Reborn since 1993

Chapter 774 Take the initiative
Can we enter the Intel era by developing a few web pages and websites? Of course it is impossible, but it does not prevent us from using these as gimmicks and excuses to grab orders.

The Internet is now a high-tech industry. If any municipal government unit or department has a website, it is considered fashionable and a success, and can be used for publicity and promotion.

As long as they purchase Shenzhou computers, Tianya Company can develop web pages for those departments and units, and develop some software for schools and hospitals at a "reasonable" price. This can help Shenzhou Computers attract a large number of orders!

By doing this, Shenzhou Computer will be able to mobilize the entire Dongling Hi-Tech resources, including Tianya Company, Hanxi IT Training Center, and even Kingsoft and Xishanju, all of which will receive large orders.

After Li Dongling finished explaining to Ren Yuefeng and others, he looked at Duan Youli who was sitting in the corner, wishing that no one could see him.

When Duan Youli met Li Dongling's gaze, he knew that he couldn't avoid it.

"The production department must increase the production capacity of Shenzhou Computer as soon as possible, especially the orders received, and deliver them as soon as possible!" Li Dongling said to Duan Youli.

"Mr. Li, I understand."

Hearing Li Dongling's words, Duan Youli responded, but said helplessly, "The production department is already working to complete the production capacity as soon as possible. Next month, it is estimated that the production department will be able to complete the delivery of 8.5 computers per month.

It is expected that the Shenzhou computer production line of the production department will be able to increase its production capacity and deliver more than 100,000 units per month this year.

But it is estimated that this year's Shenzhou computer orders may not be fully completed! "

If overseas computer giants such as Compaq deliver 100,000 computers every month, this sales volume may not even be enough to fill the gaps.

But considering the current domestic computer market, being able to achieve such a delivery volume is already shocking.

Once the feat of annual shipments of one million computers is achieved, Shenzhou Computer can be said to have single-handedly changed the landscape of the domestic computer industry!
But what makes Duan Youli helpless is that even though the production department of Dongling Hi-Tech has increased its production capacity to this level, the capacity still cannot keep up with the speed of order growth. For every machine produced by the production department, there may be new orders for two machines received.

Over at the production department, there is so much work to do, so much work to do...

Looking at the sad-looking Duan Youli, Li Dongling felt a little bit sorry for him. It seemed that Dongling Hi-Tech, the master of supply chain, was about to become the scapegoat.

"Old Duan, the production department has to work harder. There are so many orders waiting for your delivery!"

Zhang Aoke had no intention of letting Duan Youli go. After all, if the production department couldn't make the machine, where would the bonuses, dividends, and benefits of the marketing department come from?

Duan Youli glanced at Zhang Ao, he was too lazy to refute. To be honest, in the current domestic computer industry, there is no manufacturer that can achieve annual shipments of one million units. Duan Youli can integrate the supply chain to achieve such a shipment volume, which is definitely a supply chain master level.

"The production department really needs to be well prepared. Next year, Shenzhou Computer will release new models!"

Everyone present was from Dongling Hi-Tech, and Li Dongling revealed some information in advance.

But hearing this, Duan Youli's expression became even more "bitter". The production capacity of the first generation of Shenzhou computers has not yet been met. If there is another new model, Duan Youli doesn't know whether the production department can handle it.

"Manager Chen, what's the status of the new Shenzhou Computer project?"

Before this, Li Dongling had handed over the new generation Shenzhou computer project to Chen Tao, asking him to lead the technical department to conduct demonstration and research and development of the new project.

"It is still in the preliminary stage of demonstration. It is a new project and the difficulty is much greater than the technical department expected!"

Chen Tao said honestly that he didn't need to hide anything in front of Li Dongling. If he had any difficulties or problems, he would explain them to Li Dongling in advance. It was much better than pretending to be rich and then failing to deliver the job later.

Speaking of the new project, Chen Tao's face showed caution. What Li Dongling had given to Chen Tao before was an all-in-one computer project that was comparable to Apple's iMac in the previous life!

"The new computer project, because..." Chen Tao looked around. Even though those sitting here were powerful figures in Dongling Hi-Tech, Chen Tao was very cautious.

He had no doubt that everyone present would betray Dongling Hi-Tech. To put it bluntly, the wealth and power of these people present were completely tied to Dongling Hi-Tech. If they betrayed Dongling Hi-Tech, the benefits they would get from joining the next party would be far less than what they got from Dongling Hi-Tech. It was like joining the devils during the Anti-Japanese War, but ended up becoming a traitor and getting less benefits from the devils than before. What was the point?
Although there is no need to worry about these people being sentenced to Dongling Hi-Tech, if the new project of Shenzhou Computer is accidentally leaked out, it may also be a trouble, so Chen Tao spoke with caution.

"Because the new computer project requires a high degree of integration, the chip performance requirements are very high. At least 250 nanometer chips are needed to meet the computer performance requirements!"

Chen Tao's words caused a little commotion among the people in Li Dongling's office.

As for technology, everyone present, even if they are not industry experts, has some understanding of the performance of Shenzhou computers.

The Tianji chip installed in the Shenzhou computer is a 600-nanometer chip, while the new generation of computer chips currently being developed by Doxin Semiconductor are only 450-nanometer chips.

Including the second-generation Pentium chip that Intel has just released, the chip process is also 350 nanometers. Although Intel has announced that it will upgrade the chip process in the future, it is likely that the chip will be upgraded to around 250 nanometers.

With Doxin Semiconductor's current R&D capabilities, it is already very difficult to develop a 450-nanometer chip. It is simply unrealistic to directly push the process to 250 nanometers!
Li Dongling also rubbed his cheeks. He knew that it would not be easy to develop a computer of the same level as Apple's iMac all-in-one computer, but the chip and process requirements were still somewhat beyond Li Dongling's expectations.

"The enemy of my enemy is my friend!"

Li Dongling suddenly spoke, attracting the attention of everyone present. "In the short term, it is unrealistic for Dongxin Semiconductor to directly break through the 250-nanometer chip technology, but the Shenzhou new computer project cannot be abandoned, let alone delayed. This is the most critical step for Shenzhou Computer to go overseas!"

If the first generation of Shenzhou computers currently on sale is Shenzhou's battle to gain a foothold in the computer industry, then the next all-in-one computer project will be related to Shenzhou computers' overseas expansion.

If we stick to the old ways, it is not impossible for Shenzhou Computer to go overseas with its current level, but the process will be very long.

It is possible that it will take ten years of hard work to achieve some success, allowing Shenzhou Computer to first enter Hong Kong and Southeast Asia, then Europe, and finally try to enter the American market.

This is a routine operation, and there is also a way to achieve success overnight, which is to acquire an international computer giant. In recent years, the computer industry has been in an era of fierce competition. The major computer giants have merged and acquired each other, and finally formed a situation where several giants coexist.

Just like Lianxiang’s acquisition of IBM computers in the previous life, there was nothing wrong with this operation itself. It can even be said to be a classic operation of a snake swallowing an elephant. It also allowed Lianxiang to sell computers all over the world under the IBM brand.

But the question is, who acquired whom in this acquisition? It seemed that Lianxiang acquired IBM computers, but Lianxiang's board of directors was occupied by IBM's executives. The entire Lianxiang board of directors was controlled by foreign executives, which led to all kinds of weird operations.

Of course, Dongling Hi-Tech could also follow Lianxiang's example and acquire a foreign brand to achieve overnight success, but it is hard to say whether it will encounter the same situation as Lianxiang and whether it can digest it after acquiring it.

On the contrary, if Shenzhou Computer can open up the situation on its own, it will have less trouble and will not have to worry about being controlled by others or being sidelined by a foreign board of directors!
The Shenzhou all-in-one computer is the hope for Shenzhou computers to go overseas, so Li Dongling hopes that Shenzhou can achieve its previous goals with the help of the all-in-one computer project.

After hearing Li Dongling's words, the people in the office, even if they didn't know much about the Shenzhou integrated computer project, understood how much importance Li Dongling attached to this project.

"The chips for the new Shenzhou project computer can be developed together with Dongxin Semiconductor, AMD, and IBM. If necessary, a portion of the new chip revenue can be given to AMD and IBM!"

The enemy of my enemy is my friend. In recent years, Intel has been at its strongest. The Pentium chip has put pressure on the entire chip industry, making it almost breathless, and has swept away a large number of orders in the industry.

Including AMD and IBM, they all seem to be struggling to survive. At this time, if Shenzhou and Dongxin Semiconductor extend an olive branch, AMD probably will not refuse, and cannot refuse!
"No matter what, Shenzhou Computer's new project must be launched on time next year!"

Li Dongling also gave Chen Tao a goal. It was not that Li Dongling wanted to put pressure on Chen Tao, but Apple had probably already started the research and development of the first generation of iMac computers. The progress of Shenzhou Computer could not lag behind others. Otherwise, if it fell behind by one step, it would probably fall behind at every step. With Steve Jobs's methods, the second place behind Apple might not even be able to drink the foot washing water.

"I see!"

Chen Tao nodded solemnly. Li Dongling seldom put pressure on the technical department, but when Li Dongling personally asked about it and kept an eye on the progress of the project, it meant that Li Dongling really cared about the project, and the entire Dongling high-tech department had to get moving.

When the meeting was over, Zhang Ao, Wang Jizhi, Duan Youli and others stood up immediately. They all had a lot of things to do, especially Zhang Ao. Now it all depended on his skills to see how many orders that originally belonged to a certain computer brand he could snatch!
"Mr. Li, the Yanjing Business Daily wants to conduct an exclusive interview with you. What do you think?"

After standing up, Ren Yuefeng said to Li Dongling.

(End of this chapter)