Chapter 329: Real Black Technology
"Yes!" Baichuan Feng confirmed their guess.
"Huh?!" This time the sounds of surprise were more obvious, and everyone couldn't help but get excited.
Judging from the useful information that Shirakawa Kaede brought out in the first half, it must be something surprising that is worthy of his solemn introduction.
"Today, Shirakawa Electric will introduce to you a brand new storage technology, CD-ROM!"
As he spoke, Baichuan Feng took out a CD from his other pocket and showed it to everyone.
"Everyone, this is the new storage medium developed by Shirakawa Electric, the CD-ROM.
Some of you may wonder, this is obviously a CD, how can it be related to storage? "
Baichuan Feng smiled and said, "That's not wrong, because CD-ROM is indeed a type of CD.
However, in addition to storing music, CDs can now store text, images, videos and other data formats thanks to the efforts of Shirakawa Electric. "
This... Everyone in the audience looked at each other in bewilderment. They had never thought that CDs could be used to store these things.
"Then let's guess how much capacity such a small CD has."
As he spoke, Baichuan Feng gestured to a beautiful reporter in the audience. She had blonde hair and a pair of emerald green eyes.
Obviously, this is a journalist from a Western country. She stands out among a bunch of Oriental faces.
"Beautiful lady, what is your name?" Baichuan Feng said this in English.
"Please call me Jenny." Baichuan Feng's fluent English made her eyes light up.
"Okay Jenny, so how big do you think this disc will hold?"
"I'd guess it's close to 1M at least, because it looks huge. Much bigger than a floppy disk, so I guess it has a lot of capacity too."
"Oh~" Baichuan Feng shrugged, "It's a very reasonable analysis. Thank you Miss Jenny, please take a seat."
The other party nodded with a smile, then sat down generously.
"So, sir, what is your name?"
A young man with a Mediterranean hairstyle stood up and said, "My name is Masayoshi Son."
Hmm? Baichuan Feng blinked. This...
He raised his eyes again to confirm, and yes, it was that iconic big skull.
"Okay Mr. Sun, then how big do you think the capacity of this CD is?"
"Although I don't know its specific capacity, I think it must be much larger than a floppy disk." The big brain was not at all stage shy and picked up the microphone to talk freely.
"Oh~, why do you say that?" Baichuan Feng became interested.
"Because I think that something worthy of Shirakawa-san's solemn introduction will definitely surprise everyone."
Baichuan Feng stared at him for two seconds, then smiled and said, "Thank you for your answer, Mr. Sun."
"So how big is the capacity of this CD? Let's find out together."
As he finished speaking, the specifications of the CD-ROM appeared on the huge projector behind him.
After everyone saw the parameters above, they couldn't help but exclaim.
"Yes, as you can see, the storage capacity of a CD-ROM is 700MB!
This is about 1,000 times the storage capacity of a floppy disk, and can hold nearly 3,700 novels with 100,000 words each! "
Wow~ the audience is getting even more excited.
700MB?! Compared with the capacity of a floppy disk of several hundred KB, it is simply a dimensionality reduction attack.
Even those who don't understand this concept understand what 3,700 novels of 100,000 words mean, which is enough to fill a library.
A small CD, a library.
This... this is not a product of the same level at all, or rather, the CD-ROM disc seems more like future technology to them.
Because the technological gap is so huge, everyone can understand if you say the capacity is 5MB or 10MB.
But 700MB was completely beyond imagination and was not even considered by everyone.
So everyone's surprise and shock cannot be concealed or faked.
"Are you surprised?" Looking at the stunned people in the audience, Baichuan Feng asked with a smile.
"Ha...Ha Yi~" A stuttering and sporadic sound was heard occasionally.
"It's okay to be surprised, because Shirakawa Electric's products always bring unexpected surprises to everyone."
This unmodest boast not only did not arouse the audience's disgust, but instead won thunderous applause from the audience.
"700MB is only its capacity advantage. At the same time, as long as the CD is properly stored, 20 years is its minimum service life.
And the cost is very low, I can assure you that in the next three years, no! Two years, everyone will be able to afford CDs.
Buying a CD is as easy as buying a book, and it won’t put any financial pressure on anyone.”
A CD with so many advantages is actually cheaper than a book.
Although everyone here is an investor, there will be no pressure to consume.
But they also understand that cheap means popularity and means countless markets.
Seeing their eyes shining, Baichuan Feng shook the CD.
"Okay, now let's experience the joy of CD- ROM storage."
There was a burst of laughter from the audience, and everyone stretched their necks to see what was so special about the so-called CD storage.
Next to Baichuan Feng, a computer was already prepared, and even the camera was in place.
"This is the device that reads CDs, the optical drive." Baichuan Feng gently pushed the CD into the compartment door of the optical drive.
Soon a simple progress bar window appeared on the computer interface.
Unlike floppy disks, CD-ROM drives read data very quickly, and the progress bar quickly reaches the end.
Here, Baichuan Feng was a little careful. The data in the CD was not full at all, only a few dozen megabytes.
With four times the scanning speed, the disk reading speed is of course extremely fast.
But the audience in the audience didn’t know that. They only saw the disk reading finish in a flash.
Too fast, Niubi PLUS!
"Please see that the data has been processed. Just click on the icon and we can use the information on the disc."
Baichuan Feng operated the mouse to open the document very smoothly, and then he clicked on the processed picture.
After a slight delay but no more than two seconds, a night view of Tokyo Tower appeared on the computer screen.
"Wow!" The impact of pictures is more direct and more convincing than words.
700MB! Just think about the few hundred KB on a floppy disk. Many investors were excited.
There is a way, there is definitely a way!
"Our CD-ROM has a larger capacity and a faster reading speed. But our price is definitely ten or a hundred times cheaper than a floppy disk!
Although this technology has not been widely used and has not been fully perfected, please believe me, the future of optical discs is absolutely bright!
From the moment it was born, the floppy disk has entered the countdown to its obsolescence ! "
This powerful declaration won applause from the audience.
They applauded the emergence of new technology and also applauded the ambitious Shirakawa Kaede.
“Of course, Shirakawa Electric’s new products are far more than that. We have made great progress in the development of the new generation of portable players, handheld game consoles and home games.
We will introduce the content of this part separately later. ”
Hearing the words handheld game console and home game console, Yamauchi Hiroshi, who had been quiet all this time, suddenly sat up straight.
But unfortunately, Baichuan Feng did not discuss this in depth, because compared with the two techniques just introduced, they were not as impressive as them.
He wanted to demonstrate the actual machine, but he couldn't make the next generation of handheld and home games even with his hands.
At this time, Satoru Iwata and his colleagues were still busy debugging the chip. After all, they had switched to an 8-bit chip, so some work had to be done again.
But it won’t be delayed too long, and it will definitely meet the public next year.
“Thank you all for coming, this is why we are going public with Shirakawa Electric to raise more funds.
As long as enough funds are raised, I believe this technology will be available to everyone soon.
Now, I would like to invite Mr. Watanabe from Dai-ichi Kangyo Bank to explain the detailed rules of this IPO. "
The introduction of Shirakawa Electric and the launch of two new products took more than an hour.
For such a long time, it was basically Baichuan Feng who was holding the scene alone.
However, the professional financial game will be taken over by Dai-ichi Kangyo Bank and Nomura Securities.
What is the purpose of holding a briefing? Isn’t it to sell stocks?
Baichuan Feng is responsible for blowing, and Diyi Quanyin and the others are responsible for selling. Everyone has a clear division of labor.
Soon, Ichiro Watanabe, who had been prepared for a long time, walked onto the stage gracefully. The following was his home court.
As the largest underwriter of Shirakawa Electric's IPO, it depends on him how many shares can be sold and in what range the issue price can be set.
While Ichiro Watanabe was talking, Kaede Shirakawa stepped off the stage and quietly wiped his sweat.
Damn, on the surface, all kinds of black technologies appeared one after another at the briefing, which made the audience feel very exciting.
But Shirakawa Feng's back was already soaked, because many of the arrangements in the venue were like walking on a tightrope, very fragile.
For example, the battery box of the portable CD player, for the sake of appearance, Baichuan Feng always hid it in his back pocket and didn't even dare to turn around.
There was also the problem of the CD player's shockproofing, which was too delicate. If Shirakawa Kaede made a little too much movement, it would tend to go on strike.
He was walking on thin ice on the stage, very cautiously, for fear of messing up Shirakawa Electric's first appearance.
There is also a special computer used to read CDs, which miraculously did not crash today. It was really good luck.
To be honest, these two things have not yet been fully finalized and are both hand-rubbed products.
It's a bit of a stretch to use them as prototypes for a press conference.
But there is no other way. In order not to delay the listing process, we have to go ahead with it.
Besides, isn't it normal to boast about being the best at a press conference? Apple's press conferences in later generations were much more exaggerated than this.
As for the release of a portable CD player, isn't it false advertising if the battery box is not mentioned?
Doesn't exist!
Today, Shirakawa Feng’s main purpose is to convince investors that Shirakawa Electric’s cutting-edge technology is absolutely astounding.
Raising the market value is the ultimate goal, and other real configurations can be slowly released in the posters later.
This is not false advertising, after all, I gave detailed instructions.
As for the fact that the audience's focus was on the press conference, that was their business and had nothing to do with Baichuan Feng.
"Thank goodness, Junior Brother Baichuan, everything went well~ Everything went well~"
Seeing Shirakawa Kaede coming down, Nakajima Heitaro was even more relieved than him. He and Ogawa Hiroshi were both sweaty on their clothes and foreheads.
Now that the briefing has finally ended, the two technical directors still look as if they have survived a disaster, with lingering fears on their faces.
"Thanks to your efforts, Shirakawa Electric's briefing finally lived up to expectations."
"Junior Brother Shirakawa's hosting is the most important thing... uh..." Suddenly, Nakajima Heitaro froze in place, looking a little embarrassed.
Hmm? Baichuan Feng turned his head.
"Ohga-san?"
It turned out that at some point, Ohga Norio had been standing not far behind Shirakawa Kaede. No wonder Nakajima Heitaro had this expression.
"Brother Shirakawa, I'm going to be busy now," Nakajima Heitaro explained to Shirakawa Kaede, then turned his gaze to Yamato Norio and nodded, "Ohga-san."
The latter nodded slightly, which was considered a greeting. Nakajima Heitaro did not hesitate and turned around and left calmly.
Norio Ohga looked at the departing Nakajima Heitaro with a complicated look, and he couldn't tell whether he was feeling emotional or regretful.
If only...
Forget it. The last thing you should do is put the word "if" in front of the past.
Ohga Norio's expression turned serious again, "Shirakawa-san, it seems you broke your promise!"
Baichuan Feng was stunned at first, then he reacted immediately.
"Why do you say that, Da He-san? I believe I have never violated any agreement. Do you have some misunderstanding about me?"
"Misunderstanding?" Ohga Norio's usual smile had been replaced by a cold look. "Does Shirakawa remember our conversation at Yamaguchi Momoe's wedding last year?"
Norio Ohga was referring to the tacit understanding between the two parties regarding the CD player. Sony would not try to seize Shirakawa Electric's handheld game console market, and in exchange Shirakawa Electric would not launch a CD player before Sony.
Of course Baichuan Feng remembered it, but he had something to say about this.
