Chapter 067: The First Man to Eat Crabs
"Mr. Wang, why hasn't there been any company here so far?"
Until three days after the collaborator conference, no company sought to cooperate with him, and Shen Bingyu, as the president of Daodao Technology, couldn't sit still, and made a phone call to Wang Xiao.
To be honest, don't talk about Shen Bingyu, even Wang Xiao himself is a little strange.
It stands to reason that after seeing the scientific and technological strength of their own products, even if other companies do not chase after their butts and shout for cooperation, they should soon send a letter of intent, but the fact is so weird, three days have passed, and no company has come to the door.
"Avatar, go check what's going on?"
Wang Xiao suppressed the surprise in his heart and ordered the avatar to go and explore.
After a while, Wang Xiao learned from the incarnation that the products he launched did arouse the interest of major technology companies, but there were some deviations in them-
Because Wang Xiao was afraid that the products he launched were too epoch-making, he did not come up with too much scientific and technological strength, and this gave researchers of those large enterprises an illusion that the level of the products of Zhengdao Technology Company could be achieved by working hard!
Because of this, after the CEOs of various companies went back, they discussed internally, and when they were about to introduce products, their respective research departments suddenly jumped out one by one, and then their chests slapped loudly, shouting that they would soon come up with products of the same level as Zhengdao Technology!
Of course, this kind of thing is not happening in every company, but when other big tech companies see that their friends have not taken action, they also hesitate in their hearts.
As for other small businesses, after seeing that the big tech companies did not immediately introduce the products of Dao Technology, they had the illusion that the products of Dao Technology were actually not very good, so they did not come to the door.
In this way, under all kinds of ironic coincidences, after three days have passed, no company has come to seek cooperation with Zhengdao Technology Company.
"That's a ......"
Wang Xiao couldn't help but shake his head and smile bitterly after learning about this situation from the avatar.
However, he didn't care about it, because he knew that this was only temporary, and soon there would be a company that had woken up to his door.
Therefore, after understanding the cause and effect, Wang Xiao calmly told Shen Bingyu: "Sister Bingyu, it's okay, there will be a company coming to your door in two days." ”
After hanging up the phone, Wang Xiao planned to continue to absorb the inheritance knowledge in his mind.
Although Wang Xiao's facial recognition, motion capture, voice recognition and intelligent transportation products have not really relied on him, the power of science and technology in his body has already accumulated a lot because of the launch of the Unbounded Forum, and he even faintly feels that as long as his products are officially launched to the market, he will usher in the next promotion.
Moreover, he had a hunch that this upgrade would bring him unexpected benefits!
However, not long after Wang Xiao began to absorb knowledge, he was awakened by the incarnation, and Shen Bingyu called again.
"Oh, you're saying that companies are coming to the door so soon to seek cooperation?"
Wang Xiao asked with some curiosity.
"Hmm."
Shen Bingyu responded with some embarrassment.
She is still a little apprehensive now, after all, a company came to her door within two minutes of the end of her call to Wang Xiao, doesn't this seem that she is not stable enough?
Wang Xiao was keenly aware of Shen Bingyu's embarrassment, so he pretended to be relieved and said, "Haha, there is finally a company here, otherwise I would have to cry urgently...... By the way, who are they? ”
Hearing Wang Xiao's exaggerated reaction, Shen Bingyu's heart suddenly warmed slightly, she knew that this was Wang Xiao deliberately comforting her, after all, she had never seen Wang Xiao worry about things since she had been in contact with Wang Xiao for so long, as if everything in the world was in his expectation, how could he be anxious about the lack of on-site cooperation from enterprises?
However, Shen Bingyu just silently remembered Wang Xiao's kindness in her heart, and did not express it, but her voice became softer and softer: "It is a game company called Burke City, which is mainly engaged in chess and card games, and currently ranks among the top three in the chess and card game market. ”
"Burke City?"
Wang Xiao is really unfamiliar with this name, and at the same time a little strange: "Why do they want our voice recognition technology?" It stands to reason that the big companies should be interested in speech recognition. ”
Speech recognition technology has actually appeared decades ago, but it has not been developed rapidly due to the development level of hardware, and it is not until recent years that the rise of cloud services and cloud storage and other large services has made speech recognition develop by leaps and bounds.
But even so, subject to the development level of semantic recognition, speech recognition is only a gimmick for manufacturers to promote products, and has not really become a mature product series.
But despite this, whether it is Apple, Microsoft, Google or the three giants of BAT in China, each of them is fully researching speech recognition technology, why, because everyone is confirmed, voice recognition will become an entry-level application of the Internet!
What is an entry-level application?
Microsoft's Windows system and Google search are all entry-level applications.
Imagine the market capitalization of these two companies, and you can see why people value speech recognition technology so much.
However, because speech recognition technology requires a lot of money and a huge amount of data, only those big tech companies that are at the top of the research can study speech recognition technology, and small game companies like Burke City should not be close to this.
"What they mean is that they want to combine speech recognition technology with games......"
Shen Bingyu conveyed the other party's meaning to Wang Xiao, "I want to create the same atmosphere as a real chess and card game." ”
"Same as reality?"
Wang Xiao was stunned for a moment, and then the scene of friends shouting loudly at each other when they played cards together appeared in his mind.
Thinking of this, his eyes couldn't help but light up, and he secretly praised the eyes of the person in charge of the Berke City Company.
To be honest, he never expected that voice recognition and games could be so combined, and, most importantly, it was very easy to combine this function into board games!
Because the requirements for speech recognition in board games are too low, as long as the 54 cards can be recognized, it is simply not at the same level as other applications for speech recognition requirements.
"Sue the other party, I will be there immediately, and I can give the other party the finished product today!"
After Wang Xiao finished speaking, he rushed directly to the company.
……
The boss of Burke City is called Dong ****, a middle-aged man in his forties, very tall, 1.95 meters, but at the same time very thin, so when Wang Xiao saw the other party for the first time, the image of a telephone pole immediately appeared in his mind.
"Mr. Dong, hello, I'm Wang Xiao."
Wang Xiao raised his head and shook hands with Dong ****, there was no way, the height difference between the two was too much.
Dong **** first smiled at Wang Xiao, then directly took a USB flash drive from the assistant's hand, and said to Wang Xiao: "Mr. Wang, this is the chess and card game video we have done after the fusion of speech recognition, you can take a look first." ”
"What?"
Wang Xiao was immediately stunned when he heard this, and subconsciously looked at Shen Bingyu, but saw that the other party also had a wry smile.
"Mr. Dong, you are ......"
Wang Xiao looked at Dong **** in puzzlement, you must know that he has not finalized the contract with Dong ****, but now Dong **** directly took out the hypothetical video, doesn't he understand that he must win the voice recognition technology by telling himself? Dong **** is not afraid that his lion will open his mouth?
Dong **** gestured to the assistant to demonstrate the video on the notebook, while explaining: "Mr. Wang, I'm not afraid to tell you the truth, although the games I make belong to the IT industry, but to be honest, I don't think of myself as a person in the IT circle from my heart, I'm just a chess and card lover, that's all!" ”
Wang Xiao nodded when he heard this, because at this time, the incarnation had already sent information about this Dong ****.
As Dong **** himself said, although the Berke City he established has occupied the top three in the market share of board games in China, 80% of his time on weekdays is still spent on his other identity - the president of a pharmaceutical company.
For chess and cards, he is a hobby, but because he has the strength, he has established a special chess and card company for his hobby.
Dong **** continued to explain: "The reason why I established Burke City in the first place was because I couldn't get used to the cheating behaviors in QQ and Lianzhong, so I funded the establishment of a chess and card game platform without cheating...... Since then, I have always had a dream, that is, to make the board games on the computer and mobile phone also do the same as in reality. ”
While speaking, Dong ****'s secretary had already prepared the video.
Dong **** lightly clicked to start, and at the same time whispered: "It is precisely because of my love for chess and card games, so I was so excited when I saw that Dao Technology actually invented voice recognition, and I couldn't wait to record a game video before I signed a contract with you, I just feel that I can finally complete my long-cherished wish!" ”
I saw a casually dressed young man sitting in front of the computer, and after clicking to open Burke City, he did not pick up the mouse like the current player, but put his hands behind his head and leaned back on the chair with a lazy expression.
But then, I saw him sit up straight and said excitedly: "Damn, good luck, four A's, two 2s, double kings!" ”
While speaking, the man suddenly shouted: "Grab the landlord!" ”
Immediately, the camera pans to the man's computer screen, and there is an extra microphone icon in the center of the page in the city of Burke.
In the end, after a round of grabbing the landlord, the landlord was finally grabbed by the man.
"Hehe, see if I don't come directly to a spring!"
The man rubbed his hands together and laughed excitedly, and then he shouted directly at the screen: "The plane has wings!" ”
Then, I saw that his cards on the screen were directly reduced by three 3s, three 4s and one 5 and 6 without the slightest delay.
However, the next farmer directly returned the man with wings.
"Oh, so unlucky, this kind of card is also wanted?"
In the video, the man complains in frustration.
Immediately, after seeing the farmer issue a leaflet 10, the man decisively shouted: "K! ”
Then, you can see that one of the kings of clubs on the board is played directly.
Then you come and go in the chess game, one side is fried, and there are two kings on that side, but, from beginning to end, the man has been using the voice-controlled zhì game, and has not touched the mouse!
When this video was played, there was still a little heat in Dong ****'s eyes: "Mr. Wang, have you seen it, this is the real chess and card game!" An indifferent device like a mouse will never be able to show the essence of a board game! ”
Mouse...... Indifferent?
Wang Xiao was shocked by Dong ****'s language, but he also saw that this Dong **** was indeed a real game maniac, as long as it could improve the game experience, he would not hesitate to adopt it.
"I can see it, Mr. Dong, you are a pure game lover."
Wang Xiao shook his head and said.
"Haha, that's it, or why I never planned to expand into other games, because I don't like other games at all!"
When Dong **** heard Wang Xiao's words, he laughed directly as if he had heard a lot of praise.
"Well, since that's the case, then why don't you think about one more step, Mr. Dong?"
Wang Xiao asked with a smile.
"Think of one more step?"
Dong **** was stunned.
"Yes, you see, there is only one player in the video who controls the chess and cards by voice, how boring, wouldn't it be better if his voice could also be heard by the other two people?"
Wang Xiao said directly, "In this way, isn't it closer to the game in reality?" ”
Dong ****'s eyes lit up when he heard this, and he slapped his palms and said: "Haha, I didn't expect that Mr. Wang, you are also a chess and card lover, this idea is good, this idea is good!" Assistant Zhao, after going back, I will tell the design department this opinion......"
After speaking, Dong **** said to Wang Xiao: "Mr. Wang, you also know that although our Berke City occupies the top three names in chess and card games, it is the third under the premise that QQ occupies 50% of the share, so the licensing fee must be combined with the actual situation!" ”
To be honest, Wang Xiao has also experienced contract negotiation a few times, but he has never encountered a negotiation method like Dong ****, but I have to say that the other party's honest and frank character is very likable.
In addition, Wang Xiao didn't value the benefits brought by these technologies, so he simply said: "Since Mr. Dong is so refreshing, I, Wang Xiao, am not an ink person, so, six million, I will give you a finished product today!" ”
"Six million?!"
Dong **** couldn't help but be surprised when he heard this number, it was not too expensive, but too cheap!
He was even ready to come up with 10 million or more, but he didn't expect Wang Xiao to give himself face like this, which made Dong **** very useful, so he laughed and said: "Okay, Mr. Wang, just give you this temper, my friend of yours Dong **** has made a deal!" ”
Now that the CEOs of both sides have determined their opinions, the next things are easy to say, and Wang Xiao did not delay, and directly asked the other party for the source code of the game and then programmed it on the spot.
A few hours later, Wang Xiao directly made a new audio version of Burke City.
"Mr. Dong, let's take a look and test the results!"
Wang Xiao pushed two laptops with voice recognition installed in Burke City to Dong **** and his assistant, and then sat down in front of the other computer.
"So fast...... That's it? ”
Dong **** looked at Wang Xiao with a shocked expression.
Wang Xiao's god-like programming speed simply shocked Dong **** and his assistants.
"Hehe, Mr. Dong, and Assistant Zhao, please take a seat."
Wang Xiao didn't care about Dong ****'s shock at all - this speed was the result of his best efforts to suppress it.
You must know that with Wang Xiao's current programming strength, even without the help of the avatar, he can complete this job in less than an hour, but it seems too shocking to do it, Wang Xiao didn't do it.
Hearing Wang Xiao's reminder, Dong **** came back to his senses, but he still looked at Wang Xiao several times in disbelief.
But soon, his attention was drawn to the city of Burke on his computer, as he found that the game had an exact interface like the one in the video he had just played.
"Heart...... 3? ”
With a little excitement, a little apprehension, and a little worry, Dong **** said softly to the microphone on the table.
Immediately, his eyes snapped open, because he saw that the 3 of hearts in his card had been played!
Wang Xiao was much calmer about this, and said directly: "I'm out of 4!" ”
With the play of a 4 of spades, at the same time, Wang Xiao's voice came out synchronously from Dong **** and Zhao Ming's notebook stereo.
It was time for Assistant Zhao next, but he wanted to test the speech recognition technology, so he deliberately said, "I want to figure it out...... Well, right 8! ”
He deliberately paused when he spoke, just to see how the game's voice ability was, and the result was naturally satisfactory to him, the voice system did not have the slightest error feedback for his pause, and when he said "to 8", a bubble also popped up in the game, indicating that the cards were not in accordance with the rules.
Wang Xiao explained at this time: "Because of the time relationship, you can only use this pop-up dialog prompt method, in fact, this reminder can also be changed to voice in the future." ”
Dong **** and Assistant Zhao both nodded, and then Assistant Zhao asked: "Then if I say a long word, will the system misidentify it?" After all, in reality, when we play games, we always chat while playing. ”
Wang Xiao didn't answer when he heard this, but looked at him with a smile.
"Huh?"
Assistant Zhao looked at Wang Xiao puzzled.
Dong **** on the side couldn't stand it anymore, and directly reprimanded: "Don't you say less now!" ”
"Ahh
Assistant Zhao's face suddenly turned red when he heard this, because now is the order in which he plays cards, which means that when he asked the question just now, the voice recognition system had already filtered these words in the past, and he did not make any wrong feedback.
"It seems that I underestimated the technical level of your voice recognition from Zhengdao Technology."
Assistant Zhao said with shame and admiration.
After that, Dong **** and Assistant Zhao tested some other possibilities on the spot, but the voice recognition system was all handled perfectly.
"Mr. Wang, I am so satisfied with this product!"
After signing the contract, Dong **** shook Wang Xiao's hand and said, "No, it should be said that it is much better than I imagined!" ”
Wang Xiao smiled and said, "That...... Hurry up and let it appear in front of the world! ”
"Naturally, tonight, our ads will appear in every corner of the Internet!"
Dong **** is so satisfied with the voice version of Burke City, he believes that with this function, it is not impossible for his chess and card games to catch up with QQ chess and cards!