“Indeed, the internet cafes were filled to the brim as soon as they opened! I heard that the members of the various clubs are now going to Deposit Fitness to train. There are many hidden talents in these two internet cafes. You can see many experts even if you organize an internet cafe competition.”
“Boss Xiao and Boss Guo discussed and felt that we could open one or two more branches based on the situation. We should be able to earn more.”
“Of course, earning money is not the main goal. The main goal is to fulfill the functions and cooperate with the E-Sports environment here.”
Pei Qian: “…”
Bad luck!
While two popular branches would not allow Pei Qian to make much more money but that was not a good sign.
It was a remote villa district that no one paid attention to. Could it be that it had been forcefully transformed into Jingzhou’s new commercial district and the capital of e-sports?
Don’t mess with me!
Pei Qian suddenly felt hopeless as he leaned back in his chair, feeling like life had forsaken him.
Soon, they arrived at Ming Yun Villas. Xiao Li stopped his car in front of DGE Club.
Pei Qian opened the door and alighted from the car. He saw Zhang Yuan and Manager Cui, the marketing manager of Ming Yun Villas, walking out of the club happily.
“Boss Pei?” Zhang Yuan did not know in advance that Boss Pei was going to come so he was a little surprised.
“Boss Pei!!” Manager Cui was delighted, his grin split from one end to the other.
He stepped forward and grabbed Pei Qian’s hand, as though Pei Qian was closer to him than his family.
Pei Qian was stunned. He could not understand why Manager Cui was so happy.
Manager Cui said happily, “Boss Pei, you came at the right time. I brought a small gift to visit Boss Zhang just now. I wanted to pay you a visit, but Boss Zhang said that you were too busy. That’s why I didn’t go to Tengda’s headquarters to look for you. I didn’t expect to meet you here. What a coincidence!”
Pei Qian looked at Zhang Yuan, confused. “What’s going on?”
Zhang Yuan smiled and said casually, “Oh, it’s nothing much, Boss Pei.”
“Aren’t all the GOG clubs moving to Jingzhou recently? The villas here are quite suitable for the club’s training base. What’s more, all the clubs are together. It would be more convenient to arrange for a training tournament or to have daily interactions.”
“After that, the value of the properties rose, including the shops and car spaces. Of course, Manager Cui is happy.”
Zhang Yuan turned to Manager Cui. “However, Manager Cui, you don’t have to take it to heart. This is a small matter to Boss Pei. It’s not worth mentioning. It’s not worth mentioning.”
Manager Cui quickly said, “Hey, you can’t say that. It might be a small matter to Boss Pei, but it’s a huge matter to Ming Yun Villas!”
“Boss Pei, if you need our cooperation in the future, just say the word and we’ll arrange everything for you!”
Manager Cui was beaming with happiness. There was no telling how much bonus he had gotten from his boss.
Pei Qian’s expression stiffened as he forced a smile. “You’re welcome…”
Manager Cui smiled and said, “Alright, I won’t disturb you then. Boss Pei, Boss Zhang, take your time. I’ll take my leave.”
“Look for me if you need anything! Don’t stand on the ceremony!”
Manager Cui left gratefully.
Zhang Yuan smiled. “Manager Cui, you’re being too polite. It’s not a big deal.”
“However, it makes sense. Boss Pei, a simple decision from you could bring such huge benefits to Ming Yun Villas. If I were Manager Cui, I would wake up laughing even in my dreams.”
“Er… Boss Pei?” Zhang Yuan then noticed that Boss Pei seemed to be distracted.
Pei Qian shook his head. “It’s alright.”
He might say that he was fine but his heart was bleeding.
Ming Yun Villas’ prices had risen again?
Wouldn’t that mean that the value of my fixed assets had increased again?
Of course, Boss Li should be the happiest. Pei Qian only had one house in Ming Yun Villas while Boss Li had several after all.
However, to Pei Qian, this was a nightmare of some scale.
Nonetheless, Pei Qian had experienced all sorts of storms after all. He quickly overcame this small setback and said, “I’ve nothing special today. I just want to see how the clubs are doing.”
Zhang Yuan nodded immediately. “Alright, I’ll bring you around.”
While some clubs chose other places in Jingzhou for their training, most of them chose places near Ming Yun Villas.
There were five or six young people strolling by the roadside. When they saw Pei Qian, their eyes lit up and they walked over.
“Eh, isn’t this Boss Pei’s actor? Hello, hello, can I take a picture with you?”
“Alright.” This was not the first time Pei Qian had encountered such a situation. He had often encountered people asking for a group photo when he had been drinking coffee at Fish-Catching Internet Cafe. Thus, he had put on his signature fake smile and taken a photo with them.
The young men left gratefully after they were done.
Zhang Yuan pretended to be a passerby the entire time. He only continued to lead Boss Pei towards the club after Boss Pei was done taking photos with these passionate young people.
Pei Qian felt strange. “What are these people here for? Why do they look like they’re here for sightseeing?”
Zhang Yuan smiled. “Boss Pei, they are just sightseeing. All the E-Sports Clubs are gathered here now. Many gamers who like to play GOG would come and take a look. They might not be able to enter the club but they might meet players who come out to eat and work out.”
“That’s why they are here to eat and play in an internet cafe. At the same time, they could take a look at the bases of the various clubs. It’s not bad.”
Pei Qian frowned. “Would Manager Cui and the others be willing?”
Zhang Yuan said, “What’s there to be unwilling about? The buildings in the nameless restaurant are meant for both commercial and residential purposes. There are also shops there. Now that the traffic has increased, Manager Cui can’t be happier!”
“You don’t have to worry about the club’s training either. There will only be more people here during the weekend. What’s more, the club is under closed management. The members won’t be affected.”
Pei Qian remained silent for a moment. “Alright.”
For some reason, Pei Qian had a feeling that everyone was happy and had gotten what they wanted. He was the only one with burdens on his shoulders.
“Boss Pei, this building and that building belongs to SHG, Shenhua’s club.
Zhang Yuan pointed at the villa in front of him and then at the one beside it.
Pei Qian was stunned. “Which building?”
Zhang Yuan said, “Both buildings. Boss Lin thought they looked good. What’s more, he said that the club should have more backup players. If the GPL team had ten people, the GDL team would have ten more people. Wouldn’t twenty people need two villas?”
Pei Qian: “Wouldn’t he think it’s a waste?”
Zhang Yuan smiled. “I asked Boss Lin the same question. Boss Lin said that it’s not expensive. Shenhua Football Club’s venue and building were built on their own. Their foreign star players live in terraced villas as their hostel. It wasn’t too much money to buy two villas.”
“Boss Lin was still worried that staying in such a villa would not be grand enough. After all, we have to film some publicity films for the club during the competition, right? If the publicity film shows that the training base is lacking in reputation and affects Shenhua’s corporate image, it would not be worth it.”
“It would give off an image that Shenhua is going bankrupt if the training base is too bad. They couldn’t allow it.”
Pei Qian rem
ained silent for a moment. “Yes, what he said makes sense. I can’t refute him at the moment.”
Shenhua could easily squeeze out some annual investments from football to play eSports, unlike other clubs which had to skimp. They probably even felt like they had too much money to spend.
Two buildings! They bought two buildings!
They bought twenty players!
They really stood out from everyone else.
These clubs were managed in a closed manner. The main reason was that they did not want the audience to be too enthusiastic and run into the clubs to affect their team members’ training. Thus, the doors were tightly shut.
Zhang Yuan made a call. A moment later, Lin Chang walked out of the villa and opened the door.
“Boss Zhang! Eh, Boss Pei, what a rare guest!”
Zhang Yuan was stunned. “Eh, Boss Lin? Didn’t you leave Jingzhou a few days ago? When did you come back?”
Lin Chang smiled and nodded. “Oh, I went to Shanghai with the other club owners to buy a few players. I just came back yesterday.”
Zhang Yuan was stunned. “Huh? Again?”
Lin Chang nodded. “That’s right. Buy a few good seedlings with potential. In any case, if they can’t play GPL, they can play GDL. If they can’t play GDL, they can go to the green bud training or watch the water dispenser. If they really can’t make it, I can still sell them to other teams.”
“Our team started late and has a weak foundation. We have to work harder. In the long term, talent is the most important. It’s always right to buy more talents.”
“What’s more, these are newbies who don’t have much value. It won’t cost much to buy them now.”
Lin Chang said it all very lightly.
Chapter 761 - Boss Pei’s Plan To Send Us Out Of Business!
Lin Chang’s words gave Pei Qian the feeling of a rich Saudi Arabian whale coming to a local counter to buy Shenhua’s cell phone.
How could it be so cheap and worth it? He could buy ten of them!
Perhaps it was because Shenhua also had a football club that they subconsciously felt that top players were worth tens of millions of yuan. Any one of them would probably be worth a few million yuan, right?
In the end, after creating the E-Sports Club, he realized that the top E-Sports players were not even as expensive as ordinary football players. On the other hand, those not so famous internet addicts only cost them about 10,000 yuan a month to be in the green training camp?
It was just one more person to feed, he would add make a profit as long as one out of ten of them could become successful.
Shenhua, who had this mentality, immediately went into a crazy buying mode. Even IOI and Gods Rising’s players were asked if they were interested in changing classes, let alone GOG’s top scorers.
Many people had been poached.
Many professional players had passion for the games that they loved but passion could not be treated as food.
GOG was currently very popular in the country. The GPL league was about to start soon and the heat was readily available.
As the saying went, men were afraid of entering the wrong line of work. If an esports player chose the wrong game, he would regret it for the rest of his life.
Shenhua was very famous in the football industry, and would definitely do well in e-sports.
Of course, not everyone was willing to change their game. Shenhua tested them, not taking all of them indiscriminately
That was why the IOI teams had not been emptied out. There were still three or four people left out of the five. However, most of the IOI teams had been washed out. It was just a matter of whether or not they had been dismantled.
Moreover, Shenhua was not the only one trying to poach people. Many other clubs also developed a strong sense of crisis when they saw Shenhua playing like that.
They could not stand by and do nothing even if Shenhua were to spend ten times as much money as they did, right?
What’s left for us if the entire capsule machine was given to you?
Thus, the other club owners also followed Shenhua in poaching people. They decided to buy as many good seedlings as possible with the mindset that there was no time to waste.
GOG’s professional tournament had only just started after all. There was a huge gap between the professional players, the rookies would still have a chance to catch up once the league became official.
Therefore, under Shenhua’s lead, these clubs were not to be outdone. They swept across the entire domestic e-sports circle like a wave.
…
In the training base of the SHG Club, Pei Qian sipped his tea as he listened to Lin Chang talk about his’ generous’ and ‘wise’ decisions during the time he had been operating the SHG Club.
Shenhua Real Estate had funded the construction of SHG but Lin Zhou had not paid much attention to it. His main focus was still on football.
On the other hand, Lin Chang was very active. He volunteered to be the boss of the SHG Club and even personally looked for managers and team leaders.
Obviously, Lin Chang was very satisfied with this round of operations and was very optimistic about the future of the SHG Club.
“Recently, I’ve been playing GOG and watching GOG’s competition on the plane. I suddenly feel that this game is quite interesting!”
“I always thought that it was just a game. What’s so good about it? Is it better than football?”
“However, after playing it, I realized that it was really interesting. The current popularity is far less than that of ball games but this kind of esports model has a quality that ball games do not possess in terms of viewing!”
“Sigh, Boss Pei, which hero do you like the most? I like the Literary Genius of the Winds, Ruan and Modest…”
“This game is really fun. Boss Pei, how did you design it?”
Lin Changyue became more excited.
In fact, at the beginning, he was only here to support the game. He did not think that E-Sports would be able to make much of a name for itself. He was just here to play around.
In the end, it was only after getting to know more about the game that he realized that an alternative sports competition like E-Sports was indeed exciting and interesting!
That was why Lin Chang was vested. He went around buying things, showing off how much money a person had.
“So, Boss Pei, GOG’s competition is the best in the eSports world now, right?” Lin Chang asked.
Zhang Yuan smiled and said, “Boss Lin, that’s hard to say. Finger Games is also preparing for IOI’s international finals. They are not short of money or manpower and they’ve been preparing for so long. They might not lose to GOG’s international invitational tournament.”
“GOG is now domineering in the country but it is still lacking compared to IOI in the world.”
Lin Chang nodded with realization. “I see.”
He looked at Pei Qian and said, “Boss Pei, do you need any help to promote GOG overseas? We can help promote it through advertisements or insert into some for movies since we have been overseas for sometime…”
Pei Qian quickly said, “No need!”
Lin Chang was stunned. He did not expect Boss Pei to reject him so decisively. “You really don’t need it? It’s alright. It’s nothing. It’s not troublesome at all.”
Pei Qian immediately shook his head. “There’s really no need! I have other plans for GOG’s overseas market. Don’t act rashly. It might affect my entire plan.”
Lin Chang nodded. “Alright, I won’t interfere then. Boss Pei, if GOG faces any difficulties in promoting overseas, you can look for me anytime. I won’t hesitate to help!”
Pei Qian was speechless.
What the f*ck do you mean by you wouldn’t hesitate to help!
I haven’t settled the score with you for the matter with Tomorrow is Beautiful!
The biggest difficulty that GOG faced in promoting overseas was that it was being promoted too quickly… Could you help to lessen GOG’s
market share?
You can’t? Then no thanks.
Zhang Yuan took a sip of tea and said, “Boss Lin, the GDL slots have been arranged. Training competition with DGE’s club has also been arranged. However… there are too many players now even with two teams.”
Lin Chang: “What would happen if you buy too many players?”
Zhang Yuan was silent for a moment. “Nothing much, just a waste of salary.”
Lin Chang laughed. “That doesn’t matter. I have a lot of budget anyway. I’ll just buy them and raise them. What’s more, I saw a few players who could not hold on in the IOI Club. I’m doing a good deal if I poach them to play GOG, right?”
…
At night, Long Yu Corporation’s conference room was brightly lit.
Members of the IOI Operations Coordination Department of Long Yu Corporation gathered in the hall, and everyone’s expressions were extremely solemn.
That weekend, Zhao Xuming personally visited most of the clubs in Shanghai tirelessly to inform them about IOI’s global finals personally to express his sincerity.
However, almost all of the IOI branches had been torn down unexpectedly. While most teams only lacked one or two people but they were not complete!
Zhao Xuming asked carefully and realized that he was only three or four days late. If they had come earlier, these people would have been saved.
Now that they had signed a contract with other clubs, they would have to pay the transfer fee if they bought the players back…
The more Zhao Xuming thought about it, the angrier he became. He slammed the conference table.
“This Boss Pei is ruthless! Ruthless!”
“This move is practically a plan to send us out of business!”
“Send someone to dismantle all the IOI professional gaming teams. It would be ridiculous if not a single team was left! It’s ridiculous!”
“Are you trying to embarrass our domestic IOI team in the international competition?”
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