Chapter 241: Master of Time Management
After hanging up the phone, Baichuan Feng propped up his chin with his fingers and began to think carefully.
It seems that Norio Ohga's mind is not on the Walkman business at all.
When Baichuan Feng asked just now, he could even hear the sound of him flipping through the reports across the street.
As for what the other party said about the fluctuations, he didn't believe a word of it.
Shirakawa Electric's revenue has dropped by almost one-fifth, so Sony's should have dropped by at least 15%.
After more than a year of back-and-forth competition, the two companies have a rough idea of each other's actual market share.
Ohga Norio's ambiguous answer either means he deliberately made his statement vague or he just didn't pay much attention to the information in this regard.
And based on what Baichuan Feng just heard on the phone, it is most likely the latter.
So what did Ohga Norio really care about? Of course, it was the CD player.
Just as Heitaro Nakajima said in the pub last time, CD is Sony's next strategic focus.
Norio Ohga put all his attention into the research and development of the CD player, and from the tone of his voice on the phone, it seemed that he was making good progress.
Thinking back to the bold statement he made at the last international audio conference held in Tokyo, that he would launch a commercial CD player next year.
Shirakawa Kaede could almost conclude that the prototype of Sony's CD player should be coming out soon, or has already come out.
As expected of a giant in the electronic technology industry, its R&D capabilities are incredibly strong.
Shirakawa Electric is also currently developing its own CD player, but the progress is hard to say.
Last week, SIC's 16-bit chip was successfully taped out, and Shirakawa Feng sent some to Shirakawa Electric and HAL Research Institute.
When a new chip comes out, it doesn’t mean everything will be fine just because it passes the test.
The real test, of course, is actual product application.
Whether there are unknown bugs or defects will only be discovered in subsequent practical use.
SIC8081 is used for audio decoding at Shirakawa Electric and as a home game console CPU at HAL.
While developing the next generation of products, we can also improve the coordination between our own designers and chips, killing two birds with one stone.
However, the CD player project has been finalized for nearly a year, and the chip delivery has been more than a week, but I don’t know how the progress is now.
Thinking of this, Baichuan Feng simply stood up and walked downstairs.
Currently, most of Shirakawa Electric's production is concentrated in Kawasaki, but research and development are still retained in Ota Ward.
As the Tokyo government mobilized, more and more factories began to relocate.
Since Shirakawa Electric produces electronic products and most of its parts are assembled, there is no pollution, so the factory is still maintained.
However, according to his estimation, they will not be able to hold out for a few more years, and there is a high probability that they will all move away within two to three years.
They soon arrived at the R&D department on the second floor, and under the leadership of Yasuda and others, Shirakawa Kaede entered the R&D center.
"Is this our CD player?" Baichuan Feng looked at the machine in front of him, his brows almost wrinkled into the shape of the Chinese character "川".
This is not a CD player at all. People would believe it if you said it was a large-sized TV.
With its rough appearance and bulky size, it is simply a "big fool".
This has nothing to do with the high-end CD player that Baichuan Feng had in mind.
"It's just for simulation now, it can't be considered a prototype." Yasuda, who was a little embarrassed, quickly explained.
Not a prototype? Tsk, this is mixed news.
The good thing is that Shirakawa Electric's future CD players won't be as ugly as they are now.
The bad thing is, there isn’t even a prototype, which means the progress is worrying.
"Has the chip been replaced?" It doesn't matter if it's slow, but Baichuan Feng is more concerned about the performance of the chip.
Hearing his question, Yasuda nodded, "I've already changed it."
"How was the performance?" Baichuan Feng looked expectant.
“Although there are some minor flaws, the overall performance is excellent!”
Yasuda was a little excited when talking about this. The decoding chip they used before was an 8-bit processor.
Digital audio has made great progress compared to analog audio. Even the experimental products have better sound quality than Shirakawa Electric's current high-end walkman.
If you replace it with a 16-bit chip at this time, it goes without saying, it’s awesome!
"Mr. Shirakawa, please listen to it yourself." As he said this, Yasuda had already found a CD, then opened the warehouse door of the "big fool" in front of him and stuffed it in.
After pressing the power button, you can soon see the silver disc inside spinning rapidly through the transparent door.
Then a red laser beam from above the machine shot onto the surface of the disc.
Soon the passionate cello sound came, it was Beethoven's "Ninth Symphony".
When Baichuan Feng heard the music, his frown finally relaxed, not because the music was nice.
But it’s the clear sound quality and clean atmosphere that really stand out.
Putting aside the metaphysical issue of sound quality, the almost non-existent background noise is far superior to current tape recorders.
After all, it is analog audio, and the noise caused by tape friction is clearly audible to the human ear.
But the big guy in front of me doesn’t have this problem at all, his voice is too clean.
As expected, the technology that Sony regards as a strategic focus does have its killer features.
The machine is ugly, but it works.
Baichuan Feng patted the big guy in front of him and said, "It's too big. We make consumer electronics products, so exquisiteness is the eternal theme."
"Hui" Yasuda nodded to show that he understood .
"Record all the problems encountered during actual use, and SIC will be responsible for individual optimization later."
Today's chips are just experiments, and there is still some distance before they can be used commercially.
After watching the development of the CD player, Baichuan Feng had a general idea in his mind.
It is estimated that Shirakawa Electric's CD player will not be mature enough for commercial use until at least next year.
…
The CD player was developed in an orderly manner and SIC was also progressing smoothly.
This year's important tasks are all progressing as planned, and Baichuan Feng is feeling a lot more relaxed.
Taking advantage of his good mood, he planned to go to the port area to see a high-end apartment he had bought earlier at the end of April.
I asked Nomura Securities to help me choose the property here.
It was just and I didn't care about it anymore.
Now, two or three months have passed, and the home decoration service company has already completed the decoration of this place.
"Wow, it's so spacious!" As soon as Seiko Matsuda opened the door, she was shocked by the inhumane entrance in front of her.
That’s right, Seiko Matsuda also accompanied him to view the house today.
Her concert hadn't ended yet, but she took advantage of the break from her busy schedule to come out and perform.
When he saw the mansion in front of him, his little fangs showed in surprise.
The mirror-clear marble floor and the fine-line prints on the walls are simple and elegant without being dazzling.
This entrance alone is about ten square meters, and the wooden door of the cloakroom on the left is obviously made of precious wood.
After opening the spacious walk-in closet, she let out a scream of excitement.
Then he went around the entrance and headed straight for the living room.
" Shirakawa-kun , this is so luxurious!"
Baichuan Feng, who was changing shoes at the entrance from a distance, could hear her exclamation.
He smiled and stepped into the living room.
A whole wall of floor-to-ceiling windows gives the living room a wide and bright view.
At this moment, Seiko Matsuda was lying in front of the glass curtain wall, looking not far away.
"Shirakawa-kun, Tokyo Tower!" Seiko Matsuda pointed at the Tokyo Tower not far from the window and exclaimed excitedly.
The apartments here in Minato Ward are close to Tokyo Tower, and because they are high-rise, you can have a clear view of the bustling city below.
Looking up, the Tokyo Tower is within reach.
"I never thought that I would live so close to Tokyo Tower."
The way she bent over and lay in front of him was really seductive.
Baichuan Feng simply hugged her from behind and felt the softness of her body.
"Hey" Seiko Matsuda turned her head and looked at him with her big, sparkling eyes.
"How is it? The view here is pretty good, right?" Baichuan Feng felt the softness in his hand while looking into the distance through the glass.
Tsk, the feeling of having a beauty in my arms is so sweet.
"Yeah!" Seiko Matsuda nodded with satisfaction. She had never seen the world and had never seen such a mansion.
"But it will probably cost a lot of money." This kind of high-end tower apartment is much more expensive than an ordinary single-family house.
"Not bad." Baichuan Feng smiled and said nothing.
It's only a few hundred million yen, which is indeed better than another luxury house in Chiyoda.
In the port area, high-rise apartments are of course the most suitable.
Only from such a height can you appreciate the most prosperous scenery of Tokyo.
Although Shirakawa Kaede didn't say it, Matsuda Seiko could probably guess that this was undoubtedly an astronomical figure for her.
As expected, Shirakawa-kun has his own thoughts, regardless of the rumors in the circle.
Humph, Seiko Matsuda gritted her fangs.
Hey, Baichuan Feng looked down. Is he thinking about it again?
In that case...
He simply bent down and picked up Seiko Matsuda, who was grinding her teeth, by the waist.
"Huh?!" a cry of surprise rang out.
But before she could struggle, Baichuan Feng had already carried the figure into the bathroom.
"I didn't bring any clothes~" the sweet and innocent voice of Seiko Matsuda came from afar.
“I’ll go buy it later.”
Hiss~
…
In the evening in Chiyoda District, after exercising for most of the afternoon, Shirakawa Kaede walked out of the car leisurely.
Hmm? The lights in the bedroom of the house have been turned on.
Baichuan Feng calmly tidied his clothes, then pushed open the gate of the yard and walked in.
After passing through the small garden in the front yard and before entering the living room, a woman in her thirties was already standing at the door and saluted Baichuan Feng. "Sir, you're back."
"Yeah," Baichuan Feng nodded, then he turned his gaze upstairs.
"Ms. Tanaka came back early today." The nanny and servant named Kimiyo beside her explained softly.
Just as he finished speaking, footsteps were heard on the walnut stairs.
A happy smile appeared on Shirakawa-kun's delicate face, and he walked down the stairs a little faster.
"You're back~" Yuko Tanaka naturally took his coat, tidied it up and hung it in the cloakroom.
"Senior sister, you're up so early today?" Baichuan Feng rubbed his waist secretly. Fortunately, he didn't feel anything. He should be able to exercise more.
Hearing that he still called her "senior", Tanaka Yuko smiled helplessly.
But never mind, just let him be.
"I've been a little free lately." Since completing the transition from an artist to a behind-the-scenes boss, Yuko Tanaka has become much more relaxed.
She has the final say on all matters related to work. If she likes the job, she will take it; if she is not interested, she will turn it down.
Not to mention the feeling of being in charge, it's quite fascinating.
"Really? Then I can help clean up the house."
He and Yuko Tanaka didn't really live together, but the latter would come over whenever she had time.
I've had more free time recently, so I come here more often.
But when she heard that Shirakawa Kaede assigned her a task, Tanaka Yuko became somewhat happy.
"Let's eat first. I'll rub your back after dinner ."
"Uh, okay!"
Baichuan Feng secretly felt lucky that he had already changed his clothes in advance, so there shouldn't be anything left behind.
