Guo Bing's life trajectory has obviously deviated.

Guo Bing in another time and space, his father made a living by doing a small business after he was released from prison, and the family's financial situation has been very poor, and it was not until 2005 that he became rich. His father made a comeback with all his ability, and once had a net worth of more than 50 million yuan, but he almost went bankrupt because of the economic crisis in 08.

At that time, Guo Bing was studying at Harbin Institute of Technology, and since his sophomore year, he has been earning his own tuition, and sometimes even sending money back home - because his father is in prison and his mother has back problems, so he can't work long hours. After graduating with a master's degree, Guo Bing even went to take the civil service examination, but fortunately was persuaded by his supervisor to go back to study for a doctorate. After graduating with a doctorate, he stayed in school, from teaching assistant to lecturer, all the way to professor, and never resigned to start a company.

Now due to the changes in Song Weiyang's arrival, Xianjiu Group has developed well, and Guo Bing, the rich second generation, is also more chic. He didn't go part-time to make money during college, but devoted himself to studying, and flew to the capital to chase the class flowers of high school, and now he has paid 100,000 yuan to start a business with his mentor.

"What kind of project is your robot company doing?" asked Song Weiyang.

Guo Bing said: "Medical robots. ”

Song Weiyang frowned and said, "Why don't you engage in industrial robots?"

Guo Bing explained: "In terms of the current situation of the global industry, industrial robots are mainly used in the automobile manufacturing industry. The foreign market has long been occupied by industry giants, and the domestic market you should know what is the situation of China's automobile manufacturing industry. Few domestic automakers use robots, and even if they do, they are a face-saving project and will give priority to purchasing foreign products. ”

"Do you smoke?" Song Weiyang took out a pack of yellow pandas.

Guo Bing waved his hand and said, "Don't smoke." ”

Song Weiyang put the cigarette in his mouth back into the box and asked, "Then has your medical robot been successfully developed?"

Guo Bing said: "It was successful, and the function is comparable to the original 'Aesop' in the United States. It can mimic the function of the human arm and realize the voice-activated setting, eliminating the need for auxiliary personnel to manually control the endoscope, providing more accurate lens movement than human control, and providing doctors with a more direct and stable field of vision. ”

"That's good. Song Weiyang said.

Guo Bing smiled bitterly: "After the sample was ready, I went to major hospitals across the country with my mentor to personally promote our products. The market response was very embarrassing, and although it was unanimously praised by surgeons, no hospital was willing to spend money on it. ”

Song Weiyang asked: "Why? Is it inferior to foreign products?"

"It's really not as good as the latest foreign products, but the fundamental reason is not this," Guo Bing said in detail, "First, there is no shortage of experienced doctors in China, and there is no need to use robot-assisted surgery, at least we don't need our products; ”

"There's no way around it. Song Weiyang said.

Guo Bing said speechlessly: "Fortunately, what we made is only the first version of 'Aesop', and if we make 'Da Vinci', we won't be able to sell it." A pair of 'da Vinci' forceps is worth 10,000 RMB, and it takes 3 forceps to use in one operation, and it must be replaced after 10 uses. Of course, 'Da Vinci' does cutting-edge surgery, and the medical and surgical expenses are often hundreds of thousands, so 10,000 yuan of forceps is not too expensive. ”

Song Weiyang smiled: "Then what did you and your mentor think at the beginning? I didn't expect this situation?"

"I expected that," Mr. Guo said, "but we felt that there would always be big hospitals willing to buy it." You only need to sell one robot a year to return to the cost, and you can make money by selling two robots a year, because this high-tech industry is subsidized by the state. As long as the market is slowly cultivated and developed, in another two or three years, it may be possible to sell several units a year. ”

Song Weiyang said: "I didn't expect that I couldn't sell a single one?"

"yes. Guo Bing said in frustration.

Song Weiyang suddenly thought of the famous DJI and asked, "Do you know about drones?"

"Airplane?" asked Guo Bing.

"Yes, unmanned aircraft. Song Weiyang said.

Guo Bing obviously knows the industry very well, he said: "China had drones as early as the 60s, dedicated to the military field, and in the 80s, it began to turn to civilian use, meteorological detection, aerial surveying and mapping, aerial prospecting and the like." A few years ago, China Southern Airlines developed the 'Xiangniao' unmanned helicopter, which also serves the role of forest fire detection and fishing ground patrol. ”

Song Weiyang instigated: "Why don't you stop making medical robots, but make civilian drones." ”

"Is there a market for this thing?" asked Guo Bing.

"How can anyone do it if there is no market? Didn't you say that China Southern Airlines will come out with one?" Song Weiyang said.

Guo Bing said: "Civilian drones are not cutting-edge technology, and many scientific research institutions can make them. But the cost is too high, and the range of uses is narrow, and professional operators need to be trained. Moreover, units that have needs will directly order from a large company like China Southern Airlines, so how can they purchase products from small companies?"

Song Weiyang originally wanted to say that it could be used for aerial photography, but considering the current digital camera technology, he suddenly didn't bother to mention it. In the past few years, most of the films and television have been filmed on film, so is it possible to let the drone lift a large chunk of film into the sky? As for the digital camera, it seems that the picture shot is not good, and the space for video storage is also very small.

Of course, Song Weiyang is not a professional, so he does not dare to jump to conclusions about this. He took out his mobile phone, flipped out Jiang Wen's phone number and called: "Old Jiang, Happy Spring Festival!"

"Who are you?" Jiang Wen said confusedly.

"Song Weiyang. Song Weiyang said.

Jiang Wen immediately changed his attitude and said with a smile: "It's Boss Song, Happy New Year!"

Song Weiyang asked: "Are there any good digital video cameras now? ”

"Yes, I often use it to shoot TV shows abroad," Jiang Wen said in detail, "but the picture effect is not very good, and it also needs to be converted by post-production software, and the pixels converted are much worse than those of film." ”

Song Weiyang asked: "How big is this kind of digital video camera?"

Jiang Wen recalled: "It's quite big, dozens or hundreds of pounds, I don't know too much." ”

Song Weiyang asked again: "Is there a portable one?"

"Wait, I'll help you ask. Jiang Wen immediately hung up the phone.

More than 20 minutes later, Jiang Wen called again: "The popular portable video camera is a DV machine, hundreds of thousands of pixels, and ordinary people are playing with it." Of course, there are also some new directors in film schools, because they have no money and can't get investment, so they use DV cameras to shoot DV movies. ”

Song Weiyang asked, "Can it be used for aerial photography?"

Jiang Wen smiled: "Don't talk nonsense, hundreds of thousands of pixels, the picture is enough to shoot at close range." ”

"Is there a better portable digital camera equipment?" Song asked.

Jiang Wen said: "I inquired for you just now, and there is indeed such a machine. More than two years ago, Hitachi launched a DVD camera, which uses magnetic tape, and the DVD player is directly DVD format. When this machine was first introduced, it only had 1.1 million pixels, and now it seems that there is a new model with 2 million pixels. In addition, it is 12x zoom, and if you want to shoot at low altitude, you can only shoot at low altitude, and the picture will be blurred if you are a little higher. ”

"How long can the video content be stored?" Song continued.

Jiang Wen said: "This kind of machine directly uses DVD discs as storage, as long as the battery is enough, it can theoretically shoot and store two hours of content." ”

"Thank you. Song Weiyang said.

"No thanks, I'll help you ask a few casual questions," Jiang Wen stopped talking, and finally said, "Hmm...... Boss Song, I want to ask you for a favor. ”

"Say it. Song Weiyang said.

"That...... You know about tax evasion, right? If you have a relationship, can you help me say something?" Jiang Wen said.

Song Weiyang instantly reacted to who it was, and said with a smile: "No problem, I can make a call, but I don't guarantee that it will be useful." ”

Jiang Wen said: "That's enough, I'll think of other ways." ”

"Then I'll hang up first. Song Weiyang said.

Jiang Wen said: "No matter what the result is, Boss Song, I owe you a personal favor for this matter." If there is anything that can be used to me in the future, even if you open your mouth, you will never say a word!"

"Okay, bye-bye. Song Weiyang said.

With 2 million pixels and 2 hours of storage time, this kind of digital video camera is barely enough, although the aerial effect is definitely spicy. Nowadays, the development of digital technology is advancing rapidly, and when Guo Bing develops drones, the shooting pixels will definitely continue to improve.

In fact, in just eight months, high-definition digital camera technology will be available - this so-called high-definition, in ten years' perspective, is still a bit indiscriminate.

Song Weiyang turned on the hands-free just now, and Guo Bing heard it clearly throughout the whole process. Song Weiyang said: "Have you ever thought about combining digital video cameras with drones for aerial photography in professional fields?"

Guo Bing shook his head and said, "It's too expensive." The cost of using drones is not much cheaper than renting a helicopter, and if I were a TV director, I would definitely pay for renting a helicopter. ”

"So expensive?" Song Weiyang wondered.

After some discussion between the two, Song Weiyang finally understood that the drone in Guo Bing's mouth was not the drone in his impression.

There are two kinds of civilian UAVs now, one is winged, which you can understand as a miniature version of a civil airliner, and the other is a monocopter without wings, which you can understand as a miniature version of a helicopter. And no matter how it is reduced, the volume is very large, and the manufacturing cost is also very high.

In the civilian market, single-rotor UAVs have become more popular in recent years, mainly because they are more convenient when they take off, and they do not need to use launchers or runways.

Compared with the later popular multi-rotor UAV, the advantage of this single-rotor UAV is that the load capacity is stronger and the endurance is longer. Therefore, at a time when battery technology is restricted, single-rotor UAVs have become the mainstream.

Of course, there are also people studying the four-propeller kind of drone, but it can't fly long and can't be too heavy, which has become its fatal flaw.

Multi-rotor drones will be able to flourish in the future, thanks to improvements in battery and motor technology. The single-rotor UAV was eliminated because the operation is particularly difficult, ordinary people can't play at all, and the requirements for ambient temperature are very high, and its manufacturing cost is several times higher!

Song Weiyang analyzed the pros and cons with Guo Bing and said: "I think multi-rotor UAVs will definitely be the mainstream in the future, with low price and cost, low operation difficulty, and low environmental requirements, just wait for battery technology and motor technology to develop." ”

"The problem is that there is no use value now, and the devil knows how many years it will take for battery technology to develop. Guo Bing said.

Song Weiyang said: "We can make technical reserves first." The first step is to get our multi-rotor drone technology out, and the second step is to design a control system that integrates the digital camera with the drone. ”

Guo Bing frowned and said: "If you do this, it is possible that in the next few years, the company will only have input but no output, and it will all rely on constantly throwing money into it to maintain." ”

"I have money. Song Weiyang said with a smile.

"I'll discuss it with my mentor first," Guo Bing scratched his head and said, "I'm afraid that my mentor will probably not agree, he used to do industrial robots in the research institute, and they were all state-funded projects." Now that I have resigned and started a business, I must want to make some achievements, so I have chosen a medical robot. But you're a civilian drone...... To be honest, he can't look at it, it's too pediatric. ”

Song Weiyang said: "Everyone has their own ambitions, I don't force them." ”

Guo Bing went back and made a phone call with his mentor, and it was as he expected. Since Song Weiyang was unwilling to spend money on medical robots, this mentor did not toss around blindly and chose to go abroad directly. First, you can enter the U.S. company for development, and second, you can learn and communicate, and when you have a specific grasp of the U.S. industry situation and cutting-edge technology, you can return to China at that time.

This is equivalent to plating a layer of gold, and it can indeed improve its own capabilities, and I don't know how many domestic institutions will rush to ask for it. If you are lucky, it is not impossible to return to China to preside over major national projects, and it is not impossible to evaluate academicians - this phenomenon is very common in academia and scientific and technological circles. The latest chapter of the Reborn Wild Age is available at the URL: