November 1st, Tuesday …
Zhang Yuan did not supervise the training of the DGE Club members today but was busy with what Boss Pei had instructed.
The legal department was taking the time to come up with the intermediary agency contract so that they could sign with the clubs once the contract was out.
Once the contract was signed, there would be no way out for both sides.
Tengda had to cover the bottom line for these clubs according to the intended price or it would be a breach of contract; the other clubs had to sell the GOG division or it would be a breach of contract.
Of course, it was not that they could not go back on their word, but they would have to pay the liquidated damages.
The liquidated damages were 30% of the club's intended price, which was a figure acceptable to both sides.
For example, if the intended price of a club was 10 million yuan, then the liquidated damages would be 3 million yuan.
If Tengda breached the contract, they would have to pay the club 3 million yuan; if the club breached the contract and did not want to sell, they would have to pay Tengda 3 million yuan.
However, something interesting happened just as the contract was about to be signed.
Two clubs changed their minds like the H4 Club and did not want to sign it!
Obviously, the managers of these two clubs felt that they did not really want to buy the GOG division after talking to their bosses. However, once the contract was signed, it meant that there was no turning back. They either had to sell the GOG division or pay the liquidated damages, which was quite painful.
Therefore, they secretly called Zhang Yuan and said that they did not intend to sell and fully accepted the GPL regulations.
There were also some clubs who privately probed Zhang Yuan to know what Boss Pei's true thoughts were.
Was he really ready to cover the bottom line for all the clubs, or was he just bluffing to scare the clubs away?
Zhang Yuan was very tight-lipped and said nothing.
Of course, he could not even say anything even if he wanted to because he did not know what Boss Pei was thinking!
Boss Pei was too shrewd.
Even Zhang Yuan himself was very confused. How could others get accurate information from him?
Of course, some clubs, such as Manager Li's SUG Club, still decided to sign this contract.
Zhang Yuan looked at it and finally decided to sell six clubs, including the SUG Club and the EK Club. These were all old faces.
The EK Club had won the runner-up previously, but they still had to sign this contract, which was what Zhang Yuan did not expect.
However, on the contrary, it was precisely because the EK Club won the runner-up that the selling price was the highest at 13.5 million yuan.
For a GOG team to be sold at such a high price was already a very eye-catching price in the domestic esports circle that had yet to mature.
The clubs' thinking was actually very realistic: whether there was a third party bidding or not, the GOG teams were already sold at a very high price, and they would not lose out even if they were sold.
At most, they could form a new GOG branch after selling it and fight their way back into the GPL.
Wouldn't it be great if he could earn a few million just like that?
Take the SUG Club for example. It was selling the members of its GOG branch, the rented training base, and the GPL quota that Tengda had given to it for free. It was not selling the SUG Club's reputation.
After other clubs bought SUG's GOG division, they would definitely use the original team of SUG to form a new club.
On the other hand, the SUG could totally find some internet addicts to fight back. Although the results would definitely plummet in the short term, there was still a year before the World Invitational next year. There was no need to worry at all.
In fact, these clubs felt that Tengda would not really back them up.
If no one bought it, then Tengda would only have two choices. It could either buy it all out of its own money or obediently pay a 30% penalty fee.
These clubs felt that the latter was very likely. After all, the loss of the penalty fee was smaller.
They felt that Boss Pei might be 'bluffing' with this contract. If they caught such a 'bluff', they would definitely make a lot of money and win.
Therefore, in their opinion, the risk of this move was not big, but the benefits were huge. It was worth a try.
Zhang Yuan sighed softly. Past experience told him that Boss Pei's plan was definitely not as simple as these clubs thought.
These clubs had been working with Boss Pei before and experienced the treatment of allies. That was why they subconsciously underestimated Boss Pei's ruthlessness.
How dare they stand against Boss Pei now? They would have to experience the treatment of enemies.
That Boss Pei would not have a friendly image of 'good for you, good for me, and good for everyone'.
Of course, Zhang Yuan knew that it was useless for him to say this himself. These clubs would not listen at all.
People always refused to give up until they reached the Yellow River.
Therefore, Zhang Yuan quickly sorted out the information of these clubs' GOG branches, including the members' information, the value of the members, the results of the previous World Invitational Tournament, the base address, and so on. Together with the club's expected price, he made a detailed table.
Boss Pei said that the news could only be spread within a small circle.
How to define this small circle was a more troublesome problem.
Zhang Yuan felt that it should not be considered a large circle as long as they did not deliberately buy hot searches and make it popular all over the internet so that all GOG players knew that these clubs were selling it, right?
Since that was the case …
He would send a notice to the various departments within the group company. At the same time, he would tell everyone that there was no need to deliberately hype it up. That way, companies that had a close relationship with Tengda would definitely get the news.
This should meet Boss Pei's requirements of 'small circle', right?
…
In the afternoon, at Fu Hui Investments …
Li Shi and a group of investors each held a form in their hands. On it were the detailed information and quotations of the various e-sports clubs to be transferred.
Li Shi was definitely one of the first to get this news.
Li Shi placed the form on the table and said, "I sent someone to inquire about the situation. At present, this information is only circulating within Tengda. It has not attracted much attention on the internet.
"Boss Pei must have done this on purpose."
The other investors looked at each other with puzzlement on their faces.
"Boss Li, this doesn't make sense, right?"
"It's clearly written that there will be bidding. Since that's the case, the wider the news, the better. The more people who participate in the bidding, the better."
"For the clubs, this can transfer at a high price; for Boss Pei, it can also bring popularity and attention."
"Both sides should have the same interests in this matter, right?"
"Boss Pei only spread it in the small circle of Tengda Corporation. What do you mean by that?"
Li Shi laughed. "Isn't this very consistent with Boss Pei's style? Only those who follow him the most get the soup. This is obviously a screening to filter out all the people who follow him closely so that everyone can get this news in advance and prepare to bid in advance! "
"I think this matter can't be hidden. Even if Boss Pei does not publicize it, these clubs will definitely leak the news in order to sell it at a high price."
"However, Boss Pei's behavior is equivalent to giving us an information gap and a time gap, so that we can have more time to raise funds and prepare in advance. Wouldn't we be able to pick the best club?"
After listening to Boss Li's analysis, the investors were enlightened.
So that was it!
Although knowing this information in advance could not save money, at least they could pick a satisfactory club in advance!
Because there were six clubs here, the quotations were not much different. For example, the EK Club offered 13.5 million, and the SUG Club offered 12 million. The former was the runner-up, and the latter was the top four. It seemed that the former was more cost-effective.
Moreover, each bidding was not increasing by one yuan. A transaction of tens of millions should be at least one million as a unit.
In other words, if Boss Li and others took a fancy to the EK Club first, then they could spend 13.5 million to buy it. If the latecomers wanted to bid, they would have to pay 14.5 million. Compared with the SUG of 12 million, it was not cost-effective.
This was equivalent to giving Boss Li and others a chance to make the first move.
It was still Boss Pei's usual style, giving a little benefit to those who followed him closely, but not to the extent that this bidding would become unfair.
However, someone soon raised a new question.
"Wait a minute, Boss Li, this time Boss Pei wants to sell the esports club!
"I heard that the domestic esports clubs are purely burning money and can't make money at all. What if they spend ten million to buy a club but don't make money?
"Moreover, Boss Li, what if someone bids and increases the price to 20 million or more? Then we can't afford it. "
"Yes, there are too many uncertainties here."
The investors were tangled again.
It would be fine if it was other projects because they believed in Boss Pei's business ability.
However, this time it was the esports club that was notoriously unprofitable, and it was transferred by other clubs.
If it could really make money and was really worth so much money, then why would other clubs want to transfer it?
There were many doubts!
Li Shi coughed lightly and said, "Have you noticed that your views are contradictory?"
"On one hand, you are worried about buying at a loss, and on the other hand, you are worried about others raising the price.
"If others raise the price to 20 million, then it means that it is worth 20 million!
"As for you saying that esports clubs do not make money, indeed, only individual esports clubs in the past could make money.
"However, all of this is likely to change after Tengda enters the market. GOG's international invitational tournament is so successful, Boss Pei has more plans in the future, and even Boss Pei himself has opened the DGE Club …
"In the long run, this is a very promising emerging industry, and Boss Pei himself has entered so firmly. Do we still need to worry about whether it will make money or not?"
The investors nodded one after another.
That made sense!
Boss Li was indeed the cleverest!
Li Shi saw that everyone had unified their opinions and suggested: "I think we can consider dividing our current funds into two batches to buy two clubs.
"Let's pick two that we're more satisfied with first. As for the rest, we can't control whether or not someone will raise the price and to what extent."
"Wait quietly for Boss Pei's next move!"
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