Zhang Lei leaned over and looked over, and humbly asked for advice: "I'm aware of this problem, but I can't find a better solution, because this mech not only requires flexibility, but also has very high requirements for the strength of the material. Require."
"Your understanding of materials obviously has a very common misunderstanding. It is not only strong materials that can guarantee the high defense of a mecha." Ren Bo shook his head and said earnestly, "For a mecha, flexible There is no conflict between sex and sturdiness, and the reason why you have such a misunderstanding is because the current mainstream mech market is like this, and it really doesn’t blame you.”
Zhang Lei listened humbly, nodding his head from time to time to express his agreement.
"If I were to complete the design of this mech, I would choose a material that looks soft but is actually full of toughness, which can take into account flexibility and high defense at the same time," Ren Bo's fingertips across the design drawings, He looked up at Zhang Lei and said, "Do you still remember the model of the mecha launched by Gu's Mecha Factory two years ago?"
Zhang Lei's eyes flickered slightly: "Of course I remember, that mecha model was very popular when it was first launched, because it is very flexible and easy to control, and there are almost no dead spots."
Speaking of this, Zhang Lei's tone was filled with regret: "It's just that the material it uses is very expensive, and the mecha itself has no other advantages except flexibility, so it was quickly eliminated by the market."
Zhang Lei knew about this case, but he didn't think about this case at all before the production of this mecha, because this case itself was considered a very clear failure case in the industry.
"No, it's not that it doesn't have other advantages, but when this advantage is placed on the mecha model, it won't work at all." Ren Bo shook his head and corrected, "As far as I know, that mecha The model is really just a test.
Gu's original intention was to launch a real mecha of the same material, but because the cost of this kind of mecha was too expensive, when this proposal was discussed within the company, there were great differences, and then it evolved into Firstly, it will be launched as a mecha model to test the flexibility of consumers. If the sales volume is good enough, then this material will be applied to mecha manufacturing. "
Zhang Lei suddenly realized: "It turned out to be like this. From this point of view, it should be that the sales of the mecha models at that time did not meet the expected requirements, so they disappeared later."
Ren Bo narrowed his eyes slightly and said: "But from my personal point of view, the entire Gu family has made a very obvious mistake in this matter."
Zhang Lei sat upright, humbly asking for advice: "What mistake did Senior Ren say?"
"They ignore the fundamental difference between the mecha model and the real mecha," Ren Bo tapped his fingertips on the table, his tone was slow and low, "no matter how realistic the mecha model is, in the final analysis, it is It’s just a toy. Since it’s a toy, how can it be compared with a real mecha? So their focus is completely different. Apart from imitating the real mecha, the most important thing about the design of a mecha model is its appearance and fun, that’s why the appearance of the mech model changes frequently, and there are various fancy settings.”
Zhang Lei couldn't help but nodded as he listened, obviously agreeing very much.
"But if you think about the real mechs, except for some private customizations, most of the mechas are similar in shape, but can you say that the real mecha industry is stagnating?" Ren Bo gave A rhetorical question, and then he gave the answer himself, "Of course not, the development speed of the mecha is much faster than the mecha model, but the development of the mecha is mainly reflected in its internal performance, rather than some superficial features. thing."
Zhang Lei nodded in agreement: "That's true."
"So in my opinion, there was nothing wrong with Gu's original attempt. The mistake was that they put the materials that should have been used on the real mecha into the mecha model, and the final result was naturally abysmal. Farewell,” Ren Bo’s tone also sounded a little regretful, “After that case appeared, I had studied the material used by Gu’s at that time, and that material was very flexible, and it was not as It is as soft as it looks on the surface, or rather, its softness is aimed at the inside of the material, and when it is consistent with the outside, the defense performance it can provide is not inferior to the mainstream materials currently used."
Speaking of this, Ren Bo sighed lightly: "It's just that this point can't be reflected on the mecha model. After all, no one will use the mecha model to conduct a strict battle."
At this time, Zhang Lei suddenly realized: "I understand!"
When many people mention the word soft, their first reaction is to think of weakness, but in fact, not all of them are like this.
"It's good if you understand," Ren Bo nodded, his eyes fell on the design plan again, and he pointed out another point, "And for the weapon design of this mech, you use the back of the white tiger as the passageway for launching the energy cannon It's reasonable, but don't you think this design is too monotonous?"
Zhang Lei, who just had a sudden realization just a moment ago, was stunned again after hearing this question: "I have tried to increase the attack methods of this mecha, but it is different from ordinary humanoid mechas after all. There's no way to hold a weapon."
"It's true that this mecha can't hold a weapon, but you have to know that its prototype is a white tiger. The white tiger is not a species that completely loses its attack power because it can't hold a weapon." Ren Bo looked up at Zhang Lei, Correcting his opinion, "It is true that the white tiger cannot hold weapons, but it has extremely sharp teeth and sharp tiger claws that can tear apart the enemy. Since this is a beast-shaped mecha, then we should not and cannot Treat it as an ordinary mecha, it should have its own unique characteristics."
After finishing speaking, Ren Bo looked at Zhang Lei carefully again.
Zhang Lei bowed his head in shame. Before meeting Senior Ren Bo, although he didn't dare to boast of his high level, he was at least an experienced mech designer with a broad horizon.
But after communicating with Senior Ren Bo, Zhang Lei deeply realized how limited his thinking was and how narrow his vision was.
He came up with this design plan overnight. During the process, he searched a lot of information and racked his brains to achieve this level, but he didn't expect that the information he checked and the methods he came up with had just been read once. Senior Ren Bo who designed the scheme easily pointed out the problem.
And the problems here are not ordinary small problems, they are all very fatal key problems.
Thinking of this, Zhang Lei couldn't help feeling ashamed and blaming himself. If the customer this time hadn't invited Senior Ren Bo to be the mecha maker of this mecha, then these fatal mistakes he made are very likely to appear. In the final product, it is really a huge irreparable mistake!
So having said that, as far as he knows, the old man Ren Bo has rarely taken orders in recent years, especially this kind of order with no reputation, so how did his customer easily convince the old man Ren Bo? What about
However, this doubt was only fleeting, and then it was overwhelmed by deep self-blame.
Ren Bo could easily see his thoughts from this junior, he eased his expression, changed his tone and said encouragingly: "At your age, it is already enough for you to be able to complete such a design plan in such a short period of time. It is very rare. And it is not terrible to make mistakes, everyone makes mistakes, I also made many mistakes when I was young, maybe it is because of these mistakes that I have accumulated more experience and reached a higher position."
Encouraged by his seniors, Zhang Lei soon cheered up again: "Thank you seniors, I will work hard!"
An Yan, who had been sitting quietly at the side and learned a lot of knowledge from the conversation between the two, also took the initiative to comfort him: "I also think that Designer Zhang is already very good."
Next, the three of them had a further discussion on the specific content of the design plan. Of course, during the whole process, An Yan was basically in the state of listening in. Also pull in.
In this way, three hours passed silently.
After finalizing the last question, Ren Bo and Zhang Lei finally stopped.
The former is because it is rare to receive such a novel and interesting list, so naturally I put more thought into it, while the latter is more because I can communicate with a powerful senior like Ren Bo, so I have shown interest from the beginning to the end exuberant.
Although An Yan didn't know much about the discussion between the two, but after all, it was a custom-made mecha, so he was of course full of interest.
The two finally stopped discussing, An Yan glanced at the time, and took the initiative to say: "It's getting late now, if you two don't mind, let's have lunch together."
Ren Bo didn't want to eat out at first, but thinking about his granddaughter's repeated warnings before he went out, Ren Bo nodded after thinking about it: "That's fine."
Now that Ren Bo agreed, Zhang Lei has no reason to disagree.
So the three of them moved to a nearby restaurant and started their lunch trip.
During the meal, the three of them stopped talking about the design of the mecha, but chatted aimlessly while eating.
But the small talk belongs to An Yan and Zhang Lei, and the anxiety belongs to Ren Bo alone. Are you out of style
But if you don't ask, you will definitely be surrounded by your granddaughter complaining when you get home.
Ren Bo was eating, sighing, thinking about something, and was tangled up. After Zhang Lei paused, he hesitated and asked: "We should have a lot of opportunities to communicate in the future. I don't know what to call it?"
In the previous communication, An Yan never revealed his name. Although he thought it was nothing at first, it would be inconvenient if he communicated more often.
When Ren Bo heard this sentence, his eyes lit up immediately. If An Yan said his name directly at this time, wouldn't he be able to ask one more question
And maybe Zhang Lei asked him out without him even needing to ask