Tech startup: I really do make mobile phones!

Chapter 206 Phoenix Glass, Leaf Vein Cooling

In conference room number 2 of Orange Technology, Chen Mo sat steadily in the main seat, with the "three driving forces" of Orange Home Smart, which had just been incorporated into the Orange Group, sitting opposite him.

Facing Chen Mo, who had already used his "money power" to become their boss, Ye Xinghong, Liu Zhiyu, and Li Qiaoli all wore expressions that were a mixture of anticipation and apprehension.

He got straight to the point, reassuring the three of them.

"Orange Home is a key step in Orange's smart home strategy, so you can go ahead with confidence!"
Zhicheng Procurement will send you a list of Orange series parts suppliers, and I can also help you connect with contract manufacturers if needed.

Once the product is available, the more than 100 directly operated orange stores in Southwest and Western China, or Nietzsche's 1200 township stores nationwide, can provide you with offline sales channels!

Ye Xinghong, as the current head of Orange Home, immediately stood up and pledged his loyalty: "President Chen, rest assured, we will definitely do a good job with Orange Home and live up to the company's trust!"

Chen Mo smiled and nodded, then turned his gaze to Li Qiaoli, his tone slightly teasing.

"This must be your chief designer, Director Li, from Laifen, right? Wang Teng raved about you to me, saying your Motorola design is both beautiful and practical! Welcome to our Orange family!"

Li Qiaoli, displaying her high EQ, smiled and reciprocated, "Thank you for your kind words, Mr. Chen. I'm just learning from industry veterans, and I'll need to consult you more in the future."

"After all, the fact that users are so satisfied with the design of the Orange phone is truly impressive!"

"Haha!" Chen Mo laughed. "Users appreciate the product and technology, but I'm a complete novice when it comes to design. We need professionals like Director Li to handle this!"

After a few pleasantries, Chen Mo changed the subject and looked at Ye Xinghong.

"Mr. Ye, you must have heard about Luo Chuizi's criticism of our Orange phone's aesthetics online, right?"
Although he has a big mouth, what he says makes some sense!
I'd like to temporarily transfer Director Li to the Orange Design team for a while to help optimize the appearance of the Orange 3. Is that alright with you?

Ye Xinghong's heart skipped a beat. This company had just merged into Orange and now a key player had been borrowed. Anyone would have some doubts, but he also understood the principle that "when you're under someone's roof, you have to bow your head."

Having been a worldly entrepreneur, Ye Xinghong quickly agreed with a smile.

"Mr. Chen is too kind. The Cheng family and Chengzi are one family. I'm more than happy that Director Li can help the head office!"

“That’s more like it!” Chen Mo turned to Li Qiaoli and asked, “Director Li, President Ye has already agreed, but I’ve never liked to force people to do things against their will. What do you think?”

Li Qiaoli maintained a gentle smile, revealing no true emotion, but responded clearly and logically: "President Chen! This is fine too!"

"I was the only lead designer at Orange Design, which was a bit lonely. Coming to the Orange Design team allows me to communicate more with my peers, and I can also finalize the appearance of the Orange 2Q massager at the same time. It's a win-win situation!"

Chen Mo secretly praised Li Qiaoli, thinking that she was a true "master of balance." Even though she was about to be transferred away, she still remembered to help the Cheng family and gave Ye Xinghong a lot of face.

Just as he was about to announce the adjournment of the meeting, Liu Zhiyu, who had been silent all along, suddenly stood up, holding two documents in his hand, and spoke somewhat reservedly.

"Mr. Chen, I... I heard from Chengbao that Orange R&D has a habit of 'submitting proposals at any time.' I'm wondering if it would be too abrupt for me to submit a proposal so soon after joining?"

"A plan?" Chen Mo raised an eyebrow.

"This is it."

As he spoke, Liu Zhiyu handed over the document.

Chen Mo had just glanced at the file title when a system notification suddenly sounded in his mind.
[Ding! A research and development plan for a "heat-recovery glass" mobile phone cover has been detected. Should we invest in the research and development of this cutting-edge technology? "Yes/No"]

[Ding! A mobile phone cooling system development plan for the "Bionic Leaf Vein Cooling System" has been detected. Do you want to invest in the research and development center to start the development of this cutting-edge technology? "Yes/No"]

Chen Mo paused for a second, then burst into laughter and reached out to tightly grasp Liu Zhiyu's hand.

"Engineer Liu, you're not being abrupt; you've come at just the right time!"

Liu Zhiyu was taken aback: "Mr. Chen, don't you think my proposal is too radical? For example, heat-recovery glass—no one in the industry has dared to try that yet."

“Being radical is good!” Chen Mo interrupted him, his eyes shining. “You have to have this pioneering attitude to do scientific and technological research and development. If you stick to the old ways, how can you overtake others and make good products?”

Seeing the two of them getting along so well, Ye Xinghong suddenly had a bad feeling.

Sure enough, the next second he heard Chen Mo say to him with a smile, "President Ye, since Director Li has been seconded, why don't I borrow someone else from you? Engineer Liu's two plans are too critical, I want him to take the lead in the research and development!"

Ye Xinghong almost lost his polite smile, and said with a bitter face, "I don't mind at all! Mr. Chen, you can handle it!"

"Don't look like that!" Chen Mo patted his shoulder: "Don't worry, I won't set any sales targets for you with the Orange 2Q massager, don't put too much pressure on yourself!"

Ye Xinghong sighed, feigning grievance, hoping to get some more resources for the Cheng family.

"President Chen, you've borrowed two of our Cheng family's top talents. I'm truly left to fend for myself!"

"Then I'll give you a good project!"

A glint of light flashed in Chen Mo's eyes as he asked with a smile.

"You know about Dajiang's latest Qingling personal gimbal for drones, right? They reduced the price of the equipment, which cost hundreds of thousands of US dollars, to tens of thousands of US dollars by integrating domestic supply chain alternatives, and immediately opened up the North American market."

Ye Xinghong pondered for a moment: "Does President Chen mean that we should also find a popular product in North America, use a domestic supply chain alternative to drive down the price, and sell it back home?"

"Smart!" Chen Mo nodded and clapped his hands.

"Segway's unicycles and two-wheeled self-balancing scooters are now selling for $2, and they're losing so much money they're about to shut down the production line."

Essentially, hoverboards are a niche toy for the wealthy, but if Orange could lower the price to $2, wouldn't they become a viable short-distance mode of transportation, appealing to the average North American consumer?

Ye Xinghong, Li Qiaoli, and Liu Zhiyu's eyes lit up simultaneously. A price reduction of 10 times meant an extraordinary business prospect.

“Segway has 400 patents for self-balancing scooters. I will have Chengzi buy these patents, put them under Chengzi's name, and license them to Chengzi’s family!”

Chen Mo continued, "For the three major systems of the self-balancing scooter: the battery is handled by Yuancheng, the balancing technology is handled by Orange Technology for gyroscope integration, and the BMS uses the BTD public version solution. For Orange, patent acquisition and technology integration are not problems."

The three were completely convinced; Chen Mo's plan clearly involved meticulous thought of every detail.

Ye Xinghong immediately replied, "Don't worry, Mr. Chen, we'll get Orange 2Q sorted out first, and then start the balance scooter project right away! Just... you'll have to give Zhiyu back to me then!"

Chen Mo looked at Liu Zhiyu and said with a smile, "I won't force Engineer Liu. If he wants to go back, no one will stop him!"

Liu Zhiyu quickly nodded and gave Ye Xinghong a reassuring look.

He already knew what was going on: Liu Zhiyu was just going to check things out at Orange Science Park.
It's just a factory that can cooperate with Asma Semiconductor and Demarc. After visiting and learning, I'll come back to Orange Company and work with you sooner or later!
Really! Mr. Ye! You have to believe me!

Looking at the excited Liu Zhiyu
Ye Xinghong: "."

Afterwards, Chen Mo put away Liu Zhiyu's proposal and promised, "I'll go back and study it, give you a research and development mind map, and help you build an independent team at Orange Technology. You'll be in charge of these two projects!"

Liu Zhiyu nodded excitedly; he had already heard about it from inside Orange's "rumors":
Mr. Chen's mind is comparable to a "supercomputer," capable of providing precise R&D thought maps, which is why he dared to bring out his most ambitious and under-the-table proposal. Unexpectedly, it was actually favored!
After seeing off the three members of the Cheng family, Chen Mo immediately called Lin Junfeng to his office and gave him his instructions.

There are three things I need you to do.

First, go to North America, acquire SEG Micro's 400 self-balancing scooter patents, put them under Orange's name, and license them to Orange!

"When should it be finished?" Lin Junfeng asked directly.

"The sooner the better. I have a feeling someone will try to take it from us. Opportunities don't wait for anyone!" Chen Mo said seriously.

After Lin Junfeng nodded and made a note of it, he heard Chen Mo speak next.

"Secondly, we need to find suitable optical glass companies and micro liquid cooling system companies. We don't need to acquire them all, but rather bring their R&D and production teams over and integrate them into Orange Technology. We need to mass-produce the next generation of mobile phone glass covers and liquid cooling systems before March next year, so the R&D must be completed ahead of schedule!"

“Mr. Chen, I have to remind you of something here!” Lin Junfeng added, “Optical glass and micro liquid cooling are mostly subsidiary businesses of large manufacturers, so splitting up a team for them might be a bit troublesome!”

"Then let's just acquire the entire business line as a package, that shouldn't be a problem, right?" Chen Mo emphasized, "It must be done by the end of this month, we can't delay the R&D progress!"

"Don't worry, Mr. Chen, I'll get it done for you within a week!" Lin Junfeng replied.

"Tell your business team to pay more attention, and give them bonuses at the end of the year!"

Chen Mo concluded by saying, "These matters are all related to Orange's strategic plan for next year, so there can't be any mishaps!"

"Understood! I'll get it done as soon as possible!"

Lin Junfeng nodded and left. Chen Mo sat behind his desk, looking at Liu Zhiyu's two proposals, and couldn't help but smile.

I originally thought that acquiring Laifen would at most bring Li Qiaoli, the main character, under my control.

Unexpectedly, they not only picked up two trigger system solutions—heat recovery glass and bionic cooling system—but also finalized the new track of balance scooters.

Orange Home sells terminal products, Far Orange sells batteries, and Orange Technology sells integrated gyroscope balancing systems. Apart from the BMS system, it can basically be said that Orange provides a complete industry chain service!
This move was incredibly profitable!
Chen Mo returned to the apartment with Liu Zhiyu's two proposals in his pocket, casually tossed his coat on the sofa, took out his manuscript paper and pen, and sat down at his desk.

He took a deep breath, closed his eyes, and his consciousness instantly sank into the system interface in his mind.

After upgrading the Level 1 solar cells last time, we still have 5 research points left, which we can use to tackle the initial research and development of these two new projects.

The first option I clicked was "Heat Recovery Glass," and a system prompt immediately popped up:

[Ding! An unknown mobile phone glass cover R&D project that was not in use has been detected.]

This project has significant potential; if successful, it could greatly improve the heat recovery performance of glass, with a hardness slightly exceeding the current market level.

It is recommended to invest in research and development to initiate in-depth research and development.

"Let's start with this!" Chen Mo didn't hesitate and directly chose to invest 10,000 R&D points to start Level 1 R&D.

[System notification: 1 R&D points have been invested. The development of a cutting-edge mobile phone glass cover has been launched with a 100% success rate!]

The research and development process is underway, please wait patiently.

During the half hour of waiting, Chen Mo didn't sit idle. He scrolled through jokes on his phone to pass the time, and occasionally scribbled a few lines on the paper to speculate on the glass structure.

Just as he leaned back in his chair and closed his eyes to rest, the crisp system notification sounded precisely on time:

[System Notification: Development Complete! Congratulations, host, you have obtained the "Phoenix Glass Cover" technical solution!]

"Phoenix Glass?" Chen Mo suddenly opened his eyes, picked up the manuscript paper to take notes: "It mainly focuses on heat insulation and heat recovery, which really does have the meaning of a phoenix 'rising from the ashes'!"

He carefully examined the parameters.

Grade 1 Phoenix Glass Basic Performance:

Light transmittance is 90% (compared to approximately 95% for ordinary mobile phone glass).

Thermal insulation efficiency of 60%-70% (far exceeding the 16%-30% insulation rate of ordinary glass)

Thermal stability: -40℃~1200℃.

Thermal activation repair: ≥300℃ can repair cracks ≤0.3mm.

Hardness: Mohs 6 (slightly lower than Gorilla Glass 7)
"For smartphone glass covers in lower-tier markets alone, this performance is more than sufficient!"

Chen Mo stroked his chin, pondering, especially the three properties of high temperature resistance, heat insulation, and heat recovery. The more he thought about it, the more he felt that the potential was enormous.

If the performance of Phoenix Glass can be further improved, its applications will be much wider.

It can be installed on extreme environment observation windows in aviation, scientific research, and industry, and can also be used as heat insulation glass for energy-saving buildings. It can even be used as a protective cover for precision instruments in the medical field and optical components of lithography machines!
He quickly picked up a pen and organized the information provided by the system into a mind map of Phoenix Glass's R&D strategy, making it easier for Liu Zhiyu to "follow the map" in the R&D process.

Having finalized the glass design, Chen Mo immediately turned to the "Bionic Vein Cooling System," and a system notification appeared simultaneously:

[Ding! An unknown mobile phone cooling system R&D project that was not in use has been detected.]

This project has significant potential; if successful, it could greatly improve the cooling performance of mobile phones, slightly exceeding current market levels!
It is recommended to invest in research and development to initiate in-depth research and development.

With 40,000 research points remaining, Chen Mo still chose to invest 10,000 to start Level 1 research and development.

[System notification: 1 R&D points have been invested. The development of a cutting-edge mobile phone cooling system has been launched with a 100% success rate!]

The research and development process is underway, please wait patiently.

During the past half hour, Chen Mo was perfecting the mind map of Phoenix Glass while occasionally looking up at the night view outside the window.

Until the system notification sounded again:
[System Notification: Development Complete! Congratulations, host, you have obtained the "Vein Cooling Technology Solution"!]

But when he saw the parameters for level 1 leaf vein cooling, he couldn't help but frown.

Performance of the Level 1 Blade Cooling System:

Structure: Single-layer biomimetic main vein, single-level tree-like copper vein (main vein width 200μm), simulating the fractal shape of the main vein of a sycamore leaf.

Highlights: The vessel walls are coated with graphene, achieving a thermal conductivity of 530W/mK (better local heat dissipation than mid-range models costing around 1000 yuan, but insufficient heat dissipation).

Defect: Weak capillary cooling at the end, with a temperature difference of up to 15°C between the chip and the outer edge.

"This performance is too ordinary!" Chen Mo shook his head helplessly: "Apart from the somewhat novel structure, there's no advantage to the cutting-edge technology at all!"

He could only compile the technical highlights and shortcomings of Level 1 and mark them with "to be upgraded".

Once we get the new R&D points by the end of this year, we'll aim for Level 2 technology and see if we can further improve the cooling system.

After organizing the two plans, Chen Mo opened the system's technical list and, seeing the unlocked results, felt more confident.

Battery category:
Level 1 gaseous lithium battery, Level 2 gaseous lithium battery, Level 3 gaseous lithium battery, Level 1 perovskite solar cell.

Precision component class:
Level 1 Red Fire Ant Queen Gyroscope, Level 2 Red Fire Ant Queen Gyroscope, Level 3 Red Fire Ant Queen Gyroscope.

Level 1 Red Fire Ant Engineer Micro Motor, Level 2 Red Fire Ant Engineer Micro Motor, Level 3 Red Fire Ant Engineer Micro Motor.

New unlocks: Level 1 Phoenix Glass Cover, Level 1 Vein Cooling System.

Remaining R&D points: 3

"The Level 1 Phoenix Glass can be used in the next generation of mobile phones, but the Level 1 leaf vein cooling technology can only be studied in the laboratory for the time being!"

Chen Mo stretched and put the manuscript paper into the folder.

Next, we just need to wait for Lin Junfeng to sort out the patents and team, and to get the two technologies into mass production. Only then will we have some confidence in the main technology of next year's 4G phone, Orange 3.

(End of this chapter)