Chapter 79 Flashman
At present, Shirakawa Electric has basically completed .
Yasuda is very experienced, and with the assistance of Daiji Yamashita, the progress has been greatly accelerated.
In just one month, a preliminary design plan was produced and even the proofing was completed.
As for the exterior design, Shirakawa Kaede requested it to be more compact, at least smaller than Sony's.
It sounds like the smaller and more advanced it is, the more difficult it is.
In fact, this is not the case. The internal positioning of Shirakawa Electric's Walkman project is still mid-to-low-end.
Because it is a low-end product , the design requirements are relatively simple, which is roughly equivalent to some simplifications based on the Sony Walkman.
For example, tone adjustment function, left and right channel adjustment, etc., some unnecessary functions should be reduced as much as possible.
There is also the iconic orange button on Sony's first-generation Walkman, the HOT LINE button.
Its function is to cooperate with the MIC on the top right side and the two headphone output ports.
After plugging in two headphones, couples can communicate directly through the microphone.
This function is completely useless in Baichuan Feng's opinion. Two lovers and two headphones share one Walkman, not to mention that the sound quality is affected by the increased power.
The two of them were so close that they leaned their heads together to listen to their Walkman and said something weird into the microphone.
Are you afraid that the wind is too strong and you can't hear it?
So Shirakawa Kaede waved his hand and cut off all of these to slim down Sony's Walkman.
In the end, the button module designed by Yasuda and his team only retained the four keys: fast forward, fast rewind, play/pause, and stop.
After integration, the size alone is much smaller than a walkman, making it more pocket-friendly and lighter.
Even Shirakawa Kaede has thought of a name for it, "Flashman"!
Isn’t this a cool name?
You Sony have Walkman, and I, Shirakawa Electric, have Flashman. Isn't this reasonable?
You are walk and I am flash. I am faster and more powerful than you, right?
Of course, this is a matter for the future. For now, the external skills have been completed, so only the internal skills are left.
“Yamazaki-senpai, I don’t really understand the electronics part.
But our positioning is only in the mid-to-low end, and some auxiliary circuits can be removed if they do not affect normal use."
Bai Chuanfeng had no say in the electrical design, but he still had some thoughts about the expected design requirements.
Yamazaki Hui nodded to show that he understood. "Shirakawa-kun, the design difficulty is not that great overall. The difficulty may be the later adjustment and testing."
The circuit design of the Walkman includes several parts such as stereo circuit, clock circuit, power supply circuit, control circuit, etc.
It is not difficult to design them individually, but it takes some time to combine them together and make them work together without interfering with each other.
With Yamazaki Teru's level, the design part can be completed in three or four weeks. But debugging can only be done step by step.
Fortunately, the disassembled Sony Walkman placed in front of me can serve as an effective reference.
It is absolutely not okay to copy it, even though Professor Kikuchi restored the circuit diagram in minutes last time.
But if Baichuan Feng got it, he might not dare to use it.
This involves the protection of patents and intellectual property rights. If Shirakawa Electric maintains its current scale, perhaps there will be no problem.
But when it grows bigger one day, you can just prepare to be ripped off.
If you want to break out of the siege, how can you do it without your own skills?
He took great pains to find Yamazaki Teru, wasn't it because he wanted to redesign the circuit solution?
Although Shirakawa Kaede was anxious, he didn't want to put pressure on Yamazaki Teru. "Senior Yamazaki, I'll leave the circuit part to you.
But please don't be in a hurry, just be realistic and take it step by step.
If it really doesn't work, I can just shamelessly ask Professor Kikuchi for help again."
Yamazaki Hui couldn't help but want to laugh after hearing this. This junior fellow was indeed the president's man. He was very smooth and was willing to sacrifice his own face.
"Shirakawa-kun, don't worry, everything will be fine." Yamazaki Teru said this calmly.
But even Masaaki Yasuda and Daiji Yamashita, who were standing nearby, could clearly feel that strong sense of self-confidence.
Are you kidding? A PhD student in applied electronics can’t even handle a small Walkman?
Not only Yasuda and his friends, but even Shirakawa Kaede are full of confidence in this senior.
Although Yamazaki Teru came to provide support, Shirakawa Kaede had already prepared the heavy envelope of the brown paper bag.
The same is true for several of Meiji's senior brothers and sisters, but the number is slightly smaller.
No matter whether they care or not, or whether they value it or not, Baichuan Feng has to be polite.
Besides, there shouldn’t be many people who hate money.
Shirakawa Kaede also put a lot of thought into Yamazaki Akira and not only prepared a separate office for him.
It also includes special car pick-up and drop-off, as well as a very generous reimbursement amount.
Although these arrangements may seem insignificant, working comfortably and happily and doing ordinary work are two different experiences.
Especially at the Ikuta campus, he served tea and water to Professor Kikuchi. At Shirakawa Electric, Shirakawa Kaede could serve him tea and water.
Baichuan Feng only does these things but does not say them.
After settling down Yamazaki Teru, the shortcomings of Shirakawa Electric's R&D team became strengths, and their functions were finally completed.
The rest is left to them. Professionals do professional things.
Back in the president's office, Shirakawa Kaede began to think about the management issues of Shirakawa Electric.
Although it has started to make a profit, there are still many places where money needs to be spent.
Not to mention anything else , just this old factory building, Baichuan Feng wanted to demolish it and rebuild it.
But when he thought that he might not be here in the future, he gave up the idea of rebuilding.
If the development goes smoothly and the scale is expanded, the new factory will have to choose a new site, most likely around Tokyo.
However, the factory building will not be rebuilt, but it can be renovated.
Now the gray and even rusty walls really affect the appearance and give people a feeling of unreliability.
After some renovation and tidying up, Baichuan Feng imagined it should be pretty good.
In addition to these, there is also the update of production equipment. Some of the current machines are decades old, with a low degree of automation, which affects efficiency.
Next up is the issue of putting the subsequent Walkmans into production. Production lines, equipment, employees, these are all giving me a headache just thinking about them, as they are all places to spend money.
Therefore, the great cause of picking up scraps cannot be abandoned.
Do you think Shirakawa Feng still picks up scraps now? Of course he does.
But now he didn't pick them up himself, but handed the task to Ota.
As for who will repair it, it’s not him, nor Yamashita Daiji, nor Torataro.
The answer is other college students, not only from Meiji, but also from several surrounding universities.
Before taking over Shirakawa Electric, Shirakawa Feng had already started posting advertisements on major campuses.
Don't have anyone to spend the summer with? Do you want to work part-time to earn some extra money? A bubble bath is more than enough.
Red Romance Recycling Alliance, welcome to join us!
Baichuan Feng offered a considerable salary to those science and engineering boys who were bored and single.
At least it seems to be much higher than the hourly wage of izakaya waiters and convenience store sales clerks.
If you can put your knowledge into practice, have a respectable job and get a high salary, then what is there to hesitate about?
In less than a week, more than a dozen people signed up, and Baichuan Feng accepted everyone.
Ota and his colleagues were responsible for picking up trash all over Tokyo, while the college students were responsible for repairing electrical appliances in a rented warehouse.
Finally, Baichuan Feng was responsible for providing channels to sell these second-hand appliances, and a complete industrial chain was formed.
Are there any college students who want to start their own business? The answer is yes.
But, hehehe, Ota's men are not vegetarians either.
Baichuan Feng didn't care much about it, because he knew that it would only be a few years before the garbage could be picked up again.
The government is paying more and more attention to it, and the control will become stricter in the future. Besides, when the bubble comes, who will go to the second-hand store? You will have too much money to spend.
The matter of Shirakawa Electric has come to an end, and Shirakawa Feng has turned his attention to another place.
