My son is a reincarnated soul; I overheard his inner thoughts and became the richest man.

Chen Feng smiled and said casually, "Just as Manager Lin said, money is not a problem. Although the company is not yet registered, as long as Professor Zhou gives his approval, I will have someone take care of it as soon as we return to Shanghai."

"As for the R&D team..."

Chen Feng looked at Zhou Hai and said, "I think it would be better if you personally set it up. After all, you'll be leading the team, so it's most important that you're comfortable using it."

Hearing Chen Feng say this, Zhou Hai gave a wry smile, but accepted the reality.

"Alright, I'll contact my former colleagues at BBK and a few students with good skills to get things set up."

"No problem, I'll leave this entirely to you."

Chen Feng waved his hand dismissively, "You can discuss salary and benefits freely. We'll offer a 50% premium over industry standards to poach talent; for top talent, double that's fine too!"

"Also, I have some preliminary ideas regarding product design. But we can discuss them in more detail once you've officially joined the company."

"Professor Zhou, when would you be able to set off?"

Zhou Hai calculated the time and said, "There's still some finishing work to do at the school, plus the resignation application process... it'll probably take about half a month. I'll go there at the end of this semester."

"Alright! Then I'll be waiting for you in Shanghai!"

Chen Feng raised his glass, "I'll take advantage of these two weeks to register the company and prepare the office space for you."

"It's a pleasure working with you!"

"It's a pleasure working with you!"

The wine glasses clinked together, making a crisp sound.

After seeing Zhou Hai off, Chen Feng breathed a sigh of relief.

With this expert secured, the core technology of the MP3 project was finally secured.

Next, it's like a skyscraper rising from the ground; let's wait and see how tall this building can get.

......

When Chen Feng returned to his home on the Bund, the clock on the wall already pointed to 7:30 p.m.

"Dad, where have you been these past few days?"

Chen Xiaotian, who was sitting on the sofa watching TV, asked him casually when he entered.

Chen Feng changed his shoes, glanced at his son, a sly glint in his eyes, and then said cheerfully, "Where else could we go? Isn't this the MP3 thing Aunt Su Qing gave you last time?"

"I thought that thing had potential, so I made a special trip to Hefei and poached one of your Aunt Lin's old classmates. She's a real tech guru, specializing in R&D."

"It won't be long before our own company can manufacture this. When it's ready, Dad will bring the first prototype back for you to try!"

Chen Feng said these words intentionally to his son, in order to extract "future intelligence" from the boy.

Sure enough, as soon as he finished speaking, Chen Xiaotian's thoughts echoed in his mind—

Wow! My dad's execution skills are unbeatable! He just got the R&D team up and running?!

[In that case, I need to think about what the classic MP3s of later generations will look like, lest he create a "brick".]

[The core points are actually twofold: it must be lightweight and thin. The exterior design must be fashionable and capture the attention of young people.]

And most importantly... the user experience!

The current MP3 players have small capacities, which is manageable, but in the future, with hundreds or thousands of songs crammed into them, searching for a song by pressing buttons one by one would break your fingers.

I remember the most ingenious design of the iPod Apple was going to release at the end of the year was the "Click Wheel"—a touch-sensitive control wheel!

[A gentle twist of the finger on the disc allows for quick page turning and song selection; the feel is incredibly smooth. This design absolutely deserves to be copied... no, I mean borrowed!]

Hearing this, Chen Feng frowned slightly.

Lightweight and stylish – these are easy to understand.

However, the son's thoughts about "touch wheel" and "song selection by turning his finger" did not have a concrete image in his mind.

However, it's okay if you don't understand the technology.

Chen Feng then realized that all he needed to do was convey the concept of "song selection by spinning wheel" to Zhou Hai.

He's a doctoral supervisor, an expert; he'd definitely grasp this idea immediately.

Even if Zhou Hai's creation is different from his son's idea, it doesn't matter.

Anyway, I promised to bring the prototype back for my son to try out.

When this kid gets his hands on it and realizes something's wrong, he'll definitely be internally ranting and raving.

Just fix whatever's not right, and that'll solve the problem.

This is the confidence that comes from having a "cheat code".

Chen Feng had a clear idea in his mind, but he remained expressionless on the surface.

At this moment, Chen Xiaotian jumped off the sofa, feigning surprise: "Dad, that's great! What we make ourselves is definitely better than that foreign stuff! When it's finished, you have to let me use it first!"

"But Dad, you have to ask the engineer to make it smaller. The one Sister Su gave us last time was a bit heavy, it felt cumbersome in my pocket."

Chen Feng smiled and patted his son's head: "Don't worry, Dad will definitely have them make it smaller, and try to turn it into a work of art."

"Yes! Dad is the best!" Chen Xiaotian nodded vigorously, looking obedient.

Chen Feng was in a great mood.

Today's trip not only brought back talent, but also yielded a free "roulette design" idea, making it a very fruitful experience.

The next morning.

Chen Feng went through an intermediary again and registered a new technology company.

As for the name, he was too lazy to rack his brains to look it up in the dictionary, so he simply took one character from his and his son's names and named it "Fengtian Technology".

It's both imposing and has a sense of family business legacy.

In terms of product line planning, Chen Feng followed the "high-end and low-end" approach his son had mentioned that day and directly decided on the naming rules.

They both used the first letters of their names.

The high-end flagship series is named "F series" (Feng).

The first product was called F1, followed by F2, F3... focusing on high configuration, large capacity and ultimate design.

The low-end, high-volume series is named the "T series" (Tian).

The first model is called T1, which focuses on cost-effectiveness and colorful appearance, specifically targeting students.

As for why the father's name is high-end while the son's name is low-end?

Is there even a need to ask?

The empire that Laozi built is his empire, so of course Laozi is the boss, and his son has to take a backseat.

After completing the company registration, Chen Feng called Lin Wan to his office.

"Manager Lin, there's something I need you to do."

Chen Feng pointed to the office buildings outside the window, "Go find a new office space. This time, go big and rent two floors."

"I want to bring Legend Network, Storm Network Management Company, and the newly established Peak Technology together in one office."

"It's too crowded here now, and it's inconvenient for you executives to travel back and forth. If we all stay together in one place, it will be easier for me to find you."

"Okay, Mr. Chen." Lin Wan nodded and noted it down. "Any requirements regarding the location?"

"Still in Pudong, not too far from here."

Chen Feng hesitated for a moment.

In fact, with his current financial resources, he could easily buy several floors of a building, or even buy a piece of land and build it himself.

But he had just invested a large sum of money in Tencent, and the R&D at Fengtian Technology was also a money pit. In addition, he needed to reserve funds to acquire the shares held by IDG, so he still had to be careful with his cash flow.

"Rent it for now."

Chen Feng stood up, his gaze fixed on the Lujiazui area under construction in the distance. "Once our MP3 players sell like hotcakes and the penguin has hatched, we'll buy land and build our own skyscraper!"