sinovels Chapter 381, after all that, still prioritizes the Fire Dragon.
Chapter 381, after all that, still prioritizes the Fire Dragon.
"Later, the old gentleman licensed the technology to us for free because he said that in his view, DaMi was a company that respected technology."
He trusts us with his money…
The fans in the audience reacted instantly upon hearing about the technology... the applause was so generous it reached the stage.
It really is free; all you need to do is move your hand.
"But right after it ended, I asked Mr. Tanaka what kind of ceramics are considered good ceramics."
Without even looking up, the master ceramic craftsman from a great nation said, "Lei, have you ever spent a night guarding the kiln?"
Lei Jun paused briefly to let everyone once again appreciate the dedication of the master craftsmen from a great nation.
Seeing the stunned expressions on the faces of the audience below the stage, he smiled smugly, realizing that the story of the ceramic fairy was a good choice.
Lei Jun then added, "I didn't understand, so I asked him what he meant."
Seeing how earnestly I was learning, Mr. Tanaka made an exception and personally demonstrated to me how the temperature of the clay changes from 1000 degrees to 1300 degrees every minute from shaping the clay to putting it into the kiln, and how this temperature change affects the final color.
If the temperature is too low, the glaze will not be smooth; if the temperature is too high, the porcelain body will crack.
A good piece of porcelain isn't fired, it's waited for.
He turned around and looked at the big screen.
The screen showed Tanaka holding a teacup.
The bowl was entirely silvery-white, as thin as an eggshell, and under the halo, it shone with a warm, jade-like luster.
Tanaka said in Japanese, "It took me seven years from when I started until he finished."
It takes seven years to fire one bowl.
This proves once again that our failures in the past few years were not due to a lack of technology, but rather because there are simply too many factors that influence the quality of a piece of ceramic.
The rice fans in the audience were nodding wildly.
Failure is normal, but the spirit of having the courage to persevere after failure... truly befits Lei Jun, whom they admire.
Looking at the audience below the stage, Lei Jun smiled. This dose of inspirational talk had worked quite well...
After telling the story, Lei Jun naturally steered the conversation to the ceramic back cover.
"But this bowl also showed me the difficulty of ceramics, so I asked Mr. Tanaka if we could ask you to make the ceramic back cover."
This time, however, Mr. Tanaka glanced at me and smiled.
He said, "You Chinese people replace your phones every few months. Can you wait seven years?"
The audience fell silent again instantly.
Is this a rejection or...? Could it be that Da Mi really only got the recipe and didn't bring the craftsmen over?
Lei Jun then began to ask and answer his own questions in a reflective tone.
I didn't sleep a wink that night.
I've been wondering, what are we really pursuing when we make mobile phones? Is it speed, benchmark scores, or endless iterations?
Or like Mr. Tanaka, who spent seven years just to create a single perfect product.
Meanwhile, in Guangzhou, Shen Fei couldn't hold back any longer when he saw this.
After all, China is the birthplace of ceramics. There are so many craftsmen in China, such as Ru Kiln and Ding Kiln. Why don't you invite them? Instead, you go abroad and find some third-rate technicians and call them master craftsmen of a great nation.
The key is that there's a bunch of idiots...
And why doesn't he brag about his benchmark scores? Is it because he really doesn't want to, or because he can't beat them?
Seeing Shen Fei like this, Zhang Mingzhu quickly took his hand and gently stroked it...
"Don't be angry...it's fine to just treat it as a joke, isn't it?"
At the press conference, Lei Jun pressed the remote control again.
"Ceramics is not just a material, it's a spirit."
The fans in the audience applauded enthusiastically once again... The assassins were now completely convinced that the ceramic coating process was difficult, and doing it well was even more difficult.
Most importantly, the ceramic products next door are not as good as the rice products.
"The next morning, I visited Mr. Tanaka again."
I told Mr. Tanaka very frankly that I couldn't wait seven years, but I could use seven months to create a flagship product that consumers could use for seven years.
Lei Jun didn't say anything more. He pressed a button on the remote control, and a rendering of the Mi Note 3 appeared on the screen. The phone was white with rounded corners.
But this is not ordinary white; it has the kind of white that Tanaka spent seven years creating, as if the light is absorbed into the fuselage rather than simply reflected.
"The entire Dami Note3 series uses ceramic back covers crafted by master artisans."
The rice fans in the audience jumped up instantly, and the rice was far ahead.
At the same time, looking at the signature next to the camera, they instantly understood that Mr. Tanaka had added rice, and that the back cover was also made by the craftsman himself.
Who knows, this Xiaomi Note3 might actually be an investment product?
After all, ceramic back covers crafted by master artisans offer an excellent feel, making their appreciation in value inevitable.
Many fans in the audience were instantly captivated!
At that moment, Lei Jun introduced this extremely difficult process.
"This time we used zirconia ceramics."
With a Mohs hardness of 8.5, it is second only to sapphire.
Seven processes, 27 days of firing, each back cover undergoes 3 days and 3 nights of high-temperature firing.
It's three times harder than glass, ten times warmer than metal, and feels like a piece of jade in your hand.
As soon as the sound faded, a detailed process flow appeared on the large screen.
From raw materials, porcelain clay undergoes processes such as spray granulation, dry pressing, and polishing to finally become a ceramic back cover with a thickness of only 0.60mm.
Each step is marked with time and temperature, and each back cover is individually recorded, with a frequency of less than 40%.
"As you can see from this promotional video, the yield rate for ceramic products is very low. So why are we so determined to tackle ceramics?"
Lei Jun's voice rose a little higher.
"Because plastic ages, metal oxidizes, and glass breaks, only ceramics become more lustrous and beautiful with use."
It will merge with your hand, recording every touch you make; it's a living material.
He paused, looked at the excited audience below, and finally said:
"This is what Mr. Ito gave me. Okay, products aren't made, they're waited for."
The excited fans couldn't express their feelings, so they could only clap continuously to show their anticipation...
After all, they believed Lei Jun was serious, and besides, they wouldn't gain anything by lying to them, so supporting him was enough.
"Of course, ceramics are only its surface."
Lei Jun pressed the remote control again to switch to the configuration page.
"Our inner strength is equally formidable!"
It's a flagship phone that excels both inside and out.
As online fans excitedly sent comments, Lei Jun proudly pulled a chip out of his pocket once again.
"The Dami Note3 is the first domestic product to use the Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processor."
28nm quad-core, benchmark score on TubeX...
"How much? Can it even beat the Taishan 910? I've been annoyed with those people for a long time. They keep hyping up a piece of junk chip. I really don't know. Anyone who didn't know better would think it was some kind of amazing thing!"