Seeing Zhang Yuan's bewildered expression, Pei Qian was overjoyed.

Haha, didn't expect that!

You guys were always the ones making question marks float above my head, but now I can make question marks float above your heads too!

Surprised? Unexpected?

Actually, Pei Qian had already thought of this point before and had inadvertently set a trap.

But seeing Zhang Yuan fall into his trap so foolishly still gave him a secret feeling of satisfaction.

What will be the most popular in the esports field in the future?

Pei Qian felt that these MOBA games would definitely be the most popular, and FPS games were also good, but they probably wouldn't become very popular in China.

If he followed his original memories, the esports scene in the next few years should be dominated by IOI and *Shen Qi* (Mythical Revelation), and the popularity of other projects would definitely be much lower.

However, everything in a parallel world is subject to change, so Pei Qian couldn't be sure how the script would develop.

For example, although the current IOI looks a lot like *League of Legends* (LoL), there are many similarities and differences. For example, the world view is completely different from LoL, and the gameplay and details are also quite different, and the timelines don't match up either.

The butterfly effect is very terrifying, and often a small deviation can lead to huge errors.

Pei Qian considered that *Shen Qi* was originally inferior to DotA, and so far, he hadn't heard any news of it being made into an independent online game, so it probably wouldn't happen anytime soon. He wondered where things went wrong. IOI was also quite different from the LoL in his memory. Whether it was the gameplay or the design philosophy of Finger Games, some minor problems seemed to have occurred.

On the other hand, his own GOG was expanding rapidly in the domestic market as if it had been injected with chicken blood, giving him a headache.

Pei Qian felt that if the script continued to develop like this, *Shen Qi* would be the most dangerous because it wasn't a complete, independent online game with a good matching system, so it was naturally crippled.

Then the final result of esports would probably be IOI and GOG playing the game.

The interesting thing was that both of these were his own!

GOG didn't need to be said, it was completely developed and operated by Tenda Games.

And the operation of IOI actually belonged to Tenda as well, because Dream Chasing Venture Capital and Shang Yang Games were wholly-owned subsidiaries of Tenda Games.

In the esports circle, the organizers of events can't form teams to participate in the competition. This is like yellow mud falling into your crotch, you can't explain it clearly.

Even if it's completely independently operated, would the audience believe it? Would other clubs believe it?

How could you prove that there was no trickery involved?

If the club achieved good results, it would be criticized, saying that it colluded with the organizer, and winning the championship would also be seen as having a shady background.

If it didn't achieve good results, it would still be criticized, saying that it colluded with the organizer but couldn't beat other clubs, and was truly useless.

So, there were only two paths now:

Either Zhang Yuan's club would be completely independent and completely cut off from Tenda, participating in GOG's competition events;

Or Zhang Yuan's club would work on other game projects.

The former was definitely impossible, and as for the latter, if the GOG and IOI competitions couldn't be participated in, the club's popularity would definitely not be high, and it would be a waste of time.

What's more, most of the esports clubs in the world were losing money, and they were used by large companies with money for advertising, resulting in perennial losses.

Pei Qian couldn't help but feel a little proud, no matter how he looked at it, he was in an invincible position!

Zhang Yuan, what are you going to use to fight me?

At this time, President Pei really wanted to put his hands on his hips and laugh wildly for three minutes, finally letting his excellent employee experience the feeling of being backstabbed without any psychological preparation!

Zhang Yuan was speechless for a long time.

He had originally decided to create a GOG esports team, but President Pei blocked him with a single sentence.

The current esports industry was still very underdeveloped, lacking both popularity and standardization, so Zhang Yuan didn't know that the organizer couldn't run its own team, which caused an embarrassing situation.

So, the question was:

What to do?

Zhang Yuan subconsciously looked at President Pei. It seemed that only President Pei could solve the current predicament.

And President Pei had an elusive smile on his face at this time, with an expression as if he wanted to say something but hesitated.

Zhang Yuan couldn't help but fall into confusion.

What does President Pei's expression mean?

Not being able to run a GOG and IOI team is bad news for the club, but President Pei doesn't seem sad at all?

Could it be that President Pei knows a solution, but he just won't tell me? Does he want me to figure it out myself?

He frowned slightly and tentatively asked, "President Pei, then which game project do you think the club should form a team in?"

Pei Qian smiled and said, "GOG."

Since you sincerely asked, then I will sincerely answer you.

First of all, GOG is likely to lose to IOI, so if you run a GOG team, and GOG fails, then the team will also fail, which is equivalent to wasting your time;

Secondly, even if GOG doesn't fail, the team can't participate in the competition.

No matter how I think about it, I'm in an invincible position!

Of course, Pei Qian would never tell anyone these reasons.

Zhang Yuan was dumbfounded, and was obviously very shocked by President Pei's answer.

After going around in a circle, it's still GOG?

But it can't participate in the competition!

Zhang Yuan felt a little dizzy and couldn't understand President Pei's wisdom.

Pei Qian was very satisfied with Zhang Yuan's expression, but didn't plan to continue to dwell on the topic of "why choose GOG".

The more he said, the more mistakes he would make. If he said too much and caused some inexplicable chemical reactions, it would be very embarrassing.

"So, does the club have a name?" Pei Qian decisively changed the subject.

Zhang Yuan seemed to still be immersed in the previous topic. He was stunned for two seconds before saying, "Uh, I thought of a more domineering name before, called WorldChampion, but when I was making the team logo, I suddenly realized that the abbreviation seemed to have a problem, so I gave up."

"Why don't you come up with a name, President Pei?"

Pei Qian smiled and said, "Okay."

Pei Qian was very familiar with the names of various esports teams, such as World Elite, Invictus Gaming, Royal Never Give Up, and FunPlus Phoenix, which were all pretty good names.

However, President Pei has always pursued a good omen when naming things. It's not superstition, but mainly because he feels more comfortable in his heart when he calls these names.

The names of these teams were all good, but the problem was that their results were too good, which was obviously very inconsistent with President Pei's expectations for his own team.

After thinking about it, Pei Qian suddenly thought of an invincible team.

"Our team's name is DGE!"

Zhang Yuan blinked and said, "What are these... the abbreviations of which three letters?"

Pei Qian explained, "The full name is DarkGenius e-sports!"

As for the real meaning of this name...

It's the initials of the pinyin of the three words "Da Gan Er." (roughly translates to 'big dry son')

Old G has managed to come first in reverse, wouldn't Da Gan Er be better than Old G, and even more of a little brother?

As for why it wasn't "Xiao Gan Er" (small dry son), it was mainly because he was worried that a negative times a negative would become a positive and backfire.

Zhang Yuan savored this long string of English names: "What a great name! It's both imposing and catchy, and the full English name also has certain considerations."

Pei Qian felt that it was almost done. The matters of Dream Chasing Venture Capital and the esports club had been handled well, and the possibility of being overturned was very low.

However, considering the relationship between Ma Yang and Zhang Yuan, Pei Qian felt that he should say a few more words.

Obviously, Ma Yang's interest in the esports club far exceeded that of Zhang Yuan.

Therefore, it was not ruled out that Ma Yang would "lend" the people of Dream Chasing Venture Capital to Zhang Yuan.

These people were all high-scoring random players of *Shen Qi*. Now they could easily become Masters when playing GOG. Although they were all in their twenties, which was already old, the professional circle of GOG had not yet started, so maybe these veterans could really stir up some waves.

Therefore, Ma Yang must be separated from Zhang Yuan, and Dream Chasing Venture Capital must be separated from the DGE esports club.

At the same time, since the DGE esports club was destined to lose money, he had to tell Zhang Yuan a few words to let him spend money lavishly and not always be so stingy. In the end, if he only lost one or two million, President Pei wouldn't be able to afford to lose that face.

Pei Qian cleared his throat twice: "Digging people from the high ranks is the right way of thinking, but I think you must consider age. Young people have fast reaction speeds and great potential. This kind of talent is suitable to be a professional player."

"Also, if a net administrator in an internet cafe says that he is a gaming expert and asks to join the team, don't believe him, and kick him out immediately."

"Also, don't save money on the club's venue. Rent a villa directly. Tell me when you've chosen a good location, and I'll arrange a Moyu Takeaway to provide you with exclusive food."

"In short, you must not save money where you should spend it, and you must keep the Tenda spirit in mind!"

Zhang Yuan listened carefully and nodded: "Okay, President Pei!"

Pei Qian looked at Ma Yang again: "Old Ma, you can also go to the club more often and help Zhang Yuan. As for He Desheng and you guys, you can have moderate entertainment when you are tired from work, but don't get involved in the affairs of the club."

Ma Yang was very excited: "Just watch me, Brother Qian!"

He Desheng and others also breathed a sigh of relief and thanked President Pei in their hearts.

Pei Qian knew that He Desheng and his group understood GOG far better than ordinary players, so he must not let them have any contact with the GDE club.

As for Ma Yang, throwing him into the DGE club could well interfere with the training plan. At the same time, Pei Qian didn't have to worry about him making a decision to invest in Finger Games again.

At the same time, He Desheng and others were originally worried that Ma Yang would make a decision and take everyone to the esports club, after all, playing games was just a hobby for them, and they didn't want to really become professional players.

In this way, everyone was happy!

Only Zhang Yuan was even more confused.

Pei Qian smiled and patted Zhang Yuan on the shoulder: "Don't be confused, spend more money, and everything will be fine."

He also felt a little sorry for Zhang Yuan, but he would allocate more money to the DGE esports club as compensation.

…

After sending President Pei away, Zhang Yuan was even more melancholy.

He was still entangled in the affairs of the club.

President Pei said to let the DGE club form a GOG team, and also to invest more money and invest more.

It doesn't make sense?

Zhang Yuan pondered hard.

"Calm down and use the thinking methods I developed in the internet cafe and ROF computer assembly to interpret President Pei's intentions."

"The organizer can't run its own team, just like it's impossible to be both a player and a referee in sports competitions. This point is certain and cannot be changed."

"There are two paths: either break away from Tenda Group, or give up the GOG project."

"And President Pei asked me to continue running the GOG team, which undoubtedly chose the third path..."

"Is there anything special about this third path?"

"No matter what, the DGE team can't participate in GOG's official events!"

"Wait, if the team doesn't participate in official events, it will definitely not be able to continue?"

"Well... it really can't continue. Without competitions, there would be no popularity and exposure, and naturally no sponsors and bonuses, so what's the point of running it? Isn't it just burning money for self-entertainment?"

"Damn it, I can't guess it at all this time!"

Zhang Yuan really wanted to pull his hair out. This time's question seemed to be more difficult than all the questions he had encountered before.

After struggling for a long time, he finally decided to give up thinking.

"Forget it, let's just honestly do what President Pei asks. Maybe the boat will naturally go straight when it reaches the bridge?"

"Many seemingly unreasonable behaviors have been reversed in incredible ways as long as we persist in following President Pei's requirements."

"Well, I should trust President Pei!"

Zhang Yuan decided that since he couldn't figure it out, he would just stop thinking about it.

Rent a villa, dig up potential players from the ladder to sign contracts, prepare for the various matters of the club...

In short, first act according to President Pei's requirements, and then slowly understand!