A Robot in the Orange Orchard Episode 2 Recap
> A Robot in the Orange Orchard Recap
Lu Sen's secretary, Secretary Si, met with Fu Yang's team to establish strict rules for their stay in Lu Sen's private manor. She explained that the manor, including their designated laboratory, was Lu Sen's personal property, and he was its sole owner. They were forbidden from disclosing its location, had to report all entries and exits to her or the butler, and could not leave before 10 AM or return after 7 PM.
All items entering the manor required approval, and outside food deliveries were strictly prohibited as the manor had its own food supply chain. Most importantly, the glass greenhouse was Lu Sen's private area, and they were to stay away from it. Secretary Si then instructed Fu Yang to deliver the Friday robot to Lu Sen's villa within an hour.
Earlier, due to the real Friday robot not being ready, Fu Yang approached Yang Shanshan, whose face had been unknowingly used for the robot's design. He convinced her to impersonate Friday for one day of testing with Lu Sen. Yang Shanshan was initially furious, demanding to know why her face was used and why they couldn't simply make another robot.
A team member admitted it was his fault for providing her face as the model due to a lack of funds. Despite her anger, Fu Yang offered her 50,000 yuan and full access to Friday's technology. Yang Shanshan, who had previously shown interest in their technology by delivering pizza from 30 kilometers away, agreed. To prepare, Yang Shanshan wore a heavy "armor" to simulate Friday's body structure and behavior patterns.
She observed the real Friday, which surprised her with its human-like mannerisms, including speaking 26 languages. She practiced mimicking Friday's elegant posture, hand gestures, and controlled blinking frequency. She was then equipped with a contact lens embedded with a micro wireless display and invisible earphones that stick to her ear, effectively making her Friday's "Avatar." Everything she saw and heard would be shared with the real Friday, allowing Friday to feed her responses.
As Yang Shanshan was being transported in a safe box to Lu Sen's villa, she received a call from Lu Sen. He accused her of stealing his necklace and threatened to sue if she didn't return it immediately. Recognizing his voice as the "annoying guy" who still owed her money for a previous delivery, Yang Shanshan angrily cursed him, telling him to retract his complaint or she would make him regret it.
This made Fu Yang's team nervous, but Yang Shanshan quickly hung up. Lu Sen opened the gate to his villa with a password. As the safe box opened, Yang Shanshan saw Lu Sen and, recognizing him as the customer who refused to pay her, spontaneously exclaimed, "Oh, my God!" She instantly realized her mistake and decided to play dead by closing her eyes, ignoring Fu Yang's frantic instructions to open them.
Lu Sen, confused by the robot's behavior, called Fu Yang. He demanded to know why Friday's greeting was "Oh, my God!" instead of a standard welcome, and why it was now unresponsive. Fu Yang's team, realizing Lu Sen still believed it was a robot, quickly advised him to improvise. Fu Yang explained that "Oh, my God" was one of Friday's "Friend mode" greetings, a special gift from Team Alpha.
He claimed it was Friday's highest level of appearance assessment, triggered by Lu Sen's exceptional looks. He further explained that Friday had entered a "sleep mode" to save power because Lu Sen hadn't given a command after activation. He instructed Lu Sen to say "sleep setting" and follow voice prompts to change the mode. Lu Sen, somewhat flattered by the "appearance assessment," readily believed the explanation.
Yang Shanshan, listening in, privately thought Lu Sen was foolish for believing such a lie. Lu Sen reactivated Friday and, following instructions, shook her hand to set himself as her "sole master." To Yang Shanshan's dismay, Lu Sen then commanded Friday to "never sleep," stating that he didn't buy a robot for it to sleep. Yang Shanshan internally cursed Lu Sen for being a "ruthless boss" and felt sorry for the real Friday.
She observed that Lu Sen's belief in the robot's mechanical body prevented him from suspecting she was human. Lu Sen proceeded with a series of hardware tests. During a coordination test involving squats, arm raises, and drawing different shapes with each hand, Yang Shanshan performed poorly. Lu Sen deducted ten points, noting that the real Friday would perform much better. Next, in a graphics processing test, Lu Sen asked her to reconstruct his face from 500 fragmented patterns.
Yang Shanshan struggled for seven seconds, failing to correctly piece together his nose, and even argued with Lu Sen about his facial features. Lu Sen immediately deducted points and cancelled a planned 3D model test. During another test where Lu Sen asked Friday to analyze the stock of his company, Moyou Technology, the real Friday's connection provided an accurate answer about the stock climbing to its daily limit.
However, during a crucial numerical puzzle test, a power outage occurred, cutting off Yang Shanshan's connection to the real Friday. Lu Sen presented a complex math problem involving prime numbers, the longitude and latitude of Changzhou, a city's postcode, and its GDP ranking to unlock a box and retrieve its contents. Given three minutes, Yang Shanshan, who admitted she didn't even have a four-digit number in her bank account, found the puzzle impossible.
Instead of solving it, she simply smashed the box, revealing an egg inside. Lu Sen was surprisingly pleased, calling Friday "so smart." Lu Sen then moved closer to Yang Shanshan, intending to listen for the sound of her core processor. Feeling violated by his proximity, Yang Shanshan immediately lashed out, calling him a "pervert" and threatening to hit him. Fu Yang's team was in despair, fearing the loss of a multi-million dollar contract.
Fu Yang quickly called Lu Sen, explaining that the outburst was a "language system disorder" caused by recently installed, untuned language systems. Lu Sen, still unsatisfied with the test results, warned that official collaboration wouldn't proceed until all issues were resolved. He also suspiciously asked if Friday's chest was "bigger than yesterday" and if it was "expanding."
Fu Yang hastily explained that he was waiting for Lu Sen's payment to replace Friday's battery and advised Lu Sen not to touch her to avoid further problems. Later, Lu Sen choked on his medicine. Yang Shanshan instinctively performed emergency first aid, successfully dislodging the obstruction. Lu Sen was impressed by Friday's unexpected emergency response capability. Yang Shanshan privately lamented saving her "enemy."
At the end of the day, Yang Shanshan received 10,000 yuan for her work, leaving the remaining 40,000 for Fu Yang's team since they hadn't received Lu Sen's payment. She decided to let go of the final payment Lu Sen owed her for the previous delivery, considering it compensation for her day of deception. She mused that Lu Sen was a "weird fool" for not being able to distinguish between a human and a robot.
Despite his complaints about the tests, Lu Sen found Friday to be the kind of robot he wanted. He called Fu Yang, demanding that Friday be sent back to his villa for a month-long "in-depth evaluation." Fu Yang tried to refuse, citing Friday's high power consumption and short battery life, requesting a week to replace the battery. Lu Sen, however, insisted, stating he didn't care about the power issues and that Friday could simply charge in the lab. He threatened to sue Fu Yang for breach of contract if Friday wasn't delivered the next day.
