Chapter 1 Tuesday, November 1st

Zhang Yuan didn't supervise the dge club members' training today, but was busy handling the things that President Pei had instructed.

The legal department was rushing to produce an intermediary agency contract, and once the contract was out, it could be signed with various clubs.

And once signed, neither side would have a way out.

Tengda had to guarantee the bottom line for these clubs according to the intended price, otherwise it would be a breach of contract; other clubs also had to sell their GOG divisions, otherwise it would also be a breach of contract.

Of course, it wasn't that they absolutely couldn't go back on their word, it's just that they would have to pay a penalty for doing so.

The penalty for breach of contract was 30% of the club's intended price, which was a figure acceptable to both parties.

For example, if a club's intended price was 10 million, then the penalty would be 3 million.

If Tengda breached the contract, it would compensate the club 3 million; if the club breached the contract and didn't want to sell, then it would compensate Tengda 3 million.

Just as the contract was about to be signed, something interesting happened.

Two clubs, like H4 Club, changed their minds and didn't want to sign!

Obviously, after the managers of these two clubs went back and talked to their bosses, they felt that they didn't really want to buy the GOG division. But signing this contract meant there was no turning back; either they sell the GOG division or they pay the penalty for breach of contract, both of which were quite damaging.

So, they secretly called Zhang Yuan to say that they didn't plan to sell and fully accepted the various regulations of the GPL.

There were also some clubs that privately probed Zhang Yuan's tone, wanting to know what President Pei's true thoughts were.

Was he really prepared to guarantee the bottom line for all the clubs, or was he simply bluffing to scare them away?

Zhang Yuan was very tight-lipped and said nothing.

Of course, even if he wanted to say something, he had nothing to say, because he didn't know what President Pei was thinking!

President Pei was too deep.

Even Zhang Yuan himself was confused, so how could others possibly get accurate information from him?

Of course, there were also some clubs, such as Manager Li's SUG Club, that still decided to sign the contract.

Zhang Yuan took a look and finally decided that there were six clubs that wanted to sell, including SUG Club and EK Club, which were all familiar faces.

EK Club, which had previously won the runner-up, still wanted to sign this contract, which Zhang Yuan didn't expect.

But thinking about it the other way around, it was precisely because EK Club had won the runner-up that its selling price was the highest, reaching 13.5 million.

Selling a single GOG division for such a high price was already a very eye-catching sky-high price in the currently immature domestic e-sports circle.

The ideas of these clubs were actually very realistic: regardless of whether there was a third-party bid or not, the price at which the GOG division was sold was already very high, and there was no loss in selling it.

At worst, after selling it, they could rebuild a new GOG division and return to the GPL.

Wouldn't it be great to make a few million with a simple turnover?

Take SUG Club as an example. What it was selling was the members of its GOG division, transferring the rented training base and the GPL spot given away by Tengda for free; it wasn't selling the SUG Club's brand.

Other clubs that bought the SUG GOG division would definitely use the original SUG lineup to form a new club.

And SUG could completely re-recruit some internet addicts to fight back. Although the results would definitely plummet in the short term, there was still a year until next year's World Invitational Tournament, so there was no need to worry.

In fact, these clubs didn't think that Tengda would really guarantee the bottom line.

If no one bought it, then Tengda would only have two options: either spend the money to buy it all, or obediently pay a 30% penalty for breach of contract.

These clubs felt that the latter was very likely, after all, the loss of the penalty was smaller.

They felt that President Pei offering this contract was possibly a "bluff," and if they caught this "bluff," they would definitely make a lot of money and win a great victory.

Therefore, in their opinion, this move was not very risky, but the benefits were great, so it was worth a try.

Zhang Yuan sighed softly. Past experience told him that President Pei's plan was definitely not as simple as these clubs thought.

These clubs had been cooperating with President Pei all along, experiencing the treatment of allies, so they subconsciously underestimated President Pei's ruthlessness.

Now they dare to stand on the opposite side of President Pei? Then they would have to experience the treatment of enemies.

That kind of President Pei was not a friendly image of "you are good, I am good, everyone is good."

Of course, Zhang Yuan knew that it was useless for him to say this himself; these clubs simply wouldn't listen.

People, always refuse to give up until faced with grim reality.

So Zhang Yuan quickly sorted out the information of these clubs' GOG divisions, including member information, member worth, previous World Invitational Tournament results, base addresses, etc., plus the clubs' expected quotations, and made a detailed form.

President Pei said that this news could only be spread within a small range.

How to define this small range specifically was a more troublesome question.

Zhang Yuan felt that as long as he didn't deliberately buy hot searches and let the popularity spread all over the internet, letting all GOG players know that these clubs were selling, it shouldn't be considered a large range, right?

Since that's the case...

Then he would just send a notice to each department within the group company, and at the same time tell everyone not to deliberately hype up the popularity. In this way, companies closely related to Tengda would definitely get the news.

This should meet President Pei's required "small range," right?

...

In the afternoon, Fuhui Capital.

Li Shi and a group of investors each held a form in their hands, which contained detailed information and quotations of various e-sports clubs to be transferred.

Li Shi was definitely among the first to receive this news.

Li Shi put the form on the table and said, "I sent someone to inquire about the situation. Currently, this information is only circulating within Tengda, and has not attracted much attention on the internet."

"This is mostly President Pei's deliberate intention."

The other investors looked at each other, with some incomprehension on their faces.

"President Li, this doesn't make sense, does it?"

"It's clearly stated on this that there will be a bidding process. In that case, the more the news spreads, the better, and the more people participate in the bidding, the better."

"For the clubs, this allows them to transfer at a high price; for President Pei, it can also bring heat and attention."

"The interests of both parties should be consistent in this matter, right?"

"But President Pei only circulated it in the small circle of Tengda Group. What's the explanation for this?"

Li Shi smiled and said, "Isn't this very much in line with President Pei's consistent style? Those who follow the closest get the soup to drink. This is obviously a screening, screening out all those who follow him closely, so that everyone can get this news in advance and prepare for the bidding!"

"I think this matter is unlikely to be kept secret. Even if President Pei doesn't promote it, these clubs will definitely release the news in order to sell at a high price."

"But President Pei's behavior is equivalent to giving us an information gap and a time difference, allowing us to have more time to raise funds and prepare in advance, so that we can choose the best club!"

After President Li's analysis, the investors suddenly understood.

So that's how it is!

Although getting this information in advance doesn't reduce the amount of money spent, at least you can pick a satisfactory club in advance!

Because there are six clubs here, the quotations are not too different. For example, EK Club quoted 13.5 million, while SUG Club quoted 12 million. The former is the runner-up and the latter is the top four, so it seems that the former is more cost-effective.

And each bid is not an increase of one yuan at a time. For transactions of tens of millions, it must be in units of 1 million, right?

In other words, if President Li and others first set their sights on EK Club, then they can spend 13.5 million to buy it. If latercomers want to bid, they have to offer 14.5 million, which is very uneconomical compared to SUG's 12 million.

This is equivalent to giving President Li and others a chance to strike first.

It's still President Pei's consistent style, giving a little benefit to those who follow him closely, but not to the point of making the bidding unfair.

But soon someone raised a new question.

"Wait a minute, President Li, what President Pei wants to sell this time is an e-sports club!"

"I heard that domestic e-sports clubs are pure money-burning machines and can't make any money at all. What if you spend 10 million to buy a club but don't make any money?"

"Moreover, President Li, what if someone bids and adds up to 20 million or even higher? We can't afford to follow that."

"Yes, there are too many uncertain things in this."

The investors were once again caught in a dilemma.

If it were other projects, it would be fine to trust President Pei's business acumen.

But this time, what they want to sell are e-sports clubs, which are notoriously unprofitable, and they are also being transferred by other clubs.

If it can really make money and is really worth so much money, then why would other clubs want to transfer it?

There are many doubts!

Li Shi cleared his throat lightly, "Have you noticed that your views are contradictory?"

"On the one hand, you are worried about buying at a loss, and on the other hand, you are worried about others raising the price."

"If others raise the price to 20 million, then it means it's worth 20 million!"

"As for you saying that e-sports clubs don't make money, that's true, only a few e-sports clubs used to be able to make a profit."

"But after Tengda entered the market, all of this is likely to change. GOG's Global Invitational Tournament is so successful, and President Pei has more plans to follow up, and even President Pei himself is running the dge club..."

"In the long run, this is a very promising emerging industry, and President Pei himself has entered the market so firmly, so do you still need to worry about whether it will make money?"

The investors nodded one after another.

That makes sense!

Sure enough, President Li thinks clearly!

Seeing that everyone had unified their opinions, Li Shi suggested, "I think, according to our current funds, we can consider dividing them into two batches and buying two clubs."

"Let's pick two more satisfactory ones first. As for the rest, whether someone will raise the price and to what extent is beyond our control."

"Let's wait quietly for President Pei to make his next move!"

Hu Die Lan