Chapter 126 Crisis

Bao Xu was flustered, a sense of impending crisis inexplicably washing over him.

He hurriedly sent a message to Chen Kangtuo.

"Why didn't you come to work today?"

Even before Chen Kangtuo replied, a multitude of thoughts flashed through Bao Xu's mind.

Had he been fired?

Impossible, Boss Pei had never fired any employee.

Had he voluntarily resigned?

Even more impossible, where could one find a company with better benefits than Tengda?

Could he have been abducted by aliens?

Since all these options were ruled out, the only remaining possibility was...

Chen Kangtuo replied: "Brother Bao, you might not believe this."

"I... I've been transferred to a new project."

"Boss Pei said he wants to invest in a haunted house project recently and wants me to be in charge."

"The work arrangement was very rushed, and I left in a hurry. The farewell dinner will have to be rescheduled..."

"Tell everyone not to worry, I just switched departments..."

Bao Xu: "Huh? A haunted house? And you're in charge?"

Chen Kangtuo: "Brother Bao, I'm still in shock. I was still working overtime on the GoG design proposal over the weekend, and now I'm already surveying the site for the haunted house..."

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Bao Xu looked at the pictures sent by Chen Kangtuo. They showed a rather desolate old industrial area, sparsely populated and overgrown with weeds, giving off a strange sense of desolation and sorrow.

Chen Kangtuo's mood at this moment was easy to imagine.

Bao Xu was silent for a moment, then typed: "Why did Boss Pei choose you?"

Chen Kangtuo: "How would I know... Boss Pei just told me that he has high hopes for my potential and wants me to show my talent on a bigger stage..."

Bao Xu fell into thought.

Sure enough, this was another instance of "Boss Pei's promotion style."

Previously, whether it was promoting Huang Sibao, Lü Mingliang, or Li Yada, the whole process seemed quite random.

They weren't the most senior in the project team, nor were they the most capable or outstanding.

Before being promoted, these people were all somewhat unknown.

But after being promoted, they quickly adapted to their new positions and unleashed amazing potential!

Obviously, Boss Pei had unique insights and could see the infinite potential hidden within employees when selecting talents.

This promotion of Chen Kangtuo was the same.

As a member of the design team, Bao Xu often read design documents and talked to Li Yada about the design team's affairs.

He knew very well that although Chen Kangtuo appeared unremarkable on the surface, he actually had a very strong desire to improve.

Last time, due to the limited number of overtime slots on the weekend, Li Yada only reported overtime for a few senior and more important colleagues.

There was no way around it. There were too few overtime slots, and even working overtime required competing for the opportunity.

And Chen Kangtuo, even though he didn't get an overtime slot, still proactively came to work overtime to revise the plan he was responsible for.

This was enough to show that he was a person with high demands on himself.

Thinking of this, Bao Xu suddenly paused.

Could it be that Boss Pei could clearly grasp everyone's work status, potential, and spirit of struggle?

Moreover, Boss Pei could also rationally select and appoint talents based on these factors, arranging more motivated and enterprising employees to new projects?

Coupled with the feeling that "the wind is getting a little tight" recently...

Bao Xu's heart sank as he thought of something very dangerous.

If he hadn't hidden his normal work state during this period, wouldn't he already be surveying the site for the haunted house with Chen Kangtuo?

Bao Xu didn't want to go to a haunted house.

Bao Xu just wanted to be an ordinary designer at Tengda Games, writing documents, tweaking game details, and revising design proposals when there were R&D tasks.

Other than that, he just wanted to play games. He didn't want to go out, nor did he want to go to other projects.

"Too dangerous."

"Although Boss Pei doesn't come to the company often, he's always paying attention to the company's movements. Anyone who is truly capable and makes outstanding contributions to the company can't escape his eyes!"

"This kind of insight is too amazing!"

"I haven't been discovered yet, it's just good luck."

"I can't take any more risks. At least I have to survive until the next excellent employee selection!"

Bao Xu silently saved and closed the revised document, burying himself in the game.

He was determined to be a slacker this time!

...

Afternoon.

Chang You brought a test machine to Tengda.

This test machine was a flagship phone from another brand, installed with Otto Technologies' latest R&D achievement, a customized system prepared for mobile phones.

It was named OttoOS.

Recently, Chang You had mainly been busy with two things: one was finalizing the phone's plan and securing supply channels with the OEM, and the other was leading the team to develop OttoOS.

In the smartphone era, phones are becoming increasingly homogeneous, which is an inevitable trend.

In the era before smartphones, mobile phones came in a wide variety of shapes, including candy bar, flip, slider, full keyboard, and many other different designs.

However, with the advent of the smartphone era, the shape of mobile phones has become increasingly homogeneous: with the premise that the screen-to-body ratio is getting higher and higher, only a few physical buttons are retained.

Even if there have been several different solutions for differently shaped full-screen displays, they will quickly tend to converge.

Mobile phone integration is getting higher and higher, and there is less and less room to maneuver in terms of appearance.

In this case, in addition to stacking materials and competing in hardware, the mobile phone system has become the key to distinguishing different mobile phone brands.

When considering purchasing a mobile phone, if two brands of mobile phones are similar in hardware and price, then they will prioritize choosing the one with the better system.

Chang You was well aware of this, so since the establishment of Otto Technology, he had been working on the development of a mobile phone system.

Except for Pineapple phones, other mobile phone brands basically rely on the Aizhuo system for optimization.

The native Aizhuo system, although simple and lightweight, has fewer functions and does not quite meet the usage habits of mainstream domestic users.

Therefore, most domestic mobile phone manufacturers are committed to making their own system functions richer and more convenient, hoping to capture consumers' hearts with this.

Chang You was naturally the same.

On the way here, he had briefly tested some of the basic functions of OttoOS, and there were no major problems.

The content he wanted to show this time mainly included the following aspects:

Interface style, such as system fonts, themes, etc., mainly to show off the system's appearance.

Detailed optimizations, such as the design of the negative one screen and the optimization effects of some system functions.

Special functions, such as some built-in mini programs, such as the data transfer that Boss Pei specifically requested.

Although it was the first version, it could not be considered developed from scratch.

First of all, this system was customized based on the native Aizhuo system. Secondly, Chang You's team had experience in developing systems.

Therefore, Chang You was full of confidence in this system.

Even if there were bugs, there wouldn't be many.

System development is a relatively long-term job, because consumers' needs for mobile phone systems will never be satisfied.

Every system update will definitely have a lot of bugs, but this time the system was modified on the basis of the previous system, and the first things done were some more mature functions, so there were not many bugs and the stability was good.

Chang You came to the door of Pei Qian's office and knocked gently.

"Boss Pei, this is the first version of OttoOS. Why don't you try it out?"

"If there's anything you're not satisfied with, you can bring it up at any time, and we'll fix it as soon as possible."

Chang You handed the phone to Pei Qian.

Pei Qian reached out and took it, looking at Chang You's confident expression, he couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

Alas, Chang is still too confident.

If it were tested at Otto Technology, it is indeed very likely that no bugs would be encountered.

But here...

A minute of silence for Chang.

Pei Qian began to test OttoOS's basic functions.

The first impression was that this system was similar to many domestic mobile phone systems. Although some changes had been made in the style, the overall feeling of using it was not much different.

Compared to some more complete mobile phone systems, such as Shenhua's mobile phone system, it was definitely far behind in all aspects.

But... it could be used.

This was already shocking enough for Pei Qian.

After playing for five minutes, Pei Qian's face was filled with confusion.

There really weren't any fatal bugs!

This was completely unscientific!

Pei Qian had already confirmed that Tang Yishu was outside and hadn't left, so the halo effect should also be in effect.

Although there were some minor flaws, these were understandable. There was nothing like the complete collapse that Ye Zhizhou had shown when he presented the game demo yesterday.

Pei Qian couldn't help but be shocked.

Chang You's team was so reliable in developing mobile phone systems?

That shouldn't be the case, didn't they directly ruin Hongcheng Technology's dream team?

Pei Qian was a little confused, but he quickly understood.

Chang You's team must have developed similar mobile phone systems at Hongcheng Technology before. It could be said that they were familiar with the road and had already stepped on the pits they needed to step on.

Therefore, it was natural that developing the initial version for OttoOS now was twice the result with half the effort.

Thinking of this, Pei Qian breathed a slight sigh of relief.

Fortunately, it was a false alarm.

This was equivalent to Chang You's team taking an exam paper they had already done and doing it again. Although they got a high score, it didn't have too much reference value.

But no matter what, the completion of the system had already exceeded Pei Qian's expectations.

Chang You began to introduce the subsequent system development plan to Pei Qian.

"Boss Pei, you can rest assured that although the current system is still very simple, its stability is definitely not a problem!"

"I have always believed that the mobile phone system is crucial to the consumer experience."

"Therefore, in the next period of time, we will learn from those large mobile phone manufacturers and develop more fast and convenient functions."

"For example, one-click to open game mode, multi-screen interaction, data fast transfer, quick payment, power saving mode, etc."

"In addition, I suggest opening a forum to allow users to freely put forward their opinions and suggestions for OttoOS. In this way, we can continuously optimize and improve OttoOS through communication with users, and bring more powerful competitiveness to our mobile phones!"