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"Different from the current instant messaging software derived from the desktop computer ecosystem such as EM, MSN Messenger, and ICQ, we start with differentiation and specificity and design one that only runs - at least temporarily, it only runs on mobile phones. Then all the extended functions, services and usage habits serve the mobile phone and the instant messaging software of the YOS system."

Zhang Xiaolong repeatedly explained his thoughts, and while adding, he slowly frowned and said while thinking: "We must make full use of the advantages and features of mobile phones... whether it is finding and adding friends, or social interaction No matter what, you must fully consider the functions and habits of your mobile phone. And, just like just now..."

Zhang Xiaolong looked at Su Yuanshan as he spoke, and all he saw was that a smile had completely risen on Su Yuanshan's face, and this smile...

Let's put it this way, all the old people in Yuanxin know that whenever Mr. Shan strongly approves of a person's idea, he will show this expression.

So Zhang Xiaolong looked at Su Yuanshan expectantly.

"Keep talking." Su Yuanshan was naturally happy, but at the same time lamented that the wheel of history was damn unstoppable.

"Uh... that's probably it." Of course Zhang Xiaolong couldn't think of too many details for a while. He coughed and smiled: "But in general, this instant messaging tool should be small, beautiful, and easy to use."

"Well said!" Su Yuanshan did not hesitate to praise him and laughed: "Small, beautiful, and easy to use - that's it! It must become its core guiding ideology."

After a pause, Su Yuanshan continued: "And what you said about using the advantages and characteristics of mobile phones is also great. We have been saying that products should be differentiated, so focus on a certain platform and do in-depth research on a certain platform. Optimization is differentiation compared to full-platform products - and we know and firmly believe that mobile phones will be the only smart products before the birth of sci-fi products such as fully smart watches and bracelets in the future... um... insert In fact, now we can consider developing smart watches and bracelets - they can realize IoT functions on smartphones and other smart products, such as our smart cars."

As soon as Su Yuanshan opened his mouth, Zhou Xiaohui immediately started writing in her notebook.

Not only her, Cao Xiaoliang also started taking notes immediately.

Wang Chuanfu was also worried that he would not be able to remember, so he winked at Zhou Xiaohui and started writing and drawing in his notebook.

——It has been a long time since Su Yuanshan showed his "power" as a leader in the technology industry. According to legend, Su Yuanshan is the kind of magic stick who can open up an industry with just one word.

Smartphones, smart bracelets, smart watches, these concepts are not mentioned by anyone - Yuanxin has been actively cooperating with the National Association for Science and Technology to promote creative competitions since 2001, striving to discover various creative geniuses. But to put it bluntly, without an "authoritative" "product manager" to recognize these concepts, few people would dare to directly launch these "science fiction-level" products on the market.

If Su Yuanshan proposes it now, it means that he thinks it is feasible.

"Even if a 3D smart bracelet appears, mobile phones may not be eliminated - as a product that people are accustomed to using, the quality and volume of mobile phones themselves have already developed very well. Even when humans realize brain-computer The day of the interface, I also believed that we needed a portable product for relay computing."

Su Yuanshan pointed at the back of his head, raised his phone, and said with a smile: "The power of the chip behind the head must be limited, so the data must be transmitted over a distance, so you must carry a smart phone that can calculate and transmit data. The device also has high battery life and scalable capabilities - such as flat display, 3D imaging display, etc."

When Su Yuanshan said this, everyone present looked at him in unison, with either imagination or shock on their faces... but no one questioned it.

Xi Xiaoding couldn't help but touched him and used a trendy word.

"You guy, you have such clear arrangements. You couldn't have traveled from the future, right?"

Li Mingliu immediately agreed: "I have wanted to say this, Mr. Xi, for a long time."

Su Yuanshan was startled, then laughed: "Don't mention these inedible things... Returning to mobile phones is to focus on the mobile experience. This is a broad road."

"I even thought of a pattern." Su Yuanshan raised the phone again and shook it: "Look, almost all mobile phones now have gyroscope sensors. Can we combine the gyroscope with the program? For example... …”

Su Yuanshan shook the phone: "Shake it like this, YOS can also provide interfaces and judgments."

Ding Lei: "Roll the dice?"

Pony: "Add friends?"

Zhang Xiaolong: "Looking for users?"

Su Yuanshan: "..."

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When the meeting gets to this point, everyone else knows that it’s hard to get a word in. But everyone also knows that Yuanxin builds the framework of the entire product and even the entire enterprise by relying on your discussions. Therefore, everyone temporarily put aside their original tasks and participated in the discussion of this new product.

Except for a very few technical leaders, most of the people here have been exposed to the product, and everyone uses Vidoo mobile phones. So you and I have understood the general framework and requirements of this new product - at least from the enterprise. The needs of the families were all listed.

Zhang Xiaolong was in high spirits, holding a pen and writing in his notebook. Pony who was watching on the side couldn't find a chance to open his mouth several times.

——Everyone on the executive board comes up with ideas for an EM competitive product, this...this...

What a big deal!

Finally, he couldn't bear it any longer and coughed slightly: "Mr. Shan, you guys... who will develop this product?"

Zhang Xiaolong immediately looked up at him.

Su Yuanshan also smiled meaningfully: "I think since Brother Xiaolong proposed it, Brother Xiaolong has developed it."

Zhang Xiaolong turned around and smiled: "Our Internet Center actually has software development capabilities, and... it's a good thing that we don't put all our eggs in one basket."

Pony immediately turned back: "But your costs are much higher than ours, right?"

"Cost is not an issue. What is important is that a product represents the temperament of a company." Su Yuanshan took over Pony's words leisurely, well... it was considered to have interrupted the "conversation" between the two.

He certainly didn't want the two of them to quarrel because of the competition that had yet to come.

"EM represents a multi-platform, monopolistic comprehensive product. It is essentially in conflict with the products mentioned by Xiaolong. Well, I do not deny that on the mobile platform, the two compete with each other, and I am still very Be optimistic about the product Xiaolong talks about - because based on what we just discussed, it perfectly meets the needs of the current mobile platform. And EM... We all know that it is hard to get rid of the accumulated accumulation, and it essentially goes The way is comprehensive development.”

Pony opened his mouth and just smiled bitterly.

He thought it was nothing before, but as soon as the meeting started today, he immediately realized what bottlenecks EM would encounter on the mobile platform in the future - he even felt a little bit enlightened now - because of the amount of activity EM has on the mobile platform. It’s not high, not even as high as Weibo, which was launched less than a year ago.

Based on EM's reputation and monopoly status on the PC side, this is somewhat unbelievable. Before today, Pony had always believed that the transfer of EM from desktop platform to mobile platform would take time and was not necessary.

Now it seems that the problem does lie in the development direction of EM itself - as Mr. Shan said, as a product that has been born for ten years, EM has taken on increasingly heavy responsibilities.

In addition, when it was ported from PC to YOS platform a few years ago, EM almost completely continued the functions of the desktop version, and has been following up and continuing to develop it as a multi-interface and export platform tool, so ...which has led to it becoming more and more bloated, and there is no way back.

"Sometimes... oh no, it is a good thing to have competitors at any time." Su Yuanshan directly pointed out the subsequent relationship between the two: "The only difference is that internal competition is far more controllable and elegant than competing with outsiders. Behind the competition is the expansion of the entire market and the elimination of potential threats - overall, this is beneficial to the long-term development of the group."

"For example, Ye Zi, ESO now has no rivals on the search engine side, so their competition method is that the two 'Silicon Valley' teams in the East and the West compete with each other to create new ideas and businesses for ESO - ebook, Tieba, Didi Taxi. It was born in this environment. And we already know that these products have increased eso's market value several times, and we have to accept it."

Seeing Su Yuanshan praising his wife without blushing or heart beating, everyone looked at him and just smiled without saying a word.

Su Yuanshan also felt that he was boasting a little bit, so he coughed and said with a smile: "Back to us, we also hope to achieve such good competition within the group..."

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The executive board of directors held a product meeting in the morning, which was unexpected by everyone including Su Yuanshan. But this is also the nature of the executive board - everyone decides on development and investment in certain areas while talking and laughing, and there is no need to be so serious.

What's more, the morning meeting gave everyone so much inspiration, especially those who work on application products, it was simply worth it.

After the meeting, Su Yuanshan stopped the three Internet giants and asked them to stay for a while.

"Lao Tian didn't get a chance to speak today, so he didn't announce the current 4G progress." Su Yuanshan took a sip of the remaining tea, then put it down and looked at the three of them with bright eyes: "But I can tell you clearly that in the end, By the end of this year, we will be able to complete all 4G technologies and then conduct commercial trials next year."

The three people looked at each other, and Ding Lei immediately said - Among the three people, he was Su Yuanshan's "direct senior brother" who was born in the Electrical Engineering Department. He was also the one who talked the most, and was the first person in charge of the Internet Center. Therefore, when three people are present at the same time, he will basically be the "representative": "Does this mean that the mobile Internet will usher in a wave of major speedups?"

"That's right." Su Yuanshan nodded: "As far as the current situation is concerned, among all those engaged in mobile communication technology in the world, we are the fastest. This means that we have the capital - within half a year at the latest, we will get it We will go to the International Telecommunication Union with technology and ask them to start soliciting 4G standards.”

"Of course, none of this can be accomplished overnight. I just want to give you a heads up..."

Su Yuanshan clicked on the mobile phone on the table: "Do you know how much the cheapest smartphone costs?"

Among the three, Ding Lei replied hesitantly: "I probably know that we made statistics when we developed the client. The cheapest smartphone currently costs about 1,800."

"To be precise, the brand's smartphone is 1800." Su Yuanshan pursed his lips and smiled slightly: "Others may not be the same..."

At this moment, Pony seemed to suddenly remember something and interrupted: "The cheapest one is 7,800."

Ding Lei and Zhang Xiaolong immediately looked at Pony, and Su Yuanshan also looked at him with a smile.

Pony calmed down and said with a smile: "I know because TB put an advertising link for EM, saying that you can buy a smartphone for 699 yuan, and the appearance looks exactly the same as Vidoo."

"These mobile phones... let's put it this way, they are all three-no products. They are all produced from small workshops in the special zone. Well... they are copycat ones."

Su Yuanshan laughed.

Yes, copycat phones are already available.

Speaking of the advent of copycat mobile phones, the biggest contributor is actually MediaTek.

——Fifteen years ago, Yuanxin was established less than a year ago. When Yuanxin EDA was first developed, Lin Yonggu, the head of the chip design department of UMC, came to Yuanxin to discuss EDA cooperation and procurement matters. Subsequently, Chen Jianguo led a team to UMC to lay the foundation for cooperation and exchanges.

Later, as UMC unswervingly followed the path of a professional foundry, UMC separated the chip design department, and Lin Yonggu led the crowd to establish MediaTek.

In the beginning, MediaTek was established on the island, but with the rise of Deyuan, the decline of semiconductors on the island, coupled with the "bewitchment" of Lin Yonggu's friend, Chen Jing's brother, Mei Jie's Chen Daohua, and Mei Jie's Influenced by the prosperous road that they have come out on their own... MediaTek eventually gradually shifted its focus to the mainland.

To be precise, it was transferred to Core City Wuxi - MediaTek under the "dual identity" took full advantage of the discounts given by Wuxi.

Because of its good relationship with Yuanxin, UMC signed a cooperation agreement on the YX architecture before Deyuan was established.

Over the years, MediaTek has accumulated a lot of experience, and under the leadership of Lin Yonggu, it finally completed an integrated chip based on the YX architecture last year.

In order to avoid high-end competition with major manufacturers such as FarCore and Qualcomm, which hold a large number of patents and technology reserves, MediaTek has low-key chosen to take the low-end and low-cost route - which is also the origin of the smartphones on the market that cost less than 2,000 yuan.

As we all know, sometimes, as long as you are willing to press it, the cost of a product can be reduced to an incredible level - especially when the product is objectively used to "deceive".