At 2 PM …
Everyone was present in the conference room on the second floor of the DGE Club.
Many of the bosses who were participating in the bidding were like Yao Bo, coming to Jingzhou for the first time.
At first, they had decided to participate in this bidding only because of Shenhua Corporation's entry and Tengda's good reputation. They felt that it would be profitable to snatch the GPL slots.
However, after arriving at the venue and watching DGE Club's training, they all realized a key point.
Boss Pei was really serious about the E-Sports industry!
It could be said that the scene at DGE's training base had completely changed their prejudice against the E-Sports industry.
In the past, most people would subconsciously think of large internet cafes, internet addicts, instant noodles, slovenly, unpresentable, and so on when mentioning E-Sports Clubs.
Using love to generate electricity might be very noble, but a commercial alliance still needed some decency.
Otherwise, they would be too embarrassed to release the interview footage if the reporters came to the training base for an interview.
What's more, this' decency 'was also a manifestation of the industry's formalization.
However, the stereotype of the E-Sports industry had been completely reversed when they saw the DGE Club's style. From the players' figures, mental outlook to the environment of the entire training base, they were all impressive.
Thus, these bosses had unknowingly raised their psychological expectations of the GPL league.
That was because bidding was a very fake thing to begin with. The key was confidence.
If everyone felt that the GPL could not be done well, then the slot would be worthless. If everyone felt that the GPL could be done well, then the slot would be very valuable.
At the moment, everyone felt that not only could the GPL league be done well, but it was also very likely to become the benchmark league of the domestic E-Sports industry in the long run.
The higher the psychological expectations, the higher the value of the slot would naturally be.
Many club owners made up their minds and raised the expected price in their hearts.
Pei Qian looked at the time and gestured for Zhang Yuan to begin.
After a few polite words, Zhang Yuan went straight to the point.
"All of you should have received the detailed information, done your research, and paid the deposit. I won't go into more detail. Finally, I'll emphasize the specific rules of this bidding.
"Three GOG teams with GPL slots will be transferred. Six GPL slots will be auctioned together.
"According to numbers 1 to 9, 1, 2, and 3 are the three GOG teams, and 4 to 9 are the GPL slots. If you want to bid, you can directly bid using the method of 'No.1, 5 million'. Our staff will record it in real time. "
"I'll increase the price by at least 500,000 yuan each time. The base price for the three GOG teams is 12 million yuan, 10.5 million yuan, and 10 million yuan respectively. There is no base price for the six GPL slots. In principle, each company could only have one GPL slot. There are more slots this time, so don't worry. Let's bid in an orderly manner. "
"Alright, everyone can begin."
Zhang Yuan said weakly and glanced at Boss Pei.
The bidding rules seemed like child's play. Obviously, it was Boss Pei's doing.
Pei Qian could sense the confusion in Zhang Yuan's eyes, but he pretended not to see it.
As for why there were such auction rules, it was obviously to minimize the amount of money earned.
If they bid one by one, it was very likely that some companies would maliciously raise the price.
For example, Lin Chang or CEO Li would raise the price at every auction and then give up after raising it to a certain point. They would crazily fan the flames, and that would raise the price of all the spots.
It was also commonly known as a support.
The difference was that Boss Pei did not intend to arrange for a support at all. However, Boss Li and Lin Chang might take the initiative to be a support.
If Lin Chang had already set the highest price for a certain product, he could not raise the other prices. That way, everyone would be more rational.
Lin Chang was obviously stunned when he heard the auction rules.
Bid together?
That way, the price of all the spots would probably be fixed at a very close value. It would not be easy to cause trouble.
In fact, Lin Chang had indeed planned to help Boss Pei raise the price. After all, it was a bidding and he was not spending his own money.
He did not expect Boss Pei to set such an auction rule.
How could he raise the price?
On the other side, Boss Li smiled as if he had expected this. He said to the investor beside him in a low voice, "It's as I expected."
"Boss Pei only gave us three days to prepare for this auction. It's obvious that he's trying to split the soup. Everyone here is dead set on working with Boss Pei in the GPL league. Thus, Boss Pei is very kind and does not intend to raise the price."
"This shows that Boss Pei is not selling the GPL slots in one go. He's not thinking of making a sum of money and leaving. Instead, he's planning to do it for a long time!"
The investor beside him nodded in agreement.
After hearing the bidding rules, Xue Zhebin said happily, "Alright, the rules are simple and easy to understand. I like it."
"I'll go first. Number 6, 7 million yuan!"
Soon, the others present began to raise their hands to raise the price.
"Number 1, 13 million yuan."
"Number 4, 8 million yuan."
"Number 6, 8 million yuan."
"Number 2, 11.5 million yuan!"
The staff at the side were seriously recording the price, and the price on the projection screen began to change.
Originally, the price of the six GPL slots was 0. However, it quickly jumped from 7 million yuan to 5 million yuan. Then, it quickly increased to 1 million yuan.
No one was deliberately raising the price because there were too many slots. After raising the price of one slot, the others would not fight with you for it. They could fight for the other slots.
The price of the club temporarily stabilized at about 14 million yuan, and the price of the GPL slots temporarily stabilized at about 10 million yuan.
They could definitely continue to move up, but they would be moving at a slower speed. That was because the higher the price, the more careful everyone would have to be.
Once the price of the GOG branch increased, everyone started to fight for the GPL slots.
Pei Qian heaved a sigh of relief.
Fortunately, it seemed like everyone was still rational and did not act rashly.
Li Shi and Lin Chang did not cause any trouble or raise the price maliciously. That was good.
The current price had not reached Pei Qian's bottom line.
In fact, Pei Qian did not care how much these clubs were sold for. After all, the money from selling the clubs would not reach Tengda. The key was how much these GPL slots were sold for.
Pei Qian's bottom line for the price of the GPL slots was 15 million yuan, which was about 90 million yuan.
Now that it was only 10 million yuan, the pace of the bidding had slowed down. That was good news.
Thus, Pei Qian's expression gradually relaxed.
On the other side, Lin Chang rubbed his chin and secretly observed Boss Pei's expression.
Hmm … Boss Pei did not have any special expression. What was he thinking?
Perhaps Boss Pei really did not care about selling more or less? He did not care if each slot was sold for two or three million yuan less?
That would not do. Boss Pei did not care, but as Boss Pei's friend, I could not ignore it!
This time, Lin Chang had purposely made a trip there to help!
Lin Zhou had already told him that he had prepared a minimum of 20 million yuan this time. It was up to Lin Chang to decide whether he could slowly raise the price or directly throw in the price.
It did not matter if he spent a little more. After all, he was an old friend of Boss Pei's.
Lin Chang's original plan was to take the initiative to raise the price of each slot by two or three million yuan. That way, Boss Pei would be able to earn more than ten million yuan, right?
However, it was not easy to raise the price with this kind of bidding method.
What should he do?
How could he spend money and make his presence known in front of Boss Pei at the same time?
Lin Chang quickly thought of a solution.
Suddenly, he had a flash of inspiration. He raised his hand and said, "Number 4, 15 million yuan."
Pei Qian, who had just relaxed and was about to take out his cell phone to play for a while, froze instantly. A question mark slowly floated above his head.
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Pei Qian was not the only one. Everyone in the conference room was confused.
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What did Boss Lin mean?
Even the staff recording was stunned. They did not write it down immediately. Instead, they looked at Lin Chang for confirmation. After Lin Chang nodded, they typed it down on the keyboard.
Thus, a rather magical scene appeared on the table on the projection screen.
Numbers 1 to 3 were the GOG teams of the three clubs with GPL slots. Numbers 4 to 9 were individual GPL slots.
Obviously, the price for numbers 1 to 3 would definitely be higher than the latter. That was because apart from the GPL slots, there was also a ready-made GOG team!
Every member had a certain value, and they could produce results immediately after buying them. They did not have to slowly work together like those clubs who only bought slots.
However, SUG's GOG team's bid was only 14 million yuan, and Lin Chang was offering 16 million yuan for a pure GPL slot!
Why was that?
Lin Chang crossed his arms and smiled without saying a word.
Pei Qian looked at him in confusion.
Lin Chang winked at Boss Pei when he saw him looking at him.
Pei Qian: "?"
Everyone in the conference room was stunned for a moment, but this small interlude passed quickly. After all, the auction was still ongoing. It was not convenient to ask directly at this time.
Since the fourth GPL slot had been raised to a high price of 16 million yuan, everyone else could give up on this slot and continue bidding for other bids.
The investor who came with Li Shi was very puzzled. He asked in a low voice, "Boss Li, what's going on?"
The two of them were representatives of the 'Jingzhou Investment Heavenly Group'. Their goal this time was to buy two GPL slots.
Li Shi frowned. He saw Lin Chang winking at Boss Pei.
There must be something going on!
Li Shi pondered for a long time before a realization suddenly dawned on him. He lowered his voice and said, "Give up on those ready-made GOG teams and bid for the GPL slots!"
The investor was confused. "Why? The ones in front are more worth it! "
Li Shi shook his head. "You don't understand!
"The ready-made GOG teams are indeed worth it, but will Boss Pei receive the money?
"Think about it carefully. Why did these three clubs want to sell their GOG teams? Obviously, they had fallen out with Boss Pei! Would Boss Pei be nice to these three clubs?
"Now, no matter how high these three clubs bid, the owners of these clubs would be the ones who profit. Boss Pei would not get a single cent.
"Do you think Boss Pei would be happy if these GOG teams were raised to a high price?
"What's our purpose here? Yes, we're here to buy the GPL slots, but we're buying them because we believe that Boss Pei can make us rich!
"So, why did Boss Lin buy the slots and not the GOG teams? He even deliberately raised the price of the slots to a higher price than the GOG teams?
"Obviously, he wants this money to be handed over to Boss Pei and not to the three clubs!"
The investor suddenly understood. "Oh! I understand, I understand!
"However … Boss Li, it's a loss to buy it like this."
Li Shi shook his head. "What loss? Do you know how to do math?
"Have you forgotten that we're doing this for a long-term goal?
"If you buy the GOG teams now, you can indeed achieve results quickly, but the money will go directly to the club owners. What would Boss Pei think?
"Would you make Boss Pei unhappy after spending money?
"On the contrary, you spent a high price to buy the GPL slots, and the money would go directly to Boss Pei. Even if you still have to form a GOG team and recruit members, which looks very troublesome, think about it. Would Boss Pei stand by and do nothing?
"Wouldn't Boss Pei have to take care of you when you buy DGE members and set up the club?
"What's more, if you leave a good impression on Boss Pei, there will be more hidden income in the future.
"Think about it. Which one is more worthwhile?"
"So, hurry up and bid for the GPL slots with me. Don't raise the price for those three clubs!"
The investor instantly understood.
"Number 5, 15 million!"
"Number 6, 15 million!"
Both of them raised their hands one after another. The atmosphere had just recovered when it froze again.
Xue Zhebin looked at Boss Li in confusion, not understanding what was going on.
Boss Li took out his cell phone and secretly sent a message to Xue Zhebin.
Xue Zhebin's expression changed after reading the message. He quickly lowered his head and whispered to Yao Bo, who was beside him, to transmit the information.
Lin Chang was very happy and secretly gave Boss Li a thumbs up.
Good, this boss understood it very quickly! It looked like he could contact him more in the future.
No matter how stupid the other bosses who came to bid were, they would be able to tell that something was wrong.
Lin Chang represented Shenhua Corporation and had the strongest financial resources. Li Shi represented Jingzhou's local investment group. He was very familiar with Boss Pei and had worked with him many times.
The two of them did not look at the three GOG teams in front at all. Instead, they stared at the GPL slots at the back and desperately increased the price. They even increased the price more than the existing GOG teams.
Why was that?
Everyone fell into deep thought. Soon, many of them revealed expressions of sudden realization.
The bosses were very smart. How could they not see such an obvious thing?
Even if some people could not tell, they could roughly feel that the three GOG teams in front did not seem to be very popular. There must be a problem behind this.
Thus, many people changed their strategies and were more inclined to bid for the GPL slots at the back.
Pei Qian could not help but be dumbfounded. He looked at Lin Chang, then at Li Shi, and then at Xue Zhebin and Zhou Muyan.
Are you … messing with me?
There were ready-made GOG teams and GPL slots at the front! There were only GPL slots at the back!
Why were all of you fighting so hard for the slots at the back?
Were you out of your minds?
Boss Pei was obviously not the only one who was confused. The managers of the three clubs were also confused.
At first, Manager Li had been in a good mood when he saw the price of his GOG team rising to 14 million yuan.
From the looks of it, it would not be a problem to sell it for 20 million yuan!
If he could sell it for 20 million yuan, he would be able to brag in front of his boss today. After all, he had spent a lot of money to hire fake reviewers to create hype online and raise the price of the GOG teams by a lot.
But with Lin Chang's shout, no one knew what had happened, but everyone tacitly stopped bidding!
They all went to raise the price of the GPL slots at the back!
The GPL slots at the back were all raised to 15 million yuan and 16 million yuan. His own GOG team with a GPL slot was still at 14 million yuan.
The other two clubs were even worse off. They were both at 13 million yuan.
The cold sweat on Manager Li's forehead instantly flowed down.
If all the GPL slots were raised to 15 million yuan, his GOG team and GPL would only be sold for 14 million yuan …
What would happen?
How was he going to explain this to his boss when he returned?
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