June 17th, Friday …
At Shang Yang Games …
Pei Qian had just walked into the conference room when he sensed something amiss in the atmosphere.
Everyone was too dejected!
They were even more demoralized than they were last week.
Pei Qian could not help but worry.
You have to pull yourself together, comrades!
If you think that you can't win, isn't IOI finished?
What's more, they were not in a hopeless situation yet. The game was still being updated, and it was developing well overseas. What's more, the local internet cafes had more or less occupied some market share even though they had not beaten GOG!
Pei Qian sat down at the head of the conference table, feeling that he had to say something to boost morale.
How could they fight this battle if they were afraid before the battle even started?
Pei Qian cleared his throat. "Why is everyone so dejected? Hurry up and cheer up. The battle is not over yet. "
Wang Xiaobin looked at Ye Zhizhou, and Ye Zhizhou looked at Lin Wan.
Lin Wan sighed softly. "Boss Pei, we all know that you have good intentions. You want GOG and IOI to compete fully with each other. You want to support the winner. You even gave IOI more funds from within the corporation. However … it's really too difficult!
"The gap between the two games has not shrunk. In fact, it's widening rapidly. In just one week, GOG has caught up with and even surpassed IOI in terms of ground promotion strategy.
"I can only say that GOG is more prepared than us and is more cooperative. We wanted to give IOI some suggestions, but they did not accept them …"
Wang Xiaobin nodded and said indignantly, "That's right. Finger Games even blamed us for not doing enough marketing in the country when the other regions were developing well.
"However, the problem is, are there any other regions with GOG? I wanted to reply 'You!'
'Come and try to compete with GOG. Let's see if you'll die! "
Ye Zhizhou nodded in agreement. "That's right. It's one thing for their useless teammates to drag us down, but they're also trying to push the blame to others and make sarcastic remarks. Who can take that?!"
Wang Xiaobin looked at Pei Qian. "Boss Pei, we're just raising parasites anyway. Why don't Tengda buy all of Finger Games' shares? We can change them however we want, or we can just take over IOI. We don't have to be so restrained and sulk all day. "
Pei Qian was shocked.
Buy all the shares in Finger Games?
Are you afraid that I won't die fast enough?
Pei Qian was just about to speak when Lin Wan beat him to it. "No. Do you think Boss Pei hasn't thought about this? "
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Lin Wan continued, "Do you think Finger Games is still valued at its previous value? Previously, Boss Pei was able to use twenty million yuan to buy twenty percent of the shares because he had sharp eyes. It was equivalent to picking up a huge bargain. "
"Do you think such a good thing is as easy to find as cabbages on the street?"
"IOI is developing well now, and Finger Games is valued at a new price every day. If I want to gain control of Finger Games, I would have to spend at least 100 million US dollars or even 150 million US dollars even if I already have more than 20% shares."
"Tengda Corporation's cash flow might be healthy, but Boss Pei has always invested as quickly as possible in order to maximize the use of the funds on hand."
"What's more, even if he has spare cash, it's impossible to have one billion."
Wang Xiaobin was speechless. That was because he knew very well that Tengda would not be able to come up with one billion yuan even if it sold everything it had. It was not a matter of whether he wanted to or not, but whether he could.
Since he couldn't buy it, what else was there to say?
Pei Qian, on the other hand, was silently shocked.
Damn it, Finger Games was already so valuable?
Then … according to this valuation, the 20% shares that he bought with twenty million yuan back then … should be worth at least …
Forty million … US dollars?
It had increased by more than ten times in such a short time?
Pei Qian felt dizzy. At the same time, he made a huge mental note about Ma Yang.
Anyone else would have laughed so hard that they would have cried. However, to Pei Qian, forty million US dollars was only forty thousand US dollars according to the conversion ratio. That was about 280,000 yuan in income.
It was better to incur losses …
In fact, if he was not careful, he might even lose out. That would be terrible.
However, this was just a valuation. Nobody might be willing to pay that much. What's more, if Tengda did not want to sell, there should not be a big problem …
The discussion reached an impasse again.
It was impossible to buy Finger Games. It was already too valuable.
It was also impossible to command Finger Games. It would not listen to them and would even try to command them in the opposite direction.
It was no wonder that the people from Shang Yang Games were so discouraged. After all, everyone created their own games and promoted them. They would change whatever parts of the game they felt were problematic.
Now, even though they knew the crux of the problem, the producers refused to change. Instead, they pushed the blame to the agents for the problems. Who would be willing to take this lying down?
Pei Qian cleared his throat. "Don't be so anxious, everyone. There will always be a proper solution. What's more, things are not that bad yet.
"Actually, GOG started early, but IOI had also grabbed a certain market share in the previous competition. A small portion of this market share came from the old users of Gods Rising. Most of it came from players of other types of games.
"This means that GOG and IOI are constantly attracting new players to the pit during the competition. That is a good sign. As long as we can stand firm, we will have a chance to turn the tables.
"Compared to GOG now, apart from the things that we can no longer change, such as the starting advantage and the game mechanism, IOI's local server still lacks one last shortcoming: esports.
"In the next stage, I will continue to allocate money to everyone and organize a large-scale competition for IOI. We will maximize the publicity funds and completely reverse the wrong impression that 'Tengda does not value IOI's esports project'!"
However, everyone's eyes did not light up after Pei Qian finished speaking. Everyone applauded.
Wang Xiaobin pondered for a moment and said, "But Boss Pei, for esports to be popular, there has to be enough soil. Where would the teams come from, not to mention the players? We can't possibly pull people from the top to form a temporary team, can we? "
Everyone else nodded.
Pei Qian: "…"
That was a little awkward.
Just as Pei Qian was thinking hard about this problem, Lin Wan spoke first.
"No, you don't understand Boss Pei's deeper meaning.
"In fact, it is entirely possible for us to contact the bigger esports clubs in the country and ask them to form an IOI team."
Wang Xiaobin was stunned. "That's not possible, right? Given IOI's current market share, they would form a GOG team if they wanted to form a team. Giving money might be useful, but the clubs would have to weigh their long-term interests. They would not be happy if we gave them too little money, and we would be at a disadvantage if we gave them too much money. "
We would be at a disadvantage if we gave them too much money?
Wasn't that great?
Pei Qian's eyes lit up. He was about to speak when Lin Wan spoke again.
"We don't have to give them too much money."
Pei Qian: "…"
Lin Wan continued speaking. "I understand what Boss Pei means. We might have started late in the esports industry, but we have an advantage over GOG in certain aspects.
"That's because IOI is more popular overseas!
"Indeed, the clubs would pay more attention to long-term interests when they form teams. International competitions are obviously the biggest long-term interest for the clubs!
"An esports project must be popular worldwide for it to attract enough attention. At the moment, IOI is not as popular as GOG in the country. However, considering the possibility of large-scale international competitions in the future, forming an IOI team now would be a very promising choice.
"We can make an issue out of this and convince the major esports clubs in the country!
"I think this is Boss Pei's deeper meaning, right?"
Pei Qian cleared his throat. "Hmm … more or less."
Realization dawned on everyone.
That's right, that really seemed to be an advantage!
Ye Zhizhou was also deeply inspired. "That's right, we can also invite two mediocre teams from overseas and provide them with food, accommodation, and round-trip air tickets. We can create a gimmick and directly hang the title of an international invitational tournament. That way, many people would definitely pay attention to it!"
Pei Qian immediately beamed when he heard 'provide food, accommodation, and round-trip air tickets'.
Seeing Boss Pei's gratified expression as he looked at Ye Zhizhou, everyone was even more certain that this was Boss Pei's complete plan.
"Alright, let's do as Boss Pei says and start preparing immediately!
"I'll contact the domestic clubs.
"I'll invite the foreign clubs.
"Remember to choose weak teams. Otherwise, it would be too much if the domestic teams were beaten up!
"I'll inspect the venue and come up with the competition schedule."
Everyone quickly divided the work, and the originally lifeless conference room instantly became full of energy.
Pei Qian was very satisfied.
Everyone might have over-interpreted my words this time, but it seemed to have a positive effect this time!
Alright, the meeting was a great success!
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June 18th, Saturday …
The Manage Loss Trainee meeting …
After settling Shang Yang Games down yesterday, Pei Qian felt as if the heavy burden on his shoulders had been lifted significantly. Today, his footsteps were much lighter on the way to the meeting.
"Everyone, start reporting." Seeing that everyone was present, Tang Yishu gestured for the report to begin. At the same time, she took a small notebook to record everything.
The Manage Trainees began to speak one after another.
"Deposit Fitness members have used the new app, and the feedback is good. The opening ceremony of Fish-Catching Internet Cafe's Live Esports Museum has greatly increased Deposit Fitness's reputation. Many customers have come to ask about it recently. The new fitness meals have been delivered …
"Fish-Catching Internet Cafe's Live Esports Museum has been a great success since its opening. Although the fees are higher than the previous two versions of Fish-Catching Internet Cafe, the popularity has not decreased. More and more people are forming teams. I think the first internet cafe competition will be organized soon …
"DGE Esports Club has returned to its regular training state. However, the feeling of being chased by fans at Fish-Catching Internet Cafe's opening ceremony has greatly encouraged the team members' fighting spirit. Everyone has been training even harder …"
Pei Qian was speechless as he listened to the Manage Loss Trainees' reports. His good mood from before was gone.
Wasn't this the Embroidered Uniform Guards' regular meeting?
How did it turn into a funeral meeting?
It's fine that they're talking about things that I already know, but they're all f * cking bad news!
I've put in so much effort to organize a Manage Loss Trainee regular meeting, but in the end, I only got the effect of being stabbed twice in the back?
I was stabbed once at the scene and then again at the Manage Loss Trainee regular meeting?
Pei Qian was very angry, but he had to listen.
That was because he did not know if there was any useful information hidden in it. The Manage Loss Trainees could not be sure which information Boss Pei knew and which information he did not know. There was no way to distinguish.
They could only report indiscriminately like this.
Pei Qian could not help but fall into deep thought. He wondered if something had gone wrong …
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