Chapter 50 The advent of the digital BB machine
At present, many projects of Wujiang Company are being carried out at the same time, and the funds are burning wildly!
Wujiang is still only a small company with sales of only a few hundred million yuan, and it is a bit difficult to support such a large plate.
It would be almost impossible to develop semiconductor production equipment now.
Ni Annan is really a technology boss who is obsessed with chip development, poaching people, investigating the status of various industrial chains of domestic semiconductors, and presiding over the development of "Loongson" CPUs.
It's just that Zhao Ye suffered, Ni Annan came to the door from time to time, either asking for money to buy equipment, or urging Zhao Ye to participate in the design of Loongson, because Zhao Ye proposed a lot of feasibility analysis, such as architecture exploration, circuit design and layout, etc., which always made Ni Annan feel amazing.
It's a bit unbelievable that you know so much in your early twenties.
But in fact, Zhao Ye is a super genius in the eyes of everyone.
But Zhao Ye still has to find ways to make money, otherwise a lot of research will be unsustainable.
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At the end of December 1984, the factory worked overtime to produce, and the warehouse has now reserved 100,000 digital BB machines.
Therefore, Zhao Ye decided to hold a product launch conference on January 1, 1985 to officially release the digital BB machine.
Because of the last press conference of Wujiang Company, it was very shocking.
Therefore, this press conference has attracted the attention of many media and electronics industry personnel, which can be described as highly anticipated.
The night before the press conference, Zhao Ye and others tested the use of digital BB machines again.
Zhao Ye picked up the phone and dialed the 126 pager.
The 126 paging station is a recent one, and is jointly invested by the Capital Wireless Communications Bureau and Wujiang Company, which holds 49% of the shares.
Running a paging station is actually more profitable, and it is not a small amount for BB users to pay a monthly service fee. But Wujiang Company does not intend to do this, the main purpose is to sell BB machines.
BB machines are more profitable.
How high is it?
The price is 2500 yuan, and the cost is less than 500.
The profit is four times the cost, and the profit is like this!
It's so ruthless, the capitalists shed tears when they see it, the Jews are heartbroken, and the RB chaebols feel guilty when they see it!
"Boss, everything is working well on the test, and my BB machine has received a digital message - 8848." Secretary Liu Yinyin looked at the pink BB machine in her hand and said to Zhao Ye.
Hearing this, Zhao Ye nodded with satisfaction.
He had just called the 126 paging desk and told the paging desk staff the number of the BB machine he needed to contact.
The staff input Zhao Ye's information into the computer, and then sent it to Liu Yinyin's BB machine;
Liu Yinyin's BB machine quickly received the message, and she could go to a nearby phone booth and use the phone to call back to Zhao Ye.
This time it was just for testing, Zhao Ye didn't ask the other party to call back, so he just sent an 8848 over.
8848, the height of Mount Everest, means that this Imagine-BB machine has reached the peak and become the overlord of the BB machine market!
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At 11 a.m. on January 1, 1985.
The Borderless press conference officially began, Zhao Ye appeared on the stage, and everyone's eyes instantly focused on him.
Today, Zhao Ye is still dressed in a suit and leather shoes, gentle and elegant, handsome and extraordinary.
"Hello everyone, welcome to the product launch conference of Wujiang Company, I am Zhao Ye, the owner of Wujiang Company!"
"Today, I'm going to introduce you to a product."
"In 1955, Motormore developed a new type of wireless communication product that could relay a wireless signal to a designated person, and this product was a small wireless receiver for pagers. Later, with the development of technology, Motorola developed a small and lightweight pager, a small black box called 'beeper', which was later shortened to 'BP machine' or 'BB machine'. ”
"In 1983, the BB machine began to enter China, however, at this time, the BB machine was relatively backward, and could only passively receive a message to be called, and if you want to find out who the caller is, you need to call the pager, and then get the phone number of the caller, which is very troublesome!"
Zhao Ye said as he took out a black digital BB machine from his pocket.
"But now it's different, we at Wujiang have developed a more technologically advanced digital BB machine, and the thing I have in my hand is small and delicate, and it can be worn on the waist or put in a pocket. The difference between this digital BB machine and the analog BB machine is that it can receive digital. To put it simply, the caller's phone number can be directly displayed on the digital BB machine, so that you no longer need to call the pager to ask for the other party's number, and you can directly take the BB machine to the phone booth to contact the other party. ”
Zhao Ye said this, paused, glanced at everyone, and asked with a smile, "How about it, isn't it convenient to have such a digital BB machine?" ”
"Convenient !!"
The audience immediately responded in unison.
Some people have heard of BB machines for the first time, but there are also many people who have come into contact with BB machines before.
But no matter what it was, after listening to Zhao Ye's introduction at this moment, they were all surprised.
"With a BB machine like this, others can contact me at any time!" A guest sighed.
"I've seen others in Shanghai use analog BB machines, which are very cumbersome to use, and they can't be compared with the digital BB machines developed by Wujiang Company. This digital BB machine is so convenient, if the price is cheap, I am willing to buy one......" A reporter looked at the BB machine in Zhao Ye's hand, his eyes were extremely hot.
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At this time, Zhao Ye began to demonstrate the functions of the digital BB machine to everyone.
When I finally saw that a set of numbers really appeared on the digital BB machine, the audience suddenly burst into warm applause.
"Wujiang company is awesome, this digital BB machine will definitely sell well!"
"Wujiang Company is going to make money again!"
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Some people in the audience couldn't help but show envy.
After a pause, the applause died down.
Zhao Yecai continued: "This digital BB machine of Wujiang Company, called Imagine-BB Machine 1.0, has a unified retail price of only 2,500 yuan nationwide. ”
As soon as the words were finished.
The audience booed.
"God only needs 2,500 yuan, it's embarrassing to be so expensive, Lao Tzu can afford it!"
"Every time, I say that the production is insufficient, and I want to buy it as soon as possible. This is a special routine, forcing dealers to rush to place orders! ”
Everyone complained.
They now know more about Wujiang Company, although the things they develop are good, but they are expensive to sell, and they are good and cheap!
Seeing this, Zhao Ye couldn't smile bitterly, the motorbike BB machine was sold for more than 2,000 yuan, and he really sold it cheaply this time, and the domestic retail price was only 2,500 yuan.
The price of the Imagine-BB machine in the United States is as high as 1,500 US dollars, which is almost 3,700 yuan. After all, the tax is not. This time, the price of the BB machine without borders is not low, and it depends on what the United States still says about his dumping.
At the moment, Motorola has not yet developed a digital BB machine, and it is just taking the opportunity to make a lot of money!
"Zhao Ye, your BB machine is too expensive, can it be cheaper!"
At this time, suddenly a reporter couldn't help but shout that he really liked this BB machine too much, but the expensive price discouraged him.
Zhao Ye's expression was stunned, cheap? Impossible, absolutely impossible. It's hard to set the price, how can you easily change it?
Moreover, Motormotor's analog BB machines are sold for more than 2,000, and our Wujiang digital BB machines are much more advanced than it, but they only sell for more than 2,000 yuan, which is really not expensive.
Zhao Ye said slowly: "The production cost of this thing is quite high, and it is still a luxury item at this stage. However, I still recommend everyone to buy a BB machine, because it not only makes it convenient for people to connect with each other, but also brings out a unique face. Imagine pinning your BB to your waist and saying domineeringly on the street, 'Call me for something,' and voila, it's a ......."
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