Daqian E-Sports continued to maintain a balanced state this year. This made Huang Xuzhong, who came to report his work, wipe his tears and snot. He said that what he ate was grass and what he squeezed out was milk. It was all for the benefit of others.
This was not false. Daqian E-Sports actually did a lot of things in 1997. Not only did they hold WCG, but they also promoted more than a dozen new competitions. Especially the global StarCraft league, which had become a global league second only to Pokemon.
With the emergence of various e-sports competitions, the number of e-sports competitions registered under the International E-Sports Federation also exceeded three digits. In two years of development, there were already tens of thousands of professional e-sports players registered.
According to the regulations of the International E-Sports Federation, the federation had to give subsidies to all registered professional e-sports players. Although it was not a lot every month, with tens of thousands of players, it would cost at least five to six million USD per month. That would be sixty to seventy million USD per year.
The advertising commission that the International E-Sports Federation collected from other e-sports competitions was far from enough to cover the subsidies for all professional e-sports players.
Naturally, Da Qian E-Sports would pay for the insufficient amount of money. Da Qian E-Sports had worked so hard to earn some money through advertising, and all of it was given to these professional e-sports players as subsidies.
In addition to the funds used to organize various e-sports competitions, although Daqian E-Sports doubled its performance in 1997, it lost twenty million USD. It became the first company to lose money this year.
Huang Xuzhong felt that he had lost a lot of face. It was too embarrassing.
However, these subsidies could not be stopped. The reason why the International E-Sports Federation was able to become the well-deserved manager of the e-sports industry in the world was that it had unimaginable power. A single order could completely block a professional e-sports player's career path.
It was because the International E-Sports Federation controlled subsidies. The annual subsidies of nearly seventy million USD seemed like a huge expense, but at the same time, it was also a huge threshold.
Anyone who tried to seize the power of the International E-Sports Federation would have to think carefully about whether they wanted to pay the annual subsidies of seventy million USD.
If they were not willing to pay, then the International E-Sports Federation would always be Daqian's toy.
In a few years, when e-sports became a sport that surpassed football and basketball, then the International E-Sports Federation would be able to make a lot of money like the International Football Association.
"Alright, I won't blame you for losing money. I'll give you an extra one million for you to distribute as a bonus!" Boss Jia laughed. Huang Xuzhong's expression instantly brightened, and all the unhappiness on his face disappeared.
"What plans do you have for next year's development?" Boss Jia asked.
"Yes, I plan to push for the Pro League to become a Club!" Huang Xuzhong raised his head and revealed a rare serious expression: "This past year, I've been paying attention to Club Excellent Era. This club currently gathers about 30% of Hua Xia's professional eSports players, but they have created 200 times the commercial benefits of the other 70% of the players! "
"That's because the other 70% of professional eSports players don't have any other income other than the prize money!"
"Only when many professional eSports players gather together to form a club, and then have the club conduct business negotiations with various companies, can it bring more benefits."
"That's why I believe that becoming a Club is imperative for the entire eSports industry, and we need to speed up the promotion. We need to proactively encourage all interested parties to form a Club. At the same time, we need to encourage players to join the Club and sign a contract with the Club! "
"Also, in all kinds of competitions, the Club's brand needs to be promoted. In the future, I plan to no longer accept individual registrations. Registrations must be done under the Club's name. Let the Club become a participant in the competition and fully develop the strength of the Club!"
"Apart from this, I think that apart from the WCG, which is held by a country, we can also hold the Club World Cup. We can create a competition where the Club is the main body of the competition, and choose the best eSports Club in the world."
"This way, not only will we be able to create fans based on the players, but also fans based on the Club. From there, we can obtain even more benefits from the fans!"
"To put it bluntly, the Club is an opportunity for more capital to participate in eSports. After all, holding a national competition requires a lot of capital, and the income isn't stable either. The Club is a better way to let more capital join, and at the same time, expand more channels of profit!"
"This way, the players can obtain a stable income through the Club and generate even more benefits. Of course, the players who can obtain a stable income from the Club don't need to receive subsidies from the International eSports Federation. "
"In addition, the Clubs will also have to pay the International eSports Federation a management fee and so on." Huang Xuzhong spoke out his thoughts, especially when he mentioned that they wouldn't need to give subsidies and could even collect management fees. He laughed until he was dumbfounded.
This was probably his final goal.
"Clubs!" Boss Jia nodded his head. As for the Clubs, Boss Jia had already made his decision long ago. Otherwise, he wouldn't have taken the initiative to promote Club Excellent Era, and he definitely wouldn't have invested in Club Excellent Era.
Perhaps a lot of players would be disgusted by the Clubs. They would feel that the Clubs had harmed many players. Their existence would cause a lot of problems, such as match fixing, spinach, and so on. They were evil existences.
But there was one thing that couldn't be denied, and that was that the reason the eSports world was able to develop was because of the Clubs.
After all, individual players were too weak and they couldn't form a team. The players themselves didn't have the capital to do so either.
As a result, if they wanted the eSports world to truly expand, they needed to attract more capital from society. The Clubs, as a professional organization, were the best choice.
Just look at the most outstanding sports in the world. They were all made up of countless Clubs, so the appearance of the Clubs was imperative.
As for the problems brought by the Clubs, they could only strengthen the management. Even though there might still be problems, as long as the problems could be suppressed, they wouldn't expand too much.
"Go and do it!" Boss Jia nodded his head, "But right now, the Clubs can't have too many requirements. As long as they're willing, any pro player can apply to create a Club through the International eSports Federation. Otherwise, if you set strict requirements for the establishment of a Club and force all the players to compete under the Club's name, the players would probably kill you! "
"First, set up the Club system. Let the players become familiar with the existence of the Clubs. The rest will be easy!"
"Yes!" Huang Xuzhong was full of energy. He left as if he were riding a dragon.
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