Today, I'm gonna be trying out this $200 screwdriver
and trying to figure out what makes it so darn expensive.
But first, I gotta go meet the guy that made me buy it.
I'm on my way to go meet Xuan from the tool brothers,
which is my favorite cell phone repairs tool booth in the markets.
When he heard that I was headed to the U.S, this summer, he sent me a message on WeChat
and he said, "Scotty! Can you get me this, the screwdriver.
It costs $200 but I really want it and I can't get it anywhere in China.
Can you bring it back for me?"
And I reluctantly said yes but on one condition.
Scotty: How are you? Xuan: Good!
Scotty: Good? Xuan: Good!
Scotty: I'm filming. Xuan: Okay!
So, I told you I would buy you a screwdriver.
Scotty: an expensive screwdriver. Xuan: Yeah!
But I said only if we could make a video.
Because I don't know, if I think this screwdriver should be $200.
I think maybe you're a little crazy. Xuan: This screwdriver is best. Very best.
Scotty: You think it's the best one.
Xuan: Yes! Scotty: Alrigh, so, we're gonna find out.
Here is the PenDriver ESD. Xuan: Whoa!
How do you know about this? Where did you learn about this?
Before my customer need this screwdriver.
Ah, so he tries to buy this from you. Xuan: Yeah!
Ah! But you don't, you can't get it.
Xuan: Yeah I can't. Scotty: Cannot in China?
Xuan: No have China.
Scotty: So you want to look at this, Xuan: Yes.
Scotty: to see the design. Xuan: Yeah!
Scotty: Let's open it up.
I'm really excited now because I can't imagine how a screwdriver could possibly cost $200.
But once you sent it to me I was like, "We have to try this out."
Whoa!
The smartest screwdriver ever.
I'm skeptical already.
Xuan: Whoa! Whoa! Scotty: Whoa!
Scotty: It looks like a pen, okay! And then it's got USB.
So, we plug it in somewhere? Where do we put this in?
Okay! Great! Hang on. Yeah.
We need something to screw and unscrew.
Scotty: Broken iPhone 6, I think. Xuan: Yeah!
He knows better than I do.
Scotty: Is it doing something? Xuan: No.
Xuan: Oh yeah, doing, doing, doing.
Scotty: What's it doing? Show me. Oh! There we go.
Scotty: Oh! That's cool!
Xuan: Yeah! Scotty: Okay! Now put it back.
Scotty: What?
Xuan: Very good. Scotty: How does it work?
Okay! I want to try it now.
This is magic, I got to try this out. Okay, wait.
Xuan: Put... No! Scotty: No?
Xuan: Yeah, same like that.
Scotty: You push.
Scotty: No. Oh, yeah! Xuan: Yeah! Yeah!
Xuan: Very good! Scotty: How does that work?
No, I'm not doing it right.
Scotty: Oh! There it is.
Okay, it's a little confused.
Sometimes it goes the right way. Xuan: Yeah!
Buttonless operation. That is pretty crazy.
Pretty crazy.
Xuan: Maybe put here. Scotty: Yeah.
Xuan: Open! Put here. Scotty: Yeah.
Scotty: Oh, maybe... I don't think that's it. I think...
Buttonless operation. That is pretty crazy.
Xuan: Pretty crazy.
Drive direction is based on linear force applied.
If you put a little bit of force, then it tightens it and if you put a lot of force, it loosens it.
Okay! I think I figured this out.
Okay, you know... Do you know the trick?
Xuan: I don't know. Scott: Okay!
Scotty: You push hard, it goes up. Xuan: Mm-hmm.
Xuan: Yeah! Scotty: You push a little, it goes down.
Xuan: Really? Scotty: Yeah.
Xuan: Oh! Really, really. Scotty: Got it? Yeah.
Scotty: Yeah. Okay, try it now.
Xuan: Yeah. Very good! Scotty: Okay! That's pretty cool.
Xuan: No lie. Scotty: That is pretty cool, I will not lie.
Scotty: That is pretty awesome. Xuan: Yeah.
Scotty: Did you? Ah! Okay. Xuan: Oh!
Scotty: Okay. So, push a lot. Come out.
Push a little.
Go back in and then push a lot and then it stops. Xuan: Oh, yeah!
So, what do you think? We've tried this for few minutes now.
Xuan: This same like a pen. This screwdriver same like a pen.
Scotty: Yeah! It's like a pen. Xuan: And...
Scotty: Yeah. Xuan: Yes and....
Xuan: What is name? Scotty: Like the bit. Screwdriver bit.
Xuan: Screwdriver bit? Scotty: Bit, Yeah!
Xuan: Because this screwdriver is bit... is best.
Scotty: You think its a really good bit. Oh! Xuan: Yes, it's a very good bit.
Scotty: Okay. So, I got more bits.
I know you asked me about the bits and I didn't know why.
Xuan: Oh! Scotty: Oh, okay. There we go.
So, why are these bits good?
Xuan: Because just this.....
This is how lot of our conversations go. His...
Your English is getting really good.
Xuan: Yes, just a little. Scotty: You study everyday.?
No one week go school three times, four times. Scotty: That's a lot.
Xuan: Yeah! That's a lot. Before work, right?
Xuan: Yes. Scotty. Yeah, yeah.
And my Chinese, I don't study enough. I...
Xuan: Really hard. Yes. The bits are very hard.
The metal is very hard. Yeah. Xuan: Yes.
Scotty: Okay. Xuan: So China no have...
Because I think... a little hard. Scotty: Oh!
This a little hard.
Scotty: Yeah. Xuan: Very hard.
Scotty: Yeah, the metal is very hard. Xuan: Yes.
So you want to make bits like this, that are very hard.
Xuan: Yeah, yeah. Scotty: This is pretty cool.
So, what do I think? It feels really nice. It's hard to understand, how to use it initially
even with reading the instructions but I think, once we figured it out,
Xuan: Mm-hmm. Scotty: it's not bad.
My only concern is we keep like doing things, that look like they're gonna strip out ahead here.
They don't always get it right
That's bad. Xuan: Yes!
Scotty: That's very bad, Xuan: Yeah, it's bad.
Scotty: Yeah. So, that worries me and that's the thing that might make me hesitant to get this.
I guess if I was like taking apart phones all day long and putting them back together,
maybe I would spend $200 on getting a really nice screwdriver.
Well, I'm gonna give this to you as a gift.
Xuan: So you no need working? Scott: No.
Xuan: Why? Scotty: I have... Already have...
You gave me like, ten screwdrivers.
I have too many screwdrivers already and you want... You need it for research.
Xuan: Research? Scotty: Yeah. Yeah.
Thank you for coming and opening it up on camera.
Letting us look at it together. I think, it's a cool thing.
It's a weird thing. A strange thing, a strange tool. Xuan: Mm-hmm.
Actually, before you go, I want to ask you a few questions.
Xuan: Mm-hmm. I forgot about this.
I asked my fans on Twitter,
I told them that I was going to do a video.
Why did you open a tool shop?
Xuan: Why? Scotty: Why?
Xuan: Why did you open... Scotty: Why you have a shop?
I... Before, I working for my boss, Scotty: Yeah!
Scotty: At the restaurant. Xuan: In the restaurant five years.
Scotty: Yeah! Xuan: So, I want...
go...
business man.
So, open the shop. Scotty: Yeah!
Because you want to make more money. Xuan: Yeah!
Scotty: Yeah. No need, go... No need to go in waiter.
Scotty: Yeah!
No, no need waiter, this job.
No need a waiter this job. Scotty: No, no need...
Yeah. You don't need to go to the job, work for the boss.
Xuan: Yeah. Scotty: You want to work for yourself.
Xuan: Yes. Scotty: Be your own man.
It's something I've noticed here and you guys are maybe the best example,
is that, if you want to work for yourself, Shenzhen is one of the best places in the world.
There's so much opportunity to start your own business, I mean you guys work so hard.
You work seven days per week?
Xuan: One week?
Scotty: In one week. Seven days. Xuan: Seven days. Every day.
What day you... What time do you start?
You start at twelve? Eleven, twelve?
Xuan: Twelve. Scotty: Start at twelve.
And I just went to meet you and it was Ten at night. Xuan: Ten O'clock.
So, 10 hours, every day? Xuan: Mm-hmm.
Xuan: Yeah, everyday. Scotty: Seven days per week.
Xuan: Every day. Yeah! Scotty: You work very hard.
Xuan: Yeah. Scotty: Very, very hard.
But, because you work hard, you now have a successful business.
You work for yourself, you own your business, you have a separate office.
Scotty: You have employees.
Yeah, it's pretty cool, it's pretty cool not every...
I don't think every place you can go from being a waiter...
Xuan: Being a waiter? Scotty: You go from a waiter...
to businessman. That's pretty cool. Yeah. Xuan: I only study, go school...
Years. Scotty: Eight years.
I only go school... Scotty: Yeah.
Years. Eight years. Yeah. Scotty: Eight. Yeah.
Scotty: Eight years. Xuan: Yeah.
This is eight in Chinese. Xuan: Yeah!
Scotty: Seven. Xuan: Seven.
Scotty: Eight. Yeah. Xuan: Yeah.
Scotty: Six. Yeah. Xuan: Six. Yeah.
So, you only went to school for eight years so like,
through junior high school at least in the U.S. through like, eighth grade.
Xuan: Mm-hmm. Yeah 7th or 8th grade.
And your brother is same?
Xuan: My brother's, nine years. Scotty: Nine years, okay!
So yeah, but now you guys have a business and a successful business.
Xuan: Yeah! Business. You trade with people all over the world.
You have customers in India, customers in China. Xuan: Customers.
Scotty: All over. Xuan: Yeah! Yeah!
Have all... All the countries we have. Scotty: Yeah.
That's pretty cool. That's pretty awesome.
That about does it, for this time. Thank you!
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