Chapter 518 Limited and Infinite

Yan Xinlei believes that the whole society is a single-player game, and the purpose is to win to gain money and power.

The way society works is that citizens are all playing the same single-player game: politics, law, property, and so on.

People pursue higher education, higher positions, more deposits, and larger real estate. Most people, throughout their lives, only go around in stand-alone games.

In contrast, culture, religion, and country are online games, which must show diversity, constantly innovate, keep up with the trend of the times, and play a set of eternal games.

The most intuitive view, of course, is that the way of online games is correct, because fame and wealth are only fleeting, and the greatest value in life is often more far-reaching influence.

Then, Yan Xinlei used Zhou Buqi as an example.

When it comes to starting a company, if you think that shopping malls are battlefields, then the most important thing in running a business is to eliminate competitors. This is a stand-alone game for the purpose of winning.

But those great entrepreneurs do not grow bigger and stronger by fighting competitors, but focus on customers. In order to meet the needs of customers and constantly innovate itself, this is an online game for the purpose of continuation.

For example, if the target is placed on competitors, the size of the pattern will be determined. The opponent is a 10 billion company, so the entrepreneurial structure is 10 billion. If the goal is to meet customer needs, the pattern can be infinitely enlarged. Because the needs of customers have no restrictions and are constantly changing.

This example gave Zhou Buqi a flash of inspiration.

The truth is really right!

For example, Lenovo, what is the goal set? Become the world's number one PC company. And then, it did, and it was really powerful. But this is a stand-alone game with winners and losers. When the victory or defeat is announced, the motivation is gone at once, and the brilliance is no longer.

Patterns are limited.

Huawei is different. It wants to break through the technological blockade of the great powers, so that the country will no longer be bullied. This does not involve winning or losing, the purpose is to continue continuously, it is an online game.

The patterns are unlimited.

"The game consists of four parts: rules, referees, participants and audience. If you are playing a stand-alone game, the audience can only watch it, and the participants can only play under the constraints of the rules and under the supervision of the referee. Online games are different. For For the game to continue, it is necessary to constantly change the rules to cater to the needs of the participants and even the audience.”

"interesting."

Zhou Buqi smiled, feeling that this proposition is a bit big, and I really can't figure it out in a short time.

Yan Xinlei went on to say: "So in the game field of online games, participants can unite with the audience, influence the referees, and even change the rules of the game. Online games have no boundaries, and the rules can be constantly changed and the boundaries can be continuously expanded."

Zhou Buqi's heart skipped a beat.

If we regard this society as an online game, who are the rules, referees, participants, audience... and who are they? Participants and spectators can negatively influence referees and modify rules?

It seems to be really good.

After years of complaints from the express delivery industry and the needs of ordinary people, the industry has finally been reformed and the government and enterprises have been separated. The separation of the post office and the postal company marks the arrival of spring in the domestic express delivery industry.

However, the two names of stand-alone games and online games are not accurate enough.

More precise vocabulary is needed to describe these two game modes.

This idea is very interesting.

Because stand-alone games are the apparent game mode in this society, most people, institutions and organizational units operate under this mode.

Online games are a more high-end type, a way of thinking in another dimension.

Using the thinking of online games to play the thinking of stand-alone games is to reduce dimensionality.

And this way of thinking just solved the biggest problem that plagued Zhou Buqi at present - what kind of theory can be used to integrate the many scattered businesses under Ziweixing?

The thinking of online games can be explained just right.

There are no boundaries, no goals, and even rules that change frequently as long as customer needs are met.

Players of stand-alone games are playing within the boundaries and under the existing rules; players of online games are always playing with boundaries and constantly pushing for rule reforms.

For example, the players of "World of Warcraft" are all at level 60, and they are all at the border, so the revision of the rules can be triggered, and a new large copy of level 70 is opened. Everyone continues to explore at the next border, and then at level 80, 90 level, level 100...

Zhou Buqi shook his head.

I feel that this idea is a bit complicated.

"Why do you think these things?" Zhou Buqi asked him in surprise.

Yan Xinlei said: "I just think those people in the class are quite boring. Some people want to go to the student union, some people flatter the teacher in different ways, and some people think about scholarships and poverty alleviation every day. It's completely With the thinking of a stand-alone game, I think we can do something bigger.”

"What?"

Zhou Buqi was taken aback.

Yan Xinlei said with emotion: "In this world, most people are playing stand-alone games, a few people are playing online games, and there are even some people who don't even know that life is like a game."

Zhou Buqi waved his hand, "The two concepts of stand-alone games and online games are not accurate. Many stand-alone games are dressed in the cloak of online games, and many online games are actually the networking of stand-alone games. A more precise word can be used, um . . . finite play and infinite play.”

"Limited...infinite...well, yes, that's what it means!" Yan Xinlei clapped his hands and said with a smile: "I think it makes sense, finite games are played within boundaries, while infinite games are played with boundaries."

Zhou Buqi looked at him strangely, "You didn't study philosophy? Are you interested in philosophy?"

Yan Xinlei said: "We are majoring in business management, and I am also a game expert. I usually think a lot and think deeply, and then I figured it out."

Zhou Buqi really wanted to say, you are so wonderful!

However, I have to admit that this kid is very thoughtful.

It's novel and intuitive.

Yan Xinlei went on to say: "Great people play online... well, infinite games. No matter how good the finite games are, they are just a 'fighting dog' for the entertainment of the world. If you are willing to detach yourself and play an infinite game "Fight against the sky" or "fight against the earth" requires either great ability, intelligence and perseverance, or a spirit of freedom and self-sacrifice that doesn't care what others think."

"The former achieved greatness, which is easy to understand. How to understand the latter's self-sacrifice?"

"Some people get tired of the game and don't want to be manipulated by the game, so they withdraw mentally. But their physical body is still in the game, what can they do? They often die particularly tragically, and there are often some weird and great deaths. Fa, at best, you can only get pity, regret, or epiphany after the fact, and you will pursue your name after death."

"So profound?"

Zhou Buqi was really unexpected, and he was really impressed by this kid.

Yan Xinlei nodded and sighed, "Many geniuses who died prematurely and hermits, or people who sacrificed for a certain idea or emotion have this ending. If life is a gladiatorial game, this kind of person is actually in the game The outer layer, non-violent non-cooperation, is a very great hero. But from the perspective of the game, their life may sometimes be a complete tragedy. They are often beaten up and bruised, and they even have to rely on others to help them. "

Zhou Buqi laughed and said, "Then you still want to play the infinite game?"

Yan Xinlei said: "The infinite game is right, it is a higher perspective. With the thinking of the infinite game, it will definitely be very simple to enter the finite game."

"It's right to make choices from a higher perspective, choose the right path, and then work hard to improve your capabilities."

"You think so too?"

"Well, the domestic education system trains generalists. If you are a Chinese major, you must take the exams in mathematics, physics and chemistry. No matter how high your ability is, what's the use of using it? The direction you choose is wrong."

Yan Xinlei was very happy and cheered up: "Yes, you are right!"

Zhou Buqi smiled and asked him, "What do you think?"

"I want to quit school and follow you."

"ah?"

"You are my roommate. I have this resource. Why don't you make good use of it? This is the most stable and ruthless life choice. Our classmates are all stupid. With a scholarship worth thousands of dollars, each of us is jealous. They are so envious. But they don't know that the Sunshine Avenue is behind them. Any education and grades are bullshit."

"If you spread the word, you will be criticized."

"What do they know? A group of players of finite games don't understand how to play infinite games. More than half of the college students in the country have jobs that have nothing to do with their majors after graduation. But even if they have nothing to do with their majors, the achievements they make , and far more than technical secondary school students. Why? Because university is not a place to learn knowledge, but a place to learn thinking.”

Zhou Buqi glanced at him, "Do you think your thinking is enough?"

Yan Xinlei asked back, "Isn't that enough?"

Zhou Buqi smiled, "What you said today is very helpful to me. Later, you can write this theory in detail for me?"

Yan Xinlei was a little embarrassed, scratching his head, "I'm just free, I'll think about it for a while, there are a lot of side details, messy, not organized systematically, probably full of loopholes."

"It's okay, write it down, and I'll refer to it."

"Oh, what about me?"

"Are you really going to drop out?"

Yan Xinlei said: "It's boring to study. It's a big joke to study business management at the undergraduate level."

Zhou Buqi asked: "Then you don't play games anymore?"

Yan Xinlei paused, looked up at him, and said calmly: "I don't play computer games anymore, but the game of life has just begun."

Zhou Buqi asked very strangely: "You are so smart and have such a good understanding, why...why are you still being fooled by Ren Xianren?"

"It's good."

"What good?"

"Facts have proved that you, a big boss, put me in the eyes of my weird roommate who only knows how to play games every day. I have motivation."

Zhou Buqi laughed and exclaimed, "I was tricked? Awesome!"

Yan Xinlei looked embarrassed, a little embarrassed, "The main reason is that the girl is too beautiful, and I don't have a girlfriend, so I went there on impulse..."

The content is a bit deep, so it is inconvenient to over-analyze, otherwise it will be deleted. It doesn't matter if you don't understand it, it's actually a growth process for the protagonist, with a higher vision and a larger pattern, to design the core concept for Ziweixing.