Chang You keenly sensed that this was no ordinary matter.

Just from the name alone, he could feel that this wasn’t an ordinary APP!

Mr. Pei was quite the naming expert again.

All the names of Tenda Group’s various industries and products were perfectly fitting. Take the artificial intelligence AEEIS, for example, it was very meaningful.

So what kind of content would this “Useful APP” contain to deserve such a name?

Thinking of this, Chang You immediately sent a private message to Yu Ping’an: “Is ‘Useful APP’ a new project from your department?”

Yu Ping’an quickly replied.

“Yes, it was personally requested by Mr. Pei!”

Yu Ping’an proudly explained the specific content of the Useful APP to Chang You, especially emphasizing Mr. Pei’s vision and the first-stage goals.

The more Chang You listened, the more amazed he became.

Others hearing about “Useful APP” might think it was just an ordinary knowledge base or knowledge-based social software, but Chang You detected something extraordinary in it.

Every time Mr. Pei wanted to develop a new industry, the department heads would fully interpret Mr. Pei’s requirements in their minds.

But no matter how much they interpreted, they could never guess Mr. Pei’s true, profound intentions!

Mr. Pei had reached a divine level in coordinating various departments, which ordinary people couldn’t comprehend.

But this didn’t mean that department heads should give up thinking.

On the contrary, these managers should contemplate more. Only in this way could they keep up with Mr. Pei’s train of thought and continuously improve.

With effort, one could still see some clues.

Chang You immediately replied: “Could you come over to OTTO Technology if you have time? There are some things I’d like to discuss with you face to face.”

Yu Ping’an: “Alright, I’ll head over now and should arrive in about an hour.”

Yu Ping’an didn’t ask further questions, which demonstrated the tacit understanding and trust between Tenda’s department heads.

If Chang You asked him to come over, it must be for something extremely important.

…

An hour later, Yu Ping’an arrived at OTTO Technology.

Chang You led him to the conference room and briefly explained the intelligent assistant AEEIS.

The two of them sipped tea while sharing the information they each possessed.

Yu Ping’an looked slightly confused: “So, will this intelligent assistant have any connection with the ‘Useful APP’?”

Chang You said with great certainty: “Of course there’s a connection!”

“Would new industries developed by Mr. Pei have no relation to each other? Think about Mr. Pei’s mind map!”

“Even at the most superficial level, the connections have already linked Tenda Games, Fei Huang Studio, OTTO Technology, and Useful APP together!”

“The name AEEIS was personally chosen by Mr. Pei, and it happens to be usable in Tenda’s latest game and movie plot.”

“As for the connection with Useful APP…”

“Do you know how most voice assistants currently handle questions they don’t understand?”

“They directly jump to Qiandu’s search results page.”

“This is at least much better than simply answering ‘Sorry, I don’t know.'”

Yu Ping’an realized something: “Oh! You mean… the Useful APP could replace this aspect?”

Chang You nodded: “Exactly!”

“Current artificial intelligence assistants are already evolving in a similar direction. When users ask questions beyond basic functions, they automatically search for answers on Qiandu or encyclopedias.”

“But the problem is, the effect is very poor.”

“Because everyone knows that most search engines return a pile of garbage, with very little useful information, and users rarely actually click to view it.”

“And this isn’t a problem that can be solved just by optimizing functions. Even search engines themselves can’t solve it. There’s simply too much garbage online. Searching for specific questions is like ‘panning for gold in excrement.’ No matter how much search engines optimize and improve efficiency, it’s difficult to provide users with sufficiently accurate and useful knowledge.”

“But what if we connect this function with the content of the Useful APP?”

“Imagine, it could become the core competitive advantage of the artificial intelligence AEEIS!”

“In the future, if the Useful APP has a large amount of popular science information, then most questions raised by users could receive the best solution.”

“Moreover, since the Useful APP is also Mr. Pei’s industry, we can exclusively provide it for AEEIS to use, which differentiates it from other artificial intelligence assistants.”

“At that time, other artificial intelligence assistants would be ‘artificial idiots’ that can only search out a pile of garbage, while AEEIS would have a powerful knowledge base as support. The experience would be much better than other artificial intelligence assistants!”

“Isn’t that a core competitive advantage?”

“The most brilliant part is that AEEIS means ‘Efficient, Labor-saving Intelligent System.’ It will use a mechanical voice and answer most user questions in a very precise and concise manner. That’s its character setting.”

“Doesn’t it sound like a ‘mechanical top student’?”

“And this point perfectly aligns with the characteristics of the Useful APP. The Useful APP is also full of precise, concise, and efficient knowledge. Combining the two could be described as a match made in heaven!”

“If used properly, the Useful APP could completely become the brain of AEEIS, making it smarter than all competitors!”

Yu Ping’an suddenly understood: “I see! That makes a lot of sense!”

“However…”

Yu Ping’an hesitated for a moment, then said: “Currently, the content on the Useful APP is far too limited to meet such requirements.”

“Although we all say search engines are not user-friendly and encyclopedia content is full of garbage, we must admit that they started much earlier than we. Moreover, search engines search the entire web, which is large enough in volume.”

“For the content on the Useful APP to reach this level, it would take several years at the very quickest…”

Chang You nodded: “I understand, so we need to develop different features for each stage.”

“Since AEEIS can’t initially achieve the ‘encyclopedia’ level, we need to find a way to excel in a single field.”

“You mentioned earlier that the Useful APP plans to start with the literature field?”

Yu Ping’an took a sip of tea and nodded: “Yes, Professor Kong Zhemin is an expert in the literature field with deep research in ancient literature. This time, we’re collaborating with the Faculty of Literature, and there are quite a few professors and young scholars researching ancient or modern literature. This is the first field we’re entering.”

Chang You thought for a moment and suddenly had an idea: “Then I think AEEIS’s first special feature could connect with ancient poetry.”

“For example, AEEIS could exchange poetry with users—the user says one line, AEEIS responds with another, or AEEIS and the user take turns saying the first line, and whoever can’t come up with a response loses.”

“In conversation, AEEIS could use ancient poetry to answer specific questions from users.”

“Mr. Pei said that AEEIS is a refined and mild-mannered intelligent voice assistant that doesn’t use profanity, but it’s so smart that when it thinks you’re being stupid, it will offer ‘kind concern.'”

“I’m thinking, isn’t that ‘insulting without using dirty words’?”

“Or rather, it’s not insulting, but more of a ‘passive-aggressive’ feeling, or the unconscious disdain of a top student toward a poor student.”

“Just like in some movies and TV shows, highly intelligent people often have a sharp-tongued attribute and will say things like ‘The IQ of the entire street has been lowered by you,’ which better highlights their character!”

“Speaking of this, there are many usable phrases in ancient poetry that can be incorporated into conversations!”

Chang You took out his phone and searched online for “insulting poetry without dirty words,” quickly finding results.

“Look: ‘You and your reputation will perish together, while the rivers flow for ten thousand years’; ‘Ants trying to shake a giant tree, laughable and presumptuous’; ‘The mouse has fur, but a man without manners—why should such a man not die?’; ‘Rotten wood cannot be carved, a wall of dung cannot be plastered’; ‘Eyes on your backside, only recognizing robes but not the person’…”

“So many poetic lines, how fitting!”

“This way, AEEIS’s image becomes more complete.”

“Cold mechanical electronic voice, efficient and concise answers; shows ‘concern’ for users when repeatedly asked the same question, appearing very smart; and has a rich knowledge reserve, able to communicate with users using famous poetic phrases…”

“Beyond basic functions, this kind of personalized content can help users better remember AEEIS, making it stand out among many intelligent voice assistants!”

“And as the content of the Useful APP continues to improve, the functions of AEEIS will also continuously increase. In the future, its areas of expertise will gradually expand, such as various aspects of daily life, as well as knowledge in various professional fields.”

“In the future, AEEIS could even connect with all the APPs from Tenda’s other industries, becoming the central hub of Tenda’s industries alongside OTTO phones…”

“In short, there’s great potential as long as there’s imagination!”

Yu Ping’an couldn’t help but give a thumbs up: “Manager Chang, you’re amazing! I think Mr. Pei thinks the same way!”

“If Manager Chang needs any cooperation from our side, just let us know.”

“Our first phase of content is mainly focused on literary content, especially ancient poetry. While creating content, we can also arrange specialists to help you select those poetic phrases that can express emotions for AEEIS to use!”

Chang You nodded: “Yes, thank you! The new version of OTTO OS and the newly developed fully automatic intelligent argument machine will both be equipped with the AEEIS intelligent assistant.”

“When the product sells well, I’ll tell Mr. Pei to take a portion of the profits to subsidize the Useful APP project. We definitely won’t let you work for nothing!”

Yu Ping’an was overjoyed: “Thank you!”

Who said the Useful APP had no possibility of making a profit?

When the knowledge base wasn’t rich enough and the number of users wasn’t large enough, it would certainly be difficult to profit just from the small fees from each user.

But even if the project itself didn’t make a profit, it could connect with Tenda’s profitable projects! Wouldn’t it be good to make money together?

After all, no matter which department made money, they were all making money for Mr. Pei!

Everyone was in it together, all the same!