The people in charge of these clubs all seemed to have misunderstood.
The first to say that they wanted to move to Jingzhou were some small clubs that did not prepare much money.
They had thought that they had not prepared enough money this time. It would be difficult to buy a core player. At most, they would be able to buy a supporting commander. However, they had not expected Boss Pei to give them a core player. That would make up for the weakness they needed the most!
Moreover, Boss Pei did not ask for a high price but directly gave all clubs a similar unified price.
The transfer fee of three million yuan was returned with 2.2 million yuan for the club to improve the training environment.
To these relatively poor clubs, Boss Pei was obviously giving them extra favors and care!
They were very grateful and could not repay him.
Boss Pei's Tengda Corporation was huge and did not lack money. How could these clubs repay him?
They could only move to Jingzhou and support with their own actions!
Moreover, the H4 Club seemed to be getting better after moving to Jingzhou. This also made people wonder if Jingzhou had some magic.
The 2.2 million yuan that Boss Pei returned was most suitable to be spent in Jingzhou with the relevant supporting facilities.
What's more, Jingzhou was closer to Tengda, and the DGE Club was a club under Tengda. Manager Zhang was Boss Pei's confidant. If Tengda had any policy changes or adjustments in gameplay, the clubs stationed in Jingzhou would definitely get the news faster.
It would be more convenient for the clubs to play offline mock competitions if they gathered in Jingzhou. The effect of offline competitions was better than online competitions.
After some consideration, these small clubs immediately felt that moving to Jingzhou was a very good choice.
The big clubs were also hesitant since the small clubs had already expressed their positions.
If several small clubs moved, would there be a problem if they did not move?
Would they fall behind in terms of mock competitions and version news?
Would they not be recognized by Boss Pei and not be valued by the officials?
At present, the development of esports was still in its initial stage. It was still too far away from the idea of 'one club in each city'. For these clubs, the best choice was to gather in resource-rich areas.
After forming a cluster effect, all the clubs would benefit from it.
Therefore, these clubs quickly reached a consensus and decided to move to Jingzhou!
Pei Qian, on the other hand, looked confused and speechless.
What do you mean?!
The H4 Club came to Jingzhou because they were tricked by Huang Wang. What's wrong with you?
They hadn't even signed the contract, and they were already rushing to Jingzhou?
What a lunatic!
Pei Qian said helplessly, "It's alright. Actually, I think Shanghai is quite good. It's the same anywhere. We don't have to move to Jingzhou."
The club managers were very moved, and then they all expressed their determination.
"Don't worry, Boss Pei. This is our choice!"
"That's right. We've thought about it carefully. No one can chase us away from Jingzhou now!"
"Boss Pei, we'll handle the moving ourselves. We won't cause you any trouble!"
"…"
Great, this strengthened the misunderstanding of these people. They were all excited.
Pei Qian looked at the club managers' determined expressions and knew that it was useless to say anything now. He could only sigh silently.
Alright, you guys can come if you want.
Jingzhou is so huge. How can I add buildings?
Pei Qian had no other choice. He turned to Zhang Yuan and said, "You can sign the contract. I have something to do. I'll leave first."
Zhang Yuan nodded. "Don't worry, Boss Pei. I'll arrange everything!"
…
At night …
Zhang Yuan had already signed contracts with the other clubs. According to Boss Pei's requirements, the remaining nine members had also been arranged.
However, this time, the nine members did not have to leave Jingzhou.
The two big clubs also called their bosses. After a detailed discussion, the bosses were also moved by Boss Pei's sincerity. Finally, the seven clubs unanimously decided to move the GOG team to Jingzhou!
Therefore, the nine old members of the DGE Club only had to stay here and wait for the other clubs to finish moving before coming to collect them.
Jiang Huan and the others were a little sad after knowing that everyone was going to go their separate ways.
However, after Zhang Yuan enlightened everyone, this sadness was quickly diluted by excitement.
They could finally compete in the world invitational tournament!
Previously, Huang Wang was bought by the H4 Club and could participate in the world invitational tournament. These players were more or less envious.
As a professional player, who did not want to stand on the highest stage to prove themselves?
Therefore, although everyone was very reluctant to leave the DGE Club, they were also looking forward to standing on the stage of the world finals like Huang Wang.
The current result was already the best possible outcome.
All the members had found a home to return to. They were all going to make up for their shortcomings so that they could sit firmly in the main force. At the same time, it would be very convenient for them to meet often or visit the DGE Club in the future. Everyone's living and training habits could also be maintained.
It was the best of both worlds!
Zhang Yuan felt a little complicated after comforting the members.
He had just finished trying out one position, and he did not expect to try out the other nine positions so soon.
After this' clearance sale ', the ten members of the DGE Club were equivalent to being changed. There would probably be a gap in strength for a long time.
In fact, the best way was to sell some and keep some. Let the old members lead the new members, and then sell the old members when the new members grew up. This cycle would form a perpetual cycle.
However, Boss Pei was very determined to sell all of them.
Zhang Yuan thought about it and felt that it made sense.
Who should stay and let the old members lead the new members? All the old members were his heart. Who should he not let play in the world invitational tournament?
None of them seemed suitable.
Therefore, Zhang Yuan made up his mind. For the sake of his team members' futures, he decided to transfer all of them.
As for the problem of talent shortage … he would take it one step at a time.
Zhang Yuan came outside the villa, intending to smoke and relax.
However, just as he put the cigarette in his mouth, he saw Team Leader Su of the H4 Club rushing over.
"Boss Zhang, is it convenient? Can I have a word with you? "Team Leader Su looked a little anxious.
Zhang Yuan could probably guess what he wanted to say. He put the cigarette away and nodded. "Alright."
The two came to the small garden of the villa.
Team Leader Su was a little embarrassed, but he still said after some consideration, "Manager Zhang, the other clubs are here to buy people, right? What's the result of buying people? "
Obviously, the H4 Club was the most panicky among these clubs.
They were originally strong competitors for the championship after selling everything they had to buy Huang Wang.
However, what if the other clubs bought two, three, or even more members of the DGE Club at once?
Wouldn't that be the end of them?
Therefore, in a sense, the results of the GOG International Invitational Tournament depended on the results of each club's purchase this time.
After this purchase, there would be huge changes in the strength of all the clubs on paper. It might even make the training period before the competition meaningless.
Zhang Yuan smiled. "Team Leader Su, don't worry."
He briefly explained Boss Pei's arrangement to Team Leader Su. To put it simply: everyone would be buying members for the same transfer fee. There would be some fluctuations in the price, but there would not be much difference. Every team would strengthen themselves according to the team's shortcomings. There would not be a situation where one team would crush the other teams after buying members.
Team Leader Su was surprised and grateful after hearing that.
The surprise was that the strength of each club after buying people was similar on paper. The H4 Club had a foundation after all. They still had a strong competitor for the world championship after running in for a period of time.
He was grateful that Boss Pei did not sell the strong players just because the other party offered a high price!
Team Leader Su had heard from the grapevine that the SUG had prepared at least 20 million to buy players this time. If they bought Jiang Huan at a high price and used the remaining money to snatch two less expensive players, what would the H4 Club have left to play?
Boss Pei sold all the players at the average price. It was hard to say if there were other considerations, but part of the reason was to protect the interests of the H4 Club!
Team Leader Su felt that the H4 Club was the first to buy people from the DGE Club after all. They were considered old customers. Although there was nothing wrong with Boss Pei selling the players to the highest bidder, this approach of taking care of the H4 Club's interests was still quite touching.
"Thank you, Manager Zhang! Thank you, Boss Pei! We will definitely engrave this kindness in our hearts! " Team Leader Su was overjoyed. This transfer result was also the best outcome for their club.
Zhang Yuan smiled. "Team Leader Su, you don't have to be so polite. You might think that Boss Pei is doing this for your interests, but that's not the case. I think Boss Pei is considering the entire ecosystem and the overall environment! "
Team Leader Su was stunned. "What do you mean?"
Zhang Yuan thought for a moment and said seriously, "I think Boss Pei is doing this to regulate GOG's esports ecosystem. We can consider it from at least three aspects!
"First, the international invitational tournament is coming. The result of this sale will directly determine whether there is any suspense in the international invitational tournament.
"Boss Pei's main purpose in organizing the international invitational tournament must be to dedicate a series of enjoyable competitions to the world. If the difference in strength between the teams is too big, the competition will become a massacre, and it will be meaningless!
"Only by ensuring that there is a return and a return full of suspense can we maximize the discussion among players and promote GOG as a game.
"Second, to prevent the Matthew effect between clubs.
"Money is not everything in the esports industry, but it is impossible to do without money. You can't build a dynasty by burning money and poaching people, but everything will stop without money.
"However, whether you have money or not is actually a relative concept.
"If you have money, you can poach and buy people at will and rely on poaching to gather all the outstanding players under your own club. Those small clubs without money will fall into a vicious cycle of no money, no attention, and no results!
"Once they fall into this Matthew effect of 'the strong will always be strong', of course, the big clubs will be happy because they can monopolize the resources and attention of the entire alliance. However, the small clubs will gradually find it difficult to continue, and the gap between the entire alliance will become bigger and bigger. They will gradually collapse, or there will be a situation where they are tyrannical at home and abused abroad.
"Now that the strength of each club is similar, the clubs must work hard in terms of project management, personnel training, version analysis, and so on if they want to win. There are no absolute strong and weak teams, and the ecology will be healthier.
"Finally, to prevent excessive capital intervention from affecting the entire esports environment.
"Burning money does not only affect the clubs but also the players. Many players were originally internet addicts, and they suddenly received an annual salary of one or two million yuan and a signing fee. This level of salary is actually supported by popularity and capital.
"However, the players may not be able to recognize this. They may become arrogant, lose themselves, and compare with each other.
"For some players, if they can easily get a sky-high contract, and the salary of others is only one-tenth of their salary, how good would the atmosphere of the team be?
"Boss Pei made all the players' salaries fluctuate within a certain range to prevent the players' salary level from getting out of control, so that the clubs will not invest all their funds in the battle of poaching players. Instead, they will be forced to use it to ensure the training base and supporting facilities.
"This will be more beneficial to the clubs and the players. In the long run, it will be of great help to the entire GOG Esports League system! "
Team Leader Su suddenly understood and nodded repeatedly.
Hmm, now that I think about it, it makes sense!
Esports was still in its infancy, and there were two types of clubs. One was the more established clubs that used love to generate electricity. They had no money, but the atmosphere, foundation, and management were better. The other was the rich second-generation clubs with the involvement of ballers. They had money, but the management was often chaotic, and people were impetuous.
Both types of clubs had their own problems. If they were allowed to grow freely, the rich second-generation clubs would definitely spend money to poach players and destroy the ecology. Then, they would waste talented players. In the end, all the clubs would not have an easy time.
Under this kind of disorderly competition, the road to the standardization of e-sports would be far away.
Boss Pei's actions were equivalent to making the rich clubs unable to engage in price wars. Instead, they had to learn to manage and train their players.
In the short term, they would give up some benefits. In the long term, it would allow the GOG league to develop better!
Team Leader Su could not help but give a thumbs-up. "I understand! Boss Pei's move is really far-sighted!
"However, although Boss Pei's original intention was not to take care of our club, he has objectively achieved the effect of protecting us. Therefore, we will still remember this kindness!"
Zhang Yuan smiled and said, "Train well and get better results. That would be the best repayment to Boss Pei."
Team Leader Su nodded. "Don't worry, we will do our best to prepare for the battle!"
…
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September 2nd, Friday …
The day before Struggle was released …
Everyone in Tengda Games was still busy preparing for the release of the game.
The official platform had already given enough face. Not only did they negotiate with Tengda Games in advance to set the best recommendation position, but they also allowed Tengda Games to prepare their own publicity materials.
The initial publicity for Struggle had also been completed, and players were all looking forward to it.
However, because of the publicity content, the players' understanding had indeed gone astray!
The publicity content of Struggle was: the graphics were exquisite, all the actions were captured by real people; there were many choices and rich strategies; the plot was complex and exciting; and there was a dual protagonist mode.
Apart from that, there were no specific images of the game or detailed content descriptions.
When the players saw these slogans, they imagined it and immediately felt that it was incredible!
What game would require all the actions to be captured by real people? This was obviously a large-scale RPG or action game!
There were many choices and rich strategies. This should mean that the combat system was complex.
The plot was exciting, and there was a dual protagonist mode. This meant that there was a breakthrough in the content.
All in all, this should be a big production with an exciting action-adventure game?
Everyone immediately thought of the classic works of some big foreign game manufacturers and were full of expectations for this game.
Moreover, the name of the game was not 'Struggle' but 'Struggle' in English. That added a hint of mystery to the game.
All in all, the effect of the early publicity was indeed full.
It was just that before the game was actually released, no one knew whether this kind of publicity effect was positive or negative …
No one could guess what kind of reaction everyone would have when they found out the true situation of Struggle.
Hu Xianbin had been so worried recently that he had lost weight.
As the person-in-charge of Struggle, he was the most uncertain.
Until now, Tengda Games had an undefeated legend. Every game released had both sales and reputation. If this golden brand was destroyed in his hands, wouldn't he become a sinner of Tengda?
Of course, the degree of Boss Pei's interference in Struggle this time seemed to be far greater than the previous few times.
However, even if the project failed, no one would think that it was Boss Pei's fault.
Hu Xianbin would only think that Boss Pei had instructed him in such detail, and yet he did not do a good job. That must be his problem!
Li Yada saw the worried Hu Xianbin and sat down beside him.
"What's wrong? Are you worried about the new game?"
Hu Xianbin nodded. "Yes. I'm not sure if this game will succeed or not! Moreover, this publicity method seems to have the opposite effect … "
Li Yada smiled. "What a coincidence. Do you know Game Designer? Before it was released, Lu Mingliang was as worried as you. That was because everyone felt that they did not have enough motivation to continue playing after playing it once.
"Then, Brother Bao raised a point: we don't think it's fun because we've seen the game's script long ago. We're already familiar with the various choices and prepared spoilers in advance. Naturally, we can't experience the feelings of some details.
"However, as a bystander, we would feel very special.
"He said that this was Boss Pei's attempt to be superior to others. He might become a god because of this, or he might end up in a miserable state. Boss Pei is actually using this game to express his own thoughts. As a work that transcends its time, it might succeed or fail.
"Even if it fails, it would not be our failure or Boss Pei's failure. It would be the current game market that is not mature enough to accept such advanced thinking.
"What happened after Game Designer was released also verified Brother Bao's words. The game market and players of our time are worthy of such a good game!
"Although the entire market is more impetuous now, we have to have confidence in Boss Pei and the players!"
Hu Xianbin felt much more at ease after hearing Li Yada's words.
He had not come to Tengda when Game Designer was released, so he did not know about these things.
Now that he heard that Senior Lu Mingliang had experienced the same dilemma and struggle as him, but he succeeded in the end, he felt much more at ease.
Hu Xianbin said, "Hurry up and let Brother Bao play 'Struggle' as a bystander and analyze this game!"
"Er … that's right, Brother Bao went on a trip …"
Hu Xianbin had grabbed onto a life-saving straw at first, but on further thought, he realized that this life-saving straw was now in Africa.
He could not help but feel resentful towards Huang Sibo.
Look at you. It's fine if you went on a trip, but you had to drag Brother Bao along!
Although Brother Bao did not usually work much in the games department, as the saying went, having an old man at home was like having a treasure. At such a critical moment, the entire department was counting on Brother Bao to solve their problems!
What should they do now?!
Li Yada smiled. "It's alright. I can roughly guess what Brother Bao would say.
"Actually, the game 'Struggle' and 'Game Designer' are similar in nature.
"Game Designer is Boss Pei's expression of loneliness, but isn't Struggle the same? It's just that the former is an expression of his identity, while the latter is an expression of the masses. "
Hu Xianbin sighed. "However, the theme expressed in Struggle is obviously sharper and more painful. When I played Game Designer, I would at most feel a little annoyed and annoyed by the voice-over. However, Struggle makes me feel like it's stabbing my heart. It's like it's mixing all the despair and pain in reality and forcing it on me.
"Can gamers really accept it?
"What's more, the core of this game feels even harder to understand than Game Designer. It's also more complicated.
"I think, as Mr. Zhang Zuting said, this theme seems more suitable to be expressed in a movie. If it was made into an artistic film, it should be more marketable. There are too many limitations if it's a game. "
Li Yada remained silent for a moment and said, "I think Boss Pei must have his reasons for choosing a game and not a movie as a medium.
"Perhaps it's because Tomorrow is Beautiful is too successful that Boss Pei doesn't want to use a movie as a medium. Perhaps he has other considerations for using a game as a medium.
"It must be because he can use a game as a medium to express some content that cannot be expressed in a movie!
"This might be a breakthrough that Boss Pei is trying to achieve."
Hu Xianbin was stunned. "A breakthrough in what aspect?"
Li Yada thought for a moment and said, "A breakthrough in the expression of ideas.
"Actually, every game that Boss Pei creates is expressing a certain idea. For example, The Lonely Desert Road and Ghost General are satirizing the current game industry. Game Designer is reflecting as a creator. Repent and be Saved is breaking the fourth wall and interrogating everyone's hearts, allowing players and the characters in the game to integrate their mentality.
"We will find that the standalone games that Boss Pei creates are becoming more and more profound and painful. The cost of understanding and patience that players need is also constantly increasing."
Hu Xianbin thought about it and felt that was indeed the case.
There was no doubt that the games that Boss Pei created were becoming more and more dissuaded. The Lonely Desert Road was just boring, Outstanding Producer became a provocation, and Repent and be Saved became a multiple dissuasion in terms of difficulty and gameplay.
However, the degree of dissuasion in Struggle seemed to be higher than before!
What did that mean?
Li Yada said, "Obviously, Boss Pei is not really trying to dissuade players. Instead, he is gradually testing the psychological endurance of players with each expression, using it to express his own deeper thoughts.
"The deeper the thought, the more painful it will be, and the stronger the ability to accept it."
"As an expresser, Boss Pei actually attaches great importance to the 'degree' of expression. A good expression determines whether the audience's feelings are 'preachy' or 'philosophical'.
"Just like Repent and be Saved, Boss Pei broke the fourth wall and combined the players' mentality with the choices of the characters in the game. Then, through the game's difficulty and various details, this connection is unbreakable. That way, players can empathize with the world in the game and accept the ideas that Boss Pei wants to express.
"On the other hand, the more dissuaded Boss Pei's games are, the more it shows that the ideas expressed in it are hidden deep enough.
"Every one of Boss Pei's works is actually to nurture players!
"Perhaps if Boss Pei created Struggle from the beginning, players would definitely not accept and understand it. However, Boss Pei has paved the way with many games now. The players' acceptance level is already very high. If he took out Struggle, the success rate would be greatly increased!
"This also proves that Boss Pei is not a reckless man. He does not just force his words onto the players. Instead, he considers the players' acceptance level. If the acceptance level of players is not high enough, he would cultivate it first and then express more content when the players' acceptance level is high enough. "
Hu Xianbin nodded repeatedly and asked, "Then, Big Sister Li, what is Boss Pei trying to express in Struggle? Class solidification? The Matthew effect? Exploitation? The irrationality of society? Or is it just a description of a phenomenon? "
Li Yada shook her head. "I don't know about this.
"Even Brother Bao can't immediately read Boss Pei's thoughts after playing the game.
"Boss Pei's game is more like a large-scale social experiment. As long as enough players participate, different players can discuss and even argue about it, express their own views, and communicate and collide with different viewpoints, an answer can finally be reached.
"So, let's wait and see!"
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