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The elevator door slowly opened, and a crisp and pleasant electronic female voice sounded: "Welcome to the fourth floor of New Times Square, this is the robot exclusive area, I wish you a happy shopping!" ”

Roger lowered the brim of his hat and stepped out of the elevator.

This is the city's largest home robot sales area, the space inside is larger than Roger expected, different brands of robot sales points next to each other, large and small electronic screens compete to play a variety of robot function display videos and promotional information, trying to attract past customers. Roger walked over one by one, and soon found the largest one.

Robert Turing Company Agent Sales Center.

Sure enough, it is the most well-known robot manufacturer in the world, and the area of the sales store is several times that of those ordinary manufacturers. Entering the door is a long T-shaped counter, where many customers are sitting at the counter to consult and buy, and the huge display above the counter plays a promotional video produced by Turing, showing the amazing functions of the company's various robots, and finally summed up in a gorgeous advertising slogan - technology changes the world.

A young saleswoman greeted Roger and smiled, "Hello sir, can I help you?" ”

"Hmm." Roger sat down in a chair in front of the counter and said, "I want to buy a home robot." ”

The saleswoman's finger tapped lightly on the counter, and a large number of images and basic parameters of various robots were immediately displayed on it: "Yes sir, these are the information on the most popular robots in Turing at the moment." I sincerely recommend these to you - the little prodigy series, with a powerful intelligent cleaning and room tidying function, as long as 4,999 yuan, quite a good deal! ”

Roger glanced at the strangely shaped iron bumps displayed on the counter, and smiled, "Is there a higher-end ...... What about something a little more comprehensive? ”

The saleswoman smiled and said, "Of course, what kind of price do you want?" Are there any specific requirements for functionality? ”

Roger said, "I want to buy a simulated robot." ”

“OK！” The saleswoman's finger swiped on the screen again, switching to another set of pictures, "Turing has various types of simulated robots, including bodyguards, secretaries, maids, and nannies...... Which type do you want? ”

"I'd like to see the maid type." Roger's voice involuntarily lowered as he said this, almost not even hearing himself. But the saleswoman actually heard it clearly, smiled and swiped twice on the screen, bringing up another set of images.

"Sir, look, this is the 'Guardian Angel-5' maid robot developed by Turing Company, with high-simulation skin, 9-level parallel simulation intelligent system, adjustable character module, ultra-long battery life, three-year warranty and free software upgrades, and now it is sold at a 50% discount for only 360,000!"

Roger's heart moved, he remembered that Qianqian of Qian Kun's family was the maid robot of the "Guardian Angel" series, but the robot in the image in front of him was obviously a few grades worse than Qianqian. Roger touched the PED in his pocket and said, "This seems to be an old-fashioned model, right?" Are there newer, more advanced ones? ”

The saleswoman glanced at Roger in surprise, then smiled and nodded, "Yes, sir, please come with me!" ”

It's really blinding, I didn't expect this poor guy to be a big customer.

Roger stood up and followed her into a small room behind the counter. A young man was sitting behind a desk in a small room rummaging through a pile of materials, and the saleswoman brought Roger to him and said, "Mr. Zhang, this gentleman said that he wanted to see the high-end products of the 'Guardian Angel' series. ”

The young man looked up, smiled at Roger and nodded, "Okay, please take a seat." ”

Roger stepped forward and sat down across from the desk, where the saleswoman poured him a glass of water before quietly closing the door and withdrawing.

The young man sat up straight and introduced himself with a smile: "Hello sir, I am Zhang Gu, the sales manager here, and I am very happy to serve you!" ”

Roger nodded and said, "Manager Zhang, hello." ”

Zhang Gu clicked a few times on the screen on his desk, and also called up a set of pictures to show in front of Roger: "I heard that you are interested in our 'Guardian Angel' series of products, right?" Then please take a look at this one, this is the latest 'Guardian Angel-7', which has just been developed and is currently on sale worldwide. ”

Roger glanced at the screen, which showed a picture of an innocent and beautiful girl in a maid's outfit, with a long list of parameters attached to it. Although Roger didn't quite understand the meaning of most of the parameters, he was already very satisfied with the shape of the robot, so he nodded and said, "It looks good." ”

Zhang Gu smiled and said, "Sir, your vision is also good." The -7 is a significant improvement over its predecessors in many ways, using the 4th generation of bionic skin, which is super tough and fast self-healing; Level 10 intelligent system, extremely fast information processing ability and self-learning ability...... It's arguably the most perfect home robot in the world to date! ”

As he spoke, he clicked twice on the screen, and the girl on the screen suddenly turned into a naked lamb: "Sir, look, the quality of this skin is absolutely exactly the same as the real one!" And it feels very good to the touch, more delicate than a real person! ”

"This ......" Roger glanced at the naked girl, and bowed his head a little red-faced.

Zhang Gu laughed and said, "Sir, don't be embarrassed, customers who buy maid-type robots must have this demand." Giving customers the most satisfactory experience is also our company's service tenet. ”

As he spoke, he quietly switched screens, hiding the inappropriate image for children. In fact, the so-called "maid robot" is just a disguise, robots that can do housework are everywhere, and they are very cheap, if it weren't for some special functions, who would spend so much money to buy a "servant" back? However, some customers are more shy, and there is no need to make the atmosphere too embarrassing at this time.

"I heard that I can choose what the robot looks like, right?" Roger finally looked up and asked.

"Of course!" Zhang Gu smiled and said, "Not only her appearance, but all parts of her body can be customized according to your requirements, and you can create the most perfect image of the goddess in your heart according to your own wishes!" ”

Roger nodded with satisfaction and asked, "How about the safety and stability of this product?" ”

Zhang Gu said: "You don't have to worry about safety at all, the robots produced by Turing have the strictest safety protection procedures, and there has not been a safety accident above level 2 so far." As for stability, the robot has an average uptime of more than 20 years, so you don't have to worry about a sudden crash or system crash! ”

Roger asked, "So what is the price of this one?" ”

Zhang Gu said: "The original price is 1.88 million, but now we have a promotion, only 1.68 million!" ”

Roger stuck out his tongue: "So expensive? ”

Zhang Gu smiled and said: "Big brother, 1.68 million to buy a peerless beauty and confidant, it's worth the money!" ”

Roger's face turned red again: "But I don't have that much money now...... Is it possible to pay in installments? ”

Zhang Gu smiled and said, "Yes, you can make a down payment of 680,000 yuan, and pay the rest in installments." ”

Roger touched the PED in his pocket, hesitated for a long time, and finally gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, that's it, I bought it!" ”

He has 700,000 yuan in his account, which his parents saved for him to buy a house and marry a daughter-in-law, just enough for a down payment.

Zhang Gu opened a program on the desktop, beckoned to Roger, and said, "Sir, then let's start customizing your products now!" ”

Roger moved the chair over and sat beside him, Zhang Gu rolled the screen and said, "Let's go in order from head to toe, first of all, hair, there are many colors and hair textures here, you can choose at will." ”

"The hair should be black, of course the hair should be smooth, long, and dense...... Just be moderate. ”

"Okay, what about the face shape?"

"I prefer the melon seed face, the chin is not too sharp, and the face is a little smaller...... Well, that's pretty much it. ”

"Which eyebrows?"

"Let's choose this for the eyebrows, willow leaf shape, a little up, a little thinner."

"Eyes? Let's pick a shape first, and then let's adjust the size. ”

"The eyes should be standard-shaped, not too big, like an alien, a little smaller...... Well, that's fine. ”

"Nose? Mouth? ”

"The nose should be small, a little higher...... Of course, the mouth should be a little smaller, well, the lips should be a little thinner......"

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It took more than an hour for the robot's facial image to be finally portrayed. Roger looked left and right at the work on the screen for a long time, then nodded and said, "It's okay, that's it!" ”

Zhang Gu tapped the screen and saved the data. He was extremely patient, smiling all the time adjusting every detail according to Roger's request.

After the facial image is drawn, the next step is to draw the body parts. Roger can't be shy anymore, after all, this is a deal that can bankrupt his family, and he must be flawless in every detail, and he can't leave regrets. Fortunately, the body parts are relatively thick lines, and it took less than half an hour to draw.

"How old do you have to be?" Zhang Gu asked, "The default setting is 18 years old, but the minimum can be adjusted to 12 years old. ”

"Is it okay to be so small?" Roger said with some surprise.

Zhang Gu smiled and said: "Look at the customer's requirements, some customers want to be so small." ”

"That's just as well." Roger nodded, he was a counselor, and he knew that there was anyone now. "You can make me 16."

Zhang Gu entered the age parameter, and the girl on the effect preview picture really became younger and more immature.

"Height?"

"It's 160."

"What about personality? Do you prefer to be gentle and quiet, or to be wild and arrogant? ”

Roger said: "Gentle and quiet." ”

"Okay." This is the default type, Zhang Gu did not change it, and directly clicked the save button, "The setting is complete!" ”

Roger smiled at Zhang Gu and said, "Thank you, Manager Zhang, for your hard work." ”

Zhang Gu smiled and said, "You're welcome, didn't I say it?" Giving customers the most satisfactory experience is our service tenet! ”

Roger pulled out his PED, signed the order and paid the down payment, then asked, "When will I receive the goods?" ”

Zhang Gu said: "Don't worry, we will deliver it to your door within a month." ”

Roger thought for a moment and said, "That...... I don't want anyone to know about this, can you ship it secretly? ”

Zhang Gu smiled and made an "OK" gesture and said: "Understand, understand, don't worry, we usually ship this kind of product secretly!" ”

Roger nodded and said, "Okay, then I'll go back and wait for the delivery!" ”

Zhang Gu stretched out his hand and shook his hand: "You go slowly, if you have any questions, you can call me at any time!" ”

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