Pei Qian sighed silently as he looked at the final number on the projection screen. He said to Zhang Yuan, "After the auction ends, bring the bosses who won the slots to the nameless restaurant for a meal."
Zhang Yuan was stunned. "What about you, Boss Pei?"
Pei Qian shook his head. "I'm not going. I'm tired."
Zhang Yuan quickly nodded to express his understanding. "Alright, Boss Pei. Don't worry, leave it to me!"
These people had raised the GPL quota very high, which made Pei Qian very angry. However, the nameless restaurant had already prepared the ingredients. If he did not treat them, the ingredients would be wasted.
It was definitely not good to waste food.
Thus, Pei Qian decided to let them eat, but he would not participate.
One could easily imagine what kind of scene it would be at the dining table.
If Pei Qian was present, he would definitely be hurt twice, thrice, or even four times.
Thus, he left this matter to Zhang Yuan.
As for Pei Qian himself, it would be best for him to return home and think about how he should spend the hundred million yuan.
Based on the principle of whoever earned the money would spend it. Since the money was collected from the GPL league, it seemed to be the best choice to spend it on the GPL league.
However, should he smash the GPL's venue? Strengthen the publicity of the GPL competition? Nurture the ability of the entire bottom-tier league? Or should he create a better training base for these clubs?
There were many ways to spend money. Pei Qian felt that he had to calm down and think about a plan with the lowest returns.
After giving Zhang Yuan a few instructions, Pei Qian sighed silently and got up to leave.
All the bids had been completed. All that was left was to sign the contract and transfer the money.
Lin Chang stood up immediately, shook Li Shi's hand, and exchanged name cards.
The other bosses who had won the GPL quota were also exchanging name cards.
After all, these people were all famous people. They had gathered here because of their trust in Boss Pei. They more or less had common friends. Thus, it was only natural for them to get to know each other and expand their social circles.
What's more, they had to work together in the GPL league in the future. Everyone's interests were the same.
Lin Chang was naturally the most beautiful child in this group. He was surrounded by everyone like stars surrounding the moon.
After the small talk, Lin Chang looked around and was stunned. "Eh, where's Boss Pei?"
He had thought that Boss Pei would definitely stay at the scene, but he had disappeared in a moment of carelessness?
Zhang Yuan quickly explained, "Everyone, Boss Pei is busy with work, so he left first. However, Boss Pei has decided to host a banquet at the nameless restaurant for everyone. Please follow me. "
Everyone was disappointed to hear that Boss Pei had left.
But when they heard the second half of the sentence, everyone smiled again.
He could eat at the nameless restaurant again!
He had to admit that the nameless restaurant was delicious, but it was really difficult to make a reservation.
Boss Pei had booked a table in advance to treat everyone to a meal. That was very sincere. Everyone understood that he was busy and did not have time to accompany them!
Under Zhang Yuan's guidance, the bosses who had won the GPL slots prepared to leave the DGE Club and head to the nameless restaurant.
The representatives of the companies that failed to win the auction also left.
The managers of the other two clubs were ashen-faced. They looked at each other and looked at Manager Li with anger.
Manager Li was most likely to be the one to blame for this mess!
They had been trying hard to think of countermeasures during the auction, but they could not think of anything.
What else could they do now that they had come this far?
They could only resign themselves to fate and be trampled on.
However, before the two managers could settle the score with Manager Li, they saw Manager Li stand up first and follow behind the boss who had won the SUG Club's GOG division.
Manager Li smiled. "Boss Fu, I'm the manager of the SUG Club. My surname is Li. I saw that you won our club's GOG division and GPL slot. This can be considered a kind of fate.
"Do you want to exchange business cards? I hope we can work together in the future … "
Before Manager Li could finish speaking, Boss Fu interrupted him very politely.
"Manager Li, to be honest, I didn't understand the inside story and accidentally took the photo. I thought that others would raise the price, but no one raised it. I could only get it.
"I spent more than ten million yuan and made Boss Pei unhappy. I have to think of a way to make up for it! Don't you think I'm losing out?
"Manager Li, don't take it for granted. Boss Pei did not take things too far because you were the first to support him. He might be unhappy, but he still gave you a chance to buy low and sell high.
"As for cooperation, I don't think there's a need for that. I'm sorry, I still have to go to Boss Pei's dinner with everyone. I'll take my leave first."
Boss Fu immediately turned around and walked quickly to catch up with Zhang Yuan, Lin Chang, and the others who were about to walk away.
Manager Li opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but he was speechless in the end.
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November 7th, Monday …
The auction for the GPL league slots had already spread on the internet. It quickly became a hot topic and appeared on the hot search list of various websites.
"GOG's domestic league GPL slot has set a sky-high price record!"
"The total price is 180 million yuan. Will e-sports be the next investment opportunity?"
"Shenhua Real Estate won the GPL slot for 26 million yuan and announced their strong entry into the e-sports industry!"
"The list of 16 teams in the GPL league has been exposed online. Shenhua Real Estate, Jinding Corporation, Fu Hui Investments, and other companies are all on it!"
"SUG and the other two clubs have been removed from the GPL league!"
Similar news came one after another.
There was no official evidence. It was all 'gossip' and 'insider information'. However, all kinds of information were very sufficient. Many sources could verify each other, so the authenticity was extremely high.
This news quickly caused a heated discussion among netizens!
Most netizens were naturally sensitive to numbers. The two numbers of 10,000 instantly aroused their enthusiasm.
They had never heard of such a huge figure in the domestic and international e-sports circles!
There was no league in the domestic e-sports circle, much less a 'league slot'. There were only a few clubs in the country. When they wanted to organize a competition, the organizers wanted to arrange for all the teams to sign up. Naturally, they would not limit the number of slots.
As for spending money to buy a slot, that was even more ridiculous.
However, the GPL league had not even started yet. Just the slots for the competition had already been sold for 26 million yuan. This was unprecedented in the domestic e-sports circle.
The companies that participated in the bidding for the GPL slots were all very famous companies in the country. This also made the onlookers realize how rich the GPL league was.
Apart from that, the news of SUG and the other two clubs being removed also attracted the attention of the onlookers.
"That's too scary. The organizers of other games would have to beg these clubs to participate if they wanted to organize a competition. Boss Pei, on the other hand, has already sold the slots before the GPL league has even started!"
"The slots have already been sold for 180 million yuan. Won't they be able to keep up with football in the future?"
"Keep up with football? You're thinking too much. They're still far from it. Even if the slots are sold for 26 million yuan, they're still small potatoes. "
"However, think about it. How long has football been developing? How long has E-Sports been developing? GOG has only been around for less than a year, and it's already so popular. If it can really be held for three, five, or even ten years, it might really be able to compete with football! "
"Have you seen any game that can be popular for ten years? GOG definitely won't be able to either! I think this is another opportunity created by capital. It will only be lively for a year or two, and soon, no one will care about it. "
"What's going on with the three clubs being removed from the GPL? Did they do something wrong? "
"I heard that these three clubs took the initiative to sell their GOG teams. In the end, they only sold them for less than 15 million yuan! No one knows what exactly happened, but they seem to have offended Boss Pei … "
"What do you mean? Is this for real? The pure GPL slots were sold for 26 million yuan, but the slots and the entire team were only sold for 15 million yuan? Does that mean the value of this team is negative ten million yuan? "
"I ate a new piece of news today. It was said that it had something to do with the standard contract that Boss Pei wanted to implement a while ago. These clubs did not want to accept the standard contract, so they joined forces to put pressure on Boss Pei … In the end, it turned out that they were thinking too much. Boss Pei could not wait for them to leave and change to other richer companies to work on the GPL!"
"They deserve it! It's not right to use contracts to trick professional players. Boss Pei gave them a way out, but they still don't know what's good for them? In any case, the SUG members are still around. It's just a change of team name. They can even get a better boss. I support this wave with both hands! "
"To be honest, the domestic E-Sports environment has always been foul because of these playful clubs! Now that Boss Pei has stepped forward to regulate the entire industry and protect the interests of the players, I'm even more optimistic about the GPL! "
"Hehe, I don't think any of the remaining clubs would dare to play tricks under Boss Pei's nose now …"
The onlookers had a good time.
They were either bragging about Boss Pei. The E-Sports League was such a difficult thing to do, but he managed to do it quickly and neatly.
They were either discussing the big financiers who had just entered the E-Sports industry and were infinitely optimistic about the future of the GPL.
They were also combining what had happened before and scolding the three clubs.
Even the fans of the SUG were furious. They were posting crazily on the club's Weibo.
On one side, someone else had bought the GPL slots for 26 million yuan.
On the other side, the three clubs had sold the GPL slots and the entire GOG team for 15 million yuan.
Tell me, how retarded must one be to do such a thing? "
The key was that the SUG Club had been scolded by fans and mocked by bystanders. They could not refute it or even explain it!
How could they explain it?
Who would have thought that it would end up like this?
To the bystanders who did not know the truth, they did not know about the twists and turns. They only saw that the SUG Club had sold the GPL slots that were worth 26 million yuan for 15 million yuan and even lost the entire team.
However, there was no way to explain the twists and turns.
That was because no one would think that the club had been cheated even if they said it out loud. Instead, they would think that the club's operations were even more retarded.
Thus, they could only lie flat and let themselves be mocked. They could not even come out to explain.
As for what kind of storm these three club managers would have to endure when they returned, no one knew.
The only thing to be thankful for was that they were still relatively young. It should not be too late to change careers now.
…
In an office building …
Someone was using his cell phone to browse through the recent GPL bids. On the computer screen was the investment page of Dream Realization Ventures.
He stroked the mustache on his lips and muttered to himself, "Tengda's reputation is so useful? Its appeal is so strong?
"It's practically a hundred thousand people responding to it!
"The GPL league hasn't even been held yet. There's no hope of profits at all. Just a blank check has attracted more than a hundred million yuan.
"What's even scarier is that everyone is spontaneously boycotting those three clubs. They would rather spend more than 20 million yuan to buy a pure slot than touch the 15 million yuan bundled sale team. They only want to send the money to Tengda!
"That's unheard of.
"Coincidentally, Tengda's Dream Realization Ventures is investing in social enterprises. I signed up with the mentality of trying my luck, but I didn't expect to be chosen.
"Given my ability to paint a picture, if I get Tengda's investment and cause other companies to invest in me …
"Wouldn't I be able to move abroad in two or three years and enjoy my old age?"
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