Losing Money to Be a Tycoon

The H4 Club originally had the strength of being a runner-up. The midlaner was a shortcoming previously. However, their combat power jumped instantly after changing to Huang Wang.

These clubs finally confirmed their suspicions after being abused for five days straight. The H4 Club might have paid a lot of money for Huang Wang, but it was not a loss at all! They actually profited!

The H4 Club would be able to win the championship two weeks later if that were to carry on. That had a huge reward of 1 million US dollars plus some skins and a lot of attention!

No one wanted to be a leaf; everyone wanted a beautiful rose.

There were only two weeks to go. It was definitely too late to add on to their training. The only way was to take a leaf out of the H4 Club's book—to buy players!

The other clubs would definitely not sell their precious players because everyone wanted to play in the world tournament.

However, the players of the DGE Club could not play in the championship though they were—by far—the strongest. They were simply the best talents to be traded!

There was also good news. With the vigorous development of live-streaming through venture capitalism, these clubs could consider cooperating with these platforms to buy players.

The financial pressure to purchase players could be greatly reduced as long as the live-streaming platforms were willing to sign a three-party contract and bear a portion of the cost.

Therefore, during this time, other clubs were trying to raise money while being abused in mock competitions.

It was like an open arms race. Others were burning money; if someone didn't burn money, then that person was destined to be at the bottom and to be eliminated by this circle!

None of these clubs present, be it the veteran clubs with history or ambitious clubs with good money, wanted to be eliminated.

What if a certain club were to buy three or four DGE members at once? Then, there was no need to play this competition anymore.

That being the case… everyone, let's buy together!

It just so happened that there were nine players in the DGE Club. The seven clubs sat together to bid since they would be able to grab one player each anyway.

Then, every team would have one or two foreign aids. No one would be able to dominate. The championship would rely on real skills!

Therefore, no club was willing to give up on this opportunity.

Everyone waited anxiously.

Finally, there were footsteps outside, and a young man walked in.

Zhang Yuan stood up immediately. "Boss Pei!"

The managers of the other clubs also rose to greet Boss Pei. They were surprised that Boss Pei was really as young as the rumors said.

Zhang Yuan started to introduce these club managers one by one to Boss Pei.

Pei Qian could not tell; neither could he remember who was who. He only felt that they were very important people.

Why did so many clubs come?!

There were only a few domestic esports clubs, wasn't it? It wasn't possible that all of them wanted to purchase players from the DGE Club, right?

That would really make him despair.

Pei Qian sat down in the empty seat, his expression dead. It was worse than he originally expected in terms of the number of clubs!

These club managers had some associated thinking in their hearts when they saw Boss Pei's expression.

He did not look too happy.

Why? Shouldn't he be happy that we were here to purchase his players and to give him money?

Or he could not bear to lose these players?

Or perhaps he felt that we were here too late and showed too little respect for his players—unlike the H4 club?

Sh*t.

We have to increase the offer no matter which situation it was!

These club managers felt a little self-conscious and silently raised the lowest price they had prepared when they saw Boss Pei's unhappy expression. They hope that this deal would be easier to conclude with a little more sincerity.

Everyone knew that Boss Pei was someone who had no lack of money. What if he would not sell them because he was unhappy? Wasn't that a huge loss then?

This situation must not be allowed!

Seeing this posture, Pei Qian could feel that he had to sell these players even if he did not want to. Almost all larger club managers in China had arrived. It was enough to show how much the DGE Club players were already in demand.

The live-stream platform would come sooner or later even if he did not sell them this time.

If these players were not good, then it did not matter if they couldn't play in the World Championship. Pei Qian could consider keeping them for fun.

However, these players had the strength to compete for the world championship. It would be very wrong for him to not let them play in the competition. They were all good children even though they always backstabbed him. They were indeed worthy of going to the world stage.

However…

He would absolutely not allow his negligence—like selling too high a price—to happen again!

Pei Qian decided to accept the deals immediately, no matter how much they bid!

Zhang Yuan coughed slightly. "I have asked these players before. They want to play in the World Championship so they are willing to listen to my arrangements.

"I brought these people up as the manager of the DGE Club. They are like my brothers. Our club could suffer a bit, but they cannot suffer. They deserve the best treatment.

"Therefore, I will say the names of these nine players. Everyone will bid separately, and whoever gives the highest bid will get the player. I believe no one will have objections to this method."

Pei Qian: "?"

Wait, they were entering the bidding process directly?

These clubs would definitely bid like crazy!

Pei Qian felt dizzy. He originally wanted to tell them to lower the transfer fee this time and not make the same mistake as the H4 Club. In the end, they ended up bidding directly! Pei Qian was silent, his head quickly thinking about countermeasures.

Quick!

I would really earn tens of millions in transfer fees if I couldn't think of a fast way out!

Zhang Yuan continued. "First, our Captain of Team One, Jiang Huan. Those who have played in the mock competition would know that he is the strongest of our players and is also the captain and commander of Team One. He is the person who had the least extra physical training.

"Everyone please place your bids."

Several club managers had already raised their hands as soon as Zhang Yuan's voice fell.

"Three million yuan transfer and signing fee and 1.2 million yuan annual salary!"

"3.5 million yuan transfer fee, signing fee 1.2 million yuan, and 1.5 million yuan annual salary!"

"F*ck, Old Zhang, you're paying so much for the first player? Are you not keeping any money for the other players?"

"Hehe, don't try to fool me. I'm here for Jiang Huan; you can keep your money for the others!"

"Four million yuan transfer fee, same for signing fee, and 1.6 million yuan annual salary!"

Barely two minutes had passed, and these club managers were already snatching fervently.

Who knew that Zhang Yuan would play such cards? Who would know that the first one he threw out was Jiang Huan?

Pei Qian realized that the situation was very bad. He did not know if Zhang Yuan's method was accidental or intentional, but it was too sinister!

The clubs would definitely save their money to the end if they were to sell the weaker players and leave Jiang Huan to the end. Moreover, no one knew how much money the other party prepared. In the end, only the highest bidder would get it.

However, putting Jiang Huan in front sparked the gunfire directly. Many people squeezed their good money out and increased the prices directly!

That was a bit like buying vegetables. If the good vegetables were left to the end, everyone would definitely wait and see before finally rushing to grab them. However, if the good vegetables were in the front, then everyone would grab it from start to finish.

Pei Qian felt faint. Zhang Yuan, eh, Zhang Yuan, you're playing psychological games even though you look so honest!

Seeing that the bids were getting more and more outrageous—they were already at five million transfer fees, Pei Qian felt that he must really stop them now.

It would really be too difficult for me if we're really sold!

You could pay more in salary for the players, but the transfer fees really should not be increased no matter what!

However, these clubs did not increase the signing fee and annual salaries too high. They instead kept increasing the transfer fees.

They probably felt that the salaries were basically near the peak. If they wanted to grab the players, they would have to pay more for the transfer fee to make the DGE Club happy!

How could Pei Qian take this?

He quickly raised his hand to interrupt the bidding process.

"Stop! Such a bidding method isn't appropriate."

Zhang Yuan was stunned for a moment. Why was this bidding method inappropriate? Wasn't it normal for the highest bidder to win?

"Boss Pei, what do you have in mind?" Zhang Yuan asked.

Pei Qian thought for a while. "Bring a few pieces of paper. Managers, please write down the amount you have prepared and the most urgent need you have for reinforcements on the paper and give it to me. Don't worry, I will not disclose them to others."

The managers exchanged baffled glances.

Zhang Yuan quickly distributed the pen and paper. The managers secretly wrote their club names, the amount, the positions they needed reinforcements in and handed them in.

"Brief me simply about the results of these clubs," Pei Qian said to Zhang Yuan.

Zhang Yuan took out the results of the mock competition and reported based on the results of every club.

Pei Qian checked the amounts given by these clubs while he listened.

The gap was really huge!

The club with the highest bid prepared 25 million yuan, and Pei Qian almost thought that his eyes were playing tricks on him. It seemed like this club was not short of money. They were probably here to buy three or four players, determined to win the World Invitation Championship.

The club with the lowest bid only prepared six million yuan which was comparable to the H4 Club's bid when they bought Huang Wang. They probably could not wait until they raised more money.

Pei Qian took the pen and paper and quickly assigned the players to the clubs. At the same time, he wrote the transfer fees, signing fees, and annual salary at the back of the paper.

All the transfer fees were three million yuan of which 2.2 million yuan were used to improve the club's environment—that was the same as H4 Club.

The signing fee and annual salaries were determined according to the strength of the players but also taking into account the financial resources of each club.

The distribution of players was not entirely based on the highest bidder… but based on the position of each club that required reinforcement.

Like the highest bidder SUG club, which had won the last GOG championship, with the best strength. They had prepared another 25 million yuan this time, wanting to buy three players at once. They were very strong in their top lane, but they were still determined to buy Jiang Huan.

Pei Qian gave them a jungler after checking with Zhang Yuan.

Pei Qian's goal was very clear. It was to ensure that the DGE players could go to these teams and become their main force.

The DGE Club's players might be stronger than the original players of these clubs. If the original players were very strong, if the club lost the game, or if the DGE Club players did not fit very well with the team; then they might consider rotation.

Therefore, Pei Qian quickly divided the players, and the price was basically not much different from Huang Wang's offer by then. The positions most needed by each club were reinforced, and each club did not finish their budgets.

The SUG club, especially, only spent seven million yuan out of the 25 million yuan.

Pei Qian had only received 800,000 yuan x 7 = 5.6 million yuan for transfer fees.

Pei Qian handed over the final distribution method and contract amount to the club managers. "Just do it according to this."

The club managers were all dumbfounded, looking at the amounts.

What did that mean? Why was the final price set by Boss Pei much cheaper than what we expected?

What is Boss Pei doing?

We were all prepared for heavy bleed out, and yet that was all Boss Pei had to it?

Many clubs were not particularly satisfied with the result of this distribution. For example, SUG was determined to obtain Jiang Huan at first, but now they could not buy him even if they had the money.

However, these managers accepted this result in no time.

That was because it was not necessarily the best for every club, but it was not the worst result as well.

Every club strengthened its positions without spending too much money. Everyone had prepared a lot of money, but it did not mean they had to spend it all. It was best to save some.

They could not force the case since Boss Pei had spoken. They would only accept this result.

Boss Pei was not only the owner of the DGE Club but also the owner of GOG after all. The right to host all future events—including transfer rules of various clubs, etc.—would all be from Boss Pei.

Going up against Boss Pei would mean an early death, wouldn't it?

Pei Qian felt drained having it all arranged. He stood up. "Everyone, please sign the contract. However, there is one thing I have to say. All our players are treasures. I don't want to hear that they have been bullied at your clubs."

"Alright, I'll leave it at that."

Pei Qian waved his hand dismissively, prepared to leave.

However, at this moment, the manager of a club said, "Boss Pei, thank you so much! Our club will definitely ensure the training environment of our players is good! We've decided to move to Jingzhou immediately like the H4 Club!"

"Yes, our GOG division has also decided to move to Jingzhou to thank Boss Pei!" the other manager said.

"Us, too!"

This statement received immediate responses. Only two veteran clubs did not immediately express their views, but they said that they would go back to discuss it with the management.

These veteran clubs had big businesses, and it was not so flexible. However, if so many clubs were to get together in Jingzhou, these two veteran clubs would definitely consider moving their GOG branch as well.

Pei Qian looked at these extremely moved club managers, with a question mark slowly floating over his head.

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