Thompson put down the book and raised his hand to look at his watch. It was already past twelve o'clock at noon, so he got up and prepared to go to the cafeteria for dinner.
He stayed in the deep space park for two or three days and was already familiar with the canteen.
However, he had just taken a few steps when he heard a commotion not far away, and this commotion was accompanied by a slight sound of crawler transmission.
Thompson looked towards the place where the sound came from and saw a group of people gathered together, seemingly watching someone or something.
Driven by curiosity, Thompson walked towards the crowd and stood on tiptoe outside the crowd. Soon he saw a half-human-tall robot in the middle of the crowd.
"Wali!"
Thompson exclaimed in surprise. The robot surrounded by the crowd looked like WALL-E, with a head like a telescope, a body like a block, and worn tracks.
Before Thompson could figure out what was going on, WALL-E was already moving - he could actually walk.
However, compared to the speed described in the novel, the WALL-E in front of me moves relatively slowly. Its tracks rotate slowly, like a carefree old man.
In addition to walking, WALL-E's robotic arms and head can move, and his eyes flicker as if he can see people.
Just as Thompson was studying WALL-E's eyes, WALL-E suddenly spoke, "Please... give way, give way."
"Hah!"
The people around them all shouted out. They didn't expect that the half-human-tall little robot in front of them could actually speak.
The voice is a standard robot, the pronunciation is not very standard, and the expression is not particularly smooth.
Someone couldn't help but ask: "Who are you?"
Others looked at the person who asked the question and thought he was a bit stupid. How could this robot answer the question?
But what people didn't expect was that Wall-E actually answered, "Hello, I'm Wall-E."
"You can really answer questions."
"Is this robot so powerful?"
"Is the technological level of Deep Space Company so high? The United States doesn't even have this stuff."
Someone asked again, "Are you Wall-E in the novel?"
"Of course." Walli replied.
"Where's your Eva?"
"Eva cooks at home. I will go home after work. Thank you for your concern. I will bring your greetings to Eva."
"You robots still want to eat?" someone joked.
"Whether it is humans or machines, they all need to replenish energy."
WALL-E's expression became more and more fluent, and the people around him became more and more surprised.
Thompson stared at WALL-E and was also very surprised. He had done some research on robots, but he had never heard of anyone making a robot with such high intelligence.
Could it be that the level of computers in deep space has reached a level beyond the reach of others?
This possibility cannot be ruled out, but Thompson is more willing to believe that there is a real person behind the robot in front of him.
This WALL-E's head should be equipped with a camera and an audio receiver. The person who controls it can obtain surrounding information through the camera and audio receiver, and complete conversations with people around him.
The reason why the pronunciation is not very standard and not particularly smooth is probably intentional to create the feeling of artificial intelligence.
Thompson is not the only one who sees this. Visitors to the Science Fiction Museum know a little more about this than the average person, and they will naturally be able to see some clues after watching it for a while.
Of course, Deep Space Company never thought of using this kind of thing to deceive everyone that it was an advanced artificial intelligence. It simply wanted it to act as WALL-E to liven up the atmosphere. And indeed, as Thompson thought, someone was holding a remote control.
The staff controls WALL-E and has conversations with tourists.
In fact, it is not easy to make such a small robot. Although it is not artificial intelligence, its mechanical performance is still good, and it cost the Deep Space Company a lot of money.
Although this WALL-E runs relatively slowly, its overall movements are quite smooth, and its head and neck are also very flexible, so when he first saw it, Thompson was also intimidated by it.
In addition, Thompson also noticed one thing, that is, in addition to "WALL-E", there is also a line of English letters on WALL-E's right arm: BenQ.
Most people may not recognize this line of English letters when they see it, but Thompson knows it. It is the logo of BenQ Dentsu's newly established independent brand.
Previously, BenQ had always used the Acer logo, but now that BenQ has been acquired by Shenzhen, it would not be appropriate to use the Acer brand, so this new brand logo was adopted.
This logo was just released on BenQ Dentsu's official account two days ago. Thompson happened to see it when he was surfing the Internet and remembered it.
Thompson couldn't help but sigh that after changing to a new owner, BenQ Dentsu was completely different. It suddenly had its own brand from a foundry.
In fact, BenQ Dentsu is not weak, but it has been doing OEM business, not only for its previous parent company Acer, but also for large companies such as Motorola and Nokia.
After independence, Acer took back its PC business, but the OEM of peripherals is still in the hands of BenQ. Even now that Shenzhen has acquired BenQ, it is still OEM for these large companies.
A few days ago, Thompson heard that Deep Space Company's acquisition of BenQ may be hoping to enter the mobile phone industry, but according to Thompson's research, this is obviously unreasonable.
Although BenQ Dentsu has the technical strength to produce mobile phones, it does not have a "brand".
The so-called brand refers to a mobile phone production license. Starting from the year before last year, domestic mobile phone manufacturers can only engage in mobile phone manufacturing if they obtain a mobile phone production license issued by the Ministry of Information Industry.
Due to various reasons, BenQ Dentsu did not obtain a mobile phone production license. In fact, among all Baodao companies, only Dibite was granted the license to take photos.
Therefore, although BenQ Dentsu already has a mobile phone production line with a monthly production capacity of hundreds of thousands of units, it can still only OEM for others and cannot establish its own brand.
In fact, after Deep Space Company acquired BenQ Dentsu, it is good news. At least BenQ Dentsu is no longer a pure treasure island company, and there are more possibilities in this matter.
But even so, it is still very difficult to obtain a license.
In Thompson's view, if BenQ Dentsu wants to build its own mobile phone brand, the only way is to borrow a license.
Compared with making mobile phones, Thompson believes that BenQ Dentsu is more likely to make PCs. Now that BenQ has its own production capacity and a new brand, if it wants to do it, it can be launched next year.
…
Thompson's idea is actually correct. He also understands the domestic situation in China quite well. Under normal circumstances, it would be difficult for BenQ Dentsu to obtain a mobile phone production license.
However, there will always be some special circumstances in this world.
Today, Yu Dong's new book is on sale, and he himself is also holding a book signing in the park. This is naturally an important matter for Deep Space Company, but as the company's general manager, Yuliang did not appear.
The reason why Yiliang did not appear was because he had already rushed to Xiamen with Li Kunyao, the general manager of BenQ Dentsu, and their destination was the Xohua Electronics headquarters in Huli District, Xiamen.
A week ago, Deep Space Company received news that XomoChina Electronics, which holds a mobile phone production license, had the idea of ​​​​giving up the mobile phone business.
After hearing the news, Li Kunyao, who was busy borrowing cards from everywhere, suddenly became energetic.
For BenQ Dentsu, isn't this just giving away pillows when you sleep? If they can get the Xomo Electronics license, they won't have to borrow licenses from everywhere to engage in OEM production.
In order to make this happen, Li Kunyao also increased the margin. The parent company has so much power in the country, of course they have to use it, and bringing the margin can also make the other party aware that BenQ will no longer
It is a Taiwan enterprise and a mainland enterprise.
Yiliang had been very busy these past two days. When Li Kunyao invited him, he shied away and said he would wait until he was done with his work.
From Yuliang's point of view, there is no need to rush this matter. After all, the news that Xohua Electronics is planning to give up its mobile phone business has just come out, and we don't know whether it is true or not. Besides, even if it is true, they are just planning to give up. As for when to give up, how
Give up, I don’t even know yet.
But Li Kunyao couldn't wait any longer and went directly to Jinling to bring the remaining supplies to Xiamen.
XomoChina Electronics was also confused. They received a call from Li Kunyao a few days ago asking about the mobile phone production license. However, people from XomoChina Electronics also told Li Kunyao that his so-called abandonment of the mobile phone business was completely nonsense.
, it is absolutely impossible for Xiamen Electronics to give up the mobile phone business, and it also asked Li Kunyao not to go to Xiamen, otherwise he would definitely return without success.
But what they didn't expect was that not only did Li Kunyao come, he came so quickly, and he also brought the CEO of Deep Space China with him.
In the general manager's office of XomoChina Electronics, General Manager Qi Chenggong held a tea cup and said: "The two bosses have come from afar, let's have a drink first, and let's talk slowly about anything."
Yu Liang nodded and picked up the tea cup. They had been rushing all the way and he was tired and thirsty.
Li Kunyao had no intention of drinking water at all. He put down the water glass and said straight to the point, "Mr. Qi, I didn't come all the way here just to drink tea. I heard some news about your company, so I came here specially.
…”
Qi Chenggong raised his hand and said with a smile, "I already know Mr. Li's purpose, but again, our company has no intention of giving up the mobile phone business, and there is no reason to give up the mobile phone market. Our company
Mobile phones have only been mass-produced for a year and a half, and the situation is very good. Last month, our mobile phone sales ranked among the top five in the country. Mr. Li, tell me, under this situation, what do we have?
Reasons to give up the mobile phone market?”
Li Kunyao also knows this news. If it were him, he would definitely not give up the mobile phone business under the current situation, but this may not be the case for XomoChina Electronics.
XomoChina Electronics' mobile phones have indeed gained some limelight in the past two years. Sales in the first half of this year were good and the momentum is strong.
They started making mobile phones five years ago. At that time, they also reached a cooperation with the Yangcheng Communications Research Institute, determined to realize the localization of GSM mobile phones, make breakthroughs in industrialization, and develop national mobile communications.
After several years of preparation and a lot of investment, mass production finally started at the end of the year before last.
But over the past year and a half, XomoChina Electronics has been losing money in its mobile phone business, which is obviously different from what they thought before.
Before coming here, Li Kunyao was still dubious about Xohua Electronics' plan to give up its mobile phone business, but after coming here and meeting Qi Chenggong, he felt that this matter was much more credible.
Although Qi Chenggong said that it was impossible for his company to give up the mobile phone business, his behavior was more like he had no money. Sometimes he explained too much and seemed to have no confidence.
XomoChina Electronics probably has the idea of ​​​​giving up the mobile phone business, but it has not yet made up its mind to give up, and it does not have a complete plan yet, so this situation of hesitation occurs.
Li Kunyao could see it, and he could also see the margin. He took two sips of tea, and then said slowly, "Thanks to your company's mobile phone business for more than a year, after all, the color TV industry has become increasingly difficult to do in the past two years.
, the competition is becoming increasingly fierce, and even industry leaders like XomoChina should be facing a lot of pressure. Fortunately, these pressures can be shared by the mobile phone business."
Hearing this, Qi Chenggong's mouth twitched.
Their company is now in an embarrassing situation. It has not yet made mobile phones and is losing ground in the TV market.
Whether to give up the mobile phone and computer business and focus on the TV industry, or continue to invest in the mobile phone industry, this is an urgent survival issue for XomoChina Electronics.
Some people in the company believe that as long as they keep going, they will soon see a day of profitability, but the problem is that no one knows when that day will come. If that day never comes, then XomoChina Electronics will be dragged down.
Seeing the tangled expression on Qi Chenggong's face, Li Kunyao secretly gave a thumbs up to Yuliang. Yuliang's trick was so clever that it directly opened the scars on Xomo Electronics' body.
After a while, Qi Chenggong sighed slightly and said, "Boss, there are indeed voices in the company giving up the mobile phone business, but this does not mean that our company will make such a decision. Even if there is such a possibility later, you come now
It's too early to talk about this matter. To be honest, you are a little too impatient."
Li Kunyao and Yuliang looked at each other, and then said with a smile, "Mr. Qi, I think it's not too early at all. It's just right for us to come here now. Xiahua needs us now."
Qi Chenggong narrowed his eyes, "Mr. Li is a little too confident."
Li Kunyao shook his head, "This has nothing to do with self-confidence. This is a fact. Your company is struggling now and cannot make a decision. And we are here to leave a way out for you."
"The way out?"
"Yes, there is a way out. If you don't want to give up now, it doesn't matter. You can wait and see, but we can negotiate the price first. In this way, even if you give up later, you don't have to worry about not finding a buyer. We will take care of it.
Chapter completed!