At that moment, Pei Qian was having a meal with all the club bosses in the GPL league at Ming House.
All the bosses, including H4 Club and the others, who had slots in the league, were present. They were toasting each other and it was very lively.
Lin Chang, Li Shi, and the others had already gone to the nameless restaurant for a meal after the auction ended. However, Pei Qian did not go that time and found an excuse to avoid it. Zhang Yuan went to receive them.
He was mainly afraid of being hurt a second time.
As for today's meal, he really could not reject it.
Pei Qian thought that he had to meet these bosses no matter what and get to know each other. At the same time, he had to clearly tell everyone the rules of the GPL.
What's more, four days had passed since the auction. The possibility of him being exposed again was very low. The main topic would still be the GPL rules. It was a good time to meet them.
This was a shop that Li Shi and Xue Zhebin had opened together. The dishes might not be as good as the nameless restaurant but the place was bigger. They could book the entire place and have more freedom.
Now, the rules of the GPL had been announced. The bosses chatted as they ate, discussing the rules of the GPL at the same time. It was a happy scene.
Li Shi looked at the GPL rules that Boss Pei had sent down and discussed the terms with Xue Zhebin, who was sitting beside him.
"See, I've already told you."
"Others collect money to make money for themselves, but Boss Pei must be collecting money for a long-term goal.
"Look, Boss Pei took the money from us to buy the slots. In fact, it was divided into three parts: building a youth training base for the club, supporting the development of the GDL and internet cafe competitions, and maintaining the normal operation of the GPL league.
"If it was an ordinary organizer, they would definitely take out a portion of the money for the operation of the GPL league. The rest of the money would be in their own pockets.
"Of course, it's understandable that the organizers sell their slots to earn money. However, this kind of behavior is too short-sighted!
"On the other hand, Boss Pei took the club's money and threw it all into the league to support the underlying structure of the entire league.
"Those genius players can first play the ladder, then start from the internet cafe competition, then play the GDL or join the youth training teams of the various clubs … Every step can be very solid.
"What's more, the standard contract would prevent them from worrying about being cheated. Talents would not be buried.
"Once such a system is established, it would be able to continuously supply blood to the GPL league. It's perfect!"
Xue Zhebin nodded repeatedly. "Indeed."
"But Manager Li, the money has been spent on these things. What about the league's publicity? What about the club's investment? These two pieces might be lacking, right? "
"Although the league system is very important in the long run, we cannot ignore the most urgent problem at hand!"
Li Shi smiled. "This is the difference in thinking between ordinary people and Boss Pei."
"The first level of thinking is to sell the quota to make money and fill my pockets."
"The second level of thinking is to see Boss Pei using this money to seek long-term benefits.
"Third-level thinking: Look at both long-term benefits and immediate benefits."
"However, Boss Pei is on a higher level than that. That's because he knows very well that long-term benefits can only be achieved with money, but immediate benefits can be achieved without money!
"Therefore, Boss Pei did not ignore the most urgent problem at hand. Instead, he prepared another set of solutions."
Xue Zhebin was a little confused. "Really? But, how can we solve it without money? "
The GPL league had to be promoted and the club's infrastructure had to be built. All of these required money.
Li Shi explained, "Boss Pei does not only have money, but also other resources, such as reputation, trust, and attention!"
"The long-term benefits of the GPL league cannot be guaranteed with these things. For example, it's useless to have attention if you want to support GDL and youth training. No one will spend money on these things. Boss Pei can only pay for them himself. "
"However, the immediate benefits of the GPL league can be cashed in with reputation, trust, and attention!"
"The so-called immediate benefits are nothing more than the initial popularity of the GPL league, attention, and the construction of the club."
"Now, look at the people here. What kind of combination are they?"
"There are veteran clubs in the country, veterans of the first GOG global finals, well-known large companies like Shenhua Real Estate and Jinding Corporation, and ordinary participants like us who completely support and cooperate with Boss Pei even though our money and reputation are not very outstanding."
"There's no need for publicity at all. Just publishing this list would be enough to offset tens of millions of yuan in publicity costs!"
"In other words, the GPL league was already popular before it even started. So what if there was more publicity funding and less publicity funding?"
"What's more, the storm between Boss Pei and the three clubs has lasted for more than half a month. On one hand, this is to increase the popularity of the GPL league. On the other hand, it is also to send a very clear signal to the outside world."
"The audience trusts Boss Pei, but those capitalists might not. Many people believe that Boss Pei can create good games, but they don't believe that he can run a league well. "
"Through this incident, Boss Pei proved that he has absolute control over the GPL with an iron fist!"
"The three clubs kicked out as soon as they said they wanted, and the remaining clubs cooperated unconditionally. At the same time, Boss Pei did not make a promotion system and threw a huge sum of money into the low-level cultivation system. In fact, he was giving a clear signal: the GPL is for the long term! "
"With multiple signals combined, sponsors would not be worried that their money would go down the drain. Naturally, they would sponsor the club and the GPL league."
"This is the brilliance of Boss Pei. On the surface, he is spending money for long-term benefits, but in fact, he is spreading a signal. This signal will earn him more money and solve the short-term problems at the same time."
"Only rookies would make a choice. Experts would choose everything!"
"If you don't believe me, let's wait and see. Before long, all the sponsors will come knocking on our door."
Li Shi had already drunk some alcohol previously and was a little tipsy. At that moment, his face was slightly red, and he was extremely satisfied with his analysis.
"I see!" Xue Zhebin was enlightened and tried his best to digest it.
At that moment, Pei Qian was eating quietly.
Everyone was talking. They were either talking loudly or lowering their heads to whisper to each other. All of these voices made Pei Qian feel uneasy.
Suddenly, the cell phone in his pocket vibrated. It was Qiu Hong.
Pei Qian knew that there must be something important. It just so happened that he wanted to go out and take a breather. He immediately stood up and went outside to answer the call.
…
Pei Qian picked up the phone when he arrived at a relatively quiet corner outside.
Qiu Hong briefly explained the situation with Wu Zhicheng over the phone.
"Boss Pei, that's roughly the situation."
"My consideration is that the most important problem now is not money. Independent game producers might be short of money, but they are also short of other things. "
"Especially the various supporting systems. The investment in this area is huge and the results are slow. It is a very difficult problem to solve."
"Therefore, I'm not sure what to do with Wu Zhicheng's situation."
"I've already decided to invest in him, but I haven't thought of how to invest in him."
"This project can still be completed if we just give him money, but I feel that something is still missing."
"Boss Pei, I have an immature idea about this. It's about the basic facilities."
Pei Qian's eyes lit up when he heard that.
The basic facilities were huge investment and slow to show results?
That was good!
For independent game producers, they could create games as long as they had money. It was not important whether the working environment was good or bad.
Many independent game producers produced good works in a messy working environment.
Since it did not matter much, why not arrange a better environment for them?
This should be a typical high investment and low output, right?
Wasn't that what he liked the most?
Pei Qian immediately said, "Just tell me how much money you need for this immature idea of yours."
Qiu Hong hesitated when he heard how straightforward Boss Pei was. "Er … Boss Pei, this is what I think."
"Open an incubation base similar to a 'joint office space' in big cities like Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou. Of course, we can also open one in Jingzhou. "
"We will recruit administrative, finance, and other employees for similar entrepreneurship bases. The job of these people is to serve every independent game designer well and help them solve a series of problems other than game development."
"At the same time, we can also guide their work to a certain extent. For example, we can simply teach them how to formulate development plans, contact artists, make financial statements, and so on."
"Game designers can also get to know and communicate with each other."
"An incubation base like this would require at least two to three hundred thousand yuan a month for daily utilities, employee salaries, rent, and so on. The specific expenses would depend on the number of workstations, location, and other factors."
Pei Qian frowned. "Two to three hundred thousand yuan? That's not in line with the Tengda spirit! "
"Did you only calculate the rent of the workstations, the basic company of the employees, and utilities?"
"You didn't calculate the office computers, right? You didn't calculate the employee benefits, did you? Independent game developers work so hard. It's not too much to give them a guaranteed income to maintain their daily lives, right? "
"The incubation base is a good thing. Open it!"
"The Destitution Plan will continue as usual. Those companies will still be supported as usual. As for the incubation base, I'll give you extra money. Spend as much as you want! "
Pei Qian was very happy. Qiu Hong was indeed outstanding. He had thought of a new way to spend money so quickly!
…
Qiu Hong hung up and could not help but feel emotional.
Boss Pei was really a real lover of the game industry. At the same time, he could be a real-time, swift and decisive entrepreneur!
Boss Pei had easily come up with a solution to the problem that he was so conflicted over.
He looked at Wu Zhicheng. "I'll invest in your game, the Destitution Plan!"
"Apart from that, we will also provide you with office space and some necessary help. I hope that we can make this game well together."
Wu Zhicheng's mouth widened slightly. He felt that this scene was unreal.
He was stunned for a few seconds before saying, "Thank you, Boss Qiu! Thank you so much! "
Qiu Hong smiled emotionally. "No, we all have to thank Boss Pei."
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