Love Affairs in Melbourne-Chapter 272 - 267 Shining Appearance (6)

Master Y was a very expensive robot, the costliest part wasn’t the "consumed" materials of Master Y but its "brain."

Master Y needed big data to become even "smarter."

Through machine learning, the more education Master Y received, the smarter it got.

Over the past two years of real-world experience and trial and error, along with the manual "nitpicking" by a massive fanbase, Master Y’s capabilities took a qualitative leap.

Compared to human "Quality Inspectors," Master Y’s work efficiency was, if not thousands of times better, at least several hundred times more.

After all, which Quality Inspector could work all year round, seven days a week, 24 hours a day?

While inspecting, it directly packaged the "qualified" items, and integrated them into the logistics system, moving them into the shelving process.

Then, it returned the "defective" items, and provided a list detailing problem areas to the "makers."

Master Y was a product of the world’s top Artificial Intelligence labs.

Master Y could do many things, not just scan clothes for materials and workmanship.

Only the wealthy Li Family brothers would think of using such a robot to scan a piece of clothing.

But fortunately, a robot’s "brain," while very expensive to create, was much easier to copy.

This was something "human brains" could not possibly achieve.

You couldn’t just clone a bunch of smart people; with today’s technology, that still belonged to the realm of science fiction.

The fashion brand Y·Y came about purely from "playing."

The Creative Director felt haute couture’s audience was too monotonous and needed trendy brands to maintain passion.

The Brand Director thought luxury brands had too high costs of trial and error, and needed a cheaper trendy offshoot store to accumulate experience.

The Technical Director thought that taking measurements of supermodels while building robots allowed them to combine their two main interests: women and robots.

Everyone was having a great time.

Especially the Li Family brothers, who despite Master Y being more "male," insisted on designing it as "female," and instead of using one standard model, they whimsically used data from various supermodels.

In just playing around, they ended up creating such a big buzz.

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In May 2015, after arriving in the United States, Yan Ling accepted an interview, addressing many questions that fans and netizens were concerned about.

Interviewer: How did Y·Y develop?

Yan Ling: That’s a difficult question because I’m not very sure myself; it just sort of happened while we were playing around. (Yan Ling spoke candidly.)

Interviewer: Why does Y·Y only open for half a month each time?

Yan Ling: Can I not answer that?

Interviewer: Is that a trade secret?

Yan Ling: Not really, I just don’t really want to lie. (Yan Ling’s tone was self-deprecating and humorous.)

Interviewer: By saying that, you give me even less reason to let you off the hook.

Yan Ling: So, we can’t lie in front of the media, can we? (Yan Ling asked with a tinge of regret.)

Interviewer: Some do, but they are generally exposed. Afterwards, they need to give more explanations, leading to more interviews.

Yan Ling: And here I thought the worst that could happen was getting a more prominent nose.

(Yan Ling spoke humorously, and after the joke, began revealing the truth.)

Initially, due to a lack of experience and not anticipating the fans’ enthusiasm, we opened for half a month and then ran out of things to sell. We didn’t even know if we should keep the store open, or how to do it, so we closed the doors to discuss strategies with the Creative Director. frёeωebɳovel.com

Interviewer: Industry analysts generally believe that opening for only half a month is one of the success factors of the Y·Y brand.

Yan Ling: Then you can tell other brands to try opening for half a month to see if it helps with sales. (Yan Ling said in a very playful tone.)

Interviewer: What happened after discussing strategies?

Yan Ling: After that, we had Master Y. Efficiency increased, and the design team expanded.

Interviewer: Why did you still open only for half a month afterward?

Yan Ling: Because Master Y needed upgrades, otherwise the same flaws would keep happening, leading to defects in our products.

Interviewer: Does Master Y need to be upgraded every month? And for how much longer?

Yan Ling: At first, we had to do several upgrades a month. Five months ago, Master Y completed its foundational upgrades. Now, there are basically no "rejects" that can pass Master Y’s inspection. Moreover, Master Y has learned to make its own judgment calls. If the finishing on the final product is even better than that on the prototype, Master Y won’t send it back; instead, it sends a medal to the producer of the finisher.

Interviewer: Five months without any upgrades, so why open only half a month each time?

Yan Ling: Is it possible we just got used to it? (Yan Ling asked with a laugh.) The real situation is, the Creative Director doesn’t have the time, and can’t select enough products to sell for a full month.

Interviewer: The way you speak of the Creative Director makes it seem like she’s part-time? Isn’t coming up with enough creativity part of the job description for a Creative Director? I could understand if the brand was still small, but at this point, haven’t you thought about replacing her?

Yan Ling: She really is part-time. (Yan Ling sighed.)

Interviewer: She’s a woman? From your tone, it seems like you’re not satisfied with her. You pay her a salary; isn’t it her job to come up with enough designs? Have you considered replacing her with someone new?

Yan Ling: I don’t pay her a salary.

Interviewer: There’s a rumor that Master Y is the Creative Director of Y·Y. Could that be true? But isn’t Master Y full-time? Why did you just say she’s part-time?

Yan Ling: Master Y and I are both workers; the Creative Director is the boss. She’s responsible for making money to pay our salaries. (Yan Ling spoke in his usual witty and suave manner.)

Interviewer: You’re quite the joker, Mr. Yan. We’ve checked, and you’re now the largest shareholder of Lingyan Shoe Industry, which is Y·Y’s parent company.

Yan Ling: You sure are well informed, but I really do work for the Creative Director. She probably owns as many shares in Y·Y as I do, and she’s never changed her shares, whereas I have to share mine with Master Y’s two "dads."

Interviewer: So, when you say "Creative Director," you’re referring to your ex-wife? (The interviewer felt they had stumbled upon a shocking secret.)

Yan Ling: If that were the case, why would she bother you enough that I would need to come and clean up the "mess"?

Interviewer: Could you tell us who the so-called "Creative Director" actually is?

Yan Ling: You’ll find out in two months.