“On the other hand, Deposit Fitness organizes its customers’ daily schedule and meals and guarantees that customers would be able to train immediately upon arrival. That way, customers would save a lot of attention, which they can spend on other areas of their lives.
“Fish-Catching Take-Out adopts a similar principle. It’s more expensive—even more expensive than if one cooked at home, but can the freshness of the food served by other take-out companies even compare to Fish-Catching Take-Out? Would the former’s food contain too much salt and oil? Even if you cooked on your own, you would have to go out and buy your own ingredients, prepare them, wash them, learn recipes, and cook the food. All in all, that could take you at least half an hour.
“On the other hand, if you choose to order from Fish-Catching Take-Out, you would be able to save some attention and focus and spend them on more important things.
“The Fully-Automated Bickering Machine and Sloth Apartments place the same emphasis on people’s attention as well, forcing them to think seriously and carefully.
“As for Thriller Hostel…
“After posting my previous video, I’ve been forced to think about what it was missing.
“Now, I finally understand that my previous video lacked the expression of Boss Pei’s mindset. That’s why it didn’t seem persuasive to many people.
“Now, I should add Thriller Hostel into the scope of the Tengda Life and think about its significance again carefully.
“The Tengda Life is the way of life that Boss Pei endorses. To Boss Pei, to be silent is to be minimalistic and learn to play with the Bickering Machine; to be active is to visit haunted houses, and take roller coasters and pendulum rides.
“People have reported before that Boss Pei loves extreme sports. He often invites his friends to take pendulum rides and roller coasters, go skydiving, and visit haunted houses.
“Why does Boss Pei love these activities so much? Is it purely out of personal interest? It doesn’t seem like it.
“When he wants to think, he can think late into the night while staring at a mind map of his various businesses in Fish-Catching Internet Cafe.
“Yet, when he’s done thinking and wants to rest, he can take part in extreme sports to relieve pressure and dispel exhaustion.
“That’s why this episode should not only analyze Thriller Hostel or Struggle.
“Instead, it should analyze the various ways of thinking that Boss Pei is trying to convey to us through his games, the Tengda Life, and his businesses.
“Some say one thing and do another. They ask others to stick to certain rules but don’t do the same in their personal lives.
“Yet, Boss Pei has been living out his theories all this time.
“That’s the biggest way in which Struggle has broken the fourth wall! That’s also something that Big Boss He An had left unspoken—the riddle that Boss Pei had left us in real life!
“Thus, when Boss Pei told me not to use Products of the Gods to analyze Struggle, I felt confused.
“However, I understand now. Struggle is not just a game, but a key to helping us a better understand the real world.
“That’s the meaning behind the ‘Silent Expresser’ series as well!
“That’s all for today’s video. Please support me as much as you can, and I’ll see you next time!”
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After watching Teacher Qiao’s video, He An fell silent.
Some points mentioned had shocked him as well.
Before this, when he had been analyzing Struggle, He An had not studied details like how to work hard and what ‘consumerism’ really meant closely enough.
Maybe he thought that he could not explain it clearly enough; maybe he thought that he could not say those things out loud.
Yet, now, He An had found out—to his shock—that Boss Pei had offered an answer for those questions as well!
The speech meant for needy students in his alma mater, the Sloth Apartments, and the Fully-Automated Bickering Machines were all explanations of Struggle’s application to real life.
Tengda’s physical stores—like Fish-Catching Internet Cafe, Fish-Catching Take-Out, Deposit Fitness, and so on—were indeed expensive. However, not only were they of better quality and more assuring to use, but their greatest value also lay in helping customers to focus much better.
Customers could mindlessly choose this brand without having to worry about being cheated. The energy and focus that they save could be better channeled on other things.
He An originally looked down on UP Masters that deciphered games because he thought that the entire industry was filled with laymen. To him, any proper game developer would have been able to defeat all of them hands down.
Yet, now, He An no longer thought that way.
Obviously, his professional knowledge in developing games had become his stumbling block. He had only analyzed Struggle inside-out from a game developer’s perspective but failed to understand that the game could be understood from a higher standpoint!
In other words, Struggle had extended to every area of one’s real life, but even He An had not realized this.
It was only when Teacher Qiao pointed it out that a realization dawned on He An.
He had originally thought that Teacher Qiao was on the first level, he on the second, and Boss Pei on the third.
Now that Teacher Qiao had climbed to the fourth, he realized that Boss Pei was on the fifth!
He An humbly submitted to their power and quietly shared Teacher Qiao’s video on his Weibo page, adding three thumbs-up emojis in the caption.
To make Struggle the best game that it could be, Boss Pei did not just capture all the actions in the game and perfect every little detail.
He also made all of his real-life businesses collaborate with the game and set a large-scale puzzle for gamers!
The game and reality were closely intertwined, thus surpassing He An’s expectations.
At that moment, He An only felt one thing:
Complete awe!
Tengda was indeed the light of the local games industry!
Boss Pei was indeed a legendary thinker!
Chapter 658 - A Load of Nonsense!
At 11 in the morning, Dawn of Prosperous City district…
Li Shi strolled to the butler’s room on the first floor.
“Eh? Boss Li!” Song Kai greeted Li Shi passionately.
Boss Li was not only a Sloth Apartments’ resident now.
He was also Boss Pei’s good friend, partner, and the person who successfully answered the meaning of the Sloth Apartments and made it popular instantly!
Even Song Kai, the person-in-charge of this Sloth Apartments, did not expect Boss Pei’s deep meaning to be something like this.
Therefore, Song Kai was now filled with respect for Boss Li; he treated him as Boss Pei’s best friend.
“Boss Li, you seem to be in good spirits today?” Song Kai realized that Li Shi’s face was ruddy and beaming.
Li Shi smiled and nodded. “Yes, by the way, how is the situation with Sloth Apartments recently?”
“You should have seen Teacher Qiao’s video, too, right?”
“Of course, that video is going viral on the net now! It was uploaded late at night yesterday, but it is now on the first page of the Aili Island website. The popularity is truly scary,” Song Kai replied happily.
“The Sloth Apartments is about to be fully rented out thanks to you and Teacher Qiao! The two blocks at Binhu District were now full of people. More than half of the residential-commercial buildings have been rented out. I would have never dreamt of these results previously!”
Li Shi smiled slightly. “This timing is right with heaven and earth. It is your luck if that were to happen!”
“Moreover, only 10% of Boss Pei’s success is attributable to luck, the remaining 90% is the result of strategy.”
Song Kai strongly believed.
In his opinion, the Sloth Apartments was originally a business model comp
letely unacceptable to customers, but these three incidents have completely reversed the customers’ views!
First, all major rental brands had reported that their formaldehyde levels were over the limit while the Sloth Apartments was conscientious of their renovations. It stood out amongst the many rental brands and built on its quality and reputation.
Song Kai originally prepared a video with Fei Huang Workspace to expose this matter as well, but they were one step slower.
It seemed like a coincidence on the surface, but in fact, it was inevitable. Clashes of topics between the UP Masters were a common occurrence; moreover, these rental housing brands had been expanding on a large scale during the past months. The problem with formaldehyde housing intensified so someone would come forward to expose it sooner or later.
However, that could also make the quality of the Sloth Apartments unanimously recognized by everyone. They still disagreed with its philosophy and business model.
Right on the heels of that, Boss Li’s interview on his interpretation of the Sloth Apartments was aired, allowing everyone to understand the profound meaning behind the Sloth Apartments.
Renting this place was not only renting a living space… but a space for thinking.
That added extra value to the Sloth Apartments in a swoop!
Finally, Teacher Qiao even combined the content expressed in the game ‘Struggle’ with related industries of Tengda, further increasing the value of the Sloth Apartments!
What Boss Pei wanted to express was: everyone should spend money in places where they really needed it such as leveraging their attention to create even greater value; that was the real struggle.
Moreover, the Sloth Apartments fit that point perfectly. Therefore, it further stimulated everyone to rent it!
So far, only two types of people have come to rent the Sloth Apartments.
The first type was like Boss Li who was not short of money.
They did not intend to make the Sloth Apartments their only residence so they spent this money solely for the quiet and place to think.
To these people, the benefits of making the right decision may be far greater than the Sloth Apartment’s whole year’s rent.
The second category was the more creative occupations such as painter, writer, musicians, live streamers, UP Masters, architects, etc.
These people needed such an environment to calm down and think. At the same time, housekeeping, cleaning, and Fish-Catching Take-Out allowed them to live comfortably without the need to worry about basic life issues.
Some people, who did not live in Jingzhou, specially rented a unit in Sloth Apartments because they were attracted to the life in Jingzhou.
Fish-Catching Internet Cafe, Fish-Catching Take-Out, Thriller Hostel, and GOG’s regular events make some rich people feel that renting an additional house in Jingzhou seems to be a good choice when they want to take a rest.
Moreover, similar emerging careers such as live streamers and UP Masters also felt that Jingzhou was more livable.
The explanation that Boss Pei added for the Sloth Apartments also played a very important role, but it did not seem that prominent compared to the first three reasons.
Song Kai could not help but sigh. Boss Pei was amazing; this combination of attacks made the popularity of Sloth Apartments soar upon success!
The model that even Liang Qingfan did was not optimistic about was made successful forcibly by Boss Pei!
One had to know just how difficult it was to create a new model and make it successful in the physical industry.
However, Boss Pei was someone who could make anything successful!
Every project in the Tengda Life App was the condensed form of Boss Pei’s wisdom.
Song Kai said with emotion, “Boss Li, I really don’t know how to thank you. That interview really helped a lot.”
Li Shi smiled. “There is no need to thank me; the rewards I received are much bigger than that of the Sloth Apartments.”
Song Kai paused. “Huh?”
Boss Li received rewards?
Impossible, Boss Li did not invest in the Sloth Apartments, right?
“Do you know why the investors and I suddenly came to rent a unit in the Sloth Apartments? Actually, it is not just to show support to Boss Pei; neither was it on a whim.” Li Shi smiled and explained.
“These investors were worried about Thriller Hostel!
“They have all invested a lot of money into the Thriller Hostel, but the Thriller Hostel by then was barely making enough to cover the operating expenses. It could not make much money at all and was very far from breaking even.
“They asked me what to do, but I couldn’t help it because—in my opinion—the Thriller Hostel had done everything it could for its content and its publicity. The design of the three major projects had their own characteristics; even the shopping mall was made into the Golden Maze. How else could this be improved?”
“Therefore, I felt that only Boss Pei could make the Thriller Hostel advance to the next step!
“The way to make Boss Pei contribute is to support him. That was why I brought the investors over with me to rent the Sloth Apartments.
“I’ve finally received my reward!
“I asked Chen Kangtuo just now. He said that the number of people who pre-purchased the Thriller Hostel package this morning had skyrocketed!
“Obviously, the Thriller Hostel had also become part of Boss Pei’s lifestyle. Those who come to Jingzhou for a tour must go to the Thriller Hostel to take a look no matter what!
“It is conceivable that the sales in the Golden Maze would surely skyrocket too since three projects of the Thriller Hostel are so popular.
“Therefore, the participating investors in the Thriller Hostel had also received our rewards!
“Of course, the most important gain we have obtained is the way of Boss Pei’s thinking. We feel that our thinking has become more crisp and clear after living here for some time. It has helped us calm down and make better investment decisions.
“Therefore, there is no need to thank me. I have received enough rewards.”
Song Kai realized now. “I see!”
It seemed like Boss Pei’s big move created an AOE injury!
Not only did it set the Sloth Apartments on fire but also the bunch of industries in the Thriller Hostel and the Tengda Life App!
Li Shi smiled. “I also learned Boss Pei’s method.”
“Those who do not seek the overall situation cannot see a twist; those who do not seek general trends would not be able to seek the right moment.
“As a successful entrepreneur, you have to look at the overall situation, not just focus on a project.
“It’s just like the industries in Tengda Life App; every single item isn’t bad, but it is far from obtaining the current effect. They can exert a terrific cluster effect if they were all integrated!
“Boss Pei is really admirable!”
Song Kai could not help but nod. “Yes, he is indeed admirable.”
The door to the lift opened; it was Pei Qian, about to go for some food in the Fish-Catching Internet Cafe.
He happened to run into the two chatting.
Song Kai and Li Shi did not know that Boss Pei just woke up. They thought that he was just done with his morning meditations.
Both of them showed smiles of admiration and nodded towards Boss Pei.
“Boss Pei, Good day to you!”
Pei Qian nodded subconsciously. “Oh, good afternoon.”
He was about to walk out of the door after the greetings when he realized that something was not right.
The smile on their faces caused him the creeps…
He felt that there must be some meaning behind the smiles.
Pei Qian thought of writing an explanation on the main pages of the Sloth Apartments and Fully-Automated Bickering Machine after they went on fire due to Li Shi’s interview.
It was useless!
Not only did they not believe it, but
they were still going all-out to buy them!
Therefore, Pei Qian could only give up helplessly. He had been pondering on how to spend the sudden windfall while watching GOG’s international tournament.
However, he felt a chill permeating his entire being today.
Pei Qian felt more unease. He sat down at the Fish-Catching Internet Cafe and took out his cell phone.
He suddenly found Teacher Qiao’s video that was released late last night!
?
A question mark floated above Pei Qian’s head.
Why did Teacher Qiao upload another video?
Pei Qian was even more baffled as he looked at the title.
Still harping on ‘Struggle’?
Old Qiao, that was no longer trendy!
I might feel a little afraid if you were to upload this earlier. However, He An had already dug everything regarding this up. There was nothing more you could do.
Why are you still harping on ‘Struggle’? Don’t you know when to give up?
Don’t you know that you should eat the food while it was hot?
Pei Qian’s mouth could not help but twitch upwards.
However, Pei Qian still clicked on it and watched the video from start to end due to his respect for Teacher Qiao.
His expression quickly became dull; his eyes and mouth grew huge at alarming rates.
He was so shocked by what he saw that he also spat the coffee out.
“What the f*ck is this?!”
“A load of nonsense!!!”
Chapter 659 - The Handbook of Tengda Spirit
Pei Qian was utterly dizzy after watching Teacher Qiao’s video.
It was totally unfounded!
He thought that He An’s long Weibo post was ridiculous enough; he never thought that there was something that could top that!
At least He An focused his energy on explaining the game Struggle, which was relatively acceptable to Pei Qian.
Struggle was an interactive movie game after all. The investment itself was huge, and the payback cycle was long. He would not be able to make a profit in this settlement cycle itself.
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