Shanghai locals have a term called "being low-key".
Being subdued, seeing through things without pointing them out, not discussing what you don't understand or are unsure of; where there is silence, thunder is heard, where there is no color, flowers are seen – this corresponds to the "Humility" hexagram from "The Book of Changes", it represents a complete system of life philosophy.
The style of acting in the troops, however, is a different system. A soldier must strive to be the first; they aim to 'make noise'.
This 'noise' is a different kind of noise, not just about speaking with confidence but also about having thunderous actions and an arrogant, clanging spirit.
Everyone here is here to compete for 'noise'.
First for the collective, then for the individual.
Seeing Jiang Guangwen still thinking about He Zhijun and feeling that the Guizhou Brigade might make some noise this year, everyone revealed a smile that seemed to say "you really don't recognize Mount Tai."
