"Chairman, here, here!"

Coming to a gate, Lu Chao said while opening the door.

Xia Yu looked at the sign on the door, and it did say "Walkman Laboratory".

When you open the door, you will see the layout inside.

In fact, this door is the outermost door, and the space inside is very large, except for the middle hall, you can see many individual cubicles, and in the hall, there are also many instruments on the counter, and there are five or six people busy with their heads.

"Chairman, they are now experimenting according to their respective division of labor. ”

"The second-generation Walkman is inside, please follow me!"

Then everyone entered a laboratory again, and after entering, Xia Yu ignored the experimenters inside, and locked his eyes on a glass cabinet.

When I got closer, I saw a five-colored Walkman lying quietly in a glass case.

Lu Chao opened the glass cabinet, took it all out, and then began to make an introduction.

"Chairman, this Walkman is the second generation of Walkman we developed, the model is SP-S2, these five are just different colors, more than 20 color evaluations have been done before, and the final evaluation of these five colors has a higher score. ”

"In terms of parameters, please read the manual!"

"To make it more intuitive, you can also take a look at this manual, which shows the parameters of the SP-S1 Walkman. ”

As he spoke, Lu Chao handed the two product manuals to Xia Yu.

After Xia Yu took it, he looked at the dense small words on it seriously.

After comparison, Xia Yu found that all parameters of Tiangong SP-S2 Walkman have been optimized.

For example, in terms of body size and weight.

The measurements of the SP-S1 model are 80x115x29mm, and the weight of the body is 270g.

The measurements of the SP-S2 model are 75x110x26mm, and the weight of the fuselage is 220g.

There is a certain degree of improvement, the weight reduction is mainly due to the use of lighter materials, because of the volume of the tape, the three measurements of the Walkman are difficult to reduce, if you want to shrink again, then you can make a fuss about the thickness.

In terms of features, the SP-S2 model retains the excellent features of the SP-S1 model, such as the touch button system, FM recording function and playback function.

On this basis, it has added automatic tape flipping, repeat playback technology and better noise reduction technology, and the Dolby sound effect used is also the latest generation, and the sound quality effect is better.

The weight of the headphones equipped has also changed from 20g to 18g in the previous generation.

There are five colors: black, starry blue, bright yellow, bright silver, and pink.

After reading this parameter, Xia Yu only had one feeling, that is, most of the functions of the mature Walkman in his previous life had been equipped!

After putting down the product manual, Xia Yu picked up a starry blue Walkman and asked, "Is there a tape here?"

"Yes!"

Lu Chao said, took out a tape from the box on the side and handed it to Xia Yu.

After Xia Yu put the tape in, he put on the headphones, and then pressed the play button.

After a familiar prelude, Ye Liyi's bold singing voice sounded.

“...... The waves run ~ the waves ~ the waves of the river never stop ~"

"I've exhausted ~things in the world~mixed up with a trend~"

"It's joy~It's sorrow~"

“......”

Listening to it, the corners of Xia Yu's mouth unconsciously hooked, and he suddenly thought that when "Shanghai Beach" caused a boom before, Universal Music sold Ye Liyi's record with "Shanghai Beach" as the main song for ten platinum sales, that is, 300,000 copies!

Classic songs are really classic songs, no matter when you listen to them, you feel good.

Of course, in terms of sound quality, Xia Yu still heard some sand sounds.

He pointed out the problem: "Dr. Lu, when I listen to the tape, I seem to hear some sandy sound, and there is still room for improvement in the sound quality, this is not a problem with the vinyl tape, right?"

Seeing Lu Bo's face ashamed, Huo Jianning stood up and explained: "Chairman, I also found out this problem with Dr. Lu, this is the sound when the tape is read, which is a common problem of all listening to the voice on the market now, compared with the products on the market, our one has done a good job in terms of sound quality." ”

"But you're right, there's room for improvement, and it's already under development. ”

Xia Yu thought thoughtfully: "Since it is a common situation and it is still at the leading level, it doesn't matter for the time being, it can be released." ”

"When is this product going to be available?"

"What are the costs and pricing?"

When it comes to the production and sales of goods, it's not about Lu Chao.

Huo Jianning took the initiative to stand up and said: "Chairman, the product Tiangong SP-S1 was launched on September 1 last year, and this second product is also ready to be launched on September 1, which is exactly the first anniversary." ”

"Because the sales of the Tiangong SP-S1 model have reached 1.78 million units now, and it will be sold for three more months in the next three months, it is expected that the sales volume will exceed 2 million units. ”

"And our Tiangong SP-S2 model has the best function on the market, and has the reputation of the previous model, so we estimate that the annual sales of Tiangong SP-S2 model will be two million units. ”

"According to this quantity, the cost of each unit is 44 US dollars, the factory price is 178 US dollars, and the guide retail price is 235 US dollars. ”

"Both the ex-factory price and the guide retail price are seven dollars higher than the previous generation model, and this price, combined with our features, gives us a strong competitive advantage. ”

Xia Yu bowed slightly: "Just have a plan." ”

He believes that Huo Jianning is a rational person and will not do things that he is not sure of, since he said that he is competitive, then Xia Yu believes that he is competitive, whether it is true or not, and it will be clear at a glance when he looks at the financial report at the end of the year.

As for the cost of hardware, there are only about two layers of the retail price, which is also normal, because it does not include the cost of technology research and development and follow-up marketing costs, these two costs are destined to be lower than Sony, after all, the former has Xia Yu to do strategic guidance research and development-related functions, and the latter is the entire consortium with media and offline resources.

Tiangong Electronics can achieve such a high gross profit, Sony will definitely not be able to do it!

Just like when the later Apple company looked down on the world, relying on the advantages of barriers in all aspects, wouldn't a mobile phone that cost more than 1,000 also sell for five or six thousand?

At this point, there is no need to deliberately probe for trade secrets, as can be seen from Apple's annual financial reports in later generations.

Now this money, Xia Yu should earn it!

You can't make more money than Sony after opening so many hangings, so it's a fart!

Suddenly, he glanced at the bright silver Walkman in front of him, and a flash of inspiration came to his mind, and he said, "When it is released, you can make some special collector's edition Walkman for marketing." ”

Huo Jianning's brows condensed slightly, and he asked puzzledly: "Please instruct!"

Xia Yu said with a light smile: "For example, United Eternal Jewelry Company launched a Walkman with a pure gold and silver body made of one or two hundred shells with a pure gold body and a sterling silver body, and a Walkman with diamonds, there must be no shortage of maverick tyrants in the world, especially those tyrants in the Middle East who are making money in the ground." ”

"You can also create a unique walkman in the world, and you can compete for it with the rich, which is a gimmick, and it has a great boost to fame. ”

Huo Jianning's eyes lit up, and he nodded happily and said, "Chairman, I understand, I will do what you say." ”

"Hmm!"

Xia Yu bowed slightly, and looked at the Tiangong SP-S2 Walkman in front of him.

He casually asked, "By the way, will this model be launched this year?"

I didn't expect to ask casually, but I got an unexpected answer.

I saw Lu Chao shake his head and said with a little excitement: "No, chairman, we have also developed a Walkman, this one is fundamentally different from Tiangong SP-S2, it uses a CD, not a tape record!"

Xia Yu's eyes lit up, and he asked with some surprise: "The laser disc I told you last time was developed so quickly?"

Xia Yu is not concerned about the second Walkman, he cares about the CD!

This is an epoch-making technology!

He told Lu Chao a lot last time, but he didn't expect him to really do it, and the efficiency was so high!

This surprise came so suddenly!

PS: The most boring and boring thing is to check the technical information, I studied chemistry, not physics! W( ̄_ ̄)W

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