"If that's the case, then we don't have to limit ourselves to the UK. We can look for OEM manufacturers overseas. The most important thing is speed. The cost of the set-top box can be fully offset by the customer's deposit, and there is still a surplus. In this case, speed is the most important. We must occupy the UK market in the shortest possible time."
Barron said in a deep voice to Brad, CEO of Digital UK.
"But if it is overseas, whether it is Germany, France, or the United States, our local companies have no advantage in production costs, and we need to add shipping costs."
Hearing the other party's answer, Barron smiled and said:
"Don't just limit your vision to Europe and the United States. Look at Asia. The manufacturing industry there is booming now. And because of the labor advantage, even with the shipping costs, the cost is much lower than our own production. I think you can send people to China, especially the southern region there, such as Shenzhen. I have been there before. Their electronic product production is already very large, and the industrial chain is very complete. We can definitely find a strong factory to serve as our OEM factory."
"Huaxia?"
Brad said with a skeptical look:
"The quality of their products... I'm afraid the failure rate will be too high, which will increase the pressure on our customer service."
It was normal for Brad to have such doubts at this time.
Because during this period, in the eyes of many people in Europe and the United States, Chinese products represented cheapness and poor quality.
Of course, emerging countries, including the former Japan, will initially take the copycat, cheap route. After accumulating experience and capital, they will upgrade the industrial chain and finally complete the transformation.
Just like Chinese products, in the next twenty years, they have gradually changed the inherent impressions of many Westerners by relying on their technological content and quality.
"You don't need to worry about this. I hope you can send someone to investigate without any preconceptions. As long as their pass rate is within an affordable range and the cost is low enough, we can directly replace the user's set-top box with a new one when it breaks down."
Barron understood that China at this time was fully capable of producing the set-top boxes they needed, and he was not purely "Chinese-oriented" as he had in his previous life, but was simply considering his own interests. He continued,
"As for the users, our locally produced set-top boxes still require a deposit of 400 pounds, while the Chinese-made set-top boxes with the same functions can reduce the deposit to 300 pounds. I believe that at that time, as long as it does not affect the use, the users will make their own choices."
"Okay, Your Highness, I will immediately send technicians to Huaxia to inspect the factory there. Shenzhen City, right?"
Since his boss insisted on doing so, Brad wisely agreed.
"Yes, I have invested in a company there before. Their founder Pony has many connections there. I will call him and ask him to help us introduce a factory with sufficient strength. We can control the quality of the most important chip part of the set-top box. After customizing those main components, we will have the Chinese factory assemble them. There will be absolutely no problem."
The most important parts of the set-top box's hardware system are the chip, memory and modem. Other parts, such as various interfaces, power supply and casing, have little technical content.
Therefore, what Barron meant was that after finding a suitable foundry, they would standardize the other party's quality system, and important components, especially chips, would be customized by Digital UK from European and American manufacturers. There would actually be no problem. Moreover, what they needed was a quantity of tens of millions, so they could invest in the other party and take a stake to ensure the interests of Digital UK.
The cost of set-top boxes produced in China is probably 30%-50% lower than that of local production, and the output is also much higher, which is the best choice for Digital UK.
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"You came back so early today, don't you have any other plans?"
Seeing Bonnie's half-smile, Barron said seriously,
"I told you, honey, it's just a meal. I wanted to take you with me, but you refused."
"Wouldn't it be inappropriate for me to go on a date with a beautiful woman?"
At this time, Barron knew that what he needed next was not to continue explaining, but to use learning knowledge to prove his innocence...
The results of the Woaw website's selection at Cambridge University are out, and the one who received the most likes is a girl named Jenna Aaron.
When the staff of Woaw website asked her what kind of prize she would like to get, Jenna Aaron said that she only needed a MINI car for daily transportation. In addition, she hoped to have the opportunity to meet and have dinner with the Duke of Devonshire.
MINI cars are a popular car model among British girls. They are small and cute, but even the high-end version only costs 25,000 pounds, which is far lower than the prize of no more than 50,000 pounds promised by Barron at the time.
For this reason, another request she made was agreed by Barron.
Of course, he had discussed this matter with you before, and she knew about it from the beginning to the end.
Although during the dinner, the beautiful lady named Jenna Aaron hinted to Barron that she didn't have to go back to the dormitory tonight...but Barron was still very gentlemanly and asked the driver to take her back to Cambridge from the Devonshire Hotel after dinner.
This is not because Renée Aaron is not pretty enough. She was able to win the final victory in the entire Cambridge University female competition. Renée Aaron not only has exquisite features, but also has a very "wow" figure...
Although Barron likes beautiful women, he also knows what kind of people he can target and what kind of people he needs to be cautious with.
It was like even though he had studied with the Viscountess and even those actors, Barron knew that due to their identities, they would never make their affairs public, which would make him embarrassed in the end...
But for a girl like Jenna Aaron, that's not necessarily the case.
Knowing that he had a girlfriend, he still stuck to her like this. Was it really just for the "admiration" she said? When it came to judging people, Barron thought he had some experience, which came from his many experiences in his previous life.
It can be seen that Jenna Aaron is a scheming girl, and Barron does not want to get into trouble.
Moreover, this selection by the Woaw website had previously been called "The Duke's Choice for a Princess" by some tabloids including The Sun, and he couldn't really afford to be accused of this.
After all, in his heart, Woaw's value is much more important than such a woman.
Now, Woaw has begun to open registration channels to more British university students.
After the evaluation of girls at Cambridge University is completed, the evaluation of girls across the whole of England will be launched immediately.
From this time on, the Woaw website will also see an explosion in the number of users, from tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands or even millions.
At the same time, the Woaw website has decided to continue to open registration for high school students next year. After the number of registered members on the website exceeds 1 million, it will officially open registration to the whole society.