Frightful Hostel, Maid Café.

"So, in your opinion, what kind of image does President Pei have?"

After introducing themselves, Wu Bin and Cui Geng began their interview with Qiao Liang.

After coming out of "Ultimate Horror," Qiao Liang first went to the Healing Spring to wash his hands. The warm water instantly dispelled the horror and fear, causing the remaining sense of dread to vanish into thin air.

Qiao Liang felt that he shouldn't recall those terrifying memories tonight and should sleep soundly... right?

Afterward, he met Wu Bin at the maid café to be interviewed.

So far, Wu Bin and Cui Geng have interviewed Li Shi and Liang Qingfan in order to annotate the Tendai spirit, unlocking two other perspectives on President Pei's image.

However, these images are still far from enough to outline President Pei's profile; they are merely fragmented silhouettes.

Therefore, they need to continue gathering material.

Qiao Liang and Ruan Guangjian, as President Pei's friends, have both been scheduled for interviews, but they will be interviewed separately.

Because strictly speaking, this is not just a simple interview.

Everyone's point of view is one-sided and cannot be directly used.

Wu Bin must carefully analyze every word these people say, repeatedly compare and verify them with President Pei's past examples, eliminate the crude and retain the refined, and remove the false to preserve the true, in order to write a small portion of the content into the book.

After all, annotating the Tendai spirit brooks no carelessness; a tiny deviation can lead to a huge error.

Moreover, Wu Bin usually has other work, so it takes him a long time to sort out this information each time, anywhere from two weeks to a month.

Now, the interviews with Li Shi and Liang Qingfan have finally been sorted out, and he can continue with the interviews.

Qiao Liang is a good friend of President Pei and also a very influential up-loader on Aili Island. Wu Bin believes that Teacher Qiao will definitely be able to provide another unique perspective!

"My impression of President Pei..."

Qiao Liang took a sip of coffee and fell into thought.

If he had been asked before today, Qiao Liang might have given a different answer.

But after clearing all the projects in Frightful Hostel, Qiao Liang suddenly had some new understanding and insights.

He sorted out his thoughts and said, "First of all, I think President Pei is a very broad-minded person. He can even tolerate some partners with strange tempers and even become close friends with them."

Wu Bin: "So this partner is...?"

Qiao Liang coughed lightly twice: "Well, it's better not to reveal that. I can't speak ill of others behind their backs."

"And I want to emphasize that this partner just has a somewhat eccentric personality, but their heart is still kind."

"The reason why President Pei can become friends with this kind of person is probably because he saw his kind nature."

"But this does not contradict President Pei's tolerant personality!"

"At the same time, President Pei is a person who values promises and cares for his friends in every possible way. After I came to Jingzhou, President Pei helped me arrange all aspects of food, accommodation, and travel. The high standards were completely beyond my imagination. I have never felt this kind of care before!"

Wu Bin nodded frequently, recording quickly.

Qiao Liang thought for a while and emphasized again: "I think President Pei's tolerance and generosity towards his friends are not a compromise or tolerance, but a kind of wisdom, or rather, a kind of detachment."

"President Pei doesn't have to compromise with anyone, doesn't have to please anyone, and doesn't even have to be friends with people he doesn't like."

"The reason why he can do this is definitely because he looks at problems from a more detached perspective. His wisdom allows him to take friendships' frictions lightly!"

"It's like a mature adult making friends with a child. No matter how willful or how poorly the child speaks, the adult can tolerate it with a smile and not take the child's behavior to heart..."

"Therefore, everyone who makes friends with President Pei is like the old saying: 'Befriending a gentleman is like entering a room full of orchids; after a long time, you no longer smell their fragrance.'"

Wu Bin nodded frequently as he listened.

This aspect of the content does match President Pei in his impression, with extremely high credibility, and should be used as an important part of the annotation of the Tendai spirit!

And this is just an appetizer.

Qiao Liang changed the subject and began to talk about more critical parts.

"In addition, I also have an ultimate summary of all of President Pei's identities."

"President Pei... is a maverick expresser!"

Wu Bin's recording speed obviously increased: "The ultimate summary of all identities?"

"This seems to be a very interesting point. Can you elaborate?"

Qiao Liang smiled slightly: "In fact, this point is obvious, but it has been ignored all along because this identity is easily covered up by the identity of 'entrepreneur'!"

"We all know that President Pei has many identities. He has produced many games, made movies, created haunted houses, and has Internet cafes, takeaways, mobile phones, and other kinds of projects and brands."

"All of these identities can be summed up as one: an expresser!"

"The biggest difference between President Pei and other entrepreneurs is that other entrepreneurs are just running around to make money. When they make a decision, they look at the market feedback."

"If the market feedback is good, they will continue to do it. If the market feedback is not good, they will directly call a halt."

"The starting point for doing a project or product is often to first consider what the market accepts most and then do it, even if the current market demand is wrong or unhealthy, they will still do it."

"They will say, 'This is how the market is going, and all other companies are the same. What can I do?'"

"But President Pei is different. When he creates these brands, he doesn't ask for market feedback but asks his own heart!"

"Every one of his industries is striving to express something!"

Wu Bin's recording speed became faster. This statement made him feel enlightened and inspired.

Above the identity of entrepreneur, there is an even greater identity: "expresser?"

"So, what exactly is President Pei expressing?" Wu Bin asked curiously.

Qiao Liang took a sip of coffee and pondered for a moment: "It seems that every project is expressing different ideas."

"Games and movies aside, there are already enough analyses of them on the internet."

"The more important thing is President Pei's other physical projects!"

"I didn't realize this before, but after coming to Frightful Hostel today, especially after experiencing 'Ultimate Horror,' I suddenly understood many things in an instant."

"President Pei's Lazy Catering is a good example. It is obviously losing money all the time, so why is he still opening new branches?"

Wu Bin thought for a while: "To expand market share?"

Qiao Liang nodded and shook his head again: "Maybe there is a reason for this, but it is definitely not the main reason."

"If it is simply to expand market share, wouldn't it be better and faster to expand market share by making some cheap food and then subsidizing it?"

"In fact, if you observe carefully, you will find that almost all of President Pei's industries are maverick. It seems that he never takes 'making money in the conventional way' as the primary goal."

"So I say, President Pei is trying to express his thoughts through these industries!"

"Like Lazy Catering, it is definitely not possible that President Pei is doing this to lose money; there are better ways to expand market share."

"President Pei's real purpose is to express the concept of 'healthy eating' and allow this concept to be accepted by more and more people!"

"Similarly, Lazy Internet Cafe, No Name Restaurant, Zhongdian Chinese Website... Every industry of President Pei is expressing his thoughts, expressing his views on this industry!"

"And when President Pei is carrying out these expressions, he is extremely confident and maverick. He never boasts about this, nor does he ever explain anything."

"He is just silently expressing his thoughts, silently waiting for someone to read the deep meaning in them."

Wu Bin recorded quickly, his expression becoming more and more excited.

"This angle is too novel! And I think it makes a lot of sense!"

"Expresser... this is truly the best interpretation of President Pei!"

"Thank you very much, Teacher Qiao. You really are one of the people who understands President Pei the most!... One of them."

Qiao Liang originally showed a smile, but his face collapsed again when he heard the second half of the sentence.

Why one of them?

I, Qiao, am the person who understands President Pei the most, without one of them!

But then again, this Wu Bin is the official interpreter of the Tendai spirit and is now collecting various opinions and annotating President Pei's spirit...

It seems that his interpretation of President Pei has its own merits.

Well...

Then I will reluctantly accept this statement!

After all, in literature, there is no first. Everyone is an interpreter of President Pei, so there is no need to compete for superiority.

Wu Bin thought for a while and then asked: "So, Teacher Qiao, do you think that President Pei's many thoughts expressed by all industries have a... central idea?"

"The kind that can be summed up by all industries?"

Qiao Liang was stunned and said after thinking for a long time: "This... probably not?"

"Each industry has a different approach, and the people they face are also different, so they cannot be generalized."

"At least for now, all I can think of are some very empty concepts, without a particularly clear idea."

Wu Bin nodded: "Well, that's right. It would be unreasonable if President Pei's thoughts could be guessed so easily."

"In short, this statement is very inspiring, thank you very much!"

"I will continue to study in this direction, and I hope we can communicate more in the future! Let's make progress together!"

Qiao Liang was also very happy: "Okay!"

"In fact, I have also gained a lot from this kind of collision of ideas."

"I have already thought of what title to use for the new series of videos!"

"《The Lonely Expresser》(The Lonely Expresser)!"

The two men shook hands tightly and smiled at each other.

This feeling, everything is self-evident!