At the door, a middle-aged man in his forties was changing his shoes. He is taller, has short hair, wears a dark suit, and has a clear face. When he is not speaking, his brows are slightly downward, giving him a serious and unsmiling look.
This must be Su Zhirong's father, Su Xu.
Su Xu glanced at her, and his eyes quickly fell on Lu Zixin. Lu Zixin stood up and said, "Hello, uncle."
"Yeah." Su Xu just snorted, his expression not very happy. As a father, it is very complicated to see the daughter he has raised for many years being taken away by someone else's man.
He changed his shoes and asked, "Do you think it is artificially retarded?"
When this question was mentioned, Su Xiaomeng suddenly put on a confused expression and said in surprise: "No, who said that? No one said it. Dad, you must have heard wrong."
Su Zhirong also coughed twice in embarrassment, stood up and said, "Dad, let me pour you a cup of tea."
"Humph, I heard it all." Su Xu hummed, "Xiaoyu is our company's most advanced artificial intelligence appliance, but it still has some technical flaws. But it will be improved soon and it can be used in thousands of households!"
"I think so too." Su Xiaomeng nodded.
Su Xu looked at Lu Zixin and asked, "I heard that you are also engaged in this field. What do you think of this smart speaker?"
Lu Zixin didn't expect that he would be asked this kind of question when he came to his father-in-law's house for the first time. No wonder Ye Rui reminded him before that Su Xu had a weird temper. According to common sense, shouldn't we ask about family, work, etc. first
But since the other party asked, Lu Zixin answered truthfully: "Its voice interaction function is very poor, the voice recognition is inaccurate, and it is easy to be interfered."
Hearing what he said, Su Xu's face turned down a little, but Lu Zixin didn't notice it and was still thinking about how to answer the question, making him look more professional.
He continued: "The sound quality is not good. The first function of a smart speaker is to play songs. I feel that the sound quality of a smart speaker is not as good as a smartphone."
"Then there's a very important function, coordination."
"The main goal of this smart speaker design, in addition to playing songs, should be to serve as a hub of the smart home system and control other smart home appliances through voice commands. For example, remote control the switches of home appliances."
"But now I only find that it has such a simple function as a switch, and maybe there are other functions. Every smart home appliance should be a unique link in this 'Internet of Things', just like an APP in a smartphone , has a unique role.”
"These home appliances need all connections with each other. For example, if the sensor senses changes in light, sound, and temperature, then the lights, air conditioners, air purifiers, or the sound volume of the speakers will change accordingly. This Xiaoyu smart speaker should also be made Not quite."
When Lu Zixin said this, he wanted to continue talking, but found that Su Xiaomeng was winking at him from the side. When he saw Su Xu's face, half of his face turned dark.
Lu Zixin wondered: "Maybe I don't understand it well, and I may have made some mistakes. Don't worry about it."
At this time, Ye Rui walked out of the kitchen and said with a smile: "You're not wrong, you're just too right!"
"What's right?" Su Xu said dissatisfied, "These are just the most superficial status quo, it's very complicated inside!"
He frowned and said to Lu Zixin: "Some of the problems you mentioned do exist. But this is not a problem with Xiaoyu smart speakers, but a problem that exists in the entire smart home industry."
Lu Zixin said: "In fact, it is not difficult to improve, as long as the voice interaction and sensor technology are done well, and then make a smart home management system."
"Isn't it difficult?" Su Xu snorted coldly, "You can't even touch the surface if you sit and talk without back pain. I let you study it yourself."
When he said this, the situation suddenly became awkward. Ye Rui quickly smoothed things over and said, "Why do you bring the company's temper to your home? You went to change your clothes first, and then you put on a suit at home, which made us all uncomfortable, as if we were in a meeting."
Su Xu reluctantly went to the bedroom to change clothes. Su Zhirong quickly whispered in Lu Zixin's ear: "Don't mind, my dad is like this. Other things are fine. If you talk to him about work matters, He refused to give in to anyone.”
Su Xiaomeng nodded and said: "Brother-in-law, my dad's expression just turned dark. You don't know, this Xiaoyu smart speaker is a project developed under his leadership. These are the efforts of him and his team. If you say that, he won't Happy."
Lu Zixin suddenly realized, no wonder it was like this. Hearing others criticize his hard work will inevitably make him a little unhappy. As a "researcher", he can understand this feeling.
After a while, dinner was served. Ye Rui cooked a sumptuous meal, and the atmosphere relaxed a little while eating.
At first, Su Xu scolded Su Xiaomeng, saying that she was making too much noise at school, and the teacher sent a text message to complain. Su Xiaomeng pretended to be a good baby and said that she would never cause trouble again.
Then it was Su Zhirong's turn. Su Xu asked: "You are in the company now, how is your work?"
"It's not bad, the company is developing very well." Su Zhirong replied truthfully.
Su Xu was a little unhappy and said, "You said, can't you just work in the Magic City? This is one of the most developed cities in China and is in line with international standards. Everything you learn can be used!"
Su Zhirong was a little helpless. Su Xu was still worried about her not going to the company to help him.
Ye Rui said: "The child is older and has her own career, so you should worry less."
"I said I can't say anything anymore?" Su Xu asked.
"Yes, Dad, you can eat vegetables." Su Zhirong said.
Lu Zixin also said on the side: "Our company is also considering building a branch in Shanghai. At that time, Su Zhirong can go home and visit from time to time."
"That's a good feeling." Ye Rui smiled.
They talked about Lu Zixin again and briefly asked about the situation without saying much.
Su Xu said: "I will go back to the company later, you can make your own arrangements."
Ye Rui asked: "What's wrong? It's almost the New Year, and the company is still busy?"
When this was mentioned, Su Xu felt bad. Said: "It's not about smart speakers! Those shareholders are short-sighted and will ax the project if they see no sales in a short period of time."
"I'm really angry. Nowadays, foreign countries are researching smart homes, but they are not willing to invest any money."
"They can't see that the annual growth rate of smart homes in the United States has reached 5.8%, while China's annual growth rate is only 0.1%. What a huge market prospect this is!"
When speaking, Su Xu's voice was full of depression. They plan to use the smart speaker as the hub of the smart home system. However, the function of this "hub" has always been unsatisfactory, which has caused Su Xu to be questioned in the company.