Chapter 1654 Is the Final Judgment Coming?

Qiao Liang was completely stunned. He never expected President Pei to answer the question like that.

How could this be?

President Pei had explicitly stated that making games and movies was actually a way to criticize himself.

Was the reputation of Tengda Group really too good?

If that was the case, then the current trend of public opinion was not difficult to understand. President Pei was essentially working with the anti-Tengda alliance. They had both released movies, and they were both criticizing Tengda Group.

With this double whammy, it was only natural that netizens would develop feelings of distrust towards Tengda Group.

Seeing the look of utter disbelief on Qiao Liang’s face, Pei Qian couldn't help but chuckle inwardly.

Old Qiao, Old Qiao, I never thought you'd be like this.

Afraid that he hadn't made himself clear enough, he added two more jabs, "You can record the following statement and put it in your video."

"Actually, I've always had one biggest wish: that all consumers would regard Tengda Group as their greatest enemy."

"But these consumers insist on seeing Tengda Group as their greatest friend."

"I think Tengda Group is a very dangerous and terrifying existence. It's just that many people don't fully recognize its dangers."

"I hope to use the opportunity of games and movies to make everyone deeply aware of this. Judging from the current situation, this goal has been perfectly achieved."

"So, I think that so far, the project *You Chosen Future* has been a great success. I have no other expectations for it."

"If you're going to make a video, I hope you can convey this concept to all players and consumers."

"Tengda Group is the most evil company in the world! Please, everyone, attack it with all your might and make me lose everything!"

After saying this, Pei Qian felt refreshed and invigorated.

Wonderful, wonderful.

He had actually wanted to say these words two or three years ago, but he couldn't say them then. Even if he had, it wouldn't have made a difference.

Because at that time, Tengda Group was still a small company, still in the stage of vigorous development. It was hardly dangerous at all. Even if Pei Qian said it, no one would have taken it seriously.

But now the situation was different.

Tengda Group had developed rapidly and gained a market advantage in many industries. The entire company had become a behemoth. It was undoubtedly a fact that it posed a certain danger.

So at this time, what Pei Qian said was, to some extent, the truth. It could indeed have a good effect, ensuring that this information would not be distorted or lost in the process of transmission.

Looking at Qiao Liang's bewildered expression, Pei Qian smiled slightly.

He could even imagine a scene of Qiao Liang turning against him out of love, rebutting Tengda Group in his new video.

If that were the case, it would be too perfect!

...

Even after returning home, Qiao Liang was still in a daze.

Meeting President Pei should have been something to be happy about. Hearing President Pei's personal interpretation of the game and movie was even more joyful.

But the combination of these two joys brought Qiao Liang a great deal of confusion.

He was already confused to begin with, and now he was even more confused.

Because all of Qiao Liang's previous judgments were based on the same premise: that Tengda could not really be criticizing itself. Whether it was a game or a movie, portraying Tengda Group as the villain was just an artistic expression. There must be a deeper meaning hidden within.

But now, President Pei had directly confirmed it, saying, "That's right, I'm criticizing myself."

He even provided a recording of himself saying that Tengda Group was a very dangerous and terrifying existence, hoping that everyone would recognize this and attack it with all their might.

This was simply inexplicable.

Qiao Liang had been wondering why he couldn't figure out the correct answer no matter how hard he tried. Now it seemed that he had ruled out the correct answer from the very beginning.

But this correct answer made him feel very strange. What kind of company boss would criticize his own company?

If it was a company with a complex power structure, that would be one thing. Maybe the president didn't have absolute control most of the time, and the company's development wasn't entirely based on the president's will.

But everyone in Tengda Group, from top to bottom, clearly admired President Pei. It could be said that Tengda Group was a direct manifestation of President Pei's will. President Pei criticizing Tengda Group was equivalent to criticizing himself, to self-denial?

Could it be that President Pei meant that the thing he regretted the most was founding Tengda Group?

Okay, President Pei seemed to have said something similar, but no matter how you looked at it, such words were just showing off.

Qiao Liang sat in front of his computer, very depressed, and deleted all the drafts he had prepared, because these drafts were obviously useless now.

But he still didn't give up and was still thinking hard. Could he find some new breakthroughs in the cracks?

"President Pei's expression when he said those words was very sincere, not at all like he was pretending."

"What if I use this as a starting point for my analysis? Assuming that President Pei really wants to criticize Tengda Group, what exactly does he want to criticize?"

"Is he criticizing a specific employee or person in charge? That's definitely impossible. If President Pei didn't like someone, he would have fired them long ago."

"Is he criticizing the company's corporate culture and internal atmosphere? That shouldn't be the case either. Although these things are more troublesome, President Pei, as the president, can slowly change them."

"Could it be that he's criticizing himself as the president? That's even more outrageous."

"Or perhaps..."

"What President Pei is criticizing is not these things, but something else that exists within Tengda Group. That is... that intangible will!"

"Perhaps it's because President Pei saw this intangible will floating above Tengda Group, so he came up with this method to make everyone vigilant about it."

"Just like I said in my previous video, this is more like a form of self-reflection."

"In this way, President Pei's fundamental goal in making games and movies is not to win the public opinion war with the anti-Tengda alliance, at least that's not the primary goal."

"The real goal is to restrict Tengda Group!"

"From this point of view, President Pei is indeed the biggest mole within Tengda Group, but this also means that President Pei is the one who has been trying to keep capital in a cage. What he's fighting against is actually the ever-expanding and self-appreciating will of the entire Tengda Group."

"To this end, President Pei is even willing to temporarily be on the same front as the anti-Tengda alliance, using such an extreme method to self-regulate."

"It all connects, it all connects."

"In this way, many problems can be explained."

Qiao Liang suddenly realized what his problem was.

Too shallow, the level of analysis was too shallow!

In fact, the big premise he had set at the beginning was problematic, so he couldn't deduce the correct conclusion no matter what.

But if he denied his previous big premise and then raised the whole concept by another level, he would suddenly find that the problems that had been plaguing him were all easily solved.

Moreover, in this way, he could finally find a deeper connection between the content of the game and the movie.

Once this connection was established, it would place heavy shackles on Tengda Group, but at the same time, it would also be the most solid armor and the noblest crown.

Thinking of this, Qiao Liang immediately decided to work overtime on another video.

This time, what he wanted to interpret was not just the game or the movie, but to completely conclude this public opinion war. To make President Pei's true intentions clear to the world, and to let everyone work with President Pei to firmly contain that intangible will!

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September 25th, Wednesday.

Pei Qian was in his office, looking at the discussions online, feeling quite good.

The current trend of public opinion was very favorable to him. If he could use this trend to lower Tengda's performance a little, coupled with some money-burning activities, then the settlement for this cycle would be completely stable.

It was just a little regrettable that the anti-Tengda alliance had not yet delivered the final blow.

It seemed that this role could only be played by Qiao Laoshi.

Pei Qian still remembered the look of shock, confusion, and incomprehension on Qiao Laoshi's face when he had revealed his inner thoughts to him in the cafe.

Thinking about it this way, turning against him out of love was only a matter of time.

If Qiao Laoshi could repent, sever his connection with Tengda Group, and make Pei Qian's recording public, then it should also have a conclusive effect.

It would be a great help to Pei Qian's loss-making career.

Just then, the Aili Island website App popped up with a special attention notification.

Qiao Laoshi had finally released a new video!

"Oh, is my final judgment finally coming?"

With great excitement, Pei Qian hurriedly opened the video to view it.