Losing Money to Be a Tycoon c1-883

by Inebriation-seeking Blue Shirt, 青衫取醉

  “The mechanical structure takes up too much space. One camera is enough. It would be meaningless to make two. However, the reason why Boss Pei mentioned this is obviously because he wants to create such a ‘symmetrical design’!”

  “Boss Chang, do you think this design will work? The pop up camera will still be on the top of the long side. At the same time, we’ll make it into the right trigger. At the bottom of the long side, we’ll make a left trigger key.”

  “This pop-up camera would only pop up in a few scenarios such as selfies and video conversations. In other scenarios, it would shrink back and only protrude a little. It would exist as a trigger button that could be pressed.”

  “The left trigger will not be a pop-up camera. It feels the same as the right trigger button. It is wider than the other physical buttons and is protruding. You can press it. The rebound is strong and the buttons are longer. It can give players the best gaming experience.”

  Chang You nodded in realization. “In other words, this cell phone is a game cell phone with two physical trigger buttons?”

  Little Jiang nodded. “That’s right. What’s more, many points would be strung together if you did that!”

  “Our cell phones have to use the flagship microchips and piles of materials to the extreme. The battery capacity is also much larger than ordinary cell phones. It would be a serious waste to use such good performance to surf the web and chat. We definitely have to use it to play games.”

  The others in the conference room were inspired and began to speak freely.

  “That’s right! The key problem with a popup camera is that the quality of the camera will not be particularly high, and male users who like to play games do not particularly care about this. This means that the proposal for a pop up camera is more suitable for gaming cell phones.”

  “That’s right. The cell phone’s screen will definitely change from the traditional 16:9 to 19:9 or 19.5:9 since we’re using a Full Screen Display technology. That means the entire screen will become wider. For horizontal screen players, the view will be wider. This is also an advantage from traditional cell phones.”

  “I think there’s another key point. What is Tengda’s core business? It’s a game!”

  “When the time comes, we can link up with Tengda Games or Shang Yang Games to develop a racing or shooting mobile game. For example, the mobile version of The Lonely Desert Road or Ocean Stronghold. Then, we can make a special optimization for our cell phones… Wouldn’t that show our advantage?”

  Chang You nodded repeatedly.

  Yes, yes!

  No wonder Boss Pei placed the pop up camera in this position. It was to remind us to make two shoulder keys!

  The pop-up camera had a mechanical structure to begin with. Using this mechanical structure to make a physical shoulder key that was specially used for games could be considered as making the best use of it. It was more worth it than other cell phones that made pop-up cameras.

  As for the left shoulder key, it did not have to be as big as the pop-up camera even though it also had a mechanical structure. Thus, it would not take up too much space. It was completely acceptable.

  The flagship chip, coupled with the full screen display and other details, would definitely significantly improve the players’ gaming experience.

  Chang You was elated. “That’s right! Boss Pei must be thinking that way!”

  “Let’s follow this train of thought and perfect the details!”

  Everyone was no longer as confused as before with a clear direction. They began to discuss the remaining details of the cell phone.

  “Since we’ve decided to make a game cell phone, why don’t we make it look cool? I think the back cover can be made with a mecha style with LED lights. After all, E1 also has LED lights. It can be considered a continuation of tradition.”

  “The battery capacity must be bigger. The fast charging technology seems to have been upgraded recently. We can use it.”

  “The new fingerprint technology might not be very useful, but I’ll add it to increase the feeling of advancement in technology.”

  “We have to have a dual speaker when playing games.”

  “Move the charging port and earphones to the center of the right side of the cell phone so that it won’t block your hand when playing games across the screen.”

  “Put the power and sound keys on the right side of the cell phone as well, so that the two shoulder keys can be used.”

  “Since the players are already used to the weight of our cell phones, and we need a large battery, we don’t have to make a protruding rear camera. This way, the looks of the entire cell phone can be improved.”

  Everyone started talking at once. Soon, they had a rough design plan for the cell phone.

  The general direction of this cell phone was very clear even though there were still many details to consider.

  Little Jiang quickly recorded the key points of everyone’s discussion as he listened.

  Chang You was elated. “Alright, we’ll decide on this plan then! Everyone, start preparing immediately!”

  “Now that I think about it, Boss Pei has foresight. He sees much farther than me.”

  “Previously, I wanted to make this cell phone based on E1’s success. However, it seems like I was too conservative.”

  “I have a feeling that the new cell phone created according to Boss Pei’s plan will definitely be a huge success!”

  Chapter 863 - The Structure of the Fitness Drying Rack

  After finalizing the rough research and development plan for the new cell phone, Chang You called the person-in-charge of Deposit Fitness, Guo Licheng, and the person-in-charge of Shang Yang Games, Wang Xiaobin, respectively. He asked them to come to Otto Technologies to discuss the smart fitness drying rack.

  Initially, Ye Zhizhou had been in charge of Shang Yang Games when it was developing new games. However, Ye Zhizhou had gone to Los Angeles for a business trip and had just ended his break. What’s more, he had to make a trip to Los Angeles to take a break. Thus, Wang Xiaobin was temporarily in charge of the research and development of Shang Yang Games.

  This smart fitness drying rack sounded a little ridiculous but Chang You did not dare to neglect it.

  It was a key job that Boss Pei had personally instructed him after all. What’s more, it was a joint operation of three key departments. This might affect Boss Pei’s future industrial layout. He might be blamed if it was not done well.

  The competition between the various departments was so intense now. Chang You did not want Otto Technologies to drag him down since he would lose face as the person-in-charge.

  …

  Guo Licheng and Wang Xiaobin arrived in the afternoon.

  Chang You led the two of them to the guest room and briefly explained Boss Pei’s instructions about the smart fitness drying rack.

  Guo Licheng and Wang Xiaobin looked at each other and saw confusion in each other’s eyes.

  What kind of bewitching product was this?

  A drying rack with fitness function?

  They even had to customise a game?

  It would still make sense if this was a lame and funny product. He could just produce a few of them for users who liked to play with them. It would be just looking for money if it made lame news.

  However, Boss Pei seemed to be taking this very seriously!

  In other words, this drying rack was to be a legitimate commercial product? He wanted it to be mass-produced?

  He had to think about how to earn money since it was to be mass-produced. Otherwise, he would lose a lot of face if the three departments were to produce a product together but incur losses!

  Chang You looked at Guo Licheng and said, “Coach Guo, you’re a professional at fitness. It is still a fitness product at the end of the day even though it requires Shang Yang Games and our participation. Why don’t you tell us your opinion first?”

  Guo Licheng used his thick arm to support his chin. The way the big, muscul
ar man pondered was a little comical, but his expression was serious.

  “In fact, the ‘drying rack’ is a relatively common meme in the field of fitness. Whether it’s a treadmill, a spinning bicycle, an elliptical, or a bench press, any fitness equipment placed at home would often be unable to escape the fate of becoming a drying rack.”

  “It was mainly because there is no fitness environment and atmosphere at home. Most people have no patience so it was very difficult for them to persevere. These things took up space, so many people used them to hang their clothes and dry their bed sheets. However, they did not want to exercise while drying their bedsheets. They would enter a vicious cycle as time passed.”

  “If we use this meme as a name, we can actually arouse the feel good factor from fitness users. It would also be beneficial for our initial publicity.”

  “Boss Pei’s reverse thinking is… admirable. I think that Boss Pei’s design is actually using users’ reverse psychology to achieve the goal of urging users to work out.”

  Chang You asked, “What do you think this product should look like?”

  Until now, Chang You still did not have a clear concept of this smart fitness drying rack. Should it be a stand, or should it be hung on the ceiling? Should it have folding and stretching functions? Should he make something like a small fan that could blow clothes and cool users down?

  The concept was too vague and Boss Pei had not mentioned any details about the design. Thus, Chang You found it difficult to imagine the actual shape of the product.

  Guo Licheng was a professional fitness trainer. He had used all sorts of fitness equipment and was very knowledgeable about fitness. He should be able to figure out the key ingredients from these messy functions and needs.

  Guo Licheng continued to think seriously. “Boss Pei has already made it clear that the use of this smart fitness drying rack is mainly at home. In other words, it’s targeted at individual consumers, not commercial gyms…”

  Wang Xiaobin said, “Eh, Coach Guo, that might not be the case.”

  Shang Yang Games was the same as the other departments. They had all been given a mandatory fitness limit. Wang Xiaobin had to set an example as the person-in-charge. Thus, he had his own understanding of fitness.

  Guo Licheng did not think that Wang Xiaobin was not as professional as him in terms of fitness. Instead, he asked seriously, “What do you mean?”

  Wang Xiaobin thought for a moment and said, “I think Boss Pei’s thinking should be both. However, the priority is different.”

  “As a fitness equipment, the commercial gym must be one of our target customers. However, the equipment changes in the commercial gym are very slow. What’s more, the market share of those large brands’ fitness equipment is very difficult to shake. If we wanted to sell our fitness equipment to the commercial gym from the beginning, we would definitely encounter huge difficulties and resistance.”

  “Of course, this is excluding Deposit Fitness. However, Deposit Fitness accounts for a very low market share.”

  “Thus, Boss Pei focused his attention on the ‘home fitness’ scene. Ordinary people would not buy large-scale commercial fitness equipment because the houses are not that big. They would buy treadmills, ellipses, bench press, and dumbbells at the very best. At the moment, none of these brands are well-known or widely used.”

  “We can naturally sell this equipment to professional gyms assuming that our smart fitness drying rack can gain the favor of ordinary people and become popular.”

  Guo Licheng nodded. “Indeed. In other words, Boss Pei is only using the home fitness scene as a starting point. As an intelligent fitness equipment, it can still be sold to commercial gyms as long as it becomes popular.”

  “However, this does not affect my initial judgment. After all, the family fitness scene is the foundation. The rest are empty if this cannot be satisfied.”

  “If we’re considering the family fitness scene… I think the following points are very important.”

  “First, safety, stability, reliability. There’s no need to talk about this. The fitness equipment is made of steel wire and iron. If you’re not careful, you might get injured. Not only must the material be solid and reliable, but you must also avoid all possible safety hazards when designing.”

  “Second, the area it would take up.

  “One of the important reasons why the home fitness equipment is not selling well is that it takes up too much space. Most of the people who choose to buy fitness equipment are young people who have higher demands on their bodies, but their economic conditions are often not very good.”

  “In other words, most of the people in our target group do not have a large area of residence. It is very difficult to make a large area for fitness equipment. This is also a key reason why many people use fitness equipment to dry their clothes.”

  “Therefore, we have to think of a way to make the smart fitness drying rack not take up too much space. It would be best if part of the structure could be folded and stretched. It would be best if we use the ‘balcony’ as the main setting for this equipment.”

  “Third, sustainability and interest.”

  “Fitness is a very difficult thing to persevere in the first place. There is a very important reason for the success of the Deposit Fitness. The user must reach a certain training time and have to eat fitness meals that are nutritious and balanced. It is precisely because the Deposit Fitness is so compulsory that the remaining users can persevere. That is why it has such a good fitness effect.”

  “However, if you were to train at home, it would be easy to slack off without anyone supervising you. What’s more, the family environment makes people want to rest. Once you lie down on the sofa, you won’t think about training anymore. Compared to the gym, it’s much more difficult to persevere.”

  “That’s why Boss Pei asked us to make smart devices and let Shang Yang Games develop a special game. It should be to improve the sustainability and interest of training in family scenes!”

  Chang You and Wang Xiaobin listened intently and nodded.

  He was indeed a professional fitness trainer. He easily analyzed the deep meaning and basic principles behind Boss Pei’s seemingly nonsensical 'smart fitness drying rack”.

  Chang You said, “Coach Guo, what do you think the product form of the smart fitness drying rack looks like if you were to design it?”

  Guo Licheng continued to think seriously. “Since it’s a family gym, we can’t take up too much space. We have to integrate various equipment.”

  “In terms of training goals and effects, strength training would definitely be better than aerobic training. Therefore, our smart fitness drying rack would definitely focus on strength training.”

  Guo Licheng briefly explained the principle behind it. Chang You and Wang Xiaobin were working out as well, so he understood it immediately.

  Anyone who had some common sense about fitness knew that most of the time, fitness would be done through strength training before aerobic training. Only then would the best exercise be achieved.

  In layman’s terms, strength training was like lifting iron while aerobic training was like jogging or riding a spinning bicycle.

  Of course, everyone’s physical conditions were different, and the training methods they used would also be different. However, overall, strength first and aerobic later was the best arrangement.

  The main reason was that doing aerobics first would affect the effect of strength training, while doing strength first would help the effect of aerobics.

  Doing strength training after a long period of aerobic exercises would mostly make them unable to perform well in strength training since they had already used up a portion of the glycogen. It would not be able to stimulate their muscles sufficiently. On the other hand, doing strength training first would also consume the glycogen. However, it would stimulate the body to use fat to provide energy for aerobic training. It would achieve better reduction in fat.

  Many girls
were worried that strength training would increase their muscles, so they only went to the treadmill each time. In fact, this type of training method was relatively inefficient. If they were slim to begin with, they could use this method to maintain their figures, but if they wanted to lose weight and shape, the effect would be far inferior to scientific strength training.

  That was why Guo Licheng said that the smart fitness hangers would focus on strength training.

  Chapter 864 - Proposal For Product Positioning and Detail

  Guo Licheng continued, “The space in most users’ homes is limited. They can only have one fitness equipment. If they set up a treadmill and a spinning bicycle, the aerobic training can be done but not strength training.”

  “That’s because strength training requires at least a push rack and dumbbell. Since there’s already a treadmill taking up space, it’s impossible for most people to have another set of strength training equipment at home.”

  “On the other hand, if we set up a strength training machine in our home, we can use other methods to achieve aerobics exercises.

  “For example, using yoga mats in the living room to do gymnastics, Burpee, etc.”

  “Since the main purpose of the smart fitness drying rack is to do strength training, the parts we want to train must be mainly the core strength muscles such as the chest, back, and so on.”

  “There’s no need for too many different designs. After all, people who have so many details for strength training would definitely go to the gym. We’re facing ordinary users. Most of them are fitness noobs. This machine has to be simple, easy to understand, and easy to persevere.”

  “First of all, the equipment must be targeted at the chest. The chest muscles are relatively easy to train. They are efficient and obvious. You must have a chest fly machine that can train butterfly crossover, straight arms crossover, and reverse arms crossover.”