togophonebook #144 - Don't listen to the sound of leaves being blown by the wind, why not sing and walk slowl
#144 - Don't listen to the sound of leaves being blown by the wind, why not sing and walk slowl
That night, after dinner, the members of the "Trash Talk Life" project started popping up in the work group.
Zhang Fan: "What do you guys think is the deeper meaning of President Lu's pep talk this time?"
Shao Peng: "My brain has a bit too much information right now, I can't fully digest it."
Yao Jun: "I don't think it's good for us to guess blindly. We should ask President Liu for her opinion."
Hao Shuwen: "Correct! I ask you, in this world, who knows President Lu better than President Liu? What do you say, President Liu?"
Liu Mengyuan felt pleased; these young fellows have potential.
So, she took it upon herself:
"Actually, if we break down President Lu's words word by word, it's not difficult to discover his intentions and hints.
President Lu first said that this trip was to let everyone experience the life wisdom of the ancients' eloquent speech.
Do you think President Lu's focus is on 'eloquent speech' or 'life wisdom'?"
Everyone's eyes lit up, and they answered: "Eloquent speech!"
Thinking about it carefully, you can guess that a company's CEO can really be so simple as to spend a lot of money and man-hours to organize employee travel just to let the workers learn the ancient people's reclusive and laid-back(躺平: lying flat) life wisdom?
Impossible, absolutely impossible!
Whoever believes it will soon be packing up and leaving(卷铺盖走人: pack up and leave).
Liu Mengyuan:
"That's right! President Lu wants to imply through this sentence that our game can add more eloquent speech gameplay, or in other words, although we don't force players' game methods, we can encourage players to use more wonderful language as trash talk."
System planner Shao Peng said excitedly:
"Thank you, President Liu, I understand, I understand everything!
Afterward, I will update the game's settlement system once.
After the update, the settlement system will more encourage players to use witty eloquent speech to launch trash talk, and will also issue more rewards after winning."
Zhang Fan: "Wonderful, in this way we can guide players' game behavior through rewards."
Liu Mengyuan continued to analyze:
"President Lu also said that we need to learn to slow down, find satisfaction in the ordinary, don't put our sights too far, but focus on the happiness around us. This shows that President Lu hopes that we can slow down the pace of the players' game, so that players will not easily trash talk each other for those rewards, full of hostility.
Moreover, trash talk can have a positive effect. Although harsh words hurt in the sixth month, a kind word warms for three winters(恶语伤人六月寒，但良言一句也三冬暖: Harsh words hurt like the sixth month's cold, but a kind word warms like the third winter month)."
Value planner Zhao Yuhang:
"I understand, President Liu, I will lengthen the player's development line, and at the same time put most of the achievements and rewards on team exploration of city life or encouraging others."
Yao Jun sighed: "Listening to my old colleagues at Youyi say that the Boss Simulator project team is working overtime like crazy. I guess they should have added a multiplayer social mode. President Lu's arrangement must also be to respond to Youyi's changes to the game."
Level planner Pan Hao: "Moreover, we can completely add the poetry dueling game(斗诗文飞花令: Poetry dueling game) we played at dinner to the game. This way, players can also know that our game has a rich cultural heritage. Let's see who else says our game is vulgar!"
Liu Mengyuan finally concluded:
"Moreover, President Lu's last sentence 'Laughing loudly, I go out the door' is obviously to encourage us to be calm and composed when facing Youyi's provocation..."
Everyone finally breathed a sigh of relief, feeling that the big stone pressing on their hearts these days was completely let go.
"So that's how it is. As expected of President Lu, he not only answered our questions these days, but also comforted us so carefully. He really, I'm gonna cry to death!"
[The employees of the Trash Talk project team feel happy and resonate with your suggestions, Leisure Points +50]
Lu Yu nodded with satisfaction.
Very good, the young generation is teachable!
...
That night, the official Weibo and D station accounts of Peach Blossom Village simultaneously released a real photo of a weeping willow on the shore of West Lake.
The location of the photo is "Gusu Ancient City Tourist Resort".
A sentence was also attached below the photo: "Do not heed the rain beating through the woods, why not chant and walk slowly(莫听穿林打叶声，何妨吟啸且徐行: Do not heed the rain beating through the woods, why not chant and walk slowly)."
As soon as this post was released, the Weibo comment area exploded instantly.
"Here it comes, Peach Blossom Village is finally alive, hahaha!"
"However, looking at this location and photo, their company seems to be on a tourist vacation..."
"Good fellow, the game is going to be launched next week, and you're telling me you're on vacation?"
"SoBuddhist, it's simply Buddhist to the extreme."
"Looking at this poem, the meaning of Peach Blossom Village is very obvious. They don't care about Youyi's various tricks and routines at all, highlighting a calm and composed attitude."
"I wonder what the people at Youyi think when they see this post."
At this time, at the headquarters of Youyi Company, the Boss Simulator project team.
The office lights were dim, the computer screen flickered with glaring light, the desk was piled with documents, the coffee in the cup had long cooled, but the employees were still working overtime.
Everyone's eyes were already bloodshot, their eyes were almost glued to the screen, their lips were chapped, and the beards on their faces were a bit messy.
Many Youyi employees, while taking a break from their busy work to look at their phones, saw the Weibo of Peach Blossom Village.
A sense of bitterness and jealousy surged in their hearts, and they thought to themselves:
"Damn, I also want to relax. This pile of bad work on hand is simply suffocating."
"Alas, does Peach Blossom Village still need people?"
"Looking at the travel photos, I can't help but shed tears. Why can't I be as happy as them?"
"Damn it, envy, jealousy, and hate! When will it be my turn?"
Seeing that the morale of the army was shaken, Zou Zhongtian said with a gloomy face:
"Everyone, hurry up and work, don't dawdle. Do you really believe that everyone in Peach Blossom Village is on vacation? Do you think it's possible? Which game company would go on strike entirely before the game is launched? This is obviously a smokescreen, a smoke bomb to demoralize you. Whoever believes it is a fool!"
Many employees with dark circles under their eyes glanced at Zou Zhongtian, the fists in their hands slowly clenched, but then easily released...
...
The next day, the Peach Blossom Village tour group continued to stroll around the ancient town.
At the open-air stalls, a wide variety of snacks and handicrafts were dazzling, fried chicken, smoked fish, tangyuan(汤圆: sweet dumplings made of glutinous rice flour), rice wine, sugar葫芦(糖葫芦: sugar gourd)...
On the century-old street, the ancient shops inherited a hundred years of history. There were old grannies wearing floral cloth skirts, setting up stalls selling handicrafts.
In an old teahouse, several old people sat around a table, drinking tea and chatting.
In the old drugstore not far away, the smell of herbs wafted out, and the shopkeeper was preparing herbs for customers. The old man at the door sat in a rattan chair, leisurely watching the passing tourists.
And on the open-air stage, opera fans gathered in groups of three or five, watching the performance on the stage intently, with applause and cheers intertwined...
After nightfall, the open-air barbecue stalls opened, the charcoal fire swayed, carrying the aroma of barbecue.
In a family of three, the father skillfully flipped the meat skewers, the mother smiled and prepared ingredients for the child, and the family was happy.
As Lu Yu walked, he felt that the life of the ancient town was completely different from other places in thisinvolution world.
He said leisurely: "Everyone here is a spokesperson for life."
"???"
Liu Mengyuan, who was walking beside him, tilted her head to look at Lu Yu.
Lu Yu continued: "Because the people here enjoy the the atmosphere of ordinary life in the simplest way. They are the real protagonists of life, laughing and playing to their heart's content, instead of pursuing some illusory things."
In fact, this is also the reason why Lu Yu brought his employees to visit the lives of ordinary townspeople.
This is the second step of spiritual transformation!
Life is limited, what is the point of working people always being tired of running around and pursuing those illusory commercial successes?
Can the boss cash how much blood he gives you or how many cakes he draws?
In the end, all the vicious involution of the working people is only adding bricks and tiles to the boss's villa and contributing a few liters of gasoline to the boss's sports car.
It's better to spend this time enjoying the ordinary daily life and making yourself the protagonist of life.
...
In the evening, after returning to the hotel, Liu Mengyuan sent Lu Yu's words to the group.
Everyone muttered: "Everyone is a spokesperson for life, what does this mean?"
Thinking about it, suddenly, copywriter Hao Shuwen slapped his head and looked excited!
"I understand, I understand everything!"