Bao Zixuan can be said to have done a lot of things when he returned to Xiangjiang this time, including the completion of the construction of the factory, the planning of the university, the acquisition of Hutchison Whampoa, the participation of the tycoons, and most importantly, the establishment of contacts with the mainland. Through this purchase of Moutai and Wuliangye, a cooperative relationship has been established with the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation, and investment in the mainland will certainly be much smoother in the future.

After arranging the affairs of Xiangjiang, Bao Zixuan set off to prepare to return to the United States. Because he had a reason to go back, the digital camera prototype had been successfully developed, and Bao Zixuan went back to do the final finalization and testing.

However, before going back, the benefits of Hutchison Whampoa employees were improved, although they were not on par with Heiyun. There is still a lot of difference in wages and bonuses, but the food standard has been synchronized with the black cloud. Although the other major shareholders have some opinions, they have not said much about the rising stock price. If Heiyun really privatizes Hutchison Whampoa because of this incident, then there will be no such a good opportunity to make a fortune in the future.

At present, many employees of Heiyun hold shares of Hutchison Whampoa, which is also a disguised employee stock ownership plan. Bao Zixuan wondered if he could increase the shareholding ratio of Heiyun employees in Hutchison Whampoa Company in the future. Heiyun Group does not have an employee stock ownership plan for the time being, but these are all things in the future, and the road must be taken step by step.

In the reluctance of his mother, he left Xiangjiang again and came to the United States. This time, he will not only complete his graduation thesis in the United States, but also participate in the Los Angeles Electronic Technology Show in March.

Bao Zixuan's abrupt departure from Xiangjiang after the completion of the acquisition of Hutchison Whampoa Company made many media who wanted to find this young president for an exclusive interview feel inexplicable. It's really a little incomprehensible to such a rich and low-key young man, the most important thing is to hand over the company to the existing management team like this, what is the difference between that and not acquiring.

Hutchison employees have all felt the benefits, and now they warmly welcome the richest man to be their boss. In fact, Bao Zixuan doesn't know how to run Hutchison Whampoa now. In my previous life, I knew a little about technology companies, but I basically had no contact with this traditional industry. Now it seems that we can only cross the river by feeling the stones, and it is also the best option for Methodist to continue to manage the company at the moment.

After returning to Boston, Bao Zixuan came to the company for the first time and looked at three novel-looking cameras. Bao Zixuan is very satisfied, these three cameras were designed by students of the School of Visual Arts in New York. The design concept is very forward-thinking and has a lot of personality. Bao Zixuan knows that the performance of current digital cameras will definitely not be able to catch up with traditional cameras, and can only surpass them in appearance and concept, so as to attract consumers to buy.

When I picked up one of the computers and took a photo, I saw that an image was immediately generated on the screen. Although the image is a little blurry compared to the digital camera I used in my previous life. However, the basic functions can meet the requirements, and the image processing is not weak at all. Looking at the footage still on the side, Bao Zixuan knew that the engineer who was dug from Carl Zeiss was really worth the money.

Bao Zixuan said to Steven Cézanne, the chief designer of the digital camera: "Steven, you can introduce the performance of the digital camera. ”

Steven Cézanne has devoted himself to the development of digital cameras since he came to the Black Cloud Group, and he is much better here than he was at Kodak. Whether it is capital investment, the cooperation of various departments, and the status of personnel, it is better than Kodak. It allows him to devote himself to his work.

At Kodak, there was always a fear that the department would be shut down at any time, and R&D investment was always stretched. There is no security at all, and these problems do not exist in the dark cloud. It is precisely for this reason that the R&D speed is so fast, and many Kodak employees who did not follow to Heiyun at that time later came here to join the team one after another.

In fact, this is a good explanation, other companies do not know what direction to go in R&D. Heiyun has the boss of Bao Zixuan, so many things can be laid out in advance.

Steven Cézanne: "Boss, colleagues. Our Black Cloud digital camera now has 3 styles and two grades. One professional-grade camera can reach 5 million pixels, and the other two are ordinary cameras with 3 million pixels. ”

"The lens is completely produced by the Heiyun Xiangjiang factory, but the current output is not very high. A memory card can store 256 photos, which is much more convenient than handing in papers. The lithium battery can last up to 500 photos. It can basically meet the needs of shooting, but there are still some difficulties for outdoor photography enthusiasts, who need to prepare more batteries and memory cards. ”

"Photos can be displayed on the Black Cloud Vision 1100 laptop, with the image processing software developed by the boss himself, you can process and modify photos on the computer, as long as you connect a printer to print out the photos, it is very convenient. ”

Bao Zixuan nodded with satisfaction when he heard this, there are still too few Carl Zeiss engineers now. In addition, it is necessary to polish the lens of the lithography machine, which has led to the failure of the output of digital camera lenses. The optical lens is one of the most sophisticated instruments in the world, and it is not good to polish it without more than 10 years of skill, and now it seems that it can only increase the cooperation with Carl Zeiss. Relying on local cultivation in Xiangjiang has not been more than 15 years, and there is no effect at all.

Bao Zixuan: "What about the cost! ”

After hearing what Bao Zixuan said, Hiroshi Hashimoto replied: "A 5-million-pixel digital camera costs $600 for a single lens, and the cost of the whole camera is $1,400." The cost of a 3 million pixel camera is 8 million US dollars, which is indeed a bit high compared to the cost of traditional cameras. However, this is limited by the use of too many new concepts and new processes, and the R&D expenses will be shared during mass production, and the cost will be reduced. ”

"We can't price a 5-million-pixel camera at less than $2,600, otherwise there will be no profit. The 3-megapixel camera should be priced at $1,700. ”

"Your Excellency, our R&D expenses are really high. After a year of production, the cost should come down. ”

Hiroshi Hashimoto knows his weaknesses, his mind is much worse than that of other scientific researchers, and he has fundamentally rhythmized scientific research in the black clouds. He is now moving into a managerial position, and he would be content if he were to Jiro Koko. So he's now an auditor at Harvard Business School, and it's a very costly opportunity.

If he hadn't promoted himself in a management position now, Hiroshi Hashimoto knew that sooner or later he would be eliminated by the company. This is the sense of island nation, and the sense of crisis is always strong.

Bao Zixuan: "Then the price is $2,888 and $1,388, so that the price difference marketing will be achieved." Otherwise, it will be difficult for both of our cameras to find the right consumer group. ”

After hearing Bao Zixuan's words, they felt that there was some truth. Otherwise, there is no difference in the price of the two cameras, which will cause the distinction between high-end customers and low-end customers is not obvious, and the choice of professional photographers and photography enthusiasts will not be obvious enough.

This digital camera is not only a digital camera, but also a flash memory card, a lithium battery, and an optical lens, all of which are products that can expand the business.

Flash memory cards can be used as a carrier to store documents, data, and other types of vehicles. Lithium batteries can be used in more fields, as long as they are electronic products, there is no need for them, for which Bao Zixuan specially purchased a Panasonic battery production line.

In fact, the lithium battery itself is not complicated, but it was not until the 90s that people found materials that could stabilize it. As a science and engineering man, Bao Zixuan happened to have seen reports on this aspect, and also knew the specific formula ratio, so he won the lithium battery technology.

Optical lenses can be applied to cameras, mobile phones, surveillance and other devices with shooting functions. Now it can't be reflected, it is definitely an industry that can't take orders in the future, and Sony is such an existence in the previous life.

Now these patents are in the hands of Heiyun, and in the future, enterprises will be able to live a prosperous life even if they collect patent fees.