Reborn Tokyo Golden Age

The obsidian record player is currently a guaranteed product of Shirakawa Electric. Although the sales volume is not very good, it is not known what the prospects will be after the upgrade.

But at least everyone is familiar with it, and they are most sure of making it happen.

In Bai Chuanfeng's estimate, no matter what, as long as it does not lose money and can maintain the normal operation of Bai Chuan Electric, that is its greatest contribution.

Once the factory stops production, not to mention the blow to the confidence of its own employees. That is, the customers and sales channels that were struggling to maintain before will be quickly lost.

If you want to pick it up again in the future, you need to invest more manpower and material resources.

This is also the reason why many manufacturers have to maintain production at a loss. As long as the factory is still running, there is hope, and once production stops, it will be all over.

At the end of the meeting, Bai Chuanfeng introduced Yamashita Dazhi to Yasuda Masaki.

Yamashita Daiji is a student of the Department of Mechanical and Information Engineering, and Yasuda is also good at mechanical design, so he has a ready-made master.

Moreover, Baichuan Electric is currently in short supply of talents, but there is no extra money to recruit people.

A school student like Yamashita Daji is perfect. It is perfectly fine to draw drawings and help Yasuda Masaaki.

After leaving the door of the meeting room, Bai Chuanfeng called Assistant Xiaosong again. "Xiao Song, go and find out who owns the patent for the Walkman later?"

"Eh?" Assistant Komatsu was a little confused. Of course it was Sony.

President, you just said that this is a revolutionary product of Sony.

"Don't check in Nihong, and focus on foreign countries." Seeing that she didn't know, Bai Chuanfeng added, "It's mainly in Europe and the United States, and you don't need to ask more about others.

If you find it, try asking about the authorization of the patent. Be sure to emphasize to the other party that we are a small company and are just a tentative promotion. "

The Sony Walkman has just been released, and few people know its popularity now.

This is the best time to talk about authorization. If you miss it, it will not be so easy to get it later.

Although assistant "Hayi" Komatsu became more and more confused as she listened, she still carefully wrote down the things that the president paid special attention to.

Bai Chuanfeng didn't know who invented the Walkman, but he knew it definitely wasn't Sony.

Sony is at best the number one manufacturer, not the inventor of the Walkman.

Now that he has decided to imitate, Bai Chuanfeng is naturally not afraid of Sony's attack in the future, but it is better to keep a safe hand.

It is now 1979, and the development of RB's electrical appliance industry is still at the end of the reckless era, and it is still full of wildness.

Just look at the so-called patent law of RB now. The "pro-patent" policy has only been promulgated for a few years.

Most of the time, the "weak intellectual property protection system" is still implemented, which limits the scope of patent protection and adopts the patent application principle of "first to apply" rather than "first to invent".

To put it bluntly, it is to encourage RB companies to "learn" from abroad to achieve technology diffusion and enhance the competitiveness of local companies.

You see, Shirakawa Electric did not fully respond to the government's call, and earnestly "learned" from Sony.

As for if Sony dared to sue Bai Chuan Electric for infringement in the future, believe it or not, Bai Chuanfeng would directly slap him in the face with a foreign power of attorney.

At that time, who will sue who is not sure.

For the next few days, Bai Chuanfeng and Yamashita Dazhi basically stayed in the workshop, working with Yasuda and the others to upgrade the obsidian record player.

Although he is the president Sang, he was also a student of science and engineering in his previous life, and Bai Chuanfeng still knows a little about technology.

At this time, the machine tool in front of him was cutting the base and turntable of the record player, and with the addition of Yamashita Daiji, the upgraded blueprint was completed in just one night.

The equipment is operated by Kazuo Yamaguchi himself. He has been in the line for decades and has rich experience.

Wearing goggles, Yamaguchi carefully removed the processed parts, rinsed and wiped them and took them aside for on-site assembly.

The bases of high-end vinyl record players are basically metal or heavy walnut, which is good for shock resistance and ensures the smooth operation of vinyl records.

As for the Obsidian record player, it's plastic. Without it, only cheap ears.

To be low-end, one must have the consciousness of being low-end. The market positioning is clear, and it naturally has its audience.

After installing the motor, belt, turntable, and counterweight one by one, Yasuda turned on the switch and put on the record.

There was a pleasant sound of the piano, the sound was smooth and natural, with a little softness.

This is the same record that Bai Chuanfeng used in the conference room last time, and the hoarseness and vibrato are no longer there. The sound quality effect has been significantly improved only for human ear recognition.

Everyone's brows were untied, and their tired expressions were slightly relaxed. But everyone held their breath and waited until the record was played before they breathed a sigh of relief.

"Good job." Bai Chuanfeng raised his hands and applauded.

"Wow~wow~" Yasuda and the others also clapped their hands excitedly, a success worth celebrating.

Among them, Daji Yamashita was the most active in the shooting. After all, it was the first product he participated in, and he felt a sense of accomplishment.

In fact, this kind of difficulty is nothing to Yasuda and the others. But Bai Chuanfeng, the president, participated in the whole process, eating and cooking with everyone in a few days.

Just relying on this drive to do practical things deserves their respect. Maybe he is relatively young, maybe he is not so experienced, but he is worthy of the responsibility of the president.

"President Shirakawa, will the production be officially launched next?" Yamaguchi's call from the president convinced him.

"Wait a little longer." Bai Chuanfeng frowned and looked at the record player in front of him, feeling that it was not so pleasing to the eye.

"Hey..." Everyone was confused, didn't the transformation have been completed, and there was nothing wrong with it.

Bai Chuanfeng touched the base of the record player, and it felt okay. Although the material is plastic, it is baked with a layer of piano black, and the surface is flat and bright. Fan looks mysterious and elegant.

But the transparent acrylic turntable was a bit out of place in the middle, and he could even see the internal parts through the turntable. It's too low, and it feels cheap at first glance.

Bai Chuanfeng took off the transparent turntable and fiddled with it twice. He turned his head to look at Yasuda Masaki, "Yasuda-san, can the surface be electroplated?"

"Electroplating?" Yasuda was stunned, "It's possible, but what material does President Bai Chuan want to electroplate?"

"Imitation gold" Bai Chuanfeng said neatly.

Seeing that everyone was puzzled, he explained again, "Panasonic's turntables are all made of copper-zinc alloy. We don't have such a high cost budget, but the surface plating is still possible."

In addition to being shock-resistant, metal turntables also look great. The yellow-orange-orange metallic color and the transparent acrylic board, which is better, consumers can tell at a glance.

When Bai Chuanfeng said this, everyone understood. Superficial kung fu, it's okay to do it.

In Bai Chuanfeng's imagination, the mysterious and elegant piano black is paired with a dark golden round turntable in the middle. Tsk, at least the grades can go up a level or two.

The current aesthetics of Yasuda and the others are really anxious to watch. Maybe in their eyes, it is enough for things to be passable and usable.

But if you want to compete for the market, the appearance cannot be ignored. Especially for consumer electronics products, after all, the first thing customers see is not the performance of the product, but whether its appearance is attractive.

"In addition, our logo will also change." After saying that, Bai Chuanfeng took out a pen and scribbled down a few letters on the paper.

Everyone came forward to take a closer look at "KITA".

"KITA, taken from the abbreviation of the Roman sound kaitakusha of "pioneer".

I hope that Shirakawa Electric can always maintain its pioneering spirit. I hope that one day people will think of Shirakawa Electric when they see KITA.

Hope that one day KITA will become synonymous with innovation and reliability. " Bai Chuanfeng looked at everyone with scorching eyes, and he made no secret of his ambition.

Although at this time, Baichuan Electric was just a little-known small company with no sense of existence.

But in the past few days, Bai Chuanfeng has used his actions and determination to prove to everyone that his ambition is not just ambition, but a down-to-earth action.

This burst of enthusiasm infects everyone invisibly, even though he is wearing a workshop uniform at this time, his hair is a bit messy, and he can't see the slightest president's posture.

But everyone saw from him a rare quality that only an industrialist possesses, such as not giving up easily, strong action and ambition.

That being the case, let's do it!

"Let go of your imagination and keep improving!"

The voices of everyone echoed in the small workshop, and they responded to his vision with the purpose of Baichuan Electric proposed by Bai Chuanfeng earlier.

"Okay!" Bai Chuanfeng laughed happily.

From today onwards, this place truly belongs to him, and this place truly becomes Baichuan Electric.

From now on, KITA will be Shirakawa, and Shirakawa will be KITA. Like Panasonic and Panasonic, there is little direct connection between the two.

Panasonic is neither the Roman sound of Panasonic nor its English translation. But when people see Panasonic, the first word that comes to mind is Panasonic.

Bai Chuanfeng's idea is very simple, the logo must be simple and easy to remember, and it must also be catchy. KI～TA～, he has even thought up the words of the advertisement in the future.

The upgrade of the obsidian record player has been basically completed, and the next work is trial production, which is in charge of Kazuo Yamaguchi.

Masaki Yasuda and Dazhi Yamashita have already begun to think about the copycat of Walkman...cough, it is a reference.

As for Bai Chuanfeng, he has another matter to do today.

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Tomorrow three

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