Reinventing the Millennium

The first thing Fang Zhuo did when he officially became Sony's foreign director lasted all day.

Although he brought not many people, both the associate professor from Tsinghua University and the two technicians from OmniVision Technology all had in-depth research and understanding of CMOS image sensors.

Therefore, even though the opinion letter they issued took time, Fang Zhuo still got a rough opinion after inspecting the Sony CMOS project that day.

——There is a future and it can be done.

However, such opinions are more based on the development of CMOS itself.

In other words, it can replace CCD to a large extent, which will bring great benefits. When it comes to the specific application of mobile phones, it needs to be carefully considered and explored.

Chu Dingzhang was born in Haowei Technology and has a good understanding of industry dynamics. What he knows about Canon, which is also developing CMOS, does not seem to regard this technology as the focus of mobile phones. Sony's current projects are also targeting traditional fields, such as cameras and security cameras. etc.

When Fang Zhuo once again attended Stringer's private party to thank the "think tank" for coming to Tokyo, he was asked about the inspection of CMOS, but he gave a vague statement with a slight frown.

"Yike's technical team has not yet given its opinion."

"But, Stringer, has Sony always fallen behind in the past two years? Has all its energy been focused on insurance and finance?"

"Canon's research and development in CMOS is much faster than Sony's."

"My technical director even thinks that Yike should cooperate with Canon."

Of course Corden Xu never said this.

Moreover, even if Yi Ke wants to cooperate with Canon, Canon may not leave any room for cooperation.

But Sony is different. Technology is of course valuable here, but for Sony in its current situation, it seems not that valuable.

Stringer picked up on the signal from the young president—Sony was falling behind again.

He shook the red wine glass, smiled and wanted to talk about this project that he didn't quite understand.

"Let's wait until both sides have an opinion before we talk." Fang Zhuo interrupted, "That's all I'm saying anyway. You need to know the general situation first. After all, you have to be busy with the group's affairs now."

Stringer nodded. If Fang Zhuo had not come up with the idea of ​​cooperation, he would not have paid attention to Sony's technology research and development in this field.

The atmosphere at private parties is more relaxed and enjoyable.

This time, senior executives from different companies were invited to help, and they finally successfully witnessed the birth of a foreign chairman at Sony. This was undoubtedly a happy thing, and for each other, it was also a small activity to expand relationships.

Fang Zhuo did not have too in-depth exchanges with several think tanks, but he did have a lot of conversation when asked about his team.

After the party was over, Stringer finally spoke to Fang Zhuo alone.

"Fang, in July, if you have time, you can come to the Sun Valley Conference together."

Fang Zhuo raised his eyebrows: "Sun Valley meeting?"

"It is held by Allen \u0026 Company, and there will be many people from media, technology, and entertainment participating." Stringer briefly introduced, "Like Gates, Disney's Eisner, eBay's Whitman, etc."

He paused and said: "This year I will talk to Gates about the next generation DVD format. Microsoft should accept our Sony standards."

Fang Zhuo said nothing, not understanding such a meeting.

Seeing that the young president was speechless, Stringer asked, "What do you think of Sony's Blu-ray DVD?"

Fang Zhuo couldn't help but laugh: "Sir, do you really think of me as the president of Sony? My opinion doesn't matter at all, because I don't know anything about this field."

"I think I'm going to win this standards battle for Sony." Stringer continued to elaborate on his point of view.

"I don't understand Blu-ray DVD, but the standard is that the more friends you have, the better your chances of winning." Fang Zhuo shrugged, "Sony has a new chairman, and I believe it should bottom out."

Stringer got some comfort and encouragement and smiled: "Sony has a new board of directors and external directors, and it should bottom out."

Fang Zhuo felt that the British man seemed to be more able to compliment people after he became the chairman.

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The change of power in the Sony Group has set the tone with the conclusion of the shareholder meeting.

The following matters about Stringer's use of the previous "Transformation 60" plan and the attack on the board of directors are all lingering news that have nothing to do with Fang Zhuo.

The Sony Group will obviously continue to be shaken. Nakahachi Ryoharu, who was defeated, still holds a high position of power, and Kutaragi Ken, who came to power, is also at odds with each other, not to mention that Norio Ohga and Nobuyuki Dei both have influence on Sony.

Fang Zhuo is just a small foreign director. He will not participate in such things and does not want to devote his energy to it, but he is happy to see the results.

A Sony in chaos is a good Sony.

Stringer, who showed initial signs of nepotism, was also a good knight.

On March 4, Fang Zhuo, who had spent another day off with his family, decided to return the application the next day. It was also on this night that he got the opinion letter issued by the technical team.

Because the possible impact has been emphasized, the opinion paper is very cautious. The final result is that CMOS can bring better functions to mobile phones, but this time may take two or three years.

There are no suggestions for business cooperation in the opinion letter. The specific cooperation model between Yike and Sony needs to be considered by Fang Zhuo himself.

"Teacher Xu, what if we set up a joint venture subsidiary and put part of the R\u0026D center in China?"

Fang Zhuo thought for a long time and called Xu Keden directly.

"There is a very, very, very lack of talent in the country." Xu Keden suggested, "If we really want to do it, we have to have our own people. You can ask Professor Liu about this and see if we can cooperate with Tsinghua University."

He continued: "Establish a cooperative laboratory, recruit more students in this field, and provide scholarships and sponsorships... Mr. Fang, if we form a joint venture with Sony, it would be better if we can take advantage of the technology."

"Even if it takes a little longer."

Fang Zhuo originally wanted to set up R\u0026D centers in China and move them all to Luzhou, but now after listening to Mr. Xu’s suggestion of cooperating with Tsinghua University, he thought this would work.

This matter cannot be rushed. I will give Stringer a modified opinion letter tomorrow and wait to see how the two sides are willing to cooperate.

It's been three years since the new official took office. Yi Ke has always enjoyed cooperation with Sony Music, so of course he is willing to provide one.

Fang Zhuo ended the call and reviewed his vacation trip to Tokyo again.

Apart from not having a great vacation, everything else was pretty good.

On March 5, at three o'clock in the afternoon, Fang Zhuo returned to Shanghai with his family and a makeshift technical team.

The technical director Xu Keden who came with him stayed in Tokyo. He still needs to conduct further inspections, which involve a lot of content.

Originally, Fang Zhuo planned to accompany him, but the news he received from the American Android company made him cut back on his trip. He planned to keep an eye on domestic Tesco before flying to New York.

There are so many things going on at the end of the year...it's too late again