Chapter 365 - An Essential for Martial Artists (1/2)
Chapter 365 An Essential for Martial Artists
December 23rd, Thursday… Feeling slightly apprehensive, Chang You arrived outside Boss Pei’s office once again. The last time he came had been two weeks ago. At that time, Chang You had brought the Otto OS—which he had been very confident about – here. In the end, a bunch of bugs appeared out of nowhere, and the entire project failed.
Boss Pei had raised some criticisms about the stability of the system and asked Chang You to prioritize stability over all the gaudy, unnecessary details.
This time, Chang You mainly wanted to show Boss Pei two things.
First, he wanted to show Boss Pei the improved Otto OS. Nothing had changed since the previous time; it contained all the same things. In fact, to improve stability, Chang You had gotten rid of some less useful functions.
His aim was to ensure that the system would be as stable as possible, with minimal bugs appearing, while he was reporting their progress to Boss Pei.
Apart from that, he wanted to present the prototype for Otto Technologies’ first cell phone.
Otto Technologies had been established close to two months ago. Chang You had to admit that it was a first-tier local manufacturer indeed; it had been extremely efficient in producing the first prototype. However, Chang You was feeling apprehensive as he held the first prototype in his hands.
He was not confident at all.
Although he could not bear to present this to Boss Pei, it had already been produced. He had to let Boss Pei take a look.
If he was not satisfied, Chang You could still make edits to it.
Before entering, Chang You closed his eyes and said a short prayer that the Heavens would watch over him and that minimal bugs would appear. Then, he knocked on the door.
When he heard ‘come in’, Chang You pushed open the door to enter the office and then explained the purpose of his visit to Boss Pei.
Pei Qian nodded happily. “Alright, let me take a look.”
Pei Qian was quite interested in this cell phone. After all, this was the first tangible product that Tengda was developing.
Before this, Tengda had produced many games, but they were intangible at the end of the day. One could only operate them on computers or game machines; they could not hold the games in their hands and play with them.
ROF was a computer-installation business, but its products were not that different from other DIY computers.
This cell phone would be different. It would be produced using ODM, but cell phones were digital products with a high level of integration after all. The cell phones they created would be unique.
Pei Qian watched as Chang You placed a ‘brick’ in his hands.
…it was very heavy!
Pei Qian could feel an obvious weight on his hands. “How much does this cell phone weigh?”
Ashamed, Chang You answered, “247 grams.”
Pei Qian was silent.
He did not know what else to say other than that it was awesome!
What did this weight mean?
At the moment, the cell phones that were in trend were small. Take Pineapple’s flagship models throughout the generations as an example for instance. Until now, they all weighed about 140 grams. Even the bigger models only weighed about 190 grams.
In fact, a phone weighing more than 200 grams would already be considered quite heavy for relatively weaker girls. One could say that only athletes and martial artists would be able to carry a cell phone weighing 250 grams.
Pei Qian considered the weight of the cell phone in his hand.
Hmm, it would probably feel really good to hit someone with this!
Chang You obviously knew that the cell phone was way too heavy as well. Looking embarrassed, he said, “Boss Pei, we had no other choice. There are too many things in this cell phone.
“A monitor with high refresh rate, a 5800 mAh battery, the latest microchip, a custom-made cooling system, a horizontal linear motor…
“All of these add up to a lot of weight.”
Pei Qian nodded.
Indeed, they had no other choice but to do this because they wanted to make the phone worth the full eight thousand yuan.
If they failed to add enough material and the cell phone’s worth ended up being far less than eight thousand yuan, the System would not allow Pei Qian to sell the phone at such a high price.
However, that also meant that the cell phone would be relatively heavier.
After all, while other cell phones had 2000 to 3000 mAh batteries, this one had close to 6000 mAh. It would be a surprise if this cell phone model didn’t turn out heavy.
To Pei Qian, the additional weight was a good thing. In fact, it would be best if everyone coined the cell phone as a 250-gram machine that charged an IQ tax. Then, Otto Technologies would fail to sell the cell phones and end up accumulating stocks in their warehouses!
Of course, Pei Qian remembered there being cell phone manufacturers who did that. One example was manufacturers of gaming phones.
However, the current market was still significantly different from the market in which gaming phones were introduced.
First, gaming phones only appealed to a small market.
Cell phones were different from computers. They were digital products with high levels of integration.
Computers could be adjusted based on requirements. A gaming laptop and a light notebook were extremely different in terms of appearance and use, so that one could not replace the other.
Yet, the same could not be said for gaming phones and ordinary cell phones.
At the same time, cell phones had too many functions. People used them to take photos, record videos, and the like. Most users of cell phones would prioritize everyday functions such as video playback, chatting software, and taking photos and videos. Gaming was only one additional function a cell phone had.
Thus, most people would find it a waste to spend the same amount of money on a cell phone that had worse camera functions, portability, and interface… even if it offered a better gaming experience.
Of course, a gaming phone might still be a good option for hardcore mobile gamers.
However, there were two more problems.
The mobile game market was not yet thriving in this world.