For a moment, the atmosphere suddenly fell into a stagnancy, and the two seemed to have nothing to say all of a sudden.

Duan Yongping knew that he didn't need to say anything more to show his loyalty, because Fang Chen understood him.

As for Fang Chen, he felt even more so, otherwise he would not have handed over the little overlord to Duan Yongping, and he would have patted his ass and gone to the Soviet, let alone come to Luozhou to engage in any communication equipment company.

The reason why he was able to let go of his hands and feet so much was because Duan Yongping was behind him, silently supporting him.

Speaking of which, their roles are somewhat reversed, usually the general manager is charging into battle, and the chairman is strategizing, and the enemy is thousands of miles away.

It's good now, he works hard outside all day, and Duan Yongping does logistics for him and cleans up the stall.

But there is no way, when it comes to forward-looking and grasping the future, Fang Chen dares to say that he is second in the world, and I am afraid that no one dares to say that he is first in the world.

After a deep sigh, Duan Yongping said: "Mr. Fang, let me report to you that the development of the learning machine will be successfully completed in two months at the latest." ”

Hearing this, a smile suddenly surged to Fang Chen's face, and he said happily: "Okay, okay, you tell the people in the R&D department that after the successful development of the learning machine, I will celebrate them." ”

Probably from less than June, he gave Duan Yongping the development of the learning machine, now it is just September, if the development of the learning machine can be completed in November, it is really a good thing to celebrate, he originally expected to see the learning machine at the beginning of next year.

Fang Chen's hearty laughter instantly spread all over the tiger's head, and Duan Yongping, who was shocked, felt that his ears were buzzing, which showed how happy Fang Chen was.

Seeing Fang Chen so happy, Duan Yongping was a little embarrassed, "You have invested so much money, if you don't make some achievements, I'm afraid I won't have the face to see you." ”

In fact, he thinks that the learning machine is really not difficult, because the prototype of the learning machine is the LASER-310 computer, and the work done by the R&D department is nothing more than to add a cassette socket to it, and then debug the system and recompile it to make it compatible with the cassette.

Although it wasn't easy, Fang Chen wouldn't be so happy.

Besides, for this learning machine, the company spent nearly 10 million R & D expenses before and after, and it is expected that the finished product will appear, and the R & D costs will reach at least 20 million, which is too expensive.

You know, at that time, they only spent more than one million R&D expenses on game consoles, and most of the expenses were spent on the purchase of equipment, which was later used in production, which means that the actual R&D costs of game consoles are actually lower.

And now, the research and development cost of the learning machine is nearly twenty times higher than that of the game machine, of course, there is also a reason why Fang Chen wants to speed up and spares all manpower and material resources.

First of all, the R&D department was independent from the technical department, and then forty or fifty people were recruited and a lot of test equipment was purchased, which was a place where money was spent.

"Old Duan, you don't understand, forget it, I won't tell you so much, when the learning machine is developed, I will definitely go to Lingnan to celebrate the employees of the R&D department. Fang Chen said with a smile.

Can he not be happy that the learning function has been developed so quickly?

You know, compared with the game machine, the learning machine is the fist product of Xiaobawang, and in the previous life, everyone really got to know Xiaobawang from the learning machine.

And compared to the game console that is born with a stigma, everyone, especially parents, is much more accepting of learning machines, after all, no matter how hard you can't be a child, no matter how poor you can't be poor in education.

Not to mention Taizong's sentence, learning computers should start from the baby.

"However, Lao Duan, I told you in advance, the learning machine must be able to write simple basic, CC++, Java programs, interesting keyboard fingering exercises, code learning, five-stroke fonts, pinyin, location, English input, the use of ordinary tape recorders as tape recorders, and the initial mastery of the computer, etc., you must add, even if the research and development time is delayed, it doesn't matter if the research and development funds increase, but it is never allowed to have these learning functions, and in the future, Xiaobawang will issue a new learning card every once in a while. Fang Chen said categorically and undoubtedly.

Although in the previous life, the Xiaobawang learning machine was bought home, and most of them were used to play games, but Fang Chen would never allow the learning function of the Xiaobawang learning machine to be missing, and even he wanted to make the learning ability of the learning machine stronger than in the previous life, so that these people who bought the learning machine could really master the preliminary computer skills.

Since the Xiaobawang learning machine is called a learning machine, it must live up to its name.

"Yes, Mr. Fang, I will let them pay close attention to the development and research of the learning function of the learning machine. Duan Yongping assured Fang Chen.

"There is another thing, when the learning machine is on sale, the media advertising will mark it that the learning card of the Xiaobawang learning machine can be replaced for free, as long as there is a student who needs it, he can take the old card at any time to exchange it for the latest content of the learning card. Fang Chen said suddenly.

Hearing this, Duan Yongping was stunned for a moment, and after a long time, he smashed his mouth, organized his language and said: "Mr. Fang, I can understand your love for the student group, but the cost of doing so is too high. ”

Now, although the ability of Xiaobawang to produce cassettes is getting higher and higher, and the cost is getting lower and lower, the cost of a cassette is almost still about 25 yuan.

He didn't mention anything, Fang Chen had calculated that the sales of learning machines were at least three times that of game consoles.

According to the sales of two million game consoles a year, if they are all given away for free, it can be said that Xiaobawang only needs to release a new cassette, it will lose 50 million, and if there are three or five cards this year, it will be two or three billion, which is equivalent to saying that Xiaobawang has done it all in vain this year.

Immediately afterwards, Duan Yongping told Fang Chen about his calculations.

Fang Chen laughed lightly, "Old Duan, that's not how the account is calculated, although you will lose money, but you can't lose so much, it's not good to be obedient, you sell ten learning machines, it's good to have one that insists on changing the cassette." ”

In the previous life, there were so many people who bought Xiaobawang learning machines, how many of them really planned to take them home to study?

There was one out of ten, and Fang Chen felt that it was too much.

"And you didn't listen to what I just said, it's a change! It's to exchange the old cassette for a new cassette, which is actually equivalent to leasing, every year Xiaobawang only needs to produce a small part of the new cassette to meet the needs of students who need the latest cassette, as for the students who don't need the latest cassette, then give the old cassette. ”

"If you calculate it like this, plus the damage and damage, even if you calculate the demand for learning cards according to the sales of game consoles three times, it will be about the same if you can lose 20 million or 30 million a year, which is not as terrifying as you think. Fang Chen said with a smile.

Just like the "New Concept English" published by the Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press, everyone always has to start with "New Concept 1", and then slowly and gradually, even if someone learns "New Concept 4", it does not mean that the remaining 1.2.3 is useless.

Duan Yongping sighed helplessly, "My Mr. Fang, I know you have money, but you can't take twenty or thirty million dollars, right?"

He really didn't feel the need to do this, although he could understand Fang Chen's caring heart, but Xiaobawang was a business, not a charity, let alone an educational institution, and it was always for profit.

And according to Fang Chen's previous plan, when the computer is really popularized, this learning machine can be completely eliminated.

At the current price of a computer, at least more than 10,000 yuan, he estimates that there is no one or two decades, and this learning machine cannot be eliminated.

Not to mention much, three or five new cards are issued a year, and then someone rotates like this for four or five years, not to mention making money, the entire learning machine will be lost, at least five or six hundred yuan.

If it is calculated that a student has to go to school for at least 16 years from primary school to university, it will be a big loss.

Of course, whether the lifespan of the learning machine can support that time is probably also a question.

But he didn't dare to say this, he was afraid that after saying it, Fang Chen would ask him again to get the lifespan of the learning machine to more than sixteen years, then he would be completely dumbfounded.

And the most important thing is that if you say that you start a company and do business, you are rushing to lose money.

In his view, the enterprise to do bigger, make more money, pay more profits and taxes, this is the greatest contribution to the society, if you can occasionally do charity, it can almost be said that the perfect embodiment of a company's contribution to the society.

As for the other messes, it's really not something that a company can manage, can't manage, and can't manage.

Hearing Duan Yongping's attitude so resolute, Fang Chen was helpless, he originally thought that Duan Yongping would be able to change today, but he was wrong, he was really wrong, Duan Yongping was still the same Duan Yongping.

"Old Duan, you can't think so, although this preferential condition will cause Xiaobawang to lose twenty or thirty million a year, but it is possible that it is precisely because of this preferential condition that more people come to buy our learning machine. ”

Speaking of this, Fang Chen's voice paused, and his tone suddenly became cold, "Even if I really lose money, then I am willing, since it is called a learning machine, it must be reflected and highlighted in learning." ”

He doesn't care whether the learning machine is used for learning or playing games, but he must create enough conditions for those children who are willing to learn to learn real things, real skills, and real skills.

Let the children lay a solid foundation for the future learning of computers, five strokes, English, etc., even if they lose money, double the loss, he admits it.

Hearing the categorical and unquestionable in Fang Chen's words, Duan Yongping sighed lightly, and then said slowly: "Mr. Fang, with a boss like you, I have no regrets in my life. ”

Fang Chen's performance at this time can no longer be described as a businessman, it seems that it is more appropriate to describe it with words such as the responsibility of the richest man and the conscience of an entrepreneur.

At this time, he really had a trace of pride in his heart, proud of Fang Chen, proud of himself for having such a boss.

"Don't worry, I will definitely do a good job of learning the machine. ”

After speaking, as if in order to show his determination, without waiting for Fang Chen to speak, Duan Yongping hung up the phone directly. Take a hundred times to read the latest chapter of "The Top of the Rebirth Wave: Claw Book House" for free for the first time.