Pei Qian thought about it. An important factor in the success of the previous ottoe1 phone was the use of many mature designs from the supply chain, which ensured the phone's quality control. This, combined with additional services such as "replacement only, no repairs," supported the brand image of a high-end phone.

So, what if they went in the opposite direction now?

Using only immature designs from the supply chain, wouldn't that guarantee poor quality control?

Of course, Pei Qian didn't plan to cheat consumers. If the yield rate was too low, they would simply offer replacements instead of repairs. If that wasn't enough, they could provide more compensation. This would increase the after-sales cost of ottoe phones while damaging its reputation and decreasing sales, triggering a chain reaction...

Wouldn't that be a win-win?

Therefore, after considering it, Pei Qian said, "What are the latest technologies available in the supply chain right now?"

Chang You thought for a moment and said, "The latest technologies... should be the full-screen display and the pop-up camera. These are expected to be the mainstream solutions next year. As far as I know, several large mobile phone manufacturers like Shenhua are planning to develop similar models."

"However, full-screen solutions also bring certain problems, such as increased phone weight, increased costs, weakened waterproof performance, and poorer heat dissipation, and a lower yield rate. The only advantage is that the front is a complete screen, which is more aesthetically pleasing."

"Therefore, these large manufacturers are not considering full-screen displays as a solution for flagship models or high-volume models."

Pei Qian nodded. "Yes, that's good. Let's go with that!"

Of course, Pei Qian had some predictions about the development trend of mobile phones.

Full-screen displays will definitely be the trend in the future. Before the perfect under-screen camera solution can be mass-produced, waterdrop notches, punch-hole screens, and pop-up cameras will definitely exist as alternative solutions for a long time.

Pop-up cameras will be popular for a short period, but will soon be replaced by waterdrop notches and punch-hole screens due to various problems.

Of course, some flagship models with 3D structured light will use notch screens, but this obviously has nothing to do with Otto Technology, which doesn't have much technical reserve.

Although he had settled on the pop-up camera solution, the conventional pop-up camera solution still had a high probability of success, so Pei Qian had to think of other ways to make it safer.

"According to the current plan, where exactly is the pop-up camera located?" Pei Qian asked.

Chang You immediately replied, "Of course, it's on the top, President Pei. Generally, it's arranged on the top of the phone. Some are on the left, some are on the right, and some are in the center. The internal layout of the phone naturally differs depending on the structure, but the difference isn't significant."

Pei Qian nodded. "Well... since everyone else is putting it on the top, we definitely can't do the same."

"Let's put it on the side!"

"Let's put it on the upper part of the long edge on the left side of the phone!"

Chang You was dumbfounded. "Huh?"

Putting the pop-up camera on the upper left corner of the phone is indeed a relatively common solution. But other people's upper left corner is on the short edge, and it pops up vertically; but President Pei wants to put it on the long edge, and it pops up horizontally!

That's too weird!

Of course, this position is not too outrageous, because whether you hold the phone with your left or right hand, the lower part of the phone is not suitable for a pop-up camera, as it is easily blocked by your hand. It can only be placed on the upper part of the phone.

But normal people would definitely put it on top, right? Who would put it on the side!

Just imagining the camera popping out, it looks exactly like the number "7", which is ridiculous.

Chang You hesitated and said, "President Pei, if we put a pop-up camera in this position, wouldn't it be asymmetrical? It might look ugly?"

Pei Qian was silent for a moment. "Asymmetrical? Hmm... then you can add another pop-up camera to the upper right corner or the lower left corner to make it symmetrical."

Chang You: "???"

What the hell are two pop-up cameras!

The reason why Chang You said it was asymmetrical was mainly because he thought the camera should be moved to the middle, whether it was the middle of the top edge or the middle of the left edge, at least it would look more beautiful.

But President Pei actually understood it as making two pop-up cameras to make it symmetrical?

Isn't that ridiculous!

A phone is already too much with one pop-up camera. What's the use of having so many pop-up cameras!

Chang You said, "That's definitely not appropriate..."

Pei Qian waved his hand. "It's okay, just put it in the position I said. Okay, this design is settled. You can consider the other details yourself."

Chang You opened his mouth, but seeing President Pei's firm attitude, he didn't say anything in the end.

Obviously, President Pei's words have a deeper meaning. It's not appropriate to ask more questions at this time. It's better to carefully figure it out himself later.

Pei Qian continued, "In addition to developing mobile phones, I have another project for you. This project requires you to cooperate closely with Toggl Gym and Shang Yang Games to complete it together."

Hearing that it was a project that required the joint efforts of three departments, Chang You naturally attached great importance to it and temporarily put the phone issue aside. "President Pei, please tell us."

Pei Qian said, "Develop a smart fitness equipment. You are responsible for finding OEMs and doing product design; Toggl Gym is responsible for providing technical support and can also serve as a store for display; Shang Yang Games is responsible for developing a game that matches this fitness equipment."

Chang You was stunned and hurriedly asked, "Then, President Pei, what is this smart fitness equipment?"

Pei Qian said, "A smart fitness clothes rack."

Chang You: "Huh?"

What the hell is a smart fitness clothes rack!

If President Pei's expression wasn't so serious, Chang You would have almost thought that President Pei was joking with him.

As for why Pei Qian emphasized that the three departments should develop it together...

Because he found that the more departments involved in a project, the more resources and budget could be used!

Just like developing "Mission and Choice," if it was only developed as a game project or a movie project, only one portion of the money could be spent; but if it was both a game and a movie, it would cost more than the original two budgets combined!

What's more, Pei Qian had already discovered that even if only one department was responsible for a project, he couldn't stop them from suddenly and inexplicably starting to cooperate.

In that case, the harm would be even greater, because Pei Qian was not prepared for it and might be stabbed in the back at any time.

Since this is the case, it's better to have many departments develop new projects together from the beginning, and actively arrange for them to cooperate. The entire development process can be monitored in real time, so that they won't be stabbed in the back for no reason, right?

Wouldn't it be three times the happiness if three departments used more than three times the budget to do a failed project together?

Chang You asked, "President Pei, what exactly is this smart fitness clothes rack...?"

Pei Qian coughed lightly and said, "Home fitness has always been a very important fitness scenario. Although going to the gym is more effective, for most people who are relatively homebodies, going all the way to the gym is a more troublesome thing and it is difficult to persist."

"After having Toggl Gym, developing a home fitness product will help expand our fitness product line! At the same time, it is also in line with Tenda Life's healthy lifestyle concept."

"The most fatal problem with current home fitness products is that they easily become clothes racks. Whether it's a treadmill, elliptical machine, stationary bike, or bench press, they all eventually fail to escape the fate of becoming clothes racks."

"This actually highlights a very critical user need. Think about it, why do users use these fitness equipment as clothes racks? Is it because they are lazy? Don't want to exercise?"

"Not necessarily."

"I think the more critical reason is that they don't have enough places to dry clothes at home! If there are enough places to dry clothes, why would they hang clothes or sheets on fitness equipment?"

"So, this is a very important customer demand."

"Customers who buy these home fitness equipment actually have two needs: the first need is fitness; the second need is drying clothes. But traditional fitness equipment actually doesn't meet either need well!"

"So, we want to solve this pain point for customers!"

"Our fitness equipment is designed from the beginning to also have the function of drying clothes. In this way, our product is superior to ordinary fitness equipment in terms of drying clothes, and it is more practical!"

"Among all home fitness equipment, our product is the best for drying clothes; among all clothes racks, our product is the only one that has a fitness function."

"This is the core competitiveness of the smart fitness clothes rack! And it can be foreseen that in the future, this product will absolutely not appear on the market for a long time!"

"For users, if they buy a fitness equipment and it becomes a clothes rack, they will always feel sorry and will not recommend others to buy it; but if they think about it the other way around, if they buy a clothes rack and can usually use it for fitness, it will be very cost-effective!"

Chang You blinked and listened in amazement.

President Pei is simply a logical genius!

It's like that joke, if you say you're smoking while reading a book, it's terrible; but if you say you're reading a book while smoking, it instantly becomes inspiring.

If fitness equipment becomes a clothes rack, it will make people feel that it is a loss; but if a clothes rack is usually used for fitness, it will instantly feel like a bargain!

But after thinking about it carefully, it still feels more and more wrong...

Chang You thought for a while and asked again, "President Pei, why does this equipment need to be smart? What kind of game are you talking about when you ask Shang Yang Games to cooperate in developing a game?"

Pei Qian fell into a brief silence.

Because he hadn't really thought about these two questions. He simply felt that this would raise the price and reduce sales, and he didn't have any special plans.

A home fitness equipment is useless in the first place. It is easy to collect dust and takes up space. Making it a smart device increases costs for nothing, and adding the cost of the game...

It will definitely lose money!

But he couldn't tell Chang You this reason.

Pei Qian could only pretend to be profound and say, "You three departments need to think about this question together."