Chapter 195 DGE is Hopeless

Thinking this, Pei Qian stood up, clapped his hands, and said, "Alright, I think everyone's discussed enough. Let's stop here. Get ready, let's have dinner together tonight. It's on me!"

He had been worried that Zhang Yuan would object, because a dinner would definitely take up the evening's fitness training time, but he didn't expect Zhang Yuan to be very happy and supportive. He immediately shooed away those internet-addicted youths who didn't want to leave.

Zhang Yuan thought to himself, as expected, President Pei saw the problem!

These team members are a bit too excited right now; they need to cool down. At the same time, such a dinner can increase the team's cohesion. It can be said to be the first step towards the right path!

…

Soon, the DGE team members arrived at Mingfu Family Banquet one after another.

Pei Qian had already booked a place in advance, reserving the largest suite in the entire restaurant. Each of the two large round tables could seat more than a dozen people.

Not quite full, but that's okay, plenty of space to eat!

Pei Qian didn't waste any words, directly ordering the most expensive dishes, trying to use the food to wear down the team members' fighting spirit and make them completely forget about the previous training match.

These rookies hadn't been to Wuming Restaurant. Just the good things at Mingfu Family Banquet were enough to whet their appetites. One by one, they began to gobble down the food.

Zhang Yuan was also eating, but in addition to feeling gratified, he also had some worries.

What was gratifying was that President Pei had activated the "food incentive" skill, and the effect was definitely outstanding!

In his memory, every time President Pei treated people to dinner, the department being treated seemed to experience a breakthrough in performance in the short term. This seemed like a kind of metaphysics, but in reality, Zhang Yuan was more willing to see it as a special technique of President Pei's.

This meal had a motivating effect on the new DGE team members, giving them a sense of belonging to the DGE club, and at the same time, it allowed them to calm down again and not have that impatient mentality of seeking quick success.

But while gratified, he was also worried that this was only a temporary solution and not a permanent cure.

DGE club's current training methods were outdated. With other clubs making rapid progress, if the two teams at DGE club continued to peck at each other like chickens, they would only fall further and further behind.

How would President Pei solve this…

Zhang Yuan felt that the best way would be to hire professional coaches and analyst teams.

But who to hire? That was the biggest problem.

While worrying, Zhang Yuan noticed his phone vibrating.

He took it out and saw that it was a message from Huang Wang: "Brother Zhang, why is no one at the club?"

…

Outside the DGE club.

Huang Wang, Jiang Huan, and other ten old DGE team members gathered together, looking at the tightly locked door of the club, feeling a little confused.

After the H4 club won the championship yesterday, Huang Wang went to celebrate in the afternoon, and of course, he had to stream it live in the evening to share the joy with his fans.

And the other team members had returned to the club to rest. They had been training and competing at a high intensity for some time, so it was time for a break.

This afternoon, everyone had recovered and wanted to go back to the DGE club together to catch up and reminisce.

But when they arrived at the club door, they found it was closed.

It should be dinner time now. DGE club's dinner has always been provided by Moyu Takeout, so they didn't need to go out.

Huang Wang and the others were afraid of disturbing everyone's training, so they specifically chose this time to come over.

Huang Wang originally wanted to give Zhang Yuan and Coach Ya Ling a surprise, but he didn't expect to find no one there, so he had to send a message to ask Zhang Yuan where he was.

Soon, Huang Wang's phone vibrated, and Zhang Yuan replied.

Huang Wang looked at the message from Zhang Yuan: "Ah, so President Pei is treating us to dinner! At Mingfu Family Banquet. Brother Zhang invited us to come over, saying there's enough room to sit!"

Lao Zhou was very happy: "That's great, we haven't seen President Pei in a long time, let's go!"

…

Mingfu Family Banquet.

Watching the team members gobble down the food one by one, Pei Qian felt his appetite was also stimulated.

He had to say that the taste of President Li's dishes was gradually improving.

After all, with the taste of Wuming Restaurant as the benchmark, Mingfu Family Banquet, as the second most high-end catering brand in Jingzhou, couldn't be left too far behind, so the taste was constantly improving.

Pei Qian himself couldn't eat at Wuming Restaurant every day, so using Mingfu Family Banquet as an important supplement for dining expenses was also a good choice.

While eating, Zhang Yuan put away his phone and said happily, "President Pei, Huang Wang and the others also want to come over and eat with us!"

"Oh?" Pei Qian was stunned for a moment, then nodded, "Okay, waiter, add more dishes!"

With ten more mouths to feed, and Huang Wang and the others were all burly and had huge appetites, this would at least cost several thousand more yuan, which seemed quite cost-effective.

Although Pei Qian didn't really want to see them, these people were here to help him spend money, so he could welcome them.

Before long, Huang Wang, Jiang Huan, and the others arrived.

The seats at the two large round tables had been rearranged. Huang Wang, Jiang Huan, and the other old team members sat down, wanting to catch up and exchange pleasantries, but Pei Qian stopped them.

"Less talk, eat first!"

Pei Qian was afraid that these old team members would start bragging and reignite the fighting spirit in the hearts of the new team members, so he just hoped that Huang Wang and the others could find their place, eat in silence, and not say a word.

Huang Wang, Jiang Huan, and the others looked at each other. Since President Pei had spoken, then they should just eat hard, right?

One by one, they began to gobble down the food.

The new DGE club members all showed longing expressions.

It was one thing that their skills couldn't compare to these seniors, but even their appetites couldn't compare!

We still have to continue to work hard!

Soon, everyone was full and satisfied.

Pei Qian looked at the mess of dishes and cups on the table and nodded in satisfaction.

Well, there are still benefits to training these people into muscle men, at least their appetites have increased!

With bigger appetites and more food, the bill naturally became more expensive.

When others saw the bill, they would be in agony, but when President Pei saw the bill, he was ecstatic.

The new and old DGE club members were all lying on their chairs, patting their round bellies, and started chatting.

Huang Wang burped: "Burp. President Pei, Brother Zhang, Coach Ya Ling, Jiang Huan and I, and the other old team members, we couldn't have achieved our current success without your help and support."

"As the saying goes, don't forget the well-digger when you drink the water."

"Although we are now in various clubs, our hearts will always belong to the DGE club!"

"The club is definitely not short of money, so we thought about it, and the biggest problem for the club now is the talent gap. The training of the two teams is not effective, and progress is very slow."

"So we decided to work together to provide special training for the new DGE team members, so that they can catch up with the current pace of the competition more quickly!"

Pei Qian had just taken a sip of tea and almost spat it out.

What the hell?

Ten of you are going to provide special training for the two teams?

Before Pei Qian could say anything, Zhang Yuan was overjoyed and nodded immediately: "Of course, that's great!"

"However… after all, you are now members of other clubs. Is it appropriate to come back and help DGE with training like this?"

Huang Wang smiled: "No problem, our clubs have all agreed!"

Jiang Huan took a sip of tea and explained, "Because DGE club and they are not in a competitive relationship, but a mutually beneficial one."

"If it were other clubs, they would all be competing for rankings, and they would definitely not provide assistance to each other."

"But DGE club does not participate in any competitions, so there is naturally no conflict of interest."

"Moreover, the only way for DGE club members to succeed is to achieve good results, reach a high level, and then be bought by other clubs. Therefore, helping DGE train team members is equivalent to building a youth training camp that can be shared by major clubs."

"When those teams are missing a position, they can directly come to DGE club to buy, which is more cost-effective than raising their own youth training camp or poaching people from other clubs at a high price, right?"

"Moreover, President Pei's previous distribution of players was very fair, and all the major clubs were convinced and praised it unanimously."

"Therefore, our clubs are very supportive and have expressed their willingness to provide assistance to the DGE club!"

Zhang Yuan suddenly understood: "I see!"

He couldn't help but look at President Pei, and once again applauded President Pei's ingenious layout.

He never thought that the DGE club's inability to participate in official competitions could objectively have this unexpected gain?

It was precisely because the DGE club did not participate in competitions and had no conflicts of interest with other clubs. Instead, it would continuously输送 [shūsòng - transport, convey, deliver] talents to them, so these clubs needed the DGE club to maintain its strength and level, because this was completely in line with their interests!

Zhang Yuan didn't need to bother to dig up coaches or select team members. This club had perfectly integrated into the GOG e-sports ecosystem and could operate on its own!

Young people who wanted to enter the e-sports industry had three options:

DGE club was the best choice, because joining here and achieving strength would immediately be snatched up by other clubs;

Other clubs were the second best choice;

If all else failed, they could still form their own team and play in internet cafe competitions. As long as they had strength, they wouldn't have to worry about being buried.

DGE club didn't even need to consider the issue of team training, because the other clubs were very happy to let the old DGE club members take a little time to train the new DGE club members.

In this way, Zhang Yuan and Coach Ya Ling only needed to do a good job of supervision!

Over time, a virtuous cycle would naturally form between the new and old DGE club members, with generations of talents being updated and replaced, and strong players constantly emerging.

Even when the first batch of players couldn't play anymore and retired, they could return to the DGE club to coach, whether as head coach, analyst, or fitness coach, they could all be perfectly competent!

Zhang Yuan couldn't help but look at President Pei with admiration.

DGE club was like a perfect link, closely connecting GOG, e-sports events, major clubs, Moyu Internet Cafe, and other related industries of the big e-sports ecosystem.

High! President Pei is really high!

However, Pei Qian's hand holding the teacup was suspended in mid-air, and his expression was dull.

It's over, it's all over!

He thought that after the Global Invitational Tournament, DGE club would be reborn.

Now it seems, he was completely wrong.

DGE club is completely hopeless!