Losing Money to Be a Tycoon c1-883

by Inebriation-seeking Blue Shirt, 青衫取醉

  Now, H4 was offering 1.5 million yuan as transfer fees, eight hundred thousand yuan as sign-on fees, and eight hundred thousand yuan in remuneration each year?

  Were they trying to mess with Pei Qian?

  Pei Qian did some quick calculations in his head. The 1.5 million yuan would go straight to the club. If he sold each member for that amount, he would be able to earn 15 million yuan for the entire team, wouldn’t he?

  It was ridiculous!

  Most importantly, ever since the DGE Club was formed, it had not paid a single cent!

  The villa was being rented by Boss Li at a friend’s price, the computers had been provided by ROF, meals were being provided by Fish-Catching Take-Out, and workouts were being done at Deposit Fitness. Ming Yun Villas had even waived their utilities and electricity bills.

  The members’ remuneration and travel funds for mock competitions did not amount to much as well!

  Accepting sponsors and selling members alone were earning the club tons of money. His club could be considered an utter failure!

  After some thought, Pei Qian decided that this was unacceptable. He had to bring up more of Huang Wang’s flaws to drop hints to Team Leader Su.

  He pondered for a moment and then said, “Team Leader Su, Huang Wang is a chatterbox. He talks a lot during competitions and might end up distracting everyone else. You have to keep this in mind when you make the offer.”

  Team Leader Su was stunned.

  What was Boss Pei doing?

  From the surface, it looked like… he was picking out Huang Wang’s flaws.

  Huang Wang was a chatterbox? That’s right—everyone knew that.

  Huang Wang would distract everyone else by talking too much during competitions? Hmm… that seemed to be expected.

  Was Boss Pei trying to push the offer down, then?

  How could that be?! Obviously, all the team members were Boss Pei’s babies. How could he be pushing the offer down?

  Oh, I understand!

  Boss Pei’s using reverse psychology to drop hints!

  Team Leader Su only had to think for a while before he figured out the true meaning behind Boss Pei’s words.

  This was probably what Boss Pei meant when he said that Huang Wang was a chatterbox who might distract his teammates by talking too much during the competition:

  Huang Wang was not just a midlaner, but the leader and commander of Team Two! As the commander, he contributed significantly to the team’s battle strategy and was highly influential to each member. That made him a leader akin to the backbone of the team.

  Buying Huang Wang would bring more value to H4 than a mere midlaner of the first-tier would!

  Thus, he needed to increase his offer!

  Boss Pei lived up to his name indeed. Even when pushing offers up, he was polite and respectful.

  Having understood Boss Pei, Team Leader Su pondered for a while more. “Boss Pei, we failed to take everything into consideration.

  “How about this? A transfer fee of two million yuan, a sign-on fee of 1.2 million yuan, and an annual remuneration of nine hundred thousand yuan?”

  Pei Qian was confused.

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  Chapter 621 - Boss Pei's Kindness is Always in My Heart

  Did you not listen carefully to what I said?

  I’m not raising the price… but helping you lower it! How could you increase it?

  No, it seemed like this caused Team Leader Su to have an understanding. He had to quickly clarify.

  Pei Qian coughed slightly. “Team Leader Su, I actually didn’t mean that.

  “What I mean is Huang Wang has now signed with Waiwai. Your club can no longer be able to obtain higher income from the live broadcast platform. Moreover, Huang Wang has live-stream missions, which might affect his usual training.”

  There should be no ambiguity this time, right? Pei Qian wondered.

  What I meant was… if it was a player who had yet to sign a contract, then they could sign with the live-stream companies to make money. However, Huang Wang had signed them already and could no longer obtain any more benefits.

  Team Leader Su fell into deep thought again.

  Well, on the surface, it seemed as though Boss Pei was picking at Huang Wang again. However, that was all just appearances.

  In fact, that should be emphasizing Huang Wang’s commercial value?

  As a player who was famous in live-streaming, Huang Wang himself had his own traffic and popularity. Waiwai had also invested a lot of publicity resources in him.

  Huang Wang had more fans than the entire H4 Club. That was not an exaggeration.

  Moreover, if Huang Wang were to transfer from DGE to H4, his fans would inevitably pay attention to the H4 Club. Such attention was a kind of resource.

  In addition, the H4 Club and Waiwai’s relationship was pretty good as well. Huang Wang would be able to appear in large scale events when he transferred to the H4 Club, Waiwai would definitely be very happy…

  Indeed, he had to think about the commercial value of this player. He should even think of a way for Waiwai to pay part of the cost. That was also explained by the club owner before he came over.

  “My apologies, Boss Pei. We did not give proper considerations to it again.” Team Leader Su said after he considered the factors.

  “To express our apologies, we’ll offer our final sincere price. Three million yuan transfer price, 1.5 million yuan for signing bonus, and an annual salary of 1.2 million yuan!

  “Boss Pei, we are a small club with limited financial resources. This is really the best we can offer!”

  Pei Qian nearly spat out his tea.

  Team Leader Su, do you understand human language?!

  Pei Qian felt very tired.

  Reverse bargaining… doubled the signing fee! He could have sold at 1.5 million, but it had become three million now!

  It was outrageous for an esports player to be able to sell for so much money now.

  Pei Qian felt that this price should only be reached about two to three years later. What should he do? Try to press the price down again?

  Forget it, he should not lower the price again. Look at the decisiveness of Team Leader Su and thought about the failed experience from his previous negotiations…

  Perhaps if Pei Qian were to say another word, Team Leader Su would use up all their reserves and add on to this price.

  “Okay,” Pei Qian said with a little melancholy.

  Team Leader Su could not help but feel grateful. Boss Pei was really decisive! Team Leader Su could only call his boss to obtain more funds if Boss Pei wanted to add on anymore.

  Luckily, he successfully obtained Huang Wang at the upper limit of his budget!

  Boss Pei was obviously not very satisfied with the current price looking at Boss Pei’s melancholy expression. However, Boss Pei still decided to sell to him. He had to remember this kindness!

  Zhang Yuan had been silent as he watched Boss Pei raise the price.

  He could not help but sigh silently; Boss Pei was really good at bargaining!

  Huang Wang, being damned with faint praise, hinted that he was not only a commander but also a player with huge commercial value. He increased the price to the most suitable position.

  Team Leader Su was smart as well. He immediately understood Boss Pei’s intention and raised the price.

  All in all, it seemed like a very pleasant transaction from the final result!

  Zhang Yuan leaned close to Boss Pei and whispered, “Boss Pei, we have to ask Huang Wang for his personal opinion as well.”

  Pei Qian eased a little from the melancholy mood and nodded. Indeed, they had to ask the player if he was willing after the two clubs reached an agreement.

  However, Pei Qian felt that Huang Wang would definitely agree.

  His salary had reached this level and his good friend Pang Ling was there in the H4 Club. Both of them played midlane. He would be captain and commander with sufficient voice. Moreover, he could also officially enter competiti
ons…

  He could not think of any reason Huang Wang would hesitate?

  Let him go through the motion, pack, and go. All three parties would be happy.

  Pei Qian nodded. “Alright, let’s tell him now.”

  The two of them got Huang Wang to one side, and Zhang Yuan briefly told him about the transfer.

  “That is the current situation. Now it’s up to you to see if you want to transfer to the H4 Club.”

  Pei Qian thought that Huang Wang would agree immediately, but he did not think that Huang Wang would actually hesitate.

  “Can I… think it over?” Huang Wang asked.

  Pei Qian felt light-headed.

  What was there to consider?

  Brother, what was so good about the DGE Club that you had to stay?

  Pei Qian coughed slightly. “Why, are you dissatisfied with the H4 Club?”

  Huang Wang nodded and said in a small voice, “Their environment is really bad.”

  Pei Qian: “?”

  The environment was really bad? Wasn’t that a veteran club? How would the environment be bad?

  “It’s true, Boss Pei, the last time we saw their training base during the mock competition, and it was far worse than our base!” Huang Wang explained.

  “No matter whether it was computer equipment, living conditions, daily training schedules, etc., they are all incomparable to ours. The most important thing is that I don’t think I can gym every day…”

  Huang Wang really cared about this issue from his expression.

  Indeed, it was true that he would be able to play in official competitions and his salary would increase. However, Huang Wang—who had already had a two million yuan contract—did not care so much about salary anymore.

  The club’s supporting facilities and daily training which determined their daily life.

  Huang Wang felt that he would definitely be unable to adapt in terms of his lifestyle if he were to go to the H4 Club. There was no way for it to be as comfortable as in the DGE Club whether it was food, housing, or daily gym training.

  That was why he hesitated.

  Pei Qian was also lost in thought because he had never expected such a problem to occur.

  What should he do?

  Huang Wang had to go; he would be in endless trouble if he were to stay. Could he think of a way to kill two birds with one stone?

  Would he be able to get rid of Huang Wang without taking so much transfer fees?

  Pei Qian considered it for a while and suddenly had a eureka moment.

  He had an idea!

  “This problem is easy to solve, come with me.” Pei Qian told Huang Wang and Zhang Yuan.

  The three of them returned to the conference room and saw Team Leader Su again.

  “Team Leader Su, Huang Wang has no problems with the transfer. However, there will be extra conditions,” Pei Qian told Team Leader Su.

  “Huang Wang will need to maintain the training schedule and his work-life balance like when he was in the DGE Club. He has to have two hours of professional fitness training every day. You need to find him a full-time fitness coach and nutritionist.

  “Other than that, Huang Wang will use the ROF system units and a full set of peripherals that he had been familiar with for his training. I hope you can fully respect his training habits.

  “I heard that there are currently two teams in the GOG division of the H4 Club. The original training base is already very crowded. I hope that the H4 Club can find a new training base. It does not need to be too good, but the quality of life for each team member has to be guaranteed.

  “Of course, I know that your club’s funds are stretched so I’ve decided that DGE Club will only take 800,000 yuan in transfer fees. The remaining 2.2 million yuan will be used as the cost of improving the training base.

  “Your club will only have the right to use this money on behalf of us. You have to ensure that Huang Wang knows where the money is going to ensure that they go to the right places.”

  “Very grateful, Boss Pei! Much appreciated!” Team Leader Su exclaimed, beside himself with joy.

  Team Leader Su intended to keep Huang Wang on his original training schedule even if Boss Pei did not mention it. He even planned for the two teams in the GOG division to train according to it.

  Previously, Pang Ling recorded the DGE Club’s daily training schedule when they visited the DGE Club, which attracted the attention of the senior management.

  The senior management of the H4 Club realized that it could be the reason why the DGE Club was so strong after analyzing it! The approach was very scientific!

  The clubs had only paid attention to the training of game skills and ignored the physical fitness of the players for the longest time.

  Wouldn’t they make a huge loss if they were to purchase Huang Wang but were unable to ensure that he could train the way he did as before which would result in a decline in his performance?

  Therefore, Team Leader Su had originally wanted Huang Wang to share DGE’s training experience and improve the level of their teams.

  However, the funds of the H4 Club were really limited. They really broke their bank signing Huang Wang up this time. To find a new training base in Shanghai where every inch of land cost a bomb, apply fitness memberships for all members, and to order fitness meals for them was something that they really could not support financially.

  However, all these problems were now solved due to Boss Pei’s generosity!

  Team Leader Su knew that Boss Pei could actually ignore this since there would be nothing more to do with him when the players were sold!

  However, Boss Pei took the initiative to spend most of the signing fee to improve the environment for his own players where the other members of the H4 Club could follow suit.

  Boss Pei really shone too brightly!

  Team Leader Sun was so moved. He really owed big time to Boss Pei!

  Huang Wang would definitely be treated as the ace of the H4 Club in the future and become its absolute core!

  The problem was solved satisfactorily. Pei Qian found a very reasonable reason to return 2.2 million yuan in the signing fee. The pressure on him lifted, and he could not help but feel much better.

  The next step would be to negotiate the specific details of the contract. Generally, transferring to another club should only be done during the transfer season.

  However, there are no such rules currently.

  Moreover, even if there were such rules, it should be stipulated by the organizer—that was Tengda—so the other clubs could only comply with it.

  Therefore, this matter was not so serious since both clubs and players agreed. It would be necessary to set the transfer rules for each club after the establishment of the league.

  However, that would be a worry for the future to Pei Qian.

  Chapter 622 - Boss Pei Broke the Vicious Cycle of Zero-Sum Game

  August 18th, Thursday…

  Wu Bin and Cui Geng came to Halo Workspace to see Ruan Guangjian. The interview with Ruan Guangjian was already scheduled when interviewing Teacher Qiao.

  However, the induction and summary work after the interview took more time, which was why it was delayed until today.

  Wu Bin knew very well that Ruan Guangjian was also one of Boss Pei’s friends and long-term partners. He must possess a unique interpretation for Boss Pei.

  Ruan Guangjian fell into deep thought. “My first impression of Boss Pei…

  “Should be a very special client.”

  “How so?”

  “I’ve met clients on the internet with some problems such as…

  “Unclear needs… and wanting everything under the sun or ‘feel everything is wrong’. Some do not have any concept of what they want in their mind; neither can they express it. However, they’d asked you to make something that even they could not imagine.

  “Change for the sake of changing, did not have any useful comments… after changing so many times, they would finally return to the firs
t edition…

  “Totally ignore the situation with the freelancer. They would rush the construction period as much and delay the payment for as long as they can. They would also raise very unreasonable requests at times.

  “However, Boss Pei is completely different from other clients.

  “He has never put forward any specific needs and does not interfere with your creation. However, he would guide your creation through some other methods so that the work and his original intention could be further integrated.

  “Have full trust in the freelancer, give sufficient time and money, never pick on the work, and request for rework. However, the freelancer would receive a lot of money and would diligently work on everything in fear of losing this big client.

  “Moreover, in most cases, the first version from the freelancer is usually the best because he would usually be filled with inspiration and energy at this point in time. The later versions would generally be mental and physical exhaustion with the client’s interference and would not be as good as the first edition.

  “Therefore, the client would usually say: let’s still use the first edition. The first edition is generally always better.

  “That should be the biggest difference between Boss Pei and the other clients.”

  Wu Bin noted it all down and nodded frequently.

  “Then, Big Boss Ruan, why do you think is the reason for this difference?”

  Ruan Guangjian replied after much consideration, “I think the main reason is in philosophy.

  “Why does the client want the freelancer to make repeated amendments? I think the biggest problem was the natural conflict of interest between the two parties.

  “The mutual trust and foundation between each other had been severely damaged. Therefore, most of the clients and freelancers regard the cooperation as a zero-sum game.

  “Some irresponsible freelancers might feel that they should try their best to cheat as much money as they could and give a garbage plan to the client. If the client did not comment, then they could earn this amount of money easily. It would save time and effort.