Chapter 1037: Seeing the Essence Through Phenomena
At the beginning of October, Yang Dongxu returned to Yanjing, not to attend the National Day military parade. Although this is a very honorable thing, since he participated in a military parade because he won the Outstanding Youth Award. I don’t know if the special group organizing the military parade has forgotten him and never invited him again.
The reason why he returned to Yanjing at this time was that the matter of Hanxin was handled specially, and it was not delayed because of the National Day. It was dealt with with lightning speed.
Although no one was sentenced to death, many people may spend the rest of their lives in prison. Yang Dongxu came back this time because Chen Weimin asked him to come back to discuss chip research and development.
Yang Dongxu agreed to discuss chip research and development. Although the Dongxu Technology R&D Department was generally stable, it was more or less affected by this incident.
The withdrawal of state investment also changed many people’s views on Dongxu Technology, which needed to be properly handled. At the same time, if he wanted the state to ask for some preferential policies, it would be even better. This is more practical than asking for R&D funds. After all, he didn’t want to get benefits from R&D funds.
Although he agreed with the communication chip, he didn't know whether Chen Weimin came back at this critical moment on purpose. He always felt that he was being blamed. Otherwise, why didn't he come back earlier or later? He came back after the dust settled. This made many people who disliked him feel that he came back to show off after a triumphant return.
But regardless of whether the time node was right or not, there was obviously no reason for him to refuse the leader's invitation. After all, the big leader was busy with all kinds of things. Being able to notify you in advance to come back and prepare for the discussion was already a great care for you. Do you still want the leader to arrange a meeting based on your schedule?
"Internet Conference?" In Chen Weimin's office, Yang Dongxu was shocked when he heard this word.
Then he showed a thoughtful look on his face. This chip incident seemed to have been settled, but the orderly impact was still continuing, and where the specific impact boundary was, and what invisible and incalculable losses there were, no one could tell clearly now.
But if the country wants to develop, it is obvious that it cannot be afraid of the rope for ten years after being bitten by a snake once. The attitude of the senior leaders towards this matter is still very objective.
So the meeting was held and it was decided that the chip business should still be developed. The industry that could have been developed should not be aborted because of this incident. At the same time, the people below should also see the attitude of the top management.
However, because the chip incident was too big, now except for Dongxu Technology, other people are not allowed to do it in a big way. Even if there is a policy, these people are still hesitant. Therefore, after some research, we are going to vigorously support the Internet industry.
The speed of the development of the domestic Internet in recent years is called a thousand miles a day, but this thousand miles a day is actually a bit abnormal.
Because when people mention the Internet now, they think of various chat software and games, and other components are developing very slowly. For example, the application of the Internet in business is still the same as a few years ago.
Except for Dongxu Technology, which is constantly working hard to innovate various office software, other companies always feel a little bit unmotivated.
For example, now everyone has rushed into the game industry, such as Kingsoft, which used to have high antivirus software, and NetEase, which is a portal website. Even Sohu and Xinlang seem to be ready to get involved.
It seems that there is nothing else in the entire Internet except games. This is undoubtedly not a healthy Internet industry. Therefore, the top leaders are preparing to hold an Internet conference and invite all the Internet professionals in China to discuss together.
This is undoubtedly a good starting point to encourage domestic talents to conduct innovative research from the side. But Yang Dongxu is not very optimistic about the results.
In many cases, the butt determines the head, and in the Internet industry, interests determine the direction. Now other Internet industries are developing very slowly, and the game industry is extremely popular, so everyone naturally rushes to the game industry.
Even if the whole world becomes a global village in the future, when people mention the Internet in China, they definitely don’t think of Huawei, Xiaomi and other scientific research companies. Eight out of ten people think of Tencent and Alibaba. One is engaged in games, and the other is engaged in shopping. Then other Internet industries seem to have nothing to do with everyone.
"It’s actually more direct to hold an Internet conference than to hold a mobile phone seminar." Yang Dongxu said after thinking about it.
The closest distance between chips and the public is undoubtedly mobile phones and computers. But computers are still luxury goods for most families, but mobile phones have basically become popular, even if the current mobile phones are still a long way from smart phones. But the rise of the communications industry has made a bigger cake than the game industry.
It's just that the admission ticket is controlled by the state, so not everyone can enter. And the state doesn't seem to have any intention of issuing new admission licenses, so it seems that this industry is very close to the people and everyone is using it, and the cake is also very big, but it has a sense of existence and topicality, such as online games.
"This needs to be studied first." Chen Weimin said after a pause.
Yang Dongxu was stunned at first, and then looked at the expression on Chen Weimin's face.
OK!
Obviously, the goal of continuing to stimulate domestic research and development enthusiasm from the side was to choose mobile phones first, and then consider the Internet.
But after careful consideration, it is planned to start with the Internet first, and mobile phones will be put aside for the time being.
The reason for this plan is related to people's misunderstanding of the Internet. When talking about the Internet, the first thing that comes to mind is virtual and unreal.
So since it is unreal, whether it is good or bad, it will not cause much impact on the actual economy. But the mobile phone market is different. In the past two years, domestic mobile phones have risen rapidly, and several mobile phone manufacturers with tens of billions have emerged.
In addition, there are upstream industrial chains such as mobile phone chips, motherboards, batteries, and even mobile phone cases. The mobile phone market in China is already a huge market of hundreds of billions, and it is growing exponentially at an astonishing rate every year.
It is okay to study such a large industry well, but if it is not studied well, it is likely to impact the development of the domestic economy. Compared with mobile Internet, it is much easier to control, and there are only a few companies in total.
Let's sit down and study the future of the Internet. Isn't it just sitting in front of the computer and typing code if you want to do research and development? If you fail, it will only waste a little time, and the actual loss is not big.
"Don't look at the rapid rise of domestic mobile phones now. Sales are rising like rockets, and there is even a posture of suppressing foreign brands. But such popularity is actually just a surface phenomenon, just like a colorful bubble that will burst with a poke." Yang Dongxu thought for a moment and said.
"Are you very pessimistic about the development of the domestic mobile phone industry?" Chen Weimin looked at Yang Dongxu with a little surprise. In addition to chips, Dongxu Technology seems to have made a big move in recent years to develop various mobile phone components, right?
"It's not that I'm pessimistic about the development of domestic time, but that I'm not optimistic about the development of these domestic mobile phone manufacturers at the moment. Within five years, if ten of these mobile phone manufacturers can survive, they will be considered capable." Yang Dongxu said with a very serious face.
"Is their way of development wrong?"
"Only OEM and Shanzhai, never doing research and development without their own core technology, how long do you think such a mobile phone brand can last?" Yang Dongxu asked back.
"I have done research, and the technology of some domestic mobile phone companies is still good. Although it can't be compared with international advanced technology, it can definitely meet the current needs of the masses." Chen Weimin looked at Yang Dongxu and raised his eyebrows.
"The current technology is sufficient, but have you ever heard of these mobile phone manufacturers, which are already worth tens of billions of dollars, and how much profit they take out every year to continue research and development?
Besides the so-called strange appearance, large screen, and various functions that have been pieced together. Do they have anything of their own? Even if they improve the pixel of the mobile phone camera, it will be fine."
"This."
"Without their own things, they can't continue to innovate. In other industries, it's okay. Some technologies may be monopolized and can be used for ten years. But in the mobile phone industry, you can observe carefully in the past few years.
It is definitely not an exaggeration to say that technology is replaced once a year. They may feel that these technologies can be used for five years, but in fact, they will be eliminated in two years at most. Five years are already cold."
"Is it so exaggerated?" Chen Weimin frowned.
"It's even more exaggerated than what I said. And now most people only see the positive side of Shanzhai phones, such as powerful functions and low prices, which force some foreign mobile phones that have increased in price as soon as they enter the country to sell at a lower price, and they can't be as domineering as before.
At the same time, it can also give birth to some low-end and practical mobile phones. But we must also see the harmful side of Shanzhai phones. For example, without the protection of intellectual property rights, some mobile phone manufacturers engaged in scientific research cannot use the technology they have developed to recover their costs.
Maybe they will lose money, and then those who engage in research and development will not make money, while those who engage in Shanzhai will make a lot of money. In the long run, who will be willing to invest in research and development?" Yang Dongxu shrugged.
Chen Weimin frowned and fell into deep thought.
Yang Dongxu didn't say anything else. In fact, he also knew that what he said might be useless. Even if some leaders see the nature of the flourishing domestic mobile phone market.
But they may not necessarily change it. The market economy is profit-oriented, and everyone is scrambling to get in if there is money to be made. Besides, the domestic mobile phone market is so hot now, and everyone is optimistic about it. If you suddenly want to pour cold water on it, resistance is a small matter, and it is very likely that most people will point at your nose and scold you for making a fuss.
The person pouring cold water on the mobile phone market has not yet sorted out the mobile phone market, and maybe his position has already been lost, and some policies will be criticized to pieces.
However, we can't change anything now, but we can remind ourselves and prepare. When the 3G era comes, the emergence of smart phones will burst this colorful bubble.
Because the technical threshold can't keep up, these copycat phones are all cold. Now we can get vaccinated and prepared earlier, and the era of truly domestic mobile phones can rise earlier, so as not to be cut by those foreign mobile phone brands for several more years.