God's imitator

Chapter 424 Reasonableness and Abnormality

Lin Sizhi nodded, signaling her to continue.

Qin Yao was quite encouraged and explained, "Judging from the campaign speeches, Cai Zhiyuan should be considered completely defeated, right?"

"He clearly felt confident of winning, so he didn't consider any specific speaking strategy at all. Of course, it's also possible that this is just his personality. As a programmer, he has always been straightforward, so he's too lazy to think about it too much."

"Overall, he still focuses on his performance in 'simple Q&A' and 'self-selected games,' hoping to win through hard skills."

"However, he was at a disadvantage by speaking first, since everyone's thinking would be subconsciously led by the players who spoke later; moreover, his speech was too brief, and he did not add anything after Li Renshu reminded him."

"Therefore, what he said didn't actually contain much information, and he wasted this valuable opportunity to campaign for votes."

"Yang Yuting's speech can be described as very standard."

"She made the theme of her speech clear from the beginning, which was 'safety,' and she grasped the psychology of ordinary players very well."

"It's obvious that this was a strategy she had planned long ago, because in terms of profits, she definitely couldn't beat Cai Zhiyuan. Only by performing well in her own trial-type games could she close the gap as much as possible."

"After that, Yang Yuting used three different angles to showcase her strengths around the topic of 'safety'."

"First, I will argue that 'safety is more important than earning time for a visa in the current environment'; second, I will remind everyone of her 'performance in trial-type games'; and third, I will express my determination to 'continue to help in trial-type games'."

"It's like weakening Cai Zhiyuan's advantage and pulling him into his own area of ​​strength."

"For players in the community, Fu Chen's departure has created such a void in the community."

"As for Cai Zhiyuan, he is actually competing with Wang Yongxin for the same niche. If we're talking about earning time through visas, they can both earn it. Everyone definitely hopes that the third core game developer will be responsible for other game types."

"So, thinking about it this way, it's actually quite reasonable for everyone to ultimately choose Yang Yuting."

"Although I still think it's better to choose Tsai Chih-yuan, after thinking about this point, I feel that this result is actually unexpected but reasonable."

"After all, even in a debate, it's quite common for opinions to change because one side's debater performs better on the spot."

Lin Sizhi nodded: "Yes, logically speaking, this result is completely reasonable and entirely possible."

"Moreover, your analysis of the two people's statements is quite accurate."

“In debates or elections, the setting of the agenda is far more important than the content and rhetoric of the speech.”

"It's like in one year, two politicians were running for president. One politician's speech was about 'maintaining the glory of the nation,' boasting about how glorious the country's victories were in foreign wars; while the other politician defeated him with just one simple sentence: 'Idiot, the problem is the economy.'"

"Because the latter saw the confusion of the people and the increasingly serious economic problems within the country caused by years of war."

"So even though he didn't have any special content or rhetoric, he still won by simply setting the agenda."

"At present, ordinary players in the community are very eager to have a core player who can help them in trial-type games. Even if they cannot completely trust and entrust themselves to someone like Fu Chen, they should at least show this courage and responsibility."

"So from this point of view, Yang Yuting is indeed in a completely superior position when it comes to the issue of 'agenda setting'."

Qin Yao nodded repeatedly as she listened. Although she couldn't explain the specific principles, she felt she had made great progress in understanding these intricacies.

But then, Lin Sizhi abruptly changed the subject: "But unfortunately, this situation has absolutely nothing to do with our analysis."

Qin Yao was stunned: "Huh?"

Lin Sizhi explained, "Actually, if you think about it carefully, you'll find that this number of votes is not quite normal."

“Cai Zhiyuan got three votes, I got one vote, and you got one vote. This means that even if all your previous analysis is correct, and some people changed their minds because of Yang Yuting's speech, only one person out of all the remaining players voted for Cai Zhiyuan.”

"According to normal logic, this person can only be Cai Zhiyuan himself."

"Is it reasonable that everyone else voted for Yang Yuting?"

This question stumped Qin Yao.

"Hmm, that makes sense."

“I hadn’t thought about who those three votes were before, but now it seems that we both voted for Cai Zhiyuan, and Cai Zhiyuan must have voted for himself. That’s three votes now!”
"Yin Zhang had the 'First Player Identity Card,' so she didn't go to vote."

"That means the remaining six people all voted for Yang Yuting."

"Including Wang Yongxin, Yang Yuting, Li Renshu, Zheng Jie, Aunt Zhou, and Dai Yifan."

"Zheng Jie, Aunt Zhou, and Dai Yifan clearly won in the 'Simple Q&A' segment because of Cai Zhiyuan, so it would have been reasonable for them to vote for Cai Zhiyuan."

"Even if there are reasons as I analyzed before, such as someone switching their vote to Yang Yuting, it shouldn't be the case that all three of them are together, right?"

"This shows that the three of them discussed and colluded on ticket-buying in private."

"But why didn't Li Renshu vote for Cai Zhiyuan? In any case, at least one of them, Cai Zhiyuan, should become the core of the game for the structure to be more stable, right?"

Lin Sizhi nodded: "Yes, that's where things don't quite make sense."

"The question is whether it is more likely that Cai Zhiyuan will not vote for him, or that Li Renshu will not vote for him."

Qin Yao thought for a moment: "Both of these possibilities are very small!"
"So... did Cai Zhiyuan actually not vote for himself?"

"and many more!
"In that case... it seems there's a problem that Zheng Jie, Aunt Zhou, and Dai Yifan didn't vote for him. It's impossible for the three of them to be so in sync; they probably discussed it beforehand, but the result of their discussion was not to vote for Cai Zhiyuan..."

"Could it be that Cai Zhiyuan privately told them beforehand not to vote?"
"But in that case, wouldn't it have been better if Cai Zhiyuan hadn't participated in the competition for the core game in the first place? The result would still be the same."

Lin Sizhi shook her head: "No, the result is different."

Qin Yao lowered her head and thought for a moment, then suddenly understood: "Oh, I see!"
"For Cai Zhiyuan, the outcome of this matter is not important; what matters is the process!"

"Because he and Lee In-sook are the de facto core of the community, but if they don't have a convincing performance in the game, it will become increasingly difficult to win people over over time."

"This is especially true after Officer Cao left."

"Therefore, Cai Zhiyuan's performance in the 'Simple Q&A' and 'Selection Game' was enough to prove his ability to crack the game. For him, getting the game core would actually be a bad thing."

"Because he has no room for further increases in power, poaching players in the game is not that important to him. But in addition, it adds a lot of extra responsibility."

"But this current situation is actually the most cost-effective for Cai Zhiyuan."

"His partnership with Lee In-sook has actually become more secure, and no one will consider whether they can win over the public anymore. As for some dangerous games, he is not the core player, so even if he doesn't participate, no one can say anything."

"After all, you, Wang Yongxin, and Yang Yuting are still ahead of us."

"This gives him more freedom when choosing which game to enter."

(End of this chapter)