After Zhao Yi's brief description, the digital ecosystem built around smartphones was presented to everyone, giving them a clearer understanding of the development of the future digital society.
Many technologies seem simple, but as long as you find a suitable application scenario and take advantage of the technology, even the smallest technology can play a very big role.
For example, short-range wireless communication technology seems to be ordinary, and even compared with those high-end technologies, it is simply not worth mentioning. At least among his companies, it is not a high-end technology.
But such inconspicuous technologies can be used everywhere in digital social life in the future as long as the scenarios where they can play a role are identified.
"How are you currently developing scenarios around smartphones and NFC? Do you already have products and equipment that can be put into practical applications?" someone asked.
Being able to ask this question means that they are interested in the scene he just described. He just spent so much time explaining it, it is not in vain.
“Actually, the technology involved is not very high-end. The difficulty is just finding usage scenarios. At the same time, the promotion process also requires close cooperation from relevant industries.
So as long as you want to upgrade in this area and increase the proportion of digital applications in daily life, my companies will be able to develop products and equipment that meet the requirements as soon as possible.
Although the first generation product may not be particularly perfect, after several product iterations, it will gradually become perfect. " Zhao Yi said.
Hearing what he said, the person who just asked showed a hint of disappointment. Maybe in his eyes, the product should be flawless.
Seeing his expression, Zhao Yi understood immediately. To be honest, any application of science and technology will be crude at the beginning, and then gradually improve after a long period of exploration. This is the normal state of the application of science and technology.
Companies like Zhao Yi have strong technical capabilities and have always paid more attention to industrial design. They insist that products put into the market must have a certain degree of maturity.
Therefore, it gives people the impression that the products of his companies rarely undergo a continuous iteration process. Even if they are upgraded in the later stage, they are only minor revisions and there are rarely recurrences.
The smartphones presented this time are many times more mature than Apple's first-generation products. This is why smartphones have won praise and love from countless people as soon as they came out.
In China, because his companies account for a very high proportion of the total technology, his companies have extensive cooperation with all aspects, and the product maturity is very high. The person who just asked Cognition is no surprise.
“In fact, this is normal, because the mining of application scenarios is a process of constant recognition, not a simple product problem, and similar application scenarios may require completely different design ideas.
Therefore, the closer to the application scenario of life, the more difficult it is to provide a very mature and comprehensive product at once, which is constantly improved based on the problems discovered during use.
However, most of these improvements are actually improvements in equipment software. Repeated investment in hardware rarely occurs, resulting in relatively little waste of investment.
Therefore, if you are interested in promoting the development of these industries and bringing digital life applications into real life, this is an essential process. " Zhao Yi explained.
Hearing Zhao Yi's explanation, the man just now smiled a little sheepishly. After all, there were not many people on site who knew technology, so it was understandable that there was a bit of misunderstanding on this point.
But now that we have reached this point, Zhao Yi plans to say more, which may bring greater opportunities and greater impetus to future industrial development.
"Although my country's economic development has achieved world-renowned achievements in recent years, in general, traditional industrial industries account for an absolute proportion, while emerging industries account for a small proportion.
If we want to continue to achieve greater development of our economy in the future, we must carry out the development and planning of new industries on the basis of traditional industries, thereby forming new development momentum.
As for what a new industry is, I think you may have your own thoughts. Here I will share some of my humble opinions for everyone to learn from, and perhaps gain more.
Everyone should be aware of the enterprise management software business of Fanxing Software Company. The main business of this business at the beginning was overseas. In the past two years, domestic layout has also been accelerated in this regard.
You should have heard about the role that enterprise management software plays in industrial production, enterprise management, etc. It can not only improve product yield and production efficiency, but also perform full supervision and management of the industrial production process.
In fact, this is different from traditional industry. It already has the prototype of a new industry, but it has not yet achieved more automation and full-chain digital management.
It’s not that Fanxing Software Company can’t do this, but that the Internet was not as developed as it is now, and the role that enterprise management software can play can only be limited to within the enterprise.
With the rapid development of the Internet, the integration of enterprise management, industrial production management and the Internet can create many new development opportunities and further stimulate the development potential of enterprises and industries.
Since last year, the mobile Internet has also developed to a certain extent. Although it is based on 2G technology and has been transformed, it is not applicable to many industrial scenarios, but it will still open up new development ideas for some scenarios.
Coupled with my country's perfect global satellite positioning system, these many high-tech infrastructures can work together to create many new application scenarios. "
At this point, Zhao Yi saw that everyone at the scene was still a little confused. Maybe he didn't say it concretely enough, which caused them to temporarily be unable to connect it with the actual life scene in their minds, making it a bit abstract.
So he changed the topic and said: "Let me give you a simple example. If you have used Shangtong Trading Company's e-commerce platform, you should know that they have a drone delivery service.
So drones are actually new application scenarios. For example, they combine artificial intelligence technology, satellite positioning technology, wireless communication technology, etc. to solve the high cost problem caused by manual express delivery in remote areas.
my country's cities are relatively densely populated, so there may not be a large demand for drones. However, in rural areas and developed foreign countries, the residential density is not high and the cost of delivery is higher. This is a good solution.
Let me give you another example, which is the smart city public transportation system. You may not be very aware that Fanxing Software Company is investing a lot of energy in developing autonomous driving technology.
If autonomous driving technology is combined with current public transportation, and with the cooperation of smartphones, an urban public transportation network that does not require human participation at all can be realized. " Zhao Yi said.
The last example is more specific and can be combined with what was just mentioned to make it easier for people at the scene to understand.
"This scenario sounds really good, and the high-tech content is indeed high, but will it cause a reduction in the number of workers?" someone asked.
“If it is L5 level autonomous driving, it is true that there is no need for a driver, but if you want to reach the L5 level, it is difficult to achieve it with the current infrastructure conditions and related hardware conditions.
So there will still be drivers, but they don't need to drive, they only need to deal with emergencies, but manual ticketing is definitely not needed.
From this perspective, the number of employees will definitely decrease. " Zhao Yi answered honestly.
Hearing his answer, the man nodded and said: "Although this technology has great application prospects, our country's current main task is not only to increase the economic aggregate, but also to lift residents out of poverty.
As for how to get rid of poverty, I think the best way is to provide them with a stable job. Coupled with the large population in our country, employment will remain a top priority for a long time to come.
So I think we can carry out some pilot work. On the one hand, we can provide some test scenarios for the development of this new technology, so that we can continuously transform and iterate, so that the technology can mature as soon as possible.
On the other hand, it is able to evaluate the application of new technologies in more detail and the specific impact it will bring, so that a relatively accurate estimate can be made before large-scale application. "
Well, there is nothing wrong with this, and Zhao Yi has nothing to say, but in his opinion, setting up a large number of positions with no technical content is of little significance, and it is difficult to obtain high salaries.
So he still said: "For a long time in our country, the employment issue has been a top priority. I agree with this judgment, but I think some unskilled positions will inevitably gradually disappear in the future.
For example, the manual ticket sales mentioned earlier will naturally decrease as the average salary in society increases. This is an inevitable trend of social development and cannot be determined by human resources.
Therefore, instead of providing a large number of meaningless jobs, it is better to speed up the development of vocational education and improve the technical level of social workers so that they can participate in higher-tech positions and obtain higher salaries. "
Zhao Yi's meaning is very clear, that is, some jobs will not be necessary in the future, such as bus conductors. Bus fares are already very low, and increasing manpower means increasing costs.
As labor costs increase, this cost will also increase. However, it is very difficult to increase fares. Small-scale losses of bus companies can also be made up for through government subsidies.
However, if the losses are too large, the government subsidies will not be worth the gain. Instead of retaining such jobs, it is better to create more and more meaningful jobs. This is a state of healthy development.
Although the number of times he takes the bus is very limited, he still knows that in Kyoto, buses are still equipped with manual conductors, and each bus must be equipped with at least two staff members.
The bus company was also at a loss before. Although the economy has developed in the past two years and fares have also increased, labor costs have increased even more, and the losses are expected to be even greater.
Just when everyone wanted to continue discussing these topics, the leader of the central bank said: "Okay, if you are interested in this topic, you can open a separate meeting to discuss it specifically.
Now that we are discussing the issue of digital currency, everyone should return to the topic. "
After hearing what the leader of the central bank said, everyone stopped discussing these topics and could not dominate the scene, so the venue suddenly became quiet.
“Now that Academician Zhao has provided the basis for the convenience test of digital currency, it can be regarded as solving a problem for our subsequent testing.
For the next step of testing, we can carry out digital currency testing only for smartphone users. There are currently estimated to be hundreds of millions of smartphone users in our country, and the sample for obtaining data should be enough. "said the central bank leader.
Hearing the leader's estimate of hundreds of millions of smartphone users, Zhao Yi nodded cooperatively. The three smartphone companies have indeed shipped so many products in China in the past six months or so.
"The next step is to discuss the issue of testing digital currency application scenarios. Do you have any good suggestions?" asked the leader of the central bank.
"If we use cash, it is usually for daily consumption, so during the test process, we try to simulate daily consumption scenarios, so that it is closer to reality." One participant said.
"Of course there is no problem with this, but there are too many daily life scenarios, involving all aspects. If we test, it is impossible to carry out all of them, so there must be a focus.
In addition to finding a focus, it is also necessary to have merchants that can cooperate with this test, because the daily consumption of digital currency is not only smartphone devices, but also requires the cooperation of other devices.
Although the price of a single unit of these equipment is not necessarily high, when the quantity increases, it will still increase the operating costs of merchants, and ordinary merchants may not be willing to cooperate.
The second is a conceptual issue. Both consumers and merchants are accustomed to cash transactions. They may have some doubts about the use of digital currencies, which makes it more troublesome to do ideological work.
Finally, there is the issue of training. Digital currency is a new thing. Currently, only professionals know what the process is and how to use it. For ordinary people, this requires a learning process.
Therefore, this requires merchants to have the ability to organize in a centralized manner, otherwise the cost and energy invested will be very huge, and even mistakes may be made while busy. "said the central bank leader.
After hearing these requests, almost everyone at the scene looked at Zhao Yi. The meaning was very obvious, because only his Shangtong Trading Company had so many conditions.
When Zhao saw so many people looking at him, he did not remain silent any longer. To be honest, judging from the above situation, Shangtong Trading Company did have better conditions.
“I think it is more appropriate for Shangtong Trading Company to conduct the pilot test in the next step. First, they have sufficient economic and technical strength to be able to afford a certain cost, and they can also conduct internal training more conveniently.
Second, as an international trader and retail giant, our concepts are more open than ordinary small and medium-sized businesses, our ability to accept new things is much stronger, and our worries are much smaller. " Zhao Yi said.
"What do you think?" the central bank leader looked at everyone present and asked.
After hearing what the leaders of the central bank said, everyone present at the meeting nodded in agreement, saying that Shangtong Trading Company was the best test merchant and met all conditions.
"Since everyone prefers Shangtong Trading Company, let them take on this testing task, but there are still a few issues that need to be clarified.
Everyone knows that Shangtong Trading Company has many businesses. It is impossible to fully expand them during the test process. A suitable field must be chosen.
The second step is to determine the number of test samples. For the first test, both the number of consumers and the number of merchant outlets should not be too large to avoid the expansion of some existing problems.
Later, the scope and number of pilots can be gradually expanded based on the previous test results. This will be more secure and problems can be discovered in time. "said the central bank leader.
"I would like to say a few words about these two issues. Since it is a test, it naturally requires high-frequency trading in daily life. I think it is more appropriate to conduct a pilot in the supermarket field.
As for the number of test samples, I think it is more appropriate to select 1 million from domestic smartphone users for the first time. The central bank, together with relevant departments, will actively publicize the test and adopt a voluntary principle on a first-come, first-served basis.
As for the test area, you can first choose first-tier big cities, such as Kyoto, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Guangzhou, etc. First, urban residents have a higher level of knowledge and have a stronger ability to accept new things.
Second, the urban infrastructure is relatively complete, which provides certain conditions for smooth testing, and most smartphone users are concentrated in big cities.
In subsequent rounds of testing, the method can be expanded tenfold, with the consumer sample expanded to 10 million for the second time and to 100 million for the third time.
After three rounds of testing, the conditions are almost mature, and it has basically reached the level where it can be officially launched.
As for the merchant sample, it is better. We can start the first round of pilot testing in the pilot cities based on the geographical location of the merchant outlets and adopt a 1 out of 10 model.
In this regard, I believe that Shangtong Trading Company will actively cooperate with the work of the central bank, but they need to be given a certain amount of time to make some necessary changes to these supermarket outlets. " Zhao Yi said.
With Zhao Yi's words, the people at the scene had nothing to worry about. Shangtong Trading Company has many outlets and involves many businesses. With their cooperation, the central bank can reduce a lot of trouble.
Shangtong Trading Company originally had an internal training system, and it was not difficult to organize staff at various supermarket outlets to learn digital currency-related knowledge.
As for the cost of adding related equipment, it is actually not much. They have been actively cooperating with Xinghan Technology Company to promote the offline QR code payment system and added related hardware equipment.
When these devices were originally designed, the possibility of NFC's widespread application was already considered. By updating the software without replacing the hardware, they can achieve the purpose of adapting to digital currency transactions.
These problems were solved, and the meeting basically achieved its purpose. Later, there were related discussions on digital currency promotion issues.
Although he also has a lot of resources in this area, the major international media resources are much inferior in terms of domestic media promotion resources, so he basically has nothing to do. (End of chapter)