Chapter 1638 Game Release

Lu Xiaoping took the phone and saw that it was a clarification announcement issued by the official account of Tenda Group.

The content of the announcement was very simple. It simply collected those untrue information and refuted the rumors, saying that the movie "The Future You Choose" did not maliciously attack or smear any other domestic companies, and asked everyone not to jump to conclusions, but to patiently wait for the official release of the movie.

Lu Xiaoping was stunned for a moment. He looked at Nie Yunsheng and asked, "President Nie, why do you think this is an admission of guilt?"

"Maybe Tenda Group really didn't insinuate us in this movie?"

"I think this clarification announcement is quite sincere."

Nie Yunsheng chuckled: "How is that possible?"

"If we really guessed wrong, and Tenda Group didn't insinuate us in this movie, would President Pei be in such a hurry to clarify? Wouldn't it be better to watch us jump into the pit?"

"If you were President Pei, what would you do?"

Lu Xiaoping thought for a while: "I should deliberately condone or even deliberately fuel the flames to spread this rumor more widely. After all, the bigger the rumor, the more miserable we will fall."

Nie Yunsheng nodded. "That's right. If President Pei really has the confidence, this choice is the best policy."

"And the middle strategy is to not comment on it, not express any opinions, and wait for the heat to slowly dissipate."

"Official clarification is an admission of guilt."

Lu Xiaoping frowned slightly: "But President Nie, according to this statement, isn't President Pei making a bad move? President Pei has always been resourceful and has a long-term vision. How could he do such a stupid thing? Could it be a ruse to lure the enemy?"

Nie Yunsheng shook his head: "I don't think President Pei is confused, but he has already lost his footing and has no other good way."

"Because we have accurately grasped his weak spot."

"If 'The Future You Choose' didn't insinuate us, President Pei would naturally have many ways to respond. Whether it's standing still or fanning the flames, it would be the best choice for President Pei."

"But if 'The Future You Choose' insinuated us, then no matter what President Pei does, it's wrong."

"Standing still is like fostering a tiger. Fanning the flames is like courting death."

"So President Pei's clarification at this time has two purposes. The first is to clarify the rumors and eliminate the impact as much as possible. The second may be to bluff, mislead us, and make us think that this movie doesn't insinuate us, forcing us to give up this strategy of public opinion warfare."

"That's why we can't be fooled by him and must implement this strategy more firmly."

Lu Xiaoping felt a little dizzy from being led around, not knowing which level of game they had reached.

His first reaction was that President Pei shouldn't be able to do such a confused operation, there must be a problem.

But Nie Yunsheng felt that President Pei might be using this mentality to deliberately make a seemingly confused operation to mislead them.

And judging from all the signs, if Tenda didn't insinuate the anti-Tenda alliance companies in this movie, then who were they insinuating? This doesn't make sense.

This movie is a cyberpunk theme and has won awards, so it must have a deeper meaning and satirize something.

After thinking about it, there is really nothing else to satirize.

Lu Xiaoping thought for a while: "Okay, President Nie, I believe your judgment."

If what Nie Yunsheng said is true, then President Pei's current behavior is like singing the Empty Fort Strategy. It would be a big loss if they were scared away. If they continue to advance, they might win a big victory.

What's more, they also have the qualifications to continue the attack.

The real trump card of the anti-Tenda alliance lies in *My Assets*. Even if they suffer a setback in the public opinion war now and are calculated by President Pei, they can still recover the situation after *My Assets* is released.

In that case, why not take a gamble?

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Friday, September 13th.

Pei Qian paced back and forth anxiously in the office, anxiously waiting for President Li's reply.

A week had passed since the announcement was issued, and as a result, Pei Qian found that the other party not only did not restrain themselves at all, but intensified their efforts.

Wasn't this a disaster?

He had already hinted so obviously, why couldn't these people get it?

After issuing the announcement on Monday, Pei Qian waited patiently for three days. He didn't realize that something was wrong until Wednesday afternoon. The other party didn't seem to have any intention of restraining themselves, which made him anxious.

Seeing that the game would be officially released next week, when the truth would be revealed, everything would be irreversible.

So on Wednesday night, Pei Qian privately found Li Shi, hoping that he could convey a message to the anti-Tenda alliance on his behalf, telling Nie Yunsheng that there was really no intention to insinuate the anti-Tenda alliance in the movie "The Future You Choose", and that all the villain characters inside were played by Tenda Group's own departments.

The reason why he didn't call himself was mainly because he was afraid that Nie Yunsheng would misunderstand.

It would be bad if Nie Yunsheng thought that Pei Qian was provoking him.

Letting President Li be the middleman should be able to promote mutual understanding between the two sides.

As a result, he waited until Friday, but President Li still didn't reply.

The discussion about this issue on the Internet became more and more intense, and it seemed that the other party was still fanning the flames relentlessly.

While pacing around, the phone rang.

Pei Qian saw that it was Li Shi calling and quickly answered it.

"Hello, what's the situation? What did Nie Yunsheng say?"

Li Shi said with some embarrassment: "President Pei, as you said, I explained it to him earnestly. I called him three or four times in the past two days to explain the situation."

"At first, he pretended to be innocent, saying that he knew nothing about it, saying that I had found the wrong person, and in short, he knew nothing about everything."

"Later, he was obviously angry because I kept harassing him, and he said some sincere words."

Pei Qian was stunned for a moment: "Sincere words? What did he say?"

Li Shi coughed lightly, imitating Nie Yunsheng's tone and said: "Although this matter has nothing to do with me, I still want to say, isn't President Pei's behavior like putting up a sign saying 'No 300 taels of silver buried here'?"

"If this movie really didn't insinuate our company, why bother to explain it in such a high-profile way?"

"The more you explain, the more it shows that there is definitely a problem."

"President Li, you don't have to pretend to be a good person. Everyone knows that you and President Pei are wearing the same pair of pants. Coming here to persuade me must also be at the behest of President Pei. You go back and tell President Pei that I will never be fooled by him."

"Even if you are eloquent and persuasive, I will never believe a single word that comes out of your mouth."

"President Pei is so kind to worry about the fate of our company. Who was it that mercilessly attacked our companies in the first place, with great power and arrogance?"

"Now it is obviously Tenda who has encountered problems and is asking us to do things, but you are still acting like you are doing it for our own good, it's so fake. You go back and tell President Pei that everything is out of the question. Let's have a real battle and meet on the battlefield to talk!"

It has to be said that Li Shi has a great talent for imitation, imitating Nie Yunsheng's tone vividly.

These words seemed to have three parts sarcasm, three parts ridicule, and three parts smugness, and the last part faintly revealed firmness.

Pei Qian sighed silently.

Truly, good advice is hard to save a fool!

It can only be said that people can never understand each other. His good intentions were ultimately treated as donkey liver and lungs. Whether it was a clarification announcement or a friendly reminder in private, it failed to make Nie Yunsheng pull back from the brink, but instead made him more determined to step on the gas and rush towards the cliff.

"Okay, President Li, thank you for your hard work."

"In that case, let's wait for the official release of the movie."

Pei Qian silently hung up the phone, feeling that his fragile self had endured too much.

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Tuesday, September 17th.

Pigeon King Qiao Liang, contrary to his usual behavior, started the live broadcast very early. Fans were waiting together for the official release of the brand new 3A masterpiece, "The Future You Choose".

During this period, the game and movie of "The Future You Choose" were hot topics of discussion on the Internet.

At first, it was because the movie won the Golden Lion Award at the Venice Film Festival. Then, some remarks began to appear on the Internet, speculating that the movie was satirizing those companies in the anti-Tenda alliance, which led to Tenda Group's clarification.

But this clarification did not dispel everyone's doubts, but aroused more widespread attention.

The audience was all looking forward to the official release of the movie, but the movie was not released until this Saturday, while the game was released four days earlier.

The timing of this selection was quite inexplicable.

The movie was not released during a normal period, and the game was not even released on the weekend.

But everyone was already used to it. After all, with Tenda's current size, they no longer need to pay attention to the issue of timing. They can release it whenever they want, anyway, it will have a high level of popularity.

Many people even took time off from their bosses in advance just to play the game "The Future You Choose" as soon as possible.

Qiao Liang also wanted to know whether this game was really mocking those companies in the anti-Tenda alliance, and how this cyberpunk theme would be made specifically.

The same theme was split into two parts, one game and one movie. Would it use the same plot as *Mission and Choice*, or would it use the same background story to make two sets of plots?

In short, it was quite exciting.

While waiting for the game to be released, Qiao Liang chatted with the fans in the live broadcast room.

"Should I play the console version or the PC version? Of course, I'll get one of each. Do you even need to ask?"

"The PC version is for easier live streaming and better picture quality, while the console version is for faith and for collection. Both are indispensable."

"I have a hunch! This game will definitely become a milestone in Tenda Games, just like *Turn Back Ashore* and *Struggle*!"