Material Empire

After all, Gao Linqi is just a kid. Although he is about the same age as Qin Hai, he doesn't know much about other worlds except the audio industry. He heard Peng Tingting talk about Qin Hai and Qin Hai's company, but he didn't pay much attention to it at the time, so when he met Qin Hai this time, he didn't regard Qin Hai as a super rich man. Now hearing Qin Hai say that he earned more than 200 million dollars last year just by selling a kind of "painting machine", he is completely convinced psychologically.

Next, his attitude towards Qin Hai became more respectful, and he believed Qin Hai's wild words about developing a world-class diaphragm. He is a person who plays with these audio equipment all day long, and he knows the performance requirements of various materials like the palm of his hand. Whenever Qin Hai asks a question, he can tell a lot of content clearly and clearly.

"Xiao Gao, what do you think, if I can produce a diaphragm that is better than the Texc you mentioned, how much can I sell in a year?" After asking some technical questions about audio materials, Qin Hai's focus turned to On to the market side. Regarding the audio material technologies introduced by Gao Linqi, Qin Hai already had some ideas in his mind, and now it is up to him to see if it is worth putting them into practice.

Gao Linqi thought for a while and said: "The place where the diaphragm needs to be used is a speaker, and the other is an earphone. There are some good earphones abroad, and one can sell for tens of thousands of dollars. Except for some very rich people in our country, Others must not be able to afford it. I once saw a pair of very expensive headphones in a rich family. He let me listen to them for more than ten minutes. The feeling is really different from other headphones. Listen to it The sound, I can feel the sound is sweet."

"Tell me the model number, and I'll buy you a pair." Qin Hainiu said in a tone.

Gao Linqi's heart skipped a beat, but he still suppressed his desire, waved his hand and said, "How embarrassing is this, how can I ask for things from President Qin for nothing."

Qin Haidao: "This is not for free. If I want to develop the best diaphragm, I need to know what is the difference from other diaphragms. If you have never used the best diaphragm of other houses, how can you identify it? Come out? I said I will give you a pair as a sample for you to listen to, but well, you can take it away after you use it up."

"This... let's talk about it later." Gao Linqi swallowed secretly, and replied mutteringly. If you want him to say no, he will never be able to do it, but if you want to accept it readily, he will not be able to pass the test of face.

"President Qin, let me continue with you." Gao Linqi turned aside the matter of the earphones, and continued: "As I said before, audio is a bottomless pit. Those of us who are engaged in audio are either very rich, or He is very technically savvy, and relying on going to the electronic market to find second-hand goods and assemble them by himself, so he has to save money on food and expenses, or he can't afford these things at all.

Foreign audiophiles are much richer than us. I have read some materials, and I have heard friends who have traveled abroad tell me that foreign audiophiles cost 100,000 or 1 million dollars for a set of audio equipment. Just now you thought Professor Qiao’s set of speakers was expensive, and one speaker alone cost 4,000 yuan. However, some people in foreign countries cost tens of thousands of dollars for a speaker in their homes, and the profits are frighteningly large. "

"So, how many people can afford such speakers and headphones?" Qin Hai asked.

Gao Linqi said: "I have read the information that the world's high-end audio market is about 2 billion US dollars a year, of which speakers and headphones account for almost half."

"There is such a big market." Qin Hai clicked his tongue.

In fact, when Gao Linqi talked about the speaker diaphragm with him, Qin Hai remembered that he had been exposed to this information in his previous life. From the early 1990s to the first 20 years of the new century, audio-related material technologies have been updated for four or five generations. The latest technology is in the hands of a few large companies and is top secret, but the previous generations of technology have no value of secrecy, and there are many discussions in some materials science publications.

At that time, Qin Hai didn't do business by himself, and he never cared about the scale of the audio market. Just out of curiosity, he studied several relevant documents, and wanted to see why things like audio equipment involved complicated material technology. Looking back now, what Gao Linqi said about density and damping seems to be talked about in the literature of later generations, but he didn't understand it. Hearing what Gao Linqi said now, he understands that the market is so huge. No wonder these big companies spend a lot of money to upgrade their technology generation after generation.

As a technology in the mid-to-late 1990s and the first 10 years of the 21st century, it was considered an obsolete technology in the industry before Qin Hai crossed, but now it is an advanced technology that is far ahead of international giants. Now that he has such knowledge, facing such a huge market, how could Qin Hai let it go.

"Tingting, who in the company is more expert in fiber?" Qin Hai turned to Peng Tingting and asked.

Peng Tingting was stupefied by the conversation between Qin Hai and Gao Linqi just now, she was stunned for a moment when she heard Qin Hai's question, and then quickly replied: "Fiber...is Mr. Xia himself the most expert?" , it seems that Yu Gong and Liu Gong are also engaged in fibers, but the fibers they manufacture seem to be different, and I don’t understand.”

"Oh, I see." Qin Hai didn't mind. He also knew that Peng Tingting was just a secretary and really didn't know much about the technology the company was researching.

Xia Yangjie studied fiber winding technology, which Qin Hai knows best, and he remembers that the next generation of audio diaphragm and speaker materials are related to fiber winding. These technologies are also very simple to say, nothing more than choosing the right fiber , through a certain weaving technique to achieve a specific rigidity, Qin Hai believes that with the technical essentials he remembers and the technical skills of Xia Yangjie and others, he can completely restore these techniques.

"Mr. Qin, does our company really want to produce audio materials?" Peng Tingting asked timidly.

Qin Hai smiled and said, "Of course, Xiao Gao said, this market is worth billions of dollars, why don't we engage in it?"

"Then... can Xiao Gao really help us?" Peng Tingting asked again. She and Gao Linqi are high school classmates, so they are naturally very concerned about this matter. If the classmate can get Mr. Qin's favor because of her own reasons, she will also be honored in face.

Qin Haidao: "This depends on whether Xiao Gao is willing or not."

Speaking of this, he looked at Gao Linqi and said: "Xiao Gao, I was really tempted to hear what you said just now, and I plan to invest several million in the development of high-end audio materials. How to research materials has nothing to do with you, but our company There is a lack of people who understand audio, so even if you come up with materials, you don’t know if it is suitable. If you don’t mind, I would like to hire you as our audio consultant, as long as you work part-time, and the monthly salary is not less than 1,000 yuan .In addition, you can order samples of various audio systems, and you can play with them at will. What do you think?"

"Tingting, look..." Gao Linqi looked at Peng Tingting helplessly, wanting the other party to come up with an idea for him. In the words of later generations, this is happiness that comes too fast, and he doesn't even know how to welcome it.

Gao Linqi's family background is not bad, otherwise he would not be able to afford the stereo. But the money his parents can give him is always limited, and he himself works in a factory, and his monthly salary is less than 100 yuan. In order to play the stereo, he almost cuts down on food and clothing, and even pays for his girlfriend to eat ice cream. If he didn't come out, he would suffer from his girlfriend's eyes and be despised by his girlfriend's best friends.

The embarrassment in these interpersonal relationships is nothing more than that, the key is that every time he looks at the components and materials he likes in the second-hand market, he is short of money, and the feeling of distress makes him unbearable from time to time. As for those high-end stereos that cost thousands or tens of thousands of yuan, he can only watch them from a distance and have no chance to play them. For an audiophile, this is simply a torment for the soul.

He entrusted people to get in touch with rich players like Qiao Zihe, and tried his best to help these people repair their power amplifiers and tune their speakers. On the one hand, he wanted to earn some extra money to buy components for himself; Come into contact with those high-end stereos, have a good time and relieve your cravings.

Now, Qin Hai has taken a fancy to his accomplishments in audio, and is willing to hire him with a monthly salary of no less than 1,000 yuan, and also authorizes him to purchase various high-end audio samples for him to enjoy. What kind of job is this? Give him a great opportunity!

"I... I don't need such a high salary, as long as I can try those speakers, I will be satisfied." Gao Linqi held back for a long time, and finally said this sentence.

Qin Hai smiled and said: "Xiao Gao, you are welcome, you have such ability, you should get this salary. As for the audio, you know the best. After you arrive at the company, you tell the company's administrative director Yu Haitao the model you want. , he will arrange for people to purchase. You said that some stereos may not be available in China, and he will be responsible for contacting our overseas branches and buying them according to your list. "

"Okay, okay!" Gao Linqi said repeatedly, "I am willing to accept this job. I will quit my job in the factory right away, and I can live in the company every day."

"Then we've made a deal. Tingting will take you through your formalities. I'll arrange other things when I get back," Qin Hai said.

"Xiao Gao, did you step on cow dung when you went out today? I have worked in the company for four years, and my salary is only 400 yuan. You can get 1,000 yuan at once, which is what Mr. Qin promised. When you get your salary, you must Treat me as a guest!" Peng Tingting pouted her lips and said cutely to Gao Linqi.

"That's for sure. When the time comes, I'll ask Xiaohong to ask you out. On Huaihai Road, you two can eat whatever you want." Gao Linqi patted his chest and promised, the feeling of being a high-paid white-collar worker is really great.