The flowers in the factory of rebirth are too fierce

"Mr. Li, I have an immature idea..." Lin Zhiyuan paused deliberately to make everyone think that he suddenly thought of it. "Of course, I am not an electronics major and I am not familiar with this industry. If there is anything inappropriate in what I say, please don't laugh at me."

"Assistant Lin, you are too polite. We all know that you are one of the best managers in the country in running businesses. Your opinion is very important to us." Mr. Li said this sincerely, but Lin Zhiyuan could still see a hint of indifference and carelessness in his eyes.

Lin Zhiyuan's heart sank. Judging from Mr. Li's attitude, he could predict that he would never take his next actions seriously. He was afraid that the idea he had been thinking about for several days might not work.

But now that the time has come, I can only continue talking.

"Mr. Li, I've noticed that many young people are carrying a Walkman around their waists these days, so they can listen to music anytime, anywhere."

President Li frowned. "Assistant Lin, do you want our company to develop this kind of product? To be honest, there is no technical difficulty in small household appliances like Walkman, but the market for this kind of product is already saturated. The high-end market is dominated by Japanese brands, and the low-end market is dominated by small private factories in the south that have reduced costs to the lowest. Now, if you walk into an electronics market, you can buy a good quality Walkman for two or three hundred yuan. If our company develops this kind of product rashly now, I'm afraid it won't have a good effect..."

Mr. Li suddenly stopped talking here. He realized that he had said too much and was probably too disrespectful to Assistant Lin, so he looked at Lin Zhiyuan cautiously and said, "Of course, Assistant Lin's idea is correct. We will study it carefully after we go back and work hard to develop more civilian products that are suitable for the market."

The other members of the leadership team also looked at Lin Zhiyuan with a different look, with more contempt. They probably thought that Lin Zhiyuan was just an outsider instructing insiders. How could a person who was not an electronic industry practitioner have the qualifications to talk nonsense in front of us and want to guide our work?

Lin Zhiyuan's expression remained unchanged, "Boss Li, I haven't finished what I'm saying yet!"

"Ahem, Assistant Lin, please speak. I was too impatient." Mr. Li hurriedly coughed to cover up his embarrassment.

"I usually surf the Internet, play computer games, and listen to music. Now I can download a lot of music online and listen to it directly on my computer. The music in my computer is stored in the form of digital files. So I wondered if I could use a simple and fast tool to store and play digital music files. If I could make it into something like a Walkman, would there be a market for it?"

Lin Zhiyuan's words made the noise in the private room disappear instantly.

The leaders of the electronic technology company all bowed their heads in deep thought. The small appliances that Lin Zhiyuan was talking about were something they had never heard of or even thought about.

"Assistant Lin, the product you mentioned may not be available on the market yet. I wonder if it can be supported technically..." When Mr. Li was halfway through his words, a young man stood up from the door, very excited. "Mr. Li, Assistant Lin should be talking about MP3, an audio compression technology. Its full name is Moving Picture Experts Group Audio Layer III. This technology has been around since the early 3s and was developed by German scientists. This technology can greatly reduce the amount of audio data. Using MPEG Audio Layer 3 technology, music can be compressed into smaller files at a compression rate of 1:10 or even 1:12. For most users, the sound quality of the compressed file is not significantly reduced compared to the original uncompressed audio. The product Assistant Lin is talking about should be technically sound."

Lin Zhiyuan's eyes immediately focused on the young man. He knew that this was Mr. Li's secretary. Today's dinner was arranged by this young man. Since he entered the door, he has been sitting near the door and didn't say much, so it is easy to be ignored. But what he said just now was very professional.

"Who is this young man?" Lin Zhiyuan turned his head and asked Mr. Li.

"Oh, this is my secretary Yuan Fei. Little Yuan is a top student who studied abroad in Germany." There was a sinister flash in Mr. Li's eyes, probably blaming Yuan Fei for interrupting him.

"Xiao Yuan, do you mean that it is possible to produce this kind of product?"

"It is entirely possible, Assistant Lin. This product is not technically complicated. It is similar to a Walkman. It only needs a chip that is specifically designed to decode audio files." The excitement in Yuan Fei's eyes was still there, and he even had an urge to try it out. In fact, he was a very calm person and a qualified secretary. It was just that after hearing Lin Zhiyuan's wild ideas today, he really couldn't help himself.

Lin Zhiyuan nodded and said to Mr. Li, "The Electronic Technology Company is indeed the most powerful and largest electronic enterprise in the country. It is full of talented people. Even Mr. Li's secretary is so knowledgeable about technology. I have broadened my horizons today."

President Li laughed, "Xiao Yuan is indeed good. He is actually the son of the old Electronic Information Department. His father is the general manager of Dongtian Electronics and also my old colleague. Xiao Yuan has been a good student since he was young. Later he went to study in Germany. After he came back, he has been working here with me. I think this young man is willing to work hard and has a quick mind, so I let him be my secretary. I'm sorry to embarrass you, Assistant Lin." After saying the last sentence, President Li glared at Yuan Fei secretly. It was this glare that made Yuan Fei feel cold on his back. He was so scared that he dared not say anything more.

"Mr. Li, do you think the idea I just mentioned can become a reality?"

"Assistant Lin's idea is indeed very good, but it takes many steps to turn an idea into a product. First of all, does the technology Xiao Yuan mentioned have a patent? If so, is the patent fee expensive? Also, if this product is really put on the market, will it be recognized by consumers? We have to consider this series of issues. Otherwise, if there is a loss, who will be held responsible? After all, we are a state-owned enterprise, and we must be cautious before making decisions."

Lin Zhiyuan sighed in his heart. As he expected, the rigid system of this state-owned enterprise was really speechless.

"Mr. Li is right. I was a little too impatient." Lin Zhiyuan raised his glass and took a sip with Mr. Li. After that, he never mentioned the matter again. But Lin Zhiyuan also observed that although Yuan Fei kept his head down, his unwillingness could still be seen from his brows.

Lin Zhiyuan looked at Zhou Bosi.

Zhou Bosi, as a secretary, also sat at the door, and he and Yuan Fei sat close to each other.

He noticed Lin Zhiyuan's eyes and instantly understood his leader's thoughts. He understood and nodded slightly.