Afternoon.

Zhang Yuan was swamped.

Today was Wednesday, November 2nd. President Pei had only given them three days, meaning that by Sunday, November 6th, the auction would officially decide the ownership of all the GPL slots.

They had to auction not only the GoG divisions and slots of the three clubs led by SUG, but also the other six GPL slots.

In these three days, they had to notify all the clubs in advance and arrange the relevant matters. The time was really tight.

But the most stressed were not Zhang Yuan, but the companies participating in the auction.

Because Zhang Yuan only needed to arrange the process, while the companies had to make decisions.

Should they buy an existing GoG division or just buy a slot?

How much budget should they prepare?

How cost-effective were the different teams?

What was their expected price range?

What if they didn't buy now, and wanted to buy later?

It would probably be difficult to thoroughly consider these issues in just three days.

What's more, some companies had to raise funds in advance to prepare their ammunition for the bidding.

Therefore, Zhang Yuan was a little worried about these companies participating in the auction.

Worry as he might, President Pei's decision could not be ambiguous.

Zhang Yuan could only tell all the companies involved in the auction, including the clubs "selling themselves" and the companies preparing to bid, to prepare early and make decisions as soon as possible.

As for how much money they would be able to auction off in the end, who would get these GPL slots, and whether new companies would want to enter...

These were beyond Zhang Yuan's control or prediction.

President Pei's layout was too profound to fathom.

Therefore, he just had to execute it diligently.

…

SUG Club.

Manager Li frowned, looking at the information Zhang Yuan had just sent, and was in a state of confusion.

President Pei was not playing by the rules again!

In the past two days, Manager Li's mood had been like a twig on the sea, rising and falling, suffering greatly.

At first, he was confident, thinking that President Pei was nothing more than that.

Then, he slowly realized that President Pei had signed the contract, and thought that President Pei was bluffing.

Now he realized that President Pei was actually playing for real! He had prepared a backup plan long ago!

All of Manager Li's previous judgments were based on the premise that "not enough companies would take over, and Tengda would not take over either."

But now, Manager Li was stunned to find that someone was taking over, and many people were taking over!

The other three clubs backed down, and suddenly it became ten buyers搶ing three GoG divisions.

And most of these ten buyers had considerable backgrounds!

At this time, Manager Li began to struggle again.

Because he felt that with this group of big shots bidding, ten of them搶ing for three slots, they would definitely bid an astronomical figure.

If he could really sell his GoG division for 20 million, then Manager Li felt that he could give his boss an explanation. After all, the premium was too high, and it would be difficult for the boss to refuse.

As for entering the arena later, that would be a matter for the future.

Who knew to what extent the GPL league could be run? What if the popularity gradually declined and the GPL slots became cheaper instead?

It wasn't impossible!

Therefore, after the other three clubs backed down, Manager Li consulted his boss and decided to continue selling SUG's division because it could make more money.

As a result, the information changed again in less than half a day.

President Pei decided to sell six GPL slots in one go!

Originally, there were ten buyers buying three GoG divisions; now it had become ten buyers buying three GoG divisions and six GPL slots, and the competition was suddenly not so fierce!

In other words, these GoG divisions wouldn't sell for a high price!

So Manager Li was caught in a dilemma and was completely embarrassed.

If he sold, it seemed that he couldn't sell for too high a price;

If he didn't sell, he would lose three to four million in liquidated damages for nothing.

Either way, it was difficult to explain to his boss!

Especially the matter of losing liquidated damages, which made him look too stupid and incompetent, and was completely giving money to Tengda for nothing.

The three clubs that backed down were all decided by the bosses, and the managers of those clubs would definitely be scolded bloody and even face disciplinary action when they went back.

Manager Li didn't want that.

He frowned and said through gritted teeth, "President Pei is really ruthless..."

"My little thoughts were all calculated by President Pei."

"In order to retaliate against our three clubs, he took out all six GPL slots and sold them, just to suppress the price of our GoG divisions."

"Did he have to be so vindictive?"

Now he was in a dilemma, and the best choice was to raise the price as much as possible and sell it at a price that the boss couldn't refuse, and then let the boss make the decision to sell it.

In this way, the responsibility would be shared by the boss for the most part, and he would not be too harshly criticized in the short term.

After all, Manager Li was just an employee, and it was impossible for him to consider everything from the boss's perspective. At this time, to retreat would be tantamount to admitting that his work ability was not good.

In these e-sports clubs run by rich second generations, the management's promotion and salary increase all depended on performing well in front of the boss. It didn't matter if they made mistakes, the key was how to cover them up.

Thinking of this, Manager Li made up his mind.

He could only continue to炒輿論 (stir up public opinion)!

Strive to sell the GoG division at a high price to satisfy the boss. As for the future, he could only think about it later.

Manager Li also had a bit of luck in his heart, what if he sold at a high point this time, and the GPL didn't take off in the future, and the slots became less and less valuable?

Wouldn't that be a big profit?

He could also heavily刷 a wave of presence in front of the boss.

Manager Li guessed that the managers of the other two clubs that were still planning to sell were basically thinking the same way.

They were all in a dilemma and at a loss for what to do. They could only solve the immediate problem and ignore the consequences.

Manager Li hurriedly called the managers of the other two clubs, explained the reasons to them, and moved them with emotion, and agreed to advance and retreat together.

…

On the other side, Fuhui Capital.

The investors had just received Zhang Yuan's notice and were also a little confused.

They had to sell all the remaining six GPL slots in three days?

And in the next few years, the number of GPL League slots might be maintained at 16?

Originally, when the investors saw companies like Shenhua entering the market, and there were only three GoG divisions left, they decided to concentrate their funds and buy only one.

But now that President Pei had released so many GPL slots in one go, Li Shi felt that he could buy two.

He just couldn't understand why President Pei was making it so urgent?

Selling all the GPL slots for the next few years in three days?

Wouldn't it be more profitable to hoard them and sell one each year?

The crowd all looked at President Li.

At this time, they still had to rely on President Li to interpret President Pei's true intentions.

President Li was silent for a moment: "I think... this is a major piece of good news released by President Pei to us! We must raise more funds, and we must get two GPL slots this time, even if we have to sell everything we have!"

The investors were a little confused: "Ah? Why is it a major piece of good news again?"

Anyway, no matter what decision President Pei made, it was a major piece of good news in President Li's view.

This time, President Pei hadn't given everyone any special treatment, so why was it a major piece of good news again?

Li Shi smiled slightly: "Think carefully about these two pieces of data: six GPL slots, three days."

"Wouldn't President Pei know that hoarding all the slots and selling them one by one would maximize profits?"

"But why did he sell them all at once, and why was the time so tight?"

"I think there are at least three reasons for this!"

"First of all, the three days to get the news, raise funds, and participate in the auction is actually a hidden threshold. In the end, there will only be two types of companies left: one is like us, who have learned about the inside information in advance, prepared in advance, and always firmly followed President Pei; the other is like Shenhua, whose company is huge and doesn't care about this little money, whether it's more expensive or cheaper."

"This rejects those speculative companies that only want to make a quick buck and run away, and the rest are companies with strength and are willing to cooperate with President Pei to make the GPL League a success!"

"Secondly, President Pei is showing an attitude."

"Putting all the slots out at once shows that Tengda is determined to expand the e-sports industry. With more teams, frequent events, and large investments, the audience's viewing experience will definitely be the best."

"This gives all participating clubs a clear signal: GPL will be a large-scale, heavily invested, and formal league in the future. Everyone can invest with confidence and will definitely be able to obtain generous returns!"

"At the same time, it further expresses Tengda's support for its partners, which is to share the soup with everyone."

"Think about it, if according to President Pei's expectations, the GPL League's slots become more and more valuable, then wouldn't we be the ones who benefit the most from selling them all now?"

"At that time, even if more and more large capital flows in and our club can't support it, we can also transfer it at a high price, and we won't lose in any case!"

"Finally, I think President Pei should also be considering炒作 (hype)."

"Selling only three slots would be at most fifty or sixty million, and it might not even be possible to sell them. But selling them this way easily heads towards one hundred million!"

"Although the unit price is lower, the total price is higher!"

"Fifty million and over one hundred million are two completely different things in terms of publicity. The concept of 'over one hundred million' alone can be炒作ed a lot!"

"This can attract a lot of attention and make the GPL popular before it even airs. How much publicity money does this save?"

"As for whether there are other reasons, I think there must be."

"It's just that I'm not talented enough to guess them."

The investors suddenly understood: "I see, President Pei is actually giving us benefits! He hopes that we can contribute more and work together to make the GPL bigger?"

Li Shi nodded: "Yes, that must be the case!"

"Therefore, we will still use the same strategy as before and strive to buy two GPL slots! No matter what, we will buy them first!"

The investors thought about it and realized that this was the case.

If this bidding was three months later, then there would indeed be a lot of time to consider carefully.

But now, there are only three days!

What's the point of considering it?

It's like a limited-time sale of some commodities, which is only sold for three days. If you miss these three days, there won't be this kind of opportunity for the next few years.

Wouldn't you have to sell everything you have and go for it?