is sold, but also an optional "power bank" is "innovatively" provided.

It is unknown whether it is available abroad. This type of portable charging equipment certainly does not exist in the domestic market.

In addition, this mobile phone is still a relatively popular music mobile phone at present. It has many built-in music ringtones. It can also be connected to computer equipment through a data cable and use the auxiliary function of Jinxi Music to download the latest genuine songs.

Naturally, the mobile phone version of Jinxi Music is pre-installed on the machine in hand, which is a step further than traditional music phones.

As for the useless interactive functions such as Bluetooth and infrared, there are none. After all, this is just an improved communication device based on a copycat phone. You can't ask for more.

Originally, Jinshang was planning to add the mobile version of Jinxi Chat, but later he canceled it after finding out about the internet speed and charges.In the current situation, it is not cheap to use computers to chat on the Internet. The Internet function on mobile phones is still early. It will be a show within ten years. Thank God.

The mobile phone brand is tentatively named "Mercury". The future plan is to merge with the division that manufactures Venus game consoles into a subsidiary "Planet Intelligent Manufacturing", specializing in the development, manufacturing and marketing of home appliances and consumer electronics. It is not even excluded. Get involved in home appliance chain.

Things will come after you have money. The key now is how to successfully sell this Mercury mobile phone.

The initial retail price is NT$690, which is a bit cheaper than mid- to low-end phones and not much more expensive than copycat phones.This price is just right for college students with rich families and small business owners.

As for sales channels, Beichuan Electromechanical has some home appliance stores that can sell goods in most cities across the country. It’s hard to say how many can be sold. For the first mobile phone, as long as you don’t lose money, try to sell as many as you can. Just swipe. People's recognition.

Coupled with Jinxi Mall's online promotional group purchase, the price can be reduced to less than 200 yuan. The discount of more than [-] yuan is very impressive.

After many discussions with Hong Renquan, general manager of Beichuan Mechanical and Electrical, we finally decided to divide the order into two batches, placing a total order of 100 million units. The first batch of 35 units will be sold through offline channels, 15 units will be sold through Jinxi Mall, and the remaining 50 units will be sold through Jinxi Mall. million, and the allocation will be adjusted based on market response.To be honest, after witnessing the failure of the Venus mainframe gamble, and after taking it over, the company had doubts about trying it again. The main reason was that the risks were borne by the listed company Beichuan Electric. Even if it succeeded, the benefits would not be too great. Making the risks and benefits disproportionate.

But from Jin Shang's point of view, that's not how the accounts were calculated.

Putting aside the great hope of capital preservation, as long as it can be sold, it will be a huge boost to Jinxi Music and Jinxi Mall. Even a small loss is acceptable, not to mention that the loss is still the money of a listed company.

Even if it drags down Beichuan Electromechanical's performance, it doesn't matter. Anyway, Jin Shang's original intention of taking over was to buy a "shell". Unfortunately, it is not a bad thing to "clean" the company and leave a cleaner "shell". Replace the high-quality assets of listed companies and win both inside and outside.

Capital operations, although a bit troublesome, are not impossible.

As for the "leeks" in the stock market, just ask for good luck.

"Having a listed company is convenient. No wonder the ultimate goal of most companies is to go public. As long as they blow up the stock into a bubble, sell it, and then create gimmicks and hype, they will make a profit without losing money." 』

Jin Shang couldn't help but smile knowingly when he thought about this.

After putting down the Mercury mobile phone with simple functions but barely sufficient features and outstanding features, I made a call and asked General Manager Hong Renquan to prepare to execute the plan as planned, and the matter was settled.
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September [-]st is the back-to-school day for primary and secondary schools in Beijing. Friday is the new year. After meeting the new classmates and new teachers, I have a half-day off in the afternoon, and then a weekend off. The first day of classes officially starts the day after college.

For college students, who come from all over the country, two and a half days is not enough to return home. The colorful world in the capital is quite attractive, especially the grand opening of the "Time and Space Port" Internet cafe not far from the school, and various discounts. It has attracted the attention of many young people who are pursuing fresh fashion.

Sitting by the window seat of the tea bar nearly 100 meters away from Yangyin, Jin Shang looked at the bustling "Time and Space Port" Internet cafe opposite. He felt melancholy in his heart, his face was calm, and he sighed slightly.

Opposite, Fang Hua, who was talking quietly to Mei Fengchun, asked curiously:

"Why, can't you see so many people?"

"No, I just feel that the business over there is really good."

"Most of the Yangyin students come from fairly good families. How can ordinary people have the spare money to learn music these days?"

Mei Fengchun explained naturally,
"What's more, it's really cheap. Your Internet cafe costs 30 yuan an hour. It's nearly half the price here. It's definitely going to be popular."

"Without thirty, the average hourly income has dropped to about 23 yuan."

"It's expensive. It's only 18 yuan to register as a member here. But the service is poor and it's a mess. I walked in and walked around and couldn't bear to come out. It's obviously a no-smoking area, but there are people puffing on smoke, and the atmosphere is too depressing. , far less comfortable than your home."

"You are so particular, so you naturally have high service requirements. Ordinary Internet users..."

Jin Shang shook his head helplessly.

After all, surfing the Internet still depends on watching the content, which costs more than ten yuan an hour. If there is no fun place, there will be nothing left after the popularity is over.

"Let's see if this 'Time and Space Port' Internet cafe has the ability to gain a foothold. If my company is excluded, do I have the ability to fill the gap?"

It's not that Jinshang doubts the capabilities of Jingcheng Technology. This company seems to have no intention of seriously producing content at all.It’s just a one-man business. There are several computer labs nearby. Although the environment is poor, there are fewer machines, and the network is not very good, it is cheaper and has a full range of applications. There are even some sideline movies and TV shows. drama.

This company is too unsure of its positioning.

Internet cafes and Jinxi Culture are not in a competitive relationship. One provides channels and the other provides content. They are incompatible with each other and I don’t know what they think.

The most popular dating software, the most popular game software, P2P music players, downloaders, etc. that are about to fill the market gap. You don’t want them, but some people want them. Turn your guns and implement the strategy of “rural areas surrounding cities”. At present, The effect is okay.

"Captain, since you are jealous, why don't you invest money to open an Internet cafe?"

"No one, trouble!"

Jin Shang rejected Fang Hua's suggestion without even thinking about it.

"I opened an Internet cafe with dozens or hundreds of computers, and I almost sucked up all the talents my dad had accumulated. There is still a ready-made foundation. If we start a large chain from scratch, recruiting people, investment, channels, decoration, and It’s so annoying to have to deal with various fire protection, security, industrial, commercial and taxation departments.”

When the scale is small, it is more flexible. Once the scale increases, some things are difficult to fool around. This is why Jin Shang opened the Internet cafe in less than a month, but it took nearly three months for Jingcheng Technology's "Time and Space Port" Internet cafe Just got it done.

Once Jinshang is ready to invest heavily in building a chain of Internet cafes and seize the market as soon as possible, he really needs to invest money, and more importantly, he needs talents to take charge of the business. Jinshang is very lucky to have Wei Shuangping to help him take care of the big stall of Jinxi Mall. Think about it again. It is not easy to recruit a senior management talent who is capable, trustworthy and willing to run a tedious chain of Internet cafes.

We can't let Jin Shang abandon the good and start the Internet cafe chain business with little future, right?
"I will still plan for this thing in the future. I will make it a high-end Internet cafe, and at the same time, I will enter e-sports at the right time. It will be a low-end and affordable Internet cafe. It's okay to buy a ready-made one. I don't have the energy to make it myself."

"Okay, okay, let's not mention any of this anymore. We are just spectators of your business. Let's talk about it more realistically."

Mei Fengchun took a few sips of juice and smacked her mouth.

"I have received the invitation letter to the Mid-Autumn Festival Gala. I will go to the rehearsal in two days. I may not have time. I want Fang Hua to help me contact the school teachers. Your song "Linjiang Fairy" is of very high quality. , and it fits the theme of the 'Three Kingdoms' quite well. You don't have to worry about contacting the troupe, just the details of the arrangement, you have to check it."

"Row."

The recording of "Linjiang Fairy: Rolling Waters of the Yangtze River East" is one of the main tasks set by Jin Shang for the crew of "Romance of the Three Kingdoms". Due to the summer vacation, it has been postponed for a long time and cannot be postponed any longer.

(End of this chapter)