Many of Boss Pei's remarks seemed contradictory on the surface, but if one dug deeper, they could reach a state of unity at a higher level!
The keyword 'attention' made Qiao Liang involuntarily think of the Sloth Apartments and the Fully-Automated Bickering Machine.
The special nature of the poor students made Qiao Liang think of Struggle.
It was as if there really was a clue in the unseen world that had connected all the events together!
However, everything still needed to be sorted out.
First, he had to start from a seemingly contradictory concept!
Qiao Liang excitedly took the computer and recorded all his thoughts.
In the speech, Boss Pei hoped that these poor students would not spend money on distracting and addictive entertainment.
However, at the same time, Boss Pei was a game designer who created many fun games and invented a seemingly meaningless gadget like the Fully-Automated Bickering Machine.
Wasn't that contradictory?
To people who did not play games and did not understand games, it would obviously be contradictory because they would see games as a waste of time and meaningless entertainment.
However, Qiao Liang was a veteran game enthusiast. Of course, he would not think that games were meaningless.
There were at least two aspects of games that were beneficial:
In terms of gameplay, games could relieve accumulated stress and give people a mental rest. Like most entertainment, it could soothe people's hearts.
In terms of artistry, some games had their own connotation and had to express some content that was inspiring to players.
These two aspects happened to be what Tengda Games had been pursuing.
GOG was constantly pursuing the ultimate gameplay, giving people relaxation and entertainment. On the other hand, games like Game Designer, Repent and be Saved, and Struggle were constantly pursuing the ultimate artistry, giving people inspiration and thinking.
Under what circumstances is a game harmful?
When players were dominated by negative emotions and spent too much time in low-interest games, it was harmful when they didn't treat the game as a pastime but as a substitute for escaping from reality.
Games that incited negative emotions were exactly what Tengda did not touch.
Of course, good games could sometimes make people addicted, but this could not be blamed on 'the game being too fun'. It should be blamed on one's lack of self-control.
The crux of these people with no self-control was that they didn't realize that attention was their most precious asset, and they squandered it wantonly.
Even without games, they will find something else to squander their attention on.
Even if there wasn't any entertainment in the world, they wouldn't do anything meaningful and would just stare blankly.
Under such circumstances, it would be beneficial for them if they could take the time to play games like Struggle.
Other forms of entertainment, such as movies, TV series, and so on, had the same effect. It allowed people to relax and be more focused on their work after a break. This was their purpose in and of itself.
It would be even better if he could give people a little inspiration.
At that thought, Qiao Liang was suddenly enlightened.
He understood why Boss Pei said not to use Products of the Gods to interpret Struggle!
That was because the ideas expressed in Struggle were not limited to the field of games. Naturally, it could not be interpreted purely with the gaming mindset of Products of the Gods!
Just as Big Boss He An said, Struggle was actually a game that broke the fourth wall, and the game itself was also closely related to Tengda's industries!
Big Boss He An used the relevant concepts of game design to interpret Struggle, but this was obviously incomplete.
That was because he did not connect these contents in reality.
For example, Big Boss He An said in his long Weibo that Boss Pei encouraged everyone to resist consumerism. What exactly did Boss Pei think of 'consumerism' and 'IQ tax'? Was it the concept that we recognized in our habitual thinking?
Obviously, there was a difference.
Qiao Liang finally understood why he could find what was missing in the Thriller Hostel video after giving up on using Products of the Gods to interpret Struggle.
That was because all of these contents were talking about the same thing in the end.
Qiao Liang instantly felt his inspiration exploding under the environment of the Sloth Apartments. He immediately began to write the document for a new video.
The Silent Expresser Episode One (Continued): Everything you need to know outside of Struggle!
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September 16th, Friday …
He An woke up early as usual and walked two rounds in the garden of his villa. Then, he drank tea and browsed the latest news.
GOG's international invitational tournament had already reached the second day of the second round of the group stage. However, He An did not pay attention to this competition.
He was old after all, and his attention to the game industry was now focused on standalone games.
Suddenly, he realized that many people seemed to have sent him private messages on Weibo last night.
The content of these private messages was similar. They all sent him a link to Aili Island's website, asking him to watch a certain video.
This was not a common situation.
He An clicked on the link with some curiosity and jumped to Aili Island's website.
"Everything you need to know outside of Struggle?"
"Eh?"
He An was a little surprised because the 'Struggle' here had a book title. Obviously, it was referring to the game Struggle.
However, the interpretation of the game 'Struggle' should have been finalized ever since he posted that long Weibo post, right?
Could it be that this UP Master …
Edited the manuscript?
He made my long Weibo post into a video?
He An almost thought that he had been plagiarized, but he realized that was not right after taking a closer look. From the introduction, this video did not seem to be discussing the game Struggle itself.
That meant that it did not seem to conflict with He An's long Weibo post.
He looked at the author again. It was Teacher Qiao.
He An had an impression of this UP Master. After all, Teacher Qiao was the one who came up with the Products of the Gods segment.
He An knew very well that although Teacher Qiao did not have relevant professional knowledge, he was already considered to be more thoughtful among ordinary gamers. He often interpreted Tengda's games.
However, this time, Teacher Qiao had not used Products of the Gods to interpret Struggle. Obviously, all the content had been explained by He An.
So, what was Teacher Qiao's purpose in posting this video?
Could it be that he had found a new angle to interpret Struggle?
He An instinctively did not believe it, but his curiosity drove him to click on the video.
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"Hello, Daddies. I am still your 'Father of Games' Teacher Qiao.
"Many people might be confused after seeing this title.
"Why did the interpretation of Struggle come out so late? Why wasn't Struggle placed in the Products of the Gods segment, but the Silent Expresser segment instead? Why is it a 'sequel' to the first episode?
"Don't be anxious, everyone. I will reveal it one by one next!
"Before that, I want to make one thing clear: this video does not involve the interpretation of the game Struggle itself. In my opinion, Big Boss He An's long Weibo post has analyzed all the content of the game clearly.
"For those who have not seen this long Weibo post, please click on the hyperlink in the video introduction to see this long Weibo post. This is very important because all the content of this video needs to be matched with the content explained in this long Weibo post!
"For those who have seen it, you might as well press the pause button and quickly browse through it again.
"Three, two, one.
"Alright, next, let me reveal the content outside of the game 'Struggle' in depth!"
"Big Boss He An has already said that Struggle is a game that repeatedly breaks the fourth wall. 'Tomorrow is Beautiful', 'Struggle', and real life form three different worlds.
"However, Big Boss He An does not live in Jingzhou and does not pay much attention to Tengda's industries. Therefore, he did not explain in depth the real world.
"Therefore, the current interpretation of the game 'Struggle' is missing half of the content!
"The purpose of this video is to make up for the missing half of the content so that Struggle can break the fourth wall more thoroughly!"
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He An could not help but be stunned when he saw this.
He actually said that my interpretation of Struggle is still incomplete?
That can't be, right? My interpretation should have covered everything, right?
There is actually a lot of content that needs to be answered outside of the game? Even related to Tengda's industries?
He An really did not know much about these.
That was because Tengda's physical industries were basically concentrated in Jingzhou. At most, they had expanded to Handong Province. They had not come to He An.
Moreover, He An did not live in Jingzhou. Naturally, he knew very little about Fish-Catching Take-Out, Sloth Apartments, Deposit Fitness, and other industries.
Therefore, He An continued watching seriously.
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"Before I start explaining, I'll first throw out a seemingly shocking concept:"
"Fish-Catching Internet Cafe, Fish-Catching Take-Out, Sloth Apartments, Thriller Hostel, Fully-Automated Bickering Machine, Deposit Fitness, and even the earlier ROF Computer-Installation, Otto Technologies, Upwind Logistics, and so on are all an extension of the concept expressed by the game Struggle!
"I know that this sounds hard to accept. Everyone, listen to me slowly.
"The last question that Big Boss He An raised in his long Weibo was: Boss Pei wants to express the relationship between the poor and the rich. There are three kinds of relationships: Tomorrow is Beautiful, Struggle, and the real world.
"The problems that Tomorrow is Beautiful and Struggle cannot solve can be solved in real life. This game made us realize that the things that we take for granted are actually great happiness.
"This is a manifestation of the game 'Struggle' breaking the fourth wall," said Li Yao.
"However, some people do not agree with this. They feel that it is a little too far-fetched to put the real world on par with Tomorrow is Beautiful and Struggle.
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