Siheyuan: I am a trader in both worlds!

Chapter 580: The Basics Are Important

When talking about DVDs and VCDs, there's one more thing that must be mentioned.

That is.
"You know what? My original plan was to just bring over the DVD and VCD technologies. As for the rest, whether it's researching these technologies or building factories and starting production, we'll have to do it all ourselves."

"In this way, firstly, it can serve the purpose of training the research team, allowing our researchers to gain experience through in-depth research and broaden their horizons. At the same time, it can also help us better understand these technologies, truly make them our own, and prepare for obtaining even better technologies in the future."

"Secondly, this full-scale production will allow us to accumulate valuable production experience, laying a solid foundation for the inevitable construction of our own industrial chain!"

"In fact, I've been preparing for this all along. Even with YiYi, after we decided to bring these two technologies back, I kept telling them to just organize the technologies and send them over. Don't worry about anything else, we'll rely on ourselves."

"When our research team puts in the effort, and all the factories work together, it'll be that simple. You could say it's effortless, and the project will be done right away! Don't you think my idea is excellent and perfectly suited to our situation?"

This is definitely the situation that Bai Ling and Lao Luo most wanted to see, and it is indeed a bold idea that best fits the situation in Beijing.

After all, as the old saying goes.

"It's better to have what your father has and your mother has than to have it yourself!"

Because later generations endured decades of more arduous struggle than those in Beijing, their own affairs are their own.

If you have something in Beijing, you've truly mastered it and can replicate it at any time. This means you won't be completely helpless if you're held hostage by a later generation. That's what it means to truly have something and truly know how to do it!
Furthermore, with their broadened horizons, people in Beijing have gradually come to realize the importance of the industrial chain and have come to understand how much benefit a complete industrial chain can bring to the city.

With all these factors combined, it's not surprising that they were so excited and agreed so strongly with Simon Lang's words.

"but."

The single sentence, "However," immediately caused the excited Lao Luo and Bai Ling to freeze in shock.

With an awkward laugh, Ximen Lang continued.

"But I gave up later. Do you know why? I studied a lot of literature on DVDs and VCDs, all kinds of papers and journals. I found almost everything I could and studied almost everything I could."

"Then the more I looked at the temperature, the higher it got, and the more I researched it, the more I realized it was all nonsense. You know what the biggest problem is? Of course, this is a technical issue. Simply put, the biggest problem is that we don't have the infrastructure to produce DVDs and VCDs here!"

"There's no way to address the core technologies involved in producing DVDs and VCDs, such as digital video compression technology, optical disc storage technology, and the corresponding decoding chips."

"We don't know anything about vacuum tube equipment or simple radio technology, which are based on technologies such as integrated circuits, digital signal processing, and optical reading technology!"

"You can't even produce those basic electronic components that a junior high school student could tinker with by following a textbook, like integrated circuits, capacitors, and resistors."

"Even if we manage to produce it with our lives on the line, the output and costs are still huge problems that could kill us! After all, this stuff is meant to be sold, meant to make money. If you can't increase output and you can't lower costs, who are you going to sell it to? Who are you going to make money from?" The more he spoke, the lower Luo and Bai Ling's heads drooped.

Especially after they heard that they couldn't even handle these basic electronic components that even junior high school students could tinker with.

Even Lao Luo, whose skin was as thick as a city wall, felt his face burning hot.

They all wished they could carve out a three-bedroom apartment with their toes, crawl inside, and never come out again!
Even so, Ximen Lang's complaints didn't stop.

Continuing from where we left off, he continued.

"Of course, that's not the most crucial thing! Do you know what the most crucial thing is? It's that market demand hasn't been formed yet! Of course, we don't need to talk about this place. Even televisions are still a rarity here. You might not find one in ten miles around, let alone these kinds of things."

"The main problem is overseas. Those suckers don't know the benefits of these things yet, so we have to gradually expand the market and keep promoting the advantages of these new devices. That's a bit of a hassle for you."

Indeed, take later generations as an example.

Even though the core technology of DVD was developed as early as the late 80s and the first consumer DVD player was launched in 96, DVD didn't become popular until 2000.

Even in prosperous and stable times like those of later generations, it took so many years for DVDs to gradually become known and accepted by the public, with so much capital and the country working together.

The world of Beijing, which had just experienced the ravages of World War II and had not yet fully emerged from the shadow of war.
Ximen Lang didn't know what others thought, but he felt...
"That's really difficult, even a bit unrealistic. Expecting this thing to become wildly popular and widespread in the short term is definitely unrealistic!"

After all, there are so many technical challenges that will inevitably arise in producing DVDs and VCDs.

Even if people in Beijing want to fully understand these technologies and gradually put them into production, it will take a lot of time, let alone gradually popularize them.

"So, let's skip all the fancy stuff. Let's stick to the old rules: whether it's core technology or production equipment, let's get it all together. First, build all the factories using the teaching materials we've practically broken down and digested for you, practically ready to feed them to you!"

"Let's put everything else aside for now and get to production. First, make sure you can reliably produce this thing according to the teaching materials, achieving standardized production. Then, let the researchers gradually summarize and master these technologies through practice. What do you think?"

Are you guys going to watch this?
How else can we tell?

Ximen Lang has explained this matter so clearly, and through his narration, they have gained a thorough understanding of the key points. They have also deeply realized the shortcomings of Beijing, understanding that Beijing truly lacks the foundation for independent production. So, what else can be said?
Of course, just like Simon Lang said, we'll follow the old rules: start production first, and then gradually master these technologies.

Even after talking for so long, Lao Luo and Bai Ling still didn't know what DVDs and VCDs were or what they were used for, which made Lao Luo and Bai Ling quite embarrassed.

so.
"Ah Lang, could you please explain this to us properly again? Everything else can wait, but at least you need to explain to us what DVDs and VCDs are for, right? Otherwise, we'll be completely clueless and won't understand! Don't you think so?"

(End of this chapter)