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Chapter 1368 Founding a sect

Dongke is building its own power plant now, which is a last resort. This is not to say that the power company is incompetent or anything.

The country is just too big, and the power industry is a money pit. It will take time to develop. This industry is closely related to national strength. The stronger the national strength, the stronger the technology in the power industry and high-speed rail. They are all fed with money.

In my previous life, looking at the world, domestic power companies were already the best in the industry, especially compared to foreign power companies. At least outside of China, I had never heard of any power company that had brought the power grid to remote mountain villages, even to villages with only ten or so households, so that they had access to electricity and cell phone signals.

As for those who occasionally make the news and criticize the power company for inaction, a closer look at the news reveals that the person making the fuss lives in a remote mountain village, and it's not that the power company is refusing to provide electricity, but rather that a natural disaster has damaged the power grid.

Repairing those power grids in remote mountain valleys would require traversing towering mountains and would take at least a month, making it impossible to fix them. Yet, the media, eager to stir up trouble, would secretly report on them.

But that was a decade or so later when the world's leading power company possessed unparalleled ultra-high voltage technology, leading the global power industry to start using Chinese instruction manuals.

Dongling High-Tech can't just do nothing and wait for domestic power companies to develop for ten years or so, so building its own power plants and laying power grids is a must!
Automobile production bases are not as power-hungry as other industries, but they are also notorious for their high electricity consumption, so a reliable power supply is essential.

Li Dongling planned to work with several local bigwigs in Hanxi to do this. The philanthropist Li did not intend for Dongke to get too involved in the power and energy industries, but sometimes, it was unavoidable to deal with them.

Therefore, bringing in local strongmen and leveraging their influence is the best approach!
"I will definitely cooperate with Dongling High-Tech to make the Pingyang power plant project a success!"

Lu Shengxi's eyes flickered for a moment, then he patted his chest and said to Li Dongling.

If the Pingyang Power Plant project can be established, regardless of who invests in its construction, it will be a lifeline for Dongling High-Tech, Pingyang, and countless other companies in Hanxi.

Dongling High-Tech is not the only company in the entire Hanxi area that is experiencing power shortages. This power plant project is not something that cannot be expanded!
Lu Shengxi's resume is undoubtedly remarkable for being able to bring in a key engineering project for Hanxi.

With this achievement, he might even be able to stay in Pingyang. Although Lu Shengxi felt that the position of Pingyang sect leader was out of reach because the competition was too fierce, he still had a chance to try his luck as the deputy sect leader of Pingyang.

Li Dongling noticed Lu Shengxi's expression but didn't say anything. As for whether Lu Shengxi was too ambitious, Li Dongling didn't care.

To be honest, in the political arena, people like Lu Shengxi are more likely to achieve success. In addition, with his background and connections, he is often able to make big moves.

Take the Pingyang Power Plant project as an example. If it weren't for Lu Shengxi, and it had been applied through normal channels, it probably wouldn't have been possible to complete the procedures in three to five years.

He genuinely wants achievements, but he also genuinely wants to do things. You can't expect everyone to be a saint, only giving and not receiving anything in return; that would be completely against human nature.

The car arrived at the Dongling High-Tech Department, and Li Dongling went directly to the laboratory in the building where the department was located.

"Mr. Li!"

When Li Dongling arrived at the laboratory after putting on his dustproof suit, Chen Tao, the head of Dongling's high-tech department, was already there with his men.

When Li Dongling saw Chen Tao, noticing his thick dark circles and the weariness around him, he felt that this head of the Dongke Technology Department had probably been living in the laboratory all this time.

As the head of Dongling Technology, Chen Tao naturally faces considerable pressure. All departments at Dongling High-Tech revolve around the technology department, and the mobile phone and computer industries are also keeping a close eye on Dongling High-Tech.

Over the years, every product launched by the technology department has been studied under a magnifying glass by the entire industry, which naturally puts a lot of pressure on Chen Tao.

"What stage of development have you reached for these products?"

Upon entering the mobile phone lab, Li Dongling immediately asked Chen Tao a question.

"The prototype of the Hasee Global Pass 2nd generation mobile phone is almost ready!"

After going through several security checks, Chen Tao led Li Dongling to a laboratory table.

As Dongling High-Tech's most core product at present, the development of the new generation of Shenzhou Global Pass mobile phones has also raised the security level to the highest level.

The competition in the electronics industry is all about creativity, especially when everyone's technical level is similar. The brand that can develop a groundbreaking new technology and function first will have a huge sales volume.

Therefore, Dongling Hi-Tech has taken the best possible measures to keep Shenzhou Global Communication secret. If it were leaked or stolen by commercial spies, all previous efforts would be wasted and the entire project would be ruined.

"This is one of the experimental prototypes of Shenzhou Global Pass 2. Although the model has not been fully determined yet, most of the functions and designs are based on this prototype!" Chen Tao pointed to a mobile phone on the experimental table and said to Li Dongling. There are many prototypes of Shenzhou Global Pass 2. These prototypes need to be compared with each other to finally determine the most suitable one.

"Compared to the first generation of Global Pass, the screen of the second generation device has been changed from the original STN color screen to a 2.3-inch TFT LCD screen developed by Dongfang Optoelectronics. The screen resolution has also been improved from 128×128 to 240×160."

I can guarantee that this screen is the most advanced in the global mobile phone and small handheld device market, bar none. Furthermore, the Global Pass 2nd generation phone supports handwriting input!

Chen Tao handed his phone to Li Dongling from the lab table, his words carrying a hint of "confidence."

With the great success of Dongling High-Tech's new products in recent years, the R&D staff of Dongling High-Tech's technology department have become bolder.

Even without Li Dongling's requirement that the new machine must surpass the previous generation, the R&D personnel at Dongke have unconsciously begun to aspire to be the "industry leader," to do things that their peers dare not do, or even dare to think about. This is the confidence of an industry leader.

On the other hand, there is the generous incentive bonus policy. Whether a product sells well or not is closely related to the bonuses of Dongke's R&D personnel.

According to the rules set by Li Dongling, R&D personnel and product development teams are entitled to receive one-thousandth of the product's profits as a reward.

Just like Shenzhou Global Mobile, which sold 509 million units last year, Shenzhou Global Pass, a high-end mobile phone, had a profit margin of 42%.

Based on profit sharing, the Shenzhou Global Communication R&D team will ultimately receive a team bonus of 19 million US dollars.

The entire Shenzhou Global Communication R&D team has a size of about two hundred people. The bonuses and dividends received vary depending on the position, but basically, a core R&D team member can receive a bonus of around 100,000 yuan, which is in US dollars!

This is only part of the project sales bonus; there are also year-end bonuses and so on.

Competition within the Dongling High-Tech Department is fierce, and working overtime is common when projects are being rushed—these are facts that Li Dashan does not deny.

However, there is a saying circulating in the tech industry today: as long as you can join the core technology team of Dongling High-Tech, you can achieve financial freedom in ten years, or even less than five years, and have the opportunity to start enjoying retirement life early!
This is a true story, and it's not just empty talk!
As long as you have excellent technical skills and can persevere through projects like Hasee Global, Hasee Computer, and MP3, the salaries for technical personnel in these projects are much higher than those offered by giant companies in Japan, America, and other countries for the same positions!
In five years, they basically earned more money than other industries could possibly earn in a lifetime. If they no longer want to work hard, they can choose to change jobs or retire directly.

In addition to huge project bonuses and year-end bonuses, there are also housing allocations, stock options from some of Dongling High-Tech's subsidiaries, and other benefits that can be obtained.

With such bonus incentives, it's easy to imagine the mindset of Dongling High-Tech's R&D personnel. They are not only developing for Dongling High-Tech, but also making money for themselves. This is one of the fundamental reasons why Dongling High-Tech's new products have made rapid progress in recent years!

"The chip still uses the baseband chip design of the first generation of Global Pass mobile phones, but Dongxin Semiconductor has fully upgraded the chip to support the various functions of Global Pass 2.

At Dongxin Semiconductor, this chip has been named the Shenzhou series chip, and from now on, Shenzhou's mobile phone division will primarily use Shenzhou chips for its chip supply!

This year, Shenzhou's mobile phone division will launch at least five or more mobile phones under three brands: Shenzhou, Coolpad, and Transsion, at different price points and for different markets. It is impossible to design all the mobile phone chips; adjustments will be made based on Shenzhou's first-generation mobile phone chip.

"In conjunction with the Shenzhou chip, the Global Pass 2nd generation has comprehensively upgraded the functions of the previous generation, including the Kingsoft Office suite for Word and Excel, as well as functions such as fax, email, browser, MP3, and polyphonic ringtones, all of which are smoother than the first generation."

Building upon these foundations, the two most significant new features of the Global Pass 2nd Generation are its infrared function and a 11-pixel Hasselblad lens. The Global Pass 2nd Generation will be the first mobile phone in the industry capable of taking photos!

Li Dongling looked at the rear camera of the Global Pass 2 in his hand. Well, compared to the mobile phone camera in his previous life, it could only be described as "rudimentary," or to put it another way, it was a bit ugly.

But this design is destined to be recorded in the history of the mobile phone industry, and it will also create a new style in the mobile phone industry.

As for the infrared function of mobile phones, this technology became ubiquitous in later generations, being superseded by Bluetooth, and eventually evolved into a design similar to a remote control.

But now, putting it on a mobile phone is also a groundbreaking design, and it will become a feature of "high-end" mobile phones, almost a cutting-edge technology design.

Two mobile phones, both equipped with infrared functionality, can be placed together to transfer contacts, ringtones, MP3 music, e-books, photos, text messages, and more. It also supports transferring data between a computer with an infrared adapter and the mobile phone.

It sounds similar to Bluetooth, but this thing requires a distance of no more than ten centimeters for transmission, and there can be no obstacles in between. As for the transmission speed, don't expect too much.

But it looks pretty cool. Before Bluetooth becomes widespread, this thing will probably only appear on high-end phones, because most phone manufacturers are unwilling to bear the cost of installing a separate infrared chip module.

Philanthropist Li opened his phone's camera and casually snapped a picture—well, a photo with a rather abstract style, in short…blurry.

(End of this chapter)