In the afternoon, in Shanghai.
The boss of FV Club, Wu Yue, was flying into a rage in his office.
"Ding Gan and his group are too much!"
"Their own team was torn down, so they came to tear down my team?"
"They even joined forces to exert pressure. Small clubs that are not strong enough can only be manipulated by them?"
"Zhao Xuming, that dog, is also half-hearted. Disgusting!"
Manager Lu of FV Club was also indignant. "Boss Wu, these people are jackals of the same tribe!"
"Zhao Xuming is obviously in cahoots with Ding Gan and his group."
"They said that they were going to compete in the qualifiers to determine the spots for the international competition, but in reality, what were they going to compete for? The team was basically decided after the selection was done! "
"Our team's strength was originally relatively intact, but our reputation is far inferior to those clubs. That's why Ding Gan joined forces with the other clubs to pressure us to sell our players. The most infuriating thing is that Zhao Xuming looks like he's mediating, but he's actually on their side. "
"To put it bluntly, he wants to choose the three most famous clubs with the most fans. In order to form a team, he didn't hesitate to tear down our small clubs."
Boss Wu Yue was even angrier. "The most outrageous thing is that these people poached our players and even said that we earned the transfer fee. It's a win-win situation? Win-win situation my * ss! "
Wu Yue could not care less about his image and cursed because he was in his own office and Manager Lu was one of them.
Last week, Long Yu Corporation and Finger Games had finalized various cooperation matters. Zhao Xuming had also begun to organize domestic teams to participate in the qualifiers and screen out the teams that would participate in the IOI global finals.
However, they had encountered a very serious problem. The teams of the veteran clubs had been dug out and fell apart!
Take SUG Club for example. There were only three members left in the IOI branch. How could they compete?
The other veteran clubs were about the same. Lin Chang had brought GOG's club over to poach a batch of good seedlings with potential. Most of the teams were not complete.
It was just like playing mahjong. How could they play without one player?
Zhao Xuming did not have any good ideas as he cursed Tengda for playing a desperate game. He could only force himself to do it.
They were going to play in the international competition. They could not possibly promote newcomers to start from scratch, right? He would definitely be tortured, so he might as well not go.
Thus, in order to make up for the shortcomings of a few teams and give them the ability to compete in the World Championship, they had no choice but to dismantle the other teams.
So the question was, what should he dismantle and what should he repair?
Obviously, he could only dismantle the small club and supplement the big club.
From Zhao Xuming's point of view, even if he didn't consider it from the aspect of funds, he had to consider it from the aspect of fame and popularity.
A veteran club like the SUG had a large number of fans in the country and a certain reputation internationally. Only such a team could represent the domestic IOI E-Sports circle in the international competition.
As for small clubs like FV Club, their popularity was too low. They did not have much popularity domestically and overseas. They were too lacking in terms of popularity.
After all, Zhao Xuming knew very well that the main purpose of the IOI World Finals was to bring traffic to the local server, IOI. If the traffic could not be brought up, everything would be useless.
Of course, the results were important, but they were all dismantled anyway. What effect would it have on the results? Based on the current competitive standard, no team would be able to become the champion.
Since that was the case, of course, letting the big clubs take the lead would attract more attention.
Thus, Zhao Xuming and a few big clubs joined forces to buy players from small clubs like FV.
Of course, the sale of players was voluntary, but the pressure was also objective.
FV Club was a small club. It would not be an exaggeration to say that it was an internet cafe team. The boss, Wu Yue, was personally funding and maintaining this club out of interest. How could he compete with Long Yu Corporation and these big clubs?
Of course, Wu Yue could also choose not to sell players and let the team compete in the qualifiers. However, how could he have a good time in the future if he offended these big clubs and Long Yu Corporation?
What's more, Wu Yue was not 100% confident in his own team. If he could not make it out of the qualifiers and the players were not sold, it would be a loss.
Thus, Wu Yue did not have a good solution after much thought. He could only reluctantly dismantle his team and sell the players to other veteran clubs to strengthen them.
GOG's club had dismantled IOI's veteran club, and IOI's veteran club had come to dismantle IOI's small club. It had become a cycle.
Wu Yue was very unwilling to sell his team members, which was why he flew into a rage in the office.
However, there was nothing he could do. Small clubs did not have the right to speak.
After venting his anger, Wu Yue gradually calmed down. He waved his hand and said, "Forget it, let this matter pass. You can leave first. I want to be alone for a while."
Manager Lu nodded and turned to leave.
Wu Yue leaned against the boss's chair, a little worried about whether he should continue running this club.
FV Club had only been maintained by him in the first place. It was purely for his own interest. He did not dare to think about GOG's quota. He could not afford it at all. He could only play IOI to maintain his life.
However, IOI's team had been mostly dismantled now.
Of course, he could recruit more people and rebuild the team. However, anyone with a discerning eye could tell that there was definitely no hope for the qualifiers this time.
Zhao Xuming gave FV Club a spot to participate in the qualifiers out of respect. However, the problem was where to find good players?
Zhao Xuming also felt that it was not appropriate to dismantle these small clubs after all. He gave them a spot to participate in the qualifiers as a show. In any case, these small clubs would not be able to qualify.
Even if they managed to gather a team to participate in the qualifiers, they would most likely be beaten up by teams like SUG.
Once they missed IOI's international competition, they would most likely fall into a predicament where there were no competitions to play in the future.
Wu Yue was now facing a situation where the team that he had painstakingly built had been dismantled. There were only three members left, and it would be very troublesome to reorganize them. There were no competitions to play in the short term. There would not be any popularity just by burning money. He had earned a transfer fee by selling his members. It seemed like a good choice to quit while he was ahead.
Thus, Wu Yue was a little disheartened and did not want to play anymore.
He was still conflicted when someone knocked on the door.
Knock, knock.
Wu Yue looked up and saw that it was Manager Lu who had returned.
"Boss Wu, there's something very important." Manager Lu looked a little incredulous. "Boss Pei of Tengda Corporation wants to make a trip to Shanghai personally. He wants to meet you."
Wu Yue was stunned. "Who?"
Manager Lu repeated, "Boss Pei of Tengda Corporation."
Wu Yue was completely stunned.
Boss Pei?
Wasn't that the designer of GOG, the big boss who established the GPL league?
He wants to meet me?
Wu Yue even suspected that this was fake news because the difference between the two parties was too huge. What was so important that Boss Pei would personally make a trip?
The slots for the GPL league had already been inflated to sky-high prices. Many traditional giants had also entered. It could be said that GOG was the most popular E-Sports circle in the country and even the world.
On the other hand, Tengda Corporation was the organizer of all GOG competitions. The standard contract incident some time ago had sent a message to the outside world: Tengda was the most authoritative in GOG's E-Sports circle.
On the other hand, FV Club was a small privately owned club. It was purely for fun. It was not famous or powerful.
Originally, the strength of the IOI branch was barely passable. However, now that two outstanding members had been poached away, it was instantly left with an empty shell.
Why was Boss Pei visiting them personally?
Wu Yue could not figure it out.
However, he naturally did not dare to delay. He quickly asked, "When will Boss Pei arrive?"
Manager Lu answered, "He said that he'll be at Shanghai's high-speed rail station in an hour."
Wu Yue quickly stood up. "Drive my seven-seater commercial car over and pick him up at the high-speed rail station immediately!"
…
Two hours later, in a high-end restaurant near FV Club.
Wu Yue, Manager Lu, Pei Qian, Zhang Yuan, and the others took their seats.
Both parties had already exchanged pleasantries along the way. Now that they sat down and drank tea while waiting for the dishes to be served, it was about time to get down to business.
This was the first time Wu Yue and Manager Lu had met Pei Qian and Zhang Yuan. They found it hard to believe that these two were the top figures in GOG's E-Sports circle.
Boss Pei was ridiculously young. What's more, his real body was the actor in the short drama. That surprised Wu Yue and Manager Lu. On the other hand, Zhang Yuan looked ordinary and even a little ugly. It was hard to imagine that he was the highest person-in-charge of Tengda's E-Sports circle.
Wu Yue personally poured a cup of tea for Boss Pei and Zhang Yuan. He smiled and said, "Boss Pei, Boss Zhang, your presence really brings light to our FV Club. Everything happened so suddenly that we did not have time to prepare a proper reception. We could only make do with this restaurant. Please don't take offense. "
"Wait for tomorrow. I'll arrange another meal tomorrow and find a few friends to accompany us. Boss Pei, please do us the honor."
Pei Qian quickly waved his hand. "There's no need for that. Boss Wu, don't stand on ceremony. I'm here to discuss something today. I'll leave tomorrow morning. "
Wu Yue nodded. "Alright, Boss Pei, feel free to speak. I'll do my best to fulfill any requests you have!"
Pei Qian could not be bothered to keep him in suspense. He said directly, "Actually, it's not a big deal. I want to invest in FV Club."
Wu Yue was stunned. He almost thought he had heard wrongly. "Huh?"
Invest in FV Club?
Don't I know what kind of sh * tty club my sh * tty club is? Is there a need to invest in this?
Wu Yue looked at Boss Pei. "Boss Pei, are you serious?"
Pei Qian nodded. "Of course!"
After some consideration, Wu Yue said, "Boss Pei, if you like FV Club, I'll sell it to you directly at a price of 1.5 million yuan. What do you think?"
Wu Yue did not dare to ask too high because he knew very well what kind of sh * tty club the FV Club was.
This thing was a proper negative asset. It had no profitability. The team members' salaries and venue rent were purely burning money. What's more, FV Club did not have any results. They did not even have any competitions to play in. They did not even have any traffic, let alone cash in. It was impossible.
The only thing that was useful now was that FV Club could play in the IOI qualifiers. However, there were many teams that had such qualifications. What's more, Boss Pei himself had the GPL league. He would not be interested in this.
The remaining three players were slightly valuable, but they would not be able to earn the transfer fee if they could not be sold. What's more, these three players were not strong enough. Otherwise, they would not have been the only ones left behind.
Wu Yue did not know why Boss Pei was interested in FV Club. In any case, he could just take it away if he wanted it. He would be happy to change hands and take the opportunity to push out of the E-Sports circle.
Pei Qian shook his head. "I don't buy the club, I only invest."
Wu Yue was a little confused. What did that mean? Wouldn't it be better to buy it if he was really interested?
Could it be that Boss Pei was willing to pay far less than 1.5 million yuan?
Wu Yue asked, "How much do you plan to invest then?"
Pei Qian: "Three million yuan."
Wu Yue: "…"
What the f * ck!
The entire club was only priced at 1.5 million yuan, but Boss Pei invested three million yuan directly? Wasn't that unnecessary?
Wu Yue was confused. He asked, "Are you planning to change the team name? Change the management team? Or add an advertisement slot on the team uniform? Do you have any other additional requirements? "
Wu Yue was a little flustered. This amount of money was a little too much for FV Club. Could Boss Pei have arranged something similar to a bet?
Pei Qian shook his head. "I don't want anything. I just want to invest and get some shares. I don't have any other requirements."
Wu Yue blinked his eyes, completely confused.
He could buy the entire club for 1.5 million yuan, but Boss Pei insisted on investing instead of buying it?
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