It seems that the previous generation has a deeply ingrained belief that life can be planned. Choosing the right major, entering the right industry, following the right trend—lock in a certain future.

Zhang Xuefeng took this logic to the extreme and became a life navigation guide for millions of families.

The thing itself is quite absurd and ridiculous—having one person bet on the direction of the next few decades for millions of unfamiliar children who haven't yet entered society.

Why are people so afraid of making the wrong choice? They'd rather pay money to let others make decisions for them than spend time figuring out who they are, what they want to do in the future, and what they actually like.

It's roughly equivalent to paying others to gamble on your behalf. The result is that without knowing yourself, you get pushed onto an assembly line. Then you struggle desperately to compete and climb, thinking that reaching the top means freedom. But in the end, you blend in with everyone else and become an NPC.