After rebirth, I became a great master

Chapter 365 Sending You to the Battlefield

Next Tuesday, Fudan University's campus card and the University of Tokyo's campus card will face off in a head-to-head competition.

This can be considered a rehearsal.

Let's show President Jiang the results!
It really stirred Jiang Feibiao's heart, making him feel the power of technology, and he thought it was amazing.

They even have access cards.

State-owned enterprises have strict hierarchical structures, with many departments and offices having strict access controls. Some offices even have dedicated security guards constantly watching the entrances.

If we had an access card system.

This allows us to technically differentiate between different levels of people.

Some people at lower levels have limited employee card access, so they can't open doors in many places and can't get in.

This makes management so convenient.

Seeing that he was gesturing excitedly, Zhou Haoran smiled and said, "President Jiang, what do you think? This product is pretty good, isn't it? It's been used abroad for many years. In China, it's absolutely a first!"

"Great, great, fantastic! This is truly high-tech!"

Jiang Feibiao greatly admired it.

"What about the cooperation?"

Zhou Haoran had a sense of absolute confidence.

"What should I do?"

Jiang Feibiao was in a completely passive situation.

The group was at the library card booth. Zhou Haoran pointed to the card reader and said with a smile, "This is the card reader. After you put the smart card close, this device reads the signal and transmits it to the backend. A small gadget like this would cost 8000 yuan or even 10000 yuan if it were imported. But I've calculated the cost, and it's no more than 1000 yuan."

Such a large profit margin?

Jiang Feibiao opened his eyes wide.

Zhou Haoran laughed and said, "It's not surprising that technology products have higher profit margins."

The scarcer something is, the more expensive it becomes.

Take computers, for example.

These days, Lenovo's computers have a net profit margin of 7%, making them the most cost-effective computers in the world. Twenty years later, Lenovo's profit margin will only be 2%, and even foreign companies like HP will struggle to exceed 5%.

In this day and age, doing business with technical expertise is like making money off of the bank.

“But this…” Jiang Feibiao was very tempted. He also hoped to work on a new project to lead the company’s transformation. “We’ve never made this kind of high-tech product before, and we don’t understand it at all!”

Zhou Haoran laughed and said, "It's actually very simple, just assembly. It's simpler than making a water heater or a refrigerator!"

"how come?"

Jiang Feibiao was skeptical, thinking that card readers were some kind of magical product that his company wasn't even qualified to touch.

“It’s actually very simple.” Zhou Haoran gave Ning Yuanjia a look. “Dr. Ning, take the card reader apart and show it to President Jiang.”

Ning Yuanjia found a screwdriver.

In front of everyone, I disassembled the library card reader.

The internal structure is very simple.

It mainly consists of three modules.

FPGA digital signal processing module, MCU and human-machine interface module and RF transceiver module.

It sounds complicated.

But you don't need to understand this stuff at all. None of these are made in France; they're all designed to work with RF chips. Once you buy the RF chip, you need to buy the corresponding equipment, then plug in the cables, install the interfaces, and encapsulate it in a casing.

It's a job that doesn't require much technical skill.

The more complex part involves adjusting the placement and ensuring electromagnetic isolation of the materials to guarantee good signal connection between the smart card and the card reader.

Ning Yuanjia took the sample and explained the underlying principle.

Jiang Feibiao seemed to understand. "Dr. Ning, you mean we don't need to touch this circuit board. It's like this when we buy it? And then we just install it?"

Ning Yuanjia smiled and said, "That's right. This circuit board technology is quite advanced, and China can't make it yet. Once the technology breaks through, China can develop it independently and outsource the manufacturing of the circuit board to semiconductor manufacturers. Our school has such a project team."

"I see..." Jiang Feibiao felt relieved, but said with difficulty, "But with so many types of card readers, how many production lines do we need to import? We don't have enough funds!"

Zhou Haoran laughed and said, "No need, they're all the same."

"The same?"

Jiang Feibiao was slightly taken aback.

Ning Yuanjia then took out the meal card reader again, disassembled it on the spot, and showed it to him, "Mr. Jiang, you see, these card readers are just different in appearance, but they are all the same inside. They are all the same product. The meal card needs to display the balance, so there is an extra display screen and a cable. They are all the same."

"So only the outer shell is different, while the inside is the same?"

Jiang Feibiao felt much more fulfilled now.

His skill level is limited.

I'm afraid the business will be too complicated.

After listening to their explanation, I realized that this business didn't seem too difficult!

Just buy the spare parts and assemble them.

Even different casings can be outsourced to different mold factories for contract manufacturing. Then, they can be brought back to the card reader factory of the Narcissus Group for overall assembly and production.

This is a great business opportunity!
but……

As a senior executive, Jiang Feibiao wasn't completely clueless. He frowned and said, "The product is good, and the business is good. But the market probably won't be that big. Such a high-tech product, and so expensive. I doubt there are many companies or organizations capable of providing the necessary components."

Ning Yuanjia said, "President Jiang, the market is huge. Once our product is promoted at Fudan University, universities across the country will soon follow suit."

"This isn't enough either."

Jiang Feibiao needs more than just a small business. No matter how much Narcissus Electric scales back its operations, it still generates over a billion yuan in revenue annually just from the port market. Small-scale businesses are meaningless to him.

"Mr. Jiang, let's go to another place." Zhou Haoran was about to lead him away.

"Where?"

Jiang Feibiao was led by the nose by him.

Zhou Haoran said, "The subway station."

"what?"

Jiang Feibiao was confused and could only follow him.

The development of subways in China started very late. Although Beijing and Tianjin opened subways in the 1970s, they were not exemplary and were not modern subways.

A modern subway system would be incredibly expensive.

A single project can easily cost tens of billions, and even a tender for a screw can generate orders worth hundreds of millions.

None of the equipment is made in France; it all has to be imported, requiring a large amount of foreign exchange expenditure.

Therefore, a truly modern subway system still relies on well-funded seaports.

The Harbour Metro began trial operation in 93.

At present, the coverage is still very small, mainly in the city center.

“Our country is developing so fast, and a large number of rural people are moving to the cities. The subway will become an important means of transportation in big cities.” Zhou Haoran went to the subway station next to the school, which was within walking distance. “However, most of the current subway projects still have to be imported.”

Jiang Feibiao had heard his elders say, "Well, the port is a demonstration site, and it's very wealthy. If we want to promote the subway project on a large scale across the country, we'll have to wait for the technology to mature and for the subway project to be fully localized."

Zhou Haoran laughed and said, "Yes, I estimate it will be soon. In five or six years, it should be widely available."

Jiang Feibiao said proudly, "The port city is really rich. Pudong's large-scale development, three subway projects, the total price of which exceeds 2000 billion yuan. Could any other city afford to do that?"

Zhou Haoran nodded. "That's why, if there's an opportunity to get involved in a city's subway project, it's a huge business opportunity!"

"Huh?" Jiang Feibiao's expression suddenly changed. "You have connections? The subway project is being tendered by foreign companies. At most, it's a market-for-technology deal, requiring them to form joint ventures with domestic companies."

Zhou Haoran smiled and said, "We're different. We're purely made in China!"

"You mean the smart card project?"

Jiang Feibiao's eyes widened in disbelief.

Zhou Haoran said calmly, "The subway project will start with the port, then major cities such as Beijing, Tianjin, Shenzhen, Guangzhou, and Hangzhou, and then it will be rolled out nationwide. Our project will follow the same order: first, we will cooperate with the port subway, then expand to more first-tier cities, and finally promote it nationwide."

"is it possible?"

Jiang Feibiao's heart raced, and his blood boiled.

If you could really get involved in the operation of the subway project, it would be like picking up money off the ground.

His family also has connections in the transportation sector.

He knew how much wealth was contained in the subway project!
The subway is essentially a smaller version of the high-speed rail.

"We'll be there soon, you'll see when we get there."

Zhou Haoran has no connections or background; he relies solely on his technical skills, which isn't enough to get involved in such a large project. Even if he could participate, he wouldn't want to get too close, fearing he might be implicated if something went wrong.

We can bring out General Jiang.

Let him do some assembly work and stand on the stage!

Haoqi Sunshine and Zhongbo Software provided him with technical support and the supply of core components.

simply put……

It means I produce guns and bullets, and you buy the guns and bullets, load them up, and go to the battlefield.

Jiang Feibiao was naturally unaware of the hidden hand behind him, and thought he was going to the battlefield to protect his country.

Soon, the two arrived at the subway station.

There are so many people!
They are all college students.

There were also many foreign faces, probably all international students.

"Look over there... and look over here..."

Zhou Haoran pointed to the ticket window, and then to the ticket inspection channel.

The subway system wasn't automated back then.

To take the subway, you need to buy a ticket first.

It's a paper ticket.

With your ticket in hand, head to the ticket window, where a row of subway turnstiles will block your way. At each turnstile, a uniformed ticket inspector will be checking tickets with a serious expression.

After confirming that the ticket is correct, the ticket inspector will press a large button on the subway turnstile.

In this way, the barrier of the turnstile can be rotated, allowing a passenger to pass through the turnstile.

"How is it?" Zhou Haoran stood at a distance, finding the place very noisy, and said loudly, "There are too many people here, it's too crowded, and the queues are too long."

"Yes!"

Jiang Feibiao was not familiar with the subway and had not ridden it much.

“With more and more people, this place will only get more and more crowded. Manual ticketing and manual ticket checking is too complicated and inefficient.” Zhou Haoran pointed to the subway turnstiles. “If we combine our product with the subway turnstiles, we can change all of this!”

"what?"

Jiang Feibiao was slightly taken aback.

Zhou Haoran said, "We'll introduce a subway and bus card, just like the monthly pass we have now, so you won't have to buy a ticket every time. We'll install our card reader in the subway turnstiles. Then there will be no need for ticket inspectors. Passengers will just swipe their subway card at the reader on the turnstile, and the fare will be deducted. The turnstile will then turn, and you can pass through."

"Is this okay?"

Jiang Feibiao opened his eyes wide.

“Many subway stations abroad have already implemented this system. However, it’s too expensive; a single set costs several hundred million US dollars, far exceeding the labor costs. China doesn’t have the financial resources to import it right now.” Zhou Haoran didn’t want the country to waste money on this. “We have the technology, why should we import it? We can make it ourselves!”

(End of this chapter)