Chapter 072 Airport Assistant
The code of the IOS mobile phone system, Wen Ming has been taking time to write it since he came back from the desert island.
In the past, Apple began to develop mobile phones in 2004, when it gathered more than 1,000 employees and received the full support of ATT, the second largest mobile operator in the United States at the time.
Even with this resource advantage, it was only three years later, in 2007, that the first generation of the iPhone was actually launched.
It took more than 1,000 people three years to develop, and it was only the first generation of iPhone, but what Wen Ming wants to do now is to use his own efforts as much as possible to directly create the fourth-generation iPhone - iPhone 4.
(ps:iphone2G、iphone3G、iphone3GS。 )
So, how long does it take to smell the sound?
Of course it can't be 1000 times three years!
Iphone4All the hardware design parameters,In Wen Ming's mind,He only needs to report the design parameters of those hardware,Give it to those hardware manufacturers to produce,The time spent,Compared with Apple's development of those hardware and the time of combining with each other,It's negligible。
And the source code of the iOS system is also in his brain, and he only needs to copy it line by line.
Of course, the ios system, developed based on the Objective-C computer language, has its own code length that can crash people. Even if he copied the source code in his head, Wen Ming's fingers began to hate the keyboard.
Therefore, even if he has been typing the keyboard for more than two months, Wenming has not been able to completely 'develop' the iOS system.
"Another week, and it's about the same."
Wen Ming is very confident in this, because in the development process of a system, it takes too much time to discuss functional design issues, and the implementation of each function also requires a lot of time to design code.
But for Wen Ming, he doesn't need any of these time. If you change to a professional IT blue-collar worker, that is, the legendary tentacle monster, then, the ios system is estimated to have been available a long time ago.
It takes a week for the system to be completed, and Wen Ming still needs to get the hardware, which is not a problem.
After the deposit was delivered, those hardware manufacturers began to start producing parts for the iPhone 4. Of course, because they are all customized, many hardware manufacturers need to change their production lines and order the materials needed to produce parts, so it will take some time for mass production.
That's why hardware vendors insist on paying a high percentage of deposits when Apple hasn't yet made its mark.
But for big customers like Wen Ming, if they want to get a few parts in advance, those hardware manufacturers will definitely deliver them in the shortest possible time.
"Speaking of which, my lab still needs to be upgraded."
After letting his assistant communicate with those hardware manufacturers, Wen Ming was able to get all the hardware in three days, including manufacturers who were not in the United States, and were willing to directly send someone to take Wen Ming's customized hardware and fly to Boston to hand it over to Wen Ming.
But after these hardware are in hand, Wenming needs to assemble them by himself, in this era, no one will assemble the iphone4.
Thinking of assembling the finished product, Wen Ming called his assistant in again, 32-year-old white beauty Lilith, since becoming Wen Ming's assistant, she has felt the difficulty of the workplace.
Of course, it's not that Wen Ming wants to play any boss's office rules, but because he thinks that one is one, which is very normal for the company during the start-up period. Because they are still in the development period, the enterprises are not formalized.
"When will the people from Foxconn arrive?"
The foundry chosen by Wenming is still the blood and tears factory that was once really well-known because of Apple.
Foxconn is very powerful, in 2002 it was selected as the "Asian Star" by the American "Business Week", and in 2009, it has become the 109th of the world's top 500 companies. In 2013, it became the 30th of the world's top 500 companies.
But what really makes Foxconn famous is that it has become Apple's foundry, and even, at its peak, it can almost be said to be the only assembly company for iPads and iPhones. Even if the later orders are snatched, 70% of the iPhones are from Foxconn, and the other 30% are Pegatron Technology, which snatched Foxconn's orders.
Lilith replied, "According to our previous agreement, their technical staff will arrive at our company in two weeks to learn how to assemble iPhones. ”
Two weeks later, the first batch of iPhone parts was delivered, which was a very small number, of course, but it was able to help Wenming train Foxconn's technicians.
Even if it is an assembly line production, the workers in the foundry need to learn the assembly method, because the assembly method of different hardware products is different. The iPhone4 also has very high requirements for the process, so it needs to be trained in advance.
"Remember to remind me of this two days in advance."
As the company continues to grow, Wen Ming has more and more things to deal with, unlike the knowledge he has obtained from movie dreams that seems to be engraved in his brain, he can't remember what he usually sees.
"Understood."
Lilith confirmed and then said, "The people from Hong Kong have arrived in Boston, and the meeting time you agreed with them is 2:30 p.m., before that, do you want to have lunch and rest for a while?" ”
Wen Ming looked at the time, it was already one o'clock at noon, and he hadn't eaten lunch yet.
"Then you can help me see what I can eat in the kitchen, just get some of it, and I'll go to the research room next door first."
After speaking, Wen Ming got up and rushed to the next door, because of Teresa Roy's urging, his time for the development of the iOS system also became nervous. So, he needs to save every minute of his time.
Lilith directly stopped Wen Ming and said, "Mr. Sith explained before leaving, you must eat the normal three meals, if it wasn't for the fact that you were negotiating with Mr. Teresa Roy before, I would have let you have lunch." Now, I think you should go to the restaurant quietly, and I've arranged for the chef to help you prepare lunch. ”
Wen Ming was a little helpless, Lilith was not recruited by him, but chosen by Sith, if he recruited, he must first find a ruthless secretary or something, and he also needs to be better than Lilith. And the main reason why Sith chose Lilith was that Lilith had previously worked as a rich assistant with terminal cancer.
In Sith's view, Wen Ming's physical condition is more important than Apple's development.
"Need I give Mr. Sith a call?"
Lilith is not afraid of her boss at all, speaking of which, Wen Ming can definitely be called a good boss if he doesn't want to do a job. Let's not talk about the attitude towards employees, you can see it from Apple's supporting facilities, and it is very polite and does not lose your temper.
Of course, being handsome is also one of the reasons.
"Okay, I'll go to the restaurant!"
Wen Ming spread his hands helplessly, although he already has a huge amount of wealth, his living habits are still similar to those in his previous life, unless on the scene, such as the last time he went to New York to see Teresa Roy, he chose to live in the most luxurious hotel and asked for a luxury car. In normal life, he can also only need two burgers for a meal.
Because Apple is located in a warehouse area, it is difficult for many employees to find a place to eat, so Apple has set up a small restaurant inside.
For a warehouse with an area of 3,000 square meters, a small restaurant does not take up much space.
Today's chef is Wen Ming's acquaintance, the Chinese fat man who opened a restaurant in Cambridge Town, because the Chinese cuisine he ate last time was more authentic, so Wen Ming often invited this fat man to help the company's employees improve their food.
Of course, the main purpose is to satisfy Wen Ming's appetite, and he can't stand eating American food for a long time.
"Ah Ming, if you don't come again, I'll leave."
The fat man is a native of Hong Kong, China, named Ma Feifei, and has been in the United States for more than 30 years.
"Uncle Fan, it's okay for you to go, but you can leave when the meal is ready."
Wen Ming smiled and sat down at the table.
Ma Feifei said helplessly: "Do you think I don't want to go straight after the meal is ready?" This airport assistant of yours, if I have to wait for you to make fresh food, or else I will have my money deducted. ”
The conversation between the two was in Chinese, so they didn't worry about Lilith understanding at all, but what they didn't expect was that Lilith suddenly interjected and said, "Gentlemen, don't you think it's rude to say this about a lady?" ”
"I'm sorry, I've been learning Mandarin lately."