The headquarters of Legend Electronics is located in the central location of Zhongguancun in Beijing, and Liu Yufan spent a lot of money in order to rent this office space. [ ] But judging from the current operation, the money is still well spent. Huang Li has told Liu Yufan more than once on the phone how convenient it is to work in this area, as long as it is a talent related to electronic IT, you can find whatever you want. Various equipment for experiments can also be purchased very conveniently. Huang Li, who is a fanatical fan of digital products, is like a fish in water when he arrives here, immersed in the ocean of technology every day, unable to extricate himself.

When Liu Yufan rushed to Legend Electronics, no one went out to greet him, only a staff member in the office led him to Huang Li. As Liu Yufan expected, that guy really stayed in the laboratory.

When Liu Yufan saw Huang Li, this guy was wearing a crumpled white shirt, his hair was messy like a chicken nest, and the whole person was thinner than when Liu Yufan first saw him, which was probably the result of crazy work during this time. As soon as Liu Yufan entered the door, he saw a group of technicians in white coats around him, and all of them showed excited looks on their faces.

"Huang Gong, this machine is definitely an epoch-making product, with it, any tape and record can be thrown into the garbage." One of the technicians said loudly and excitedly. In his hand, he was holding an object the size of a lighter, and a white headphone was plugged into it, but at the moment he was not wearing the headphone.

"Yes, the fly in the ointment is that the cost of micro hard drives is too high. It's not cheap. Another technician said worriedly.

"It will get better slowly, the technology will become more and more mature, and the price of micro hard drives will be further reduced. One day, our products will appear on electronic counters all over the world, and I want the whole world to hear our voice! Huang Li was holding an MP3 in his hand. Said excitedly.

"Well said!" Liu Yufan, who was standing at the door, heard Huang Li's words, and immediately cheered loudly, and then walked in with applause.

Huang Li, who heard Liu Yufan's voice, turned his head suddenly, but saw that Liu Yufan had already come to the door, and his face suddenly became a little embarrassed.

"Mr. Liu, why did you come so fast." Huang Li said with a smile.

"Huh. Why, it's not welcome. Liu Yufan looked at Huang Li and quipped.

"No, no, how could it not be welcome." Huang Li looked at Liu Yufan, with a bit of fanaticism in his eyes. He thinks that he is not convinced by anyone in the field of technology, but he serves Liu Yufan alone. Not for anything else, just for this person's whimsical thinking. To be honest, although he has now made MP3, if it were not for Liu Yufan's idea, there would be no guidance from him on many relationship points. Huang Li knew that even if he came up with this idea and wanted to get the real thing out, it would have to be at least two years later than now. He didn't know what Liu Yufan was thinking in his head, it was really genius to be able to design such a technological product!

"Hehe, are you holding a product that you just made? Can you show me? Looking at the little black thing in Huang Li's hand, Liu Yufan said with some expectation.

"Yes, Mr. Liu, this is our newly developed MP3 player, you try it." Huang Li said, handed over the MP3 in his hand, and was about to step forward to explain how to use it to Liu Yufan.

Unexpectedly, Liu Yufan waved his hand at him, signaling that he didn't need his explanation, and after taking the MP3 in his hand, he began to fiddle with it.

Looking at the MP3 in his hand, Liu Yufan could see at first glance that the workmanship was very meticulous. The piano lacquered fuselage looks very bright,It's also very moist,A small screen on the front is just right,The design of the five-dimensional navigation keys is also very reasonable,Basically, it's done according to the design drawings given by yourself。 …,

There is no logo on this machine, and it can be seen that it is an engineering prototype. Liu Yufan found the power button very skillfully, and after a short press, the screen on the front of the MP3 player lit up, and then the basic information of the machine was displayed. {}

Liu Yufan stuffed the earphones into his ears, then pressed them, and familiarly flipped a song "Ferry" by Caiqin. This is a very famous burn-in song, the three frequencies are even, the bass is appropriate, and it is most suitable for testing the sound quality of the machine and the headphones. Liu Yufan had a fever for headphones for a while, bought a lot of headphones such as Audio-Technica and AKG, and studied this knowledge on the Internet when he was fine.

Stuffing the earphones into his ears, Liu Yufan pressed the play button, and soon, there was a low drum sound in the earphones, and after the interlude, the sound of the caiqin sounded.

"Let me say goodbye to you......" The magnetic female voice, low and clear drum beat, the whole song sounds very comfortable. Liu Yufan listened to this song and slowly closed his eyes.

If you want to talk about appreciating music, Liu Yufan is definitely a big expert, and it is not an exaggeration to say that his ears are "golden ears".

Seeing Liu Yufan standing there quietly listening to the song, everyone, including Huang Li, showed a nervous look in their eyes. After months of researching the product, it's time to see the real thing. Although they are very confident in their products, they don't know if they can get into Liu Yufan's eyes. Huang Li, in particular, was even more nervous. Because he knows best in his heart that this product was designed by Liu Yufan, whether it can meet his standards, Huang Li really doesn't have much bottom in his heart.

Halfway through listening to a song, about a minute or more, Liu Yufan tuned the machine again, and this time, he changed to a more intense rock song, which was "Mask" by the Zero Point Band

The strong heavy metal music sounded, and the dull drum beat felt like a head-banging, and for this performance, Liu Yufan's face finally showed a satisfied look.

He changed another piano piece, this time, "Exodus" that he had played himself.

After listening to all three tunes, Liu Yufan took off his headphones, looked at the people who were looking at him nervously, and said with a smile: "The sound quality is good." ”

Hearing Liu Yufan say this, everyone immediately breathed a sigh of relief. The most important thing about an MP3 player is the sound quality. If you don't have a good sound quality, you're basically not competitive.

"Huang Li, what kind of decoding chip are you using?" looked at Huang Li. Liu Yufan asked with a smile. Although he is not an expert in this area, he still knows a little about this area and knows the most important part of an MP3 player. It's its decoding chip,This piece directly determines the sound quality of the player。 Many cheap MP3s can be kept very low because they use cheap decoding chips, and even only buy 20 or 30 yuan. But such MP3s, in fact, can't be listened to at all, the sound has no sense of layering, and is seriously distorted. If you listen to it for a long time, it will also damage people's ears.

"Mr. Liu, I use Philips' latest ta3011 decoding chip this year, which is now available on the market, the best performance decoding chip, and supports lossless compression of music format WMA, if paired with a good headphone. I think the effect is no less than that of a CD player. When Huang Li said this, he looked a little proud.

"Well, yes, what about the battery life?" Liu Yufan continued to ask. In addition to good sound quality, what is more important for a digital product is its battery life. No matter how good the sound quality is, if you listen to it for a while and the battery runs out, it will undoubtedly not be popularized.

"The machine is powered by a No. 5 dry battery, and if the battery quality is good enough, there is no problem with 10 hours of playback." Huang Li said with confidence.

"Well, that's pretty good. However, haven't you considered using NiMH batteries or lithium batteries? The rechargeable battery will last longer. Liu Yufan asked. …,

"The quality of nickel-metal hydride batteries is not very stable now, so I am useless, Mr. Liu, what is a lithium battery?" Listening to Liu Yufan's words, Huang Li asked with some doubts.

"Well, lithium battery, I also happened to hear a friend who is engaged in technology, he said that this thing is now being studied in some foreign laboratories, which is said to be more reliable and durable than nickel-metal hydride batteries, I thought it was popularized, and it seems that it should not be popularized." Seeing that Huang Li was a little confused, Liu Yufan immediately explained, and at the same time secretly nervous in his heart.

"Really, it's still 2000, and the technology of lithium batteries is estimated to have not been promoted, and it almost missed." Liu Yufan thought a little nervously in his heart.

"Oh, when I have time to look into it." Liu Yufan's words immediately aroused Huang Li's interest, this is a technology freak, hearing about any new technology, it is like seeing a peerless beauty, it must be a great increase in interest.

"Needless to say, I think this machine is pretty good, but I think there are two areas where there is room for improvement." Looking at Huang Li, Liu Yufan thought for a while and said.

"Oh? Mr. Liu, where do you still need to change? Huang Li listened to Liu Yufan's words and immediately asked, and at the same time, he was secretly a little unconvinced in his heart. In his opinion, the machine is already perfect, and there is really no room for improvement.

As if seeing Huang Li's thoughts, Liu Yufan said with a smile: "First of all, what is the cost of this machine?" ”

Hearing Liu Yufan's question, Huang Li immediately said without thinking: "Six hundred and seventy-three yuan." ”

Seeing that Huang Li answered so quickly, Liu Yufan's face showed a satisfied smile, he was able to answer this question so quickly, which showed that he had enough understanding of this machine.

However, the next moment, Liu Yufan continued to ask: "Six hundred and seventy-three yuan, this should be just the cost of hardware." ”

"Yes, Mr. Liu." After listening to Liu Yufan's words, Huang Li somewhat understood what he wanted to say. Yes, it's a great machine, with first-class hardware, first-class materials, first-class design, and the only downside is that the cost is a bit on the high side.

"The hardware cost of six hundred and seventy-three yuan, if you add the cost of manual manufacturing, plus the cost of promoting the market, plus taxes, the cost of this machine should be close to 1,000 yuan." Liu Yufan seemed to be talking to himself, and it seemed to be talking to Huang Li.

Listening to Liu Yufan's words, Huang Li was a little speechless. When he designed, he only thought about how to make the machine the best, and as for cost control, he really didn't think much about it. In retrospect, this was indeed a problem. Although the product is very good, the cost of nearly 1,000 yuan will eventually reach the hands of consumers, and how much will it cost to sell? One thousand five? Two thousand? You know, now a CD player with mud is only more than a thousand yuan. And this price, in the eyes of the vast majority of consumers in China, is already a fairly high cost. After all. This is only a digital product, and its brand effect is far less than that of Suo Ni's CD.

looked at Huang Li with a somewhat lost look. Liu Yufan laughed again.

"It's okay, I didn't mean to deny your results. In fact, this product is still good. Although it may not be accepted by the vast majority of consumers for a while, it can still focus on high-end consumer groups. So my opinion is, on the basis of the original design unchanged, is it possible to develop a relatively low-cost product, focusing on the mass market? ”

Listening to Liu Yufan's words, Huang Li's eyes lit up, but he suddenly made a bitter face.

"Boss, I've actually calculated the cost. There's really nothing that can be reduced any further, and if it does, it will sacrifice performance. Huang Li said bluntly. …,

"Which ones cost the most for this machine?" Liu Yufan asked casually.

"Decoding chips and micro hard drives." Huang Li said frankly.

"Well, the decoding chip is related to the sound quality of the machine, and this piece can't be moved. As for the micro hard drive, have you ever thought about swapping it out for flash memory? Liu Yufan asked.

"Switched to flash?" Listening to Liu Yufan's words, Huang Li's eyes lit up. But then he said: "Mr. Liu, replacing it with flash memory can indeed save costs, but in this way, the machine can store too few songs, I have calculated." Even if you replace it with 32M flash memory, you can store up to ten MP3s. ”

"Ten songs? That's enough, isn't there about ten songs on a tape or a CD now? When you have heard enough, you can change it again, you can change the song without spending a penny, this is the biggest advantage of our product, how can you forget this piece? Liu Yufan nodded at him with a smile.

"Yes, Mr. Liu, look at me, I just thought about the design, and I didn't think about it from this perspective at all. Replace it with flash memory, replace it with flash memory, if you really want that, Mr. Liu, I am confident that the cost will be controlled within 300 yuan. Huang Li said confidently.

"Well, yes, yes, this cost is enough to focus on the low-end market." Liu Yufan nodded and said.

"Mr. Liu, what about your second opinion?" Huang Li had Liu Yufan's approval, his confidence regained again, and he asked eagerly.

"The second opinion, hehe, is actually very simple to say. I want you to design this device with a few more colors of housing, preferably one that looks like a replaceable case. Liu Yufan said with a smile.

"Replace the case? What's the use of that? Hearing Liu Yufan's words, Huang Li was a little puzzled again. In his opinion, this machine is beautiful enough, and besides, the shell or something, is it that important? The sound quality is good.

Looking at Huang Li's disapproving appearance, Liu Yufan said with a smile: "Listen to me, that's right." People have different aesthetics, so design a few more colors and styles, so as not to be difficult to adjust. Liu Yufan reminded with a smile.

"Oh, that's the case, Mr. Liu, don't worry, it's not a big problem, it's quite simple." After listening to Liu Yufan's words, Huang Li said confidently.

"Yes, that's good. How long will it take to correct the two points I said? Liu Yufan asked.

"A week at most!" Huang Li patted his chest and reassured. The reason why he is so confident is also because the two requirements put forward by Liu Yufan are not a big deal. The main difficulties have been overcome, and these two points are just minor modifications, and there is no technical difficulty.

"Okay, a week later, I'm going to hold a new product launch conference to officially announce the birth of the world's first MP3, Huang Li, work hard, you are destined to go down in history and write a heavy stroke in the history of the development of electronic products!" Liu Yufan said with a laugh.

"Yes, Mr. Liu, I will live up to your hopes and promise to make this product a classic!" Huang Li listened to Liu Yufan's words, and he was also a little excited!

"Well, let's go to work. By the way, don't work too hard, it's not okay to tire your body out, pay attention to the combination of work and rest! Liu Yufan looked at Huang Li's "science madman" look, shook his head and said.

"Hehe, Mr. Liu, don't worry, I'll pay attention." Huang Li said casually, but looking at his indifferent appearance, he obviously didn't listen.

"Well, that's good, you're busy, I'll wait for your good news in a week!" Liu Yufan said, patted Huang Li's shoulder, and said a few words of encouragement to everyone, and then turned around and left.

Before Liu Yufan's figure disappeared at the end of the corridor, Huang Li yelled excitedly: "Work!" ”

For the next week, Huang Li completely ignored Liu Yufan's words of caring for his body, and worked until 12 o'clock in the middle of the night almost every day. This is a person who pursues perfection, and in this work, Huang Li has brought this kind of character to the extreme.

A week later, looking at the two models and seven colors of MP3 on the desktop, Huang Li's face finally showed a look of relief!

"Mr. Liu, give our MP3 a name." Looking at Liu Yufan with a satisfied face, Huang Li said with a smile.

"Hehe, okay. I think that as soon as our MP3 is released, it will definitely be full of charm and attract countless consumers, and this is a digital product destined to become a star. If you want me to say, let's call it Meizu, the charm family! Liu Yufan said with a smile.

"Meizu? Good name! Listening to Liu Yufan's words, Huang Li clapped his hands and shouted excitedly.

"Find an OEM company, seize the time to produce a batch, I want to hold a press conference immediately!" Liu Yufan said with some urgency. This product will be the first punch he throws at Suo Ni Company! (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendation and monthly passes, and your support is my biggest motivation. )