An emotional equivalence test wrapped in the shell of an urban battle royale.
City S, Country H, late autumn, 5:40 in the evening.
In the suburban office building of Shengshi Foreign Trade, there are still more than 40 people who have not gotten off work. Shijiu typed a long paragraph on his phone and prepared to send it to his colleague Mini, whom he has known for many years. The core idea of that passage is strange - he takes relationships down to the next level. If he puts a person in first gear and the other person doesn't treat him equally, he will "downshift" the person. It's not anger, it's recalibration. He also wanted to tell her that she had been put into the first gear by him.
The message was not sent. The network is down.
A group of men in black wearing graffiti masks cordoned off the entire building. The rules of the game are announced through the internal communication software "Yi Tong": they are divided into twelve groups according to the office, and within one hour, only one group can leave alive.
Shijiu took out a utility knife from the pen holder. He's not the strongest, he just reacts a little faster than others. There is someone he needs to find—Maini, the only one in Group G.
Battle Royale is just the container.
The core is: Are you the most special one to me? Shijiu would risk his life for an answer, and Mini would catch all his nonsense with silence.
Do you want to escape? Escape this battle royale? Running away from a relationship? Escape from the emotional bonds that bind you?
A story about emotional paranoia and double confirmation, between violence and humor, trying to ask: How would you respond if you were put in the first gear.
Intention: The reciprocal relationship between people, giving and taking, protecting and being protected, sacrificing and being sacrificed, can it still withstand the test in extreme environments?