Chapter 94

I hope the core power system inside is not made of the same substandard materials.

Ye Qing, who was following the Weibo live updates, instantly felt a surge of anger.

The memory foam was indeed purchased online and was of good quality. Even if Ye Qing were as unscrupulous as people thought, he wouldn't do something so harmful.

The profit from the mechanical engineering chair was already substantial. If he really wanted to save a few dozen insignificant yuan, Ye Qing could have replaced the cowhide with artificial leather or the PU leather used by most seats.

This would save more money and avoid criticism.

The memory foam he purchased indeed contained latex, and the proportion was not small.

Adding latex to memory foam is to simulate a softness similar to human skin. The rebound speed is indeed slower, but the comfort level is incomparable to ordinary foam, and the lifespan is longer.

The more latex added, the more expensive it becomes, which is common knowledge.

If latex products were cheaper than foam, that would be ridiculous.

As for the possibility of allergic reactions from direct skin contact, that is even more absurd.

Latex products are everywhere in daily life, and no one has reported allergies. The mechanical engineering chair is also covered with genuine cowhide, so it doesn't come into direct contact with the skin.

Ye Qing understood these things, but the netizens watching did not.

This influential figure, known as Mechanical Pioneer, has over two million followers. His Weibo content is all about mechanical products related to daily life, and many of his reviews are very professional.

Over time, he has gained a large following, and most netizens trust his words.

So when the picture was posted, the comments immediately turned into condemnation of the merchant's unscrupulousness, criticizing the 88,000 yuan chair for cutting corners on details.

"Unbelievable until you see it. Good job, Pioneer! Many products, when disassembled, turned out to be just for show. I didn't expect this one to be even worse, not even using imported foam."

"Right, the chair costs as much as a domestic car. Why didn't the merchant use high-quality imported memory foam?"

"Imported DuPont memory foam shouldn't cost much. My girlfriend bought a memory pillow from abroad for just over 400 yuan."

The comments kept coming, but most were criticizing the merchant for using substandard domestic foam instead of imported DuPont foam.

After more than ten minutes, several pictures of the mechanical engineering chair with all the outer decorations removed, revealing the silver aluminum alloy shell, further fueled the audience's anger.

The titles of these pictures were — "Shocking Welding Techniques!"

Two of the pictures were close-up shots, showing the welding details of the aluminum alloy shell in high definition.

These welding techniques were so neat that even a senior welder with twenty years of experience would be impressed.

However, the text description by Mechanical Pioneer made Ye Qing furious.

The aluminum alloy shell is used to protect the complex internal mechanical structure and to achieve a smooth appearance. Some parts require welding.

The internal mechanical structure has no welded parts; it is all made of integrated components.

Mechanical Pioneer said, "If the foam is just an outer decoration, even if the quality is poor, it won't affect personal safety. However, the welding technique of this mechanical engineering chair is a clear indication that the merchant is cutting costs at the expense of consumer safety."

"Such a complex mechanical engineering chair, and the merchant chose manual welding of aluminum alloy to save costs."

"Although I have to admit that the welding workers hired by the merchant are very skilled, and the appearance is beautiful, this still cannot hide the fact that it is manual welding."

He then posted two more pictures, both of aluminum alloy containers.

At the bottom of the containers, red circles marked the welds. One was manually welded, and the other was mechanically welded.

The welds in the two pictures had obvious differences, not in technique but in appearance.

Manual welding, due to the different models of welding machines and the specifications of the welding gun, naturally has a different appearance compared to mechanical welding.

The chairs were manually welded by skilled workers, and the appearance was different from mechanical welding.

An insider could see this at a glance, but precisely because they are insiders, they could also see that the manual welding of the mechanical engineering chair had reached an artistic level, with a quality that was only better than mechanical welding.

If Mechanical Pioneer were a senior mechanical engineer, he would understand the artistic level represented by these welds.

However, he deliberately avoided this point and chose to use knowledge that seems reasonable to laypeople to普及 manual welding's disadvantages.

"We all know that manual welding, due to the issues of hand movement, pauses, and visual judgment, inevitably causes the following problems."

"Uneven welding: Some parts of the weld are too thick, and others are too thin, reducing the material's strength."

"Increased welding times: Manual welding cannot be as seamless as automated welding. The more pauses during welding, the more the aluminum alloy material becomes less resilient due to repeated heating."

"Uneven welding speed: We know that, whether cooking or welding, there is an optimal completion time. For example, the best welding quality for aluminum alloy is achieved when the welding gun advances three millimeters per second. Machines can do this precisely, but manual welding can never meet this requirement."

"Failing to meet this requirement is like cooking; it's either undercooked or burnt."

"So what's the point of a mechanical engineering chair that looks good? Aluminum alloy is a soft metal with low hardness and resilience. By doing this, does the merchant not fear that the chair might break due to the shell's strength issues, causing harm to users?"

He quickly posted another Weibo with a video.

The video showed a German KUKA MIG automatic welding machine welding an aluminum alloy container.

The dexterous robotic arm, the blue welding arc, and the rising white inert gas impressed many viewers.

Mechanical Pioneer then dropped a bomb: "This German KUKA MIG automatic welder costs only a few million yuan. The merchant's daily sales of mechanical engineering chairs could buy two of them."

"Domestic models are even cheaper, with many options available for a few hundred thousand yuan. But the merchant of the mechanical engineering chair is unwilling to spend even this small amount."

The comments immediately exploded.

Many viewers said all sorts of harsh things, criticizing the merchant for being unscrupulous and making black money.

"Such high sales, and they can't even afford automatic welding equipment."

"From now on, I'll never buy anything from this merchant again."

"I'm convinced; manual welding has so many flaws."

"Anyone who buys this chair must be crazy."

Mechanical Pioneer then updated his Weibo, saying he had lost all confidence in the mechanical engineering chair and would disassemble it for the audience to see.

Seeing this, Ye Qing felt a sense of relief.

If this guy could completely ignore the chair's shell welding techniques, which are almost artistic, and the quality of the memory foam, then when he disassembles the chair, he will naturally make a big fuss, using knowledge that laypeople don't understand to distort the truth.

This requires no effort; it's too easy for insiders to mislead laypeople.

It turns out that this is just a clown spreading lies and deliberately tarnishing the reputation of the mechanical engineering chair.