Brainwave Toy Scam

"Model aircraft drones fall into three major categories: propeller-driven, ducted fan, and turbojet.

DJI has already taken the lead and become the dominant player in propeller drones.

The technical barrier for ducted fans is too low, and the competition is too fierce.

Only turbojet drones, due to their high prices, are currently still the choice of high-end players and niche hobbyists.

But that does not mean ordinary users reject turbojet model drones. The price simply prevents them from choosing them.

Now, Yifei has the technology, the capability, and the buzz.

If we can launch a more cost-effective, more affordable turbojet drone that is easier to popularize, combined with internet promotion, it will open up a new track in the drone industry and create a trillion-yuan turbojet drone market."

He Yu spoke confidently, eloquently laying out her plans for Yifei.

"The direction of this plan is good."

Chen Yi gave an objective assessment.

Although He Yu did not know that the turbojet engine materials currently being sold were low-temperature thermally strengthened materials, and would shatter from accumulated thermal stress after more than five hundred hours of operation, meaning her idea of opening up a new drone track was doomed to fail.

Still, her idea of making what had originally been high-end turbojet model aircraft accessible to ordinary people, improving their cost-effectiveness, and ultimately creating a new drone track deserved full marks.

If Yifei operated according to this approach, it would be enough to pose a backdoor threat to DJI, the current drone overlord.

If Yifei could withstand DJI's counterattack and succeed in business, successfully taking over this new drone track, it would become an entirely new trillion-yuan technology company.

Even if it ultimately lost to DJI and failed in business, as long as it did not stubbornly charge ahead, the worst outcome would be like the founder of Mobike during the shared-bike boom years ago—cashing out several billion yuan and leaving easily.

Of course, what truly caught Chen Yi's attention was this.

He Yu's approach of combining the internet with a technology company perfectly matched his positioning and vision for Yifei.

After all, without the internet, there would be no fame or buzz.

And without fame or buzz, where would these consciousness waves come from?

With that thought, Chen Yi made his decision. He stood and extended his hand to He Yu. "Manager He, welcome to Yifei."

"Thank you."

A trace of delight appeared on He Yu's face. She stood and excitedly shook Chen Yi's hand.

"Next, Manager He, you need to complete Yifei's corporate restructuring, turning it from a limited liability company into a joint-stock company. You will have full responsibility for the company's operations, planning, management, and related matters.

The laboratory and studio under my control will later separate from Yifei and be managed independently by me.

From now on, all technology will be handed over to Yifei for operation through licensing and agency arrangements.

I only have a few simple requirements for Yifei's future.

Internally, it must be people-oriented and caring, creating a positive and healthy working environment.

Externally, we will not pursue maximum profits. We will only pursue technology changing the world.

As for research investment, Yifei must be the highest in the industry.

Things like 996 and wolf culture must not exist at Yifei either."

"Yes."

He Yu accepted the task first, then said helplessly, "President Chen, your few simple requirements are not simple at all."

"It's fine. I believe in you, Manager He. Work hard." After offering some encouragement, Chen Yi stood and prepared to leave.

"Wait, President Chen. Don't you have anything to explain or hand over regarding the company's current staffing, funding, future plans, and so on?"

Seeing Chen Yi ready to simply pat his butt and leave, He Yu seemed to sense something. She hurriedly stood and called out.

"Oh, I forgot because you didn't mention it."

Chen Yi nodded and took out his phone to add He Yu on WeChat.

He clicked to download the report Qin Xiaoyu had sent early that morning, then forwarded it with a single tap.

"Manager He, the company's situation is all here. Look through it yourself. Make the company's future plans yourself too, as long as they do not depart from my requirements above."

Watching Chen Yi download that day's report on the spot and forward it to her—while even the reports from the previous two days were still marked undownloaded and unseen—He Yu was dumbfounded.

"Um... President Chen, is this how you normally manage the company?"

He Yu asked cautiously, "You leave all the company's affairs to the employees?"

At that moment, she felt as if she had fallen into a pit.

Although she was a professional manager overseeing matters large and small within the company.

Her authority as a manager came from the boss's delegation.

For major matters or plans involving large sums of money, she had to report to Chen Yi, the boss, and obtain his approval.

That was both the professional standard of a manager and a means of protecting herself.

After all, with engine technology capable of pushing toward space, as well as materials for manufacturing those engines.

Yifei would not remain the small workshop it was today. At the very least, it would become a group company worth several billion yuan.

For a small workshop, Chen Yi could be a hands-off boss. As long as the compensation was good enough, no one would mind.

But in a large company, without Chen Yi's involvement as the boss, it would no longer be a matter of compensation. It would be a matter of whether she would end up in prison.

Funds involving millions, tens of millions, or even hundreds of millions of yuan—if there were no approval or nod from the boss, and she alone, as a manager, was responsible for them all.

It would be fine if nothing went wrong. But if something did.

An after-the-fact reckoning would definitely earn her ten years of sewing-machine experience.

"I trust my employees, and I also believe in your character and ability, Manager He. I can rest assured leaving the company's affairs to you from now on."

Yifei's core assets were mainly the technologies Chen Yi controlled.

Now that the studio and company had been split apart, Chen Yi naturally trusted He Yu greatly.

After all, without the core technological assets, even if He Yu sold the company, it would not cause any losses.

"President Chen, this is not a matter of trust. It is a matter of legal procedure."

He Yu answered with a conflicted expression, "If you, the boss, do not participate, there are many things I cannot do."

When she had worked in management at other companies before, some bosses knew nothing yet insisted on blindly directing things.

Now that she had come to Yifei, the boss was letting go of everything and handing all authority to her. He was letting go a little too hard.

So hard that she could already see the sewing machine waving at her.

"Oh, so it is a procedural issue. Don't worry.

From now on, Manager He, ask for instructions when you should, and come to me whenever you need approval. I will not dump all the responsibility on you."

Chen Yi stated his position decisively.

After saying that, he saw that He Yu still seemed worried, looking as if she might grab a bucket and run at any moment.

Chen Yi thought for a moment and unleashed a boss's invincible ultimate move.

—Selling a dream!

"Manager He, besides the current turbojet model aircraft engine, Yifei is also researching Hall effect thruster drones.

One of the prerequisite technologies for Hall effect thruster drones is ultra-high-energy battery technology, and we will be able to complete mass production of it soon."

"Ultra-high-energy batteries?"

He Yu froze for a moment and instinctively asked, "How high-energy?"

"Conservatively speaking, ten times that of lithium iron phosphate batteries, and five times that of ternary lithium batteries."

Chen Yi thought about the Hall thruster's structure and its energy source requirements before giving a figure.

"Gasp!"

He Yu's eyes widened, and her expression instantly crumbled. She shouted in disbelief, "How is that possible?!"

Faced with He Yu's shock, Chen Yi did not explain much. He merely continued selling the dream. "For this technology, the company plans to set aside two to three percent of its shares as employee option incentives.

As a company executive, Manager He, as long as all company operations go smoothly and you meet my expected goals, you definitely will not be left out of these option incentives."

"..."

He Yu stared blankly at Chen Yi as he sold her this dream, truly unsure how to respond.

At first, when she heard that Chen Yi intended to manage nothing and have her handle everything, taking on unprecedented professional risks, He Yu's first thought had been to grab a bucket and run.

This boss was unreliable.

But now, faced with the massive promise Chen Yi had thrown out, she hesitated again.

If Yifei really produced ultra-high-energy battery technology, then those option incentives would truly be irresistible.

After her expression changed for a while, He Yu ultimately chose to surrender and sighed.

"...President Chen, I'll take this dream. I hope it isn't just a dream to stave off hunger."

"You will not regret today's decision, Manager He."

With the matter of Yifei's professional manager settled.

Chen Yi returned to the studio and discovered that Qin Xiaoyu, who had gone out to order custom parts, was back.

Walking over to Qin Xiaoyu, who was busy at the computer, Chen Yi tapped the desk with his finger.

"Xiaoyu, did you buy the brainwave-controlled toys and parts I asked for?"

"I bought them. They're all on your workbench on the second floor."

Xiaoyu looked up and answered.

"Good. I'm taking a few days off. Unless it is very important, just say I'm not here."

Chen Yi nodded, went up to the second floor, and opened one of the boxes on the workbench.

A bag of machined and polished titanium alloy parts.

Fifteen boxes of top-tier brainwave thought-control toys.

Chen Yi picked up one toy and took out the thought-control device inside. It was entirely black and looked much like Sun Wukong's Golden Fillet.

After examining it, he did not see any item attributes.

Chen Yi pulled open a drawer and took out a screwdriver.

He dismantled more than a dozen toys into scattered parts, swapped the components around, and reassembled them.

The attribute interface appeared.

[Item: Brainwave Control Toy]

[Attributes: Energy x4.8, Strength x4.6, Information Computation x3.2, Information Processing x0.2, Signal Transmission x0.3, Aesthetics x4.3]

[Consciousness Waves: 2078705↑]

[Note: This is a scam toy with virtually no technical content, capable only of crudely sensing brainwaves]

"Information Processing 0.2, Signal Transmission 0.3."

Looking at the attributes of this latest brainwave control toy, Chen Yi roughly understood.

These so-called brainwave control toys most likely just had sensitive electrodes installed inside to detect brainwave activity.

When brainwaves were detected, the main control chip would send a signal, activating the toy's preset program, and the toy would move.

To put it more vividly, the brainwave control here merely treated brainwaves as a switch.

As for brainwave reading and thought control, it was all nonsense.

"Looks like I can only modify it step by step myself."

Chen Yi took out the screwdriver, removed the toy's casing, and replaced it with the custom-made titanium alloy shell.

[Strength: 4.6→13.8]