"You haven't seen the surprised expressions of those people at our new product launch today! It's great, it's so great!" Yang Yuanqing couldn't help but say after the meeting.
"That's for sure. What kind of product is this? It has always been at the forefront of trends!" said Lianxiang's chief product designer.
"No." Liu Chuanzhi interrupted them with a smile, "According to Mr. Feng, we should always be leading the trend!"
"Yes, yes, lead the trend!" they laughed.
This word sounds even more powerful.
"It seems that you didn't listen carefully to Mr. Feng's speech. Being at the forefront of the trend means that there are companies that can compare with us. And leading the trend means that we are unique. There is no one who can keep up with us. We are the only one who can beat us. Chen, they are all imitators and followers!" Liu Chuanzhi lectured them.
"As we make products, it is important to stay ahead in technology, but we must also stay ahead in design. If possible, we should stay ahead in all aspects, so that we can become the most powerful one and become the industry leader. The only leader!"
Many companies are called industry leaders, let's take PC manufacturers, IBM, Dai Er, Huipu, Lianxiang, Fruit, Four Star, Asus, etc., all have put themselves in the hat of an industry leader.
In other words, the industry has many leaders. IBM is the earliest setter of many standards in the industry, including some shortcut keys for software systems, which were first designed in accordance with IBM's requirements, not to mention other designs such as keyboards.
From this point of view, IBM says that it is the leader and there is no problem.
But now the best-selling product is Dai Er, which has won orders from many large companies, including large orders from governments and schools in many countries. It is also doing very well in terms of retail sales.
As the world's number one in terms of production and sales, Dai Er says he is an industry leader. What's the problem
Huipu has always done well in some innovations, especially office supplies that are closely related to computers. They have the best integration, such as printers, copiers, scanners, etc. Their contribution in this aspect is It is not an exaggeration to say that it is the industry leader.
Fruit is the best in combining products and systems, and Four Star has made many innovations in recent years. As the world's leader in motherboards, Asus has also made great contributions to the production of computers. Many motherboard designs have been adopted by other PC manufacturers.
There is also Lianxiang Group, as the PC manufacturer with the fastest and strongest growth momentum, and it has led many product directions. Such as netbooks, ultra-thin notebooks, etc.
Anyone can say that they are a leader, and there is a reason for it.
It’s like a unit, a group of leaders, but there is always a big leader, right? The company's top board of directors should also have a chairman, right
What Lianxiang Group has to do is to stay at least half a step ahead of other PC manufacturers and not keep pace. If it is placed on the board of directors, Lianxiang Group will be the chairman and the top leader!
This is Liu Chuanzhi’s dream, the dream of all Lianxiang employees, and also Feng Yu’s dream.
Of course, this dream is not too far away. Although Lianxiang Group may not be able to surpass Dai Er and become the world's leader this year, there is great hope next year.
In fact, if those Baodao products had not entered the Chinese market, coupled with the addition of several more PC manufacturers in the mainland and so many computer city assembly machines, Lianxiang Group would have become the world's number one in terms of production and sales this year.
Liu Chuanzhi was also helpless about many of the above decisions. But without the initial investment from the Academy of Sciences, there would be no Lianxiang Group. Without the support from above, they would not have received so many orders, allowing Lianxiang Group to develop rapidly.
Of course, with Feng Yu's subsequent investment and support for their restructuring, he did not feel that he had suffered a loss, nor did he treat other employees badly.
The power of the company is still in his hands. Feng Yu has always been very supportive of him, so the Academy of Sciences can only acquiesce.
It's just that the Academy of Sciences often conveys some orders on behalf of the superiors, and he has to execute them. Sometimes, he really feels like he can't help himself.
Fortunately, the superiors did not interfere much with the development of Lianxiang Group. They simply let Lianxiang Group lead other companies in the area, such as Fang Zheng and Tongfang.
"Chairman, do we really want to make that tablet?" the product designer asked.
Without Liu Chuanzhi's answer, Yang Yuanqing said directly: "Why, do you still have doubts about Mr. Feng's vision? Mr. Feng said that this tablet will become a new profit growth point for our company in the future, so it will definitely be."
Liu Chuanzhi looked at the designer and asked: "Have you not noticed that since the emergence of netbooks, the sales of desktop computers have begun to decline? Apart from one portable function, notebooks are not as good as desktop computers in other aspects!"
"Desktop computers are leading in terms of performance, price, value preservation, etc. Nowadays, desktop computers can add built-in batteries, which allows you to shut down normally when there is a sudden power outage. But why are people still more willing to What about buying a laptop?”
"Because laptops are more high-end, at least they seem that way. They are easy to carry and take up less space, which is very important. Tablets also have these characteristics and are more attractive than laptops."
The designer frowned and said: "But according to Mr. Feng, the tablet is only so big. It has no keyboard and is all operated by touch screen. Isn't that a lot of inconveniences? And the product is only so big, so the performance will inevitably be very high." Oh no, a lot of things can’t be put in at all.”
Liu Chuanzhi said calmly: "That's why we need your design department to design a newer, more space-saving architecture. As for whether other aspects can meet the requirements of this product, you don't need to consider it."
"What about the operating system? After this product was designed, all current PC operating systems are not suitable. We need a more compact and powerful operating system. Can Yinshan achieve these goals?" the designer asked unconvinced. .
"They are already designing and developing a new operating system suitable for this kind of tablet computer by combining the advantages of the smartphone operating system and the PC operating system."
"Theoretically, these are not problems. When you designed the ultra-thin notebook, you thought it was impossible. But what happened? We did it."
"Why can't this tablet computer be realized now? Microsoft, Intel, etc. have not done it, but it does not mean that we can't do it. We must remember Mr. Feng's words, if we want to lead the trend, we cannot restrict our thinking!"
… (To be continued.)