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As Pei Qian sipped his coffee in Fish-Catching Internet Cafe, he used his laptop to check on public opinion online.
Indeed, after the club managers took back Tengda's regulations, they began to create public opinion on the internet.
From Friday night onwards, some people on Weibo and forums had leaked news that Tengda was preparing for the GPL league. Correspondingly, there was also news that Tengda was squeezing the club dry.
Some of them were influential VIPs, and some seemed to be the leaders of the Internet Water Army. They all reposted their own news, and the source of the news could no longer be traced. Naturally, no one knew which club it came from.
The content of these people's messages was similar, and they were all accompanied by the original text of the rule.
"Tengda established the Esports Division and asked the clubs not to sign contracts with the players in private. What's more, they had to accept Tengda's official mediation if there were any disputes. Even the contracts could not be decided by the clubs and the players freely. They could only accept Tengda's unified terms. If the club did not accept this condition, they would not be able to obtain access to the GPL. Isn't that too inhumane? "
"These clubs contributed money and effort to organize GOG's international invitational tournament. Are they going to turn their backs on us?"
"The club and the officials should be in a mutually beneficial relationship. Both sides have their own areas of expertise. The game officials should focus on perfecting the game content and ensuring the fairness of the E-Sports environment. Excessive involvement will only make the E-Sports environment rigid! "
"We have to ensure the interests of the clubs. Only when the interests of the major clubs are guaranteed can they participate in the GPL league without any worries. Otherwise, the club's investment could go down the drain at any time. Which club would dare to participate? This is a situation where the players, the audience, and the club all lose! "
"I think that Tengda officials should seriously ensure the rights and interests of the various clubs, respect the professionalism and accumulation of the various clubs in the esports industry, and play different roles to ensure the healthy development of the domestic esports industry …"
Many people had already shared similar content, and their opinions were mostly the same.
It was nothing more than emphasizing that Tengda's GPL rules were too many and restricted the clubs too much. In fact, it constituted exploitation of the clubs and was not conducive to the healthy development of the entire E-Sports industry. The various clubs had already joined forces to call for resistance to this phenomenon …
Naturally, many clubs also forwarded similar views and expressed their concern.
He didn't say it explicitly, but his attitude was there.
Below these Weibo posts, the gamers had differing opinions.
Some agreed, some opposed, and some just wanted to watch the show.
"After taking a look at this clause, I think that Tengda's intentions are good. They want to regulate the E-Sports environment. However, they did not think about it. Without the support of the clubs, what would happen to the league? The club is a partner, you can't just blindly exploit them! "
"That's right. Tengda is obviously doing this for its own interests. It's squeezing the various clubs too hard. Great, now that all the clubs have joined forces to oppose it, how can the GPL continue?"
"I think Tengda is in too much of a hurry. There's no need for that. We still have to give the club some space to survive."
"What are you guys talking about? Tengda did not stop the club from earning money. There were no restrictions on endorsements, competitions, or sponsorships. They only asked for a standard contract and to accept Tengda's regulation and supervision. Was that too much? Why are they reacting so violently? "
"This is a good thing to regulate the industry. What's more, I believe in Boss Pei. He must have his reasons for doing this!"
"Forget it, this is not the time to argue about right and wrong. Both sides should take a step back. Don't make things difficult for everyone. Boss Pei needs the support of other clubs to organize the GPL, doesn't he?"
"Only children can tell right from wrong. Adults only look at benefits. I think it's a little too much to exploit the club like this. Let's give them some benefits first and take it slowly in the future."
"As a spectator, I don't care about these things. In any case, the GPL league should be organized as soon as possible. I can't wait to watch the competition!"
Obviously, there were traces of fake reviewers' activities, but they were relatively hidden. Ordinary people would not be able to tell.
The reason why the public opinion was not one-sided was partly because the clubs were very vocal and had fake reviewers. On the other hand, there were too few people who cared about the rights of the players.
That was because the domestic E-Sports industry was just in its infancy. All the players had just transitioned from the stage of eating instant noodles to the stage of not having to worry about food and clothing. Many internet-addicted teenagers had transformed into high-paid E-Sports players.
Many onlookers did not think that it was a very tragic thing for them to be cheated by the contract.
You can earn hundreds of thousands or millions of yuan a year just by playing games, yet you still complain that you have been cheated. Do you have any shame?
What's more, there were not many vicious contract disputes at the moment.
Thus, most onlookers did not realize the importance of this matter at all. After being incited by the fake reviewers from the clubs, they would feel that Tengda was making a mountain out of a molehill.
If it were anyone else, they would definitely be suffering and have nowhere to vent their anger.
However, Pei Qian was quite happy looking at the public opinion.
It didn't matter if you understood or not!
It would be best if the clubs felt that they had won and sold all the GOG teams!
He could take this opportunity to take over all the GOG teams and slowly incur losses. How much money would he have to spend all at once?!
Just thinking about it made him happy.
Thus, Pei Qian did not intend to clarify anything at all. Even if he did, it would not have much effect.
Let the public opinion continue to ferment. I won't lose out anyway.
He was browsing the comments on the internet when his cell phone vibrated. It was Zhang Yuan.
"Boss Pei, the person-in-charge of the various clubs has come again. They said that they have communicated with their boss and hope to discuss the specific details of the cooperation with us.
"What's more, they hope that you can be present during the discussion."
Pei Qian could not help but smile.
The club managers saw that the public opinion was almost fermenting and felt that his attitude should be loosened. Thus, they wanted to talk to him again and sound him out.
Zhang Yuan's words did not count, so he had to talk to Boss Pei in person.
Pei Qian replied directly, "Tell them that Tengda is not working today because it's Sunday. If there's anything, we'll talk on Monday afternoon."
Obviously, the public opinion was not fermenting enough. It would not hurt to wait for another day.
What's more, Pei Qian was not lying. Tengda was not working on weekends. Pei Qian could drink coffee and surf the web on weekends if he had nothing to do, but to meet with these club managers to discuss work?
Pei Qian really did not want to go.
…
On the other side of the line, at the DGE Club …
Zhang Yuan was silent for a moment. "Alright, Boss Pei."
He turned around and looked at the group of club managers. "Boss Pei said that he is not working on Sunday. Please come back on Monday at 2 PM. I'm sorry to have made you come here for nothing. "
Manager Li and the other managers looked at each other and nodded after a long silence. "Alright … alright, we'll wait for Boss Pei to come back to work then."
After leaving the DGE Club, Manager Li and the others looked confused.
They took the initiative to look for Boss Pei today because they felt that the public opinion had fermented enough. Boss Pei probably realized the seriousness of the problem and could talk to him about it.
They wanted to give Boss Pei a way out. Since Boss Pei was a smart man, he would definitely understand immediately and go with the flow. Then, both sides would start a friendly discussion and take a step back …
However, the script did not go that way!
Everyone lowered their voices and discussed in low voices.
"What's going on?"
"Manager Li, the situation is very different from what you expected …"
"Boss Pei is still in the mood to spend the weekend? The public opinion has already fermented to this extent. Is he really going to wait another day? "
"Could he have miscalculated? Could Boss Pei not care about this at all? Then wouldn't all the preparatory work we've done be in vain? "
"Not necessarily! I think Boss Pei is bluffing. He deliberately delayed it by another day to show that he does not care at all. That way, he would be able to get more bargaining chips when he negotiates with us … "
"Yes, that makes sense. That's why Boss Pei only dared to delay it by one more day."
The club managers analyzed the situation, but no one dared to be sure.
That was because Boss Pei's moves were really illogical and unpredictable.
What's more, Tengda itself had an absolute advantage. That made Boss Pei's moves even more profound. They had to make some deep interpretations.
Manager Li was also a little uncertain, but he quickly calmed down and said in a low voice, "Don't scare yourselves, everyone. Maybe Boss Pei is not confident himself and deliberately released this smoke bomb to create psychological pressure.
"Everyone, do what you have to do. If Boss Pei is not anxious, why should we be?
"If there's anything, we can talk at the conference table.
"As long as we unite and resist Tengda, victory will definitely belong to us!"
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October 31st, Monday …
Pei Qian woke up naturally as usual and ate lunch very calmly. After playing games in Fish-Catching Internet Cafe for a while, he leisurely walked to the DGE Club.
Zhang Yuan's appointment with these club managers was at 2 PM. Pei Qian deliberately arrived 15 minutes late.
In fact, there was no special reason. He simply wanted to provoke these club managers again.
If they were angry at that time, they would simply sell the GOG division, right?
At the same time, in the conference room of the DGE Club …
The managers of the clubs couldn't take it anymore.
What did he mean?
Forget about not seeing us on Sunday, Boss Pei actually arrived late on Monday?
It was said that Boss Pei was a punctual person?
Could Boss Pei really be so stubborn? He delayed and then arrived late. It was a statement to all the clubs: if you dare to shed all pretense of cordiality, then try it!
Manager Su vaguely had a very bad feeling.
Manager Li of SUG, on the other hand, had a straight face. He could not collapse now. If he collapsed, then the other clubs would instantly be terrified. Wouldn't it be in vain?
What's more, Boss Pei was probably just bluffing. He must not show his fear.
Pei Qian came to the empty seat at the conference table, looked around, and did not mention being late. He just smiled slightly. "Has everyone agreed with the boss? If there is no problem, please raise your hand if you want to transfer the GOG division. Let's sign the transfer contract now. "
The club managers were all stunned, and question marks floated above their heads.
？？？
Manager Li's head was especially full of question marks.
Everyone was dumbfounded. They almost wondered if they had missed a meeting or if they had lost their memories.
No, didn't they say that they would talk in detail today?
We haven't even started talking, and you've already tacitly agreed to sell?
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