The three club owners looked at each other. In the end, Ding Gan spoke.
"Boss Pei, we naturally have to fulfill the contract. We businessmen have the spirit of the contract. We can't go back on our word."
"However … putting aside the small interlude, we sincerely support the GPL league."
"Why don't we do this? We'll pay you 15 million yuan. On top of that, each of our clubs is willing to add another 5 million yuan. The three clubs will total 60 million yuan. We'll buy back three GPL slots. What do you think?"
The three club owners had obviously discussed this before they came.
Now that things had escalated to this point, they had very few choices left.
They definitely could not break the contract. That would be equivalent to falling out with Boss Pei and all the clubs that had just won the GPL slots. They would not be able to protect their face or money.
Of course, these three clubs could also choose to take the money and leave. However, if that was the case, it would be almost impossible for them to return to the GPL league.
That was because, based on the situation of this auction, the GPL league slots would definitely become more and more expensive. If they sold the branch and the slots for 15 million yuan now, they would definitely not be able to buy them back in the future.
Therefore, these three clubs wanted to give it a try and see if Boss Pei could take out three more slots if they gave him 20 million yuan.
He would directly expand the GPL league slots to 19.
That was because the matters related to the GPL league had not been completely finalized. There was still room for discussion about the slots.
However, it would be impossible to add more slots after the GPL's schedule and competition system were finalized in another month or two.
That way, the three clubs would be equivalent to spending their own GOG branch and five million yuan to retain their GPL slots. They would definitely incur losses, but at least they would be able to stay.
As for Boss Pei …
60 million yuan at this time should be able to tempt Boss Pei a little, right?
As for how to arrange the schedule of the 19 teams and how to appease the other clubs … these details were not that important.
The three club owners looked at Boss Pei expectantly.
The corners of Pei Qian's mouth twitched.
You're giving me money?
What's more, you're giving me 60 million yuan without saying a word?
Pei Qian was still having a headache about how to spend the 100 million yuan. He had just made some progress when these three clubs wanted to give him 60 million yuan!
"No!" Pei Qian said firmly.
The three bosses were stunned.
Boss Pei … was so determined?
Sixty million! Wouldn't they seriously consider it?
Ding Gan hesitated for a moment. "Er … Boss Pei, we can actually discuss the money …"
"Why don't we add more?"
Pei Qian sniggered internally.
More money?
He took a sip of tea and quickly thought of a way to refuse.
"It's not about money at all."
"The 16 spots were decided a long time ago. If we add more, the schedule will be difficult to arrange. "
"If we really get to 19 teams, not only will we have to compete every day, but the time between a single team's matches will also be too long, which is not conducive to maintaining standards."
"Tengda is a company that keeps its word. It has already told the other clubs and the audience that there are only 16 spots in the GPL league. If we accept money to do things, it would be equivalent to slapping ourselves in the face."
"This is impossible."
The three club owners looked at each other with bitter expressions.
Who could he blame?
He could only say that he had been muddle-headed for a moment. He had wanted to get the GPL and watch as others fought for it. In the end, he had lost his spot.
He had woken up early in the morning and rushed to the evening market. Who could stand this!
Ding Gan did not give up and suggested a new plan. "Then, Boss Pei, how about this? There should be a promotion and demotion system in the GPL league, right? We'll form a new team and fight our way back to the GPL. That should be fine, right? "
Pei Qian remained silent for a moment. "There is no promotion and demotion system in the GPL league."
"There will be internet cafe leagues, professional development leagues, and GDL. The internet cafe leagues will screen out the GDL spots. However, there will be no promotion and demotion competition. The champion of the GDL will not be able to obtain a spot in the GPL. "
The three club owners were dumbfounded. They looked extremely pained, as if they had lost a hundred million yuan.
Pei Qian had been considering the structure of the entire GOG E-Sports League ecosystem for the past few days.
The internet cafe league and GDL had to be done, but the key was whether or not there was a promotion and demotion competition.
In fact, whether or not there was a promotion and demotion system would have little impact on Pei Qian because the official platform would not directly obtain income from it.
Thus, Pei Qian was thinking from the perspective of the entire competition.
After all, he had another identity as an ordinary spectator of the GPL league. In order to see more exciting competitions and to win glory for the GPL league in the world finals, Pei Qian had to establish a better system for the GPL league.
The experience in Pei Qian's memory showed that the promotion and demotion system looked beautiful, but in reality, it did not have much meaning. In fact, it might even have the opposite effect.
Quite a few people believed that the promotion would give
The pressure on the bottom team of the GPL would also give the top team of the GDL motivation, making the competition more intense and helping to improve the overall level.
However, the problem was that this theory was too idealistic. In practice, the situation was completely the opposite.
For the teams at the bottom of the GPL, the pressure of the promotion competition was indeed great. That was because once they were relegated, it would mean that all their investments would be wasted and they would suffer heavy losses.
However, in this situation, in order to successfully avoid relegation, most clubs would not train and train new players. Instead, they would choose to let the experienced players continue playing.
That was because there was a risk in using new players. Once they failed, they would suffer heavy losses. On the other hand, while the old players had no potential or upper limit to speak of, they were stable enough and were very good at abusing noobs.
Even if the old players were beaten up as experience babies in the GPL league, it would be fine as long as they could abuse the leader of the GDL.
On the other hand, for the GDL teams, it was the fastest way to spend money to buy strong old players or foreign aid in order to snatch the GPL spots.
Therefore, a system that was meant to strengthen competition objectively made all teams focus on their current strength on paper and ignore their long-term goals.
Some potential rookies would find it difficult to compete in such a utilitarian environment. It completely went against the original intention of this system.
On the other hand, if the promotion and demotion system was abolished, the various clubs would promote more newcomers and play more aggressively. There would not be a situation where both teams sought stability and did not dare to fight.
Thus, after much consideration, Pei Qian felt that it was better not to have a promotion competition.
Ding Gan looked bitter. "Boss Pei, doesn't that mean that our club will never be able to return to the GPL?"
"Boss Pei, our SUG has been in the E-Sports field for many years. It would be a loss if the GPL excluded us!"
Pei Qian looked at the three club owners and said, "This … it's not completely impossible to return."
"We need to continue investing if we want to maintain the GPL quota. Once the club is at the bottom and loses consecutively, it will not be able to bring brand value to the parent company. Instead, it will become a burden. There will definitely be clubs that want to leave. "
"At that time, we will act as a middleman to facilitate the transfer of the GPL quota."
"Clubs that achieve good results in the GDL league will receive a 30% discount when purchasing the GPL quota."
In other words, when a club burned money but could not produce results, they could choose to use newcomers, nurture newcomers, and continue to endure. They could also choose to transfer it to stop losses in time and earn a sum of money at the same time.
That way, not only would it ensure the interests of the existing GPL league teams, but they would not suffer too much loss whether they stayed or left. They would be able to invest without worry, and it would also provide some convenience for the GDL league clubs.
Ding Gan and the other two club owners remained silent for a long time before nodding helplessly.
"Alright, Boss Pei."
They had no other choice. This was the best solution they could fight for.
At the very least, they still had 15 million yuan in their hands.
They would play GDL first, form a team, and nurture players. After achieving results, some outstanding players could be sold to GPL teams at a high price. At the same time, when the GPL quota changed, they could obtain the right to enter first and spend less money.
The bosses of the three clubs had not expected this. They had only wanted to pressure Tengda a little so that Tengda would make some concessions on the standard contract of the players.
In the end, he didn't expect that he would lose the entire game and end up in such a state.
…
After the three club owners left, Pei Qian said to Zhang Yuan, "I've thought about the rules of the GPL league."
"Internet cafe competition, professional development league GDL, professional league GPL. Just like I said, there is no promotion competition for the GPL quota, but it can be transferred. "
"As for the money these clubs used to buy the quota, it will be divided into three parts."
"The first part will be returned to these clubs so that they can use the funds to maintain the youth training base. Every club must have a youth training base to absorb some young and potential rookies who are temporarily not strong enough to play in the professional league. These rookies will be able to experience the professional atmosphere in advance and face the matter of playing professionally earlier so that they can be prepared. "
"The second part will be used to support the development of the GDL league and the Internet cafe competition. The professional development league has relatively little attention. We will give these clubs more support and exposure opportunities. "
"The third part will be used for the daily operations, maintenance, and construction of the GPL."
Zhang Yuan was stunned. "Huh? Boss Pei, you're only using this amount of money to maintain the daily operations of the GPL? I'm afraid you won't be able to cover the rent of the venue and other miscellaneous expenses, right? "
Pei Qian nodded. "Of course not. We couldn't have used this amount of money to cover it in the first place."
"In the future, we can collect tickets for the competition. We can have sponsors and advertisers. There are many ways to make profits."
"Tengda is the organizer. Don't always stare at the small profits in front of you. You have to look long-term. If we don't have enough money, Tengda will pay for it first. We'll talk about it when we earn money in the future. "
Zhang Yuan could not help but feel respect.
Indeed, Boss Pei still had long-term goals!
He might not be able to see anything in the short term, but in the long term, it would definitely improve the ecology of the entire E-Sports industry!
In fact, Pei Qian did not think too much about it. He simply chose the plan with the lowest chance of making money.
There were only three ways to spend this money: either spend it on the league and do their best to publicize it, or spend it all on the club to transform the training base and environment, or spend it on the cultivation system.
On the other hand, it was very easy to quickly improve the competitive level, enhance the viewing value, and attract popularity if he spent it on the league or the club. If he attracted many big sponsors because of the sudden increase in popularity, he might not even be able to last this cycle before he started to make profits.
Based on past experience, this possibility was not low.
Thus, after much consideration, Pei Qian decided to spend it on the cultivation system. He would build a youth training base for the club and support the development of the GDL and the Internet cafe competition. That way, the effects would be slower and he would be able to persevere.
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