Chapter 642: Chapter 661: Ju People Just Want to Eat, The Power of Eaters (Part 1)
——I’m so sorry!
[Why are you apologizing?]
——Because I’m one of the company’s owners. Little President Qian and I started this app together. The sample data we saw from the data department looked fine before.
’It’s just that everyone forgot to consider what would happen if all these people used it at the same time.’
[The other party has retracted a message]
[The other party has retracted a message]
...
[You and Qian Xingxing are both new owners. You’re a Mecha Soldier, and you’re so busy with school and streaming... it’s normal that you didn’t know. I forgive you all.]
[But it’s really frustrating to watch the stream like this.]Mei Lin was starting to get annoyed. She said to Jiang Jiang, "It’s not like I’m the head of the Dais Family right now. Otherwise, I’d consider buying out the competition in Federation live-streaming and having them run this instead."
"Right now, I can only control the few hundred billion in assets under my name..."
Jiang Jiang: ...
[So what’s the actual problem? Why is this happening?]
——The tech department is investigating. We don’t know the specific reason yet, either.
[Then hurry up and find out. Once you do, I’ll figure out a way to help you.]
——Thank you~
[Then I want to eat milk mochi.]
It was as if she had no natural grasp of social niceties.
’I say I’ll help you, you say thank you, and I immediately follow up with what I want out of it.’
It seemed so mercenary, but for some reason, Jiang Qiuqiu just found her adorably clueless. So cute.
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With public opinion turning against them, the PR department led with a direct, straightforward apology.
The wording was sincere, and it won them a wave of goodwill.
After a full day of troubleshooting both hardware and software, the tech department pinned down the specific causes.
1. The main brain is too lousy.
2. The programming is too shoddy.
3. The mechanical brain hosting the main brain is also too lousy.
4. There are too few maintenance staff.
These were the four main reasons.
In truth, the solutions to these problems were quite simple. If the main brain is lousy, just replace it. If the programming is shoddy, just hire a few top-tier Star Network hackers to build a new one. The mechanical brain hosting the main brain is lousy? Replace it! Not enough maintenance staff? Hire more!
But the problem was...
Main brains were prohibitively expensive, and even then, they were rarely on the market.
Top-tier Star Network hackers were nomadic, capricious even, and very difficult to hire.
As for the hosting mechanical brain... even if they sold off the entire company, they couldn’t afford a high-end one.
They could hire more maintenance staff, but hiring a large number of people indiscriminately could easily lead to problems.
「The first day of the stalemate.」
Mei Lin pinged Jiang Qiuqiu and asked what the specific problems were.
Jiang Qiuqiu thought for a moment, then sent her the information the tech department had compiled.
[Main brain? Mechanical brain?]
[Hold on, I think my family has something like that.]
——Huh?
[I think we do.]
[It’s not a high-end one, though, just a Level 6 main brain. The mechanical brain seems to be Level 6 too. Do you guys need them?]
Even a Level 6 main brain was worth an enormous amount of money.
Jiang Qiuqiu was at school at the time, so she sent a message to Qian Xingxing, asking if they needed a Level 6 main brain and mechanical brain.
Qian Xingxing: We do! The New Star app is still using a Level 5, so a Level 6 would be great. Can you ask Miss Dais if her main brain and mechanical brain are for rent?
Buying it wouldn’t be worth it; a Level 6 wouldn’t meet New Star’s future needs. If they were to buy one, they’d probably need to get a Level 8 or 9 main brain and mechanical brain, but buying an 8 or 9 would completely clean Qian Xingxing out.
A complete loss of cash flow is a terrifying prospect for a company.
But even settling for a Level 7 wasn’t a good option. They were also incredibly expensive, and upgrading from one later would be a huge pain.
So, renting was the best option.
If they could rent one, that would be perfect!
