Xu Hu personally tried out Subject Two and Subject Three consecutively.
He passed all of them in one go.
Li Shi couldn't help but give him a thumbs up. "Boss Xu, you're good!"
Xu Hu chuckled. "I'm also a gold medal instructor in my driving school. Do you think subjects two and three are difficult for me?"
"But, Boss Li, this simulator is really different. It's completely different from the ones I bought. I've been tricked! "
From the outside, one could already see the obvious difference between the two simulators.
The simulators Xu Hu bought before had ugly appearances. It was easy to associate them with the original big-head computer monitors, full of compromises and age.
On the other hand, the Safe and Civilized Driving Simulator — whether it was the three-screen LCD display, the square direct-drive steering wheel base, the steering wheel that felt like a sports car, or the all-metal pedals and gear lever — all had a modern and technological feel.
It was not a product of the same era at all!
And the difference was even greater after he started using it.
Xu Hu said, "Previously, I had a lot of complaints about the batch of simulators our driving school bought!
"The steering wheel doesn't have power steering, and there's only a belt drive inside. The most it can do is return to normal, nothing else. The pedals are loose and have no strength. The gear lever is often broken and easily loosens. There's no feeling of shifting gears at all. The seats don't have G-force, so be it. The key is that the simulator's software is not good either. It looks worse than the games from more than ten years ago!
"I wanted the manufacturer to change it, but the manufacturer said there's no way. This is the best they can do. It's too expensive and troublesome to change it.
"I thought it was because of technical reasons. I saw other driving test simulators online, and they were all about the same standard, so I gave up.
"Now I know. It's not because it's too expensive and troublesome. They just don't want to spend the money, and they don't want to do after-sales for the machines they sell!"
Li Shi smiled. "Boss Xu, I think you might have wronged them.
"It's probably because they're not capable enough.
"The simulators are made by small teams. What good products can they make?
"Can they order in large quantities and lower the price of the supply chain? Can they hire professional designers to design the products? Could he analyze the driving simulation equipment on the market and come up with the best solution? Can they have a group of top-notch game designers like Tengda and create a game with exquisite graphics and a realistic physics engine? "
"Of course not!"
"How can these small teams compare to Tengda? They are all small workshops, and Tengda is a regular army. Any one of them would be a dimensional reduction! "
"Actually, everything on this simulator can be produced in China, but the problem is whether we have the ability to integrate all of these things, use a large amount of funds to stock up, use a strong voice to make the suppliers and OEM factories change it to what we want, and whether we can develop the corresponding software to perfectly utilize the strength of the entire set of hardware."
"Just take the force feedback and vibration simulation on the simulator as an example. All of these have to be complemented by the game content!"
"At the moment, Tengda is the only one with this set of equipment and this game. Of course, some of the top driving simulation games overseas have things like force feedback and vibration feedback. However, the problem is that they are all racing simulations. Even if they serve the real world, they are specially developed for racers. They do not have the function of driving tests at all. "
"Therefore, a conservative estimate is that there will not be a new product that surpasses this set of equipment in the next two years, much less in the short term!"
Xu Hu was very happy. He asked again, "About the after-sales service …"
Li Shi smiled. "You don't have to worry about the after-sales service. Tengda's after-sales service has always been of the highest standards! Now, Tengda's Fish-Catching Internet Cafe and Upwind Logistics are all over the country in many cities. It's very convenient whether it's for on-site maintenance or free replacement.
"Most importantly, Safe and Civilized Driving will continue to release new content in the future. For example, new car models and driving test rules for each region …"
Xu Hu's eyes lit up. "Eh? That's good! "
The thing that gave Xu Hu the biggest headache was that the test content in the simulator was different from reality.
Of course, this was not entirely the simulator's fault. That was because the test content and methods across the country were slightly different.
There was no need to mention Section One and Section Four. They were all questions, and the question banks were the same.
However, Section Two and Section Three could be very different in different cities. That was a problem left over from history.
Some cities had very advanced equipment, but the test content was very backward. For example, there was a fully electronic driving test. There were no safety personnel in the car, and the students had to drive the car back to the finish line by themselves. However, there was no speed requirement. Apart from increasing or decreasing gears once, the students could even crawl in second gear. Some cities required the students to finish quickly. Third gear was the bottom line. It was normal for them to reach sixty or seventy in fourth or fifth gear.
This included the order of the subjects in Section Two. There were even differences between the old and new venues in the same city. Most of the venues would be the first one, but some would be the last one.
For example, chain driving schools like Hengyuan Driving School would have to understand the local test rules before opening a driving school in a new city. Whether it was building a new venue or specifying teaching standards, they would have to adapt to the local conditions.
However, the simulator manufacturers could not be so specific. They could only produce it according to the local driving test rules or the driving test rules of major cities.
To Xu Hu, he could only make do with it. When the students practiced driving, it was just a form of psychological training.
However, Safe and Civilized Driving was different. They could make slight adjustments to the driving test in the game according to the driving test rules of different places and introduce versions for different cities. When the time came, the players would only have to choose the corresponding city or locate it according to the IP address. Then, they would naturally follow the local rules for the test.
That would be even more beneficial for the integration of the simulator and driving test teaching in real life!
Xu Hu decided immediately. "That's great! Tengda's equipment is definitely trustworthy! This is it! "
"Let me see how many we need.
"At the moment, our company has more than a thousand training cars and close to two hundred stores and training venues. We can put one to two in the stores and more than ten in the training venues.
"That's it … let's order a thousand first!
"Two hundred of them are the deluxe version with G-force seats. They are specially placed in the stores to recruit students. The other eight hundred can just buy the normal version and be placed in the various training venues for the students to use.
"Do we have enough in stock?"
Li Shi smiled. "Stock? Don't worry, I've asked Boss Chang of Otto Technologies. The stock is definitely sufficient!
"Tengda has always been a stocking maniac. Take this safe and civilized driving simulator for example. There are stocks in the warehouses of all the major cities in the country. Needless to say, there are stocks in Jingzhou. Several large warehouses are already full!
"As long as you send the money, we'll send the goods immediately!
"I'll send you the contact information of Boss Chang of Otto Technologies."
Li Shi patted his chest, looking like the 'sales spokesperson of the safe and civilized driving simulator'.
After sending the contact information, Li Shi suddenly thought of something and added. "Oh, that's right. Boss Chang is still suffering on the uninhabited island and will only be back at the end of the month. I'll send you the contact information of the person in charge of the driving simulator business in Otto Technologies. You can look for him first. I'll introduce you to him when Boss Chang is back. "
Xu Hu was a little confused.
Good lord, he was still suffering on the uninhabited island?
What kind of weird company was Tengda? Was work more important or suffering more important?
However, Xu Hu was too embarrassed to ask. He stood up and shook hands with Li Shi warmly. "Thank you! Thank you so much! I'm still out of touch. If Boss Li hadn't specially informed me, I wouldn't have known that technology had advanced to such a level. There's such a useful thing! "
As the owner of a driving school, Xu Hu usually had a lot of things to do. Thus, he did not pay attention to things in the gaming circle.
Safe and Civilized Driving was only relatively popular in the gaming circle at the moment. It had not had such a huge impact in reality, so it was normal that he did not know about it.
Of course, as Safe and Civilized Driving became popular in reality, he would know about this sooner or later. However, it would be too late, and he would not be able to make it.
If he knew about it, the other driving schools would naturally know about it as well.
At that time, what kind of first-mover advantage would there be?
Now, he could make a name for himself earlier if he bought the safe and civilized driving simulator in bulk. That would attract the main group of driving school students: young people.
Xu Hu said, "Boss Li, I really can't thank you enough for helping me so much. If you need any help in the future, just let me know. I won't refuse!"
Li Shi smiled slightly. "Boss Xu, let's not beat around the bush. I do have a request."
"I heard that Hengyuan Driving School is seeking to be listed on the stock market? I haven't heard any follow-up news, but the application should be approved sooner or later given the current scale of Hengyuan Driving School. I intend to pull some strings and let Fu Hui Investments and Tengda's Dream Realization Ventures invest a sum of money together. Everyone will get rich together. How about that?
"Once it's listed, Hengyuan Driving School will have enough funds to open more branches in various cities across the country. Otto Technologies will naturally prioritize the supply and maintenance of the driving simulator.
"For the students of Hengyuan Driving School, they will be able to use a better simulator. For us, everyone will get rich together. Isn't that perfect?"
Xu Hu was very happy. "Sure!"
If it had been any other investor who wanted to invest, Xu Hu would have most likely rejected them on the spot.
What a joke. My company is going to be listed soon. Do I need you to invest?
What? You see that I'm going to be listed soon, and you come here to pretend to make a sum of money. You'll sell the shares for cash after it's listed. You don't want to take any risks and just want to pick the fruits. Do you think I'm stupid?
That's not the way to pull the wool!
However, Li Shi's suggestion was very difficult for Xu Hu to reject.
On one hand, it was because Li Shi was a middleman who played the role of pulling strings and bringing Tengda's Dream Realization Ventures into the picture. Fu Hui Investments and Dream Realization Ventures investing together was equivalent to pulling Hengyuan Driving School onto Tengda's chariot. This identity was very important because it would directly affect the views of young people.
On the other hand, Li Shi and Dream Realization Ventures were obviously not here to pick the fruits. They were optimistic about Hengyuan Driving School's performance after it was listed. They definitely planned to hold these shares for a long time.
Since it was a three-way win, of course, there was no problem!
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