He paused and continued in-depth: "If I were to take the lead in this work, my first step would not be to rush to write applications or make UIs, but to immediately form a capable and core BSP team.
This team must be rooted at the bottom, starting from the most basic driver stability, fine tuning of power management strategies, optimization of memory scheduling mechanisms, and file system performance improvement, these "dirty tasks" Start.
This requires continuous and unlimited R&D investment at the company level. It needs to be given enough time and patience to polish. It also requires the top management’s absolute respect and understanding of the rules of technology research and development. It cannot be quick and easy. ”
“Investment and time are not problems,” Li Yan nodded firmly, “I respect technology and professional talents, and I also know the importance of underlying R&D.
My only requirement is to be as fast as possible while ensuring code quality and system stability! The window period left by the market for us will not be too long, and our competitors will not stop and wait for us.
As for the specific hardware platform, we expect to get an early version of MediaTek’s smartphone Turnkey solution by the end of the year.
But before that, I hope that the team can first conduct preliminary technical research and talent training on some public development boards of TI or Qualcomm to lay a solid foundation.
The conversation that followed became very in-depth and specific.
The two had an intense discussion for nearly two hours focusing on the specific structure of the BSP team, which niche talents need to be recruited, which expensive testing equipment and software tools need to be purchased in the initial stage, possible technical difficulties and coping strategies, etc.
Although Li Yan is not as proficient in technical details as Dr. Han, his keen insight into industry trends, precise grasp of technical directions, and determination to attach importance to and invest in research and development have obviously deeply moved this technical expert who has been looking for a platform to display his talents.
At the end of the lunch, Dr. Han's initial scrutinizing and cautious attitude had completely changed. His eyes were shining with excitement and strong interest. He solemnly stated that he would seriously consider Li Yan's invitation as soon as possible and hoped to give a preliminary reply within a week.
As for options, Li Yan also gave a clear explanation.
Although the company is not currently listed, it can set up an employee stock ownership platform and grant core employees the right to subscribe for a certain share of equity at a very low price when the company increases capital and shares in the future by agreement, and will ask professional lawyers to draw up legally binding documents to ensure their rights and interests.
This is a relatively cutting-edge and practical incentive method among startup companies in 2008.
The time came to three o'clock in the afternoon, in the large conference room of the company headquarters.
The atmosphere was as warm as a dynamite barrel about to explode.
A red velvet banner hung high: "Warmly celebrating Xingchen Technology's sales exceeding 550,000 units in April and the Sales Elite Commendation Conference."
At the front of the conference room, several long conference tables were temporarily put together to form a huge awards podium. On top of it, like a wall, there were neatly stacked bundles of hundred-yuan bills that had not yet been sealed.
Fifty bundles were divided into one pile, six piles in total, forming a "red hill" about half a meter high and exuding a strong smell of money.
The visual shock and psychological impact produced by stacking three million yuan in cash is unmatched by any number.
All the sales staff, as well as the representatives from each department who were selected to watch the ceremony, packed the large conference room that can accommodate 200 people, and the people in the back even stood on tiptoes.
When Li Yan walked into the venue surrounded by all the company's senior executives, thunderous applause mixed with excited whistles broke out instantly, almost tearing down the roof.
Sales Director Sister Li was wearing the most formal suit, her voice trembling with excitement. She spent ten minutes reviewing the glorious achievements of Xingchen Mobile in the national market in April, and thanked every salesperson for their hard work.
Then, she began to rank according to the pre-approved performance, using a high-pitched voice to read out the region, name and corresponding after-tax commission amount one by one.
These amounts range from tens of thousands of yuan to two to three hundred thousand yuan. For ordinary working-class people in 2008, they are all astronomical figures.
Every time a name was read, the crowd burst into cheers and envious exclamations.
The sales elite who was named trotted onto the stage excitedly under the focus of countless eyes.
Li Yan personally stood next to the "money mountain", took the corresponding amount of cash from the financial staff, solemnly handed it to each winner, and shook hands with each winner vigorously. Sometimes he would briefly say "Well done, keep up the hard work!" or "Next month's champion, I hope you will still be the winner!"
Offstage, the internal publicity staff arranged by the Administration Department kept clicking the shutter to record the moments full of achievement and inspiration.
These photos will be carefully framed and hung on the company's cultural wall in the future, becoming the most intuitive footnote of the wolf culture of Xingchen Technology and reminding latecomers that here, struggle can be directly converted into tangible wealth.
Li Yan looked at the faces in the audience that were flushed with excitement and full of desire, and knew that the money was well spent.
This is not only the ultimate recognition of our efforts over the past month, but also the strongest catalyst for future performance.
By seven o'clock in the evening, Li Yan had arrived at the Bauhinia Hall of Dongguan International Hotel.
Deputy Mayor Wang hosted a banquet for Li Yan and several supplier bosses from Shenzhen.
Li Yan's side, in addition to Su Qing, also brought Purchasing Director Brother Zhang and Financial Director Aunt Zhang with him.
This is a very pragmatic arrangement: he maintains a strategic relationship and atmosphere with Deputy Mayor Wang and the other party's core boss, while the specific business docking and preliminary cost exploration are completed by his employees.
Deputy Mayor Wang introduced in the middle, and his words were full of appreciation for Xingchen Technology and expectations for future cooperation.
"Mr. Li, this is Mr. Zhang from Shenzhen Huaxian Technology. They specialize in small and medium-sized LCD screens, especially TFT-LCD for mobile phones. They have excellent technology and have been suppliers to several big brands."
"This is Mr. Li from OFILM. He is a leader in the field of camera modules. 300,000 and 2-megapixel modules are very mature, and he is working on 5 million pixels."
"This is Mr. Wang from AAC Electronics. He makes micro-speakers and motors. He is one of Apple's suppliers and has strong technical capabilities."
Li Yan exchanged business cards and greeted each boss one by one.
He is keenly aware that these suppliers may not be the largest in the industry, but they are all small and medium-sized enterprises with certain technical characteristics and cost advantages in specific fields. They are in a period of rapid growth, very similar to the current situation of Xingchen Technology.
With this kind of cooperation, both parties are more sincere and it is easier to establish a close and flexible supply relationship.