Chapter Two: Beyond the Nine Frames

The first emphasized performance and was rejected; its hidden frames showed Obsidian's lawyer texting, NEVER ADMIT A DEFECT. The second emphasized responsibility and was rejected; it showed Gu's assistant placing a paper by his left hand: CHAIRMAN APPROVES RECALL. The third linked responsibility to a voluntary recall, and no one immediately dismissed it. Chen texted Zhixia: Tell Gu to look left. “Before deciding,” she said on the call, “perhaps you should read the document arriving on your left.” Gu stared. His assistant entered and placed the chairman's approval exactly there. Ten seconds later, Obsidian agreed to a voluntary recall and kept its Super Bowl slot.