Reborn in 2011, 985 missing from two copies

Chapter 660: BOE’s breakthrough, followers become companions!
After the meal, Wang Yi directly called Wang Sheng, the chairman of BOE: "Old Wang, have you eaten?"

"I'm just about to go eat. Mr. Wang, when will you come to BOE? We have made a lot of technological breakthroughs recently and we're looking for your advice." Wang Sheng said with a smile.

With Wang Yi's investment, BOE has developed rapidly and its technology has been advancing with each passing day.

Especially in the laboratory, great breakthroughs have been made in many fields, continuously narrowing the gap with Samsung and LG, and even surpassing them in some aspects to achieve a leading position.

Wang Sheng wanted Wang Yi to come, as this would not only demonstrate BOE's strength but also make Wang Yi, the major shareholder, more at ease.

We can also get new orders for BOE's advanced panels.

Now most models of borderless mobile phones, borderless TVs, and borderless tablets use BOE screens, but this is not enough. Wang Sheng hopes that Xingyi Technology's products can also use BOE's high-end screens!
"No problem. It just so happens that Director Shen in the island city intends to introduce BOE to the island city to build a TV screen factory, which will be more convenient for Xingyi TV, Wujie TV, and even Hisense TV. You guys can discuss this matter." Wang Yi said lightly.

Wang Sheng immediately understood what Wang Yi meant, and told them to discuss it, which meant to notify them to make arrangements!
This is not discussing with yourself, but informing yourself!

Wang Sheng had no choice but to accept this.

Who dares not give face to the largest shareholder and the largest super customer?
You're out of your mind!

"No problem, Mr. Wang, we'll do as you say and build a factory in the island city! And it'll be a high-standard factory!"

Wang Sheng smiled and said, "In addition, we have some new technological breakthroughs. Do you want to come to BOE to take a look?"

Wang Yi seemed to be thinking: "Okay, I'll go and take a look with Director Shen."

"That's great, Mr. Wang. I'm waiting for you!"

Wang Yi put down the phone: "It's done."

"Thank you, thank you so much!" Shen Zhixian was delighted: "Director Wang, I toast you with this glass of wine!"

If you go to BOE to negotiate with them yourself, even if you bring a team and go several times, it may not be successful.

Wang Yi made a phone call and it was done!

This is the weight of Mr. Wang!

"Come on, do it!"

Two days later, Wang Yi and Director Shen and his team arrived at BOE.

BOE Chairman Wang Sheng personally led the senior management to receive them: "Mr. Wang, Director Shen, welcome, welcome."

After the greetings, Wang Yi smiled and said, "Let's take a look at the results of the TV factory first. The island city will fully upgrade the TV industry chain and provide huge subsidies."

Wang Sheng understood what Wang Yi said: "That's great. The island city is the national center for the research and development and production of smart TVs, and we at BOE have always wanted to build a factory there."

Shen Zhixian laughed in his heart, if you wanted to come, you would have come long ago!

But he said: "That's great. With BOE, the island city's TV industry chain will be even more powerful and more complete."

"Yes, let's work together to build the world's top smart TV industry."

Wang Sheng smiled and said, "Come, this way please."

Wang Sheng and his team put on professional clothing and came to the R&D center:
"In the past year, BOE has invested 50 billion in R&D funds to carry out a series of R&D and has made great breakthroughs. It has added more than 4500 patents and currently has more than 20000 patents worldwide."

“With such a large investment in R&D and technology, the results are remarkable.”

"For example, the world's first G8.5 generation line has achieved mass production in Qing City, mainly producing 55-inch, 60-inch, and 65-inch 4K TV panels. The monthly production capacity is 9 pieces, and when fully operational, it will account for more than 10% of the world's total large-size panel production capacity!"

"The mass production of the G8.5 generation line directly broke the monopoly of Samsung and LG in large-size 4K panels and promoted the development of domestic 4K."

Wang Yi agreed: "That's right. The reason why the 2K version of the 4nd generation of the Borderless TV can be sold so cheaply is because of BOE's breakthrough in achieving the localization of 4K large-size panels."

"Last year, 60-inch 4K panels had to be imported, the cost was high, and 4K TVs were also astronomically expensive. But now BOE has made a breakthrough and has started mass production, and everything is different."

Shen Zhixian gave a thumbs up and said, "BOE, great job! I knew that Mr. Wang has the best vision."

"Hahaha." Everyone laughed.

Wang Sheng continued, “In addition to the breakthrough in TV panels, we have also achieved breakthroughs in high-end mobile phone screens and are now in mass production.”

"In the past, most domestic screens were low-end TN screens, but now we have mass-produced high-end LTPS mobile phone screens, which are used in the Unbounded S2 series, Unbounded Note series, Unbounded 2nd generation, Huawei Mate 7, etc."

Last year, BOE's high-end mobile phone screens were still in the laboratory and could not be mass-produced, so they were only used in thousand-yuan phones.

Even the Sharp 1G S series uses Sharp’s flagship screen from last year.

But this year is different. BOE's high-end mobile phone screens have also been mass-produced and are doing very well.

Although it is still a little behind the super first-line screens of Sharp and Samsung, it can be regarded as an ordinary first-line screen, which is already very good.

That is the screen of the previous Huawei Mate 7, which is actually quite good.

Therefore, the Unbounded S2 series also uses BOE's high-end flagship screen.

Wang Sheng led everyone to a new area: "This is the notebook screen. We use the One Glass Solution technology to reduce the number of glass layers. While ensuring the display effect, we also made the world's thinnest LCD module, 0.5MM! This reduces the thickness and weight of the notebook, especially the ultrabook, which is perfect."

Wang Yi nodded: "The screen of the Xingyi Ultrabook S1 series uses the screen of BOE, which is very thin and has a very good display effect."

Originally, Wang Yi was planning to use a Sharp screen, but BOE came to him and brought his latest self-developed screen, which is the world's thinnest at 0.5mm. The problem is that the display effect is not bad!
The display effect is acceptable, and it is innovatively the thinnest in the world. It is simply a congenital ultrabook!
In addition, as a major shareholder, it has to support domestic products, so the Xingyi Ultrabook S1 series all use BOE screens!

The results proved that the effect was very good and sales were also very good.

Even users don't feel any difference compared to laptop screens of other brands.

There's no other reason. The phone is in my hand and my sight is close, so any slight difference can be seen clearly.

But notebooks are usually a certain distance away from the eyes, so even if there is a small gap, it cannot be seen.

No one would put the laptop screen close to their eyes!
What's more, BOE's laptop screens are really well made and are very suitable for ultrabooks priced between 3999 and 7999.

"In addition, we have also made great breakthroughs in the field of in-vehicle displays. For example, we provide the 10.25-inch central control screen for BMW and Audi, and the eight-inch LCD instrument panel for BYD and Geely."

"BOE has made great achievements in these areas."

Wang Yi affirmed this: "In recent years, BOE's G8.5 generation line has achieved mass production, breakthroughs in high-end mobile phone screens, and mass production of 4K large-size panels, achieving rapid development. It has gradually transformed from a follower of Samsung and LG to a peer of independent innovation!"

"But this is still not enough. BOE needs to continue to work hard to gradually become a leader from a current peer."

Facing Wang Yi's encouragement, Wang Sheng agreed: "Mr. Wang is right. We should not be proud, but work harder. The above achievements are all current achievements and mass production technologies."

“In addition, we have developed more new technologies.”

"We have achieved mass production of 4K large-size panels, and we have also achieved a breakthrough in 8K panels."

“???” Shen Zhixian was confused.

Wang Yi was also a little surprised: "..."

"BOE has made a breakthrough in 8K panel?" "Yes, Chairman, it has. This is why I invited you here."

Wang Sheng smiled and said: "In the 4K panel era, we were followers. But in the 8K panel era, we want to be peers and leaders."

"At present, the research and development of 8K panels is going smoothly. We plan to build the world's first G10.5 generation line next year and create the world's largest generation line, focusing on 65K panels larger than 8 inches!"

“Once it goes into production, it will directly capture 25% of the global market share!”

Hearing this, Shen Zhixian was excited: "This is great! Mr. Wang, let's build the G10.5 generation line in the island city! We will build the G10.5 and 8K super large screen!"

Wang Sheng was also excited: "This is great. Right now we are looking for a place to build our G10.5 generation line."

Seeing that the two of them hit it off, Wang Yi poured cold water on them:
"You two, I urge you to calm down."

“8K large-size screens are great, but they are also very expensive. Large-scale commercial use is unrealistic and is destined to be a niche product. Most importantly, there are no 8K resources!”

For a screen factory, the construction of the main structure of the foundation takes only half a year, the decoration of the clean room takes four months, and the equipment moving in and debugging takes half a year. The total construction period is about one year and four months.

Of course, there is also factory design and procurement, which also takes half a year, as well as the initial preparation and approval, which also takes half a year.

By this calculation, it will be almost completed in two and a half years.

If it is introduced in an island city, the approval and preparation process will be simplified and it may take less than two years.

If we start the project now, it will be put into production in June 2016.

The problem is that there weren’t many 2016K resources in 8.

Not only will there be no 2016K resources in 2026, there will also be few 8K resources in .

In his previous life until Wang Yi was reborn, he had never watched many 8K TV channels, nor had he seen any videos on iQiyi, Youku or Tencent Video that supported 8K.

So the question is, what is the significance of 8K?
It will be a niche product ten years later, let alone ten years ago!
What Xingyi Technology and Wujie Technology want to do is to produce mass-market products, rather than niche products with global sales of only a few hundred thousand units.

Wang Yi said earnestly: "Ten years later, there may be a market for 8K TVs, but not within ten years. Instead of focusing on 8K research and development, BOE should focus on how to make 4K screens better and more outstanding."

"Of course, it doesn't mean you are not allowed to develop 8K. You must make technical preparations, but this is not the most important thing. The most important thing is still 4K!"

“In the next ten years, 4K will be the mainstream, the only mainstream!”

"Therefore, I suggest that the factory in the island city should produce 4K panels. The core of our subsequent procurement will also be 4K panels. As for 8K panels, we can invest in other places."

Wang Yi’s meaning is very clear. There are so many TVs in the island city, all of which are 4K. It would be most appropriate to build a 4K factory close to the production site.

As for the low sales volume of 8K TVs, it doesn’t matter where they are built. They won’t be used anyway, so it won’t be a problem to transport them there.

But if the island city does not build a 4K panel factory, the huge number of 4K panels needed in the next ten years will have to be shipped from other cities, which will be costly.

Shen Zhixian understood what Wang Yi meant and nodded: "Mr. Wang is right. Practicality is the priority. The TV factory in the island city should make high-end 4K panels. 55 inches, 60 inches, 65 inches!"

"Okay, let's arrange it this way." Wang Sheng replied.

Wang Yi spoke again: "70 inches, 75 inches, 80 inches, 85 inches, all of them. In two or three years, these large-size screens will gradually become mainstream."

Wang Sheng was a little surprised: "Mr. Wang, do you mean that the future development direction is bigger and bigger screens, not 8K?"

Wang Yi nodded: "Yes, in the future, 4K 75-inch, 80-inch, 85-inch TVs will be hot-selling, and even 100-inch TVs will be hot-selling. But 8K TVs are not selling well. You know the reason."

“成本！”王升恍然大悟：“65英寸的8K电视，成本比85英寸的4K电视还要贵得多，甚至是两倍售价。这就导致8K滞销。”

"That's one thing. On the other hand, an 85-inch 4K TV can display more scenes and provide a much better experience than a 65-inch 8K TV. Especially without enough 8K resources, 8K is just a paper tiger. It's better to make the screen bigger to achieve more results."

"So that's it." Wang Sheng suddenly realized and understood what Wang Yi meant.

In two or three years, an 85-inch 4K TV will cost less than ten thousand yuan.

However, a 65-inch 8K TV costs 8 yuan, and there are no 4K resources yet. If you buy it, the viewing effect will be almost the same as K.

How do consumers choose? How do TV manufacturers choose?
No need to say.

It's like a 14th generation i9, but it comes with an entry-level graphics card.

It’s not as good as the 14th generation I5 with a 4070.

The configuration must be optimized.

After listening to Wang Yi's words, the two sides quickly reached an agreement to invest in and build a state-of-the-art high-end 4K panel in the island city, covering large-size panels from 55 inches to 85 inches.

As for 43-50 inches, it doesn’t matter, as sales will decrease in the future.

In recent years, some people still bought 43-inch TVs, but three years later, there are really fewer of them, too few.

Large-screen TVs are cheap, so no one wants small TVs.

In addition, the island city had already prepared a plan in advance, and the two parties officially signed the contract the next day.

BOE's Island City production base is located in the West Coast New District, covers an area of ​​1000 acres, and has a total investment of 50 billion.

Estimated time of production:

In January 2016, the first phase was put into production.

In December 2016, the second phase was put into production.

It mainly produces high-end 4K large-size LCD panels, as well as computer monitors and car monitors.

As support, the island city provides 2.5 acres of industrial land, a three-year 50 billion loan at a % interest rate after subsidy, and tax incentives.

Both parties are happy with this project.

Once put into production, it will not only bring a large number of jobs and GDP to the island city, but also attract more than 6000 upstream and downstream companies such as glass substrates and driver IC manufacturers, and add more than high-end technical jobs!
This is the advantage of the industrial chain.

After seeing off Director Shen and his party, Wang Yi and Wang Sheng held another small meeting.

"Mr. Wang, you think 8K is worthless. We need to develop more advanced 4K panels. Where should we start? LCD is definitely not an option. Are we going to make OLED?"

“Start with Mini LED!” Wang Yi said without hesitation.

There are three main development directions for high-end panels in the future: Micro LED, Mini LED, and OLED!

There is no doubt that Micro LED has the ultimate picture quality, ultra-long life, infinite contrast, and can be said to have the best effect.

However, mass production is too difficult and the cost remains high. A 65-inch TV costs 50 yuan, which is not suitable for human use. It will be difficult to use it on a large scale for commercial purposes in the next ten years.

As for OLED, although it is ultra-thin, flexible and fast in response, it is prone to screen burn-in, brightness decay and is relatively expensive.

(End of this chapter)