Losing Money to Be a Tycoon

Many of Boss Pei's remarks might seem to be contradictory on the surface, but they could achieve a state of unity on a higher level after digging deeper into it!

The keyword 'focus' here made Qiao Liang involuntarily think of the nearest Sloth Apartments and the Fully-Automated Bickering Machine.

Moreover, the poor made Qiao Liang think of 'Struggle'.

It seemed like there was a really a clue that connected everything together!

However, everything had to be smoothed out.

First, he had to start from a seemingly contradictory concept!

Qiao Liang took his computer excitedly and recorded all his thoughts down.

In his speech, Boss Pei hoped that these needy students would not spend their money on distracting and indulgent entertainment activities.

At the same time, however, Boss Pei was a game designer who designed many good games and invented the Fully-Automated Bickering Machine which seemed totally useless.

Wasn't this contradictory?

For those who did not play games and did not understand games, that was obviously contradictory because they would regard games as a waste of time and meaningless entertainment.

However, to an experienced game enthusiast like Qiao Liang, he did not think that games were meaningless.

The game had at least two beneficial aspects:

It could allow stressed people to relieve their pressure and obtain rest and comfort. It could soothe the soul like most entertainment activities.

From an artistic point of view, certain games themselves had connotations, to express certain contents, and were inspirational to the players.

These two aspects happened to be what Tengda Games was pursuing.

GOG was constantly pursuing the ultimate gameplay, entertaining yet allowing people to relax. However, games such as 'Game Designer', 'Repent and be Saved', 'Struggle', and the rest were constantly pursuing the ultimate artistry, inspiring and thought-provoking.

Under what circumstances were games harmful?

When players are dominated by negative emotions and spend too much time in some low-interest games… when the game is not regarded as a pastime but as a substitute for an escape from reality, it would be harmful.

Such negative-emotion-inciting games were precisely something that Tengda Games never touched.

Of course, good games could sometimes make people addicted, but one could not blame that the 'game was too fun' but rather themselves for not having self-control.

The crux of these people without self-control was that they didn't realize that their focus was their most precious wealth, and they squandered these precious things wantonly.

Even if there were no games, they would find some other things to squander their attention away.

Even if there was no entertainment in the world, they would not do meaningful things but in a daze.

In such a case, it would be beneficial to them if they could spare time to play a game like Struggle.

Other entertainments such as movies, TV series, novels, etc. had the same effect. If they could allow people to relax and get better at work after a break, then that—in itself—was meaningful.

It would be much better if it could give people a bit of inspiration.

Qiao Liang suddenly had clarity thinking of this.

He understood why Boss Pei told him not to comprehend Struggle with the Products of the Gods now!

That was because the thoughts expressed in 'Struggle' were not limited to the field of games. He naturally should not simply use the pure-game thought process from Products of the Gods to interpret it!

Just like what He An once said, 'Struggle' was actually a game that broke the dimension wall, and the game itself was actually connected!

Big Boss He An's design comprehended 'Struggle', but it was obviously not complete.

That was because he did not connect to reality.

For example, Big Boss He An wrote in the long Weibo post that Boss Pei encouraged everyone to curb consumerism, then what was the consumerism and IQ tax that Boss Pei meant? Was it the same that they had in mind?

They were obviously different.

Qiao Liang also finally understood why he would be able to find out what was lacking in the Thriller Hostel video if he gave up using the Products of the Gods to interpret Struggle.

All the contents were all referring to the same thing in the end.

Qiao Liang felt an explosion of inspiration with the support of the Sloth Apartments. He immediately began to write a new document file for the video.

The Silent Expresser, First Issue (Continued): Everything You Need to Understand Outside the Game 'Struggle'!

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September 16th, Friday…

He An woke up early as usual, walked two rounds in the garden in his villa, sipped on his tea, and read the news.

GOG's international invitational tournament was now on the second day of the second round, but that did not have He An's attention.

He was getting on age so his attention was now more concentrated on the standalone games in the industry.

Suddenly, he realized that many people seemed to have privately messaged him on his Weibo last night.

The contents of these private messages were about the same. They were all to send him a link from Aili Island website to watch a certain video.

Such a situation did not happen often.

He opened the link to Aili Island with some curiosity.

"Everything You Need to Understand Outside the Game 'Struggle'?

"Hm?"

He An was a little surprised. The 'Struggle' mentioned here was obviously referring to the game 'Struggle'.

However, the meaning behind 'Struggle' should have been nailed onto the coffin after he posted that long Weibo text, right?

Could it be that this UP Master…

Stole his manuscript…

And made it into a video?

He nearly thought that his content was being stolen, but he realized that probably was not the case upon careful inspection of the summary. This video was not discussing the game itself.

That meant to say that it probably was not the same as He An's long Weibo post.

He then looked at the author; it was Teacher Qiao.

He An had an impression of this UP Master since the Products of the Gods was produced by Teacher Qiao.

He An was very clear that Teacher Qiao might not have professional knowledge, but he was one with more perspective among the players. He often tried to interpret Tengda's games.

However, Teacher Qiao had not posted his understanding of Struggle with the Products of the Gods, obviously because all the contents were interpreted by He An.

What was Teacher Qiao's purpose in uploading this video then?

Could he have found a new angle to explain Struggle?

He An instinctively did not believe it, but he still played the video out of curiosity.

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"My dear daddies, greetings, I'm the same old Godfather of Games you guys know me as, Teacher Qiao.

"I'm sure many people are in doubt looking at this title.

"Why was the interpretation of 'Struggle' delayed? Why was 'Struggle' not part of the 'Products of the Gods' series, but in 'The Silent Expresser' series? Why is it a continuation of the first issue?"

"Please be patient… I'll reveal everything for you!"

"I have to clarify that this video is not an interpretation of the 'Struggle' game itself because Big Boss He An's long Weibo post has already done it justice.

"Those who have not read the long Weibo post, please click the link in the description below the video and read it first. This is very important because the entire content of this video has to be read and interpreted together with the long Weibo post!

"Those who have read it may want to pause this video and re-read the post again.

"Three, two, one.

"Alright, next, let me divulge into the topic outside 'Struggle'!

"Big Boss He An had said previously that 'Struggle' is a game that broke dimensional walls. 'Tomorrow is Beautiful', 'Struggle', and reality are three different worlds.

"However, because Big Boss He An does not stay in Jingzhou and had not been taking notice of Tengda's industries, he did not make links to reality.

"Therefore, his interpretation of 'Struggle' is lacking at least half of its contents!

"The purpose of this video is to supplement it so that it can break down 'Struggle's dimensional wall completely!"

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He An could not help but be taken aback.

How dare you stay that my interpretation of 'Struggle' was not complete?

Impossible, my interpretation is all there is, isn't it?

Many other points were required for an explanation outside the game? They were even related to Tengda's industries?

He An really did not know much about those.

Until now, the physical industries of Tengda were basically congregated in Jingzhou and had expanded to Handong Province at most. They were nowhere near He An.

Moreover, He An was not living in Jingzhou so his knowledge of Fish-Catching Take-Out, Sloth Apartments, Deposit Fitness, and the rest were naturally close to nothing.

He An, therefore, continued reading seriously.

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"Before I start explaining, I want to throw out an idea that seems alarming:

"Fish-Catching Internet Cafe, Fish-Catching Take-Out, Sloth Apartments, Thriller Hostel, Fully-Automated Bickering Machine, Deposit Fitness, even the earlier ROF Computer-Installation, OTTO Cell phone, Upwind Logistics, etc… they are all extensions of the concept behind the game 'Struggle'!

"I know that it might seem hard to accept but please bear with my explanation.

"Big Boss He An asked one final question in the long Weibo post: there were three types of connection Boss Pei wanted to express between the rich and the poor. They were: 'Tomorrow is Beautiful', 'Struggle', and reality.

"The problems that Tomorrow is Beautiful and Struggle face had solutions in real life. This game allows us to realize that the things we are used to are actually a type of blessing in itself.

"This is why 'Struggle' broke the dimensional wall.

"However, some people are not in agreement. They feel that it is a stretch to compare reality with Tomorrow is Beautiful and Struggle.