George was beaming with pride as he presented his findings at the Romero Group meeting, eager to show off his achievements.

"The first generation of robotic butlers has been fully implemented. I plan to hold a press conference three days from now and launch the robotic butlers to the market. They will be available for sale on all major online channels."

This was a groundbreaking product, and it needed to be brought to market as soon as possible. Not only to tell everyone that they had such a product, but also to grab market share in the robotics butler space.

After reviewing the report, all the shareholders agreed with George's decision.

Charles was the first to speak, "I agree with George. The sooner we launch, the better for our group."

The other shareholders echoed his sentiment.

Sebastian ignored them, silently flipping through the report in his hands.

The first phase of the project was completed well.

But that was all.

It was far from meeting the standards he had in mind for a market launch.

Robert said, "The concept of a robotic butler was first proposed twelve years ago. The robotic butlers they made back then already had all these functions."

"Frankly, I don't see any core competitiveness in our current generation of robotic butlers."

George's face turned pale as he pointed to a piece of data in the report, "It says here that our robotic butlers are at least 30% more efficient than ordinary housekeeping cleaners! This is our core competitiveness."

Robert chuckled, unconvinced.

Whispers broke out among the others.

They weren't yet blinded by the idea and felt that this point didn't constitute core competitiveness.

Charles said in a deep voice, "We've invested nearly a billion dollars in the robotics butler project. That's no small amount for the group. Now that we've completed the first phase of product functionality, I suggest we go ahead and launch it to recoup the investment."

Many agreed with him.

Even though the product lacked core competitiveness, it already had a significant advantage over other companies in the market.

"Besides, we can continue research and development and expansion of other functions while we're selling the product."

This was the practice of most companies in the market, killing two birds with one stone.

For a while, there was a mix of voices in support and opposition.

Sebastian put the file back on the table.

The folder made a soft click as it touched the surface.

Everyone seemed to be muted, silently turning to look at him.

Sebastian said softly, "What is the motto of Romero Group? Product comes first, service comes first. Launching a half-baked product goes against our motto."

George was unconvinced.

Charles also pointed to the report, "You guys from the top are faster at reading reports than I am. I don't see where it says this thing is a half-baked product?"

"How can Mr. Romero stop the product launch with this reason? It's not convincing!"

"I still stand by my previous statement, I agree to hold a press conference three days from now to announce the launch of the first generation of robots!"

Charles was probably the most senior among those present.

He was the only one who could challenge Sebastian's words based on his seniority.

Robert laughed, "How is it not a half-baked product? The first generation of robotic butlers have only gone through internal and machine testing. What about the most important large-scale real-person testing? And then there are information security tests, load tests..."

He listed a series of things.

These were things that needed to be prepared before a product was launched.

It was to ensure that consumers would get a satisfactory product and service.

Now, George was using only simulated test data to speak to them, clearly unprepared.

Moreover, the existing features did not meet the launch requirements that Sebastian had previously mentioned.

Charles had no idea about these things, only felt a headache coming on, slammed his hand on the table, and said impatiently, "Robert, what are you dragging your feet about with all this nonsense? What's the real purpose behind your constant obstruction to the product launch?"

"Don't tell me you're afraid of George's credit outweighing yours if the product launches?"