In the small box of a Hong Kong-style hot pot restaurant, several main persons in charge of the R&D department and production department of Polestar Electronics are chatting and waiting for Xia Yu to come over.

Xia Yu also held a meeting here for too long, so he hurriedly called: "Mr. Yang, I'm sorry for the delay here, I've already gotten in the car, and I'll be there in ten minutes, why don't you eat first?"

This fire hasn't been lit yet!

Yang Chunsheng replied to him: "I'm not busy, it's not bad for a while!"

When he hung up the phone, Song Xiaogang couldn't help but ask: "How long will Mr. Xia take?" I'm really a little hungry, but I want to hear Mr. Xia's understanding of the mobile phone market!

"I'm waiting for a while, Mr. Xia has already set off!"

After completing the S1 research and development task, Polestar's work on MP3 solution design and development came to an end, and Yang Chunsheng handed over the follow-up maintenance and update work to a few people in Fiberhome Studio, and began to work on a new task that Xia Yu secretly told him - the formation of a mobile phone research and development team.

After more than half a month of busyness, the team has now expanded to nearly 30 people.

Seven or eight of the engineers are from the current Polestar Electronics team, a few are recommended by industry contacts, and the rest are experienced talents brought in by the entrusted headhunter after interviews.

This plan was still kept secret before, but after Xia Yu returned to China, it was officially disclosed to Song Xiaogang, Xu Jiahui, and Fan Pingze, and specific opinions were sought.

When they heard it, they were shocked.

In particular, Xu Jiahui, with his own understanding of the MP3 industry, is definitely in a period of rapid rise, whether it is flash memory or micro hard disk type, there is more room for development and profit.

Polestar has only two series and three products in development, so why rush to enter the more complex and competitive mobile phone market?

This doubt probably has Song Xiaogang and Fan Pingze!

But after Xia Yu notified, Yang Chunsheng also sent the mobile phone planning plan he received before to a few people, and these doubts were less, but there were still incomprehensions.

It's just that Xia Yu is busy leading the marketing department to deal with the public relations war. There was no meeting for the time being.

"Before Mr. Xia comes, let me talk about it! I can only say that Mr. Xia's ambition, or ambition, is far more than that of us old people!"

As the first person to discuss with Xia Yu, Yang Chunsheng has been studying the current R&D design and market trends of the mobile phone market in China for a while, and has learned a lot of things.

"That plan was given to me by Mr. Xia before going abroad, and everyone also saw that a low-end mobile phone that imitates Polaris K1 and pursues high cost performance is our first goal at present. But you know that Mr. Xia later sent me an email. Did you say anything again?"

After taking another sip of tea, Yang Chunsheng continued: "At most, in five years, the entire MP3 will be close to disappearing and officially replaced by mobile phones, what do you think?"

"Impossible!"

Xu Jiahui was the first to shout: "MP3 is officially booming, students and urban white-collar workers are absolutely indispensable, how can mobile phones be replaced?"

"I didn't believe it at first, but what about a mobile phone that also incorporates SRS, BBE and even HiFi sound?

Yang Chunsheng asked a few words in a row, but he didn't like it: "Even." What about a mobile phone with an 8 million pixel camera, a mobile phone that can download various applications at any time, and a mobile phone whose price can be reduced to less than 1......,000 yuan?

After Song Xiaogang received the plan, he was also desperately collecting information and learning in the past two days.

He couldn't help but say, "Is it really possible...... After all, the speed of technology development and mature application in recent years has been too fast! Not to mention, as long as the chip integration level is improved by one or two generations, many functions can be low-cost solutions!"

"yes. What is the configuration of the computer a few years ago, look at the present, the dual-core CPU has come out, and the memory is directly on 1G. I think it's possible!"

"And the mobile phone, I was still using the analog signal a few years ago! Lao Xu, don't you still have a big brother?"

"It's been put away early. This thing might be collectible!"

……

When Xia Yu came over, several people were having a good discussion, and a group of technical men opened up the chatterbox, which was not weak.

"Sorry, sorry, it's too late, I'll punish myself with three glasses! waiter, serve three glasses of boiled water!"

"Mr. Xia, this is insincere, let's have some beer! I remember, it seems that you will be an adult in half a month?" Yang Chunsheng laughed.

"Forget about the bottle of wine, you are free", Xia Yu touched his chin decently and said, "Well, it's almost my birthday, and I'm thinking about a coming-of-age ceremony or something...... Joke, by the way, why are you talking so happy?"

"At first, I was talking about mobile phones, and then I was talking about chips and computers!" Xu Jiahui got up and lit the fire, and said with a smile: "Let's all get ready to start, and talk while eating! Mr. Xia, tell us about mobile phones!"

In fact, what can be done is nothing more than to encourage everyone's confidence and arrange the preparations.

Can you still tell the story of the explosion of smartphones in the future?

Well, it's nothing to reveal, it's good to give you a little idea and impression. Xia Yu has also rethought a lot of things recently, especially after communicating with Liu Jun, a big man in the field of mobile phone design, and his understanding of the current industry has also deepened a lot.

Combined with a lot of things in my "memory", there is indeed a lot to talk about.

While eating hot pot, Xia Yu started with the mobile phone photo approval system, and analyzed in detail the current and the trends and directions of mobile phone design and function in the next two or three years.

Taking pictures, color screen, and surfing the Internet are basic, and small games, Java application centers, audio and video playback effect enhancement and other advanced functions are also considered advanced functions, and the appearance has also changed from straight boards, flip covers, full keyboards, to full glass coverage and touch screen control that will become popular in a few years......

Then there is the next main R&D direction and work arrangement of Polestar Electronics.

According to Xia Yu's assumption, MP3 will still be the core business that cannot be given up in the next two years. At least the development of the mobile phone business in the early days requires a lot of financial support, and it is completely inseparable from this "cash cow".

This Xia Yu has also thought about it a long time ago, and the core idea is of course the boutique route, but the product line can be appropriately upgraded and expanded.

He shoved a piece of fat eyeflesh into his mouth and continued, "He will continue to update the K-series and S-series products, keeping up with the most mainstream application and design trends. At the same time, the design of Polestar MP3 should also be improved. ”

Yang Chunsheng nodded and said: "This is no problem, Lu Chao, this kid has been with me for a few years, especially in the past six months, the task is heavy, and the promotion is quite fast!

"That's good, Brother Yang, you bother to arrange it, and occasionally stare at it, but the focus is on the mobile phone. ”

"Okay!"

The foundation of electronic design in his early years is still there, and he has recently studied a lot, and his interest has also been fished.

Xia Yu nodded, he absolutely believed in Yang Chunsheng's level and dedication, and continued: "In addition, I consider adding a new ultra-large capacity, HDD-type MP3 product line for the pure high-end market, as the new flagship model of the Polaris series, the capacity can be upgraded to 50G or even 80G, surpassing the iPod ......."

"But the cost of a hard drive alone is thousands of yuan, and the final price is not four or five thousand? Can it be sold?" Song Xiaogang wondered.

At present, there are only a few ultra-large capacity hard disks in the Chinese marketMP3 are indeed relatively bleak, even Apple's iPod is currently only the highest 40G version, and because of the average effect of iTunes in China, the sales are far less than iPodMini and so on.

Xia Yu smiled and continued: "In fact, sometimes, users can be guided. Polestar's current brand strength and influence can probably support one or two real products, try it!"

"By the way, Xiaogang, you have to take over all the research and development work in the MP3 field in the future, including your original functional team, Fiberhome Studio and Mr. Fan's design team, can you bear it?"

This was an accident, but this kid was really stubborn, and immediately put the chopsticks on the table: "I will do a good job!"

"Hey, don't be so nervous, Mr. Yang and Mr. Fan will also assist you in taking over in the early stage. ”

He turned to the two of them again: "Then next, the mobile phone research and development and design side will bother you." Of course, the initial stage does not necessarily depend entirely on their own research and development, Xia Yu's construction is to cooperate with the industry's top mobile phone design company, and the early first generation of products is completed by both parties. ”

Yang Chunsheng nodded: "Yes, I have already been in contact, and several companies such as CLP Sailong, Dexin Wireless, and Jiasheng Lianqiao have been contacted, and I will promote it after the year." ”

"In fact, if it is appropriate, we can even consider acquiring a strong solution company with average operating conditions to increase Polestar's R&D and design capabilities in a short period of time. You can also start this work, Brother Yang, as far as I know, the life of mobile phone design companies is not easy now, and the top ten of dozens of them are doing well. ”

"Okay, I'll start contacting as soon as possible. ”

"And Uncle Xu, on the production side, you also have to make some adjustments. The mobile phone production line is much more complicated than the MP3, and we don't want to rely on OEM, so we can also prepare for the construction of one or two production lines......"

Xu Jiahui has been mixed in the electronics manufacturing industry in Nanyue for so many years, except for the first two thousand Fu Chunhui period was converted to MP3, and there was a lot of contact with other aspects, and he immediately nodded and said: "There are many mobile phone production lines in Pengcheng, Nanguan and other places, and I will start to contact and understand after the year!"

With the gradual entry of Polestar's three MP3 assembly and production plants, and the maturity of a group of middle-level production management talents such as Zhang Kui, Ma Dongsheng, and Chang Sheng, Xu Jiahui can also gradually get out after improving the production management system of the entire company.

In this way, it is just the right time to tilt the energy to the field of mobile phone assembly and production, which is counted as a preparation period.

"Then it's troublesome Uncle Xu!, having said so much, let's hurry up and eat something, and talk while eating......

This "hot pot meeting" lasted until more than four o'clock in the afternoon. (To be continued......)