Reborn Tycoon Rise

After Lin Wenzhou and Lin Siqi left, Xu Zhi was left alone to think about future generations' evaluation of the Rubik's Cube.

Among the many rebirth novels from Qidian, many introduce the Rubik's Cube as one of the most profitable toys in the world. In fact, this statement is not completely correct, at least the profit of the Rubik's Cube in history cannot be compared with that of many toys.

The history of the Rubik's Cube can be traced back to 1974, when Professor Erno Rubik of the Budapest School of Architecture created a three-dimensional tool alone to help students enhance their spatial thinking ability. However, it was just that at first. Although it applied for a patent in Hungary, it did not apply for it. International patent.

Theoretically speaking, if Xu Zhi applies for an international patent at this moment, he can still seize the opportunity. However, although this kind of thing is legal, it is unreasonable. If it is a small person who makes a lot of money, it can be done, but if the company develops to a certain level in the future, Because of the reputation, this kind of thing will be a piece of black history. Instead of spending a lot of effort to clean it up in the future, it is better to spend a little money now to get it right. What's more, Professor Rubik should be rewarded for inventing such a thing.

In the first three years, this Rubik's Cube was not very mature and difficult to turn, so it did not attract much attention. It was circulated in schools as a tool to help students until 1977, last year, when the local Businessmen tentatively made this product into toys and sold them in toy stores in Budapest.

The Rubik's Cube entered the world in September 1979, when the ideal toys company from the United States (the parent company of Teddy Bear) bought the patent for the Rubik's Cube and launched it in Paris and New York in January and February 1980 respectively. The Rubik's Cube's global path was revealed only after its debut at the Toy Expo.

However, even if it became an instant hit, in the next two and a half years from 1980 to 1982, a total of 2 million Rubik's Cubes were sold worldwide. Even if a Rubik's Cube earned 2 US dollars, the net profit would be 4 million US dollars in total.

This may be a good sum for a small company, but compared with Transformers, Four-wheel-drive racing cars, Cabbage Patch Dolls, Barbie dolls, etc. in the same industry, this difference is definitely not a bit different.

Of course, this is actually because historically the Rubik's Cube was not promoted strongly enough at the beginning. If Xu Zhi came to operate it, sales would definitely increase exponentially.

Moreover, the Rubik's Cube is actually the same as Tetris. It is better because of its strong patience. The sales volume every year is so stable. Even as time goes by, the sales will become higher and higher. After the Internet era, the spread of online videos has popularized the Rubik's Cube. The rotation principle can be regarded as a stable cash flow, but it cannot explode all at once.

With the Rubik's Cube, it's not just about the money, but its huge fame and its reputation as a positive thinking toy that is recognized in the international education field.

The Rubik's Cube, along with Huarong Tao and Independent Diamond Chess, are called the three wonders in the intellectual game world by foreign intelligence experts. The popularity of the Rubik's Cube is even more of a miracle in the intellectual game world.

The Rubik's Cube is very playable. Numerous TV programs in later generations have held Rubik's Cube competitions, and there are many varieties: racing gameplay, minimum step competition, blind twisting, one-hand twisting, and foot twisting.

The subsequent derivative products will also involve the fourth-order Rubik's Cube, the fifth-order, the sixth-order... until the seventeenth-order. Of course, for ordinary people, the fifth-order is basically the limit, and the subsequent ones are purely mathematical research.

If you obtain the patent for the Rubik's Cube, you can first make the product popular, and then hold a Rubik's Cube competition on local TV stations, and encourage players to participate with huge bonuses. This will not only increase the popularity of the Rubik's Cube, but also stimulate sales, and at the same time enter into cooperation with many TV stations. degree of cooperation.

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Midea Electronics Company has recently undergone a major internal change. He Guoyuan personally recruited a team from Wanwan to specialize in the research and development of home appliances, with a total of 15 people, and established the Midea Home Appliances Department with them as the core.

These people were recruited from the Panasonic (Wanwan) branch through a headhunting company and spent a lot of money. They are all professionals in the research and development of refrigerator technology.

Cao Lizhong is one of them. He was originally the technical director of the refrigerator department of Panasonic's Wanwan branch. Although his position seems to be very high, the per capita salary in Wanwan is extremely low at the moment, much worse than that in Xiangjiang. Although his salary Their abilities are much better than some local engineers from RB, but their salary is only one-tenth of that of RB interns.

There was nothing he could do about it until half a month ago, a headhunting company informed him that a Xiangjiang company planned to set up a household appliances department. The salary offered was not only five times the current salary, but also free food and accommodation in Xiangjiang, as well as living allowances. There are still a few days of vacation each month that you can go back to Wanwan, and the round-trip air tickets will also be reimbursed.

So, after passing several interviews, he successfully defeated a group of other interviewers and got this opportunity.

The R\u0026D department has been assembled. Xu Zhi, the boss, of course has to show his face, but unlike arcade games, it is useless for him to participate in such technical meetings on things like refrigerators. As the boss, he does not need or want to participate. Too many things down there.

Of course, as Cao Lizhong is the chief engineer of the refrigerator department, Xu Zhi still needs to have some independent communication with him.

"Hello Xu Sheng!" Seeing Xu Zhi come in, Cao Lizhong stood up and greeted in broken Cantonese.

Xu Zhi smiled and said in standard Mandarin: "You're welcome, Mr. Cao."

When Cao Lizhong heard Mandarin, he was stunned for a moment and said, "I didn't expect that Xu Sheng could actually speak Mandarin. This is not common among Xiangjiang locals."

Many people in Xiangjiang speak Mandarin, but they are all people who have migrated from the mainland. For people who grew up in Xiangjiang, not only can they not speak Mandarin, but few can understand it.

Wanwan's words are actually similar to Mandarin to a certain extent. Although they are different, they can understand each other's meaning and can communicate directly. This is much better than Cantonese in Xiangjiang.

Xu Zhi smiled and said: "I know a little bit. When I was young, I met some elders from the mainland and learned from them."

"That's it." Cao Lizhong didn't pay much attention.

Xu Zhi asked: "Can Mr. Cao get used to the life in Xiangjiang?"

Cao Lizhong said: "Materially, I am much better than Wanwan, but the pace of life is so fast that I am not used to it."

Xu Zhi said with a smile: "This is not a problem in Xiangjiang. It is the same in all big cities around the world. I'm afraid the same is true in Taipei."

Cao Lizhong smiled and said: "That may be because I have never been to a big city!"

Xu Zhi asked: "What does Cao Sheng think about the company's refrigerator business?"

Cao Lizhong replied: "It may take half a year to make samples."

Xu Zhi asked: "Research and development takes so long? There should be very few patent restrictions on refrigerators, right?"

Cao Lizhong said: "The theoretical technology of refrigerators has been around for hundreds of years. Of course there is no patent, but each company's internal structure also has its own patent. We can't just buy one and copy it. If we want to make one Refrigerator is actually very easy, but it is very difficult to do it well.

In the simplest terms, there is actually a certain ratio between the peripheral size and the internal space of the refrigerator. The higher the ratio, the better the usage rate of the refrigerator, which involves the structural system of the refrigerator.

As for the refrigeration system, Xu Sheng should also understand that it is the cooling speed of the refrigerator and the uniformity of air conditioning in the internal space, as well as the power consumption and heat dissipation of the refrigerator.

There is also the electrical system, which involves the electrical safety and service life of the refrigerator.

These things do not exist independently, but are interrelated. If you want to do the best in all of them, you must test them step by step. "

Xu Zhi asked: "What about the air-cooled refrigerator?"

Cao Lizhong said: "The air-cooled system is more complicated. I don't recommend direct research and development. In fact, air-cooled refrigerators can be made now. After all, the principles are known, but the parameters will definitely be much worse than the brands on the market."

Xu Zhidao: "I didn't expect it to be so complicated! Let's develop an ordinary refrigerator first!"

Cao Lizhong shook his head and said: "This is just the beginning. There will be a complete set of drawings, production processes and material types, tooling and mold development, etc., and then the samples will come out. After they come out, there will be trial production and so on. However, the production is in Xiangjiang. It’s not very realistic, and the industrial conditions here don’t meet the requirements.”

Xu Zhi smiled and said: "Okay, I will be responsible for the follow-up matters. Cao Sheng only needs to be responsible for developing the product."

Cao Lizhong promised: "No problem. After half a year, I guarantee to give Xu Sheng a complete refrigerator!"