After shaking hands, Meng Chang prepared to leave.
To him, his original goal of getting five million yuan was only two million yuan now. However, he had already achieved his goal of 'freeloading off Boss Pei's halo'. What's more, Boss Pei would continue to invest in the future. There was no need to worry about the amount now.
What's more, Meng Chang had not even met Boss Pei yet.
Meng Chang felt that Boss Pei was busy with work and he was not famous now. It was reasonable that he could not meet Boss Pei.
Once the 'Cold-Faced Lady' brand was done and he brought all sorts of data and reports over, it would be convincing. Boss Pei would definitely take the time to meet him.
As long as they met, Meng Chang believed that he would be able to persuade Boss Pei to invest more money with his glib tongue.
Thus, he had basically achieved his goal today. He could go back and prepare.
However, just as he was about to leave, He Desheng said, "Wait, there's one more thing I forgot to say."
Meng Chang stopped in his tracks. "Oh, Boss He, please speak."
He Desheng said, "According to Boss Pei's requirements, the company we invest in has to accept some of our conditions."
"First, it has to be law-abiding and honest."
"Second, the money we invest here has to be used on the company's operations and normal operations. We can't give the boss his own salary, and we can't use it for personal consumption. Of course, we don't care about other investors' money. "
"Given the above two points, we will appoint a finance director to be your company's finance director. This must be explained in advance."
He Desheng smiled and spoke in a friendly tone.
These rules were set by Boss Pei when he set the investment model of 'stupid people with too much money'. He Desheng was going through the process and doing things according to the rules.
This was a very common phenomenon in the investment industry. After all, investors were not stupid. They would definitely not accept it if they invested money and the founders spent it.
It was the same for Boss Pei.
These founders could burn money, but they had to do things.
Otherwise, these founders would have a mental breakdown while Boss Pei had to eat and drink well.
Thus, Dream Realization Ventures' requirements were stricter in terms of finance.
Arranging for one of his own people to be the finance director meant that the company's money flow could not escape Tengda's eyes. He Desheng could report to Boss Pei immediately if anything happened.
This was not a restriction for most law-abiding entrepreneurs. They could even get a finance director for free.
But for entrepreneurs with ulterior motives, that was not the case at all.
Meng Chang hesitated.
He knew that different investors had different ways of managing their investments. Some would appoint a chief financial officer to join the core team of the company, some would request a board meeting every month, some would require the invested company to establish various supervision and reporting systems, and some would just ignore it after throwing money at the company. They would only hold a board meeting after a year and a half, or they would find an investment assistant to take up the post …
There were many ways to do it, but the key was the rules of the investment company.
Meng Chang had thought that Boss Pei's investment company would be more relaxed, but from the looks of it, it was the strictest in terms of finances.
This slightly disturbed his plan.
After all, running away with the money was one of his options.
He could not just run away with the money. He had to go through a series of complicated operations. It would be easier if the finance department was his own people. However, if the finance department was Tengda's people, he might be sent to the small black room to drink tea the moment he made a move.
However, after weighing the pros and cons, he felt that he had to accept this investment.
First of all, Dream Realization Ventures' request was not too much. Many investors would have similar requests. What's more, Dream Realization Ventures was only strict in terms of finances, but it did not interfere with the company's specific business strategy at all. All in all, this was actually a very loose and generous investment condition.
If Meng Chang rejected it, he might be suspected of having ulterior motives. Once this matter got out, it would probably be even more difficult for him to get money from other investors.
Secondly, even if he completely gave up on the option of running away with the money, Meng Chang still had other ways to profit for himself.
For example, he could find a big company to take over the company after it grew bigger. That way, he could make money within the reasonable and legal rules and push the blame to the big company.
Even though running away with the money was also making money, it also meant that he would not be able to return to China for the rest of his life. He would also be left with a bad reputation. It was not the best choice. Meng Chang did not want to take this path unless he had no other choice.
Of course, how the founder would be able to escape after finding a big company to take over was a big problem.
That was because after many big companies took over, they would take a fancy to the founder's entrepreneurial ability. They would force the founder to lock up all his shares and not sell them off, allowing the founder to continue managing the company and working for them.
However, there were no absolutes in the world. Some big companies preferred to send their own people to take over because they trusted their own people's management ability more.
As long as Meng Chang could find such a company, he could still leave safely.
Thus, after weighing the pros and cons in a short period of time, Meng Chang felt that he had to accept the investment.
The risks were huge, but the benefits were also huge.
Most importantly, Meng Chang had prepared for so long just for this opportunity. He was unwilling to give up just like that.
A large part of the reason why people like Meng Chang could win the favor of investors was because of their gamblers' characteristics.
If he won the gamble, his net worth would easily exceed a hundred million yuan; if he lost, his debt would easily exceed a hundred million yuan.
Thus, it was difficult for Meng Chang to give up such a huge gamble.
Meng Chang hesitated for a moment before forcing a smile. "Of course, this is what I should do."
He Desheng nodded in satisfaction. "Alright, I hope we can work well together!"
…
At the same time, Pei Qian was drinking coffee and yawning in Fish-Catching Internet Cafe.
He was still thinking about how to spend the money from selling the GPL quota.
At that moment, his cell phone rang.
It was Zhang Yuan.
"Boss Pei, the bosses of the three clubs are here personally. They want to meet you."
Pei Qian was stunned. "You mean the bosses of the three clubs who sold GOG's teams?"
Zhang Yuan: "That's right. They're at the DGE Club now. Do you have time to meet them? "
Pei Qian fell silent for a moment.
He definitely had time, and he had plenty of it.
The key was what the three bosses were here for.
Pei Qian thought for a moment and asked, "Do they want to break the contract?"
Zhang Yuan: "They don't dare to break the contract. They're probably here to admit defeat."
In theory, the three clubs could indeed pay three million yuan to break the contract and decide not to sell GOG's teams.
However, the problem was that even if they did not sell, it did not mean that they would have GPL slots!
From the beginning to the end, Pei Qian did not give them the GPL slots in black and white. Instead, he only promised that these clubs would 'have' GPL slots. What's more, the premise was that they had to accept the various terms of Tengda Esports Division, including the standard contract.
The reason why he allowed them to transfer the GPL slots was only because everyone had worked together before. He wanted to give these clubs some face.
If these clubs really fell out, Pei Qian could naturally ignore them and give the three GPL slots to others.
Of course, that was under the worst circumstances.
If he did that, these three clubs would not get any benefits, and Pei Qian's reputation would be slightly damaged.
Thus, the bosses of these three clubs came to him. On one hand, they wanted to admit defeat, and on the other hand, they wanted to discuss a proper solution.
Pei Qian thought about it and decided that he had to resolve this matter.
In short, he would meet the bosses of these three clubs first.
"Alright, I'll go over now. Ask them to wait for a while."
…
Half an hour later, at the DGE Club …
The bosses of SUG Club and the other two clubs sat in the conference room, drinking tea but unable to calm their anxiety.
Every second of waiting for Boss Pei's arrival was torturous.
Finally, light footsteps came from outside. Boss Pei pushed the door open and entered.
The three club bosses quickly stood up from their seats.
"Boss Pei!"
Pei Qian nodded slightly and shook hands with them one by one. Zhang Yuan introduced them at the side.
The boss of SUG Club was called Ding Gan. He was also a very rich second-generation heir. He was slightly inferior to Xue Zhebin, but not much different from Jinding Corporation's Yao Bo.
Pei Qian had heard of this person a long time ago.
That was because SUG E-Sports Club had a certain reputation in the country. It might not be as old as H4 Club, but it was the richest among the earliest batch of E-Sports Clubs.
Previously, SUG Club had prepared a total of 25 million yuan to buy the members of DGE Club. It might not have spent much, but it was at least enough to prove its financial strength.
As one of the rich second-generation heirs who had entered the E-Sports industry earlier, Ding Gan had brought funds, attention, and traffic to the domestic E-Sports industry. However, he had also brought about a bad atmosphere in club management and operations.
Everyone took their seats.
Ding Gan coughed lightly and said, "Boss Pei, the three of us came all the way here today mainly to apologize to you and clear up the misunderstanding."
"Manager Li lied to everyone. Not only did he cause losses to Tengda, but he also caused great losses to our club. From this point of view, we are all victims."
"I will definitely punish him severely when I return and give you an explanation, Boss Pei!"
"I hope that Boss Pei is magnanimous and does not affect the cooperative relationship that we have worked so hard to establish because of this small misunderstanding. After all, our clubs have worked hard during the preparation for the global finals even if we did not contribute."
The bosses of the other two clubs echoed with a sincere attitude.
Pei Qian nodded but did not comment.
Even though the three of them were quite humble and sincere, Pei Qian would be too stupid to believe them completely.
How could the club manager decide on such a huge matter like selling a GOG team? He must have asked the three bosses repeatedly.
The fact that the three bosses did not stop him meant that they actually supported Manager Li's decision.
The higher the level of a person, the more they would not touch such dirty and tiring work. Instead, they would leave it all to their subordinates. That way, everything would be fine as long as nothing went wrong. If anything went wrong, they could immediately clear their names.
Thus, the bosses of the three clubs must have resisted the standard contract in their hearts. They did not want to accept Tengda's management and restrictions at first.
They even thought that as long as a few clubs joined forces, they could control the GPL league and force Tengda to retreat.
However, now that the situation had developed to this point, they had no choice but to give in.
If no one was interested in the auction of the GPL slots this time and they could not sell them for much money, the club owners would definitely not have such an attitude.
Thus, Pei Qian was neither angry nor understanding.
"So, do the three of you intend to fulfill the contract?"
Pei Qian ignored the three of them and went straight to the point.
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