Qiao Laoshi paused briefly, then continued: “So, although the game and movie seem unrelated on the surface, they’re actually firmly connected by an underlying thread.”

“What they both express are two forms of resistance against this intangible will, though both forms end in failure.”

“What the game introduces is actually the upper-level form. Whether it’s Tenda Group’s internal persistence and transformation, or the external forces’ resistance and intervention represented by the resistance army, it ultimately only forces that intangible will to change its vessel and host. But it quickly returns with a vengeance.”

“What the movie introduces is the lower-level form. Whether it’s the poor protagonist’s alienation and struggle, the young tycoon’s persistence and change, other tycoons’ obstruction and schemes, or Tenda Group’s lofty position and merciless harvesting—ultimately, none can shake it in the slightest. The more people resist, the more avatars of the intangible will are bred in more vessels.”

“You might be curious why the game’s protagonist is called Captain Lu De.”

“Captain Lu De’s full name is Lu De York. Looking at just the first or last name might not spark any associations, but combined, they remind us of a famous event: the Luddite movement.”

“One of the main locations where the Luddite movement took place was Yorkshire. The coal mine strikes in Yorkshire were also the last glory of this movement.”

“The Luddite movement was a spontaneous movement where workers resisted by destroying machines. Looking at the results, this movement evokes sympathy, but it didn’t have much significance.”

“This actually implies that the resistance army is doing the same thing. They are indeed fighting and causing damage. But looking at the results, it similarly evokes sympathy but doesn’t have much significance.”

“Both the game and the movie ultimately fall into a seemingly unsolvable cycle. No matter what form is adopted, that intangible will finds new hosts and vessels, quickly making a comeback. And whether it’s Captain Lu De or other protagonists, they’re all just passing travelers in this process.”

“From the perspective of the audience and players, perhaps their lives are moving and magnificent. But from the perspective of that intangible will, they actually don’t have any essential differences. They’re just pieces on a chessboard—which piece is eaten, which piece makes the greatest contribution—none of it matters.”

“Looking at ‘My Property’ from this perspective, you’ll find it actually tells the same content.”

“Except ‘The Future You Choose’ tells the process of people’s struggle against this intangible will, while ‘My Property’ tells how this intangible will continuously expands with people as vessels, and ultimately eliminates all people.”

“Many people say ‘My Property’ is better, but I don’t think so. Both express the same core, just at different stages and in different forms.”

“Because ‘My Property’ chooses a more extreme situation, it’s more eye-catching in its expression. Without deep analysis, it’s difficult to find the deep connection between ‘The Future You Choose’ game and movie, and ‘My Property’.”

“So I believe ‘My Property’ is an excellent film, and it’s not in direct competition with ‘The Future You Choose.’ Instead, they have a complementary relationship. Its appearance further proves what Mr. Pei wants to express.”

“Comparing the two films has absolutely no meaning. It’s like arguing whether Chinese or math is more important, when both are necessary subjects for getting good grades.”

“What we should really focus on is the true connotation expressed behind these three works, and their deep connection with reality.”

“Let’s listen to Mr. Pei’s words once more.”

“Mr. Pei said:”

“Please, consumers, don’t view Tenda Group as your best friend, but as your greatest enemy.”

“The main purpose of ‘The Future You Choose’ game and movie project is to make everyone clearly aware of this point, and from the current situation, this has been achieved.”

“Please, everyone, treat Tenda Group as the most evil enterprise. Rise up against it together, making me lose my investment completely.”

“What do Mr. Pei’s words mean?”

“Obviously, Mr. Pei is not targeting any specific employee or executive of Tenda Group, nor the overall atmosphere among Tenda employees, and definitely not himself, because all these are within Mr. Pei’s control.”

“In fact, if compared with other companies, Tenda Group has done almost perfectly in these aspects, beyond reproach.”

“So Mr. Pei’s meaning is very clear. What he’s targeting is not any tangible entity of Tenda Group, but that intangible will that will eventually appear above Tenda Group.”

“In fact, Mr. Pei seems to have never viewed the anti-Tenda alliance as a danger, but rather as external assistance.”

“On one hand, Tenda Group’s rapid expansion, initiating new business model transformations in various fields, providing better services for ordinary consumers, will inevitably strike at the anti-Tenda alliance’s power, putting both sides in natural opposition.”

“But for Mr. Pei, the anti-Tenda alliance poses no threat in terms of business models, so naturally there’s no need to take them seriously.”

“On the other hand, as these companies in the anti-Tenda alliance continuously weaken, that intangible will will eventually find a better host—Tenda Group. The moment the dragon-slaying hero picks up the sword, the danger of becoming an evil dragon constantly hovers above.”

“Mr. Pei has always been vigilant.”

“Everyone should have a deep impression of the empty chair in the final scene of ‘The Future You Choose’ game.”

“In the game, all of Tenda Group’s decisions actually reflect the will of the entire company itself. It continuously expands and develops. The reason it could still be defeated by the resistance army is because part of the company will embodied by those in charge is the last bit of kindness—they didn’t let this will take over the corporate army and defense.”

“In the game, the throne is empty, but in reality, there is someone on the throne—Mr. Pei.”

“This throne is not a form of power, but rather a shackle.”

“Sitting on the throne, Mr. Pei doesn’t think about how to further expand his territory every day, but is racking his brains to figure out how not to be controlled by this intangible will, how not to become its puppet, how not to become the spokesperson of the intangible will in the world.”

“Others cannot sense this danger.”

“Netizens see Tenda Group thriving and are elated. Managers believe they’re doing very meaningful things, continuously realizing their life’s value. But only Mr. Pei, standing at the highest perspective, sees all this and realizes that a terrible shadow is gradually enveloping everything.”

“So this work can be seen as a warning letter from Mr. Pei, or as a manifesto for conquest.”

“It warns everyone to always pay attention to monitoring changes in Tenda Group, to always be prepared for the possibility that Tenda Group could become the most dangerous enemy. At the same time, it hopes to use the power of all netizens and the entire staff of Tenda Group to jointly lock this intangible will firmly in a cage, preventing it from ever becoming the true master of Tenda.”

“This is an extremely arduous task that Mr. Pei absolutely cannot complete alone. It requires everyone’s joint efforts.”

“No one will be on the throne forever, but the throne will last forever.”

“I think this is the most severe challenge for Mr. Pei.”

“And why the game and movie are titled ‘The Future You Choose’ becomes very clear.”

“It doesn’t imply a certain future. It doesn’t say that in the future, Tenda will definitely develop into a terrible monopolistic enterprise, and when such a terrible monopolistic enterprise appears, it won’t necessarily be Tenda Group.”

“This name implies a major trend.”

“It can be interpreted that if everyone doesn’t become vigilant, then in the future, the scenarios in the game and movie could possibly appear. Although they won’t be exactly the same, they’ll be similar in essence.”

“At the same time, it can be interpreted that in reality, how Tenda Group will develop depends on everyone’s joint choice—the future remains in everyone’s hands.”

“And this is the profound meaning that this game wants to express.”

“Of course, the above is just my personal opinion, and there are definitely many immature aspects.”

“This time, I hope everyone can join me in completing this interpretation together.”

“As an interpreter, I’ve analyzed many Tenda games and movies, and I’ve had comrades-in-arms like Senior He An who once fought alongside me.”

“This time, I hope everyone can join this interpretation, work together in the virtual and real world to solve the puzzle Mr. Pei has left for us, and jointly contribute to Tenda Group’s next step of development.”

“Thank you all!”

…

After watching the video, Pei Qian was completely stunned.

Could it really be like this?

Pei Qian had thought he had blocked all of Qiao Laoshi’s paths. The only thing Qiao Laoshi could do was to interpret according to his original intention, thereby arriving at the final truth buried in Pei Qian’s heart.

But unexpectedly, Qiao Laoshi made a stylish drift. On the surface, he was proceeding along the path given by Mr. Pei, but in reality, he was walking backwards.

Now everything was messed up!

Not only were the plots of “The Future You Choose” game and movie well combined, but “My Property” was also brought along.

These three works, plus what Pei Qian had said earlier, jointly pointed to reality, endowing it with a new meaning.

To say this was a misunderstanding of Pei Qian’s original intention, it didn’t seem entirely a misunderstanding.

Many things in it, especially the statement “Mr. Pei views Tenda Group as the greatest enemy,” were quite accurate. “Mr. Pei hopes everyone can fight alongside him to contain Tenda Group”—this statement was also quite accurate.

But the specific interpretation seemed to be very absurdly wrong.

The direction of interpretation seemed right, but not entirely right.

It was a misunderstanding, but the final result didn’t seem very far from Pei Qian’s original expectation.

From Pei Qian’s own perspective, Qiao Laoshi’s words were a complete misunderstanding.

But if Pei Qian didn’t bring in his own subjective emotions and completely evaluated Qiao Laoshi’s video from an objective perspective, he felt it seemed to make a lot of sense. He was almost convinced by Qiao Laoshi.

And looking at the results, if everyone could unite as Qiao Laoshi said, targeting Tenda Group, being vigilant against Tenda Group, then for Pei Qian’s grand business of losing money, it didn’t seem to be a bad thing.

Pei Qian was helpless. The current state had completely exceeded his expectations and completely exceeded his control ability.

Forget it, take it one step at a time, let nature take its course.