Rebirth 08: Can a mobile game company also build a tech empire?

Li Siyuan stared at the increasingly heated arguments on the screen.

I typed a few words on the keyboard, but then deleted them after thinking about it.

The image contains too little information and is so blurry it looks like it's been pixelated.

Aside from being able to make out a rough outline, you can't really figure out what it is.

However, thanks to his sensitivity to digital products,

He believes that the mold of the machine does not look like the common molds available on the market.

At least this company has some ideas about design.

With a hint of curiosity, he casually replied:

[15th Floor (Poet from Afar)]: The photo is too blurry to judge, but the design is quite nice. Does the poster have any other information? What design is it?

He posted it, but the original poster, "Little River Drizzle," didn't reply. Instead, it attracted several sarcastic remarks.

[16th Floor]: Are you serious upstairs? This is obviously a factory leak, deliberately manipulated.

[17th Floor]: Indeed, what kind of solution is this? For a small factory like this, it's a blessing if they can even use a chip from a tech company like AMD.

【18th Floor (Poet from Afar)】: Don't draw conclusions without seeing the real thing. When the leaked photos of the iPhone first came out last year, many people said it was impossible.

[19th Floor]: Damn! You're comparing this thing to an iPhone? Do you even believe that yourself?

The small argument on the forum was like a pebble thrown into a calm pond.

The water splashed up insignificantly, and the surface quickly returned to calm.

It was time to disembark.

Li Siyuan stretched and closed the Baidu Tieba webpage, planning to check other places for more information tomorrow.

Next,

Li Siyuan would refresh that post whenever he had a spare moment.

The post on "Digital Bar" has been getting a lot of replies, and the original poster has been revealing details about the specifications from time to time.

But no new pictures were ever released.

【87th Floor (Poet from Afar)】: It's been a few days, any other news?

[88th Floor]: I searched before and found a post on the Pacific forum with the same picture.

[Post #89 (Original Poster)]: There are really no other photos. The factory keeps it a secret and doesn't allow us to take pictures. But this MP4 is different from other domestic brands. I heard it's designed to compete with Apple and uses an LG capacitive screen!

[Ninety Floor (Poet from Afar)]: LG's?! Isn't that the same as the iPod touch?!

[91st Floor]: Dude, don't listen to his bragging. How could a domestic product be the same as Apple?

[Ninety-second floor]: Exactly! All talk and no action. If you're so capable, show us your product! I think it's fake and just a way to fool people!

Li Siyuan silently noted down the information he obtained from the online forum.

These past few days, he's been frequenting various online forums and websites domestic.

I just want to know more about this machine.

Based on the information gathered from what we already know.

LG's screen, Sanso's lithium battery and SOC, Fujitsu's casing and final assembly.

You know what, it really is almost identical to the iPod touch.

It's a bit of a shame that no more photos have been released.

"It looks so good, why don't you promote it more?"

Li Siyuan sighed.

I casually swiped to another post to continue reading.

that's it,

Information about this machine

Although it garnered some attention, it did not become wildly popular over time.

Instead, they gradually began to disappear.

Li Siyuan, who had been paying close attention, scratched his head, completely baffled.

"Hey, that's weird."

Logically speaking, if a domestic company could produce such an MP4 player, shouldn't it be wildly hyped?

Why haven't we heard anything yet?

On the other side, too

Like Li Siyuan, Zhao Yongqiang was also completely baffled.

It was already early December.

But Zhao Yongqiang has been so anxious lately that blisters have been appearing around his mouth.

"Didn't you expose it online? Why is there no response?"

"What about trending topics? Public opinion? The level of discussion?"

"Shouldn't this be a topic of discussion across the entire internet?"

"Why doesn't anyone know?!"

Several employees who were previously in charge of development are now responsible for online promotion.

They're now gathered together, chattering away.

However, Zhao Yongqiang, who led them, did not participate in the discussion.

He frowned.

I kept scrolling through the posts I had previously published on my computer.

They did release a lot of information.

This includes photos that mimic factory candid shots.

More importantly, there's a lot of news about the Z1's spare parts.

All that's missing is a parts list.

I'm telling the general public directly.

"That shouldn't be the case."

Zhao Yongqiang muttered to himself as he slid the scroll wheel.

"These young people usually pay the most attention to digital products, right?"

Our product is clearly better designed than any other MP4 player on the market.

The parameters are not bad either.

Why don't they pay attention?

But things didn't go as planned.

The online discussions were intermittent and did not create any significant public opinion impact.

It is entirely concentrated in a small circle of a very small number of digital hardware enthusiasts.

Ordinary netizens, especially college students and young white-collar workers, have basically not been reached.

These are the target users of the Conquer Online Z1.

Instead, netizens in the digital community have been arguing all the time.

They're either accusing each other of using fake pictures or launching a tirade against the configuration the original poster suggested.

The online discussion did not generate much buzz at all.

In Zhao Yongqiang's mind.

As long as a little new information breaks out every now and then.

For example, the manufacturers that supply the machine's parts, the manufacturing details of the product, and so on.

This can trigger a frenzy among netizens.

He did just that.

But this didn't work at all.

Zhao Yongqiang shook his head deeply.

I still can't figure out why.

At this time,

A cautious employee walked up to Zhao Yongqiang and stopped in front of him.

"Engineer Zhao, Boss Lu is in a meeting."

"understood."

Zhao Yongqiang waved his hand irritably.

Without even thinking about it,

Boss Lu is now holding a meeting.

They're definitely asking about the effectiveness of the advertising.

But how could I possibly admit to this result?

The Z1 project might end up being a disaster.

It's all because of Zhao Yongqiang's unfavorable announcement.

Zhao Yongqiang reluctantly got up and straightened the wrinkles in his clothes.

No matter what, you have to face the problem when it arises.

Then Zhao Yongqiang strode up to Lu Chen's office door and knocked.

"Knock knock knock".

"Engineer Zhao, you're the only one we've been waiting for, come in quickly."

Lu Chen's voice came from inside, and he sounded to be in a good mood.

Zhao Yongqiang pushed the door open and went in.

Inside the office.

The other core members have all arrived.

Zheng Yong, Wu Zhixuan, and Jiang Chang all had smiles on their faces and were chatting and laughing with Lu Chen.

Upon seeing this scene, Zhao Yongqiang's heart sank.

It seems that their part is progressing smoothly.

The problem lies on my side.

"Please sit down, Engineer Zhao."

Lu Chen pointed to the empty seat, still smiling.

"Everyone's here, let's quickly check the progress."

"Old Wu, tell me first, what's the current situation at the Shenzhen production line?"

Wu Zhixuan immediately took over the conversation.

Although I've been traveling a lot for work lately, I feel like I've gotten even darker.

But his voice was loud and clear, and he was full of energy.

"Mr. Lu, the production lines at Foxconn are doing very well!"

The initial batch of 300 units has all rolled off the production line.

As our workers became more skilled, our yield rate reached 99%!

The process stability fully meets the standards.

All three production lines are ready to operate at full speed at any time.

Daily production capacity is between 1,000 and 1,500 units.

"As long as the spare parts supply can keep up, the 10,000 units you requested, Mr. Lu, will be available soon."

P.S.: Sorry, due to plot requirements, the tasks assigned to Wu Zhixuan and Zhao Yongqiang in the previous chapter have been swapped. After all, we need to find someone else to persecute them (｀・ω・´). Other plot points are unaffected. ╮(￣▽￣)╭