Chapter 195 Understanding

Pei Qian's smile at this moment was truly from the heart.

The voices of protest were much louder than he had imagined!

This was a good thing!

In fact, Pei Qian had never thought of having these clubs come to Jingzhou, much less having them buy players from the DGE club. But they had all misunderstood his intentions, leading to today's situation.

If he could use this opportunity to drive away a few clubs, wouldn't that be a good thing?

It would be even better if Tengda could buy up all the clubs itself.

Spending a few million on each club, only for them to rot in his hands and constantly lose money, how wonderful would that be?

Facing the club managers who appeared pitiful on the surface but harbored ulterior motives, Pei Qian wore a smile and spoke with incomparable amiability.

"Don't worry, everyone. We understand the difficulties faced by the clubs very well."

"We also see the efforts you have all made for the development of GOG e-sports."

"Clubs are all weak and have been constantly losing money. Their interests are not protected, which is indeed very painful."

"Really, I understand this feeling especially well."

Manager Su listened in confusion.

That's not right, this doesn't sound like something Boss Pei would say, does it?

He felt like something was off.

The other club managers also looked at each other, seemingly not expecting Boss Pei to be so easy to talk to. It all felt a bit unreal.

Pei Qian smiled slightly and continued, "Since everyone's clubs have been constantly losing money and are so difficult, then let Tengda bear all this suffering!"

"All you've done to set up GOG divisions is invest some rent and personnel salaries. The bulk of the money is in the players' value. We'll take on such a heavy burden for you."

"Those who feel they can't hold on any longer can directly sell their divisions to Tengda. We can offer a slight premium so you can still make a little profit and definitely won't have worked for nothing. What do you think?"

Pei Qian tried his best to make his attitude very sincere and his expression very kind.

It would be great if you don't agree! I can't wait to take over!

The faces of the club managers instantly turned pale.

Although Boss Pei was smiling as he said this, it was even more uncomfortable than being scolded.

If Boss Pei directly turned hostile, it would actually be easier for these clubs to handle. They could slap various labels like "unreasonable" and "kicking someone when they're down" on Tengda, preventing other clubs from taking over and letting the GOG league qualification rot in Tengda's hands.

But now, Boss Pei was being particularly considerate while also not giving an inch. This was like an *yinyangren* meeting another *yinyangren*. Everyone was being sarcastic, and whoever took it seriously first would lose.

Boss Pei had perfectly kicked the ball back, so how could they catch it?

If they continued to complain, Boss Pei would say, since you're having such a hard time, why are you still insisting? Hurry up and sell to me so I can find a buyer.

If they didn't complain, what other options did they have?

Everyone fell silent for a moment.

Manager Li coughed twice, "How about this, Boss Pei? This is a big matter, and we can't make a decision on the spur of the moment. How about you give us a few more days to go back and discuss it with our bosses in detail, and then we'll get back to you?"

Pei Qian nodded, "Of course. I hope all the bosses can seriously consider it. Selling your divisions can instantly replenish your funds and even make a little money. This kind of good thing doesn't happen often!"

Manager Li: "..."

Pei Qian spoke with sincerity, but in the ears of the club managers, it completely changed its meaning.

They were completely defeated by Boss Pei's Tai Chi!

Fortunately, they had managed to buy some buffer time. After the clubs went back, they could find their bosses and discuss countermeasures.

The managers of the various clubs stood up to say goodbye.

"Take care, everyone. Oh, by the way, you can take this piece of paper back and show it to your bosses. Be sure to consider it carefully!"

Pei Qian didn't forget to remind everyone to take the new regulations he had handed out.

The managers were stunned.

What did Boss Pei mean by this? Was he sending them ammunition to attack himself?

Wasn't Boss Pei afraid that these clauses would spread and cause a unified boycott from all domestic e-sports clubs?

This matter originally had no concrete evidence, and other club owners might not believe it. But if they took this piece of paper away, it would be forcing all the other clubs to stand on the same front!

With the mentality of not taking something for nothing, the club managers folded the paper and put it in their pockets, each taking one away.

Zhang Yuan was a little worried, "Boss Pei, is this really okay? Giving these clubs two days to consider is giving them time to unite."

Pei Qian smiled slightly, "Wouldn't that be even better?"

If only one club wanted to sell, he might be able to find a sucker to take over.

If they all wanted to sell and couldn't find a sucker, then it could only rot in Tengda's hands.

Pei Qian couldn't be happier!

...

In the evening, several club managers came to SUG Club to meet with Manager Li.

The group came to the conference room, and their expressions were not very good.

This afternoon, they had each spoken with their own bosses. The paper had also been shown to the bosses. The result was obvious: the bosses couldn't just accept these conditions so willingly.

Why should they?

GOG wasn't the first e-sports game these clubs had worked on. They had previously done e-sports for games like "Fantasy War" and "Star Sea." When had they ever heard of a game manufacturer interfering with the clubs' contracts with players?

This was going too far, wasn't it?

Therefore, the bosses' attitudes were also consistent: to "safeguard the rights and interests of the clubs" as much as possible!

"Manager Li, what should we do?"

SUG Club was the richest of these clubs, and the boss had always been tough. It was most appropriate to have them take the lead.

The other clubs were also unwilling to be restricted and manipulated by Tengda, so they naturally spared no effort in stirring things up.

Of course, there were also three or four clubs that felt this matter wasn't that serious. Tengda hadn't harmed the clubs' core interests. But they had all come, simply because all the clubs' interests were consistent.

They weren't that firm, but it didn't matter to just make up the numbers.

Manager Li was silent for a moment before saying, "Boss Pei is a tough nut to crack. You could see it during the meeting today. His Tai Chi was so good that we couldn't refute him."

"However, we can't just let this go! We've been running clubs for so long, when have we ever suffered this kind of treatment? If this precedent is set, what if there are more and more rules and regulations in the future?"

"Why should we sign standardized contracts with players? We finally cultivate a good player, and they run away after the contract expires. How can our interests be guaranteed?"

"Besides, it's not hard to find anything else, isn't it easy to find internet addicts? If we really let players come and go freely, wouldn't our clubs really become a vulnerable group? This is outrageous!"

"We're not doing charity when we do e-sports, so we absolutely can't compromise on this matter!"

One of the managers looked troubled, "Manager Li, that's true, but Boss Pei's attitude is very firm."

Manager Li smiled slightly, "Boss Pei is indeed someone who doesn't respond to either soft or hard approaches. However, we're not completely without options!"

"In the domestic e-sports circle, although there are still some other companies playing around besides us, it's ultimately a very small circle."

"What Boss Pei is probably thinking is that even if we leave, other clubs will enter the field, so he's not worried."

"But he probably hasn't considered what would happen if all the clubs united and didn't take his bait?"

"The interests of other clubs are also consistent with ours!"

"Let's first agree with the other clubs to put on a double act."

"We can say that we helped a lot with the GOG World Invitational Tournament and are considered Tengda's senior partners, right? When the time comes, we'll expose Tengda's requirements and then hire some online trolls to create public opinion that 'Tengda is squeezing the clubs' and 'Tengda is destroying the GOG e-sports environment.'"

"Then we'll let other clubs speak out, hoping that Tengda won't interfere with the normal operations of the clubs and that both sides can achieve mutual benefit and win-win results."

"Then we'll take the opportunity to publicly announce the transfer of our GOG divisions, raising the price by 20% and agreeing with the other clubs not to accept this offer."

"When no one takes over, do you think Boss Pei will panic?"

Manager Su was a little confused, "What if Boss Pei really takes money out of his own pocket to buy them all and then transfer them?"

Manager Li chuckled, "Transfer? Who will he transfer them to?"

"We've already told the other clubs in advance. We'll release news that we're selling, but no one will buy. Then Boss Pei will know that even if he really buys all the clubs, he won't be able to sell them!"

"Wouldn't that all be stuck in his own hands?"

"Then what? Compete against himself? Isn't that ridiculous?"

"Besides, each of our clubs is worth several million, even tens of millions. He'll eat them all up? Does Tengda have that much liquid capital? Is he just burning money for this one standardized contract, taking such a big risk?"

"So, the situation you're imagining will never happen."

"The most likely thing is that we'll put on this double act and stir up public opinion. When no one takes over the clubs, it will embarrass Tengda."

"Boss Pei will have to make some concessions, more or less."

"Even if he just makes any concessions on these few points, wouldn't that be worth our efforts?"

The club managers nodded in agreement.

"Yes, that makes sense!"

"Manager Li's plan is really good."

"That's right, the domestic e-sports circle is ultimately a small circle, a circle of favors. As long as we unite with other clubs, we'll be invincible!"

"Then we'll wait for Manager Li's good news!"

The bosses of these clubs obviously didn't want to be subject to too much control, and had already told the managers that they couldn't accept everything without a last resort.

Now that Manager Li and SUG Club were taking the lead, the other clubs were happy to wait and see, as it was beneficial to them anyway.

Only Manager Su felt uneasy.

Because he had never heard of Boss Pei making concessions!

Although this plan seemed flawless, Boss Pei's ability to plan and strategize was extremely terrifying.

Manager Su thought silently in his heart that he still had to prepare for the worst.

First, he would wait and see. If Boss Pei compromised, that would of course be the best.

But if the wind changed, he would quickly side with Boss Pei.

After all, the GPL spot wasn't something you could get easily. If he messed up and lost the GPL spot that he already had, wouldn't that be a huge loss?