When the television came out two years ago, the inventor of the television considered using lines similar to telephone lines to lay a network, but in the end the idea failed. The transmission and transmission methods of TV signals are not as simple as those of telephones. Only electric pulses are needed to generate sound current vibrations to restore the sound. TVs need not only sound, but also pictures, constantly changing pictures.
In the end, this plan was replaced by tape, and buying this TV with an integrated player became the only option for merchants. For merchants, it doesn't really matter what they choose, as long as they can make money. It is not conservative at all to estimate that this thing, which is officially called a player, has sold 170,000 units in the entire Western region. What concept is this
Three thousand yuan, 170,000 units, and sales of almost 500 million are enough to establish a huge consortium out of thin air. Of course, the money cannot be calculated in this way. The difference between gross profit and net profit is very large, sometimes as much as several times. But no matter what, the net profit of 100 million will definitely not be less.
This businessman seems to smell more money from this. Just as some far-sighted people have guessed, one day TVs will enter thousands of households and become as common as shoe cabinets, closets, dining tables, etc. One of the must-have "furniture". This will be a terrifying market, and many capital giants have also poured into this market and begun a battle for interests.
They don't seem to realize that when the terminal market for goods tends to overflow, providing services will be the real big deal in the future!
If they can sell one million machines, there will definitely be one million users waiting for wired access!
Among Dulin's next research plans for Stein Ein, fidelity and decoding during wired signal transmission are ranked first. Once these two troublesome problems can be solved, Dulin will monopolize this market for at least the next ten years with its technological monopoly. Patent barriers and technological gaps will become a fatal pain for those who catch up. They have to invest heavily to bridge the technical gap between the two parties, and then invest ten or even a hundred times more to bypass Dulin's patent barriers.
By the time they were able to circumvent it, the market would have almost turned from huge profits to small profits.
The research and development of wired access does not mean giving up the tape market. In fact, the profits of the tape market are still a huge bottomless gold mine. Du Lin vaguely remembered that in the dream, the boss talked to some people about film and television topics. In that place called America, the majority of the production company's income comes from magical discs and peripherals, so the tape industry will never fall behind. , if you can’t make money, it’s not a problem with the industry, but a problem with concepts and abilities.
In the next few days, the person in charge of the United Construction Engineering Group found Du Lin, hoping that he could visit the blasting on the "right wall" mountain. Youbi Mountain is the mountain range to the east of Odis City. The mountain is actually not very high. The highest point is only over 700 meters, and the shorter place is 200 to 300 meters. Walking vertically from north to south, the width is about 400 to 500 meters. About meters.
After more than two months of careful measurement and research, United Construction finally chose to open an opening in a place where the mountain structure is stable, and then fixed the cliffs on both sides to directly penetrate the right wall of the mountain range.
At first, Du Lin had an idea to drill a hole and make a tunnel. After studying it, the United Construction Engineering Group rejected Du Lin's idea. Due to technical and construction period reasons, it is not impossible to open a cave, but it will cost more money and time. It is not as simple as directly opening the mountain.
Dulin thought about it and agreed to the request. At the same time, he also invited the more famous investors in Odis to visit the first round of blasting with him, so that they could feel the determination and attitude of the city hall in order to connect the east and west. !
"When can it be opened to traffic? Rather than the scenes like this, I hope you can focus on the project!" Du Lin walked and talked to the people from the joint construction, but his tone sounded tougher. .
The person in charge of the joint construction project was not worried, but kept nodding in agreement, catering to Du Lin's reaction, "It will take about three months to open up the entire mountain. We will build the railway while excavating the mountain. I have to say The Empire's construction machinery is very easy to use, at least much better than the Federation's! Therefore, this can greatly save our costs and reduce working time. In up to half a year, you can see two smooth east-west railways appear in the city. on the map.”
The empire's engineering machinery is all modified from the AT-1 weapon-carrying platform. These weapon-carrying platforms were terrifying weapons of war in the past. They can carry several cannons and can also directly install a sentry fortress on them to form a flowing defense line. A weapon-carrying platform with an added construction robot arm interface can handle many things that cannot be accomplished by manpower every day. It is only a matter of time before a mountain can be excavated.
As more and more people participated, at 10:30 in the morning, a loud noise was heard, and the ground seemed to tremble. A crack appeared in the mountain, and a large number of rocks began to slide downward.
"Did you use explosives?" Dulin recognized the firelight and the smoke that was thicker than the steam.
It's not that gunpowder doesn't exist, it's just that it has lost to obsidian in many aspects, so the field of use is now relatively narrow, and it's hard to see gunpowder. But this does not mean that gunpowder has no use. The explosive expansion speed of gunpowder in a sealed space exceeds the reaction speed of obsidian crystals, and its power is greater. It is mostly used in large-scale projects.
The person in charge nodded, "Yes, we considered using obsidian blasting tubes, but the chief engineer later rejected the idea. On the one hand, it was due to cost issues, and on the other hand, he wanted to avoid the hidden dangers caused by unsuccessful blasting."
The obsidian blasting tube is to process the obsidian into fine powder, then increase the concentration of the catalyst, and mix the two parties together instantly to achieve the explosion phenomenon caused by the sudden increase in pressure in the container. However, this thing sometimes has small accidents. For example, if the pressure is enough, but it does not explode, it will "squeeze" the blasting tube out of the solid rock mass like a cannon, causing casualties to people in the distance.
The main reason for this is that the reaction speed is slower than that of gunpowder. The pressure increases bit by bit. The only way to find a breakthrough in the rock mass is in tandem. No matter where the breakthrough is, it will eventually become become a huge trouble. Either it flies out and injures the construction workers, or it becomes an unstable bomb full of huge pressure at any time, which requires special machines and equipment to dismantle, causing delays in the project.
In the end, gunpowder was chosen. Although the price of gunpowder was slightly higher, the reliability was greatly increased. The person in charge was a little surprised. He didn't expect that Du Lin knew gunpowder.
After the first round of blasting, people watching from a distance suddenly felt a continuous vibration coming from under their feet, and more parts of the mountain began to tilt, move, and collapse. With a loud bang, a huge stone rolled down from the mountain, like a heavy hammer hitting people's chests hard!
After a moment of silence, applause burst out immediately, construction machinery was started one after another, and the right wall mountain penetration project officially began!
"Have someone get some fist-sized gravel, wrap it with a ribbon, and give one to every distinguished guest present!" Du Lin ordered, and Dove immediately started the operation with her two little followers. this matter. Dove originally proposed to let Alice be the press spokesperson, but Dulin refused because Alice has a greater role and must not be used in this small place.
She is still in a cell. After all, she is suspected of planning and participating in a murder of the mayor. Until she can explain why she knew the assassination plan and process and took pictures as a souvenir, she has not yet Able to be bailed and released.
The project on the right wall has once again shocked some businessmen in Namirinds. The advantages of Otis City have become more and more obvious. Dulin has filled up the shortcomings with great efforts. When the east-west direction is opened to traffic, I am afraid that this city will The city will truly take off completely. If you don’t go to Otis City to seek a place now, you may not have the opportunity in the future.
Businessmen and their families are constantly moving their businesses from Namilinds to Otis City, which makes the new mayor of Namilinds look frustrated. He had tried his best. Except for the old man who was selling fruit in a wheelchair next to the station and insisted that he would not go to Otis City even if he died, most of the businessmen were shaken.
What's even more sad is that he actually can't do anything about it. The glory of Namirinds has been taken away, and he can't do anything. He doesn't even have the courage to negotiate with Dulin. There is a saying among some small groups that Todd, the former mayor of Nanolindes, was killed by Dulin because he offended Dulin and wanted to discuss resource allocation issues with Dulin.
What's even more frightening is that nothing happened to Dulin after he killed Todd. Even the officials took the initiative to help him wipe his ass. This made many people speculate about what Dulin's trump cards are, or what his foundation is. The center of the empire would favor him.
Just like that, seeing that he was going to stay in Namirindes for four years, and then be judged for his inaction, the young mayor sat in his office with a frown. Suddenly, the phone rang, which startled him. He was a little startled. When he hurriedly picked up the phone, a young and unfamiliar voice came from the receiver, "Hello, I'm Du Lin!"
"First of all, congratulations on your promotion. In addition, I have some things. I hope you can come to Otis City. We need to talk!"
(End of chapter)