Chapter 154: So you also play "Need for Speed"!

8 o'clock in the morning, Tianba Studio.

When Chen Ba woke up in the morning, he saw Brother Dong sitting in front of the computer, staring at the screen in a daze.

"Brother Dong, what's wrong?"

"Look at this..."

Chen Ba walked behind Dong Ge and bent down to look at the computer screen.

Not much was displayed on the screen, just an email. The content of the email was very long, but most of it was accusations and insults after the defense was breached.

This email came from an automotive R&D engineer who was ruthlessly fired by the company.

He is very young and very motivated.

Young people like him should have a bright future. Perhaps many years later, he will become the leader of a team and leave his own mark in the industry.

But now, everything has been ruined by "Fast and Furious" and Tianba Studios.

In the company, he is responsible for the evaluation and testing of the new car body structure. Once the design department comes up with a specific draft, he and his colleagues will conduct various tests on the car.

There are many people like him.

A new car in the engineering development stage requires many tests before the implementation plan can be finalized. As for mass production, that will come much later.

In the email, the young man claimed to work for a large automobile company with a team of nearly 200 people.

But since the advent of "Hui Ba Automobile" and the sale and delivery of Hui Ba S1, his team has laid off employees and reduced its size many times, and finally only less than 50 people were left.

Unfortunately, he was also on the layoff list.

The development of AI technology made him imagine that one day in the future, his job would be replaced by AI, but he never dreamed that this day would come so soon.

And it wasn't AI that replaced his job, it was just a game...

No, why?

A game can replace their jobs? What kind of world is this? How can a game that costs only 128 yuan make him lose his job with a monthly salary of tens of thousands of yuan?

He was broken.

He felt that the company's leaders were confused and could not distinguish between the virtual game world and the real game world.

He also felt that Tianba Studio had done a lot of harm to people, creating games like "Need for Speed" that were ruining the industry.

So he wrote this email, denouncing the actions of Tianba Studio and the irresponsibility of the car companies from the perspective of a victim and an ordinary consumer.

certainly!

The main target of his criticism was Huiba Automobile, believing that this company, which relies solely on "games" to build cars without undergoing rigorous testing, is completely playing with the lives of consumers.

In his own words.

The S1 produced by Huiba has not undergone such complex and rigorous real-life testing. It was produced and sold to consumers based on a bunch of fictitious game data. Isn't this disregarding human life? "Is there a possibility..."

"Since Huiba S1 can be sold publicly, it means it has passed a series of safety and quality tests?"

After reading the content of the email, Chen Ba expressed sympathy for the innocent young man.

But sympathy is sympathy, but rumors are not allowed! Who said that the cars produced by Huiba are playing with the lives of consumers? Who said that the cars produced by Huiba cannot pass a series of tests in reality?

Building a car through gaming sounds ridiculous and unreliable.

But the physics engine of "Need for Speed" is not as powerful as these people imagine. If the Huiba S1 is really unreliable, the relevant departments will not allow this car to be on the road.

But having said that.

Like this young man, there are actually many people who question whether "Need for Speed" really has that ability and whether Huiba S1 is safe enough.

Chen Ba forwarded the email to Hu Hui without changing it word for word.

Soon, Huiba Automobile officially invited this brilliant young man, as well as a large number of automotive media and bloggers to conduct multiple rounds of tests on Huiba S1 according to international standards in a national laboratory in Zhonghai.

The results prove it!

The results obtained from the real-life test are exactly the same as those obtained from the in-game test.

Even in the collision test, the degree of collision damage measured by Huiba S1 in reality is slightly better than that in the game.

When the comparative test results came out, the young man was convinced and finally understood why his company laid off so many employees.

This game is really good! The results are all there. What is in the game is what happens in reality. With such a powerful physics engine, what else can others say?

Besides.

Even if there is a need to break through the defense, it won't be his turn to do so, because the most vulnerable industry is actually the auto repair industry...

In the past, when people repaired their cars, they could only roughly estimate how much it would cost based on the damage to the car. There was no particularly accurate price. Usually, they had to go to a 4S store or repair shop to find out the exact cost.

But now it's different.

It's hard to say about other accidents, after all, the parts and components involved are different. But for any accident involving collision or scratch, the "Forza" players can quote the price at a glance.

The error is usually no more than 200 yuan! Don't ask, it's just because of experience. After all, playing the game "Need for Speed" may not improve your driving skills much, but you will definitely master the car repair.

…

Xiao Xuan is 27 years old this year.

It is said that when he was just born, the fortune teller said that he lacked fire in the five elements. His father planned to name him Xiao Yan, but was later persuaded by his grandfather, who said that this word "has too much fire" and might not be able to suppress it.

So the word "Xuan" was given to him.

Thinking about it now, he feels it is such a pity. If his grandfather had not advised him and really given him this name, he would probably have traveled to the Fighting Continent and returned to his youth and ambitions.

But having said that.

Although he lost the opportunity to travel to another world and become the Emperor of Yan, he is living a good life now .

The elderly at home said they missed their grandson, so Xiao Xuan got up early this morning and drove to his hometown with his wife and children.

The whole journey was on the highway and we arrived very quickly.

But shortly after getting off the highway, on the national highway near his hometown, Xiao Xuan collided with a white car crossing the road.

Fortunately, the car was not going fast and the driver was wearing a seat belt, so there was only a dent on the door, but other than some paint being scratched off, it was no big deal.

The other party was fully responsible. After the accident liability was determined, because the other party did not want to use insurance, we planned to settle the matter privately.

"How about fifteen thousand?"

"Wow! So accurate?"

"Of course. I play Need for Speed ​​and I can tell this kind of car damage at a glance. Repairing the car will cost a maximum of one thousand. The rest is my apology to you."

Upon hearing that the other party also played the game "Need for Speed", Xiao Xuan was stunned at first, and then he laughed and said, "What a coincidence? I also play Need for Speed!"

Upon hearing this, the two began to chat.

Because we are all veteran players, we have experienced car crashes in the game hundreds of times, if not a thousand times. What kind of accidents have we not experienced? Car damage like this can be fixed in the game for a maximum of one thousand yuan, and that's still the most expensive.

"No, you two have reached an agreement so quickly?"

Seeing that her husband had settled the matter privately with the other party in just a few words, the wife was a little surprised and asked, "Should we find a professional car mechanic to take a look?"

"Need not!"

Xiao Xuan was speechless: "Why do I need a professional car mechanic to come and take a look? I've played Need for Speed ​​for two or three hundred hours. Do I need someone to estimate the price of this kind of car damage?"

Who is he looking down on? Even if he can't do repairs, he can still do basic damage assessment. After all, he has crashed many times in the game and has a lot of practical experience.

The other party is also a "Forza Motorsport" player.

So the negotiation went very smoothly. After all, the damage to the car was obvious at a glance, and combined with the cost of repairing the car in the game, it was very easy to negotiate the price privately.

It is impossible to blackmail people.

On the one hand, Xiao Xuan's education did not allow him to do such a thing. On the other hand, you want to blackmail a "Need for Speed" player in front of him? Are you kidding me? Everyone has repaired cars so many times in the game, and the basic repair costs are already well known. If you don't know this trick, then the game is useless? "You are just crazy about playing games! How can the price of repairing a car in the game be the same as that of repairing a car in real life?"

The wife is still very dissatisfied.

It’s not that she wants to blackmail others, but she thinks her husband handled the matter too hastily and the price of the private settlement should be reconsidered.

There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!

But now that things have come to this, there is nothing much to say.

After returning home and leaving the child in the care of the old couple, Xiao Xuan took his wife out to the auto repair shop to get the car fixed and buy some food.

"Really one thousand?!"

Xiao Xuan's wife was shocked when she heard the quote from the repair shop was exactly the same as what her husband and the car owner had said.

"I told you everything."

Xiao Xuan raised his eyebrows and said, "I'm at RT-Mart... Ugh! I've repaired cars so many times in "Ford", I know this better than anyone else."

"If he offers one thousand, he can still make a profit. If he offers more than one thousand, I will just turn around and leave. Do you believe it?"

“Ouch!”

The wife rolled her eyes and said, "You are playing a game and you are confident, right?"

“So you don’t understand!”

Xiao Xuan was too lazy to explain to his wife.

Only players who have played the game "Need for Speed", such as the car owner who hit him, know where his confidence comes from.

The real physics engine is the main reason. Only the most realistic physics engine can let him know the approximate damage to the car after a crash.

The second is the completely realistic car repair process in the game, as well as the accessories system with transparent prices.

In other words.

For the same car damage, the difference between the cost of repairing a car in reality and in the game is only the amount of "labor costs".

That's why he dared to say this.

He knew that the car was damaged, and a thousand dollars was more than enough, so the mechanic could make a profit. If it was more than a thousand dollars, he would be taken advantage of.

In the online mode of the game "Need for Speed", there are many repair shops opened by players.

Xiao Xuan, who often went to these players' shops to get his car repaired, also roughly knew the standard of labor costs. That's why he said that if this shop quoted more than a thousand, he would turn around and leave.

“You guys…”

The old man who was repairing the car, after hearing what the young couple said, couldn't help but interrupt and said, "I really don't know where you learned this from. One is better than the other."

"I met a young man yesterday who did the same thing as you. He immediately gave me a price and told me the exact cost of labor and parts replacement."

"The most outrageous thing is that when I was repairing the car, he told me that his skills were not up to par. He could repair it much faster than me in the game."

"There's a lot of theoretical knowledge. I gave him the tools and asked him to fix it himself, but he told me he didn't know how to do it, and he's not a car mechanic..."

"Hahaha!"

Xiao Xuan lived in Bengbu.

It goes without saying that the guy the master is talking about is definitely also a "Need for Speed" player.

This is the only way to explain why he knows so much and has so much theoretical knowledge, but in the end he can't even figure out how to work with automotive sheet metal.

"What's the name of the game you guys are playing, Storm?"

"Extreme speed!"

"Ah, yes, yes, speed!"

The old man sighed and said, "This game is really harmful. How can I negotiate the price when I repair my car in the future?"

The owner knows everything except how to repair it himself. He can even point out and tell an apprentice how to dismantle or replace something when he meets one.

Oh my god! The old master felt more and more upset. He felt that if this continued, the auto repair industry would be doomed.

"Not really. Most people are just talking on paper. After reading the game guide, they have a lot of theoretical knowledge, but when they start to play, they are exposed."

Xiao Xuan explained.

Although some people in the community jokingly call the game "Need for Speed" a "crash course in auto repair", it has trained hundreds of thousands of auto repair professionals for the country.

But among these people, except for a few players with strong hands-on skills, most of them are just talkers.

Although the car repair process and environment in the game are restored, there is one thing that cannot be restored.

That is, using a mouse and keyboard to repair a car is definitely different from using a wrench to repair a car in real life...

But the good news is.

Although everyone is not good at practical operation, but after playing the game for a long time, the theory is really good. At least when repairing a car in real life, you will not be cheated or ripped off.

This is also one of the biggest changes that the game brings to reality!

How could Xiao Xuan know these tricks before he played "Need for Speed"? The most he could do was add some windshield washer fluid and change the air conditioning filter, and he didn't even know how to change a tire.

But now it's different.

Now if he is given the tools, he can independently complete simple operations such as changing and repairing tires.

For slightly more complicated problems, as long as they do not involve precision parts, he will most likely be able to replace the assembly or something.

"You will teach me later."

While repairing the car, the old master said to Xiao Xuan: "I have two apprentices. It's very hard to teach them. They still don't know anything."

"I've figured it out now. Instead of spending time teaching them slowly, it's better to let them play the game you mentioned."

The teaching effect feels much better than his hands-on teaching.

He has to teach according to the right car model and condition. To play this game, if you want a certain car condition, just go find a lamp post and crash it into it.

Can you only learn theory? That's not a loss! Once you master the theoretical knowledge, there are plenty of opportunities for practical application in reality. Theory + practice, isn't the learning efficiency much faster than it is now? (End of this chapter)