Chapter 315: Making a Plan

Chapter 315: Making a Plan

Speaking of their recent successes, Xiaoyuan was obviously excited. "By the way! How did you know all those things, Xiu?"

"Those who understand will understand," Xiu glanced at Xiaoyuan and said perfunctorily, not wanting to reveal his sources or methods. Before Xiaoyuan could even press further, he deftly changed the subject again. "Did that a named Chen look for you?"

"Mhm" Xiaoyuan confirmed, her expression becoming calm and professional again.

She picked up a document from her desk, glanced at the report on it, and casually introduced Chen's fashion design studio.

Then she asked Xiu with a little confusion, "Is this small studio really worth spending over a million Poké Dollars to keep it afloat at this time?

In my opinion, its current market value is at most half a million. If we delay intervention for a little while longer, it might not cost us any money at all.

When they can't pay their wages, we can just contact their key employees and poach them, effectively draining the studio of its talent."

Good job! Xiu thought with a wry internal smile. This girl had finally, truly evolved from a simple, somewhat naive girl into a ruthless capitalist.

But this transformation was, in part, his own doing, a consequence of the harsh realities he had exposed her to and the responsibilities he had given her. So, Xiu had nothing critical to say about her pragmatic approach.

"Sometimes, money can't measure everything," Xiu said, a hint of helplessness in his voice. "Besides, the true long-term value of their family is not in the studio itself, but in his daughter, Sol."

"Hm?" When Xiaoyuan heard this, her earlier weariness seemed to vanish. Her eyes became sharp and focused. "What about her?" she asked, intrigued.

"If I really need to explain this in detail, you wouldn't understand this particular aspect. It's… complicated," Xiu said vaguely.

"Anyway, it's enough for you to know that she has immense potential. It would be best to establish a good, positive relationship with her and her family before she fully grows up and her potential is realized." Xiaoyuan looked a little suspicious as she listened to Xiu's cryptic words.

Xiu was a little surprised by Xiaoyuan's intense reaction. He didn't want to say much more about Sol's unique abilities, but he still added a cautionary sentence. "Just follow the normal business process for assisting their studio.

Don't interfere with them personally, and don't give them too many overt resources or special treatment beyond what is reasonable."

"Shouldn't we try to give them better, more direct help if she's so valuable?" Xiaoyuan looked at Xiu and asked tentatively, clearly eager to cultivate this potential asset.

"Just trust me, Xiaoyuan," Xiu couldn't help but warn her, and his tone became three points more severe, almost a command. "Do you understand?"

Xiaoyuan frowned, looking somewhat unwilling, wanting to take a more active role— but after meeting Xiu's unyielding gaze, she nodded slowly and agreed. "I understand."

Xiu looked at Xiaoyuan, and his expression changed several times, seeming uncertain, conflicted. Finally, it turned into a soft sigh. "Hey… I'm sorry, Xiaoyuan— but please trust my judgment on this."

After that, he changed the subject. "I have some lists here, all of which are filled with talented individuals – researchers, writers, editors. This is related to…"

Xiu brought the focus back to the company's situation and his new publishing plans.

They hadn't been in direct video contact for a little while, but after the company's recent reorganization and the pressures of the crisis, Xiu found that Xiaoyuan had developed a much clearer grasp of the company's overall situation. She was gradually understanding what she needed to do, how to lead.

Just… she was becoming very, very pragmatic, Xiu noted again, not entirely sure if that was a wholly good thing for her personally, even if it was good for business.

After finishing the video call, Xiu sat in his chair in the study and fell into deep thought…

Since the pivotal discussion with Professor Oak that day, Xiu had spent a lot of time pondering and perfecting the idea of the Pokédex in his mind.

Finally, after two full days of focused effort, he had written a basic framework, the core concept document.

Now, using the mobile phones from his previous life as templates, and referring to the various Pokedex designs that appeared in Pokémon animations and comics, he began to divide their potential functions into different grades or tiers of complexity and capability.

His plan included detailed information on the proposed stage division of the Pokédex development, its core functions and usage at different levels of progress, as well as detailed research on how to promote and distribute the Pokédex once they were ready.

Based on his current understanding of this world's technological level, it was definitely impossible to reach the sophisticated level of modern smartphones from his past life in one single step.

After all, many of these integrated technologies and software concepts had never been seriously attempted or combined in this world before.

Xiu could not guarantee their immediate effectiveness or feasibility, so if they were to be modified to suit this world, there would definitely be discrepancies and simplifications.

There were still some significant technical difficulties that would depend on whether Professor Oak could help overcome them with his expertise.

In fact, Xiu's initial idea didn't require that kind of sophistication from the outset. As long as the device could achieve the most basic functions – Pokémon identification, data display, perhaps simple note-taking – it could be enough to first seize the market and establish the brand.

"Well, it's almost done," Xiu muttered, giving the detailed plan a final check. He then took the document upstairs to find Professor Oak.

Professor Oak would likely be away for the next few days and Xiu believed that he himself would catch up on the backlog of his own work and research in that time.

Apart from anything else, the Professor's ongoing improvement of the Liquid Metal formula was still in progress. With all the other critical things going on, Professor Oak was now extremely busy.

But when he noticed Xiu coming up to his lab, he immediately put down the work in his hands and looked back. "Ah, Xiu. Here you come."

"This is what you wanted, Professor," Xiu said, handing the document over without any further ado.

It was a plan of more than ten pages. Because it had been written in a rush, many of the finer details were not yet fully fleshed out, but this did not affect Professor Oak's ability to grasp the core concepts and view the overall vision.

After Professor Oak took the document, the laboratory became quiet. Xiu was not in a hurry; he sat aside patiently and waited.

Not long after, Professor Oak put down the project plan, a look of deep thought and undisguised admiration on his face. He said with emotion, "Hm. This idea is very interesting, truly innovative.

Some researchers have been studying how to miniaturize computers for years, but this is the first time I have seen such a complete, integrated architectural concept for a portable information device like yours."

"What do you think, Professor? Is it technically possible to achieve?" Xiu asked, not caring about Professor Oak's praise, but turning the topic directly to the practicalities of technology. This was the top priority in realizing the plan; it would be hard to say if it could not actually be built.

"It will be difficult," Dr. Oak said cautiously, after a moment's thought. "Your core idea is good. It is feasible in theory. Some miniaturized electronic components have also made good progress in recent research. But there are some significant difficulties in the software development, the operating system, and the user interface…"

"We can try to make some basic functional prototypes first," Xiu suggested, "for debugging, research, and proof of concept. Anyway, this is clearly a long-term research project, and it is impossible for just two people to complete it in half a month."

Xiu was not in a hurry. If this thing were really that simple, he would not have chosen to reveal the idea and seek collaboration but would have tried to do it himself, however long it took.

Professor Oak had conducted in-depth research in mechanical engineering and electronics for decades and had many successful research results, as well as a large number of so-called patents to his name.

As a former new-age programmer from a technologically advanced society, Xiu was not specialized in hardware engineering, but he still had some relevant knowledge.

He just needed to relearn the programming frameworks and understand the hardware limitations of this world.

"Hmm," Professor Oak nodded, picking up the plan again. He continued to read it in detail, then began to discuss some of the specific technical issues with Xiu.

This was a huge and complicated project. One of the two people present, Xiu, had a vision that was far ahead of his current time, drawn from a future he remembered.

The other, Professor Oak, possessed some of the world's top scientific research capabilities and practical engineering knowledge.

This collaboration between these two minds was expressed in every word. Every point they discussed, every problem they brainstormed, might well involve and shape the future technological development direction of the entire Kanto region.

He didn't know how long they talked about it, but after they had thoroughly discussed the matter and listed a series of initial planning processes and research priorities, the notebook in Xiu's hand was filled with densely packed, slightly sloppy handwriting – ideas, sketches, and algorithms.

Xiu got what he wanted from the discussion, even more than he had initially expected. He gained a much deeper, more practical understanding of the current technological level of this world, its limitations, and its potential.

The same was true for Professor Oak. He now had a complete, innovative idea, a grand vision. And as long as he followed this general roadmap, making this "Pokedex" a reality was, he felt, just a matter of time and dedicated effort.