The people in charge of these clubs all seem to be wrong.

The first to say that they were going to come to Jingzhou were some small clubs that didn't have much money to prepare.

They originally thought that the money for smashing the pot and selling iron this time was not enough, and it was difficult to buy a core player, at most to buy an auxiliary command position, but they never expected that Mr. Pei would still give them a core player to make up for the shortcomings they needed most!

Moreover, Mr. Pei did not ask for a high price, but directly gave all clubs a similar uniform price.

Of the 3 million transfer fee, 2.2 million was also returned for the club to improve the training environment.

For these clubs that are relatively moneyless, Mr. Pei is obviously giving them extra favors and care!

I am very grateful and I can't repay it.

Mr. Pei's Tengda Group has a big business and is not short of money, how can these clubs repay it?

I can only move to Jingzhou and support it with my own practical actions!

Moreover, after the H4 club moved to Jingzhou, it seems to be getting better and better, which also makes people feel that there is some magic in this place in Jingzhou.

The 2.2 million returned by Mr. Pei has to be spent, and there are relevant supporting facilities in Jingzhou, which is the most suitable.

What's more, in Jingzhou is closer to Tengda, DGE Club is a club under Tengda, Manager Zhang is Mr. Pei's confidant, Tengda has any policy changes or gameplay adjustments, and the club based in Jingzhou will definitely get the news faster.

The club is gathered in Jingzhou, and it is more convenient to play offline training matches, and the effect of offline matches is better than that of online matches.

All things considered, these small clubs immediately felt that moving to Jingzhou was a very good choice.

And the small clubs have already expressed their positions, and these big clubs have also hesitated.

If several small clubs have moved, will there be any problems if we don't move?

Will this be a cause for falling behind in terms of training matches and version news?

Will it not be recognized by Mr. Pei and paid attention to by the official?

At present, the development of esports is still in its infancy, and it is still too far away from the idea of "one club home in every city". For these clubs, the best option is to go to a resourceful place.

Once a cluster effect is formed, all clubs can benefit from it.

So, these clubs quickly came to an agreement and decided to move to Gyeongju!

And Pei Qian was at a loss, with words of suffering.

What do you mean!

The H4 Club came to Jingzhou, it was fooled by Huang Wang, what happened to you?

The contract hasn't been signed yet, so one by one they are rushing to Jingzhou?

Neurotic!

Pei Qian said a little helplessly: "It's okay, in fact, I think the magic capital is also very good, it's the same everywhere, you don't have to move to Jingzhou." ”

The club managers were very impressed, and then they all expressed their determination.

"Don't worry, Mr. Pei, this is our own choice!"

"Yes, we have thought it through, and now no one wants to drive us away from Jingzhou!"

"Mr. Pei, we will handle the moving matter ourselves, and we will definitely not trouble you!"

Pei Qian: "......"

Yes, it strengthened the misunderstanding of these people, and they all came hard.

Pei Qian looked at the resolute expressions of the club managers, knowing that it was useless for him to say anything now, so he could only sigh silently.

Alright, come if you want.

Jingzhou is so big, can I still add it?

Pei Qian was out of options, and said to Zhang Yuan: "Come on to sign the contract, I have to leave in advance." ”

Zhang Yuan nodded: "Mr. Pei, don't worry, I will arrange it!" ”

……

At night.

Zhang Yuan has signed contracts with other clubs, and according to Mr. Pei's requirements, the remaining nine players have also arranged a home.

But this time, the nine team members didn't have to leave Jingzhou.

The two big clubs also called the boss, and after a detailed discussion, the boss was also moved by Mr. Pei's sincerity, and finally the seven clubs unanimously decided to move the GOG branch to Jingzhou!

Therefore, the nine veteran players of the DGE club only need to stay here and wait for the various clubs to move before coming to pick them up.

After learning that everyone was going their separate ways, Jiang Huan and the others were a little sentimental.

However, after Zhang Yuan enlightened everyone, this sentimentality was quickly diluted by excitement.

It's finally time to play the World Invitational!

Before Huang Wang was bought by the H4 club and could go to the World Invitational Tournament, these players were more or less envious.

As a pro, who wouldn't want to prove themselves on the highest stage?

Therefore, although everyone is very reluctant to DGE Club, they are also looking forward to standing on the stage of the World Finals like Huang Wang.

And now the result is already the best.

The players have all gained a home, and they are all going to make up for their shortcomings, and they can sit firmly in the main force if they go. At the same time, the clubs have moved to Jingzhou, and it is very convenient to meet often or go back to the DGE club in the future, and everyone's living habits and training habits can also be maintained.

Best of both worlds!

Zhang Yuan finished comforting the team members, and he was also in a complicated mood.

I just finished trying out one position, but I didn't expect to try out the other nine positions soon.

After this "clearance sale", the ten people of the DGE club are equivalent to all changes, and I am afraid that the strength will be broken for a long time.

In fact, the best way is to sell some of them, keep some of them, let the old players lead the new players, and then sell the old players after the new players grow up, and so on to form a perpetual motion.

But Mr. Pei's attitude is very resolute, and he must sell them all.

Zhang Yuan thought about it, this does make sense.

Let the old players stay and bring the new players, who will stay? All the veteran players are the meat of their hearts, who do you not let to play in the World Invitational?

None of them seem to fit.

Therefore, Zhang Yuan also put his heart on the side, and for the sake of the future of the players, he still let everyone transfer.

As for the problem of talent disconnection...... Let's take it one step at a time.

Zhang Yuan came to the outside of the villa, intending to smoke a cigarette and relax.

However, as soon as he put the cigarette on his mouth, he saw the team leader of the H4 club rushing over.

"Mr. Zhang, is it convenient? Borrow a step to speak? Team Leader Su's expression was a little anxious.

Zhang Yuan could probably guess what he was going to say, put the cigarette away and nodded: "Okay." ”

Two people came to the small garden of the villa.

Team Leader Su was a little embarrassed, but after thinking about it for a while, he said, "Manager Zhang, other clubs are organizing groups to buy people, right?" What are the results of the buyer? ”

Obviously, these clubs come to buy people, and the H4 club is the most panicked.

After they smashed the pot and sold iron to buy Huang Wang, they were originally strong contenders for the championship.

But what if other clubs bought two, three, or even more DGE members at once?

Isn't that the end of the calf?

So, in a sense, the outcome of The GOG International depends on the outcome of each club's buy-in this time.

After this buy-out, there will be a huge change in the strength of all clubs on paper, and it may even make the training period before the game meaningless.

Zhang Yuan smiled: "Team Leader Su, don't worry." ”

He briefly introduced Mr. Pei's arrangement to Team Leader Su, which simply is: the players everyone buys are the same transfer fee, the price fluctuates but the difference is not big, each team is strengthened according to the team's shortcomings, and there is no situation where the strength of a certain team crushes other teams after buying people.

After hearing this, Team Leader Su was surprised and grateful.

The surprise is that the strength of each club on paper after buying people is about the same, and the H4 club is still a strong contender for the world championship after all, and it has been running in for a while longer.

The gratefulness is that Mr. Pei did not pack and sell the strong players because of the other party's high price!

Team Leader Su knew through the grapevine that SUG had prepared at least more than 20 million to buy people this time, not to mention anything else, if they directly bought Jiang Huan at a large price, and then used the remaining money to grab two slightly less expensive players, what else is the H4 Club playing?

And Mr. Pei sold all the players at an average price, it's hard to say if there are other considerations, but part of the reason must be to safeguard the interests of the H4 club!

Team Leader Su felt that the H4 club was the first to buy people from the DGE club after all, and it was a regular customer. Although it is beyond reproach for Mr. Pei to sell the players in the way of the highest bidder, this approach of taking care of the interests of the H4 club is still quite moving.

"Thank you, Manager Zhang, thank you, Mr. Pei! We must remember this kindness! "Captain Su was overjoyed, and this transfer result was also the least bad result for their club.

Zhang Yuan smiled: "Team Leader Su doesn't have to be polite. You may think that Mr. Pei is taking into account your interests by doing this, but in fact, I think Mr. Pei is considering the entire ecology and the entire environment! ”

Team Leader Su was stunned: "How do you say this?" ”

Zhang Yuan thought for a moment and said seriously: "I think Mr. Pei is standardizing GOG's e-sports ecology by doing this, at least from three aspects!" ”

"First of all, the Global Invitational Tournament is coming, and the result of this sale will directly determine whether there is suspense in the Global Invitational."

"The main purpose of Mr. Pei's Global Invitational Tournament is definitely to dedicate a series of enjoyable events to the world, if the gap between the strength of each team is too large, and the game becomes a dish, it will be boring!"

"Ensuring that there is a back-and-forth and full of suspense can stimulate the discussion of players to the greatest extent and promote GOG as a game."

"Secondly, to prevent the Matthew effect between clubs."

"In the esports industry, money is not everything, but no money is everything. You can't build a dynasty just by burning money and poaching people, but if you don't have money, everything must be over. ”

"But whether there is money or not, it's actually a relative concept."

"If you have money, you can poach and buy people at will, and rely on poaching people to concentrate all the outstanding players under your own club, and those small clubs with no money will fall into a vicious circle of no money, no attention, and no results!"

"Once caught in this kind of 'strong and strong' Matthew effect, the big clubs are of course happy, because they can monopolize the resources and attention of the entire league, but the small clubs are gradually unsustainable, and the gap between the entire league is getting bigger and bigger, and it will gradually collapse, or there will be a 'nest in the nest' situation, and the domestic power will be good, and the foreign country will be abused."

"And now, the strength of each club is similar, so if the club wants to win, it must work hard in project management, personnel training, version analysis, etc., there is no absolute strong team and weak team, and the ecology will be healthier."

"Finally, prevent excessive capital involvement from impacting the entire esports environment."

"It's not just the club that's affected by the burn, it's the players. Many of the team members were originally Internet addicted teenagers, and they got an annual salary of one or two million and a signing fee at once, which was actually supported by heat and capital. ”

"But the players don't necessarily recognize that, they can swell, they can get lost, they can compare themselves to each other."

"For some players, if they simply get a sky-high contract and others are paid a tenth of what they do, can the atmosphere be good?"

"Mr. Pei let the salaries of all players fluctuate up and down within a certain range to prevent the salary level of the players from getting out of control, so that the club will not invest all the funds in the war for talents, but force them to use it to ensure the training base and supporting facilities."

"In this way, there is a more benign ecology for the club and the players. In the long run, it will help the whole GOG esports league system! ”

Team Leader Su suddenly realized and nodded frequently when he listened.

Well, when you hear it this way, it makes a lot of sense!

Now e-sports is still in the reckless period, and the club is divided into two types, one is a more established club that generates electricity with love, with no money, but the atmosphere, heritage and management are better; One is the rich second-generation club intervened by local tyrants, who are rich, but often have chaotic management and impetuousness.

Both clubs have their own problems, if they are allowed to grow freely, it must be the rich second-generation club crazy to spend money to poach people to destroy the ecology, and then waste management of talented players, in the end all clubs will not be happy.

The road to the formalization of e-sports, under this disorderly competition, will become a long way off.

And Mr. Pei's actions are equivalent to making rich clubs unable to engage in price wars, but must learn to work managing and training players.

In the short term, some of the benefits are abandoned; In the long run, it will allow the GOG league to develop better!

Team Leader Su couldn't help but give a thumbs up: "Understood!" Mr. Pei's move is really long-term! ”

"However, although Mr. Pei's original intention was not to take care of our club, it objectively played a role in protecting us, so we will still remember this kindness!"

Zhang Yuan smiled and said: "You train hard and get better results, which is the best reward for Mr. Pei." ”

Team Leader Su nodded: "Don't worry, we will definitely go all out to prepare for the battle!" ”

……

……

Friday, September 2nd.

The day before the release of "Struggle".

The people of Tengda Games are still busy, preparing for the online release.

The official platform has already given enough face, not only to negotiate with Tengda Games in advance and set the best recommended position, but also to allow Tengda Games to prepare their own promotional materials.

And the initial publicity of the game "Struggle" has also been completed, and players are all looking forward to it.

It's just that, because of the promotional content, the players' understanding is really off track!

The promotional content of "Struggle" is: the picture is exquisite, and all the actions are collected by real people; Diverse choices and strategies; The plot is complex and gripping; Dual-protagonist mode.

In addition, the specific screen of the game was not played, and the detailed content description was not put either.

When the players saw these slogans, they made up a little bit of brains, and they immediately felt terrible!

What game would require all the action to be captured by a human being? This is obviously a large-scale RPG or action game!

The options are diverse and the strategies are abundant, which should mean that the combat system is complex.

The plot is exciting, and there is also a dual-protagonist mode, which shows that there is a breakthrough in content.

To sum up, should this be a big-production, action-adventure triple-A game with a wonderful plot?

Everyone instantly thought of the classic works of some major foreign game manufacturers, and was full of expectations for this game.

Moreover, the name of the game is not "Struggle", but the English name "STRUGGLE", which adds a touch of mystery to this game.

In short, the effect of the early publicity is indeed full.

It's just that before the game is actually launched, no one knows whether this kind of full publicity effect is positive or reverse......

No one can guess what kind of reaction everyone will have when they find out the true situation of "Struggle".

Hu Xianbin has been worried recently, and everyone has lost weight.

As the person in charge of "Struggle", he is the most bottomless in his heart.

So far, Tengda games have an undefeated myth, every game released is a double harvest of sales and word-of-mouth, if this golden sign is smashed in his own hands, wouldn't he become a sinner of Tengda?

Of course, in this "Struggle", Mr. Pei's degree of intervention seems to be far higher than the previous times.

But even if the project fails, no one will think that this is Mr. Pei's pot.

Hu Xianbin can only feel that Mr. Pei has explained everything in such detail, I haven't done a good job yet, this must be my problem!

Li Yada saw the worried Hu Xianbin and sat down next to him.

"What's wrong, worried about the launch of a new game?"

Hu Xianbin nodded: "Yes." I really don't know if this game will succeed or not! And now this propaganda method seems to only have the opposite effect......"

Li Yada smiled: "It's a coincidence." Do you know Game Maker? Before it was launched, Lu Mingliang was as worried as you, because at that time, everyone felt that after playing the game once, there was not enough motivation to play this game. ”

"Then, Brother Bao put forward a point of view: We don't think it's fun because the authorities are fans, they have already read the game script, and they are already familiar with various choices, so they prepared spoilers in advance, so naturally they can't experience some details."

"But as a bystander, it feels very special."

He said that this is Mr. Pei's attempt to be high and low, which may be a god or a dismal ending. Mr. Pei is actually using this game to express some of his thoughts, as a work that transcends the times, it may succeed or fail. ”

"Even if it fails, it is not our failure, let alone Mr. Pei's failure, but the current game market is not mature enough to accept this kind of advanced thinking."

"What happened after the release of "Game Producer" also verified Brother Bao's statement. The game market and players of our time are worthy of this kind of good game! ”

"Although the whole market is relatively impetuous now, we must have confidence in Mr. Pei and the players!"

After listening to Li Yada's words, Hu Xianbin felt a lot more relieved.

When Game Producer was released, he hadn't come to Tengda yet, so he didn't know about it.

Now I hear that Lu Mingming's predecessors also had the same entanglements and struggles as himself, but in the end he was very successful, and his heart is much more steady.

Hu Xianbin said: "Then hurry up and let Brother Bao play "Struggle" with the mentality of a bystander, and also analyze this game!" ”

"Uh...... By the way, Brother Bao traveled to ......"

Hu Xianbin originally grabbed a life-saving straw, but after thinking about it, he realized that it was a life-saving straw and was now in Africa.

couldn't help but feel a little more resentful of Huang Sibo.

You talk about you, just go on a trip by yourself, you have to drag Brother Bao!

Although Brother Bao usually doesn't work much in the game department, as the saying goes, there is an old man in the family, if there is a treasure, at this critical moment, the entire department is counting on Brother Bao to solve the puzzle!

Now that's a whole thing!

Li Yada smiled: "It's okay, I can roughly guess what Brother Bao will say." ”

"In fact, the game "Struggle" is essentially the same as "Game Producer"."

"Game Producer" is an expression of Mr. Pei's loneliness, but why not "Struggle"? It's just that the former is as an expressor, while the latter is as a multitude of sentient beings. ”

Hu Xianbin sighed: "But the theme expressed in "Struggle" is obviously sharper and more stinging. When I was playing Game Producer, I felt a little annoyed at best, and I thought the narration was annoying, but Struggle felt like it was piercing, like a mixture of all the despair and pain in reality, and forcibly stuffed it into me. ”

"Can the players really accept it?"

"Moreover, the core of this game is always more difficult to understand and more complex than that of 'Game Producer'."

"I think, as Mr. Zhang Zuting said, this kind of subject matter seems to be more suitable for film. If it is made into a literary film, it should be more marketable. In the case of games, there are too many limitations. ”

Li Yada was silent for a moment and said: "I think that since Mr. Pei chose to use games instead of movies as a carrier, he must have his ideas. ”

"Maybe it's because "Beautiful Tomorrow" is too successful, so Mr. Pei doesn't want to use movies as a medium, maybe it's because there are some other considerations for using games as a carrier."

"It must be because using games as a carrier can express something that can't be expressed in movies!"

"This may be a breakthrough that Mr. Pei is trying."

Hu Xianbin was stunned for a moment: "What kind of breakthrough?" ”

Li Yada thought for a while and said, "A breakthrough in the expression of thoughts. ”

In fact, every game of Mr. Pei expresses a certain idea. For example, "Lonely Desert Road" and "Ghost General" are satirizing the current game industry, "Game Producer" is reflecting as a creator, and "Turning Back" tortures everyone's heart in a way that breaks the dimensional wall, allowing players and characters in the game to merge mentally. ”

"We will find that the connotation of these stand-alone games produced by Mr. Pei is becoming more and more profound and more stinging, and the understanding cost and patience required by players are also constantly rising."

Hu Xianbin thought about it, and it seemed that this was indeed the case.

There is no doubt that the games made by Mr. Pei are becoming more and more dissuasive, "Lonely Desert Highway" is just boring, to "Excellent Producer" has become a provocation, and then to "Turning Back" has become a multiple persuasion from difficulty to gameplay.

And when it comes to "Struggle", it seems that the degree of persuasion is higher than before!

What does this mean?

Li Yada said: "Mr. Pei obviously doesn't really want to dissuade players, but gradually tests the players' psychological tolerance in the expression again and again, and uses it to express his deeper thoughts." ”

"A deeper thought is bound to be more stinging, and it also requires a stronger ability to accept it."

"As an expressor, Mr. Pei actually attaches great importance to the 'degree' of expression. A good way of expression determines whether the audience's feelings are 'preachy' or 'philosophical'. ”

Just like "Turning Back to the Shore", Mr. Pei combines the player's mentality with the choice of characters in the game by breaking the dimensional wall, and then through the difficulty and various details of the game, this connection is unbreakable. In this way, players will empathize with the world in the game and will accept the ideas that Mr. Pei wants to express. ”

"And the more Mr. Pei's game is dissuaded, the more it shows that the ideas expressed in it are hidden deep enough."

"Every work of Mr. Pei is actually cultivating players!"

"Maybe Mr. Pei made "Struggle" at the beginning, then the players will definitely not accept and understand. But now, Mr. Pei has used many games to pave the way, and the acceptance of players is already very high, and if you take out "Struggle", the success rate will be greatly improved! ”

And this just proves that Mr. Pei is not a reckless man, and he does not shoehorn the player in terms of expression, but will consider the player's acceptance. If the player's acceptance level is not enough, then cultivate it first, and wait for the player's acceptance level to reach it, and then express more content. ”

Hu Xianbin nodded frequently when he heard this, and asked again: "Then, Sister Li, what does Mr. Pei want to express in "Struggle"? Class solidification? The Matthew Effect? Exploit? The irrationality of society? Or is it just describing a phenomenon? ”

Li Yada shook his head: "This, I don't know." ”

"Even Brother Bao can't read Mr. Pei's thoughts immediately after playing the game."

"Mr. Pei's game is more like a large-scale social experiment, only when enough players participate, each different player discusses and even quarrels about it, expresses their own opinions, and exchanges and collisions between different points of view, can finally come up with an answer."

"So, let's wait and see!"