Chapter 1 Concentrating on Details
After sending Yu Pingan away, Chang You collected all the information and began to further optimize the details of the artificial intelligence voice assistant, Aeeis.

One of the most important aspects of this was Aeeis's voice.

Previously, Chang You had been unable to completely finalize the details of Aeeis's voice.

Although President Pei had made a clear request for Aeeis's voice, requiring it to be an emotionless, neutral mechanical sound.

However, even mechanical sounds come in many types, and different types of mechanical sounds give people vastly different feelings.

From pure mechanical sounds to natural human voices, there are actually many levels.

Pure mechanical sounds are like the voices of robots in old movies, sounding somewhat muffled, hollow, completely devoid of intonation, with obvious pauses between words.

Most of the current intelligent voice assistants are striving to get closer to pure human voices by using a large amount of voice input to make conversations more natural.

Chang You had only been able to roughly determine that Aeeis's voice should be somewhere between these two types of sounds, but he had never truly finalized the specific extent to which it should be done.

Although a pure mechanical sound could highlight Aeeis's artificial intelligence attributes very well, it might be somewhat inconvenient for users to use, since a pure mechanical sound is somewhat difficult to hear clearly, which doesn't quite fit Aeeis's characteristics of being "easy to use" and "efficient."

Therefore, the focus of Aeeis's voice this time was on how to be as efficient and easy to use as possible without affecting the user's experience, while still highlighting its personality traits.

If the slightly venomous nature of Aeeis is also taken into account, then more features can be added, such as increasing the speed of speech when it's making snarky remarks, which can highlight its "agile thinking."

Of course, the specific timbre to be used still needed to be slowly adjusted by the staff, and there may be many different proposals, which Chang You would ultimately determine.

Chang You provided all these requirements to the staff, asking them to continue working hard in this direction.

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October 27th, Thursday.

Round Dream Ventures.

Pei Qian and Ma Yang had just walked in when He Desheng immediately got up to greet them.

"President Pei, President Ma, the person is already here, in the conference room."

"Chen Yufeng has four years of testing experience in a laboratory in the Imperial Capital, and he worked at Xiaohu Reviews for a while, but he resigned because he was dissatisfied with Xiaohu Reviews taking money to do things."

"There's absolutely no problem with his professional skills, and he has connections with some specialized laboratories or review organizations, so it shouldn't be a problem for him to cooperate with President Ma."

Pei Qian nodded, "Okay, let's meet him."

Pei Qian had previously agreed to prepare a professional team for Old Ma, so he arranged for He Desheng to find suitable candidates.

Finding fault is a technical job, and the content this time is not just limited to the field of digital product reviews, so professional knowledge is more important.

Once the head of the professional team is selected, professionals in various fields can be recruited.

Arriving at the door of the conference room, He Desheng knocked gently and then pushed the door open.

Chen Yufeng in the conference room quickly stood up.

He looked to be in his early thirties, wearing glasses and with short hair, giving off a very capable impression.

After He Desheng made a brief introduction, he guided everyone to sit down.

Chen Yufeng was a little nervous.

Before He Desheng approached him, he could only be considered a nobody in the review circle, with no achievements to speak of. The only thing he could show off was that he had been responsible for a few articles at Xiaohu Reviews, which many people considered a stain on his reputation.

Although Xiaohu Reviews has a good influence in China, it also has a bad reputation. Many viewers know that this review site basically takes money to do things, and every time a new video is released, it gets criticized, forcing them to frantically control the comments.

Although Chen Yufeng's business skills were good, business skills alone are useless in this industry.

Ultimately, the review industry relies on the trust of its audience. If not enough people are paying attention, then it's difficult to be seen, no matter how good your business skills are.

According to He Desheng, the leaders of this project are President Pei and President Ma of Tengda, so there will be no shortage of attention or money, making it a good platform.

The key is whether President Pei and President Ma are satisfied with him.

Of course, Chen Yufeng wasn't saying that he would definitely join, because He Desheng had only told him that it was a review project, but hadn't specified what kind of project it was.

If it was a project like Xiaohu Reviews that takes money to do things, then he would have to reconsider, as that would be a bit disgusting.

Chen Yufeng had already prepared his resume and stood up to hand it to President Pei with both hands.

"President Pei, this is my resume, please take a look at it."

At the same time, Chen Yufeng's gaze swept over President Pei and President Ma.

President Ma is quite young, and his face is so long...

President Pei is as young as he is in the videos.

Wait, that's not right, didn't they say that this person is actually President Pei's actor?

Chen Yufeng didn't immediately understand what was going on. He had originally been looking forward to seeing what President Pei actually looked like, but instead, he met President Pei's actor?

He felt like there might be some misunderstanding here.

But he didn't ask any further questions, and after only being stunned for a moment, he roughly understood what was going on.

Pei Qian took the resume and flipped through it briefly, "Yes, I've already seen your resume, and I'm quite satisfied with it."

"Since He Desheng recommended you, there's definitely no big problem with your abilities."

"Here's what, let me briefly explain your work tasks. If you think it's okay, then let He Desheng help you build a review team, and then start working on the project."

Chen Yufeng was stunned.

Huh? Is it really that casual?

Logically speaking, he and President Pei had never met before, and they weren't familiar with each other, so what could he tell from a resume?

When general companies interview job applicants, they should at least ask in detail about their past work experience and discuss some specific business issues to deepen their understanding, right?

Moreover, most companies have a probationary period after the interview. If they're not satisfied during the probationary period, they can break up amicably, and the company won't suffer too much loss.

But President Pei actually skipped this stage altogether?

Isn't Tengda a company that's famous for being difficult to get into?

Didn't they say that there would be a written test, an interview, and a Tengda spirit test?

Chen Yufeng felt a little dazed. It seemed that the internal operating rules of the entire Tengda Group were very mysterious. Sometimes it's very difficult to get in, and sometimes it's very easy, making it completely impossible to figure out.

But Chen Yufeng certainly wouldn't ask any more questions. Of course, it would be good to be able to join directly, and still as the head of a department. Where else could he find such a good thing?

He silently waited for President Pei to assign the work tasks.

Pei Qian cleared his throat twice, "Your task is very simple, which is to randomly choose various products from the market, whether they're digital products or daily necessities, anything that can be reviewed."

"When reviewing, just carefully find the shortcomings and problems of these products, and hand the written drafts to President Ma."

Chen Yufeng was stunned for a moment, "...Just write about the shortcomings?"

Pei Qian nodded, "Yes."

Chen Yufeng, "Choose any product? Will there be any... products on a 'whitelist'? We can't review Tengda's own products, can we?"

Pei Qian chuckled, "Why can't we?"

"Tengda's products are no exception, we must test them, and we must be even stricter than with other products!"

"And we can't accept money from any organization, whether they want us to praise them, criticize them, or remain silent, we shouldn't pay attention to them."

Chen Yufeng's mouth was slightly open, and he didn't know what to say for a moment.

Is this Tengda?

They're too tough!

When Chen Yufeng heard this task, his first reaction wasn't to think that it was outrageous, but to think that this backing was truly strong and they were a genuine force to be reckoned with!

If it were a general review organization, they would probably be overwhelmed by a deluge of black articles if they dared to do such a thing, and would soon be discredited and disappear into the long river of history.

Because this kind of behavior is basically no different from smashing the rice bowls of various manufacturers.

It would be okay if they exposed some manufacturers of shoddy goods, since those manufacturers don't have that many fans or that much energy.

But what about some big manufacturers? Almost every one of them has an army of online trolls, and even if we don't mention the online trolls, there are also a large number of fans. If you dare to find fault, you will immediately face tremendous pressure from public opinion.

Moreover, the other party will definitely try to dig up dirt and attack each other.

Even if the review organization hasn't taken any money, it's hard to guarantee that they'll never make a mistake, right? Once they make a mistake, the other party will definitely seize on it and relentlessly smear them. When the propaganda machine really starts up, the situation will become completely uncontrollable.

So no one would do this kind of thing, because it's thankless. Not to mention making money, it's even difficult to survive.

Chen Yufeng felt a lot of pressure and swallowed, "President Pei, this job is really too challenging for me."

"It's difficult to guarantee absolute objectivity when reviewing something. The same shortcoming might be considered harmless by some people, but unacceptable to others. There will definitely be some subjectivity."

"If a mistake occurs, or even if it's just an inappropriate choice of words, and someone seizes on a verbal loophole, we might be criticized by the entire internet."

"If my work mistakes bring public opinion pressure or bad influence to Tengda Group, I can hardly bear the consequences..."

Pei Qian thought to himself, "Heh."

Huge pressure from public opinion?

That's a good thing!

I'm worried that no one will criticize me!

Pei Qian smiled slightly, "Making mistakes is unavoidable. If such a mistake occurs, the company will definitely bear the responsibility."

"First of all, we must proofread more carefully. Some potentially controversial and more subjective issues should be avoided as much as possible, not because we're afraid of being criticized, but mainly because we can't mislead our audience."

"We should still focus on concrete shortcomings and problems."

"If there are really some mistakes, then we'll just stand at attention, take the beating, and apologize. It's not a big deal. Apologize when we need to apologize, clarify when we need to clarify, and compensate when we need to compensate."

"As for the public opinion of the entire internet, you don't have to worry about that at all. If the sky falls, President Ma will hold it up. Any public opinion pressure should be directed towards his Weibo."

Pei Qian had never doubted Old Ma's ability to withstand pressure.

This person doesn't have too many advantages, but he has a good attitude. He won't become arrogant no matter how great his achievements are, and he won't collapse no matter how much pressure he faces. This may be an advantage brought about by a lack of intelligence.

Chen Yufeng looked at President Ma with a skeptical expression.

Ma Yang patted his chest, "Yes, I'll take the pressure, it's all small problems!"

His expression was extremely serious.

Chen Yufeng hesitated for a moment and said, "Okay, then I'll give it a try. But... if I really can't handle this job, I hope I can quit at any time."

Pei Qian nodded, "Of course you can, no problem!"

He wasn't worried at all that Chen Yufeng would run away halfway.

If that really happened, it would mean that the purpose of losing money had been achieved. Pei Qian would be so happy that he wouldn't be able to stop smiling, and he would definitely raise his salary to keep him.

As long as you add money, there's no problem that can't be solved!