At the door, a middle-aged man in his forties was changing his shoes. He was tall, had short hair, and wore a dark suit. His facial features were well-defined, and when he did not speak, his eyebrows would droop slightly. He gave off a serious and unsmiling feeling.
This must be Su Zhirong's father, Su Xu.
Su Xu glanced at her, and his gaze quickly fell on Lu Zixin. Lu Zixin stood up and said, "Hello, Uncle."
"Mm." Su Xu only snorted, and his expression was not very happy. As a father, seeing his daughter, whom he had raised for many years, being taken away by another man, made him feel very complicated.
He changed his shoes and asked, "Did you say that it's artificial retarded?"
At the mention of this question, Su Xiaomeng immediately pretended to be at a loss and said in surprise, "No, who said that? No one said anything. Dad, you must have heard wrongly. "
Su Zhirong also coughed awkwardly and stood up. "Dad, I'll pour you a cup of tea."
"Hmph, I heard everything." Su Xu snorted. "Little Yu is our company's most advanced artificial intelligence home appliance, but there are still some flaws in the technology. However, it will soon be improved and enter thousands of households! "
"I think so too." Su Xiaomeng nodded.
Su Xu looked at Lu Zixin and asked, "I heard that you're also in this field. What do you think of this smart speaker?"
Lu Zixin did not expect to be asked such a question on his first visit to his father-in-law's house. No wonder Ye Rui had warned him that Su Xu had a strange temper. Logically speaking, shouldn't he ask about family, work, and the like first?
However, since the other party had asked, Lu Zixin answered truthfully, "Its voice interaction function is very poor. Its voice recognition is not accurate and is easily interfered with."
Hearing his words, Su Xu's face fell a little. However, Lu Zixin did not notice. He was still thinking about how to answer this question to appear more professional.
He continued, "The sound quality is not good. The first function of the smart speaker is to play music. I feel that its sound quality is not as good as that of a smartphone."
"Then there's a very important function, coordination."
"The main goal of the smart speaker's design, apart from playing music, should be to act as a hub of the smart home system. It can control other smart home appliances through voice commands. For example, remotely controlling the switches of electrical appliances. "
"But I've only found out that he has a simple switch function. Perhaps he has other functions. Every smart home appliance should be a unique part of this' Internet of Things'. It's like an app in a smartphone that has a unique function. "
"These appliances need to be connected to each other. For example, when the sensors sense changes in light, sound, and temperature, then the lights, air conditioners, air purifiers, or the volume of the speakers will change accordingly. This Little Rain smart speaker shouldn't be able to do it. "
When Lu Zixin said this, he wanted to continue, but he found that Su Xiaomeng was winking at him. When he saw that Su Xu's face was already half black.
Lu Zixin said in bewilderment, "Maybe it's because I don't know much about it, so I made some mistakes. Please don't mind it."
At this time, Ye Rui walked out of the kitchen and said with a smile, "You're right. You're right!"
"What's right?" Su Xu said unhappily, "This is just the most superficial situation. It's very complicated inside!"
He frowned and said to Lu Zixin, "Some of the problems you mentioned do exist. However, this is not a problem with Little Rain's smart speaker. It's a problem with the entire smart home industry. "
Lu Zixin said, "Actually, it's not difficult to improve it. As long as you do well with the voice interaction and sensor technology, and then make a smart home management system, it'll be fine."
"Not difficult?" Su Xu snorted. "It's easy for you to say that. If I let you research it yourself, you won't even be able to touch the surface."
When he said that, the atmosphere became awkward. Ye Rui quickly tried to smooth things over. "Why are you bringing your company's temper to the house? Go and change your clothes first. You're wearing a suit at home. It's making us uncomfortable. It's like we're in a meeting. "
Only then did Su Xu reluctantly go to the bedroom to change his clothes. Su Zhirong quickly whispered in Lu Zixin's ear, "Don't mind him. My father is like that. Other things are fine, but if you talk to him about work, he won't give in to anyone. "
Su Xiaomeng nodded and said, "Brother-in-law, my father's expression just now was almost dark. You don't know, but this Little Rain smart speaker was a project that he led. This is all his and his team's hard work. If you say that, he'll be unhappy. "
Only then did Lu Zixin come to a realization. No wonder. It was inevitable that he would be unhappy to hear others criticize his hard work. As a "researcher", he could understand this feeling.
Not long after, it was time to eat. Ye Rui cooked a sumptuous meal. When it was time to eat, the atmosphere eased up a little.
At the beginning, Su Xu reprimanded Su Xiaomeng, saying that she was too noisy in school and that the teacher had sent a text message to complain. Su Xiaomeng pretended to be an obedient child, indicating that she would never cause trouble again.
Then, it was Su Zhirong's turn. Su Xu asked, "You're in the company now. How's work?"
"It's alright. The company is developing very well," Su Zhirong answered truthfully.
Su Xu was a little unhappy and said, "Can't you just work in Shanghai? This is one of the most developed cities in China, and it's connected to the international community. You can use all the things you've learned! "
Su Zhirong was a little helpless. Su Xu was still brooding over the fact that she didn't go to the company to help him.
Ye Rui said, "The child has grown up and has her own career. You don't have to worry so much."
"Can't I say anything?" Su Xu asked back.
"Yes, Dad. Eat the food," Su Zhirong said.
Lu Zixin also said, "Our company is also considering building a branch in Shanghai. When the time comes, Su Zhirong can go home from time to time to visit."
"That's good," Ye Rui said with a smile.
They talked about Lu Zixin again. They asked briefly about the situation and didn't say much.
Su Xu said, "I have to go back to the company later. You guys can make the arrangements yourselves."
Ye Rui asked, "What's wrong? It's almost the New Year. Why are there so many things going on in the company? "
At the mention of this, Su Xu's mood worsened. He said, "It's all about the smart speaker! Those shareholders are short-sighted. Seeing that there won't be sales in a short period of time, they want to cut off this project. "
"I'm so angry. Now, foreign countries are researching smart homes, but they're 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 is only 0.1%. What a great market prospect this is!"
As he spoke, Su Xu's voice was filled with depression. They were preparing to use the smart speaker as the core of the smart home system. However, the function of this "core" had always been unsatisfactory, causing Su Xu to be questioned in the company.
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