Losing Money to Be a Tycoon

Pei Qian was in the conference room, playing with his mobile phone very calmly while waiting for the club managers to return after calling.

Zhang Yuan couldn't understand Boss Pei's true thoughts as he watched from the sidelines.

He had always known that Boss Pei's attitude was 'do good things, don't ask about the future', but Zhang Yuan still had to judge the situation and observe most of the time.

It was human nature to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages.

People who did not understand that probably had been eliminated throughout the hundreds of millions of years of evolution.

Take this incident as an example: no matter how one looked at it, the advantage was with the clubs.

The domestic esports industry was immature, and the esports circle was small. The clubs dared to ask for prices because they knew that no one would take over these GOG divisions. In the end, Boss Pei would have to spend tens of millions or hundreds of millions of dollars.

The low-level spectators and professional players had no say at all, and the organizers of the event actually had no way around it.

Anyone else would have long given up when they met with such resistance.

Moreover, many reasons could be found after giving up.

For example, to develop hand-in-hand with the club and jointly grow the esports industry; to take a long-term plan and move forward slowly for the current time was yet to ripe; and to make GPL proceed as scheduled without affecting the rights of players and spectators and seek a partnership with the clubs for a win-win solution…

No one could overly criticize Tengda's behavior if Boss Pei decided to take a step back as long as these reasons were given.

No one would know the real reason anyway. It was always easy to say beautiful things.

On the contrary, they might lose their reputation if they insisted.

There are still many points from where other clubs could attack.

For example: Tengda did not take into account the overall situation and excessively squeezed the clubs on some insignificant terms, destroying the entire esports ecology, shrinking the e-sports environment, reducing the number of participating teams, postponing GPL, and affecting the interests of the audience…

Could they be certain that these audiences would always be on Boss Pei's side?

Not necessarily.

It could even be expected that many people would definitely stand on the side of the clubs, accusing Boss Pei of always making a fuss.

Some people would say that even if there was a problem with the contract between the club and the player, it would be enough to settle in court. It would not prevent them from holding the game or the audience from watching the game. Why bother with such a small issue?

If what Boss Pei wanted to do now was an easy thing to do, then the domestic esports industry should have been doing it for so long before, and the organizers should have done it a long time ago. It would not be Boss Pei to do it.

Therefore, even though Boss Pei seemed to have a tough attitude and was about to win the game, he should also be under tremendous pressure…

Zhang Yuan looked at Boss Pei, who was playing with his mobile phone leisurely, and couldn't help feeling that Boss Pei was indeed a person that was really capable of doing great things. This psychological quality was indeed strong enough.

"Boss Pei, do you need me to do anything?" Zhang Yuan asked.

Pei Qian looked at him. Zhang Yuan's expression seemed to have a little admiration, but also a little tragic… and a little inexplicable.

What was running through his brain again?!

Pei Qian hurriedly said, "No.

"Just wait for these clubs to come back, talk to our colleagues in the Legal Department, and draw up a specific contract to sign with them.

"Oh, and there is no need to make news of the clubs' transfers."

Pei Qian was afraid that the news would spread too widely and arouse a lot of attention. All kinds of unexpected people might jump out to order, then there would be huge trouble.

It was best for a small group of people to know that even if someone were to want to buy it, they could only buy two or three of them, and the rest were all Tengda's. Wouldn't that be a good thing?

Zhang Yuan was also a bit confused about Boss Pei's true intentions. However, since Boss Pei said that he didn't need to worry, he could wait and do his own stuff.

After a while, the managers of the clubs finished their calls and came back one after another.

Pei Qian found that almost everyone was back. He put his phone away and looked around at the crowd: "So how were your considerations?

"If you are willing to sell, then we will sign a contract. I absolutely guarantee that everyone can sell at their own psychological price. If you don't plan to sell, then I will assume everyone's approval of the GPL's regulations and requirements."

Manager Li, who has received the support of his boss, became more confident and nodded and said: "Sell! However, if the contract is to be signed, the SUG club will add another 1 million, which is a total of 12 million."

This was also psychological warfare.

Add one million more to the already high premium. That was not a lot, which wouldn't cause Boss Pei to flip, but it would disgust Boss Pei and give him more pressure.

That was because Manager Li knew that most other clubs would also increase the price following his lead.

That immediately raised the total price by several millions or tens of millions.

This behavior itself made others uncomfortable, but in business, verbal promises were unreliable before signing the contract in black and white. There was nothing to blame.

Manager Li thought that even if Boss Pei did not show his true feelings, he would feel a little unpleasant when he heard an extra one million, right?

If Boss Pei did not accept this, both parties can continue to delay—which was not bad.

However, Boss Pei wasn't angry at all. Instead, there was some delight in his eyes.

Great job!

Other clubs would definitely follow Manager Li's initiative to raise the price, each adding one million yuan—which would also be a lot of money!

Pei Qian almost laughed out loud. He tried to control his expression and looked at the other club managers: "Do you want to increase the price, too? What are your demands? Tell me just like Manager Li did!"

The other managers looked at each other, not knowing how to answer.

Of course, they wanted to increase the price and earn an extra million. Where could they find such a good deal?

However, everyone was afraid that Boss Pei would hold grudges against them.

Manager Su of the H4 Club coughed slightly: "Ahem, Boss Pei there is still no need to increase ours. The previous amount has reached the expected price of our club."

Manager Su immediately felt a few contemptuous glances at him after he finished speaking.

He ignored them.

The owner of the H4 club was not as tough as the owner of SUG.

Manager Su received the instruction that the H4 Club was the first club to cooperate with Boss Pei and the club that gained the most exposure out of it. Tengda's regulations were nothing more than a standard contract, which did not cross their principles. It was enough to make a little trouble, but it did not really matter to them.

There was no reason for them to follow the other clubs in making Boss Pei their enemy!

Moreover, the owner of the H4 club didn't really want to really sell the GOG division. They were the champions of the Global Invitational after all.

That 13 million might be a lot, but it was a champion team after all. If it was really sold, it wouldn't be clear whether it was a loss or a profit.

Therefore, among these managers, Manager Su was the least determined and actively rejected Mr. Pei's proposal to increase prices, not wanting to make the scene too ugly.

The atmosphere in the conference room became subtle again.

Pei Qian panicked instead.

No, please don't break the momentum caused by Manager Li!

It would have been a great thing to spend millions more. No one dared to increase the price further this way. Wouldn't I be in an awkward position?

Pei Qian waved his hand. "How can that do?! We view everyone fairly!

"I think it's not that everyone did not want to increase prices, but you are too embarrassed to speak up.

"Zhang Yuan, let's do it this way. Raise the expected price of all clubs by one million; we'll sign the contract according to this."

Zhang Yuan froze for a moment. What do you mean? Was it okay for Boss Pei to take the initiative to raise the price?

However, he saw Boss Pei's firm eyes; he couldn't ask more on such an occasion. He could only record silently.

The look of contempt that had been cast at Manager Su before disappeared.

Since all clubs had their prices raised by one million, everyone was mentally balanced, and there was no need to worry about Tengda taking revenge on them.

Boss Pei initiated it himself after all!

Pei Qian was also very happy. He smiled and asked: "Okay, now I'll assume that everyone, like the SUG club, is determined to sell the club at this price, right? If no one objects, I will get the Legal Department to prepare the contract for everyone."

Pei Qian didn't plan to ask them one by one. He tried to muddle over and assumed that everyone would sell GOG divisions by default.

The club managers looked at each other, seeing confusion in one another's faces.

Boss Pei… which side were you on?

Why did it seem like you were on our side?

Why did he seem more anxious than us and wanted us to sell the GOG division as soon as possible?

What was his intention?

Manager Su of the H4 Club suddenly felt that the situation seemed a bit wrong.

Boss Pei was too confident!

The fact that he took the initiative to raise the price of the club was too outrageous, which shows that Boss Pei must have other plans in mind!

The H4 Club didn't plan to actually sell the GOG division. They just felt that it would be profitable for them to put pressure on Tengda together with other clubs to get rid of the restrictions imposed by GPL on various clubs.

However, Boss Pei seemed to be delighted while the other clubs did not realize something was wrong!

He might not know what Boss Pei's plan was, but they would most likely lose out if they were to sell now! Most likely, Boss Pei would gobble up all the profits!

Manager Su quickly stood up seeing that Zhang Yuan was about to write down all the clubs: "Hold on!

"Boss Pei, the H4 Club does not plan to sell the GOG division anymore."

The eyes of the other club managers instantly focused on Manager Su, with thirty-percent surprise and thirty-percent anger in their eyes.

How could you betray us on the spot?

What happened to advancing and retreating together?

Manager Su was unmoved. Don't drag me down with you to die?! My boss didn't plan on selling the GOG division. How was I to survive if I sold it for him on my own terms?

Pei Qian looked at Manager Su also with thirty-percent surprise and thirty-percent anger.

What the f*ck…? Were you here to wreck everything?!

Was there anything wrong to say in private? What if the other clubs won't sell it, following your lead here?

Seeing that two or three club managers were shaken by Manager Su's statement, Pei Qian hurriedly raised his hand and said, "Be quiet, everyone!"

"It's everyone's personal choice to sell or not to sell. Don't always be influenced by others. Don't you have opinions?

"Manager Li says to sell, and you all want to sell; Manager Su says not to sell, and you don't want to sell."

"Can you be firmer?!"

"Primary school students knew that they had to keep their words, and they all know that they have no regrets. Why did the problem become so complicated with you all?"

"Manager Li is very assertive; I appreciate it very much."

"That will be all today. Everyone, wait for Zhang Yuan to contact you and sign contracts one by one."

Pei Qian felt that the wind direction changed to his disadvantage so he stopped quickly.

These clubs had to follow Manager Li, not Manager Su!

Boss Pei's remarks fitted the managers' intentions, and it so happened that Tengda needed a certain time for the contract to be drawn up. They could use this time to reconsider.

Manager Su got up directly, ignored the other managers, and left on his own.

What else could he do since everything had reached this stage?

He was not afraid of offending the other clubs.

GPL would be launched soon enough after a while. These clubs were all for profit. Who would always hold grudges?

Naturally, other club managers would not say anything on such an occasion so they left silently.

Seeing that the club managers were all gone, Pei Qian leaned on the chair and let out a sigh of impatience.

Too gritty!

They have discussed it two or three times. Why haven't these managers made up their minds?

Hurry up and sell me the GOG divisions. Wouldn't it be good for you to happily make a fortune?

Forget it, anyway, it was almost the last step. After signing the contract, Tengda would lose the money.

Good things come to those who waited!

Pei Qian stood up and instructed Zhang Yuan again before he left: "Remember, the news of the auction of these clubs' GOG divisions should only be spread in a small area. Don't make a big fanfare."

Zhang Yuan nodded in confusion: "Understood, Boss Pei."