Chapter 122: Small things lead to big things
To acquire the French Boulanger Electrical Appliances Mall and dozens of French retail stores, it is estimated that more than 200 million US dollars will be mobilized!
Although Tanglin Hi-Tech's acquisition was carried out under the hood and foundations were established in Singapore and other places, even if the acquisition was successful, Tanglin Hi-Tech's name would not appear.
But for such a large acquisition, it is impossible to hide the capital mobilization from the foreign exchange bureau. In the past, foreign companies acquired domestic companies. When did domestic companies dare to counter-takeover? This acquisition is actually a record This is the first time a domestic company has made overseas acquisitions.
“The acquisition plan continues, and overseas sales channels must be established!”
Li Dongling said to Hu Xian that overseas sales channels are really important to Dongling Hi-tech. If Dongling Hi-tech wants to continue selling its products overseas, this must be done.
“Where is the technical department?!”
Li Dongling looked at Chen Tao. During this period, everyone at Dongling Hi-Tech, including Li Dongling, was busy with the Shenzhou phone. But when it comes to the technology department and the joint laboratory, Li Dongling is not as concerned as Panasonic. He has been investing in research and development funds. The technology department is also the department with the fastest growth in personnel and scale in the entire Dongling Hi-Tech.
“Silver Sable’s second generation optical mouse is currently being tested. We plan to put it on the market next spring!”
Chen Tao said that the optical mouse technology department also It has been in development for a long time, and this optical mouse was also developed based on the drawings designed by Li Dongling.
The drawings Li Dongling gave to the mouse project team of the Technology Department were designed based on Microsoft IE3, a generation classic in the mouse industry. This is one of the most popular products in the history of the mouse industry. Even after the discontinuation of production, it is still remembered by countless people, and even after development None of them could be reproduced.
Li Dongling hopes to open up overseas markets with the help of the second-generation Silver Sable mouse. Although the first-generation mechanical mouse was well received, it also earned patent licensing fees from manufacturers such as Microsoft and Logitech, but there was no Able to open overseas markets.
“For the new generation of Silver Sable mice, we need to cooperate with computer manufacturers such as IBM, Dell, HP, Compaq, and Apple. If necessary, we can put their logos on the mouse!” Li Dongling said to the office everyone said.
For big brand computers, the mouse is shipped as an accessory with the computer. Users purchase the mouse separately. It has not yet become mainstream. If the Silver Sable mouse has the logo of those computer brands, the sales can increase a lot. It’s not shabby to make money, that’s how Logitech got here too!
“In addition to the mouse, Tanglin Hi-tech wants to develop more computer peripheral products. Within three years, Tanglin Hi-tech wants to launch its own brand of computers!”
Facing Ren Yuefeng, Hu Huxian, Chen Tao and many other people, Li Dongling did not mince words and said directly that Dongling Hi-Tech must first become the king of computer peripherals, including mouse, keyboard, camera, motherboard, and chip. , screens, etc. are completed, then launch their own brand of computers.
“I hope that Dongling Hi-Tech’s first computer will be a laptop, and it will become the best-performing laptop in history!”
Li Dongling said to the crowd with a smile, desktop computers The fight is already fierce now, and in a few years, it will be even more bloody. Laptops will usher in an epic explosion, especially Dell, which relies on the latter to achieve a sudden rise.
Laptop computers are the best opportunity for Tanglin Hi-Tech to enter the computer industry, and the profits are far higher than desktop computers. After establishing a firm foothold in this industry, they will then move towards desktop computers, blindly following IBM, Compaq, Dell and other companies are behind them and cannot take advantage at all. Without IBM computers, they would almost kill themselves!
"Manager Chen, in the future, the mouse project department will be reorganized into the computer equipment department, and the Shenzhou project department will be reorganized into the communications equipment department. In the future, the computer equipment department will not only develop mice, but also enter other computer equipment such as keyboards, cameras, and headphones. Field! ”
Li Dongling said to Chen Tao that now that the stalls are gradually being built, the Dongling High-tech Technology Department also needs to be reorganized. In addition to these two R&D departments, in the future, a software development department will also be established in the technology department.
"The Computer Equipment Department, in addition to launching the second-generation Silver Sable mouse, will also start developing keyboards, cameras and other products starting next year!"
"Next year," Li Dongling said The words were spoken to Chen Tao, and he was also telling Ren Yuefeng, Hu Xian and others, "Donngling Hi-Tech is going to launch two most important new products, U disk and PHS!"
"U disk?! ”
Chen Tao was the first to ask. He is the most obsessed with technology. How could he not be curious when he heard about this product that he had never heard of before. In fact, Chen Tao has been surprised more than once since he came to Dongling High-Tech. When Chen Tao was at Hanxi Jiaotong University, he was also called a genius. Although he did not admit it personally, he was quite proud.
After coming to Dongling Hi-tech, the research and development of Silver Sable Mouse, Electronic Pet Machine, and Shenzhou Digital Cordless Phone made Chen Tao begin to doubt the word genius, at least with Li Dongling. In comparison, he didn't feel the gold content of the word genius at all.
Are there any technical difficulties in products such as silver sable mice, electronic pet machines, and Shenzhou digital cordless phones? Although they are, they are by no means out of touch with the technology of this era. But before Li Dongling proposed it, Dongling Hi-Tech Before it was developed, no one did it. This is actually leading the technological trend!
Compared with many domestic companies, what is the biggest difference between Donglin Hi-Tech? It is not the so-called management system or different slogans, nor is it different goals and concepts. The biggest difference is that Tanglin Hi-Tech did not follow those foreign giant companies and pick up leftovers, but blazed its own path!
No one knows how this road will turn out, but at present, Tanglin Hi-Tech is still walking on this road. Looking at the global technology giants in the past two decades, most of them have their own Something to be proud of, I have never heard of someone who can become a giant by following others.
Li Dongling handed several documents to Chen Tao, Ren Yuefeng and others, "The USB flash drive can help Dongling High-tech establish its position and importance in the computer industry. If the research and development is successful, Dongling High-tech has hope that with this product, Join Microsoft, Apple, Dell, IBM and other companies to establish the USB Alliance to determine the port standards for mice, keyboards, computers, printers, joysticks, modems and audio devices.
If successful, the USB Alliance will become China's USB Alliance! The country proposed the establishment of the first industry standard in the computer industry!
And the USB flash drive will also become the first product invented by the Chinese within 30 years of the emergence of computers! ”
Now in the computer industry, there are no standards. Every computer manufacturer, printer, and scanner manufacturer has its own port standards. You want a computer that can connect to all printers, scanners, and various mechanical equipment. , basically a dream, only the emergence of the USB Alliance changed everything.
It is certainly unreliable and unrealistic to establish a USB alliance based on Tanglin Hi-tech, but it does not hinder Tanglin Hi-tech from proposing this concept and then attracting giants such as Microsoft and IBM to join, especially Microsoft, Bill... Gates cares a lot about fame and fortune now. He is certainly not short of money, but he cares about fame.
Forming the USB Alliance, solving a problem for countless companies and users around the world, and becoming a leader in the technology industry, Li Dongling does not believe that Bill Gates can hold it back. This is an opportunity to leave his name in history, let alone him, Intel, How many people, including the president of IBM, can endure it? !
Every time Li Dongling finished a sentence, Chen Tao, Ren Yuefeng and others breathed a little heavier. The Chinese established the standards of the computer industry. The first patented computer product developed by the Chinese? !
Don’t say you can do both, even if you do one, you have to leave a mark in the domestic technology industry. Now, not only individuals in China are looking for social recognition, even the country is looking for international recognition. feel.
This is an era of extreme lack of self-confidence. If we can really establish a global standard for the industry, even if it is just a nomination, as long as we become one of the initiators, our reputation and influence in the country will be generated. Huge influence.
In order to promote the USB Alliance standard, this standard and technology will be free, but this does not mean that it has no influence. The standard can be changed. Whoever masters the standard will master the entire industry. Can be used to attack opponents!
Chen Tao looked at the file in his hand. The USB flash drive is a plug-and-play product that combines storage and flash memory technologies and does not require a drive.
Looking at the document in his hand, the more Chen Tao looked at it, the brighter his eyes became. When Ren Yuefeng saw Chen Tao's expression, he immediately understood that there might be something wrong with this matter, "Can a USB flash drive be developed?!"
Chen Tao closed his eyes and recalled everything Li Dongling gave him, "Yes!"
"Mr. Li...it's really true," Chen Tao suppressed his excitement, "This is definitely a genius idea. The technical difficulty is not that great. The interface technology has long been mature, and flash memory technology is also available. It only needs a set of control programs to develop it. All it takes is some technical optimization to develop larger storage. U disks, security optimization, data will not be lost when power is turned off, etc. U disks can definitely be developed!"
"Floppy disks and CDs will all be replaced by it!" Chen Tao said firmly, As a technician, he is very aware of how useful the USB flash drive will be after it is developed. Wherever there are computers, it will be there, and its sales may even exceed that of computers in certain periods.
Hearing Chen Tao's words, Ren Yuefeng, Hu Xian and others were also very surprised. If it is true as Chen Tao said, the USB flash drive will become one of the new hot items of Tanglin Hi-Tech next year!
If a USB flash drive is developed, then Chen Tao and Ren Yuefeng feel that there might be something to be done by joining forces with Microsoft and other companies to launch USB standards and alliances!
Sorry for the late update, I have something to deal with at home in the morning.
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