The Las Vegas Electronics Show can be said to be the predecessor of COMDEX, which was glorious in the fifties and sixties, and then slowly went downhill.

In 1979, the COMDEX Computer Dealers Expo was held for the first time, and it quickly became popular due to the implementation of a more inclusive exhibition method. By 1985, COMDEX was held in Las Vegas and was a huge success, and from that year on, COMDEX was held in Las Vegas, and the previous Las Vegas Electronics Show was no longer held.

Later, people recalled this period of history and said that it was the alternation of two eras.

The next day was the last day of the show in La Vegas, and it was a Sunday, and there were many visitors to the show.

Seeing the crowds in the exhibition hall, it is true that there is no decay of the Las Vegas Electronics Show, but as long as the careful person will find that the previous exhibitions were held for three days, but now there are only two days, and the grand occasion of the exhibition can be imagined with your toes is not in line with the past.

In view of yesterday's situation, Li Yixuan asked Xia Jinyong to send a few more manpower over, because the manpower is more abundant today than yesterday, there is no need for him to be stationed there.

So, Li Yixuan walked around the exhibition with a few resting people.

The Las Vegas Convention Center has a 30,000-square-meter exhibition area, and there are drinks and dining areas in the venue, where a Coke is $1.5 for a large glass for $3, a hot dog burger is $5, and a beef burger is $10.

Oranges recruits a lot of international students from China, looking at the price of food on it, they are a little smacked, I didn't expect the price in the United States to be so high.

Li Yixuan smiled and took out the money to announce the treat, so everyone carried a big glass of Coke, whether they had breakfast or not, at least took a hot dog burger, and walked around while eating, like a tour group.

It is said that the computer dealer expo, in addition to the large and small computer manufacturers in the United States, even home appliance manufacturers have come, and all the well-known international brands have arrived.

In addition to a few brands that he is familiar with, there are many brands that he does not recognize. Come to think of it, these unknown small brands have all died out in the long river of history.

The booths of each company are divided according to countries and regions, and RB's Sony, Panasonic, NEC, and Kyocera participated in the exhibition, and the booths of a group of RB small manufacturers were connected to each other. Next to him is the South Korean exhibition area, where Samsung, LG, etc. are all in it.

European exhibitors such as Siemens and Alcatel are on the other side, while Taiwanese exhibitors are face-to-face with South Korea's booth.

The Oranges company was assigned to the Taiwan exhibition area by the exhibition party, along with a group of Taiwanese businessmen.

In the European exhibition area, hundreds of unnamed manufacturers such as Siemens and Alcatel have a dazzling array of booths.

Needless to say, because the United States is the home field, it occupies the best position in the exhibition hall, IBM, Apple, InteL, AMD, CYRIX, Quantum, Western Digital, and even Honeyville and GE Appliances all bring a variety of computer-related IT or medical products.

Seeing the old models and products, enjoying their era infinitely, Li Yixuan immersed himself in the world of these 81 "latest products", and felt like a dream.

Li Yixuan led his colleagues to walk non-stop, shuttling through the booth and the flow of people, and soon the drinks and food in his hands were replaced by paper bags full of product information.

After more than an hour of shopping, I finished the entire exhibition area, so I called home and changed to other colleagues to take a look.

Before returning to the exhibition area, Li Yixuan deliberately went to the Taiwan exhibition area next to it to take a look, they were all unknown brands, and the booths were small and pitiful, but the Oranges booth was the largest in it.

Like ASUS, Gigabyte, TPV and other famous Taiwanese brands in later generations, they have not yet been established. ASUS wasn't founded until 1990, Gigabyte wasn't around until 1986, and TPV ...... Like ASUS, it had to wait until 1990.

When I returned to the exhibition area, I found that several Taiwanese businessmen were actually gathered in front of their booth.

"Several, what's the matter?" asked Li Yixuan.

Seeing Li Yixuan's question, several businessmen also had vision, and one businessman said: "Sir, I am Manulife Taiwan Company, and my booth is diagonally opposite you. My company produces a TV base plug-in, I don't know if your company has a demand?"

Li Yixuan looked fixedly, a young man of about thirty years old, full of ability.

Li Yixuan had a good impression of him and asked, "You opened the company, and what is your name?"

The young man replied, "It's my company, my name is Yang Hongli." ”

Li Yixuan replied: "We produce computers, we opened a picture tube factory in Hong Kong this year, and we plan to produce displays, which require a lot of base plug-ins, can you do it?"

Yang Hongli replied: "Don't worry, sir, don't look at my small company, but I have been working in this industry for some years." The quality of my company's plug-ins is the best, RB's Sony, Panasonic, JVC, Toshiba and Philips in the Netherlands, all their TVs use our company's plug-in bases. The quality is absolutely reliable. ”

Afraid that Li Yixuan would not believe it, Yang Hongli also took out the supply contracts signed with these companies and handed them to Li Yixuan.

"Well, I didn't lie to you. Our company's products are guaranteed by quality. ”

The so-called TV base plug-in is the picture tube header, which is a small circuit board on the thin neck at the very end of the screen, and the tube base is on the board, white, plugged into the picture tube, with welding feet on it. Don't look at his low technical content, but it is a key component in color TVs and displays, which is directly related to the quality of TVs or displays.

Li Yixuan came to the other party's booth, inspected it with visual inspection, and found that the quality was not bad. But it doesn't mean that their products are really good, because since they are exhibitors, they must take the best, and they have to go to their factories to actually investigate before they can draw conclusions.

"In this way, we will sign a contract of intent first, and then we will further talk about cooperation after we visit your factory, how about it?" Li Yixuan made a suggestion.

"Okay!" the young man replied simply, he has been working in this industry for a long time, and he knows that the first time he meets the company, he will not sign a supply agreement with him so quickly, and will first go to the factory to actually inspect it, and the merchant will sign a contract with you when he is satisfied.

The contract had already been drafted, and Li Yixuan signed his name after letting the people in the legal department see that there was no problem.

The young man left happily, and a middle-aged man in his forties came to Li Yixuan's side and said, "Sir, I am also from a company in Taiwan, and my company is called Zheng Qi, which is named after me. My company specializes in high-voltage packages for TVs, are you interested?"

The high-voltage pack, also known as the line output transformer, is also known as the line package or line transformer, and is also an important component of TVs and displays. The working principle of the high-voltage package of the display is basically the same as that of the high-voltage package of the TV, and its main function is to generate high voltage of the anode, and provide various voltages such as focusing, acceleration, and gate. Li Yixuan's monitor must be useful.

Zheng Qi led Li Yixuan to his booth and introduced his high-pressure package exhibits to Li Yixuan, "Mr. Li, this is my company's product. ”

The table was full of high-pressure bags of various specifications, Li Yixuan picked one up and looked at it, the workmanship quality was good, and when he turned his hand, he found that the production address on it was actually Made in Hong Kong.

"Made in Hong Kong?"

"I have a factory in Hong Kong. Zheng Qi replied: "Some of these high-pressure packs are produced in Hong Kong factories, and some are produced in Taiwan. Although the origin is different, the quality is the same. ”

"There are factories in both places, and you are quite large!"

"No, no, compared to Mr. Li, my scale is far behind. Zheng Qi said modestly, but his face was not hidden.

Subsequently, a contract of intent was signed.

Next, Li Yixuan signed contracts of intent with several exhibitors one by one. Li Yixuan found that he was not the only exhibitor from Hong Kong in this area, in fact, there were two manufacturers from Hong Kong in this exhibition area, one of which was made of shells.

When Li Yixuan asked him, can a computer case be made?

The other party replied: "If you give me the appearance and design parameters, as well as the material parameters, it will definitely meet your requirements." ”

Li Yixuan nodded and signed a sample agreement with the other party.

Coincidentally, the other company is engaged in printing and packaging, and Oranges' hard disk and computer packaging, as well as product manuals, are responsible for this company.

After chatting with the person in charge of the other company, I found that their factory had moved to the mainland. Their original industrial building is now half empty, and more companies will move to the mainland in the future.

Li Yixuan asked, "After the factory is relocated, what will happen to those workers?"

"Most of those workers came from the mainland, and after the factory moved there, many of them followed the factory to the mainland. A lot of people have become tubes. As long as some people are unwilling to leave, they stay in Hong Kong and go to other companies. However, it will be difficult for those who stay to find a job in Hong Kong, and now most of the companies have moved to the mainland, and there will be more and more in the future, and it will be more and more difficult to find a factory job in Hong Kong in the future. ”

Speaking of the mainland, many people came to discuss it, including many Taiwanese exhibitors in the exhibition area.

Li Yixuan found that many Taiwanese came from the mainland back then, and they were very young back then, and after so many years, they didn't know what happened to their families on the other side of the strait. I would love to go to the mainland. However, limited to the current cross-strait relations, many people said pessimistically: "I am afraid that there is no hope in this life!"

Only Li Yixuan knew that this opportunity would be realized in a few years, but he didn't say it directly, only said, "Now that the mainland is open, there should be a chance!"

Everyone didn't take this comforting thing seriously, and after chatting for a while, everyone dispersed.