The Grandmother in the Siheyuan

Chapter 250 Fool
"Take your time to think about it. I can't do it." Director Sun shook his head: "I have to go drink some water. My throat is smoking."

Director Sun returned to the office and took two gulps of tea to relieve his sore throat. At the same time, he helped Liu Hua bring out the teacup.

From this we can see why he was able to become the director of the factory office. It's because of his enthusiasm for work. If he doesn't become the director, who will?

"Your tea here is good." Director Sun complimented, "Although it is Longjing, and I am from the south, I have never tasted such good Longjing."

Liu Hua smiled and said, "This is the tea that Baosteel gave me. I talked so hard that my throat started to smoke, and only then did they give me this kilogram of good tea."

"Baosteel, that makes sense. Our Seagull Factory cannot compare with Baosteel." Director Sun said with a smile, "I remember reading a book about drinking tea a long time ago. In the Tang Dynasty, people added ginger, pepper and other spices to make tea, and they also followed the rules of the emperor, ministers and assistants. Later, in the Song Dynasty, tea leaves were ground into powder and called sencha. It was introduced to Japan and is now called matcha. In the Ming Dynasty, we invented stir-fried tea, and we can just brew it directly. The scholars and officials even set some rules for making tea."

Director Sun finally smiled and said, "What a pity! Just grab a handful of tea leaves and rinse them with hot water. This is the simplest way for ordinary people to brew tea. Even a fool can do it. Only in this way can tea be promoted on a large scale."

Liu Hua suddenly caught the inspiration: "That's right, silly."

"What do you mean by fool?" Director Sun said puzzledly, "Yes, I mean that even a fool can brew the current tea, it's not particular anyway."

"I'm talking about a point-and-shoot camera," Liu Hua said with a smile. "It's a camera that can be put in the hands of a fool. As long as they can point it at someone and press the button, they can take a picture."

"Isn't that ridiculous?" Director Sun shook his head. "You have to know how to adjust the light and focus when taking photos. It's not that easy."

"We've done the technical work for him." Liu Hua said with a smile: "Focusing, focusing, these things can all be done with instruments. We've done the technical work for these things, and the rest of the work is just holding the camera, pointing it at what he wants to shoot, and pressing a button."

"It seems to make sense."

Liu Hua said confidently: "You who make products must be able to analyze the market and the overall market environment. Our country will become more and more prosperous in the future. You won't refute this, right?"

Director Sun nodded: "That's definitely not the case. With the current situation, things will definitely change every day. I am very motivated now."

"After people have eaten and drunk enough and satisfied their most basic material needs, they need spiritual needs, so they go out to play." Liu Hua said directly: "What is the most important thing to do when traveling? Taking photos. If I don't take photos, how can I prove that I have been here?"

"That's right." Director Sun continued to nod: "But now taking photos costs money. You have to hire more photographers at scenic spots to take photos. You can only take photos in fixed places."

"It's not fun." Liu Hua added: "If we can make this kind of point-and-shoot camera and sell it at a very low price, then when we go out to play, we can grit our teeth and spend a month or two's salary to buy one, and prepare some film, and then we can take pictures wherever we want. How comfortable it would be."

"One or two months' salary can buy a camera." Director Sun said with a chuckle, "It's too cheap! If the price is reduced to this level, we won't make much money."

"Just listen to me first." Liu Hua waved his hand: "Let me ask you, how many people will buy point-and-shoot cameras if the price is so low?"

"That's too many, tens of thousands. For example, in Shanghai, there are too many people who are vain. They buy a camera and put it at home, and take whatever pictures they want to keep as a memory of their youth." Director Sun counted with his fingers: "I'm afraid that hundreds of thousands of cameras can be sold in Shanghai."

Liu Hua patted Director Sun on the shoulder and said, "Yes, cameras worth hundreds of thousands, just imagine how big the market is."

"No matter how big the market is, it's useless if it doesn't make money. We need money to survive in the Seagull Factory." Director Sun said in embarrassment: "If we only rely on market share, what will I pay my employees?" Liu Hua sighed: "Why can't you come around? It doesn't matter if the camera loses a little."

"It's easy to say, but if we lose a little, will our employees have to eat bran and drink thin water or starve to death?"

Liu Hua smiled and asked, "Now that he has a camera, he must buy some film. For a vain person like him, it's not too much to use eight or ten rolls of film a year, right?"

Director Sun took a deep breath and said, "You mean we can make up for the losses inside the dike with those outside? We can sell the cameras at a loss, but if we sell the cameras, people will need to buy film, and we can make money from the film."

"That's it." Liu Hua nodded. "He needs to grit his teeth to buy a camera. Does he need to grit his teeth to buy film? Even if you can make an extra dollar per roll of film, it's just a matter of thinking for one more minute."

"Engineer Liu, no, Liu Caishen." Director Sun said incoherently: "You are Zhao Gongming, you are Bigan."

"Get lost, why don't you say I'm the Holy Infant King?"

"Red Boy?"

Liu Hua nodded: "Isn't it Shancai Tongzi?"

Director Sun shook his head: "He is too old. He is the Holy Infant King, a child."

Director Sun was already completely excited. Liu Hua had given them a smooth road. With this method, the Seagull Factory would be able to reap huge profits in the next ten or even twenty years.

Director Sun couldn't wait any longer and hurried back to his office: "Engineer Liu, use your office phone to call our Beijing office."

After a while, Director Sun rushed out and said, "I have asked someone to book the next flight back. I will take your digital camera and your ideas with me. I can't guarantee anything else, but it will definitely be a happy ending for everyone."

"I don't ask for everyone to be happy." Liu Hua said with a half-smile, "I just want to ask for more research funding next year."

Director Sun thought for a moment and said, "I can't guarantee that, but as long as our point-and-shoot camera can be put on the market, I will definitely do my best to help you get funding."

"It's just a big deal."

Director Sun shook his head and said, "I am not just making empty promises. You are doubting my character. I can assure you that next year's funding will not be lower than this year's."

Director Sun hurried back with the prototype and ideas. He was eager to make progress, and the achievement of digital camera was more symbolic than practical.

But the situation with point-and-shoot cameras was different. He was also a practitioner in this industry and keenly felt that this was definitely an idea that could make a lot of money. If things went well, his position might even rise to a higher level.

(End of this chapter)