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#315 - The advent of television and the Hidden Dragon Project

Breakthroughs in semiconductors are somewhat difficult, but research on CRT displays is progressing rapidly.

The most important technology for CRTs is producing a specialized vacuum tube containing one or more electron guns. The electron beams emitted by the electron guns strike the fluorescent screen, displaying images. Relatively speaking, the surrounding production equipment involved is not extensive, making it much faster to set up than semiconductors.

The origins of these technologies can be traced back to 1869 when German physicists Julius Plücker and Johann Wilhelm Hittorf first observed the existence of cathode rays, which are the foundation of CRT displays. In 1897, German physicist Karl Ferdinand Braun used this discovery to invent the CRT (cathode-ray tube), so CRTs were initially called Braun tubes.

Since displays appeared so early, televisions naturally followed not long after. By 1925, the British inventor John Logie Baird had invented the world's first practically usable television.

By 1941, they had even developed color television and established television stations.

However, it was clear that the effect of televisions at this time was too poor, so they did not achieve large-scale development.

The screen display was too small, and the image quality was too abstract. Even the most tolerant people of that era couldn't stand it.

The Dawn Research Institute's Display Technology Center, under Ren Zhong's technical guidance, took the lead in achieving a 15-inch color television with a resolution of 352 × 288 pixels. This was the world's first television with an effect clearer than newspaper printed images.

It is also the electronic display with the best display effect currently available.

In the initial applications after this display was developed, the first application of this television was as a display device for transistor computers.

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"This is a remarkable invention, very attractive," Staff Officer Ye, having seen the television demonstration, knew that a product like a movie that could be watched at home would indeed stir people's hearts in this era. "However, this thing is not cheap. According to your cost analysis, production alone costs $500, and the terminal price would be $1000. I'm afraid it will be difficult to sell many in our country, especially since it also needs program content to support it. At this stage, I don't think there are many opportunities in the domestic market."

Staff Officer Ye's words were obviously well-considered. The exchange rate between the US dollar and the domestic currency is currently about 1:6, with $1 being able to exchange for 6 yuan. In a society where monthly wages are still in the tens of yuan, the price of a television is clearly too divorced from social reality.

"That's right, the commercial opportunity for this invention lies abroad, but..." Ren Zhong pondered for a moment, "If we only do export business, I'm afraid this business will be difficult to scale up. Whether it's Europe or the rogue eagle, they won't allow such a product with very broad market prospects to be in our hands."

Ren Zhong's words resonated deeply with Ma Zhiyuan, the head of the Display Technology Center who had studied abroad. The rogue eagle, despite absorbing foreign talent in an unconventional manner, also has an instinctive desire to get their hands on new products and technologies by any means possible.

Whether it's through stealing or outright robbery.

"Since a sufficient market cannot be formed domestically to develop, and we cannot export on a large scale abroad, does this mean this technology will just be left to waste without being monetized?" Staff Officer Ye asked, frowning in distress after listening.

The transistor computer was a lucrative opportunity, making Staff Officer Ye very interested in the commercialization of technology.

In this regard, it's as exhilarating as winning a battle.

"Of course, we can't watch the technology lie dormant and become useless. I do have a solution, but it requires capable personnel to execute it," Ren Zhong knew that it was useless to trouble the two of them with such matters and directly stated his solution, "We select reliable personnel, take the technical secrets, join the rogue eagle, use this technology to start from scratch in the rogue eagle, make money to strengthen ourselves, and when the time is right, find a way to give back to the motherland with this huge sum of money, not necessarily through donations, but through investment, purchasing the materials we need, and other methods."

Ren Zhong briefly explained and then said, "This requires our executor to have a firm belief, a deep technical foundation, and also the commercial ability to be socially adept."

Ren Zhong looked at Ma Zhiyuan, putting immense pressure on the latter.

He had only returned for a few years and was doing well in the country, feeling a great sense of accomplishment. Why did he feel like Ren Zhong was going to send him away?

How is this different from underground intelligence personnel lurking in other countries?

No, this is intelligence personnel lurking on the economic front.

Ma Zhiyuan didn't want to go out again at all.

Staff Officer Ye on the side was very shocked by Ren Zhong's peculiar idea. For him, it was completely unimaginable that it could be done this way.

However, after thinking about it for a while, this matter does indeed have a certain degree of operability.

It's just that the requirements for operation are too high. Not only must the personnel be very loyal, but the requirement for commercial ability to start an industry from scratch is not something that ordinary people can handle. To have both aspects, it's simply harder than ascending to heaven.

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However, Staff Officer Ye looked at Ren Zhong's appearance and seemed to already have a plan in mind. This young man named Ma Zhiyuan seemed to have already entered Ren Zhong's sights, otherwise, Ren Zhong wouldn't have called an irrelevant person to discuss such confidential matters.

"Old Brother Ren, I have no say in this matter. Just tell us how you need us to cooperate, and we will cooperate directly," Staff Officer Ye, remembering his previous work routine, consciously started doing his old job.

"Of course, we need the strong assistance of Staff Officer Ye. In any case, only a very small number of our people will go out, maintaining the core of technology development. The people in the core positions of the commercial operation, who will actually operate the business, also need Staff Officer Ye to negotiate with Mr. Chen overseas. The initial fundraising also needs Mr. Chen to complete in the rogue eagle country to ensure that this company starts cleanly and is a genuine new local startup in the rogue eagle."

Ren Zhong had a plan for this project for a long time, and now he revealed a part of it to make Staff Officer Ye and Ma Zhiyuan feel that Ren Zhong was not acting on a whim.

"This is just one company. In the television industry, there is actually a more important link, which is the provision of content. In this regard, I think it is more worthwhile for us to invest and cultivate because, without a doubt, the most effective way to influence the rogue eagle's social opinion in the future will be the developed television media! Our people must infiltrate the content providers of the rogue eagle's television industry."

"According to the rogue eagle's habitual development, their cable television will be the mainstream in the future. Our people must be able to complete the application and construction of cable television networks in several mainstream metropolitan areas of the rogue eagle in advance, so that, in conjunction with the sales of televisions, we can truly control the upstream and downstream of this industry."

Hiss, Staff Officer Ye and Ma Zhiyuan both gasped. Ren Zhong's plans are always grand!

According to this planned development, if the mainstream metropolitan areas of the rogue eagle are covered by this television network in the future, then the advantage in terms of public opinion is really too great.

A simple television selling business can be played by Ren Zhong in such a way. Ren Zhong's mind really has at least eight hundred tricks!

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