After Bao Zixuan was teased by the proprietress in the pink restaurant, he returned to the company with everyone, except for the first 5 people who came from Xiangjiang, everyone else lived in the community opposite the company.

After a simple wash, Bao Zixuan began to write a research and development plan for the Walkman, preparing to take advantage of the fact that he didn't have to take the basic course of mechanical manufacturing tomorrow morning, and he could already be exempted from the study. It is necessary to hold a meeting with the hardware department to complete the development of the Walkman as soon as possible. And it's not just practical, it's stylish. It seems that I need to find a fashion designer to match my design of the shape.

It is a machine that records the sound for repeated playback, with the magnetic material as the carrier, and the sound signal is recorded in the carrier by using the remanence characteristics of the magnetic material, and it must have the function of replaying, and most of the cassette tapes are used for playback and recording functions.

It is mainly composed of microphones, tapes, recording heads, amplification circuits, speakers, transmission mechanisms and other components. And to develop a headset tailored for the Walkman, the sound quality must be good. The control of the software part is very simple, and the control chip used is not very complicated. You can do it on your own.

Early the next morning, in the conference room of the North American branch of Heiyun Company.

Bao Zixuan sat at the top, looked at the eight hardware engineers below, and said: "I know that everyone has basically been cooperating with the research and development of game consoles at the Xiangjiang headquarters recently, and the plan over there can be completed step by step, so I hope that our North American branch will rely on the abundant human resources here to do some of its own things." ”

After speaking, he sent the drawings he sketched last night to everyone, "Our North American branch is going to develop our own product before Christmas this year, that is, the portable tape recorder, I named him with the name of Listen to the Voice." ”

The patents for the tape recorder are basically in the hands of Philips in the Netherlands, and Guchengjun has to work hard, and we have to get his patent authorization. You're going tomorrow and I'm going to contact Attorney Larry Brown and ask him to arrange for someone to come with you, even if it's a little extra dollar to bring back the patent I need.

Jiro Furujo's recent work is not very interesting, after all, Hiroshi Hashimoto, who came to the United States with him, has been reused, and although he is the head of the American branch of the hardware development department, he is more for the Xiangjiang branch to purchase the equipment and components needed. Think of yourself as a purchasing manager, not as an engineer. At this time, I heard that I finally had a chance to play, and I happily agreed, thinking that I must do things beautifully.

After explaining the research and development work of the Walkman, Bao Zixuan is going back to MIT to find his roommate Thomas Marr to cooperate with him, with the current Black Cloud R&D team to develop it, I am afraid that Sony's Walkman has been bought all over the street, only relying on the strong scientific research reserves of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, can we have the confidence to develop the product before Christmas.

After returning to the dormitory at noon, I saw that Thomas Marr hadn't come back yet, it seemed that this kid had gone to pick up girls again, so he could only come back to him in the evening after class!

In the afternoon, it was a course on CNC machine tools, and Bao Zixuan had already completed all the credits, but thinking that if he wanted to produce quickly, he must have his own CNC machine tools, and see how to use the school's resources to improve his company's equipment, he thought of this, and did not hesitate to pick up his backpack and walk towards the laboratory of CNC machine tools.

Seeing Bao Zixuan coming to the laboratory, everyone, including the professor, was stunned, after all, many students would not come to this class again after completing their credits. Studying at MIT is very heavy.

This lecture is given by Professor Bluman. This absolute authority on CNC machine tools that has never left MIT in his life, and I like Bao Zixuan, a student who is particularly proficient in computer and mechanical manufacturing, especially after his Industry 4.0 thesis expounded the huge role of CNC machine tools, which made this major the most popular major, and many students chose to take it.

looked at Bao Zixuan, "Why are you here, didn't I finish giving you credits!" Bao, thanks to you, there are a lot of students now, but there is no machine tool for you to experiment. Professor Bluman said to Bao Zixuan with a smile.

When many students who took this major heard that this was the famous Bao Zixuan in front of them, they spontaneously cheered. Especially girls, there are a lot of people who don't care about their image and ask Bao Zixuan for advice.

After Professor Bluman told the students to be quiet, everyone began to start their lessons.

Bao Zixuan: "Professor, I suddenly thought of a topic, so I want to come to the laboratory to verify it, knowing that you are taking classes here, and I want to study more with you." ”

Professor Bluman: "Okay! You guys are going to do the experiments and operations in groups according to the assignment just now. The assistant teacher supervised, and Bao came over with me. "After watching Bao Zixuan and the professor leave, the students' hearts were full of curiosity, why didn't I have the opportunity to participate in Bao's project.

After entering Professor Broughman's personal laboratory, "Say, what good ideas do you kid have, don't you make fun of me!" Professor Brunman said to Bao Zixuan.

Bao Zixuan: "How could it be! I thought that our current machine tools occupy a large area as a whole, and the electricity used is also very wasteful. In the past, it was limited by the performance and size of our computer, but now the function of the chip is getting more and more powerful, and the volume is getting smaller and smaller, I think the conditions for the development of small machine tools are ripe, and the software control system will be written by myself, so I want to start the project in this direction. ”

Professor Bluman: "You don't just think about that! You are now not only my student, but also an entrepreneur. It's impossible to spend energy developing new products for no reason. ”

Bao Zixuan: "Sure enough, I can't escape your fiery eye, I want to survive a small electronic product, and I need to use a large number of small machine tools, but there is no suitable one on the market." ”

Professor Bluman pulled out several drawings from a drawer, all of which were concept drawings of a small machine. And the variety is very complete, including the production of small parts of almost all shapes. Bao Zixuan knew that the feasibility was very strong after reading it, and his eyes had begun to heat up.

After seeing Bao Zixuan's expression, Professor Bluman said: "Well, as you said, I thought about this issue five years ago, but the school is not an enterprise and has not established a project. Moreover, the software operating system and chip configuration have not met the requirements, and finally can only be sealed. But I think it should be commercially available now, you think!"

Bao Zixuan: "I think it's very good, you are an authority in CNC machine tools." With this, together with the control system, it can be put into production immediately and with high efficiency. ”

Professor Bluman: "Take it if you like! After all, all I have here is a drawing." And this is just a general map, the rest of the information is in that box, which has not been opened for a long time, and they can be regarded as seeing the light of day. ”

Bao Zixuan: "Professor, what I told you, I am an entrepreneur, I can't take your research results for nothing, anyway, the school didn't set up a project, how about I pay to buy it." And I use the school laboratory in the production process. If you don't make it clear about patents and ownership, there is no way to commercialize them. The main thing is that he has great economic value. ”

Professor Bluman: "You're right, I'm too idealistic. I'll cooperate with you on how you are going to do it. ”

Bao Zixuan: "I have entrusted your laboratory to research and develop small machine tools in the name of the company, and then the patent and use rights belong to Heiyun Company, and your laboratory will receive 10 million US dollars in research and development funds." And you have completed the research and development, then the 10 million funds are the reasonable income of the team. And you will get a 3% profit share during the patent period of the product, which can reach 500~8 million US dollars per year according to my calculations. ”

Professor Bluman: "You really have such a high profit, aren't you afraid that I will find someone to start over and exclude you!"

Bao Zixuan: "I'm afraid it's useful! And if the machine tool wants to achieve commercial results, it must be assisted by a strong software control system, and I am strong in this area, you know." ”

Professor Bluman: "Then follow your plan." ”

Bao Zixuan immediately called the company and asked someone to pick up the lawyer to come to MIT, and after the lawyer drafted the contract, Bao Zixuan and Professor Bluman signed their names. At the same time, Bao Zixuan handed over a check for $10 million to Professor Broughman, and asked the company's four people and Professor Broughman's assistants to start trial production of small machine tools in the laboratory. And he himself has to speed up the development of software.