Vol 2 Chapter 140 Mecha Manufacturing Discussion

      There are also very high demands on the robustness of the material.”

    “There is obviously a very common misunderstanding in your cognition of materials. It is not only materials with strong materials that can ensure the high defense of mechas,” Ren Bo shook his head and said earnestly. “For mechas, flexibility and sturdiness are not in conflict. The reason why you have such a misunderstanding is because the mainstream mecha market is like this. It’s really not your fault.”

    Zhang Lei listened humbly, nodding from time to time in the process, expressing approval.

    “If I were to complete the design of this mecha, I would choose a material that looks soft but is actually full of toughness, which can take into account both flexibility and high defense,” Ren Bo With his fingertips across the design drawings, he looked up at Zhang Lei and said, “Do you remember the model of the mecha that the Gu’s Mecha Factory launched two years ago?”

    Zhang Lei’s eyes flashed slightly: “Of course I remember, that mecha model was very popular when it was first launched, because it is very flexible and very flexible to control, and it is almost non-existent. Activity dead end.”

    Speaking of this, Zhang Lei’s tone added a touch of regret: “It’s just that the material it uses is very expensive, and the mecha itself has no other advantages except flexibility, so it will soon be eliminated from the market.”

    Zhang Lei knew about this case, but he didn’t think about the production of this mecha before, because this case itself can be regarded as a very clear failure case in the industry.

    “No, it’s not that it doesn’t have other advantages, but that when this advantage is placed on the mecha model, it doesn’t work at all,” Ren Bo shook his head and corrected, “According to As far as I know, that mecha model can only be regarded as a test.

    Gu’s original intention was to launch a real mecha of the same material, just because the cost of this mecha is too expensive, so this proposal was discussed within the company. After that, it evolved into a mecha model first to test the flexibility of consumers. If the sales are good enough, this material will be applied to mecha manufacturing. ”

    Zhang Lei suddenly realized: “So it is, so it seems that the sales of mecha models at that time did not meet the expected requirements, so it disappeared later.”

    Ren Bo squinted slightly and said, “But from my personal point of view, in this matter, the entire Gu family has made a very obvious mistake.”

    Zhang Lei sat upright and humbly asked for advice: “What is the mistake of Senior Ren?”

    “They ignored the fundamental difference between the mecha model and the real mecha,” Ren Bo tapped lightly on the table with his fingertips, his tone was slow and low, “regardless of the mecha model making No matter how realistic it is, in the final analysis, it is just a toy. Since it is a toy, how can it be compared with the real mecha? Therefore, their focus is completely different. In addition to imitating the real mecha, the design of the mecha model is the most important. The key point is its appearance and fun, so the appearance of the mecha model will change frequently, and there will be all kinds of fancy settings.”

    Zhang Lei couldn’t help nodding while listening, obviously agreeing very much.

    “But if you think about the real mecha, except for some personal customizations, most of the mechas are similar in shape, but you can say that the real mecha industry is stagnant Is it?” Ren Bo gave a rhetorical question, and then immediately 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 something on the surface.”

    Zhang Lei nodded in agreement: “It’s true.”

    “So in my opinion, Gu’s original attempt was not wrong, the mistake was, they put the material that should be used in the real mecha on the mecha model, The final result is naturally very different,” Ren Bo’s tone sounded a little regretful, “After that case appeared, I once studied the materials used by Gu at that time, and the flexibility of the materials was very It is strong, and it is not 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 to the outside, it can provide defense performance that is no worse than the mainstream materials currently used.”

    Here, Ren Bo sighed softly: “It’s just that this is not reflected in the mecha model. After all, no one will use the mecha model for strict battles.”

    At this time, Zhang Lei suddenly realized: “I understand!”

    When many people mention the word soft, the first reaction will be soft, but in fact, not all of them are.

    “It’s good if you understand,” Ren Bo nodded, his eyes fell on the design plan again, and pointed out another point, “And for the weapon design of this mecha, you put the white tiger It’s reasonable to use the back as a channel for launching energy cannons, but don’t you think this design is too monotonous?”

    Zhang Lei, who had just realized it a moment ago, after hearing this question, his face flashed a bit of confusion: “I have tried to increase the attack methods of this mecha, but after all, it is related to Unlike ordinary humanoid mechs, it has no way to hold weapons.”

    “This mecha can’t really 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 and corrected his opinion, “The white tiger really can’t hold a weapon, but it has extremely sharp teeth and claws sharp enough to shred 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 characteristics.”

    After finishing speaking, Ren Bo glanced at Zhang Lei again.

    Zhang Lei bowed his head in shame. Before contacting Senior Ren Bo, although he did not dare to boast of his high level, he was at least an experienced mecha designer with a vision Fairly wide.

    But after communicating with senior Ren Bo, Zhang Lei realized how limited his thinking was and how narrow his vision was.

    This design plan was driven out by him overnight. During the process, he checked a lot of materials and racked his brains to achieve this level, but he did not expect the materials he checked and the methods he came up with. In this way, Senior Ren Bo, who had just seen the design plan, easily pointed out the problem.

    And the problems here are not ordinary little problems, they are all very fatal key problems.

    Thinking of this, Zhang Lei can’t help but feel ashamed and self-blame, if this time the customer did not invite Senior Ren Bo to be the mecha maker of this mecha, then he committed These fatal mistakes are very likely to appear in the final product, which is really a huge mistake that cannot be recovered!

    So having said that, as far as he knows, senior Ren Bo has rarely taken orders in recent years, especially this kind of unremarkable order, so who is his customer? How did he easily persuade Senior Ren Bo?

    However, this doubt was only fleeting, and it was overwhelmed by the deep self-blame.

    Ren Bo could easily see his thoughts from this junior, he slowed his expression and changed his tone of encouragement: “At your age, in such a short period of time, you can It is very rare to complete such a design plan. 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. Go to a higher position.”

    With the encouragement of seniors, Zhang Lei quickly regained his energy: “Thank you seniors, I will work hard!”

    An Yan, who has been sitting quietly and absorbed a lot of knowledge from the conversation between the two, also took the initiative to comfort: “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, only when some design requirements were encountered The two of them will pull him in too.

    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 spend more time on it, while the latter is more because I can communicate with such a powerful senior as Ren Bo, so Excited from start to finish.

    Although An Yan did not understand the discussion between the two, but after all, it is a customized mecha, and of course he is full of interest.

    The two finally stopped discussing, An Yan glanced at the time and said, “It’s getting late now, if the 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 instructions before he went out, Ren Bo still nodded: “Well then.”

    Since Ren Bo has agreed, Zhang Lei has no reason to disagree.

    So the three moved to a nearby restaurant and started their lunch tour.

    During the meal, the three of them stopped talking about the mecha design, but chatted aimlessly while eating.

    But the small talk belongs to An Yan and Zhang Lei, and the worry belongs to Ren Bo alone. His temperament is not good at taking the initiative to find topics, especially in small talk, and his age is here, Wouldn’t it be too arrogant if you acted too proactively?

    But if you don’t ask, you will definitely be surrounded by granddaughters complaining when you get home.

    Ren Bo was eating, sighing, thinking about things, and was struggling. After listening to Zhang Lei pause for a while, he hesitated and asked: “We should have many more 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, but the number of times of communication is always a little inconvenient.

    Ren Bo’s eyes lit up when he heard this sentence. If An Yan said his name directly at this time, wouldn’t he be able to ask one more question?

    And maybe he didn’t need to speak, Zhang Lei helped him ask it?