Chapter 96: What You Want
Before this, Shirakawa Kaede was still thinking about how to compete with Sony's Walkman.
After all, what you have, others also have, and they do it better than you.
If you don’t have your own characteristics, even if you survive, you will just follow others and eat soup.
Now, looking at the drawings in front of him, Baichuan Feng felt that he had a better chance of getting a share of the profits from big brother Sony.
"Mr. Yasuda, Mr. Yamazaki, if it is based on this structure, can we at Shirakawa Electric make it?" Shirakawa Kaede pointed to the earphones on the drawing and confirmed with them.
"We can do it!" Masaaki Yasuda and Teru Yamazaki said in unison.
"Technically, there is absolutely no problem. The sound-generating structure of headphones can now be made very small."
Whether it is dynamic or moving iron, they have actually been miniaturized long ago.
The reason why it is still a head-mounted structure is, on the one hand, to consider the acoustic noise reduction, and on the other hand, the thinking limits its shape.
To put it bluntly, my imagination is not broad enough.
The earbud headphones proposed by Shirakawa Kaede are absolutely a revolutionary design in terms of appearance.
As for how it will perform in the market in the future, it will either be extremely dead or become a trend of the generation.
"Okay, then we'll make earbud-type headphones as a companion to Flashman." Baichuan Feng made the decision directly and determined the final configuration of the Walkman.
"Then what kind of working principle do we use for headphones?" Masaaki Yasuda further confirmed.
"The dynamic type is the most common, simplest, most mature technology, and the lowest cost, which is very suitable for our Flashman's positioning."
If you are new to the market, you must have a new awareness and start with the simple things. Solve the problem from scratch.
"Are there any problems with the equipment?" Because a new headphone production line has been added, Shirakawa Feng needs to consider the budget cost.
Masaaki Yasuda and Teru Yamazaki discussed for a few sentences, and finally Yasuda gave a positive answer.
"We only need to add an automatic winding machine, and the existing equipment can meet the needs of other processes. Even many manual tasks can be replaced."
Baichuan Feng nodded to show that he understood and that as long as there was no conflict, it would be fine.
According to Yasuda's plan, the current Shirakawa Electric workshop can add another headphone production line.
The process of making this small product is simple and uncomplicated, and it can be produced in large quantities every day.
As for the Obsidian record player, according to Shirakawa Kaede's estimation, its peak sales volume will be around six or seven hundred units.
The market has become solidified, and no matter how hard Shirakawa Electric tries, it will not make any major breakthroughs.
Therefore, whether it is its research and development or production scale, Baichuan Feng does not plan to invest any more, just maintain the status quo.
After all, it is still profitable now . When there is no profit margin anymore, we can simply cancel its production.
“By the way, President Shirakawa, we need to register a patent for this type of earbud headphones immediately.
This is our moat, and we must ensure it is foolproof." Yasuda Masaaki explained with a serious look.
The reason why core technology is called core technology is sometimes not because of its difficulty, but because of its patent barriers.
Shirakawa Kaede waved his hand and said, "I'll ask Mr. Yasuda to organize these things into documents. Assistant Komatsu, you will be responsible for assisting Mr. Yasuda in completing the patent registration."
"Hai," Yasuda and Assistant Komatsu bowed in response.
It is better to leave technical matters to professionals , who are only responsible for coming up with ideas and controlling the direction.
"Everyone, all of Flashman's problems have been solved.
Next is the issue of mass production. The production line must be debugged within two months.
Our Flashman must be on the market before the end of the year!"
"Understood!" Everyone around him bowed in response.
Baichuan Feng nodded with satisfaction, then waved his hand to signal everyone to get back to their work.
However, although it is Flashman's production line, it is mainly the machining part and the assembly line.
Shirakawa Electric cannot handle the production of PCBs and the mounting of circuit boards by itself.
One reason is that the equipment is too expensive, costing hundreds of thousands or even millions of dollars, and Shirakawa Electric cannot afford it.
Because their units are US dollars..., when converted into Japanese yen, they are in tens of millions and hundreds of millions.
The exchange rate gap of hundreds of times is so unreasonable.
However, even if he had money, Baichuan Feng would not do it, because the production of PCB involves chemical materials and is not very environmentally friendly.
This alone will probably be enough to make it difficult to pass the review in Tokyo.
So he plans to adopt the OEM processing model, but not a full-brand one.
We only outsource the circuit board processing to another company.
The design was still done by Shirakawa Electric, the circuit boards were produced by other manufacturers, and Shirakawa Electric was responsible for assembling it and the movement into a finished product.
Currently, Shirakawa Electric is in cooperation negotiations with several capable manufacturers.
Once the conditions are agreed upon, the circuit board part is the fastest to be completed.
Seeing that everyone had left one after another, Shirakawa Kaede prepared to sort out the documents on hand and then return to Suginami District.
However, when everyone else left, Yamazaki Teru unexpectedly stayed.
"Hey, Senior Yamazaki, is there anything else?" Shirakawa Kaede stood up and motioned for him to sit down first, then personally poured him a glass of water.
"Shirakawa-kun, you are too polite." Yamazaki Teru took the water cup with a helpless look on his face. This junior fellow student really didn't have the airs of the president at all in private.
"Without Mr. Yamazaki, there would be no Flashman. Mr. Yamazaki is the well-deserved "General" of our Shirakawa Electric."
"Thank you for your compliment, Shirakawa-kun." Yamazaki Hui said politely, and then took the initiative to change the subject. "There is something I want to ask Shirakawa-kun."
"Oh~, if you have any questions, Yamazaki-senpai, feel free to ask. Please don't hesitate."
Seeing that Yamazaki Teru changed the subject, Shirakawa Kaede smiled calmly and tactfully did not continue to argue.
"Teacher Kikuchi would like to ask Shirakawa-kun if there is still a shortage of trainees in the field of electronic applications..."
"Lack! Lack! That's too much!"
Before Yamazaki Hui could finish his words, Shirakawa Feng had already delivered a series of responses.
This is not the time to be reserved. He is a country boy, a top student in Meiji, and he comes to study here. That's a compliment to you.
"Uh..." Although Yamazaki Hui had expected this, he was still deeply touched by Shirakawa Feng's desire for talent.
For a president who is so eager for talents, let alone his future achievements, his junior colleagues no longer have to worry about their future treatment.
"In that case, I'll leave it to Shirakawa-kun."
There was no need for any other explanation, and in the end, Yamazaki Teru could only express his gratitude in this way.
"Please rest assured, Senior Yamazaki, and Professor Kikuchi, Shirakawa Electric will always welcome the seniors from the Mingzhi Engineering Department."
When it comes to expressing his opinion, Baichuan Feng is not vague at all.
He was not in a position to be picky, and he would be more than happy to have students from Meiji come here.
After seeing off Yamazaki Teru, Shirakawa Kaede felt as if he had witnessed the success of the Flashman prototype.
With the talent support from the Kikuchi Laboratory, the framework of Shirakawa Electric's R&D department was truly established.
This is the engine of Shirakawa Electric's sustainable development. The more powerful it is, the faster Shirakawa Electric will grow.
Baichuan Feng sat relaxedly in the chair, the future was promising.
“Ding ding ding”
The vibration in his pocket interrupted his reverie.
I took out my pager and took a look. Hey, it was this person.
Baichuan Feng picked up the phone on the table and called back.
“Moshimoshi?…Is Shengzi-san going to debut?…Oh, now?…Okay.”
After hanging up the phone, Bai Chuanfeng looked out the window at the sky. The stars were twinkling, and the sky was full of fire.
