hotmtlnovel Chapter 234 Successful Development of the Mobile Phone
Chapter 234 Successful Development of the Mobile Phone
A week later, Lin Zhou arrived safely at the Luohu Port in mainland China.
The car was already waiting at the door. When the driver saw Lin Zhou, he immediately stepped forward and bowed, saying, "Mr. Lin, you must be tired from your journey."
Lin Zhou nodded: "Let's go straight to the industrial park."
"yes!"
The car drove towards Luohu Industrial Park.
In just over a year, this place is no longer the wasteland it once was.
Modern factory buildings stand one after another, complete with research and development centers, laboratories, dormitories, canteens, and warehouses. The roads are wide, vehicles come and go in an orderly manner, and busy workers and technicians are everywhere.
The car drove directly to the front of the most central R&D building in the park.
A group of people were already standing in front of the building. At the head of the group was Chen Dongsheng, the general manager of the industrial park, and next to him were technical experts and electronic engineers.
Upon seeing Lin Zhou get out of the car, Chen Dongsheng immediately led his men to greet him, his tone respectful and excited: "President Lin, you're finally back!"
Lin Zhou reached out and shook hands with him: "Thank you for your hard work."
"It's no trouble at all! It's all what we should do!" Chen Dongsheng said with a smile. "Everyone has been looking forward to your return to take charge every day."
Lin Zhou's gaze swept over everyone: "While I was away, have the personnel, equipment, and technological accumulation kept up?"
Old Zhou from the R&D center immediately nodded and replied:
"They're all here! All the top electronics engineers, radio experts, and structural engineers you had us recruit from all over the country are in place, not a single one missing!"
A senior engineer wearing glasses nearby added:
"Mr. Lin, all the equipment in the laboratory has been debugged and is ready for use. The high-precision instruments, testing platforms, and cleanrooms are all ready for use."
"We were able to see and hope to catch up with foreign technology thanks to Mr. Lin's help!"
Lin Zhou waved his hand and said in a relaxed tone, "It's all the proper thing to do. Let's not talk about this for now. Let's go check out the core laboratory first."
"Yes! This way, please!"
Old Zhou quickly led the way, and the group entered the research and development building, heading straight to the top-floor classified laboratory.
Upon entering, Lin Zhou went straight to the point: "Have you thoroughly understood the technical materials I asked you to compile?"
Old Zhou immediately gestured to the technical supervisor beside him: "You tell Mr. Lin."
The technical lead stepped forward:
"Mr. Lin, we have broken down and carefully studied all the solutions you provided."
"Many of the ideas were too advanced for us to understand at first, but after repeated consideration, we understood them all."
Lin Zhou nodded: "I don't need you to make anything advanced. Just simplify, reduce the size, and stabilize the existing mobile phones."
Old Zhou was somewhat doubtful: "Mr. Lin, are you really going to make portable phones? Right now, the market is full of big, heavy, and ridiculously expensive mobile phones. There's a lot of risk in doing this."
"What risks could there be? If we succeed, we'll be making mobile phones; if we fail, we'll be making early mobile phones."
"Besides, we won't fail. Compared to the original mobile phone, our developed phone has better signal, is lighter, and smaller."
Lin Zhou said firmly, "The mobile phones these days are bulky, expensive, have poor signal, and short battery life. Ordinary people simply can't afford them."
He paused, then held out his hand to explain:
"What we want to make is a portable mobile phone that is palm-sized, lightweight, has stable battery life, clear calls, and costs only half the price of a traditional mobile phone."
The engineers present were all intrigued. "That's right, we've mastered the technology of the mobile phone company. Even if the research and development fails, the mobile phone company will still be there to bail us out."
An experienced engineer couldn't help but ask, "Mr. Lin, with such a small size, the antenna, battery, motherboard, and signal module all need to be redesigned. Can we really make it?"
"Yes." Lin Zhou's tone left no room for doubt, but inwardly he was furiously complaining:
"The technical drawings I gave you have removed all the advanced features, retaining only calls and text messages, making them fully compatible with current industrial standards."
He walked to the lab bench, picked up a pen, and quickly drew a structural diagram on the whiteboard.
"The motherboard is reduced in size by two-thirds, the battery uses a new type of lithium battery, the signal module is externally optimized, the casing is made of lightweight engineering plastic, and the overall weight is kept to less than 200 grams."
A crowd gathered around, watching intently.
A structural engineer exclaimed, "Mr. Lin, your design is ingenious! With this layout, the volume can really be kept so small!"
"Can the technology make it work?" Lin Zhou asked the production manager.
The production manager immediately nodded: "Once the design is finalized, our production line can definitely start mass production, and precision is not a problem."
Lin Zhou looked at everyone and said, "From today onwards, all resources will be tilted towards the mobile phone project. Funding, equipment, and personnel will all be given priority. I will personally oversee the project and work with you all to overcome this challenge."
Old Zhou's voice trembled with excitement: "With Mr. Lin personally leading the team, we're sure to succeed! We're willing to work overtime!"
"No need for blind overtime." Lin Zhou waved his hand. "Ensuring efficiency, ensuring safety, and ensuring quality are the three most important things."
For the next two weeks, Lin Zhou practically lived and ate at the R&D center in the industrial park.
I spend every day in the lab, working with engineers to debug motherboards, optimize signals, test battery life, and modify the casing structure.
When they encountered technical bottlenecks, he would go into his online space to find the video tutorials he had cached, watch them carefully, and then use them to create simplified solutions, guiding everyone through the challenges step by step.
The motherboard was too large, so he explained the key points to the engineers and asked them to re-optimize the wiring.
The signal was unstable, so they were asked to adjust the antenna layout.
The first casing they made was angular and unattractive, and it didn't feel good to the touch. He personally drew up the most classic Nokia phone design from the previous generation and had them modify the mold and start making it again.
The team members went from initial doubt and apprehension to admiration and shock, and finally to complete unwavering loyalty.
They became increasingly aware that this young, wealthy boss possessed technology that could truly change the times.
Time flies like an arrow; half a year has passed in the blink of an eye.
That afternoon, everyone in the core laboratory held their breath.
An engineer, his fingers trembling slightly, held the newly assembled prototype and pressed the power button.
The screen lit up, and after a boot-up screen finished, the signal was at full strength.
Before everyone could even rejoice, Old Zhou loudly urged:
"Don't just stand there! Quickly, try making a phone call!"
Everyone snapped out of their daze upon hearing Lao Zhou's words and hurriedly urged him on.
The engineer also started trying to dial to test if he could make a call.
He pressed a number on the keypad and then pressed the call button. (When Lin Zhou was preparing to develop the mobile phone, he collaborated with the government to create a telephone exchange, which enabled interconnection between mobile phones and landlines.)
As the telephone next to them rang its clear ring, everyone in the laboratory breathed a sigh of relief.
Lin Zhou stepped forward and picked up the telephone receiver next to him, his face showing no sign of excitement.
"Look at how calm and collected President Lin is; you can tell he didn't become a big boss by luck!"
"Yes! I'm just a junior technician involved in the research and development, and I'm already incredibly excited."
Lin Zhou's body was enhanced by the space, so their whispered conversation could still be heard, but they didn't pay any attention to it.
He spoke his first words into the microphone:
"Hello, this is Zhonghua R&D Center, please speak."
Then press the speakerphone button and put the microphone down.