industrial maniac

Friedrichstraße Station, Berlin, Germany.

This is a comprehensive transportation hub where you can transfer to trains, express rail, subways, buses, and trams.

Its complex transportation lines connect European countries, the average daily passenger volume ranks among the best in the world, and it is also the most prosperous place in Germany.

The station was built in 1878 and has recorded various histories of nearly a hundred years, as well as various tear-jerking stories.

World War I, World War II, Crystal Night, Holocaust, Allied counteroffensive, bear invasion, Cold War, Eastern and Western Germany, German reunification...

Coincidentally, the planner and designer of the station is Vollmer, the chairman of the Iron Sheet Company and the great-grandfather of Berlin Speaker Forman, who is now in charge of renovating and expanding the station.

History, however, is often surprisingly similar.

Back then, Vollmer participated in the construction of the Zeppelin airship, proposed to blackmail England, and presided over the expansion of Berlin's army, starting World War I.

Now Forman participated in the construction of the Kirov airship, proposed that Germany must become stronger again, and presided over the large-scale military expansion of Berlin...

Not to mention how panicked the surrounding area is.

January 1th, coincides with the weekend.

In the early morning, before dawn, people who were supposed to sleep in at home suddenly woke up early and ran to the east and west entrances of Friedrichstraße Station, forming a long snake-like queue.

When the red sun rises slowly and dyes the land red, two Kirov ships that cover the sky and the sun slowly dock at the newly repaired port of call with a frightening oppressive force.

A moment later, the TEP direct-sale store and RGB direct-sale store at the east and west entrances of the station opened their business signs.

"Go ahead!"

"Buy as much as you have, and sell it in neighboring countries as soon as you buy it!"

"What are you yelling at, the front has been snatched up, can we still buy it later?"

"Get out of the way, the parliament said, the military family members who join the Iron Cross Guards are given priority!"

"When did you say it?"

Entering 01, BP machines and mobile phones have gradually withdrawn from the stage of history.

Monochrome mobile phones and color screen mobile phones are gaining popularity rapidly.

But just like the waveguide RC818 that Xu Fei bought last year, the 600mAh battery can be used for half a month without shutting down, and the spare battery can be replaced at any time, so there is no need for a "mobile power supply".

However, the electric version of the toy became popular all over the world, the sales of button batteries increased sharply, and people began to be dissatisfied with the battery capacity of the product.

Three generations of mechanical generals worth 500 US dollars will run out of battery after playing for 10 minutes?
The $30 RGB flying gyroscope can stop eating after 5 minutes of being cool?

Mechanical booths and mechanical card cards, if they are not plugged in, will they lose their color after two hours?

Some people asked Iron Sheet Company and RGB Co., Ltd. to increase the battery capacity, and some people asked the two toy companies to replace the design of button batteries with AAA dry batteries.

There is even a group of research-level mechanical enthusiasts from Germany, considering the current situation of Ironhide, they donated a miniature 'flywheel battery' design worth hundreds of millions of dollars for free.

Finally, Ironhide announced on January 1st that it would increase investment in the energy sector and set up the 'Mobile Power' project.

Afterwards, the official website of Tinhide Company and the Souhu Forum - Tinhide Home, announced the renovation plan for old toys.

First replace the mechanical toys with 500mAh mini supercapacitors, the material cost is $10, and the labor cost is free.

Subsequent purchases: 1500mAh lithium polymer battery + 500mAh supercapacitor 'iron power bank', and a universal power cord, the official suggested retail price is 169+39 US dollars.

And today, new products debut!

Whether the price of 10+169+39 US dollars is expensive or not, no one can be sure.

Because the products of the Ironhide Company have always been worth the money.

The price is so high this time, maybe there is a new trick.

soon.

The mechanical enthusiasts at the forefront of the line, with the electric version of the Three Kingdoms in their hands, got the A version of the power bank.

Seeing this, the people behind said, "Are you stupid? Buy a few more and sell them in neighboring countries. It's very profitable. You can earn at least half of one piece. As long as you sell three pieces and buy them again when you come back, it's like getting one piece for nothing."

"When you come back, can you still buy it? Besides, the direct sales store purchases, you have to rely on the serial number of the old device, I only have one set of electric machinery, how can I sell a second power bank?"

"You are so stupid, RGB toys are cheap, buy a few more RGB, the serial number will be there."

"Can you still play like this?"

"Chairman Foreman gave us Germans benefits, you..." The persuader suddenly looked up to the sky and sighed, and said a sentence in Chinese, "I'm giving you a chance, you can't grasp it!"

"..."

Fortunately, the young man who grabbed a power bank was quickly attracted by the screen on the new device. When he turned it on and entered the dual activation screen of the device and the embedded program, he could no longer move forward and leaned against the outer wall of the station. , began to explore.

The German operation page is concise and clear, especially the screen made of unknown material, which is colorful and refreshing.

Unlike the big headphone at home, it always feels like the surface is white, and it is not like the LCD screen in the computer room, which is flat in color.

And the sound effect it emits is sonorous and powerful, full of the taste of heavy metal, and even a little vibration.

There are five icons on the home page: battery management, personal information, operating instructions, mechanical settings, and reinstallation mechanic.

There are two buttons on the back, one is lighting, the other is a transition switch between ordinary batteries and supercapacitors, and a regulator similar to the FM gear of a radio.

The German youth played with it and gave full marks to the shape and feel of the power bank.

Very mechanical, very much in the Ironhide style.

Then according to the instructions, lightly press the eight-way key on the left edge and the nine buttons on the right edge.

The eight-way key selects icons, and one of nine buttons makes determinations.

Battery management: lithium polymer capacity, life, leakage protection, super capacitor capacity, life, leakage protection.

Personal information: You need to connect to a computer, enter the identity of a mechanical enthusiast, and display the equipment you own.

Mechanical settings: page brightness, saturation, resolution, lighting brightness, color temperature.

Reload Mechanic: Select character, register name, load game...

'After 20 years, our world has changed. '

'You were born in an ordinary peasant family...'

The German youth scratched his head, secretly channeling seemed like a game.

However, with clear graphics, beautiful colors, rhythmic background music, and full of mechanical style, this game definitely kills the graphic version of Mechanical Three Kingdoms in seconds.

The next moment, the character appeared in a Chinese-style village.

The youth presses the eight-way key to manipulate the character to move, and uses other buttons to squat, jump, jump back, climb trees, climb walls...

But just as the character was riding on the dirt wall, a prompt popped up on the page.

"At 8:[-] in the evening, you climbed over the wall and entered the neighbor's house to spy on the widow Wang taking a bath. Unfortunately, Wang Mazi, a street slipper who passed by, saw..."

"It's night, your deeds are widely circulated in Wangjiatun. '

'Please note: deeds will affect your life, as well as the relationship with NPC. '

"???"

The German youth was stunned for a moment, and the operating character jumped off the earth wall, saw a big rooster at the entrance of the village, and tried to use 'punch'.

then……

'You got pecked blind in the right eye by a mutant rooster. '

'You are poisoned. '

'You died of ineffective medical treatment. '

'You get the achievement 'No power to bind a chicken'. '

'Normal difficulty can be resurrected infinitely, you go back to the moment before fighting the rooster. '

"What an interesting game!"

The German youth pressed pause and decided to go home and study.

I never thought about it, but when I turned around, I found that the entrance of the station was overcrowded, and the outer wall of the station was full of people of all ages.

Some are exploring the equipment, some are immersed in the game, and some are gathering crowds to watch...

And the TEP directly-operated store and RGB directly-operated store have already put up a sign saying 'power banks are sold out'.

German youths stormed the station and took the subway home.

Start the computer, open the official website of Ironhide Company, and find the forum section.

Dense new posts, almost superimposed to 999+.

Just click on one, you can see the information about the 'Reload Mechanic'.

title system.

Achievement system.

Deeds system
synthesis system.

Treasure system.

Small game system.

Semi open world...

The German youth looked back at the PS2 they snapped up last year, quickly activated the local chat room, and entered the device information into a text document, "Does anyone want it? It's probably new, and it's half priced."

"Don't read the news? Not to mention the bulky PS2, even the N64, Sega MD, etc., are discounted by the manufacturer."

German youths hurriedly logged on to Soufox to read today's news.

After completing his self-rescue, Director Xu devoted himself to research and created a power bank as an electrical engineer. '

Tiehide and Daze Group have reached a cooperation, Tiehide provides technology and equipment, and Daze Group is responsible for the OEM, increasing the daily output of A-version charging treasures to 350 million sets. In mid-January, it is expected to win the European market. '

'Tiny Sheet Company has reached a cooperation with 'BYAD'. Iron Sheet Company provides technology and equipment, and BYD is responsible for the OEM. The A-version power bank without screen will be launched in 3 days, with a daily output of 1000 million sets and a planned price of 8 beautiful knife. '

'Iron Sheet Company has reached a cooperation with GBA Co., Ltd. Iron Sheet Company provides technology and equipment, and GBA is responsible for the OEM. It will release the A+ version of the power bank with GBA ambient light and a larger capacity battery. The daily output is 50 sets. It is planned to sell The price is 369 US dollars. '

'Sega, the world's second largest manufacturer of game consoles, declared bankruptcy. '

"Supercapacitor came out, this is a new type of physical battery used in the ultra-high-end car - Dahongqi, it has the characteristics of fast charging and discharging of capacitors, and has the advantage of temporarily storing electric energy..."

.........

Wajima.

The president of Bandai, holding the A-version power bank airlifted from Berlin, was in a particularly complicated mood.

If there is no super capacitor, according to the price of 169 US dollars, Bandai and Nintendo can make the same model with TFT-LCD panel and lower overall cost.

However, the existence of supercapacitors, one with a large capacity for slow charging and one with a small capacity for fast charging, has almost cut off the possibility of outsiders entering the power bank market.

Because competitiveness cannot keep up.

And this game, which is customized according to the hardware configuration of the game console, also cut off the possibility of transplantation and re-enactment.

Fortunately, the retail price is relatively high, which gives the pet machine a chance to breathe.

At this time, the assistant knocked on the door and walked into the office, "President, Iron Sheet Company and GBA Co., Ltd. have launched pre-sale activities on forums and official websites. As long as you have old equipment, you can order online with the serial number."

"How long has the event been going on?"

"One hour."

"What about the order quantity?"

"3000."

"..."

"And they have opened the 'student channel'. As long as there are children in school at home, you can order various versions of power banks without a serial number. When the time comes, you can pick up the goods with your student ID card. This separate channel has ordered 2000 million sets."

"..."

"3000 million + 2000 million, the average price is 218 US dollars, and the sales exceed [-] billion. Is this world crazy?"

"President, what should we do?"

"The pet machine is too simple, and it should really add a charging function. We can also learn from Tinhide's plan to add lights to the power bank, but compared with each other, our equipment is definitely not competitive, so...we need to add a Ordinary, but the function that everyone needs."

"Ordinary, but everyone needs it? A player? A recorder?"

"good idea!"

"However, the heavy metal player developed by the Iron Sheet Company with 'magnet pieces' has more advantages."

"We also have our own advantages, at least there are more movies."

President Bandai said, with a final word, "Announce to the outside world that we will launch a pet machine with a player function next month, equipped with earphones and power bank functions, and the price is only one-third of the power bank!"

"Ok!"

…………

Osawa.

After the annual vacation in the industrial park, tens of thousands of employees left the factory.

The canteen is closed, the library is closed, the staff activity center is only open to the football field, shared bicycles, etc. are all sealed...

But the park is not deserted, but more lively.

Purification and disinfection devices were added to the waterworks, supercharging devices were added to the heating pipes laid urgently, public facilities were greened and repaired and expanded, and the light box billboards were all refurbished...

After Xu Fei had breakfast at home, he came to the workshop office, and there was a new product preview of Bandai Co., Ltd. on the table.

"Add a player to the power bank?"

"Portable CD player? Oversized tape drive?"

"Obviously two AA batteries can solve the problem, why add a bulky power bank?"

Xu Fei thought for a long time, but couldn't figure out Bandai's brain circuit, so he took out his own 'magnet sheet-heavy metal player', pondered for a long time, and started empathy first.

"It is estimated that they saw the lighting and wanted to add more functions to the power bank to improve market competitiveness."

"The problem is, the player is really common and everyone needs it, but it's too big. Should it be carried on the shoulder?"

After Xu Fei figured it out, he started 'reverse thinking'.

"Whether it's an electric machine, an RGB toy, or a version A charging board, they are all portable products. If the size is too large, it will not be easy to sell. Otherwise, the brick type and backpack type will not be listed as customized versions. "

"So, make the player portable too?"

"But the disc is so big..."

Xu Fei suddenly remembered the USB flash drive made by TEP Computer Company, which could listen to music.

At that time, there was no six-level basic production line at home, and it was impossible to manufacture memory chips and chips. Wan Tao imported a batch of semi-finished products from overseas, made them into U disks, inserted them into heavy metal players, and then transplanted them into cars. Then there was a CD+radio+U CD player for car music.

With the increase in computer ownership and the expansion of Internet cafes in supply and marketing cooperatives, downloading songs has become more and more convenient, and the CD disc market has begun to be squeezed by U disks.

Since the U-disk can hold songs, why not make the U-disk compact and add a one-inch or two-inch display as a dedicated player?

Those with speakers, those without speakers that require headphones, and even those that can play videos.

The battery capacity does not need to be too large. Once it is out of power, plug in the power bank, count down 1, 2, and 3, and it will be fully charged.

In this way, running, riding in a car, traveling, a headset can avoid boring.

If it is matched with the sportswear and sneakers invested by TEP, or made into a sports watch...

"Thank you Bandai!"

Xu Fei immediately contacted the electronic laboratory and asked the other party to connect with the underground branch of TEP Computer Service Company for this project.

Since the company already has a player product, it only needs to add a screen, a memory card, and an audio output device, and it will be almost done, and it will not take too long.

Maybe Bandai has not yet developed a new product, but it has already put it on the shelves for sale.

"It's a good idea. Let's force the other party to see if there are any other good ideas."

A week later.

Ironhide introduces the Mini MP3 Metal Player, and the MP4·XLED Player.

Onkyo, the audio-visual giant of Wajima, has lost its market value and is in financial crisis.

Two weeks later.

Bandai announced that it has added camera and video functions to the pet machine.

Ironhide immediately launched a power bank that can take pictures and videos.

Wajima camera giants Canon and Nikon were not affected much, but Kodak's market value was cut in half and almost went bankrupt.

three weeks later.

Bandai announced that...

Wajima Enterprise: Shut up!