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Chapter 582: The First Close Contact with Apple

The computer industry has not yet become a sunset industry. On the contrary, it is a representative of high-tech products.

Even thirty years from now, when everyone is clamoring that computers will be replaced, it will still sell nearly 250 million desktop and laptop computers every year.

Although a large number of companies in the computer industry are complaining now and in the future, the market is there. You can't just blame the market for your poor sales. If you can't pull it out, then you blame gravity for not having enough?
The drawings that Yao Luoying saw were the design drawings of a desktop computer. This was the first time that Dongling Hi-Tech entered the computer industry, and Li Dongling chose a safe plan and launched a desktop computer first.

With the help of the Internet cafe chain and printing store chain plan, Dongling Hi-Tech will first gain a firm foothold in the computer industry, and then enter the more profitable all-in-one computer and notebook computer market!

You have to take one step at a time and eat one bite at a time. You can't eat hot tofu in a hurry.

Yao Luoying looked at the design drawings. She was not a professional designer, but when she looked at Li Dongling's design drawings and compared them with the computer she was using now, she could clearly feel the difference in appearance.

Not to mention the performance, but in comparison, the appearance of the computer designed by Li Dongling is obviously more modern and refined than the mainstream computers on the market. In other words, at first glance, it makes people feel... more advanced!

"Are Tanglin Hi-Tech's computer screens going to use LCD screens?"

Yao Luoying looked at the drawings in front of her and asked Li Dongling, it was obvious that the big-butt CTR display screen was missing from these drawings.

Li Dongling nodded and said, "LCD screens are the future of the computer industry. No matter how many shortcomings they have now, this cannot be changed!
The first computer launched by Dongling Hi-Tech will use an LCD display, and Dongfang Optoelectronics also needs these orders! "

Shaking off the drawings in his hand, Li Dongling looked at the two computers of different shapes and colors that he had "painstakingly" designed.

The first one is quite standard, with an LCD display in a black shell and a black chassis. The appearance of this model is similar to the computer that became popular in later generations.

But in this era, the appearance of this computer is obviously different from the mainstream white big-butt display and white chassis.

Compared to the ordinary first model, Li Dongling "borrowed" the computer design of Apple in its previous life for the second one. The computer display shell looks like a silver-white metal shell, and it is not square, but has curves.

This is the model that Yao Luoying saw just now. At first glance, the appearance and color make people feel "high-end".

The chassis is also silver-white with a modern metallic shell.

Both computers will be equipped with Dongxin's first-generation Tianji processor in the future, but the first computer will be supplied to Internet cafes, printing stores, offices and other places, while the second one will be sold to home computer users!
Although Lenovo is known as the world's number one chassis manufacturer, all its funds are spent on researching computer cases.

But to be honest, apart from performance and configuration, the main selling points of a desktop computer are the screen, case, keyboard and mouse. These are the only things that users can see with their naked eyes.

Lianxiang’s chips, screens, graphics cards, etc. are all purchased from foreign manufacturers. If it doesn’t study chassis, what else can it study?
After all, clothes make the man, and fancy computer cases and screens can indeed attract people's attention. People are visual animals, especially female users, who will really buy a mobile phone or computer just for its appearance.

However, if the performance and quality are not good enough, that will only be the case this time, and it will be difficult to make people fall into the trap again next time.

The appearance can be improved, but a computer should not only have the appearance, otherwise it will be just a beautiful shell with rotten inside!

But Dongling Hi-Tech has to learn what it should learn. In terms of appearance, it must be trendy and high-end, at least to make buyers feel "high-end". This is very important, just like people who buy BBA models will at least not feel embarrassed when outsiders see them.

Not only Dongling Hi-Tech does this, but Apple's Steve Jobs is also well aware of this. Before Jobs returned to Apple, Apple's designs were like that.

But after Jobs returned to Apple, Apple's product design, especially the appearance design, skyrocketed. The iMac all-in-one computer sold five million units just by relying on its attractive appearance at first sight, and earned $6.5 billion in revenue with just one model!

Thinking of this, Li Dongling wondered if Dongling Hi-Tech should also launch an all-in-one computer to compete with Boss Joe, who had just returned to Apple, to see how powerful Boss Joe was now...

The all-in-one computer market has always existed, but just like the MP3 and smartphone markets in the past, once Apple made a move, this territory became Apple's base.

Just like Dongling Hi-Tech in the digital cordless phone market, Apple can launch desktop computers, notebook computers and other brands based on its basic market share of all-in-one computers.

Many other brands can only serve as a foil for Apple. They can’t get the meat at all and can only drink some soup.

If Dongling Hi-Tech can enter the all-in-one computer market, not to mention surpassing Apple, as long as it can be on par with Apple, it will be a huge piece of fat meat in the future. No matter what, we have to give it a try!
After all, Apple is not the one that is madly collecting Apple taxes all over the world. Now it is just a pauper, while Dongling Hi-Tech can barely be regarded as a new giant in the rising technology industry.

If you don't dare to confront Apple head-on now, how can you get any good from it in the future? "What are you thinking about?"

Seeing that Li Dongling didn't speak for a long time, Yao Luoying waved her hand in front of Li Dongling in annoyance.

"Nothing, just remembered something!"

Li Dongling laughed and embraced Yao Luoying. Looking at Yao Luoying lying in his arms, the hand of Li, the famous design master, like countless men in the world, unconsciously reached into her collar. Li Dongling said that his hands were just sore.

Yao Luoying blushed and grabbed Li Dongling's mischievous hand, "When Dongling Hi-Tech Computer starts production, I want to put the first computer in my office!"

Yao Luoying pointed at the silver-white computer and said, women are visual animals, it's their nature. After seeing the computer designed by Li Dongling, Yao Luoying didn't want to use the computer in her office anymore.

"How is the preparation for Feiyan Technology's roadshow going?"

Li Dongling asked, in less than two months, before the Chinese New Year, Feiyan Technology will be listed on the Nasdaq. Before the listing, it naturally needs a wave of publicity to attract new investors.

"In Asia, I will go on the roadshow with the executives of Feiyan Technology in Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore, and South Korea.

America and old Europe, led by Tanglin Hi-Tech America President Zhou Hualiang, people from Citi, and some contracted podcasters from Himalaya Radio, went to participate in the roadshow! "

In Asia, Yao Luoying and Feiyan Technology's roadshow can still attract attention, but in America and old Europe, the influence is much less.

It would be better to arrange some of the contracted podcasters of Himalaya Radio to participate in the roadshow, especially the flat-Earth leader Jolly Kings, who has a large number of believers there. Let those podcasters promote it, and maybe the effect will be better!
Looking at Yao Luoying's face, Li Dongling said, "Listing is one thing, and when promoting to the outside world, Feiyan Technology can promote Himalaya Internet Radio, but the main business cannot be forgotten!"

It’s one thing to cut leeks, but when you try to fool others, you end up fooling yourself.

You can use the Internet's skin, but it is a foregone conclusion that the Internet will not be able to make money in the short term. You can promote Himalaya Radio, but you cannot abandon businesses such as mini radios, car radios, and car audio.

“The car radio business will be launched this year at the latest, and car audio equipment and other items will also be promoted.

In the future, when Feiyan Technology goes public, we can directly acquire it and seize the market if necessary!"

Why are so many companies crying out for going public? Because once they go public, they can really do some cool stuff!

For example, Feiyan Technology has just started to enter the car radio market. There are many competitors. What can it do? The safest way is to slowly consume their competitors and finally seize the market.

But the quick way to get through is to wait until the listing, issue new stocks, cut some dollars from the leeks, and directly acquire the competitors. Then the market will be in your hands, the stock price can still soar, and you can continue to cut the leeks!

This is also the reason why many companies can succeed in swallowing elephants, because there are real benefits and they can perform cool operations.

Li Dongling said, "The car radio business will never disappear, whether it is thirty years or fifty years, as long as there is this business, Feiyan Technology can survive for a very long time!"

Car radios, not to mention now, even thirty or forty years from now, China, America, and many other regions will require cars to be equipped with radios, making this thing a standard feature of cars.

Because one day, when war comes and the Internet is disconnected, the radio may become the only device for individuals to receive remote messages!
Multi-function emergency radios, car radios, these things, even if they are old stocks and have been piled up in the warehouse for ten or eight years, will eventually have the opportunity to be pulled out and sold again.

I just don’t know if the Capitol Hill in America will purchase radios from Feiyan Technology when it asks American cars to install them one day…

"I see!"

Yao Luoying hesitated for a moment and said that she had indeed been busy with the listing issues during this period. She had to communicate with American institutions on various documents, materials, and audits. The management of Feiyan Technology was very busy.

It cannot be said that we do not care about the car radio and car audio equipment business, but we are indeed a bit lax.

"I will have Feiyan Technology's technical team complete the development of the car radio equipment as soon as possible, and have the marketing department contact domestic car manufacturers!"

(End of this chapter)