In Shanghai …
Lu Xiaoping was resting in the hotel he was staying at. It was already night time, but he was not sleepy at all. He just looked at the night view outside the window in the five-star hotel, thinking about something.
Suddenly, his cell phone vibrated. He picked it up and saw a message from his subordinate.
"Boss Lu, Teacher Qiao sent a video!"
Lu Xiaoping immediately replied, 'Got it', and then opened Teacher Qiao's new video to watch.
Teacher Qiao was now the main target of the entire anti-Tengda alliance. Lu Xiaoping was very concerned about him and had specially arranged for his subordinates to keep an eye on his movements.
Lu Xiaoping briefly analyzed the previous public opinion battles, as well as the situation of Tengda Games and the movie's turnaround. He found that Teacher Qiao had played a huge role in this process.
This famous UP Master of the games zone started by interpreting Tengda Games. He was a very important card in Boss Pei's hands. He could be said to be a surprise attack.
If he wanted to defeat Tengda Corporation head-on, he had to protect his own rear position in addition to attacking face-to-face. He had to be wary of UP Masters like Teacher Qiao at all times.
However, Lu Xiaoping was a little surprised that Teacher Qiao's video was released so early.
"Is he that impatient? Logically speaking, Teacher Qiao should know that the movie of the same name, 'The Future You Choose', is going to be released next.
"I thought he would choose to analyze the movie's plot after the movie is released. That would generate more popularity, and his reasoning might be more convincing.
"Wouldn't it be awkward if he released the game review video now and the content of the movie doesn't match?
"However, Teacher Qiao's reckless action has coincidentally avoided one of our traps. It's a blessing in disguise."
Lu Xiaoping had done an in-depth analysis of Tengda Corporation's publicity plan for the Future You Choose game and movie this time.
He felt that the release date of the game and the release date of the movie must have been carefully planned by Boss Pei. A few days apart was to let the popularity of the game ferment as much as possible so that it would have a positive effect on the movie.
From the current situation, the plot of the game and the movie must be very different. Otherwise, wouldn't the movie audience be spoiled in advance if the game was released first and the movie was the same?
There must be some deep connection between the two plots. It could even be interpreted in depth.
Lu Xiaoping, on the other hand, took advantage of the time difference between the two projects to counterattack.
His method was to attack the 'Future of Your Choice' game project first. Tengda Corporation or Teacher Qiao would not be able to fight back against such public opinion before the movie was released.
Because in the process of fighting back, it was very likely that some thoughts would be revealed, causing spoilers for the movie and affecting the audience's sense of novelty at first glance.
On the other hand, Lu Xiaoping's plan was to release the movie "My Property" and "The Future You Choose" at the same time after launching a massive attack on the game project. They could suppress the popularity of Tengda Movies while their own movies were also of excellent quality.
Thus, Lu Xiaoping had a follow-up plan regardless of whether Tengda Corporation responded at this stage or not.
In comparison, Lu Xiaoping hoped that Tengda Corporation, Teacher Qiao, and the others would not respond. That way, he would have more room to perform.
Teacher Qiao might seem reckless, but he had accidentally avoided a trap.
However, Lu Xiaoping did not care. He would deal with it as it came. He wanted to see how Teacher Qiao was going to refute his deconstruction of the core of the Future You Chose.
Could it be that he could overturn the entire public opinion through a video?
Although Teacher Qiao had done this many times before, Lu Xiaoping firmly believed that Teacher Qiao had no chance this time.
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The title of the video was' Products of the Gods Episode 10: What is the real Cyberpunk? '
It was worth mentioning that the introduction of this video was very long.
"In the process of uploading the video, I took a quick look at the comments on the game 'You Choose Your Future'."
"Some players' criticisms of this game seem to be mainly focused on two points. First, the gameplay is relatively monotonous. Second, Tengda Corporation did not really self-deprecate and did not highlight the true spiritual core of Cyberpunk.
"I only saw these comments after I finished making the video, but it just so happens that what I said in the video answers these two questions very well, so please watch the video patiently. I believe that you will have the answers to these two questions in the end."
Lu Xiaoping was a little surprised to see this.
That was because he had thought that this was a video to refute the Anti-Tengda Alliance's spread. However, after careful calculation, there did not seem to be enough time.
That was because it took the Anti-Tengda Alliance more than a day to recover from the initial shock after the game was released. They reversed the wrong assumption that Tengda Corporation had created the Anti-Tengda Alliance as the villain. They also proposed a new strategy for the battle of public opinion.
If Teacher Qiao had only made this video to refute the Anti-Tengda Alliance after seeing the popularity of the Anti-Tengda Alliance's comments, he would not have been able to post it so quickly.
In other words, Teacher Qiao had predicted the Anti-Tengda Alliance and some players' doubts about this game in the process of interpreting this game.
That was why he did not change the content of the video. He only added this paragraph in the introduction.
Lu Xiaoping felt a little uneasy. If that was the case, it was very likely that Teacher Qiao had found some factors that they had missed.
And these factors could possibly turn the tables around.
Lu Xiaoping calmed down a little and continued playing the video.
He skipped Teacher Qiao's daily chats and foreshadowing with the audience and went straight to the main topic of the video.
Teacher Qiao's unique voice and meticulous and orderly thinking quickly brought the audience back to the game world of The Future You Choose.
"Before formally analyzing the Future You Choose, let's first review Boss Pei's game design concepts that he has formed in the past.
"The first is to break the fourth wall. All the gameplay and content designed by Boss Pei is to stimulate players' emotions and make them resonate with the protagonist in the game. That would create a stronger sense of immersion and create an effect of breaking the fourth wall.
"The most classic example is Repent and be Saved. Through the gameplay of the suffering game, players could experience the feeling of ordinary people struggling in the sea of bitterness. In Eternal Fallen Samsara, high-end players were brought into the insufferably arrogant Martial God. It reminds us that sometimes we become too arrogant because we are too strong. It might instead lead to greater disasters.
"The second is to express a specific idea to us through the structure of the world, metaphors, and the final choice of the protagonist. This idea might not be in line with everyone's preferences and tastes, and it might not be completely correct, but it must have a deep meaning in it.
"For example, the game Struggle allows everyone to have their own thoughts through the in-depth description of the lives of the poor and the rich.
"These are the two cornerstones of Boss Pei's games. Both are indispensable. All other aspects of the game — be it the graphics, plot, music, sound effects, or other content — serve these two cornerstones.
"Now that we understand this, let's think about another question. What is the real Cyberpunk?
"In fact, Boss Pei had already explored this theme as early as the movie Tomorrow is Beautiful. Similar elements appeared many times in Boss Pei's later games and movies.
"I think the key to Cyberpunk is' high technology but low life '. Its core idea is that the development and progress of technology might not necessarily bring happiness to people. Instead, it might bring new disasters. In the Cyberpunk theme, large-scale monopolies at the bottom, homeless people, technological prosthetics, genetic medicine, and so on are all just forms of expression.
"Why does the development and progress of technology not necessarily bring happiness to people but might bring new disasters?
"I can give you a simple example for the students who don't understand. A sociologist once proposed that humans would soon get rid of poverty as the world's productivity developed rapidly. Everyone would be able to live a life without worrying about food and clothing.
"In theory, productivity is indeed developing rapidly, and the food and materials we produce are indeed abundant. But so far, it's not just the extremely poor countries in the world. Even in many developed countries, there are many homeless people who can only sleep on the streets."
"Therefore, the development of technology will increase the total wealth of the entire society, but it is questionable whether it will bring happiness to everyone.
"In the world of Cyberpunk, when the monopolistic plutocrats can widen the gap between them and ordinary people through more powerful genetic technology and pervasive technological software, the rich and the poor will become more and more like two different species, and the gap between the top and the base of the entire social pyramid will become more and more serious."
"Therefore, the real Cyberpunk theme must explore the essence of this problem.
"If we are only obsessed with the appearance of the Cyberpunk world and focus all the words and ink on mechanical prosthetics, skyscrapers, neon lights, and black market transactions, it would be equivalent to neglecting the essentials. It would be superficial but without soul.
"Now that we understand this, we can better understand why the Future You Choose is a true Cyberpunk game.
"The important thing is not to show the entire Cyberpunk society in all aspects, but to find the core of the Cyberpunk world and keep digging until we reach the true core.
"In this regard, the Future You Choose can be said to be the most perfect result that can be achieved under the limitations of development ability.
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