Chapter 287: IPod

"MP3?"

Duan Yongping was taken aback: "Are you talking about the Walkman?"

"You could say the same, but it's not your average Walkman."

"Oh, I see, you're talking about a Walkman that supports MP3 format."

"Yes, this is it."

"The market is not big."

Duan Yongping shook his head: "Actually, our BBK also launched a Walkman, but it didn't sell well. As for the MP3 you mentioned, it has a lot of damage to the sound quality."

Of course, MP3 is known to many people in later generations, but it is still a new word.

The earliest mp3 is a high-efficiency compression technology. It can compress audio to one-tenth of its original capacity or even smaller through a special algorithm. However, although this technology is good, it will have a relatively large damage to the sound quality.

Although the technology has appeared, and mp3-style Walkman has also been launched, the response has not been good.

At present, the mainstream Walkman is still a CD player or an MD player.

This Walkman can play discs to ensure the sound effect of the audio.

However, such a Walkman also has a disadvantage, that is, the product is too large and not easy to carry.

Therefore, although the Walkman has been launched a long time ago, it has not sold well.

Of course, there is also a Walkman that plays tapes. Because there are a relatively large number of students, this kind of music is temporarily sold well. Backgammon also has such products. But Duan Yongping also believes that the market will become smaller and smaller in the future.

"The fact that the market is not big is not because there is no demand from users, but because the product is not doing well enough. Of course, the mp3 format does damage the sound quality, but for ordinary people, he basically can't hear it. If you ignore this, mp3 It is completely possible to make it smaller than a palm, and this extremely convenient portability is a breakthrough in my opinion.”

Chen Yu shook his head.

The time when mp3 was popular in the previous life was around 2004.

For the time being, there are not many well-known and mature Walkmans that support mp3 format on the market.

But once this market is opened, the mp3 market will explode like a flash flood and get out of hand.

And through mp3, Chen Yu can enter the mobile phone field more smoothly.

Therefore, when Duan Yongping asked, Chen Yu said mp3 directly.

"There is some truth to what you said."

Duan Yongping did not object, but he was still not very optimistic about mp3 and said, "How do you feel about the mobile phone industry?"

"The mobile phone industry is certainly not bad either."

Chen Yu also nodded: "The future prospects of mobile phones as an essential product for communication are obvious, but the mobile phone industry is too competitive, not to mention international giants such as Nokia, Motorola, Sony, and Ericsson, there are also countless domestic manufacturers. Competition, and now entering the mobile phone field may not be able to open up the market.”

Of course, Chen Yu said so, but he also heard that Duan Yongping didn't seem to be interested in MP3s.

That being the case, Chen Yu didn't say more.

"That's what worries me too."

Duan Yong rated the first.

It seems that the transformation of BBK is indeed a long way to go, and we have to continue to investigate.

"We've all been chatting, come on, let's move our chopsticks."

Speaking of which,

Duan Yongping didn't talk about electronics, but chatted with Chen Yu.

"Chen Yu, your Huanyu Technology's profitability is really impressive."

"Mr. Duan, I can't compare with your backgammon."

"BBK only has high sales, but its profitability is not as good as yours."

"Mr. Duan is humble, the electronics manufacturing industry is the industry, we are a virtual industry, and the bubble is serious. Once the market is lost, half a penny is worthless."

At this time, Ding Lei also said: "I agree with this point, just like our online games, it's good to make money when online games are launched, but if there is no money and no market, the whole game will only be left with a bunch of codes. It's better to be an industry. , even if it is not crowded, some fixed assets are worth hundreds of millions."

"It seems that everyone is looking at me and I look at you. Come and have a drink. Ding Lei, how about a toast with Chen Yu."

"Forget it, I won't drink with him."

"Little Dingzi, you are much older than Chen Yu, you only have this amount of energy."

"Brother Duan, why do you call me Xiao Dingzi in front of outsiders, I'm so embarrassed."

Ding Lei was anxious: "Come here, Chen Yu, have a drink, have a drink, and we will continue to compete later."

"Hahaha, okay."

Chen Yu drank it: "I don't care. Whether it's a direct competition or a secret competition, I welcome it."

"It's okay to compete in secret, you guys are very dark."

Ding Lei shook his head, still a little guilty about Huanyu Technology's various ruthless moves.

"That's right, you two don't have any deep hatred, there's no need for this. Have a drink today, maybe you can work together in the future."

After more than two hours of dinner, the relationship between Chen Yu and Ding Lei eased a lot.

Looking at the time, it was already past 10 pm, and Chen Yu was about to leave.

"Brother Duan, did you just chat casually today?"

Seeing Chen Yu leaving, Ding Lei asked Duan Yongping.

"What do you think I'm looking for Chen Yu for?"

"I thought you wanted to cooperate with Chen Yu?"

"You think too much, I just want to meet Chen Yu."

Duan Yongping shook his head.

Although Backgammon still hasn't found a way out, Duan Yongping also knows that it can't be rushed.

On the contrary, after seeing Chen Yu, Duan Yongping's thoughts became a lot more active.

Such as the idea of ​​mp3.

Although Duan Yongping is still not optimistic about mp3, the portability mentioned by Chen Yu is also a bit interesting.

Moreover, Chen Yu is engaged in the Internet, so young, it is very rare to have such a vision.

...

"Sister Fei, how is the situation at the company?"

Back at school, Chen Yu still had some obsessions with mp3.

It's 2002, and it's too soon to enter the mp3 market. If you wait for a while, then there will be nothing wrong with Chen Yu.

And Chen Yu seems to remember that Apple's iPod came out around this time.

And, he may also cause a sensation.

If it is not up to now, then the future layout of smartphones will also be at a disadvantage.

You know, Apple's ipohne evolved from the iPod.

In a hurry, Chen Yu called Zhou Yifei.

"Call me so late?"

"Uh, guess you haven't slept yet."

"Okay, I didn't sleep. I just signed a contract with Nokia. I was so excited that I couldn't sleep."

"Oh, yes."

Chen Yu was not surprised.

Nokia and Huanyu Technology have cooperation.

As long as Nokia checks the shareholding situation of Lens shares, it is not surprising to make this decision.

"You're not surprised at all."

"No wonder, it's just Nokia."

"It's just Nokia, Mr. Chen, what a big tone."

Zhou Yifei was helpless: "What are you calling me, don't you care about the company's situation?"

"With you, I naturally don't need to worry about it. It's another thing to call you. In addition to the processing of mobile phone glass, the company can make electronic products."

"Of course it's fine, what are you going to do?"

"Walkman."

"Okay, I'll let the following go to Huaqiangbei to purchase some accessories."

"Uh... Huaqiangbei."

Chen Yu was taken aback: "Are we assembling?"

"Aren't electronic products just assembled?"

The Walkman technology is very mature, and Huaqiangbei is the most famous wholesale base of electronic accessories in China. Not to mention the accessories of the Walkman, the accessories of any electronic product can be purchased. As long as these accessories are pulled back, and then assembled and processed, it becomes a new electronic product.

In the past life, many electronics companies started like this in Huaqiangbei.

"All right."

Chen Yu was speechless, but shook his head.

If he just randomly assembled a Walkman, he would have no interest at all.

"I mean, we developed a high-quality Walkman that supports the mp3 format."

"This is..."

Zhou Yifei thought about it for a while, and then said: "The mp3 format is an audio format that has appeared in recent years, and it has not been fully promoted. There is not much market for such a Walkman."

Although it is made of mobile phone glass, it is still in the electronics industry. Zhou Yifei also has a certain understanding of the mp3 mentioned by Chen Yu.

"Don't think about the market just yet."

"It can be done regardless of the market, but it will take time."

"for how long?"

"It doesn't take too long to make samples, but if it is to be mass-produced, it will take at least one year."

"So long?"

"It's pretty short."

Zhou Yifei said: "The electronics industry is no better than the Internet. You can go online by simply writing a code when you use the Internet. The electronics industry not only has to develop samples, but also have to manufacture special electronic components, and also have to build production lines. It is impossible for us to complete it. There are dozens of partners alone. Besides, we don’t consider the market, and our partners may not ignore the market. If our order quantity is too small, they don’t even want to produce components.”

"What about acquiring a Walkman company?"

"the same."

Zhou Yifei still shook her head: "At present, there are not many Walkman companies in China that do mp3 format. It seems that there are a few abroad. If you don't want to go abroad."

"Okay, let's go here today."

Chen Yu had a headache.

I didn't expect hardware to be so complicated.

Sure enough, the Internet can not be compared.

But this is normal.

Sometimes in the Internet industry, as long as there is one thinking and one idea, it will work.

But in the field of electronics manufacturing, it is not only necessary to have a mind, but also to open up upstream and downstream channels.

And even if everything is OK, it is not necessarily popular in the market.

Of course, the most important thing is that Chen Yu doesn't know much about the electronics industry.

If you can cooperate with others, it is a good way.

It's just a pity that Duan Yongping is not interested in mp3, otherwise, he is the best partner.

...

"When did you come back?"

"Just got back."

"Why didn't you tell me."

"Hehe, what can I say, you are so busy with work."

"From this point of view, our Duan Daguan people have been very leisurely recently?"

"It just looks laid back."

Duan Yongping didn't stay in China for a long time. After meeting Chen Yu, he returned to the United States.

Hearing his wife laugh at him, he said, "I've been thinking about the company's transformation these days, and I haven't had any good ideas."

"You are in a hurry too."

"The company is so big, I can't let him go out of business."

"Listen to music and relax."

Feeling Duan Yongping's thoughts, Liu Xin took out a small and exquisite object.

"mp3?"

"Yes, this is the latest mp3 from Apple. He has a nice name. It's called iPod. I just bought it."

"Wife, I seem to have an idea."

"Let me see……"

Looking at the iPod in his hand, Duan Yongping couldn't help but remember what Chen Yu said before.

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