diskusbooks #279 - You call this VR gaming glasses? (2 in 1 order required)
#279 - You call this VR gaming glasses? (2 in 1 order required)
"This is the resume that the candidate himself wrote, which I pulled from a public HR website. Please take a look," Xia Shangyu hesitated for a moment, then gritted her teeth and handed over the resume.
Lu Yu rubbed his eyes and took it.
Name: Mao Wuyong (literally: Useless Mao)
Age: 36
Identity: Founder and CEO of Jianghai City Nosuchuse Technology Co., Ltd.
After the simple resume, there were his inner thoughts to the investors in the industry:
"Hello everyone, I am Mao Wuyong.
I have always been looking for a unique path of innovation, a business philosophy that can subvert traditional definitions. My team is a collection of passionate entrepreneurs. We don't stick to the traditional, and we don't stick to the rules.
We are a team that looks a bit weird, but full of passion. In us, you can feel that uninhibitedness, a kind of innovative thinking that transcends the norm.
Perhaps you will ask, what exactly have we done? Don't worry, let me slowly reveal it to you.
First of all, we once engaged in an idea called 'Smart Cushion'.
This cushion can recommend the most suitable lunch for you by detecting your weight and body fat ratio when you sit down. Unfortunately, the final result is that we found that most people just want to have a good meal.
Then, we developed a set of mobile tables called 'Impromptu Office'. Everyone only needs to find a random location in the office to start working. As a result, we found that this is just creating more chaos and disorder.
Finally, we tried to develop a mobile phone application called 'Happy Interaction'. Users only need to click a button on their mobile phones, and we will play a super nonsensical joke for them. However, we found that most people prefer to find their own fun online.
Later, we changed the company name to 'Nosuchuse Technology'.
However, you must believe that these are just our self-deprecating remarks. Our ultimate goal is to make the greatest products of this era.
We are just a group of frustrated idealists.
If you are interested in unconventional innovation, you are welcome to invest in us!"
After reading it, Lu Yu's eyes lit up.
A team that appreciates its own excellence and is unwilling to adapt to market conditions, constantly repeating the wheels that others have made, not turning back until they hit the south wall, and finally completely degenerating and starting to throw investors' money around.
This is the right taste, so right!
Without the slightest hesitation, Lu Yu asked Xia Shangyu to contact Mao Wuyong.
...
Two days later, Mao Wuyong and the core members of his entrepreneurial team were invited to visit Taoyuan Township Company.
When he saw this CEO, Lu Yu was amazed.
Mao Wuyong's hair was messy, as if it had been air-dried naturally without being combed. A strange light purple was dyed in the middle of his hair, which formed a strong contrast with his suit.
He wore a tie that didn't match the color of his suit at all, and carried an old schoolbag with some graffiti or strange stickers on it.
He wore a pair of faded glasses with a crooked frame.
He also wore various strange decorations. A string of glowing little toys hung on his tie, and he held a stack of messy folders in his hand, with papers overflowing from them, as if he didn't care about tidying them up at all.
What attracted Lu Yu's attention the most was the pocket he was carrying on his back. Just from the outline of the things revealed inside, Lu Yu felt that these things looked unusual, probably similar to Doraemon's other-dimensional pocket.
After seeing Lu Yu, Mao Wuyong shook hands very enthusiastically.
After some greetings, Mao Wuyong couldn't wait to get to the point:
"President Lu, I heard from Miss Xia in advance that we are preparing to enter the VR game glasses field. Isn't this a coincidence? We are professional in making glasses!"
Mao Wuyong began to take out various previous products from his other-dimensional pocket, as if he knew his family treasures very well.
He first showed the 'Automatic Switch Voice-activated Sunglasses', claiming that it could automatically open and close the parasol function.
However, this thing itself is a pair of sunglasses. Covering the sunglasses with a parasol is purely superfluous.
Similar inventions include glasses with electronic mechanical hands that can automatically turn pages, glasses that can comb hair...
All of them are useless products in life. There are also—
Translation Impromptu Speech Glasses: These glasses can translate impromptu speeches in real time, but they always translate the speech content into absurd humorous jokes at critical moments, causing users to always say the opposite and ruin many people's business negotiations.
Dating Glasses: These glasses claim to help users find a partner, but in reality, they only project a series of clumsy confession lines in front of their eyes, making users embarrassed.
Teary-eyed Glasses: Mao Wuyong wanted to provide people with comfort when they were sad, so he designed this kind of glasses that automatically moisturize tears. In fact, it sprays a sticky eye drop into the user's eyes.
Originally, he wanted to use this kind of glasses for some friends with low empathy, so that they could cry out loud on key occasions such as funerals.
As a result, these glasses shed tears regardless of any occasion, and were directly criticized by users and withdrew from the market in dismay.
"Of course, we have also recently tried some game projects, such as horror glasses. Let players who wear them enjoy a horror game-like experience at any time."
Mao Wuyong sighed and continued:
"Originally, many players who bought it were hoping to be able to experience the mood of horror games immersively.
But we obviously miscalculated the user's needs.
As a result, as soon as the user bought it back and charged it, the glasses started to act up. It showed a line of words on it:
"Tell a horror story, tomorrow is Monday, and you will start an endless cycle of miserable work."
"Tell a horror story, according to my connection to your credit card data, your bank card balance is only single digits. How did you get to this point? And tomorrow the landlord will come to collect the rent."
"Tell a horror story, you are in your thirties and still single, alone..."
Then, there was no then for these glasses..."
Lu Yu was amazed.
Good fellow, Mr. Mao is going to be at odds with inventing glasses in this lifetime, right?
But in fact, Lu Yu is generally very satisfied with him. What he wants are people who can make unreliable products!
Then, Lu Yu turned his attention to other employees:
A programmer wearing thick glasses, looking dazed. He scratched his head while walking, as if thinking about the meaning of life, wearing a slightly worn shirt.
A female test engineer with greasy hair and red eyes, as if she had just spent a sleepless night. She wore a loose sweater, looking lazy and unkempt.
A designer with a slanted tie and messy hair, he fiddled with the rubber band in his pocket while walking, as if thinking about the next great idea.
A slow and slurred copywriter, looking like he was ready to get out of work at any time.
An administrative assistant holding a folder, walking briskly, but with a look of exhaustion on her face.
These employees walked in a decadent and lazy manner, as if they didn't care about formal occasions at all, and often showed an attitude of "I won't stick to these trifles."
Lu Yu looked quite satisfied with these people, because there was no light in their eyes!
At first glance, they followed this unreliable boss and had their edges completely smoothed out by life after many entrepreneurial failures.
A weird boss, plus employees who look so mediocre and rotten, why worry about great things not happening!
...
Seeming to worry that Lu Yu would not invest, Mao Wuyong said uneasily:
"President Lu, in fact, what you see of us is just the appearance. I, Mao Wuyong, am actually a true idealist.
The reason why I was not satisfied with investors before is because investors don't understand at all..."
Then, Mao Wuyong excitedly told Lu Yu about his frustrated past.
In his words, he satirized the impetuousness of the investment circle and the behavior of laymen investing in experts, laymen guiding experts, and being eager for quick success.
The more Lu Yu listened to these words, the more satisfied he became.
Overall, Lu Yu was quite surprised by Mao Wuyong's team!
Yes, that's right, that's the taste!
Mao Wuyong showed a childish innocence from beginning to end!
A sour and corrupt atmosphere of idealism.
It's not me who is wrong, it's the whole world, that's right.
Lu Yu immediately decided to finalize the deal. Taoyuan Township will fully acquire Nosuchuse Technology.
...
After learning the news that Taoyuan Township was about to acquire them, Xia Shangyu ran over and quietly worried: "President Lu, are you really going to fully accept Mr. Mao's team?"
Lu Yu nodded: "Accept, of course accept, why not accept?
Miss Xia, you truly deserve to be the top headhunter I rely on. You can find such an excellent team from the vast sea of people.
Add performance, you must add performance fiercely!"
Xia Shangyu felt guilty, but didn't dare to tell Lu Yu at all.
Because she didn't spend much effort to find Mao Wuyong's team at all.
That night, she went back and glanced at her WeChat Moments, and then saw her friend Lao Wu in the investment circle scolding in WeChat:
"Seriously, I have never seen such a rotten team."
So, she left a message under Lao Wu's WeChat to inquire a few words and asked for the other party's contact information.
The whole process took only 5 minutes.
That's all.
Seeing that she earned such a large performance bonus so easily, Xia Shangyu couldn't help but cover her face in shame.
But... how should I put it, this feeling of touching fish with high welfare is still... quite good, what's going on?
...
In the next few days, after completing various investment and merger procedures.
Lu Yu went to Mao Wuyong's company.
The moment he stepped into "Nosuchuse Technology Co., Ltd.", a strange atmosphere hit him.
The first thing that caught his eye was the slogan on the company's gate, which read "Welcome to Nosuchuse Technology, let innovation return to its most authentic appearance". The handwriting was crooked, as if it was written with toes.
Entering the company lobby, there were some strange slogans hanging on the wall, such as "Failure is the stepmother of success", and a strangely painted company vision picture, with a villain wearing a hoodie holding a light bulb called "Brainhole" in his hand.
Various slogans were posted on the office doors on both sides of the corridor, such as "The Way to Anti-Involution, How to Dance with Decadence", and an announcement claiming that the company was about to launch a new product, a "Jigsaw Puzzle that Finds Faults by Itself".
Lu Yu was quite satisfied with these promotions. At first glance, they couldn't have been thought of by people who work properly every day.
Entering the office area, Mao Wuyong's team members were leisurely spending their days. Some were playing games in the corner, some were lying on the table reading novels, and some were stirring a strange drink while dazing.
The office supplies placed on the desks were even more unique. A strange device that integrated a coffee machine and a folding bed was eye-catching, and the keys on the keyboard were filled with strange symbols.
In the center of the office area, a place that looked like an invention laboratory was filled with a pile of colorful cables, parts, and various messy instruments. A huge whiteboard filled with various graffiti and charts hung on the wall, and the content seemed to be completely unrelated to technology.
Seeing the big boss coming to guide them in person, Mao Wuyong and other employees were a little nervous at first.
Lu Yu waved his hand: "You continue to do what you should do, and I will make the company headquarters' various benefits synchronize as soon as possible."
"Good!"
Everyone cheered excitedly.
Mao Wuyong began to introduce him to the company's various backbones:
Wang Xiaolai is the company's technical expert, always lying lazily on his desk, the code in front of the computer slowly scrolling, but he is always playing mobile games. His desk is filled with various snack bags, forming a rainbow-colored "snack wall".
Zhao Rui, is the colleague in charge of the market, always looking dazed. His desk is filled with a copy of "Marketing 101" that has been opened countless times, but he himself knows nothing about market planning.
Chen Ping is the company's programmer, always dissatisfied with the code he writes, and complains every day. His desk is piled with various self-deprecating cartoon emoji pillows.
Zhang Meng is the company's copy editor, always looking at the computer with a dazed expression. Her desk is piled with a large stack of printed drafts, but she always can't remember what she wrote.
Yang Siwei is the company's project manager, always holding a coffee cup in a serious manner, but in fact the cup is filled with his newly invented "cold and hot automatic adjustment coffee cup", but the actual effect is very worrying.
"Very good, really very good."
Lu Yu was really more and more satisfied with this group of rotten employees. In the eyes of others, they would definitely stay away from these geniuses, but Lu Yu regarded them all as treasures.
So good at lying flat and touching fish, at first glance, they are big producers.
...
Lu Yu called Mao Wuyong to the conference room.
"President Lu, our Taoyuan Township is already well-known in the game field. The first game device will definitely attract outside attention. What are your requirements?"
Mao Wuyong looked quite nervous.
"No need to be nervous, my requirements are very simple, that is, no taboos."
Lu Yu said: "How did you make products when you started your business before, and how will you make products in the future."
"But, according to our previous route, they all failed."
"That's the problem of those stupid investors, they don't understand at all."
Lu Yu spoke with a strong sense of justice, "I have high hopes for you, and Taoyuan Township has initially invested 50 million in you as the first step in R\u0026D investment."
You can make mistakes in product development, it doesn't matter at all.
Mao Wuyong nodded, deeply moved.
...
Three days later, Lu Yu received the first draft of the VR gaming glasses design concept sent by Mao Wuyong in his company email.
So, he called the key employees of the head office to the conference room to discuss it with everyone.
"This plan is just a general direction, everyone, see if there is anything that needs to be added."
The PPT listed the selling points of this gaming glasses:
Emotion Perception Light Source: The light detector on the device can sense the player's emotions and adjust the device's status according to the player's state, providing players with a more personalized gaming experience.
Three-Dimensional Sound Projection: Using acoustic technology, the sound in the game produces a three-dimensional projection in reality, allowing players to more accurately determine the location of the sound source.
Real Perception Simulation allows players to be completely immersed in the virtual world.
For example, the game console is equipped with a scent generator. Through the built-in scent synthesizer, the scenes in the game will randomly generate different scents, such as sea breeze, floral fragrance, etc.
Similarly, there is also immersive taste: the food in the game can produce corresponding taste sensations in reality through the taste simulation system.
Real Physical Feedback: The built-in nerve vibration stimulation module can stimulate the player's nerve endings through weak currents, allowing them to feel touch and temperature in the game. There will also be physical feedback, such as a slap from a beautiful girl.
Different Dimensional Touch Zone: A different dimensional touch zone is embedded in the edge of the glasses, allowing players to feel the temperature, humidity, and even the lips of female characters in the virtual world on their faces in the game.
For this reason, these glasses will be paired with some strange peripherals.
In order to imitate realistic touch as much as possible, Meisha Yong Technology is contacting a bionic silicone product factory that it has worked with before.
"..."
The conference room fell into collective silence.
It feels that compared with the current VR era wave, this game console is too...unorthodox.
How should I put it, it feels like it's skewed in a strange direction.
Chu Xiong was stunned. He said, "Brother Lu, please forgive me for speaking frankly, you call this VR gaming glasses? People who don't know would think we are selling some strange medical and health care products."