It can be said that Bao Zixuan has done a lot of things when he returned to Xiangjiang. He completed the construction of the factory, planned the university, purchased Hutchison Whampoa, attended the banquets of tycoons, and the most important thing was to establish contact with the mainland. Through this purchase of Moutai and Wuliangye, he has established ties with foreign trade and economic cooperation.

If we establish a cooperative relationship with the Ministry of Finance, future investments in mainland China will definitely be much smoother.

After arranging things in Xiangjiang, Bao Zixuan set off to return to the United States. Because he had a reason to go back, the digital camera prototype had been successfully developed, and Bao Zixuan went back to do the final shaping and testing.

However, before returning to Hutchison Whampoa, I still improved the welfare benefits for Hutchison Whampoa employees, although they were not on par with Heiyun. There was still a lot of difference in salary and bonus, but the food standards were in sync with Heiyun. Although other major shareholders were somewhat

opinions, but they did not say much about the rising stock price. If Heiyun really privatizes Hutchison Whampoa because of this incident, there will be no such good opportunities to make money in the future.

Now many Heiyun employees hold shares in Hutchison Whampoa, which is also a disguised employee stock ownership plan. Bao Zixuan wonders whether Heiyun employees can increase the shareholding ratio of Hutchison Whampoa in the future. Heiyun

The group does not yet have an employee stock ownership plan, but these are matters for the future, and the road must be taken step by step.

Due to his mother's reluctance, he left Hong Kong again and came to the United States. This time he not only had to complete his graduation thesis in the United States, but also participated in the Los Angeles Electronic Technology Show held in March.

Bao Zixuan left Hong Kong suddenly after completing the acquisition of Hutchison Whampoa, which made many media who wanted to find this young president for an exclusive interview feel baffled. It is really hard to understand a young man who is so rich and yet so low-key. The most important thing is

Just handing over the company to the existing management team is no different from not acquiring it.

Hutchison Whampoa employees all feel the benefits, and now they warmly welcome Bao Zixuan as their boss. In fact, Bao Zixuan doesn’t know how to run Hutchison Whampoa now. In his previous life, he knew a little about technology companies, and he has basic knowledge of this traditional industry.

I have not had any contact with it. Now it seems that we can only cross the river by feeling the stones. At present, letting Wei Li continue to manage the company is the best choice.

After returning to Boston, Bao Zixuan came to the company immediately and looked at the three novel-looking cameras. Bao Zixuan was very satisfied. These three cameras were designed by students from the School of Visual Arts in New York. The design concepts are very advanced and very individual.

Bao Zixuan knows that the performance of today's digital cameras will definitely not be able to keep up with traditional cameras, and he can only surpass them in appearance and concept, so as to attract consumers to buy them.

After picking up one of them and taking a photo, I saw an image immediately generated on the screen. Although the image was a bit blurry compared to the digital camera I used in my previous life, the basic functions can meet the requirements, and there is a little improvement in image processing.

Not weak at all. Looking at the lens still placed next to him, Bao Zixuan knew that the engineer hired from Carl Zeiss was really worth his money.

Bao Zixuan said to Steven Cezanne, the chief designer of digital cameras: "Steven, please introduce the performance of digital cameras."

Steven Cézanne has devoted himself wholeheartedly to the research and development of digital cameras since he came to Heiyun Group. He is much better here than at Kodak. Whether it is financial investment, cooperation among departments, or personnel status,

Better than Kodak. It allowed him to devote himself to his work.

At Kodak, we were always worried that the department would be banned at any time, and R&D investment was always stretched. There was no safety at all. These problems did not exist at Heiyun. It was for this reason that the R&D speed was so fast, and at that time

Many Kodak employees who did not follow to Heiyun later came here to join the team.

In fact, these are easy to explain. Other companies don’t know what direction to go in research and development. Since Heiyun has Bao Zixuan as its boss, many things can be planned in advance.

Steven Cézanne: "Boss, dear colleagues, our Heiyun digital camera now has three models and two levels. One professional-grade camera can reach 5 million pixels, and the other two are ordinary cameras with 3 million pixels.

."

"The lens is completely produced by Heiyun Xiangjiang Factory, but the current output is not very high. A memory card can store 256 photos, which is much more convenient than handing in photos. The lithium battery can last for 500 photos. Basically

It can meet the shooting needs, but there are still some difficulties for outdoor photography enthusiasts, who need to prepare more batteries and memory cards.”

"The photos can be displayed on the Black Cloud Vision 1100 laptop. With the image processing software developed by the boss himself, the photos can be processed and modified on the computer. Just connect a printer to print out the photos. It is very convenient."

Bao Zixuan nodded with satisfaction when he heard this. There are still too few Carl Zeiss engineers now. Moreover, the photolithography machine lenses have to be polished, causing the output of digital camera lenses to not increase. Optical lenses are one of the most precise instruments in the world.

It is impossible to polish skills without more than 10 years. Now it seems that we can only increase cooperation with Carl Zeiss. If we rely on local training in Xiangjiang and have more than 15 years, we will not see any results.

Bao Zixuan: "Where's the cost? Have you calculated it?"

After hearing what Bao Zixuan said, Hiroshi Hashimoto replied: "The lens alone for a 5-megapixel digital camera costs US$600, and the cost of the whole machine is US$1,400. A 3-megapixel camera costs US$8 million. Compared with traditional

The cost of the camera is indeed a bit high. However, this is due to the use of too many new concepts and new processes. During mass production, R&D expenses will be shared, and the cost will be reduced."

"We cannot price the 5-megapixel camera below US$2,600, otherwise there will be no profit. The price of the 3-megapixel camera should be US$1,700."

"Your Excellency, President, our R&D expenses are really high right now. The cost should come down after one year of production."

Hashimoto Hiroshi knows his weaknesses. His mind is much worse than other scientific researchers. He has basically mastered the rhythm of scientific research in Heiyun. He is now transitioning to a management position. If he is like Jiro Furujo, he will be satisfied. So he has now become

As an audit student at Harvard Business School, this is an opportunity that comes at a high price.

If he does not improve himself in management positions now, Hashimoto Hiroshi knows that sooner or later he will be eliminated by the company. This is the island nation consciousness, and the sense of crisis is always strong.

Bao Zixuan: "Then price it at 2888 US dollars and 1388 US dollars, so as to achieve price difference marketing. Otherwise, it will be difficult for our two cameras to find suitable consumer groups."

After hearing what Bao Zixuan said, they felt that it made sense. Otherwise, there would be no difference in price between the two cameras, which would result in an unclear distinction between high-end customers and low-end customers, and would also make the choice between professional photographers and photography enthusiasts unclear.

This time, digital cameras are not just about the research and development of digital cameras. Now flash memory cards, lithium batteries, optical lenses, etc. have been successfully developed. These are all products that can expand our business.

Flash memory cards are used as carriers for storing files, information and other types of materials. Lithium batteries can be used in more fields, as long as they are electronic products. For this reason, Bao Zixuan specially purchased a Panasonic battery production line.

In fact, the process of lithium battery itself is not complicated, but it was not until the 1990s that people found materials that could stabilize it. As a science and engineering man, Bao Zixuan happened to have read reports on this aspect and knew the specific formula ratio, so he turned to lithium.

Battery technology won.

Optical lenses can be applied to cameras, mobile phones, surveillance and other devices with shooting functions. It is not obvious now that it will definitely be an industry that will not be able to accept orders in the future. This was the case with Sony in the previous life.
Chapter completed!