Rebirth in 1985

Chapter 415: Postponement of Release

The distance from the residence to the Bao'an District base was neither short nor far. Lu Shaohua and Weng Wende were chatting in the car, and they arrived at their destination in the blink of an eye. They stopped the car not far from the base, let Weng Wende get off, and the car that Lu Shaohua was in set off again and drove towards the gate of the base.

After entering the base, Lu Shaohua waited for the car to stop, got out and walked into the building, then took the elevator directly to Chu Lei's office.

"Are you here?" Chu Lei greeted with a smile.

"Yeah." Lu Shaohua nodded, then found a seat and sat down. He glanced at Chu Lei and found that his eyes were bloodshot, so he asked, "Did you sleep very late last night?"

It is undeniable that Chu Lei actually sleeps very late, but he is used to it, so he waved his hand and said, "It's okay."

"The body is the capital of revolution." Lu Shaohua said this with deep meaning. Knowing that Chu Lei understood, he said no more. He stood up and said, "Let's go over there and take a look."

Without Lu Shaohua making it so obvious, Chu Lei also knew what Lu Shaohua meant by "over there", which was nothing more than the computer production base. He put down the work in his hands, stood up and walked out, following Lu Shaohua downstairs.

The base is very large and the divisions are very clear. Each product has an area. For example, the computer area has a building in front and the production workshop in the back. The production workshop is used to produce finished products, while the building in front is used for offices and research.

The purpose of Lu Shaohua's trip was the research room, so when he arrived at the building, he was led by Chu Lei directly to a small meeting room on the top floor.

When they entered the conference room, there were already four people waiting inside. When they saw Lu Shaohua and Chu Lei come in, they all stood up to greet them with smiles on their faces, but their eyes were all focused on Lu Shaohua's face, and they seemed very curious.

Lu Shaohua rarely showed up in the base, and few people knew him. The four people in the conference room naturally didn't know Lu Shaohua, but they didn't find it strange. But soon, they all knew Lu Shaohua, because Chu Lei had introduced Lu Shaohua's identity at the appropriate time.

Boss, these two words seem simple, but they represent an identity, an identity that people have to respect. Lu Shaohua is the boss of the base, and as employees of the base, the three technical talents from the Soviet Union naturally have to be polite.

Sitting down at the first seat in the conference room with confidence, Lu Shaohua asked them to start introducing the computers, and he listened quietly. Fortunately, Lu Shaohua's English was not learned in vain, as it came in handy again at this time.

However, Lu Shaohua was not yet proficient in English, and when he encountered some professional terms, he still could not understand them. But it did not matter, because he had Chu Lei, a "sea turtle" who had returned from studying in the United States, so he naturally had no problem with English. He translated it for Lu Shaohua, allowing Lu Shaohua to understand it completely.

The entire meeting lasted for an hour. From the introductions of the three people, Lu Shaohua knew that they represented the managers of four types of hardware, namely hard disk, CPU, memory, and motherboard.

Lu Shaohua followed the principle of saving as much as possible for other things, but the CPU was different, the brain of the computer, Lu Shaohua was not vague, and asked the supervisor to introduce it seriously. This introduction was not important, and it took a full half an hour to complete the general introduction.

After more than an hour's introduction, Lu Shaohua had a general understanding of the current situation. After saying goodbye to the three people, Lu Shaohua took Chu Lei away and returned to Chu Lei's office in the main building of the base.

"According to the current situation, Phoenix brand computers will be available on the market in about two months. In the meantime, we need to make preparations in advance." Lu Shaohua said with emotion.

Through understanding, Lu Shaohua has learned that the research is now coming to an end, the CPU and memory sticks have been fully developed and have entered the production stage. As for the motherboard and hard disk, they are almost ready. By setting up a production line and recruiting some employees, it is no longer a dream to produce Phoenix brand computers.

"Yes! The production line has already started. It won't be a problem to produce finished products in two months." After a pause, Chu Lei continued. "It's just that it's a little difficult to produce in large quantities."

Lu Shaohua shook his head and said, "No! I'm not planning to mass produce it yet."

In the past, Lu Shaohua might have immediately ordered mass production to seize the market, but after listening to the report, Lu Shaohua gave up the idea, because according to the current configuration of the base's production, it is far ahead of the current configuration on the market. Although launching it now can seize the market, Phoenix Group will become a "first bird".

The saying that the first bird to stick its head out gets shot is absolutely true. Lu Shaohua believed that as soon as a computer with this configuration was launched, those American hardware manufacturers would definitely point their guns at Phoenix Group. Although Lu Shaohua was not afraid, he had to consider it.

Of course, it's not that Lu Shaohua is afraid of being the first to stand out. Becoming an important target of attack by others is definitely a test that Phoenix Group has to endure. It's just that Lu Shaohua doesn't want it to happen so soon. Up to now, the highest-configuration hardware developed by Phoenix Group is higher than others, but it is only this kind, and there is no higher configuration to support it, so it lacks stamina.

In the past, Lu Shaohua might have taken the risk of launching the current computer into the market without the support of the backing, but things are different now. Lu Shaohua has to reconsider now, because he has obtained technical information of the hardware from Africa. If he studies it, a higher level of configuration will be born in the near future.

That is why Lu Shaohua does not want to become the first to stand out so quickly. He is waiting until a higher level of configuration is almost developed before pushing Phoenix Computer to the world. By that time, he will have nothing to fear.

Why do we say that there is no fear when there is support? This has to do with the hardware of computers. When a leading hardware appears, it won't take long for someone to develop hardware of the same level or higher. Lu Shaohua did not doubt the technology of the Americans. He had every reason to believe that as long as the Phoenix computer was launched, it would not be long before the giant American companies would decide to produce a configuration equivalent to the Phoenix computer.

If this is the case, it would be impossible for Phoenix Computer, which lacks the backing, to dominate the market. There is also the danger of being completely suppressed. So Lu Shaohua hesitated, forcing him to slow down his pace.

Of course, since it has been developed, Lu Shaohua will not hide it. He must push it to the market, but he will not push it to the world, but only to the domestic market. You should know that when Lu Shaohua sold the missile technology, he proposed to Deng Lao that the government department should have the priority to purchase it. This is a good order, and Lu Shaohua had this idea.

There is another reason why Lu Shaohua decided to postpone the launch of the product to the international market, and that is the issue of the operating system. So far, Lu Shaohua has not received any news from Chu Lei that the operating system has been developed, and the original plan to sell Phoenix Computer and Phoenix System as a package could not be realized, which is also part of the reason.

For various reasons, Lu Shaohua decided not to carry out large-scale production at this moment, but this decision was destined not to be understood by Chu Lei. He looked at Lu Shaohua with a questioning face, and three words were clearly written on his forehead, "Why?".

Lu Shaohua smiled and didn't explain much. Instead, he changed the subject and asked, "How is the development of the operating system going?"

"Ah!" Chu Lei did not directly answer Lu Shaohua's question, but sighed and then said, "The development progress is not very ideal."

"Oh?" Lu Shaohua ignored this question and never paid attention to it. However, now that the computer has been developed, the operating system should be put on the agenda. "How about this, we should recruit more talents. If there are no talents in China, we can recruit them from China, especially the United States. We should find a way to recruit some talents from there."

"Okay." Chu Lei nodded in response.

"Well, in addition to talents, I will also find a way to get more technical information related to the operating system." Lu Shaohua made a guarantee. At that time, he obtained some technical information from Microsoft through some means. Now Lu Shaohua is also capable of getting some more from Microsoft for reference. Although he can't get the core code, there seems to be no problem with other aspects.

Even so, Lu Shaohua still felt uneasy. He pondered for a moment and said, "I will find some experts in this field to help."

"Expert?" Chu Lei asked.

"Yes, an expert, an expert from a domestic research institute." Lu Shaohua said in an extremely affirmative tone.

Borrow troops, yes, Lu Shaohua wanted to borrow troops, to borrow troops from Mr. Deng. He believed that with his connections and face, it would not be a big deal to find a few computer experts to help.

"If that's the case, there shouldn't be any problem speeding up the process." Chu Lei said excitedly.

Lu Shaohua nodded. He thought this would speed things up, but he didn't plan to continue talking about this topic. He changed the subject and said, "Before the operating system is officially developed, our Phoenix computers will not enter the international market, but only the domestic market."

At the end, Lu Shaohua paused and added, "Entering the domestic market is mainly for government procurement. Oh! I forgot to tell you that I have an agreement with the top officials that our Phoenix Group's products will be given priority for government procurement."

"What?" Chu Lei was shocked. Even though he was an overseas student returning from the United States, he knew how easy it was to get government orders. It was just that official purchases were too difficult. But now Lu Shaohua actually had an agreement with the official top brass. How could he not be surprised!

Lu Shaohua smiled but said nothing, "Please take care of this, especially the operating system issue. I will go to Beijing tomorrow."

At this moment, Lu Shaohua made a decision to go to Beijing to meet with Mr. Deng, recruit some talents, and do a few things.