"An internet cafe resident team?"
In the private room of the Internet Cow Internet Cafe, Lin Feng was holding a business card that he had just received from the boss of the internet cafe. When he heard the request of the boss, who was as round as a ball and had a friendly smile on his face, Lin Feng subconsciously scratched his head.
"What do you mean?"
Zhang Hao also spoke hesitantly, "You're right.
"Is it like a title sponsorship?"
The owner of the internet cafe, who was as round as Lin Feng's teammate Tian Tianyu, waved his hands with a smile.
"No, no, no, it's not a title sponsorship.
"That's too expensive. Our small family and business can't afford to do that —"
"It's exactly what it means. Resident team."
That afternoon, the representatives of the Shanghai TV Industry Association, Du Du, Lin Feng, and a few others came to the Internet Cafe again. They booked a private room and were ready to play a group game. However, before the game even started, the fat boss of the Internet cafe took the initiative to visit them.
The first thing he did was greet Lin Feng, An Xin, and Ceng Rui with a smile on his face. After a long time, he finally revealed his true intentions.
He wanted to invite Lin Feng and the others to stay in the internet cafe as a team.
The fat boss quickly explained to Lin Feng and the others what he was talking about. In fact, it was very simple. He recognized Lin Feng and the others as the representative team of the Shanghai Television Association, who had won the National University League a while ago. He wanted to invite the five members of the team to stay at the Internet Cow Internet Cafe in the future. They would be the signboards of his Internet Cafe.
"You're … Boss Qian, right?"
Ceng Rui looked at the business card in Lin Feng's hand. The name "Qian Lu" was embossed on it in gold.
The owner of the internet cafe, Qian Lu, continued to smile obsequiously.
"Don't call me boss.
"I'm just a small business with a small family. How can I be considered a fart boss?"
If you don't mind, just call me Old Qian! "
Old Qian?
Ceng Rui's eyelids twitched.
Zhang Hao nearly choked when he heard that.
F * ck, this boss is really willing to lower his status. He's trying to get close to them as if he's from the same generation as them. This intimacy … isn't it a little too exaggerated?
Lin Feng didn't think it was bad at all. He took the initiative to greet him.
"Old Qian —"
"Then what do you want us to do for this garrison team?"
When Qian Lu saw Lin Feng take the initiative to call him so intimately, he smiled so widely that his eyes almost turned into slits.
"You don't need to do anything!"
"It's just a small matter. In any case, you guys can come here often in the future. Occasionally, you can participate in some small internet cafe competitions … Or, if there are experts from other internet cafes who want to challenge us, you guys can just show up and represent our internet cafe to settle the matter."
As expected of a businessman, Qian Lu's ability to take advantage of the situation was masterful. In the blink of an eye, he had turned his "Internet Cow Internet Cafe" into "Our Internet Cafe." His tone was natural.
"Oh, got it."
Lin Feng slapped his thigh.
"You're in charge of the place, right?"
Qian Lu choked for a moment and laughed dryly. "Haha, Little Lin's words aren't pleasant to the ears. It's not called watching over the place, it's just helping to hold down the fort. It's like … like the internet cafe's guardian angel! Hahaha, that's right, protector! Protector! "
Ceng Rui's lips twitched a little as he listened.
She even used the term 'guardian', which was so childish …
At this time, An Xin, who had been listening quietly, suddenly chuckled and said,
"Boss Qian ~ According to what you said, logically speaking, there should be a protection fee, right?"
He hit the nail on the head.
It was a vital point.
The chubby flesh on Qian Lu's face could not help but tremble. Then, he squeezed out a smile.
"Ah, yes, yes, yes …"
…
The so-called protection fee was actually the reward for hiring Lin Feng and the others to stay at the Internet Cow Internet Cafe.
According to Qian Lu's explanation, the calculation of the remuneration would be based on the entire team as a unit, with a fixed monthly remuneration of 2,000 yuan. The other matches would be based on a set of BO3 wins, with a bonus of 500 yuan. If the standards of the competition were higher, then the standard of the bonus would be increased accordingly.
The calculation of the bonus was relatively acceptable for a small competition at the level of an internet cafe.
As for the fixed salary …
"2,000 yuan …"
Lin Feng rubbed his chin.
"Four hundred per person, isn't that a little too little?"
As he spoke, he looked at Qian Lu.
Qian Lu laughed dryly. "Um … We're a small business … How about 3,000?"
Boss Qian's heart ached at the sudden increase of 1,000 yuan.
Lin Feng didn't even think about it before he happily agreed.
"Okay!"
"Deal!"
Qian Lu breathed a sigh of relief.
"Deal!"
The two sides did not haggle at all. In the blink of an eye, the deal was sealed.
An Xin crossed her arms and leaned against the wall with a smile. She had no intention of continuing to bargain with Boss Qian. In fact, if she were in his shoes, Boss Qian would probably have at least two or three layers of skin peeled off.
But it was nothing.
They did not rely on this kind of thing to make money. A small reward was good enough.
Ceng Rui, who was standing next to him, seemed to have thought of something. His gaze fell on Qian Lu.
"Boss Qian, do the other internet cafes hire teams like this?"
Qian Lu nodded.
"Yes. In the past month or two, all the internet cafes in Shanghai have started doing this."
Ceng Rui nodded.
"What kind of teams do those internet cafes hire?"
Qian Lu answered honestly, "Some of them are semi-professional teams that are permanently stationed in their own internet cafes. Some of them are teams put together by experts that they hired from outside."
Ceng Rui raised an eyebrow.
"Are semi-professional teams more expensive?"
Qian Lu laughed dryly. "Ah … this still depends on the specific situation. If it's a stronger team or an individual expert, then the remuneration should be higher. But our internet cafe is really a small business. We can't afford to hire those gods who charge too much …"
"Is that so …"
Ceng Rui nodded thoughtfully. Then the corners of his mouth curled up.
"That might not be the case."
Qian Lu was about to wipe the sweat off his forehead when he heard this. He did not understand the meaning behind Ceng Rui's words. He could only laugh dryly.
But the truth was as Ceng Rui said.
Boss Qian, who was still a little reluctant to part with his money, did not know that the Shanghai TV Association team was stronger than the National University League champions he had expected. More importantly …
He had only spent 600 yuan per person to recruit a player who was once the number one professional mid laner in the national server.
Not to mention getting something for nothing.
But at the very least, this could be said to be a profitable business.
…
Speaking of which, it wasn't as if Qian Lu had nowhere to spend his money to make Boss Qian, who always said that he had a "small business", pay a hefty sum of money to hire Lin Feng and the other four members of the Shanghai TV Association to work at this Internet Cow Internet Cafe.
Businessmen did not get up early if they did not profit.
He naturally had his reasons for doing this.
Just like what Qian Lu had said to Lin Feng and the others earlier, recently, many of the higher-class internet cafes in Shanghai had begun to take action in this area. They had used various means to find strong players or battle teams to hold down the fort.
It wasn't just because the internet cafe could attract more customers if they had a strong team as their signboard. It was also because Shanghai's various regional internet cafe leagues were appearing more and more frequently.
Recently, there was a competition in Shanghai.
It was called the "Guild Cup Internet Cafe Round Robin Challenge."
There was no need to elaborate on the specific rules of the competition. To put it simply, each participating internet cafe would serve as a competition point or arena to receive challenges from other big internet cafes. The competition organizers would award the prizes based on the final results of each big internet cafe.
And no matter which prize it was, the final prize money was quite generous.
As the owner of this Internet Cow Internet Cafe, Qian Lu signed up without hesitation the moment he found out that the competition was going to be held.
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