Ruling Sword had won the battle and Glory Capital had given up the Champions League!
This was the media's new headline.
In any case, Ruling Sword had become the new champion team. From its establishment to becoming the champion of the professional league, it had only taken them a little more than half a year. This was second only to King's Palace from 20 years ago.
Back in the day, Emperor's Palace only took three months to become the champion of that year's Pro League. For a period of time, no one remembered the name Emperor's Palace. Only a few old players or old books would have a glimpse of their glory back in the day.
Ruling Sword and King's Palace were different.
King's Palace was a tycoon who used a lot of money to gather a few of the best professional players at the time. They didn't have a club as a foundation, nor did they have a long-term plan. They didn't even have a proper guild to back them up. They were like a glorious building built on the beach. Because of some financial problems, they almost disappeared overnight.
Although Ruling Sword had only been established for a short period of time, they were still in a hurry.
Looking at the future, Ruling Sword wasn't as strong as those established clubs, but looking at the current situation, Ruling Sword had a strong guild as a foundation. Their Elite group was quickly growing, and they had formed an alliance with Drizzle Court and Peerless City. They would only grow stronger and stronger. Looking ahead, the training camp was also being prepared.
Lu Li was constantly reminding himself not to go down the same path as King's Palace.
He looked at his elated but exhausted teammates and knew that it was far from time to relax.
Back at the headquarters, there was another celebration. They were busy until late at night. Only then did Lu Li have time to meet with the club's players and executives for a small meeting.
"We won just like that. It's like a dream. Everyone worked hard," Genhao San said. He still didn't feel like it was real.
From the way Star Moon Union dealt with Lu Li, he saw the narrow-minded and short-sighted behavior of a group of rich second-generation students. If Star Moon Union could treat Lu Li sincerely and let him have a sense of belonging to the guild, then today's glory would have been Star Moon Union's.
Leaving the Star Moon Union and joining Ruling Sword wasn't something that Lu Li could convince them to do.
Genhao San was just tired of the traditional style of the big clubs and wanted to change to a different path. Even if he failed, he could still change his mood. At most, it would only be a matter of one or two years. He was not a professional player, so there was no problem of him being too old to play.
Who would have thought that in such a short time, he would be managing a champion guild?
"Calm down. Although we won, no matter how we won, it's still worth celebrating. But please don't forget the gap between us and the big clubs." Lu Li poured a bucket of cold water on everyone's happy faces.
"If the Capital of Glory hadn't been scared, we would have been able to defeat them head-on," Fei Houzi expressed his regret.
"No, you're wrong. If there really was another match, we wouldn't have won," Lu Li said as he shook his head. He took out a list and placed it on the machine. A string of data appeared and said, "This is what Old Shen sent me today. You can take a look at what a big club is."
There was a list of purchases and some transaction records. Most of them were materials and potions, but there were also various levels of equipment, ranging from Gold to Epic. There was a huge amount of money. It was estimated that these transactions added up to at least a hundred million dollars.
Shen Wansan first formed an alliance with Lu Li, then with Ruling Sword. He could be considered Lu Li's best partner.
Ruling Sword's transactions with the outside world basically went through Shen Wansan. After more than half a year of cooperation, everyone cherished this relationship. Shen Wansan was worried that Lu Li would be blinded by victory, so he tried to find a way to collect this list from his peers.
At the moment, Dawnlight was a game that all the big clubs were still in the investment stage.
Apart from management and opportunities, there was no doubt that whoever spent more money would be more powerful. Lu Li had developed a guild from nothing, so he couldn't compete with these big clubs who were willing to spend money.
"This transaction was made by more than 120 large mercenary groups. The rare materials involved are at least three times more than what we have in storage. Do you still think we can beat them?" Lu Li's hand pulled the air and a transaction record was pulled out.
"There are also 16 Epic equips. The Capital of Glory cleared out the largest guild in the game, the Alliance's inventory …"
"This kind of fire resistance potion is very useful for Instance Dungeons. The Capital of Glory directly bought the potion maker. This kind of method and courage, even I am shocked."
"We have a lot of methods that we bought that we can use in the competition. For example, March Rain, unfortunately, you didn't even get a chance to use your Dispel. Everyone else has it, and so do I. However, we have a trump card, and the Capital of Glory has more …"
If the day was a party, then now it was time to cool down.
"We still have a lot to go, so everyone needs to continue to work hard," Lu Li paused, then turned his head to ask Genhao San, "How much money do we have left? How much money can we get this time?"
"We're out of money," Genhao San said. Not only was he not depressed, but he was also a little excited. "But we will soon have a lot of money. Because we won the championship, we will get double the ticket revenue. There will also be various bonuses. A conservative estimate is at least 80 million."
80 million! Lu Li's eyes were almost seeing stars.
"It's a pity that we lost a lot of ticket revenue because of the Capital of Glory's forfeiture," Genhao San said with a pained expression.
The Capital of Glory forfeited the competition and paid a penalty fee to the organizers to make up for their losses. However, this money had nothing to do with Ruling Sword. After all, Ruling Sword had won without a fight. On the surface, it looked like they had won the competition effortlessly. This was a very profitable thing.
"Contentment brings happiness. This is much better than I expected," Lu Li said optimistically.
Before his rebirth, he only had enough to eat and wear. He didn't have any extra money to equip himself in the game and increase his strength to make a lot of money. By the time he had some extra money, his sister was diagnosed with a serious illness. He didn't even have enough money to see a doctor. In the end, he could only watch in despair as his sister walked towards death.
After his rebirth, he was still poor. He relied on his rebirth to earn money bit by bit. In the beginning, he had to cheat money from the Star Moon Union to buy the helmet.
Now, things were finally different!
Ruling Sword had never been so rich before. The club's funds didn't even exceed 10 million. Usually, they would earn a few hundred thousand and spend it immediately. Sometimes, they would even need Lu Li to ask Water Fairy to help them out.
Of course, this 80 million couldn't be used by Lu Li to develop the guild.
First, they had to pay 8 million to the government at a tax rate of 10%. This was the result of the 10% paid by the organizers and the tax cut to support the gaming industry. Otherwise, the money would continue to shrink.
Then, they had to give some to the professional players.
According to the rules of the professional circle, this percentage could be more or less. It was usually from 10% to 50%.
Clubs that could give 10% of the profits to the competitors weren't very good. Only small clubs that couldn't make much money would choose this method of distribution. If a large club only took 10%, they wouldn't even be able to pay for their daily expenses, let alone earn money and develop.
Every time the Capital of Glory won the championship, they would take a 50% cut, which was why they had so much money to develop.
"Regarding the issue of the cut, the club might be a bit unfair to everyone." Lu Li could have asked Genhao San to say this, but he chose to say it himself. Talking about money would hurt relationships. There was no need to always let Genhao San do things that offended people.
The conference room was a little silent. It seemed like no one knew what to say.
The kind of situation where the protagonist's strong body shook, and the people below immediately sacrificed their lives was almost impossible to happen in reality. No one would be willing to risk their lives for a single cent. Everyone needed to eat, and everyone wanted to earn money. Everyone wanted to buy whatever they wanted, and they didn't need to care about the price.
Even if they went home for the New Year and asked how much they earned, they wouldn't be able to say that they didn't take a single cent from home.
Things like dreams could only be talked about when they were full.
Therefore, no one would stand up and say that they didn't want the money. Even if someone thought so, they wouldn't jump out and say it.
For example, Fei Houzi didn't want the money. He felt that he didn't have to spend money at all because he stayed in his room all day playing games. The club provided him with food and accommodation, and he relied on his looks to pick up girls. However, he wasn't stupid enough to say this in public.
If Fei Houzi said that he didn't want the money, how could the others take it?
You don't have to take the money, but don't block other people's way of making money.
Moonlight was so poor that he had to buy a pack of cigarettes that cost three yuan. It was completely reasonable for him to give some money to improve his life and help his old comrades.
There was also Mu Qiu, who had to support his family.
It was impossible for others to live happily without money. At least many people here had plans to buy their own houses in Jiangnan City.
"This time, the club will take 50% of the profits. 30% will be used for development, 20% will be used for rewards, and the remaining 5% will be given to everyone here. If you have any opinions, feel free to voice them out. I'm not a dictatorial person, and we can discuss anything. Let's not hide anything in our hearts, lest it affects the future." Lu Li saw that no one was speaking, so he had to announce the results himself.
"Based on our situation, this is a bit much." Cat Dad was one of the higher-ups, so he was also present. "In my opinion, we should just give everyone some pocket money. We can't spend it all in a short time, and I don't think anyone knows how to invest."
He didn't want to offend the other competitors, but now he had to stand up.
"We still have to split the money. If the guild needs money, I can borrow it from you." It wasn't that Lu Li didn't like money, but he didn't want to hurt everyone's enthusiasm for short-term profits.
"Let's talk in private. Brother San and Wander, too?" Cat Dad hesitated for a moment and said.
"Okay, let's go to the small conference room next door for a meeting. If you have any ideas, you can discuss them among yourselves." Lu Li stood up and followed Cat Dad out. He didn't forget to ask everyone to relax before they left.
Genhao San also felt that this needed to be discussed. As for Wander, he probably didn't hear what Lu Li said at all.
After the higher-ups left, the conference room was silent for a while.
Now that only the competitors were left, whether they wanted to admit it or not, there was a certain gap between them and Lu Li. When it came to these conflicts of interest, they couldn't say anything directly.
"We still need money, right?" Fei Houzi said reluctantly.
"The guild's development needs money, especially at this stage." Moonlight rubbed his chin, which he had just shaved this morning. His gums were aching.
He was an orphan. Other than smoking and drinking, he didn't need any money. However, he had always been poor. He couldn't let go of the orphanage that raised him, and he had to send money to it often. The old players who brought him into the guild didn't have a good life, and he often helped them out. There were also some friends who were struggling to make ends meet.
"I don't care. We have enough money to buy a house anyway." Sanyue Yu and Huadi Liqing were both veterans, and they had fixed shares in the guild.
Although it wasn't a lot, it was enough for them to buy an apartment in the neighborhood near the club.
The others also shared their thoughts. Generally speaking, they still had to take the money. Otherwise, what was the point of working so hard? Why couldn't they have dreams and money at the same time?
However, everyone was either a homebody or a useless person, so it was meaningless to keep the money. After some discussion, they came up with an idea. Could they keep enough money to spend and give it to Lu Li to develop the club? Wouldn't that be the best of both worlds?
Lu Li and the other three were also discussing what they should do with the money.
"Based on what you said, we can't split it 50%," Wander shook his head. "Think about it. 80 million minus 8 million in taxes, there's still 70 million left. If you split it 50%, you'll only be left with 3,600. You'll have to take at least 1,000 out of the 3,600 as guild benefits …"
"The executives and shareholders will also have to split some, about 8 million," Lu Li added.
"Hehe, what can the club do with less than 20 million? Let's go to the Great Sword together? "Wander said sarcastically.
"20 million is really not enough. We might not even last until the next competition, unless we start financing." Genhao San smiled bitterly and spread his hands. Even the cleverest housewife can't cook a meal without rice. 20 million could be used to do a lot of things. However, they had just won the championship, so who wouldn't want to speed up their development?
"Financing." Lu Li sighed, but he still shook his head resolutely.
Whether it was because of the mentality of an ordinary citizen or because he was determined to be independent, he would never accept the manipulation of capital.
"Actually, I've always wanted to say, why don't we create some virtual stocks?" Cat Dad couldn't help but ask. He called Lu Li out to discuss this matter. "I know there are a lot of flaws in financing, especially when the capital market is too eager for quick success. But we can issue virtual stocks."
"Virtual stocks?" Lu Li thought the term was familiar.
He had been researching this for some time, but unfortunately, he was semi-illiterate, so he couldn't figure it out.
"Many clubs use the concept of virtual stocks. You can think of it as a virtual stock issued by the club to a specific group of people. The group of people can enjoy a certain amount of dividends and share price appreciation, but they don't have ownership or voting rights. They can't be transferred or sold, and they automatically become invalid when they leave the club …" Cat Dad introduced some knowledge about virtual stocks in a professional manner.
Lu Li was immediately tempted. On one hand, this thing could solve his worries, and on the other hand, he could share the benefits with everyone.
"Just distribute the virtual shares according to the number of shares they've subscribed to. All you need to do is decide how much to contribute, but not too much. If it's too much, it'll be worthless. Although the shares are virtual, the money you get is real," Cat Dad reminded him.
After some discussion, Lu Li decided to use this method.
In fact, they didn't need to release too many virtual stocks. As long as the money they invested could steadily increase in value, it would be more profitable than putting it in the bank, and it wouldn't be as risky as investing. It would be a win-win situation.
When he returned to the meeting room and said this, everyone immediately agreed.
Nonsense. They had already decided to lend it to the club to develop, but they didn't expect to get dividends. For people like Sanyue Yu who got the share from the beginning, it was fine, but for those who joined later, they were already jealous.
If they got dividends according to the development of the club, it wouldn't just be a financial relationship. It would also give people a strong sense of belonging to the club.
I'm working hard for my own dreams. I'm making money for myself.
The harder I work, the more I'll earn.
In this way, the final amount of money that could be used to develop the club was actually 50 million. From less than 20 million to 50 million, it was just a matter of looking at things from a different perspective.
Although there were some benefits in terms of dividends, it was nothing compared to 50 million.
With 50 million, Lu Li finally had a lot of confidence.
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