Chapter 359: Xiaobai's New Toy
According to Anfeng's prediction of the life cycle of electronic products, it can be popular for about three to four generations, and GP's current technology is very novel and advanced, but when users hold one, second or third generation machines, after reaching aesthetic fatigue, it will decline if it cannot make innovations.
An Feng's goal is very straightforward: when he is at the peak of the most profitable period, he must have reaped enough profits, and then cash out Joanna's 30% share. This will be a long-term operation, because it often takes half a year or more for the stock market to digest it if major shareholders want to cash out.
From the profit to the profit of the stock cash, it may bring about 50 billion US dollars in profits, if the development is better, such as the market value of BOGE 300 billion, 30% of the share means 90 billion, plus the operating profit, properly more than 100 billion, the future is very good.
An Feng's real idea is to speculate on the brand value and slowly sell it at the high point of the stock price, as for selling mobile phones to make money, to be honest, it is really not as good as selling shares to make money. The intentions are sinister, but then again, the stock market is risky. After the press conference, they went to Oxfordshire to pick them up.
Joanna's former old butler, Arthur. Mr. Brandon decided to go out and help them deal with the current "mess". Joanna deliberately said that her life was bad, and after winning sympathy, even the cold ice would melt, let alone this enthusiastic old man.
A real top professional housekeeper with an annual salary of one million pounds is certain, but everyone else offers a million pounds, and the old man is not interested. This time it was very face-saving, and the old man also said that in addition to choosing qualified maids, he would also help them train the housekeepers who would take over.
Brandon was old and would have to retire sooner or later, and training qualified butlers for them was his current idea. An Feng didn't know much about this, and he still had a lot to learn. An English butler as a "noble teacher". The purpose of existence is to make the master like a third-generation nobleman.
As An Feng's status changed, he did not require himself to be like the traditional British aristocracy - too rigid and boring in life, but in terms of behavior, at least in line with his identity. Therefore, he needs a teacher like Brandon to improve all his shortcomings.
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Back to California. Brandon began to preside.
Wu Qian did not reject this, on the contrary, she wanted to ask Brandon for a lesson or two. In the industry, it is rare to meet a truly top butler, especially in a place like the United States, which is almost impossible. And if the family is large, both male and female housekeepers are needed.
Brandon became familiar with every aspect of Anfeng's life, including his residence, habits, and the status and social status of his guests...... The end result is very satisfying. An Feng's circle of friends is concentrated in the upper class, and there are even some nobles who have been canonized, which is not boring.
An Feng, who has no worries, continues to work.
The R&D of the robotics company is divided into two focuses: humanoid machines and biological machines.
The humanoid machine was nicknamed "The Terminator". It's very vivid, but it's not as powerful as in the movie, and it's invulnerable. The current experimental model is beyond ordinary people in terms of attack ability, but it is also very vulnerable to damage the circuit board. It's going to get out of hand.
Hoffman's group is considering simplifying or adapting protective circuitry, such as building wiring into bones. Or reduce the core of the mechanical drive and adopt a modular design for easy replacement. It needs to be taken step by step, and thankfully, the conditions are good enough for them to play.
And biological machines, to put it bluntly, are parts other than humanoid machines.
For example, the mechanical dog that An Feng saw last time. Don't look at it, it will only be cute and coquettish, harmless to humans and animals, as long as it replaces the chip and makes it run a tiger's program, facing a machine composed of exoskeletons and titanium alloys. It's going to be a nightmare for a lot of carbon-based creatures.
The development of biological machines is faster than that of humanoid machines, because it is relatively simple, it is now possible to implant chips that store species information into living organisms, and using the best batteries available from GP Energy, a medium-sized pet dog that mimics can last about five to six hours.
It may seem very short, but it is impossible for a real pet to play with you for five or six hours in a row without getting tired. At halftime, you can recharge it. Graphene batteries have one characteristic: fast! Using a special high-voltage charger, it can be charged to 70% in five minutes and fully charged in ten minutes.
When An Feng was teasing the dog in the laboratory, he suddenly thought of a good idea.
Make one yourself.
The idea was there before, but it wasn't as complete as it is now. Now that the technology is mature and there are 3D printers, he is fully equipped to create one-of-a-kind robot pets. In terms of proficiency, he's the best tech guy in the world - just not patient.
As long as there is a goal, he is very motivated, and now it is time to find a partner for Xiaobai, it has never had a suitable opponent, it is impossible to have fun with it, and it is difficult to meet fierce beasts in places like the United States, and in the end they have to create conditions by themselves.
Do it right away when you think of it, procrastination is not good. An Feng went to draw first, he needed a body length of 120 centimeters, a weight of about 100 kilograms, a fast speed, a strong attack power, and he had to withstand the impact. Usually be a friend to Xiaobai, and if necessary, you can take care of the home.
After thinking about it, the figure of the leopard appeared in his mind, whether it was the size, speed, or attack ability, it was very in line with An Feng's imagination. He drew the design that came to mind and called a helper to draw it into a holographic 3D drawing.
After the hologram is formed, the precision parts can be manufactured with a 3D printer, which is much more expensive than the traditional subtractive manufacturing method, but since there is high technology, he does not consider anything else. In terms of appearance, considering the frequent bites and collisions, Anfeng uses some synthetic products that are tough but not hard.
It took a few days to complete the idea, and the inside of the robot pet is mainly made of titanium alloy, which is strong enough, not to mention a tiger bite, even a bomb may not be able to destroy. On the skin, a soft but indestructible material is used to avoid damage to the tiger's teeth.
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A week later.
An Feng's plane returned to the vineyard from San Jose and brought a mysterious gift.
As he stepped off the plane, a gray-gold leopard-print pet jumped out behind him, anyone who looked at it knew it was an adult-sized leopard, but in the details of his eyes and walking, he could feel mechanized. And if you touch it, you can feel cold.
"Come here, honey!" An Feng couldn't wait to say when he entered the house.
"What's the matter?" She walked out, her eyes swept over the leopard behind An Feng, "A leopard? Where did you go to bring it back? ”
"It's called 'Little Flower', Xiaobai's new friend." An Feng squatted down and rubbed the mechanical leopard's head. It doesn't matter how vulgar the name is, it's just called anyway.
"Will they be able to live in peace?" Joanna walked over, although she didn't know what An Feng was doing, but by feeling, the leopard was not hostile.
"Of course." An Feng said with certainty, "Of course they will also fight, I brought Xiaohua back to relieve Xiaobai's boredom." ”
"Disproportionate, right?" Joanna sat down and looked at the unblinking leopard, feeling its gaze glazed. Nothing to look like...... Doesn't seem to be breathing.
An Feng smiled and said: "If it is a real situation, the leopard will definitely be inferior to the tiger, but haven't you found it yet?" ”
Joanna stretched out her hand to the leopard, and when she saw that An Feng didn't mean to warn, she felt relieved to touch the leopard's head.
It was docile, but the coldness and sluggishness reminded Joanna, who was surprised, "Is it a robot?" ”
"It's a mechanical creature!" An Feng corrected, "That's right." Florets? ”
The mechanical leopard wagged its bionic tail and arched its head towards Joanna's palm. The leopard print is soft and comfortable, but it just feels weird.
An Feng introduced: "Its chip has a program for pet dogs, as well as for hunting dogs and leopards, and the regular program is not aggressive to humans. And when I use the remote control to put it into a defensive or offensive state, the marked target will become its attack target. There's also a safety insurance to start it. The machine stops immediately. After testing, the probability of it failing is very low. ”
"Unbelievable!" Joanna looked at the leopard.
"There are so many magical places." An Feng said with a smile, "Let's go and call Xiaobai and let them know each other, and they will be good girlfriends in the future." ”
"Haha!" Joanna laughed at his strange way of being addressed.
Later, Xiaobai and Xiaohua met in the garden. Out of the vigilance of the creature, Xiaobai immediately sensed that Xiaohua was abnormal—although it had the appearance of a creature, it did not have any biological characteristics, including smell, breath, and momentum. Xiaobai is particularly sensitive to these.
Xiaobai looked at Xiaohua very vigilantly, the muscles all over his body were tense, and as long as the master gave an order, it could pounce and tear this thing apart that it was not sure about. But An Feng gave it a very friendly order, squatted down to appease it, and Xiaohua also contacted Xiaobai according to the animal procedure.
Animals are animals after all, and after getting acquainted with each other, they become partners.
"Smart enough, huh?" An Feng looked back at Joanna in amazement.
Joanna nodded.
"If I want to make it smarter, I can connect it to the computer in my office, give it faster calculations, make more agile judgments, and help correct program errors." An Feng said that the performance of the built-in chip core is limited, and it will be more "normal" to connect the minicomputer with a cloud network.
After that, An Feng's expected dragon fight was also staged, the same beast, Xiaobai and Xiaohua could not coexist peacefully like the little white rabbit, they would target each other, and constantly practice their killing skills to bite or avoid the opponent. Train skills in real combat.
Although Xiaobai's body size is one circle larger than Xiaohua, Xiaohua is a mechanical creature with an exoskeleton and powerful power, and it is completely evenly matched, Xiaobai can slap it to the corner, and Xiaohua can also bounce up quickly, pressing Xiaobai to the ground and biting his throat.
Xiaohua is not lethal under normal procedures, its attack is limited, and its mouth has no teeth, which just makes Xiaobai feel nervous and his own mistakes, so as to alert it. Only after the floret enters the hunting state will its four metal canine teeth be revealed.
Xiaobai knew that this was his friend - although the ability to resist the attack was too strong, but he didn't move seriously when biting, An Feng checked the part where Xiaohua was bitten a few times, and there were only faint traces, if it was a tiger that used its strength to bite, it would leave deep bite marks.
It can be seen that Xiaobai likes his new partner very much.
An Feng is also satisfied, he has been struggling with how to train Xiaobai before, the United States naturally does not have the environment of the African savannah, but it is not good to always let Xiaobai live lazily, now there are new toys, play every day, persevere, it will be able to dominate the grassland sooner or later. (To be continued......)