Reborn in Hong Kong: The Tycoon Grows Up

It can be said that Bao Zixuan has done a lot of things when he returned to Hong Kong. He completed the construction of the factory, planned the university, acquired Hutchison Whampoa, attended the banquets of the tycoons, and most importantly, established contact with the mainland. Through this purchase of Moutai and Wuliangye, we have established a cooperative relationship with the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation, and future investments in mainland China will definitely be much smoother.

After arranging things in Xiangjiang, Bao Zixuan set off to return to the United States. Because he had a reason to go back. The digital camera prototype had been successfully developed, and Bao Zixuan went back to do the final shaping and testing.

However, before going back, the benefits for Hutchison Whampoa employees were improved, although they were not on par with Heiyun. The salary and bonuses are still far behind, but the food standards are already in sync with Heiyun. Although other major shareholders have some opinions, they have not said much about the rising stock price. If Heiyun really privatizes Hutchison Whampoa because of this incident, there will be no such good opportunity to make a fortune in the future.

Many Heiyun employees now hold shares in Hutchison Whampoa, which is also a disguised employee stock ownership plan. Bao Zixuan wondered whether Heiyun employees could increase the shareholding ratio of Hutchison Whampoa in the future. Heiyun Group does not yet have an employee stock ownership plan, but these are things for the future, and the road must be taken step by step.

Due to her mother's reluctance, she left Xiangjiang again and came to the United States. This time he not only had to complete his graduation thesis in the United States, but also participated in the Los Angeles Electronic Technology Show held in March.

Bao Zixuan suddenly left Hong Kong after completing the acquisition of Hutchison Whampoa, which baffled many media who wanted to find the young president for exclusive interviews. I really can't understand a young man who is so rich and yet so low-key. The most important thing is to just hand over the company to the existing management team. There is no difference between that and no acquisition.

Hutchison Whampoa employees all feel the benefits, and now they warmly welcome Mr. Bao as their boss. In fact, Bao Zixuan doesn't know how to run Hutchison Whampoa now. In my previous life, I knew a little about technology companies, but had basically no contact with this traditional industry. Now it seems that we can only cross the river by feeling the stones, and letting Wei Li continue to manage the company is currently the best choice.

After returning to Boston, Bao Zixuan came to the company immediately and looked at three novel-looking cameras. Bao Zixuan is very satisfied. These three cameras were designed by students from the School of Visual Arts in New York. The design concept is very advanced and very personal. Bao Zixuan knows that the performance of today's digital cameras will definitely not be able to keep up with traditional cameras. He can only surpass them in appearance and concept, so as to attract consumers to buy.

After picking up one of them and taking a photo, I saw the image immediately generated on the screen. Although the image is a bit blurry compared to the digital camera I used in my previous life. However, the basic functions can meet the requirements, and it is not weak at all in image processing. Looking at the lens still lying next to him, Bao Zixuan knew that the engineer hired from Carl Zeiss was really worth his money.

Bao Zixuan said to Steven Cezanne, the chief designer of digital cameras: "Steven, please introduce the performance of digital cameras."

Steven Cézanne has devoted himself entirely to the research and development of digital cameras since he came to Heiyun Group. He is much better here than at Kodak. In terms of capital investment, cooperation among departments, and personnel status, it is better than that of Kodak. This allows him to devote himself wholeheartedly to his work.

At Kodak, there is always a worry that the department will be shut down at any time, and R\u0026D investment is always stretched. There is no safety at all, and these problems do not exist in Heiyun. It is for this reason that the development speed is so fast, and many Kodak employees who did not follow to Heiyun later came here to join the team.

In fact, these are easy to explain. Other companies don’t know what direction to develop. Because Bao Zixuan is the boss of Heiyun, many things can be planned in advance.

Steven Cézanne: "Boss, dear colleagues. Our Heiyun digital cameras now have three models and two levels. One professional-grade camera can reach 5 million pixels, and the other two are ordinary cameras with 3 million pixels. .”

"The lenses are completely produced by Heiyun Xiangjiang Factory, but the current output is not very high. A memory card can store 25 rolls, which is very convenient. The lithium battery can last for 500 photos. It can basically meet the shooting needs, but There are still some difficulties for outdoor photography enthusiasts, who need to prepare more batteries and memory cards.”

"The photos can be displayed on the Black Cloud Vision 1100 laptop. With the image processing software developed by the boss himself, the photos can be processed and modified on the computer. The photos can be printed out by just connecting a printer. It is very convenient."

Bao Zixuan nodded with satisfaction when he heard this. There are still too few Carl Zeiss engineers now. In addition, the photolithography machine lenses have to be polished, causing the output of digital camera lenses to remain stagnant. Optical lenses are one of the most precise instruments in the world. Without more than 10 years of skills, they cannot be polished well. Now it seems that we can only increase cooperation with Carl Zeiss. Relying on local training in Xiangjiang will not be able to see any results if it takes more than 15 years.

Bao Zixuan: "Where's the cost? Have you calculated it?"

After hearing what Bao Zixuan said, Hiroshi Hashimoto replied: "The lens alone for a 5-megapixel digital camera costs US$1,400. A 3-megapixel camera costs US$8 million, which is indeed a bit high compared to traditional cameras." . However, this is limited by the use of too many new concepts and new processes. During mass production, R\u0026D expenses will be shared, and the cost will be reduced."

"We can't price the 5-megapixel camera below $2 or there will be no profit. The price of the 3-megapixel camera should be $1,700."

"Your Excellency, President, our R\u0026D expenses are really high right now. The cost should come down after one year of production."

Hashimoto Hiroshi knows his weaknesses. His mind is much worse than other scientific researchers, and he has basically lost his pace in scientific research at Heiyun. He is now transitioning to a management position, and he will be content if he can be like Furujo Jiro. So now he has become an audit student at Harvard Business School, an opportunity he got at a high price.

If he does not improve himself in management positions now, Hashimoto knows that sooner or later he will be eliminated by the company. This is the consciousness of an island nation, and the sense of crisis is always strong.

Bao Zixuan: "Then price it at US$2,888 and US$1,388, so as to achieve price difference marketing. Otherwise, it will be difficult for our two cameras to find suitable consumers."

After hearing what Bao Zixuan said, they felt that it made sense. Otherwise, there would be no difference in price between the two cameras, and the distinction between high-end customers and low-end customers would not be obvious, and the choice between professional photographers and photography enthusiasts would not be obvious.

This time, digital cameras are not just about the development of digital cameras. Now flash memory cards, lithium batteries, optical lenses, etc. have been successfully developed. These are all products that can expand business.

Flash memory cards can be used as a carrier to store files, data and other types of information. Lithium batteries can be used in more fields, and there is no electronic product that cannot be used. For this reason, Bao Zixuan specially purchased a Panasonic battery production line.

In fact, the process of the lithium battery itself is not complicated, it is just the materials that people have been using to stabilize it. As a man in science and engineering, Bao Zixuan happened to have read reports on this aspect and knew the specific formula ratio, so he won the lithium battery technology.

Optical lenses can be applied to cameras, mobile phones, surveillance and other devices with shooting functions. It is not obvious now that it will definitely be an industry that will not be able to accept orders in the future. Sony was like this in the previous life.

Now these patents are in the hands of Heiyun. In the future, even if the company goes bankrupt, he can live a prosperous life even if he collects patent fees.