Chapter 558: The Idea of Popularizing Home Computers
Night fell again, just like last night, Guo Yang was still sitting in front of the computer, observing the curve on the screen, and in less than two hours after the opening, the Nasdaq index had fallen by more than 100 points.
Compared with yesterday's overnight drop of 300 points, today's decline is surging, in the face of such a disaster, a few happy and a few sad, Guo Yang is obviously the one who is happy, and even a little excited, judging from yesterday's earnings, it is only less than two hours in less than two hours, and he has at least 300 million US dollars in his account.
"Guo Yang, how is the big plate?" Zhou Bing came to Guo Yang's side with a plate of fruit and asked softly.
"Perfect!" Guo Yang said with great interest, took a piece of pineapple from the plate held by Zhou Bing, pinched it in his hand and said: "In this way, it seems that after tonight, Ai Bing and Gaolan Fund will be able to get back on track, and there may be a surplus, in addition to supporting Xiaoman to win the construction right of the CBD, I think it's time for Ai Bing Supermarket to branch out, such a big supermarket, it's a pity to just hold it in C City." ”
Listening to Guo Yang's words, Zhou Bing's brows furrowed slightly, I don't know if it was because the pineapple in his hand was not fully ripe, or because Guo Yang minded Shen Xiaoman's name, in short, Zhou Bing suddenly felt a little sour in his mouth, and even sour to the heart.
Zhou Bingbing didn't answer Guo Yang's words, so he didn't notice the strange Guo Yang, his eyes were still fixed on the computer screen, and he said: "It's just that this network speed is really a bit too sadistic, the curve fell here five minutes ago, and it hasn't moved yet, I even have some doubts about whether the network is broken." ”
After Guo Yang finished speaking, but Zhou Bing beside him did not make a movement, Guo Yang couldn't help but glance at her suspiciously, but found that Zhou Bing was stunned, staring at the pineapple in his hand in a daze with a thoughtful face.
Seeing her appearance, Guo Yang couldn't help but ask with concern: "What's wrong Xiaoice, is it uncomfortable?"
Guo Yang's words suddenly called Zhou Bing back from his trance, feeling the concern in Guo Yang's tone, Zhou Bing secretly shook his head, threw his cranky thoughts out of his mind, pouted and said: "It's nothing, it's just that this pineapple is really sour, don't eat it, it's really unbearable, I want to ask the waiter to send another plate." ”
Saying that, Zhou Bing hurriedly turned around and left, leaving Guo Yang looking at her departing back for a while inexplicably, what happened to Xiaoice? How does it feel strange recently, Guo Yang thought silently, subconsciously bit the pineapple in his hand, but suddenly shivered, it was really very sour! shook his head, threw the bitten pineapple into the trash, and his eyes continued to turn back to the screen,
The trend line slipped down a little more, and then stopped moving, X! Guo Yang couldn't help but say a verb, he was already about to collapse by the damn Internet speed.
Before, he told Zhou Bing that he wanted to open the Ai Bing supermarket, and there was also a reason for this, since the network speed would be improved according to the number of users, then he would speed up the process.
According to Guo Yang's idea, first of all, the Ai Bing supermarket will be expanded to municipal cities across the country in one to two years, as long as the funds are enough to buy this process will be very fast, and then come to a computer promotion, just like the future of household appliances to the countryside, give a certain subsidy, so that more ordinary people can buy computers.
As a result, the telecom industry will inevitably be forced to upgrade network equipment and improve network speed. In fact, this is still a multi-kill thing, as long as the momentum is big enough, all kinds of publicity will be enough, not only to enhance the popularity of Ai Bing supermarket, but more importantly, with the increase in computer penetration, the spring of Ai Bing network e-commerce platform will not be too far away.
It will take some time to expand Ai Bing Supermarket to the whole country, maybe you can use this time to do something else, such as producing your own computer, although Guo Yang's eyes are staring at the computer screen, but his thoughts have already drifted to the clouds.
The more Guo Yang thought about it, the more feasible he felt, the "Blue Star Future" research institute that had just been established by Blue Star, in addition to the research of communication equipment, could also join the research of home computers, which was relatively easier.
You must know that Huaxia has produced its own computers as early as five years, and now there are several computer manufacturers in China, so developing computers is not as troublesome as researching smart phones from scratch, and you can refer to ready-made information.
Thinking of this, Guo Yang raised his head and shouted: "Xiaoice! The last time I went to country M for inspection, did the person in charge of the Blue Star Future Research Institute come back?"
As soon as Guo Yang's words fell, he only heard a "knock" footsteps in the living room, Zhou Bing had a little panic on his face, and hurriedly ran in from the outside barefoot, and asked as soon as he entered the door, "What did you just say?"
Seeing Zhou Bing's appearance, Guo Yang was even more surprised, but thinking of the previous question, he didn't get too entangled in Zhou Bing's performance at this time, and still asked: "I said that the last time I held a meeting in Blue Star, didn't the person in charge of the 'Blue Star Future' Research Institute go to country M to investigate? It's that Sun, is he back now?"
This person was originally the director of the equipment research and development department of the Bluestar Group, because the "Bluestar Future" Research Institute had just been established, and there was no suitable person in charge, so as the person closest to the forefront of science and technology in the entire Bluestar Group, he reluctantly let him top, but this person was recommended by other departments in the group at that time, so Guo Yang's impression was not very deep.
Hearing Guo Yang's words, Zhou Bing raised his head slightly and thought for a while, and then said: "Are you talking about Sun Dacheng? He hasn't come back yet, but he has sent back more than a dozen reports on the idea of communication equipment and marketing before, I have already read it when I was in Blue Star before, and some of the content is very innovative, such as moving maps, mobile phone newspapers that can be seen anytime and anywhere. ”
The most basic function of a smartphone in later generations was described by Zhou Bing as very innovative, which made Guo Yang always feel a little awkward, but thinking of the current level of technology, he was immediately relieved, in the era of mobile phones or color light screens, such an argument is indeed a bit forward-looking.
"Well, it seems that his investigation and study in country M still has certain results, so let's go to country M in a few days, and you can contact him then, I want to meet him. Guo Yang thought about it and said to Zhou Bing.
"Okay, no problem. Hearing Guo Yang's words, Zhou Bing responded, thinking that Guo Yang was not very optimistic about Sun Dacheng before, she couldn't help but say to Guo Yang with some doubts: "Yangyang, why did you suddenly ask about him, don't you think he is not suitable for the research and development of mobile communication equipment?"
Listening to Zhou Bing's words, Guo Yang pursed his lips, nodded and said: "Yes, until now I am still not very optimistic about him, before his research direction in Lanxing was mechanical equipment automation, and now let him study communication equipment, although in some aspects, such as intelligent control, may be able to have a little relationship, but the actual operation is completely two different directions, I am afraid that he will not be able to turn this corner for a while."
The reason why I think of him is because I suddenly thought of a direction that is more suitable for him, do you say that we can produce our own computers in Bluestar? This is always closer to his profession than mobile phones. ”
Hearing Guo Yang's words, Zhou Bing's eyes suddenly widened, pointed to the computer in front of him, and said to Guo Yang in disbelief: "Yangyang, you mean to produce this?"
"Yes, there are already several companies in China that are producing computers, and we are not the first, so there are more ready-made materials to analyze, which is easier than studying smartphones, even if we can't make hardware such as motherboards and CPUs.
However, with sufficient funds, we can directly buy computer components from abroad, and then assemble them in China, while digesting and absorbing the key technologies, and on the other hand, we are also occupying a place in the domestic market.
If that's all we need, we only need to build two new assembly lines, and we don't need to invest much at all. ”
Listening to Guo Yang's eloquent talk, Zhou Bing's thinking suddenly couldn't keep up with the rhythm, in her consciousness she always thought that computers were high-tech things, and she never considered that Bluestar Group could produce computers, so she was a little unconfident for a while.
When he came back to his senses, Zhou Bing pondered for a while, and suddenly clarified the key to Guo Yang's words, and asked, "That...... Yangyang, even if we can produce according to your method, but all the original purchases, the cost will undoubtedly become very high, plus the profit we need, that is a sky-high price, with the current domestic consumption level, most people can't even afford to buy a domestic computer, not to mention our kind of model that relies on outsourcing. ”
"Profit? Who said I want to make a profit? And there is no complete domestic computer in China, and other people's practices are nothing more than that, just take the CPU as an example, plus the cost of intermediate links such as patent fees, if the domestic one is made, the cost will not be lower than the price of foreign countries, and the most important thing is that the performance is not necessarily better than that of foreign countries, and in the absence of software support and market, this is completely worth the loss.
Therefore, as an enterprise for the purpose of operation, they can naturally distinguish which is more important, and would rather purchase directly than choose to produce by themselves, and we have to take the same path as them.
The difference is that we don't need to use too high a configuration for these computers, we just need to have smooth Internet access, and we can temporarily only use the cost price, and only sell them in our own Ai Bing supermarket, so as to avoid increasing the cost of sales. ”
Zhou Bing has been a little confused by Guo Yang's words, don't want profits? That is not a dry profit? Although Zhou Bing can understand the mode of other enterprises in producing computers, he can't figure out what he said about selling at cost price, how can there be a sale of products without profits? That enterprise is still developing like that? After pondering for a long time, Zhou Bing didn't think clearly what kind of medicine was being sold in Guo Yang's gourd.
Looking at Zhou Bing's misty appearance, Guo Yang certainly understood what she was thinking, and said with a slight smile: "The computer is sold at cost price, and even a little bit of money can be lost, but if you suddenly have a novelty gadget, will you be more interested in the other novelty above?"
On these computers, I want to install a software that can never be uninstalled, Ai Bing network client! Scroll the latest promotional information on the desktop every day, as long as you click to enter Ai Bing.com, with Ai Bing's third-party payment system, you can place an order at any time to buy, novel computers, novel promotion, novel shopping concepts, and even novel payment methods.
Xiaoice, have you found such a problem, when you use a credit card abroad, it is always easier than spending paper money directly?"
Seeing Zhou Bing groaning and nodding, Guo Yang pursed his lips and smiled and continued: "That's it, through the third-party payment system, the payment is directly bound to the bank account, and the cash cannot be seen at all, so people will lack a trace of rationality when shopping."
As long as this marketing is done well, Ai Bingwang will become known to everyone, and under the size of Huaxia, what is the cost of putting in computers? One dollar per person is 1.2 billion, how about it? This is where our profits lie!"