Chapter 197: First meeting with the father of VCD [3000]

Lu Yang pointed at a sofa in the far corner of the lobby.

A few people just walked over there and sat down, and I don't know what they were talking about.

But no matter whether it was Da Jun, Lao Liu, or Gong Ping'an, the three of them were very sure that those people were strangers and they didn't know any of them. However, Lu Yang had already taken the lead and they had no choice but to shrug their shoulders and follow tacitly.

"Everyone, is there anything wrong?"

Lu Yang's group consisted of four young men, and two of them were born soldiers. It was quite oppressive for them to walk together.

The few people who sat down to chat stopped talking for a moment.

He looked at the four of them at the same time.

The person who spoke was a middle-aged man in his early 30s, wearing a white plaid shirt with a pass hanging on his chest.

Lu Yang didn't answer first.

But his eyes were fixed on the pass on the person's chest.

[General Manager of Anhui Modern Television Technology Company:]

【Senior Engineer of Modern Television Technology Research Institute:】

【Mr. Jiang Wanli】

The two prefixes representing identities are followed by the same name.

How familiar it sounds!
"it's him."

A line of memory instantly emerged in Lu Yang's mind.

The name Jiang Wanli, if listed alone, is not very eye-catching, but if it is linked to a senior engineer, then it should be taken seriously enough. And if it is prefixed with the words "modern television technology", then it is definitely correct.

Lu Yang remembered that before his rebirth, he had seen an interview transcript. The interview was with Mr. Jiang Wanli, the former general manager of Wanyan Company, who had retired for a long time at that time and was the technical inventor of the world's first VCD and a senior engineer.

The old man said at the time that the birth of VCD was inseparable from the support of the Anhui Provincial Government and the Modern Television Technology Research Institute where he worked at the time. Before founding Wanyan Company, he was hired as the general manager of the Television Technology Company, a collective enterprise jointly established by the Anhui Provincial Government and the Modern Electronic Technology Research Institute.

Even later, the birth of Wanyan Company was inseparable from the financial support of Modern Television Technology Company.

Otherwise, how could he, a technician, just take out several million US dollars and co-found Wanyan Company with Sun Yansen, who was already a wealthy Chinese at that time?
It should be noted that every technology is in a state of burning money before it is born, and VCD technology is no exception. Before its birth, a lot of US dollars were burned. Without financial support, it was repeatedly used for experiments. It is rogue to want to talk about technology in vain.

That’s all Lu Yang remembered.

Oh, and there is one more, very important prerequisite.

The birth of VCD technology originated from an accident, a collision of soul and technology.

It was not until 1992 that engineer Jiang Wanli traveled across the ocean on behalf of Modern Television Technology Company to attend the American International Broadcasting and Television Technology Exhibition held in Chicago, which was the largest television technology expo in the world at that time.

During this expo, Jiang Wanli will meet his soul mate, Chinese American Mr. Sun Yansen.

The two hit it off immediately.

While visiting a graphics decompression chip developed by a company founded by this Chinese American, I suddenly came up with the idea of ​​using this graphics decoding and compression chip to integrate images and sounds on a small optical disc. I felt that this groundbreaking concept, if successful, would definitely break the situation in which the broadcasting and television industry was dominated by video tape recorders and create a new era of optical disc film and television.

It is foreseeable that once successful, it will bring endless wealth.

The two hit it off immediately and decided to cooperate, jointly investing to establish a new company to jointly develop and create electronic consumer products that use this image decoding and compression technology.

To sum up, it is not enough to rely on engineer Jiang Wanli alone. We also need Mr. Sun Yansen, a Chinese from the United States, and a patented technology from his company. All three are indispensable, and ultimately the great invention of VCD was born.

Think of this.

Lu Yang knew very well that impatience would not help, but that didn't stop him from getting to know the other person, saying hello, and getting to know him first.

So when the other party was wondering about their purpose, he took the initiative to extend his hands and shook the other party's hands, and humbly expressed his purpose: "Are you engineers from Modern TV Technology Company? I have heard a lot about your company's color TV subtitle machine. It is so advanced. The person who invented it is really amazing. I have wanted to buy one for a long time, but I have never had the chance. We don't sell this product at all. Now I finally meet you living people, ah, no, great inventors."

Flattery doesn't cost anything, just give it out first.

Color TV subtitle machine, as the name suggests, is used for reading subtitles. Its scientific name is: advertising subtitle machine. It is widely used in TV stations, enterprises, hotels and other high-end places. Of course, it is limited to this era. In a few years, it will be everywhere.

This technology was invented by the Anhui Province Modern Television Technology Research Institute only last year. It is the most advanced color television subtitle scrolling technology in the country and is considered to be their company's most powerful product at present.

Too bad, it doesn’t sell well.

This time, they came to promote their technology and the color TV subtitle machine produced by this technology, to see if they can sign a few foreign orders and raise some funds to support subsequent research and development.

Lu Yang's flattery was successful this time. Jiang Wanli couldn't help but show his joy, and stood up and said, "Really? You should be a company in the township, right? Our products are so useful, have they been spread to you now?"

The badges hanging on the chests of Lu Yang and others also revealed their origins.

Lu Yang held his hand tightly, not wanting to let go, and said, "Of course, it's all in the newspapers. It's the most advanced color TV subtitle scrolling technology in the country. Who wouldn't want it?"

"This this……"

Jiang Wanli opened his mouth and wanted to say something for a long time. As a researcher, he spent all day in the laboratory. There were some things he really didn't know how to say.

Especially the young man in front of him, who worshipped him like an idol.

Lu Yang laughed: "Chief Engineer Jiang, you want to ask me if I am interested in purchasing your company's products, right? That's easy to say."

Done.

He turned to Lao Liu and said, "Give me my business card."

In order to attend the Canton Fair, Lu Yang specially made a batch of business cards.

In this era, there were no more fancy things than in later generations. Generally, there were only two options for making business cards:

Or it could be the simplest piece of white paper with the name of your company, your name, position, and mobile phone number printed in black, plus the company phone number.

Or, you can directly use pure gold or pure silver, which is also a small card. This kind of card is usually only used by the rich.

Lu Yang is not that rich.

And that's too low, there's no way to show off like that.

His business card is very simple, just a piece of white paper with three lines of fonts printed on it.

【Meister Clothing】

【Chairman: Lu Yang】

【Telephone:】

Originally, Lu Yang wanted to keep it simpler and remove the words "Messite Clothing" and "Chairman". But then he thought, if he really removed them, the value of this business card would be greatly reduced. After all, he is not a big shot now. Without these titles, who would know him?
Forget it, forget it. Let’s talk about streamlining business cards later!

When I become the richest man in the future, I won’t even need a business card. My face will be the best business card.

"It turns out to be Mr. Lu. I have heard a lot about you. Mr. Lu, please take a seat."

After taking Lu Yang's business card, Jiang Wanli's attitude became even more enthusiastic.

He personally led a team to the Canton Fair this time and participated in setting up the booth in person, all in order to promote his own products. Now, before it officially starts, some people have come to him on their own initiative, which can be said to be a good start.

How could he not be happy?

Lu Yang also smiled happily and said, "Okay, okay, sorry to bother you."

After saying that, after the Modern Television Technology Company staff member stood up and made way, he sat down on the sofa and refused to leave.

The subsequent conversations also followed the topic of Chief Engineer Jiang Wanli, which can be summed up in one sentence: "Good, good, good, right, right, good, good, advanced, advanced, Chief Engineer Jiang is awesome, this technology is great, I will buy it, I will buy it."

The whole thing looks like a dog-licking act.

This action made the army behind him, Lao Liu, Ping An, all confused and puzzled.

broken.

Could this guy be poisoned?
Fortunately, after the final discussion, although Lu Yang made countless promises, he was unwilling to spend a penny. He just said that he would think about it again and invite the other party to dinner alone in the evening. He wanted to hear more about the novel and scientific stories about the invention of this color TV scrolling playback technology. He liked to hear this. If everyone was not busy, he even expressed the hope that the two of them could have time to talk alone by candlelight at night.

This made the eyes of several staff members around Chief Engineer Jiang bulge. Could it be that this handsome guy has, uh, a problem with his sexual orientation?

But Lu Yang couldn't care less.

This Canton Fair is very short, especially after it officially opens. Everyone will be busy and there will be no way to communicate. We can only take advantage of the one or two days before the Canton Fair starts to leave a deep impression on the other party.

After saying goodbye and leaving.

Walking out of the hotel lobby, Lu Yang turned to the three people and said, "I'm not crazy, I'm also very sober. This person is very important to us, you remember him, and Lao Liu, find a way to make us famous at the Canton Fair. No matter what method you use, I only have one request, that people think I'm rich, very rich, and generous, and dare to invest. You have to find a way to help me establish this character, understand?"

(End of this chapter)