Reborn Tokyo Golden Age

Hiroshi Ogawa is a researcher at the Technical Institute of Sony Tape Recording Division.

The Walkman, which is gradually becoming a trend, is one of the works developed and completed by his research institute.

Hiroshi Ogawa is very proud of the Walkman. As far as he knows, the Walkman has been out of stock in retail stores for 5 consecutive months.

At present, the supply is still in short supply, which means that Sony sells as many Walkmans as it produces in the past few months.

As its developer, Hiroshi Ogawa not only gained a great sense of accomplishment, but also received a generous bonus in the bill of materials received in the past two days.

Although he will soon be devoting himself to the development of CD technology non-stop, he still takes to the streets every morning to see those people running with their Walkman for morning exercises.

Or buy two audio magazines and look through the various boasting words of the editors about the Walkman.

Today, Hiroshi Ogawa came to the convenience store in front of his house as usual, and took an audio magazine from the periodical shelf.

"Stereo Sound"? Well, currently the most authoritative audio and record magazine in Japan.

Hiroshi Ogawa spread out the cover to read this issue of the magazine, and what kind of name he planned to give Walkman.

"Flashman! The Walkman's rival! The spoiler of Sony's audio-visual empire? "

Um? Hiroshi Ogawa was stunned for a moment, and he looked back at the periodical shelf again.

There are also many copies of "Stereo Sound", and the cover title is without exception the same as the magazine in hand.

Indeed, he read it correctly, he can understand that Walkman's name appears on the cover, but what the hell is this flashman?

It was then that he noticed that the cover photo of the magazine was not his own Walkman, but another similar Walkman photo.

Boshi Ogawa's heart skipped a beat. He put down the shopping bag in the other hand, spread out the magazine with both hands, and quickly flipped through it.

But don't worry too much, the opening article of Stereo Magazine is a detailed introduction to this so-called flashman.

"Hi everyone, I'm Tomoyuki Harada. In this issue, the author will introduce a brand new portable stereo player.

Before the introduction, all music lovers must know, or already have the Walkman first launched by Sony.

Its innovative design has greatly changed the way we listen to music.

Since then, music is no longer a vinyl record player fixed at home, but an entertainment activity that can be taken out of the house and enjoyed anytime, anywhere.

And our protagonist Flashman in this issue (see the picture below for details) is also a similar product designed based on this principle.

To be honest, in terms of creativity alone, I don't feel any difference between it and Sony's Walkman, and even some functions are much "shabby" compared to Sony's Walkman.

But why focus on introducing it today? Then let's take a look at what is unique about this Flashman.

First of all, as you can see, its style is very exquisite, and you can even find four different colors in electrical stores.

The author does not know what kind of processing technology this flashman uses, and every color is dazzling.

Especially the lovely pink gold, which has almost become the "sacred product" that girls are enthusiastically pursuing.

The author visited several stores at random, and all the pink and gold flashmans were out of stock without exception.

Presumably during the Christmas period that just passed, it was the Christmas gift that many girls wanted to receive most.

In short, flashman is better than Walkman in terms of visual effects alone. After all, not all girls like Sony's tough mechanical style.

Another thing that impressed me deeply about flashman is its small size, which is different from the way Sony wears it on the waist.

Flashman can even be stuffed into any pocket on the body, which is undoubtedly another reason that is hard to refuse.

But what surprised me the most and shocked me deeply is the earphones that flashman comes with.

That's right, earbuds.

Designed by Shirakawa Electric, it can be directly inserted into the ear and is only the size of a little finger.

Its appearance, like Walkman, is definitely a genius idea, and even has epoch-making significance.

Can you imagine a headset that is not worn on the hair and can be adjusted at will without affecting everyone's hairstyle or freedom of movement?

Can you imagine a headset that can be tucked into a ball and hidden under the palm of your hand, or stuffed into any pocket on your body?

The answer is flashman's earphones.

In the author's eyes, flashman's earphones are more attractive than the machine itself.

After the audition, the author's idea was further strengthened, although it seemed inconspicuous.

But its timbre is not inferior to most of the headphones on the market.

The tone is warm and mellow, even containing the most original taste of vinyl sound.

In short, for this flashman, the author can make bold predictions.

In the future, it will definitely be Walkman's strongest opponent, and even the audition empire that Sony wants to build will usher in a spoiler. "

Hiroshi Ogawa put down the magazine in his hand, his head was a little confused for a while.

Has Sony licensed other companies to produce Walkmans?

No, even the Aihua Company, which has a close relationship with it, has been dealing with it for a long time but has not yet obtained the nod of permission from Oga Norio-san.

Then how does this Baichuan Electric produce it.

Hiroshi Ogawa turned to the door, where a young man who was running in the morning happened to pass by.

The blue Walkman on his waist is very conspicuous, but why are the earphones directly inserted into the ears?

After being stunned for two seconds, Hiroshi Ogawa picked up the magazine in his hand and ran away. He needed to catch the first subway to the Sony headquarters in Shinagawa District.

"Sir, sir, you haven't paid!"

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Not to mention the speed of life and death staged here in the convenience store, the office of the president of Shirakawa Electric.

Bai Chuanfeng put down the magazine in his hand, nodded in satisfaction to Hasegawa standing in front of him,

"Hasegawa-san, you did a good job.

Stereo magazine is still very authoritative, especially for audio enthusiasts, almost every issue will not be missed.

With their help in publicity, flashman has entered the room in the eyes of the public. "

However, Hasegawa, who was praised, looked embarrassed, "President, Stereo Magazine is not our PR target..."

"Huh?" Bai Chuanfeng was stunned for a moment, then picked up the magazine on the table and shook again, "So..."

Hasegawa nodded embarrassingly. After all, it is the most authoritative audio magazine, how could it accept the public relations of a little-known club.

And the content in the magazine is not all praise, such as the similarities between flashman and Walkman.

There is also the shabby functional design, as well as the button module that can't be more streamlined.

The overall evaluation is quite satisfactory, but the characteristics of flashman are not less to say.

Bai Chuanfeng couldn't help but laugh, all right, as long as the goal is achieved.

If you want to continue to maintain that rebellious look, just continue to maintain it.

"In short, it's not a bad thing. At least the popularity will be improved, and it will save us a lot of advertising expenses."

This is true, after all, in the eyes of most people, "Stereo Magazine" is still very compelling, and being on their cover is itself a great publicity.

This is equivalent to putting a layer of qualification certification from the professional audio field on flashman, a good thing~

"By the way, President, there is another matter." Hasegawa wanted to say something, but his eyes were a little strange.

"Hasegawa-san, please feel free."

"Well, I received a lot of calls from retail stores today, asking if our flashman earphones would be sold separately."

Bai Chuanfeng froze, this...

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