Rebirth 08: Rise from copycat phones

Chapter 200: Xiaojiang's First Generation Drone

Xiaojiang Technology is a startup company founded by a small team. It has a strong academic nature and college background, which is different from ordinary high-tech and Internet startups.

Just look at what their first product was.

What they developed at the beginning was not a multi-rotor drone, but a flight control for an unmanned helicopter... This is totally unconventional, there are no serious startups developing unmanned helicopters for entertainment purposes.

To put it bluntly, that thing is just a toy, and a very niche one with a very high entry threshold, a small toy in the model aircraft circle.

Even in the model aircraft circle, this thing is a niche toy. Most people who play model aircraft prefer fixed-wing model aircraft, and few people play with helicopters.

Before Xu Shenxue found them, the situation of this small startup company was very bad. The products were too difficult to make, and not many of them could be sold.

When Xu Shenxue first found this small entrepreneurial team, it was hard for him to imagine that such a small company could grow into the dominant player in the consumer drone industry… As soon as the United States announced sanctions against it, it immediately raised prices in North America, and its sales are still rising steadily.

Its products have achieved the level of breaking the defenses of a large number of European and American countries... It's disgusting just looking at it, and they want to block it completely and kill it... But they can't do without it.

It must be noted that this company's products include personal consumer drones for personal use, entertainment, and taking photos and videos.

In fact, they also have more professional aerial photography drones that are used to shoot professional high-definition aerial videos and photos.

In addition, there are cargo-type drones used for spraying pesticides and lifting materials.

Finally...any of the above-mentioned types of drones can be slightly modified, or simply pulled directly into the battlefield without modification, and transformed into a cheap and easy-to-use aerial reconnaissance and strike platform.

To some extent, this thing has changed some human warfare modes to a certain extent, especially the warfare modes of small and medium-sized countries.

So... you know why European and American countries, especially the United States, want to sanction it.

But there is no way to impose sanctions?
Because their drones have such a strong cost-effectiveness advantage, instead of buying drones that cost hundreds or thousands of dollars, you have to buy drones that cost tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of dollars.

It's nonsense to impose sanctions under such circumstances... Not to mention the sanctions imposed by Europe and the United States, we also ban it from exporting some sensitive drones.

You want to buy it, but I won’t sell it to you!

Xu Shenxue was naturally very interested in this kind of enterprise.

So we found them and made a strategic investment the year before last. Before Zhiyun Technology went public, in order to avoid Xiaojiang and Zhiyun Technology from being too deeply involved in the future, which would cause Zhiyun Technology's terminal consumer products to be affected in markets around the world, Xu Shenxue separated Xiaojiang from Zhiyun Technology.

As a result, Xiaojiang has now become a startup company jointly held by Xiannvshan Holdings, Liuhe Investment Company and the founding team.

However, Xu Shenxue has never liked to eat alone when it comes to these investments, and he is also aware of the importance of the founding team of a startup company.

There are so many companies engaged in drone development, why will Xiaojiang be the only one that will be successful in the future?

This is inseparable from the efforts of the founding team.

Therefore, Xu Shenxue's investment in Xiaojiang's shares was not very large. After several additional large investments, he currently holds only 60% of the shares, while the founding team retained 40% of the shares.

After accepting the strategic investment from Xu Shenxue, the company began to use its original helicopter flight control to switch to multi-rotor drones.

After a long period of hard work, several versions of experimental drones have been developed. Now, a mature drone that can be used commercially has finally been developed.

This is the drone that Xu Shenxue has seen so far.

"The last time we demonstrated it to Mr. Xu, the drone was not mature enough and could only fly in a breeze or no wind. After our continuous improvement, we optimized the flight control algorithm, improved the body structure, and used more suitable sensors such as gyroscopes."

"Now, our drones are able to fly outdoors in normal weather conditions!"

The person in charge of Xiaojiang Technology was talking to Xu Shenxue while personally controlling a drone. After assembling and preparing it skillfully, he took two steps back and continued to say to Xu Shenxue with the remote control in his hand: "Mr. Xu, let's start the demonstration now."

As he controlled the aircraft, the propellers of a white-painted quadcopter drone in front of him soon started to turn, and then it took off easily.

The entire flying posture is very stable.

The most important thing is that Xu Shenxue did not see the operator perform complicated remote control. The drone took off after just a simple operation.

And stable high-definition images were transmitted.

"We installed an anti-shake gimbal on the drone, and through the cooperation of the flight control algorithm, the shooting picture can be maintained in a highly stable state!"

As he spoke, the drone began to take off and fly in a circle.

At this time, real-time images were also transmitted on the screen, and just as he said, the picture was stable and clear.

Xu Shenxue didn't say much. He had played with drones in his previous life. Compared with the mature drones he had played with before, the performance of this first-generation Xinjiang drone was just so-so, so it didn't give him any sense of amazement.

But he still applauded after the flight demonstration.

"I am very impressed by this drone. I have a feeling that this little gadget can bring changes to people's lives!"

"It is not just a drone for personal entertainment. If it is slightly larger and has a larger load capacity, can it be equipped with more professional cameras and used as a professional aerial filming equipment? For example, in many film and television production industries such as TV dramas or advertisements, aerial images are often needed. In the past, only helicopters or cantilevers could be used to make do."

"But if we have a professional aerial photography drone like ours, wouldn't it be much more convenient?"

Xu Shenxue continued, "Also, if this size and load-carrying capacity are enlarged, for example, it can carry dozens of kilograms of cargo, can it be used as a construction tool? For example, in complex terrain, where transportation is inconvenient, especially in the mountains, cargo can be transported quickly, and multiple batteries can be used and charged in turn to maintain operational efficiency!"

"Can it be used as an aerial agricultural spraying device to replace traditional aircraft spraying of pesticides?"

"Can it also be used in other special industries, such as transportation and public security?"

Xu Shenxue said casually that the personal entertainment market for drones alone cannot support a large scale. After all, there are not many people who simply like to play with airplanes, and there are even fewer people who are willing to spend thousands or tens of thousands to buy a drone to play with.

But if this thing is expanded to commerce, industry and special industries, the market prospects will be very broad.

For example, aerial photography... There are countless photography teams in the world shooting all kinds of things every day. Don’t they want to shoot aerial scenes? They do want to, but they can’t do it due to cost constraints.

If you have a drone, it will be very convenient. You can take a promotional video of a small place and get an aerial view.

After hearing what Xu Shenxue said, the people in Xiaojiang Technology were a little stunned. To be honest, they had not thought that far.

Previously, we only made helicopter models. Later, at the suggestion of Xu Shenxue, we made multi-rotor drones, which were also aimed at the personal consumer group. In terms of positioning, it is still more of an "entertainment tool".

Now Xu Shenxue has directly upgraded drones to "production tools", which is a bit of a big step.

But if you think about it carefully, it seems possible.

First of all, there will not be any technical problems. The flight control and gimbal are ready-made. We only need to simply enlarge them to make a drone with a larger load-bearing capacity, which can be used as a professional aerial photography platform.

As for using it as a transportation tool, this needs further consideration.

After looking at the drone project and giving some encouragement to the entrepreneurial team, Xu Shenxue left.

The drone project does not require too much interference from him: just give the money and get the quota for the scientific research system!

Xiaojiang Technology's founding team and the R&D team it is currently recruiting are already very reliable. They have already produced the first generation of personal consumer drones, and in a few months they will launch them into the market to recover the first round of funds, which will then form a virtuous cycle.

After returning home, Xu Shenxue had just sat down for a while when Lin Yaxian came running over and the two of them spent some tender time together.

Recently, Lin's mother went out to play again. In the past two years, Lin's mother particularly likes traveling. Some time ago, she and Xu's mother went abroad to play together.

These two in-laws don’t look like in-laws at all. Instead, they look like best friends who make plans to play together every few days.

Xu Weiwei is studying at school. Last year, Xu Xuxu performed well in the college entrance examination and was admitted to a very good university. Although the school is not far away, it is in Guangcheng next door, but she usually stays at school and does not come back.

She is having a happy college life and has changed boyfriends several times...

When Xu Weiwei was at home, she was a good girl. But what Xu Shenxue didn't expect was that she let herself go after entering university and turned into a bad girl.

I heard from the security team that in the one year that Xu Weiwei entered college, she had dated several boys who were the most handsome boys on campus, from seniors to freshmen, and they all broke up after just a few months.

She also likes to steal other people's girls... Once a handsome guy told my girlfriend and I that there was true love, she just threw money at us... She spent hundreds of thousands to break up a couple who were both the most popular school idols.

She just spent money to break up with someone, and after playing with him for a month or so, she dumped the handsome guy again... She said that the boy was materialistic, which was too vulgar.

This is exactly the rich second-generation villain in many online novels... except that this villain is a woman.

He plays more extravagantly than his brother...

"When you have time and opportunity, please help me persuade her. It's okay to have a relationship, but you can't do this!" Xu Shenxue honestly couldn't accept that his sister had become like this.

Lin Yaxian said: "I mentioned this to her when I was chatting with her before. Weiwei said that what she had was a normal relationship, but her relationship shelf life was a bit short!"

"Before, you always told her to be careful of other men outside, and be careful of being cheated of money and sex. Now that she is like this, you don't have to worry about her being cheated."

"Our sister is so smart that she even asked the bodyguard to take her for a physical examination first. I heard that you taught her this method?"

After hearing this, Xu Shenxue's expression remained unchanged: "I told her to be careful!"

After that, he changed the subject directly: "How is your gallery going?"

Lin Yaxian did not expose him and change the subject, but continued the topic: "Don't mention it. The gallery is open, but the sales are very small, and most of them are bought by people I arranged myself. Those paintings will be hung in our new house later."

"This gallery business is not doing well. I'm thinking of changing my career!"

"What do you want to do?" Xu Shenxue asked casually.

He also knew that Lin Yaxian didn't have much ambition to succeed in her career. She wasn't short of money anyway, and running a gallery and holding an art exhibition was more of a personal hobby.

Lin Yaxian said: "I want to start a cosmetics industry and make some cosmetics and perfumes. I always feel uneasy about using other people's products on the market, so I want to make some good and safe cosmetics for myself."

After hearing this, Xu Shenxue asked, what kind of reason is this?

Do you think the cosmetics on the market are unsafe, so you plan to start your own cosmetics company?

Who runs a business like this?

But since his fiancée wanted to do it, he naturally wouldn't discourage her. Instead, he said, "Okay, there is still a way to do it in the cosmetics industry. You can go the online brand route and have some market in the future. For your own use, you can ask the laboratory to match it for you. You can also just make a high-end series. It doesn't matter how much you sell. It's enough for you and your relatives and friends to use."

After hearing this, Lin Yaxian said, "Do you think my idea is good? That's what I thought. I'll sell some ordinary ones to maintain the business, and then make some good ones for my own use. As for how much money I can make, I don't have much idea. Anyway, I don't plan to invest much money in it."

Xu Shenxue said: "This idea is definitely feasible. The future is the era of mobile Internet, and under the mobile Internet, people can obtain information more easily and conveniently, so online marketing and e-commerce will usher in an era of explosive growth. If your cosmetics business is good, you will also have a chance to develop!"

Lin Yaxian said: "I haven't thought about it too far in the future, but you have always had a good business vision, so your words probably won't be too far off. I'll have someone set up the company later."

"Weiwei has said before that she wants to work with me on perfume or something like that. I'll bring her along, and call on a few friends in the circle, and that'll be about right!"

Xu Shenxue said: "Okay, do you want me to send a few people over to help you?"

Lin Yaxian said: "That's fine, you have a lot of talent over there, send a few people over to help set up the scaffolding first."

"Okay, let's not talk about this for now. I just learned a new dish these days and I'm going to start cooking now. You just wait and see and enjoy it later!"

Xu Shenxue grabbed her and said, "Don't rush to cook. Aunt Wang is almost done. Come on, sit down for a while. How is the decoration of the house in the back going?"

Many times before, Lin Yaxian came over and said that she had learned some new dishes and wanted to cook them for him. Her cooking skills...it's hard to describe.

People always have things they are good at and things they are not good at.

(End of this chapter)