Chapter 123 Thursday, December 23rd

Chang You, filled with a bit of trepidation, once again stood outside President Pei's office on Thursday, December 23rd.

His last visit had been two weeks prior.

Back then, Chang You had arrived with his confident ottoos, only to be met with an inexplicable barrage of bugs, resulting in a disastrous presentation.

President Pei had also criticized the system's stability, demanding that Chang You prioritize stability above all else and refrain from adding so many flashy, impractical features.

This time, Chang You mainly intended to showcase two things to President Pei.

First, the optimized ottoos. Functionally, it was identical to the previous version, retaining the same features. In fact, due to stability concerns, some less practical functionalities had even been removed.

The primary goal of this presentation was to ensure the system's stability and reliability, minimizing or eliminating bugs.

Second, he wanted to present the first prototype of otto Technology.

Nearly two months had passed since the establishment of otto Technology. He had to admit, the first-class domestic contract manufacturer was quite efficient, having already produced the prototype.

However, holding the prototype in his hands, Chang You felt particularly uneasy.

He lacked confidence.

While he felt it wasn't quite presentable, since it had already been manufactured, he had to show it to President Pei.

If President Pei wasn't satisfied, he could always make revisions later.

Before entering, Chang You closed his eyes and prayed for good fortune, hoping that the heavens would be kind and reduce the number of bugs. Only then did he gently knock on the door.

After hearing "Come in," Chang You pushed the door open and explained his intentions to President Pei.

Pei Qian nodded happily, "Great, let me have a look."

He was very interested in this phone.

After all, it was the first physical product developed by Tengda.

While they had developed many games before, games were ultimately virtual, only playable on computers or game consoles, and couldn't be held and played with.

rof, as a PC assembly brand, wasn't much different from DIY PCs.

But this new phone was different. Although it was manufactured by a contractor, phones were highly integrated technological products, and a custom-made phone was unique.

Then, Pei Qian watched, wide-eyed, as Chang You placed a "brick" in his hand.

...So heavy!

Pei Qian clearly felt the strain on his wrist.

"How much does this phone weigh?"

Chang You answered somewhat sheepishly, "247 grams."

Pei Qian: "..."

Not knowing what to say, he could only say, "Impressive!"

What did this weight mean?

Most popular phones on the market still prioritized small-screen devices. For example, Pineapple Phone's flagship models generally weighed around 140 grams, with even the larger-screen versions only reaching about 190 grams.

In fact, a phone weighing 200 grams was already a bit heavy for many slender women.

Reaching "half a jin" (250 grams), it was definitely an item for martial artists.

Pei Qian hefted it in his hand.

Well, it would definitely feel great to hit someone with this!

Chang You was clearly aware that the prototype was too heavy and said somewhat embarrassedly, "President Pei, there's nothing we can do. We have to pack so much stuff into the phone."

"High refresh rate screen, 5800mAh large battery, flagship chip, custom cooling system, horizontal linear motor..."

"These are all...quite heavy."

Pei Qian nodded.

To pack it with features and raise the price to the expected 8,000 range, this was the only way to do it.

If it wasn't packed heavily enough, and the phone's value didn't reach 8,000, the system wouldn't allow such a high markup.

But packing it so heavily would inevitably make the phone too heavy.

After all, other phones had 2000 or 3000mAh batteries, while this phone went straight to nearly 6000mAh; of course it would be heavy.

For Pei Qian, heavier was better. It would be best if everyone mocked the phone as a "half-jin phone" or a "status symbol for the gullible," and it couldn't be sold and ended up stockpiled. That would be great!

Of course, Pei Qian remembered that there were phone manufacturers who had done this, like some gaming phones.

But the current market environment was significantly different from when gaming phones appeared.

First of all, gaming phones were ultimately a niche market.

Phones, unlike computers, were highly integrated technological products.

Computers could be configured as gaming laptops or thin and light laptops according to needs. The two had huge differences in form and were difficult to replace each other.

But the form of gaming phones and ordinary phones wasn't that different.

At the same time, phones integrated too many functions, such as taking pictures and videos. For most phone users, the more important function of the phone was daily use, watching videos, chatting, and taking pictures, while playing games was just one of the functions.

Spending the same amount of money, sacrificing photography, video, and portability in exchange for a better gaming experience wasn't worth it for most people.

Of course, for hardcore mobile gamers, a gaming phone might be a good choice.

However, then came the second problem:

In this world, the mobile game market wasn't developed.

The more popular mobile games on the market were all card battle types. A national war mobile game like "Raging Blood Anthem" was already considered very hardcore and rare.

These lightweight mobile games didn't need high refresh rate screens or large batteries at all.

So, from the perspective of the average consumer, this phone should be quite...strange.

An unheard-of brand and being very heavy to hold were enough to dissuade many consumers at first glance.

Seeing President Pei fall into deep thought, Chang You thought that he was dissatisfied with this prototype and quickly said, "President Pei, this is just a prototype and hasn't started mass production."

"If you think the weight is too heavy, we can think of other ways, such as reducing the battery capacity to around 4000mAh, which should significantly reduce the weight to just over 200 grams..."

Pei Qian quickly raised his hand, "No, it's fine as it is now!"

"No matter how high the phone's configuration is, if it runs out of power, it's just a brick and can't do anything. We must ensure that our phones always have sufficient power and eliminate everyone's battery anxiety!"

"The current battery capacity is fine as it is. This is a highlight of our phone and must be retained, understand!"

"In short, I am very satisfied with this prototype. This is the ideal phone I imagined!"

"The hardware is pretty much like this. I'll experience the system again."

Pei Qian experienced ottoos for the second time.

Chang You was a little apprehensive at first, but seeing President Pei's reaction, he was surprisingly satisfied?

He quickly said, "Okay, President Pei, if you have any opinions, you can raise them at any time."

"Also, we are currently customizing the appearance, including the color scheme of the phone's back cover, the phone logo, etc., striving to make the phone's appearance more beautiful and attract more consumers..."

Pei Qian shook his head while browsing the phone, "Back cover color scheme?"

"Don't do so many fancy things, just use a solid color."

"If you think it's ugly, just put the logo on it."

"Isn't that what Pineapple does?"

Chang You was a little dizzy, "Then...what if it's still ugly?"

Pei Qian looked up at him, "Then make the logo bigger to cover it up."

Chang You: "..."

Make the logo bigger, as if everyone will only focus on the logo and not the color of the back cover?

Many current flagship phones launch back covers in various colors and give these colors very poetic names, which is a popular trend in the domestic mobile phone circle.

As a result, President Pei's taste was different and didn't allow for such colors, only solid colors...

Solid colors were fine, but he also wanted to put a large logo on it.

Currently, Pineapple Phone was the only company that put a large logo on the back and sold well.

Because this large logo reflected a strong confidence in its brand.

If an unknown brand made its logo too big, consumers might be asked the embarrassing question of "Hey, what brand is your phone?" when they took out their phone.

Therefore, most domestic mobile phone brands placed their logos in a relatively low-key position, coupled with a dazzling back cover, to make a clear distinction from Pineapple Phone.

Otherwise, it would be easily criticized for being a knock-off.

If Chang You had to decide, he would most likely choose the approach of ordinary domestic mobile phones, making it a low-key logo + dazzling back cover.

But now that President Pei had clearly stated it, Chang You could only rack his brains to fulfill President Pei's request.

Pei Qian continued to play with this "half-jin phone," feeling very surprised in his heart.

This time, there really weren't many bugs!

It seemed that Chang You had really worked hard during this period, fixing all the previous bugs and greatly improving the stability of the system.

After playing with it for ten minutes, he only found three or four bugs, and they were all bugs that didn't affect use.

Chang You's back was obviously straighter.

It wasn't easy!

Last time, so many bugs were found, and his face was slapped swollen.

This time, Chang You and his brothers worked hard and finally fixed most of the bugs.

Moreover, in preparation for this report, everyone had conducted a surprise inspection for several days, and only came over with full confidence after they couldn't find any more bugs.

Even so, President Pei still found three small bugs, which shocked Chang You.

Could it be that President Pei had a constitution that would naturally trigger bugs?

But no matter what, this report was considered a success.

Chang You pondered for a moment and said, "President Pei, the stability of the system is almost there, so can we start working on those new system functions now?"

Pei Qian: "..."

He wouldn't give up!

Pei Qian's face sank, and he said sternly, "Being overly ambitious is not advisable!"

"Where are we now? There are so many places where the native Azhuo system can be optimized. Are you satisfied with just fixing a few bugs?"

"Go back and continue modifying. The optimization of details is not enough at all!"

Chang You confusedly took the phone.

The optimization of details was not enough? This had already caught up with most domestic brands, so how could it still be not enough?

But he didn't dare to ask any more questions and could only silently take the phone, intending to go back and figure it out himself.

This time, he still failed to advance the system development work to the next stage.

Although the product form of this phone was becoming clearer and clearer, Chang You felt that it was drifting further and further away from his expectations...