Losing Money to Be a Tycoon

As long as we can maintain a stable footing, there’s a possibility of turning the situation around.

“There are a few things we cannot change, like GOG’s initial advantage and the game’s mechanisms.
However, compared to GOG, IOI’s local server is lacking in something else that we have not tried to fill—that is esports.
“In the next stage, I will allocate more funds for you to organize a large-scale competition for IOI.
We will maximize the marketing funds to correct the misconception that Tengda does not care for IOI in esports!” After Pei Qian finished speaking, there was no lighting up of eyes or applause as there would have been before.

After some consideration, Wang Xiaobin said, “Boss Pei, for an esports event to be popular, we need a good foundation.
Players aside, where are we going to find the competing teams?

“We can’t possibly pick random people from the ranked list and make them form a team at the last minute, can we?”

The others nodded their heads as well.

Pei Qian: “…”

Things were slightly awkward now.

Just as Pei Qian was considering this problem, Lin Wan spoke up.

“No, none of you understood what Boss Pei meant.
It is entirely possible for us to contact the bigger esports clubs in the country now and get them to form IOI teams.”

Wang Xiaobin was stunned.
“That’s unlikely, right? Given IOI’s current market share, the clubs would much rather form a GOG team if they really wanted to.

“We could offer them money, but the clubs would focus on long-term benefits.
If we offer too little money, they might not be interested in complying, but if we offer too much, we would lose out.”

If we offer too much, we would lose out?

That was perfect, wasn’t it?!

Pei Qian’s eyes lit up.
He was just about to speak up when Lin Wan did.

“We don’t have to give them too much money.”

Pei Qian: “…”

Lin Wan continued speaking.
“I understand Boss Pei now.
We might have entered the esports arena late, but IOI would have some advantage over GOG.
That’s because IOI is much more popular overseas!

“It’s true that the clubs would focus on long-term benefits when forming teams.
For those clubs, being able to take part in international competitions would obviously be one of the long-term benefits! “An esports event has to be popular all around the world for there to be enough attention to it.
Although IOI is not as popular as GOG in the country at the moment, it could become a large-scale international competition in the future.

“Forming an IOI team now could be a very promising option for E-Sports clubs.
We could make a big deal out of this to persuade local esports clubs!

“I guess that’s Boss Pei’s deeper intention, right?”

Pei Qian cleared his throat.
“Er… that’s about right.”

A realization dawned on everyone else.
That’s right! That’s a great advantage!

Ye Zhizhou was deeply inspired as well.
“That’s right.
We could even invite one or two average teams from overseas as a gimmick and provide accommodation and return tickets for them.
Then, we could call the competition an international invitational tournament and make more people pay attention to us!”

Upon hearing the words ‘provide accommodation and return tickets’, Pei Qian became elated.

Everyone else noticed how comforted Boss Pei looked as he gazed at Ye Zhizhou.
At once, they knew that this was what Boss Pei had been thinking

“Alright, let’s do as Boss Pei says and get started immediately!”

“I’ll contact the local clubs”

“I’ll invite the foreign clubs.” “Remember to pick the weaker teams.
Otherwise, if our local teams get miserably defeated, our plan would fall through!”

“I’ll inspect possible venues and come up with the competition schedule.”

Everyone split the tasks quickly, and the once-lifeless meeting room instantly burst with vitality.
Pei Qian was pleased.
Everyone had read too much into what I said again, but it seemed like a positive thing this time!

Alright, the meeting was a success!

June 18th, Saturday…

At the Management Trainees’ regular meeting… After settling Shang Yang Games yesterday, Pei Qian felt like a great weight had been lifted off of his shoulders.
Today, on the way to the meeting, his footsteps felt lighter.

“Everyone, let’s start reporting,” said Tang Yishu once she saw that everyone was present.
She gestured for the meeting to start and prepared to take notes in her little notebook.
After the meeting, she would convert the meeting minutes into a report.

One by one, the Management Trainees spoke.

“Deposit Fitness’s members are already using the new application, and feedback has been pretty good.
The opening ceremony of Fish-Catching Internet Cafe’s Live Esports Museum has greatly improved Deposit Fitness’s reputation.
Recently, a good number of customers approached us with questions.
The new fitness meals have also arrived…”

“Fish-Catching Internet Cafe’s Live Esports Museum has been a great success ever since its opening ceremony.
Although its charges are higher than the previous two versions of the Fish-Catching Internet Cafe, it is still as popular.
More and more people are forming teams.
I guess that we can organize the first competition in the internet cafe soon…”

“DGE Esports Club has resumed training as per normal.
However, the feeling of being sought-after by fans at the opening ceremony has greatly motivated the team members and ignited their fighting spirit.
Everyone’s training harder now…”

Pei Qian was speechless as he listened to the Manage Loss Trainees’ reports.
His good mood had completely dissipated by now.

Wasn’t this supposed to be a Secret Service meeting?

How did it turn into a funeral?

It’s bad enough that everyone’s telling me things that I already know, but they’re just repeating all the bad news! I went to great lengths to organize Management Trainee meetings, and yet they’re just serving to double the back-stabbing effect!

After getting stabbed in the back at the scene, I have to endure another stab at Management Trainee meetings?

Pei Qian was furious, but he had no choice but to pay attention.

That was because he did not know if there was useful information hidden in those reports.
Moreover, the Management Trainees had no way of filtering what Boss Pei already knew from what he did not know yet.

Thus, they could only report indiscriminately.
Pei Qian fell into deep thought, wondering if something had gone wrong somewhere…