163: The Involution from Lei Jun, Boss of Dami Technology

"Lei Busi, the new project for the smart umbrella has officially begun research and development."

"The estimated R&D time is about three days, and actual production should start after three days!"

"The first batch of umbrellas can be completed within seven days and can be simultaneously launched at the product launch event you've prepared."

In the spacious office, a beautiful female secretary in a suit skirt, while looking at the project schedule in her hand, spoke to the Middle-aged Man leaning back in the boss's chair.

The man turned around upon hearing this.

At this moment, if anyone else were here, they would immediately recognize the identity of the man before them.

The man had a side-parted slicked-back hairstyle, looked about forty years old, and wore thin gold-rimmed glasses. The sharp glint in his eyes was hidden beneath the thick lenses, and a gentle, amiable smile always played on his lips.

He was none other than Lei Jun, also known as Lei Busi, the CEO of Dami Technology, and the 'Cash King of the Capital'!

Some time ago, Lei Busi transitioned into manufacturing automobiles, which once sparked considerable concern among industry insiders and also attracted the attention of the general public.

For a long time, the title of 'King of Cost-Effectiveness' had been associated with Lei Jun.

However, he didn't mind it at all; instead, he took pride in it.

Lei Busi stated in various media that his lifelong pursuit was to let technology change lives and enable the public to use the best products for the least amount of money!

Therefore, on the eve of the dami automobile's imminent debut, the importance of the product launch event was self-evident.

According to the original plan, dami automobile would officially open for pre-sale at the launch event one week later!

Also appearing at the product launch would be a series of new smart products from Dami Technology, which included the smart umbrella the female secretary just mentioned.

Lei Jun nodded, then seemed to suddenly remember something and asked,

"Didn't the smart umbrella's R&D only need two days to complete? Why did it suddenly become three days? Is the R&D Director following the plan we set before?"

The female secretary's expression became a little unnatural upon hearing this.

"Lei Busi, this is exactly what I wanted to report to you."

"I don't know why, but the R&D Director just said he needed to temporarily change the plan and add several extra features, so it will take an additional day."

Lei Jun frowned.

Although an extra day for R&D wouldn't affect the final product launch time, adding features meant he would need to re-familiarize himself with the product.

"What exactly is going on? Why the sudden increase in umbrella features?"

The female secretary continued,

"It seems Director Liu saw a popular handicraft Streamer on Kuaishou Platform who is also preparing to make a multi-functional umbrella. And the other party's features seem to be more comprehensive and reasonable, so to enhance the product's core competitiveness, he temporarily decided to add them."

Lei Jun showed a trace of helplessness.

He knew Director Liu of the Technical R&D Department quite well; he was a partner who started the business with him.

Director Liu was an extreme perfectionist when it came to research.

So, when he saw that someone else's product was more scientific and reasonable than his own, he would certainly think about how to learn from and imitate it.

"Alright, then have the copywriting department resubmit a product introduction document at that time."

Lei Jun waved his hand, signaling the female secretary that she could leave.

However, just as the female secretary was about to turn and leave, he suddenly spoke again.

"Oh, by the way, Xiao Huang, what's the name of the Streamer who made Director Liu specifically add product features?"

The female secretary looked up and thought for a moment.

"It seems his name is Su Yu? He streams on Kuaishou Platform. I heard his live stream often has millions of viewers online simultaneously."

"Oh, and there are rumors that he is the original creator of the sixth series national currency that the country is preparing to update and replace!"

There's such a person?!

Lei Jun's eyes lit up, and he immediately became interested.

A Streamer with millions of viewers online year-round, and a top handicraft master—no wonder he ignited Director Liu's fighting spirit. With such a strong opponent, let alone a product research director, even he himself wanted to meet this Young man.

"Alright, you can go now."

After signaling the female secretary to leave, Lei Jun called Director Liu.

The outside world said he was ruthless towards competitors, and anyone he targeted would definitely not fare well!

Lei Jun felt this was true. After all, in business, you have to speak with strength! Since that Young man named Su Yu forced Old Liu to adjust the plan, he would go see what new features this Young man added to the smart umbrella!

...At this moment, Su Yu, who was diligently studying various technologies, never imagined that he just wanted to set up a stall and make some daily necessities, yet he would be targeted by an industry giant, Brand reference, likely Xiaomi Company, known as a 'fierce internal competitor.'

If he had known, he would have immediately... well, changing tracks was no longer an option.

This was a task issued by the system, and completing it came with reputation point rewards. Even if it meant directly confronting Boss Lei, he would absolutely not choose to change tracks.

Moreover, with the system, if it came to competing in technology, Lei Busi might not necessarily be able to outperform him.

Based on the various suggestions from fans in the live stream, Su Yu had a much easier time searching in the self-skill exchange library. In less than half a day, he had basically found everything.

However, when making the exchange, Su Yu truly felt a pang of heartache.

He had already put his words out this time.

Don't be fooled by just making a multi-functional umbrella; the reputation points consumed far exceeded a hundred times more than making the cardboard gatling gun or pen-modified stationery gun before!

Just an aerodynamic kit cost 1000 reputation points, plus various other skills, Su Yu checked, and a total of 1570 reputation points were spent!

And his current accumulated reputation points were only 3820. If the mission could be completed smoothly, he might be able to recover some.

Su Yu's goal was to accumulate 10,000 reputation points, after all, who wouldn't want to experience what it feels like to exchange for the highest-level skills?

After the skill exchange was complete, as per usual, he posted a retreat notice on community groups and his personal account.

In addition to the leave for retreat, the notice also included the finalized functional choices for the umbrella, a total of eighteen types, each a genuinely useful feature.

However, researching the multi-functional umbrella would take a certain amount of time, so in the next few days, he would, as per old custom, suspend live streaming. If there was progress, he would naturally update his status at any time.

As for the broadcast time, it would not be later than one week!

At that time, once the umbrella was made, he would start a live broadcast to showcase it on the same day.