The high-level "grinding" philosophy I subscribe to is actually somewhat similar to his approach to things. The difference, however, is that he either keeps his ambition suppressed to bewilder the world, or he elevates his ambition to such an extreme that people think he is being impractical and whimsical. Whether it’s the former or the latter, both are highly strategic to a certain extent!"
"When ambition begins to carry a strategic effect, the line between reality and illusion becomes impossible for others to discern. For the folks at the Think Tank Compound, this is undoubtedly a quality they desire—a truly rare quality! Speaking of this, I am reminded of the strategic 'ambition' the Americans displayed over the past few years. They used that strategic 'ambition' to lead the Soviet Union directly down the path of disintegration. That is why, in Ye Chen, I seem to see those 'magical operations' the Americans used in the past!"
"But the difference is that American strategic 'ambition' is more of a deceptive weapon. This is also why when the Americans tried to replicate what they did to the Soviet Union on China, it backfired. Instead of making China the next Soviet Union, it actually ushered in China's take-off, because the Americans' strategic 'ambition' was pure deception—they had no way to realize it at all! But as for Ye Chen, although his tactical approach to ambition is somewhat similar to the Americans' strategic 'ambition,' the diametric opposite is true: his strat…
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