“Hello, viewer dads! I’m still your good friend, Qiao Laoshi.”

“Today’s video is the second half of my previous video.”

“Today, I will complete the second half of this video in a relatively serious manner, and I hope everyone can join me in this interpretation.”

“The deeper I research, the more I feel that my strength alone is insufficient to complete a full interpretation of all this content. Having everyone participate and analyze this topic in depth is probably also Mr. Pei’s deeper intention.”

“Please bring your questions and thoughts as we begin today’s content together.”

After watching this introduction, Pei Qian already felt something wasn’t right.

What was going on?

Were all those things I told Qiao Laoshi in the coffee shop just my hallucination?

Why did it seem like Qiao Laoshi hadn’t listened to a single word?

I’ve already laid my cards on the table and spoken so clearly. Shouldn’t Qiao Laoshi’s beliefs be shattered, causing him to turn against me?

Why was he still seriously interpreting, and even getting everyone else to interpret along with him?

Could it be… he misunderstood something again?

Pei Qian felt like he was facing a formidable enemy and hurriedly continued watching.

“In the past few days, many people have commented on my previous video saying my prediction failed.”

“Because at the end of the video, I said I was very certain that the core and viewpoints expressed in the game would necessarily apply to the movie as well—they would reach the same destination by different paths.”

“But after the movie was released, many people felt that although the movie and game were barely related, they actually expressed completely different themes.”

“Many said the game’s content was more profound, while the movie’s content was aimed at winning awards, superficial, and more focused on details. Some even said that ‘The Future You Choose’ was far behind ‘My Property’ in terms of core meaning, falling far short in intellectual depth.”

“I don’t want to bluntly say whether this view is right or wrong, but it is certainly very one-sided.”

“‘My Property’ is indeed also an excellent film, but there’s no need to use it to put down ‘The Future You Choose.’ These two films only differ in their direction of expression, while their actual core is completely consistent. They even complement each other in certain aspects.”

“Next, let’s start with ‘The Future You Choose’ movie and combine it with ‘The Future You Choose’ game and ‘My Property’ to unravel Mr. Pei’s greatest mystery so far.”

“But before that, I have a very precious audio recording to show everyone. These are words Mr. Pei personally said to me when we met face-to-face.”

“After listening, you might feel confused, but as I explain, you’ll find that everything connects perfectly, pointing toward a definite answer.”

Then Qiao Liang played the words Pei Qian had told him earlier.

“Actually, I’ve always had one greatest wish: I hope all consumers would view Tenda Group as their greatest enemy.”

“But these consumers insist on viewing Tenda Group as their best friend.”

“I believe Tenda Group is an extremely dangerous and terrifying entity. It’s just that many people don’t fully recognize how dangerous it is.”

“I hope to use games and movies as opportunities to help everyone deeply understand this point. From the current situation, this goal has been perfectly achieved.”

“So, I believe that up to now, the ‘Future You Choose’ project has been a great success, and I have no further expectations for it.”

“If you’re making a video, I hope you can convey this concept to all players and consumers.”

“Tenda Group is the most evil enterprise in this world. Please, everyone, rise up and attack it together, making me lose my investment completely!”

…

Looking at the screen filled with question marks from viewers, Pei Qian’s head was also filled with question marks.

Clearly, he was now feeling the same confusion as the video’s viewers.

Although the content of their confusion wasn’t the same.

Qiao Laoshi had indeed released his original words without any cuts.

Judging from the literal meaning of these words, they clearly showed a very hostile and vigilant attitude toward Tenda Group.

Both “The Future You Choose” movie and game were made to portray Tenda’s dangerous nature.

And this portrayal had far exceeded the scope of self-deprecation.

Even at the end, Mr. Pei used a very sincere tone, hoping everyone would rise against Tenda Group, making him lose his investment completely.

Mixed among the screen full of question marks were the confused comments from viewers.

“Wow, Mr. Pei, this is ultimate Versailles!”

“So he really regrets creating Tenda?”

“Is it because he’s made too much money, so now he wants to lose money? That’s just absurd.”

What confused Pei Qian was that Qiao Laoshi had really released his original words without any cuts, so how exactly was he planning to explain this?

From the current situation, it seemed Qiao Laoshi had his own understanding, which wasn’t about losing money, but also not what the commenters understood.

Seemingly anticipating what the comments would say, Qiao Laoshi immediately explained: “Many people might think Mr. Pei is being Versailles, but I can clearly assure everyone that this is not Versailles. Every sentence here is Mr. Pei’s sincere intention.”

“Mr. Pei has indeed always been very vigilant about the power Tenda Group possesses. He even sees Tenda Group as the most dangerous and evil enterprise in the world. Creating ‘The Future You Choose’ game and movie was precisely to use everyone’s power together to contain Tenda Group.”

“That’s why Mr. Pei said, ‘Please, everyone, rise up and attack it together, making me lose my investment completely.'”

“As for why I say these are Mr. Pei’s sincere words, let me start by discussing the movie’s content.”

“There are already many analyses of ‘The Future You Choose’ movie online, so I won’t repeat them all here.”

“From what we can see, the most excellent aspect of this movie is how it richly and meticulously describes the protagonist’s life journey from homeless person to fake tycoon. Through various techniques and metaphors, it creates a strong sense of identification between the audience and the protagonist.”

“Especially when the protagonist leaps and is blown into fireworks by Tenda Group’s enforcement unit, and that stone shatters on the ground, I believe a complex emotion surges in every viewer’s heart.”

“It’s not simply anger, despair, or pain, but a more indescribable and complex emotion.”

“Many people say that compared to the game, Tenda Group’s presence as the antagonist in the movie isn’t as strong, and the movie’s revelatory effect isn’t as obvious as the game’s.”

“Here, everyone has fallen into a misconception, viewing the game and movie as competitors on the same track, rather than seeing them as close partners fighting side by side.”

“In fact, we shouldn’t view the game and movie in a comparative way, but from a complementary perspective.”

“The game and movie are actually two sides of the same coin. Only by combining them can we see the complete theme.”

“And what runs through it all is that intangible will.”

“Everyone surely remembers the game’s plot: other financial groups, with the help of the resistance, jointly overthrew Tenda Group. But that intangible will didn’t perish with Tenda Group’s collapse; instead, it parasitized other financial groups and made a comeback.”

“So the game’s plot takes a macro perspective, a big-picture view, with resistance leader Captain Lu De as the main viewpoint. It can be said to express that even top-level power cannot eliminate this intangible will.”

“In contrast, the movie takes a micro perspective, focusing on details. It portrays from the viewpoint of an ordinary homeless person, a gang member. It expresses that even grassroots power cannot eliminate this intangible will.”

“Some people might disagree, thinking the movie doesn’t seem to express the content of ‘eliminating the intangible will.'”

“But please think about the ring-shaped stone of the homeless protagonist in the movie.”

“Some analysts say this stone represents the remaining innocence and humanity in the protagonist’s heart, as it symbolizes his mother’s love.”

“This interpretation is certainly fine, but it’s not comprehensive.”

“The film clearly expresses that as the protagonist continuously expands his influence and gains more wealth, his career rises step by step, but he touches, observes, and caresses that stone less and less frequently.”

“In other words, this stone represents the opposite of the concept of making money and getting rich.”

“If according to the ordinary interpretation, this stone represents innocence and humanity, while money represents wealth, then naturally one would conclude that one must abandon humanity to become wealthy. This is obviously a relatively simplistic and superficial explanation.”

“I prefer to interpret it as the opposition between humanity and capital’s will, that is, the struggle between humanity and that intangible will.”

“Because the protagonist chose to embrace that intangible will to defend his humanity and strengthen his power, he eventually stepped onto this irredeemable, one-way path.”

“In fact, careful analysis reveals that in ‘The Future You Choose’ movie, the intangible will exists in all aspects.”

“The poor protagonist needs no explanation. Every step he takes seems to be seeking more wealth and higher status for himself, seemingly struggling for his own happy life. But think about his original intention: he just wanted to defend his dignity, not be insulted, to preserve the beautiful memories with his mother, to escape the difficulties of life.”

“But by the middle of the film, he had already achieved a wealthy life, yet his pursuit of higher wealth and status never stopped, and his methods became increasingly outrageous. Until the kidnapping and murder of that young tycoon, his outrageous behavior reached its peak.”

“Afterward, on the surface, his business was smooth sailing, but in reality, what was smooth sailing wasn’t him, but that intangible will. His human side was rapidly perishing.”

“What ultimately died was the protagonist, the remaining kindness in the protagonist’s heart. That intangible will parasitized those gang members at the end of the film. One can imagine they will inevitably walk the same cycle as the protagonist.”

“Wasn’t that tycoon controlled by the intangible will? On the surface, he seemed to be a kind-hearted tycoon who suffered an undeserved calamity, was kidnapped by the poor protagonist, and had his position usurped.”

“But in reality, with deeper analysis, we find that this tycoon was also controlled by the intangible will to some extent. It’s just that he was constantly struggling against it, trying to maintain his bottom line.”

“And at this point, that intangible will found another way to defeat him, which was to replace him through another spokesperson.”

“In other words, the young tycoon controlled the demon in his heart, but this demon immediately occupied another person with its doppelgänger. It physically eliminated the young tycoon and replaced him.”

“We can even see some buried details in the film.”

“The young tycoon was at odds with other tycoons because he insisted on maintaining his bottom line. At this time, there was already murderous intent hidden in the eyes of other tycoons looking at him.”

“We cannot determine whether the poor protagonist targeting this tycoon was a coincidence or was supported and arranged by other tycoons in the shadows. Just like in ‘The Future You Choose’ game, where those financial groups supported the resistance.”

“But in any case, this world, from the bottom to the top to the highest level, even to Tenda Group, which nominally occupies the highest position, is actually operating under the control of this intangible will.”

“The reason why the movie doesn’t describe Tenda Group too much is because the top-level part has already been described in detail in the game, while the movie focuses on expressing the middle and lower parts.”

“The lower level strives to climb up to become the middle level. And the middle level, in the process of climbing to the upper level, is calculated by the lower level, falls from the clouds, and shatters. Even if the upper-level Tenda Group seems stable and difficult to replace, there are ultimately ways to replace it.”

“Only that intangible will, at any time, is the sole victor.”

“Capital never sleeps, capital never fails.”