Siheyuan: I earned foreign exchange in the heyday

Chapter 886 Walkman, on sale

After leaving the meeting room, Uncle Nie said to Chen Changan.

"If I had known you knew so much about bicycles, we could have made one ourselves.

Bicycles are sold at the price of cars. I didn’t expect bicycles to be so profitable abroad.”

Apparently even Uncle Nie was shocked by Chen Changan's words.

"Do you think that foreigners are stupid and rich? You can sell a bicycle by pushing it?

What I'm talking about are the best in cycling, take the Tour de France as an example.

Other people's racing cars can easily reach speeds of dozens of kilometers per hour, which is very difficult for an ordinary bicycle.

When the speed reaches a certain level, the impact of wind resistance will be very large.

If you stand with your upper body upright, it will definitely have an impact, so what can you do? You can only lower your body.

Does that mean the bicycle handlebars need to be redesigned?

There is also the issue of weight. If a person's weight cannot be changed, then is it possible to change the weight of the bicycle itself?

We have a 28-inch bicycle, which weighs dozens of kilograms. How can we compete by riding this thing uphill? It's exhausting.

This requires reducing weight while ensuring the vehicle structure.

What to do? The only way is to use new technology and new materials to ensure the structural quality while allowing people to lift it easily with one hand.

Think about it, if there is no technical level, it is so easy to make a bicycle for competition?"

Uncle Nie also sighed after listening to Chen Changan's story.

“Sure enough, no industry is easy to do.

Who would have thought that there would be so much to be said for just an ordinary bicycle? "

“Yes, it’s hard to be at the top in any industry. Especially in these industries where there are already people doing it early on.

As a follower, it is said that if you follow the footsteps of your predecessors, you will not go astray.

But the predecessors will also suppress the successors, and it is not easy to develop and surpass the predecessors. "

A few days later, Chen Changan looked at the documents in his hand and was filled with emotion.

The country is about to hold the 4th National Games, and all enterprise workers are required to actively participate.

At the same time, it was also announced that my country's Olympic Committee is likely to restore its legal status in the International Olympic Committee.

Chen Changan thought about it and estimated that this sports meeting was also a preparation for the upcoming Olympics.

Since the founding of the country, it has not participated in major sports events for many years.

Participating in the Olympics this time is also an opportunity to showcase ourselves and let people all over the world see the style of our athletes.

However, Chen Changan didn't care much about this matter. If he remembered correctly, he still couldn't participate in this Olympic Games.

The automobile factory has already produced a national table tennis player, so no one can say that the workers in the automobile factory don’t like sports.

Just as Chen Changan was about to hand the documents to Hou Yan, asking him to select some popular events in his spare time and organize a sports meeting in the factory.

Mr. Huang walked into Chen Changan’s office.

This time, Mr. Huang did not speak impatiently, but walked step by step to Chen Changan's desk.

He placed a cube-like object gently on Chen Changan's desk.

The silvery-white appearance sparkles under the sunlight.

Chen Changan was delighted and took it in his hand, looking at it carefully.

That's right, the car factory finally produced the Walkman in September.

Chen Changan had already entrusted Hong Kong to apply for the patent for his Walkman.

In July this year, Sony, a small company, officially launched its first Walkman. Now the Fok family in Hong Kong is arranging lawyers to sue Sony.

Although he cannot stop Xiao Rizi from continuing to sell his Walkman, Chen Changan will not fall behind. He will not only fight the lawsuit but also seize the market.

Then Chen Changan took the tape from Mr. Huang, put it into his Walkman, and clicked play.

"Sweet, your smile is so sweet. It's like flowers blooming in the spring breeze."

Chen Changan looked at Mr. Huang in surprise.

"The Huo family knew that our Walkman was about to be completed, so they specially sent us their latest tapes.

This tape arrived together with this batch of overseas magazines and materials.

I didn’t even have time to listen to it before I brought it to you immediately.”

Afterwards, Chen Changan did not wear headphones either, and the two of them just sat in the office, listening to this sweet song.

The subsequent small town story also made the two of them indulge in the singing.

Chen Changan hadn't heard such songs for a long time. These years, they were either revolutionary songs or songs praising the motherland.

Chen Changan felt nostalgic when he heard the songs that were so familiar to later generations again.

Not until the entire tape was finished playing did Mr. Huang sigh.

"It sounds really nice."

Chen Changan looked at Mr. Huang with amusement and teased.

"Mr. Huang likes Ms. Deng? Do you want me to arrange a trip for you to Hong Kong Island?

Although Ms. Deng is not from Hong Kong Island, she goes there often. If you find the right time, you can still meet her. "

Mr. Huang's face turned red immediately.

"I just said the song was nice, what does that have to do with meeting someone? I am a party member and I have a lover.

Director, I am working hard for our factory and our country.

I didn't do anything wrong, did I? How could you do this to me?

If my lover knew about this and sued me at the Women's Federation, how would I live my life as a human being?"

Chen Changan looked at Mr. Huang's panic-stricken expression and said with a smile.

"Mr. Huang, I can see that you really like Ms. Deng."

"Director, are you done yet? I don't believe you don't like it."

"I don't like it. The one I have is much prettier than Ms. Deng."

"you."

Seeing that Mr. Huang couldn't win the argument, he could only sit there and sulk.

"Okay, okay, a gentleman loves a beautiful lady. Don't worry, I won't tell anyone.

Let's get down to business. You've seen Sony's Walkman. How do you think our Walkman compares to Sony's? "

Huang Gong also knew that Chen Changan liked to joke. When it came to business, Huang Gong immediately returned to his workaholic state. After careful consideration, Huang Gong said.

"I can only say that each has its own advantages. In terms of size and weight, our products undoubtedly have the advantage.

We have almost reached the limit in terms of size and weight.

But in terms of sound quality, there is still a big gap between us and Sony.

This gap can only be made up by the headphones you design. Ordinary people may not feel anything, but for those who listen to music frequently, there is still a difference.

Of course, we also have an absolute advantage in price.

The price of Sony Walkman is $150, but the cost of our Walkman is less than $30.

The cost can be even lower with subsequent large-scale production.”

“There’s no need to set the price too low. Our Walkman is only inferior in sound quality, but it’s much better than Sony’s in other aspects.

I just listened to it, at least the current sound quality is good enough. Let's hear what the Huo family thinks first.

My suggestion would be to price it the same as the Sony Walkman, or a little bit less.”