323, be like Apple and make high value-added products
The continuous increase in the number of people online made the "D-level intelligent core", the core and soul of Sophon Voice's control center, somewhat "overwhelmed." So, with the help of Zhenzhi, Li Jingran upgraded the D-level intelligent core to a C-level intelligent core, using to handle increasingly large data flows.
In addition, he asked Zhenzhi to create three new D-level intelligent cores for him and load them into three new intelligent voice control centers to form a sub-level "intelligent voice control platform", and according to the traffic, controlled by the headquarters Scheduling and command of the "C-level control platform".
Three "D-level intelligent voice control platforms" are placed in the president's offices of the three companies. As the CEO of this group, Li Jingran spends most of his time in Chengdu, but for each branch, he also prepared a CEO office of about 20 square meters for himself. The main purpose is not to enjoy and show off, but to hide the differences. The company¡¯s ¡°secret¡± ¨C D-level intelligent voice control platform.
In terms of security, Li Jingran also completely imitated the security measures of the headquarters, such as the "four-layer defense" that almost no one can break, such as the guard dogs No. 1 and 2, the secret room behind the CEO's office, and the sound defense. Three invisible and tangible "iron walls" such as the Internet are used to ensure the absolute safety of the "D-level intelligent core".
The sound defense network is realized through three k trdio, Israeli Kuaiyu monitor-grade high-sensitivity pickups installed on the ceiling of the president's office of the three branches. The pickup works day and night, monitoring all sounds in the branch 24 hours a day. The sound is recorded by the recording equipment, encrypted and transmitted to the headquarters in Chengdu in real time through the network. It is then decrypted immediately and then restored and emitted by the high-fidelity speakers. The pickups are received and finally processed by Zhenyi, thereby realizing real-time remote control monitoring of the three branches.
Since encryption and decoding are involved, the whole process will be delayed for a few seconds. However, a few seconds is not a few hours. It is harmless for monitoring. If there is any emergency, Li Jingran will have time to issue a destruction command. , allowing the intelligent D-level intelligent core to self-destruct.
Yi Shasha was responsible for setting up the company's online sales team. The establishment of the three branches led by Li Jingran went smoothly and were completed without any setbacks. However, Guo Chun was responsible for the task of finding a microphone foundry but encountered problems.
Maybe it can¡¯t be said to be a ¡°problem¡±. To be precise, Li Jingran¡¯s requirements are rather ¡°weird¡±. As a result, the ready-made samples provided by multiple microphone manufacturers cannot satisfy Li Jingran.
Guo Chun and his follower visited more than a dozen microphone manufacturers non-stop, and finally brought a large box with a total of more than a hundred microphones of various brands, models and styles for Li Jingran to choose from, but Li Jingran chose seven. Among the eight selections, in the end, none of the microphones caught Li Jingran¡¯s fancy.
The samples brought back by Guo Chun and Guo Chun are all similar in appearance, because there are only a few basic styles of microphones, or speaking microphones. They are either the ones that the host holds in his hand, or the ones that the leader poses when speaking. The one on the table and the others are basically variations of these two.
But Li Jingran doesn¡¯t like either of these. In his eyes, they are both a bit silly, bulky, and unrefined. They don¡¯t have the feeling of being small and exquisite, easy to carry, and making people want to collect the works of art at the first sight.
Why did the fourth generation of Apple become popular all over the world, making Apple the most profitable high-tech company in the world? In addition to the many groundbreaking functions of the product itself, it is definitely related to its exquisite appearance, so delicate that there are almost no flaws, and it can be called an engineering work of art!
Li Jingran¡¯s idea of ??a Sophon microphone is to be as sophisticated and lovable as the Apple 4th generation, and you¡¯ll fall in love with it at first sight.
"No, these are not the most ideal products. The most ideal products must first have an eye-catching appearance. Have you seen MP3s? Have you seen matchboxes? Our Sophon microphone should look like MP3s or matchboxes. It has a simple appearance, not as silly and thick as traditional microphones! Do you understand?" Li Jingran pushed the sample on his desk to the side, picked up a piece of white paper, and drew a four-dimensional figure on it with a pen. The square shape, as big as a matchbox, asked Guo Chun and Zhuang Ronghua who were sitting at his desk.
"Understood, Mr. Li." The two nodded quickly, and then Zhuang Ronghua said, "This is just changing the shape, there is no problem."
Zhuang Ronghua is the technician Guo Chun found who once worked at a microphone company.
"It's no problem. Next, I'll talk about the material." Li Jingran picked up the blue and white porcelain tea cup and took a sip of water. "The material is similar to that of the fourth generation of Apple. Apple uses a high-strength glass panel on the back and around it. It¡¯s magnesium-aluminum alloy. Both materials are good and look very high-end. Our Sophon WheatKefeng, on its back and edges, I am also going to use this material. As for which kind to use, you can ask about the price. We will use whichever is cheaper. Do you two think there is a problem? "
"Using materials like the casing of Apple mobile phones? That's a good sentiment!" Guo Chun was delighted. He didn't expect Li Jingran to be so bold. "In that way, our products will definitely look high-end, and we will definitely be able to widen the gap with other merchants' products." . Apple¡¯s suppliers are basically open to the public, and the materials should not be difficult to find. However, the cost is¡ª¡ª"
"Don't worry about the cost!" Li Jingran waved his hand and interrupted Guo Chun's words. "If it's just a small profit, what's the point of making it? If you want to make money, you have to make high-tech, high-value-added products. Big money!" Li Jingran said proudly.
Zhuang Ronghua, who had just joined Zhizi Hi-Tech, was very dissatisfied after hearing what the young boss said. He still agrees with changing the shape of the microphone and using high-end materials for the casing; but if you carry an Apple casing, is it an Apple? This is too ridiculous! It¡¯s a rotten sweet potato inside, and it can¡¯t become an apple even if it¡¯s carrying an apple¡¯s shell! No matter how shiny and beautiful the microphone is on the outside, it is still a piece of technology with little technological content. Where is the high added value?
It¡¯s so natural!
Zhuang Ronghua once worked as a technician at Guangzhou Desheng Electronics Co., Ltd. As a research assistant, he worked with the company's electroacoustic engineers to develop a number of microphones. He is extremely familiar with electronic products such as microphones, headphones, and amplifiers, so he , upon hearing Li Jingran¡¯s unprofessional words, he kept shaking his head. Although he really wanted to educate this somewhat taken-for-granted boss about microphones and tell him that there was no high technology in them and no added value, he thought that he had only been in the company for a short time, so he would be indifferent when the time comes. If you fail to deliver what you say, you will be labeled as someone who despises leadership authority, which is not worth the loss. So Zhuang Ronghua shut up.
"If you don't care about the cost, then there should be no problem with the material." Guo Chun and Zhuang Ronghua discussed it, and then Guo Chun nodded to Li Jingran.
"Okay, since the appearance and material are fine, let me talk about the performance requirements." Li Jingran picked up the teacup again and poured a sip of tea into his mouth.
"Traditional microphones require the user to be very close to the microphone when speaking. If the distance is far away, the other party cannot hear clearly or recognize it. Our Sophon-specific microphone must find a way to overcome this shortcoming. My requirement is the microphone's sound pickup The range must be at least five meters. Even if you speak quietly within a range of five meters, our microphone can clearly identify it. Zhuang Ronghua, are there any technical problems?" This kind of question is too professional, so Li Jingran skipped Guo Chun directly. , asked Zhang Ronghua.
After Li Jingran asked, Zhuang Ronghua had a look of embarrassment on his face. He felt that it was really necessary for him to give a good lesson to this rookie boss who "knew nothing" about acoustics.
"Mr. Li, there is of course no big technical problem, as long as we choose a pickup probe with higher sensitivity.
"But this will bring about a problem, that is, the background noise will cause strong interference to the user's voice. For example, when the user is using our microphone to speak, if there is someone else talking next to him, then the sound of the person next to him will be Voices will also be captured by the highly sensitive pickup probe, causing interference to the user.
"When users use microphones, it is difficult to have a completely quiet environment around them. They usually use them in an environment full of various noises, such as the voices of friends, parents, colleagues, and phone calls. If the sensitivity of the sound in the TV is too high, these sounds will have an impact.
"So, this is why various microphones and microphones generally have limitations in sensitivity. You need to bring the microphone to your mouth to reach a certain loudness before it will work."
"What if I can solve the problem of noise interference?" Li Jingran asked, ignoring the popular acoustics class Zhuang Ronghua gave him, pressing his hands on the table and staring at Zhuang Ronghua.
"Ah, how to solve this kind of interference? How is this possible???" Zhuang Ronghua stared at Li Jingran with his eyes wide open, as if he were looking at an alien, "So many voices, how, how to distinguish and identify them?"
"Hahahaha¡ª¡ª!" Seeing Zhuang Ronghua's extremely incredulous look, Li Jingran couldn't help but laugh, feeling a sense of informational superiority brought about by the asymmetry of technology in his heart:
"Don't worry about how I do it! Without three-pointers, how can I dare to go on the beam? OK, since there are no problems in terms of appearance, materials and technology, then you should take action now and contact those microphone manufacturers and ask them to hurry up. , come out with samples quickly!
"I have two requirements: First, the list of suppliers is designated by us and must beThe top parts supplier in the country; secondly, we will invite tenders for sufficient procurement, and those with the lowest price and the best quality will get it first! "