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Later, things like lighter gaskets, bearings, and nuts became industrial gems, and Xiaoshan didn't know what to say about it.

Laser cutting machines are a product born out of the process of Taishan perfecting its industrial system. I just don't know if the High Precision Research Center will have any ideas about them.

"Xiao Wang, do you think our miniature laser can be used in a cutting machine?"

"It requires experimentation, but I think it's possible; it just needs more time."

After more than a month of refinement, Taishan's laser cutting machine was finally completed.

Meanwhile, Taishan informed the joint venture factory of the situation.

At that time, the joint venture factory had not yet conducted research on laser cutting, and some specialized equipment was not yet ready.

That day, Xiao Shan was reviewing documents in his office when the phone rang. It was from the Beijing High Precision Research Center: "Mr. Xiao."

Xiao Shan picked up the phone: "Engineer Zhang, I knew it was you."

"Haha, Xiao Sheng, you guys are moving too fast! The joint venture factory isn't even finished yet, and your technology has already made a breakthrough."

Xiao Shan slowly said, "Engineer Zhang, Taishan is also planning to enter the high-precision field recently, hoping to make some breakthroughs in industrial machine tools. After all, this is a weakness of our country. If Taishan wants to continue to lead, it will be inseparable from high-precision instruments in the future. But now foreign countries are making strict blockades on us, so we can only break through on our own. Regarding laser cutting machines, Taishan can authorize you to research and produce them. You only need to pay a small licensing fee for each machine sold."

“Yes, if Taishan can continue to provide technical support, we may be able to make breakthroughs even faster. Perhaps we can also explore different directions. Xiao Sheng should know that there are many types of laser cutting. It would take a lot of effort for a factory to research one or two of them. The joint venture can completely complement Taishan.”

Xiao Shan replied without hesitation, "Sure, our focus isn't on laser cutting, but rather on using laser cutting and welding machines to manufacture high-precision parts, and then assembling those parts into a high-precision industrial machine."

Chapter 801, Meeting an Old Friend! (Please Subscribe!)

"Xiao Sheng's idea is very advanced, and the difficulties involved are even more daunting. Only Mount Tai has so many manpower and financial resources to conduct research in this area."

"Although the country has some money, there are too many areas that need investment, and the funds allocated to large investments like industrial mother machines that do not yet yield returns are even smaller. If Taishan can succeed, it will be considered as helping the country solve its urgent problem."

"I'll be taking a team to Shenzhen the day after tomorrow, and then we'll discuss technology licensing."

After hearing what Zhang Gong said, Xiao Shan laughed and said, "Then I will wait for you at Mount Tai. It's been a while since we last met. Let's have a drink together. Since I moved to Shenzhen, I haven't had anyone to drink with. I almost thought I had given up drinking."

Engineer Zhang laughed heartily, "I know your drinking capacity from back in the day. Countless experts were made intimidated by your drinking prowess. Alright, when I get there, we'll have a good drink."

After hanging up the phone, Xiao Shan was in a good mood, as it was a rare opportunity to chat with an old friend.

The publicity department of Mount Tai also began promoting the laser cutting machine.

Laser cutting machines appeared very early, but their development has been very slow.

One problem is the outdated laser technology, and the other is the lack of advanced large-scale automation technology.

Even now, there are still not many companies in the laser field, and Taishan's lasers of all sizes sell well at home and abroad.

There are only two or three companies that can produce large-scale, fully automated laser cutting machines like the Taishan.

"Mr. Xiao, compared to the products on the market, our product is more automated and intelligent. It is equipped with multiple lasers for automated cutting and drilling. Our next step is to even add welding capabilities to it, forming an integrated laser cutting machine. Currently, there is no such integrated machine in the world."

Xiao Shan nodded: "Well done. By the way, the high-precision research center in Beijing will be coming over in the next couple of days. I'll need you to accompany them and introduce this machine to them."

"Yes, Mr. Xiao."

Two days later, Xiao Shan met with Engineer Zhang and his team in the conference room of Taishan Group.

"Engineer Zhang, it's been a while, you're still as impressive as ever!"

"Haha, Mr. Xiao, you're joking. We're all getting old, and our hair has turned white. But I have great respect for Taishan's research and development capabilities. Automation systems have always been a problem that has troubled us, but I didn't expect that Taishan could solve it so easily. Currently, many machines in China use foreign systems, and Taishan is ahead of many others in this regard."

Xiao Shan waved his hand: "Zhang Gong is too kind. Taishan is also a part of the country. Since we have the conditions, we should naturally contribute to the country's weak links."

"Zhang Gong, this is Wang Mingke, the head of our Taishan Laser Research Center."

Zhang smiled and shook hands with Wang Mingke, saying, "Wang is a celebrity in the laser industry. Taishan occupies half of the laser industry. Countless people want to meet Wang but cannot. Xiao Sheng, you really have a lot of talented people under your command!"

Wang Mingke smiled and said, "This is all thanks to Mr. Xiao's trust and the group's investment at any cost. If it weren't for Mr. Xiao's trust back then, there might not be a Wang Mingke today."

Engineer Zhang nodded and said, "I agree with that. Not only does Xiao Sheng have brilliant strategies, but he is also far superior to ordinary people in recognizing people. I learned that from him when I was at the steel rolling mill."

Xiao Shan smiled and said, "You don't need to flatter me. Xiao Wang, could you tell Engineer Zhang about this welding machine and the patented technology it uses? I haven't seen Engineer Zhang in a long time. After we finish our business, we can go for a drink together."

After exchanging pleasantries, everyone quickly got down to business.

Xiaoshan did not ask for a high price for technology licensing, as the High Precision Research Center focuses more on research than on running a business.

In just two hours, the two sides had reached a series of agreements.

The High Precision Research Center has the right to use Taishan's laser cutting technology, and the same technology developed must first be authorized to Taishan Group.

Taishan Group will pay licensing fees based on the corresponding technologies.

After the agreement was signed, the meeting was considered to be completely over, and the two parties then went directly to the hotel.

They had both been too busy, so it was a rare opportunity for them to sit down and catch up.

The drinking session lasted for more than four hours before the guests and hosts parted ways, having enjoyed themselves to the fullest.

Xiao Shan was slightly tipsy and didn't plan to go back to the office to handle matters, so he took a car home directly.

Ding Qiunan and Xiao Jingshu had already returned home. Ding Qiunan was looking at documents, while Xiao Jingshu was watching TV.

Looking at Xiao Shan who had returned, Xiao Jing Shu said, "Dad, you smell really strongly of alcohol. I remember you rarely drink."

Ding Qiunan brewed a cup of tea and brought it over. Xiao Shan took a sip and immediately felt a bit more awake.

"Honey, Engineer Zhang came to Mount Tai today and we had a few drinks together. He's now the head of the Beijing High-Precision Research Center, which is quite a promotion."

"Why did you drink so much? You should drink less in the future. Do you still think you're a young man in your twenties?" Ding Qiunan said helplessly.

"Okay, don't worry, I know what I'm doing! Jing Shu, how's the blog going?"

Speaking of this, Xiao Jingshu immediately smiled: "Dad, the blog's valuation has soared, and profits have also increased significantly. Ever since you proposed the tipping feature, I immediately had it added to the backend. Revenue has been soaring for the past few months, and the number of our bloggers has been rising sharply."

How's the live stream going?

"We are currently in the preparation stage. We have also found some live streaming projects in some chat rooms, but the content of the live streaming programs is chaotic and the websites are not legitimate. Many of them are skirting the law, including various chat rooms, which are full of all kinds of cursing. If we do live streaming, we will definitely avoid this phenomenon."

Xiao Shan nodded in satisfaction: "It's good that you can see this. The first step is definitely to build a good reputation. The first impression you give people can't be chaotic, dirty, or borderline. People's first impression of blog live streaming should be that they can gain some knowledge here, or listen to some jokes to relieve their boredom."

"Strict management is required in the early stages. Once people have formed a good impression, we can relax the restrictions appropriately and add some entertainment activities, such as singing and dancing."

Xiao Jingshu nodded repeatedly; she always gained a lot from chatting with her father.

After giving his daughter some pointers, Xiao Shan drank a simple bowl of porridge and went straight back to his room to sleep.

Chapter 802, Beauty Camera! (Please subscribe!)

Time flew by and it was spring of 05.

In the past few months, sales of all Taishan products have been steadily increasing.

The newly released laser cutting machines are selling well, and Taishan's laser cutting machines have a clear price advantage compared to foreign brands.

Moreover, Taishan's quality has been tested over the years, and with its excellent after-sales service, it has been sought after by many companies as soon as it was launched.

Luo Zhenliang knocked on the door and walked into Xiaoshan's office.

Seeing Luo Zhenliang enter, Xiao Shan asked, "Little Luo, you never come here without a reason. What good news have you brought this time?"

"Mr. Xiao, there is indeed good news. Our short-range wireless transmission system has been successfully developed. Didn't you name it the Ripple System? It's perfect for adding to our new mobile phone and can be paired with our Ripple headphones. It's definitely no worse than the Bluetooth system from the Bluetooth SIG."

Hearing Luo Zhenliang's words, Xiao Shan nodded and said, "That's right. There are still a few months until the release of our new phone. How is the new phone project going?"

Luo Zhenliang said confidently, "Don't worry, Mr. Xiao, our system is much more complete this time. If it weren't for the network being unable to keep up, we could launch a new smartphone right now."

"Our mid-range models still feature large screens, but this time they not only include an MP3 music player, but also an MP4 video player. Customers can download movies from their computers via data cable and then watch them on their mobile phones."

“Each phone comes with our wireless earphones, and the games have also been updated. They’ve become more fun, with more mini-games like Angry Birds, Fruit Man, and Dou Dizhu.”

"At the same time, we have developed a PC version of the app store, which is specifically for downloading games on mobile phones. There is also an app store on the mobile phone, which contains small games of a few megabytes or tens of megabytes, which the owner can download themselves."

This app store idea was proposed by Xiaoshan. The mid-range phones produced by Taishan now are not that different from the smartphones that were just released in later generations.

However, many people haven't changed their mindset yet, so Xiaoshan is taking the opportunity to test the waters and see how effective the app store is.

After listening to Luo Zhenliang's words, Xiao Shan nodded in satisfaction: "The design is good. This year, our mobile phones may have a big breakthrough, surpassing Motorola and becoming the number one brand after Nokia. Next year, it would be best if we could surpass Nokia and truly become the number one brand in terms of shipments in China."

Luo Zhenliang said confidently, "Don't worry, Mr. Xiao. Smartphones are becoming increasingly intelligent, but many people haven't realized the revolution that's about to happen. Nokia and Motorola are still clinging to old ideas, and their mobile phone systems are still rigid and inflexible, showing no signs of intelligence. It's only a matter of time before we leave them behind."

Xiao Shan does not deny this point. With the advent of the smartphone era, in just one or two years, Nokia and Motorola, the current mobile phone giants, have basically faded from people's sight and been eliminated silently.

Even though these two brands managed to struggle a bit later, they only made a small ripple before disappearing completely.

Luo Zhenliang then explained the problem they were currently facing: "However, memory is a major weakness for us. As the Pangu system becomes more and more sophisticated, it consumes more and more memory. Currently, our phones only use a small portion of the Pangu system. If we were to transfer everything to the phones, the memory simply wouldn't be enough."

Xiao Shan nodded; he knew the difficulty involved.

Their research on memory is already quite fast, but foreign countries started developing in this area earlier and have stronger capabilities.

Xiao Shan reassured him, "I know, but our memory research center is making good progress. I estimate we'll have a major breakthrough in the next month or two. Don't worry, it will definitely be completed before your new machine is released. I'll go to the memory research center this afternoon to check on things."

"I'll go with Xiao Sheng and see what breakthroughs they can make in memory. We can also improve the phone based on their breakthroughs."

Xiao Shan nodded: "Okay."

After lunch, Xiao Shan took Luo Zhenliang to the memory research center.

"Mr. Xiao, Manager Luo, it's rare to see you two together. Please come in." Li Shanhai from the memory center said to the two with a smile.

The two followed Li Shanhai on a tour of the entire research workshop.

Xiao Shan then asked Li Shanhai, "Shanhai, how's the progress?"

"Xiao Sheng, next month our phone's memory should be able to break through 1GB and RAM should be able to break through 256MB. This is definitely not slow at present, and it will definitely keep our phone running at high speed."

Xiao Shan smiled and nodded. Many mobile phones nowadays only have tens of megabytes of memory, and mobile phone manufacturers rarely conduct research in this area.

These manufacturers probably believe that mobile phones are only for making calls and sending text messages, and at most for playing a few games, and cannot compare to computers.

We are living in the most crazy era of the internet, yet mobile phone manufacturers are not actively researching memory.

When the smartphone era truly arrived, many people realized just how important phone memory was.

In many fields and at many times, smartphones have even directly replaced computers.

The internet cafes that are currently booming will one day become a sunset industry due to the impact of the smart era.

The two spent some time at the memory research center, and then Xiao Shan took Luo Zhenliang to the optical research center.

The mobile phone cameras in Taishan are manufactured here.

"Xianguang, your optical research center has done a good job in recent years."

Li Xianguang of the Optical Research Center humbly said, "All of this is thanks to Xiao Sheng's planning and his investment regardless of cost."

Xiao Shan waved his hand and said, "Xian Guang, the purpose of cameras is to capture people's images. Have you ever thought that some people are very ugly? Do you think we can use cameras to beautify them? Even though they are ugly, the photos they take can make them look beautiful."

Li Xianguang looked at Xiao Shan with a blank expression, and after thinking for a while, he understood what he meant: "Xiao Sheng, do you mean to beautify people through the camera? But you can't do that with just a camera! You need to develop a new algorithm through the system research center to optimize the data generated by taking pictures."

Xiao Shan thought Li Xianguang's words made sense, so he said, "When I have some time, I'll call you and Xiao Liu together to discuss it. I call this kind of camera a beauty camera; it can beautify the photos or videos it takes."

"No matter how beautiful a person is, they will never feel satisfied and will feel that they are flawed. Regardless of gender, who doesn't want to look younger and more beautiful? Once our beauty camera is launched, it will definitely be a huge hit."

Li Xianguang nodded and said, "What Xiao Sheng said is true; this is indeed a good way to make a profit."

Chapter 803, Mobile Game Competition! (Please Subscribe!)

In mid-June, this was the day Taishan Mobile launched its new phone.

Many people have heard that Taishan Mobile will be making some big changes, becoming more fun and attracting a lot of attention.

Many competitors have also focused their attention on Taishan's new phone, including Samsung, which suffered a major setback at the end of last year.

This year, Samsung has regrouped and learned many lessons.

The press conference venue was packed with people, and Luo Zhenliang walked into the venue with a radiant face.

"Hello everyone, I am Luo Zhenliang. We meet again. Many of you have probably heard that our new Kaitian mobile phone has undergone a revolutionary change."

"Let me start with a brief introduction. It still features a large four-inch touchscreen and comes with a stylus. Compared to the previous phone, this one has a self-developed Ripple system and comes with Ripple wireless earbuds, allowing for lossless audio quality listening up to ten meters away."

Many of the mobile phone manufacturers present at the event widened their eyes almost simultaneously. These manufacturers were mostly members of the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG), paying annual fees to obtain licenses, or were founding companies of the Bluetooth SIG.

Nokia and Motorola were among the founders of the organization.

Perhaps we could report this to headquarters and ask them to investigate whether Taishan's ripple system infringes on any Bluetooth SIG patents.

Luo Zhenliang then introduced all the functions of the Kaitian phone, saying, "The biggest difference between our Kaitian phone and previous phones is that we have equipped it with a mobile phone store."

"Many people ask, what is a mobile app store? It's a download store developed by our Taishan Group to keep up with the rapid development of mobile phones. Currently, it only has a few dozen mini-games, which users can download according to their preferences,"