The Industrial Giant Reborn

In the next few days, Chen Zhiwen went to different villas every day, and there were also some conscientious cleaners inside, cleaning everything clean.

Feeling a little tired these days, Chen Zhiwen came to Red Bull's factory. Qin Zhihao had already gone to Germany on a business trip. Currently, Wang Jinlai, the vice president of the company, was in charge of the Red Bull factory. After soda, naturally need to rely on these former high-level.

After walking around the factory, Chen Zhiwen asked, "Is there any news from Qin Zhihao?"

"Chen Sheng, I received a call from Qin Sheng last night. He praised the German equipment very much. Although the price is expensive, the production capacity is high. In addition, in terms of maintenance, there is almost no one in Hong Kong who understands their equipment control. He is worried that if there is a problem with the equipment, it will have a great impact." Wang Jinlai said.

"The price is expensive and can be negotiated, and as long as the efficiency is high, it is not a problem at all. The after-sales service is indeed troublesome." Chen Zhiwen nodded. Don't talk about Hong Kong now. It is estimated that even RB has not many people who understand PLC control logic. The equipment is broken. Being blackmailed by the Germans is a trivial matter, but it is a major matter to delay their own production and affect the delivery plan.

Wang Jinlai went on to say: "Qin Sheng means that we will send a few people to study in Germany, so that they can learn this technology, at least maintenance technology."

"It's not that easy." Chen Zhiwen shook his head and said, "Let him send over the model information of the German equipment by air. If possible, we can buy a few more. In terms of maintenance, we will directly hire two engineers from Germany to come to Hong Kong. The money is in place. Just do it."

In this era, the wages of Europeans and Americans are much higher than those in Hong Kong, but it is nothing to the wealthy people in Hong Kong. The British recruited by many British-funded companies in Hong Kong do not get the same wages as Hong Kong locals.

"Okay, we made an appointment to talk on the phone tonight, and I'll let him know when the time comes." Wang Jinlai said.

"Okay." Chen Zhiwen nodded. In the 1970s, the communication efficiency was so low. You had to make an appointment in advance, and the person who answered the phone had to wait in advance. Information such as materials can only be mailed by letter, even if it is an international express delivery, you have to wait a few minutes. God, this made Chen Zhiwen nostalgic for the old WeChat very much.

After leaving the Red Bull factory, Chen Zhiwen went to the Midea factory next door. Compared with the busy Flying Bull next door, Midea is much worse. Although it is still hot in the northern hemisphere, it is almost the end of summer. This side has also started to be idle, and then it will enter the stage of hoarding and production. When it enters the off-season, the radio is similar. Except for the car business, Chen Zhiwen basically only wants to keep it as it is, and will not invest too much resources.

"Old Lei, this radio is similar to a tape player, right?" Chen Zhiwen touched a radio and said suddenly.

"Some tape players look like radios." Lei Shengli seemed to understand what the boss meant.

Chen Zhiwen thought for a while and said: "Although the profit margin of the car radio business is not bad, the auto parts industry is not so easy to expand. It is difficult to form a large scale in recent years. I am not optimistic about the radio business, although I am also prepared to TV sets, but it has also been difficult to scale up in recent years, we have to find a way to make other products to support so many workers who make radios, right?"

The radio market, in fact, had a large scale in the 1970s and even the 1980s, but this gadget has been born for decades, and the technology is simple. It can be produced in Europe, America, Japan, South Korea, and even some countries in Southeast Asia. The market has long been saturated. At the same time , TV sets are also competing for the radio market. Even though Midea’s channels are still there, there are hundreds of thousands of sales a month, but Chen Zhiwen knows that it will not be able to survive in a few years. Universal Electronics in history is the early 1980s The business was miserable, and then it was sold to an RB company cheaply.

As for the mainland, which will be re-opened in a few years, there is indeed a great demand for radios, but this market cannot be opened to the outside world. The purpose of the re-opening is to earn foreign exchange, not to send the market to outsiders to earn foreign exchange from the mainland government. , unless it is some special industry, otherwise, don’t even think about it before 1990, and by 1990, radio was basically eliminated in China.

Of course, it is also possible to enter the country through special methods, but this method is not a big deal, and it is not necessary for Chen Zhiwen.

The music player is different. Although it appeared early, it is not popular, and there will be a large market in the future.

"The principle of the music player is not difficult, and its structure is even simpler than that of a radio. It is not difficult for us to make it." Lei Shengli thought for a while and said.

"I don't want to be the most common music player, I want to be a high-end one, at least with better sound quality." Chen Zhiwen smiled and said: "The target market is Europe and the United States, and I will be responsible for the channel. You just make the product and position it. It's miniaturization, don't be so big and heavy, find a balance between sound quality, price and weight."

Miniaturization is actually the requirement of major electronic groups for music players. In a few years, Sony will launch the Walkman, the most classic portable music player. The sales volume of 200 million units in 20 years is enough to make anyone and even the country jealous. However, this requires a very high technical foundation. Midea obviously does not have this ability, but if it is just to study the music player placed in the room, there should be no problem. The market should be fine.

"Then I have to buy all kinds of music players around the world for reference." Lei Shengli said with a smile.

"No problem, let's buy it. I just want to see what the current player looks like." Chen Zhiwen agreed, and then said: "In addition, find a group of elementary school students to choose and see which type they like. You need to take your opinion seriously."

"Primary school student?" Lei Shengli didn't quite understand.

"The children's choice is the best and the simplest." Chen Zhiwen didn't explain much, but said with a smile.

Jobs of the later Apple likes to use children to test his products. It is said that when Apple developed the first generation of mobile phones, it let many children choose and try different functions to choose the most suitable one. It is said that the results are very good.

Music players may be different, but adults have a lot of their own opinions, and when judging products, they may not be as good as children who rely on their own interests.

"Okay, I'll arrange the purchase first." Lei Shengli nodded and said.

"Let's study it. If there is a chance, we can develop in this direction." Chen Zhiwen nodded and said.

Sony's Walkman of later generations can be said to be the biggest gold mine in the electronics industry before personal computers. Chen Zhiwen is naturally also very interested. However, there are many patent restrictions in magnetic tape technology, and it is not possible to have any advantages with the memory of future generations.

But the radio business is indeed in the twilight. It is difficult to transform and you have to try it. Even if you can’t become a top-notch, it is enough to get a certain market. As long as you have a certain market share, you can stabilize and develop slowly. The tape era may not be able to grasp it. What an opportunity, but not necessarily in the digital age.