I saw a middle-aged man in his forties changing shoes at the door. He is relatively tall, with short hair, wearing a dark suit, with a well-defined face, and his eyebrows are slightly lowered when he is not speaking, giving people a serious and unsmiling feeling.

This must be Su Zhirong's father, Su Xu.

Su Xu glanced at her, and his gaze quickly fell on Lu Zixin. Lu Zixin stood up and said, "Hello uncle." ”

"Hmm. Su Xu just snorted, and his expression was not very happy. As a father, it is very complicated to see that his daughter, who has been raised for many years, has been taken away by someone else's man.

He changed his shoes and asked, "You say it's mentally retarded?"

When this question was mentioned, Su Xiaomeng suddenly pretended to have a blank expression, and said in surprise: "No, who said it? Dad, you must have heard me wrong. ”

Su Zhirong also coughed twice in embarrassment, got up and said, "Dad, I'll pour you a cup of tea." ”

"Hmph, I heard it all. Su Xu snorted, "Xiaoyu is our company's most advanced artificial intelligence home appliance, but there are still a little flaws in the technology now." But it will soon be improved and will enter thousands of households!"

"I think so too. Su Xiaomeng nodded.

Su Xu looked at Lu Zixin and asked, "I heard that you are also engaged in this area, what do you think of this smart speaker?"

Lu Zixin didn't expect that the first time he came to his father-in-law's house, he was actually asked such a question. No wonder Ye Rui reminded him before that Su Xu's temper was strange. According to common sense, shouldn't you ask about family, work, and the like first?

However, since the other party asked, Lu Zixin also replied truthfully: "Its voice interaction function is very poor, the voice recognition is inaccurate, and it is easy to be interfered with." ”

Hearing him say this, Su Xu's face had already pulled down a little, and then Lu Zixin didn't notice it, and was still thinking about how to answer this question, looking more professional.

He continued: "The sound quality is not good, the smart speaker, the first function is to play songs, I feel that the sound quality of its songs is not as good as that of smartphones." ”

"And then there's a very important feature, coordination. ”

"The main goal of this smart speaker design,In addition to playing songs,It should be as a hub of the smart home system,Control other smart home appliances through voice commands。 For example, the switch of remote control home appliances. ”

"But now I only find that he has something as simple as a switch, and maybe something else. Every smart home appliance should be a unique part of this 'Internet of Things', just like an APP in a smartphone, which has a unique role. ”

"These appliances need all the connections with each other, such as sensors that sense light, sound, and temperature changes, then the lights, air conditioners, air purifiers, or loudspeakers will change with each other. This Xiaoyu smart speaker,It shouldn't be able to do it。 ”

When Lu Zixin said this, he wanted to continue, but found that Su Xiaomeng was frowning at him on the side. When he looked at Su Xu's face, it was already half dark.

Lu Zixin wondered: "Maybe I don't know about it, some things are wrong, don't care." ”

At this time, Ye Rui came out of the kitchen and said with a smile: "That's right, you just said it too right!"

"Yes, what?" Su Xu said dissatisfiedly, "These are just the most superficial status quo, and they are very complicated inside!"

He frowned and said to Lu Zixin: "Some of the problems you said do exist. But this is not a problem with Xiaoyu smart speakers, but a problem that exists in the entire smart home industry. ”

Lu Zixin said: "In fact, it is not difficult to improve, as long as the voice interaction and sensor technology are done well, and then a smart home management system can be made." ”

"Isn't it difficult?" Su Xu snorted coldly, "You don't have a backache when you sit and talk, let you study it yourself, and you can't touch it." ”

As soon as he said this, the scene suddenly became a little embarrassing. Ye Rui hurriedly said: "You person, how can you bring the company's temper to your home? You go and change your clothes first, and wear a suit at home, which makes us uncomfortable, as if we are in a meeting." ”

Su Xu reluctantly went to the bedroom to change clothes, and Su Zhirong hurriedly whispered in Lu Zixin's ear: "Don't mind, my dad is like this." It's okay for other things, if you talk to him about work, he won't let anyone. ”

Su Xiaomeng nodded and said, "Brother-in-law, my father's expression just now was almost dark." You don't know,This Xiaoyu smart speaker is the project he led the development,These are the hard work of him and his team。 When you say that, he's not happy. ”

Lu Zixin suddenly realized, no wonder this is the case. It is inevitable that he will be a little unhappy when he hears others criticize his hard work, and as a "researcher", he can understand this feeling.

After a while, the meal was served. Ye Rui made a hearty meal, and when he ate, the atmosphere eased a little.

At the beginning, Su Xu first reprimanded Su Xiaomeng, saying that she was too noisy at school, and the teacher sent a text message to complain. Su Xiaomeng pretended to be a good baby, saying that she would never make trouble again.

Then it was Su Zhirong's turn, and Su Xu asked, "You are in the company now, how are you doing?"

"It's okay, the company is doing well. Su Zhirong replied truthfully.

Su Xu was a little unhappy, and said: "You said that you can't work in the magic capital? This is one of the most developed cities in China, and it is in line with international standards. You can use everything you learn!"

Su Zhirong was a little helpless, and Su Xu was still worried about her not going to the company to help him.

Ye Rui said: "When the child is older and has her own career, you will have less to worry about." ”

"I can't even say it?" Su Xu asked rhetorically.

"Yes, Dad, you eat vegetables. Su Zhirong said.

Lu Zixin also said on the side: "Our company is also considering building a branch in the magic capital, so that Su Zhirong can go home from time to time to have a look." ”

"That's a good feeling. Ye Rui smiled.

They talked about Lu Zixin again, and briefly asked about the situation, but they didn't say much.

Su Xu said: "I'll go back to the company later, you can arrange it yourself." ”

Ye Rui asked, "What's the matter? It's the New Year, and there are so many things in the company?"

At the mention of this, Su Xu was in a bad mood. Said: "It's not a smart speaker thing! Those shareholders are short-sighted, and if there is no sales in a short time, they will cut this project." ”

"I'm really angry, now foreign countries are researching smart homes, they are good, they are not willing to invest any money. ”

"They can't see that the annual growth rate of smart homes in the United States has reached 5.8%, while Huaxia is only 0.1%, what a big market prospect!"

When he spoke, Su Xu's voice was filled with deep depression. They are ready to use smart speakers as the center of the smart home system, but the function of this "hub" has been unsatisfactory, which has made Su Xu questioned in the company.