Chapter 1335 Analyzing the Root Cause

Seeing this, Ding Xiyao couldn't help but feel a little ashamed.

Because the video was right, that was exactly what she had been doing.

Back when she was a real estate agent, Ding Xiyao had learned all the tricks of the trade, either actively or passively. Although she had always tried very hard to find a middle ground, she sometimes had to compromise her conscience in order to close a deal.

For example, if a customer asked whether the house had good lighting, the honest answer would be "no," with a detailed explanation of exactly how it was lacking.

But answering "very good" or "okay, sufficient" was just a way of fooling them, differing only in degree.

When Ding Xiyao was an agent, she didn't often lie outright, but she often gave ambiguous or noncommittal answers, which was also a kind of trick, albeit a more restrained one.

And now, in the game, even though Ding Xiyao knew that it was just a game, that everything was fake, and that telling the whole truth wouldn't cause the company to go bankrupt or the game to become unplayable, she still subconsciously continued to use her previous work methods.

It could even be said that games amplify people's nature.

Perhaps it was precisely because players knew that the tenants in the game were just a series of data, not real people, and couldn't feel the pain of living in a dilapidated house, that it was so difficult to empathize with them, thus creating this "black-hearted agent simulator" gameplay?

Asking herself honestly, why would players choose to play like this?

It was simple, for profit.

The profits in the game would directly affect the upgrading of the agency and the money in the player's hands. The former would allow players to unlock more house types and come into contact with more high-level tenants, while the latter would determine how much capital players could use to renovate their homes and agency branches.

Most players, after coming into contact with this game, felt that the primary goal was to make profits and develop their stores.

So, according to the video, the first core of "Real Estate Agent Simulator" was to simulate the working mode of a real estate agent, allowing players to play the role of a real estate agent and independently choose a way to profit, so that players would realize that the chaos in the real estate industry could be attributed to one fundamental reason: driven by interests.

But Ding Xiyao's doubts quickly returned.

From the current point of view, "Real Estate Agent Simulator" did a good job of showing this, but based on this alone, it still couldn't be said to analyze social reality, right?

Could this Young Master Tian continue to dig out a second and third point in the game?

And could he guarantee that the points in the back would be even more profound than the first?

She perked up and continued to watch attentively.

"Some people may say that this is over-interpretation, otherwise how can we explain the promotional video of 'Real Estate Agent Simulator'?"

"The promotional video is clearly emphasizing the hard work of the agents, emphasizing the agent's identity as a 'service provider.' This is beautification and praise, not exposure and criticism, right?"

"If you think so, then you are wrong."

"From several obvious facts, we can see that this promotional video is not as simple as most people understand."

"The key breaking point lies in the female lead of the promotional video."

"In fact, Chongming Studios invested a huge amount of publicity funds for this promotional video, which can be seen from the popularity online."

"Logically speaking, with such a huge amount of publicity funds, it would be easy to invite a down-to-earth and popular star to play the agent in the promotional video."

"Or, taking a step back, invite a relatively niche but skilled veteran actor to perform, and the effect and appeal would definitely be better than the current version."

"But Chongming Studios didn't do that. They chose a real former real estate agent to shoot this promotional video, and before that, this actress had never had any acting experience, not even shooting videos or vlogs herself."

"Why is that?"

"Why not use a more cost-effective promotion plan, but save costs on the most critical leading role? Even ordinary people who don't understand marketing knowledge can see that this choice is unreasonable."

"After excluding other possibilities, the answer is obvious: this is intentional by the promoter. The purpose of this promotional video is not simply to show the hard work and positive side of the agent, but to show the two sides and authenticity of the agent's work!"

"The promotional video deliberately created a kind of 'blank space' design, allowing the audience to fill in the image of the real agent, thus completing this shaping!"

Ding Xiyao was stunned.

Because Young Master Tian's words also asked the doubts in her heart at the time.

With such sufficient promotional funds, why did they insist on asking me to act, instead of asking a star?

If the theme of the promotional video was to show the hard work and respect of the agent, then hiring an actor was obviously a more cost-effective choice.

Finding an influential, down-to-earth, and popular actor to play the role could naturally resolve the audience's aversion to the profession and identity of the agent.

Just like in many movies, some movie emperors will play small roles, or even play gangsters. But through their superb performances, and through the reasonable arrangement of the plot, the audience will feel that the gangsters seem to be quite cute and have their own difficulties.

This kind of image applied to the agent is undoubtedly more able to draw closer to the audience.

If it is said that big-name movie emperors are too expensive, then finding a skilled second- or third-tier actor, as long as they can perform this sincere emotion, can also achieve almost the same effect, enough to impress the audience and make everyone's evaluation of this film more positive.

It's just that the aspect of communication will be weaker, unlike big-name movie emperors who have their own traffic and popularity.

But Meng Chang didn't choose this, but instead chose Ding Xiyao, who had no acting skills at all, and then spent money to desperately promote it.

He chose the worst effect and the worst cost-effective solution.

If Ding Xiyao's only advantage is that she acted more realistically, after all, she had really been an agent.

But reality is often not equal to strong appeal, and sometimes the two are contrary to each other.

So this promotional video has a kind of "blank space" effect. After the audience watched it, they were not completely moved, but remembered all kinds of experiences of being tricked by agents in life.

No matter how you think about it, this is a very cost-effective choice, and ordinary people can see it.

Then, the only explanation is that it was deliberate, and this promotional video was to cause controversy.

"This is the second core of 'Real Estate Agent Simulator': to allow players to break away from the first-person perspective of the agent, examine their inherent impression of the agent industry from a bystander's perspective, and realize the crux of the problem."

"In the promotional video, many people vaguely realized the problem, and even had an instinctive resistance and disgust, but they couldn't explain where this emotion came from."

"In the official content of the game, players can personally experience the daily work of the agent and learn about those tricks that exist in reality. They also run up and down and busy themselves introducing houses to tenants, which instantly resolves the image of the agent in the promotional video and allows players to experience the two sides of the agent profession."

"In the promotional video filmed in reality, the hard work and busyness of the agent's work are emphasized; but in the game, the deep tricks of the agent industry are shown in detail."

"The agent who works hard and busy taking customers to see the house is the agent, and the agent who can trick one person with small tricks is also the agent."

"A simulation game uses a real-shot video as a promotional video, which is equivalent to giving players a special psychological hint, breaking through the boundaries between the game and reality."

Seeing this, Ding Xiyao couldn't help but nod.

Although she experienced the entire filming process and instinctively felt that this explanation was a bit nonsense, she had to admit that there was indeed this possibility.

This promotional video was obviously hinting that the game itself is highly reflective of reality, and it is not a reality that has been beautified and focused on one aspect, but a comprehensive, overall, and unmodified reality.

"Combining the first and second layers is the third core that the game 'Real Estate Agent Simulator' wants to express: analyzing the root cause of this phenomenon."