Chapter 171 A New Assignment for Otto Technologies

February 1st, Wednesday.

Having just finished the settlement yesterday, Pei Qian was already brimming with fighting spirit, ready to start the next cycle of losing money.

Of course, this was mainly because he had already spent a week at home during the Spring Festival holiday, getting plenty of rest. In addition, his personal wealth had reached another peak, which was why Pei Qian was so motivated.

Today, Pei Qian planned to visit Otto Technologies first.

Previously, Otto Technologies was primarily responsible for two main tasks: first, the new system for Otto phones, including better linear animations, the Imaging Lab's photography algorithms, the Aeeis smart assistant, and so on; second, the fully automatic smart debater, which was selling well.

But for Chang You, the previous achievements were definitely not enough to satisfy him.

It should be noted that Otto Technologies had already created the popular Otto E1 phone brand, which sold very well and gained a certain degree of recognition.

This phone was positioned as a high-end product from the start, which made its success even more remarkable.

After all, most mobile phone manufacturers who want to break into the high-end market must gradually increase prices, slowly add features, and gradually build a reputation. It may take several models and several years to slowly establish the flagship's price range, and one wrong step in the middle could undo all previous efforts.

Otto phones had been firmly established in the high-end market from the very beginning, which was equivalent to being at the finish line of many mobile phone brands from birth.

No matter what the sales volume was, as long as it could make money and as long as people were willing to pay for it, that was enough!

For a newly established mobile phone brand, one could not expect more.

Therefore, Chang You was very eager to go further and achieve greater success.

Pei Qian was also very clear about this, so he had been suppressing Chang You, making him work on the Imaging Lab and the system, and not releasing a new phone for a whole year.

Now, the work that Pei Qian had arranged for Otto Technologies had been completed, and he had to arrange new tasks for Chang You.

If Pei Qian left him alone, Chang You would definitely carry out subsequent development according to his own judgment. With the success of Otto E1 as a foundation, he would probably make a huge profit.

Therefore, Pei Qian had to come and assign tasks, misguide Chang You's thinking, and ensure that Otto Technologies' new products must not be successful!

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"President Pei, you're here!"

Chang You greeted Pei Qian into the conference room with a look of ambition on his face.

Obviously, Chang You had been waiting for President Pei to come and assign new tasks to Otto Technologies.

He couldn't wait to show off his skills.

Pei Qian sat down in the conference room, and Chang You sat down opposite him with a small box.

"President Pei, this is the customized mouse that you asked for. The sample has already been made."

"Oh? Oh." Pei Qian reached out to take it, and then remembered the little gadget that he had arranged for Chang You to make before.

Strictly speaking, this was not an Otto Technologies product, but just a small peripheral that was made by a代工厂 (dai gong chang, OEM factory) as commissioned by the client.

The main reason was that after the research and development of the fully automatic smart debater was completed, Pei Qian had to find something for Otto Technologies to do, so that they wouldn't mess around and come up with new accidents after they had nothing to do.

Because this matter was relatively insignificant, Pei Qian didn't pay any attention to it at all and almost forgot about it. Now that Chang You had taken out the finished product, Pei Qian remembered.

Opening the box, there was a standard-sized mouse inside.

From the appearance, this mouse was pure white, with an LED light strip in the center, which looked quite technological.

Chang You said, "President Pei, let me introduce its functions to you."

"This is the 'Never Work Overtime Mouse' that you wanted. During working hours, it is the same as other wireless mice and can be used normally. Moreover, it has a built-in lithium battery instead of ordinary AA or AAA batteries, making it more durable."

"In addition to having a longer battery life and a certain amount of counterweight, the lithium battery also has a crucial point, which is that it can provide more powerful and abundant power for the mouse!"

"Once it enters off-duty time, it will become another form, like this."

As Chang You spoke, he adjusted something on his mobile phone.

Then, the mouse on the conference table suddenly changed shape!

The LED light strip on its back changed from blue to red, a small tail extended from the end, and the left and right buttons at the front, which were originally neatly covering the mouse, now stood upright, like the mouse's two small ears.

"In this form, no one can catch it."

As Chang You spoke, he reached out to the mouse on the table.

However, at the moment his hand reached over, the mouse suddenly moved horizontally in an irregular manner, dodging Chang You's hand!

Chang You reached out again, and the mouse dodged again!

No matter how hard Chang You tried, this mouse was always one step ahead of him, scurrying back and forth on the table, running around randomly, and he just couldn't catch it.

Obviously, there was a sensor on the back of the mouse, and there were small wheels on the bottom of the mouse. After sensing a human hand approaching, the small wheels would move quickly to avoid it.

Chang You continued, "Of course, it can't be ruled out that some people are naturally gifted and can catch it with lightning speed. At this time, it will start the molting process to get rid of the clutches and send you an alarm!"

Chang You carefully avoided the sensor on the back of the mouse, and then suddenly grabbed it!

But then, the mouse made a "click" sound, and a certain mechanism inside it seemed to be activated. The dark blue mouse body inside and the white shell outside separated again and escaped.

At the same time, the two small eyes on the front of the mouse began to flash red, and Chang You's mobile phone on the table received a notification message.

Chang You adjusted the time on his mobile phone to off-duty time.

The mouse, flashing red, returned to normal again, and Chang You put the outer shell back on, and it became the original mouse again.

"President Pei, all mice bound to the App can be set to work hours and monitored in real time, and you will have the highest authority."

Pei Qian was very happy: "Not bad! I am very satisfied with this thing!"

"Start mass production immediately and equip all departments with it!"

Pei Qian didn't think so much before. He just wanted Otto Technologies to find something to do, and find a代工厂 (dai gong chang, OEM factory) to make a mouse that would prevent employees from working overtime. He didn't expect it to be so novel!

Although the overtime situation in various departments is already very, very rare, for President Pei, it is always good to have more preventive measures.

Pei Qian put the mouse back into the box and affirmed Chang You's work. Then, while drinking tea, he asked about the current situation of Otto Technologies.

Chang You said confidently: "President Pei, the overall situation of Otto Technologies is good!"

"The current sales volume of the Otto E1 phone can basically be ignored, and we have already stopped production. After all, this is a phone from a year ago, and we have always adhered to the principle of 'never reducing prices', so very few people are willing to buy it at the original price."

"But it doesn't matter, because the previous inventory has been cleared almost completely, and this phone can be considered to have come to a natural end."

"Not reducing the price of the phone, although it affected its sales in the late stage of its life cycle, also won us a reputation among old users. On the one hand, it's because they feel that the phone retains its value, and on the other hand, it's because we have been continuously updating the system, making them feel that they are valued."

"And this reputation has laid a solid foundation for us to release new phones!"

"As for the smart debater, it is currently selling very well. Whether in the field of smart speakers or soundbars, or even in the field of art and decorations, it is a very popular product."

"So, President Pei, the E1 phone has been released for a year, is it almost time to release a new phone?"

Chang You's eyes were full of anticipation.

Pei Qian silently took a sip of tea and nodded very reluctantly: "Well, almost."

"What are your thoughts on the new phone?"

Pei Qian still used the same routine as before, first asking Chang You what he planned to do, and then guiding him in the wrong direction.

Chang You said confidently: "My idea is this, President Pei."

"The Otto E1 phone can be said to be a very successful phone. Although its weight and price are considered shortcomings, players have basically accepted these shortcomings."

"And to summarize the experience, I think a very key factor is that the E1 phone uses relatively mature supply chain technology, so although we are a new manufacturer, the yield rate of the phone is still well controlled."

"So, I think we should continue to develop the Otto E2 phone. On the basis of maintaining the characteristics of the E1 phone, we should make some small updates to the phone chip, camera module, etc., as long as we ensure that the configuration is not lower than other flagships."

"After all, our current market share is still very low. The top priority is to protect our basic users and then slowly expand to the mainstream market. We should not take too big a step."

Pei Qian silently shook his head: "I don't think so."

Chang You didn't expect President Pei to reject his plan so simply, and thought that he must have made some serious mistakes in judging the situation, so he quickly listened carefully.

After considering for a moment, Pei Qian said, "The key to the success of the E1 phone is that it was unexpected and different! When this phone was taken out at the press conference, it immediately gave all consumers a bright feeling, so it was able to take the lead and sell so well."

"If you just make some conventional updates, change the chip, change the camera module, although the cost is reduced and the risk is small, can it still give everyone a refreshing feeling?"

"If everyone doesn't think it's unique and there is no obvious difference from other phones, then why should everyone buy it again?"

Chang You was stunned for a moment, feeling that what President Pei said seemed very reasonable.

"Then, President Pei, in your opinion... how should this phone be made?"