Chapter 289

“MP3？”

Duan Yongping was stunned: "do you mean a walkman?"

"You can say that, but it's not an ordinary walkman."

"Oh, I see. You're talking about a walkman that supports MP3 format."

"Yes, that's it."

"This market is not big."

Duan Yongping shook his head: "in fact, we have also launched walkmans step by step, but they don't sell well. As for the mp3 you said, it has a great damage to the sound quality."

Of course, many people know mp3 in future generations, but in 2002, MP3 was still a new word.

The earliest MP3 is an efficient compression technology. It can compress audio to one tenth of its original capacity or even smaller through special algorithms. However, although this technology is good, it will cause great damage to the sound quality.

Although MP3 technology has appeared in 1998, and MP3 Walkman has been launched, the response is not good.

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

This walkman can play CD and MD discs to ensure the sound effect of audio.

However, such a walkman also has disadvantages, that is, the product is too large and difficult to carry.

So although the Walkman has been pushed out for a long time, it doesn't sell well.

Of course, there is also a walkman with tape. Because there are a large number of students, it can sell well temporarily. Bubugao also has such products. But Duan Yongping also believes that the market will be smaller and smaller in the future.

"The small market is not because users don't have demand, but maybe the product is not done well enough. Of course, MP3 format does damage the sound quality, but for ordinary people, he basically can't hear it. If you ignore this, mp3 can be smaller than a palm. I think this extremely convenient portability is a breakthrough."

Chen Yu shook his head.

Mp3 was popular around 2004.

For the time being, there is no well-known and mature Walkman supporting MP3 format on the market.

But once this market is opened, the MP3 market will burst out like a mountain flood.

And through MP3, Chen Yu can enter the mobile phone field more smoothly.

Therefore, when Duan Yongping asked, Chen Yu said MP3 directly.

"What you said also has a certain truth."

Duan Yongping has no objection, but he is still not very optimistic about MP3, saying: "what do you think of the mobile phone industry?"

"Of course, the mobile phone industry is also good."

Chen Yu also nodded: "as a necessary communication product, the future prospect of mobile phones can be seen, but the mobile phone industry is too competitive. Not to mention some international giants such as Nokia, Motorola, Sony and Ericsson, there are countless manufacturers competing in China. Now entering the mobile phone field may not open the market."

Of course, Chen Yu said so, but he also heard that Duan Yongping didn't seem to be interested in MP3.

In that case, Chen Yu didn't say any more.

"That's what I'm worried about."

Duan Yong is the first.

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

"All patronize and chat. Come on, let's use chopsticks."

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

"Chen Yu, your Huanyu technology's profitability is really great."

"Teacher Duan, I dare not compare with you step by step."

"Step by step high is just high sales, but the profitability is not as good as you."

"Section teacher is modest, the electronic manufacturing industry is the industry, we are the virtual industry, the bubble is serious. Once the market is lost, half the money is not worth it."

At this time, Ding Lei also said: "I agree with this. Just like our online games, it's OK to launch online games to make money. Once they don't make money and there is no market, there is only a pile of code left in the whole game. It's better to be industrial. Even if they are no longer crowded, some fixed assets are worth hundreds of millions."

"It seems that everyone looks good to me. I look good to you. Come and have a drink. Ding Lei, how about having a drink with Chen Yu?"

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

"Xiaodingzi, you are much older than Chen Yu. That's all."

"Brother Duan, why do you call me xiaodingzi in front of outsiders? I have no face."

Ding Lei was worried: "come on, Chen Yu, have a drink, have a drink, and we'll continue to compete later."

"Hahaha, OK."

Chen Yu drank it all at once: "I don't care. I welcome both positive and covert competition."

"Just compete secretly. You're very dark."

Ding Lei shook his head. Up to now, he still feels guilty about all kinds of cruel moves of Huanyu technology.

"That's right. You two don't have a deep hatred. There's no need to. Have a drink today. Maybe you can cooperate in the future."

After a meal for more than two hours, the relationship between Chen Yu and Ding Lei has eased a lot.

After looking at the time, it was already more than 10 p.m. and Chen Yu was ready to leave.

"Brother Duan, just chat today?"

Seeing Chen Yu leave, Ding Lei asks 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 Bubugao still didn't find a way out, Duan Yongping also knew that it was not urgent.

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

Like the idea of MP3.

Although Duan Yongping is still not optimistic about MP3, the portability mentioned by Chen Yu is also interesting.

And Chen Yu is engaged in the Internet. He is still so young. It is very rare to have such an eye.

……

"Sister Fei, how's the situation at the company?"

Back at school, Chen Yu still has some obsession with MP3.

It's 2002, and it's still urgent to enter the MP3 market. If you wait a little longer, it won't matter to Chen Yu.

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

Moreover, he may cause a sensation.

If not now, the future layout of smart phones will have to fall.

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

In a hurry, Chen Yu called Zhou Yifei.

"Call me so late?"

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

"Well, I didn't sleep. I just signed a contract with Nokia and couldn't sleep with excitement."

"Oh, yeah."

Chen Yu was not surprised.

Nokia cooperates with Huanyu technology.

As long as Nokia checks the equity of Lansi shares, it is not surprising to make this decision.

"You're not surprised."

"What's so surprising? It's just Nokia."

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

Zhou Yifei was helpless: "what's the matter with calling me? Don't you care about the company?"

"I don't care if I have you. It's another thing to call you. In addition to mobile phone glass processing, can the company make electronic products?"

"Of course it's no problem. What are you going to do?"

"Walkman."

"OK, I'll let you go to Huaqiangbei to buy some accessories later."

"Er... Hua qiangbei."

Chen Yu was stunned: "are we assembling?"

"Isn't electronic products assembled?"

Walkman technology has been very mature. Huaqiangbei is the most famous wholesale base of electronic accessories in China. There, let alone 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 will become a new electronic product.

In previous lives, many electronic enterprises started in Huaqiangbei.

"All right."

Chen Yu was speechless, but shook his head.

If he just assembles a walkman, he has no interest at all.

"I mean, we have developed a high-quality MP3 format walkman."

"This..."

Zhou Yifei thought for a moment and then said, "MP3 format is an audio format that has appeared in recent years. It has not been fully popularized. There is not much market for such walkman."

Although it is made of mobile phone glass, it is still mixed in the electronics industry. Zhou Yifei also has a certain understanding of the MP3 mentioned by Chen Yu.

"Don't consider the market for the time being."

"It can be done without considering the market, but it takes time."

"How long?"

"If you only make samples, it doesn't take too long, but if you want large-scale production, it takes at least 1 year."

"So long?"

"It's very short."

Zhou Yifei said: "The electronics industry is no better than the Internet. You can go online just by writing code on the Internet. The electronics industry not only needs to develop samples, but also needs to manufacture special electronic components, but also needs to build production lines. We can't complete it here, and dozens of partners alone. Moreover, 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 buying a walkman company?"

"The same."

Zhou Yifei still shook her head: "at present, there are few MP3 format Walkman enterprises in China. It seems that there are several abroad. Why don't you go abroad?"

"OK, that's all for today."

Chen Yu has a headache.

I didn't expect the hardware to be so complex.

Sure enough, it is not comparable to the Internet.

But that's normal.

Sometimes in the Internet industry, as long as there is a thinking, a creativity will work.

However, in the field of electronic manufacturing, we should not only have a thinking, but also open up upstream and downstream channels.

And even if all of them are OK, they are not necessarily popular in the market.

Of course, the most important thing is that Chen Yu doesn't have a special understanding of the electronic industry.

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

Unfortunately, Duan Yongping is not interested in MP3. Otherwise, he is the best partner.

……

"When did you come back?"

"Just returned."

"Why don't you tell me."

"Hehe, what can I say? You're so busy."

"So, our senior official Duan has been very leisurely recently?"

"It just looks leisurely."

Duan Yongping did not stay long in China. After meeting Chen Yu, he returned to the United States.

When his wife laughed at him, she said, "I've been thinking about the transformation of the company these days, and I haven't had any good ideas."

"You're in a hurry, too."

"The company is so big that I can't let him go bankrupt."

"Listen to music and relax."

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

“mp3？”

"Yes, this is Apple's latest MP3. It has a nice name called iPod. I just bought it."

"Wife, I seem to have some ideas."

"Let me see..."

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